The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 30, 1900, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, FREE TRADE PLAN FOR PORTO RICO DEFEATED 'MISS ELLIOTT FAVORITE IN MAY QUEEN CONTEST MARCH 30, 1900. RETAILERS OPPOSED TO DIFFERENTIALS Significant Vote in the Senate Shows|Elaborate Preparations Being Made for Testimony Before Commerce Commis- the Tariff and Government Bill Will Be Passed. direct | adop day on | officers ted opens the sold iers’ homes to the nd men of the 1 r and rej sosition levyt: law ng 1 of the of p of s of a defense st the charge 1ce in the fitting up n the House His seat was e. another Republi- f the committee that > was unanimously in member. gated avor of t FORMER UNITED STATES SENATOR DEAD Philetus Sawyer of Wisconsin Passes Ill but a fail he The bill ses- s being ~onference lat ap- opened the Phil 3 Asking her t i ¥ long sigh T rvices awyer was a member of Feilow 'fra ath was t If mast slons of sorrow we Sawyer was b Verm t, Se for or ten to the he d tc ars H STEAMER SINKS AT SANTO DOMINGO | FRENC Boat and Four Lives Are Lost. i at large as well ent e Kiia cattle and outside this | . rk, which has istance, nking report mer was used by aptain th nd crew steam- her vessel. P S— | REFORMER ABDUCTED. Senate amend- the Defeat of Amendments. n aske nese Party, in Custody. t was one imposing | JONDON, March 3.—The Hongkong 4 upon coffee im. | coTTespondent of the Times says: = -Yu-Pui, a member of the Chi- ¢ abducted nton. T the British i is still de- e | Jute Seized. atch to The Cal POKAN March 25.—Deputy TUnited der orders held next | 2| Captain and Officers Take the Only | them- | Ewong-Yu-Pul, a Member of a Chi- Sacramento’s Street. Fair and Trades Carnival. | Special Dispatch to the Call. « MISS REBECCA ELLIOTT. p4 (From a Photograph by Varney, Sacramento.) i | @000+ ACRAMENTO, March 20.—Miss Re- becca Elliott has been leading In the May Queen contest for several days, although Miss May McAdams, whose plcture was first given to the ticket purchasers are given coupons en- titling them to vote for thelr favorites. Mayor Clark says that he has completed arrangements for a magnlificent carriage in which the Queen is to ride on May day. Great arches of plaster, imitating public in last Sunday's Call, has been a | marble, will span the street and support { close second in the race. Miss Emiela !r?nlzkmlr;lnn;dvfi in the vmnln.v of Capitol otls e i ie .| Park and the pageant promises to eclipse | Metlare has become a favorite with the | A BV 10 the“imd e e | voters also and she dally receives sub- | erm California. stantial additions to her credit. There e twenty or more contestants and some lively balloting is beginning to be man- ifested. In order to satisfy the public interest in the contest the carnival cam- mittee is obliged to make announcement | of the votes twice daily. Even the the- | atrical companies have taken it up and | | MISS HORLOCKER’S FATE ‘ WILL SOON BE KNOWN | Belief Expressed That Because of | Sympathy No Conviction Will Be Obtained. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. HASTINGS, Nebr., March 20.—The fate | of Viola Horlocker, who has been on trial | | during the past ten days on the charge of having attempted to kill the wife of her \ employer, Mrs. Charles F. Morey, by is!-ndlng her a box of poisoned candy on Reports received from various localities in this section indicate that there will be thousands of strangers in Sacramento duyring the week of the street fair and trades carnival, from April 30 to May 5. The floral parade, over which the Queen is to reign, will be given under the aus- pices of the Native Sons and Daughters of the Golden West. WOMAN STRANGLED BY HER SERVING MAID When Arrested Prisoner Confesses That Her Crime Was Committed for the Purpose of Robbery. VIENNA, March 28.—Leopoldine Ben- ker, nee Braun, was found dead yester- day at her home in Budapest, having been strangled with a string. She had been living separate from her husband. A girl who had formerly been in the service of the dead woman was arrested and confessed to having committed the crime, the object of which was the rob- bery of the victim, who enjoyed an inde- pendent income. RECORD-BREAKING TRIP. June 10, 1589, will soon be entirely in the hands of the jury, as all the attorneys | have completed their arguments to the jury, with the exception of State Attorney McCrary, who will resume and finish his @49+ 0000400040000000000000000000000 000006000 I.OS ANGELES, March 20.—8t. Louls took the Pacific Coast Jobbers' Assocla- 'tlon by surprise before the Interstate | Commerce Commission this morning by | the introduction of J. R. Newberry, a retail and jobbing grocer of Los Angeles, | who testified that the freight differentials have been disastrous to retailers. He| statea that the differentials have made | possible a combine among the jobbers in gtoceries whereby they raised prices from 5 to 20 per cent above former prices. He conforms his jobbing rates to those set forth in the printed price list issued by the jobbers, and illustrated the effect of the combine by raying that he retalls | canned corn at 9 cents per dozen and | Jobs it at $1. Many varieties of goods, he stated, are based on adding the differen- tials to the selling price of Eastern job- bers. He stated that when the present rates were established in June, 1598, prices of groceries were advanced by the job- bers 5 to 20 per cent, and he was informed | that unless he conformed to the rates established by them they would not sell to him. The witness agreed to furnish the Commissioners with a copy of the Jobbers. - | printed price list issued by the C. C. Pixley, a retail hardware man of Orange, testified against the differentials, | which he claimed to be detrimental to | general retail business on the coast, re- | stricting the purchasing market. | ~John McFadden, a hardware dealer of Santa Ana, testified that when the pres- ent rates were established coast jobbers | advanced prices, Eastern jobbers grant- ing allowances on freight to offset differ- entlals. Ira Hill, a dealer in hardware in_the same town, testified to the same effect, adding that the differentfals have caused | | a restriction of the purchasing market to | such an extent that it Is difficult to meet | | the requirements of his customers. He | | introduced in evidence a circular bearing the title Pacific Coast Priee List, givin rices which the witness sald are enforced | by jobbers along the entire coast. It was accompanied with another circular giving discounts from the prices. No firm or | associated name appeared on elther cir- cular. | Fruit Growers’ Complaints. At 11:30 o'clock the case was submitted | | to the Commissioners and the case of the United Forwarding Company and the Southern California _Fruit Exchange against the Southern Paclfic and Santa Fe roads was called. Judge C. A. Sterry, | representing the Santa Fe, said that he | would move that each article in the com- laints be stricken out, the raflroads | holding that with possibly one exception they ralsed issues over which the commis- slon lacks jurisdiction. At the afternoon session he addressed the Commissioners for about two hours, | taking the ground that the raflroads are simply neutral parties to this controversy, | which is in reality between the car lines | and the citrus fruit shippers. He claimed | that the Commissioners lack Jjurisdiction | in dealing with the questions brought be- | fore them, particularly the one charging | the roads with malintaining a pool on citrus fruit shipments. He Insisted that the questions ralsed are unusual ones and | thought_the Commissioners were not yet prepared to consider them. He claimed that there was no charge that the alleged | sion Surprises Jobbers’ Association. contract between the railroads and the car lines resulted in the roads taking il- legal profits therefrom and that conse- quently it was not a matter for consid- eration by the Commissioners. He thought the Commissioners should bring the real arties to the controversy—the car lines— fore them, instead of making the rail- | roads the defendants. He denled that the act to refi'llhl(e commerce has affected the right of the railroads to maintain such agencies for carrying on their business as is thought by them to be best. Attorney Hunsaker replied on behalf of the complainants, giving citations show- ing that the responsibility of refrigeration | rests on the railroads, regardless of any | contracts, and arguing that the roads' cannot delegate that responsibllity. The attorney quoted Vice President Stubbs of the Southern Pacific as saying that E. T, Earle had been the heaviest shipper of | citrus fruits and that he had forced the | railroads to accept and use his car ln and he maintained that the railroads gi undue preference to rle. He denled that the commission had jurisdiction over the car lnes, who are mere servants of the roads and not common carriers. Duty of Commissioners. Chairman Clements said that the Com- missioners did not consider it incumbent at this time to decide all the questions raised, some of the questions now being in the courts, but he thought it best to pro- ceed to take all the evidence possible, as it is a part of the duty of the Commis- sioners to report to Congress on all mat- ters affecting freights. The fruit busi- ness, he declared, had grown to immense proportions during the last fifteen years and the application of new methods had been necessary. To the success of this industry both the raliroads and the grow- ers have contributed. Legislation affect- ing freights, as well as the raflroad busi- ness, has been the result of common evo- lution, which has seemed at times to move slowly, but which 's nevertheless con- stantly progressing. As Charles Francis Adams once said, It is desirable for the | Commissioners to help turn on the light, | allowing all sides to present facts in full, and it was the opinion of the Commission- | ers that they should proceed with the tes- timony. If there is nfusnre in the pres- ent method that should be corrected as soon as possible under the present laws | and if the laws are defective that should be ascertained with a view to securing correction of them. Petitions Filed. Attorneys for Armour & Co. and E. T. Earle, owners of fruit car lines, flled peti- tions in intervention, to which objection was raised by the complainants. The Commissioners ruled that the peti- tions should be granted. The complainants gave notice that they had made a demand on the rallroads for the contracts between the railroads and | the car lines and W. F. Herrin presented | coples of the contracts between tke South- ern Pacific and the car lines. ~The latter | misunderstood a question of the com- plainants’ attorney and replied that there would be no copy of the contract agree- ment between the Southern Pacific and Santa Fe roads for thé division of profits, | for the reason that no such contract exists. To give the attorneys an opportunity to examine the documents filed ths Commis- sioners adjourned at 4:30 o'clock. CROWDS AT FUNERAL OF RABBI ISAAC WISE Notwithstanding a Heavy Downpour the Temple Was Not Large Enough for the Throng. CINCINNATI, March 29.—The private funeral of Rabbi Isaac M. Wise was held early this morning at the residence. The remains lay in state at the Plum-street Temple from 8:30 a. m. until 10 a. m. Busi- | ness was suspended by all Hebrews in the city. The graduates of the Hebrew Unfon College from all parts of the country were largely Tepresented among the visitors. | The altar was elaborately draped and will | so remain for thirty days. The chamber | of Dr. Wise will aiso be draped for one | year and will not be occupled during that time. The active pallbearers were the graduating classes of the Hebrew Union College, and the honorary pailbearers were the trustees of the temple, past presidents and charter members, with two members | each from other congregations, institu- | tions and societies, including the Masonie | lodge of the deceased. the Odd Fellows | MAY BE FIGHTING AT THE CITY OF BOLIVAR Belief Expressed That General Her- nandez Is Very Near the City. Gunboats Watch Bolando. Special cable to The Call and New York Her- | ald Copyright, 1500, by the Herald Pub- lishing Company. PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, March 29.— The mall ~teamship Bolivar, due here to- day from tre city of Bollvar, Venezueia, to connect with the European mail steam ships, has not arived. This fact is re- garded as an indication of fighting at the city of Bolivar. It is reported that Gen- eral Hernandez is very near the city. | Three gunboats are near Bolivar, wateh- | lnfi the movements of General Rolando, | who {s in_command of the Government | forces at Bolivar. DEATH OF A. B. HILL Has Been Mmaéer of the Spen-yl Flour Mills for Several Years. STOCKTON, March 20.—A. B. Hill, man- ager of the Sperry flour mills at Stockton argument in the morning. It is the gen- — and the University of Cincinnati. for the past few vears, died this evenin | eral opinion that the jury will fail to|H. C. Crowfoot Journeys From Daw-| Despite the rain the temple was wholly | at his residence in this city after an {li- | agree or else the defendant will not be o' Hicnguny in Four D inadequate to accommodate the throng | ness of several weeks from valvular dis- | convicted. Much sympathy is shown for son guay in Your Days. that pressed for admittance. A psalm was ease of the heart. | v | her and the arguments of the attorneys | Special Dispatch to The Call. sung and Rabbi P,’;m”‘;“n‘:m}f’d m;n.r:'. mMr. Hill wm:1 one of tr?e best millmen on | 1 this Stat for the State give evidence that sympathy | VANCOUVE! 7 Rabbi Grosman delivered the funeral ora- | the coast and came here several years | £ the duiy ban| s ool In Loouitie D, el at arch 20—The | {{on and the services closed with the sing- | ago as assistant manager for the Sperry t, but the | "Judze Ragan mede a prolonged argu- | Steamer Cul ved at midnight last | o7 ¢ another psalm. A long line of car- | Flour Company, finally succeeding Cof- s wn here. | ment for the State, in which he scored At- | Nght from Skaguay. Her two passen-| rjgges followed the remains to the ceme- | onel Sperry in charge of the local mills. lcutta and | torney Morey, who arose and asked the | gers, Mrs. Mahoney and H. C. Crowfoot, | tery on Walnut Hill. At the grave a Do oe i b 8 Lern. }'rn(mlhvn of 'the court. At the close of {nmln a record hrcr(liklnz trirln {arrl\'i’r;x in | prayer was offered by Charles S. Levio of Parricide Must Hang. € i iis argument Judge Ragan became {1l and | Vancouver seven days and four hours ria, Il | s Attorney Gay | w Ken Trom ihe courtroom A phy- | from the time of leaving Dawson City, | * corio: P R DHXTER, < M. Manh . - Hiah | telegrap ugh ~ from clan as called, who examined the | Mrs. Mahoney is on her way to Chicago To Be Rear Admiral. | Moore, aged 18, who murdered the Rev. instruct cedure, and a: Judge and sent word that he suffered | to visit her mother, who is {ll. She trav- e . March 20.—The Presi Jesse Moore, his father, in this county, authorities make | from congestion of the brain. Ragan re- | eled day and night by dog team, while| WASHINGTON, March 29.—The Fresi-| November 1 iast, was sentenced to-day ate court to recover | cently completed a term as one of he |Crowfoot made the trip from Dawson to | dent to-day nominated Captain Charles C. | to hang May 16. He showed no emotion endment to Ba- | possess | Judges of the State Supreme Court. Skaguay by bicycle in four days. Cotton, U, 8. N., to be rear admiral. when sentence was passed. ? rad w ed States and | amendment, and at | nt went over un- | ee Trade Plan Defeated. f A ma then moved to strike the section providing f the Dingle: 4 that the people of tizens of the United were entitled to the ties prescribed by the | amendment, he said, | declaration. | amendment J to the which proposes to re- Rican silver coins in money € cents in y for Porto Rican ymendment proposed to pay the peso. Morgan held that exchange of coins the taking advantage of because the peso con- | me amount of silver as the r. The Porto Ricans, he ©0 100 cents for their hat amount of silver in worth 100 cents on the ysed w of Arkansas and Bacon of Georgia | on, Foraker main- of the Democratic t correct. There was no e the Porto Ricans of merican dollar now aying power practi- Porto Rico. He be- lieved t ion_of the bill was en- tirely Porto Ricans. The Senate th m., adjourned. Army Appropriation Bill Passed. arch 20.—After four - the House to-day passed the army appropriation bill. As passed the bill is only slightly modified from the form in which it came from the committee. One of the last amendments . Good blue serge suits $10 That ought to interest every man who has an eye out for economy. If you want your money to go a long way—if you want value—if you want a good suit at a low price—if you want to save on your clothing bill—buy one of these blue serges. the day you lay it aside. You will be satisfied with it from the day you get it until We cffer you two styles—a sirgle or double breasted, as pictured here on either side. A particular feature of these suits is that they are positively fast color—that means a great deal for a blue serge suit at the price of $10. You get our guarantee—your money’s worth or your money returned, or a year’s repairing free. Suppose you call to- day or to-morrow and see the suits. Boys’ Pants 50c SPECIAL—Friday and Saturday we will sell 250 pairs boys’ all-wool knee pants, all colors, regular $1.00 values, for 50c a pair. Ages 3 to 15 years. — Our special sale of boys’ sailor suits comes to a close to-morrow night—come before it is too late. These suits are made of a mixed cheviot material—in two patterns of brown checks; French cuffs, neat braid trimmings; whistle and cord; a good suit at a very small price— $2.35 Out-of-town-orders filled—write for catalogue W . 2. ADVERTISEMENTS. Eagleson & Co.'s Spring Opening, All the Latest Novelties in Shirts Neck Dress Hosiery Underwear ETC. ETC. Reliable Goods. 748 and 750 Market St. 242 Montgomery St. Right Prices. BUTTER Those popular, full-weight 2-Iby squares of best creamery butter to-da; , 40 cents | For the first time in the history of this fine mark. Other squares of butter 33 _ EGGS Direct shipment of high-class ranch eggs. 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The largest GRAND ard finest hotels ia | HOTELS: S plan. FOR WEAK WOMEN. BRUSHE brewers. bookbinders, dyers, flour mills, foundries, paper- hangers, printers, painters, shoe factories, stae blemen, tar-roofers, tanners, tailors, ete. BUCHANAY BROS. Brush Manufacturers, 609 Sacram. CAPE NOME TRANSPORTATION COMPANIES. FOR NOME BEACH DIRECT! BARKENTINE CATHERINE SUDDEN SAILY APRIL 15, 1900. For c‘:l“fit) rates aj l’ to the PORTATION eoupm.c - Otfice: 4 California st ~ FOR BARBERS, BAK« ers. bootblacks. bath= houses, Billiard tables, candy-makers, canners, laundries,