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The San Francisco call., 1896-06-03

resumed in Judge CampbelPs court yester-
day afternoon for few minutes.
William Geiselman, Judge Wallace
agent, again took the stand. He produced
policies of insurance on Judge WaIlace's
personal property aggregating in amount
SS999, although it was assessed at $500.
Hugo Herzer, chief deputy in the AS
sessor's office, produced the assessment
books showing the amounts for which the
Judges real and personal property was as
sessed during the years 1891 to 1895.
Attorney Baggett put in evidence the
assessment lists of the Judges personality
prepared by Geiselman and sworn and sub
scribed to by Judge Wallace before Judge
Trout for the years 1891 to 1894. He
pointed out that nothing was said in the
lists as to the cash in bank or on hand,
although Geiselman's books showed diff
ferent amounts each year, one years en-
tries being over $4,000.
By consent a continuance was granted
till this afternoon, when Attorney Bag
gett will produce other evidence. and prob
ably close his case.
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CRUEL DESERTION,
Mrs. Duncan Campbell and Her Three
Little Children Left Des-
titute,


Mrs. Duncan Campbell. 40 Minna street,
told a pitiful tale of desertion and want
at the Central police station yesterday.
She had three children with her, the old
est four years OF age.
She said her husband, who worked on
the water front, deserted her three months
ago. Since then she had been doing her
best to support herself and children, but
it was an uphill struggle and they were
famished.
.'He treated me and our children shame
fully" she said. Every cent he made
went for liquor and for many days we had
scarcely anything to eat. He would often
come home nights and want lunch be-
fore going to bed and because l had moth
ing for him he would beat me. Since he
left me | have gone among the German So
cieties. but they refused me aid Nv
father and mott er live on William street.
His name is Antoine Klein, but he is poor
and an invalid and my mother is sick in
bed"
The children were turned over to Officer
Holbrook of the Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Children, who will also look
into the condition OF Mrs. Campbells aged
parents. She will be cared for by one of
the charity institutions and the police will
look up Campbell and arrest him for fail
ure to provide.
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VALLEY ROAD TO
LINK TWO Cities,
Arranging for Through
Business to San
Francisco.
BOATS FROM STOCKTON.
Fast Steamers to Handle the
Freight and Passengers
to This City.
NEARLY INTO MERGED TOWN.
Right of Way Complications Con tinue
TO Retard the Progress of
the Road.
NEARLY INTO MERGED TOWN

Negotiations are in progress between the
Valley road and the California Naviga
ton and Improvement Company with
view toward making traffic arrangement
whereby the Valley road would virtually
have through line from San Francisco to
Merced as soon as the road between Stock
ton and Merced is regularly opened for
business.
The steamship company gained now
handles all the construction material OF
the competing railroad and has number
OF boats lying idle which could be made
Immediately available. There will be am
pie facilities provided, not only for all the
freight business that may be offered, but
passengers will also find sepcial induce
ments to use this route between here and
Merced and intermediate points.
1t is expected that when the railroad is
com pleted and operated to Bakersfield ad-
ditional boats will be required. These will
have to be built and they will be ia st and
commodious. Speaking of the matter re-
Gently represent ative of the steamship
company said that in tie event of his COM
pany securing the Valley roads traffic it
would put on a line of exceptionally fast
boats.
While the negotiations have not yet
come to a conclusion the details have so
far been discussed as to leave no doubt
but the contract will ultimately be made.
1t is estimated that three boats day,
each way. will be required as soon as the
Valley and Corral Hollow roads are in full
operation. The latter railway has not
entered into a contract yet, and it may
conclude to handle its coal in its own
barges. But 1t will also bring lot OF
miscellaneous freight to Stockton, which
will seek the company offering the bes
rates and the best accommodations.
But three miles of track now rem ain to
be laid to bring the Valley road in to the
town of Merced, and it is expected to have
this work completed tomorrow.
Progress in track-laying has been greatly
retarded of late by lew obstructionists
who are giving the road considerable
trouble in securing right of way. All the
complications relative to this have been
settled into Merced, and the most impor-
tant condemnation cases in Merced
County, south of the town OF Merced, will
come up for hearing on Monday Iext, and
will probably be finally disposed of. There
is also one case in MADEIRA County and
another in Fresno County which are
likely to hamper progress.
Were il not for these condemnation pro-
ceedines the road would at this time have
been much nearer completion.
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SCENES IN JUDGE wALLACE's COURT.

be so much reduced that the stock would
cease to be of any value to the holders.
''The property, in my judgment, is
worth from $12, 500, 900 TO s15, 100000. If
had $12000,0O0 and the property was
offered to me free of debt 1 should take it
at that price" replied Mr.. Brown in
answer to a question by Mr.. Clunie. 81
could duplicate it for ST., 900, ,000"
He added that the franchise of the road
was very valuable, but he could not ex-
press it in figures.
Mr.. Freidenrich made desperate effort
to break down the force of Mr.. Browns
testimony by asking whether Mr.. Brown
would hold the same valuation at the end
of the thirty-fve years, which is the re-
naming life of the franchise. The wit
ness replied that by the end of that time
the City would have largely increased in
popuiat ion and property values would be
augmented accordingly. But he did not
look thirty-five years ahead. He took the
present value under the present condi-
tions. The management was able, and
that was one of the favorable conditions.
But the details of the management were
left to the manager of the road. 1t is
high order of business talent. Chauncey
Depew received a salary of $4,000 because
his services were of that much value to the
road. c. F. Crocker was a very clever
gentleman in the opinion of the witness,
but he did not think that Mr.. Crocker took
much interest in the general manage
ment.
Then Mr.. Freidenrich drew forth his
patent warclub.
Suppose" he asked, "that all the stock
of the company were thrown on the mar
ket at the same time; would not its value
be de-"
"Excuse me-" interrupted Judge Wal
lace with outstretched hand, as if warding
off blow, that is simply a matter of
real estate in the City were offered for
sale at the same time the value would de-
crease materially. The same would be
true of every other kind of property. 1t is
not a question for an expert; it is simply
a question of common-sense, and there is
no use in asking the witness that ques-
on"
A clad smile ran around the courtroom
and Mr.. Freidenrich dropped his warclub
into the waste-basket.
George D. Willcutt. son of Secretary ].
L. Willcutt, was asked as to his knowl-
edge of the property of the company as
shown on the books OF the company. He
displayed the same railroad diplomacy as
did his father. He knew nothing as to
any stockbook, and as to the vital issue
before the court-the extent and value of
the property-ke was as ignorant as Ac-
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AUCTION OF REALTY.
Sale Of a miscellaneous Lot Of Property
by Easton, EIdridge & Co.

There was goou attendance yesterday
at the auction sale of miscellaneous prop
critics by Easton Eldridge & Co.
A lot 50x1O0 on Ellis street, next to the
Langkam Hotel, was sold for S41, 600; a lot
25x9l y at the southeast corner of Oak and.
Lyon streets was disposed of for $3.50; the
four French flats on Noe street, near Sew
enteenth, with lot 50x95 sold for $500; a
lot 25x1O0 on the west line of Florida
street, 234 feet south of Twentieth,
brought $775; the residence at POOP
Golden Gate avenue. near Lyon
street, on the lot 30x100, was sold for
S41O0; lot 25x95 On the southeast line of
Folsom street, lbs feet southwest of Ninth
street, was sold for $3325; two fats on the
west line of Sanchez street, So feet north of
Eighteenth, with lot 25x100, sold for $500 !;
a cottage on the west line of Sanchez
street, near Eighteenth, lot 25x100, sold
for $1,000; sixteen lots on San Jose avenue,
Twenty-ninth and Tiffany streets, sold for
different prices. The corner of San Jose
avenue and Twenty-ninth street, 26:S%x
113, brought $1,000; the corner of Tiffany
and Twenty ninth streets, 3S:101lx4S, was
sold for $3.50. The remaining lots sold
for from $500 to $1,000.
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the State on the values of securities, testl-
fed that if he had the money he would
then and there pay SO, 900, 900 cash for the
Market-street Railway system.
This was supplemented by the state
ment of W. ]. Adams, director of the
road, who swore that its alue was from
$4,000, 600 to $11 900.
Daniel Meyer, the first witness, said that
in determining the value of the bonds he
did not look as far ahead as 1918 or inves-
tigate sinking funds. He looked into the
business of the road, and so long as the
number of passengers did not decrease,
and so long as there was no competing
road, the bonds would be good. But the
reverse of these things would render the
bonds valueless.
"In fact" added MIR. Meyer, there isno
intrinsic value in anything"
Then Mr.. Freidenrich asked what would
Mr.. Meyer give for the bonds or what
would they be worth if they should be
thrown upon the market all at once, and
Mr.. Meyer gave it as his opinion that they
would not sell for five dollars share II
half of the bonds were thrown upon the
market If the whole of the bonds were
offered for sale at once there would be a
panic, and none could be sold. He took
into consideration also the fact that the
management was able, and had the conf
dence of business men.
In reply to Mr.. CIunie as to what he
would think of the value of the bonds in
case new management should take con.
troll which would be more obliging and
accommodating to the public and which
would be more popular, the witness said
that he never knew the management of a
strong corporation to be popular. 1t was
not in human nature.
Mr.. Vining may have driven good
many people away from the road, but, on
the other hand, Mr.. Meyer did not think
that Vining had been treated fairly.
People would not walk two blocks out OF
their way to spite some officials. They
ride in the cars simply because the cars
are convenience 10 them.
If the road should pass out OF the hands
of the present management and into the
hands of entirely new people he would sell
out as fast as he could, because the new
managers might not be able to make so
much money out of the road as the old
management did. He never looked so far
ahead, but took present values and pres
ent conditions into consideration. The
fact that the road was making money was
the chief consideration.
A. Borel, banker, told how syndicateo OF
which he and Mr.. Hellman were members
had bought about $3.500,0OO OF Market
street Railway bonds. He had not ex-
mined into the value OF. he property
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-03

NOTICING Of above given Country ordd filled in the
the probability
choice in selection should be given.
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countant Folsom and Secretary Wilcutt
ever could have been in their most dlplo-
matte moods.
After the noon recess Matthias Meyer
of the Stock and Bond Exchange de-
scribed how a committee of three had
been appointed to examine into the ap-
plication of the Market-street Railway
Company to list its bonds. All that was
required in order that the bonds of any
corporation might be listed on the ex-
change was that the management should
be honest and capab be, and that the road
should have sufficient earning capacity to
pay the interest on the bonds.
"Then," asked Mr.. Clunie, eff seven or
eight honest and capable men should
organize a corporation and should issue
SIT, 100000 of bonds, you would list the
bonds whether there was any property
behind them or not?"
Yes" replied Mr.. Meyer.
That's the way you do business on the
exchanged"
Yes
"You didn't inquire into the value of
the property of the company"
''No, sir; did not. 1t cut no figure at
all in the matter"
w. J. Adams, one of the directors OF
the Market-street road, explained that he
voted for the ST., SOC, GOO issue of bonds
with the understanding that all over
50, OOO,G00 should he issued only for value
received-in other words, for the con-
struction of new roads and improve
ments. At.that time the road was worth
SO, 900, 600 or $4 900, 600 after deducting the
bonded Indebtedness of $7,500000. That
would leave the value of the property, in
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-03
So SWore Banker Thomas
Brown in the Siebe
:. Case.
WOULD PAY THAT SUM
w. ]. Adams Fixed the Value of
I the Road at Eleven
Millions.
FREIDENRICR'S CLUB GONE.
Yesterdays Testimony Did Not Help
the Case of the Railroad,
but Hurt It.

The Market-street Railway Company's
stock bears received a setback in Judge
Wallace's court yesterday, when Banker
Brown, one of the highest authorities in
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MONEY NOT ASSESSED.
Judge WalIaoe's Agent Omitted 1t
From the List for the Past
Five Years.

The preliminary examination of AS
SCISSOR Siebe on the charge Of perjury was
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-03

A fywheel in Germany is made of steel
wire The wheel is 25 feet in diameter
and $50 miles of wire were used in its con-
struction.
Tombstone epitaph., 1896-06-07

An exchange ssys s gentleman in- vited some friends in dinner, and as the coior-d servant entered the room. hs sc' ,ientslly dropped a platter which held n turkey. My i,Isndr," |" said the gentleman i. mos, impress sivs tone, never in my life have l witnessed s1 event so frsught with disaster tu the various nations ui the globe. In thi. calamity We see the downfall of Turkey, the upset,ing of Greece, the ces;ruction "f Chins. and the humiliation oi Africa"
Tombstone epitaph., 1896-06-07
ARIZONA
LOOses tiie PlUm-The Chance
 May Not Offer Again.

II the Waite House gates are not very, very carefully guarded, some resijen. of Arizons-the land of the kicker. the tsrsutuis, free .ilver and csc;us-si;l snssk in and take charge Arixous his piteousiy knocked at the doors of congress and asked for sdmis- sion to the sisterheoj of states. So far she iss met refusal. On the 18th of lssi month. however, the territory had z most miraculous escape from an houor which might have turned her head ahd rendered her even more importuaats in her cfous to gain .vr herself what i- justly her-, a1d fc- which uh. hss 90 long and earnestly pleaded. The Pr"hibitionI-ts, in con- venvsntion assembled in Pi,tsbnrs, Pa had before them e non.ine ess for pres- iien,ia! cs:.6itatss the Lkmts Of Joshua Levs.rin9. oi Maryland, and L. c. HTRhe<, et Arizona. Governor Hughe-' nsFno was wi,hdrs~n and Mr. L.,sering nominated by acclsma- nation. Two names were then pre- sensed for second place en the ticket Hsle Johnson and l.. c. Hughes Again Arizons's br. ath came short, and-Mr. Johnson wss nominated. The whisky men of Arizona can now bresthe ess;ly, for the crisis is past.
 The only thing lacking to have secured the nomination for the gov ernor VA. 8 second. II there had only been a few ,i his good Tucson cockle- burr friends in attendance their voices raised in his behsli would certainly have secured the coveted Ilum.- Citizen.
Tombstone epitaph., 1896-06-07
- EOR OVER FIFTY YEARS.

An old. ~ell-trisd remedy. Mrs Winslow'- Soothing Syrup has been used for ever fifty years by millions nt mothers Tor their children while ,eeth- inc. with perirc. success. IL soothes the chIlj, sc'taDs the gums, sllays sii pain. cures wind cOlic, and i. the tee. remedy icr diar,boea. |, Is pleasant 60 the taste. SDlj hy druggist Il every part of tie so:li. TNen.y- cenia bots.es l's vsius i- ircalcu- lsbls. Be sure snd t-k for Mr.. Sin- s'os's S"o.hiug Syrup, and take no other kind.
Tombstone epitaph., 1896-06-07

Jas. McIt-rno,i. another old pioneer and well known in COchise county by all, died snIien!y last night at the hospital. McDermo;t was f2 years Of age and hi. d-s'h is due to general debility and complication of silments. He had been pretty low for She pact few dave and his demise was rot un- expected. He, however constantly expressed Iii. hope of soon again seIug physically able 10 prospect favorable poin, in the Dragoons and was hope ful even 10 the eve Of bis departure from this earth to the unknown realm. Xii, funeral took place froxs Tsrbelrs parloEs tbis afternoon and attended bv many friend.
Tombstone epitaph., 1896-06-07

'It is with pleasure I tell you that by one days use Of Chamberlajn's . Cough remedy I was relieved of 8 very severe cold. My head was com pletely stopped sp and I could not sleep at night. can recommend this remedy. Chas. M. Gutteid O. Reed!y, Fresno O., Cal" A cold nearly always start. 10 the head ard afterwards extends to the throat and lungs. By using this remedy freely e coon ss the cold has been contract cd it will cure ss once and prevent it from extending to the lungs. For sale by Tombstone Drug Store. m.
Tombstone epitaph., 1896-06-07

Tie territorial board of equalization are is session at Phoenix. The Allan tic and Pacific railroad taxes nov assessed S3.5O0 per mile was raised te $500. The Pullman cars were also assessed, which will add considerably ,o the revenue of the counties witch are covered by the line. 3s3 mi!sa on the A. X P. not heretofore ssseseed in Arizona, will bring to the territory . large revenue. Today other territo- rial railroads will be under considsra- ton. The Gazette thinks the Arizo- na railroads generally speaking co,.ld stand . raise in assessment, and says seven thousand dollars . mile, road bed, franchises sod all, is e reasonable sssessment.
Tombstone epitaph., 1896-06-07

Capt. Edwsrd E. Dravo, of Denver writes Phil. Sheridan of :nis city, 90 the Star says. askine him how many two year old steers could be secured heie ct $l4.50 @ head at the depot Th,s indicates that he is wiling to pay. that price for all he can get which is lar above the past prevailing price paid for that aged steers. During the pas, lev years there has been such . drain on the range cattle that they are now scsrc-.
Tombstone epitaph., 1896-06-07
Surgical Operations.

During the week three successful sarsi:al spe1s.ions were ? riormed by D,. Gordon, who WAS ably assisted by Ore. Toney and Calf in sn ain inputa,ion.
 The srpputs,ion of the foot oi N. J. BrowD, inc sufferer oi necro-i. of the bone, his foot being seveIei .itt!- below the knee, was most successful. performed and the pstient i- pidly recovering from the tEec;s oi the opsr- stiop, resting cay and expected to b atlc to be out on cru'che- within a few weeks.
 Nike Maher, 'hr unfortunate miier who sa- run over by sn ore wagon in Willcox, his auk kle being crushed and b1nes srlinteted alec. withstood the operation If ths surgeons knife, his oi b ias snipn,a,.d ID about the ,ame manner as tLst of Mir. Brown. Mir. MlAer Is At the hospilsl and is doing nicely.
 Roarr.. ihe bright young son Of Clerk scott White, was considerably relieved by an operation Un his de- formed fe |, termed taliri-, a weak anklc which somewhat retarded the little i.lioS's navigation. A tendon was cu'. and upon recovery he will have free use ol his ankle.
Tombstone epitaph., 1896-06-07

A pecul;arity oi the storm Is shown by tho fact ths; nearly every clock in the city stopped at the moment the first big wind sro-e. This fact leads many to suppose that an earthquake accompanied the cyclone but ss this was not established the stopping of the clocks even in places where there was c little wind remnius . mystery Globe Democrat.
Tombstone epitaph., 1896-06-07
ARIZONA.
His Satanic Majesty Files a
 Lien.

The following poem which went the s1unds of ths pte-s some years ago Is republi.hed by request: The Dev,l wAs given permission one
 day To .el,c, him lant Tor Lis own specisl
 swaY; 50 he hunted sround Tor a mo1ih or And iu.scd and tuned and terribly
 s~ore; Bu; a, lsst s country wss delighted d to Where the p'ickley pear and sbs mes-
 quits grew; With brief survey. without further He stood on the banks of the Santa He saw th're wss some improve nient
 to make. For he felt his own reputation at
 stake. An idea struck him, and be swote by
 his horne To make 6 complete vegetation of
 thOrns. He studied the land pi,h prickley
 pear, And scattered tbe csctus here snd
 there: The spanish dagger, .hsIP pointed
 and tail. Anj at las, the cholls to out-siick
 them eli. He imported the Apache direct frsm
 hell. The sine O. his sweet.scenisd ranks to
 sN,ll, And legion of sL Lunk.~iih .uuJ. loud
 smell To perfume ,l,s county be loved ca
 well. And then for hi. !i:a he could 90. see
 shy Tie river should ary mere water
 rurrly; Ant he swyte k he gave i. another
 drop You nigh; have Iii. head and Lorps
 for a mop. He filled the river with ssni til! it .as
 slmost dry, And then poisoned ,hs band with
 slks!i; And promised himself on its -limy
 brink, The cos,Ioli 0; al who iron, it should
 drink. He saw there was one improvement
 10 make, And impor,ei the -eorpina. tsrsu;ula
 and rst,lesnsk-, That all who might come ,o Uni. coun-
 try to dwell Would be cure 10 thing i, wa. s!nos,
 hell. He fixed the hea. at one bunGrej .ni
 eleven, And tani-hsd forever the moisture oi
 heaven; And remarxed A. heard Ri. furnace
 roar. That the heat might reach five bun
 dred or more; And after be had fixed things co thorny
 and well, He said "f.. bs d-d II i. don't BEAT
 hell" Then he a<pped his wings and away
 he flew,