The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 3, 1898, Page 14

TUESDAY, MAY 3, 1898 14 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, : i ADVERTISEMENTS. ALIFORNIA READY TO AID HE parlors of the California Ho- tel were not large enough to con- tain the men and women, or rath- | er women and men, who respond- | country in this full membership of ours | ~d last night to the call of the presi- [under the Red Cross,” said an ardently | dent of the Sanitary Commission and | Red Cross League. Besides San Fran- | clsco’s patriotic citizens, there were | delegates from Kkeley and (mkmndl Red Cross societies, and representa- | tives from various organizations, all | eager to enroll themselves under the | humanitarian banner with us or to be- come ary to San Francisco’s league. The main business of the meetin® consisted in the appointment of an ex ecutive committee, composed of t leading philanthropic women and the foremost business men of the ity This committee willmeeton Wednesdas afternoon, May 4, at the home of Mrs. John F. Merrill, its pres g officer, on the northeast corner of Van Ness ave- nue and Washington street, at 3:30 o'clock. The committee will decide up- on a place of business centrally lo- cated, upon the personnel of the va- | rious sub-committees and upon the plan of campaign to be acted upon at once, | The most enthusiastic of last night's orators were women. They even re- proached the men with a lack of patri- otic ardor. But a hearty “We're all right!” from the rear brought about a better understanding. | Berkeley’s High School is the first | upon the roster of auxiliary members | of San Francisco's league. Her three representatives present last night were au THE SICK AND WOUNDED the matter will be taken up systemati- cally. “We're fighting as surely for our loval woman who addressed the meet- ing last night, “as though we had shouldered muskets and marched away with the soldiers from the Presidio, who are already at the front.” The president of the commission as- sured those present that not one dollar of the sum to be contributed should be expended except for the purpose for which it had been given. In the event of a speedy termination of the war, it should be returned by the Bank of Cal- ifornia to the patriotic, open-handed n the meeting adjourned it broke nto countless small Red Cross 1es, which continued in eager dis- stairs and out into the street. ORGANIZED FOR FUTURE DUTY. Oakland Red Cross Society Prepared for Active Service. OAKLAND, May 2.—The impetus and encouragement given the Red Cross or- | ganization of this city vesterday by the enthusiastic and popular ovation at the First Congregational Church was | felt at the meeting held this morning at the Ebell rooms, to discuss ways and means for future work The attend- ance was large, considering that no formal request hdd been sent any or- on in the lobby of the hotel, down | | finance committee has been appointed | and appropriated $20 to be used in pre- | liminary expenses. The Sequoia Chap~ ter of Daughters of the Revolution also | gave the organization $20. The ladies are exceedinely anxious | for the public to understand that this is not an Ebell Society adjunct. They | being an organized body of women took the initiative, but there their part | stopped. While many of their members | are interested and have joined as indi- | vidual members, it is easy to see from the following list of officers and the executive committee that they are in no way controlling it. The officers, to- gether with the delegates from various | organizations, constituted an executive board as follows: | President, Mrs. G. S. Abbott; secre- tary, Mrs. J. G. Lemon; assistant, Miss Mary Keene; Collins; financial secretary, Mrs. F. B. Ginn;. press reporter, Miss Mollie Con- ners. Vice-presidents, Mrs. Mrs. J. K. McLean, Mrs. Alice Bunnell, Paul Lohse, | Mrs. D. Henshaw Ward, Mrs. J. G, Lemon, Mrs, Daniel Kent, Mrs. | Charles We Howard, Mrs. Robert Watt, Mrs. George D. Gray, Mrs. Ed- ward Pringle, Mrs. J. J. Warner, Mrs. Oscar Long, Mrs. George W. Percy, Mrs. Albert Miller, Mrs. Charles M. Cooke, Mrs. Henry Wetherbee, Mrs. . Dunwoody, Mrs. General Mickler, Mrs. | C. W. Kinsey. Mrs. Albert Sutton, Mrs. S T. Alexander, Mrs. E. B. Beck, Mrs. B. Bayley, Mrs. F. M. Smith, Mrs. “Bal Mrs. F. T. Ginn, Mrs. Babson, Mrs. Franklin Rg,(r;z B V. H. Friend, Miss M. ‘1‘>‘. D. Brown, Miss Ray Frank and the following delegates: Mrs. Gi‘les H Gray, First (‘nnzrez:\flm:ml C hur(:h, Mrs. Sarah A. McClees. National Wo- man Christian Temperance Union; Miss Minnie Smith, Mizpah Christian En- | deavor Society, First Methodist Episco- pal Church; Miss Marion Walsh, Junior s CALIFORNIA'S RED CROSS SOCIETY PREPARES FOR ACTIVE DUT brimming with enthusiasm. They are, thoroughly acquainted with the course pursued by the national association and are ready to fall in line. Although various plans were dis- cussed, it seemed to be the general opinion that the Red Cross League and Sanitary- Commission of California | owes its first duty to California’s sons. After that is the nation, and then the suffering at large—to Spain itself, if the war shall be prolonged and the Red Cross Commission find itself in the field. The surgeon-general of Cali- fornia was present to answer questions from those inte ted in supplying the needs of the Sanitary Corps of the Na- | tional Guard—pressing needs, if our men should be called upon, which n; will take $9000 to satisfy. Contribu- tions toward making up that $9000 were offered last night, and as soon as the ADVERTISEMENTS. Whoie Family Cured of SKIN HUMORS My wife had on her limbs five small pimples that began to enlarge, developing into eating ulcers, which, despite efforts to cure them, grew worse, eating to the bone. With two Dottles of CUTIOURA RESOLVENT, one box of COTICURA (ointment), and one cake of OUTI- CURA SOAP, she was cured in two months. 1 was afflicted with papular Tash, from which I could not rest day or night. My skin became in a very bad fix. CUTICURA REME- DIES cured me in one month. My baby girl was afflicted with Eczema, her limbs from her knees down were one solid sore from which she suffered greatly. With CuTICURA REMEDIES there was & complete cure. A.A.MCLARTY, J. P., Winn, Ga. CUTICURA WORKS WONDERS The cures daily effected by the CUTICUBA REMEDIES of torturing, disfiguring, and humil- fating skin, scalp, and blood humors, with loss of hair, are_so wonderful as to seem almost incredible. Yet every word is true. They are beyond all doubt the greatest skin cures, blood purifiers, and humor remedics of modern times. Sprroy Oure Taxszurst yox Evzay Kivn ov BLoop A¥D SE1X HEMOR, 1 batbe with CUTICURA BOAP, gentle andintings with Cpricoza Tointment), and mild oses f COTIOURA RESOLYEXT, greatest Of humor cures. Sold throughout the world. PorrEs DRUG A¥D CmM. Coxi ., Bostoa. 13" How to Cure Every 8kin and Blood Humor,” free. JLelety had donated the use of theirroo: ganization to send delegates. Mrs. G. S. Abbott, the society’s president, said in calling the meeting to order: “This movement has been so spontaneous that it has been impossible to organize until to-day. Your names and addresses are now being taken in order that you may be hastily called together in case of need. That time may never come, but we must be ready in case it does. We desire the enroll- ment of every loyal woman and man t00, under the banner of the Red Cross. | The blanks will be carried by all dele- gates and officers of this society and may be found in M. S. Smith & Son's store on Broadway. It reads as fol- ows: “Desiring to co-operate with the charitable and humane purposes of the International Red Cross Society, for the relief of the suffering, and to mitigate the distress of the afflicted, whether by war or famine, flood or pestilence, we cheerfully enroll our names as members of the branch of the Bed Cross Society, organized in Oakland. “We therefore declare ourselves as ready to serve our country to the best of our ability, with such dona- tions of money, food, clothing or medical supplies as our society may be called upon to furnish. ‘““We have moved slowly, conserva- tively, not full of enthusiasm to die out. Yesterday showed public opinion. It was not a Red Cross meeting, although | the work was touched upon by ever: speaker. We must have a Red Cicr meeting where women can be heard. The work cannot be done without the | men, but women can talk.” The question of the financial needs was then presented for discussion, and brought forth some very pertinent re- marks. Following are the names of ;some of the speakers and their opin- ons Mrs. Amy Requa-Lang, wife of Cap- tain Lang of the First United States Infantry—Take what is offered us for running expenses and a reserve fund, but do not ask for money until we are called upon for it. Miss Ray Frank—"“In time of peace prepare for war.,” Action has already begun and we may have needs soon. Mrs. Albert Miller—I know the people of this State, of this county, and I know that any call made upon them will find a ready response. We want no en- :ertsx;mmems nor dances. We are ready o _give. Mrs. J. G. Lemon—This is a perma- nent organization. California has had none like it and any funds left on hand will always be needed. It is a move- ment for times of peace as well as for lhfies of war. rs. Franklin Bangs—It is have burdens of a lo%sof mongieff:smtl? hands. We only need enough to pay our expenses. Any call made wili uve met with a spontaneous answer. Have a reserve fund as large as possible of medical supplies and necessary band- ages. Mrs. F. B. Ginn—Wait until wi ca.lltd upon; when called upon we’lel :‘;: It was announced that the Ebell So- ms | Red Cross, No. 1 Lincoln School; Miss Clarissa Morris, Ladles of the Macca- bees; Mrs. R. E. Beach, Mrs. M. J. Watus-Thorne, Tenth-avenue Baptist Church; Miss Alice B. Wythe, Oakland City Christian Endeavor Union; Miss Cynthia P. Lent, Alameda County Teachers’ Benefit Association; Mrs. Elizabeth Yorkers, Presbyterian Church; Mrs. Oscar F. Long. .5t. Paul's Episcopal Church; Women’s - Baptist Foreign Missionary Society; Mrs. John Bakewell, Trinity Episcopal Church; M. Marcuse, Daughters of Israel: . Sol Kahn, First Hebrew Congre- gation; Mrs. S. M. Martin, First Chris- tian Church; Mrs. Albert Sutton, Hay- wards: Mrs. J. L. Lyon, First Baptist Church. The chairmen of the committees are: Finance, Mrs. F. B. Ginn; nurses, Mrs. John Yule; recorcs, Mrs. John Russ; surgical material, Mrs. Dr. Knox; or- ganization, Mrs. Franklin Bangs, Mrs. F. B. Ginn, Mrs. J. G. Lemon; Mrs. A. B. Nye, Mrs. W. H. rriend. Military medical methods—Not ap- pointed. ~Other delegates from local or- ganizations should report as soon as appointed to Mrs. Abbott, 118 Eleventh street. The question of organizing the school children was considered and brought pefore the assemblage on motion of Mrs. . Martin, Mrs. Dr. Myra Knox, a member of the Board of Edu- cation, sald: “I doubt the wisdom of this move. It will greatly interfere with their school work and should not be allowed.” Miss M. E. Babson responded: "It would break +-~ir hearts if they were | notallowed to participate in this work.” Mrs. J. G. Lemon said she remem- bered the ‘“Inconvenient misunder- standing” and it was her greatest hap- piness that she had been nermitted to send needed articles to the sick and wounded soldiers. Superintendent McClymonds of the City Schools said: “The limit of the amount of patriotism being taught in the Oakland schools is the limit of the patriotism of the corps of teachers from the Superintendent down. If any one in this city can tell us a better way we are ready to learn it. You will appre- | clate Dr. Knox's position when you realize that every new thing seeks the pupils of our public schools as a method of introduction. The conservatism of the Board of Education is owing to this fact. We are teaching patriotism in the schools and we can teach human- ity through the Red Cross. I do not believe it will interfere with the school work, if you ask them to organize and await instructions. The organization wilk satisfy them for the present. The schools are bound to be disturbed as are all lines of business by war. We don’t want to get up any undue excitement, but if we are ready and it becomes nec- essary to do any work, all well.” It was decided to ask all of the schoolsto organize auxiliary branches and re- quest them to send delegates to the | executive board. Miss Thompson, of the Lincoln School, who organized the first Junior Branch. and Miss Marion ‘Walsh, its vice-president, were present during the session. Miss C. P. Leit, of the Alameda County Teachers’ Association, an- nounced that a special meeting had been called for faturday mornine to discuss the formation of auxiliary branches. treasurer, D, Edwards’ Miss Holt of Millg College brought the greeting of Mrs. Mills and thirty-five young ladies who desired to co-operate in any wa~ possible. Miss M. E. Babson was appointed custodian of the enrollment blanks and each one present was given one to se- cure signatures. When filled they are to be returned to the Ebell rooms, where Miss Babson will care for them. Miss Ray Frank and Mrs.J.G. Lemon were appointed delegates to represent this branch at the meeting to-night in the California Hotel, San Francisco. A telegram was ordered sent to Miss Clara Barton, notif-ing her of the or- ganization of the soclety, its readiness to support her and answer anv call made upon it. Miss Alice B. Wythe, president of the Oakland City Christian Endeavor Union, announced that there were thirty-five societies in the city, ready to respond to any call for relief work. She asked whether they should come in as individual members or as an auxiliary. She was Instructed to have them or- ganize themselves and come in as an auxiliary. READY NOW FOR WORK. The Caliiorn—iz; Red Cross Society Prepared for Duty. The California Red Cross Soclety Is now well organized. No funds to carry on the work the society proposes to do have yet been called for, but already $261 in cash and promises that are as good as cash have been given the executive officers. The Grand Parlor of Native Sons, while in session at Nevada City a few days ago, gave $100 of that amount, and last night A. Mack of the firm of Mack & Co. added another $100. A lady who desired not to be known handed the president $20 at last night’s meeting. Mrs. Willlam Alvord sent a check for $20 to the treasurer a few days ago, and Mrs. A. Goodman of 11 Turk street followed Mrs. Alvord's example. Miss Isabelle Dennison, a little girl of San Mateo, was the first of the contributors to the fund, and as soon as the society was first formed she sent a | big, round dollar to help the work of | humanity that the organization has de- FOR He Explains C. P. Huntington appeared before the Rallroad Commissioners yesterday andad- mitted without reservation that he was president of the Southern Pacific. He indicated a cordial willingness to admit other things, and may yet have the op- portunity, as the inquiry was hardly more than opened when it was cut short | by adjournment until 10 o’clock this morn- | ing. Mr. Tuntington was on the stand| from 1 o'clock until 3:45. At the end of | this period he was somewhat weary, the | shorthand man had a mass of notes and | the spectators were ready for a rest. Of course it is generally understood that | the Commissioners are acting under a | decision lately given by Judge Morrow of the United States Circuit Court. They | are given statutory power to fix rates, but not until the company at interest shall be making a profit. Judge Morrew declared that it was competent for them to find why the company was not making a profit; if the earnings were being di- verted to the corruption of courts, Legis- latures, newspapers or individuals; that if | this could be shown to be the case, the| power of the Commissioners still inhered. | The first endeavors in the direction of | ascertaining the facts had been balked temporarily by an injunction, and that| Judge Morrow dissolved the injunction was the circumstance which made possi- ble the proceedings of yesterday. C. P. Huntington is an impressive in- cided to perform. As soon as the meeting was called to | order last night Mrs. Herrington, the | president, announced the appointment of | the following executive committee: Mrs. John F. Merrill, Mrs. Louis Sloss, Mrs. | J. G. Clark, Miss Hamlin, Miss Dimond, | Mrs. L. L. Dunbar, Mrs.' P. Lillenthal, | Mrs. W. H. Mills, Mrs. A. N, Towne, Mrs. | Lowenberg, Mrs. N. G. Sanborn, Miss | Gwin, Miss Anna Beaver, Mrs. George | Law ‘Smith, Dr. Charlotte Blake Brown, Miss McKewen, Miss Greer, Mrs. Anna Brice, Mrs. S. W. Backus, Mrs. M. B. West, Mrs. William vord, C. L. P. Marads, Governor James H. Budd, M: Phelan, W. H. Mills, Horace _Davis, Colonel Smedberg, Colonel Backus, Adam_Grant, Winfield Jones, P. Lilien- thal, John F. Merrill, Webster, W. J. Dutt harles K. Bis! op, A. Mack, Rev. Father Wyman, Rev. Horatio Stebbins, Rev. Dr. Foute, Charles L. Barrington, W. S. Barnes, Wiiliam Al- vord, P. Crowley, R. J. Tobin, Dr. Hop- kins, Dr. McCarthy, Dr. John Gallwey, Rabbi Voorsanger and Dr. Hanson. The ladies of the above committee will meet on Wednesday afternoon at the res- idence of Mrs. John F. Merrill, 1732 Wash- | ington street, at 3:30 o'clock, to decide on | some plan for the ladies to work on to carry out the plans of the organization. The' gentlemen of the committee are ex- S. Knight, R. H. | said_nothing. | examination of witnesses was noticeable. | dividual. When he entered the room there was a ripple of excitement. Faith- ful attendants were with the man of many millions. H. E. Huntington was at his elbow, Dave Neagle, known as a gun- | fighter, was close by; “Old Pard” Bas-| ett brought a farmer-like presence into the scene, and glowered upon Hunting- ton, Who either did not know or did not | care. The President sat at the end of a jong table. On one side were ranged the members of the commission—La Rue, | Clark and Hinton. La Kue sat in the| center and asked the questions from an extensive list prepared in advance. Clark As to whether he sawed wood there was no evidence. Hinton did not often speak, but when he did he demonstrated that he was watching the trend of the occasion, and was anxious to get just the Kind of information Hunting- ton was anxious not to give. | There were many little by-plays which were interesting. These did not appear | as answers to direct questions, but were | thrown in by the witness or by Hinton. | Mr. Huntington adverted ‘several times to | his sense of gratification at being able to enlighten the commission, and Mr. Hinton intimated that if the witness would only | tell all they had a right to know the sense | of joy would be mutual. The absence of | a lawyer-or of somebody accustomed to | HUNTINGTON WORKED HARD Roads Are Only a Bur- den to Him. Professes Willingness to Tell Every- thing and Volubly Fails to Tell it. pected to be present if it is possible for = { A 04 e ttorney General Fitzgerald had been ;l:_e;‘rfl‘éx 'ggrsz. nf!eg\u- Fa(lli(xe{h‘Hmfl;l Wwill | there at the opening, but he withdrew, as | fthe & £t e gentlemen | 11e Commissioners thought they could get of the committee to prepare some plan of | through without him. Mr. Huntington | action for the men to pursue at a time | ,4jysted his skull cap, ot the head of his waen it is convenient for the men to | . P Laun comratties i be appointeq | cane where he could consult it readily, from both branches of the committee and | (90" the B0 R BT P S veRes, Y, terrogat- between the two some plan for interesting all the socleties and organizations in the city will be arranged. Rev. John Coyle, who represented the High School Red Cross Society of Ber- keley, proposed that all the organizations | of the State that are now formed that might hereafter be organized should work under one central bo and he asked that the society now assembled as- sume the central body and that arrange- ments be made so that there should be co-operation with similar bodies all over the State. He asked that the society he represented be permitted to be the first to place its organization on the roster of the Red Cross Soclety of California. Miss Ray Frank was present as a dele- | gate from the society recently organized in Oakland. She said she came to offer the co-operation of the organization on the other side of the bay. A. Mack of Mack & Co. had little to . but he wanted to offer to the Red oss some substantial ald in the way of giving $100 toward the fund of carrying on the good work. J. B. Stetson asked for information about the Red Cross Soclety and the work it_was_to do. Dr. W. D. McCarthy of the sanitary corps of the National Guard replied that there was great need of medical equip- ment for the soldiers who are now being called out. The National Guard was defi- cient if it should be called upon to be put on a war footing, and there was every prospect that it would be. Mrs. J. G. Lemon further informed the meeting that California should have a ermanent organization of the Red Cross. fie a great power for good work in time of peace or in war. We should have an auxiliary to the national society and stand ready to be called to help in reliev- ing want and_ suffering from no matter what cause. In times of floods or great fires that are almost national calamaties we should be ready to assist in giving relief. The Red Cross is one of the broad- est charities on the face of the earth. Professor Bacon of Berkeley also of- fered some information of the work that mlght have to be done by the soclety. ““The present war,” he said, “might now be almost at a close. Next week may see the last battle that may be fought in the present struggle, but when it is over we will have Cuba’ on our hands. It will be an island of desolation and suffering. We have taken a great moral responsi- bility on ourselves and the Red Cross will be called on to succor a people left far more desolate than those left in the trail gf even the most barbaric war ever ought. “We need aid for the suffering Cubans and for our own boys who might be called to the front at once,” said Rev. Dr. Foute. ‘“We should at once commence to prepare to give it in a systematic way. and I would propose that funds be at once collected to equip the regiments that may be called from this coast with all the nefcs§itl?fl and supplies they may re- quire.” Dr. Hopkins, surgeon-general of the National ‘Guard, in reply to questions, said that about $3000 would be required to provide the 40(h men who have been called from this State with all that they ur- gently needed to fit the medical corps for a campaign. After all the discussion a resolution was adopted to the effect that the soclety agree to lend its efforts to uuppels' the California regiments with their needs for their proper sanitary care, and that the organization be known as the California Red Cross Society. Addle Ballou, who represented Martha ‘Washington Council, Daughters of Lib- erty, asked that the council be enrolled second on the roster of the socfety. pabink o i Red Cross League. ALAMEDA, May 2.—A meeting ol ladies of this society will be held this evening at the residence of Mrs. George S. Mastick, 918 Pacific avenue, for the purpose of organizing a branch of the Red Cross League. A number of invitations have been sent out to representative ladies and a goodly attendance is expected.. After the league shall have been organized it is intended to call a mass-meeting of citi- s: zens to take action toward ralsing fu for the work of the league. L] - -Zxx our §1 Eyeglasses. 710 Market & 11 Goar=t and | took the oath administered by President | ed. Previous to this the resolution under | which action was to be taken had been read. According to this resolution action had been set for May 11, but at the re- quest of the witness the time wad been | advanced. | "In a voice not particularly strong or | clear Mr. Huntington explained the | status of the Southern Pacific. It was a | company operating many roads, but or- | ganized particularly for the operation of | lines in the West. Its stock was, the wit- ness thought, he was not sure, about 007 000, of ‘which about $120,000,000 had been issued. The present vaiue of the stock was 12 or 13 cents. The road had no income, that is, it earned no dividends. It | never had earned dividends, and it the | rates were to be cut it never wouid. The witness detailed how various minor lines | had been absorbed, but the attempt to get him to state the value of these lines was a fallure. They had been secured in ex-| | change for Southern Pacific stock, the | | proportions being different in different | | instances. Sometimes ten shares of stock | had been secured for six of the Southern | Pacific, and sometimes the stock obtained | had been worth more per share than the stock given for it. But in trying to find out what any par- ticular plece of property had been worth | at the time of purchase or absorption, or its worth at present the commissioners were utterly baffled. *It had no market alue,” was the invariable reply. If ed its worth now he would say that it had no market value, not being for sale. | “If any one wanted to buy it,”” he contin- | ued, “we might fix a price.” But he gave | out’ the impression that nobody ~would | want to buy anything which had to be | operated at a loss. It was a peculiar fact brought out during the examination that no matter what had been the market value of & stock, when once embraced in the Southern Pacific system it lost that value and became part of the load that Huntington and his assoclates were car- Tying. There was mo explanation as to why they persisted in making this load heavier. Mr. Hinton persisted in knowing how certain individuals had seemed to acquire so much property from the Southern Pa- cific; but he did not find out. Mr. Hunt- ington informed him that no money had ever been made out of a California road, that the builders of the Pacific lines did not recefve from the Government a suf- ficlent subsidy to reimburse them that he himself had put large sums into these roads in the hope of some day making them valuable and getting the money out again. At this point Hinton was observed to smile. It was suggested to Mr. Huntington that when the stock of the Southern Pacific was exchanged for other stock the gentle- men manipulating the transaction must have had an idea as to the relative values. The suggestion was lost upon the witness. | He sought still to establish his point that the Southern Pacific was a burden. He had worked for many vears, had put much effort into the bullding of this sys- tem, and his reward in his old age was a road which had never paid anything and the income of which, pitiful as it was, un- rateful people were anxious to curtail. gle told how he had worked as a boy on a farm, byt this was incidental and not | directly drawn out by anything that had been asked him. *“I am not so young as T was seventy years ago,” he remarked, in,| brackets. 'The examination would have possessed no element of interest except for the ex- cursions taken bz the witness, and al- though these might be wholly irrelevant, he was never checked, but came back to the subject in his own good time. “T am very glad,* he sald once, “to_be able to tell all about the Southern Pa- cific. There seems to be a misunderstand- ing In relation to it.” Yet, stripped of extra words, all he told about it was that it was a struggling corporation, to which good men had devoted their lives and for- tunes, getting no return. He distinctly averred that he had never made a cent out of the Southern Pacific. He had put money into it, hoping and praying that there would some time be a return. He NOTHING That Pacific NO ] DECEPTION = HERE. For you get your mon shoes fot s B our our ¢ u fer great. i Button. Shoes with - arrow. Coin duction price §1 63: sell regularly for 53 B ] " told what had been dope for the State. | Land in the San Joaquin Valley had been | given a value of $50 an acre where it had | had a value of $5 or less. Everybody had | made money by the building of the South- ern Pacific except the men who had built it. Even the narrow-gauge line to Santa Cruz was not profitable. The witness saw ' Best Chrome Chocolate-colored Southern Ties, with Brown oes and that this statement created a ripple of un- faith, and repeated it. The second ripple was of a similar character. e patriotic emblem given with every Only once did Mr. Huatington decline | purchase. n orders to give information. This was in regard i lustrated Cat to the Mexican International, which he said had nothing to do with the Southern Pacifie, but an independent enter- prise. When he was shown that it figured in the last annual report as a part of the Southern Pacific, he was surprised and expressed a willingness to tell all he knew about it. The result was that while he| .PHILADELPHIA SHOE CO., about e e e s e beo: | 10 THIRD ST., San Francisco. lutely no information. He was not quite| certain; the books would have to be | g—@ consulted; he had forgotten this and that. | — — So the commission gained nothing. He | related_how the Morgan line had been | snapped up at a bargain. Morgan had | died and the widow wanted to dispose of | the property. “I got it at a bargain” said the witness, ‘‘paying only $7,500,000 | for it.” Thus he spoke throughout of | millions as another man might have | spoken of dollars. | Inquiry developed the fact that the Mor-| gan lines found their way into the South-| & ern Pacific; that the stock reckoned then at $150 a share, but that when it be- { came part of the great corporation which | U Huntington carries as a load the stock of the road remained at the same old E: Jevel: the owners still worried about the| OF REAL ESTATE certainty of daily bread. Not only had I;)lrv_‘{-lunflnfl'lu{: m:t‘)dcir:lo IHaney "‘"h"g‘ Probate, Referee, Executor, Assignee, acific roads, but he did not know thal e it anybody else had. All the money the | A‘lmmlh"lfmfllrl‘ Administratrix and Miscellaneous Sale, roads had earned had been put back in them so as to increase the earning capac- MONDAY. MAY 9TH, 1898 At12o'clock M, ity. Any cut of rates was out of the ques- | tion. It would inevitably result in cutting At SALESROOM, 14 MONTGOMERY ST. the following properties: the wages of labor, to the payment of REFEREE SALE—Duun Estzte. B. KATCHINSKI, = | . | | which 6 per cent of the Income was now devoted. “I am close to the laboring man.” sald Mr. Huntington. to _do this.” | There were many questions which, while | necessary, were not of public Interest. | There were many more bits of per: history which, while not necessary “I would be sorry 1 were of public interest. Mr. Huntington de- | tailed the fact that in_building up_ the | "3P2 300 system he had handled $300,000.000 and in- | corner of M ividually had not made a cent. He eX- | 8 feet on Ne tolled the high character of those who | 4th—Lot situate had engaged in the work with him. their | streets, west, S0x118 feet unselfish endeavor, their lack of reward. J.S. HOLLIDAY ESTATE Finally he was asked the value of the | Executor’s § Southern Pacific, and just here Hinton | g g comer of Haight and interjected _ something about watered | puilding, store and concrete Y stock. But Mr. Huntington would not ad- | floors, anc basement bay mit the watered stock, and claimed that | rents, $120 b %ood bu: the stock and bonds outstanding repre- 5 sented the value of the road. E RS o The sum of the testimony so far has | No. 9 Shotwell stret, been that the Southern Paciflc is a com. | houssof 10rooms; ror ination of hard-working men struggling | {o'make a living, and saaly handicapped | A by the determination of the public for| Selehaie whose sole benefit the concern 15 Tun, to | squmaohs et e rome cut down the rates, which are already so | e e e ruinously low that' with difficulty is’ the | RICHARD SAVAGE wolf kept from the Huntington door. | Administrator’ LOOKING FOR SPEEDY SHIPS Prompt Decision of the Gov- ernment to Re-enforce Dewey. window houses; 53 corner; 58374, SALE. 30 in property of 24th street; between 24 and rents, $36; 25280, STATE. Lot situate S. line of Filbert st Kearny street : 24x77: 6, with an L 3: 617 LOUIS D. QUIGLEY ESTATE. Administratrix’ Sale. Lot W. line of Eureka street, 50 feet S. 2 19th street, 25x80. A GOOD MISSION CORNER. 8. E. corner of 17th and Dearborn streets, botwsen Valencia and Guerrero streets; 3 houses and 2 flata; rents, $61.50: hoth streets accepted; houses could bs raised and stores put underneath and be made one ot the best paying investments in city; S1x100. CORNER ON BRYANT STREEZ. E.or S.E. corner of Bryant aud Victor streets, be. tween 7th and Sth streets; 10 bouges in 13 tenements; rents, $200; lot 275x56 :3. FELL STREET. 385 Fell street, between Gough and Octavis streets ; 2-story house of 10 rooms and bath 27 : 6x120 to Hickory avenue; house could be converted into flats at little ex- pense, and room for another house ; mortgage of $4,000 8t 7% can remain FLATS ON HAMPSHIRE STREET 832-2% Hampshire street, between 20th and 2lst 2 fiats of 5 rooms each: rents, $26; bay win- ck foundation, ete. ; 25x100. SEVENTH STREET INVESTMENT. Nos. 44244 Tth street, S. W. line, 80 feet N. W.of Bryant street: {ront house in 2 tenements, and Indication That ths Australla and Will Be Char- tered. Gaelic Events of world-wide importance which must immediately follow Commodore | Dewey’s magnificent conquest at Manilla | houge; brick foundation s stons walks ; rent. $32; 25 are destined to bring San Francisco Into | Further particulare, catalogues, etc., cheerfully given prominence as the base of operations on | st our office. the Pacific. Coal for the crulsers and| @.H.UMBSEN & CO., Auctioneers, supplies of all kinds for the squadron in 14 Montgomery Street. Aslatic waters will be shipped from this port. Already San Francisco is dividing honors with New York and Key West as a point of prominence from a naval.and military reckoning. Yesterday and last night the wire con- FINE TAILORING PERFECT FIT, BEST OF necting the Navy Department in Wash- ington and navy headquarters in this 25 Ll Ol city were busy transmitting important per cent Less than Other messages concerning the employment of Tailors Charge, Go to a swift expedition to convey to Commo- dore Dewey suppHes of fuel, food and ammunition. George H. Griffing, pay Inspector United States navy, was directed by the Secre- tary of the Navy to charter two of the speediest steamships at this port for im- mediate dispatch to Hongkong. This mes- sage signifles that the President and Cab- inet have resolved to sustain Commodore Dewey in holding_the advantages gained by the valor and nerve of his gallant squadron. At this time no one can fore- shadow the complications that may arise in the occupation of the Philippine Islands, but the fact is obvious that naval opera- | tions, on the Pacific are to cut a much | larger figure in the calculations of the | campaign than many of the commanders | first imagined. | The swiftest steamers of large class in | P. A. McDONALD, this port at present are the Australia | Wholesals Dealer i and the Gaelic. Tt is highly probable that dlenale e s the Government will demand the sen‘icesj Fureig“ Efld Ga“mmia fluke. of both. Negotiations for the charter of the Australia were entered into yesferday and Pay Tnspector Grifing. The points at | o f¥bie nioetuy Tnsored fren etbonimas | 300 to 308 Howard Street, The Gaellc is owned by English parties | = and Is chartered by the O aad O Goms | OFFICE—813 FOESONE SEREET. st $i) w $35 Pantsfromz. = - $4 "’$m B\, 201 and 203 Montgomery St., 844 and 846 Market St., $110 and 1112 Market St. san Francisco. COKE! COKE! COKE! between John D. Spreckels Bros. & Ci of ideas and figures over the wires. Corner Beale Street. - pany. or FADED HATR RFSTORED to R — vouthful color and beauty by DR. 3 H.~ Re- Robbery and Burglary. i o R N it and race Doore ata Emil Leonard, the one-armed footpad, | Bores Srnfrffy Pl G2 ‘Uit iGtery Harmlcss. who has been terrorizing the vegetable | farge hottles 3 cants, e nll gannts, gardeners in the MiSiion district, Was Whoiceale LEY & MIC booked at the City Prison vesterday on | AELS: CU charges of burglary and robbery. On April 3 _he entered the residence of Guiseppi Casaretto, Thirty-first and Clement av- enues, and stole a quantity of jewelry ERAH ol On' D1 e Broke 12 Museum of Bnatomy e house of . Kayo, near Ingleside, an at the point of & gun robbed the occupant | 1051 MARRET ET. bot. 6t0 8 7th, 6. F. Cal of $17 50. | The Largestof f1s kind in the World. DR. IORDAN—Frivate Diseases. —_————— Consultasion free. Write for Beok Seriously I d. o o Philosophy of Marriage. Fred Renn, a carpenter, working on a MAILED FREE visit DR, JORDAK’S Greae building in course of construction at Tay- | lor and Washington streets, met with a serious accident yesterday morning. He was carrying a heavy piece of timber on | his shoulders. when his foot slipped and | he fell, the piece of timber striking him | on the head. He was taken to the Re- | ceiving Hospital, where it was found that | HAVE YOU Sore Throat, Pimples, Copper- his skull was fractured and that his chances of recovery were doubtful. Colored Spots, Aches, Old Sores, Uicers in Mouth, Hair-Falling? Write COOK REN- EDY CO.. 215 MASONIC TEMPLE, CHIL The fac-simile signature of 5 ceESas CAGO, ILL.. f s of cures. i is on every wrapper 00,000, Woreecanes cured fa 1o 10 3 duye: of CASTORIA. ——