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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-20
GAYHEAD CASE DISMISSED,
No Evidence by Captain Shorey
Against His White
Sailors.
Logbook Entries Not According to Law
Criticisms of Sul.General
Mills.

| The prosecutionl yesterday of the three
! white sailors, Walter Ekerenkutter, Will
liam Bresling and William Gehrmana, on
| the charge of Captain w. It. Shorey (col-
ored) of attempting to burn his ship, the
American whaling BARK Gayhead, in the
harbor OF Honolulu last March, was dis
missed by United States Commissioner
Heacock, who discharged the men.
Captain Shorey, s. Rigby and John
Laverty were examined. The last named
was white man. Captain Shorey gave
the place of his own birth as Cape Cod,
Mass, though he admitted that he was
generally supposed to be native of the
Barbad oes.
Rigby was apparently a full negro.
CAPITA in Shorev explained that his princi-
pal witness, Martin Paredo, a haff-Mal-
ayan, was in the Marine Hospital sick
Attorney Monteith did not find it neces-
sary to put on any witnesses for the de-
Tense.
From the testimony of Captain Shorey
Mr.. Monteith drew out that the men had
once before been placed in jeopardy for
the same offense-at Honolulu-and were
discharged because there was not evil
dence enough to convict, and all three
of the Governments witnesses swore
that there was nothing but mere suspicion
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-20
SEE YUP DEMONSTRATION,
Opening of the New Headquarters
of the Chinese Merchants 5
Association.
The Air of Commercial Street Filled
With the Din of Exploding
Firecrackers.

The See Yup contingent of the inhabit-
ants of Chinatown celebrated the opening
of the new headquarters OF the Chinese
Merchants Association yesterday and last
evening. 1t is doubtful if in the most
heated battle of the late Japan-Chinese war
there was more smoke or greater din than
filled the air of Commercial street nearly
all the afternoon. The uproar was
prompted by hostile feeling, but in the
demonstration there was no expression of
that feeling beyond general Publication
at the discontinue it caused the Sam
Yups.
The Chinese Merchants Association is
all organization of the five companies of
the See Yup faction, and is the outgrowth
of the boycott instituted against the Sam
Yups some months ago when the Six Com
panies were disrupted by the dissensions
over Mock Tai the alleged murderer of
Chong Wal. At that time there were fire.
uuent scenes of disorder as the result Of
the bitterness with when the boycott was
waged, but forcible measures finally ceased
and quiet determined tactics were adopted.
On September the See Yups organized
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-20

against the accused whites, and that
when the fire broke out they helped
willingly and readily in putting 1t out.
The captain was on shore at the time,
and Bresling went in boat after the ca p
tain as soon as the fire was discovered. II
anything the evidence was compliment tary
to the men. The only circumstance upon
which suspicion was based was the habit
the three white men had of associating to-
gether and talking among themselves.
There were only FIVE white men in the
crew.
An effort was made by Mr.. Monteith to
ascertain if Bresling had been properly
shipped, SO as to have record of damaging
evidence against the captain. Judge
Heacock considered this irrelevant but al
lowed Agent John A. Magee, who was
present, to go after the ships articles.
When Mr. Magee returned the case was
over. Bresling's name did not appear on
the list of the crew, and there may now be
a prosecution of some one for shanghai
ing"
Compared with the requirements of the
law on this point it was curiously kept
logbook. The law saws every charge
against seamen must be entered, signed by
the master and also the mate or one of the
crew, and that the answer of the accused
in each case must also be entered
signed.
There were no signatures, however, to
any of its entries, nor was there any record
of the men ever answering the charges, or
ever having had them read over to them
as the law requires. Here we're the entries
relating to the affair at Honolulu:
Saturday, March 9--American Consul came
aboard OF the ship TO investigate the cause of
the fire.
Monday. March lie. Enconter, VIM. Bres-
ley and VIM. Gehman arrested on suspicion of
having set fire 10 the ship. Damage to ship
slight.
Wednesday, March 13-The three men ar
rested brought back. Not sufficient evidence
to convict them. They refused to work and are
arrested again for refusing duty.
And that was all; no record whatever of
Consul Mills having been consulted as to
the second arrest. The captain admitted
that the men were arrested the second
time by the Hawaiian police upon his
mere charge, and when in Honolulu ne
had communication printed in the Hon
olulu Bulletin of March q, criticizing
Consul General Ellis Mills. Captain
Shorey in substance then charged Mr..
Mills, and also Marshal Hitchcock, with
indifference.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-20

request of the King himself. From poor
and despised youth. driven forth by his
countrymen, he is returning clothed with
honors. Sob Quong Pom, too, who re-
turned to Korea few months ago, has, so
Sab Jai Pill says, been recently made Mn
lister of Justice. Prince PAX is in Wash
ington yet, where the nobleman Sab Jai
Pill has been making his home, but it is
not improbable that he, too, may be called
home.
Nobleman Sab Jai Pill, whose name has
been Americanized into Philip Jaisohn,
with BIS. and MD. to it, is pathologist to
the Garfield Memorial Hospital and asso-
ciate professor of bacteriology in Column
bian University. He is uncertain how
long he will remain in Korea, but he is
anxious, after his long absence, to see his
native land and do anything he can for his
countrymen.
There are great opportunities in Korea
now" said Nobleman Sab Jai Pill. "As TO
the recent troubles there and the threaten
ing attitude of Russia you know all about
that by the cablegrams. The best advices
we have now are to the effect that things
have Quoted down. The country Is now
ripe for progress.
ut is great field for American capital.
and the Americans are the best people for
the Koreans to deal with. l hope the
capitalists of the Pacific Coast will more
freely investigate the financial oppor-
tunities in Korea. Money could be made
in building railways, introducing modern
machinery, building telegraphs, and by
engaging in banking and other enter
prises. A streetcar system would pay well
in Seoul, the capital, a city with over ESQ.,
coo people. There would be money also in
agn nd al
as a power.
with 100000 people and country
so rich in agriculture, mines and rare
woods as Korea is, there is now a mag
| nificent chance for investment 1t is only
three weeks travel to get there and that
/ is not far. | am sure great advancement
will take place there during the next few
years. Mr.. Greathouse, who went out
| from here some years ago, is, Il am informed,
doing great things for Korea. He enjoys
the confidence of the people, has learned
the language and has adopted to large
| extent the native ways of living.
al am returning under peculiar circum-
stances. 1t is strange that after being
driven from my home and country
| should in this way, after so long a time,
/ be called back by the King. As strange
things are liable to occur in a lifetime,
however, suppose l ought to accept the
| situation and think now only of lettering
my countrymen."
Sab Jai Phi is accompanied by his secre-
tary, Wan L. Rhee, formerly connected
with the Korean Police Department, but
being friend of Prince PAX he fell into
disfavor and was also, some time since,
expelled. The King is now willing he
should come home with Nobleman Sab.
The latter. on going to Washington, was
very poor, but through political influence
he was able to get, position in the
Surgeon-Ge Office at $1,000 year
He studied medicine, and in class of
twenty-six at graduation ranked third.
His progress since this has been steady.
The nobleman and his secretary will
sail on the COntic Tomorrow
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-20
THE DIVIDED DEMOCRATS,
Buckley Leaders Confer With
Mcguire About Next Fri.
day Night.
Both Sides Evolving Their Plans for
the Eventful Meetings of the
Next Two Days.

Mr.. Watkins didn't issue the call yes
terday for the meeting on Friday evening
of the Democratic General Committee,
which is charged with having adjourned
sine die, and so Vice-Chairman Joseph
Rothschild did, naming B'nai Birth Hall
as the place of meeting.
AS the motion to adjourn to Friday
evening. put by Rcthschild on Saturday
night, after Watkins had declared the
committee adjourned sine die, provided
for three days notice of the place of meet
ing, it was necessary. under the motion,
to issue the notice yesterday. In
the morning Rothschild addressed
communication to Watkins, stating
the circumstances and requesting reply
by P. NJ. as to whether or not he had
selected hall and would issue the notice.
Watkins ignored the communication, as it
was supposed would be done, and last
evening postal cards announcing the meet
ing for the time and place mentioned were
sent out to all members of the committee
signed by Joseph Rothschild as vice-chair-
man and Thomas P. Cusick as secretary.
An important conference on the situa-
ton was held in Judge Maguire's office
yesterday afternoon. The Buckley faction
was represented by A. I. SPOTS, James
H. O'Brien, J. j. Flynn, Joseph Rothschild
and Thomas Gallagher, and these gentle
men held long informal conference with
Mr.. Mcguire and his partner, Joseph Leg
gett. The chief topic was what should be
done Friday evening to deal wisely with
the situation and fairly with all party in
terests.
1t was decided that if the missing roll
was not returned copy of the roll known
to be in existence should be used, after its
verifcation by the district Representative es
present After the roll is verified and ac-
cepted the minutes of the previous meet
ing will be considered.
1t was the opinion expressed at the con-
ference that fair record could be made
from recollection should the secretary fail
to present his own minutes. ltwas under
stood at the meeting that fully $50 men,
bers of the general committee would at
tend.
The plan by which the primary should
be held was discussed, without definite
results, but before Friday night plan will
be agreed upon.
The Junta was busy yesterday with
preparations for the meeting of the Com
mittee of Fifty tonight to complete, or
nearly do so, the list of the 400 members
of its private general committee which
in turn is to awaken to life and being, or
ganize and do something at Pioneer Hall
on Thursday evening.
There will be another caucus of the
Buckley contingent of the general COM
mittee at the Occidental Club tonight,
pre- paratory to Fridays meeting.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-20
VALUES AND TAXES.
Interesting Figures Showing the
Wealth of California a State
and by Counties.

From table prepared by State Con-
troller Colgan it appears that the aggre-
gate value of real estate in the State this
year Is $500, "a, 1926; the value of improve
ment on such. $241, 1894 $50; the value OF
personal property, including money $751;
726, 9SS; total value of property as returned
by Auditors, $1,000, 263, 1873; value of rail-
roads as assessed by the State Board of
Equalization, $43, 01s, $40; grand total value
OF all property, 81, 1873, 282, 013.
The original assessed value of mortgages
is $685. 1888; the funded debt, $5.140,-
1897 49, and the floating debt. $147, 725 ~,
making the grand total of county indebt-
edness SIS. s8S,6l2 81.
The counties of Amador, Colusa, Kings,
Lassen, Mariposa, Nevada, Orange, River
side, Tuolumne and Yolo have neither
funded nor floating debt.
Alameda, Alpine. MADEIRA, Modoc and
Santa Barbara are the only counties that
have funded debt, while the counties that
have floating debts are Alameda, Alpine,
Butte, Contra Costa, Del Ncrte, Inyo,
MADEIRA, Mendocino, Modoc, San Diego,
Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, Stanislans,
Trinity and Tuiare. Stanislaus has the
smallest floating debt, STA: Tulare the
greatest, $23,225. Los Angeles has the
greatest funded debt, $873,5o0; Contra
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-20

the Chinese Merchants Association, and
all the Chinese outside of the Sam Yup
Society were taken in. The Sam Yups
had the Chinese Government officials be-
hind them and the Consul-GeneraI and
the Chinese Minister at Washington ex-
erted themselves to break up the boycott
out to no purpose, for as long as the
See Yups were peaceable they were
powerless. The quiet warfare has con-
seouently gone steadily on and the
See Yups have from time to time opened
new stores until now the Merchants Asso-
citation is largely represented among the
business houses Of Chinatown. The See
Yups, or Merchants Association, have occu-
pied temporary headquarters since Sep
TENDER while the 'new house." as it is
termed, was being fitted up. The new
headquarters is three-story building at
735 Commercial street, finely fitted up
with offices for the officers of the associ-
alton and clubrooms for the members.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-20
RAILROADS new DUTIES.
They Must Own and Operate
Their Own Telegraph
Lines.
How the Supreme Court Decision Will
Affect the Government.Aided
Roads.

One of the most important results to the
general public in the decision rendered by
the United States Supreme Court in the
case of the Government against the Union
Pacific Railroad Company and the West
ern Union Telegraph Company is that the
Union Pacific Railroad will have to build
and maintain a telegraph line of its own
and do a general telegraph business over
its wires, Just as is now done by the West
ern Union Company, and in competition
with that and other telegraph companies.
This means that the Union Pacific Rail-
road Company will have to construct or
purchase telegraph system, issue rate
schedule and maintain corps of employees
TO transact commercial. business. 1t also
annuIs all contracts between interstate
railroad companies and telegraph COM
panies under which the latter have exclu-
sive rights along the line of such railroads
70 maintain and operate telegraph lines.
This decision applies only TO the Union
Pacific Company, but a case is pending in
which the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany and the Central Pacific Railroad are
defendants. Should the decision in this
case follow the lines of that just rendered,
as it is expected it will, the existing rela-
tions between the Western Union Tele-
Gidpn OOhlahJ oiAA VIZ NSt L
Railroad Company, according to the state
ment of Superintendent Jaynes OF the
former company, will not be materially
affected.
The Central PACING has lines of its own
along every mile of road built by it, in
accordance with the charter terms. These
lines were built by the railroad company,
but under an arrangement with the West
ern Union the latter maintains the rail-
road lines in good repair, and also agrees
to give the railroad company the use of
the Western Union lines whenever the
railroad lines are interrupted and the
Western Unions are not. In return for
these ser ices and privileges the Western
Union has the right to use the railroad
wires when the latter are not required by
the railroad, and is also entitled to the use
of the rolling stock of the railroad COM
pany when making line repairs.
Under the expected decision the Central
Pacific will also have to do general COM
mercial telegraph business and establish
rates Of its own and provide the necessary
clerks and operators to handle the business
that may be rendered to it by the general
public.
According TO the opinion of those well
posted the decision will make little differ
ence in the amount of business done by
the Western Union Telegraph Company,
for few, it is claimed, will care to entrust
their messages to the railroad with its
necessarily limited facilities and with the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-20
BALL LEAGUE BROKEN.
Comiskey, Engle and Their Players
Go, but Morse Remains and
VIII PLAY Ball,

The midweek games of baseball are no
more. Comiskey and his Eastern players
have returned to their homes. Comiskey
went Saturday and the bulk of his men
left last night. The Oakland and San
Jose teams are now things of the past.
The league is disrupted, but Manager J..
F. Morse is confident that new league
will continue the games. The two teams
of Eastern players will be replaced by the
Pacitics and the Olympics. The Los
Angeles and San Francisco mines will, of
course, be part of the new organization.
Owing to the Reliance Olympic football
game there will be no ball played on
Saturday. The Pacifics and Friscos play
on Sunday, though. The Los Angeles
nine and the San Francisco nine play
Saturday week. The next day the Olym-
pics will meet the visitors.
"Engle andiComiskey were disgruntled
about receipts" said Mr.. Morse last night.
"They kept their contract in every re-
spect except in remaining here till Decem-
Der u. I have not yet completed all my
arrangements, but l am satisfied that the
new league will be in working order in a
few days"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-20
HAMILTON TO TRY AGAIN.
He Failed to Climb the Flagpole on til
Chief WharfinRer,S Office.

He Failed to Climb the FlagpoIe on the
Chief Wharfinger's Office.
Alfred S. Hamilton drew an immense
crowd to Clay-street wharf on Monday
morning. He is an expert rigger and
knows more about climbing lofty flag
poles than almost any body else in Caiifor-
MIA. He met his Waterloo, however, but
would not acknowledge defeat.
The pole in question surmounts the
Office of the chief wharfinger, and the
gilded ball at the top of it is over 100 feet
from the ground. The halyards are old
and rotten, and the pole wants painting,
so Chief Wharfnger Root engaged Ham
ilton to do the Job. The s'climber" was
on hand at the time specified, and with a
new halyard over his arm started to climb.
When within ten feet of the top he rested
for few seconds and then went on again.
Two feet from the golden ball he seemed
to lose his grip and came sliding down the
slim stick. A couple of feet from the roof
he lost control of himself and fell back
ward in faint.
was picked up and resuscitated, he was
not much the worse for his venture.
After apologizing to Chief Wharfinger
Root for his failure Hamilton said: 'You
see, it's just this way. l haven't had a
square meal for week and when mans
stomach is empty his nerves arnt as good
as they ought to be. Now the best dinner
I've had for some time has cost Inc just
10 cents, and other times I've lived off the
lunch-counters. But I'll go home now
and take rest and you can bet I'll earn
that money tomorrow"
"Are you not afraid you may fall and
get Killed." asked the Chief Wharfinger.
AT this Hamilton laughed and said: "a
man may as well be dead as broke"
Root then gave him enough to get his
dinner and supper with and told him to
come around next morning and he would
pay for his breakfast Then at 10 A. NJ. he
will make another attempt at mending the
halyards and painting the pole. He only
with the meal lie ordered at a waterfront
restaurant his avoirdupois was considera-
bly, increased.
A stormy winter is expected on the front
and, in consequence, Chief Warfnger Root
wants to fly the danger signal on all neces-
sary occasions. As a number of altera-
tons have been made to the office and the
building painted it was considered neces-
sary to fix up the fiagpole.
The pole climber made his appearance
bright and early yesterday morning. He
got his promised breakfast, and after an
hours rest he tackled the pole again. This
time he was successful. and after fixing
the halyards he got the paint pot and
painted the mast from the golden knob to
the roof of the house. He was cheered by
the crowd after he reached the dock.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-20
THE CYCLE SHOW.

Its Success Is Assured by the Joining
of Rival Forces.
A com bination has been effected between
the different cycle shows proposed to be
given in San Francisco, and one complete
show will be given by the Pacific Coast
Cycle Show Association in the Mechanics
Pavilion from February II to 81.
G. A. Wahlgreen of the Denver Cycle
Show and J. F. Burns will participate in
the management with the Pacific Coast
Association.
A representative will be sent to the
Chicago, New York and Denver shows to
transfer the exhibits from:those shows to
San Francisco. The date for the San
Francisco. show has been fixed to give
plenty of time for shipment after the other
shows are over.
This combination of interests is happy
one for the show here. Mr.. Wahlgreen is
the organizer of the Denver show, and
gained his experience at the Chicago show
of last year.
With the support of local citizens and
various San Francisco organizations the
affair promises to be one OF mercantile and
social importance to San Francisco.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-20

Costa the smallest, $4,000. San Franchises
funded debt is $500, 900. Sacramento's $780,
600, Marin's $242, 900 and Kern's $27O, 900.
The valuation of real estate in San Fran
cisco is s17s,s4s 266; improvements, $780,
of property returned by Auditor, $685., s45,-
342; value of railroads, 1928, 1855; total value
of all property, 1928, 072. 1O8.
The next richest counties, according to
total valuation, are: Alameda, 1894 ,3o4, 497 |;
Los Angeles, $S4, S17,151; Santa Clara, $685.
723, 127; Sacramento, $50, S31 1884; San Joa-
quin, $31, 647948; sonoma, 27,175, AS;
Fresno, $26, 500, S06. All the others are I'M
der $25, o00, 900.
The highest rate of taxation is in Mari
posa, So Is on the hundred dollars of valu-
alton. In this City and County it is So 25.
The lowest is in Yolo, 81 O6 on property
within the corporate limits, 81 80 outside.
In Alameda it is 81 Is and 81 So, in Fresno
81 60 and 81 49, Los Angeles 81 40 and 81 70,
Sacramento 81 90 and 81 go, San Joaquin
81 20 and 81 Al, San Mateo 81 201S and 81 go,
Santa Clara 81 Is and 81 45, Sonoma 81 81
and 81 80.
The State rate of taxation is 6S.5 cents.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-20

prospect of having their kilograms de-
layed by the preferred business of the rail-
road company.
Considerable talk has been current of
late regarding the severance of the pres
ent relations as outlined above between
the telegraph, and railroad people and the
making of new agreement.
superintendent Jaynes stated yesterday
that there was no friction of any kind be-
tween the two companies, and that the
present negotiation simply covered the am
icable readjustment of affairs between the
two contracting parties. The decision of
the Supreme Court, he added, would have
no effect on the pending negotiations.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-20
Needleworlz Guild.

The second annual meeting of the San Fran
cisco branch of the. Needlework Guild of
America was held yesterday afternoon at the
house of Mrs. F. NJ. Pixley. The secretary's re-
port showed that about 1900 garments had
been collected, an increase of more than 1900
over last year, and explained that this material
is to be distributed to about seventy different
charitable societies which deal directly with
the needy and have their committees and
agents to investigate cases. The Needlework
Guild is an auxiliary, not an independent
charity. The officers elected for the coming
year are: Mrs. 4. N. Pixley, president; Miss
NJ. NJ. Greer secretary and Mrs. w. R. Smed-
berg, treasurer Last year this branch stood
fourth in the number OF garments in the
United States. This year it hopes to be the
third. a