The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 7, 1896, Page 10

10 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL., TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 1896. T0 RUN THROUGH THE POTRERD, Proposed New Route of the Southern Pacific to Baden. FOR OVERLAND TRAINS. The Present Circuitous Line via the San Jose Road to Be Abandoned. LESS GRADE AND DISTANCE. Work to be Commenced as Soon as | the Gap is Closed Between Elwood and Viaduct. With the closing of the present eap be- | tween Viaduct and Elwood on the coast | aivision of the Southern Pacific Company, | the latter will have another through route to New Orleans, and one which will enable it torun its trains right into San Fran- | cisco without the delay and extra expense of ferriage from Oakland to this side—at | least, those which now come through via | Los Angeles. | But before this can be done to the best | advantage it will be necessary to make a | change in the road between here and \«The Baden. The present one is circnitous and | steep, and, even with the comparatively light traffic it is now made to bear, is the cause of considerable trouble. When the | through trains of the Southern Pacific | Raiiroad are bronght direct to this side | of the bay it will mean a much more | heavier traffic, particularly in the shape of freight. | This is a problem that has been under | consideration by the company for at least | ten years, and the time has now come when it is to be solved. | For some time past the Southern Pacific | has been quietly buying whole blocks of | Jand in the Potrero; here a block, there a | block, and then a block between, and | mostly through dummies, until now, it is ! reported to own the entire tier of blocks | between Pennsylvania snd lowa streets, from Center street to Islais Creek, and along this will be a part of the proposed new route. - Just south of Channel streetis where the Southern Pacific now has its freight sheds, and not a Jong time ago it secured author- ity fromn the Board of Supervisors to en- tirely close some of the smaller streets in that vicinity, between Channel and Center streets, that it might the better utilize its | property for the designed purpose. From this point the new route to Baden will run, as stated, between Pennsylvania and Iowa | the subject of recommending that the | work among | State. jects that will give the Southern Pacific Railroad trains direct entrance to San Francisco will be pushed with the greatest vigor. When the coast route is completed the time between here and Santa Barbara, which is now about twenty-seven hours, j will be cut in half, and the trains that leave here at. 7:30 A. M. will reach there at 9 p. M., making the trip to that city possi- ble by daylight. 1t is expected that this shortening of the time will also tend to give San Francisco considerable of the business of Santa Barbsra aud that sec- tion that now goes East and elsewhere. Among other changes that it 1s reported will come with this change of route to Baden is the establishment of carshops and a roundhouse on the 1500-acre tract of land bordering the proposed route on the | east of the Potrero-Viejo district. l YOSEMITE PARK. | Proposed Surrender of the Trust Will Be Considered by the Com- ! missioners. | A meeting of the executive committee |of the Yosemite Valley Commissioners was called to convene yesterday, but was | postponed by order of the chairman a few | | hours before the appointed time of assem- | bly. Governor Budd, who happened to be | in” the City, sauntered in to_attend the | meeting, and was somewhat disappointed to hear of the postponement. There are two vacancies on the board to be filled by appointment of the Governor. At the next full meeting of the board Legislature shall surrender the trustof managing the park to the United States Government will be discussed. The senti- men: of the commission, so far as can be ascertained, is against secession, but a strong appeal will be made for larger ap- propriations of State money to protect and improve the reservation. The board will also be asked at the next meeting to indorse the proposed railway along the Merced River to the Cascades. ELASSBLOWERS BANQUET Local Union Entertains Their International Pres- ident. Prosperous Condition of the Organi. zation in the United States and Canada. Joseph D. Troth, grand president of the Glass-Bottle Blowers of the United States and Canada, who is making the round of the local unions of the order, was enter- ained at a banquet at the Oberon Res- taurant last evening. The meeting was presided over by Presi- dent J. H. Schich of Branch 22 of the or- | ganization. About forty members ware present, including James McDermott, vice- president; Phil J. Diez, recording secre- tary; Jonn Terrals, financial secretary; and John Thomas, treasurer. In response to the toast to the grand president Mr. Troth spoke of his | the different branches | of the organization and the prosper- SHE RETURNS AN ARTIST Miss Carrie Bowes, Ma}or Sutro’s Protege, Is at Home Again. STUDIED LONG IN GERMANY. Her Masters Declare Her to Be a Remarkably Accomplished Pianist. Miss Carrie Bowes, Mayor Sutro’s favor- ite protege, and who is expected ere long to astonish the musical world with her piano playing, slipped quietly into town a few days ago after an absence in Europe of over four years, and is now resting from her arduous studies and preparing for a concert tour that will begin some time this fall. Five years azo, when Miss Bowes was a child of fourteen, her taste for music and her skillful touch for one so voung at- tracted the attention of musical critics in this City. Mayor Sutro heard of her play- and thanked the teachers heartily for their kindly remembrance of him.~ Dur- ing his service in the department Mr. Swett held the positions of State Superin- tendent of Schoois, City Superintendent of Schools for two terms and principal of the Normal and High schools. The bronze portrait, which was executed by Douglas Tiiden, the deaf and dumb sculptor, isa striking likeness of the vet- eran teacher. 1t rests against a back- ground of black marble and is surrounded by a laurel wreath, also in bronze. NEW PENSION RULING. All Oaths for Vouchers Must Now Be Taken by Notaries or County Clerks. What was designed to make things more comfortable and convenient for the veteran soldier of the East on the pension list of Uncle Sam is likely to have just the con- trary effect on the pensioner of the Coast. On March 24 last an act was passed by Congress abolishing personal pension pay- ments of every character, revoking the authority of pension agents and clerks to administer oaths in the execution of pen- sion vouchers and requiring all checks to be transmitted to pensioners by mail. Under the oid method of personal pay- | ments it was no unusual thing to seea long line of aged veterans, widows and orphans stretched along the street in front of the Pension Office during weather that made it a hardship for even a strong man to be out of doors, and this act was passed to obviate the necessity for exposure of this kind in the East. In this City, how- ous condition in which he found | them. He paid a generous compliment to the Pacific Coast, and especially to this During the evening speeches were | made by different members of the order. | Mr. Troth in an interview stated that his special mission was to collect data regard- | Joseph D. Troth, President of the Glass-Bottle Blowers’ Association of the United States and Canada, Who Was Banqueted by the Local Union Last Evening. [Sketched from life by a “Call’* artist.] streets, to Islais Creek, then a little west of | south through South San Francisco, cross- | ing the county line a few hundred feet east of the Six Mile House, thence southerly through San Mateo County tili it strikes Baden on the present line. This route will require considerable tunneling in what 2re known as the Black Hills, and in other respects will be costly, though it will not be more than seven miles all told. On the present route the distance to Baden is about ten miles. The great benefit will come, however, from the actual distance saved; it will be derived from the easier grade and the consequent decreased cost of operating. With the same power it will be possible to haul much longer and heavier trains, ‘and without danger of their breaking apart, as they now fiequently do between here and Baden. Nothing is now in the way of this work being at once commenced except the lack of ready money. All the rights of way have been secured, and the plans are vir- tually in shape to allow a construction force to be put in the field at short notice. Itis not the purpose, however, to start on | this work until the gap of some sixty or{ seventy miles between Elwood and Via- | duct is closed. This worx, too, is delayed | by the inability to get hold of ready | money. But as soon as C. P. Huntington I is able to raise sufficient funds both pro- | many bottles are sent into the United ing the foreign importation of glassware. *'I want to find out,” said he, “*just how | States from other countries, and then I | will be in Wasbington when the next tarift legislation comes up. We did pretty | well in the Wilson_ bill, but there is a chance for further improvement. I have Leard, but don’t know how true the report , that importers get a big rebate on empty bottles. You know they used to | come over filled with water as ballast, but | that was krocked out. Anvthing like a rebate on a dutiable article is contrary to law. ““The glass - bottle blowers have no trouble just now in the matter of wages, as every year our workmen meet the man- facturers, and the wage scale is fixed. About five months agowe had a hot seven months’ strike. We shut up sevenieen out of twenty-three big factories and spent $123,.000, and when we won -we bad | $20,000 in the treum"'y.” Grand President Troth is a resident of the State of New Jersey, and has been an active worker in "the organization | since his boyhood. The manufacture of glass bottles in this count has been steadily growing notwithstand- ing the large foreign importation. With protective tariff legislation the voung in- dust’;y will assume %relter importance. Mr. Troth will depart for the East 1n a few days, visiting the principal cities in the West on his way to Philadelphia, the headquarters of the organization. No TROUBLE from mosquitoes, fieas or poison oak if you have Mitchell’s Magic Lotion, * | other MISS CARRIE BOWES, MAYOR SUTRO’S MUSICAL PROTEGE. [From a photograph.] ing, and after being present at one of the | ever, no such hardship can arise in view performances decided that it would be a | of our mild climate, and the new law will misfortune to the child if she was not per- mitted to study under the best masters and fit herself for the career of a pianist. The family not being financially able to in- cur the great expense necessary for such an undertaking Mr. Sutro conciuded to foot the bills himself, and as soon a3 she was ready to travel Miss Bowes was on her way to Germany. There her manifest talent at once at- tracted the attention of the German artists, and she was admitted to the Royal High School of Music in Berlin, an honor sel- dom accorded one so youthful. For three years she was assiduous in her studies and won much approbation from her masters. Then Professor Dolbier ad- vised her to go to Leipsic and place herself under the instruction of Professor Krause, one of the foremost teachers of Germany. Here her progress was equally rapid, and ere long by special favor she was permitted to play to select audiences. Those often contained such great artists as d’Albert, Carreno, Gruenfeld, Pauer, Sapelinikoff, Sophie Menter and others. She also played at court soirees before the Duke of Altenberg, Saxony, and in concert in Ber- lin, Dresden, Leipsic and other cities. She was pronounced a remarkably ac- complished pianist by all who heard her | lay. % Since returning to America Miss Bowes has appeared 1n concert in Chicago and Entern cities, where her playing ‘was commented on in the most favorable terms by the critics and the musical press. Miss Bowes shines particularly in the creations of Bach, Raff, Chopin and Lisazt, though the works of all the masters are at the command of her touch, which is de- seribed by musical enthusizsts as firmly masculine, with all the delicacy which a woman can use. Her rendition of the fugue is particularly commented on, while answer and counter subject are clearly de- fined and all points of imitation faithfully executed. - Miss Bowes in person is handsome with a queenly carriage and expressive eyes that sparkle with sympatuy with her music as she plays. She is essentially a S8an Francisco girl and expresses herself as being charmed in returning to her brother and widowed mother with whom she resides and to the benefactor who rendered her career as a pianist possible. J0HN SWETT IS HONORED His Medallion Portrait in Bronze Unveiled Last Evening. The Teachers of San Francisco Pro- vide the Likeness of the Vet- eran Instructor. The handsome medallion portrait of John Swett, the former Superintendent of Public Schools, that was provided for and vresented to the School Department by the teachers of San Francisco, was un- | veiled last evening in the rooms of the Superintendent, in the City Hall, in the presence of a large number of teachers and their friends. The apartments were handsomely deco- rated with lilies, roses and other delicate flowers, some of the appointments of the room being almost hidden by the blos- soms. The medailion hung in the place it will in future occupy over the mantel in the Superintendent’s office, and was shrouded in a drapery of silk until Chair- man Mann called the gathering to order and alter a brief address in which he eulo- gized the retired official in the highest terms and spoke of his forty vears’ service as an instructor, drew the covering from the portrait. When tne audience had “sufficiently admired it Mr. Swett, who was present, was called upon for an address and spoke in a vein of quiet humor thgt pleased the audience immensely. At the close he ex- pressed the uumost gratitude and appre- ciation of the honor bestowed upon im * and effective. simply cause the pensioner in this district | | the extra work of woing to the County | Clerk’soffice or toa notary’s and executing his pension voucher. | There are about 4000 pensioners who draw their stipend in this City, the dates of payment being on the 4th of Mareh, | June,” September-and December, respect- | ively. One_enterprising notary has al- ready issued a circular offering to execute pension vouchers for 25 cents a set, and many-will probably take advantage of this offer rather than have to wait in line at the County Clerk’s office, where the pen- sioner can do his swearing without charge. NS THE TAK 15 VALID Judge Coffey’s Decision in the Suit of the Stanford Heirs. The Law Is Not Unjust, Nor Does It | Discriminate Unduly Be- tween Legatees. Judge Coffey has decided that the col- lateral heirs to the Stanford estate must pay the inheritance tax. It was contended that the law was unconstitutional, but Judge Coffey has declared otherwise. His decision is upon the lines of a similar one rendered in the litigation of thg estate of J. Clute Wilmerding. The tax due from the Stanford heirs is $257.500. It was contendsd that the law was discriminating, in that it taxed cer- tain heirs and passed over others, and also in that it made the court the collector of the tax, when the constitution requires all taxes to be collected by the Tax Collector. Judge Coffey sets aside both these con- tentions, for he saw nothing in the consti- tution which forbids the tax. Continuing in regard to the tax itself he says: ‘“Che inhetritance tax in general regarded asa limitation of inheiritance, especially between collateral relations, but it may be sufficiently well justified from the standpoint of pure finance. It accords as_well as any other one tax with the principle of ability, and it serves as a suc- cessfui adjunct to other taxes in bringing about justice in the fiscal system as a whole. It should be added that it is thor- oughly practicable; it is difficult to evade, and large amounts of revenue are obtained from it without any perceptible disturb- ance of industry. No tax is less onpressive or paid with less unwillingness. No tax is better adapted to replace the antiquated personal property % HARRISON SCHOOL. Special Exercises in Honor of the Ex- President’s Marriage. ‘When General Harrison was elected President of the United States the name of the Grove-street School was changed to the Harrison School out of compliment to him. Yesterday special exercises were held in the school, which was crowded with pa- rents and friends of the pupils, in honor of the marriage of the ex-President and Mrs. Dimmick. The exercises, which were specially un- der the superintendence of Miss McElroy, the principal, consisted of a recitation by Mrs. Gannon’s class, a recitation by Miss Gallagher’s class, song by Miss Cullen’s class, recitation by Miss McConnell’s class, and mnfis “Flag of the Free,” ‘‘Ben Bott,” “Mill May” and ‘‘Hide Behind the Door,” by the thira, fourth and fifth grades. There was also a grand march at 2P M. The school was gayly decorated for the occasion and a most enjoyable time was spent by the pupils and visitors. —————— Saved from Destruction. This is what happens when the kidneys are rescued from inactiviiy. by Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. If they continue inaciive they are threat- ened with Bright's disease, diabetes or some other malady which works their destruction. Malarial, bilious and rheumatic ailment and dyspepsia are also conquered by the Bitters, which is thorough BASS, PIKE AND PERCH. Sacramento River Is Stocked With Fishes From a Lake Near San Diego. ENEMIES OF THE BONY CARP. The Sportsmen’s Association’s Annual Live-Bird Shooting Contests in Oakland. Deputy Fish Commissioners Wilson and Cross returned last Friday from Lake Cuyamach, in S8an Diego County, with a consignment of fish composed of forty- seven large-mouth black bass, fifty yellow- ring perch and five banded pickerel, all of which were immediately planted in the Sacramento River, near the town of An- derson, Deputy Wilson said that the bass wers in splendid condition, and that several of the females will spawn within a month. “The lake from which the fish were taken is three miles in length and about two miles wide,” said Deputy Wilson, ‘“and when we reached it a strong wind was blowing, making it a difficult task to draw the net in many promising places. ‘We made several hauls in the shelterea coves, and I was surprised with the good success that crowned our efforts. “*Some large bass of four and five pounds weight were captured, but they were im- | mediately returned to the lake, as they | were larger than we desired for transpor- | tation purposes. Tkirty-one bass taken scaled about 215 pounds each, and the re- mainder weighed something less. They are beautiful fish, and will flourish in that part of the Sacramento River in which they were planted. ‘‘After we maae the first haul of the net 1 suggested to my companion that we pros- pect anotiier cove not far away, but he said. ‘Give this spot another trial,’ and to my surprise our capture was even greater than before. “I was convinced that the lake is liter- ally alive with bass, all of which are, I think, in splendid condition. Of the num- bers taken with a few hauls of the net only one fish died en route to its destination, and this poor unfortunate “kicked the bucket’’ on account of having swallowed a small piece of ice which he evidently had mistaken for some kind of food; doubtless the poor fellow was veiy hungry and took desperate chances. “I expect that within five minutes after they were given their freedom in the Sac- ramento River they made matters very in- teresting for the young hardmouths and carp—fishes of no value. ““The pickerel and perch were also liber- ated in the Sacramento. The pickerel is a thlerably good table fish, but the prin- cipal object in placing them in the river is | to reduce the numbers of carp, the young of which will find resting-places in the stomachs of the ‘picks.” The perch is a splendid table hsh and will afford good sport to anglers who will visit tnat sec- tion of the country a few years hence."” Deputies Wilson and Cross left last evening for a second trip to the lake in question and theyv hope to return with a much larger consignment of bass, which will be placed in Clear Lake, Lake County. A. E. Lovett and Mr. Bentley fished the headwaters of the Lagunitas Creek last Friday and Saturday with very gratifying resuits. The anglers basketed 374 trout, some of which were of good size. The brown hackle and Shumaker flies proved to be the killers. Owing to the high and discolored condi- tion of the streams, subsequent to the heavy rainstorm, very little trout fishing will e done during the present weel Should the weather remain fine, the creeks will be in tolerably fair condition for bait-fishing on Sunday next. Experi- enced anglers say that the sudden rise of the streams at this time will carry the small fishes to the salt water and thereby destroy what promised to be a good, early season for trout-fishing. 5 Messrs. Watt, Cooper and Walker caught some nice trout in Calaveras Creek last Saturday, but on the foliowing day they caught the same as many others, viz., more water than fish. ‘Wild pigeonsare said to be numerous in the hills near Point Reyves. Harry Weise shot at some of the passing Hocks last Sunday, but the hea~y wind carried the shot in a wrong direction, and the sports- man returned home disgusted. The Sportsmen’s Protective Association will meet this evening at 220 Mason street to make final arrangements for the picnic which will be held next Sunday at Schuet- zen Park, San Rafael. Several committees will be appointed and much business will be transacted; consequently a large at- tendance is expected. The Cordelia Gun Club, or Preserve Ciub, as which 1t is better known, intenas to make another fight for the exclusive shooting privilezes of a certain tract of land in the Suisun marshes. Notice has been given of the club’s intention to move for a new trial of the suit in which Judge Buckles of Solano County decided last winter that the club members had no ex- clusive shooting right on the property which it leases. "If a new trial is refused the case will be carried to the Sui)reme Court as a final stand against the alleged poachers of Solano County. The Reliance Gun Club has issued its programme for the season. The club matches will be held on the first Sundays in April, May, June, July and August at Alameda Point. Members who compete in the five shoots will be divided into five classes and cash prizes will be awarded. The final competitions will be held on the first Sunday in September. The free-for- all races will be held on the fourth Sun- days in April, May, June, July and Au- gust at Alameda Point. The annual live-bird shooting contests of the State Sportsmen’s Association will commence on Friday next at the Oakland track and will continue until Sunday. If the weatier is fine a large attendance will be present. READY FOR ASHWORTH. Folsom Street People Expect to Show That There Are Funds. The Folsom-street property-owners and those interested in the completion of the pavement on that street from Sixth to Third intend to leave no sione unturned until they bring about the appropriation of $880C necessary for the work. The executive committee of the Folsom- street lmprovement Club is not satisfied with the statement of Supervisor Hughes, chairman of the Street Committee, that there are no funds available, and filed yes- terday a_petition with the board, asking that action on the bill be deferred and that the whole matter be referred to the Street Committee. The Folsom-street committee will inter- view Mr. Ashworth to-day with the view of getting a statement from him. In the event of his claiming a lack of funds the committee will endeavor, by force of certain arguments which they "hold in readiness, to convince the Street Superin- tendent that the finding of the necessary amount will be a just and easy under- taking. Fortified by the results of this interview with Mr, Ashworth the committee will come before the Supervisors next Thurs- day and ask that the coatract be awarded for finishing the remaining three blocks. —————— Miscalculated the Depth. C. R. 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