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) 2 ), ) THE SAN- FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 1897. T0 INVESTIGATE RATE-CUTTING Chicago Board of Trade and Federal Grand Jury in Dual Action. Will. Gather Evidence of the Violation of the Interstate Commerce Laws. L-ading Eastern Ruilroads Continue to Withdraw From Various Associaticns. CHICAGO, Iin. March 25.—The Chi- cago Board of lrade will, ou the 1st of next month, begin an investigation of | alleged extensive railroad rate-cutting on grain going East from this city, and it is reported that the special committees which have been appointed will have the assistance of the Interstate Commerce Commission and the United States Grand Jury. The plan is for the commission and the Board of Trade investigators to meet at- the same time and pursue a policy of mutval help, with the object of present- ing to the Grand Jury any evidence of a | viglation of the commerce law. If the developments of the dual investi- zation warrant such aciion a special Fed- eral Grand Jury will be called to consider the indictment of offending shippers and railroad men. The Board of Trade di- rectors ordered an investigation after they bad received for weeks vigorous com- plaints from shippers of grain who allege that- they have been shut ou: and are un- | able to move their grain owing to more favorable rates of transportation being ziven to their competitors by the rail- roads. Lasar Cooper & Co. and Carring- ton, Hanna & Co. are said to be two of the aggrieved shippers, and willing wit- nesses are said to be on hand to te: before any tribunal. The rate-cutting is #aid to have been done for more than two months by balf a dozen of the ten east- bound lines from Chicago. Oa corn for export the rate has been cut two to three cents a hundred pounds; on sall other grains two cents; on domestic corn five cents, and two a half to five cents on all other domestic grain. The roads arealso accused of manipulating rates by absorb- ing transfer and switching charges. The Federal officials hope that the in- quiry wili disclose criminating evidence agains: the alleged beef trust and its rail- road a¢complices. The effect of the grain rate discrimination has been to concen- trate the grain-shipping business here practizally in the hands of three firms, permitting only two or three others 1o bandle a small share of the business. FURTHER WITHDKAWALS. Failroads Continwe to Cut Loose From Associations. CHICAGO, Inr., March 25.—More with- drawals from railroad traffic associations came to the headquarters in this city to- day or were made known at the general tes of the companies. The Chicagoand Northwestern’s lawyers advised a sevef- ance of official ties with other roads, and the notice to this effect was received at the offices of the Western Freight As<o- ciation. Tbe Missouri Pacific, Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis and the St. Lonis and 8an Francisco also sent notices of withdrawal. Several Chicago roads which have not formally withdrawn in writing have practically done so by refus- ing to participate in any meeting except those of an informal aiscussive character, such as was held by passenger traffic offi- yesterday and to-day at the offices of Chairman Caldwell. There was also an informal meeting of general managers of Western roads in the office of Third Vice-President Ripley of the Santa Fe road, at which the future policy of those roads was talked over in the light of the Supreme Court’s decision. A conference for a similar purpose, except that it may take definite shape as to the Jegal and executive plan of campaign to be followed, has been called to meet in this ‘city to-morrow. The. participants will be the counselors and solicitors of the Ckicago roads. None ol the associations Hhere attempted o do anything to-day. ST. LOUIS, Mo., March 25.—The office of the Southwestern Traffic Association was open to-dey and routine business transacted. Secretary Campbell said of the future: “lf the exegutive officers of the roads which are members of this asso- ciation decide that the Supreme Court's decision applies to this organ ization we will have to suspend operations.” S REVIEW OF THE DECISION. Railroad Men Prepare to Act on the Supreme Court’s Kulings. NEW YORK, N. Y., March 25.—Per- haps'the most thorough review of the de- cision against the ns-Missouri Freight Association and the most concise state- ment of the effects of that decision was made to-day by former Judge John F. Dil- lon, himself a jurorof note. Judge Dillon said that he had the opinion of the ma- jority of the court in the case, but had not seen the dissenting opinion. He said: “Substantially three positions were de- cided by the majority. Firs, that the provisions of the anti-trust act, so cailed, on which the suit of the United States egainst the Trans-Missouri Freight Asso- ciation was brought, extend toand em- brace the business of inierstate transpor- tation by railways. Second, that the particalar agreement of the eighteen com- panies which constituted the Trans-Mis- souri Freight Association is an agreement jn restraint of interstate trade and com- merce, and therefore violates the provi- sions of the anti-trust act; and, third, that the United States has a standing in a court of equity under that act to enjoin the vio- Jation of its provisions in a civil proceed- ing. - EThe heart of the anti-trust act is the prohibition expressed in the following Janguage: ‘Section 1. Every contract, combination in the form of trust or other- wise, or conspiracy in restrainst of trade or commerce among the several States or with foreign nations, is hereby declared to be illegal, and punishable by a fine and imprisonment as a misd¢meanor; and the Circuit Courts of the United States are in- vested by the act with jurisdiction to prevent and restrain violations of it.” The case was argued in the Supreme Court by the Attorney-General on behalf of the United States and by Carter, Phelps and Dillon for the association. “The association’s counsel maintained that tbe trust act, as shown by the Congressional history of its passage and bts language, did not embrace the subjeot of rsilway transportation. They urged that the interstate commerce act, S! calied, passed in 1887 und amended from time to time in respects in which it had been found defective down to the passage of the anti-trust act, constituted a com- preliensive and minute code of railway regulation, and that theanti-trust act was not intended to cover the same subject- matter but was directed against known combinations which popularly wentjunder the name of trusts, such as the steel rail trust, Standard Oil trust, sugar trust, etc. The interstate commerce act prohibits pools; but it was admitted in the case that the treffic agreement in question was not a pool and did not violae any pro- vision of the interstate commerce act. “I will not eriticize or discuss the opinion of the court, but I am willing to state what it decided. On the first point it decides that all combinations which are in restraint of trade or commerce are prohivited by the anti-trust act, whether in the form of trusts or in any other form whatever, and that anti-trust act covers and, in the opinion of the majority of the court, was intended to cover common car- riers by railroad. “Then the next point decided by the court is that the particular agreement which was before the court, namely, the agreement which constituted the Trans- Missouri Freight Association, was an agreement which violated the enti-trust act, because, as held by the court, it was an agreement in restraint of trade or com- merce among the several States, as the court defines tha- expression. “It was admitted in the case that in point of fact ratesestablished under the agreement were not unreasonable; also, as stated above, that it did not establish a pool either of traffic or of earnings, and that each company was left free to -com- pete for and to get all the business it could; and it was also admitted that there was no intention on the part of the com- panies acting under it to violate the siat- ute or secure eny other end than to pre- vent rate wars and to establish and main- tain rates. 1 cannot regara the decision of the ma- jority as holding anything less than that the railroad companies cannot under the anti-trust act make any agreement, except possibly with connecting lines, for fixing or maictaining rates for interstate traffic, even though such rates are reasonable and although such incidental restraint as such agreement might put upon com- merce is a reasonable one. The court furthermore held that the United States under the act might bring civil or criminal proceedings to enforce its provisions.” R. K. Cable, president of the Rock Isl- and road, who is in New York, seid to-day in regard to the Trans-Missouri [decision: “I supposeour road will do the same as the other roads and withdraw from all traffic associations. Ido not see that un- der the decision there is anything else to do. The situation is rather gloomy. Rail- road business in the West is light.” James C. Carter, counsel for the Joint Traffic Association, to-day received the full text of the decision, and held a con- ference on the subject with George R. Blanchard, the commissioner, and Horace J. Hayden, the chairman of the board of managers of the association. Subsequently Blanchard had a talk with Chauncey M. Depew, the chairman of the board of con- trol of the association. A meeting of the lawyers for the different railroads in the association will be held in a few days, after which Mr. Depew will call a meeting of the board of control to consider the matter. Mr, Carter wiil appear before the board of managers to-morrow to advise it as to its course in the immediate future. ONE HUNDRED WERE AASSACAED Helpless Armenians Vic- tims to Moslem Fury S SEE YUPS AND THE SiM YUPS Peace May Now Follow the Bloody Warfare in Chinatown. Mission of the Delegation to Washington Resuits Very Satisfactorily. Minister Y:ng Yu Will Have Sen- tences Revcked I the Rivals Cease Hostilities. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 25.—The See Yups have won their fight against the Sam Yups. They are jubilant to-night and celebrating their victory in true Ori- ental style. Their representatives have had several confeiences of late with the Chinese Minister and went over the whole ground with him. To-night Yang Yu sent for Attorneys Campbell and Keough, who represent the See Yups, and they had a conference with the Minister and his counsel, Hon. John W. Foster, ex-Secretary of State under Harrison. T.e Minister acknowledged that he had taken an erroneous position with respect to this controversy, and now wished to say that all would be well if the See Yups would declare off their boy- cott against the Sam Yups and dismi their injunction against the Chinese Con- sul-General at San Francisco which was brought before Judge McKenna. The Minister said they need not dis- solve their corporations nor pay him any money. He said that if they wonld agree 1o these terms he would immediately tele- graph the Chinese Government to declare off all the suits against the seventeen men, who were given various sentences. Two were sentenced to death and the others to banishment and confiscation of property. The See Yups agreed to this, and the Minister then gave each of the ten China- men a certificate of good character. Attorneys Campbell and Keough say that the effect of Yang Yu's decision will be to stop all further highbinding and boycotting for some time to come. The party wili leave for Sau Francisco on Sat- urday. OF INTEKEST TO ITHE COAST. . Congresssman Maguire on BSingle Tax Before the Delawars Legislature. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 25.—At- torn ey-General McKenna was on the floor of the House fo hear his friend Dalzell speak on the tariff to-day. Judge McKenna believes the appoint- ment of Colonel Jackson as Collector will be a good selection. Judge Maguirs went to Dover, Del., to- night to deliver an address on the single tax by invitation of Delaware Legislature. Representative Barlow says he has been assured tbat he will be a member of the River and Harbor Committee. Judge Maguire says he will soon hold a competitive examination in San Fran- cisco for appointment of naval cadets. There are twenty-five candidates, Hon. Marion de Vries has been admitted to practice in the Unitea States Supreme Court, on motion of Judge Maguire. Pensions—California: Original—Patrick McCoy, Soldiers’ Home, Los Angeles; Jacob Grabill, Oakland; Alva D. Scott, Redding. Increase—Azron Hoag, Fresno: James M. Gardiner, Soldiers’ Home, Los Angeles; John Laverty, Los Angeies; Joun Nichols, Durham. Original wia- ows—Mary A. Kimball, Oakland. Oregon: Increase—Jonn Mitenbercer, Myrtle Point; Solomon B. Colivin, Flor- ence. Original widows—Frances Miller, Corvallis; Elizabeth V. Hall, Portland; at Tokat. Most Viggrous Protest Made to the Porte by the British Embassador. CONSTANTINOPLE, TURKEY, March 25.—Furtber and possibly more accurate details of the recent massacres of Ar- menians at Tokat, in the Sivas district of Anatolia, bave been received at the Ar- menian patriarchate bere. The first report of the affair was issued by the Government. This declared that fifteen Armenians and three Mussulmans had been killed. Little reliance was placed in the report, for the officials have always made it a rule to underestimate the number of persons killed in the vari- ous massacres. Later information was re- ceived at the embassies showing that fully 100 defenseless Armenians had fallen victims to the fury of the Moslems at Tokat, and this number, it was thought, was pr bably correct. The news received to-day at the patri- archate shows that these figures were ob- tained from reliable persons at Tokat and vicinity, and that the number of victims stated 18 without doubt correct. Sir Philip Currie, the British Embas- sador, made a most vigorous protest against the massacre in a note to the Porte. The note was said to have been the strongest ever delivered by an Embassa- dor to the Turkish Government. The re- sult of his action was shown to-day when the Sultan ordered the dismissal and im- mediate arrest of the Turkish officials at Tokat who are suspected of complicity in the massacre and the appointment of a special commission to try trem, It is believed that the British Embassa- dor will watch the trial closely to see that it does not prove a farce, as so manv trials of Moslem officials charge1 with the murder of Christians have been. The Armenian Patriarch also made a protest to the Sultan against the murders #t Tokat, and has added force to his pro- test by insisting that the Bultan shall ac- cept his resiznation, which was tendered some time ago. At that time the Sultan refused to accept it and promised the Patriarch that farther concessions would be made to the Armenians. His Majesty asked, however, that the granting of these concessions be deferred until after Easter. The massacre at Tokat followed. Eight Armenians were arrested here to- day as measure of precaution. the Govern- ment fearing that the news of the Tokat muassacre might precipitate an outbreak. The prisoners are suspected of hasing been eneaged in an attempt to make a demonstration here. Failure of a B-ncfit s-ociation. INDIANAPOLIS, Ixp., March 25. Order of Equity, a benefit associa signed to-day. The liabilities -roumnludl at $70,000 while the assets are said to be comparatively trifling. Sarah J. Harlan, Damascus; Adelia French, Lebanon; Ammitha A. Beene, Oakland. Pt C1VIL BERVICE IN THE ARMY. Coples of Orders tothe Engineer Depart- ment Sent to the denate. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 18.—In response to a Senate resolution the Civil Service Commission to-day sent to the Senate copies of ail its orders, etc., re- lating to the application of the civil- service rules to the operation of the Engi- peering Department under the War De- partment. This class was put under the civil service by President Cleveland May 6, 1896. The commission at some length shows what the law 1sand how persons are employed and adds that so far as the com- mssion is concerned there has been no cause for embarrassment in filling vacan- cies or in carrying on the operations in charge of the department. With respect to the fuiure the commission says 1t does not see how the provisions of the civil- service rules can interfere with or embar- rass the operations of the department. The commission says that it believes when its plans have been perfected the operations of the Eugineer Department wiil be conducted in a better manner than under the old system. st ol A 1HE DUIY ON COAL. Preposed te Make It Reciproeal With That of Canada. WASHINGTON, D. C., March 25.—The Republican members of the Ways and Means Committee are informally consid- ering an amendment to the tariff bill which will reduce the duty on coal from 75 cents to 60 cents per ton. The Cana- dian duty on coal is ‘60 cents a ton, and the intention of the committee is to make the duty reciprocal. It is argued that the superior quality of the American coal is in 1tself a veritable protection against the Nova Scotia product. The Republican members of the com- mittee are also considering the advisabil- ity of changing the paragraph relating to strawboards, upon which a straight duty of 20 per cent was fixed in the bill. It was proposed to write in an additional para- zraph having especial reference to straw- boards dyed and painted, and on these increasing the duty 5 or 10 per cent, prob- ably the latter. — Assistant Secretaris WASHINGTON, D. C., March 25.—There is no likelihood that any changes in the position of Assistant Secretaries of the Treasury will be made before April 1, and probably not until later in that month. All of the Assistant Secretaries—Wike, Curtis and Hamlin—promptly handed _in their resignations aftr March 4, but Sec- retary Gage has requesied them (0 remain until he look over the ground thor- oughly. Hamlin has informed Sec- retary Gage th.: he is anxious ro return to Bosiom and resume his law practice by April 1, and in no event can he remain bere longer than April 1. et Nationel Hom-s Management. ‘WASHINGTON, D. March 25 —The board of managers of t ation Soldiers’ Homes took under consideration this morning the case of the Leavenworth (Kansas) branch, and announced at 12 o'clock that the final action in the matter had been postponed until the next meet- ing of the board, which will probably be called a month from now by General Franklin, the president of the board. The Pplace of meeting of the next session h: not been decided upon. —_— JAPANESE GOLD STANDARD. Senator Wolcott Says It Will Hasten the Establishment of an International Monetary Basis, ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., March 25.—Con- cerning the recent action of Japan in adopting the gold standard Senator Wol- cott, who has but recently returned from abroad, after interviews relating to the proposed international monetary confer- ence on behalf of this Government, this afternoon said: “‘The monetary situstion in Japanisnot only interesting but most far-reaching, and perhaps not generally understood. The result which Japan seeks is to make permanent the depreciation of silver in relation to gold, and (o preserve thereby the advantages which this position natur- ally gives to Japanese agriculture and Japanese industries, and is not in any sense an attempt to equalize values. “There was a time in the history of the United States when we might have taken a step identical with that which Japan now proposes. 11, during the years of our Civil War, when our money was worth but. 50 per cent of the gold - ollar, we haa by law declared that henceforth' our dol- lar should be of the value of 50 cents only, in gold, our legislation would have been parallel with that which Japan evidently mtends. We chose to follow a different ath. L “The action of Japan accords in measure with that of Austria a few ye: since and with the action projected in Russia, with this. difference: ~Austria forced the permanent depreciation of its money, measured 1n gold, to the extent of some 16 per cent; Russia will establish a reduction of about 33 per cent in the value of its rouble, while Japan proposes to per- manently depreciate its exchange, relative 18 gold, 50 a8 to lower the value of the yen to about 48 cents on the dollar. “The action of Japan must not be con- strued as an attempt to establish and maintain & gold standard; it is simply an attempt to preserve the economic advan- tages which sha at present enjoys because of the gold premium which exisis Japan, and this at the expense of the great commercial countries of the world which have heretofore maintained the stability of their coinage as well as their financial integrity. “Of course, at the present price of silver, measured by gold, the result of the action of Japan would be to drive all its silver out of that country. It is premature, however, to attempt to forecast the full effect of her action in this respect. “The coufse of Japan must, in my opin- ion, only serve to hasten some agreement between the leading commercial nations of the world looking to a settlement of this question upon anintérnational basis.”’ e e Applicants for Positions. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., March 25.—The following applications for positions under the Treasury Department were made public this morning; For collectors of internal reveaue; G. W. Lawrence, Los Angeles, Cal., at San Francisco; G. T. Boggs. Stevensville, Mont., at Helena; ¢ B Milversted of Anaconda, Mont., ot Helena; Richard Lackey of Helena, Mont., at Helena; well City, N. Mex., at Santa Fe . R. Merrill of Deming, N. Mex., at Santa Fe. GRANT MONUMENT PARADE. Marines and Sailors of North Atlantic Squadron Wil Participate in the Inaugural C:remonies. NEW YORK, N. Y., March 25.—Flag- Lieutenant Hugo Osterhaus reported yes- terday at the headquarters of the Grant Monument insugural parade, at 1 Broad- way, representing Admiral ‘Bunce of the North Aulantic squadron. He announced to General Dodge that the North Atlantic tquadron, now cruising in the South, would gatber in the harbor on April 20, and that the entire squadron would take part in the naval parade. The marines and ssilors of all vessels will land on the morning of April 27, and with those from the navy-yard at Brooklyn march with the land parade. This will make as large a naval force asever paraded in the city on a similar occasion. General Dodge has addressed a letter to Secretarv of the Interior Bliss asking for the same representation of the Carlisle Indians that took part in the inaugural parade in Washington. The delegations from public, private and parcchial schools and military academies as estimated by Captain E. L. Zalinski, who has been ap- pointed to the command of this division of the parade, will number between 5000 and 6000. Applications for positions in the parade have been received from Major Warren R. Dunning, U. 8. A. (retired) for 127 cadets from the New York Military Academy at Cornwali, for 1000 men of the Grand Army Association of Westchester County, and for 175 men of the Third Virginia Volun- teers of Portsmouth, Va. Numerous ap- plications have been received from bicy- clists’ organizations, but the grand mar- shal can arrange no place for them in the marching column. 7HIS COUNT DILD PENNILESS, 4 Noble Pole Expeoted a Patrimony Which Never Came. NEW YORK, N. Y., March 25.—Edward Henry Count Stadniizky, scion of one of the oldest and most distinguished Polish families in Galicia, Austria, who date their ancestry back to the eleventh cen- tury, was buried yesterday from the St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Church. Count von Stadnitzky died in Bellevue Hospital last Sunday and was buried at the expense of a poor German who had befriended him for a year. The Count bad for the last few years lived in the hope of receiving the pro- ceeds from the settlement of the estate of his mother, but on the day preceding his death he received word that nothing was left for_him. The Count’s friends maintain_that he was the cousin of the wife of Ladislaus Hengel-Muller von Hengevar, the Aus- trian Embassador at Washington. The latter has announced, however, that Count von Stadnitzky was in no way re- lated to his family and that he knows nothing of the man. it P Found Drowned in & Catch Basin. CHICAGO, {11, March 25.—Grewsome evidence of an untimely and violent death’ was revealed by the finding of the head- less trunk of a man in a catch basin on the County Poor Farm this afternoon. Peter Hengle, assistant foreman of the grounds, while removing the lid of a large catch 8in, discovered the body floating in the water. The basin is lo- cated midway between the insane build- ing and the poorhouse of the Dunning in- stitution. An inxuest was held thiseven- ing and a verdict was returned that the unknown man met his fate by drowning. Stories of the attendants at the institu- tion agree that the caich basin rarely con- tains enough water to drown a man. Shovtage of a Postmaster. SCOTIA, NeBr., March 25.—The Post- master av this pluce is said to be behind in his accounts to the amount of $4817. The Postoffice Inspector has placed the office in the hands of the bondsmen untii the matter can be investigated. The shortage 18 supposed to be caused by spec- ulation on the board of trade in Chicago. S e TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY. Take Iaxative Bromo Quinine Tabiets. All dr: gists refund the money if itfails 1o cure 3%2 Jobn Davis of Max- | M8, RURTINGTON SLEPT AT FRESNO Taking Out Ail Heavy Grades of the Line to New Orleans. Says He Was Not Surprised at the Harbor Commission’s Decision. President of the Southern Pacific Will Be Here To-Day—In Good H:alth and Spirits. FRESNO, CiL, March 25.—Collis P. Huntington, president of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, arrived here to- night from Washington, D. C., on his spe- cial train of five coaches. He is on his annual tour of inspection, and is accom- panied by several prominent officials of the road and a number of ladies. Yester- day afternoon he visited San Pedro, and on hisreturn trip to Los Angeles stopped’ at the new sugar town, Los Alamitos. Last evening he made a departure from bis usual custom of not traveling at night and went to Santa Monica. There the spe- cial train was placed on the sidetrack and Huntington consented to see newspaper men. He pretended dense ignorance con- cerning the harbor matter, but talked vol- ubly and humorously. “I understand,” said he, “that the re- port has been made on the harbor ques- tion. I have not read it yet, but in time— when I get to S8an Francisco, which will be in a few days—Ishall read it, study up the law and decide what I shall do.” “You know there is nothing so good as quiet work. I don’t trouble myself about yesterday or to-morrow. I simply work by daylight, and when to-morrow comes it is to-day. “Do you intend to fight the decision as to the harbor? “No; I am not fighting anything.” “Will you bid on the construction of the harbor?” “Well, that belongs to the to-morrow. It is not advertised yet. We're out for all business in our line. This harbor matter may be settled tormorrow. It 1s in the executive department of the Government, and when they've perfected their plans whatever they decide on will go. I am not interfering with the Government. This report, as I understand it, contem- plates the expenditure of a great deal of money. The appropriation is for $2,- 900,000, but it will take a great deal more than that.” “How about the affairsof the Ceniral and Union Pacific?” “Central Pacific is all well enough—not in default. The Union Pacific is settling up—going to be sold out. I think the set- tlement whereby the Government gets $28,000,000 is a good and satisfactory one.” “Do you contemplate exiending the line to San Diego?” “Well, tuere’s nothing new about San Diego. It'sa plucky town. Idon’t think of extending the line now. but we may do it. We're common carriers and go where- ever there is business. The work on the coast line from San Luis Obispo to Santa Barbara is going on all the time and the road will be finished this year. Our roads are in good condition, especially be- tween here and New Orleans, and 1s the best service in the United Btates. Weare taking out some of the heavy grades, and expect that this year we won’t have any more than a 1 per cent grade.” When asked if W. F. Herrin, counsel of the road, was candidate for United States Circuit Judae, vice Judge McKenna, Mr. Huntington said: *No, he’s not a candi- aate. He would make a good Judge, and is a very able man.” “Were you not surprised at the decision of the Harbor Commission ?'" “No,” retorted Mr. Huntington, *“‘not very much. The make-up of the commis- sion was somewhat strange. 1 am told, however, that Colonel Morganis a good man.” In reply to a final question as to his action regarding San Pedro, Mr. Hunting- ton laughingly remarked: “I am waiting to see wiich way the cat jumps.” Mr. Huntington is as jovial as ever and in excellent health. On board his special car are Mrs. C. P. Huntington, Miss C. M. Campbell, New York; N. E. Dawson, Washington, D. C.; H. E. Huntington, General Manager Kruttschnitt and G. E. Miles. The train will lie over here to-night and the party will start for S8an Francisco to- morrow morning. The party retired early to-night. LOS ANGELES MONTE CARLO. Games and Sports of Ancient Greece and Rome 10 Be Revived in a Big Athletic Park. LOS ANGELES, Cin, March 25.—An atthletic park of immense proportions, in which it is proposed to revive the games and sports of ancient Greece and Rome, wiil soon be laid out by the Pasadena and Pacific Blectric Railway at the bamlet of Garvanza, midway between this city and Pasadena. The most elegant buildings will be erected, and a fine gymnasium is slready being planned. The exact site of the buildings has not yet been determined upon, but the ground- comprises all the valley in {he vicinity of the 60-foot-high Santa Fe bridge. It is also said that J. B. Maynes will build a $200,000 hotel. This caravansary will rival in completene: and beauty anything yet sianding in Southern California. The architecturs will be of the old mission style, and it will be an immenss rambling structure. The intention of the whole gigantic plan will be to the establishment and the operation of a second Monte Carlo. T KOMANCE FROM POMONA; Golden Sequel 10 an Old Quarrel Be- tween Two. Brothers. LOS ANGELES, Can, March 25— Btephen Gale, who lives in the foothills north of Pomons, has had a strange fortune come to him from a long-separated brother. Gale had for years been living in a poor little shack and raising lima beens and other truck for his living. He and his brother, Daniel W. Gale, gua reled and be struck out for the North- west. He never wrote but once to his brother. He drifted down the coast and finally came to Pomona in 1878. Daniel W. Gale died in Chicago recently, leaving a greas deal of weaith, and left a request that bis brother, if found, be cared for. He was found, but could not be persuaded to return to Chicago, sa it was arranged to provide for him to spend hh‘ufinin‘ NEW TO-DAY. LIVINGSTON BROS. That we wowld be welcomed, and welcomed most cordially, we had been led to suppose, but that such a widespread and generous reception would be tendered ws, surpassed our highest anticipation. The multitude which thronged our store proved, by its gracious presence, warm words and practical San Francisco and vicinity toward ws. eeds, the kind spirit of Such cordial beginning will srow into a long friend- ship of mutual interest. Our thanks are due to the people and we assure them that a continual and closer acquaintance of our ENTIRELY NEW STOCK and of owr modern METHODS of storekeeping will ever increase the good, will. Respectfully, days in his little home in the foothills. The mortgage on his place, soon to be foreclosed by one of the banks, was paid off and provision was made for & good house for him to live in. An arrange- ment was also made with the bank, whereby he is to be provided with all the money he needs. Fsdl SR FROM AFFLUEMNCE TO PUOVERTY. Sad Plight of the Man Who Laid Out Lona Beach. LOS ANGELES, Can, March 25.—A peculiarly sad case of want and destitu- tion was presented to the Associated Charities here to-day. People in many parts of California will remember John Wilmore, the man who laid out Long Beach, which was then called Wilmore City, and put the land on the market. He was rich and influential once, but now he is poor, very poor, and sick. For some time he has been an inmate of the County Farm., He is52 years old and broken in purse and health. Some years ago he suffered from sunstroke and well-nigh lost his reason. His mind has cleared up a little cf late, however, and now he wunts to go to New Mexico and has asked the county to pay for his transportation. ‘Wilmore recognizes his former associates in business when he sees them, but most of them pass him by, givine no sign of former acquaintanceship. The associa- tion will make an effort to comply with Wilmore’s wishes. —_— MOUNT MoKINLEY. The President Sends @ Neat Lit! Acknowledgment. LOS ANGELES, CaL., March 25.—The Park Commission met here this morning. A statement was made by Superindendent Garey of the trees and plants for Elysian Park now being propagated—3000 ivy geraniums, 500 begonias, 2500 verbenas, 3000 marguerites. These are all for beau- tifying rthe park entrance. A communication as follows was read from President McKinley’s private secre- tary, John Addison Porter: The President directs me to acknowledge the receipt of your favor of recent date and in- closing a copy of the resolutions adopted at & meeting of the Board of Park Commissioners of your city, and to assure you of his hearty appreciation of the honor you have conferred upon him. This communication was in answer to the christening of the highest point in Elysian Park as Mount McKinley. The communication was ordered spread upon the minutes of the board. Note of S e a NEW PORTLAND PAPER. Kirst-Class Daily to Appear in 4bout & Month. PORTLAND, Or., March 25.—Papers in- corporating the Tribune Publishing Com- pany were filed here to-day. Itisthe in- tention to launch a new morning journal on May 1, which will be modern in all respects. That the enterprise will be a success is evidenced by the amount of cap- ital at the back of the incorporators, who are thorough newspaper men. Several papers have been started here, but they have always failed through not giving the public a telegraphic service equal to their opposition. The movers in the present enterprise, however, intend overcoming this defect by publishing the United Asso- ciated Presses’ report. Portland is a splendid field at the present time for a first-class newspaper. e os G Indicted on Two Charges of Forgery. PORTLAND, Or.. Marcb 25.—Ezra Du- rand, who some years ago, under the guise of piety, worked an organ company’s stock off on unsuspecting parties, was to- day indicted on two charges of forgery. These are but a part of the Durand Organ Company fraud, by which, it is alleged, over $100,000 was secured. ——— Miners and Dogs for Alaska. TACOMA, Wasn, March 25.—The steamer Mexico left here to-night for Dyer, Alaska, with 400 miners and nearly as many dogs. NEW TO-DAY. Did you ewer won- der what that heavy weight on one side of a locomotive- wheel was there for? Anyone who under- stands mechanics knows the need of a counter-balance to equalize power and keep the machinery going witio a steady even motion. With- out it the machinery would wrench itself out of shape. It is the same way with the machinery of the human-body : it needs to go on steadily and regularly to be in good health—not by fits and starts, The sudden wrenching medicines which peo- ple sometimes take to overcome consti- pation, give a violent strain to the intes- tines which weakens them, so that the costiveness is afterwards worse than be- fore. ‘What costive’ people need is a natural laxative like Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets which are powerful without being vi lent. They move the bowels ually and comfortably but surely. You can regulm.e the dose —one, two or three ¢ Pellets "—exactly as you need. They strengthen the intestines to do their own work, so that after their movements have become regular they keep on naturally of themselves. The *‘ Pleasant Pellets” gently stimu- late and invigorate the liver to off biliousness ; and tone up the stomach to secrete the digestive juices, and over. come d; The entire digestive, or alimentary, tract is put in motion in the ar ‘steady way of nature and health. This is what makes the “ Pleas- ant Pellets”” so immensely for to the nnmerm&mrflngpm.whi ‘wrench and weaken the system. Druggists ma fi ‘more profit out of those other Pm{ it you don't. ‘The ‘ Pleasant Pellets "’ are tiny sugar- coated granules—4o or more in a little one-inch vial tightly corked, henge, al- ways fresh and reliable. Send 21 one<cent stamps to cover cost ing only, and get his it book, The of mail- = l% e ¥ People’s G e FREE. on, No 63 Main Stremt Buffalo, N. ¥, AT AUCTION TUESDAY, TUESDAY MARCH 30, At 12 o’clock noon, AT OUR SALESROOM, 638 MARKET ST. Opposite Palace Hotel. San Krancisco. 1897, 'TO CAPITALISTS AND INVESTORS. MAGNIFICENT BUSINESS PROPERTY. NW. line of Howard st.. 100 feet NE. of Sixth st.: this location is iu one of the Atrongest crowing portions of our city, and is certain to enhance in value rapidly; at a small outlay an income caa be shown of say $750 to $800 per month; full par- l!flnll!l of leases, etc., at our offic+; it is near th Clty Hall, new Postoffice and other Ppromine buildings; it is but 100 feet from ~ixth st., » v f property downtown: for & specula jonor an in- ‘vestment the best and most c-rtain show for alarge sold as an entirety or in two la; divisions. v s e Van Ness Ave. Residence Lot SE. (50 vara) cor. Van Ne-s ave. and Francisco itirety. or in 5 I 6x his e egaat loc the grand bonlevard, Van Ness ave.: is near the Government reservation, snd commands a grana marine view: Van Ness ave. Is bi.uminized. Business Triangle Lot. NE. line of Montgomery ave. aud W. line of Taylor st.: (his is an elegant piece of property for & specu.ation or inve tment; car lin: direction; lo 78:734x56:T14X47 114 Point Lobos Avenue Corner Lot. SW. cor. Point Lobos and 9th aves.: a grand business or residence corner lo: electric cars; lot ready tobuild upon; large corner lot; 82:3x100 reet. in every 1. Richmond Investment Property. NW. cor. C st., and 10th ave.; large plece of property near Golden Gate Park—1 block away: cars on D'st.; large corner lot, 132x108:3 feet. Magnificont Kichmond Corner Lot. SE. cor. Polnt Lobos and 10th aves.; an elegant ‘corner 1ot for business or residence on the grand, wide boulevard; Point Lobos avenue ard sutro erectric road: grand corner lot, 32:6x100 feet. Ocean ‘‘Bouievard” Lots. E. line of 48th ave. (Ocean bou:evard), 100 f souih of K st aud near the Ocean. Houser 1nis grand plece of property fronts the boulevard which 13 now being comp eted—has the boundless Pucific Ocean on its west front, and will soon be very valuable for grand residences or business: will be sold entire, 100x240 feet through to 47th ave,, or in four subdivisions. 50x120 feet each. Large Richmond Lot. W. line 27th 265 feet south of Point Lobos; large, handsome lot ready for building, near Potnt Lobos ave.; Sutro electric cars: ot 70x120 feet. For particulars, catalogues, etc., inquire of EASTON, ELDRIDGE & CO., 638 Market st. Auctioneers. THE WEEKLY CALL It Publishes the Cream of the News of the Week and MANY ATTRACTIVE AND ORIGINAL FEATURES. ITIS THE BEST WEEKLY PAPER ON THE PACIFIC COAST The Best v 4ining Telegraphic News That Service on Is Accurate The Coast / &up to date Not a Line of it Sensational or Faky, and Not a Line of it Dry or Uninteresting. A CALIFORNIA NEWSPAPER ALL THE TIME. 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