The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 4, 1896, Page 10

10 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1896. FERRY FERES ARE OO HiGH, Scuthern Pacific Charged"( With Unjust Dis- crimination. SHOULD BE FIVE CENTS Attorney Clunie Points Out an Alleged Violation of the Constitution. CAR STREET JURISDICTION. ; Formal Request Made of the Attorney- General to Test the Matter in Court. Two very important matters came up | tion before the Railroad Com- | terday. interest toall who us Companj ! een San Francisco | Broadw This looks to | ng abo on of single fares { 5 cents between the points named on | lines operated by the Southern l’acix‘;c} for consid missioners ye One is of the Southern I citic and local trains bet and er subject acted upon was in | conuection with the Market-street Rail- | way Comupany of this City resolution | was adopied bringing one step nearer the final determination of the question of the | 3 isdiction over street rail- This resolution requested Attor- | ral Fitzgerald to take such pro- s as would com Il street and | electric raiirouds to make reports to the pliance with this action of the boar mus proceedings will be in- stitated in e Supreme Court, and the | issue made so as to cover the whole ques- tion of jurisdiction. All the members of the board were pres- n Chairman La Rue called the o order shortly after 1 o'clock. tter of the communication of e of Los Angeles, stating that he is a stockholder of a Los Angeles rail- that he is being the matter of 1 commis dis- sses, . \ton _hum y sug- sted that Secretary Newman write the calling bis attention to the on prohibiting dis- persons and places, the sug adopted. After ihe ading of tk Owners T California Railway its road between Fallvroo ¢ teuring up the ties and the Company charg h wrec and Teme tracks, the se ary was instructed to write to the company and ascertain the facts and if the company intended to abandon the road. Next on the list of communications was one irom Andre absorbed the interest of the members of the board and all present. it charged d crimination in the passenger rates between here and Oakland and asked the commis- sion to compel the railroad to comp'y with | the constitution. Mr. Clunie’s letter in fuli follows: Section 21 of the constitution of the State of ia provides | rimination in charge or facilities | nade by any rail- pany between for the cight or r coming from Persons and prop- vy railroad or by any ipany or individual, od for transportation shall b road or other transportation c pl or sons or in port, at charge the transpo the same cl more distant stat Excur- tickets may be issued | | 1, port or ianding. sion ana commut at special rate is provi )8+ on_of the constitution is being violated by the Southern Pacific Com- | the m of its charges for local between the City and County of San f the cily of Oakland in said city. i . Clunie, which at once | the attorney and was informed that noth- ing had been heard from that source. Chairman La Rue stated that in & con- versation be had with the Attorney-Gen- eral that gentleman said he thought the commission ought to pass a resolution asl him to commence proceedings against the Market-street Company. Commissioner Stanton thought the At- torney-General bad had time enough to give his opinion, and he was in favor of he matter up at once. sked to have the matter go over. i he understood that the Attorney- eral would decide that the board has jurisdiction. “If it has not,” he stated, “then the board is entirely in the hands of the Legisiature.”” He added that he was prepared to submit all the evidence neces- sary to show the financial standing and operation of the Market-street Company, as he had a complete transcript of the tes- taken in Judg. Wallace’s court | he past week or more. cussicn was turned from this channel to aliow the reading of a commu- nication from the Oakland, San Leandro and Haywards Electric Railway, in which } the company stated it had some time since abandoned the freight business; but was ready to submit a report of its nff:lgs as a street railway to the commission &s soon as the question of the jurisdiction of the bosar¢ over such companies was decided. Commissioner La Rue then returned to the ket-street Railway Company proposition, saying it was the determin- ation of the board to get the information it required regarding this corporation, and with this object in view, he introduced the following resolution : WHEREAS, The Board of Railroad Commis- sioners did, on the 14th day of April, 189 pass a resolution making an_order requiring all street and electric railrond companies op- erating such roads in the State of Celitornia to report to this board a etail of their business, as set reso- i and, whereas, railroad Ccompanies report ss requested d of Commissioners; lution at a date fixed 1 street and ele 1sed 1o make be it SEVEN GRAND OLD SPIRITUALISTS, Mrs. Katherine Parrish Gives a Unique Tea Party. | YOUTH IS AT A DISCOUNT | No Lady Under Eighty Is Coan- sidered Worthy of Any Attention, AGES AGGREGATE 567 YEARS. Stone tola how she became a spiritualist, many years ago. Among the ]"unlor ladies present were: Mrs. M. E. Fair, Mrs. E. A. Kidd, Mrs. Laura de Force Gordon, Mrs. D. Tread- well, Mrs. D. Winzell, Mrs. W. L. Owen, Mrs. Lizzie Mellor, Mrs. M. F. Sully, Mrs. J. Wheeler, Mrs. Bichford, Mrs. Loring J. Sebey, Mrs. Lucy Rickoff, Mrs. MacCord, Mrs. Verue, Mrs. S. W. Butler, Mrs. Annie Garrick, Mrs. Manning, Mrs. Hendricks, Mre. Dr. Treadwell, tne pioneer lady dentist. ASSUMES FOOTE’S_PLAGE. Barclay Henley Will Assist Schlessinger in the Prosecution of Dick ‘Williams. At the instance of the Federal Grand Jury, recently adjourned, the Attorney- General has appointed Barclay Henley to assist Mr. Schlessinger in the prosecution of Dick Williams. This action is due to the fact that Williams is defended by the District Attorney’s brother. Mr. Henley was sworn in by Judge Morrow yesterday and will at once proceed to familiarize himself under Mr. Schlessinger’s guidance with the matter before him. Incidentally it may be remarked that Charles Favor, accused of impersonating an officer and extortion, was released on $500 bail furnished by Lee Chone and Jerome Millard yesterday afternoon. When Favor’s bail was reduced from $1000 to $500 the statement was made that the The Three Oldest Lady Orators in|accused man would turn State’s evidence, S:n Francisco Make Bright Addresses. Such a tea-drinking has never been seen in San Francisco, as the one Mrs. Kather- ine Parrish, a spiritualistic old lady, who in an effort to implicate Inspector Cleary. The claim is now made thay Favor not only has no intention of turning State's evidence, but that he will make an effort through his friends to have the d part- ment st Washington appoint some one in the place of Mr. Foote to prosecute this particular case. The reason set forth is the supposed close iriendship existing be- tween the District Attorney and Special is commission do report the | has reached the mature age of 82 years, | Agent Moore. AT THE OCTOGEXNAR AN BIRTHDAY PARTY. above proceedings to the Attorn ey-General of ( the State of California snd request that he | proceed 1o take such action as will compel | said street and electric railroads operating in | this State to report to this commission, s re- | uired by law end ssid resolution above re- | erred to. . Chairman La Rue said that the Attor- | ney-General wanted something of the sort passed. Commissioner Stanton opposed the reso- | lution, as he did not consider it broad | is engaged in runaing two to Oakland, one known as the | the wat company ne sco and of Oukland, rred fron n Lranspo the land in Oakla ctween dway ¥ n Francisco than the foot of Broad- which said station of the creck route Both of these lines run in the same direc- tion. The same state of facts exists in the transportation of passengers irom Oaklaud to San Francisco. On the creek route transporta- tion can be had from the foot of Broadway, Oekland, to San Francisco for ¢ s. On the other route from Broadway end by stations west of it in Oakland the iare to San Francisco is 10 cents. respecifully request that your honorable board uch action in the premises as may compel obedience by that compeny to the fun- demental iaw of the Siate. Commissioner Clark moyed that a copy of the lctter be sent to the Southern Pacific motion was carried. Chairman LzRue suggested that a_copy be also sent to the Attorney-General, and that he be askei if the restraining order of Judge McKeuna now in force applied to this case. Attorney Clunie addressed the board, staiing that this was a case of discrimina- tion and not a case necessarily of makine a reduction. He said steps shoula be taken to punish the company fora viola tion of the law prohibiting diserimina- tions. He udded that he thought matter ought to be referred to ihe Atto ney-General to ascertain if it was a viola- tion of the constitution, and also if to reduce rates would be a violation of the Circuit Court restraining order. Commissivner Stanion declared he would like the investigation of the com- pany reiative to the matter to begin at onee, and said he was willing to take his chances of being cited for contempt. “Tnere is some dancer tnere, doctor,” remarked Commissioner Clark, the cau- tious protector of the raiiroad’s interest: *Well, I wouid not mind a stay on Al- catraz or some other nice resort,” replied Stanton with a smile “But I can’t see how we can ask these railroad officers 1o come here pending the injuncrion,” interposed Chairman LaRue. “I think we can order an investigation of their affairs, so long as we do not at- tempt to reduce rates,”’ rejoined Commis- sioner Stanton. . i At this point Mr. Clunie called attention to the fact thata delegation was present from Ashbury Heights and that they de- sired to bring the matter of reduced street- car fares before the commission. He asked if an opinion on the mattero! the comris- ion’s jurisdic.ion had been received from he City and | enough to cover the matter. He said it | might be decided that the commission had | no right to ask for reports from street rail- | road 1d that the main issueas to the jurisd ction of the commission in the mat- | ter of regulating fares might be entirely | ignored. Such a result would aelay the | settlement of the matter. Clark seconded the resolution. Stanton favored taking immediate action on the proposition to reduce streetcar fares, and called atteniion to the fact that ¢ order of the Federal Court the Southern Pucific Com- to the Mar- which was | ent corporation. | was put to a vote and adopted, Stanton voting acainst it. Secretary Newman read the report of the Wilmington Transportation Company, the first steamship company to make a re- port to the commission, and then Commis- | sioner Stanton moved that the secretary | be instructed to preparea list of all the | water transportation companies which | had failed to make reports to the board, | forward the same to the Attornev-General and that the latter be instructed to com- mence proceedings against the recalci- trants. This was unanimously carried. A resolution was also passed asking the Board of Examiners to provide funds with which to pay the exvenses of the recent trial before Judge McKenna. Adjournment was taken until July 8, at which time Mr. Clunie’s ferry discrimi- nation charges will be fully investigated. L MANDAMUS PROCEEDINGS. The Question of the Rallroad Com- mission’s Jurisdiction Over Street Roads to B= Tested. When Attorney-General Fitzgerald was asked what action he would take in con- formity with the resolution passed by the Railroad Commission asking him to com- mence proceedings to compel the street railroads to make reports to the commis- sion he said he had not had time to con- sider the matter, but stated that the pro- ceedings would probably take the form of a mandamus be ore the Supreme Court, and the question would be so broadly ' pre- sented as to fully cover the proposition of the jurisdiction of the commission over street railway - Another Orphanage to Be Benefited, An entertainment for the benefit of the Bishop Armitage Church Orphanage will be given in the Y. M. C. A. auditorium in the near future. An interésting programme has been arranged. Mi-s Fanny Eppstein will take part and siie will be assisted by numerons friends. The tic] & cents each and may be ob- tained at 831 Fu.ton street or at the aoor. ———— 7he Closing i ntertainment. The last concert for the season in the mem- bers’ course of the Young Men’s Christian As- sociation will take place in the auditorinm of the association building, Mason and Eilis streets this (Thursday) evemng, and will be given by the Chickering Nale Quurtet and the Philomel Quurtet. An excellent programme will be presented. gave yesterday afternoon at her home on Eighth street. 5 The affair was really given in honor of Mrs. W. H. Fost, a sprightly dame aged 89, and Miss Elizabeth Stone, who has at- tained the respectable a e of 85. Inciden- tally, however, four other ‘‘grand” old ladies had been invited, and they were all there bright and early, long before the giddy young things of 60 and 70, and the thoughtless voung ladies of 40 and 50, who made up the bulk of the guests, came strolling with that careless disregard of time which is a characteristic of youth. It is true that some of the cuests were on what is poetically called the ‘‘sunny” side of 25, but they were mere infants, and scarcely counted. Even guests of 40, or thereabouts, acted on the principle that children should be seen and not heard, and watched admirin while ladies of double their age orated, laughed and drank tea | with a gaiety and verve that would have | done credit to their great-grandchildren. In addition to Miss Stone, Mrs. Post and Mrs. Parrish, the oldest iadies present were Mrs. Herring, Mrs. Vero, Mrs. Dr. York and Mrs. Cowden. Mrs. Parrish, the giver of the feast, said that in some cases these ladies might feel a ce' tain deli- cacy about naming their exact ’ears: ““It is possible that they still bave a~pira- tions to get settled in life,”” she observed facetiously, “and those of them who have husbands would not want to shock the oor man by telling how old they are.” t was not denied, bowever, that the ag- grega e ages of these seven ladies amounted to 567 years—that 18 to say their united spans of life if multiplied by three would almost date back to the fisrt century of the Christian era. Mrs. Katherine Parrish was the gayest guunglfidy in the whole assembly at 28 Cighth street yesierday afternoon. A gentleman who sent hera bouquet told her so and she merrily twitted the *‘girls” about the compliment. As for flowers there were so many of them that they had to be turned over to an ante-room at last, for the reception-room was not large enough to hold them all. Mrs. Parrish had given her party in honor of the birthdays of Mrs. Post and Miss Stone. - All three ladies are orators aud can speak with the fire of youth—in- deed Mrs. Parrish was considered one of the brightest speakers in the Young Woman's Suffrage Club about a year ago. Being called upon yesterdav for a speech shed immediately rose to the occasion and said: “Ledies, especially the elder ones, you have conferred a great favor upon me by being present to-day. This is probably the last time we shall meet on this side of the shore. As we have trimmed our sails for the other side we need have no fear in going over there”’ The speaker wenton to say that the presence of =0 much age and beauty had ratuer taken away her mental faculties, although she immediately daisproved th s statement by showing a number of interesting treasures—a dish brouzht across from Holland in the seven- teenth century by her ancestors, a quilt made out. of a silk dress bought in New Orleans sixiy-five years ago and a number of other relics. Mrs. Parrish concluded by stating her tirm belief in spiritualism. “I have been a church member all my life until two years ago and always feared to die; then I became convinced of the truth of the spiritnalistic philosophy and I bave no iear now.” Mrs. Post made a graceful little speech, which was much applauded, and Miss CHARTING THESE WATERS The Arduous Work of the Coast Survey in San Francisco Bay. Soundings Show That the Channels Have Drcdeed Themselves a Greater Depth. The work of surveying the bay of San Francisco, which has heen progressing un- | der the direction of the Hydrographic Office at Washington for the past year, after having suffered interruption in con- sequence of the detailing of the two steamers Gedney and McArthur to act as stakeboats on the trial trip of the Oregon in Santa Barbara Channel, is to be re- sumed as soon as some mInor repairs can be made on the two steamers. Nearly all of the bay, only excepting the waters in front of the City front, have been surveyed and the results forwarded to Washington. For the present the ap- per part of the bay will be worked upon from a line extending from Fort Point to ‘West Berkeley north to Mare Island. The survey is a work of magnitude and is d ependent upon conditions of wind and | weather for rajid progress. The vessel must steam slowly from point to point, the sounding being accurately re- corded, the height of the tide noted, and the bearings of the shoals or depressions of the bay bottom correctly observed. From this slow and arduous labor charts are made which must be compared with the work of.earlier years, that changes may be fully ascertained. During the present survey several hith- erto unknown obstructions to navigation have been discovered and chartered spe- cially on the Marin County shore. Thefinal report will recommend that some mens- ures be taken to remove them. ‘The last hydrographic survey of the bay was made in 1882, and the opinion was gen- eral among navigators that the present suivey would show a decided shallowing of the d-pth which was then recorded. Captain Osborn, of the Gedney'says that the contrary has been found to be the case, and that the bay is wiquestionably decper than it was fourteen years ago. On the Shenandoah shoals, north of Angel Island, where tile survey of 1852 showed a depth of only three feet at low water, there is now fully six feet, and in every stoal so far ex- amined the same resuit has been shown. The greatest depth yet discovered is seventy fathoms, directly opposite Fort Scott, where the bay is narrowest. The swrongest currents are in Raccoon Straits, whicn at times run ten miles an hour, crealing the dangerous eidies that every navigator of the upper bay distinctl’ avoids, To form some idea of the worl which is doue by the surveyors, it has, been found neces<ary to take no less than 27,000 soundings in the space running from Point Bonita to the Alameda shore and not over one mile in width. The most difficult part of the work has been surveyed, but Captain S8anborn is of the opinion that fully two years’ more time will be required in order to complete it. DETECTIVES NOW HAVE A “CLEW." Murderer Blanther Writes and Tells Them Where He Is. CLAIMS TO BE INNOCENT Accuses Dr. James £cott of Kill- ing Mrs. Philipina Langfeidt. HE PROMISES TO SURRENDER. But He Will Do So Only if Assured That His Liberty Is Not to Be Curtailed. There are no buzzards hovering over the dead body of Josef Blanther to indi- cate its location, as in the case of his fel- low-murderer, Dunham. The festive Aus- trian ex-officer cut Mrs. Philipina Lang- feldt’s throat on the night of May 15 in this City, and, in the coolest manner possi- ble, he washed his hands of the whole affair, including the blood of his victim, and quietly slipped through the fingers of the astute detectives in Captain Lees’ corral. The latter have sent out hundreds of circulars describing the murderer, each having two portraits of the man who is wanted and a copy of Governor Budd’s proclamation of a $1000 reward for his capture and conviction. From the most recent developments Blanther does not propose to be hunted up and found by buzzards. He wants to give the deteclives another guess as to his whereabouts, to see if they can do better than before. What purports to be a letter from the murderer has been received in this City and 1s now in Captain Lees’ possession. It is postmarked Atlanta, Ga., May 28, 1896, and declares boldly that the writer, J. E. Blanther, did not kiil Mrs. Lanfeldt, but that he is now on his way to Cube, where the real murderer, one Dr. James Scott, has sought refuge and where he proposes finding him in order to bring him back, dead or alive. Baut, according to the writer of the let- ter, should he fail to capture this Dr. James Scott he will returnto this City anvhow and stand trial on the charge of wmurder. There is but one condition imposed, that he be not placed under arrest or his liberty curtailed in any way before or dar- ing his trial. He is satisfied that he can present such a strong case that acquittal must necessarily follow a judicial hearing. Captain_Lees, as well as Georze Dodege, who was Blanther’s friend, believes that the letter is genuine; but they likewise be- lieve, from the statements made therein, that Blanther is as big aliar as he 1s a bold murderer. Reviewing the many statements in the letter, evidently made to prove his inno- cence, Blanther speaks of his having spent the night of May 16in a hotel on Washington street, Oakland. He had gone there, so it is stated, not to sleep but to think over the situation, as he had been apprised of the murder through read- ing Saturday’s afternoon papers. Inthese he nad seen his name in big type as the murderer, and having no means to pro- cure bail preferred to keep ‘'shady.” Then, again, his visit to Oakland that evening was for the gurpose of discover- ing Dr. Scott to hand him over $100 which he bad obtained by selling two diamonds the physician had given him the day previous. Cnflptain Lees sums these statements up briefly : “They are lies,” he says. ‘‘Blanther nas no doubt seen some of the publications about himself and the murder case before we got on his track. He does not know of subsequent events and he makes state- ments we can easily disprove. “‘For instance, he claims to have been in Oakland on the night of May 16, That is not 2 fact, for the ticket which was re- turned to this City from EI Paso shows that it was purchased Saturday night, the 16th, at Martinez. Blanther rode on that with Conductor Bell clear to Lcs Angeles and continued his trip to El Paso. “Asto Dr. James Scott, there is no such man. The name is fabricated. “The man_is unknown to the Kleine- bergs, wnere Mrs. Langfeldt Jived, and they were personally acquainted with all the old lady’s visitors. +No, Blanther is the true murderer, rob- ber of the dead woman, his victim, ani the man who, having secured the ¢iamonds, handed them over to George Dodge to borrow money on them as coliateral.” Captair. Lees does not believe, as is stated in the letter, that it was ever writ- ten on the train eastward bound. The writing is fine, regular and executed with a fine steel pen. His idea is that some- where down south Blanther penned the letter and gave it to some acquaintance made on the train with instructions to post it in Atlanta. The letter isnot dated ex- cepting by the postmark on ‘the envelope. “I do not care to say where I believe Blanther is,”” stated the detective, *‘but I do not believe he mailed that letter in Atlanta.” George Dodge was seen last evening as he returned from a trip to Alameda. He bad just heara for the first time of the al- lezed Blanther letter. Said he: “The fact of a letter having been re- ceived in this City from Joset Elnnther is no surprise to me, as from my knowledge of the man's character I expected just such a thing to happen. I believed, how- ever, that a letter would come to me if to any one, as I always felt that Blanther, though he might be guilty of the murder imputed 1o him, would make an effort to communicate with me to give me some evidence which would prove my entire 1n- nocence in the martter. I beleve yer that 1 will hear from him in some manner. *‘Of course, I am ready to grasp any straw of evidence that may tend to vindi- cate a man for whom 1 had a feeling of strong friendship. ““The story which Blanther tells in his letter—an attempt to throw the crime onto the.shoulders of ‘Dr. Scott,’ sounds ex- tremely flimsy, perhaps, to many, but to me it expresses a theory that I have al- ways had vaguely in my mind that per- haps there has been some one else con- cerned in the death of Mrs. Langfeldt. “That Blanther had met and talked with a person answering in some degree the description given in his letter of the mysterious ‘Dr. Scott’ is a fact to my cer- tain knowled.e. “On two occasions while walking on Market street in my company buta few days previous to the night of the crime, Blanther had stopped and spoken with a gentleman who, if there be any truth in bis statement, may be the party he refers to in his letter. L have carried on, simply for my own satisfaction, a quiet little investigation on lines following certain ciews of my own that mcy or may not have any bearing on the ca-e. I have for several days been on the lockout for the individual whom Blan- ther had met and talked to, but so far have been unable to find him. “Of course, the statement in Blanther's letter that the diamonds he had in his possession the Saturday after the murder to have him explain,” | of Mrs. Langfeldt were given him by ‘Dr. Scott’ is an zcknowledgment that he lied to me when he said that they came from Mrs. Marks, and also that the letter of author.zation to me from that lady was a forsery. z “f have no opinion to offer in regard to Mr. Blanther's truthfulness when he states that he is innocent of the crime which has brought his name and mine as well into such unenviable prominence, but I cherish a strong and lively hope that he will come back, as he so earnestly | promises to do, either impelled by his | own free will, or by the strong force which the police authorities are likely to exert sheuld he fall into their bands. “There are several matters I would like A BULLET oNDS IT ALL A, H. Joseph, Formerly a Police Patrol- Wagon Driver, Takes H Own Life. A. H. Joseph, formerly the driver of tne | California-street station patrol-wagon, | committed suicide by shooting himself | through the head yesterday afternoon. The desperate deed was committed at the | home of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Lizzie ‘Wolt, 419 Union street. Up to a few months ago Joseph held a good position in the police department. He contracted evil havits, however, re- suiting in the loss of his situation, as well | as the affection of his wife. He refused to | contribute anything to the support of his | Lamil_v and a few days ago the wife left im Yesterday noon he went to the house of | Mrs. Wolf and going directly to a room re- | served for him ended his life by putiing a bullet through bhis brain. David, his | eidest son, ran to the room and found his | father stiil aiive. Officer Jennings sum- | moned the patroi-wagon, but Joseph died | before it arrived. A letter addressed to | his wiie and reading as follows was found on the dres-er: SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., June 3, 1896. ' Gus: 1 hope that you are coftented now that I am no more. Afl that I have tosay is that you drove me to take my life, aud the sin, ii there is any, will lay on your head, for it Was through your acts that I have been com- | velled to do it, | 1f you had listened to me yesterday and had | come home ail would have been right. You | know in your heart that I tried to do the best | for you and the boys that I could. Inave | tried to get steady work, but eouldn’t get it 1o | do. You are to blame for all the trouble, for it | you had not listened to your mother you | would not have acted as you did to me. I hope and pray to God to forgive you and to change your heart. This morning I wrote you asking you to meet me. You ignore me as if [ wus a inad dog. Ary, for God’s sake, Gus, for with my lasi breath I iove you still, to stop drinking and bring up our dear children honest and up- right, and don’t let the world say that Guod-by, acd God forgive you for the way yo(\)x nave acied to me. | | Joseph’s boys had no raising. | 1 | . ! more, my beioved wife, for I love you me now as the day that we were married, Lsuy good-by. Kiss the boys for me; God biess | you and my dear boys. Good-by forever. From | your heart-broken husband, A. H.JOSEPH. | Born on the 17th of September, 1841. MANAGER VINING SCORED. the Judge Conlan Dismisses Battery Charge Against Fred Wagner. | He Characterizes the Transfer Rule; as Unnecessary and an Arbi- | trary Proceeding. | | Fred Wagner, contractor, appeared in | Judge Conlan’s court yesterday morning | to answer to the charge of battery pre- ferred against him by Conductor W. H. | Brewster of the Castro-street line. Wagner was a passenger on the Powell- street car on the evening of Monday, May | 25. He got a check at Market and Powell streets, and as a Castro-street car was | passing at the time he ran and caught it. | Conductor Brewster refused to accept the check, telling Wagner that he should have changed 1t for a transfer with the official at Market and Powell, and de- manded another fare. Waener refused, as he had already voaid his fare, and Brewster and the gripnian attempted to eject him from the car. He resisted and a large crowd gathered and jeered at the two officials of the comvpany, who were re- enforced by Policemen O'Day, Riley and two others. A riot seemed imminent when Wagner poured oil upon the troubled waters by ccnsentinz to be ar- rested for battery upon the conductor, although the other passengers proteste that he had not laid his hands upon either the conductor or gripman. The courtroom was crowded. and several of Wagner’s fellow-passenuers were pres- ent to give their evidence in his favor. The Judge did not take many minutes to dispose of the case. He read the com- plaint, and without calling for any testi- mony ordered that the case be dismissed. he defendant,” said the Judge, “acted within his rights in refusing to pay an- | other fare or to leave the car. The check whici he received from the Powell-street conductor was sufficient evidence of the fact that he had paid his fare, and should have been accepted by the conductor of the Castro-street car. “The cable company has no right to put NEW TO-DAY. GAIL BORDEN 'EAGLE Brand «~CONDENSED MILK.. | F. L. SWEANY, M.D a passenger to the inconvenience and delay of changing a check for a transfer when a check would answer the purpose. It was an arbitrary proceeding and against the public interest.”’ MISSION A C ATION. The Twentieth-Streot Branch of the ¥. M. C. A Will Be Reopened. The Twentieth-street branch of the Y. M. C. A., which wasclosed on the 1st of May, has been reopened ani will henceforth be known as the Mission Y. M. C. A., though it will be run inde- pendently of the main association. The branch was closed, as it was found not to be paying running expenses, and the association is not in a position to run anything at a loss that it can possibly avoid. The place was leased, however, and the association had therefore to take steps to find a sub-tenant for the lease. A number of residents of the Mission, hearing of this, resolved that the branch woutd not be closed for long, if their efforts could reopen 1t. 2 On Tuesday night an enthusiastic meet- ing was held there, over which Joseph G. Sanchez presided. The sense of the meet- ing was unanimous in the desire to con- tinue this branch, though it was deter- mined to do so independently of the main association. A constitution was presented and read, though its discussion was re- served for a meeting which will occur on Thursday week. Dr. Thomas Fletcher was appointed sec- retary pro tem. Johu J. Spear, State sec- retary of the Y. M. C. A,, was present and assisted at the deliberations of the meet- ing, the members of which dispersed full of enthusiasm for the prospects of the Mission branch. ——————— Walter Goldsmith Weds. Walter Goldsmith, tne specialty artist, of the well-known and popular San Francisco artists Gilbert and Goldie, was united in marriage yesterday to Miss Bessie Chase of Hollister by the-Very Rev. Father Prendergas NEW TO-DAY. GLOOH OR GLORY Some Choose the Eormer and Go Through Life Complaining. Others Choose the Latter, and Are Full of Vim, Vivacity and Manly Vigor, Which Insures Success in Business and the Fullest Enjoyment of All Privileges and Favors Vonchsafed By Nature. ' Some one bas said that ‘‘man is born cry- ing, lives complaining, and dies disappoint- ed.” Thisis true in a great many cases. 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