The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 29, 1896, Page 8

8 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL ¢ 1896. THE BERKELEY OF THE FUTURE, Grandeur in the Grouping of College Build- ings. DELIGHT OF ARCHITECTS Regents of the University Meet to Discuss Permanent Plans. FAME OF THE LANDSCAPE.| Renowned Architects of the World May Be Invited to Enter the Field of Competition. The Board of Regents of the University of California met at the Mark Hopkins In- stitute of Art yesterday afternoon to con- sider a harmonious and comprehensive scheme for the future construction of uni- versity buildings at Berkeley. The proposition is not altogether new, as Regents Martin, Hallidie, Wallace, Houghton, Rodgers and others have had it in mind for many years, and a resolu- tion was adopted some years ago holding that future buildings should be grouped in harmony about a grand central struc- ture. S In this pariicular line of duty J. B. Reinstein has been exceedingly active since his appointment to -the position of regent and his fellow-members on the board com- mend his enterprise. He suggested some weeks ago that the board hold # special session to consider this subject and accord- | ingly the meeting was appointed for Tues- day, April 28. The members present yesterday were Regents Phelps, John E. Budd, Marye, Hallidie, Miller, Denicke, Martin, Wallace, Houghton, Kellogg, Rodgers, Reinstein and Secretary Bonte. At the beginning of the session an offi- cial communication was read, stating that C. M. Chase bad been re-elected president of the State Agricultural Society for the ensuing yeur. By virtue of this office Mr. Chase is a regent of the University. President Kellogg announced that Mr. Howe, professor of botany, had resigned. The resignation, to take effect May 15, was accepted. R. H. Sherman resigned his office as clerk of the recorder, and H. H. Overstreet | was appointed to fill the vacancy. W. M. Hart, instructor of English, was granted leave of absence without loss of pay. Thetimelimit of his railroad ticket is about to expire, ana he must travel now or never. When Mr. Reinstein began to speak of the future glory and possible grandeur of the university, Regent Phelps, who had been called to the chair as the presiding officer, looked with dismay at the formida- ble documentary works behind which the new Regent was so strongly intrenched. Other Regents assumed attitudes of re- pose, and Mr. Reinstein began. Nothing | disturbed the serenity of the session in tue slightest manner until 2:50 ». ., when a quick tremor of the earth shook the Mark Hopkins building. The shock did not disconcert Mr. Reinstein to the degree of a punctuationg point. Uumoved by the seismic disturbance he spoke eloquently of glorious architectural piles and read letters from renowned architects and high-salaried college presi- | dents to show how exalting to the human mind and how necessary to the formation of human character were visible examples of great achievements in architecture. Mr. Reinstein made his advance on three line: First—Is a grand plan desirable ? Second—Is the time ripe? Third—Are the means available? Mr. Reinstein held that failure atthe present time to adopt a general plan would | be serious. The enormous growth of the | uviversity within the past few years had made actual house-room necessary. The last Legislature recognized this fact, and surely the next Legislature would grant an appropriation equal to that allowed at the last session. He said: ““We have been building up the univer- sity on the hand-to-mouth principle. It is high time that we should abandon this and provide & permanent system of sion because the greatness of the | v is now foreshadowed.” Mr. Reinstein took the broad ground that the architectural plans should be the subject of international competition. Not only the leading architects of America, but the leaders in that profession of Eng- land, France and Germany shounld be invited to enter the field. For example $10,000 should be set aside for obtaining vlans; ten architects invited to send in preliminary plans should each receive $500. When a plan is accepted the arcii- tects should plan for buildines as the structures are desired. To what extent existing buildings could be utilized and preserved in a general harmonious plan was yet an open qu-stion, Charles Elliott Norton of Harvard was quoted as saying that it might become advisable to tear down all the buildings now on the ground. Mr. Reinstein also quoted from Presi- dent Elliott of Harvard, who had said that within the lifetime of people to whom he was then talking there would be but three great universities in the United States— one at Cambridge, one in Chicago and one in California. The regent said nothing about President Elliott’s well-known habit of talking through bis_ tile. Perbaps he assumed that his fellow-regents knew of Eiliott's verformances in - orally perforating a chapean. Architect Howe of World Fair celebrity was quoted. Howe is helping the Ameri- can Episcopal University to spend $10,- 000,000 on a college scheme in Washing- ton. He thought for a time that the Washington site was the grandest on the globe for a display of architectural genius, but when he came to California and saw the glory of the Berkeley landscape he threw up his hands and said this was surely the most beautiful site on earth. Mr. Reinstein rexd letters from a great many colleze lights. Among his cor- respondents were the presidents respec- tively of Yale, Michigan, Cornell, Virginia, Johns Hopkins, Columbia and other uni- versities, About 4 o’clock in the afternoon Judge Wallace asked ifit wouid not be necessary for architects to understand what build- inzs would be first required. Mr. Reinstein explained that Mr. May- rick, the teacher of architectural drawing at Berkeley, was an exceptionally capable man in his line, and he would consult the heads of departments and ascertain what buildings would be first required. This weneral plan would be submitted to all the architects as a gunide for planning the scheme of the future. Judge Wallace doubted it any building scheme could be carried out if the regents attempted to follow the State law regard- ing the construction of public buildings. He thought it might be advisable for the regents to assert their rights under the constitution and construct their buildings without reference to the law relating to other public buildings. “The delay in the Affiliatea Colleges work has been caused by our efforts to work under conflicting State laws. Nodoubt some people, noting this delay, may think that we are incom- petent to manage this trust. Yet the law has caused the delay.” A further discussion ensued, in which Regents Hallidie, Miller, Houghton, Rodz- ers and Martin participated, and in which a sentiment was expressed against tearing down any of the existing buildings at Berkeley. Mr. Reinstein, to test the sense of the regents, introduced a resolution directing that the committee on buildings and grounds, acting in connection with the teacher of architectural arawing, the president of the university and the aca- demic council, prepars a programme for a general permanent plan of grounds and buildings at Berkeley. Regent Budd moved the adoption of the resolution. Regent Houghton asked Regent Martin to explain what had been done in the past in the same direction. J. West Martin said a landscape en- gineer had been authorized to present a ground pian, and architects had been in- vited to give their opinions as to the grouping of buildings. The resolution was adopted without a dissenting vote. In the course of the dis- cussion mention was made that the funds of the university were exhausted and that the institution would be in debt at the close of the year. Juage Wallace regarded the condition as cause for congratulation. The university had properly expended all the money al- lowed, and now having 2000 students was in debt. Had the number of students diminished and money accumulated in the treasury there would have been cause for discouragement, HE SMUGGLED OPIUML Dennis Gallagher Arrested With Many Cans in His Possession. He Was a Fireman on the Steamship Australia—Two Companions Escape. Dennis Gallagher, a fireman on the Oceanic steamship Australia, was arrested by Custom-house officials early yesterday morning and charged with smuggling opium. Inspector Ferguson, who was stationed at the Oceanic dock, having special in- structions to keep a sharp lookout for smugglers, saw three men board the Aus- tralia at an early hour yesterday morning. Calling Customs Inspector Halpin to his essistance the men were followed to the firemen’s forecastle, where eleven tins of unstamped opium were found in Gal- lagher’s bunk, and twelve tins in a bundle of clothing which one of the strangers carried. The two men who were with Gallagher made their escape. The Custom-house searchers made a thorough inspection of the steamer and found a large quantity of unlawful opium scattered among numberless tins of the lawful article which the Goverment could not seize. The customs aunthorities have been fol- lowing the unlawful opium dealers for some time and the apprehesion of yester- day is the first practical return from their efforts. The Australia sailed at 10 A. M., but an- other fireman was at Gallagher’s post. A MOTHER'S MISTAKE. Mrs. Wilson Gives Her Little Daughter Carbolic Acid Instead of Iron. Mrs. Wilson, 565 Stevenson street, made an unfortunate mistake yesterday after- noon which might have caused the death of her little daughter, Viola, 2 years and 6 months old. The child has been under treatment by the doctors at the polyclinic on Ellis street for a skin disease on her face. Mrs, Wilson had a bottle of iron to be given to the child in doses and a bottle of carbolic acid and glycerine mixed for external treatment. She made a mistake in the bottles yes- terday afternoon and gave the little girl a teaspoonful of the carbolic acid and gly- cerine mixture. The little thing swallowed a portion of it and cried with the pain. Mrs, Wilson saw her mistake and became irantic with grief, thinking she had poi- soned the cbild. ' Accompanied by a lady friend she hurried with the child to the Receiving Hospital and Dr. Fitzgibbon promptly applied the usual remedies. It was” fortunate toat the carbolic acid was lar?ly mixed with the glycerine, oth- erwise the child would have died. YOUNG'S LAST BRIEF. 3. M. Estee’s Argument on the School Superintendent Appointment. M. M. Estee has filed his final brief in the appeal of C. S. Young from Judge Troutt’s decision refusing to appoint him Superintendent of Schools in the place of Madison Babcock. Mr. Estee’s main point is that if the Su- pervisors cannot appoint the Superintend- ent of Schools, as provided in the general law passed at the last Legislature, the con- stitution is meaningless, because it declares that general laws must apply everywhere, in San Francisco as weil as elsewhere. And if it be declared that the law does not apply to 8an Francisco, then 1t cannot be general, and so it is unconstitutional. A SEAMAN SUFFOCATED. Captain Hoben Found Dead in Bed at the Prescott House. Captain Henry Hoben, formerly captain of the steamer Mare Island, who lived with his family in Berkeley, was suffocated by gas at the Prescott House on Kearny street Monday night. When the room which Hoben occupied was entered yesterday morning the cause of death was at once observed. Gas flowed from an open burner and Hoben was dead in bed. When he retired, it is said, he was in a state of intoxication. The body was removed to the Morgue. It is believed that Hoben’s death was acci- dental, ———————— Moeller’s Fickle Bride. Henry Moeller is suing for a divorce from his wife of a few months for desertion. Six months &go he sent for her to come out from Germany and on her way she met Z. U, Dodge, one of the oflicers of the steamship. They fell other, but es he was alread, she came out nere and mnmes Moeller. Now he says she has deserted him and be thinks she has gone East again. SAFEGUARDS ON CAR TRANSFERS, The Agency System to Be Extended on the 1st of May. DETAILS OF THE PLAN. Manager Vining Talks of the Manner in Which Transfers Are Now Dealt In. CURIOUS.INSTANCES ARE CITED Thousands of Dollars Said to Have Been Diverted Each Year From the Company. Encouraged by the extraordinary results achieved by the partial adoption of the transfer agent plan at the corner of Market and Third streets for the past two months, the Market-street Railway Company has decided to put the same scheme into opera- tion at Powell and Market streets, where [(MARKET ST_RY. CO. (MAY 30 9|2 = 3 o = | Ew | B (EENS NMOO g Bl HIYOW ®iA 1IN0 NG sakey PIA 100 139018 Jubiey ®IA 100 [2]3] 456 }7[8]8 liofi] 1|2|3|a|6|6|7|8|9]iof1]i2 o | s |10l |5|20[25|30[35]40]45|50}‘~55[ 228) N 0 SOUTH via | WEST vla Fifto St. | Eddy St The New Transfer—Full Size. the greatest volume of transfer business in the City is transactea, and will also place all the Third and Market street trans- fer business on the same basis, Heretofore only the transfer business from the Third- street northbound cars to the cars of the Market-street line has been handled by the transfer agent. Ever since the success of the plan was fully demonstrated at Market and Third streets preparations have been made for the extension of the system, which is to go into operation on the 1st of May at the points named. Speaking of the matter yesterday, General Manager Vining said: “We have had this matter tested at Third and Market streets with most re- markable and satisfactory resuits. It will scarcely be believed, but ever since this in- novation the daily collection of transfers given out on the northbound Third-street cars and collected on the Market-street line has fallen off 600, while the number of cash fares collected bas increased the same amount. Now this means $30 a day, or very close to $11,000 a year, of which the company had previousiy bsen unfairly, if not dishonestly, deprived. “It is strange how little thought veople 8 24 To 23 i27 1301108 3INVL| Jaguassed s SIS i 27 SWUG 30 PInOus KT g nied 2y 9sed 194 0 [94¥3) OF PANSAD $1 11 €0 Jusby sejsursy aul ALLE U0 AT EDIWW] GAIB004 8Q 10U 11iM PUY i 20 I3 0 Juaby 4ajSuPsy AU} O} } 4} a 3 - H i e 15 11w 1S 1N IEW 10 U §) 49640 £4L 1S 119m0g 10 IPIS WINSIAY 2Ub 16:17°18:19 1S VNP Um0 b 10 3p1S BIASEY A U “@.e) © 40} P Pasiapad U1 21T 14°1 TRETIAEIL VN BU 1L 0L 13 The Transfer Check—Full Size. give to matters of this kind. Five cents appears to be a very small amount, and it really is, but our whole business is made up of these small amounts. No one, of course, would think of prosecuting any one for wrongly obtaining 5 cents, but if a verson were to steal $10,000 from the com- pany, every one would naturally expect to see him prosecuted and punished. But the correct view to take of this is to see that in the case of the $10,000 theft the moral turpitude of only one person is in- velyed, while the practice of petty pur- loining of transters, in which the news- bovs are often encouraged by unthinking men and women who believe they are per- forming a cheritable act when they give their transfers to the lads, involves and affects the character of a hundred or more boys. This easy way of earning money without giving something in return is apt to encourage in the growing youth the propensity to make a living by his wits rather than by bonest and legitimate labor. “I do not think the people give their ransfers to the boys with any thought of defrauding the company, but under the idea that they are benetiting the lads. It is astonishing to what an extent the news- boys have educated the patronsof the cars in this matter. I speak now from personal observation, for I have many opportunities of seeing these things for myself. “I remember one striking instance. It was a dreary, rainy day. A lady lefta Powell-street car at the corner of Market street, taking a transfer from the con- ductor. When she reached the sidewalk she looked about as if in search of some one she expected to meet. For a moment a look of disappointment came over her countenance. Then she evidently saw the object of her quest, for she hurried across the muddy street in the pouring rain, and to my surprise tapped a newsboy on the back, handed him her transfer, recrossed thestreet in the storm and then went about ber business, ‘“‘Another practice that I know is in- dulged in is confined to some of those who are in business near Powell and Market streets. A man will ride downtown, take his transfer and give it to a newsboy. When he starts for home in the evening he goes to the same boy and secures a transfer that will carry him home, thus making the round trip for 5 cents. The gain of the newsboy comes from the occa- sional sale of & newspaper to these people. “As I have stated before, I would be glad to extend rather than curtail the con- veniences of our patrons, ard would be pleased to arrange our transfer system so that any part of the City could be reached from any other part of the City for a single fare, but in sheer seif-protection we have been compelled to take the present course. It may cause a little inconvenience atfirst, ut the people will eventually get used to t.” i Here are the various circulars giving the particulars of the changed transfer system that will be introduced on the 1st of May: Passengers on any of the Market-s treet cable-cars desiring to continue their trip via southbound green electric-cars of the Third- street line via morthbound cable- cars of the lines running on Powell street, or via southbound horsecars of the Fifth-street line, Will be given non-transferable checks at the corner of Third and Powell streets, which should be used only as stated below, as they will not be received for a fare if presented upon the cars. Immediately on arrival at the corner of Third or Powell street said check should be handed to the transfer agent by the passenger to whom issued. Subject to the rules of the company the transfer agent will issue in ex- change therefor a transfer ticket, good only for said passenger for a continuous trip via the first car of the indicated line passing in the direction indicated. Passengerson westbound Market-street cable- cars desiring to continue their trip from the corner of Powell and Market streets via west- bound cars of the Turk and Eddy streets line will also be given checks which should be- handed to the transfer agent for exchange, as above stated. v Transfers will not be issued from cars of the Fourth-street line to Powell-street cars or re- ceived on cars of the Fourth-street line from Powell-street cars. Passengers on nortnbound Fifth-street cars desiring to continue their trip via any of the Market-street cable lines or via northbound cable-cars of the lines running on Powell street will be given non-transferable checks, which should be used only as stated below, as they Will not be received for a fare if presented upon the cars. Immediately on arrival at the corner of Mar- ket street the passenger to whom this check is issued should hand it to one of the transfer agents on the opposite side of Market street; to the transfer agent on the eastern corner of Powell street if it is desired to travel down Market street, or to the transfer agent on the western corner of Powell street if it is desired to travel out Powell or Market street. 1n the letter case the particular Market-street cable line preferred, if any, should be named. Subject to the rules of the company, the transfer agent will issue in exchange therefor a transfer ticket, good only for said passenger for a continuous trip via the first car ot the in- dicated line, passing in the direction indi- cated. Passengers on Market-street cable-cars, or on southbound cable-cars of the lines running on Powell street, desiring to continue their trip via southbound Fifth-street horsecars will also be given checks which should be handed to the transfer agent for exchange, as above stated. Passengers entering northbound cars of the | Third and Kearny streets line south of Mis- | sion street desiring to continue their trip via any of the Market-street cable lines will be | given non-transferable-checks, which should | be used only as stated below, as they will not llbe received for afare if presented upon the cars. Immediately upon arrival at Market street said check should be handed to the transfer agent at that corner by the passenger to whom issued, who should also notify said agent as to direction in which it is desired to continue the trip via a Market-street cable line, naming the particular line preferred, 1f any. ubject to the rules of the company, the transfer agent will issue in exchange therefor a transfer ticket, good only for said passenger for a continuous trip via the first car of the indicated line passing in the direction indi- cated. Passengers on Market-street cable-cars desiring to continue their trip via southbound green electric cars of the Third-street line will be given checks at the corner of Third and Market streets, which should be handed 10 the transfer agent for exchange, as above stated. Passengers entering southbound cable-cars running upon Powell street, desiring to con- tinue their trip via any of the Market-strect cable lines orvia the Fifth-street line will be given non-transferabie checks, which should be used only as stated below, as they will not be received for a fare if presented upon the cars. Immediately on arrival at Market street said check should be handed to one of the transfer agents at that corner by the passenger to whom issued, who should also notify said agent as to the direction in which it is desired to continue the trip. Passengersare requested to hand checks to the transfer agenton the eastern or down side of Powell streetif it1s |desired to travel down Market street, or to the transferagent on the western or up side of Powell street if it is desired to travel out Fifih or Market street. In the latter case the particu- Iar Market-street cable line preferred, if any, should be named. Subject to the rules of the company, said transfer agent will issue in exchange therefor a transfer ticket, good only for said passenger for a continuous trip via the first car of the indicated line, passing in the direction indi- cated. Passengers on Market-street cable-cars, or on northbound Fifth-street cars, desiring to continue their trip via cable-cars running north on Powell street, will also be given checks, which shonld be handed to the trans- fer agent for exchange, as above stated. On and after May 1, 1896, transfers will not be given from Powell-street cars to Ellis-street electric-cars or Fourth-street horsecars, or re- ceived from said cars. Trensfers will be issued and received by the Ellis and O'Farrell streets line, commencing May 1, 1896. Transfers will be given only to passengers who ask the conductor for them when settling for their fare. Passengers tray- eling upon transfer tickets issued by & cross line will not be given transfers to the cars of another cross line bound in the opposite di- rection. Subject to the above conditions trans- fers will be issued and received as follows: Outgoing cars (bound west and south) will receive transfers from westbound Market- street cars and northbound Fourth-street cars at corner of Market and Ellis streets, from north and south bound Leavenworth-street cars at corner of Leavenworth and Ellisstreets, from southbound Devisadero-street cars at cor- ner of Devisadero and O'Farrell streets; will issue transfers for westbound Carl-street cars from corner of Clayton and Page streets, and for westbound Park and Ocean cars from cor- ner of Stanyan and Page streets. 1ncoming cars (bound east and north) will Teceive transiers from Park and Ocean cars at corner of Stanyan and Page streets, and from ditions, transfers will be issued and received as follows: Outgoing cars (bound west and north) wilt Tecelve transfers issued by transfer agent in exchange for checks received from westbound Market-street cars at corner of Eddy and Mar- ket streets; will issue transfers for north and southbound Fillmore-street cars from corner of Eddy and Fillmore streets; will receive transfers from eastbound Ellis and O'Farrell street cars at corner of Ellis and Devisadero streets; will issue transfers for westbound Sacramento-street cars from corner oi Sacra- mento and Devisadero streets. For passengers entering the car at any point on Devisadero street, or traveling upon trans- fers received from eastbound Page and Ellis streets cars, and for such passengers only, transfers will be issued to eastbound Jackson- street cars at corner of Jackson and Devisadero streets. Incoming cars (bound south and east) will Teceive transfers from west bound Jackson- street cars at corner of Jackson and Devisadero streets, and from east bound Sacramento-street cars at corner of Sacremento and Devisadero streets; will jssue transfers for west bound Ellis and O’Farrell street cars from corner of Devisadero and O'Farrell streets: will receive transfers from north and south bound Fillmore- street cars at corner of Turk and Fillmore streets; will issue transfers for eastbound Market-street cars from corner ot Turk and Market streets. Commencing May 1, 1896, the line of cars formerly running from the corner of Devisa- dero and Jackson streets to the corner of Fill- more and Page streets will be withdrawn. On week days, on and aiter that date, a car will leave the corner of Page and Devisadero streets av 6 A. M., and at intervais of twelve minutes thereaiter, up to midnight, running via Page street to Fillmore street and return- ing via Oak street. At Fillmore street trans- fers will be issued to south bound Fillmore- street cars, and, subject to the rules of that line, will be received from north-bound Fill- more-street cars. At Devisadero street trans- fers will be issued to the cars of the Ellis and O’Farrell street line, bound in either dirce- tion, and, subject to the rules of that line, will be received from said cars. The plan of giving checks to passengers who desire to be transferred to another line, which checks are to be exchanged by the transfer agent for a transfer, is de- signed to put a stop to what the company considers an illegitimate traffic in their ransfers. The transfers now given out give a margin of twenty minutes to passengers who make a change from one car to another. The new system is ex- pected to result in compelling the passen- ger to make a continuous trip, and to afford no chance whatever to the newsboys to profit from gifts of the rectangular pasteboards. The details of the scheme show that they engaged considerable mental travail in their perfection. The check given the passenger will be very much like the pres- ent transfer. Instead, however, of having the hours and minutes indicatead on it, the figures displayed permit of the punching of the particular run and trip of the con- ductor issuing it. These figures will be a complete mystery to the public, but to the transfer agent who will give a transfer in exchange for it it will tell the exact minute when the passenger received it, as the agent will have a memorandum of the time every car passes his station during the entire day. He will thus be enabled to tell at once whether a check, according to the rule es- tablished by the company, is good or void. If the latter, he of course will decline to make the exchange. There being nothing on the check to inform the ordinary indi- vidual whether it is serviceable or not, it is calculated that he will be chary of using ciecks, except those regularly issued to him, A change will also be made in the trans- fers. They will allow of the time being punched on them, so as to show five-min- ute intervals, instead of twenty minutes, as now, and to further prevent any possi- bility of the transfer being manipulated for the benefit of any one except the per- son to whom it is 1ssued, it will not be given out until the car it is to be service- able for is approaching the transfer agent. The present agent at Third and Market streets will continue to handle all the busi- ness at that point, but at Powell and Mar- ket streets two agents will be stationed. HE WANTS MORE WATER Charles Lloyd’s Suit Against Easton & Eldridge and Others. He Ciaims That Fraud Was Prac- Carl-street cars bound east and north at corner of Clayton and Page streets; will issue trans- fers for mnorthbound Devisadero-street cars from corner of Devisadero and Ellis streets, for north and south bound Leavenworth-street cars from corner of Leavenworth and Ellis streets, and for eastbound Market-street cars and southbound Fourth-street cars from corner of Ellis and Market streets. On and after May 1, 1896, transfers wiil not be given to or received from Powell-street cars. Transfers will be issued and received by the Turk, Eddy and Devisadero streets line, Com- mencing May 1, 1896, transfers will be given only to passengers who ask the conductor for them when settling for their fare. Passengers traveling upon transfer tiekets is- sued by & cross line will not be glven transfers to the cars of another cross line bound in the onposite direction, Subject to the above con- ticed Upon Him in a Land Deal. Charles R. Lloyd has commenced suit for damages against Easton, Eldridge & Co. ana Peter Kehl for a deal in real estate by which the plaintiff says he was defrauded. Lloyq, with a man named Cartwright, in September, 1882, purchased from the defendants some land with certain water rights in San Bernardino County, near Warm Creek. The defendants, so the complaint alleges, assured the purchasers that sixty-five effective horsepower could be secured from the creek, and, by the construction of a new flume, 175 effective horsepower could easily be secured. They said the creek ran continuously over 2500 miners’ inches of water. . The vlaintiffs and others then formed the San Bernardino Electric Company and fifty shares of the stock were issued as partial security for the purchase price of the land. It was soon discovered, how- ever, that the creek would develop no more than 45 horsepower, and that there were no more than 1250 miners’ inches in it at low water. As a consequence, the machinery set up was too powerful to be economically worked, and near'y $20,000 ‘was unnecessarily expended. Upon learning of the state of affairs, the plaintiff says, he withdrew at once from his agreement. The defendants threaten to sell the stock, pledged as security for the purchase price, and he wishes them enjoined from such Droceedinfi. He asks further for $30,000 damages, the damages to be considered asan offset to the pur- chase price, and he asks that his promis- sory notes be canceled. ——————— BIG REALTY SALE. Important Disposal of South Side Prop- erty in the Near Future. The San Francisco Gas Light Company announces a public offering of their large holdings of real estate fronting on Ho ward First, Fremont and Beale streets, and under the direction of Easton, Ei- dridge & Co. this property is now bein subdivided and the data being prepare: for publication of a special sale under favorable credit terms of payment. In view of the consolidation of the San Fran- cisco Gas Light Company with the Edison Light and Power Company the intention of the present corporation is to convert this nrogeny into money available for shareholders of the old company. The sale will be one of the most impor- tant that has been held in the City for a number of years, and will have a very ben- eficial effect upon real estate generally in the manufacturing portion of the City. Wesley Bellis, 12 years old, of Eeypt Mills, N. Y., dragged 'his litile sister from a furnace while she was ablaze and saved her life by plunging her into a creek. MR, HAYNE HAS FINISHED And Has Been Encored by a Regular San Francisco Earthquake. MR. FOOTE WILL TAKE A DAY. Next Tuesday Mr. Garber Will Go Tooting Down the Track cn Express Time. In the words of the immortal Victor Hugo, the unexpected has h}xppened. X Mr. Hayne has finished his argument in the railroad case. That startling event occurred at 2:50 | P. M. yvesterday, and just as Mr. Hayne had concluded by remarking that he really | didn’t think he had anything more to say | on any phase of the case and that 1f in the fervor of his argument he had sm@ any- thing that might bave rankled in the breasts of the legal gentlemen composing the Supreme Court of the Southern Pacific Company he was sorry for it ar_1d would ask that the words might be considered as the idle winds that blew whither no man wotted, there was a sharp shock of an earthquake. : The shock was preceded by a noise, as of the slamming of a door, and immediately the brick building shuddered just for a second, as the skin of « horse may be seea to shudder with the bite of a bluebottle fly. yMr. Hayne was congratulated by every one present on the powerful effect his argument had on the mighty forces of nature. It is not every man, not even the eloquent Edmund Burke at the conclusion of his speech on the impeachment of War- ren Hastings, who has had the bonor to be encored by an earthquake. % But Mr. Burke did not make his great | speech in San Francisco, and that is the difference between him and Mr. Hayne. Mr. Hayne spent the greater part of the day in citing authorities to corroborate his argument that under the constitution Congress had not _power over commerce within a State. Its power was simply with reference to interstate commerce; domestic. commerce, or that within the boundaries of a State, being solely within the power of the State. This being the case, Congress could not override the Federal constitution by cre- ating corporations and reserving certain NEW TO-DAY. DON'T BE A CLAM 2} . 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Mail about The Sterling send for our Art S!ERLING CYCLE WORKS, 314 POST STREET, San Francisco. | powers with reference to their manage. nent. o He went on to argue that the mere 150 that a State’s regulation in domestic ¢ merce may incidentally affect inter commerce does not, by any means a State to regulate interstate commerce, “If the United States has no power t, interfere with State commerce, what pe. comes of your argument that we have not the consent of Congress to lease when the statute of the State gives you no author. ity 2’ asked Mr. Pilisbury. “«What becomes of my argument?” re. lied Mr. Hayne, “Why, that has abso. utely no connection with it atall. 1t does not affect my argument in the least, The only power to intervene isin the cas: of a lien upon the income.” 5 *‘Suppose,” asked Mr. Hayne, ignorin the question, ‘‘that the Federal G ment should now make a donation o loan to the Southern Pacific, and sho sav: ‘Now, I give you so much, and y will pay me 10 per cent of your net ings) Would that take away the of the State to regulate freights an within its boundaries?”’ Aftera few more citations Mr. Hayne closed. A District Attorney Foote informed court that he had not had an opportn of looking over the authorities cited b Mr. Hayne, and it was thereupon that Mr. Foote should begin his argu next Thursday. He said that he wo not occupy more than a day. Mr. Garber will begin hisargument next Tuesday, und the case will be closed. it may be reasonably expected that the case will be submitted in about thres weeks. i t i So Broke a Glass Panel. Attorney C. C. Hamilton of Haywards, a prominent Democratic politician, was in (¢ bett’s saloon, 30 Ellis street, yesterday noon. When leaving the saloon he s one of the glass panels of the fol with his cane. George Duncan, one »f tenders, wanted him to pay $21 ashed toor € bar. ken Ison Iton was malj. panel, and when he refused Policeman Wil was called into requisition and Ha taken to the City Prison on the char cious mischief. 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