Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-09-07
Meeting of the Railroad Commission

CALIFORNIA.
Meeting OF the Railroad Commission.
San FRANCISCO, September 6:h.-The Rail-
road Commissioners met this afternoon at !
O'Clock, sill the members being present.
Foote said he had examined the papers in
the case made by w. H. Robinson, Of Soisup,
Ia which he claimed ne had been disctimi-
mated against by the Central Pacific, which
had refused to carry uLboxed dental instru.
ments from Oakland TO Suisun. The plain.
tiff asks the Board to give him money ver.
dict. Il appeared TO him the complaint
should be referred to the Attorney General
for bis opinion IS to the jurisdiction Of the
Board.
Carpenter said he was prepared to decide
now that the Board had no jurisdiction Of the
case in its present form.
Humphreys desired the matter postponed,
but q motion to that effect was defeated
Foots and Carpenter voting no.
A motion to refer to the Attorney General
was lost-Carpsnter and Humphreys voting
no.
On motion of Foote, the Secretary was
then ordered to issus summons to the Cen
trail Pacific Company to appear and show
cause. Humphreys voted no.
Foota read letter from w. d. Upper, of
Fresno asking the Board to take some action
upon the rate now charged for canned goods
from Fresno to Stockton and from Fresno to
Los Angeles. The charge between the two
frst-ramed places was S54 car, and be-
tween the two latter places $50. The Fresno
Fruit packing Company was compelled to
pay S54 a car more if shipping East from
Los Angeles than from Stockton, although
the former was 300 miles nearer the point Of
destination. The company had refused to
make any change in the rate.
On motion of Carpenter, the letters were
referred to the railroad company, with re-
quest for an immediate reply.
AN order to expedite the service of sched-
ules on railroads affected, providing that
where the corporation is willing to waive
formal service and put the schedule In force
within twenty days. the Board shall serve
upon tsem the original schedule as adopted
without waiting to print, was offered by Car.
penter, and unanimously adopted.
Humphreys brought up the subject OF an
article in a morning paper, in which it was
stated that schedule of first class passen-
ger fares was on FL, in the Office of the Sec.
rotary of State, part of which was In Hum
phrey's handwriting and part in the hand
writing of some one in the employ of the
railroad He asked Secretary Andrus if any
such schedule was in the Secretary of State B
Office in his or any railroad mans hand
writing.
Secretary Andrus replied that he had him
self prepared all the schedules, and that there
were none in existence in anYbody's hand
writing except his own and his cerk's,
Humphreys remarked that although the
passenger schedule had been pre- pared under
his supervision, he had done none Of the
clerical work. He had never consulted any
railroad man in making it, For had ne ever
consulted anybody as to his action upon it.
The statements contained in the article were
therefore false.
Secretary Andrus said the original sched-
ule was in Sacramento and had not been re-
turned, but it was entirely in the handwriting
of himself and clerk.
Foote said it was probable that the sched-
ule at Sacramento was proof corrected in
the handwriting of some clerk.
Carpenter asked il the corrections con.
formed to the original order, TO which An
drus answered atirmatively, and the matter
was then dropped.
On motion of Foote, it was ordered that
during the month Of October and thereafter
the Board meet on the first and third Fridays
of each month. The Board adjourned at the
call of the chair.
The COTean Embassy rendered Il Recep-
ton.
SAN FRANCISCO, September 6.h.-Ths CO.
rean Embassy were rendered q reception by
the Chamber of Commerce and Board ef
Trade to-day. There was a large attendance
Of merchants. The ambassadors were &C
companied by interpreters and attendants.
In the absence of Horace Davis, President
of the Chamber of Commerce, Vice President
Staples called the meeting to order, and wei
coined the guests in a brief address, dwelling
on the prospect Of valuable commercial rela.
| ti0ns with Corea. His remarks were trans.
| lated by the interpreter. w. L. Merry then
spoke, in behalf of the Board of Trade, 60 q
similar purport, and was followed, on behalf
| of the Embassy, by Percival Lowell, foreign
Secretary of the Embassy. A general intro
duotion end Misunderstanding followed. The
Embassy will go east to morrow by the Can
trail route.
Terrible Result OF Drunken Spree.
SAN Francisco, September 6.h-Edward
Lacy, of Del Norte county, aud Thomas
Mullen, Of this city, both in the cooperage
business, went On spree Together to-day.
Both got drunk, bringing up in a saloon near
the foot Of Washington street. While fool
ing together, Mullen took Lacy's self.cocking
revolver from hil pocket, inserted the muzzle
in his own mouth and told Lacy to pull the
trigger Lacy, reckless and intoxicated,
complied, and Mullen fell dead on the floor.
Lacy, partly sobered by the result of his fool
ishness, was taken into custody. The two
men were warm friends of over ten years
standing.
Tragedy in WoOdward's Gardens.
SAN FRANCISCO, September CHA fatal
shooting atfray occurred st Woodwsrd's Gar
dens this afternoon, in which Henry Davis.
employed there as engineer, was killed by
Joseph Jeffcott, in charge of an incubator.
The only witness to the sffray was small
boy, whose knowledge OF the matter merely
extends to the act of shooting, which the
murderer confesses. but which he claims to
have done in selfdefense. -Four shots were
heard by people in the gardens, and soon efter
Davis cane out of the engine.room, saying
he had been shot by Jeffcott four times with
out cause. He died shortly after. Jeffcott
claims that Davis, during a quarrel, seized
him by the collar, and tried to reach some
tools to strike him with, and that he there
upon fred. Jeffcott was arrested, and
charged with murder.
Races at Oakland.
OAKLAND, September 6th.-The parade Of
stock at the Golden Gate Fair yesterday was
small but choice. The races were of the first
ORDER The trotting race necsssitated seven
heats before conclusion was reached, Pas
cara Hayward proving the winner. The
three-quarter mile aRd repeat running race
was won by Belshsw. Haddington won the
first heat in 1:l6, Belshaw the second and
third heats in 1:16 and LII. In the race for
the 2:30 class three heats were trotte6, when
it was postponed on account ef darkness.
isECoND DIsPATCH.I
OAKLAND, September Chin the un6n-
ished race, continued from yesterday, Mos-
COW won the first heat, with Bismarck, Kitty
Thorne and Huntress in the order named.
Time, 1888. Huntress, Moscow and Bis
marck each have one heat.
THIRD DISPATCH.l
OAKLAND, September 6.h.-The Unfinished
races of yesterday were decided this after
noon. Bismarck won the first heat in 2::53.
or third according to Yesterdays score, and
the fourth heat in 2:295. Huntress won the
next beat in 2:2S4 leaving the race in SD
much doubt as yesterday. Huntress now
sold freely, and she justihed the opinion of
her hackers, So she had the race ia hand all
the way. winning 10 2:29.
Only Bay Frank and Allan Roy appeared
for the 2:25 class. for purse of $3.50
The former sold at enormous odds.