The San Francisco call., 1896-10-17
SELLING A ROAD.
Huntington Finds No Profit in Runnin
the Guatemala Central

Hunting ton Finds No Profit in Running
the Guatemala Central.
OAKLAND, CAL, Oct. 16.-There has
recently returned from Central America
A. w. Burrell, president of the California
Bridge Company, where he has been exc
cutting a number of contracts for his COM
pany. He was in Salvador Guatemala,
and other States, in all of which he saw
many evidences of substantial progress.
There was revolution" in Nicaragua
while he was in Salvador, and rumors OF
disturbances in other countries, but these
things are highly exaggerated. "The
word revolution" he says, conveys
much different idea to our minds from
what it gives native ofiCentral America,
and it is hardly proper to apply it to the
disturbances they have down there.
"a revolution is usually only an upris-
ing by which unpopular administrations
are expelled from power, and it differs
from an election here principally by being
more summary IN its methods. 1t is not
much more forcible, and commonly there
is no more powder burned or blood shed.
These so-called revolutions are sometimes
precipitated by a fear that some person or
family intends to perpetuate himself or
itself in power in violation of law.
at may be news that c. P. Huntington
is in process OF selling out his railroad
down there-the Guatemala Central. 1t
is short line of segenty-five miles, but
built over heavy grades and Leading from
the Pacific Ocean to the city of Guatemala.
Up to this time the road has paid very
we'll but the Government is now finishing
a railroad of about 225 miles from the city
of Guatemala to the eastern or gulf coast.
But the two railroads together-the Guate-
mala Central and the Guatemala North
nrn W a n InNn nrr a oat fr.or1 =
continental line, one that will have q
greater influence. believe. on the course
of business than the new Tehuantepec
route in Mexico"
Held in High Esteem.
OAKLAND. CAL, Oct, 16-The funeral
of the late Archibald G. Marr was held
from his late residence this afternoon ma
der the auspices of Alcatraz Lodge No.
pa, F. and A. NJ, of which he was o mem
ber. Rev. Father Ackerly OF stIJohn's
Episcopal Church conducted the religious
service, while the Masonic quartet sang
number of beautiful selections. There
was large attendance of old friends to
testify to the high esteem in which they
held the deceased. The pallbearers were
A. w. Baker, Donald McKechnie, J. N.
Bishop, A. A. McKeen, David Bortsee and
Henry Hartman.
The Du1cichs' Case.
OAKLAND, CAL, Oct. 16.-Mrs. Kate
Grogan Dulcich is believed to have COM
promised her case, as she has abandoned
the efforts to secure a new trial in the case
in which she sued Luigi Dulcich to estab-
lish her right as his wife. The couple
have lived together for years, reared a
large family and accumulated much prop
erty, but Dulcich recently declared the
marriage void, as her husband was alive
at the time, although she supposed he was
dead. The courts upheld his contention
and much litigation followed regarding
property interests in East Oakland, where
he tried TO eyict the mother of his children.
Pays His Fine
OAKLAND, CAL, Oct. 16.-William G.
Cliff, the capitalist who was convicted by
a jury for assaulting Attorney G. Il.
Johns, cripple, was fined $50 to-day by
Judge Wood in the Police Court, which he
paid. The trouble arose over statements
by Johns rejecting on Justice Frederick
G. Cliffs manner of conducting business.
which his father took up and resented by
striking Johns in the face when he refused
to discuss the matter.
Angry Contractor.
OAKLAND, CAL, Oct. 16-John Caya.
naugh, a sewer contractor, wanted to whip
City Auditor r. w. Snow this morning.
but Chief Lloyd advised him not to and he
desisted. The trouble was over work done
at the First Congregational Church, for
which the contractor was paid in stock
bearing per cent interest, issued by the
company, but which will not be taken up
for three years. He attempted to dispose
OF it at the banks and they would not take
it unless he indorsed it; hence his anger
Investigating Candidates.
OAKLAND, CAL, Oct. 16 The Ameri-
can Protective Association will hold q
county convention in Odd Fellows Hall
tomorrow evening, when the 219 dele
gates selected by the twenty-six councils
of the order in Alameda County, re pre-
senting 5000 members, will consider the
nominees of the various parties, as well as
the independent candidates.
No Retraction Filed.
OAKLAND, CAL, Oct. 16.-The retrac-
ton of the libelous articles published bv