The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 25, 1901, Page 12

SAN FRANCISCO IN DANGER OF LOSING ITS TRADE WITH ORIENTAL COUNTRIES Rail Carriers, in Conjunetion With Steamship Lines, Give to New York and Chieago Freight Rates Which Are Lower to the Oriental Countries Than to the Pacifie Coast. . A new and dire peril confrents the commercial and manufacturing interests of San Francisco. Through the greed of the transconti- nental carriers and their allies running lines of steamers from this port to the Orient, an arrangement has been effected and is now in operation h bestows upon New York, Chicago, St. Louis and other centers of vast commercial and manufacturing enterprises, lower freight rates to the ent than San Francisco has when the rate to the Orient from San Francisco is added to the through rate to San Francisco from the Atlantic and Middle West States. Had the Eastern and Middle West trade centers been moved over night to the Pacific Coast and fronting the Orient, as San Prancisco nts it now, they could not have been better placed to destroy the jobbing industry of this city than they now are. The facts are just be- ing known to the business community of San Francisco and a huge sensation is being caused by them. This city is so intent upon the building its Oriental trade that it is particularly bitter over the scheme that has been adopted to hamper and crivple it. A great portion of the trade up of this port is entitled by reason of its position on the map will be permanently diverted if some measure cannot be devised to secure its ghts. Such are the views entertained by many leading business men, manufacturers and producers who have talked with reporters of - Call in the last few days. Not until the present week has the full import of the situation dawned upon many who are now studying it in all its hases. Those who have looked the matter up see it clearly enough now. - striving to take from carriers as an incident to the Orlental en- | ETowing stronger in resources, industries s . teade terprises in which they are engaging. | ]ana concessions, clamored for the privi- rans ; There has been no lack of argument to | S8€S sought by New York, and got them. |0 v the attempt to break San Fran- | JUt of this two facts stana forth clearly. ; ais communic e i atbo S A =1 o fhimhat 4he rail carriers are willing = cd is known ; New York has argued that the possibil- | o that b lown San Francisco. The other h supersedes ity of shipping by the Suez canal entitled | ship by way cpia, 5 the East prefer to New ¥ [ it to rates across the continent and also | port ay a Way eyrfioLTANCIECO, using this gt ther e hem ip bul 7 | Bcrosy the Pacific on the Sucs rate basis. | Bricnta % onty o e nd freight business for the rail | The Middle West, which is constant] : eigh { dle There is ample evidence within easy | | Teach that the rail carriers have been | drumming up the East to got freights for | the Orient, R T A Thgse | have been taken fn such quantities that | '“nen the Peking was in port, before its Ast trip to the Orlent, San Francisco peo- | | ple were nagified that no frelght from San | Brancisco shippers would be accepted for | ;"fl' trip. Large orders had been received | In this city for goods to he shipped hence | for the Orient. Some of them were ur- gency orders, ‘received by cable, calling for goods worth from $2000 to $3000 per cars load. San Franciscans had to submit to the humiliation of sending advices to their customers in the Orfent to the effect that | they could not get the orders through on | ‘ the steamer of that date of salling. The | Peking went out through the Golden Gate | |vmhnut San Francisco freight and was THAT TOP M ALL GREAT SALE FOR FRIDAY followed to sea by the heartfelt maledie- tons of San Francisco merchants who be- | an then to have an inkling of the policy | that was ectuating the carriers in the ADVERTISEMENTS. A/VNED DUVEREDON TITFESE WAIST DEPAR ‘We anticipate an enorm popular department, and TMENT. ous rush in this consequently make the occasion memorable by offering values of the rarest and most emphatic description. Our waists are to be sold at a price without parallel in the waist his- tory of this store. ity soft taffeta, tucked front new Bishop sleeves, lined throughout and trimmed with tiny pearl nail heads, fancy adjustable collar. Colors black, light blue, cerise green, cadet and white. Zain . OTHERS CHEAPER and SIVE, all bearing the lavender, s MORE EXPEN- Unmistakatiz and Print of Great Reductions. Intensely Interesting News Fram Our VEILING DEPARTMENT. 50 yards velling in all the newest meshes and designs, dotted or pliin, in best fast black meshes. A regular 50c veil now seiling for... 2% QUICK CLEARANCHS. MATCH- LESSLY RICES. TOO i R KNITTED UNDERWEAR AND HOSIERY DEPARTMENT. That is the story. Below are the samples of quick seiling. LADIES' 'HOSE, made of uality fast black Peruvian cotton, aouble heels and toes, in the new laca effects, all sizes, full length. Bpe- clally priced .. -..19¢ AGAIN—LADIES' HOSE, mada of best fast black Sunny Brooke cotton, high splicad heels, ‘double sole. A good elastic hose warranted stain- less. Our matchless price....... 25¢ We Aiways Lead in Showing Something Kew to Our Patrons, And you can depend upon it is strictly UP TO DATE. This time it's_the new TWENTIETH CEN- TURY CORSET, made of the best fast black jean,’ double side steels, rust-proof front steels, bias cut, hand gored. new low-sloping bust, .ew straight front models—a most com- fortable and satisfactory corset. To be placed on sale to-morrow o6 P A - $1.00 JO best that it 2% LADIES and GENTS UMBREL- LAS, made of the best twill cloth, and steel natural wood our giving 49¢ frames, handles; away pric ' Oriental trade. Many Excuses Made. | ,That was an object lesson of wide scop: | At once there arose a tumult In the bus | ness section of the city. people used up a great The Pacific Mall | many excuses in | | Irving to square themselves with an in- | | credulous and observing public. The fact | Was that the Pacific Mail turned down | San Francisco for Eastern freights, it be- | Ing apparent that the San Franciscn freights would go forward some othe- | time if not then, there being no choice of routes for the San Franciscans while | the Eastern man would not stand for any | such proceeding, having other ways ' 1 | ship his goods. i 3 | ., But_the whole policy the Eastern shipper. would seem to have zccepted the more or less plausible explanations fhat the Pa. cific Mai! offered to qu.et the clamor of their disappointed San Francisco natrons. | Others saw through the hole in the mil)- | stone and were not at all decefved or | placated. Theyv declarc plainly that the | lesson of the enisode Is that in all times of emergency the steamships to the Ori- | | ental ports “will give the Eastern Middle West shippers th. 2 the Pacific Coast a & S the ot ship and raflroad AND SATURDAY. was to encourage Some merchants | For the Swellest of { All-wool Winter Suits :for men, in all the new tand smart shades— $12 and $15 values— t Friday and Saturday. $6.95. seoooe and | over as long as the steam- | people think the coast | shibpers can be Imposed upon with im.- | punity. The fact i< pointed out, in this | | connection, that the capacity of the Pa- | eific Mall steamer was fully | the Eastern fref known when | | ghts that were destined | | to crowd out the 8an Franelsco business | | from_an opportunity the Orfental markets were accepted. Thes | also say that the entire episode must have | a bad effect on local interests when the | : | news reaches the Orient. | ?| ‘'“Once give the East and Middle West | | an opening zrip_on the Orlental trade. |said ‘a B The Snappicst of OVERCOATS. Satin sleeve lining, deep velvet collar, in all the new smart shades. Worth Special, $5.05. e to promptly reach | sooses ceoocon leading busincas man vesterday. and they will never let go. They will | work all they can to shut us out as much " ROyal Blue el Serge. Can yow picture any- and For this reason the local merchants re- | $10. gard the pollcy pursued in the mattar of | the Peking with anger. The outsider was | deliberately preferred fo the business man | of San Franclsco. Viewed as a nrecsdent | | to guide the Eastern and Middle Waost business man and (o point out to him What will be done by the carriers when | the trade grows the affair is considerod | with much exasperation One result of this =vidence of palpable discrimination Is talk in certain influen- | [} . cecees cocons $5.00 MEN’S thing handsomer or $|Ual atarters of the accessity for the or. | TROUSERS drossior than the Royal § |5 Sriteta TS, 7 e i Blue Serge? A swit }|bastiE snd conferences are belns. held FOR $2-75- that we’ll JSuarantee *:;:;‘,,:‘;”L,i";,‘;‘;“‘,fm;f"‘ Topes of some mer- | ation to do | vs collect- | 1ly unable | One merchart | that the rail situa- | e now than it was for the merchants’ and ively what thev are ind to effect for themselves. sald to a Call renorter tion 18 more vulnerab! its color for all time. Nothing ean equal it at $20. Special with A great leader for these days only. Al of our swell- est Men’s $5.00 Trowsers in | some vears ago, when other abuses forced the handsomest worsted ws at the cftizens to form what was known stripes. A great Sfi"f‘ir'lk the Trafic Association of California. as Merchants Have a Remedy. { “The key to the whole situation.” said this merchant. “is ine water. Our sea facilities are increasing and are alreadv . . . . . . . . . . $2.75. cesssssssssssssssssncce $9.50. 1 | the commercial Interests of San Francls- . (L & 2 | much better than they were formerly. If | BESED55-50555 0050000 Sbwie the rail carrfers declare war upon us. = *secssossseseeoscsecssess | yhich is what they have virtualie dors | in making up a schadule to take away our | business and give it to the East. it must | not be thought that we are heinless t» | belp ourselves in getting freights from | the Atlantic coast by sea. Tt Is easy to do | that satisfactorily by ordering in time e huge modern steamers. carrying many times the capacity of the vesseis | of only a few vears agn. have offered us | BOYS’ SWEATERS. 60 dozen Boys’ Sweaters } R . . . . ‘ . . . . . . . | stop over In this city a day o~ two either | to common Orlental points : . re solori an alternative to the rali routes whenever | in muny pretty colorings. 3 e we see fit to use It. The testimony in | Cut price for this special | a a the St. Louls rate case hefore the Inter. v b state Commerce Commissloners {llustrated | : 3 : : gur d:'m tnmh;‘ rhlo tm "r-pfnlv onrselves water. which is entiraly feasihle.” 3 490cC. ! THE ! All-wool Bannock- §| Anoiher merchant sais i up to 4 b4 % . President Hays now. His administration 2 P AL $burn Seotéh Cheviots § |as president of the Southern Pacific Com: s S o 187 T Sui's galn_v begins ’:lu’;t }?t !'helllme when he can . y s elp us mos o fecls <0 inclined—: e i n_f’e rowser w St St “r:"; faalined Juney ST prepared to take away from ns the Ori- | 3 January ° s ental business. If. as_ Presidant Hayo 3 - that gays. the Southern Pacific Company | ¢ pri ¢ |18 moing to act in such a manner as to hein 4 ces i A TWENTY have bulld up ' Celifornia. this is hix eary | chance to show us what can one. T : On handsomest = so'd up have heard that there 15 already a ereat ¢ lot of Vestee ¢ ~ deal of the passing of the buck In ex- : Ml ol DOLLAR to $5. plaining Orlental rates. The rallway pes. b4 twill cheviots, . P 8 nle say that they are comnelled to make ots, 2 adtes the rates to meet the ‘hreatened competi- $ all wool, made RAG LAN to 15 tion by the Suez canal. Then thev alsn e with separate * s 0 tav_that Jim H (Hegan it In former $ doutle breasted ears. Tates on account of thelr wicked Bastern A s on t Sastern : st TO-DAY FOR {¥ore ‘ ily worth $5 to short to put down rates becauss _of anothe . : cked partner name 1. o it o ’ 56, Ages 3 to price for | T.ocal business men are already pegin . 70 years + these ning seriously to feel the pinch of the new $ Friday and ¢ Lnes form of competition tn the Orfent by rea- . <on of the freizhts that pass thro: a. 3 Saturday, : L $ days, Francisco from the Fnst. fristol e : : 2 reported yestenay the lose of n iarxe 1 ustomer in e lent, who 1B : t Just as pictured above, i faken Awav by Chicaea’ a3 the Teeult of . = AT SRS OO A ford Cheviot. $245 made in two weaves of the highest grade of Ox- $2.50 - the rates found in “Schedule P The schedule In question sets forth in its cantion that it applles to Yokobama, Kobe. Nagasaki. Shanehal and Hongkong. Tt became effective December 1, 1900. A careful comparison shows that on many commodities the rates from New York to the Orent are not only much less than the combired rates from New York to San Francisco and from San Francisco to the Orfent. but that thev are alsn actu- ally below the rates from New York. Chi- cago. ete.. th San Frangisco. A few in- stances will flluctmnte this sufficlently. Significant Facts. Under “‘Schedule F canned goods take a rate of 90 cents to the Orfent from all Eastern points, while the rate on the same goods from Eastern points to San Francisco is 8. Add to this the rate of 40 cents from San Francisco to the Orient and it will be seen that New York and its allies really have a better rate than San SOME SUR°RISING- NEWS FROM OUR FLAKNELETTE GOWN COUNTER. We are selling all our BLUE FLAN- NELETTE GOWNS, regular price $L09, for St ansoolts S IR WS So s 4 ,d,,'hg » e made of best quality daisy cloth asunle Soke. back and front: yoke collar and cuffs trimmed with feather- stitched finishing braid. Blue only. _Tho small store’s smallest price.. ... 75¢e We Don't Like ty Boast, but We Sell the BEST GLOVES on the Coast at the Most Reasonable Prices. We are selling this week a regular $L.25 ORI i iciilsesa ... DB€ It is made of best Russian kid, Paris . stitched back. one clasp. It 's good. heavy. serviceable glove, and’ will insure satisfaction in wear and fit. cial ... » 95e¢ Also, Ladies’ 20th CENTURY Tempting Values in Our ‘lecknar Dept EMPIRE or GIRDLE GOR- ETS, made of goed fast biack sateen, double side s'ezls, proof lace Y satin ribbon trim- med. black and white. As- tonishing values 43¢ BREAT SAUF OF FMBROIDERIES. Swiss and They broider 1 b: fie and women's In 4% and 6 yard 2 inshes Bc ; 3 inch aby medium and widths. The de- signs are arth: tic and aiver: wterns for baby underwear. rips. 10c ; 7 inehes 15c. ROSENBERG, 816 MARKET STREET, Running Through to 11 0’Farrell St. MAIL ORDHR We have celved amount DIES" rust- front steels, beading and to sell stock-taki, that months Pink, bius& have only just reached we need space and desire 80 We have determined to us selves. ity Liberty made of double rows crinkled valda, box-plaited crinkled ends. reducing stock..... XTRA SPECIAL The materials are principally cambric nainsook. are em- and nsertions i n widths, widths wide In Our Knitted Underwear Oneita style, made of picked Australian wool. stea and medicated, high ne e v neck Wear Sleeves, ankle length, nec Come article’ selling elsewh special . HILDRE ere fo) Made of t willed S FILLED. duced to .. having met considerable Rosenberg’s way e just re- we wish very much prior to ng. Some were orderad and with delay ago ss goods, sell them all this week, even at a Joss to our- They are made of best qual- silk and crinkled valda: of Liberty and with long of 8$1.48 E LADIES' COLLARS, made of best tucked satin and black velvet, onlv 25¢ ? Den LADIES' COMBINATION SUITS. very fin m shrunk ck, long crocheted and drawn through with silk wash ribbon; colors white ‘and_gray An - T £1.50 N'S RAIN COATS, he best waterproof PHELAN BUILDING, ¢|oth; was $350 - -81.75 s of the shipment of the young D mains o this city: Thev wiil ar- rive here shortly. - It has heen decided to bury the young mar by the side of his father, the late J. M. Crane, in Calvary teretery. O annd Crane was only 24 vears of ag He played at the Alcazar Theater for se eral vears., but being ambitions he re- cefved his mother's ronsent to go Eas He met with immediate success. Tt was sh, ca; th se TRANSCONTINENTAL PASSEN - ASSOCIATION TO MEET AT MONTEREY his profession ized, gaged to play There Is no ould return to this ci As he shortly zar. t tha eir affection for 1f to all who met him. CER His wish was nearly real- portant roles at the A ¢ scores of his old yne who endeared him- ty well known In to have been en t the funeral wiil s step to show - . ONE SISTER ACCUSES LIFE S GURTAIN IS RUNG DO W | ANOTHER OF DECEPTION Trial in Justices’ Court Discloses Al- N YOUNG ACTOR EDMOND CRANE ™ jss oo | Street-Car Accident. | . The suit of Mrs. Deborah Simon agatnst ] | Mrs. Nettie Rauda, her sist 3 winl = 4 | trial before Justice ‘of the Pe HERE are many who yesterday. and the evidence disclosed a grieved to hear that Edmund | startling allegation of fraud in_connection Crane, the well-known actor. of | with a_Sutter et car accident which this city dled on January 12 at | hef@l!g.\jr; Rauda P - f g e L Mrs. Simon has suec Pittsfleld, 1., under most D:‘ o st B for canxcgl- xendy r ances. “Ed.’ as he was Known | named while she was Iying | i«hcumstm‘l e it s taiting. in (e | Mrs. Simon testified that ir mediately -t Oy any playing a version | after the accident Mrs. Rauda called her East with a company play | |in to nurse her. and at once confided to of ‘““Quo Vadis” written by himself. | her that she desired to settle with On reaching Pittsfleld Crane received a Sutter Street Railway Company for $2 dispatch informing him that his flance ;Ls;s(rcr:aa; ‘;};T )I‘r\h—m"fi 'hd’ m"}nm' E 1 ed Mrs. Rauda only pre- had committed suicide. The young actor tended to be unconscious. when in realite was overcome. and when finally stricken | she was not injured at all. Mrs. Simon vith nervous vrosfration a phvsician ws stated that she entered into an agreement immoned. The physician administered | Tith the ststerwheraby she wa to. ro- L i = hine. | cefve one-third o % | hypodermic injections of morphi R one-thi f n g that evening to p'a | damages she T &i"i.:dw‘:;nm.w;' the close of the mec- | | alleged that Ra - S com: | and act he fell unconseions on the stage. | promised her claim, but had not paid her The curtain was mng down and the young | for her services. After Annie Schink and man . was carried to his dressing-room ‘552555.‘; Simon had been put on the stand | La vas convaved to a hotel. where - e e 1 the case e arently rallled. But pneumenia set s <y g B evidence | i ana he'hung between life and death | 2 a for several dave, attended by strangers, | [ his company going on. leaving him to | | shift for himself. 5 || - Crane gradually sank. and appreciating | that his life was drawine to aMst; hnle IR hosze who were nursing him of his | i‘ffii’y‘.i‘i' address in this city. The letter | a" E Mrs. Crane received announcing her son's Aeath was evidently written by some go | Samaritan. It states that the vourg actor. + HOUSE. in his last hour on earth, requested that ¥ | n Jdows In his rocm should be onen = < 2 = e then recited “The Tord's Prave EDMUND CRANE. WHOSE e Yolce. His last ‘werds wers. DEATH CLOSELY FOLLOWED merciful to all mankind.’ § FLANCEE FICIDE: B t570s IAMT down At (<leing i S e ! s eyes passed awar 4 P eaere. Ralasco and Thall. on hearine o + his death, kindly volunteered to defray all .0 i.qt wish that some day he plete without a ul tabie Is maple or golden —_— | , | which have been asked to sell through A Parlor is never com California will have an opportunity to|w t orthinnte. Drices g . 2 entertain some of the leading ~{lroad men | tigeets, B0 BERCOPU ™ 6 BUNES contion | Bay-Window Tabla. < T . conntry In March, when the Trans- | which is to be held here nexi October and | genuine mahogany, birdseye ottt clat! g vhich will attract 1000 or 2000 delegat ntinental Passenger Association Bt Do R LB tollows: From ' 0ak polish finish; can be bought for $1.00, hold its ouvarterly mesting at Mont: less 10 per cant for cash. In same proportion. e and t <sour o From fiffv to one hundred heads of ;,l‘!.lr«;ano“sr_m;'x [ m.u’“.{'.wé’%r:‘ii‘n" ous raflroad passenger departments will $47 50, " d . # be here with their wives and many Wi'l | “Tpc rates for the Epworth League con- | before or after the mecting. R. A. Doraldson. assistant general pas- vention to be held here i1 | which were recommerded at the Novem- | ber meeting were app-oved and in addi- | this summer, tion a rate was fixed for tickets via | senger traMc manager. and Chief Clerk | 5ol 3™ e fare will be $ more than | W. G. Gardiner of the Southern Pacifi: | the direct line rates. which are: From returned last evening from New Orleans, where the Transcont!nental Associaticn has been in session the last two weeks Business of considerable inter.c' to ths people of this city and State was trans- acted. ; r of fixing che colonists’ rates (’fl";:: n";\d:\‘l:d the dates for cn!nnht tTF!\v{;I were fixed for every Tuesday from Fel- ruary 12 to April 30 at the following rates: One wav. second class. from (*hicago. $3): from Missonrl River points. $25: from S to | ra | ar New Orleans. 827 0. These rates | thirtv-day fare for a round trip was | fifli”x?&";. tendered i all Eastern roads. | voted. ‘ D e ° Francisco t per 100 .pounds. Alcohol rancisco is $ cents. Liquors, not in Etar:‘er‘:rise mentioned, can go from the | Fast and Middle West to the Orient for S0 rents, while the rate to San Franeisco | Agricultural implements have a | $) rate from the East to the Orient, while the rate from Chicago to San Francisco on the same is $L15. Plows go to’ the Orient from the Fast at 8 cents. but the freight from the East to San Franelsco is % cents ver 100 pounds. The same djs- criminations are noticeable in beer ship- ments, iron and steel and machinery— the last named actually costing 25 per cent More freight money to lay it down In San Francisco than in the Orient from the same points in the East. So it i= with condensed milk rates: so with nafls and spikes and through a long list. which it is unnecessary to run down in full detafl. There are also “bugs” in_the commodlty rates from the East to the Orfent which are not all located vet. but these also work infury to San Francisco. Merchants _see .clearly that the Orfent gets lower frelwht rates from the East than San Francisco. They also see that, is $L15. to move ods_on, they must pay al the rate from San Francisco to Opten points. < These facts show, in some de- ing the clave | Chicago. $50: Missouri River points, $45, | ard St. Louls, $47 50. The Natfo: 1 Schuetz, Shell Mou be held | glven the benefit of the Epworth’ Leagus= | tes. ;A rate of $75 5. good for thirtv da: { was fixed from this city to Louisville dur- Knights Templar con- | Golden Gate and Californfa Commandery of this city to attend. convention in Milwaukee the one standard | triennial there e _expected | the same point by 50 cents |gree. the diserimination against the city. oy akes a rate | but ihe fal degree of this discrimination 4 her Eastern points | cannot he accurately determined. without from New York and ot of 80 cents. |» study of the commodity rates. of which | The Tate on the same from New York to | litile information has vet been received | this city. Ready-Made Ready-made frames in every varlety of | OPEN EVENINGS. All other goods CASH OR CREDIT. KRAGEN FURNITURE CO., 1015-1017 Market Street, Opp. Taylor st. enbund. which is 1 in July, will be Quality Purest, Healthful made. Commandery sweete For the Elks' | e Guaranteerd Free of An st, most Cocking Material “Ko-Nut” A Sterilized Cocoanut Fat for Shortening, Frying and General Cooking. m| Matter. i) fihish for cabinet and Paris panel photo- | graphs. all complete. with glass, mats and wire stands: 2 cents each. An im. mense variety of other styles and prices: | mouldings for framing pictures to order in all the new shapes and every tint and color of mat Sanborn, Vail & Co. Spreckels Gets Judgment. 741 Market street. * | A verdict In favor of John D. Spreckels | [in the action Instituted against him by |the Wittram Propeller Company was | found by a jury in Judee Hunt's court | yesterday. The plaintiff corporation, at | the Instance of Frederick Wittram. sued |tc recover on an assessment levied on |stock held by fthe defendant. Mr. | 8preckels set up allewations of fraud and | the verdict of the fury was in his favor. Rt LR G Forty cents for a share of stock In the Versuvius Oil Company is a good investment. Address Dr. J. S. Potts, Parrott bullding. * board and_ binding paper. | |f Fry MUSH in “KO-NUT,” | it is a rev-lation. Ask Your Grocer or Write, '# India Refining Co,, " Philadelphia. " DR.MCNULTY. VH IS WELL-KNOWN AND RELIABI | T S pecitiiotcores Blood r‘ul-on.uomrrhxfl?et:z Strictare, Seminal Weakness. [mpotence and thaie alifed Disorders. Kook on Diseases of Overyes