The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 18, 1897, Page 9

i S o P » THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY JANUARY 18, 1897. 9 F THE HALL HAD ONLY BEEN LARGER More Dancing Room Would Have Removed Oak- land’s Society Sting. Many Politicians Still Seeking a Joker in Monday's Election. The Need of a Jail for Young Women Again Brought to Police Notice OARLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL,] 908 B 7.4 After all there is no one was blackb Club. Explanati een a iety of exc e been advanced e as ingenion numerous. Al- many u t on the list of they were in- the vited n b favored y motive wielding, because tt P till it was i mittee, the personne > no one. The names of hemselvesare & guarantee against practices. It would, of course, rable to the exclusive Cotillion to have 2 single name appear, » mustbe something to indic ; Will Mrs. W. R. B. aw, Mrs. Belle of these ladies, however, Know d the committee who re- the applicat for invitations P. 0. box 200, altough all admit » member of the club tald something e true, although d from his words is e is always trouble 1 vroceedings,” he can’t be helped. You see, have to be arranged so that zenial people only can meet: be cuided by circumstances. isnot a hall large enough ho would like to at- this had {o be con- y don’t know who did it—it's too several names were nesday’s list after by a secret com- ittee, should not feel ted or aggrieved. It was all due to ness, or unintentional oversight, lack of a capacious hall, so say although hat excase could be made for that mittee should an adequate, hall be considerably clieved when the Republican convention is over. There has been so much said the motives of the City Central ttes in selecting a committee to t the delegates that no one will solutely safe that the pack does not tain a jokor until after the hand is ng that it should t were the Uity Central Committee. Fred A. Campbell and A. L. Mc- herson, appont George C. Pardee and rmest adherents to name a Republi- pal convention and the re- ccepted, it is so like the ether of the lion d the le are forced to wonder. s very possible that thisis a case in wh good may come of evil. It has been known for a long time that Fred Campbell has not been in harmony with t represented by George de 2 and Thomas Caruthers and it is d in quarters that he (Camp- party machinery over to mers for the purpose of getting h those who had not stood by There is no need for either party to saction to explain any further. nas been a job perpetrated the ions will show it. Should it ap- bere was a slate fixed up the be defeated. If everybody bas good faith the Republican ticket will wir he necessity of a place where girls and ren can be kept while waiting for was made very clear last week. a Johneon was charged with a crime, there is no place to put her in the C n, except with females old in vice. eral days the girl was geptin the ’s apartment, and finai 1dge Veod consented to greatly reduce the bal, becanse Miss Joknson could not be kept in & decent place. Some months ago Cnief of Police Lloyd laid this matter before the Christi deavorers, but they decided that it s not within thbe lines for which the organized. Whether it was within th scope or not cutsno figure. It is not tbeir place to look after young folks who have been arrested. It is the duty of the city to provide a proper place with proper attend- ance for young veople, and Chief Lioyd should not give the City Council any peace till he gets what he wants and which is so urgently needed. A prisoner is not permitted to suffer for want of attention. Why then should a child’s mor: be exposed to vitiation without protest? StoarT W. Boors. FARMERS' INSTITUTE. It Will Open at Livermore on Monday , Next. OAKLAND, CAL, Jan. 17.—The Farm- ers’ institute, under the auspices of the State University, will meet at Livermore o-MOITOW. A very interesting programme to cover two days’ meetings has been arranged. The insiitute will be opened with a pa-’ yér by E. 8. Adams upon the relation of the State University to the farmers, This is deemed of special im portance. Resistant Vines,” a subject of moment rowers, will be discussed by re. “Olive Culture” is the theme Doty’s paper. Professor N. E. t of cattle feeding and will deductions drawn from experi- at the State Agricultural station Jalentine Alviso, a pioneer rancher of the valley, will give some reminiscences of early farming in California. Professor J. W. Connell of the Livermore High School will speak upon ‘“Agriculture and the High Schools.” Projessor Jaffa will han- «!le suggestions for the home table. ;i On the second day Professor Jaffa will open the institute with a talk upon **Cali- fornia Creamery Butter.” E. O. Hahn will illustrate, with a large number of specimens, the results of experimental to- bacco culture. Horse-breeding was as- pigned to H. P. Mohr. J. A. Fiicher will discuss foreign markets, and Mrs. W, W. Cunningham will speak on *“Home Mar- kets.” State Highway Commissioner n- n | carrier was remiss | have been left | Marsden Manson will close with a talk ou the value of good roads. There will be general discussions of the various sub- jects. A question box for inquirers will be placed within reach of all. Populist Convention. .OAKLAND, OAL., Jan. 17.—The munici- pal Populist convention will meet to- morrow night at Kohler & Chase’s Hall, A caucus of delegates was held to-day and there is ample evidence that there will be lots of harmonizing required to make nominations harmonious. BISHOP NEWMAN'S ADDRESS. He Speaks Before a Large Audience in the University Town. BERKELEY, CaL, Jan. 17.—Bishop J. P. Newman preached a stirring sermon at Trinity Methodist Church this morning to a large audience, among" which there was an appreciable number from the other churches of Berkeley, as well as from the university faculty. The topic of his dis- course was *The Phiiosophy and Blessed- ness of Christian Experience,’”” and was d upon the words found in John 1: “We speak that we do know and testify that we have seen.” In the treatment of his subject he drew inferences from the material world to guide him in reaching conclusions as to things spiritual. His address was elabor- ated with copious reference to science, philosophy and history. He said that as our senses and intellects are the bases in our mode of thought concerning things tomporal so should they be our guite in E L. It was his belief that man be guided by his own con- science, and that he should have a Chris- tian experience of his own. His address was, in part, as iollows: agreed that the testimo Man has | | | es 13 I the rel , and God has or- d so they are. Society trusts 1ses ere in the one roll up Lill as he is tosee1t nill. Such is the integrity of your e stand aghast at the word super- 5 menns that there is some- bove nature; that there are gradations the Supreme Being is approached, s are super to man, 5o 15 the Lord ¢ angels. The day will come gy will have the courage to say es are the mere exvression of His power; that they are merely the out- | ward manifestations of His super capabilities. WiLL GTEHFFAHEE. Christian Endeavorers Change Their Date and Go Ahead. Falkinham Denies That Enter- tainments Are Harmful and Says There’s a Mistake. Mr. ALAMEDA, Car., Jan. 17.—The farce to be given by the Christian Endeavor So- ciety oi the First Presbyterian Church on February 12 has been set for Tuesdsy evening, February 9, the pastor to the con- trary notwithstanding, At least that was the word given out to-day by the social ‘committee, which has the matter in charge. Thacommittee consists of Joseph Joseph Falkingham, Chairman of the Social Committee of the First Presbyterian Christian En- deavor. . Falkinham (cbairman), Miss Alice Hand, Miss Belle Morton, F. A. Burrell, Miss E. A. Hobler and Miss Eisie Hutton. Mr. Falkinham is considerably worked up over the affair, and declares that the published stateraents are untrue. He be- lieves that the reporters either misunder- stood Mr. Brush or the latter misunder- stood the reporters, Be thatas it may, he is determined to give a fair interpretation of the case. “I am sure Mr. Brush knew of our in- tention of giving the entertainment,” said the chairman, “an@ he gave his approval by saying, ‘I hope you will be successful.’ He has not asked us to give up, but to-day said that he would rather not have iton the 12th, as that came too near to com- munion Sunday. I asked if it might be set for the 9th and he said, ‘Yes.’ “Mrs. Harry F. Sheldon has charge of the farce, and the others in it, so far as I can remember, are G. Goggin, H. F. Shel- don, Belle McCurrie and Bert Burreil. They are among the best people in our ociety aud _I am sure they would not giveitup. We never have had an enter- tainment of this kind since the King's Daughters gave up their organization, and we have never had so many outsiders at the church, either. Mr. Brush will ad- mit that these gatherings tend to bring the unconverted to our churches.” Wiil Play for Charity. ALAMEDA, Cav., Jan. 17.—The resi- dents of this city arelooking forward with great interest to the coming production of Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing” m this city. The performance will be given February 5 in Linderman’s Opera-house, and the entire receipts will 20 to the Woman’s Exchange. The Avon Dramatic Club, whieh will present the piece, is under the direction of Mrs. Julia Melville-Snyder, well known to all play- goers a few years ago. Garden of Singing Flowers. ALAMEDA, CarL, Jan. 17.—The choir of the First Congregational Church will give a novel entertainment entitled “Gar- den of Singing Flowers,” in which the various popular flowers will be repre- sented by young ladies in suitable cos- tumes. The first part of the programme will be rendered oy Miss Josephine Pat- terson and_Messrs. A. 8. Rhorer, C, Jack- lin and E. D. Crandall. Death in 01d Age. ALAMEDA, CAL, Jan. 17.—Captain Cbarles F. Thorn died in his eighty-first year last evening at his home on Sherman street and Clinton avenue. He was one of the oldest and best known masters sailing through the .Golden Gate. He held large fand interests in Monterey, —_—————— A recent invention is a shoe with a hinged sole for the purpose of facilitating putting it on or off. —————————— TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY, Take laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All drug gists refund the money if it fails to cure, 25¢ n may become | ry be at iault, but | NO APPEARANCE OF THE SLATE Republican Delegates Give No Indication of Being Pledged. No One Is Certain of Receiving Any Particular Nomi- nation. The Old Municipal L:ague’s Position Is One of Patient Waiting. OARLAND OFrFICE SAN FRANCISCO UATLT,) 908 Broadway, Jan. 17. The Republican City Convention will assemble at Elite Hall to-morrow night, and no convention for six years has been so surrounded with interest. The last two biennial municipal cam- paigns have been carried on to a certain extent along party lines, but the powerful Municipal League has really named the successful ticket. Owing to the peculiar arrangement by which the present dele- gates are named the strength of the league is now embodied in the regular Repub- lican party, and the opposing element does not yet sea where it is 1o land. The position of Mayor Davie is of much interest at this time. He has declared his intention of being a candidate to succeed | himself, but he cannot say on what ticket he will be found. Davie’s standing is unusual. He was nominated by Populists two years ago, but he cannot be called a Populist at this time, although he is probably no less strong politically than formerly, but his strength is from. different quarters. In view of the developments of the water- front question, for the recovery of which Davie laid the foundation four years ago, he should be an exceptionally strong can- didate at this time. The doubt existing over the nomination that will be tendered Auditor Snow will not be cleared up until the convention meets. Should he not be nominated for Mayor he will almost certainly be placed in line to succeed himself. There are so many candidates for every place that there Will certainly be several independent candidates. They will pro- tect themselves from being designated bolters by declining to admit that they approve of the appointment of delegates, instead of electing them. 1t is very evident that the great mass of voters are taking little interest in the party designations of tickets,and it is plain that when all the nominations are made every- body will make his own choice. In the absence of any primary law little is being said about the matter. 1Itis gen- erally recognized that witiout a law a primary is simply a farce, and even those who fought so hard for it now express an unwillingness to bear the expens THE VACCINATION E‘ANGLE. Dr. Rowell Is Fuming Over'the Crit- icisms Passed Upon Him. BERKELEY, CAL., Jan. 17.—The affairs of the Berkeley Board of Education are in a tangle. The vaccination question has well nigh reached a crisis, and Health Officer Rowell is after Director Norton’s scalp for an imputation reflectin: upon the former’s character and integrity as a town officer. All these things will come up for settiement at the board meeting to- morrow night. Dr. Rowell’s erievances against-Director Norton will probably be the first thing to be disposed of. What has caused this friction between the two officials is & statement reported to have been made by Mr. Norton at the last meeting of the board, to the effect that Dr. Rowell has a sliding scale of prices, ranging all the way from 15 cents to $2 50, which he uses in making his charges for inoculating with the virus. Dr. Rowell flatly denies_this, and furthermors states that what Director Norton said is a “ma- licious falsehood from beginning to end. If I was talking to his face,’’ said Dr. Rowell to-day, “I would put 1t consider- ably stronger, but to say that he has told a falsehood is heavy enough for publica- tion. “He has said of me that I was holding my job as Health Officer for personal gain, and that 1 consider a slander on my character and reputation. I will show Norton that I know he has assailed me with malice ulorelhotht, and will be pre- pared to absolve myself before the board from the pollution into which Norton has tried to cast me.” Dr. Rowell will recommend to the board that they now rigidly enforce the Btate law compelling vaccination in the pubiic schools, which will mean of course that all pupils who are not immiediately inocu- lated shall be prevented from attending recitations. Only about three-quarters of those in the public schools have complied with the law. Of the remaining one-quarter about half have not been well enough to be vac- cinated, and the others appear to be hold- ing off, so Dr. Rowell says, on account of the obstinacy of their parents. A storm of opposition to the enforce- ment of the law is expected from the par- ents of the unvaccinated children at the meeting, and in order to rise to the occa- sion Dr. Rowell will take along with him Town Attorney Hayne, who will Tepre- sent the legal side of the question. - Momorial to Dr. Richardson. BERKELEY, CaL, Jan. 17.—A memo- rial service in remembrance of Dr. George M. Richardson of the State University, who died recently in Athens, Greece, was held this afternoon at St. Mark’s Episco- pal Church. Nearly every professor at the university was present. During the service President Kellogg read a review of the deceased professor’s life and paid a high tribute to his qualities as a scholar, a gentleman and a friend. Professor Charles M. Gayley, who was an intimate of Dr. Richardson, in & few well-chosen words also eulogized the deceased member of the faculty. Death of Mrs. Simonds. BERKELEY, CAv., Jan. 17.—Mrs. John Simonds of 2419 Channing way, mother of Instructor E. H. Simonds of the State University, died this morning at her Lhome after a lingering iliness. Mrs. Simonds was in her fifty-fourth year, and had been prominently identified with many social and charitable movements in the college town prior to her illness. The funeral will take place Tuesday afternoon. B e Baseball at St. Mary OAKLAND, CaL, Jan. 17.—The stu- dents of St. Mary’s College intend to re- new baseball if it isin their power to do so. A baseball tournament has been ar- ranged by W.J. McCartney, who was re- cently elected baseball manager. This afternoon the first game of the tourna- ment was played. The .opposing teams lined up with great vim and much en- thusiasm was aroused. At the end of the seventh inning the score was 7 to 6 in fa- vor of the team whose battery was Cuneo and Hayward. The battery of the other team was Hastings and Armijo. Cuneo succeeded in striking out eight men, while his opponent, Hastings, struck out nine. An Ex-Politician L OAKLAND, Car., Jan. 17.—Joseph Dil- lon, the best-known of the early politi- cians of Alameda, is critically ill at his home in West Oakland. For twenty years Joe Dillon assessed this cuunrlfix and was one of the most prominent officials. He kas not .been active in politics for about eight years, DIVINE PROPHETS, Sermon by l(ev.’“fl»lh;m Kader, De- livered at the Third Congre- gational Church. The following is a synopsis of a ser- | mon delivered last night by Rev. W. | Rader of the Third Congregational Church : A prophet is not a fortune-teller. The origl- nal Hebrew root means “boiling or bubbling over.” The &ites chosen by the Grecian oracles were marked by rushing springs, which:bub- bled up out of the rocky recesses of the native hilts. So the Psalmist says: ‘My heart is bursting, bubbling over with good matter.” In the Indo-Germanic languages the word in- Qicates fermenting yeast or the steaming gey ser. The practical meaning of the prophet s &n interpreter; not a foreteller only, but a spokesman or expounder of truth, Hs's al- ways distinguished by splendid earnestness, wedded to & commanding piety grounded in convictions of right and wrong. There is a difference between the priest and prophet. The one interprets man to God, the other in- terprets God to man. The prophet is greater than the priest. | . Prophecy 1s the noblest passion of history, | belonging alike to neathenism and Christian- | ity. It is the mostimportant part of the Old | Téstament. It rings with the noblest elo- quence. Thunder rolis through this prophetic period. Thrones fall, but in il the clash and conflict the prophet stands unmoved with his | vision of a golden age. thien sedr placed the golden age be- Christian prophet loeates it in the . The three steps of prophecy known as the dream, the vision and the spiritual in- sight, are common to the religious world. The first is the most wonderful, the second is the most common and the third is the most rational. There is an evolution of prophetic gift, these artists have painted progressively. At first the dream outlines of & golden age, | and then u person becomes the incarnation of | these divine dreams, and we have Messianic prophecy. The burden of it all was that the best was yet to be. A great good was ex- pected. All the prophecies were not fulfilled. We still await the model state of Isalah, ana Jeremiah never saw the fullfillment of his predictions of a regenerated Israel. The model King has not yetcome, but those unful- filled proplectes do 1ot in the least invalidate the character of these men, or the messages they deliver. The predictive element in prophecy 1s by no meaus he most tmportant, The prophet is still the man for the hour. He stands Jor in. tellectunl honesty und for_the courage of his convictions. What this Nation ucods Is the | honest man. The time sefver is & popular menace. He who selis his thought is & traitor 10 truth. The man who “escapes from the ay- erage” is the true evangelist. We need men who speak for the living God as distinctly as the waves echo his almighty power. Many men speak for humanity, Champions of pop- ular liberty abound. Ihey lean on the bars of gilded saloons and | they stand on the corners of the street talking { for humanity. Men there are who shape their | thought according to the popular drift. | Epokesmen there are who interpret the plati- tudes of the masses. Diplomats are numer- ous who never venture far from the shore, and who are always anchored in the “conven- tional ignorance” of the people. Men abound wlhio have courage because they are in the ma- jority. But it is not the priest for whom the nations ery, but the man who comes with in- | tellectual fionesty, interpreting the mind of | God for the sake 'of the people. No manis | truly great who does not speak for God. Itis tnen, and then only that & man stands alone, and that is statesmanship; that is genjus. We need prophets who will stand before the organized vices of our times and spare not the seifish wishes of the people in their denuncie- tion of public wrongs. 1t is the prophet, not the politician, who will solve the temperance question and drive out many of the evils of our land. It 18 the prophet, not the priest, who will recover the greater truths of the revela- Hion and ot them forth a8 the very mind of od. The spirit of Christ is the spirit of prophecy. Christianity is the incarnation of hopefui courage. The world has uot been left without its prophets, St. Augustine was n prophet. John Wikeliffe, who saved the Bible and hon- ored reason; Martin Luther, who carried his convictions'and hurled ther in thunderbolts at the head of Charles V; Savonarola and Maz- zini, John Wesley, Fred Dennison Maurice and’ forace Bushnell were prophets. And Rev. Dr. Parkhurst, standing before the Tam- many ring of New York City,reproduces in the kinetoscope of our own times the splendid figures of Jeremiah and Savonarola of oid, But they have always been stoned. Whether they have appeared in science, letters, poli tics or religion, they have been stoned.” Always have they spoken within sight of the cross. ——————— Order Star of Bethlehem. Star of the West Lodge No. 16 has installed the following named officers for the ensuing term: Past commander, Sir Frank Sewall Brown; com- mander, Sir James A. Jacobs: vice-commander, Lady Mary I Easting: scribe, Sir Frank C. French; accountant, Lady Mabel Aldrich; su- Ter, Lady Eila P. Jacobs: chaplain, Lady @kna Aldrich; marshal, Lady Anna Kehn: {oslde senti- nel, Sir Roy Burt utside sentinel, Sir Harry A. Davenport; R. A. to commander, Lady Nellio Rowe; L A. (o commander, Lady Virginia Al- drich: R. A. to vice-commander, Sir John Elston; L. A.to vice-commander, Sir £. H. Case; as- sistant marshal, Sir Fred Meinhold; organist, Lady Dalsy Bello Jacobs. The lodge recently moved into the Maccabee T"]‘i‘.pl. on Misslon street and is reported doing wel Staff-Captain and = Mts. Merriweather, OAKLAND, Caw, Jan. 17.—Staff-Captain and Mrs. Merriweather, two of the best-known Eastern officers of the Salvation Army, commenced their labors in this city to-day. The staff-captain will have charge of the Oakland training gar- rison, where all the male officers are prepared for the central portion of the Pacific Coast. He was trained many years ago in the home corps of General Booth, and has been a long time in this country. The position of chief of the training garrison is one of great responsibility, and officers are not chosen to fill it until they have had a long experience. Staff- Captain Merriweather’s last appointment tas in Kansas. NEGLECTING THEIR OPPORTUNITIES The Terms of the Railroad Commissioners Rapidly Slipping 'Past. Can Bring Before It Southern Pacific Books, Papers, O/fi- cials and Secrets. A.]. Clunie Thinks the Present Path of Procedure Is Wrong—La Rue’s Opinion. . The strong probability is that, though the Southern Pacific officials are willing to compromise with and dismiss their present suit if the commission will con- sent to a reduction of 4 per cent instead of 8 per cent on grain rates, as related in yesterday’s CALL, a suit to restrain such a compromise will be filed by an outside party. Asa matter of fact, Attorney A. J. Clunie, who has represented the Rail- road Commissi.n in considerable litiga- tion, said he was quite positive that such a suit would intervene. Mr. Clunie was greatly surprised, as were a great many other people yesterday, that the idea of compromise had ever been born under the tiara that crowns the Huntington system. The suit now pend- ing is one of the most important ever brought in California, or railroad circles anywhere, and it is little wonder that the proposea compromise attracted so much attention. ’ “Who thinks,” said Mr. Clunie, “that the railrroad companywould compromise onadper cent gain rate unless it had some un derstanding with the commission in regard to reductions on other freight? I venture to say that a reduction ofigrain rates would carry with it other ireight concessions, or it would not be made. ‘Would the commission thus abandon its opinion in regard to freight in general for & little concession of one article of trans- portation? I guess not. “I do not speak for the commission, but I bhardly think that such a proposition would be entertained by Commissioner Stanton or Commissioner La Rue. This proposed compromise is thrown out by the railroad company probabiy as a feeler. My own opinion about this whole litiga- tion is that it is being done in the wrong and the least effective way—in a way that will be of the least benefit to the people, if any benefit at all comes out of it. *“The commission should take this mat- ter of investigating freight rates, operating expenses, lixed charges and profits into its own hands, as it has power under the constitution to do. It has the broadest possible power, and if that plan were adopted the commission would get the facts it wants, or there would be more sensational results than might develop from the company’s books. Commis- sioner Stanton takes this view of the situ- ation. He introduced a resolution at a meeting some time ago to the effect that the commission take the matter in itsown hands, subpena witnesses, examine the company’s bouks, etc. Nobody supported the resolution. Cnmmijssioner Rue thought that it might interfere with the pending litigation and with the plans of their attorneys. Of course the atiorneys, in the event of success, want to get all the glory they can out of il. Tt is clear to my mind,” continued At- torney Clunie, ‘‘that the policy of the rail- road company is one of delay. Ido not think they want a decision from the United States Supreme Court, for if it went against them it would be positively disastrous to them. “The term of the present Railroad Com- missioners expires in two years. Itis ex- ceedingly doubtful that the State will ever have another commission such as this. The railroad did not want Dr. Stanton, but they looked upon him as harmless, instead of which he has been the most ac- tive in the interests of the people. It is far better for the railroad company to have a Railroad Commission it can control than to have all the court decisions it-wants. Commissioner La Rue was elected in his district by a small majority. “Commissioner Stanton’s district is in the hands of the political bosses. The pext time the railroad will spare no contingent inducements to elect arailroad commission such as it wants. It won’t get even so far as the nomination of Stanton and La Rue. This is the best Railroad Commission the people ever had. pThe Railroad Commission dates from the adoption of the present constitution in 1879, and, up to the present one, no_com- mission has ever done anything. There will be delay and delay in the present litigation till theé terms of the present Commissioners expire. Itwill accomplish nothing, proceeding alongz the present lines of action, but if the commission takes the matter in its own hands it can s00n get at the bottom of the question of expenses and reasonable or exorbitant profits, “Imagine the Railroad Commission sit- ting as a court with the broadest possible powers, the constitutionality of which were recently sustained by Judge Mec- Kenna’s decision, subpenaing Vice- President Charles ¥. Crocker and asking bim how much salary he gets—whether it is $50,QQ0 or $500. If Mr. Crocker declines to give the information, the commission has power to fine the first vice-president heavily or send him to jail for contempt. 1t Mr. Crocker should courteously decline to go to jail, and he would doubtless de- cline in that manner if ne declined at all, the commission has authority to summon the court machinery and the State militia to enforce its sentence on Mr. Crocker. “Suppose Collis P. Huntington were caught in the State and asked concerning the nature of contingent inducements held out to Congressmen back at Wash- Hington, D. C., recently, verily Mr. Hunt- ington would have to satisfy the commis- sion on the point or be handed over to the custody of the Sheriff or draw on his per- sonal sack to pay a fine. “In truth the Railroad Commission has power to do all these things, as witness the following excerpt from article XII, section 22, of the State constitution, which gave it birth and upholds/its dignit; Said commissioners shall have the power, and it shall be their duty, to establish rates ot charges for the transportation of passengers and freight by railroad or other transportation companies, and publish the same from time to time, with' such changes as they may make; to examine the books, records and papers of all railrond or other transportation companies; and for this purpose they shall have the power to issue subpenas and all oter necessary process; o hear and determine complaints against railroads and other transportation companies; to send for persons and papers; to administer oaths, take testimony and punish for contempt of their orders and processes, in the same manner and to the same extent as courts of record and enforce their decisions and correct abuses through the medium of the courts. SACRAMENTO, Can, Jan. 17.—H. M. La Rue, chairman of the Railroad Com- mission, when seen at his home this even- ing relative to the proposition of the Bouthern Pacific to compromise the suit brought by that corporation against the commission stated that this rather sensa- tional development of the matter was not a very great surpfise to him. “For somé reason or other,”” he said, “I have had an impression that there wounld be some such outcome of the suit. Ihad either heard sumething intimating this or bad gained the idea from the fact that I knew the Southern Pacific would never let things come to that point where their books would have to be thrown open to a thorough investigation, ‘Ot course, if the -company decides to dismiss the suit, we could do nothing to preventit, We would then feel obliged, naturally, to make such reductions as we deemed proper. That is wherever we found rates on any branch or on any com- modity too high, we would reduce them. I believe, however, that this would be done only efter a proper investigation of the facts and circumstances connected with each case. “I hardly think a compromise of the matter is likely, but I would not care to express myself definitely until after I had consulted With the Attorney-General. “The talk about the suit being & heavy tax upon the people is simply nonsense. The commission is in earnest in this mat- ter and proposes to push the case toa trial on its merits. For this reason I am anxious that the bill ap‘prourinfiug $30,000 for the compensation of experts and other expenses in connection with the funding case should pass the Legislature. “So far as the railroad company is con- cerned, the amount involved is insignifi- cant, and the motive for the compromise is certainly not the desire to protect the revenue that would be lost by an 8 per cent reduction on grain rates.” AROUND THE DIAMOND. The Santa Claras Defeat the San Fran- cisco Violets at Central Park, Thevisitors from Santa Clara shut out the Violets in a hotly contested game at Central Park by a score of 8 to 3. The Santa Claras duplicated the Violets’ feat of last Sunday by scoring four runs in the first inning. F. Foley was the first batter upsand sent a hot grounder to right for a safe hit; Robinson gained first by bunting the ball in front of the plate and Foley went to second. Graham hit to O'Day and on his error reached first and filling the bases, Foley scored a moment later on a wild itch, as did Robinson on Pereeria’s sacri- fice hit. Farry kept up the good work by sending the ball over first for a hit. Sweert threw too late to prevent Graham from scoring. During the excitement Farry stole second with Fitzpatrick at his heels. Drahiceyich hit safe over short, but was thrown out trying to steal second. G. Foley was given a base on ballsand Farry scored on Fitzpatrick’s wild throw. Steffani ended the run-getting by strik- ing out. The visitors added one more run in the next inning and neither team was able to score until the eighth inning. The Vio- lets played in hardest kind of luck. Three times they had three men on bases, but Santa Clara’s clever pitcher would settle down to business and fool the batter by his large assortment of curyes. In the eighth inning the Violets’ substi- tute mascot removed the hoodoo and 0O’Day hit to the grandstand for two bases. Sweigert followed up with a pretty hit over third and stole second. J. Kelly hit to the pitcher and was thrown out. Egan, after having three chances to win fhe game when men were on_ bases, hit the ball to short and gained first on Foley's error. It was his only one, but had he not let it pass him: the Violets would have been whitewashed. Asit was O’Day scored. Sweigert fol- lowed him home ona poor throw to Foley. McCarthy hit over short for a safe hit and Egan went to third. T. Kelly then hit a slow ball to short and Egan beat the ball bome. Steffani steadied himself and struck Fitzpatrick and T. Kelly out, end- ing the mnnine. To show there' was no ill feeling the Santa Clara boys scored three more runs in the ninth. Graham reached first on a nit over short and came home on Pereira’s home run swat over the right field fence. Harry then smashed the ball over third for a hit and Ecan ran from center and got the ball, and thinking he could put the batter out, made a long throw to first, and as he misjudged the distance the ball went over the first baseman’s head into the crowd. . Before Sweert could recover the bal Farry was on third and scored on Sweert’s wild throw between third and howme. Drahicevich was struck out and Foley hit safely to righttield, Steffan: struck out and Carreira hit to third and out. The Violets were unable to do anythingin the next inning. < The feature of the game was the battery work of Steffani and Graham. The former held the Violets down to eight hits and struck ten men out. The Violets’ defeat may be attributed to Steffani’s clever pitching and the splendid support given him. The score is as follows: & F.VIOLETS. A.B. B. H 8B PO. A X 1. [ 1 1 2 [] 1 ot T tgr gliasio 23 915 ik S wy 1 3 2 12 1 1 0L5:0 (501 T Soe L T X b 4 T 1 o 0 o 1 1 6 1 o 1. Kelly, & £ 020N e ol 1 Flizpatrid 040 o e lo s @i e B H 8B PO A I 2 8 0 2 2 1 ey S R R T srw riol iy sy 4 1 2 3 o o o v 5 2 2 1 9 0 0 5 0 1 o 3 [ 0 [ e et o T ¢ 13 0 0 o 2 2 0 Carreirs, 2 b, &7 QAL 0 Ty Totals... POl Talir e T RUNS BY INNTNGS. San FranciscoViolets0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0— 3 Baso hit 2010010 51-8 Santa Clar 1100000038 Base hit £1010001 41 STaARY. Farned runs—Santa Clarss 8. Home rans— A Pereira and T. Hit by plicher—Grabam. ' Struck out—By lok b, by Steffani 10, Passed balls— Graham 2. Wild pitches—Fitzpatrick 5. Time ot game two hours. Umpire—McDonald. Scorer— | Lowry. | Presidio Athletic Grounds. | The California Markets defeated the Owls by a score of 24 to 15. The game was for $50 a side. g The Evening Posts defeated the Rlll-{ roads by a score of 20 to 10. The H. S. Crockers forfeited to the Britton-Reys. Other Games. The Piute Indians were to play the Ala- meda Alerts next Sunday, but a telegram was received that they would not arrive here until Friday. Mr. Pulsifer, their manager, thought it best that the game be postponed a weekto g allow them to be come familiar with the grounds. Next Sunday the Santa Claras will play the San Francisco Athletic Club. As both teams are evenly matched a great game is expected. A large crowd of rooters will be on hand, as both teams have a large follow- ing. The George H. Tay Company baseball club played two winning games yesterday at the park recreation grounds, the first with & picked nine, winning by a score of 16 to 11. The afternoon game was with the Oak- land Noveltys, the score being 10 fo 6. The feature of the game was the phe- nomenal parachute jump of J. Scott, for a high ball, The George H. Tays would like to_hear from amateur teams. Address P. A. Regnier, 616 Battery street. The Miller, loss & Scotts defeated the nine of Station D postoffice, at Central Park, Sunday morning, by a score of 21 to 9. 'The features of the game were the battery work of the Miller, Sloss & Scotts and the third base playing of young Brockhoff gf the same nine. The Thu: Lyons Jr.'s defeated the Dauntless basebal! club in an exciting pgame yesterday, by a score of 20 to 8. The victors would like to hear from any team under 16 years of age, Address all communications to R. McMahon, 811 Greenwich street, SBan Francisco. SMiction Sales AUCTION SALE. Assignee at the New York Stables, 507 Jessie Street, Above Sixth, ‘We will sell to the highest bidder, Thursday, Janu- ary 21, at 11 A. &, 1 pair Bay Horses: 1 Doubla ¥arn-ss, Robe, Whip and Blanket: Brewster Buggy, Pole and Shafts; a'so 3 good Business Horses; 8 Top Buggles; 2 Open Buggies; 1 Grocery Wagon, 1 Top Laund Wagon: 1 D Rockaway: 1 Butcher Cart; 7sets Single Har- ness: aiso a Gentle Pony,for lady or boy to drive or ride. This stock can be seen after Tuesday, January 19,1897, acd must be sold without feserve or 1tmit. M. J. MCBRIDE, Auctioneer. LECTORER RUTHVEN CAUSES A ROW Followed From Metropoli- tan Hall by an Angry Crowd. A Pamphlet Circulate:d in the Meeting Brands Him as an Ex-Convict. The Speaker Says He Was Once a Priest, but He Is Now Denounc- ing Catholicism, Victor M. Ruthven, who says he was at one time ordained as a Roman Catholic priest, but who is now lecturing for and under the indorsement of the American Protective Association, spoke at Metro~ politan Temple yesterday afternoon on “Romanism and Civil Liberty.” He announced that he would lecture at the same place on Tuesday night ‘‘for men only” on the alleged moral delin- quencies of priests. The lecture of yesterday was in itself Rot nearly so bitter as many that have been delivered from the same platform, but the speaker was followed by a number of angry people after he had finished and compelled to hasten to a Powell-street car for his safety. Speaking of the incident Eergeant Cone boy said: *I suppose the speaker was pursued“in a body by a hundred people, but a Powell-street car came along just in time and he dodged into it. I had twelve men on hand to prevent anything like a riot.” Before the speaking began a pamphlet entitied “Ruthven’s Record” was freely circulated at the door by the American Women'’s Liveral League. It siates that the speaker is a fraud, and that he served a term in the penitentiary at £ Pa., for obtaining money under false pretenses. When seen regarding the matter after the lecture the speaker said it was true that he had spent a year in the penitentiary, but he said he was persecuted by Roman Catholics. Speaking of the pamphlet, at the be- ginning of his address, the lecturer said: “The document contains just enough truth to be boldly misleading. Ism not here aftera job, a wife or a church, and my personal character does not enter into this question at all.” . 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