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The morning call., 1891-12-15
BREAKAGE ALLOWANCE.
1t VIII Not Be Given Hereafter at tn


1t VIII Not Be Given Hereafter at the
Custom House.
Collector of the Port L. G.. Phelps has re-
ceived ruling on the granting Of allow
ances for breakage and leakage that is of
general interest to importers of LIQUIDS, and
especially TO importers Of wine and spirits.
By this decision no allowance will be made
by the customs for breakage and leakage.
and such allowance will only be made
where the bottle or case is actually missing
Before the act of October l. 1890. Il was
the custom of the Collector TO make an al
lowance for breakage and leakage when
the appraiser certified to such loss. The
new law contains paragraph that no al
lowance should be made, but the depart
ment in its ruling of January IA, 1891. in a
letter to the Collector in reply to a letter
explaining the custom here approved of his
action. Last month two more decisions
were rendered (Nos. 9650-966O), which reit-
Grated the paragraph in the act of October
l, 1890.
Collector Phelps then asked for a ruling
and received the following telegram in
reply:
Duty attached only to grade actually i'm
ported. Department letter OF January I4tb AZ
frmed. No ALLOWANCE for breakage ana Ieak ape
on Imported goods, except from casualty willis
In the custody OF the Government
This dispatch has been construed to mean
that allowances will be made only where
the bottle is missing, and not where IL ia
broken.
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CHARITY'S CIRCLE.
News From Various Organizations
in the City.

Mesdames W. 3. Harrington, L. l.. Dun
bar and John H. Dickinson, President
Secretary and Treasurer, respectively, and
Messrs. Henry L. Dodge, John T. Merrill,
W. +. Whittier, John Taylor and William
j. Dutton, the Board of Trustees of the
Children's Hospital, have issued an earnest
appeal to the citizens of this city Tor aid In
maintaining that institution. This institu-
ton Is purely one Of charity, as creed or
nativity do not initiate against an entrance
to it. No State aid is given it; all medical
attendance is given free of charge, and the
charity is given to those that most need the
help Of ''charity's" hand-youug children
who are incapable of helping themselves.
There are at the present time between sew
enty and eighty sick children under care,
and help is very much needed. With the
circular appeal is a subscription card to be
filed by the charitably disposed, and dona-
lions of all kinds are thankfully received.
The Christmas greeting from the boys and
girls OF the California Home for the Care
and Training of Feeble minded Children of
Glen Ellen, CAL, has been received, with an
accompanying note asking for donations for
the Christmas Fund for the children. All
those who may be disposed to help this
worthy charity are requested to forward
anything they may desire to send in the
shape OF toys, candies. money, books. OF
Glen Ellen, Cal. and mark the same Christ
mas Fund. Donors are also requested to
send their names and addresses, in order
that donations may be properly acknowl-
edged.
a note has been received stating that al
though the woodward maintained by the
Associated Charities and the San Francisco
Benevolent Association is working salts
factoriy. its effect is limited to single men,
and many needy and suffering families are
unable to be reached. especially in regard to
the matter OF clothing. AS thu winter sea-
son approaches the Benevolent Association
IS imporluned every day for clothing, and
Robert Beeching, the secretary and man.
ager, requests those who have any old
clothes which they can spare to send the
same 10 the associations room on Webb
street, or to notify him and he will send a
messenger for the articles.
The ot. Vincent de Paul Societies Con-
ference reports show that from July 1st to
December 1st OF this year S196l has been
distributed in charities by the society, and
that there is still S15Si 81 in the treasury.
The Salvation Army is steadily spreading
its work. New barracks have been opened
at the corner OF Grove and Laguna streets,
in HAYES Valley
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Freight brakeman.

danger one moment and into the Jaws of
death the next; cool, instant Judgment, a
seemingly reckless backing and filling, and
yet all timed to the instant, and 10! in less
time than novice would take to think of il
a freight train is broken up and distributed
to the various sheds, or made up to be trans
ported to Oakland, there again to be sent
East for fresh shipment. 1t Is an easy
matter to talk of six boat-load day being
made up at Fourth and Townsend, but what
does it mean? To say that each boat-load
means 600 risks of life and limb, cheerfully
incurred by fiagmen, switchmen and brake
men, is saying little.
The one redeeming element in the lot of a
railr0ad-hand's life In San Francisco is that
he has no climate to contend with. 1t may
be wee bit foggy at times, but the scorch-
ing heats and blighting billiards., the
heaped-up SHOWS and slippery frost-covered
brakes are something that he visits not of.
To be sure there is always a certain element
of danger about freght-yard. The
frogs" or level crossings, in which sober
man may at any moment get his foot locked
in front of ponderous, remorseless ad-
yancing engine are always there So are
heaps of rubbish and wires and scrap iron,
which may topple him over at any moment
for decapitation.
The inference would seem to be that the
average railroad-hand, like a cat, has nine
lives. he cannot hope 10 write death or
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death without glory always stares man in
the face in an obscure corner. There is
perverse sense of pleasure in riding into
the jaws Of death" in cavalry charge, even
with the chance-as Byron remarked-of
the hero's name being misspelt in the Ga
zette; but there is no glory and very little
profit in coupling cars, still less in running
breakneck races on the car-tops when slip
means short shrift and speedy entrance
into the undiscovered country. At Fourth
and Townsend in tho last few weeks as
many men have uncomplainngly faced
death, without cheering blast of bugle or in
spring clarion, as ever followed LeOnidas
on his path to the pass of Thermopyl8.
All who have studied any hing of railroad
and steamboat life know that freight means
very much and passenger traffic very little
This is, OF course, comparatively speaking
There is a certain balance of things, and
losses on one side are squared by profits on
the other. But there is no more persuasive
axiom with railroad companies than that
salvation means the prompt handling of
freight. To get out a heavy load recently
arrived from the East, to put it on the mar
ket with the least possible delay In minutes
and seconds, this is the problem daily and
hourly presented in the Fourth and Town
send freight-yard.
1t is a bang and a whistle, smash smash.
a bump-bump. prompt skipping out of
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Castro street, is sustained by subscriptions
of the lawyers of the city and secured by L.
f. Shattuck. The Ladies' Visiting Com
mttee is as follows: Mrs. E. B. Cutler
Mrs. j. =. Fault, Miss Hattie Horn, Mrs.
Alvan Flanders. Mrs. w. L. Fonda, Miss
Mary Weygant, Miss E. M. Domett. Miss
Minnie Taylor.
The Real Estate Free kindergarten at
535 Castro street is the thirty-second estab-
lished by the Golden Gate Association. It
is sustained by funds secured by T. +.
Shattuck from the real estate firms of San
Francisco, and is the fifth kindergarten car
ried ON by commercial organizations in this
city, namely, the Produce Exchange, the
Me rchants' Exchange, the Insurance, the
Attorneys, and the Real Estate Kinder
garten. The ladies composing the Visiting
Committee are as follows: Mrs. E. b. Cut
ler, Mrs. j. P. Fault, Miss Hattie Horn,
Mrs. Alvan Flanders, Mrs. W. T. Fonda,
Miss Mary Weygant, Mrs. E. NJ. Domett
and Miss Mamie Taylor.
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Back up, there"

very few people indeed stop to think OF the
hard worked men ON the railroads by whose
efforts the delivery of these good things is
rendered possible.
Fourth and Townsend freight-yard is a
busy place at all seasons. 1t has been
more than usually busy place for the past
two weeks, and matters are only Just begin
ming to quiet down.
1t is hardly TO be wondered at that the
switchman is man of few words, or the
freight brakeman person who terminates
an interview abruptly, without 'by your
leave" or farewell, in order to commence a
Journey fraught with Infinite possibilities of
accident. There may be devout believers
among railroad men, high and low, but in
their heart of hearts most of them must be
fatalists. Nearly every great soldier was
fatalist certainly from Cesar to Napoleon.
Cardigan, who led the Balaklava charge,
was confessed fatalist So most as
suredly are the men who live life of utter
obscurity while handling freight at Fourth
and Townsend streets in the holiday sea-
son.
There are so many risks to incur. 1t is
not the mere fore-seeable things that kill
freight brakemen and swtchmen and flag
men. 1t is not frogs" and misplaced
switches and efforts to couple cars where
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Ministerial delegate. Rev. II. C. Minton !;
alternate. DIR. w. w. Ferris; lay delegate,
Charles Geddes; alternate. W. l.. Palmer.
In case Portland is selected as place of
meeting the Eastern delegates will visit
San Francisco, and the following committee
was appointed on entertainment: Elders
McGee, Thorn and Dixon and Drs Adams,
Mckenzie and Ferris.
Rev. J. Q. Adams read a paper on an
duetve Methods of Inspection in Sabbath
School Work." which was an argument in
favor of the late Harper method, as against
the international series now in use. A dis
cussion followed on this paper, and it was
finally decided to allow DR.. Adams to rec
ommend the new system TO the Presoytery.
A resolution was adopted expressing the
satisfaction of the Presbytery with the man
agement of the Central Presbyterian Tab
ernaclc under the present Board of Trus-
tees, and correcting an impression that this
board is the same board that had charge Of
affairs one wear ago.
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PERSONAL NOTES.

Judge r. B. Garfield OF Santa Barbara is
at the Occidental.
Robert II. Delafeld, viticulturist of CAL
istoga, Is at the California.
E. 2: johnson, capitalist of Los A D.
geles, is staying at the Palace.
William Beckman, Railroad CommIs-
sloner OF Sacramento, is at the Baldwin.
George t. French, real estate man of
Fresno. was among yesterdays arrivals at
the Lick.
3. Lombard Jr.. the Boston banker. has
returned from trip to Tacoma and is at
the Palace.
Northumberland George Fl. Burton,
Inspector General, has gone to Petaluma on
public business.
Il w. Byington of Sacramento, Collector
OF Internal Revenue for the Northern Dis
trict of California, is at the Grand.
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RAILWAY COMMISSION.
The Santa Clara Mill and Lumber Cas-
Decided at Last.

The Santa Clara Mill and Lumber Case
Decided at Last.
The Board Of Railroad Commissioners
held its stated meeting yesterday.
The complaint Of Mr. Griifiths of Trenton,
SOnoma County, was read, and the answeriof
Inc Ban francisco and North Pacific Rail-
road Company received. Mr.. Griffiths pre-
scented further data and some receipts of
were ordered served on the railroad com
pany.
The case OF the ice company against the
Southern Pacific Company was postponed
Oh account OF the illness Of Mr.. Martin, at
torney for the defense.
The decision in the case of the Santa
Clara Valley Mill and Lumber Company
was filed. 1t was against the compartments
on every count. The rates will. therefore,
remaiu
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CHRISTMAS CAROLS.
Glad Pupils of the kindergarten
Schools.
Pioneer Gardeners at Irving Hall istrlbu-
tion of Prizes After Programme
Of Music and Song.
Irving Hall never looked SO charmingly

Irving Hall never looked SO charmingly
bright as it did yesterday afternoon. with
Is fine Christmas decorations. Alluring
colors blazed from every side, from the
walls, the galleries and from the pillars,
lighting up the place beyond the power of
lamps or chandeliers. The brightness was
only relieved by the proverbial green, with
out which Christmastide would be dull, be-
cause the hue brings to the eye remem-
brance of the spring, and to the heart recol-
lections of happiest days
All this establishment was for the little
children of the Pioneer kindergarten Asso-
citation, which held its annual festival in or
der to show the public what progress had
been made by the pupils, and also to reward
the youngsters for their years patience
The morning call., 1891-12-15
To Jail as His Paw.

Base ingratitude is the pay John johnson
claims to have received for an act OF hui
manity. On Saturday night he and man
named O'Leary towed James Mullaly to his
home at 227 Minna street. while the latter
was in a beastly state Of intoxication.
Mullaly now claims that johnson went
through his pockets and extracted $50.
johnson was, according to the ex.drunk.
the one who did it, and was made the sub
jeci of arrest for grand larceny. johnson
denies the charge in toto, but says he may
deserve it for helping a stranger out OF the
mire to his home,
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down with good things. Among the ladies
who were present during the day, most of
whom stayed throughout the celebration,
were: Mrs. S. b. Cooper, President of the
association; Miss Hattie Cooper, Mrs. w.
/. Fonda, Miss Mary E. Weygant, Mrs. Z.
y. Cutler, Miss Hattie Horn and Mrs. l.. S.
Spencer.
The following programme of exercises
was carried out in an admirable manner by
the little ones, under the direction of the
teacher. Miss Hanna Eastman: March and
clap; marching song; ring song; welcome
song; song, Here's Bali for Baby: songs,
Merry Little Men. ""Good-by." a down
town firm bad sent in q liberal donation of
candies, and there were enough articles O n
the christmas tree to ensure one prize at
least for every child.
Inc Castro-street kindergartens have
only been opened about two months. but
both have already made their mark.
The Attorneys Free kindergarten, at 533
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Charity Baseball.

w. b. Bourne and A. Il. Small. Commit
lee of the Charity Baseball, have Just SUBJ
mtted to the Bohemian and Pacific. Union
clubs and the beneficiary of their base nil
game. the Crutch and Splint Fund. a finan-
cial statement Of the results. With this 4.
inclosed check for S2121 so in favor of tn
Treasurer of the fund. The statement
shows that $500 tickets were distributed of
which 3614 were returned and 2lS6 sold
The The receipts we're s2347 60 and the expenses
S226 TO- The committee tender thanks m
the local press, aud to the California RasaD
ball League for the use of the grounds.
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For Hydraulic Mining

A call for State Convention, to be held
in this city on January 20, 1892 has been
issued by the Miners Association of Placer
County. The object OF the convention ia 10
memorabilia Congress, and to petition il to
enact laws which will permit the resltmn.
ton of hydraulic mining and appropriate
money for the building OF dams for this
purpose. The number of delegates from
each county has been fixed at 30, except
San Francisco County. which is allowed 81,
who are to be elected by mining conyen,
tions. and in such counties as do not hold
these conventions the appointment of dele
gates is left to the Supervisors.
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Benson Survey Frapd.

len OF the Benson survey cases were
transferred yesterday from the United
States District to the Circuit Court by Judge
Morrow on the ground that having been a
law partner Of f. S. Stratton, who has been
retained as special counsel by the Goyern.
ment. he is disqualified. Attorney Van
Duzer argued before Judge Hawley in the
the default taken by The Government in six
OF the Benson cases, claiming 1t had worked
the defendants great injustice. The argu-
ment may consume three days.
The morning call., 1891-12-15
FREAK HUNTERS.
Two Men Going to Borneo for Menagerie
Treasures.

Treasures.
j. B. Gaylord and l.. c. Dessert are at
the American Exchange en- route 10 Borneo
and the Andaman Islands, where they 90 in
search of menagerie freaks
Mr.. Gaylord has followed this curious oc-
cupati0n for some years, and before his de-
parture will endeavor to make q contract
with the Golden Gate Park COMMISSIONS RS
TO furnish a number of animal curios for
the rapidly increasing menagerie in he
Deighborn0od of the deer glen.
The freak hunters are also trying to lease
Wo0dward's Gardens, Intending TO use the
property as a supply station and temporary
corral for such animals as they may secure
in the South Seas. They intend in future
TO ship all consignments destined for the
United States aud Europe by way of San
Francisco instead of through the Suez
Canal as heretofore
The morning call., 1891-12-15
Olynpian Rink.

The management of the Olympian Rink
is preparing for the coming week novel
attractions, among which will be ladies'
sweepstake for a purse of $780, There are
now five entries of the fastest skaters on the
Coast j. Wolff, one of the managers,
leaves for the East Friday on a flying visit
for the purpose of redoubling the attrac-
tons. He will return with several of the
fastest lady skaters now in America, as
also Professor Will Liyesey, the world
The morning call., 1891-12-15
HAPPY CHILDREN.
A Big Christmas Tree and an Enthusi

Big Christmas Tree and an Enthusi-
astic Crowd.
The children attending the Attorneys and
Real Estate free kindergartens at 533 and
535 Castro street had joint celebration
yesterday afternoon. and rare success it
was. So great was the rush Of parents.
friends and visitors to see the fun that
scores were crowded out and there was
scarcely standing room in any part of the
building
Eighty children took part in the exer-
cises, sitting or standing in huge circle
drawn arounda Christmas tree fairly loaded
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Sacred Heart co,lara-

The following numbers were included in
the programme Of Christmas examination
exercises rendered by the fourth interme-
diate class of Sacred Heart College:
Recitation, Something Left Uudone,u William
j. Kelly; solo. "Days Gone BY" Waid j. Stone:
solo, Fine Place at Grandfathei's." Frederick
Sullivan; recitation. The Parting Hour" Tim.
othy l.. Collins; recitation, The Tempest -
Francis X. Lewis; recitation, 1.-The Civil War"
Waid j. stone; solo, Tine Melodies OF Home"
James D. Okane; recitation. Treasures in
Heaven" William j. OCoupor; violin solo.
William j. Kelly; solo, Little Busy Bee," John
J Rowan; recitation. THE Fox and the Crow"
Joseph Horn.
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ever, well rewarded, but it has 70 be excel
lence of q sort such as Dessaix showed at
Marengo, Macdonald at Wagram, Snult at
the passage of the Douro or Ney at kowro.
1t has to be faithful excellence that at the
mercantile DESK in the art-room, in the lab
oratory, inethe field of politics. would cover
a mans dust with big granite monument.
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small and not over-intelligeut looking
individual, who gave the name J. Com
erford to the desk sergeant, was arrested
yesterday on the charge of ATTEMPTED ex.
tortion. preferred by Vow Chung. n frnit-
seller. at the corner of Baker and Sullivan
alleys. Chung claims that Comerford en-
doing business without a license and de-
manded 81. Chung had him arrested in.
stead.
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Dismissed the Charges.

Last night Police Commissioners Tobin
and Alyord took up the case Of Officer j ohm
Il. Green. accused by T. w. McMurphy of
uuofficerlike conduct on November 18th
last. After hearing all the testimony in the
case the Commissioners dismissed the
charges against Officer Green
The morning call., 1891-12-15
HANDLING FREIGHT.
1t Is Not a Sinecure Business by
Any Means.
Brakemen, Flagmen and switchmen Who Own
Life on a Precarious Tenure-A State
of Faithful Servitude.

When the turkey and the toys and the
tintinnabulums the lamb that "baas" by
depressing the neck and releasing it: the
Thousand and one things that crowd their
way into the San Francisco market at
Christmastide are then and there present,
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LOCAL PRESBYTERY.


eral Assembly.
AT meeting of the San Francisco Pres
bytery last evening in the Central Presby-
terrain Tabernacle, corner of Golden Gate
avenue and Polk street. Rev. II. C.. Minton
was chosen Moderator. and delegates were
elected to the general assembly, which
meets year hence at either Portland, Ore
gon, or Kansas City.
Those chosen to represent the local Pres
bytery at this conference are as follows:
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John Macklin had his preliminary hear
ing In Judge Rix's court yesterday on the
charge OF burglary, and was held in the sum
OF 5000 bail to answer before the Superior
Court The prisoner ransacked Charles Fl.
Glllman's house on the southeast corner of
Battery street and Broadway on the 11th
INC
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William +. de Forest, tea merchant at
423 Kearny street. died at his residence, 2103
California street, at o'clock last night.
His decease was presumably due to heart
disease. The deceased was 90 years of age
and member of George Ii. Thomas Post,
n p
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Pieeon-stealer Arrested.

Jerry Sullivan, a boy still in his teens,
was arrested last evening for burglary. An
other boy named Nj. Manning. living at 1903
Dolores street, claims that he emptied his
pigeon-house.
The morning call., 1891-12-15

GEOGRAPHICAL SoCIETY.-GeOrge OByrne
has rendered his resignation member OF the
Board OF Directors OF the Geographical Society
of California, and feter McEwen has been
elected to NIL the vacancy thus created
The morning call., 1891-12-15

FROM COAST PoRTs.-The steamer Nettie
Low aud the echooners Maxim and James Town.
send arrived from coast ports last nIgnt
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MISCELLANEOUS

Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and &C.
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in SOC
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIc SYRUP co.
SAY FRANCISCO, ca.
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LABOR TOPICS.
Record of Benevolence OF the Oldest
Union.

Record of Benevolence OF the Oldest
Union.
1t is just thirty-two years since the Rig
gers and Stevedores' Union Association
was organized in this city. Many of its
charter members were pioneers and the
meetings of the organization are still held
in the old Pioneers Hall on Montgomery
street. The members are well paid and
take good care of the widows and orphans
of their deceased brothers. At the meeting
last night President Bryant announced that
upward OF $3.50, 900 had been devoted to this
purpose since the association was formed.
Carpenters Union, No 4S3. last night
elected the following officers: President,
w. w. Williams; Vice-President J. B.
Benson; Recording Secretary, w. II. Bagze :;
Financial Secretary, Guy Lathrop; Treas
urer, Edwin Read; Conductor, ID. h. Camp
bell; Warden, Harry Staal; Trustees, w. e.
Finck, John Ruppell; Directors-William
Leach, w. A. Carter. J. w. Howe; Dele
gates to District Couneil-James Bell, o.
M. V Roberts Walter GOff
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In order that the fOremen may recognize
membership of this Steyedores' Protective
Union. that association has adopted gold
star as its badge. The star will be worn as
button. The stevedores are unusually busy
at present. owing to the large number of
vessels that are being unloaded
The tailors' union. at their meeting last
night. nominated officers.
Ex-Judge NJ. S. Koran, who defended the
m0lders arrested during the late unpleasant
ness, received the thanks of the union last
night in the form of a beautifully framed
and engrossed set of resolutions.