Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1883-03-17
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there to-day;
e NJ Railton and wife, Miss Shake.
peare, T B Shelby, ID l. Robbins and
wife, Oakland; ID N Horn. Mrs Dougas.
| A II Phelps, wife and son, Capt Free
man and wife, J Taylor, + Berton, p
Holden, J Il Shoobert, II A Reyman,
San Francisco; A Hopper, Manila; Miss
Kuhn, Elmira; @ l. Crisman, w Rip.
ley and wife, Utah; s Marshall. Cotton:
J II johnson and wife, Salt Lake; b Il
Harms, San Jose; Mrs Marion Brooks,
| Ventura; L Jastrowi.I, NJ Carson, j j
| Watson, s McCreary, Los Angeles; I c
Warden, San Bernardino; A Phelps and
wife, Ohio; b Gutirez, Santa Barbara; i
NJ Ochoa, Calaveras; + Johns Grass
Valley;J Bell, Montana; Mrs j WDrys.
dale. Sacramento; J Roen, Modesto; Mr.
Clay and wife. England, Miss A L Bal
com, Boston; Il A Ford and party, Penn
sylvania, in special cor.
The Railroad Comm IN sion-C Con-
tinuation OF the Richards Il
Harrison Case.
san Francisco, March l6.-The
hearing OF Richards d Iarrison's com.
plant vas resumed before the Railroad
Commission to-day. J. G. Stubbs,
| freight manager of the Central Pacific,
explained at length the special contract
system. Witness and Mr.. Vining, Of
the Union Pacific, worked up the system
| by agreement with San Francisco mer-
chants, most Of whom went 1t. He
considered its effect favorable to the
general business of the city. Rates were
reduced and shippers also gained in
time. He believed merchants OF good
standing had never been refused special
contract. There might have been cases
but he recollected none. Witnesses road
never threatened to shut the complain
ants out of the Montana and Idaho
business by raising rates If they did not
make special contract. He said his
road had never had control Of the bust.
ness referred to. Witness related the
particulars of his first acquaintance
with Harrison in last August. The
conversation was taken down by stem
opraphcr. On cross-examination but
| little further was elected He never
knew Of any person employed by the
Central Pacific to exercise surveillance
| ONtT RUOuS hJu tilt m Ou koodo
shipped around the Horn. He often
heard merchants complain of the rates
charged. Up to the present time the
contract system was regarded as an ex-
pertinent.
Frank Shay. the stenographer who
took down the interview between Stubs
and Harrison, identified the long hand
transcript of his notes as correct and
read the part going to show that Har-
rison admitted to Stubs that the publ
cation in morning paper OF this city, OF
what purported to be a prior interview
between Stubs and Harrison, was not
true. The latter acknowledged that be
had never seen Stubs before. In the
actual interview Harrison claimed dis
elimination and favoritism in the ship
ment OF goods, Stubs denying it and
guaranteeing Harrison that betwe
points Oh the Central Pacific he should
have the lowest rates going, whether he
signed contract or shipped round the
Horn. Stubs claimed that he could
not control Vining, of the Union Pacific.
and had no sympathy with his policy.
Harrison submitted in evidence two
letters, one from Voechting, Shope x
Co, and one from tho travelling agent
of that firm, Mr. Anneke, whose inter
view with Mr.. Vining, OF the Union
Pacific Railroad has played conspicu.
ons part in this case. The letters. in
substance, directly disputed the state
ments made by Stubbs's and Ninng's
testimony. According to Anneke the
principal point in this Auneke- Vining
interview was the statement made by
| Mr.. Vining and directly denied by him
afterwards. Vinng is alleged to have
said "Your folks are shipping your San
Francisco beer around the Horn aud are
| fighting us. Ii you continue to fight US
we will fight you and prevent you from
selling single bottle in idaho and
Montana. will put your rate so high
that yon can't get there, and will give
others special rates which will keep you
out.
The case rested. 1t will he argued
probably next Monday.
Another Republican Defauiter.
San Francisco, March lG.-The ex.
animation OF the books of the Har5or
Commission to-day showed that John s.
Gray, Secretary, is defaulter to the
amount of $4,000. Gray said he could
make it good aud was given till P. NJ.
to do so. He left the office and has not
since been seen.
Contention Con. Dividend.
San FRANcIsco, March l6.-Conten-
ton Con. declares dividend of twenty
five cents.
stock Board.
SAY FRAScIsco, March l6.-Califor.
MIA, DC; Mexican, 80: Union, st; Ne.
vada, p; Eureka, 9. Alpha, II; Jacket,
,; Best, "a; Point, 15c; Belcher, Zoe
Utah. %; Bodie, s5c.
The Press Association AT River
side-Close OF the Fair.
RIVERSIDE, March l6-The Press
and horticultural excursion passed
through this place ON Tuesday On route
to San Diego and returned on Thursday,
when they were met at the depot by our
citizens with carriages OF capacity sutii-
cient to convey the entire party, num-
bering one hundred and hfty-four, to
town, where, after partaking OF dinner,
they proceeded to the pavilion. One
and all pronounced the exhibit of
citrus fruit the largest and best ever on
exhibition in this county. The after.
noon was spent in examining the fruit,
the evening in listening to essays on the
cultivation of the rasin grape, proper
pruning and irrigation. To-day was
spent in driving through the valley OF
orange groves and raisin vineyards, and
this evening our citizens We're treated to
a grand musical and literary entertain.
msnt at the pavilion by the members Of
the Press Association, under the man
agement OF General Barnes, which con
cluded the Fair. Saturday morning the
excursion party will take their specia
train for Ontario and Los Angeles, while
our citizens wind up our fifth, and most
successful in all respects, annual exhibi
ton OF citrus and semi.tropical fruits o
California.
Forest City Burned.
BONNEVILLE (Cal. J, March l6.-Fores
City was burned about IL O'Clock this
morning. The telegraph office was de
stroyed. No particulars.
The Fire at Forest City-One Man
Burned to Death.
DowSIEvILLE, March l6-The fire il
Forest City started below Scallon'.
hotel and spread so rapidly that in (
very short time all the business house,
in town were ablaze, with a strong
easterly breeze blowing, L. Miller