The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 15, 1898, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 1898. 5 GAS COMPANIES ARE FORCED TO DISGORGE Consumers Will No Longer Sub- mit to the Extortion in the Way of ‘“Deposits.” An Insight Into the Cost of Manufacture of Gas Which the Companies Have Kept a Profound Secret. The cost of manufacture has always The thousands of householders who | = en a carefully guarded secret of the have been held up by the gas COMPANY | A5 panies, not only in this but in and'forfed tolnay. tributesto is unlw tern cities as well. Colonel C. ful “deposit fu ther preparing and water inspector, ake the comp zorge or have sought to obtain in- done 1it begun by point_ from almost the F L. Taylor, the ga: has unsuccessfully formation on this The ¢ week to recover the | every city in the United States, and A bascatileadite once, when during the course of a con- ad been obliged to Put| o fion e B. Crockett, presi- would supply | acrity with to refund matter be- medium of A e b g vietlms 10| ihing about that his official re- been | vt for the year ending June 30, 18 of | Colonel Te s some 1Interesting figure result of his i i | into_the cost of gas in ¥ | In New York the cost of gas to public and private consumers is fixed by law at $1 25 per thousand of twen | power. In the ten largest ci sachusetts the cost pany d the offered dent of the San Francisco Gas Light ed to give Colonel formation in his power, him w s the have the return have readily been 1tion a | pass upon | of law zes $1 per thou The ; to all | price in other cities is as s: Cin- that some | cinnati, $1; Cleveland, Buffalo, e trouble to draw | Milwaukee, $1; Indianapolis, $1 2 i hy S $1 40; Alleg $i; that after a | SRR nt agitation had | nce of a definite | supplied by St companies, no complaint to make. the San "0 Colonel Taylor they could re- The gas is o tnne ed by him several times each v - though the law requires that it be d but once a week, and he ha te never yet found it to teen-candle power. The thing that he st i utter inability to rmation from the heads of nies as to the cost of manu- fail below eigh- n th that within 2 mpé facture. The Price, the well-known chem- ayer, has probably given the dy as any- He us S not only for lighting, but for h E te profits, which o and power purpc as well, and is a s avaricio recognized authc on the subject. X of the manufacture of illuminating gas to a ir S Call reporter at considerable length. b es He said that the cheapest gas is what ¥ lished The Call 1 s med water gas, which, although Sa , showing the enormous prof | giving intense heat, is of little value as But an illuminant. when mixed with Burling was for several certain kinds of coal gas, or with gas s ry of the old Central | derived from petroleum, the necessary D thoroughly f illuminating power could easily be ot of the bu tained. That, he said, was the way W manufactured by the local com- panies. The water gas did not cost to exceed 25 cents per thousand feet, and to give the required illumir consi opposition d to let tha r the pres- | they used shale, which was obtained made a|from Australia. Crude petroleum was 1to the cost of | also used, and for that purpose a co ture of gas and reported to | Siderable quantity of the product of t it could be delivered | the Los An ells found a read ling forty cents per | market. Either shale or petroleum .d that | Mr. Price said, gave an illuminating power of above forty candles, while only eighteen candle-power was re- quited by law, so that a comparatively small proportion mixed with the water gas sufficed for the ordinary gas of commerce. Mr. Price could not give the cost of manufacture of either shale or petro- leum gas, but was of the opinion that over fifty cents ication of this statement has ople insight into the im gas when it is taken it is sold for Burling's is approxi correct is| Mr. Burling’s estimate of the cost of ted by T Price, who | ordinary gas was not far out of the the . and | way. If it is possible for the people to get at the exact cost of gas, they are in a mood now to compel the companies to not only refund the compulsory de- posits, but to reduce their rates to a | fair price. ~an be manufac- e cents per thou- addition of a sufficient petroleum gas to ¥ red illuminating power but a trifle to that sum. GAIETY AMONG PRETTY BOOTES Bazaar of the Ladies’ Counecil r twent nd the le TORN BY 4 VLD BEAST A Trainer at the Chutes Has a Narrow Escape From Death. of Bush-Stre. rtainment of the Highest Or- | He Was Exercising a Leopard When der Yet to Be Pro- It Suddenly Turned on ducea Him. A srench tralner who is connected with the Zoo now at the Chutes had a narrow escape from a horrible death yesterday morning. He was putting a leopard through a series of tricks, n suddenly the ani- i d complain of | the girls at the bt” for him.” So ar Journal, a paper of the bazaar | on Square Hall by | i 1 of the Bush-Street | mal became enraged and turned on him. 1) | With a savage howl, it buried its teeth In e the opening night, last Sat- | his left arm, tearing out a plece of flesh ar has been well patron- | before it could be subdued. s of the congregation, | . The Injured man was taken to a near-by cold e the d of its succe: cau: ainment will open with a | s drugstore, where the wound was cauter- wclemency of | {7005, ST "Quigley. He suffered terribly was a large attendance | ypder the operation and almost fainted t . sufficient at | twice. He was taken back to the Chutes, zer to express | where he now I faint from pain and financial- | 1085 of biood, and it is probable that his | arm has been renuered useless for life. amme for this evening is an | e e e, all of the participants | DEATH OF A PIONEER. & known to be splendid enter- | o gorroman Bryant Succumbs After | a Long Life of Usefulness. nd performance by S. R. Dr. Berryman Bryant, a native of Spar- is will be followed by Miss L. | tanburs, S. C., aged 81 years 5 months, nting “*Chiquita’’; Miss | died at the residence of his son, Calhoun fe recitation; Al | Bryant at 2916 Clay street, last evening. eclalties; | mhe doctor has been a resident of this | State since June, 1849, and in former R taalo. years was a prominent member of the ning “‘lX:x,:_v ;Z(rons of the | Society of California Pioneers, and was offered a special attrac- a prominent Mason. He practiced medi- concert by the Anspacher | cine over fifty years, and since 1849 in Hebrew Orphan ylum, | California, and was probably the pioneer - pieces, under the su- | living physician on the coast. - “Mauser, their mu-| In early days he pr: 2d in Marys- : hospital in Sac- cticed in Gilroy | been largely in- | ville, and erected a lar ramento. San Jose ucceeding even- t of the best amme, among | and t in the progr: . He has | Following: Mrs. Louis | terested in. farming, stock raising and | .vy, Leo Alienberg, Abe | manufacturing and is well-known all | than, iss over the State. ranna, Dr. | He was a Presbyterian and has been r"in that church for over forty years. He has been repeatedly urged to | enter politics, but has always_declined, 5. | preferring private life. One of his last, Coblentz, | wishes was that he be buried among his’| kel, | old friends in Gilroy, ps, | His funeral will take place on Wednes- ) 16, at Gilroy, on the arrival train from this city. —_——— Freeholders on the Homestretch. | | “ It was the intention of the Freeholders i ‘Will Honor St. Patri The committees in charge of the cele- fon to be held in honor of the Feast atrick in St. Paul's Parish com- k's Day. ! to wind up the charter at last night's | session and then turn it over to the re- But like all good in- vision committee. e tenglons this resolution was broken and B gL &+ Svep. | instbad the gonvention went into a gen- B Aaluain Windiy €uoh- | eral overhauling of all the important fea- tures of the charter. g To Entertain the Ladies. To-night the Olympic Club members act as ushers. The advance | Will again entertain the ladies with a ets icates plainly that the | lengthy but well chosen programme. affair will be a success and shows that | Heretofore the evenings have proven a enthuslasm in the good old day Is not | success and this one will without doubt lacking. 1bo no execption. 1 - the oration on the occa- | a musical programme has | rranged, and the celebration, from | indicats bids fair to be well | 8 lets from Companies A W sale of tick ting power | T00K HER PURSE AND VALUABLE Arrest of Frank Hall for Robbing a Cat- tle King’s Wife. She Met Him in a Resort and Became Infatuated With Him. Induced to Visit His Room She Is Promptly Relieved of 1-}er‘ Property. EVIDENCE OF HIS GUILT. | Sad Experience of Mrs. Alverson, Who Lately Arrived From Montana. 2 Frank Hall, allas Hartman, who clalms to be a remittance man, was arrested yesterday morning by Officer Brophy and locked up in the tanks | pending an investigation. He is ac- cused of stealing $§29 in gold, a check for $500, a gold watch and chain and a | diamond brooch from a woman named | | ¢+ | Mrs. Alverson, who claims to be the | wife of a Montana cattle king. | According to her story, she met Hall |in a resort at Eddy and Mason streets, | and, at his invitation, she accompanied him to a room on Post street. During | the night, she claims, he took her money | and jewelry and disappeared. | 'She at once notified the police with | the result that her alleged despoiler | was taken in custodv. When searched | at the City Prison all the stolen prop- | erty was found in the possession of | Hall. After learning of Hall's arrest Mrs. Alverson refused to prosecute him. “I would jump into the bay first,” | she remarked y husband would kill me if he h-ard of my disgrace.” divorced from his wife, and Judge Slack awarded the woman 330 per month ali- | mony. This was paid until last May when on account of illness Gift was com- pelled to give up his position with the railroad company. He left town soon af- terwards and returned only a few weeksl ago. The charge of battery was placed against him by his wife and her attor- ney, F. A. Smithson. Gift says he guilty of battery against Smithson, but not against his wife. He will probably contest the contempt case and attempt to prove that his wife has been guilty of misconduct, though he says he is averse to fighting the mother of his son. VEEF S e L OYAMA KENICHL @ Desperate Effort to Prevent Extradi- tion of the Little Brown Man Accused of Forgery. Attorney Thomas D. Riordan is making a desperate attempt to prevent the extra- dition of Oyama Kenichi, the Japanese who was arrested on his arrival here on a charge of having secured 15,000 yen, or 7300, in Japan by means of a forged pa- per. About half that sum'was found on the person of the Jap when he was taken into custody by the United States Mar- shal, and this sum was seized by the au- thorities as evide: and as the suspected proceeds of the alleged crime. L. Webb appeared for the Japanese Government, and was backed up by the presence of Mr. Segawa, Secretary fo the Japanese Consulate in this city, before United States Commissioner Heacock | yesterday morning. The papers put {n‘ evidence on behalf of the Japanese Gov- ernment were objected to by Mr. Riordan | on every possible ground of informality, | irrelevancy end immateriality. The trans: | lation of the papers, some being In | Japanese and ott n' French. was con- | tended to be in: rate, and Mr. awa | was required on the Cro: xamination - to give an offhand translation of one of them, in which he did very PQ"PI)’, owing to hi$ meager knowledge of English. The | THE SINTRAM - SAILS AT LAST After Many Delays She Finally Gets Away for Dutch Harbor. Harbor Commissioner Rudolph Herold Takes His Seat on the Board. Colonel Chadbourne Retires Into Private Life After Four Years of Service. The tug Fearless, with the ship Sintram in tow, finally got away for Dutch Har- bor yesterday afternoon. All the Sin- tram’s passengers congregated on the deckhouses aft and waved a frantic good- by to their friends on the various wharves. They greeted the passengers on the ferry steamer Newark with three cheers and the captain of the ferryboat answered them with three toots of the whistle. Every steamer along the front blew a farewell whistle to the Fearless as | bor. [ BOUND FOR DUTCH HARBOR. After many delays the ship Sintram finally got away for the north in tow of the tug Fearless yesterday. She has four stern wheel steamers and six barges aboard that are to be put together when the vessel reaches Dutch Har- They are for the Alaska Exploration Company and are for use on the Yukon River. different story. a friend were He says that he and enjoying _the perform- ance at the Olympic Theater when | Mrs. Alverson who was seated at a | | table, sent him a card which bore the | she wrote; par- name of Mayv Wright. “I want to see you,” i don my familiarity.” Hall at once joined her, and they had several rounds of drinks at her ex- pense. After leaving the theater Mrs. Alverson, he claims, gave him her purse, diamond brooch and gold watch. “I know they are safe with you, dear,” he says she remarked as she | handed him her valuable: “take care of them until I et sober.” On reaching the room, the prisomer says, Mrs. Alverson sent him out for a bottle of brandy. Going to a saloon Hall or Hartman tells an entirely | examination will be resumed at half-past | she passed along, and Captain Clem Ran- 10 o'clock t mornin —_—e———— Left the Board of Unemployed. | San Francisco, March 14, 188, | Kindly take notice that the under- | signed, members of the executive board | and Women of | ed in securing bure of the Unemployed Men labc ar contributed | judiciously ex- | respectfuily, E. W. THURMAN, GEORGE A. LAFAYETTE, PHILLIPS. The Spanish Armada consisted of 132 ships, 3165 cannon, 8766 sailors, 2058 galley soldiers and 135 volunteers. near by he met a friend, who asked him to accompany him to the Cafe Royal. A short time afterward Policeman Brophy appeared and placed him under arrest. As the woman positively re- fuses to prosecute Hall the police in- tend to release him to-day. Some time ago Hall was suspected of stealing $10 from a guest at the Bald- win. As the latter would not swear to a complaint against him he was given his liberty. ————— Cook’s Case Continued. The Police Commissioners met last night and dismissed the charge of unoffi- cerlike conduct preferred against Officer Ajtken. He was accused of assaulting J. Moreland while the latter was attending the late Mining Fair. The evidence showed ~that the policeman merely “shoved”” Moreland in order to make a space for some chairs. Owing to the ab- sence of Attorney Eugene Bert the case of Patrolman James Cook, charged with ill treating James Bond, a clerk In a south_of Market lodging house, was con= tinued for one week. —————— Arrested for Contempt of Court. As Frank Lee Gift left Judge Camp- bell’s court, where he had been on trial for battery yesterday morning, he was served with a warrant charging him with contempt of court, and was taken to the County Jail. Two years ago Gift was ! FRANK HaOLL I ALIAS | nals. MARTMAN dall was kept busy answering their sig- It will be a long tow to Dutch Har- bor and no one will be better pleased than the crew of the Fearless when it is over. The steamer Humboldt got away for Dyea and Skaguay yesterday with every passenger she is allowed by law to carry aboard and a full cargo. During the ex- citement of leave taking one of the pas- engers lost his balance and fell over- board. His sweetheart, who was on the wharf, promptly fainted, and when she came to her senses her lover had been fished out of the bay and the Humboldt was backing away from the wharf. The schooner Sadie has made a record run from Umpqua to San Diego. She covered the distance in 3 days 14 hours, nd made the round trip in 17 days. Alexander Roseborough, who has been wharfinger at Washington and Clay street wharves for a couple of years, re- signed his position yesterday and his brother, J. J. Roseborough, was appoint- ed in his stead. Alec is golng to the Klondike in search of a_ fortune. W. Eaton, the owner of the yacht Frol- ic, was one of the sufferers by the recent storm. His gasoline launch, which was tied up at Sausalito, went adrift during the norther and the supposition is that she turned over and sank, as she has not been seen since. g The Harbor Commissioners met yester- day afternoon and Rudolph Herold Jr. took the seat vacated by Colonel F. 8. Chadbourne, the retiring Commissioner. Colonel Chadbourne retires with the es- teem and goodwill of everybody connect- ed with the shipping Interests of San Francisco. To him is due the credit of East street being the model thoroughfare of the city, and to him are due many of the improvements that have been made in the plans of the new ferry depot. From the commission Colonel Chadbourne goes to the Alaska-Yukon Transportation Company as director and controller, and he will also be general manager of the San Francisco Transfer Company. His first-class business training will stand these companies in good stead when he takes hold of the reins. Mr. Herold's friends made the board room gay with flowers in honor of his ap- pointment. A beautiful anchor made of red carnations around which was woven a coil of manila rope was placed on his desk, and in other parts of the room there were wreaths and bouquets galore. Mr. Herold promises to be a very popular Commissioner. MORE SCHOOLS DEMANDED. West of Castro Improvement Club Enters Its Protesi Against the Board. Richmond district is evidently not the only section of the city that has a griev- ance against the management, or rather the mismanagement, of the Board of Ed- ucation in so far as that body has made provisions for the outside growing sec- tions of the city's population. West of Castro, a comparatively newly settled | section of the city, has increased in resi- dents to that extent that at the present time the members of the Improvement Club claim there are 400 children of school age deprived of an education because there are ng school buildings in which they can be accommodated. The Lick School building, which is lo- cated on Twenty-fifth and Noe streets, is 50 overcrowded that it became necessary for the Board of Education to rent two ah;l stlores as primary departments of the school. One of these was found to be so unfit for the use for which it was rented that it had to be abandoned. There was no flooring in the old rookery, and the chil- dren’s feet werg® made to rest on the cold, wet earth. " Colds and sickness fol- lowed this condition of affairs, and the present board hired another store farther away from the eenter of the settled dis- trict, where the children, or such of them as can be packed into the building, are provided for. At Twenty-fourth and Cas- ‘ro streets is another store rented for the smaller children. Neither of these places is suitable for the use for which they are occupied, as they are draughty and cold, with no proper ventilation. The club, at its last meeting, discussed the condition of affairs in this respect, but it was deemed best to take no posi- tive action at presént, as any complaints made received no attention from the members of the board. A strong petition will, however, be pre- sented to the Supervisors before the next tax levy is made for a sufficient appro- priation with which schoolhouses may be built for the accocmmodation of the chil- dren in the district next year. Another cause of grievance debated by the club members is that of no lights in the district. They have asked for two electric lamps in the vicinity of Twenty- third street and Hoff avenue. The ex- pense of running the wires into this sec- tion is a mere trifle. as the company has D?IPS to within a few hundred feet of the place. After sundown this section is as dark as the most distant part of the north pole in the month of January. But this would be overlooked as comvared with the disadvantage of having the children deprived of an education by reason of no proper buildings. HARD PUNCHING AMATEUR BOXERS Three Entertainments This Week to Decide Cham- pionships. The Excelsior, Jefferson and W estern Clubs Wiil Introduce Their est Talent. b Amateur athletic clubs are springing up like April mushrooms in various parts of the city. What Is now known as the ‘Western Addiuon Athletic Club was or- ganized a few evenings ago at 1427 Eddy street. It has a membership of 150 sport- lovers, who purpose having entertain- ments each month, consisting of boxing, ‘wrestling, etc. The club has consolidated with the California Swimming Club, and natatorial contests will be held during the summer months. The club’s instructors are: R. B. Cor- nell, champion middle-weight wrestler, and J. Dennis, professor of boxing. The inaugural entertainment will be held next Saturday evening, and the programme reaas: Wrestling between Cornell and Hildebrandt; boxing beiween Sullivan and McCue, Burnette and Schultz, Meyer and Smith _and others; singing by the California Swimming Club quartet. The club’s officers are: President, S. G. Pul- len; vice-presicent, H. D. Hill; recording secretary, J. C. Giles; financial secretary, F. Burnett; treasurer, J. Dennis. Direct- ors—R. B. Cornell, W. Blackhorn, G. O’Brien, H. English, E. Chase, C. John- son and G. Christene. i The popular Excelsior Athletic Club will give another first-class athletic entertain- ment this evening on Folsom' street, near Eighth. The programme of events has already been published in The Call. Suf- ficlent to say that the members can count upon a good evemng's sport. The Jefferson Athletic Club will give a | boxing entertainment on Friday evening in Mowry's Hall,. Grove and Laguna streets. The event of the evening will con- sist of an eight-round bout for a trophy between Charles Conway of the Jeffer- sons and James Reilly of the Excelsior Athletic Club. | The officers of the Jefferson Club are: | President, J. . Slivey; vice-president, W. Burke; financial = secretary J." H. treasurer, F. G. Falls; captain, A. sergeant-at-arms, J. McCor- mack; directors—T. Riordan, H. B. Hil- ton, A. Eisner, J. F. Brennan, T+ €. Wau- son and H. J. Mulcrevy. Apart from the | boxing events, the club will also afford the members an opportunity of witness- ing some clever wrestling bouts. M. Haley of Washington, D. C.. writes The Call that he will deposit $1000 at any time and place as a forfeit to back P. Reidy of Washington against an. white pugilist in America weighing 15§ pounds at the ringside, for a limited con- test or a finish fight, McCoy or Dan Creedon preferred, the contest to take place in San Francisco before any of the popular clubs. 1. Haley is sincere in his proposition to back his choice to the tune of $1000 he must mean business. Possibly the Olympic Club will give Reilly a match with Mexican Pete. Griffo, the erratic Australian pugilist, left tms city last Sunday for Red Bluff, where he will meet Young Peter ,ackson on the 26th inst. in a twelve-round con- test. Douglas vone of Red Bluff, it is said, will wager $1000 on Jackson whip- ping the clever Australian. | Dick Williams’ Trial. United States District Judge de Haven yesterday set April 12 as the date of the trial of Richard S. Williams, a cus- toms inspector, who was conwicted on September 3, 1596, of blackmailing Chinese in his official capacity. Willlams was sen tenced to six years' imprisonment in the penitentiary at San Quentin, but_he was granted a new trial by the Supreme Court of the United States. —_—— Margins Are Illegal. Charles P. Harris, the broker under in- dictment for embezzling 100 shares of Po- | tos! stock, the property of George O. | keeper, Davis, was acquitted yesterday by in- struction of Judge Wallace. It was proved during the trial that the stock was bought on a margin. Judge Wallace held that all marginal transactions were illegal, and on that ground instructed the jury to acquit. Harris may now be tried on an indictment charging him with em- bezzling the money placed in his haly.il for the purchase of the stock. [NTERPRETATION WAS AT FACLT Judge Low’s Idea of Law and Order Receives Criticism. Attorneys Agree That Children Should Receive the Protection of the Courts. Judge Low’s interpretation of the law in regard to the admission of minor chil- dren into saloons and the fine imposed upon a saloon-keeper who had been con- victed of allowing children to visit his saloon has aroused considerable comment, and without an excepuon the legal fra- ternity who have been questioned on the matter agree that the Judge is very much in error in tae matter. Peter Bokoriska had been convicted of allowing minor children to v his re- sort on Mission street and was fined the small sum of $5. T.e fact that the pro- prietor of the rather questionable resort has been in court on many previous occa- sions and that the Police Commissioners agreed to cancel his license when heagain appeared for its renewal did not seem to bother the interpreter of the law, and the prisoner at the bar was allowed to escape with a fine of There is a State law which covers both the sale of liquors to minor children and the prohibition of their visiting saloons and public resorts, as well as places open to public view, and again a municipal or- der has been passed which prohibits the children from visiting all public places where any game of chance is in progress. The State law imposes a fine of from $100 to +,00, whereas the municipal law allows the Judge to ve even more severe, and a fine for the conviction of such an offense may be a fine from the minimum limit placed by the State law to 31000 in the dis- cretion of the Judge before whom the case may be tried. All attorneys agree that although the fine is increas.. above the State law in the municipal order, it is not in order that the fine wnich may be imposed upon a convicted individual shall be placed at a lower figure than that nxed upon by the State statute. It has been clearly shown by many well-known attorneys and members of the bench that the Juuge either misinter- preted the meaning of the law or was not conversant with 1it. The reading of the two statutes is plain to all, and it is thought to be a remarkable decision which has allowed a man convicted of allowing a minor to visit his place of business and then after conviction to es- cape the clutches of justice by depositing in the city treasury a mere pittance. The orainances follow: The State law, which was approved March 11, 1891, states under section 1 that every person who sells or gives or causes to be delivered ta any minor child, male or female, under the age of 18 years, any intoxicating drink in any quantity whatsoever, or who, as proprietor or manager of any saloon or public house where intoxicating liquors are sold, permits any such minor child under the age of 1S years to visit such saloon or public house where intoxicating liquors are sold, for the purpose of gambling, playing cards, billlards, pool, or any game of chance shail be deemed guilty of a misde- meanor, and shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $300, and in defauit of payment of said fine shall be imprisoned in the County Jall for a period of not less than 100 days. Order Board of Supervisors, No. 2624, sectlon 11t shall be unlawful within the city and county of San Francisco for any proprietor, bartender, clerk or any other person having the charge or control of any saloon, barroom, billiard-room or poolroom, or of any other public place or place open to public view, to permit any person under the age of 13 years to play or engage in or be present at any game of billiards, pool or cards, and it shall likewise be unlawfus for any person un- der the age of 18 years to play or engage in or be present at any game of billlards, pool or of cards in any public place or place open to public view within the city and county of San Francisco. Penalty: Section 2—Any person who shall violate any cf the provisions of this order shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1000 or by tmprison- ment in the County Jail for not more than six months, or by both. — e POST ROADS. An Important Point Raised by the Sunset Telegraph and Tele- phone Company. United 'States Circuit Judge Morrow granted a preliminary injunction yester- day against the Trustees of the town of Vallefo, restraining them from prevent- ing the erection of telephone and tele- graph wires and poles in that city by the Sunset Telegraph and Telephone Com- | pany. The contentfon of the Sunset Company is that it is doing the work, not under any franchise granted by the town of Vallejo, but under a contract with the Postmaster-General and authorized by Congress for the erection of postal tele- graph lines for postal and military pur- poses, and that the streets of Vallejo are Open post roads of the United States. ‘The point raised is a novel one, and its decision will materially affect the rights and privileges of telegraph and telephone companies all over the United States. = ADVERTISEMENTS. . 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