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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-01
SUNDAY MORNINGS FIRE.
No Plans Yet for the Resumption of Worl
by the Fulton Foundry.

No Plans Yet for the Resumption of Work
by the Fulton Foundry.
The scene of Sunday mornings big ire
on Fremont street remains in the condition
it was when the fremen stopped playing on
the ruins. 1t is block OF chaTTed timbers,
twisted iron and blackened desolaton gen.
orally The wreck of fire could not be CON-
peter. Ropes stretched along the sidewalk
forbid intrusion. People gather in groups
in front of the ruins and talk about the
mastery and terrible rayages of fire. once II
fairly seiZes upon its prey. The men VINO
suffered by the scOurge are In consultation
over their plans for the future.
The only sign of activity yesterday was at
225 and 227 Beale street. where a number OF
the employees of NJ. Greenberg's Sons, the
owners of the brass works, were fitting up a
new shop to which so much of the ma.
chnery as escaped harm will be removed
this week. This firm will resume opera
tions in the new shop within few days.
Messrs. Hinckley, Spiers IL Hayes, the
pr0prietOrs of the late Fulton Foundry, met
yesterday afternoon at the Office oil +. A.
Huntington, 213 Front street. where they
talked over the situation and discussed
plans for completing some contracts they
had on hand. The spokesman for the firm
said they bad not yet made up their nina
what their future course would De- lucy
had not yet determined on any step. except
to provide temporary arrangements for car
rying out some contracts that they had on
hand. Their losses they estimated at $780,
GOO or more. with an insurance Of about
$4,000.
Mr.. John Hammond of the California
Car Works, who has been great sufferer
by the cOnhagratiOn, sat among the ruins
yesterday in a mood which indicated that
he felt his losses very keenly. He declined
to say anything for publication respecting
his intentions for the future.
TIE underwriters adjusters met in the
morning but did not complete the business
of examining into the extent Of ale losses.
Fire Marshal TOwe says his investiga-
tiOns into the origin of the fire satisfy him
that it is not a case of iBcendiarsm. lie
thinks that watchmen employed in large
establishments ought TO have no other du-
ties to perform than that of making their
regular tours of the premises and keeping
up a strict surveillance. He also thinks
that the fire ought TO serve the purpose OF
warning the Supervisors of the imperative
need of making suitable appropriations for
the full equipment of the city with sufficient
fire. nv drantS
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-01
The REPUBLICAN LEAGUE.
a New Badge Adopted - Work of tn,
State League-Th- Next Meeting.

a New Badge Adopted - Work of the
State LeRgue-Ths Next Meeting.
The recently formed National Republican
League Of California is preparing for active
work.
w. II. Chamberlain, president OF the
league, will arrive in San Francisco on or
about June 3. and the executive committee
will be called together to meet him, arrange
for permanent headquarters aud other
wise provide for active work.
The National Convention Of the Republi-
can League of the United States will meet
in New York City or Buffalo. N Y. the
latter part Of August or the first of Septem-
Der, and it is Hoped that the California
League will have made some showing by
that time.
new button for the league has been
adopted in the place of the old white 0ue
with the letters Il. e. L. S in red, with red
dividing lines between them.
The new badge is an American flag on a
field Of white. The staff Of which is set in a
ground OF blue. on which the letters as above
given are raised in red.
From the temporary headquarters of the
California League, at rooms 1 and 2, 53S
California street, the work OF sending out
literature ana Of forming leagues in tie in
terror Of the State has already begun. ard
the outlook is for one Of tbs largest State
leagues in the UuiOa.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-01
S0AKAGE OF SPIRITS.
New Regulations for the Guidance of
GangeTs Issued.

The Treasury Department has issued a
circular under the date of May % which
refers to the recent revised regulations for
the weighing of spirits by gaugerS. The
circular says that repeated experiments
made at various points render 1t apparent
that the schedule OF increase in tare for
plain barrels allows a much greater in
crease than that which actually occurs. ="
and then IL is ordered that thereafter no
allowance will be made forssOakage on any
except charred barrels, unless further ex-
animation shall show that justice to the tax
payer requires it. Should it be made to ap-
pear by tests hereafter made that distiller
will lose by way of soakage in the use of
other than charred barrels, and that such
other barrels cannot be prepared at a reason
able expense in snch manner as 10 prevent
loss. a just allowance will be made when
sufficient data shall have been obtained
upon which TO base action, if the same can
he done without danger of fraud upon the
Government"
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-01
Licensed to Marry.

Licenses to marry we're issued yesterday
to the following
Peter Gum and Elsie Yung, 29-19.
Jean TambOuri ana Alexiue CamlOng 27-24
George +. MOrken aud AuHle Z. Peach,
24-25.
Julius Lippitf and Flora Kallscher. 1876.
William n. Butler aud Elsie +. Page, 30-l7.
Gabriel Snaral- and Catherine Garig, 31-2l.
Richard DufIneT and Annie Bowen, 22-25.
Gilbert II. Brokaw and Blanche 4. Friissi
22-20.
Peter Gerkin and Amale c. HOeg, 27-22.
Vincent Bellman Jr. aud Elite g. Strong
29-20.
Harry Levin and Lena Edwards % IT.
John A. Parker aud Emma 5. BlOdhelt, 36-31
James Beardmore and NeIie z. Fellows,
30-26.
CHARLES A. Paulsen and Karen Hansen. 51-22
Henry Mareuse and Justine Swift. 23-18.
Axel Andersen and Elizabeth Simonsen
1876.
Ernst Rlegth and Matilda Scheellne, 22-19.
Donald }. Mckay and Emma V. Erdin, 800.
Jean 3. POmerO and Caroline J. CiOr, 36-32
Harry Baum and Rose Herr, 25-2l
William II. z. Hindle aud Annie McSweeney,
1920.
ono c. Miller and Lucy Lawrence, 81 81.
PalricE COnlan and Mary TOEsney, 26-I9.
Thomas jackson and Georgiana MIDDLETON
A7-2S.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-01
A CHILEAN SAILOR DROWNED.
His Friends Assert That He Was a Victim
of FouI PLAY.

His Friends Assert That He Was a Victim
OF Foul Play.
There appears to be some peculiar circum-
stances connected with the drowning of the
man whose body was found in the bay near
Fisherman's wharf last Sunday morning.
Accompanied by w. D. Cation. the Chilean
Consul. Edward Telling of 298 Pinkney
street called at the MOTgue yesterday and
identified the decomposed remains as those
of ClodomirO HumeTez aged 20 years and a
native of Chile. The deceased shipped
some time ago as a sailor on the little
schooner Minieta, which is engaged in car
rying freight between this city aud Peta-
luna. Telling thought that Humerez had
met with foul play, because he had been
missing for over week. When Captain
Frank OF the schooner was seen and asked
what had become of Humerez he said that
be had fallen overheard and was drowned.
Another friend OF the deceased started a
story that HumereZ had been Knocked over
board during a quarrel with the captain.
The Coroner therefore decided to hold an
INQUEST, and commenced IL during the
afternoon. Telling testified that HumereZ
was a fireman by occupation and had
worked as such on the steamer Itata. =" He
lived at 1928 Dupont street" said Telling.
land / saw him last on May q. before he
went aboard the schooner Minleta. Ihe
schooner was a 40-tOn vessel starting for
Marin County to discharge coal. On May
Is [ inquired of Captain Frank regarding
tho deceased. lie told me Humerez had
fallen overheard in the bay about 100 yards
from Beale-street wharf the same day he
shipped. The captain told mo he ordered
Humerez to take hold of the b rOpe and in
doing so he lost his balance and fell over
board. He got into a boat and tried to
rescue HumereZ. but was unable to do so.
The captain said he was going to report the
drowning to the authorities, but he failed
to do so. l think the captain makes one or
two trips a week to this side Of the bay"
Antonio OnestO. a crab-fsher, told how
he recovered the body, after which an ad
journment was taken until next Tuesday.
In the meantime an autopsy on the remains
will be held and CAPTAIN Frank summoned
to appear and tell what he knows about
HumerpZ's death
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-01
OCEAN STEAMSHIPS.
PACIFIC NAL STEAMSHIP co.

THROUGH LINE TO NEW YORK, VIA PANAMA
Steamers Will sail at NOON the stu. $50
18th and 18th OF each month calling at 4ESt2Sg
various ports OF Mexico aud Central America
Through line sailings-June 4, IS San Juan; June
10, IS City OF New YORK; June 70, IS. Sau Bias.
WAY LINE TO MEXICAN AND CENTRAL
AMERICAN PORTS AND PANAMA.
STEAMER SAILS Al NOON 18TH OF EACH
MONTH, calling at Mazatlan. san Bias. Manzano,
Acapulco Port Angel, Salina Cruz, rOaaa. San
Benito, oeos, Chsmperieo, san Jose de Guatemala
ACaiutla, La Libertad. La Union. Amapall CortaTo
SEn Juan del Sur and Punti Arenas
Way line saing-June Is, at y o'clock noOn S.
City OF Panama.
When the regular sa ling d1te falls on sunday.
steamers Will be dispatched the preceding saturday
JAPAN AND CHINA LINE
FOR YOKOHAMA AND MONOCHROME
Connecting at Iok0hama with steamers FOR
Shanghai and at Hong Kong for East IndisL
Straits. etc;
City of Rio de JaneirO Tuesday. June Il. at p.
China ......... ....... Saturday. July 9, as p e
Peru new .......... thursday. August 4. at p.
Round-trip tickets to Yokohama and return 1tt''
duCed rates.
For freight or Passage apply at the Oics. cOrn'r
First and Brannan streets.
Branch Ofhce-202 Front street.
ALEXANDER CENTER General Agent.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-01

Whisky does not always agree with Will
liam 0'Lcary, but he is very fond Of it. On
the night of the 18th inst. he left his resi-
dence at Tenth and Harrison streets and
went on a spree. When he awOke in the
morning his gold watch was missing. De-
teciiyes Harper and Bee learned that the
watch had been stolen by Mission hood
lum named John Higgins, whom they ar
rested yesterday for petty larceny The
stolen watch was found IN a pawnshop,
where Higgins had borrowed SIS upon it.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-01
Jordan win Be Arrested.

A warrant was placed in the hands Of
the police yesterday for the arrest of
Philip Jordan On a charge Of assault
with intent to murder. Last Satur-
day jordan ehot J. f. Weston while trying
to force his way into the presence Of Belle
Thorne at 40 Hyde street. Jordan was
formerly super" at the Tivoli, and he
had grudge against Miss Thorne because
she became annoyed at his attentions and
caused his discharge
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-01

Chief Engineer Scannell detailed District
Engineer Wills and TWO other firemen yes
terday to attend the performance Of Fast
Maip at the Bash-street Theater. This
was done in order to ascertain If there is
any danger from fire during the boiler ex-
pl0sion scene. The explosion is caused by
powder placed in trenches. and the manage
ment of the theater have taken every pre-
caution. There are the regulation stand.
pipes and other precautions against fire.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-01
Bequosts OF DAVID BuckIey.

A will Of David Buckley, who died
on the 26th ult., was filed for probate
yesterday The personal estate is valued at
about 5000, besides which there is piece
of property on DoIoresaand Chattanooga
streets. Requests are $1,000 to a sister.
Margaret; $500 to niece, May; 500 each
for masses to Revs. John Nugent and Peter
Gray, and all else to n brother, William,
and a sister. Ellen Handley.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-01

cause of action occurring on May 20. 1891.
An allegation in the complaints the follow
ing: Aud since the 18th day of February,
1885, the defendant has been and now Is the
sole lessee and in the exclusive possession
and control of all the railroads and ferries
in the State of California, and is engaged IN
the hnsinPss of a Common carrier for hire.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-01
A Crusade Against Chinese.

The Peoples Steam Laundry Of Balti-
more, Nd, las written to Mayor SandersOn,
asking him for information concerning the
Chinese on this coast, their number, habits,
contagious diseases, death rate aud in
crease, and such other information as he
may have that viii! be Of value in a crusade
abOutto be inaugurated in Baltimore against
the Chinese race. The Mayor will furnish
tt,, dacirad data
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-01
"stop-oyer" Rebinson.

DR.. w. II. Robinson has commenced three
other suits in the Justices Court against
the Southern Pacific Company TO recover in
each $500 damages for refusing TO accept
his lucent tickets to Alameda, after hav-
ing stopped over at Oakland on May 80,
June and June ), 1891 L. S. Robinson
flied a fourth complaint. charging a like
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-01
OCEAN STEAMSHIPS.
EnR PORTLAND & ASTORIA. OREGON.

THE UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM kszu
i ocean DivisiOn-and PACIFIC COAST stEzSfasse
STEAMSHIP COMPANY Will dispatch from SpsIr-
street Wharf at 10 NJ for the above ports one d
their Al iron steamships. viz:
STATE or CALIFURNIA-May 20, Jnne 10, p,
July 3, 10. %, August 9, 81.
C0LUMBIA-May %. June g, Is so, July IL, "a,
August D. II, %.
OREGoN-jGne ?. Ii, rs, July 8. 20. August l,
ID, 70.
Connecting via Portland with the Northern Pacis
Railroad, oregon Short Line and other dlyerglls
lines for all points in Oregon Washington, BrttlE1
Columbia. Alaska, Idaho Montana DAKOTA, Utah.
Wyoming. Yellowstone PARK and all Points East aud
South and 10 Europe
Fare to Portland-CabIn SIC; Storage 50; round
frfr, cabin. $50
Ticket Oflccs-1 Montgomery st., and Palace 10
Eel. New Montgomery St
6UODALL PERKINS Il CO, Supt. Ocean LAns
If 10 Market ST., San Francisco
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-01
Contraband Goods.

Inspector Sprague Of the Custom-house
Service found seven yards of dutiable cloth
in the electricians room of the steamer
Australia when she arrived from Honolulu
yesterday, and Inspector McGinDis dlscov-
cred five tins OF opium and 800 cigars in the
stewards pantry of the same vessel.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-01

There was an unimDOrtant meeting Of the
New City Hall Commission yesterday morn
ing. Resolutions authorizing the payment
of progress estimates amounting TO SS9S9 70
were passed to print, and another estimate
Of SOLO was laid over for FIXTURE action.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-01
RAILROAD TRAVEL.
sAUsALITo- SAN RAFAEL-sAN QUENTIN
NORTH PACIFIC COST RAILROAD.
TINE TABLE.


Commencing Thursday, May 2S, 1892, and
until further notice, boats and trains will run as
From SAN FRANCISCO for sAUSALITo ROSS
VALLEY and SAN RAFAEL (week days)-7 81
600 IL 900. l:i5, 1925, 500, AS, 80 NJ.
Is lndaysl-S;00. 90. 1000, IL 80 A. II 80,
30. $3.50, 40, $50, 6:45 I'm.
From SAN FRANCISCO for MILL VALLEY (week
dsys)-7:30, 500, 1900 A. NJ; :25, :00 49,
(Sundaysj-8:OO. 900, 1000. 1880 \. N; l 80
80, 4 20, $50 P. NJ. Extra tIip on Saturdays az
l 40 P. NJ
From SANFRANCISCO for FAIRFAX (week days.
800 a. NJ. 100 P. NJ.
(Sunday)-S:0O, 600, 1000, 1880 A NJ; $780,
1880 P.
From SAN RAFAEL for SAN FRANCISCO (week
days-6:io. 645, 7:45. Gals, 1l;05 A. NJ; las
1880. 30 P. NJ.
(Sundays)-S 800, go, IL 100 A. NJ; 1900 NJ: l:1O
2:20 8 :55. $40, 800, 700 P. NJ. Extra trip on
Saturdays at 625 p. NJ. Fare 90 cents, round
trip.
From Fairfax for SAN FRANCISCO (week
days. :36 A. NJ: 5:l4 P. ".
(Sundaysl-2l6, $3.50, sos, 645 P NJ. Fare so
cents, round trip.
From MILL VALLEY for SAN FRANCISCO (wcek
dsys)-6;25. 500. 500. $40, IL 40 A. NJ; 5;S5,
(sundaysl-s:O6 1O:IO. HAS. a. NJ; 1920 2:4o.
4:l0, $50, d 80 P. NJ. Fare 40 cents. round trip
From SAUSALITO FOR SAN FRANCISCO (week
days)-6:45, 7:l5, S:l5, 9:45, 11:4O A NJ; 2:25
Sundays - S:46. 1925. l1:4O A. "; 1880. l:4O,
3;l5, ;35. 500. 600, 7:45 P. AZ. Extra trip on
Saturdays at 7 :0J NJ. Fare Is cents, round
trim
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-01
ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET CO.

CLEANERS LEAVE ASPINW ALL oor.>
- fortnightly for ths West Indies and <SMhAEA
Southampton, calling en- route at Cher -~s1&--'e'
Iourg France, and Plymouth TO land passengsrA
Through Bills of Lsding. in connection withsis
Pacific Mail y ., Co. issued for ireightand treAsLrs
10 direct ports In England and esrmanY
Through tickets from san Francisco TO Plymouth,
Cherbourg Southampton First class 500; tntrd
class ser So For further particulars apply 20
aslVtf pARRorr Il CO., Agents. sos Cailr9raiaI5I
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-01
PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP CO.

DIsPATCu STEAMERS FROM SAN Sssya-
~ Francisco for ports In Alaska A. L szs5-ArssZ
May -. june and July 3, 3, lS, %
For British Columbia and Puget Sound ports
MAY "a. 20: June aud July 3, \. l3. lS %, IS
For Eureka, HUMBOLDT Bay Wednesdays A. VI
For Santa Ana Los Angeles and all way ports every
fourth and fifth day, 8 A. NJ.
For San Diego stopping only at Los Angeles, santa
barbara aud San Luis obispo every fourth and nth
day at IL A. NJ
For PORTS in Mexico. first OF each month.
Ticket Of!ice-Paaee Hotel. New Montgomery3s
6OODALL. PERKINS & co, General Agents,
lu 10 Market ST.. san Francisco
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COMPAGNIE GENERaLE

CUkPAENIE GENtRALE
IRA ) TIA n ITO u Z
French Line to Hsvre.
HOMPANY'S PIER (NEW), az NOR TIL era
~ River foot OF Morton st. Travellers by SESpxH
Ills line avoid both transit by English railway and
the discomfort OF crossing the channel in a small
boat
la BOURGOGNE, Capt Leboeuf. .....,.........
.,.,............. Saturday June llth, 80 An
LA BRETAGNE, Capt. Collier. ..................
........... ....... Saturday. June 18Th, 800 AM
LA TOURAINE Capt. Frangeul ...........,.....
............,..,.. Saturday, June 10th, $3.50 A. z.
LA GASCoGNE Capt. Santelli................,.-
......,.,,.. ........, Saturday. July I'd 9: W AN
&s For further particulars apply TO
A FORGET, Agent,
No. Rowling Green, New York.
J. =. FUGAZI CO., Agents, Montgomery ava.
San Francisco.
Branch once. 10 Montgomery street. mr2utf
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-01


RIlIN1 the San Pablo Bay Miles San Francisco Excursion Tickets for
ltUDlO Landing Sixteenth Oakland;
I Co Omce, ID Street.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-01
WHITE STAR LINE.
United States and Royal Mail Steamers
BETWEEN
New York, Queenstown & Liverpool,
SAILING EVERY WEEK

CABIN $50 AND UPWARD, ACCORD +sza-
" ing TO steamer and aecOmm odations EEz1tzSS
Itcted; second cabin. $35: Majestic aud Teuto1lc.
$40 and S45. Steerage tickets from England, ira
land Scotland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark.
through to Francisco ut lowest rates. Tickes5,
sailing dates and cabin pla may be procured from
W. Ii. AVERY. Pacific Mail Dock, or at the General
once of the Company 6l3 Market St, under Grand
Hotel. u. w. FLETCHER,
APPS TuWeFrSutt Gen Agt. for Pacific Coast
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OCEANIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

OCEANIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
THE SPLENDID SG00-ToN STEAMERS ga.
OF this line carrying United States, ttA@lt.Ss2E
Hawaiian and Colonial mails, sail from Fols0m-ss
hari ~ under
,OG; no~cFy'LT ">crv.
SIS Aust RALIA .. TUESDAY, June Z, az p. "
FOR HONOLULU, AUCKLAND AND SYDNEY
biREtsE
SIS MoNowAI. June "a, at 2 P. NJ.
For freight ana passage apply at ONCE, 327 Mar
ket street J. ID. SPRECkELS II BROS. Co,
26tf General Agents.
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for Morning. for Afternoon.
Sundays excepted. fSStuTdayS only.
tSundayS only.
THE PSCIFTC TRANS FER COMPANY
VIII call for and cheek baggage from hotels AL
residences Inquire OF ticket agents time e1rII
and other I'm formation.
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RAILROAD TRAVEL
SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY

q AUTH > > IEhJs
Trains Leave and are Due to Arrive at
SAN ERA NCISCO-
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-01

Beginning
RODEO A. NJ, A.. M. P NJ and M
The record-union., 1892-05-11
ORDINATION OF A PASTOR.
An Interesting Ceremony in the V
lago of ROSeVilIe

An Interesting Ceremony in the Viii
lage of RoSevflle.
The Presbyterian Church at Roseville
was filled with happy people at 2:3O
o'clock on Sunday afternoon. The occa-
sion was the ordination and installation
OF Rev. w. B. Cumming as pastor. of the
church. The young pastor graduated a
few days ago at the Presbyterian Theo-
logical Seminary at San Francisco, and
last week was welded to beautiful and
cultivated young lady. just arrived from
Canada.
At the installation service Rev. It.
Douglass of Tehama presided, Rev. Don
aid Ross of Vacaville preached the ser
mon, Rev. George p. Tindall charged the
pastor, and Rev. r. NJ. Stevenson charged
the people and made the installing PRAYER.
The church was beautifully adorned with
flowers and there was choice music,
After the exercises the people greeted
their new pastor with much warmth. and
have taken him and his bride to their
hearts. The community is to be con-
graduated upon having a man of such
education, capacity and geniality as Mr..
Cumming.
The record-union., 1892-05-11
THE REAL REASON WHY.

Traffic Manager Leeds in his recent
manifesto, which we the other day con-
sidered, explains that he refuses to make
complaint of alleged unjust freight
charges by railroad companies because
the commission would hold his complaint
and take testimony concerning it until
after the next election. We pronounced
this plea at the time to be disingenuous.
1t is timely to now point out the illogical
position, and the false and misleading
character of Mr.. Leeds argument.
He clamors for the Railroad Commits
sion to revise the whole freight tariff. II
the commission undertakes that task the
commonest intelligence is sensible of the
fact that it would give the Commissioners
better opportunity to work delay, if so
disposed, a thousand times so, than to
pass upon specific cases of unjust rates.
Yet Mr.. Leeds declines to point out any
one specific instance of injustice, and ask
that it be inquired into.
1t must be clear to even the thick-witted
that if Leeds would take up one specific
case, prefer his complaint upon its basis,
demand an inquiry into it and a iudg-
ment of correction, that the commission
could concentrate its attention upon it,
arrive at the truth concerning it, and
render judgment in accordance with it,
and that it could not, even if so minded,
make any considerable delay.
But this does not suit the willy Mr..
Leeds; he asks revision of the entire
tariff, which is a schedule of growth, de-
velopment and adjustment that are the
results of experience, and that the revi-
sion shall extend to and affect all articles
carried by rail. If the commission were
as diligent as it is possible to be, so as
siduous that its labor should engross its
entire attention, day in and day out, for
all possible working hours, they could
not make such a revision in two full
years.
The truth, the simple, undeniable truth
that refuses to be concealed and will not
be hidden, however much Mr.. Leeds
may seek to cloak it, is that he does not
make complaint of specific cases, because
by so doing he would expose the hand OF
the Traffic Association. That association,
in other words, would be compelled to
propose something affirmative and 1t
would, therefore, be open to criticism.
This would lead up to a complete ex-
posure of the animus of San Francisco in
its antagonism to the interior The
Traffic Association does not propose to
have any rates made for the benefit of the
interior, and hence it is that it does not
dare to make specifications and that it
deals in broad, intangible and evasive
negatives.