The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-16

nature OF the course pursued is shown by two
difficulties which now confront the companies
which were parties to the contest. The heat OF
the conflict having naturally reduced the in
comes Of the roads far below the absolute cost
OF operation has alarmed the stockholders, and
their investments have suddenly taken drop
In value which bids fair to permanently injure
them In tie second place. now that the CON-
panes are in this danger they are manifesting
disposition TO once more resume the old
rates; but they are confronted by strong and
manifest indisposition On the part OF the public
to accede willingly to any such proposition.
Taken altogether, the outlook is not very
bright for the management of street railway
properties iG Savannah"
Captain Karl r. Won SteinmItz of Karlsruhe,
Germany, is AT the Palace He Is son OF
General Won Steinmetz, who at the age OF 81
years Is still In command of the Fourteenth
Corps OF The German army and the captain
himself Is also In the service, He has been In
the United States about two months, and was
recently ordered to report here and await In
structions prior to taking steamer for China.
where he goes TO observe the military opera
lions. The captain was engaged IN both the
Austrian and Franco-P russian wars, and
bore distinguished part in the last-named
conflict particularly. He says that in the mill
tary schools of Germany French Is being
dropped from the course OF instruction ana
English substituted. Another innovation. which
possesses humanitarian features is In the
nature OF Instructions which will govern th
action OF troops in their future operations In
battle by which they will be required. as far as
possible, to fire in such way as TO wound
their adversares instead of killing them out
right.
Governor Markham came over TO the city
yesterday and quietly took his departure last
night. hui Will return Monday TO attend the
miners convention. The Governor said yes.
terday that he had received call from Judge
Henshaw. who was elected to The Supreme
bench at the late election. and that that gentle
man had rendered his resignation as Judge OF
the Superior Court of Alameda County, but
that 1t would not take effect until December L,
as the Judge desired to first finish up certain
business he had on hand prior to leaving the
bench. The Governor said that lie would not ap-
point successor TO Judge HenshaW for sew
eral weeks yet, as he wished to fully post him.
self as TO the merits Of the respective candi-
dates
S. M. Holden OF Fresno, who was at the Russ
yesterday, mentioned a discovery recently
made In that city which is OF particular in
terest here. He said that visitor 10 one OF the
fig packing establishments there discovered
that rotten and decomposed fruit of this Kind
Was being packed in bags about two feet long
and eight inches wide and shipped to this
city by the carload. The figs were the refuse of
the factory and were absolutely unfit for human
consumption They were delivered 10 unknown
parties here, he said, at a cost of 80 cents
bag, and it Is supposed they were being used
In the manufacture OF fig paste and other con-
fections. .<:.'c:=
Captain Joseph E. Craig. U. s. n, took the
outward bound steamer Belgic for China yes
terday, where he Will assume command of the
United States steamer Concord. He has just
completed four-year term as president of the
An napoiis Naval Academy
E. p. Vning, the new general manager of
the Marketstreet Railway, arrived in the city
yesterday and is registered at the Palace He
said that he has not yet formulated auy plan of
action. and had, therefore, nothing 10 say as to
possible future moves.
Abram Ellwood of the famous Ellw0od stock
farm, located near De hOl0, ILL.,. is at the
Palace. The owners OF this farm have im-
ported some OF the finest lighthouses ever
brought to this country.