The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 17, 1898, Page 11

10 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JULY 17, 1898. TORPEDO-BOAT DESTROYER FARRAGUT IS READY TO DEFEND “OLD GLORY" MISS ELIZABETH ASHE, Niece of the Grand Old Naval Hero, Christens the Latest Addition to the American Navy at a Successful Launching. toric words of Admi- Orle which time the tide attained its high- New 1S, est poi This condition was neces edoes! GO sary owing to the peculiar ‘bufld of Ashe, a the Farragut, she requiring more = water than a battle-ship. en Griffith conveyed Invited to' the scene of the launching. jority of those in attendance entatives of the army and s. Major General Mer- riam, er General Charles King, Major J. Rathbone and others rep- resented the land forces, while Admi- ral Miller and Naval Constructor E liott Snow were present to act for the men who go down to the sea in ships in the name of Uncle Sam. The Japan navy was represented Captain K. Sakurai of the Chitose, Captain 8. Sakural, naval construc- to: Lieutenant Commander Ushida, and Inspectors of Machinery Hirabe and Wadaki. Immediately upon the arrival of the guests at the worss th and proceeded to the w cl rested the new fighting machine of the United States Government. The boat ion Iron riate words iga L. n keep- ' was not imated to and p. m., at e o o o e o e e o & pe o o ped p=4 fed o3 b= =g o o o o has the exaggerated lines of a racing shell, everything being, to appear- ances, sacrificed to speed. At first glance the appliances for the launch- ing of deadly torpedoes do not appear. With the arrival of the ~uests work- men commenced knocking the braces away from the boat. When all was in readiness Gener: Merriam gave the word and the last support was re- moved. Slowly the yacht-like hull commenced to move and Miss Eliza- beth Ashe spoke the words naming the new marine wonder. “he boat gained momentum rapidly, and amid the shouts of spectators and the shrill whistles of the works she glided rap- idly from the view of those in attend- ance and was swallowed up in the blackness of night. . President Henry T. Sco.t congratu- lated Miss Ashe on the manner in which she had performed her duties, adding: ‘“inis is a California boat, christened by a California girl with California champagne, as was our pride, the Oregon.” The guests then returned to the Millen Griffith. = =Reg e e e R =g R =R R g o= ReFR=FeReReFeFeFoFeFeReEeRuFeRegeReFe ReoRaFeReReRoF R -RoFRaFoF R TR R R F R LR The tug steamed out into the bay. After a short time tne enwines were stopped and she drifted slowly with the tide while an elaborate luncheon was gerved by Ludwig. Toasts were offered to the success of the new boat, Miss Ashe voicing the sentiment: “Here's to the Farragut! May she never have to fight Presi- dent Henry T. Scott of the Union Iron ‘Works was tireless in his care 1or the comfort of his distinguished guests. He was in receipt of a letter from Loyal Farragut, a son of the Admiral, regretting his inability to be present. Mr. Farragut was a classmate of Brig- adier General King at We The dimensions of the Farragut fol- low Length 213 feet, beam 20 feet, draught 6 feet, speed 30 knots (35.26 miles per hour), indicatea horsepow- er 6000, revolutions of propeller 400 per minute, triple expansion engines, one high pressure cylinder 20 inches diame- ter, one intermediate inder 29 inches diameter, two low pressure cylinders 30 inches diameter, stroke 1S inches, pounds pressure steam 240, three hornycroft water tubular boilers. clares that the companies must pay the tax. As there is no way of putting a p on a telephone message, Congress decreed that the compani con- tribute to the expens ording to the quanti s shown by the monthly statements. It was our intentio said Mr. , “‘to charge the stamp to the pub- on all low ages and bear COMPANIES MUST PAY Ik lic it on all above It is well known that at five least ninety- ges are for ats, hence the osity of Mr. Glass and his company 1 a par with the self denial of the fox who didn’t like sour grap The telegraph companies are as the others and are public suffer. ald: are not trying to evade the law. not our intention. The law states : that the maker of the enumer- ated documents must fix the nd the penalty of a $100 fir if we accept i message without stamp we are liable to a fine of $1 “Of course, in the matter of companies, the latter are the out of every 100 me less than 50 c @ mak: the Bt ing No Stamps Requiredga for Messages. JUDGE'S DECISION | r, such FEDERAL the receipt, and. therefore, must pay | the stamp; but with us it is different. The | person_writing and signing a message is EXPRESS COMPANIESMUSTFUR- | the maker thereof, and such telegram is a | document in the interpretation of the law “In order that there may to our position and responsibility, I mitted the matter to the only proper thority, the Commis: r of Revenue, receiving the following reply whose duty it is to t June 13, ssage offered for d that this office ve no doubt as ub- NISH STAMPED RECEIPTS. .Telegraph Corporations Continue to Collect War Tolls From Their | Customers Regardless Upon the question as mp required Superintendent | | 4 w he message. of Law. [ 0 = | ersons shall make, sign or issue an ST - ¥ strument, document or paper of any descrip- tion whatscever, without S;:mo beln}:{ du:gl’ | - . amped for denc the tax thereon, the sa When Manager Rowell of Wells, Fa S P o erson or persons shall be deemed ‘gull risdemeanor, and on conviction thereol a fine of not more than $100. Telegraphic Co. said 3 hat his com tches and messages are enumerated in the oy & requiring the documentary I-cent stamp. that the law cotion 13 of the act Imposes upon the tole- r thel graph company a_penalty of $10 for transmit- pay.for then fing any dispatch or message that has not O o been stamped in accordance section 7. unter of Ottums Thus, you there is no doubt in our t any »mpa te, we pay stamps on praafaimies opt st ‘everything we do, and truly bear Attorney for the 2 our proportion of the tax in that manner. {fornia, but he proba Superintendent Jaynes not take legal view of the matter. It was not 1d not have been the intention to npted the telegraph companies ng their just pro rata of the ; are making enormous profits r, and it nnot be believed that Congress Intend: it be exempted from pa an obligation to which ingman in the United States contribut- ing cheerfully and with a loyal heart. pration could affc might Interfere with nickel grabbing. aken his vocatio wger ang out h fore front of a law s that a ach b of lad- ch cor tion a sea corpor gle @ mud scow stamp m ing, m but s not | i Bowel “pelow par when| SPORTSMEN AFIELD he reads OTTUMWA, IN QUEST OF GAME The Open Season Sends Shooters to the Haunts of Deer and Doves. shooting season will swing this afternoon, when deer | doves will replace the inanimate targets, at which the shotgun brigade have been peppering these many months. The be in full Eo " will be ner's action early Al e R Rl e, % | "The gunstores were thronged with regard, so u riotic, 80 T rdiess of | Sportsmen yesterday, purchasing ammu- the rights of the public that it has an- nition in anticipation of a pllgrimage to nounced through ifs agents its intentfon | the haunts of game to-day. The majority to make its patr the general public, | Will shoot o¥er the territory within easy pay the whole the war tax imposed | access of this city. Some will press on tu upon the company until the Federal | the hunting grounds to the north in Men- courts take it by the throat. | docino County, and to the east in Sierra | Nevada mountains. From the glowing ac- counts recelved here this State can well tendent there that proce lay claim to the title “Sportsmen's Para- stituted to enforce the law | dise.,” The fishing and shooting are ali Louis Glass, ant general manager | that the most ardent could desire. Wrigsr t Telephone Com-| The officlals of the Yuba and Sutter \bin, president of | Gun Club, of Marysville, are actively en- lccided to obey the | gaged preparing for thelr annual dove It {s well under- | stew held in canjunction with their pigeon tion was to | shoot. Otto Feudner won both the live . The company | bird and blue rock medals last year, s 10 its customers in- | emblematic of the championship of North: 8 2 ern California. The Napa Gun Club live-bird tourna- ment will be held on the 24th and 25th inst. Four events are scheduled for each The United § geles has | lings will be i has even se cluding a charg added the from the nickel in tenses, and the mone swindling fu 50 to the slot telephones should be refunded to | day. A large attendance:of shooters is the victims of both fraud | expected. The fact nd Mr. and Mr. Sabin | The events in this district to-day in- know it, that the law does not re stamps in_the telepho I n the t all make, within the last fifteen of each month, & Sworn statement | to the Internal Revenue Collector of the | istrict stating the number of messages N i Cranamitied over their respective iiaes | , PARIS, July 18.—Emile Zola to-day re- during the preceding month for which a | turns to the attack in the Dreyfus case charge of 15 cents or more was imposed, | DY publishing an open letter on the sub- and for each of such messages the said | JeCt to the Premier, M. Brisson, in the person, firm, or corporation shall pay a | Aurore. tax of 1 cent. | Thus it will be seen that no stamps are required and that the Jaw expressly de- uire any | “ ’clude a live-bird shoot of the California a Wing Club at Ingleside, and the Lincoln Gun Club mectlnfi at Alameda Ponit. Thu latter will be a blue rock tournament. —_———— Zola Returns to the Attack. —_———— Advances made on furniture and planos, with or without removal. J. Noonan, 1017-1023 Mission. and | OPINION ON MINING STOCK WAR TAXES COMMISSIONER SCOTT PLAINS THE LAW. EX- Manner in Which the Certificates Are Subjected to the Operation of the War Revenue Act. Commissioner Scott of the Internal Revenue Department at Washington has rendered the following opinion as to the tax on mining stock: TREASURY DEPARTMENT, ioner of Internal Revenue, WASHINGTON, D. C., June 29, 1893 On the question of thé construction Sir: at part of schedule A of the act of June J posing stamp tax ‘‘on each orig' hether on organization or reorganiza , of certificates of stock,’” the meaning of the words ‘‘original lssue,” as herein used, is limited and controlled by the words “‘whether on organizatlon or reorganiza- tion,” and that, therefore, the only certificates of stock on which the tax of 5 cents ‘‘'on each $100 of face value or fraction thereof” is im- posed by this act are those certificates issued on or after July 1, 189, on the organization or reorganization of a company. In the case of a corporation having, for In- n authorized capital stock of 1,000,000, h it has {ssued only §500,000 prior to July nd on and after that date f it to make one or more additional is- under the authority possessed by it, each fonal issue thus made is an ‘‘original fssue’” within the terms and meaning of the statute here under consideration, tificates of such issue are subject to the stamp tax. Where any orlginal certificate issued is pre- sented by the holder to the company or cor- poration for the issuance of another certificate | or certificates in lieu thereof, the certificate or certificates thereupon issued to take the place of the original certificate could not, under the language and limitation of the statute above require any stamp as long as there is no nor agreement to sell, nor memorandum nor transfer of any of these certifi- ued in lieu of the original. In case of sale where the evidence of trans- fer is shown only by the books of the com- pany, on each hundred dollars of face value or frac- tion thereof; and the stamp representing this is required to be placed upon such books. Where the change of ownership js by trans- fer certificate—that is to say, the executed au- thority to transfer is contained on the back of the stock certificate which 1s to be transferred— ed on the transfer cer- upon the surrendered certificate containing the transfer. In cases of agreements to sell, or where the transfer s by delivery of the certificate as- signed in blank, there must be executed a memorandum thereof, to which the stemp is required to be affixed. Under the ruling herein stated, In a case (that may be supposed) of a man Wwho Is the owner of a certificate for 100 shares of stock, and wishes to sell ten of these to another per- son, the result being that one certificate would be issued for the 10 shares sold, and also an ad- ditional certificate for the 80 shares still r maining fn him, the certificate for 9 share issued (with the certificate for 10 shares sold) in lieu therof, does not require any stamp: and the certlficate for the 10 shares does not re- quire a stamp representing the tax of 5 cents on each hundred dollars of face value or frac- tion thereof, as it 1s not an original issue. The only stamp’ required with reference to these certificates is a stamp on the transfer of the 10 shares sold representing navment of the tax of 2 cents on each hundred dollars of face value or fraction thereof. In another case (stated for fllustration) where a man holds several certificates for shares of stock aggregating 100 shares, and, for his con- venience, calls upon the company to issue to him in lieu thereof one certificate for 100 shares, there being no sale, nor agreement to it is held that | and the cer- | a tax of 2’ cents is required to be paid | i | sell, nor memorandum of sale or delivery or | ;rnnsiwr of lzlls n;‘w certificate, the !lnfiuh‘i oes not require the affixing of any stam; | thereto. Respectfully yours Y P N. B. SCOTT, Commissfoner. P. A. McCLAIN, Collector First District, Philadelphia, Pa. ————— INTEREST LAGS AMONG TENNIS MEN The Whitneys’ Withdrawal From Competition Deprives the Game of Strong Support. | The outlook on this coast for tennis as | & sport Is not bright. George Whitney has withdrawn from the field of competi- tion and now his brother, Robert N. W hit- ney, threatens to do the same. The with- drawal of the Whitneys frem tournameuts will leave the California Clup without a first-class player and will ‘materfally weaken the list of first-class players of the coast. Tennis has never been at such a low ebb so far as championship material goes. There are a number of second and third cls players interested fn the gawe, buat they are practically beginncss and do not figure in a consideration of the game | as _a branch of athletics. Three months ago a among the lad lethargic spirit ¥ players gave way to a genuine interest in the game and u sur- prising activity in - tournaments. ‘The school vacation has been instrumental, however, in postponing all contemplated n;alfh tournaments among the fair enthu- slasts. The champlonship singles tournament at San Rafael exhausted the interest in the game for a time. The courts of the va- rious clubs are deserted, which st ) 6 is chiefly due to the exodus of players to the country and the reaction that occurs after a tournament. The ch:\mplunshIJ\ doubles tournament | in the early part o September is proyok- ing some discussion as to the place whara it will be held. Some want it at Monterey, others at San Rafael and there are a num- }lwr of players who would like to see the | tournament played on either the Oakland or the Califor Club courts. ALARMING GROWTH OF THE CHINESE REVOLT Formidable Gathering of Leading Members of the New China Party. CANTON, July 16.—The leading mem- bers of the “New China Party” are as- sembling from all parts of the world to ald In the rebellion against the pres Government of China. 3 Beeent S Distributing the New Bond Issue. WASHINGTON, July 16.—The work of classifying the new bond issue has pro- gressed sufficiently to enable the Treas- ury Department to announce that all sub- scriptions for $4980 and less will be award- ed. The considerable balance will be pro- rated among the $5000 subscriptions. Mrs. Klotziey Held. SANTA CRUZ, July 16—Mrs. Klotzley, who attempted to murder her husband and child, was held to-day to answer in the Superior Court on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon. ADVERTISEMENT". AN A -DE i N . e = TIPS 809 Market Stre SECOND FLOOR FLOOD BUILDING. PAINLESS EXTRACTION! ad ol/tke p,, Extracted FILLED -- CROWNED Bridgework WITHOUT PAIN. Oifice Hours—9 &, m. to 10 b, THEY ARE SILL MAN AND WIFE Troubles of the Ruh- lings in Court. BOTH ARE DENIED A DIVORCE AN INTERESTING EPISODE IS RECALLED. How J. W. Hinkel Lost His Position Through a Little Escapade With the Plain- tiff. = The marital woes of Frederick W. E. Ruhling, necessarily involving those of his wife, Mary E. Ruhling, were aired yesterday in Judge Belcher’s court. Contrary to the most ardent expecta- tions of the unhappy couple, however, the court refused to grant the litigants a decree of divorce, and they left the courtroom disappointed in themselves, each other and in the ways of the law. Mrs. Ruhling’s tale of trouble was first considered. 1In her complaint for divorce she alleged that ever since her marriage her husband has treated her in a cruel manner, accused her of un- chastity and referred to her as a “schemer and a robber.” Mrs. Ruhling was first put on the stand.. She testified as to the allega- tions in the complaint and was cor- roborated by her daughter, Miss Duffy, and her brother, Herbert Judge. The case of the plaintiff then rested and the answer of the defendant and his cross complaint were taken up by the court. He in turn accused his wife of unbecoming conduct and then re- ferred to an interesting little epigode in the life of his wife since their mar- riage, which occurred in February of the present year. Through the episode referred to J. W. Hinkel, collector for a well-known real estate firm, lost his position, and he and Mrs. Ruhling spent a few unhappy hours behind prison bars. Hinkel became smitten with the charms of Mrs. Ruhling, who was re- ferred to in articles published at that time as a ‘“‘dashing grass widow.” She was not a grass widow, however, hav- ing been married to Ruhling some three months. In an evil moment Hinkel, who is the son of a prominent contractor, met Mrs. Ruhling, and on May 18 invited her to the Cliff House. They had several bottles of wine and were in a spirit of abandon when they started to drive back to the city. ‘While passing through the park their horse became unmanageable and ran away. Park Officer Arellaes gave chase, and with the aid of a lariat sue- ceeded in stopping the maddened ani- mal. Hinkel showed a disposition to be ugly and accused the officer of being “too fresh.” Avreliges became incensed at this remark and placed him under arrest. 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They were driven to the O'Farrell street station, where they were charged with being drunk. Hinkel had $175 80 on him, and he of- fered to put up the amount to secure his release. The desk sergeant, how- ever, refused to discharge him until he had become sober. After being placed in a cell Hinkel sent for his employer, and, explaining his predicament, begged his assistance. His employer offered to furnish the necessary amount of bail for Hinkel, but positively refused to assist Mrs. | Ruhling in gaining her freedom. But Hinkel would not accept his offer, de- claring that he would rather die than desert his fair companfon. Several hours latér the couple were released on $10 bail, which was taken . from the amount found in the collector’s pockets. Through the efforts of several friends | Hinkel, ‘on the following day, had the cases against him and Mrs. Ruhling | dismissed. After learning the facts of | the disagreeable episode, Hinkel's em- | ployer sent him a note, informing him that his services were no longer re- quired. Judge Belcher, on consideration of | all the facts introduced, ' refused to | grant either party a decree of divoree | and they were sent away unhappy. Judge Groezinger, who represented Ruhling, stated that shortly his client would file an original complaint for di- vorce, as he wished to have nothing more to do with his wife. Ruhling is 66 years of age, and his wife is still on the sunny side of 36. The incompatibility of age is respon- sible for all the trouble. Ruhling is not gay enough for his wife, and in consequence she burdens his life with cares and troubles. IDENTITY OF A MAN MURDERED AT PIMA Proves to Be N. F. Allen, the Son of a Banker, and Recently of Riverside. RIVERSIDE, July 16.—Through the co- operation of the officers of Pima, Ariz., and this city the identity of the man who was robbed' and killed in that town a few days ago has been established. The murdered man was N. F. Allen, and he formerly resided in this city. He was engaged in business up to about four months ago, when he went to Arizona to work for the moston Steel Range Com- pany. Allen was formerly wealthy. His father is a banker at Rockville, Ind. Nothing is known here regarding the killing of Allen beyond the fact, which was conveyed to J. P. Little of this place in a letter from the officials at Pima. Lit- tle had been in correspondence with Allen and the officials at Pima found his letters in Allen’s pockets. He was about 45 yeais of age. The intelligence received ~here conveyed no particulars of the manner of his death beyond that he was killed and robbed. 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