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SWITCHING CHARGES.
The Cause of Most Interesting Law
suit.

CHICAGO, Nov. 7-Receivers of the
Atchison road to-day fled an answer to
the suit of W. I. keenan,, a livestock
shipper, who asked the Federal court 10
abolish, SO far as the Atchison road is con-
cerned. the switching charge of So per car
on ali shipmen Is of stock received at the
Union stockyards in this city. The
answer set forth that KEENAN, knew all
about the charge when he made the con-
tract to ship the cattle, and that as the
stock was to be delivered al the stock
yards the railroad could do nothing but use
the tracks of the StockYards Company to
get it there. The charge therefor of the
Atchson road was something that the
road proper had no right to regulate. The
S.Ockyards Company demands a like
amount for each car delivered at the yards
thai compels the road to ask the shipper to
make the amount good to 1t where this is q
loss. The case of Kennan is of great i'm
portance to shippers of livestock through
out the West. and the decision. which will
probably be handed down in the course of
the next ten days, is eagerly watched.
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Of admission signed by the Registrar. lie
had no sooner taken his seat than ne pro-
tested against the way in when the oal-
lots were being counted off. The NUMBERS
were called off instead OF the names Oh Inc
candidates.
His protest was unheeded and he pro-
tested more vigorously, which leo 10 ms
being thrown out of the booth. he teie-
pnoned to the Seventeenth-street station,
anu sergeant Shea sent a policeman To SEQ
what was the matter. The police teie-
pnoned the sergeant that wilson Lau a
card oil admission, but the election Doaru
refused TO allow him inside.
The sergeant drove tn the booth ana
took wilson inside. He asked what was
the mater and they all began talkos a,
once. Finally he heard both sl9es' anu
RULED out OF his pocket Tampnlet con
tanning extracts from the registration ac,.
ne read the following from secIlSn ID :
ana the name of each person hlaIkeu III
the ballots as voted for shall Do dIstlhctIy
read IN connection with the ONCE ioi
which he is a candidate"
NOW. said he, 'unless the names OF
the candidates are read out In accordance
with the law the count will have TO STOP
I'LL the keglslrar is sent Tor"
why, said one of the INSPECTORS,
downtown they are calling out the num-
oers so as to get through with the count as
laSt as possible, and why shouldn't we 90
IL BESIDES, that pamphlet doeSn nave
the Registrar'S stamp on it.
L don't care" replied the sergeant,
what they are doing elsewhere. Unless
you consent to obey the law the count
must stop. l have read the law to you,
ana II doesn't matter whether the Regis
trars stamp is upon it or not"
Ine sergeant also insisted that wilson
should be admitted within the rail. The
board consulted for a few minutes and
finally agreed to read out the names and
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MORE IRREGULARITIES.
A Non-Partisan Elected From E
Booth.

Booth.
Inc utter indifference which seemed In
prevail among the election officers in
many OF the precincts lying in the Forty-
Iourtn and FOrty-ffth Assembly districts
was noticeable in many ways. In some in
stances The booths were entirely deserted
save Tor the presence of the counting Off
Gals aud the inspector.
In many OF the voting places the ballots
were beng counted only by number.
Noticeable among these was the Four
teenta Precinct of the Forty-fiftb Dis
tIlcf, located on Broadway. At this place
the caller varied TO some extent iu readipx
OH the 0allots. At times when the attend
ance OF onlookers was small he invariably
reverted TO the numbers, but quickly
cnahgeu MS course when he observed
ders. mo '"o"'-
In the Thirteenth Precinct of the same
uIssrIct the perpetration OF Irregularities
anu IIaudulent counting was alleged by
=. %: ferkins, a Non-Partisan candidate
doI ocIooi Director. who reported his find
at headquarters.
MT. Perkins was refused Abundance to
Tue eooth at first, but after protesting at
ehgth ne was admitted and carefully
scrutnized the ballots ss they were being
coNpteu during the greater part of the day.
Many OIL the precincts of The Forty
Iourth Assembly District. especially those
embracing the Latin quarter on the west
cru sI0pe oil Telegraph Hill. went strongly
,Or " Donnell, although Sutro shared
Id solv IN The vote. Ebert was far behind,
as III TACT The entire NOn-Partlsan tickle /
received but little support from this sec
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and was promptly thrown out Of the booth.
The policeman stationed there prevented
him from re-entering. He went to the
Chief of Police, and was informed that
the policemen had been sent to the polls
to uphold the inspectors. The in spectors
had charge of the election. the Chief said.
and the officers would do whatever they
wanted them to. What the inspectors
wanted always was the exclusion Of the
N0n-Partisan watchers, and they had
them put out whenever they attempted to
protest against anything that was being
done in the booths
Albert L. Castle. of Castle Bros, who
was making McNab's fight, said last light
that the N0n-Partisan candidate had been
defrauded of about 1000 votes in the city.
A great deal of this work was done in the
Twenty-eighth District, where several
rows occurred. So the election has been
stolen under the personal supervision OF
Chris Buckley, who was once run out of
the country for rascality and has already
forgotten the lesson then taught him.
Nealy Murphy did not let the election
pass without getting into trouble. He
made himself objectiona bic in the booth OF
the Tenth Precinct of the Forty-ffth Dis
triet, aud was thrown out for his pains.
A drunken inspector in booth on
WASHINGTON stree, near Kearny, put his
feet upon the desk where the clerks were
working. and was ordered by policeman
to remove them. He did not obey with
sufficient alacrity. and The policeman
knocked the offending feet from the desk.
Thereupon the inspector abused the
officer. and was placed under arrest and
lodged in jail.
10 many districts the counting was done
by calling off the number instead of the
name, which is prohibited by law passed
by the last Legislature. The law has no
terror for the minions of the united bosses,
and, though protests were made and arres is
threatened, the calling of numbers was
proceeded with
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SOME QUEER WORK.
A Number of WrangIes i'm the Forty
Second District.

In quite number of the precincts Of
the Forty-sec District there were some
lively discussions yesterday and last night,
bnt in the main nothing serious occurred.
Things were generally quiet in the Sec
ton north of California street, but charges
were being made last night by some of
Haley's friends that he was getting the
worst of the count at certain OF these out
lying precincts. In this section Sutro is
away ahead, whiles McNabb and Whelap
are running close with the former little
in advance. The balance of the ticket
was running Republican. At all of these
precincts the count was proceeding very
slowly and Will not be finished until this
morning some time.
There came near being a row over
throwing out several ballots last night at
the Seventh Precinct on Jones street, near
Bush. a. w. Taylor was watching the
count, and question arose as to whether
or not TWO ballots were too badly mutt
lated to be counted. Everybody took part
in the talk, and after first deciding they
could be counted they were rejected. MIR.
Taylor men entered vigorous profess,
and declared he was on hand to see that
the right thing was done. He told the
various officials that he was there to
watch Them, too. Things were getting
rather warm, but the police officer stepped
III duu Stoppeu t0s row. Inc TWO votes
they were Democratic-weTe not counted.
There were quite a number of ballots
condemned at this precinct
A row was reported to have taken place
al Precinct on Eddy street, opposite
B'nai Birth Hall. The nearest approach
was early yesterday morning. when three
men drove up in carriage and claimed
they were from the Registrars office and
would take the State ballots up TO ex-
pedlte matters. A vigorous protest was
entered by one of the chaIlengers, who
started out to telephone to the Registrars
office to ascertain il the accomm odal
tIlo had been specially deputized TO carry
the returns away. Word was received
that they had not, but on returning 10 the
booth the inspector found that the other
ofhcers had allowed the men 10 take the
ballots away. A tilt of words followed.
but subsequent inquiry developed tho fact
that the sealed envelope had reached its
destination apparently unmoiested.
The fact that the returEs are being ing
gled TO suit certain persons is veTy eyi-
dent, and 1t is the Non-Pariisans who are
the sufferers. In one of the downtown
precincts of this district, the cross on a
certain ballot was plainly stamped oppo-
site the name Of John n. ElberI, the Non.
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Partisan candidate for Supervisor from
the Sixth Ward. The clerk called out the
name of Adolph Hirsch, the Democratic
nominee, to whom it was duly credited on
the tallv sheets. and so il goes
McNab, the Non-Partisan candidate for
Sheriff, has been running we'll in this dis
trlct, but judging from the way in which
certain things were going. it is hard to tell
if the last part of the count will pan out so
well as the first
Several suspected suffers are on the
lists of the inspectors, and they have been
handed over to the Registrar for his atten-
ton. The precincts from where these
"suspects" We're reported were the Second
and Third.
Some of the precincts on the north side
OF California street finished the counts
last night, but others will take un til morn
ing. The district seems to have generally
gone Republican.
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AL EVANS TRAP.
1t Cost Mr.. Henley a Good Many
Votes

Last week THE CALL exposed Registrar
Evans bold scheme to defeat Barclay
Henley by placing his name in an incon-
sp'cuous place on the ballot.
II will be remembered that the names of
Barnes, Creamy and the Peoples party
candidate appeared beneath the heading,
For District Attorney" at the lower end
of the first column on the municipal bal
lot. AT the top of the following column
we're the names of Mcclellan, the Prohibi-
non candidate for the same office. aud Ia at
of Barclay Henley, the Non-Partsans'
choice,
Registrar Evans ingenuity in success
fully causing this break to occur in the | st
of the names of candidates for the same
office was looked upon as one of his mos t
clever moves in bringing about Henley's
downfall.
II was plainly foreseen that the great
majority OF voters would naturally select
from the three first candidates at the bot
tam OF the page. presumIng these TO be all,
and alter applying the cross discover the
additional names at the head of the follow
ing column. Others, quickly perusing the
ballot sheet, would mistake the names of
Mcclellan and Henley for candidates under
some new heading, and so stamp in both
places.
The fact that the balIot-manipulatiug
scheme worked like charm is beyond all
question of doubt. The complaints were
frequent. coming from all the precincts.
and 1t - estimated that at least a half
dozen such Invalid votes were cast in
every voting place in the city.
j. Z. Preissler, NoD-Partisan watcher.
who did effective duty in the Seventh Pre-
clnct OF. the FOrty-fourth Assembly Dis
trlcf, said last evening that to his
knowledge no less than twenty ballots
were thrown out on this account alone.
In other precincts IN the same district
especially those heated in the Latin
quarters east of Telegraph Hill, Henley
lost by this trick and. all told, it is reason
able TO believe that the count would have
been quite different had the voters avoided
Evans trap.
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IN THE TWENTY-EiGHTH.
Incompetent Officers Cause a Row
in One Precinct.

1t was made manifest yesterday that the
manipuiators of the ballots as cast by
honest and well-intentioned citizens were
at work in at least one district-the
Twenty-eighth-in the Interests OF the
bosses and their willing tool. Registrar
Evans.
Precinct 7 was q fair sample of the
officers selected By the Registrar for the
performance of most responsible duties.
II is located at Second and Natoma streets.
and Is surrounded by saloons. During all
OF Tuesday drinking and discussion
marked the proceedings of the booth, and
decent citizens who evidently desired to
vote were repealed by the impudent man
ner with which they were treated. Pos
sessed of little brief authority the cleo
ton officials intimidated decent citizens
seemingly for the purpose of preventing
the better element from voting at all
Yesterday morning the disgraceful con-
ditOn of affairs eliminated in a free fight.
in which with hardly an exception every
occupant of the booth participated. Even
at the early hour in which the fight &C.
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For Finishing the Girls High School

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
~ Supervisors of the city and county OF Sau
Francisco, November 2, 1894.
In accordance with Resolution 40 n.227
Third Serles) of the Board of Supervisors. and
in conformity with the act OF the Legislature au-
thorizing the Board OF Supervisors OF the city and
county or San Francisco to lease a certain school
lot issue bonds, purchase sites and erect school
buildings, etc, approved March 80. 1874,
session of the board MONDAY AFTERN DON.
November 70 1894 from 2 to 2: 80 O'Clock for the
completion of the Girls High School, situated on
Scott street, between O'FarreI and Geary streets.
in strict conformity with plans and specifications
TO be seen at the once OF l. j. welsh, architect
room 80 Flood building.
NOTiCE-Bidders viii estimate with the dis
tinct understanding that the work proposed Will
be awarded separately to the lowest bidder. and
that no bid will be received or entertained unless
contractor for the character of work bid upon Bid
derS Will state a specific sum in compliance with
the specifications for the work. follows:
First-Boundary wall complete, concrete or
granite.
Second-VentIation complete.
Ihrd-Plastering centerS, etc.
Fourth-Plumbing, gasftting and gas fixtures
and electric work.
Ftfth-Carpentry, joinery, painting tintng and
vanishing, iron work. brick and stone work.
Hardware and all work specified, but not paruicu-
tons prepared by T. j. Welsh as aforesaid.
Eight hours to constitute days work for per-
sons employed upon the work.
| The party to whom the contract is award ed will
be required prior TO or at the time of the execu-
tion of the contract to pay proportion of the
cost Of advertising this notice in three daily
newspapers.
In order to preserve uniformity and to facilitate
the award, the Board has resolved to receive no
bids unless made upon blank forms prepared by
the committee. And bidders upon any OF the first
four propositions must deposit with their bids
certified check for the sum Of $500 and on prOpo-
s1tion No. a certified check of $1,000 conditioned
If the proposal is accepted and the contract
awarded, and il the bidder shall fai! or neglect to
execute written agreement and give the
CURED bond within six days after, the sum shall
be paid into the city and county treasury by said
CLERK as hquidated damages for failure and
neglect.
Blanks furnished by the clerk.
The Board the right to reject all bids II
the public good requires.
nos I'd JNO. A. RUSSELL, Clerk
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TELL DIFFERENT STORIES.
Witne sses i'm the Worden Case Are
Confu sing.

WOODLAND, Nov. THE WOrden case was
resumed this morning after one weeks adj
jOurnmeDt Several witnesses were introduced
by the defense TO prove an abb. Harry Knox
one OF the defendants, was placed on the stand
and severely cross-exami ned by Cook. He said
that WOrten was In the rooms OF the media
ton committee in Sacramento at the time OF
the wreck, when the others testified THAI he
was al the trestle.
AT the conclusion of KnoX's testimony the
case was closed and District Attorney Head
made The opening argument for The prosecu
ton.
Tomorrow Attorney Strong will argue fo
the defense and Carroll Cook will close the
argument for The prosecution and the case vii
probably be given to the jury IN the middle O.
the afternoon.
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AROUND THE COURTS.
clerks and Lawyers Absent-Gen-
eral Barnes JoY.

Out at the City Hall there was a silence as
that OF The grave. Deputy Sheriffs and d putty
county Clerks went about with their counte.
Dahces bearing signs OF woe and their hands
clasped in dreamy meditation.
by sort OF common consent the Superior
Judges let up on work. This was no day to
TOLL accordingly the Superior Courts such as
opened at ALL were all closed by noon, with the
exception OF Judge Hebbsrd's, which kept open
ior Inc transaction or some minor business,
ana the courtroom of Judge C0ffey. Here the
Hendy VIII case dragged IFS weary way along
Inc one legal oasis in the desert.
vi all men there the one apparently least in
terested was his Honor Judge CofIey, whose
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Suffers in Court,

Eighteen defendants charged with il
legal registration, illegal voting and other
violations of the election laws, appeared in
Judge Conlan's court yesterday morning.
Justice of the Peace Willett presided in
the absence of Judge Cnnlau. Their cases
were all continued till Friday. They were
arrested on Superior Court warrants, but
their cases were assigned to the Police
C0urt
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NOTICE.

~ missoners for the opening ana extension OF
Potrero avenue, etc.
CLERKS OFFICE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS,
City and County OF San Francisco
october 20, 1894.
In compliance with law. public notice is hereby
given that the Commissioners heretofore appoint
ed for the opening and extension of Potrero ave-
nue. from The southery line of Serpenttue avenue
To the norfherly line of Army street filed in this
office october az, 1894. their report of the
assessment made for benefits and damages in the
opening and extending of the said Potrero
nue., accompanied by map of the assessment
district, showing the land taken be taken for
said opening and extending said avenue and the
lands assessed therefor. Also that sale report
and plan etc, are and VIII be open for inspec ton
in this Office anc all persons interested hereby
required to show cause before Saturday,
the lat day OF December, 1894, If any, why such
report should not be confirmed by the Beard of
Supervisors OF said city and county. All oUjec-
ttons to the continuation of SAID report. stc must
be made IN writing and filed with the Clerk OF
said board on or before Saturday, the LIST day OF
December, 1894.
oc30 lot JNO A RUSSELL, Clerk.
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EVADING THE LAW.
Scene of Confusion and Excitement,
in a Mission Precinct

There was scene of great confusion
and excitement in the polling booth of the
Second Precinct, Thiriy-sixth District,
corner of Seventeenth and Castro streets,
last evening.
A man named Wilson presented card
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Fatal Railway Accident.

PHILADELPHIA. Nov. THE express
on the Reading road struck a s,reetcar at
Ncetown, Pa, and George Conrad. the
driver. and w. ii. HlburB, a passenger,
were fatally injured.
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PALACE HOTEL.

THE PALACE HOTEL OCCUPIES AN ENTI RI
block in the center or San francisco 1t is the
model hotel OF the world Fire ana earth quake
proof. Has nine elevators Every room is large,
Hight and airy. The ventilation Is perfect. bsss
and closet adjoin every room. Ali rooms easy
or access from broad light corr idors The central
court. illuminated by electric Ii gbt, its immense
glass roof bread balconies carriage-way ard trop-
teal plants features hitherto unknown in Amer.
lean hotels. Guests entertain ed either the Amer
lean European plan. The restaurant is the fnezs
in .ho city. Secure rooms in advance by teIe.
rsphing. THE PALACE HOTEL
1stG San Francisco, Cal
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admit Wilson. The sergeant left the
policeman at the booth to see that they
kept their promise.
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% INCHES DEEP. BEST BALTIC
SEAL CAPE. big sweep, satin Gs
lined; looks like real seal ... ID
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PROPOSALS

We warrant all Capes to be selected skins. No
trash and no piece goods. oc14 Lf SuTurh
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SPECIAL FUR CAPE SALE.

27-INCH DEEP, BIG CIRCLE SWEEP
FRENCH COMFY CAPES, satin q.
IlHous ...-----..- " L
The Washington times., 1894-06-07

as almost to break the iron; not an idea came
to NE. The helmet shone like sun: my
uncle sat smoking his pipe and watching me;
but I could think OF nothing-of no way of
forcing him to give me his daughter.
At o'cloci, Rose went into tae country.
whence she was not to return until dinner
time in the evening. On the threshold she
only could make sign to me with her hand;
my uncle had not left us alone for single
instant. He vas not easy in his mind: 1 could
see that by his face. No doubt he had not
forgotten our conversation of the previous
evening.
1 went on rubbing at his helmet
You have made it quite bright enough
put it down. said my uncle.
I put it down. The storm was gathering;
could not do better than allow it to blow
over.
But suddenly, as if overtaken by strange
fancy. my uncle took up the enormous mo-
rion and turned and examined it on all sides.
"a handsome piece of armor, there is no
doubt about it; but 1t must have weighed
pretty heavily on its wearer's shoulders" he
muttered, and. urged by 1 know not what
demon, he clapped it on his held and latched
the gorget piece about his neck.
Struck almost speechless 1 watched what
he was doing thinking only how ugly he
looked.
cuuueniy tuere was snarp sOunu-aS ii
spring had snapped d-and-crack!-downf fell
the visor, and there was my uncle. with his
head in an iron cage, gesticulating and swear
ing like a pagan.
1 could contain myself no longer and burst
into roar of laughter; for my uncle, stumpy,
fat, and rubicund, presented an irresistibly
CO mic appearance.
Threateningly he came toward me.
'.The hinges! the hinges, fool?" he yelled.
could not see his face, but felt that it
was red to bursting.
cried.
But the helmet swayed so oddly on his
shoulders, his voice came from out it in such
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OHIO REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
Resolutions Indorsing MckinIey's Views
Read and Approved.

Read and Approved.
z COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 6-The Chic State Re-
publican convention closed here to-day, When
ex-Secretary Charles Foster was introduced as
permanent chairman he was greeted with u
great deal of enthusiasm.
Governor Mckinley was given ovation on en-
terng the hall at II O'Clock. auditor of State
Poe read the report on resolutions, which was
adopted with frequent applause.
The committee on resolutions made their re-
port in which they leaned toward gold basis.
Mchinleys ; position on TIE tariff question was
reaffirmed, and a strong declaration was made
for the protection OF wool II was demanded
that all pensioners removed from the rolls shall
be replaced \ lengthy preamble arraigns the
Cleveland administration.
The coinage and currency planks OF the plat
form as follows. We iayor b!neiallism.
Silver, as well gold, is one OF the great prod
ucts OF the United states. Its coinage and its
use as Il circulating medium shoGld be steadily
maintained and constantly encouraged by the
national government; and we adyoc3ye such n
policy as will, by discriminating legislation or
otherwise. most speedily restore 10 silver its
rigEtful place as money metal
We denounce the avowed purpose of the DEM
ocratic leaders TO restore the era of wild cat
and ''red dog money by repeating the prohibi-
tory 10 per cent. tax on state bank issues; all
money of whatever kind should be under ma
tional and not state control
s VI. Taylor was renomnated for secretary of
state; no opposition,
John A. Shanck. of Dayton, was nominated for
Judge the third ballot over T. j. Dicsman,
candidate for renominatian, and John A. Price.
c. f. Groce was renominated for board OF public
works, and o. T. Carson for school commits
fioner.
Most of the speeches were 10 tho effect that
Foraker is favorite Tor United States Senator and
Mckinley for President