The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 28, 1896, Page 9

MARKET-STREET RAILWAY STOCK The Facts Disclosed by Tes- timony of the Ac- countants. METHOD OF VALUATION. Proceedings Against Assessor Siebe in the Superior Court. THE WALLACE ASSESSMENT. Dd the Judge Make Affidavit That His Personal Property Was Worth Only $1900? Much interesting testimony was bronght out yesterday in Judge Wallace’s court during the preliminary examination of Assessor Siebe on the charge of perjury. It came out incidentally and in quite a matter of fact way in the testimony of George T. Folsom, accountant of the road, that $10,000,000 had been aaded to the capital stock simply to make the books balance and to account for the issuance of the extra ten millions in bonds. It was also admitted that dividends were paid on this ten millions of imaginary security. E. Biack Ryan has proved thus far the cleverest of all the witnesses on behalf of the railroad company. He has a most remarkable memory, which instantly for- gets every fact that might come into con- flict with the interest of his employers and which remembers instantly, positively and in detail whatever might inure to the benefit of the corporation served by him. Mr. Ryan is a small, wirv man, with a Missouri goatee and an air of Yankee shrewdness. Mr. Clun’e did not get much out of him yesterday. The witness did not seem in the least flurried by the ques- tions put to him and answered some directly and others by saying that he for- got or did not remember. Mr. Ryan was the first witness yester- day morning, and said that in the state- ment he had presented to the Assessor he had placed the value of the franchise at | $1,325,000, but he was unable to say upon what basis of calculation that sum was ob- tained. He had put it down asa general Inmp sum, he said. In making his estimate of the value of | the road Mr. Ryan did not include the cost of construction. He took into con= sideration the roadbeds and ways. “What inquiries did you make concern- ing the value of this property ?"’ asked Mr. Clunt Mr. Ryan replied that he did not know whether he had made any; that he had forgotten. He said in answer to another question that he supposed he had been appointed to his position in the railroad company because he looked sharply after the assessments and did what he could to prevent them being made too high. Asto the manner of bis obtaining the appoint- ment all that he knew was that he fell into the place. The symptoms of paresis so alarmingly observable in Secretary Willcutt's de- meanor on the day before had vanished and he informed the court that from Octo- ber, 1893, to December of the next year the gross earnings of the combined companies were $620,878 25. In 1894 the gross earn- ings were $2,958,436 14, with $1,920.286 70 operating expenses, $21,934 72 and $23,500 taxes and $44,000 for sinking fund. George T. Folsom, accountant of the road, came on the stand with an armful of books. Mr. Folsom is en affable gentle- man and gave his testimony behind a per- petual smile. He knew nothing except what was in his books. He supplemented Becretary Willcutt’s testimony with the statement that the further sum of $452,- 633 54 shonld be deducted from the earn- ings of 1894 for interest on large sums bor- rowed for construction. There was also an item of §24,680 loss in the sale of car- horses after the consolidation, He admit- ted also that he had in his office invento- ries of the property of all the companies as the property stood before the consolida- tion. These inventories he promised to bring into court to-day. This statement caused some surprise, as the horses that have to be sold for next to nothing or given away " Mr. Clunie suggested that horses on street railways become worn out or died of oldlage, but the witness did not deign to notice the suggestion. He was positive that he did not know anything that was not down on his books. He did not know positively who the directors were. If the names of the directors were on his books he would know who they were, but if they were not he would know absolutely nothing. Several times during the testimony of the smiling accoumtant Secretary Willcutt stepped up to the stand and held whis- pered cOnferences with Mr. Folsom, evi- dently coaching him. On such occasions every one in the courtroom smiled and Judge Wallace looked surprised. Mr. Willeutt found that his visits had be- come so frequent that he decided to re- main on the platform reserved for wit- nesses, and he comfortably seated himself in the armchair while Mr. Folsom con- tinued his testimony standing. After Mr. Willcutt had stepped up to Mr. Folsom several timesaud whispered in his ear Mr. Clunie objected to exam- ining a double-hcaded witness, and in obedience to his suggestions Mr. Willcutt resumed his seat outside therailingamong the common people. Mr. Folsom explained that he had added to the cost of the permanent way and fran- chise enough to make it fit the $18,750,000 of capital stock, ‘‘because,” he added apologetically, “our books must balance, you know. It wouldn’tdo to have them not balance, you know,” and the account- ant smiled in a most engaging manner at Mr. Clunie and Judge. Wallace. *“My only explanation of this increase of capital stock,”” he continued, *“is that it was deemed necessary in order that the enormous future expenses of the road might be provided for and in order that it might agree with the amount of the bonds. We simply .added $10,000,000 to the capital stock in order to properly open our bnoks.” Judge Wallace asked: “You simply added this $10,000,000 to the capital stock so as to support the issue of the bonds ?” The witness admitted that such was the fact. In the course of his testimony he said something about the cost of fran- chises. “A tranchise does not cost anything?” suggested Judge Wallace. ““Not necessarily,” replied Mr. Folsom. “Why not necessarily?’ asked Mr. Clunie. ‘‘Have you any account in your books showing the cost of your franchises? Do franchises cost anything in San Fran- cisco?”’ “I understand,” replied Mr. Folsom, “that when a franchise is asked for a bid is handed in to the Board of Supervisors.” “Has that been your experience ever since you have been connected with the road,” inquired Mr. Clunie; “I don’t mean private bids, I mean public bids. Bids have been required only for the past year or two."”’ The witness hastened to state that he of franchises. Mr. Freidenrich, who appeared to be somewhat uneasy at the fluency of the accountant, interposed an objection. He thought that all the facts in relation to in- creasing of the capital stock by $10,0 00,000 were already before the court. Judge Wallace remarked that he under- stood the testimony to be that on the 13th of a certain month the railroad companies had a certain quantity of property. On the next day, the 14th, the companies, having neither more nor less property than they had on the day before, added $10,000,000 to their capital stock, and paid themselves dividends on that amount. Edmund Davis Thomas, auditor for the Market-street Railroad Comvany, was asked whether legal expenses were in- cluded under the term, ‘“operating ex- penses,” and he replied that they were. The auditor did not have with him the book containing a detailed statement of legal expenses. e The Slebe-Wallace Case. Assessor Siebe appeared before Police Judage Campbell yesterday morning with Charles L. Ackerman as his attorney. Mr. Ackerman gave notice that this evening at 7:30 o’clock he would move the dismissal of the perjury charge based upon Mr. Siebe’s assessment of Judge Wallace’s property. The attorney declared that he would show that the arrest had been insti- gated by malice and for the purpose of an- noying Mr. Siebe and Judge Wallace. * Assessor Siebe regards his arrest on the charge of undervaluing the personal prop- erty of Judge William T. Wallace gs a trick or a stroke of malice. The Assessor said yesterday: ‘“All assessments are made alike. A personal property assessment blank is delivered to every property-owner in the city. He fills it in and makes the following oath before me: I, , do swear_that I am a resident of the City and County of San Francisco, that the above list contains a true and correct state- ment of all property subject to taxation of which I or any firm of which I am a member, Secretary Willcutt had testified on the stand the day before that he did not know of any inventories. Mr. Folsom explained that the new is- sue of $17,500,000 bonds covered ail the in- debtedness of the companiés which en- tered into the consolidation. The original debt was $7,000,000. Those bonds sold at prices ranging from 95 cents to §1 05. The only ones sold below par were 150 to Cnharles F. Crocker, 25 to H. E. Hunting- ton and 25 to M. T. Smith. Mr. Clunie asked the witness whether he did not know that, prior to the sale of the bonds at 95 cents, I. W. Hellman had made a contract to take the whole $17,000,- 000 issue at par. The wigness consulted his books and re- plied that $1,800,000 worth of bonds had been sold at $1 05 and $200,000 at 95 cents, but he regretted to say that his books did not reveal the names of the purchas- ers. It was possible, he explained, with a smile whose frankness raised the tempera- ture several degrees, that those names might be found in the books of some other official of the railroad company. He had an idea, of course, but it wag only an impression, and he would not be willing to swear to it. I fact—and here the childlike and bland smile lighted up Mr. Folsom’s face again—he would not be willing to swear that he knew who was the presidentof the road. He had a vague impression—something akin to intuition— that Chartes F, Crocker was the president, but he could not swear to it. Then Mr. Folsom went on to explain that as soon as a cable road was displaced by an electric road the capital invested in the cable road immediately disappearea, and he attempted to create the impression that the railroad people made this change simply for the accommodation of the pub- lic, and not for the purpose of increasing their revenue. Mr. Clunie, however, by his pertinacity in demanding facts, drew out of the witness the admission that ail changes in the roads were made for the purpose of increasing the reyenues of the corporation, In other words, that corpor- ation, although devoid of souls, were buman in their desire to accumplate wealth, “But,” added Mr. Folsom dolefally in spesking of the change of horsecar roads to cable or electric systems, “think of all or any corporation, association or company of which I am president, cashier, secretary or managing agent, owned, claimed, possessed or coatrolled at 12 oclock . on the first Mon- day in March last, and which is not already assessed tome this year; and that I have not in any manner whatsoever transferred or dis- posed of any property or placed any property out of said county,or my possession, for the purpose of avoiding my assessment on the same, or of making this statement, and that the debts therein stated as owing by me are owing to bona fide residents of this State, or to firms or corporations doing busipess in this State. _“When a man takes oath as to the valua- tion of his property I must accept it as irue. I cannot break into his house and make an inventory of his possessions. If I am not satisfied I can cite him to appear and undergo an examination as to his property, but no man who understands the nature of an oath will swaar to a false statement and then confess he is a per- jurer to save a few dollars. “I think my arrest,”” said Mr. Siebe, ‘“was a petty political trick inspired by some one who wished to make itappear by implication that Judge Wallace had made a false return of his (Wallace’s) per- sonal property. As it could not benetit me and could not work me an in]'nry it must bave been aimed at the Judge ”’ REGISTRATION BEGUN. Ninety-Six Men Recelved Their Certifi- cates Yesterday, John D. Spreckels Being the Second. The registration office in the basement of the City Hall opened for the first time at 9'0’clock yesterday morning, with eight clerks ready, willing and anxious to register prospective voters, but the" ex- pected rush did not materialize, and up td 4:30 yesterday afternoon four less than 100 men had given the necessary particulars regaraing themselves. he first man to present himself was William Henry Rickard, secretary of the Republican County Committee, who was promptly registered. Within a minute of the time Mr. Rickard took the oath John D, Spreckels had become qualified to vote, being the second to register. It happened that both Mr. Spreckels and Mr. Rickard were at the office to see that their watch- ers were on hand and aoing their duty, and thoyght they might as well register and be done with it at once. As there are still 159 days in which to register, no rush isexpected by the bureau for the mt at least. Extraordinary precautions are being taken by the leaders of the blican party to prevent fraudu- lent re; , and watchers will be kept at the bureau every day until it closes, had nothing on his books showing the cost [ THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1896. MAVERSHRY O RELIN'S B Grand Celebration of Thomas Moore's Birth- day. TRIBUTE TO HIS GENIUS The Balfe-Moore Club Will Give a Novel Entertain- ment. LEADING IRISEMEN. UNITE. They Have Decided to Hold an Evening With American Poets and Composers. The one hundred and sixteenth anni- versary of the birthday of Thomas Moore will be celebrated by the Balfe-Moore Club Mme;ed 8. Kohlberg, Henry Michaels, R. F. Osborn, M. A. Rothschild, Joseph Si- monson, \}anderlynn Stow and Frank A. Swain. . NEW ATHLETIC GROUNDS. A Grand Opening Announced for Me- morial Day. The new Presidio athletic grounds, at Bayand Francisco streets, will be opened on May 80—Memorial day—with a grand series of attractions, of Which a baseball game between the Pacific and Oriole clubs, and a balloon ascension will be the principal events. On Sunday following a game between the Californias and Im- perial clubs will be plaved. The fourclubs constituting the City leazue haye been engaged for the season to play on Satur- days and Sundays, With an occasional Wednesday game thrown in, It is the purpose of Manager Rockwell to afford a continuous round of amusements for the especial benefit of lovers of outdoor sports, and for this purpose there will be added to the baseball equipment of the grounds a quarter-mile bicycle track, a track for sprinting, a range_for riflé-shooting, and, eventually, a bowling alley. The erounds are spacious, 600 by 400 feet in dimensions, and afford ample room for the largest crowds. The grand stand seats l&ooogeo- ple, and the _bleachers will accommodate 5000 more. Under the grand stand will be provided refreshment saloons and dress- ing-rooms for the players, which are fitted up with shower-baths and other necessary conveniences., The grounds are well shei- terea from the winds and fog and gre con- venient of access, being only two blocks from the Union-street cable line,and ap- proached by broad sidewalks. The mana- ger promises some startling features for the opening day programme. MOORE’S BIRTHPLACE. . of this City at Metropolitan Temple on Friday evening, The character of the celebration will be novel, as it is intended to surround the recollections of Moore, not with the flowers of his own exquisite fancy, but with the choicest gems of American song and music. Nothing has been left undone by the Belfe-Moore Club toward insuring the sue- cess of the celebration. An elegantly printed programme entitled *‘An Evening With American Poets and Composers” and including “An Address on Longfel- low, by John McNaught” has already been mailed to friends of the members. On the evening of the celebration a beautiful souvenir commemorative of the event will be presented. to each member of the audience. Oliver Wendell Holmes’' famous em in eulogv of the geniuas of Thomngfioom will be a leading feature of this interesting souvenir. By- ron’s tribute to the sweet bard of Ireland will find a place beside Holmes’ exquisite lines. The little memento is a golden harp with a green background, and, as if by special design, these poems that are in themselves the laurels of genius, agpear upon the space where the golden st¥ings would make sweet melody. In one corner is the brief legend Born Daublin, Ireland, May 28, 1780. February 26, 1852, 7 The beauti lows: ful poem of Holmes is as >1oi- AFTER A LECTURE ON MOORE Shine soft, ye trembling stars of light That strew the morning skies: Hushed in the silent dews of night ‘The barp of Erin lies. What thoughher thousand years have past Of poets, saints and kings— Her echoes only hear the last ‘That swept those golden strings. Fling o'er his mound, ye stariit bowers, The baimiest wreaths ye wear, Whose breath has lent your earth-born flowers Heaven's own ambrosial air. Breathe, bird of night, thy softest tone, By shadowy grove and rili: Thy song will soothe us while we own That his was sweeter atill. Stay, pitying time, thy foot for him WS Eave thos switter wings. Nor let thy envious shadow dim ‘The light his glory flings. 11 In his cheek unholy blood Burned for one youthtul hour, *Twas but the flushing of the oud That blooms a milk-white flower. Take him, kind mother, to thy breast, ‘Wno loved thy name 80 well. nd spread thy mantel o'cr his rest Of rose and aspho lel. The bark that salled the midnight sea, The sea without a shore, That waved its parting sign to thes— “A health to thee, Tom Moore " And thine long lingering on the strand, wits bright-hued streamers farled, ‘a8 100: y age with trembling hand, * To seex the siient worid. . Not silent! no, the radiant stars Sulll singing as they shine, . Unbeard :hrough earth’s Lmprisoning bars, Have voices sweet as thine. ‘Wake, then, in happler realms above 'he songs of by-gone years, ‘il angels learn those airs of love ‘That ravished mortal ears! The numerous friends of Frank Mec- Glynn, the young attorney, are preparing to give him an ovation on this occasion, as it is his last appearance on the platform in San Francisco. He has determined to give up the law and study in New York for the stage, for which he has had a strong affection for many years. — MERCHANTS' ASSOCIATION, The Annual Meeting and Election Will Be Held To-Night. The Merchants’' Association expects a large attendance at its annual meeting and election this evening at 26 O'Farrell street. All the improvement and progressive clubs in the City have been requested to send representatives and discuss the new char- ter. At thismeeting the board of directors will be elected. The nominating commit- tee recently named the following members WORKING FOR THEIR PABK Eleventh Ward Residents Want Their Share of Improve- ments. Supervisors Will Be Petitioned to | Purchase Two B'ocks in the Mission. Residents of the Mission are becoming enthusiastic over the, prospect of having a park. For years they have had no recreation grounds nearer than Golden Gate Park, and they have long watched with a feel- ing of injustice the .extensive improve- ments made in the numerous parks and squares of the Western Addition, while the whole Mission district has been left with but one park, Columbia Square, which is far from being centrally situated for Mission people. Strong efforts are being made to secure the old Jewish cemetery blocks, bounded by Eighteenth and Twentieth, Dolores and Church streets, for a park. Toward : | thisend the members of the Mission Im- provement Union are circulating a peti- tion, a copy of which has already ap- peared in Tae CarLL. *‘The petition that is now being circu- lated will soon be presented to the Super- visors,”” said George Walcom, secretary of the Mission Improvement Union, yester- day. *The site in question is conceded to be the only available one in the Mission. The representatives of the Eureka Benevo- lent Society and the Emanu-El Congrega- tion, the owners of the property, ask $150,- 000 apiece for each of the two blocks desired, but it is_thought that both may be secured for $250,000, which local real estate excerts pronounce a fair price.’’ Judge Van Reynegom is quite enthusi- astic over the new park. “Jast look at this map,” he said, pointing to a wall map of the City. *Over therein the Western Addition and north of Market street neighborhood there are no-fewer than eight parks, while in this whole Eleventh ard, which is much greater in area, we have only one or two small squares. “The site desired is ad: bly situated for a park. Itis protected from the wind by the high hillsto the west, which also break the fog banks into light scattering clouds. If there is ever a spot of sunshine on the whole peninsula you will find it in this locaiity. *‘The price asked for the two blocks is not exorbitant, when = you consider how large tne blocks are. Roughly speaking, these two blocks contain more square feet than five ordinary Western Addition blocks. o *‘Iv is only fair,"’ he continued, “that the Eleventh ZVarid ahoul‘d I;i;eive l'?ck some part of whatit s in es. The pro; erty in_this vurgliu assessed at 31001,)00&: 000, and pays annually $1,000,000 taxes. During the past twenty years less than 1 per cent of the taxes paid by the Eleventh ‘Ward has come back in the form of im- provements.”’ While the opinion is practically unani- mous throughout the Mission that this lo- cation should be secured for a park, trere is some difference of cpinion as to the method of raising the necessary funds for the purchase of the property. Some of the more enthusiastic and impatient pro- moters of the movement are in favor of providing in next gmr’u tax levy for the purchase of the blocks. The City and County Attorney has said that the Super- visors have the power to make such an ad- dition in the tax rate. Or, if deemed ad- visable, the payment for the land might be made by bonds, the present owners hav- ing signitied their perfect willingness to accept in payment 4 per cent City bonds. Many of the mote deliberate and con- servative property-owners, however, be- lieve that to increase the tax rate would be a serious detriment to all interests. The; would prefer to wait until the City conls sell some of its property and thus obtain the necessary funds. There is a strong sentiment in favor of the City selling Buena Vista Park for this purpose, for the ensuing term: A. 8. Baldwin, Charles Bundschu, James 8. Conweil, W. G. Doane, F. W. Dohrmann, William" L Doxey, A. G. J. Fusenot, Hugo D. Keil, VALLEY ROAD, Its Progress Barred by Trouble Over Rights of Way. TRACK-LAYING STOPPED Entrance of the Competing Line Into Merced Delayed by Land Complications. PASSENGER COACHES ORDERED It Is Expected to Have the Road Ready for All Kinds of Traffic in Four Months. Owing to difficulties being placed in the way of the Valley road securing the neces- sary rights of way its entrance into Mer- ced is being delayed ard its progress be- tween Merced and Fresno retarded. Track is now laid within two or three miles of the town of Merced, but a few in- dividual property-owners are barring its entrance into the town, owing to the un- reasonable demands made on the com- pany. As the matter stands, it will prob- ably be ten days before Merced will be able to celebrate the advent of the Southern Pacific Company’s competitor. All track- laying has been virtually suspended. Had there been no interruption the road wouid be completed into Merced by to-morrow. Similar troubles are being experienced between Merced and Fresno. To such an extent is this the case that the force of graders has been divided into eight gangs, each emplo yed on a different section of the road, and this undesirable method of working will have to be continued until ail matters pertaining to right of way are satisfactorily settled. Freight traffic on the road is not to be undertaken before the middle of August, at the earliest, and possibly not before September 1. Passenger business will not be regularly carried on before October 1. At the last meeting of the directors six Pullman day coaches were ordered from the Pullman Company to be ready for delivery at Chicago within ninety days. At the same meeting there were also ordered eight cabooses and two combina- tion baggage and passenger cars. The last named are to be used as smokers. ‘While the road itself will be reaay for freight business between Stockton and Merced within a short time, it will not be begun earlier than as stated owing to the lack of éngines. The seven ordered about amonth ago, which include four freight and three passenger locomotives, will not be here until about the middle of- August. Lumber is now being hauled for a ware- house to be built just south of the Tuolumne, and another warehouse will be put up shortly about half way between the Tuolumne and Merced. The latter is now in course of removal by the Grange Com- pany from Montpelier on the Southern Pacific road. NEW TO-DAY. BREATH BROUGHT BACK, A Curious Case of Weak- ened Heart-Action. A West Virginian Who Could Not Move ‘Without Exhaustion Within Two Weeks Runs Half a Mile ‘Without Effort. WHITEFIELD, W. VA., May 27.—The gocd people of our town are about to form &n_anti - tobacco- using club. The direct reason for this agitation_is the remarkable cure of Colonel D, R. Banks,who fora long time enjoyed the palm as the greatest stogie- =V smoker in West Virginia. ey, The colonel said * to-night: *Yes; I smoked over twenty years and over 200 stogies aweek. Always smoked five at a time. I was always an active man and thought I was thor- oughly sound, but one day I had to make a run to catch a train and in less than 100 yards I fell over, nprnremly lifeless, My heart had stopped beating. “ ‘Tobacco - heart,” said the do~tor who brought me back to life. Another attack was likely to be fatal, for most cases of death from ‘heart-failure’ are really cases of tobacco- heart. That set me figuring on a cure.. “Well, Iam cured. Took two boxes of No- To-Bac and it cured me. Cen run half a mile now without a long breath or any oppression. 1 tell you it's great stuff,” and the colonel dufi his knuckles into the reporter’s ribs an chuekled. “There are no flies on No-To-Bac. When you get old and worn out, think you're no_good, just use it now and then. It will waken forgotten sensations and you can’t sit still for feeling good.™ The colonel’s experience is that which hun- dreds of thousands of former tobacco-users have enjoyed. No-To-Bac quickly, naturally and_perinanently stops tobacco-using, makes weak men strong and brings back vitality and yigor. Your own druggist seils it under abso- lute_guarantee to cure or money refunded. Read the famous book, “Don’t Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Away,” mailed free, with written guarantee and sample for the uklnq. Address The_Sterling Remedy Company, Ch! cago or New Yorl BANKRUPTCY A.D.AYRE’S STOCK. Liberty Bicycles. No Reasonable Cash Offer Refused. WHEELER & WiLSON MFG. Co. 9338 Market, Opp. Mason. OPEN EVENINGS. FAILING MANHOOD @eneral and Nervous Debility. ‘eakness of Bod - and TTOors Benefits -in_a_day. ’Se;.hmfo? Dss':flm)rfi:gdfloo‘k. ex- planation and proofs, mailed (sealed) free. ERIE MEDICAL CO., Buffalo, N.Y. 9 NEW TO-DAY—-DRY GOODS, bIGANTIC SPEC IAL PURCHASE! 6000 DOZEN LADIES AND GENTLENEN'S HANDKERCHIEFS! To-day we place on Special Sale a Gigantic Purchase of Hand- kerchiefs at figures that make this A MOST FAVORABLE OPPOR- TUNITY TO REPLENISH SUPPLIES in this direction for they were bought at such A PRODIGIOUS DISCOUNT FROM MANU- FACTURERS’ COST that we are enabled to offer them AT LESS THAN HALF PRICE ! 1000 Dozen l 1000{ Dozen 800 ‘ GENTLEMEN'S Dozen l 700 { Dozen KERCHIEFS, regular price {EN'S COLORED BO 700 f 6ENILE 1 KERCHIEFS, regular price $3 50 per dozen, will be offered at Dozen l 800 Dozen K GENTLEMEN'S COLORED BORDER HEMSTITCHED HAND- KERCHIEFS, regular price $1 50 per dozen, will be offered at GENTLEMEN'S COLORED BORDER HEMSTITCHED HAND- COLORED BORDER HEMSTITCHED HAND- KERCHIEFS, regular price $2 50 per dozen, will be offered at GENTLEMEN’S COLORED BORDER KERCHIEFS, regular price $3 per dozen, will be offered at GENTLEMEN’S COLORED BORDER HEMSTITCHED HAND- { {ERCHIEFS, regular price $4 per dozen, will be offered at 5¢ } Each 61 $2 per dozen, will be offered atp 04C . Each 2 7ic Each 110¢ , Each } 12ie Each 115¢ ’ Each HEMSTITCHED HAND- RDER HEMSTITCHED HAND- LADIES’ HAN 1000 LADIES’ WHITE EMBROIDE { price $1 50 per dozen, wiil be Dozen EMBROIDERIES AT HALF PRICE! 10c a yard, will be placed on sale at} 5()()() | BMBROIDERIES, regular price Yaras | DKERCHIEFS ! RED HANDKERCHIEFS, regnlnr} 5C Each placed on sale at. 5¢ Yard Market Steeet, corner of Jongs, SAN FRANOISCOCO. BIG REDUCTION IN RATES BY RAIL PORTL.AND, OR. ! = THURSDAY ..MAY, 28, And. Every Fifth Day Thereafter. Leave from S. P. Co.’s Ferry landing, 100t of Market st., at 8 P. M. —Including Berth in Pullman Tour. 5, ist Sleeper. +.s. ALSO.... First-class tickets, including berth In PulimanStandard Sleeper. SPECIAL NOTICE. This tratn will not stop to deliver or take on pas- sengers at intermediate stations, nor will tickets bs s0ld or beggage checked to such points. Through Tickets for Puget Sound s on Sale at Reduced Rates. urcher information auply at 613 MARKET STREET (Grand Hotel oin For Ticket Office), San Franciaco. RICHARD G Y, T. H. GOODMAN, _ Gen. Traflic' Mgr. Gen. Pass. Agt. SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANT. (PACIFIC SYSTEM.) Tralns leave and are duo o arrive at S, SC AN FRAN ‘ o3 May 3, ARRIVE les, San Jose and Way Stations,.. 8:45A oA 7:00A Atlaitic Express, Ogden and Tast 8:452 7:00A Deni Vacavilie. Rumsey. mento, and Redding via Davi 6:45p 92004 Martinez, San Ramon, Naps, inta Rosa. 6:15p toga and Sa $:80A Niles, Sau_Jose, Stockion, Tone, Sacramento, Marysville, Red Diuft and Sundays excepted Oroville. #8:304 Peters aud Milton. 9:00 Los Angeles Express, Fresn Darbara and J.0s Angeles. 9:004 Martinez and Stockto 9:004 Vallej 4:00r Benicia, Knights Landing, Marysvil Oroville and Sacramnento ... 4:30p Niles, San J fose, Livermore and Stockton ... kp b 4:30p Morced, Bore: ‘Yocemito) end Fresno 1L:48a 5:002 Now Orloans [ixpress, Fresno, Bakers- _ fleld, Santa Barbara, Los. Angmk = Deming, El Paso, Now Ok Tast. 10:154 5100 Hanta for Mojave and Last.. 10:154 5:00p Vallejo. 19:454 00 ¢ Furopean Mail, Ogden and 9:454 Op 1layw Niles and San Jo TdBA 17:001 Valle y7:452 7:00P Orogon Jixiwess, Sacramento, Mars. zille, Redding, Portland, Puget Sound and East .. 10:45A SANTA CRUZ DIVISION (Narrow Gauge). 17:454 Santa Cruz Excursion, Santa Cruz and Principal Way Stations ...... 18:052 8:154 Newark, Centervilic,San Joso, Felton, b k,Santa Cruzand Way Statior . Bider 2:182 Newark, Contervill Now % Almaden, Felton, Boulder Creel, Santa Cruz aud’ Principal Way *11:20, 9. #6:454 San Jose and Way Stations (New inesdays only’ Almaden Wodnesdays onls)....... *A:A3e 17:304 Bunday Excursion for San Jose, Santa Uruz, Padiio Grove, and Principal Way Stations........... (8:35p 8:134 San Jase, Tres Pinos, Santa Crue, Pacilie Grove, Paso Robles, San Lais Obispo, Guadalupe and Prin- cipal Way Statous ... 7308 :47 4 Palo Alto and Way Staiions. thsdse 404 Sav Jose and Way Stalion: G 454 Palo Alto and Way Station: :30r San Jose, Gilroy, Tres Pinos, Santa Eml. Monterey and Pacitic irove *8:30p San Jose and Principal Way Statious 9:47a *4:30p San Jose nad Way Statious.. 0 5:30r Bau Jose and Way Stations.. 6:30p San Jose and Way Stations. 43P San Joso and Way Stations. E.AN LEANDRO AND HAYWARD: Melrose, Seminary Park, Fitchbarg, San Leandro 2 and 5:00p |- Haywards. 3:308 \ 715, 7wor 11 9005 | ¢ Runs through to Niles 19.50, p_nuui 4 From Niles. H12:008 CREEK ROUTE FERRY. from SAX FRANCISCO—Fout of Market Streat (8ip 3 9:00 11:00aM. 31:00 *2X $3:00 00 1500 *6:00r. From OARLAND—Fost of Brosdway.— 600 800 10:00a.x, 11300 *100 1800 *8:00 1400 :00P.m. 1 k: ftern s L E e o . 31 Moadas, Tisdes e Setsidas lhts oals. - $10:| RAILROAD TRAVEL) SANFRANCINCO & NORTH PA- (IFIC RAILWAY (0. Tiburon Ferry—Foot of Market St. H San Francisco to San Rafael. 11:00 A.x.: 12:35, P. 3. Thursdays—Extra tri; Saturdays—Extra trips at 1:50 30, 11:00 a.M.; 1:30, 8:30, San Rafa€l to San Francisco. WEEK DAYS_6:15, 7:60, 9:10, 11:10 4. x.; ), 5:10 P. 3. Saturdays—E 3 CE R ik Rt 9:35, 11:10 A, a.; 1:40, 3:40, WEEK DAYS—* 8:30, 5:10, 6 Between San Francisco and Schuetzen Park schedule as above. e Leave Arrive San Francisco. | MCHeCt | gan Franclsoo: 1596. Destination. Novato, (10:40 Ax| 8:40 ax Petaluma, 6:05 Py 10:10 ax |Santa Rosa.| 7:30 px| 6:15 pac | Fuiton, Windsor, 10:10 ax Healdsburg, Geyserville, 7:30 M| 6:15 P I Pleta, | Hopland & 1 Ukiah. lGuernevme. | i ‘Sonoma T:30 Ax|7:30 AM 5:10 500 x| | T:80 AM|T:30 ad| PM|5:00 pu 10:40 am 40 A and | 6:05 px| 6:15px Glen Eilen. | | 110:40 A3 |10:10 Ax | 6:05 | 6:15 pxc Sebastopol. age nect at Santa Rosa for Mark West Springs: at Geyserville for Skaggs Springs: 8% Cloverdale for the Geysers; at Pieta for Highland Springs, Kelseyville, Soda' Bay and vakeport; at Hopland for Lakeport and Bartlett Springs: at Ukiah for Vichy Springs, Saratoga Springs, Blus Lakes, Laurel Dell Lake, Upper Laxe, Pomo, Potter Valley, John Day’s, Lierley’s, Bucknell's, San. hedrin _Heignts, Hullville, Booneville, Green wood, Orr's Hot Springs, Mendocino City, Fort Bragg, Westport, Usal, Willets, Cahto, Covelo, Laytonville, Harris, Scotia and Eureka. | rasaturday to Monday round-trip tickets at reduged 8. On Sundays round-trip tickets to all pol yond San Ratael at half rates. sl 2 Ticket Offices, 850 Market st., Chronicle buflding. H. C. WHITING, R. X. RYAN, Gen. Manager. Gen. Pass. . Agent. Atlantic AND Pacific RAILROAD Trains leave from and arrive st Market-Street Ferry. 'SANTA FE EXPRESS To Chicago via A. & P. Direct Line Leaves every day at 5 P. ., carrying Pullman Palace Sleepers and Tourist Sleepers to Chicago yia Kansas City without change. AnieX cars ioe Denver and St. Louis. The Povuisr SANTA FE ROUTE EXCUR- BIONS leave every WEDNESDAY for BOSTON with the very latest up-to-date upholstered tourist sleepers, in charge of experienced agents, funning through to destination. The best rallway from California to the East. New rails, new ties; no dust: interesting scenery; and good meals in Harvey's dining-rooms. Ticket Office—644 Market Street, Chronicle Building. '-. NOR’I‘H(PACIFIG COAST RAILROAD (Via Sausalito Ferry). P | From San Francisco, Commencing March 28, 1898 WEEKDAYS. For Mill Valley and San Rafael — #9:16 10:15, 11:45, A. a.: *1:45, 8 5:15, #6:00. 5:35 P. 2t Extra trips for San Rafael on Mondays, Wednes Qays and Saturdays a: 11:30 P. 3. SUNDAYS. For Mill Valley and San 17.“.-4-1—'9:00s *9: *10:00, 11:30 A. M. #%12:8y. ¥1:50, #3:15, *4:i 5180, 6:45, 8:30 », M. Excra trip to Sausalitoas 11:00 4. x. 6:45 Trains marked * run to San Quentin. **13130 *8:00 4:16, ®. . does not rum to Mill Valley. THROUGH TRAINS. 1:45 ». M. weekdayp—Cazadero and way stations. 8300 4. . Sundays—Cazadero and way stations. 90 & M, Sundays—Point Reyes and Way sisilong