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The San Francisco call., 1895-12-17
Reynolds Agent Is Pushing the
Sale of Japanese Wares
There.
NEW YORK PAPERS AROUSED.
The Local Manufacturers Association
and the Chamber of Commerce
Ready to Act.

The committee appointed by the Manu-
facturers' Association at its last meeting
to confer with the Chamber of Commerce
and other organizations, with a view to
deciding what course to pursue in bringing
the attention of Congress to the threat
ened invasion of Japanese goods, has been
delayed in its work owing to the illness OF
President Dimond of the Chamber of Com
merce. General Dimond, however, has
empowered Hugh Craig, who is vice
president of the Chamber of Commerce, to
act for him, and a conference will be held
this afternoon.
Mr.. Craig is we'll known to be heartily in
sympathy with the movement and it is
expected that after the meeting vigorous
steps will be taken to stir up the COM
mercial bodies and induce them to act
promptly, so as to bring as much influence
TO bear on Congress as possible. Nothing
could be gained, they say, in presenting
the matter TO the National Legislature
until after the holiday recess so there is
plenty of time to get up meetings, formu-
late petitions and properly present the
| case strongly enough to show Congress
how serious IS the danger TO American
| manufactures.
w L. Burns, the agent of Reynolds.
who is the pioneer and prime mover in
shipping japanese wares into this country,
| is now in the East and has been there for
some months opening up trade relations.
| Two of his brothers are located here, with
offices in the Mills building. W. f. Burns
has been to many of the cities of the South
| and East and will soon return to San
Francisco.
Since The CALL took up the question
people in the East have become alarmed
and considerable help may be expected
from the other side OF the Rockies. The
New York papers have been sounding the
alarm. The Sun says in late editorial:
We spoke the other day of the remarkable
disparity between the measure of the imports
to the United States from Japan and that of the
exports TO Japan from the United States. The
former have increased very rapidly in recent
times. They were more than twice as large in
the year 1894 as they were in the year 1890,
while the increase in the latter, which never
were large, has been insignificant. Japan
sells incur markets and buys in The English
times greater than to England; her imports
from this country are only about one-ffth OF
the value OF those from England.
Not with any other commercial country in
the world are our commercial exchanges in so
unsatisfactory q condition.
The New York Tribune has been looking
into the matter and obtained some candid
admissions from the Japanese Consul at
New Y ork, Kiujiro Miyagawa. showing
how the Japanese look upon this country
as future market for their manufactured
products.
Consul Miyagawa on being interviewed
for the Tribune said:
"The United States is our best customer; we
sell more to her than we buy from her. Think
going toibuilG up a large export trade to
America; we have cheap labor and a cheap
supply of coal and with the proper equipment
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-17

Flint Tract quarry. They want the
jury to ascertain the real nature of the
mysterious but potent Influence which
lmpels the Solid Eight Supervisors to use
the rock furnished by Gray Brothers in
preference to any other material. The
Messrs. Diggins say they are prepared to
prove that no better rock exists than that
taken from the Flint Tract quarry, and offer
to cite the best foundation work of the
Government and the City to attest the
worth of the rock, yet the Solid Eight
persist in giving all the contracts to the
Gray Brothers
Next Friday the Grand Jury will begin
the investigation of Fire Department af-
fairs. 1t is ascertalned from one of the
jurors that the inquiry will be on the basis
indicated by the article in Sunday morn
lng's CALL. Many rumors of corrupt
transactions in the paptments have been
circulated, but proof to sustain many OF
the charges is not available. However, the
CALLS direct statement that assistant
engineers are on the pay roll, and draw
ing money without warrant OF law and IN
direct conflict with Judge Sanderson's de-
clsion, will receive the attention OF the
Grand jury.
The Grand Jury expects TO adjourn
sine die on December 27, so that Judge
Sanderson may empanel another Grand
Jury, as the law requires, before January
/ 1896
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-17
SKETCHES FOR SEARLES,
Art Association Preparing to
Give Him It's Christmas
Present.
A Committee to Be Appointed to Ar.
range for lt-Four Pictures
Made.

The portfolio of sketches being prepared
bv the Art Association for Edward F.
Searles will not be ready for presentation
on Christmas day, but the members are
en.husias tic upon the subject and will de-
Law no longer than necessary. There were
fifteen members in attendance at the meet
ing held at the Mark Hopkins Institute
yesterday afternoon who decided upon the
appointment of a committee of three by
the chairman of the meeting, L. P. Lati-
mer, to collect and arrange the sketches.
The plan as discussed and decided upon
in the meeting is to have all the pictures
mounted on boards of equal size and thick
ness, the edges to be uniform so that the
whole may be bound in handsome cover
and form portfolio that will be worthy
of a place in Mr.. Searles' collections and
gifts The pictures themselves will not be
restricted to any definite size, though
they must be within limit IN order that
sufficient margin may appear in the
mounting.
Mr.. Latimer said last evening that he
would name the committee within two or
three DAYS, and that he should take care to
select members qualified for the duty ex-
pected of them. Since there has of neces-
sity been such delay as will preclude the
possibility of presenting the portfolio on
Christmas, it is the determination of the
association to do the thing handsomely
and in a manner which will afford Mr..
Searles as much pleasure in accepting the
gilt as themselves in the giving.
Four members have already com pleted
their pictures for the portfolio, presenting
them for inspection at the meeting yester-
day. Josephine Bayley has done a pretty
thing in oil of California poppies. Gertrude
Dorgans sketch is a wafer color of
the hull of wrecked ship lying OH the
beach. An ink sketch of figure was
shown by Helen Hyde. Mount Tamalpais
in oil was offered by II. R. Bloomer.
Another meeting will be held upon the
call of the chairman, and at that time the
committee is expected to have something
to present as to its idea of the sort of
portfolio to be prepared. Numerous other
sketches will also be ready.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-17
Steward Dambrine of the Wash
tenaw Killed Aboard the
Vessel Yesterday.
ONE OF UNCLE SANS BOATS.
The Big Battle.Ship Oregon, Aground
at Her Dock, Will Be Dredged
Out.

CASTOR Dambrine, the steward of the
steamer Washtenaw, which is lying at
LON bard-street wharf, fell into the hold
of the vessel yesterday afternoon and was
killed. The main hatch of the steamer
was open, but on account of the rain g tar
paulin had been stretched across the OPEN
ing, and, the unfortunate man thinking
that the wooden cover had been placed
over the hatch, leaped from the end of the
fore-and-aft bridge down on the tarpaulin
and went through it to the bottom of the
vessel twenty-five feet below. When found
few minutes after he was unconscious
and died almost Immediately. 1t is against
all orders and is considered almost crime
to cover an open hatch with tarpaulin or
canvas, as anybody is liable to attempt to
walk across such veritable death-trap,
consequently the gross carelessDess which
sacrificed Dambrine's life yesterday is
little short of manslaughter. The hatch
had been covered by the stevedores who
were handling the cargo.
The deceased was a native of Belgium
and was about % years of age. His wife is
now on her way from Mazatlan to this city,
and will not hear the sad news until her
arrival. The remains are at the Morgue,
where the inquest will be held tins
morning.
cSlcTUdy tuG ulS DdttcSulp OIcSOu
has grounded on a sand bank that
has grown up around her. So
helpless is the huge craft in her snoal that
the Union Iron Works yesterday asked the
Harbor Commissioners for dredger to dig
her out with. Colonel Chadbourne of the
commission, who is the chairman on
naval affairs was directed to hurry to the
scene of the imperiled battleship and
dredge her out a channel.
It is time the miners of the mountains
be enjoined from washing their debris
down upon the navy, at least before its
trial trip.
The British ship Strathnevis, en- route
from Tacoma to Yokohama, which is long
overdue, has been reinsured in London at
an advance of Is guineas.
The Harbor Commissioners yesterday
assigned the south side of Howard wharf
No. (pier 81 to J. D. Spreckels & Bros. for
a coal bunker at rental of $3.50 per month.
The ship Packard came off the drydock
yesterday and went to Main-street wharf,
where she will be recalked and otherwise
repaired
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-17
A New Theory Advanced for
the Bitter Portland Rate
War.
STEAMER ON THE LINE
Union Pacific interests Said to Be
Deeply Involved IN the
Contest.

There is still fight and plenty of it left in
the Oregon Railway and Navigation Com
pany, as is demonstrated by it's latest move
in placing an additional steamer into serv-
ice in its present contest with the Southern
Pacific and the North Pacific Steamship
Company for freight business between here
and Portland
This additional steamer is the South
Coast, which will sail on Friday under
command of Captain Hanson. Two other
steamers are on the berth to leave on the
same day for the same destination, and all
are advertised to take freight for 81 per ton.
The South Coasts more immediate rival is
the Alice Blanchard, operated by the North
Pacific Steamship Company. and which is
credited with having started the present
rate war between here and Portland.
The Blanchard also touches at Humboldt
and Coos Bay points, and the South Coast
will do the same, as it is said that the most
profitable traffic is that between these
points and Portland. 1t is also not un-
likely that the South Coast, in order to
make her influence the more strongly felt,
NAV accept big shipments for Portland at
so cents per ton. The third steamer that
is to leave Friday is the Columbia, the reg
ular boat of the Oregon Railway Naviga-
ton Company.
In a recent dispatch from Portland it
was stated that the present bitter war be-
tween the Southern Pacific and the Oregon
Railway and Navigation Company was a
premedirated affair of the Southern Pacific
Company in order to depreciate the stock
of its only competitor for Portland busi-
ness with view to securing control of the
Oregon Railway and Navigation Company
and thus OF the whole transportation busl-
ness between here and the metropolis of
Oregon. This report is generally accepted
as correct by local railroad people, though
strenuously denied by the Southern Pacific
officials.
On this subject one of the local repre-
septatives of the Oregon Railway and Nav
igation Company said he had not the
slightest doubt but that the Southern Pa
cific has some ulterior object in view IN
precipitating and continuing so persist
emily the rate war with the Oregon Rail
way and Navigation Company. He said
the claim made by the Southern Pacific
people that it was inaugurated to secure
for the railroad what it considered its
proper proportion of passenger traffic was
simply blind. The Southern Pacific, he
added, is by its course undoubtedly en-
deavoring 10 secure control OF the Oregon
Railway and Navigation Company either
for itself or for the Union Pacific. He ex-
planned the situation as follows:
Some time ago, when the Union Pacific still
had control OF the Oregon Railway and Navi-
CATION Company about 100 miles of the latter
road between The Dalles and Willows was
washed out and completely wrecked by storms.
1t was estimated that il would cost between
$2,000,o00 and $3 100000 to put it into oper-
ating condition, and for this reason the people
who represented by Receiver K. Nc
Neil found comparatively little trouble in
securing control of the property. 1t was placed
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-17

in charge of Mcneil who by his shrewd man.
agement soon demonstrated the money-mak-
ing capacity OF the company's properties
Under the new regime the Union Pacific was
made to realize the full value of this property
and are now desirous of regaining control OF
1t. This they could do more readily and
road were prosperous. The road is to be sold
sometime in January next to satisfy the mort
gage OF the American Loan and Trust Company
The Southern Pacific may be playing
into the hands of the Union Pacific, IT is
believed, on mutual understanding be-
tween the Two corporations named. When
the Union Pacific controlled the Oregon
Railway and Navigation Company there
was an arrangement whereby the South
ern Pacific was given advantageous con-
sideration in connection with Portland
business in return for routing through
freight, whenever it had the power to do
so, over the Union Pacific line between
Ogden and Omaha. This was big thing
for the Union Pacific, and an advantage it
has been deprived of since 1t lost control
OF the Oregon Railway and Navigation
Company. Should the Union Pacific re-
gain control of the Oregon Railway and
Navigation Company, these mutual rela-
tions would undoubtedly be resumed.
In this connection great interest attaches
to the statement of prominent railroad
man relative to the heavy losses he claims
the Southern Pacific is sustaining in carry
ing on the passenger rate war between here
and Portland. Each train leaving here or
Portland costs the Southern Pacific, it
was asserted, about $500. Six trains are
run every five days, as special train is
run on the days on which the Portland
steamer departs. This means a monthly
expenditure for operating expenses of
about $34 600 for the trains both ways.
The only days on which any great num-
hn,, OT
which the $40 and So rates prevail for first
and second class passengers respectively
that Is, on the days when steamer sails.
On other days it is not infrequently the
case that the through passengers do not
numbe more than three or four. 1t is
estimated that during a month the num-
ber of passengers both ways is about 5400
AS the Pullman people get $5 on every
first-class and 81 so on every second-class
ticket, the average price received for each
through passengers transportation is
about "a, many more passengers travelling
second class than first. This would give
the railroad company gross revenue OF
about $21 500, leaving a deficiency of $12,-
40C, from which, however, something
must be deducted from the revenue de-
rived from local traffic.
While the rate war has evidently not
been profitable to at least one of the car
riers it has been a benefit to the local
merchants, Judging from instances which
have been cited by several OF the latter.
1t is stated that many private individ-
uaIs as well as merchants of Portland
have taken advantage of the low rates to
visit San Francisco and make holiday
purchases here. In one case a Portland
lady confessed to having left here the
sum of $475, having been induced solely
by the low rate to come here to make her
Christmas purchases.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-17
orr entire first floor, 5Ox17o, is devoted

OUR entire first floor, 50x170, is devoted TO
a complete display OF holiday novelties suit
able for Christmas presents. Picture frames,
leather goods, silver novelties, celluloid al
buns and toilet sets, painting outfits, drawing
instruments. Christmas cards, childrens books,
pencils, i,kstands, Yalises and thousands OF
other beautiful and useful articles. Everything
new and ct moderate prices. Sanborn, Vail
& Co.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-17
CEAs. MAYNE's FUNERAL.
Simple Services at the Palace Hotel
Attended by Many Leading Busi-
ness Men.

The funeral of Charles Mayne took place
from the Palace Hotel at l o'clock yester-
day afternoon. 1t was largely attended by
the friends and acquaintance of the de-
ceased.
The pallbearers were William Alvord,
E. ]. Coleman, Antoine Borel, c. de Guigne,
w. E. Brown, Charles Webb Howard,
Frank McCoppin, w. W. Morrow, e. ].
Pringle, H. Schussler, Lloyd Tevis, w. T.
Wallace and Sutherland Hoffman.
Rev. DR.. Jacob Noorsanger conducted
the services. He paid an eloquent tribute
to the worth of the deceased. There was
no music.
The interment was at Cypress Lawn
Cemetery, and a special train conveyed
the mourners to and from the grave.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-17
SPOKE OF POOLROOMS,
Methodist Preachers Commend
the Position Taken by
"The Call"
CongregationaliStS Listen to an Inter.
esting Paper on the Coming
Church"

At the Methodist preachers meeting
yesterday morning Rev. John Stephens
read review of Balfour's Foundation OF
Belief"
He said that the skeptical tone of
this, Balfour's newest book, arose from the
authors desire to forestall any objections
before they could arise. and that Balfour
might be looked upon as the politician of
the future.
DR.. Bovard introduced resolutions con-
demnatory of poolrooms. The subject was
discussed and words of praise were given
the San Francisco CALL for its stand on
the side of morality. The following reso-
lutions were adopted:
WHEREAS, The San Francisco press has re-
Gently brought to light an appalling condition
of affairs in regard to gambling in this City
among boys of tender years, and since there
seems to be no law to suppress these poolrooms,
these dens of vicetherefore
ResoIped, That we urge the Supervisors to in
Sist upon such an ordinance eS Will suppress
this gambling in all it's forms.
Resolued, That we approve the vigorous at
tack made upon these gambling places in the
recent issues of the San Francisco CALL.
Resolved, That we denounee the gambling
element in the present controversy between
Father P. C. Yorke and Rev. Dopald Ross
based upon wager of 500.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-17
HOSIERY And UNDERWEAR /!

At 25 Cents a Pair.
CHILDREN'S1- IL RIBBED FINE BLACK
COTTON HOSE, double knees, high
spliced heels and. toes, Hermsdorf
black, sizes to 8, regular value 35c
and 4Oc.
At 25 Gents Pair.
LADIES' BLACK MACO COTTON HOSE,
extra high-spliced heels, double soles
and toes, Hermsdorf black, also un-
bleached feet, regular value $4 dozen.
At $500 Box.
HOSE, extra high-spllced heels, double
soles and toes, Hermsdorf black, good
value at 81 70.
At SO Cents a Pair.
LADIES' IMPORTED BLACK CASH
MERE WOOL HOSE, high-spliced
heels and toes. warranted fast colors,
also natural and tan shades, worth Csc.
At $1.5O Each.
LADIES' FINE AUSTRALIAN WHITE
WOOL VESTS, high neck long sleeves,
and high neck. short sleeves; drawers
to match; warranted non-shrinkable,
extra good value at So so suit.
At $1.75 Each.
LADIES' EXTRA FINE AUSTRALIAN
WOOL VESTS, high neck, long sleeves,
and high neck, short sleeves; drawers
to match; warranted non-shrinkable,
extra good value at 81 suit.
We are also showing an excellent line OF
LADIES' BLACK AND FANCY SILK
HOSE, imported specially for the Hol-
iday trade, at the following prices: 75c,
81, 81 25, 81 so. 81 50 so and $3 pair.
UMBRELLAS!
At $1.25.
LADIES' GLORIA UMBRELLAS, in
Dresden, horn and fancy handles, will
be offered at 81 25.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-17
Olympic Boxing Tournament.

The Olympic Club is 70 have boxing tour
nament Thursday night, January 8.
f. ]. Smith and ]. Sullivan, both of the
Olympic Club will meet at 12o pounds.
j. Reay of the Olympic and George Bates of
the San Francisco Athletic Club are matched
at 155 pounds.
A wrestling match completes the list of
events for that occasion. L. Fentress, Olympic,
and L. Williamson OF the Acme Club OF Oak.
land will wrestle at 145 pounds catch-as- s-catch-
cen, the winner to get two out of three falls.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-17
The Board Sustained. /.

Judge McKenna of the United States Circuit
Court sustained the Board of General Ap-
prasers yesterday in his decision on the petit
ton o: Gardner & Thornley, for review. The
question involved was as to the rate of duty on
imported bone. The board had decided that
the particular importation was manufactured
or crushed bone, and the court so held.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-17
LADIES' KID GLOVES!
At rs Cents,

At rs Cents.
5000 pairs s-BUTTON LENGTH NOUS
QUETAIRE UNDRESSED KID
GLOVES with Foster hooks at wrist),
colors brown, tan and slate, also black,
regular value 81 25, will be offered at
75c pair.
At rs Cents.
5000 pairs 7-HOOK FOSTER UNDRESS-
ED KID GLOVES, colors brown, slate
and tan, also black, regular value 81 %,
will be offered at 75c pair.
At IS Cents.
1000 pairs 8-BUTTON LENGTH NOUS
QUETAIRE u N D r E S SED KID
GLOVES, colors tan, slate and brown,
also black, regular value for 81 25, will
be offered at 75c pair.
At 90 Cents.
1000 pairs 5-HOUK KID GLOVES, colors
tan, brown and slate. also black regular
value 81 so, will be offered at soc pair.
At 90 Cents.
1900 pairs S-BUTTON LENGTH NOUS
QUETAIRE GENUINE FRENCH
KID GLOVES, coiors tan, slate. navy,
brown and green, also black regular
value 81 so, will be offered at SOC pair.
At S1.OO.
1000 pairs 2-CLASP PIQUE KID GLOVES,
in English reds, brown, tan, cream,
pearl and white, regular value 81 30,
will be offered at 81 pair.
HEAD RESTS!
At 25 Cents.
FANCY HEAD-RESTS, in brocade and
fancy stripes, will be offered at 25c.
At so Cents.
FANCY HEAD-RESTS, in fowered silk,
will be offered at SOC.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-17
CAsTRO-sTREET ADDITION.


Baldwin g. Hammond Making Many
Sales in the New Subdivision.
A large number of lots in the Castro
street Addition have been sold during the
past few days. Among those who have
purchased during the last week are the
following:
R. F. Hadley, P. ]. Smith, J. ]. Man
seau, E. E. Manseau, E. f. Allen, f. c.
Culver, Mary Mcguire, l.. P. Smith, w.
Gessnard, Minnie Durve. NJ. P. Van Horn.
Louise A. Palmer, George C. Timms. P. n.
Kroon, J. H. Smith and w. J. Irelan.
Until Decem Der 25 the agents are offer
ing lots upon the payment of 50 in cash,
balancein monthly installments of So each.
without interest.
An expedition sent out from st. Peters
burg four months ago to collect Russian
popular songs in the provinces has already
secured over a hundred songs. many of
them of great antiquity.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-17
Free Public Library.

From the monthly bulletin just issued from
the Free Public Library it appears that during
the month preceding It's issne 20,S19 books
we're issued for home use and Is ,3S5 for library
use. The average daily delivery at the main
library was 1911 volumes. The library now
contains "a ,432 volumes.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-17
Baptist Preachers,

The Baptist Ministerial Union was ad-
dressed yesterday by Rev. Robert Whita-
ker of Oakland on "The Book of Job, With
Special Reference to its Miracles" The
speaker extolled the literary qualities of
the poem and maintained it's inspiration
and its ethical value.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-17
Pres bytery Meet ting.

AT meeting of the presbytery of San
Francisco, held yesterday afternoon at the
Howard Presbyterian Church, the question
of the park lots at the corner of Page and
Clayton streets was discussed. These lots
have belonged to the presbytery for the
last two years, but the sense of yesterday s
session was that it would be better to dis
pose OF them on account of their proxim-
ity to DR.. Farrands proposed church.
1t was resolved to sell the lots. The COM
mittee, consisting of Rev. DR.. Mackenzie
R. Dickson and James B. Roberts, was in
structed to confer with the Home Mission
ary Society before deciding on new loca-
ton.
Rev. J. Cummings Smith explained the
movement started in his church for the
formation of a Deacons' Society, to grapple
with the questions of poverty.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-17
A Eifty-DnIIar BIaze.

An alarm of fire was turned in through box
70 last evening at 8 o'clock for fire in q two
story frame building at 1928 Folsom street.
The blaze was caused by the overturning IF
lamp. The building was damaged to the ex-
tent of about $50.