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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-09
AROOSING THE STATE AGAINST FUNDING

the original stockholders and managers and
IL any OF the proposed legislation passes the
Son pahles VIII nave no means from which to
-. pay tne ueDt IN question except their capacity
70 earn money by transportation
The freights they carry eastward consist of
Ihe products of our soil seeking a market
ABROAD, In competition with like commodities
pIouuced elsewhere, and we have to pay for
transporting them to the general markets of
Ine world, where we meet our competitors.
Those carried westward are Eastern or Euro
pean products purchased in the same general
llaIhets Ior conSum ptlon here. On these also
We nave 10 pay the freight, as al addition 10
!: price Oh The goods. Hence, excepting the
FaveI and local freights from Nevada, Utah
anu Nebraska, the people OF this State WILL
nave 20 pay the entire sum the COM
Pahles nave to earn in order TO pay
years past interest, as well as interest
lot tne whole period during when payment
may be deferred That of the Central Pacific
rosd alone amounts, at maturity. TO over
$f|,OOO000. That OF the Union PACING is
about the same amount. To extend these
debts for nifty wears at . per cent per annum is
to double their amount, and TO leave them TO
be paid out OF future transportation is TO sad
die them, some $500 ,00O,OOU In amount, on
us. and our children for two generations to
come. No CONQUERED Roman province was
ever so grieVously taxed.
II. ANY extension OF time for the payment
of these debts necessarily involves a condona-
ton of the INSTRUMENTATION of the funds pro-
vided by the public for the building of the
roads but converted to their own usn by those
who controlled the com panies that did the
work.
The "plain, speedy and adequate remedy"
for the recovery of the money due the United
States by these companies-that which any
business man would adopt in like circum-
stances-is foreclosure of the mortgages, and if
a deficiency arises an action against the guilty
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-09
DEATH OF THERESA CoRLETTE.
She Was Well known as a Writer for the
Local Press.

oHe w ds w Gil hnOWn w f1Ier TOT the
Local Press.
The many friends of Mrs. Theresa Cor
lette will learn with sincere sorrow that
she died some three weeks ago at Milan,
Italy, where she was experimenting the
musical education Of her daughter Ethel.
The cause of her decease is stated in a
cablegram as a severe cold settling upon
her lungs. Under direction from her rela-
tives here, the body will be cremated, and
the sad duty will devolve upon her daugh-
ter of returning at once to this country
bearing the sacred ashes of her mother and
guardian. Miss Ethel had entered upon
her career as an operate singer, and had
been received with satisfactory results
Mrs. Theresa Corlette was for many
years an accepted writer upon the papers
and magazines of this City and bright
and breezy correspondent of the Eastern
and Australian press over the nom de
plume of "Silver Pen" Her Christmas
offering was always either q story or a
poem in which some heart-touching Incl
dent of heroic suffering on one side was
balanced by Christian benevolenee and
charity on the other, the entire recital in
citing the reader to helpful assistance to
the distressed.
The deceased lady leaves three daugh-
tiers and two sons, all of whom are occupy
ing honorable and useful positions in this
State.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-09
HELPING THE NEEDY.
Good Work Done by the Ladies of
the Fruit and Flower
Mission,

The fifteenth annual meeting and cleo
ton of officers of the San Francisco Fruit
and Flower Mission was held yesterday
and the attendance was large. The secre-
tary reported that the young ladies have
visited 10 cases and have given the neces-
saries of life to the deserving with a
liberal hand. On the list OF regular sub
scribers are several large wholesale
houses, from which liberal donations are
re ceiveG.
The treasurer reported that the mission
distributed 1888 SO last year. The cleo
ton of officers resulted as follows:
President, Miss H. Leszynski; first vice.
president, Mrs. G. II. Buckingham; second
vice-president, Miss n. Rodgers; secretary,
Miss Ida Fisher; assistant secretary. Miss j
Miss Douglas; assistant librarian Miss Brown
trustees-M. II. Hecht, George II. Buckingham
Theo f. Smith, Herman Shainwald Dr. G. r
Shields; advisory board-Miss Mary West Mrs
J. w. Raymond, Mrs. n. B. Currier, Mrs Oliver
Eldridge, Mrs. George f. Ashton, Mrs E. p
Slosson.
After the business was transacted the
ladies inspected the new mission head
quarters recently removed from Post street
to 631 Suffer street. There are seven
rooms in the new quarters which give an
opportunity for handling the goods sent to
and distributed from the mission. Last
year the mission handled twelve cases of
goods month, but now the number has
increased to forty cases. In the new home
there are several rooms where the books
and clothing for distribution are kept
which is an improvement on the old place,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-09
NEW EASTBOUND RATES,
They Will Go Into Effect on the Rail-
roads on the Gath of This
Month,

1t was decided yesterday by the Southern
Pacific Company and its connections to put
the advanced rates announced in Tuesday 8
CALL into effect on the 24th inst
The New YORK rates apply only to freight
shipped via New Orleans over the Sunset.
and via Galveston over the Mallory line.
AS was stated in THE CALL on Tuesday
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company will
also advance the rates, maintaining the
present differential of So. 1t has not vet
been decided when the advanced rates
will go into effect via the isthmus; they
may become operative on the steamer that
leaves on the 18th, or may not be put in
force until the 2Sth.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-09
GIGANTIC SPECIAL PURCHASE
Ladies' and Children'S
HOSIERY UNDERWEAR!

In connection with the MARVELLOUS BARGAINS ire
drawing such crowds Great Mdwnter
offering attraction the
SPECIAL PURCHASE of Ladies' ChiIdrens
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-09
AT ONLY ABOUT HALF PRICE!

At ID Gents Pair.
RIBBED BLACK COTTON HOSE double
"A cir
double heels and
Cents Pain
double
a c para Sizes
200 .n,,, 80 lE5 Cents "a
worth ~ 80 dozen, will be placed pair
a
a 15c pair
Pair
LADIES
warranted fast black at
dozen La WHITE
short sleeves worth 5Oc will be placed
emit
durable only ST.
o. ST a.
sa a each. fN O-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-09

ton OF the roads, In principal and interest
which 1t has paid, is paying, and viii pay, up
to maturity in all SITS ,ss4, 249 and donated
over 20, 900 acres of land worth at Govern
ment price over $65 ,073 1885, in ell $24S, $685.
59S. This advance was made in the midst OF
civil war and great public peril, when every
sentiment OF patriotism and honor demanded
the strictest fidelity to duty in dealings with
the public. Yet nearly half of the vast sum
was misappropriated and diverted to their
own use by the parties intrusted with the
work, ana the companies in whose names they
acted are left at the end OF thirty years stripped
OF all means to pay, while the individual direc-
tors are ali m1llfonairesi
TO eondope such q shocking malversation of
public funds, especially after publishing to the
world the particulars and proofs of the facts, as
congress has done in the report of its Railway
Commission, viii be to say TO all the world that
the American Congress considers these tpensac-
lions quite up to its standard of morality in
deanng with public trusts; that misappropIia-
uon OF pubic moneys, ii done on large scale,
and by men wealthy from the proceeds OF their
quit, is but minor offense for which prom
lse to pay hall century hence will buy for
glveness. Nay, that Congress will not even
wait to be asked for II, but will be fore
handed with the offenders and offer them an
unsollclte0 PARDON. What will be the verdict
OF posterity on the Congress which enacted or
the members who voted for such legislation
may be easily foretold. What will they think OF
Themselves few years hence, when the man.
ayers, having secured eondonation of their
oHenses, and entrenched their wealth behind
a new act OF Congress, make default las most
assureoIy they Wild on their new promises
and abandon the roads to the United States,
subject to mortgage of undoubted validity
OF two or three hundred millions. with float
ing debt of eight or ten millions more, and re-
duced to the physical condition described by
one OF their own distinguished lieutenants as
'two streaks OF rust and right of way?
Your petitioners, therefore, earnestly pro-
test against surrendering the first lien of the
Government subsidy bonds or any Congress
sional recognition that it has been surren-
dered; let the courts decide that question;
and to present it as well as to collect from the
guilty directors of the roads the sums they
have wrongfully taken, we pray that the Gov
eminent mortgage be at once foreclosed, as
recommended by the United States Railway
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-09

Commission and as authorized by the act
Congress passed March 3, 1887.
And your petitioners Will ever pray, etc.
THE COMMITTEE OF FIFTY.
Appointed by the monster meeting at Metro
politan Temple, December z, 1895
ADOLPH SUTRO,
Mayor of San Francisco, chairman.
JOHN NJ. REYNOLDS,
Sc cretary.
JOHN T. DOYLE,
J. NJ. BAssETT,
TAYLOR ROGERS,
+. W. MCKINSTRY
Subcommittee on Memorial
Judge McKinstry, commenting on the
memorial in the most vigorous terms, de-
clared: Corporations have no souls. Do
not dicker with them. Take what you
can get and let them go. If the Central
Pacific is not worth the debt let US take
the two streaks of rust and right OF way
if we can get nothing else; but let the
people take what is rightfully and legally
due as debt to the Government"
James Barry, editor of the Star, ex-
pressed the belief that the press and the
individuals that contributed so literally 10
secure political convention for San Fran
cisco for the good of the State might be
counted on to contribute something to-
ward the $4,000 for a more patriotic and
valuable good to California.
Oscar Lewis reported that he had Sc
cured the promise OF $500 from the Build
ers' Association as a contribution to the
fund
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-09
Special Trains to Ingleside,

Beginning to-day the Southern Pacific Com
psny viii run ally special trains, except SUN
days, from the Third and Townsend streets
depot to the lngleside races and return. The
fare will be 81 for the round trip, including
admission to the racetrack and grand STAND, or
25 cents for the round trip alone
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-09
Bark sharpshooter Lipe1ed.

Action for an aggregate of STAG OIL wages
was brought in the United States District Cour:
yesterday against the British bark Sharp-
shooter by Mate George cambridge and Sc a.
men Paul Peters, Bernard M Peterse n .
Rudolph Johnson, Edward Gilbert, Olof OILS on,
Alex Peterson and William Carroll. Plaintiffs
shipped Tor voyage across the Pacific and re-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-09
STEWART MENZ|ES ASKS FOR A REHEAR|NG,

the merits of the constitutional provision
which forms the basis OF the REALTORS claim,
and we, therefore, ask that the judgment OF
the court be set aside and new hearing
granted. Respectfully submitted,
HENRY n. CLEMENT,
Of Counsel for the Relator, Stewart Menzies.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-09
NORTH PACIFIC COAST RAILROAD

Via SausaIitO Ferry.
From San Francisco, beginning October 81, 1898.
WEEKDAYS.
For Mill Valley and San Rafael-7:30 els, ll:O7
A.. N: rs, 3:45, 5:l5, $3.50 p. NJ.
San Quentin-7:30 9:16 a. NJ; Lab, 5:l6 p 4.
Extra trips ior san Rafael on Mondays, WedneO
days and Saturdays at IL 80 p. ~
SUNDAYS.
For Mill Valley, San Rafael aud San Quentin.
500, 1000, IL 80 A.. NJ: 80, 500, 4:S0 s6:lD
r. sDoes not to san Quentin.
THROUGH TRAINS.
T:SO A. N. weekdays-Cazadero and way stationA
LAS p. Il. SaturdRys-Tomales and way stalione
800 A. II. Supdays-PQint Reyes ana way Gthtien0
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-09

THE artists material department of San born.
Vail & Co. has no equal. 1t is right up to date
in everything. New studies just from Europe.
Prang's 'Old California Missions and lots Of
novelties TO paint with and paint on.
The herald., 1896-03-04
THE POLICE COURTS


Justices Owens and Rossiter Had q Busy
Day
The examination of Walter Prescott on
charge of holding up the conductor of a
University electric car on the night of Feb
ruary 9th last will be held before Justice
Owens today, and John Moriarty, charged
with misdemeanor, will plead March 9TH at
10 am.
Sam Wilson and William Mulcahey were
yesterday held to answer to the superior
court. in $4,000 bail, for the crime of grand
larceny. They are tho fellows who few
nights ago robbed German named Iitler
and sandbagged q man named Shire on
Upper Main street few nights ago.
For forgery. 6. W. Collom yesterday had
his examination set for March 18th.
Quong Jung, who was convicted of SELL
ing lottery tickets, will be sentenced today,
while Francis B. Bowling, who is accused
of having beaten the United States hotel
out of board bill, and who was brought
back from Santa Ana by Constable john
son, will have his case adjudicated.
Late in the afternoon James Mccoy and
Jim Brown were brought up on the charge
of "rolling" drunk. They will be exam
ined today. To top off the days proceed
ings Justice Owens gave ten miserable
drunks from SO to $40 fines or an equiv
aient number of days on the chain gang.
Before Justice Rossiter, James Marshall,
who is now on trial in the superior court on
a burglary charge. was examined at o am.
10 explain away the charge that he robbed
the house of ID. f. Donegan on the night
of December last. He was held in $500
bail to appear before the superior court.
In the case of People vs.. Briggs. a battery
complaint, the defendant was discharged
for want of prosecution.
C.G. Compton appeared to answer to his
examination for having in his possession a
forged check. On motion of the defend
ants attorney the matter was continued to
March 10 at . p. m. J. L. Fitzgerald had
a vsgrancy complaint against him dis
missed on motion of the city attorney.
Ten days in Jail, with a suspension of
sentence during good behavior, on account
of his extreme youth, was given little
Harry Stahl for battery upon Ottila Toent-
jes by hitting her with stone in fuss
about some chickens.
The herald., 1896-03-04
The Fatal Number ga

have heard great deal about that I'M
lucky number 13, says q noted traveller
There may be something in it and there
may not be anything in it. But do know
something remarkable with ii in my own
personal experience. Some years ago
stories of the number 13 were being circu-
lated among the members of a party, Of
which | was one. This party was COM
posed of travellers, three of whom were
Americans and ten of whom were of va
rous nationalities. The place was in
Milan, Italy. | don't know how the sub.
ject arose. but presume it was because
somebody made a remark that there wore
Just 3 of us. No, it was not the tradi-
tional dinner party. l remember it we'll
on account of tho event which followed
it. The members of that particular
party never met all together
again. Within two weeks two of
them met their deaths upon the glaciers Of
Switzerland, and by the end of the season,
before got back to America, two others
died by violence. The remarkable facts
and created desire in them to keep track
of the others. You will be astonished
when tell you that the only remaining
members of that thirteen are one other
American and myself, the rest having all
died violent or tragic deaths. The last one
10 die was this gentleman's wife, and she
met her death in a carriage accident. Her
husband and had but recently discussed
the remarkable features connected with
this particular case when he received q
dispatch informing him of the fatal acci-
dent which carried off his wife. She was
the eleventh Of the party. Now there are
but two of us. This has all happened with.
in the last sixteen years.-Pittsburg Dis
patch,
The herald., 1896-03-04
WHAT TX RAY" MEANS

II must have puzzled many people who
have been reading about the great new
Photographic discovery by means of which
pictures are taken through solid substances
to account for the application of the name
"N rays" to the peculiar electric light en-
ployed in the process. William d. Weaver,
editor of the Electrical World, in discuss
ing the new discovery yesterday, gave an
interesting account of the X ray christen-
ing.
at is great injustice" said Mr.. Wea-
YER, "to Professor Roeutgen, who discoc-
cred this enormously valuable phenome-
non. that the rays should be alluded to as
! the X rays, 1t is also another illustration
OF the great power of the press, even when
! this power is inadvertently applied. 1t is
the custom among scientists-that is scien-
lists of the class to which Professor Roent-
| gen belongs - to practice exceeding
modesty.
"When they make discovery which
they give free 10 ail the world, etiquette
and their own native diftidence prevent
them from putting forward this discovery
under their own name. That is to cay, in
Prof. Roentgen's case, for instance, when
il making his discovery public in scien.
titc paper read before the body which he
first addressed on the subject, he referred
to his rays as the \ rays, leaving it to the
world to substitute RosDtgen where he used
Y. This was perfectly understood, of
course, by the scientists, and in passing
the matter along they always referred, not
to the X rays, but to the Roentgen rays,
just as we refer TO the Crookes
tube. BY some means, however, PROT.
Roen!gen's original paper was pub
! lshed, and the newspapers imme-
dately began to call the new light
the X ray, until now that name is stuck
hard and fast, SO hard and fast that Prof.
Roentgen's name is gradually disappear.
ing. Everybody almost now speaks Of
them as the \ rays. and in a few months,
when this excitement regarding the discov-
cry has died out somewhat, most people
will probably have forgotten all about the
man who found this wonderful power and
gave it to the world.
"The newspapers adopted the X ray ap.
peliation from very natural motives. The
ray is a much shorter name than the
Roentgen ray. But grave injustice is be.
ing done to Prof. Roentgen. Surely if any
man ever deserved that his name should
become immortalized in connection with q
discovery, that man is Prof. Roentgen. ".
New York journal.
The herald., 1896-03-04
MISS MERGERS MARRIAGE
Was Much More Binding Than the
Bride Intended
Suit for AnnuIment Is Followed by a
Charge Of Perjury Filed Against
Witness

SAN FRANCISCO, March 3.-There is likely
to be a very sensational ending to the
trouble that arose through the stage mar
riage of Miss Inez Mercer of Portland to
r. B. Westcott, San Francisco drummer,
on May "a of last year. The matter did
not die out by any means with the trial of
the suit of Miss Mercer, or rather Mrs.
Westcott, to have the marriage annulled.
This matter was tried before Judge Slack
on January 10. The plaintiffs g story was
that she was engaged in private theatre
cal performance in Portland, and that
Westcott was also participant. In one of
the acts these two had to undergo what was
presumed to be mock marriage.
After the performance was over the lady
declared she found to her surprise, and
even horror, that she was formally welded
to Westcott, the ceremony having been
genuine. He had before the performance
commenced secured a marriage license,
and the person who had performed the
ceremony was one authorized to unite
people in matrimony.
IN all such cases it is necessary that the
wife have at least one corroborative wit
ness. There appeared to testify for Mrs.
Westcott William c. Isaacs. Isaacs testi-
fed that he was present at the theatrical
marriage and that it took place under the
circumstances named.
The sequel that it is supposed will de-
velop to a sensation in the case occurred
last night when Isaacs was arrested at his
room on Montgomery street by Detectives
Wren and Gibson who booked him on a
charge of perjury.
The officers claim that Isaacs was in
San Francisco at the time of the alleged
marriage. They say that lsaacs was never
in Portland. Westcott is now in the east.
The herald., 1896-03-04
TRACK AND TRAFFIC NOTES
A Sensation in Northern Pacific Receiv.
ership Matters
The Road Had no Authority 10 Issue Mortgages
and Its Bonds are Said to
BE Void

MILwAGKEE, March 3.-.fhe biggest SEN
sation that has yet developed in the North
ern Pacific railroad receivership was pre-
cipitated today by filing the pleas of the
Wisconsin Central company and the Wis.
consin Central Railroad company to the
original amended and supplemental bills
of the Loan and Trust company, on which
the receivership is based. The companies
make the claim that the Northern Pacific
company had absolutely no authority
whatever to issue any of the numerous
mortgages with which the road is encum-
bered, and in consequence all the bonds
issued under the mortgages, amounting TO
nearly $4,000, 900, are null and void. t
is claimed the Northern Pacific was Pro-
h:bited by congress from making or exc
cutting mortgages on its properties unless
on the express consent of congress. This
it is claimed the company never secured,
except in one instance. and in that the lien
created was long ago satisfied.
OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS
CLEVELAND, o., March 3.-Oficial an.
pouncement is made of the appointment of
W. H. Canniir as general manager Of the
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern. and NJ.
J. Grammer "a freight traffic manager of
the same system,
The herald., 1896-03-04
THE SANTA ROSA IS SAFE
A Scare Caused By the Report of Her
Wreck
The Ramor Started at Santa Barbara or sar
Diego But Was Certainly With.
out Foundation

Grave doubts were entertained last night
as to the safety of the steamship Santa
Rosa, which left Santa Barbara in very
rough weather at 6 o'clock south bound.
The first report to reach this city was from
Santa Barbara and soon spread to San
Francisco, kilograms of anxious inquiry
succeeding each other for some hours. The
following private dispatch was received
twelve minutes after midnight from Santa
Barbara in response to The HERALp's in
quiries:
"Santa Rosa sailed at 6 p. M, south
bound. Reported wrecked below Ventura.
Nothing definite"
Steamship Company was seen little after
midnight by HERALD reporter, but could
give no information as to the whereabouts
of the steamer; in fact. she had not been
heard of by the company here since she
left San Francisco. The Santa Rosa's ar
eival at Port Hartford is usually telegraphed
to them here, but no report reached them
yesterday.
1t was reported that the Corona, which
left Port Hartford yesterday morning at IL
o'clock, bad gone in search OF and to the re-
lief of the Santa Rosa, but this was evil
IDENTIFY q canard. as the above dispatch
from Santa Barbara proved.
The Santa Rosa left San Francisco on
Monday morning at O'Clock. Her first
stopping place is Port Hartford, which was
safely reached and left at 1880 yesterday
morning. She reached Santa Barbara at 5
o'clock, and left an hour later.
A very heavy sea was running ana a gale
of wind was blowing all the evening, and
there was no sign of its abatinR at mid
night.
The fears were not allayed here till :15
this morning when the Southern Pacific
agent telephoned: "eanta Rosa reached
Port Los Angeles shortly after midnight.
Unloading freight. but passengers will not
be landed till 5 a. III. "