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The morning call., 1893-01-07
COMPETING ROADS.
Feasible Plans Discussed
by Scientists.
THE SUBJECT OF GRADES.
A Paper on the Subject by r. E. Bush
Meets With Favor in the
Technical Society.

The Technical Society of the Pacific Coast
met last night in the Academy of Sciences
building for the regular monthly business
meeting, with the president, j. Richards, in
the chair and large number OF members
present.
There were several additions to the men,
bership and the usual business was trans
acted, after which the main feature of the
evening, in the shape of a paper b. r. E.
Bush of Berkeley, was read.
The subject of this paper was 1.-THE Rail-
way Entrances 10 San Francisco" and JUS
tice to this extensive theme was done by the
writer.
Mr.. Bush began his reading by saying
that he proposed to treat upon the subject
of grades and not water fronts, although
he should allude incidentally to the latter.
"The Southern Pacific Company owDs 100
acres In Mission Bay, sixty acres of which
control nearly a mile of waterfront dock
age. They have 200 feet wide strip from
Baden to this terminus. but from the fact
that the freight Is ferried from Oakland
there is no necessity for building the bay
shore line until they finish the gap in San
Luis Obspo County.
Now, what can competing road do?
at cannot afford to stop short of the city.
but must ter some way.
ITO compete with the Southern Pacific
the opposition roads must, first, fnd grades
as low, If possible, as forty feet per mile
second, locate the division yards and shops
on suburban lands; third. secure freight
yard room around Rlncon Hill aud Fourth
street, and enter San Francisco by ferry,
even from Baden.
"a southern road will likely pass through
San jose and reach Baden.
'The expense from Baden into the city
will be immense, on account OF cOndemna-
tions OF right Of way; therefore, | say, ferry
at first.
"A central or northern road can easily
reach Oakland through Walnut Creek
coming down either the San Pablo or SaI
Leandro creeks.
"a road to come in by the way of Pet
aluma would find difficulty in the Sar
Rafael hills, and the traffic of Oakland
would be lost.
$50 far as grades are concerned, which
are Important on account of operating ex
penses. competing roads can enter the bay
region easily, and by far the most difficult
question TO dispose OF is the financial one
which concerns the water front and YARD
ToOm."
Tie paper evidently voiced the sentiments
OF the members OF the society. as there was
little or no discussion on the su hjeet.
MI. Moiera renewed the discussion regard
ing Typographical map of California
which had been laid over from the last
meeting, and produced plans and drawing:
to further his arguments.
There was a heated discussion between
Mr.. Molera and Mr. Fusier of the United
States Geological Survey, but no definite
conclusion was reached
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NO DISSENSION.
The ArChbishops VIII Obey the Orders
of Satoili.

NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-"Ttere is no breach
between MonSignor Satoll the papal legate
to this country. and the Archbishop" says
Philadelphia dispatch TO the Times. "But
there was four weeks ago, and it was Of so
serious a character that open clash OF
authority was threatened"
The difference was due to misunder-
stan ding as to the purpose and scope OF
the delegates mission, and on the day he
landed in New York the American Arch
bishops were disposed to resent his
coming. He however. was given a
courteous greeting, because he came from
Rome. and during all the dissension
his presence has since caused the Archbish-
ops have grown more willing every day to
support and uphold him in the difficult
position he occupies. The above Is the gist
of an interview with Archbishop Ryan. who
entertained Satoli at Philadelphia.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 6.-The priests and
laymen of the Catholic church In the arch
diocese of Baltimore are so Impressed by
the views OF Archbishop Ireland on the
school question that some of them are con-
sidering the ACCESSIBILITY of submitting a
proposition to the city authorities. providing
the Cardinal agrees to the plans.
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LAND COMPANY'S FAILURE.
Many Creditors Carried Down, but the
Most vii! Survive.

MINNEAPOLIS, MinH., Jan. GA special
to the Journal from Sioux City, Iowa. says |:
The Leeds Land Improvement Com pany Of
this city failed to-day. with liabilities OF
$500, 600 and assets OF less than ST. COO, 000,
mostlyiin real estate on which scarcely the
amount of the liabilities can be real
lied. The company was organized to
build a manufacturing suburb at Leeds
for speculative purposes, and in doing so 1t
incurred an Indebtedness ever its'iDcome
for the sale of property. Then some holders
OF prior liens commenced to push their
claims, and John /. Brooks. Boston finan-
cial man, was sent to interest the Eastern
stock holders in raising money to satisfy
them. +. c. Henderson, a local creditor,
found that lie raised 500, 600. but had mis-
appropriated it, and this discovery precipi-
tated the failure.
The collapse carried with 1t the American
Security Company, the Leeds Annex Com
pany and the Sioux City Land Company
The total capitalization of the Contemporaries
is $4,000, goo and much Of This is watered, so
at the outside $4,000 would be all that
could be realized from the assets in easy
money times.
1t is thought that the failure will not
create any stringency outside of those now
in IL and that all the creditors viii carry
their losses without becoming embarrassed.
1t is now known that foreclosure proceed
ings will be commenced tomorrow on such
OF the bonded indebtedness as is secured by
mortgages on the real property.
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STATE LEGISLATURES.
The Deadlock in Nebraska Is Broken
at Last

LINCOLN, Nebr.. Jan. 6.-The deadlock
in the Senate was broken this morning by
the election of Ccrrell (R.) President, four or
five Democrats voting for him.
The anti-moBopoly Senators voted with
the combine on promise that they would
be given control of tue Railroad and other
leading committees. They stipulated. how
ever. in case the combine failed TO carry out
the promises, they would join the hide
pendcnts when 1t came TO the election of
United States Senator. So the situation re-
mains almost as complicated as before.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 6.-The Legislature
I'm joint session this morning listened to the
farewell message of Governor Chase. 1t
contained matters only interesting to the
State.
After the reading Of the message the
vote for Governor and Lieutenant-Goy-
ernor was canvassed and Claude Mat
thews aud Mortimer C. Nye we're declared
elected to the respective Offices.
HELENA. sJan. 6.-Boih houses OF the
Legislature have adjourned Till Monday
The most important business done this
morning was the appointment of the COM
mittee on elections by the House 20 con-
slider the contest of the seat from Choteau
AOuutNs LUIS CDMMlki6B ItS a UpullSt.
Beeeher, for chairman. Beecher hereto
fore has acted with the Democrats. The
committee is expected to report Monday
when. no doubt. there will be fight over
their decision. Should they seat Hamilton
it would give the Democrats control OF both
houses without the assistance Of the PopG-
lists.
JEFFERSON CITY, Nc, Jan. 6.-Tbe Legis-
lature met in joint session this morning and
listened to the retiring message of Governor
Francis. II dwells at length on State mat
tiers, recommending, among other things,
that law be passed fixing the minimum
price at which convicis can be leased at 80
cents per day, and that prisoners be given a
portion Of their earnings.
a resolution indorsing Governor Francis
for a place in Cieveland's Cabinet was
passed, 124 to 4.
OLYMPIA, Wash, Jan. 6.-Senator Allen
and Hon. George Turner, OF Spokane, can
ddates for United States Senator, have
opened headquarters. The fight promises
to be long and stubborn one, as neither
has a majority of the Republican members
Of the Legislature. AT present. as near as
can be learned, Allen has A votes pledged
and Turner 10, with IL doubtful. The
Democrats have Is and the Populists s. 1t
requires 81 votes 10 elect.
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A SWlNDLER IN LUCK.
The Indictment Against Him Proved
Worthless.

CARSON. New, Jan. 6.-Professor T.. III.
S. Mulder. the Holander who succeeded in
fleeing the people of Carson OF several
hundred dollars some weeks ago and then
left town suddenly. has been brought back
aud was tried to-day. Ex-Congressmau
Woodburn, his attorney. at once moved for
dismissal on the ground that the indict-
ment drawn up by ex-District Attorney
Snmmerfeld was faulty in every respect,
and the Judge sustained him. MuIder.
after receiving his liberty, refused to leave
the aail, tearing bodily harm at the hands of
his victims.
While ne was celebrating on the best
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1851. coming by way Of San Francisco.
Shortly after his arrival be engaged in mer-
camille business on small scale. In 1859
he organized the clearinghouse of Ladd &
Tilton, at the head Of which be has since
remained. He built the first brick build ing
in Portland.
For the past fifteen years Ladd has been
unable to walk, owing to a stroke Of
paralysis, which deprived him of the use of
bis lower limbs In the transaction of his
multitudineus business interests be retained
his mental activity and executive ability.
In Wall street lie has been rated as high
as $40 000,O 900. His estate includes property
scattered all over the city. This does not
include the magnificent farms on the east
side OF the river, two of which are located
within the corporate limits Of the city Of
Portland. Much other property in the ad-
joining suburbs of Portland and beyond
will be included in the inventory, not
emitting the larger Portland Touring mills
land splendid stock farm in Washington
County. To the estate also belongs great
deal of very valuable property Ia Tacoma,
Seattle, Spokane and other points in WASH
ington. 1t has been often said that there is
not a county in Oregon or Washington in
which Mr.. Ladd did not pay taxes.
Mr. Ladd was one OF the pillars and
founders of the First Presbyterian Church
of this city. and was at the time OF bis
death and for many years past president of
the board of trustees of that church. He
contributed literally to its support at all
times. It is said that his gifts to the First
Presbyterian Church amount to 500, 600.
Ia 1856 he endowed a chair Of practical
theology in the Presbyterian Theological
Seminary In Oakland, Cal, with S5O,0OO
Ii was his custom to set aside one-tenth of
his net income for charitable purposes. He
never took an active interest in politics,
and outside OF the mayoralty of this city
never held a public Office. He leaves a
widow and five children, three sons-Wn-
liam NJ, Charles K. and Wesley-and two
dasghteTs-Mrs. II. J. Corbett and Mrs.
Charles Pratt of Brooklyn, Y. Y.
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MADE A MILLIONAIRE.
Title Established to a Large Acreage
in Tacoma

TACOMA, Wash. Jan. 6.-By recent de-
eision of the General Land Office John G.
Mcbride gets possession OF and title to 100
acres of land in this city. which ne claims
is worth 100000. 10 September. 1889
twenty citizens Of Tacoma fled on this land
in mineral claims of twenty acres each.
Mcbride bought these claims from 500 to
$500 and then applied for a patent. This
was refused, aud after a twenty days
legal fight in the local land office
the case was decided against
him. In February. 1892. he appealed
TO the General Land Office, ana the decision
was made public to-day.
During the contest Tor possession, after
Mcbride bad bought out the claims, the
County Commissioners sunk shaft on
school section 10 search for gold, erected
high fence around the shaft and stationed
guards at the gates. They found gold
averaging 10 cents to the cubic yard These
finds were the basis of the land Office deei-
sion that the mineral claims were bona-fide
and valid
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New 0fficers Took CHARGE.

A large number of Companions of the
Forest assembled at the C. O. F. Hall. on
Mission street. near Eighth. last night. to
witness the installation of the officers OF
Twilight Circle No. TO- After that interest
ing ceremony had been performed choice
literary programme was carried out and
dancing followed, all going to make a
pleasant evening. The new officers were
Past chief companion. Otto Krautz: chief
com panion. Mrs. Sophia Fries; sub-chief
companion, Miss Bella Kind; treasurer,
Mrs. Christensen; financial secretary, j..
Cross: recording secretary, +. Suhr; right
guard, Miss c. Larsen left guard. Miss f.
Olsen; inside guard. George Read; OUTSIDE
guard Mrs b Smith
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A VICTIM OF FAITH CURE.
A Wealthy Arizonan Dies Under the
Trn.,4rrror,<

PHGNIx, Jan. &C. f. Stevens. one of
the oldest settlers in the Territory, and a
man of considerable wealth. died friendless
and alone last Moi day night. of pneu-
monia. He was wi bout family or any
known relations. He was waited on in his
sickness By a eolorel horsetrainer and a
teamster, VINO had formerly been employed
By him. After the burial Inquiry was made
as to the medical atten lance he had during
his illness, when it wal developed that the
old man had fallen within to the advocates
of faitheure No medicine had been al
lowed him until Monday afternoon. when a
prescription, prepared ly an inexperienced
person, was filled for him. Considerable
Indignation has been aroused and an In
vestigation is being male 10 discover the
Identity Of the persons who administered
the faith treatment. Ne relatives or claim
ants to the cid mans properly have yet
turned Up
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HE HAS NO FEAR.
Croker's Confidence in
Cleveland.
COMMON GRATITUDE ENOUGH
The President-EIect VIII Not Turn on
Tanmany Just Because Its Cam
didate Is Elected.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

New YORK, Jan. 6.-Since Cleyeland's
utterance relative to Edward Murphy's
candidacy for the United States senator
ship Richard Croker has steadily declined
10 talk. but to-day he spoke about it for the
first time.
do you think that il Murphy is elected
Cleveland will take up position hostile to
Tammany Hail." he was asked.
Croker said he did not think Cleveland
would do so. NO." he went on. 'the
wishes of the regular Democracy will be
respected by the Assembly and Murphy will
be elected. Mr.. Cleveland is not the sort of
a man to turn On us because our candidate
is elected. Common gratitude would be
enough to assume that For we did not
turn on him when he was victorious"
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BEATEN To DEATH.
Fearful Revenge Taken by Striking
Miners.

BERLIN. Jan. 6-Tbe miner who tried to
return to work yesterday afternoon was so
malireated that he died two hours later.
Hundreds Of miners are anxious to resume
work but fear TO do so, as they are
threatened with death by the leaders of the
strikers.
Boxes Of powder and petroleum, with
lighted fuses attached, have been found in
the houses of several blacklegs. Many
powder or dynamite bombs exploded to-day
in the halls or under the steps of the houses
where the blaekegs lodge.
Nobody was killed. but considerable
amount OF damage was done. and the grav-
est apprehensions have been excited in the
Saar District and in this city.
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HOGS ARE SCARCE,
And There Is Consequently Great Ex-
element in Chicago.

CHICAGO, Jan. 6-Pork sold on Change
to-day at the highest price known in years.
namely S1S per barrel. For a time it
looked as ii the quotations would jump UP
to $40, and many transactions and great ex-
element marked the trading. John Cudahy
and Austin Wright aided aud aoetted by
Norman z. Ream, are popularity believed
to be The master spirits OF the deal. The
manipulators OF the market are said on all
sides to have cleared enormous profits. by
sUme estimated in the millions. Manipu-
lating aside. the handspring under tie mar
ket is the shortage of hogs. Prices at
thu yards showed the greatest jump, with
every indication OF going higher and there
is free talk of 50 hogs II the market does
not improve. The market closed within
shade Of the highest prices Of the day.
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HUNTINGTON OBJECTED.
That Is Why the Pacific Mail Conn
pany Stood Out.

NEW YORK. Jan. Con erRing the fail
ure Of the negotiations between the Panama
Railroad and Pacific Mail for a new con-
tract between the companies General New
ton. president Of the Panama road. said to-
day: I'VE have been negotiating Ostensibly
with the Pacific Mail, but the refusal came
from c. p. Huntington. who represents the
Southern Pacific. which is. of course. one OF
our chief enemies. By the terms OF the
contract pronosed by us to the steamship
company we declared it our intent to GeYel-
op to the fullest possible extent traffic by
the lslhmus of Panama. To insure the CO.
operation Of any steamship ally with whom
we may make terms we must have the final
voice in the choice OF agents and for the de-
termination Of rates for the whole distance
of traf1ic-that is, the through traffic be-
tween New York and San Francisco. This
the Pacific Mail agents offered me repeat
eddy, and on their invitation l drafted a
contract, which has come back. Now
Huntington saws. of course this would not
do OF course it would not do for trans
continental companies, whose interests are
diametrically opposed to ours; so the nego-
tiations have fallen through"
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The Fire Record.

The department was needlessly called oui
by an alarm from box 3S5 at II Is O'Clock
last night to extinguish small blaze In the
cellar of twc-story frame dwelling at 116i
Haight street, occupied by E. FL. Wakeman.
The fire was caused by servant who care
lessly threw quantity of hot ashes on a
pile of rubbish, which ignited. A bucket OF
water extinguished the blaze, which did no
damage, before the department arrived.
HMrs. Morris Coyne of Seventh and Har-
rison streets upset lamp last night as she
was going to bed and set fire to her mat
tress. The bed and furniture were con-
sumed. The damage amounted to 500.
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FROM OTHER DAYS.
Unpleasant Memories for the Big
Chiefs of Tammany.

NEW YORK. Jan. 6.-Some sensation has
been caused by two pictures printed promi-
nently in the last Mail and Express, one
REPRESENTING three cells In the Tombs
Prison, with Stokes. the murderer of Fisk,
John J. Scanned. the murderer of friend
and recently appointed Fire Commissioner
by Mayor Girov. and Croker. the murderer
of political opponent and now the Tam
many boss, as prisoners. the three we're
thus confined in 1872 at the same time on
charges of murder. and have been close
friends since. The other picture represents
Scanned receiving the APP ointment from
Gilroy. The heading over the picture is
"Then aud Now" Stokes is introduced
into the matter as the present financial
hacker Of many Tammany men.
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TELEGRAPHIC BREvITlES.

Cnnliff's cotton-milis at Aerington, Lam
caohire, were burned yesterday morning
Bandmaster Cappa Of Cappa's famous
Seventh Regiment band died in New York
yesterday.
Insiders In the Northern Pacific say they
have no information that Henry Willard Is
to retire from the directory and DO not credit
the report.
Marius Hurad. a rum distiler OF Mar
Unique and a member of the French Cham
Der Of Deputies for that island, has failed.
The liabilities are over l,00O, 000f
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CONSCIENTIOUS sCRUpLEs.
Odd Things Found in the Possession of
an Eiector,

BISMARCK. \. D.. Jan. 6. - Probably
only two of the three electoral votes of
North Dakota will be cast on Monday The
Canvassing Board declared two Fusionists
and one Republican elected. The Supreme
Court ordered the counting Of certain votes
which had been thrown out, which elected
the third Fusi0nist. Meantime the Governor
issued certificates TO the one Hsrrison and
two Weaver electors. Now the third
Weaver electOr, having no certificate. cannot
vote, aud the Republican viii not vote at all
on account OF conscientious scruples as to
the election.
DENVER, Jan. 6.-The official figures Of
the vote at the late election in Wyoming
show the election Of all three Republican
electors. Coffin d. for Congress, Osborne
d. for Governor and Clark d. for Judge OF
tbs Supreme Court
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WAGES OF SEALERS.
Masters Unable to Pay the Present
High Rate,

VICTORIA, B. c.. Jan. 6.-The Sealers'
Union this evening reconsidered The wages
question. Some time ago they fixed the
rate at $40 per month. with the result that
tile masters, not being able TO afford that
rate, have been engaging non-union hands.
Many sealers from outside have thus been
brought to the city. and many local sealers
must in consequence seek other employ
mRnf
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TESTING THE LAW.
Policemen Raid the Stockton Street
Phonograph Game.

monograph tame.
The Police Department. yielding to the
demands Of the reputable residents of the
city as expressed In The CALL, have de-
clared war against the poolrooms.
Last night, upon warrant sworn to by
Officer Gleason, who in citizens clothes
visited the "San Francisco Stock Exchange"
at 15h Stockton street, which is believed to
be owned by Phil CrImmins, Captain
Douglass and Policemen Gibson and Gleason
visited the place and arrested the men in
charge, who gave their names as Fred
Lacey and Owen Thorne.
They were charged with running the
phonograph game. which is but another
form OF the clock game. and is in violation
of All ordinance of the Board of Super
visors, which prohibits the use OF devices by
which real or imaginary stock quotations
are apparently raised or lowered The ar
rests were made to test the validity of the
ordinance Lacey and Thorne were re-
leased upon giving bail in the sum of 500
aoc oh
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be about $3.50. He asked the board TO re-
quest the Dominion Government to relieve
the company of these expenses.
Colonel Prior. H. P. agreed with Common.
aud said the Attorney General had promised
TO look into this question of quarantine. A
resolution was adopted, drawing the Gtten-
tion of the Dominion Government to the
Imperative necessity of Improvement at the
station at once.
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SHE WAS NOT DEAD.
The Wife of an Oregon Capitalist
Turns up Unexpectedly.

PORTLAND, Jan. 6.-David Monnastes, a
well-known capitalist, who has resided here
for forty years. has been sued by his first
wife, Mary G. Monnastes, for decree Of
divorce and division of property. The
defendant was married to his first wife in
ST. Louis ffty-two years ago. but after liv-
ing with her twelve years he left her and
came to Oregon. Hearing that she was
dead. he married again. Monnastes is worth
over $3.50 900.
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BURGE ON HIS DIGNITY.
He Entertains No Proposition Other
Than to Meet McAuiiffe.

BosToN, Jan. 6.--Dick Burge, the English
lightweight champion pngilisi, has received
an offer from prominent New York sport
ing man. as the representative OF a new
club which is about to be organized. The
offer is of purse of $4,000 to fight Austin
Gibbons, or of S12. 500 to fight Billy Myer.
Burge sent an answer that he would en-
terrain no proposition to meet any other
man but MeAuliffe until the American
champion positively refused to make a
match. In that event Burgs will give the
Crescent City Club the first opportunity.
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Canadian ENTERPRISE.

VANCOUVER, Is. c., Jan. en- A. Me-
Lean. Justice of the Peace here. has been
appointed by the Dominion Government
special Commissioner TO visit Oregon and
Washington in order to ascertain the condi-
ton of settlers and to state the advantages
OF British Columbia for settlers. He will
be absent about one month and will report
results to the Minister of the Interior.
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FIRE AT SANTA CLARA.
The Narrow-Gauge Depot Has a Mar
row EscaDe

SANTA CLARA, Jan. 6.-Fire tonight ate
o'clock destroyed barn containing baled
hay near the narrow-gauge depot, which
was for time threatened but was saved
after hard work. Several fires have occurred
in Santa Clara during the last few days and it
ls believed this one, as we'll as the others.
was the work Of frebug. A reward Of
$50 has already been offered and will prob
ably be increased.