The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 12, 1899, Page 10

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, ADVERTISEMENTS. THE CRITICAL M. Finds an Enjoyment in the TRUE | BLUE SERGE It’s a suit dotten up with the idea to pass mauster with the critical. The dainty and exquis- ite bits of high - class tailoring in all the smaller details of these darments have won the plaudits of the most fas- tidious dressers. It's a suit—a fabric dressy in appearance and abso- lutely correct as to fash- ionableness, and will remain True Blue forever. Made in styles as shown in sketch. L + n < ou Can Have, by Asking, a 1 ample of This Serge by Mail. | + | | + + RAPHAEL'S, Inc,, THE FRISCO BOYS, Corner Kearmy Street and Union-Square Avenue. McKEE RANKIN APOLOGIZES TO & | Rankin's MR, FLANNERY He Writes a Letter to the Deputy. “There’s no love like the old love,” hummed McKee Rankin yesterday as ha | ‘welked Into the office of Speclal Revenua Agent Burt M. Thomas, “and,” he added, “there’'s no fool like an old fool. I feel that I have been such a fool in this mat- | ter that I must be 500 years old.” | Mr. Ravkin's smile was a flag of truce. | He came to settle the casa brought| egainst him by the Internal revenue of- | sicers for failing to pay his theater license in San Jose for the years 1598 and_1599. He bad treated Deputy Collector Flan- pery with contumely, had affected not to | know him nor his official station and had Tudely requested him to_‘‘go to,” whither deponent sayeth not. McKee had been held for trial and the revenue officer was_efter his scalp with a dull toma- hawk, but the wily tragedian executed a flank movement, hoisted a flag of truoce, wrote to Deputy Flannery a letter of apol- ogy such as one gentleman on the stage might with propriety wWrite to another entleman off the stage, and expressed file willingness to pay Bis back licenaa not only for performances given in this State, but for those in ldaho, Montana and other States and Territories under Mr. Thomas’ jurisdiction. y_attorncy Mr. Crittenden Thorn- ton,"” continued Mr. Rankin, “‘has advised me 'that he can beat the case, but 1 have my doubts about that, and I am tired of the whole affair and am willing to settla with the Government, penalties, costs and for my sins against it.”” Mr. Thomas has sent to Washington Mr. offer. 1f the Government ac- cepts it Mr. Rankin will pungle, and the charge against him will be wiped out. Assistant United States Attorney Ban- ng will file an information next Mon- Ay’ against Mr. Rankin in the United States District Court, and further action in the premises will be deferred until ‘Washington is heard from. In the mean- time the tragedian will be at liberty on probation, while being slowly purged of his offense FEDERAL OFFICIALS’ FEES ARE IN DANGER EX-MARSHALS LONGAND KELLY ‘WILL LOSE. Their Demands Are Outlawed in the United States Court of Claims and Congress Is the Only Hope. The suit of ex-United States Marshal Long against the Government to recover certain fees which had been disallowed while he was occupying the office was dis- missed yesterday by United States Dis- trict Judge de Haven under the decision of the United States Circuit Court of Ap- peals in the suit of Penumbra Kelly ainst the Government. n the Kelly case the Court of Appeals held that the act of 1897 took away from the United States District and Circuit MARTELL & CO. : Cognac, France, Established 1715. Trade Mark: - J. & F. Martell. The Highest Grade of Cognac, Brandy. All Martell shipments recelved by us bear the name of our firm on the bottles. Beware of {mitations, Willlam WA/OIff & Co. 329 Market Street, Pacific Coast Agents, ourts all jurisdiction of suits brought by nited States officers against the Govern- ment for fees claimed by them, irrespec- tive of the fact whether such suits had been flled before or after the passage of the act of 1507. The United States Court of Claims has been adjudged to be the only tribunal having jurisdiction of such suits. The decision is very unfortunate for ex- Marshal Long, for he cannot go before the Court of Claims, his cause of action, which was begun before the passage of the act of 1897, belng debarred by the statute of limitations. General John C. | Carey, ex-United States District Attor- ney, 18 in a similar predicament, he hav- ing ‘a sult against the Governmént pend- ing in the United States Circuit Court for $5000 fees. The only reliet that has been suggested is an appeal to Congress for an appro- priation to pay the claim: —————— ELECTION BILLS PAID. Officlal Canvass of Votes to Begin Monday Morning. | The Election Commission cleaned up its | election accounts yesterday by ordering | paid claims to the amount of $31,000. this amount $24,240 represented the salaries of election officers. Commissioner Lane announced that there was but $21,000 left time that the law gave the commission the privilege to draw on the general fund tor all it needed. Commissioner Wells admitted the law, but took occasion to remark that there had been no evident desire on the part of the commission to economize, and that it must remember that $20,000 more must be drawn from the general fund next | month to defray the expense of the bond elections. The commission will on Monday morn- ing begin the official canvass of the bal- lots cast at the late election. It is fig- ured that the work will require at least two weeks. ————— The New Alhambra Theater, Jones and Eddy streets. Telephone South 770. To-night Eugenie Blair in “A Lady of Quality.” s HIT WITH A SLUNGSHOT. Henry D. Millér, ex-Deputy Assessor, Arrested for Assaulting Thomas Ward. Thomas Ward, Second and Bryant streets, secured a warrant from Judge Mogan yesterday for the arrest of Henry D. Miller on the charge of assault with a deadly weapon. Miller was later ar- rested and locked up in the City Prison. He gives his occupation as a watchman. Ward said that Miller blamed him for his dismissal from the .Assessor's office and since then has been nsulting his wife and threatening to do him up. Yesterday morning Miller met him near his resi- dence and struck him in the head with a slungshot, which is in the possession of the police. ———— Golden Gate Elks. Golden Gate Lodge No. 8 of the Elks will give its usual annual entertainment to lng'y friends at the Columbia Theat:r Bunday afternoon next. —_—— Ladles’ tallor-made suits, fur capes, cloaks, | Credit. M. Rothschild, 834 Post . in the election fund, but said at the same | Of | | UNDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1899. OUR BIG FIGHTS ON PACIFIC COAST FIGHT FOR THE COAST TRADE IS ABOUT T0 BEGIN Proceedings to Open To-Morrow. EXPLANATION OF SITUATION —— LARGE INTERESTS DEPEND ON THE ISSUE. S Attempt to Deprive Seaboard Citles of the Only American Trade Ter- ritory on the Mainland They Now Occupy. e The opening session of the Interstate Commerce Commission to consider the suit of the St. Louis jobbers asainst tne transcontinental raflroads for the purpose of compelling the practical abandonment of carload differentials and the establish- ment of what are known as graded rates from the Atlantic seaboard as far west as St, Louls on Pacific Coast trafiic will be held to-morrow. What the issue means to San Francisco, and also to all the ota- er seaboard points on the Pacific Coast. was neatly voiced in the words of a lead- Ing business man: “Please remember that the Pacific Coast is our all, if not all ours; that we can- not retaliate and invade the vast terri- tory of the Middle West jobbers east of the Rocky Mountains. We have no terrl- tory west of us to compensate for a loss of territory east, and if deprived of our geographical rights we will be driven, if not to the wall, at any rate into the sea. We do not believe that you will take from us even the little that we have, giv- | ing it to them who have already much.’ These are the concluding words of the argument made by W. R. Wheeler before the traflic officlals of the Great Northern and Northern Pacific railw; at St. Paul last May. They are equally applicable now, for the present situation is fairly described by them. The extreme importance of the fssue to the Pacific Coast and the nearness of the proceedings may make Some present ex- planation acceptable. The men who have gone to St. Louis in defense of the trade Traflc Manager Love- land, Attorney E. S. Pillsbury, Charles F. 4 Baker and Ja- es, all represent- and Manu- Tay, President Wakefi cob Baruch of Los Ang ing the Pacific Coast Jobbers’ facturers’ Association. The transconti- nental roads are defendants to the com- plaint. The interest of the Southern Pa- cific Company is to have the suit adverse- reason that if the rates st are made lower from y are from nset route ly decided, for the to t St he Paclfic C Louis and Chicago t Atlantic seaboard 1 be at a disadvantage. At present what is known as 1.6 “post- age stamp rates” are in vogue by which New York, Chicago and equal rivals for Coast. It is argued by that the principle of ded rates on ing once estab- in a very short alize the advan- transcontinental traffi lished, will in time, or time, ‘destroy tages now enjoyed by reason of geo- graphical o . It rates are graded westbound o must be grades east- bound, That would imply that any point east of San Francisco, Portland, Tacoma or Seattle, Los Angeles or San Diego, would have lower rates than the coast towns, which now have such rates be- cause they are on the seaboard; also it would mean that any point eact of the seaboard could have better rates east- bound than the seaboard for products and for manufactured goods. This is In line_with the persistent effort of the Mid- dle Wedt, which is trying to kill sea com- petition upon both the Pacific and the Atlantic coasts. As to the abolition of the existing dif- ferentials {{ is held by coast jobbers that the Middle West jobbers entered this ter- ritory under the war tariffs of 1504, '85 and ‘98, and that now the Westerners are claiming as a right what was forced formerly as a measurs of expediency. Marysville, Sacramento and Stockton have an interest in graded rates because they are terminals on account of their water frontage. Probably the hearing, after the testimony is in for the Middle will ‘be continued upon the in San Francisco or else- where, SOLDIER WHO THREW SHINING GOLD AWAY EPISODE IN A STREETCAR THAT MADE A STIR. The Martial Creosus Hailed From North Dakota and Was Only Just Out of Hospital. A soldier of the North Dakota volun- teers, who has remained behind Lis regi- ment in San Francisco, being sick in the hospital at the Presidio, electrified a car ccnductor on the California street line and a load of passengers night before last. He had been drinking and was hilarious. The car was No. 47 and was running extra. Just after it turned into O'Farrell street from Jones on the way down to the Market street terminus the North Dakotan rose from his seat un- teadily and delved down in his trousers and prought up i handful of shin- ing twenty dollar pieces that he had re- ceived upon his discharge (rom the hos- 'hoopee!” said he, with a chuckle. ‘The word was accompanied by a sudden upward motion and the gold pieces soared toward the roof of tl car and then fell backward in a jingling shower and rolled upon the perforated covering of the floor. ““Whoopee!” Once more the soldier man hoped to rid himself of his earthly dross, but he had only silver dollars and .\ll'na.u change to send glimmering into the air. The car conductor was in the car and picked up all the money that he could find. There was $100 in gold pieces and a small sum in silver. “l don’t want the money,” yelled the excited soldier when the coln was handed back to him, ‘“Keep it. Keep it. It is no 890d to me.” ‘“Well,” answered the conductor, *I don’t want it either.” Here was an interesting situation, and the inmates of the car, soldiers and ctvil- lans alike, were at once amused and in- terested. Twice the coin was tendered to the soldier and twice he refused it, for he was “gloriously drunk.” When the car stopped the conductor hunted up a policeman and gave him the money to keep In trust until such time as the soldier might think that he needed it. | The name of the soldier could not be got from him. The other soldiers did not know him. He told of his recent dis- charge from the hespital and his uniform cap betrayed his regiment. The New Alhambra Theater, Jones and Eddy streets. Telephone South 770. To-night Eugenie Blair in “A Lady of Quality.” —_——————— Sergeant Mc. ulay Missing. Naval Officer Irish has received a letter f\rom Murdoch McAulay of Point Clear, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, inquiring for information as to the whereabouts of the writer's son, Sergeant John A. McAulay of the Montana regiment of volunteers, that left San Francisco for the Philip- pines in July, 1898. From that date to the present the anxious father has not heard of his boy. Deputy ‘Naval Officer B. W. Maslin has Written to the Governor of Montana for information as to the whereabouts of the missing sergeant. ————————— Trapper's Ofl cures rheumatism & neuralgla. | Drugsists, t0c flask. Richards & Co, 408 Clay. : § CONVENTION OF BIGATORS T BE VERY LIVELY Nationals Preparing Opposition. GOVERNMENT EXPERT COMING CHITTENDEN REPORT FAVORS STATE PLAN. e California Practically Outside of Con- ditions Upon Which Government Aid Is Predicated in Consider- ing Arid Land Question. S Irrigation history will be made for Cali- fornia at the convention to be held this week in this city. Letters received yes- terday Indicate clearly that the advocates of the national idea, as opposed to the State plan for the impounding of flood waters of the State, have been working in many localities to develop strong oppo- sition on the floor of the convention. George H. Maxwell, who is looked upon as the chief advocate in California of the idea that the National Government will provide the means for the necessary storage reservoirs, will be present as a delegate from Sonoma County, he having been named by the Sonoma County Su- pervisors. He will strongly oppose the State plan. Delegates from some south- ern counties, especially Los Angeles, will come with instructions pledging them to oppose the work of the California State Association for the storage of flood waters. Agents of certain ditch companies are in opposition also. The advocates of having the State provide the way for the con-! struction of dams are numerically strong and influential. Elwood Mead, irrigation expert for the United States Government, will be pres- ent. His attitude may be judged by ex- tracts from letters that he has written to members of the Callifornia State Asso- ciation for the storage of flood waters. In one of these he says: “I have always believed that the Lord heips those who help themselves, and I think It a mistake for any State to sit down and walit for the Government.” In another is this passage: “1 see no necessary conflict between your movement and the extension of aild by the General Government. In fact, I do not belleve that the General Government will do or can do all that is to be done. If the convention should desire I will explain the work of the irrigation investigation of the Department of Agriculture relative to the irrigation development in the sev- eral State: Against the claims of the National Ir- rigation Association will be set forth that the conditions in the report of Chittenden, a civil engineer, upon which the nation- alists reply, do not apply to California. His reasons for having the General Gov- ernment provide for irrigating arid re- gions were that the water supplies of the arid States were complicated, but he ex- pressly excepted the Pacific States, be- cau their water supplies are independ- ent; also, that the United States is the principal owner of the land in the arid States. This is true of Wyoming, for in- stance, where the General Government owns 9 per cent of the land. In Califor- nia the Government has very little arid land. Also, it will be urged against the idea that the rental from the Govern- ment’s arld lands would be sufficient to provide storage reservoirs—that the facts contradict the theory. The United States will not rent its forest reservations. Graz- ing lands in Nevada, superior to any arid lands in California, bring very low rent- als, $75 being the price for three sections in one instance. A lively convention is certain. SOUTH AFRICAN LIONS. A Number of South African Xdons Have Arrived Here. Charles Lyons notifies the public that in response to numerous applications he has had a number of copies of Landseer's celebrated picture of the lion engraved for distribution amongst his friends. Charles Lyons is the fortunate possessor of the original of this celebrated picture, and these engravings are his own copyright and can only be obtained from him, pre- sented free to purchasers. A nominal charge of 10 cents is made to non-pur- chasers. Caution—Be sure you go to the right store. Lyons' store’ 15 No. 121 Market street, in the History bullding, carried on under’ the name and style_of Charles Lyons, the London Taflor. He has noth- ing_whatever to do with any other store on Market street, but has a branch at 122 Kearny street, in the Thurlow block. ¢ ————— KINDERGARTENS ENTERTAIN. Sing at the Silver Star Benefit. North Beach people were out in force at the entertainment for the benefit of the “Silver Star” Free Kindergarten, at Sansome and Vallejo streets, last night. The programme, which was long and va- ried, was made up of songs, recitations and instrumental solos. The star feature of the bill was a drill by seven tots, rep. resentatives of as many natlonalities. Leonard Schawartz imitated well-known North Beach characters and so delighted his audience that he had to exhaust his | whole stock of funny storles bef. thy would let him go. Sl ADVERTI NEW SEMENTS. DRESS FABRICS. FOUR SPECIAL VALUES. $1.00 Yard. 50 pieces GENUINE FRENCH POPLINS, full 44 inches wide, in the following new shades: Natlonal Blue, Golden Brown, Bordeaux, Mordore, Navy, Castor Brown, Automobile Red, Heron Gray, Leaf Green and Russian Violet. $1.25 Yard. One case STEWARTON CHEVIOT PLAIDS, Scotch effects, a full variety of new combinations, goods measure full 47 inches wide. $1.25 Yard. 25 pleces 50-INCH GENU- INE ALL-WOOL HOME- SPUNS, in all the new shades of Gray, Castor, Biueand Brown, all mixed effects. $1.50 Yard. 30 pleces 47-INCH GENU- INE FRENCH ZIBELINE, camel’s hair effects, the new material 1in solid colors, for fall and winter Wear. m, 13, 15, 1, 19, %- 121 POST STREET. THE TRANSFER TROUEBLE. Henry Lorenzen’s Case Will Be Tak- en to the Supreme Court. Henry Lorenzen, 1004 Clay street, who was arrested Friday night at Powell and Market streets for giving away his trans- fer ticket to a newsboy, appeared in Judge Treadwell’s court yesterday morn- ing. By consent the case was continued till next Friday. Attorney Fred McGreg- or appeared for the defendant, and he in- timated that the validity of the ordinance would be tested in the Supreme Court. He was the attorney in a similar case re- cently, in which on appeal Judges Cook, Lawlor and Dunne, sitting in bank, sus- tained the judgment of the lower court convicting the defendant. Ex-Judge Ma- guire will be associated with him in tak- ing the matter before the Supreme Cour*. B Blttz, a jeweler living at 610 Linden avenue, was arrested yesterday afternoon by Policeman Keyes at Powell and Mar- ket streets, and was sent in the patrol wagon to the City Prison. He was riding on a Hayes-street car and got a transfer to the Powell-street line. He stood on the corner for about five minutes and started to walk north on Powell strect. While passing a boy who was selling chewing gum he stuck the transfer ticket in_ the boy’s hat and was promptly arrested by <eyes, who was standing on the corner. He was released on his own recognizance by Judge Mogan. 'A. J. Vanderkaay, a photographer, and s.J. Riley, a brass finisher, were arrested last evening and booked at the City Prison on a charge of giving away a streetcar transfer. Both handed their transfers to newsboys as they left the cars, and on be- ing taken to the City Prison both fur- nished $10 cash bail and were released im- mediately e ——e—————— In the Divorce Court. Jessie Hopkins has been granted a di- vorce from Charles G. Hopkins on the ground of faflure to provide. Jennie Baw- dick has sued Richard W. Bawdick for a divorce, alleging extreme cruelty as cause of action. Suits for divorce have also been filed by Lillie Shepardson against William G. Shepardson for failure to provide and Elizabeth M. Tufts against James W. Tufts for failure to provide. handsome designs them Battenberg Squares With.Christmas so near, here is a bit.of interesting news: Renaissance squares, 18x18 inches with a six inch battenberg border, in 950 each. Bed Spreads Good time for more bed covering: Honey- comb bed spreads full 1o-4, exira heavy, large variety—just what you want is surely among $I.25 each Write for our new illustrated catalogue. 129 Kearney St. Come Just to See. Useful Premiums Given Free. Great American Tmporting Tea Co. Stores Everywhere, 100 Stores. CASH OR LITTLE-AT-A-TIME. Twelve and fifteen dollar values in $10 sideboards this week nouncement to _you affairs, solid and well THE J. NOONAN FURNITURE COMPANY (Inc.), -1023 MISSION STREET, 017 @ibove Sixth. Phone South 14. Open Evenings, LSSt e TS T UL s I | Eastman Kodaks REDUCED 33} PER CENT, t's n- . Handsome No. 2 Bull's Eye, regular $800......now $5.35 Go. 4 Bull's Eve, regular $12 00.....now $8.00 o. 4 Cartridge Kodak, reg. $25....now $16.65 o. 2 F. P. Kodak, regular $i5....now $10.00 0. 1 F. P. Kodak, regular $0....now $6.65 ALL OTHERS IN PROPORTION. Hir HIC APPARAT 5. DPTICIANS oy oA s riric 642 MARKET ST. INSTRUMENTS URDER CHORICLE BUILDING - Transcontinental tourists and trav- elers from all over the United States show their appreciation of the excei- lence of the PALACE ano GRAND by making these hotels their headquar- ters while in San Francisco. Fourteen hundred rooms, %00 with baths—largest and finest in the world. . KIRKPATRICK, Manager. THE CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF DENTAL SURGERY, Corner McAllister and Larkin streets, is now open for the admission of students. Apply to 8. W. DENNIS, M. D, D. D. S., dean at the college, or A. D. GLEAVES, D. D. §., assistant dean, 412 Parrott butlding.