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The San Francisco call., 1896-03-23

endanger its property. He did not know
whether or not rent was charged.
"In this particular case" added Man.
ager Fillmore, "the circus was not on my
division. 1t was at Woodland. The time
was SO long ago that have no recollection
of it. We are not in the business of leas-
ing real estate, and we do it only for the
purpose of protecting our patrons from
extortion. We only rent for uses of trans
portation, such as lum ber-yards, can
neries, fruit-drying establishments and the
like
Mr.. Fillmore expressed the opinion that
the statement that the letters were found
on the beach was fake, and that they
had been obtained in some less remark
able way.
There was a pathetic infection in Man
ager Fiimore's voice when he spoke of the
people who were trying to rob the circuses
by charging them exorbitant ground rent.
pany for its patrons and its fear that some
one other than itself might rob them is
enough to make one shed tears.
Going from the presence of Manager Fill
more into that of ]. OBJ. Gum was like
jumping from Central America into the
YUKON mines.
Mr.. Gum was so cold when the subject
was broached that the suspicion arose
that he was loaded with compressed air.
81 don't wish to make any statement"
he said. 1.-THE matter is too trivial to remem-
Der. It's a piece of foolishness. Even if
it was true, THE CALL is wrong, for if the
railroad wanted all that the traffic would
bear it would have got that $50 from the
circus. It's too far back, anyhow, to talk
about. All the men who owned the road
then are dead, except one."
By this time Mr.. Gum was on the front
porch and his visitor was balancing on the
balustrade.
"Why go back to ancient history? It is
not any issue to-day" proceeded Mr..
Gum in icy tones.
The visitor pulled up the collar of his
overcoat and fed shivering down the
street
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Gum is no longer on the roll of the cor
poration's EN- mployes, and is in the service
of a corporation which has competitors
and which does not charge all that the
traffic will bear.
1t is reported that when Mr.. Wilder re-
ceived Mr.. Gums reply cabinet meeting
of the law department was promptly
called, and on session of the court being
held en- banc, an opinion was handed
down unanimously (at cost of several
hundred dollars in ad dition 10 the So Is
already expended), to the effect that the
whole power and machinery of the great
corporation should be set in motion at
once and the $40 should be collected even
though it might be necessary to beard the
lion in his cage.
But to the dismay of the grief-stricken
officials it was discovered that the circus
had slipped out of the State and was off
somewhere on another road. So, the loss
was written in red ink on the wrong side
of the ledger for future reference when it
should be necessary to swear that the cor
poration as well as its traffic was losing
money.
Mr.. Fillmore was shown copies of the
letters yesterday and read them with much
interest. After scrutinizing the hand
writing he did not deny their authenticity,
but he seemed to be chiefly interested in
explaining how it happened that the cor
poration, being transportation company,
was also engaged in the business of leasing
circus rings, Punch and Judy shows and
merry -go-rounds. He explained that out
side parties sometimes asked exorbltant
and prohibitive rents for circus grounds,
and in such cases, to protect its patrons,
the corporation allowed the circus and
sideshows the use of portion of its reser-
walton where such use would not tend to
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anna route and the line is entitled to just as
cordial support now from the merchants OF
san francisco as though the Pana ma Railroad
Company were operating its own steamers In
the Pacific
AS the result of these strong assertions
made in the interest of the Panama Kali
road, the announcement that 1t was about
to become party to deal by which the
merchants of this City, as well as those OF
the entire country, were again to be placed
completely at the mercy of the Transcon-
rnental Traffic Association, came with
surprise as well as CONSERVATION.
But the feeling of CONSERVATION soon
gave way to one of Indignation and
determination, as shown in an interview
with w. R. Wheeler, member OF the firm
of Holbrook, Merrill & Stetson, and
ember of the executive committee OF the
Traffic Association OF San Francisco. He
said:
This move will only result in the mer-
chants using the Horn route as soon as this
combination is effected. They will use the
sailing vessels, and this action will also
stimulate the establishment of an inde-
pendent steamship line by way OF the
Isthmus of Tehuantepec as described in
recent issue of THE CALL.
eve will resist any attempt to increase
rates beyond reasonable point. If the
Panama Railroad Company becomes a
party to this deal, it will resultin the mer-
chants of this coast never again putting
any faith in the protestations of the Pan
anna Railroad that in any arrangement
O
they would not lose there independence but
would always remain genuine competi-
tor of the transcontinental lines. It's be-
cause the Panama people have made such
strenuous declarations of their independ-
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-23
THROWN FROM A BUGGY.
Accident to Two Shoemakers on the
Mission Road.

Accident to Two Shoemakers on the
Mission Road.
Two shoemakers, John Attridge, living
at 1905 Broadway, and Julius Williams,
living at 1922 Leavenworth street, went
out for drive yesterday morning. While
driving along the Mission road the horse
took fright at passing electrician and
bolted; They lost complete control of the
animal and after running a considerable
distance the wheels of the buggy collided
with a stone wall on the side Of the road
and both men were thrown out.
Attridge was badly cut and bruised about
the head and Williams was bruised all
over his body. The patrol wsgon was
summoned from the Observation-Disclosures
station and the two men were taken to the
City and County Hospital, where their
injuries were attended to. They appeared
to be suffering more from the shock to
their systems than anything else.
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WOMAN SUFFRAGE RALLY.
First Gun of tho Campaign at Native
Sons Hall Tonight.

r1rst Gun or tho Campaign at Native
Sons Hall Tonight.
There will be a rousing woman suffrage
rally at Native Sons Hall this evening.
The speakers will be Miss Susan B. An.
thony, Rev. Anna H. Shaw, Miss Harriet
May Mills, Miss Elizabeth U. Yates and
Miss Mary G. Hay. The programme will
be interspersed with lively campaign
songs. special invitation is extended TO
the present voters.
While the ueed of equal suffrage will re-
celve attention. the monetary question
will also be handled by some of the speak
ers.
This meeting will be the opening gun of
the campaign, which promises to be a
hard fought one. The ladies who have es-
poused the cause are thoroughly in earn
est They expect to gain fresh fund of
enthusiasm themselves as we'll as win
numerous converts this evening. Miss
Yates, Miss Mills and Miss Hay are said
to De valuable acquisitions to the force of
workers.
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SENTENCE POSTPONED.
;. A. Bailey, the Druggist, Is Suf-
fering From Severe Nervous
Prosfratinn.

ProstratiOn.
Charles A. Bailey, druggist at Grant ave.
nue. and Sutter street, who was convicted
by a jury in Judge Campbell's court on
Friday of selling morphine without q
doctors prescription, was to have been
sentenced Saturday morning, but he failed
to appear.
When the case was called Attorney Len
non handed the Judge a certificate from
DIR. Garwood, to the effect that Bailey was
confined to his bed from nervous prostra-
ton and he asked for a continuance till
Wednesday next.
The Judge studied the certificate for a
minute or two and then remarked that if
1t had not been from a reputable physician
he would have issued bench warrant for
Bailey's arrest. He wanted no unneces-
sary delay and refused to grant a continu-
ance till Wednesday.
Attorney Lennon said he proposed to
ask for new trial.
The case of Otto Jackson, clerk in Car
rolls drugstore, on Stockton and Market
streets, charged with similar offense by
Mrs. Sarah Mcconnell, was transferred to
Judge Conlan's court.
Mrs. Mcconnell said Yesterday that she
would endeavor to have Bailey indicted
for perjury by the Grand Jury In swearing
that she presented TO him prescription
for the morphine signed Morrison, NJ D."
As soon as the court stenographer has
transcribed the evidence she will procure
a copy and take immediate action.
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EXSE ~
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WITH PHOSPHATES

Cures coughs, colds, asthma, bronchitis,
debility, wasting diseases and all scrofu.
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Wilbor's Pure Cod Liver Oil and Phos-
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valuable remedy for consumption, asthma,
diphtheria and all diseases of the throat
and lungs. Manufactured only by A. B.
WILBoR, Chemist, Boston. Sold by all
druggists.
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VISITING cards, invitations, fine writing
papers, gold and fountain pens, wood and
bottom prices in our stationery department.
Sanborn, Vail d Co., TAI Market street.
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~ ANNOSAS aAS VI
in this issue, for they prove that Mr..
Stubbs had his eye on the past as we'll as
the future when he told the legislative
committee few years afterward that the
policy and method of the company had
been and was to charge all that the traffic
would bear.
There is pathetic wall in the first let
ter because the circus slipped through MIR.
Wilder's hands:
CALIFORNIA PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY,
OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT !
SOUTH VALLEJO, CAL, June 5. 1873 }
j. OBJ. Gum Esq, Secretary, San
Francisco Dear Sir: Queens circus
used our lot at Woodland for showing
j didn't know of it until too late to ask
Mr.. Towne about charge and get reply
before they left the road. Since then T
have endeavored to have j. A, F.. Sac.
collect $40 for me, but they refuse to
pay, saying lot was included in con-
tract. This Mr.. Towne doesn't SO nm
derstand. Will you have measures
taken from general Office to collect $40
on our account before they leave C. p.
r. R.? Yours truly.
A. ID. WILDER, Asst. Supt.
On the back of this letter Mr.. Gum. with
an effort at economy which should entitle
him to the first vice-presidency of the
Southern Pacific Company, wrote:
Il. ID. H.: We received $I586 for the
transportation of this circus. Our ex-
pense In doing so, at the most extrava-
CANT estimate, could not amou unit to IN ore
than $500, leaving very heavy margin
IN our favor, and think it excessive
flliberality to push them for this matter
of $50 when they were such benefit
to us and to Intimate connection.
the s. p. r. r. i. G..
1t will be observed that Mr.. Gunn was
thinking OF Coils P. when he wrote the
foregoing letter, for, with rare presence of
mind, he makes considerable saving of
Ink by using the initials "a. D. W." and
-. q" instead of the full names He even
sacrifices his pride sufficiently to drop the
20. IN his name and also the "B. after II
which might stand for plain "O'Brien.'
The letter, however shows that Mr..
Gum was not a railroad financier. His
even lntlmatlng that the great corporation
had been guilty of i!libetality and should
sacrifice its dearest principle bv being
liberal to its patrons was confession that
there was something out Of kilter with his
moral and mental makeup, and that he
had actually committed high treason
against that shiboleth of the corporation
"Thou shalt charge all that the traffic will
bear"
1t was the first instance OH record of the
kind, and 1t will be the last, for ]. OBJ.
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Huntington Shows His Hand in
the Game Against the Pana.
ma Railroad.
IT WILL BE FORCED INTO LINE.
Should Freights Be Advanced Too Far
the Traffic Association Will
Take a Hand.

Coils P. Huntingt on has at last shown
his hand in the contest he has been
waging against the Panama Railroad
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MONOPOL|ST|C
IN EXTORT|ON,
No One but We Shall
Rob Our Pa
irons.
THAT CIRCUS TWENTY.
Positive Proof That the Road
Has Lost Some
Money.
FILLMORE GROWS PATHETIC.
He Does Not Remember the Exciting
Chase After the Circus Which
Defaulted in Rent Money.

IL was too much for even the traffic of
the sea to bear and that is why the pack
age of letters and kilograms was cast up on
the Lime Point beach few days ago.
These letters were from high officials of
the greatest corporation in the State and
dealt with all the diplomatic finesse of
which the $1,000, $4,000 and $4,000 year
salaried officials were capable. They were
trying to recover the small sum of $50 gold
coin of the United States from travelling
circus which had paid the railroad COM
pany a clear profit of $1086 for transporta-
ton, the profit being more than 66 per
cent.
c. P. Huntington's chase after that
acrobatic twenty cost the railroad COM
panv good round sum- There we're
neither telephones nor typewriters in those
days and letter postage cost 3 cents a half
ounce. Writing paper and ink were also
dearer. Add to this the fact that Assistant
Superintendent Wilder and Secretary ].
OBJ. Gum were obliged to spend several
minutes of their valuable time and con-
siderable of the Office stationery in writing
TO and fro 10 head off that $50 and it will
be seen that the company must have been
out at least 15 cents in postage stamps and
stationery and at least 50 for the time of
Messrs. Wilder and Gum.
But this is not all. J. a. Fillmore, then
the division superintendent at Sacramen-
TO, was written TO concerning the flying
double eagle. and it is of tradition that he
expended an hour of his time, worth at
least 81, in trying to convince the skepti-
cal circus man that his spangled traffic
could bear $50 in addition to the $15S6 al
ready paid by the circus people. This dol
lar was added to the other items of ex-
pense and placed in the profit and loss ac-
count, and the item was no doubt tear
fully consulted by Mr.. Huntington before
he swore that his road was losing money.
The bill of expenses runs something like
this:
Profit and Loss. S. p Co. [of Kentucky.l
DR.. to postage letters 900 90
DR.. to stationery and Ink. O6
DIR. to time of secretary j.
O'B. Gum. ...................... 100
DR.. to time of j. A. Fillmore 1O4
DR.. to time of A. ID. Wilder.
DIR. to law department (sta-
tionery) ......................... 1 93
DR.. to law department time,
stationery. observation-disclosures. 142 10
DR.. to law department. (hand-
ing down opinion). - 31213
DR.. to rent of circus lot In
Woodland. Observation-Disclosures. go 90
Total ......................... S479 46
The letters are worthy of republication
in this issue, for they prove that Mr.
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GOLDBERG
BOW N
4 (..0.

To refund money upon re-
turn of unsatisfactory goods
affords a degree of protection
to the buyer, and we do that,
of course. But the greater
protection is the sound, re-
liable kind of goods that do
not need to be returned;
save worry, annoyance, in
convenience, and you are
sure of setting pure food be-
fore your family.
SPECIAL SAVING SALE.
Monday-Tuesday Wednesday
Can't afford to sell at these
prices all the week.
Hams
Eastern, sound, sweet, good =. .12c
Teas
Straight Ceylon regular SOC 6oc SOC
Sale price. 5oc 4oc ooc
Assam Ceylon regular SOC 75c 81 90
(blended) Sale price. .35c 6Oc SOC
35c kind lbs for 81 90
Trial packets of any kind of tea 10c
French Peas
Nice as can be. e............. zoe - 40
regular 25c 50 80
Almost as nice as can be Tor
Doc % w
Goosebreast
Imported, Pommeranian, lb. Soc
the great German delicacy, reg. S5c
Claret
Wine costs more, vineyardists are
prospering
We offer good claret at. ........ .35c
regular SOC
Or we'll put in your bottles for
81 25 dozen quarts.
Liquors
Booths Old Tom Gin 75c
Fields Orange Bitters. .75c
ALI regular 81 90. All good.
Candies fresh every day CSC
Saturday afternoons .3oc
Catalogue.
432 Pine Telephone Main 1
Zl5 Sutter Main iii
$500 California !" West 1O1
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-31
And Nearly a Score of Persons
Were Injured.
SOME OF THEM FATALLY
By the Explosion Of a Large
Cylinder Boiler.
THE BUILDING WAS WRECKED
The Shock Was Terrific and it
Rocked the Earth With the
Force of a Violent
Earthquake.

Hollidaysburg, Pao Jan. 3O.-Fiyc
persons were killed and nearly a score
injured, some of them fatally, by the
explosion of the large thirty-inch
cylinder at the works of Holidays
burg Iron and Nail Company this
morning. The names of the dead and
injured are:
GEORGE LANE, mason, was found
crushed into lifeless mass under the
boiler
CON EVANS, helper, fractured skull.
MERRILL TREESE, IS year old boy,
head ground off by fly wheel.
Two unknown tramps, who had been
lying near the furnace, were buried in
the ruins.
Wounded:
SAMUEL KEPHART, puddler, scald-
ed about the face and body. viii die.
ROBERT McMURRAY, puddler,
scalded about face and body. viii die.
FRANK CRAMER, superintendent
Of the mill, several ribs broken and
head cut.
SAMUEL MARKS, puddler, severely
scaIded
JOHN WOOMEB, puddler, scalded
badly, and hip broken. May die.
FINLEY FUGUSON, puddler, Sc
verely scalded.
GEORGE MOORE, wheeler, intern
ally injured.
DAVID McCLOSKEY, boss of the
nail department, badly injured about
the body.
MARSHALL WECER, laborer, spine
bad1v h1rt Nav die.
JOHN HEFFERIN, tramp, cut in
head May die.
GEORGE ROCK, roller, cut about
head.
ROBERT MARKS, straightener,
wrist and ankle broken, internally in
jured May die.
DANIEL OUNKST, catcher, intern
ally injured.
Wd. HARTSTOCK, heater, several
bodily injuries.
DANIEL AYERS, puddler, injured
about body.
The other employees uninjured were
Cramer, the engineer, and Westley
Atchie, the fireman.
The boiler was blown through the
roof of the works, 800 feet in the air,
and came sailing down like a spent
rocket, crashing through the roof in
another department of the works. The
entire roof was practically precipi-
tated to the floor below by the force
of the explosion, and the works were
practically wrecked. The explosion
was sufficient to rock the earth with
the force of an earth quake near the
works, and broke hundreds of window
panes at quarter of mile from the
mill.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-31
THE BONNER TRIAL ENDED.
The Case Given to the Jury Yesterday
Afternoon.

Washington, n. c., Jan. 30.-tSpe-
cial)-Hon. G. r. Warren finished the
argument in behalf of the State this
afternoon at 3:45 o'clock, after having
spoken nearly six hours.
1t was close application Of the facts
as presented by the State, and he
fully sustained his former reputation
as an able speaker. He was suffering
with his throat from a cold, but made
one of the best speeches in the case.
Judge Hol1e began his charge TO the
jury, which showed a masterful mind
in his familiarity with the voluminous
testimony in the case. He was clear
and full of force and impartial The
charge showed no leaning towards the
State or the defendants. At 5:45
o'clock the charge was finished and the
jury took the case.
There is much speculation as to
what the verdict will be. The case
against David Creole, who confessed,
will likely be called tomorrow, and a
submission entered.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-31
LoNoEsTIN FoRSYTH's HISTORY
Court Has Been in Session at Winston
Since December |.

Winston, n c., Jan. 30.-(SpeciaD
The suit brought by G. w. Hinshaw
against the Raleigh and Augusta Air
Line, asking for $4,000 as damages
sustained in getting off a train on that
road three years ago, was given TO the
Jury a 4 o'clock this morning, but a
verdict is not expected before morn
ing. This is the last jury case to be
tried at this term.
Court has been in session here since
December /. This is the longest ses-
sion in the history of the county. The
last speech was made this afternoon
by G.. b. Watson, who spoke for plain
tiff. He referred to the fact that his
was the last plea to be made before
jury in the old court house, and he
spoke feelingly of his wentysix years
practice in the old building, and refer
red to a number OF important eases dis
posed of. He also touchingly alluded
to brother members of the BAR who
have passed away since he entered the
profession. Mr.. Watson is Winston's
oldest practitioner.
Capt. II. l.. Murphey and Mrs J.. II.
Wood, of Walnut Cove, were married
yesterday. They were well known.
Salem Academy's annual midwinter
concert was given tonight. AS usual
it was n great success, and will be re-
peated tomorrow night.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-31
TURNED BISHOP ARNETT DOWN
Boston Excited Over Refusal of Hotels
to Entertain a Negro.

Boston, Jaen. 30 Considerable sup
pressed excitement was noted i'm
Christian Endeavor circles to-day as
the result of the news that Bishop
Arnett, of Ohio, who is here to attend
the Christian Endeayor Day rally, had
been refused admittance to three of
Boston's leading hotels on account of
his color, and vigorous denunciation
of the management of the hotels IN
question is heard on every hand.
Bishop Arnett was besieged by call
ers and although he deplores the stir
that has been made about the matter,
those with whom he is associated did
not hesitate to express to him their
indignation at the humiliation to
which he had been subjected. Among
the visitors was Archibald NJ. Howe,
president of the Middlesex Unitarian
Club, who was earnest in his protest
against the injustices reported to have
been done to Bishop Arnett.
There was especial significance in
Mr. IEowe's visit, as the club of which
he is president has been in the habit
of meeting at one of the hotels at
which Bishop Arnett was refused en-
tertainment last night. Mr.. Howe
announced his intention of thoroughly
investigating the circumstances and
states that developments will influence
the club in deciding where its next
meeting shall be held.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-31
MAY AvENGE JONES' DEATH.
Negroes in West Virginia Stirred Up
Over the Recent Lynching.

Bluefield, w. Va, Jan. 30.-OYer
eight hundred negroes met at Elkhorn
last night and discussed the lynching
of Alex Jones Resolutions were a.
dopted and committee appointed 10
confer with the county officials to-day
for the purpose OF prosecuting mem
bers of the mob
Yesterday the county officers refused
TO take action in the matter and it is
said, will stick TO their first decision.
The negroes meeting lasted over six
hours and had il not been for the
leaders a mob would have been organ
lied to avenge Jones death. If the
county officers refuse to prosecute the
mob. serious trouble it Is feared, can
not be atoided. Negroes went through
the mines to-day urging miners TO
turn out at a meeting to he held to-
night.
1T is now claimed by county officers
that Jones created the disturbance ON
the train for the express purpose of
liberating two prisoners who were
hand-cuffed and who escaped during
the shooting. The two escaped pris-
oners are being looked for and are like
lv to be lynched
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-31
SHORT SESSION or THE HOUSE.

Washington, Jan. 30.-The House
to-day was in session two hours. Mr..
Mcclellan, of New York, a son of Gen.
Geo. Il. Mcclellan, made the point of
no quorum against a bill to amend the
dependant pension act of 1890, pro-
yiding that in the consideration of
widows, claims Of evidence establish
ing the unexplained absence of the
soldier for seven years should be
deemed sufficient proof of death.
The bill was passed, however, as were
bills to incorporate the National So
ciety of the Daughters Of the Revolu-
ton; to grant to the city of Omaha
the use of the Fort Omaha military
reservation; to re-organize the GUS
toms collection district of Alaska; TO
open forest reservations in Colorado
for the location of mining claims and
to confirm certain cash entries of
lands.