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The morning call., 1895-01-07
LOST ITS CAUSE.
Santa Rosa's Railroad
War Settled.
The Supreme Court Rules That the
New Company Had No Right to
Tear Up Its Rivals Tracks.

A dispute that has caused much excite
meut in peaceful Santa Rosa has re-
ceived lis Quetus from the Supreme Court.
The quarrel was between the rival street
car companies of the town, each OF which
claimed The right to use certain portion
Of Fourth street, and as majority OF the
people in the city were on one side or the
other the conflict was waged with much
bitterness and heart-burning.
The city of Santa Rosa on October 3,
1876, granted Mark Mcdonald and jackson
r. Meyers the privilege of constructing
and operating a street railroad on certain
streets of the town, AND six months later
they and others incorporated as the Santa
Rosa Railroad Company. The ordinance
granting this privilege Is found IN regular
"rder in the official book of ordinan ces of
Santa Rosa, but without the certificate
signed by the act incorporating the city.
The road was constructed in 1877. but
on certain portions of the route named in
the application and ordinance no railroad
has ever been con~trucled or operated. Ia
1884 the City Council undertook TO revise
all The ordinances then in force. and for
that purpose passed an ordinance which
contained the ordnance granting the
Santa Rosa Railroad Company its fran
chise.
The company, following the example of
a corporation not wholly unknown in San
Francisco, failed to construct and main
tain tracks on all the streets named in its
franchise. aud when it did build ignored
the law specifying IN what manner the
tracks should be LAID. A portion of its
track on Fourth street was finally con-
demned as nuisance and ordered re-
moved, but tie company, not willing to
lose the property. hired force of men,
who quickly repaired the road until 1T con-
formed TO the terms of the franchise.
In the meantime. a new corporation,
known as the City Railway Company. had
been organized and granted franchise to
construct and maintain a railroad on
Fourth street. 1t began to tear up its
rivals track on the coveted thoroughfare,
and the older concern promptly Obtained
an injunction restraining its compete or
from removing the tracks or interfering
with the conduct Of its business.
When the case was tried in the Superior
Court this injunction was dissolved, on The
ground that the Santa Rosa company bad
struct and maintain tracks on all the
streets for which that franchise provided
The older corporation appealed from this
decision to the Supreme Court, and that
tribunal has reversed The judgment,
holding that while the company's failure
to construct tracks according 10 its fran
chlse was ground for declaring the fran
chise forfeited, such declaration had never
been legally made, and the franchise was,
therefore, still in effect.
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Moons Phases.
SHOULD STAND FIRM.

Several European coun tries claim the
right to contribute TO the cost Of prCduc-
ing beet sugar and to export the sugar
produced in part at Government expense
TO the United States. There has been
some effort to make 1t appear that the
bounty was local, corresponding to legs-
lation by American States, but Secretary
Carlisle disposes of this sHbtertuge in
letter to the Collector of Customs at Balti-
more. In that letter the Secretary says
that Germany and Austria Hungary rant
direct bounties TO sugar-grOwers, an that
France, Belgium, Denmark and the Meth
erlands provide for remission of internal
taxes on beets used in the production OF
sugar, which is equivalent to bountieS to
the amount Of such taxes if not remitted.
The position of these Europeans seems
untenahle. A nation may encourage an
industry within its own borders. but TO
claim that it may export the product OF the
industry the Government has assisted is to
claim the right to kill an industry in for
eign country. The United States now
pays no bountles on sugar, and may at
any time repeal the duties on that staple.
In such case our beei-sugar growers would
be compelled to compete with sugar par
italy produced at Government expense or
to hand over the sugar industry 10 foreign
ers. Our Government should stand firm in
the rejection of such doctrine.
The morning call., 1895-01-07
HALF TRUTHS.

Bourke Cochran is reported as saying
1--WE can no more affect the economic laws
Of cur Legislatures than we can by the
same means affect the laws governing ma
tions." Assuming that Mr.. Cochran said
nature" when he was represented as saw
ing nations" be only uttered half truth.
What are termed economic laws are ipfiu-
enced by legislation. While 1t is true that
national prosperity is the result of toll, it
is possible by wise laws TO promote pros
perity. Fjr example, under certain condi-
tiOns free trade might develop nation
industries, while under opposite condi-
lions free trade would concentrate The
labor force of nation upon the produc-
ton OF such raw material as that nation
was adapted 10 produce. But Mr.. Cock
ran would fiud il hard to point out ma
ton that has prospered growing raw ma
terial. So with the silver question in it's
relation to finance. The contraction of
the worlds stock of metallic money from
$1,000, 000,0O0 TO $500, OOO.O coo could hardly
fail to affect industries. The effect of
such measure must increase the value
of the remaining $500. 900. 600, which in
crease would be expressed by correspond
ing fall in the money value of comm obi
ties. Without entering into an argument
in support either OF bimetallism o. mono
meialIism. it is absurd to say that the
prosperity of nation is not affected by
laws controlling either.
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IMPORTS OF WOODEN GOODS.

Our Democratic contemporary contends
that if imports of WOODEN goods should pro-
duce revenue of from s., 000, 600 TO $780,
600 month the importations would not be
larger in proportion to population than
ley bill was enacted. SIN $780," says our
contemporary. ''the last fiscal year before
The passage of the Mckinley law, our I'M
ports of manufactured woplens amounted
tn SOC, $50. 1872" The defective point in the
Examiners argument is in the ignoring Of
the development of the wooden industry
under the Mckinley act. With the protec-
ton afforded by that act our manufac-
turers were making rapid progress in the
work of Supplying the home market. The re
were possibly some varieties OF European
cloth that were not matched by our manu-
iacturers. but so much was accomplis he'd
that only time was needed to do The rest.
There is doubtless an impression existing
in dude circles that the manufacture of the
best varieties of cloth is beyond the skill
of American manufacturers. So there are
people who relish no wine that they are
not led 10 believe comes from Europe. 1t
is not long since free-traders contended
that we could not produce the best quality
of steel rails. Only few years ago the
same party of free trade advised the Gov
eminent to have its new navy constructed
on the Clyde. But we now have American
ships equal 10 the best of their class. The
present tariff succeeds the Mckinley act,
not he act that preceded it. The havoc
which the new tariff works upon our in
dustries must be estimated on the condition
of our Industries when Mr.. Cleveland was
elected. The Mckinley act had but a
short existence. The notice served in 1892
that it was to be repealed checked opera
tions under it. The work of improving
plants was suspended when it became
Known that a Congress had been elected
pledged to its repeal. But, short as its life
was, 1t served to show what might be done
in the way of wool manufacturing under
adequate protection.
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FLETCHER IS CAUGHT.
The Half-lnterest Swindler Brought
From Los Angeles.


j. K. Fletcher, the balf-interest SWIM
der. was arrested in Los Angeles on
Wednesday. and last evening Detective
Crockett returned with him and booked
him at the City Prison on the charges OF
forgery and obtaining money by false pre-
lenses.
The complaining witness in the forgery
case is Detective Thomas Dillon and in the
other case Mrs. Eliza Goode, widow liv-
Ing at l113h Howard street.
Inc facts of the cases were puDiished
ap1ut two weeks ago, when Mrs. Fletcher,
allas Katie Cooper, was arrested on Skin
street by Detectives Dillon and Crockett
Dillon owned lot in the Abbey Home
stead Association Tract. in San Mateo
County, and n June. 1898. Fletcher forged
deed In Dilion's name ira sferring the
lot 10 himself and aiterward Ieconyeyed II
IN equal portions to Katie Cooper and
Kali CoDger.
Fhe following August Fletcher, Mrs.
Fletcher and Charles Grille, another we'll
known half-interest swindler, got Mrs.
Goode to transfer to them the contents and
iurnlture of the lodging-house at 2l
Mason street. valued at $500, for Mrs.
Fietcher's alleged portion o. Dillon's lot.
When Mrs. Goode inquired AS to paying
her taxes on the lot the fraud was ex-
posed. Grilo. who is believed TO be In
Denver, has not vet been arrested.
The morning call., 1895-01-07
TO MAKE YOU SMILE.

Mrs. Hayseed lin the Stock Exchange)-Good
lands! l never heard such racket. How do
folks think in all this noise?
Mr.. Hayseed-Tbink They don't try TO
think. They just buy and sell like mad for a
few hours. and then go home and figure up TO
see whether they are rich or ruined.
Mr.. WeariP-Have you any magazines pub
lished In Kamtchatka or the South Sea Isl.
ands?
Newsman-N-0 Won't you have one OF the
American or European magazines?
Mr.. Wearie-Thanks, no. | am getting a
little bit tired OF Napoleon Bonaparte.
CitIzen-What has your last Arctic expedI-
ton accomplished?
Arctic Explorer What has been accom-
plished? Why, sir we have fully and incon-
powerfully demonstrated that babies can be
born at the North Pole as we'll as at the
Equator.
Miss Buyem-I never saw furniture ana car
pets so cheap. The papers are just crammed
with bargains.
Mrs. Buyem-I know 1t, and there isn't room
IN this house for another thing.
Miss Buyem-How horrid! Twill have to lei
all those lovely bargains 60, or else get mar
fied.
Husband (breathlessly)-I am to start on a
trip in Two hours, and you can go with me il
you can get ready.
Wite-Certainly l can. 1t won't take me
over ten minutes 10 pack, and that will leave
me one hour and fifty minutes to dress.
Sister-You have told me her name, yet ]
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NOT FOR ONE TERM.

The New York Tribune criticizss the
action of Secretary Carlisle in making
tublic his currency plan before the syndi-
cate that bought the last bond issue had
realized its expected profit. The Tribune
says that mo Government can long afford
to issue bonds to-day aud Tomorrow
announce a policy which DESTROYS their
value for purchasers" The Tribune is
somewhat sensitive as to syndicate profits.
1t is unreasonable TO require the Govern
ment to await the result Of syndicate
speculation 1t is also absurd to talk abOut
destroying the value of the bonds. The
bonds are worth as much as ever excep'
for speculative purposes. The Democratic
party cannot bankrupt the country in one
farm
The morning call., 1895-01-07

ence an inch OF foothold for an argumen
in behalf of currency based Oh bonds"
During the war the United States based
about one-half its currency on bonds. The
other half was MISUNDERSTANDING notes.
During thirty years no banknote- lder
has sustained loss or Inconvenience
through failure of bank. During fifteen
years no holder of Government note has
had to wait an hour for his coin. Yet this
is the currency which our Eastern contem-
porary proposes to displace with bank
notes based upon the banks capital stock.
a system with which we had some expert
ence before the war.
The morning call., 1895-01-07

The number of Chicago citizens willing and
anxious TO be COTS Is increasing every day.
There is proverb which it would be well for
these eager aspirants to keep i'll mind. 1t re-
fers to Angels and-anotner class.-Chicago
Record.
There ~ one or Two things about this Arme-
MAN business-ether the Turks are the most
inhuman monsters that inhabit this globe or
the accomplished liar from Wichita has gone
over TO Acknowledgements journal.
New York wants to be reformed, but 1t
doesn't want 70 be reformed too much. IL ap-
pr GATES the business value of certain amount
of wekedness 10 tempt the good people of "the
provinces" -Batimore American.
Mr. Cookers assumption that Western
cyclone is "all wind" is mistaken. There is
usually pretty strong infusion Of fence boards
"palace hotels" and cows horns also.-New
York Recorder.
1t has taken science 6000 years TO discover
that kissing Is deadly. and IT will take science
5000 years longer to get any one to pay atten-
ton TO the discOvery.-Detroit sun.
Suing doctor for carrying contagiou is. OF
course, an outcome of the germ discovery.
Doctors were no doubt the common carriers of
disease in The good old times.-New YORK
Journal.
Pardoning prisoners is easily done. and the
young Car seems TO like il. But what Russia
needs is more freedom outside of the jails. Will
Car Nicholas yield that?-Baltlmore Ameri-
can.
II would have been distressing complication
If they had thoughtlessly decided to use Car
negie armor plate as weather boar ding for the
Presidents sentry Washlngton Star.
The great republic is 11S years old. and we
have not yet learned how TO protect the ballot,
even with the hints we have received from a
British province.-St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
An important question for Secretary Gresham
to stop and consider before he goes further is,
what feet will his tariff war with Spain have
on The pension list ?-Buffalo Express.
The Armenian press censors are adding in
suit to injury by urging in justification of their
action that the Koran forbids the reading OF
romance.-Detrolt Tribune.
AS long as Ii Hung Changes head is spared
he will doubtless be reasonably comfortable in
retirement with his snug little fortune OF $780,.
600, OOO.-Buffalo Courier.
In the year to come but very few members OF
that they were members thrown up to them
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The good Quren Victoria, as we see by her
latest portraits, still refuses to make any con.
cessions to the fashion OF banging the hair
Chicago Tribune.
Under the law a man who commits murder
under hypnotic influence is still regarded as
having had something to do with the case
Chicago Record.
The chances are that a pooling bill that Is
satisfactory TO the railroads will be satisfactory
TO The Senate. Why shouldn't 1t be New
York World.
II is probable that when that So, 600. 900 law
suit was begun MIR. Pullman told the other side
that there was nothing TO arbtrate." -Cbicag0
Herald.
The interest which the King OF K0rel is
manifesting in the war seems to be purely pla-
tOnic.-NoW York Press.
The morning call., 1895-01-07
THE WISE MAN OF THE EAST.

Mr.. Edward Atkinson seems to have lost
faith in the Democratic party. but still
believes in President Cleveland. Mr..
Atkinson is willing that the Republicans
should come to the Presidents assistance
in his conflict with what Mr.. Atkinson
terms the incapable mob that calls itself
the Democratic party" Currency plans
form the chief point of difference between
Mr.. Atkinson and the ''incapable mob"
The former thinks greenbacks and treasury
notes should be redeemed with gold in
terest bearing bonds. which would serve
as security for national bank circulation.
The morning call., 1895-01-07
EMPEROR WILLIAM II.

The Volks-Zeitung laments the abnor-
mally developed feeling of sovereignty,
the exercise OF which induces responsible
statesmen to disappear from public view
In this country we do not express our re-
greet Tor the same characteristic IN the
same language. but we express it 10 Ian
gusge that is easily comprehended. Az
Emperor who causes responsible states
men to disappear. but does not disappear
himself, may question whether he is con-
sIdered statesman. Men may play at
that game as we'll as at another.
The morning call., 1895-01-07
DROSTE'S WHISPERS.
Mistaken for CocOanut Husks by a
Steamers Mate.

Henry Droste drives hack. he came
near driving the final nail in his coffin yes
lerday. Had he not given vent to extraor-
binary sh outs for help. some one might
have been delegated to drive his hearse by
this ii me.
Droste went down to Broadway wharf 10
wait for the steamer Santa Rosa, which
was due. When the vessel came alongside
the dock, the hackman was impatient to
do little business with the passengers.
and made one wild leap from the wharf
for the steamers rail. Droste miscalcula-
ted his distance and plunged headlong in o
the bay.
Unfortunately for the hackman, he
wears little bunch of whiskers on his
cnln. Several cocoanuts were float ing
among the piles, and. as every one is
aware, an unnusked cocoanut has whis-
kers also. When Droste's head came to
the surface those who had seen him fall
ana were waiting TO rescue him could not
tell the difference between the nuts and
the hackman's head.
A small boy with boathook caught on
10 oGe OF the nuts and thought be had the
man. out the Santa Rosa's mate knew diff
1erentiy. The mate got Inc and threw
u overheard. BY this time Droste had re-
covered his breath and was shouting for
help. The mates rope was seized by the
drowning man, and he was pulled ashore
ana told 10 go shave his whiskers If he
wanted 10 do business on the water front.
The morning call., 1895-01-07
DIVIDEND NOTICES.

KS ONCE of the Hibernia Savings and
WIS., Loan Society. cor. Market McAllister and
Jones sts. San Francisco, December 81, 1894
Al regular meeting of the board OF directors of
declared at the rate of four and one-quarter "a "A
per cent per annun on all deposits for the six
months ending December 81, 1894, free from all
taxes and payable and after January 2, S95.
jyl 1t ROBERT j. TOBIN. Secretary.
~ Dividend Notice - G lumbus Saw
@~S inRs and Loan Society. 6l@ Washington st.
For the half year ending december 81. 1894,
dividend has been declared a; the rate of four
and eight-tenths a S-10) per cent per annum on
term deposits and four (4) per cent per annum on
ordinary deposits, free of taxes, payable on and
after Wednesday. January 2, 1895.
j. f. fUGAZI, President
F. N BELGRANO sec desc lat
The morning call., 1895-01-07
NOVEL RACING.
Sprint Races TO Be Run Over the
SteeDIechaSe Course.


Great interest is manifested in to-day s
running events on account Of the novel ex-
pertinent baing tried by the jockey club
of running off all of the different races over
the steeplechase course, which is up and
down hill. The races are all short sprints,
and crippled horses will undoubtedly be
good ones to let alone. Folio wing is the
list Of entries:
First race. tve-eighths OF mile, selling
Martinez LOT, Bravura 81, Cadean 80, My
Charm 50. PrOntO 95. Farewell 103.
Second race, five-eighihs OF a mite, selling
Norlee 50. Queen b e 101. Banjo 1o1 LAWYER
105. Normande 60 j. Payne 107. Adol h 1885,
Third race, fye-e:ghhs of a mile, selling
Olivia 80. San Luis Rey 104. Annie Moore 1O3,
The Judge 104, Flagstaff 90. Bare ,ldne 81,
Major Cook 80, Three Forks SO. Condo ia.
Fourth race, three-fourths of mile-May
Day 80 Agitato 80. Minnie Beach 1872, ZObair
122, Robin Hood II 1o4. Dick OMaley 80,
Ernest "a, Glen Echo 102. Connaught 90
Fifth race, three-fourthS OF a mile selling
Experiment, colt. 80. Oh muck 81. bernardo
l07. Belfast 101, Joe Frank 90, Empire 90,
Bone Doctor "a.
The morning call., 1895-01-07
The Overland FLYER.

The Chicago. Union Pacific and Northwestern
Railways form the only line running Pullman
drawing room seepers and dining cars daily. san
Francisco TO Chicago without change. Time to
Chicago only three and one-half days, and to New
FORK four and one. half days.
Select tourist excursions to Chicago daily with
out change, in Pullman upholstered tourist cars.
For tickets and sleeping-car accom- odations
call on or address D. w. Hitchcock. general agent
! Montgomery street, San Francisco.
The morning call., 1895-01-07
Phillips ROCK Island Excursions

cave San Francisco every Wednesday via
RIO GRANDE AND Rock ISLAND RAILWAYS.
THROUGH tourist sleeping cars to Chicago and Bos.
ton Manager and porter accompany these excur-
sions through TO Boston. For tickets, sleeping car
accommodations and further Information address
CLINTON JONES, General Agent Rock Island Rail-
way, 20 Montgomery street. San Francisco
The morning call., 1895-01-07

& currency SO secured would be perfectly
safe, but it would cost the people $4,000.
600 a year. Green backs and treasury notes
only cost the interest In the gold kept to
redeem them with.
The morning call., 1895-01-07
9 Mrs. Winslow,s Soothins Svrunn

Has been used over fifty years by millions OF
mothers for their children while Teething with
perfect success. 1t soethes the child softens the
Gums, allsys Pain. cures Ind Collie. regulates the
Bowels, and is the best remedy for Darrheas
whether ar sing from teethtng OF other causes
Forsale by Druggists in every part OF the world
Be sure and ask for Mrs. hinslow's Soothing
Syrup Zoe bottle
The morning call., 1895-01-07
Oregon Railway and Navigation Co.. the New

Fast steamers leave San Francisco every i've
days. connecting at Portland with through
trains for all points East, having magnificent
palace and new upholstered tourist sleeping
cars to ST. Paul and Minneapolis. Tickets at
reuuced rates and full Information supplied BY
GAZING on F. Il. Conner, general agent, 10
Montgomery street, S. f.
The morning call., 1895-01-07
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

In recent address at Manchester, England.
Irving stigmatized Macbeth as zone Of the most
bloody minded, hypocrtical villains iu all The
poets long gallery of portraits OF men instinct
with the virtues and vice of their kind
John Patton Jr., the junior United States
Senator from Michigan. is OF studious habits
and Quiet tastes He comes from Ievolu ionary
stock and his blood Is Scotch Irish. His father
was a Congressman.
Queen Victoria has taken The Grand Hotel
de Cimiez. in the suburbs of Nice, for her
spring sojourn next year. Her Majesty is ex-
pected TO arrive in Nice in the second or third
week OF March.
Boston has an enthusiastic anarchist In j..
Morrison Fuller, young millionaire, society
man and graduate of Harvard. He owns a
yacht and has prIncely home at Brookline.
Amele. the young Queen of Portugal. was
the favorite child OF the late Comte de Paris.
She was born at Twickenham twenty-nIne
years ago, and has been Queen for about five
years.
Mrs. Nat Collins. widely known as the 'Mon-
tana Cattle Queen" will soon issue volume OF
"reminiscences, giving history Of over forty
years of life In the camp and on the prairie.
Mrs. Catherine Stearns, who voted at the re-
cent municipal election in Boston, has the dis
tinction OF being the oldest woman voter in The
world. She Will De 96 June % next.
Jerry Simpson says that he Will leave Con-
gress bankrupt; that he has even mortgaged
his home 10 pay his expenses in public life on
$4,000 year.
The morning call., 1895-01-07

MORE than $4,000 people read the Pacific
states Watchman"; 10000 boua fde sub
scrl6ers; largest legitimate circulation of any
monthly west OF the Rocky Mountains. few
dress VIM. II. BARNES, ST. Aun's building
San Francisco Cal.
The morning call., 1895-01-07

Keep your blood pure ana healthy and you will
not have rheumatism. Hoods Sarsaparilla gives
the blood vitality and richness. and tones the
whole body. Give it a Lrialnow
The morning call., 1895-01-07

VISITING CARDS. invitations, papeteries.
writing tablets and leather goods, good aud
cheap. SanUorn, VAN & Co.
The morning call., 1895-01-07

THE EASTERN OFFICE OF TEE CALL,
90 Potter building New York City, is provided with
files OF California papers. Visitors welcome Al
F. X. MISCH, Manager.
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WHO KNOWS :?

An Eastern contemporary. whose knowl-
edge embraces all subjects. says: There
is not in any literature nor in any expert
The morning call., 1895-01-07
TIE nAILY MORNING CALL

FOR SALE At
New York BRENTANo BROS, 5 Union Square
1'I;eo',o w B. SIZER, 1879 State street
NV orleans GALLOT &JOUBERT, 115k Common
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y. +. CUTTERS OLD BopRBoN-rh cele-
Dfated whisky Tor sale by all frst-cass druggists
anu gfocers. Trademark-Star within shields
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THE MORNING CALL

Has a larger Circulation than any
other newspaper published in San
Francisco
The morning call., 1895-01-07

The Schny'kill bridge at Philadelphia
burned IN 1888. had span Of $40 feet.