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The San Francisco call., 1897-05-30
SOCIETY PERSONALS.
whereab outs of the Members of the
Four Hundred in California and
the East.

Following are some of the fastest move
ments of society people in this State and
the East:
Miss Therese Morgan, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. P Morgan, will return from the East,
where she has been al school at Fsrmington
next month. She will be one of next seasons s
most attractive buds.
Mr.. and Mrs. George D. Greenwood and Mrs.
Fred Greenwood have taken cottage in Ross
Valley.
Joseph D. Grant lett for Portland on Friday
last.
Mrs. Dottie Heathcote has returned from the
East and is visiting her mother, Mrs. Kittle.
Miss Flora Dean and Miss Sophia Pierce are
expected 10 return from Vassar, where they
have been at school the early part of next
month.
Mrs Richard Tobin and her daughters will
go to Burlingame for the summer.
Mrs and Miss Jennie Blair will spend part of
the coming season at Del Monte
Mrs. Charles Keeney and daughter will go to
Del Monte.
Mrs. George R. Wells and Miss Marie Wells
contemplate passing the summer al Del Monte
Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Robinson have gone
to Sausalito.
George A Newhall has bought one of the
Burltngame cottages end will go there shortly.
Mrs. Clinton E. Worden and her son will
spend most OF the summer at Del Monte.
Z. w. Hoppin will return from the East with
his two daughters, who have been at school at
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-30

Great Britain, and has long been regarded
as the most sacred right and protection of
the citizen. Is this writ and the consid-
Grafton of it as binding on the Judges as
an order OF fine for contempt of court?"
Deputy District Attorney Hosmer was
present, but made no reply to the argu-
ment presented on behalf of the petit
TONER. 1t was agreed that briefs may be
filed next Tuesday and that a decision
will be rendered next Saturday.
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The San Francisco call., 1897-05-30
Volley Ball.

A game OF volley ball was played last
Thursday evening at the Y. Nj. G. A.
gymnasium in this City between the Mis-
sion team and the German team.
1t was pretty good exhibition and
players as well as spectators enjoyed it
very much. The game was won by the
Mission team.
The teams lined up as follows: Mis-.
sion--Lamont (captain), Smith. Mcleod
and Grant; German-Hennings (captain).
). TONES. Kitzing and H. TONES. SIX
innings were played, lasting forty min
utes. K. Horner acted as referee.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-30
Phil Sheridan Council.

me members of Phil sheridan Council No.
~ Young Mems Institute, Harry Pinkham
PRESIDENT, intend observing tomorrow, Me-
mortal day, by having a solemn requiem high
mass celebrated for the re pose of The souls OF
Ine deceased members of their council. Rev.
James McDonald, the eloquent assistant pastor
OF 81 refers Church, will preach the sermon
OF the occasion. The mass Will be celebrate 1
O'Clock A. NJ
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-30
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The San Francisco call., 1897-05-30
ms lined up as follows:

The officers were: w. H. Mitchell,
referee; d. J. Hanrahan and E. l.. Spacher,
umpires; NJ. G. Fem, timekeeper; A.
Armstrong, scorer
The game played last week between the
Athens OF Oakland ana the Business Men
was IL 10 10 in favor of the Athens, but
the game is under protest of an interpre-
tation of the rules. The league commit
tee, consisting OF A. I. Brock OF Oakland
and f. l.. Shaw and R. Horner OF San
Francisco, await an opinion OF the interna-
tional board on the point in dispute be.
fore they will render their final decision.
The opinion will be telexraphed and will
pro bly, reach the committee about the
end of next week.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-30
Basket Ball.

The Business Mems team played their
last game of basket ball in the present
tournament last Thursday evening Their
opponents were the Ninety-seven team.
1t was quite one.sided game, as the
Business Mems team are so much taller
and heavier, and put up splendid team
work. The score was 48 TO in favor oi
the Business Men OF the San Francisco
Y. M. q. A.
The teams lined up as follows:
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-08
FISH.

The paragraph in regard TO fish, packed
in oil or otherwise, is entirely changed.
and provides that ancbovles, sardiuos,
sprats. etc. packed in tins. boxes or cans,
shall be dutiable as follows:
In boxes or cans containing seven and
half cubic inches or less, u cents per
box or can; containing not more than TWEEN
,y-onc cubic inches. 2H cents per box or
can, containing not more than thirty three
cubic inches. cents per box: containing
not more than seventy cubic inches, 10
cents per box; IL in other packages, 40
per cent nd yalorem. All other fish IN
& ms or boxes Of less than half barrel,
and not specifically provided for, y OF n
ceat per pound, instead OF l cent, as pro
yIded for in the house bill. Mackerel or
salmon. picked or saltcd, and other fish
picked, In barrels or half barrels. l cent
per pound,
There Is new paragraph relating TO the
character Of FISH. Tho general house rate
was ~ cents per pound The senate add.
ton provides for u of II cent
per pound on smoked, dried. saltei. picked
frozen fish. prepared for preservation, and
fresh FISH, not otherwise specifically pro-
vided for. The senate bill strikes out the
,usc provision icr an additional duty on
my country cor dependency which pays
IN EXPORT bounty on FISH; and also the
house paragraph providing for duty on
cans containing shell iish
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-08

Rockdalc. Texas. May Ca great picnic
is to take place tomorrow Mt Lake station,
on the International ana Grcnt Northern
railroad. given to all OF the Sunday schools
along tho route. Indications are that the
Rockdale contingent viii exceed 300. to
accommodate whom the international and
Great Northern Will place four coaches at
tho disposal OF the town Mr.. Charles
Hanson, local agent, Is taking an active
interest In working up ths excursion,
seeing to the comfort Of everybody, and In
this connection II is proper 10 say that
MIR. Hanson. since taking charge VI this
station, has conducted himself and his
business In such manner an TO win the
warmest friendship OF the people OF this
section.
A protractod meeting conducted by the
Prcsbyterians told school VIII begin here
tonight. led by Rev. Mr.. Saylcs Of Bell
county, whose reputation for ability pre-
codes him. The services viii be held In
the Methodist church. the doors OF which
seem ever to be open TO any work consist
ent with the Christian faith.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-08
MARBLE Am STONE.

The house schedule on marble or onyx
which is Go cents per cubic foot on the
rough and S1.10 on the sawed or dressed,
is replaced by the following: Marble or
onyx, in block. rough or squared only. Go
cents per cubic foot: sawed or dressed.
over inches in thickness, siio per cubic
foot: slabs or paving tiles of same con-
tanning not less than four superficial
inches. II not more than | inch In thick
ness, IL cents per superficial foot; more
than and not more than lia inches thick,
10 cents: more than Ia inches and not
moro than inches, is cents rubber. in
whole or part cents per foot additional:
mosaic cubes of same not larger than :
cubic inches, II loose, cent per pound and
20 per cent ad valorem; attached to paper
or other material, 20 cents per superficial
foot and SO per cent. Manufactures of
coral and spar are added to those dutiable
at 40 per cent and clock cases are stricken
from the class. FrecstonS granite,
sandstone limestone and other building
or monumental stone. except marble or
onyx. manufactured and undressed, is
raised from 10 to IA cents per cubic foot,
and hswn, dressed or polished, from 40
to 90 per cent ad valcrem.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-08
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.

The rate on cattle importa,ons is chang
cd so as to provide for a duty OF 81 per
head on cattle not valued at more than
$40 and SIS per head where the value is
greater. The house bill made uniform
rate of Sc.
The rates on rice wero generally re-
ducod, putting cleaned rice a ~ cents per
pound, instead of 2 cents; uncleaned rice
at $40 of a cent instead of IA cents per
rice flour Il cent instead ot y cent per
pound. Beans are reduced from 90 TO 40
cents per bushel; hay from 81 to $3.50 per
ton; hops from II to IL cents per pound :.
dried peas changed from l cent per pound
to 20 cents per bushel. Evergreen seedlings
are added to the paragraph in regard 10
tree cuttings. and are made dutiable at
SIZE por thousand Articles In this para
graph not specially provided for are chang
ed from so TO % per cent ad valorem. po-
,atocs are reduced from Is TO 20 cents per
bushel. faxseed or linseed from so 10 "a
cents per bushel and seeds of all kinds not
specially provided for from 40 TO 20 per
cent ad v0lOrenl.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-08
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I.EATIIEtt.

The addition of hides 10 the duiiahle
list made necessary various changes In
the bill concerning leather and articles
made therefrom. A substitute paragraph
was prepared in regard to betting leather,
the provisions OF which are as follows:
Band or betting leather and sole leath-
er. 20 per cent adj valorem; calf skins. tan
red. dressed upper leather. including pat
ent. enameled. etc. chamois skins aud 9TH
er skins not specially enumerated. 20 per
cent ad valorem; bookbinders' calf skins.
kangaroo. sheep and goat skins, including
lamb and kid skins. dressed and finished
20 per cent ad vaiorcm, skins from mo-
rocco. tanned but unfinished. 10 per cent
al valorem: piano forte leather, 20 per
cent ad valorem; boots and shoes made OF
leather, % per cent I'D valorem; provided
that leather cut into shoe uppers or vainps
shall be classified IA manufactures Of
leather and pay n duty accordingly.
There was only one change made In the
house provision in regard to glove duties.
The house paragraph providing for Gu
mulative duties was stricken out and
writer rs follows: ''ln addi-
ton to the foregoing rates there shall
be paid on leather gloves, when lined, 81
per dozen pairs; on all leather gloves. i'm
ported without fasteners OF any kind.
there shall be n reduction of 90 cents per
fn7ef,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-08
THE SANTA FE SHOPS.
Mr.. Polk listened to Propositions
From Dallas.

Dallas. Texas. May 7.-General Man.
ager L. ]. Polk of the Gulf, Colorado'and
Santa Fe this afternoon met large dele
cation of leading business men, members
of the Dallas Commercial club. who desire
ia get the machine shops Of the Santa Fe
system located at Dallas. The shops are
now at Galveston. but the company has
determined to remove them to a more cen
trail or convenient point for the work of
the system. Manager Polk Informed the
Dallas men that he was not yet prepared
to give final answer for his company;
that a number OF other cities were appli-
cants for the location. and the company
would have to consult its best interests
in making selection. He promised that
the applications and propositions OF Dallas
would however. be given thorough con-
sideratlon. Manager Polk says he is In
clfned to believe the final location Will
be determined upon within thirty days
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-08
FLAX, HEMP, ETC.

4
Flax. not hacked or dressed, Is reduced
from cent TO y of n cent per pound and
hacked or dressed line AJAX from ceuts
to 2n cents per pound. Tow of fax is
changed so as 10 provide for straight
duty OF cent per pound. Heap and tow
of hemp are reduced from ser to 500 per ton
and hacked hemp fror, $50 to $40 per ton.
Considerable additions were made 10 the
Paragraph relating 10 cables and coriagn.
These include Tamrico fibre; MANILA and
sal grass, all OF which are made dutisble
at cent per pound. There Is an increase
in the duty on threads made from yarn
finer than lea or number OF from 5-s 10 y
OF cent per pound. additional for each lea
o. number. The paragraph In regard 10
yarns made Of iiax tow 10 changed from ad
yalorem to specific rates and a duty II
cents per pound provided for single yarns
in Ike gray made Of fax. hemp or ramie
not Amer than lea or number; finer than
lea or number and not FINER than no lea, 40
per cent ad valorefn; finer than 80 Lea or
number. Is per cent ad "slorefn.
There is also a substitute for paragraph
800 I'm regard TO flax gill netting which
provides that this netting and also nets,
webs aud seines shall pay the same duty
per pound as Is imposed on the thread.
Irvine. or cord Of which they are made, and
an additional duty OF 90 per cent ad va
loren.
Floor mattIngs are reduced when valued
at not exceeding 10 cents per yard from
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-08
COTTON MANUFACTURES

on cotton thread and carded yarns. warps
and other forms. except the spool thread.
the house rate was 3-i0 OF cont per num-
Der per pound on numbers exceeding TWEEN
ty. The senate bill imposes $40 OF cent
per number por pound in addition to the
rate Of cents pound on No. 90 on num-
bcrs exceeding 20 and up 10 So The senate
bill makes the rate on No 50 and above. 30
per cent ad valoroin. Tho house duty Of .
cents nor square yard aud 30 per cent en-
cloth Of cotton or other vegetable fbor
with an admiSture Of silk, Is replaced with
a more specific paragraph putting the same
rate on "cloth eomp1fed Of cotton or other
vegetable fiber, SILK. whether known as
silk -stripod sleeve Innings. silk stripes or
otherwise" and IL is provided no such
cloth shall pay less than 30 per cent ad va
loren, Cotton cloth. filled or coated, is
made 3 cents per square yard and 20 per
cent.
The duties on pushes, yelyets. velvet
eons. corluroys, etc, rot bleached, col
ored. ETC.. arc changed from 10 coDts and
20 rer cent to cents and % per cent Ter
souara yard blcachcd. dyed, etc. from II
cents aud 20 per cant TO u cents aud 20
oer cont. This provided Dy the senate bill
that none OF the fabrics OF tho plush end
corduroy class shall pay less rate than
47i6 per cent ad vslofern. Senate classiu-
cation Of stockings, hose and half hose fol-
lows: Valued at not more than ~ per
dozen pairs, 30 cents; valued at more than
81 and not more than si.50. GO cents; val
ued at more than $3.50 and not more than
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-08

w. G.. Van Week has gone East on some
important business.
William Mahl. second assistant to Presi-
dent Huntington. is expected in the city
today.
Three trains of cattle went up the Hous-
ton and Texas Central yesterday for the
Territory.
]. c.. Gregory superintendent OF the In
tornstional and Great Northern. WAS in the
city Yesterday.
Colonel J. C. Andrews. travelling passen-
ger agent of the Southern. left last night
for New Orleans.
w. r. Mnlvv. superintendent of the
Southern Pacific. left for the East yester-
day on an inspecting tour.
W. d. Turner, commercial agent OF the
Vandalia Line. with headquarters in Fort
Worth. was in the city yesterday.
j. w. Terry. general attorney of the
Gulf. Colorado and Santa Fe. passed
through the city Inst night from Austin.
J. w. Evans, claim agent OF the Gulf.
Colorado and Santa Fe. was in the city
Yesterday. Jim is not now paying rebates.
Major G. A. Quinlan, general manager OF
the Houston and Texas Central, returned
home last night from a trip to North
Texas.
William Reinhardt. travelling passenger
agent OF the Southern Pacific, went East
yesterday. Willie is certainly after some
sure fish.
Rush Barnes. travelling passenger agent
of the Kansas City Pittshurg and Gulf.
is In the city. and says the new line will
soon do all Of the business.
f, s. Hammond. assistant general man
ager of the Kansas City, Pittsburg and
Gulf. passed through the city yesterday
morning on his special car for Port Ar
thur.
The Houston and Texas Central will run
special train to Waco on account of the
Epworth meeting. The train VIII leave
at 9:l5 a. m. The fare is the low rate of
s425.
SUPERINTENDENT Martyr OF the Pullman
company was In the city yesterday. He
saws that business at present is dull, but
as summer time Is coming he expects
heavy travel.
C. w. Bein. traffic manager. and II. A.
Jones, general freight agent OF the Hous-
ton and Texas Central and Southern Pa
c,fic. have returned from Austin They
don't seem 10 be at all agitated over the
exciting meeting held.
Tho excursions to Galveston yesterday
and intermediate points wcro we'll at
tended. Extra coaches were run on the
several roads and a happy time was had
by all so the report comes from those who
arrived on the late trains last night.
Andy Masch of Edna ia in the city.
Andy is an old timer of the Galveston.
Houston and Henderson and the way the
old boys mot him yesterday proved that
the days of long ago We're not forgotten
Roxie Reese had him In charge and OF
course Andy had good time.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-08

So. 20 ccnts: valued at more than 50 and
not moro than 81. $l.20; more than 50 ana
not more than $50. 81; and in addition ON
the forcxolng 10 per cent ad valorcm: val
ucd at more than S.. h5 per cent
The rates on underwear, including that
knit by hand. finished or unfinished. which
were not included In the Same house bill
paragraph. arc changed IA follows: Valued
at more than $i.bo per dozen, house 25
cents and % per cont, senate GO cents and
i5 por cent: 81 30 to So. house T5 cents and
SO per cent, senate sllp and Is per sent:
81 to S.. house 81 AID 40 per cent, senate
$3.50 and 20 por cent; So to 81, house St62
and 40 per cent. senate si.25 and So per
cent The house rate on all valued At
moro than 81 was SIZE and ~ per cent.
The senate rates are: Valued at 81 TO SIS
s2,e5 and S5 por cent. above Sis, 80, per
cont
Tho rate on manufactures Of cotton, not
specially provided for, is raised from 40 Ia
40 per cent ad valorcm.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-08
puLr.,rArEa AND uoo,<s.

Mechanically ground wood pulp Is
changed from lie of a cent per pound TO
~, cents per cwt,, and proviso is added
that u any country or dependency shall
impose an export duty on pulp wood. the
amount OF such export duty shall be an
additional duty when imported from such
country or dependency"
The provision IN regard to photographic
prints Is entirely new. and is quite COM
picatcd. II provides n duty OF "a ccnts per
pound on such prints from stone. zinc or
other materials. OH paper not TO exceed
$1,000 Of an inch In thickness. but the pro-
vision docs not apply to cigar labels and
bands. music and Illustrations. when form
ing part OF periodical. Writing. letter.
note hand made drawing ledger. bond
record. tablet and typewriter paper. weigh
trg not less than ten puunds and not moro
than nfteon 10 the rcam, cents per pound
and 10 per cent al valore;n. II Is especially
provided that II the paper is ruled. lor-
dcrcd, embossed, printed or decorated, II
shall pay 10 per cent ad valorem in addi
ton to tho rbovo rates.
Books OF all kinds. photographs. ctch-
ings, maps. music. not especially provided
al valorcm paper envelopes, plain. % per
cent al valorcm, II bordered. etc, 30 per
cent ad vnlcrcm.
The provision relating to all these sub
loctg is stricken out.
There rs also a substitute paragraph in
regard TO PLAYING cards. imposing n duty
OF 20 cents per pack and 20 per cent ad
Nalorem. The house rate was 10 cents per
rack and 81 per crut al valurcm.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-08
ASK DENSITY As A BASIS.
Round Bale People Be-
fore the Commission.
TO SUBMIT ARGUMENTS IN wRl TING,
Mr.. Goodwyn Said Railroads Couldp,,
stand II, ms Greater Density
Wouldn't Increase Tonnage.

Austin. Texas, May THE railroad COM
mission this morning heard from repre-
sentatives of the Bessonette, or round bale
system OF pressing cotton. on proposition
to ADJUST compress charges on the basis OF
density.
Mr.. Ball OF Waco stated that the general
adoption of the Bessonctte system would
mean the removal of the necessity for con-
centration. a business OF 1000 bales j,,s.
titled the putting In of round bale press
"hich could compress cotton to n density
OF fifty pounds per cubic foot. An aver
ago carload OF flat cotton consisted of
twenty-five bales; OF compressed cotton
fifty bales OF round bale cotton 10o bales
OF 42' pounds each The high density Of
the round bale system was obtained with
out injury to the fiber The rate of In
surance was lower on round bales than on
cotton put up In tho usual manner, and
there was savig In 6agging and ties.
IL. A. Sterling of the Temple compress
objected to the Endorsement of private
monopolistic schemes by the railroad COM
mission, which, TO his mind, was what the
Bessonette people were after.
Mr.. Ball replied that he was not seek
ing an Endorsement Recognition of an
Improvement In methods of COMPRISING
cotton was all his people wanted.
Replying to Messrs. Lassiter. Freeman.
Lord and others, Mr.. Ball gave details of
the plans and system OF putting in and
running their presses by the Bcssonette
people and asserted that cotton prepared
by them brought IA cent more per pound
than cotton pressed and compressed ac-
cordng to the prevailing method. AS to
the practicablity OF sampling cotton in
round bales. Mr.. Ball maintained that as
good sample could be obtained from them
as the samples obtained from compressed
bales, on which the crop is sold in Liver
pool.
Judge Reagan stated that while the
commission had listened to the discussion
with considerable interest. he did not see
how it could manage to fix compress
charges on the basis of density. The COM
mission might say that certain price
should be paid by the railroads for COM
pre.sage. but when Il came to grading that
price according TO density an insurmount-
able difficulty would present itself.
Mr.. Moore of Waco complained that Mr..
Ball had. owing to the cross firing by COM
press men present. been unable 20 develop
every point in favor of the Bessonette sys-
tom, whereupon he was requested by the
commission to submit his argument and
data in writing.
Mr. Goodwin Of the Santa Fe asserted
that fixing Of compress charges on the
basis of density would mean a loss OF
revenue to the railroads which they could
not bear, as a change in the shape OF the
cotton would not increase the tonnage.
The matter was taken under advisement
and the meeting dissolved.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-08

San Marcos. Texas, May 7.--slx hundred
happy souls boarded the special train yes
terday for Nov Braunfels. The Methodist
and Episcopal Sunday schools and their
friends composed the Joyous crowd Landa
Park was the place chosen for the picnic.
The Baptists gaye a picnic this week TO
the Sunday school on the Blanco river.
Mrs George Brlnghurst and two chill
dren and Mrs Ed. Burke Of Houston are
stopping ut Mrs Pollie divers.
Camp p. G. Woods United Confederate
Veterans, held its annual election OF Off
GERS yesterday. reelected It's old officers
and selected delegates for the Nashville
reunion.