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The San Francisco call., 1897-10-16
Proposed Merchants Line May
Possibly Be in Operation by
November l.
PLENTY OF VESSELS now TO BE HAD.
San Francisco a Headquarters 70,
the Alaskan Line-Money
Pouring In.

1t now develops that the action OF GER
tain influential merchants of this city in
endeavoring to establish a shipping line
between here and Portland was forced
upon them by an alleged agreement be-
tween the Oregon Steamship and Naviga-
ton Company and Portland merchants,
the terms of which provide th at San Fran
cisco shall be shut out of com petition with
them and the balance of trade shall be
over the lines OF that company with the
Fast.
The matter was fully explained yester-
day by an energetic member OF the COM
mittee in charge OF the esta biishment of
the line. He prefaced his remarks with
the statement that the merchants of this
city have no quarre! with Portland mer-
chants, but were forced 10 the step they
have taken unless they should conclude
TO resign themselves to the fate of being
hedged in on the north by the Siskyou
Mountains and on the south by the
Tehachapi range.
The line between here and Portland, 1"
he said, lis the least important owned by
the Oregon Railway and Navigation Com
pany. Their railway line runs from Port
land to Spokane, where it connects with
the Northern Pacific and the Great
Northern, and to Huntington, where it
connects with the Oregon Short Line.
Naturally it is TO their interest 10 have
business originate in Chicago, Minneapo-
lis, St. Louis and ST. Paul rather than in
San Francisco, because in the latter case
their revenue would be the freightage
over a short wafer line, while in the
former it would be the cost of freightage e
rail rho Ion disfa from n
Eastern points TO Portland and back over
the local 10 points in Eastern Oregon and
Washington.
.We are reliably informed that the great
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-16
INTERVIEW TN
THE NEGATIVE
President Ripley of the
Santa Fe Tells What
Hes Not Here For.
A Big Party of Railroad Off,
oials Comes From the
East.
A Long Conference With Officials
of the Southern Pacific
Company.

A large party of Santa Fe Railway
officials arrived here yesterday on a west
ern tour of inspection, for the transaction
OF perfunctory business with the Southern
Pacific, for pleasure and, presumably, in
Particular TO look to the possibilities OF
extending the road or its connections until
direct communication shall ultimately be
had with San Francisco independently of
the Southern Pacific Railroad.
At the head of the party i. +. p. Ripley
OF Chicago, president of the Santa Fe.
With him are: Paul Morton of Chicago
third Weep dent OF the company: w
A. Bissell OF Chicago, the assistant frelpht 1
and traffic manager; w. G. Nevin of Lo.
Angeles, general manager of the Southern
California Railway and OF the Santa Fe
Pacific; K. Chambers of Los Angeles
general freight agent OF the Southern Cal
! ifornla Railway and of tGe Santa Fe Pa
cific at Los Angeles; John J. Byrne of Los
Angeles, general passenger agent of III e
Southern California Railway and also con.
necied with the Santa Fe Pacific at Los
Angeles. and g. A. Dobbin and Tom
Brown Of Chirago, secretaries 10 President
Ripley and Third Viz e. President Neyin.
In addition to these there are, as euests
of President Ripley, Z. E. Aver of Chi
cago. who furnishes most of the tie. used
by the big Trsnscontinental railroads.
aud A. S. Sprague OF the Chicago firm OF
SpraGue, Warner & Co., wholesale gro
GERS.
All these men are staying at the Palace
Hotel.
With the original party, before it re-
ceived its additions OF Lo, Angeles men.
was John L. Stoddard OF New York, the
well-known lecturer, and Andrew Nc
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-16

Beckley of Rochester, n. Y, / believe, is
the man interested in that road from
Cramer to Randsburg
mo; We have not been examining a
pass for an extension of our line from
Moiave TO Bakersfield. In the first place,
the VALLEY road is not yet into Bakers
field. and in the second place it is not yet
into San Francisco. / do not believe in
crossing bridges until / come 10 them.
believe surveys have at some time been
made over TETON Pass and Walker Pass,
but we have not had il done.
I'VE shall probably remain here three
or four days, and then We shall go directly
East.
"No; there is no significance in Mr..
Ayers being in the party. He is simply
a guest and q friend. and his presencs
does not mean that any roaG-building is
contemp ated.
"Our conferences with the Southern
Pacific officials were on minor business
matters of no public interest"
Third Vice President Morton said:
1--WE were charmed with the Grand
Capyon. It is pronounced the grand est
niece of scenery in the world. The Sante
Fe will not help build the contem pl ated
seventy miles of road into the canyon
from Flagstaff, but it will be glad TO sell
rails to the company.
"I look for big tourist business to Cali
fornia this winter. Indications already
point to it.
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United States he came to San Francisco,
and the greater part of his life has been
spent here.
Away back in the sixties, when the
California Theater was first opened, Mr..
Preston accepted position as prompter
and had been engaged in the theatrical
business ever since, and is perhaps the
best known and most respected ember
OF the profession on the coast.
During the period that the noted ira,
gedians, john Mccullough and Lawrence
| Barrett, we're managing the California
Theater Mr.. Preston retained his position
and was on terms of intimacy with his
managers. He also knew and at various
times took parts in the companies OF
Booth, Whealey and Mayo.
An expert penman, in the early days
before the typewriter was known, Mr..
Preston was often en- ployed as copyist by
many of the well-known actors, and a
number of the older plays which were
favorites with the theater-goers of years
gone by were copied by him from the
original manuscripts.
Among other positions of trust which
he occupied at different times Nh. Preston
was stage manager of the Metropolitan
Theater. Of late years he had given up
his work in the theatrical line and de-
voted his time to literature. He was a
frequent contributor to the papers and
wrote a nun Der OF poems. His pen-draw-
ings are considered very good.
His widow, two sons, aged % and 1S,
and daughter, aged %. survive Mr..
Preston.
The funeral will be from Druids' Hall
Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, and the
services will be conducted by Norma
Grove of the Druids, of which organization
the deceased has been a mem Der thirty
years. He was also a member of Golden
Gate Lodge of the B. P. o. E., and that
order will attend the funeral. The body
will be buried in the Masonic Gem etery.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-16

NaIly of the Chicago publishing firm of
Rand, McNal y & Co. They have already
returned 10 the East. Mr. StoddarI's OBJ
iective point was the Grand Canyon of
the Colorado, which he visited With the
party and obtained data for pros pective
lecture.
President Ripley is not taIkative or
very communicative. When interviewed
yesterday evening after he had jast re-
turned from private conference of many
hours in the Southern Pacific building
with Thru Vice President Stubs and
partly with Vice President H. E. Hunt
ingion he said in answer to many ques-
tions:
mo; the Santa Fe will not build from
Los Angeles TO San Pedro nor did l look
over the ground when 1 was there.
NO; we will not build brancn down
to the Grand Canvon, but we would like
TO see one built. There are some men in
terested IN that project. w. o. O'Neil,
Mayor of Prescott. is at the head of the
en- erprise. He accom- panied us on our
visit recently to the Grand Canyon. If
they can raise the money l have no ooubt
the road will be built probably in the
next year. The Santa Fe will not take
part on The construction.
mo; We are not dealing with the
CTamer branch TO Randsbur,. J. n.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-16
POLICE HAVE A CLEW,
1t Is Expected That James G. Bennett
the Fugitive, Will Soon Be
Recaptured.

the Fugitive, Will Soon Be
Recaptured.
All the efforts Of the police to capture
James G. Bennett, the would be mur-
dsrer and suicide who escaped from the
Receiving Hospital Wednesday night,
have been unavailing.
The police are satisfied that Bennett was
driven off in a hack that was waiting for
the purpose, ana are bending their ener-
gies to find the hackman.
A clew was obtained yesterday that may
lead to something definite. Bennett has
friends in San Mateo County and it Is be-
lieved that he was driven rhere Wednes-
day night.
This suspicion is confirmed by the fact
that some policemen saw hack bel ng
driven furiously along the San Bruno 70 ad
late Wednesday night.
Benefits divorced wife is rapidly re
covering from the wounds in her neck.
and in a week she will be able to be about
again. The fact that Bennett has escaped
has been carefully kept from her, as it
might make her nervous and retaro her
recovery. A policeman still guards the
building. IA McAllister street.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-16
BURGLARY AND ROBBERY.

Two Serious Charges Preferred Again st
w. j. Lee, n Hostler.
the City Prison last night on charges of
attem pt TO rob and burglary.
Several weeks ago three men assaulted
and attempted to rob Harry Golden, a
peddler, in barn on Harrison street. and
Golden alleges that Lee is one OF them
Lee is also charged with breaking into
the room of Cal Marble at the Ineleside
racetrack, forcing open a trunk with a
hammer snd stealing a watch. two watch.
chains and a $40 gold piece. He went to
Sacramento, but returned yesterday, and
was arrested by Policemen Robinson and
FeenPy.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-16
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knowledge II would be exceedingly dangerous
10 life and property to rely entirely upon the
use of tuberculin as test for tuberculosis.
Resolred, That we firmly and conscIentiously
believe that animals apparently in good
heath from a physical examination by per-
sons of large experience with cattle is a sa fer
and more reliable method of protecting the
public from diseases of cattle than the tuber-
culin text.
The annual election of directors resulted
in the following being chosen:
Joseph Maillard, San Geronimo; ". P. A.
Brewer. San Mateo; II. N. LIE Baron, Valley
Ford; George r. Sneath san Francisco; A P.
Martin, Petaluma; NJ. p. Hansen, Alton, Hum
boldt County; Samuel E. Watson, Alameda
C. II. Sessions, Los Angeles; w. II. Roussel,
San Francisco; A. c. Fay, Oakland; F. L. de
Long. San Francisco.
The officers will be elected by the di-
rectors OF their next meeting.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-16
CURTAIN RUNG down.
Robert ]. Preston, a Well
Known Theatrical Man of
the City. Is Dead.
An 0ld-Timer in the Profession
Formerly Associated With
Noted Actors.

Robert ]. Preston died at his home. 1O4
Bernard street, yesterday morning, after
an illness of three weeks. Tie cause OF
mis- death was congestion of the lungs
Mr.. Preston was born in Cork, Ireland
some sixty-tive years ago, and when quite
boy came to this country to carve out
his fortune. Soon after reaching the
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-16

say up in Stockton that he is better than
ever. II this be so who is there OF the
old cranks that does not want TO see Har-
per pitch? Stockton will have behind the
bat Peters, who until recently was the
crack catcher for the California markets of
this city.
Peters refused TO play for the pittancs
that was offered him at the Central Park
games.
Although at Cen lral Park" says he.
81 caught dead bali for q small salary, |
would much rather catch live ball IN a
game which IS run on the dead level
Selma Of Stockton's crack aggregation of
18SS-1SS9 will play his old position at first.
Nothing escapes Selma, and at the bat he
is a sluGger.
But the baseball public mustn't think
that this game is going to be all one-sided.
Nothing couId be more erroneous. From
the start 10 the finish Olympic will be
there unless signs In the baseball zodiac
fail. Jack McGlynn, manager of Oiym-
pic, wears a smile-a broad, smiling smile
of:assurance. And when it is suggested
that Stockton will trail the colors of the
Oiymrics in the dust, Jack, like Jobs war
ho-se, breaks out into resonant "Ha,
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-16
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WILL THE LAW BE A FAILURE?

Convention
Alameda
q. daryman of
officially
The
opinion that
modified
sell cheese" within the
Alameda County the
milk This
impo question to dealers.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-16

We informed
OF that and the whereby
bulk OF
shipments shall the R. and lines In for this
perfectly willing
with W. r. Wheeler
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-16
ADJUSTMENTS.


BALDWIN THEATER My Friend from India
COLUMBIA 1HEATER- 'Tne Hoosier Doc or.
MoRosCo's OPERA -HoUsk-' The White squad
ron"
A1CAzAR THEATER Pink DOminoes"
TIvoII OPFR. uo1-sr- The Bohemian Girl
ORPHFUM.- High-Class NAnuev"'e
CALIFORNIA THEATER.-Xaver Scharwenka,
Tuesday, Octoberl9.
BYRON MAUzAY HALL Otto Bendix, Monday,
October lS.
OBERoN.-Grand Concert
SUTRo BATHs.-Bathing and Perform anceS
THE CHUTEs AND CHUTEs FREE HEATER
Great Vaudeville Company every afternoon and
evening.
ExcuRs1oN-To Camp Taylor Sunday oc.o'
Der II.
CoUBs1Ne-At Ingleside Park, his afternoon.
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AUCTION SALES.
BY p J. BARrH-Thi, day. o, tober is, Art
Goods at l23 Kearny street. at and 1880 p. NJ.
IY G. IL UMBsES & Co.-Monday Cc.ober 25,
eaI Estate, at i NJ ontgomery St, AT u O'CLOCK.
The weather.
Fair Saturday; light northerly, shifting to
westerly, winds.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-16
Stocktons.

hope of dividends on the transpor tation busl-
ness. Should it prove the contrary and some
losses accrue then the fund subs ldlZing the
steamers can be drawn upon TO make such
losses good, the merchants in the meantime
having REIN bursed themselves for such losses
by the incres sed business which they have
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-16

Gosnsky
the Ford
j icann be beat.
Stockton downed the
anda rtplaye
of
be called at 2: Rube Levy and Dave CrAm will umpire
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-16

game OF RlIt-edee bail. and the fun VIII
be of high order when they appear on
the Recr reation Park diamond.
Among the Slough City talent are some
mighty heavy stick-wieders. How the
fur will fly eff the live ball W hen their bats
collide with the sphere. Won't the Olym-
plans have to do some tall chasing,
though?
George Harper, who once in the good
old days led the pitchers in the California
League, will twirl for the visitors. They
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-16
Attached Fritz scheel.

Fritz Scheel, the orchestra leader, and others
have been sued by J. J. Rauer, as assignee of
the San Francisco Laundry Association, for
$l2 SO for washing done for the defendants.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-16
BERTRAND AT THE BAT.
MASCOT


will
be headed by
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-16

Sherman, Clay & Co.'s Hall. The reception
and banquet promise 10 be quite ella aboraie,
and nearly all the leading mus clans OF The
city will attend.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-16

VIII Receive Scharwenka.
The Musicians Club has invited Herr Xaver
Scharwenka, the eminent composer and
pianist, 10 be its guest Monday evening OF
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-16
NEW TO-DAY
OUR GREAT
SALE OF
UNDERWEAR
FOR TO-DAY
And MONDAY.

The first lot consists
of 20 lines in Natural
Wool, Camel's hair,
Merino and Balbrig-
gan. We show them
in 10 new colors.
They are worth $1.00
to $1.25. For to-day
and Monday, your
choice for s. cents.
The second lot con-
sists of many lines and
colors, also some dou-
BILE fronts and backs.
They are worth $1.25
to $1.75. Your choice
for this sale $I.I0.
The third lot we
show 20 lines all full
fashioned, in all the
latestshades, in Scotch
Wool, Llama Wool,
Cashmere and German
Balbriggans. I h y
are worth $50 to 50.
For to-day and Mon
day your choice ST.. 80
The fourth lot we
selected some of our
best stock in Cash
mere Worsted, Angora
Wool, in a great as
sortment of shades.
They are worth So to
$3.50. Our sale price
is $40.
All better grades
reduced proportion
ately for to-day and
Monday only.
S. N. WOOD & co
columbian WooIen MillS),
us and 722 MARKET ST
a
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-28
brilliant Presbyterian leader of New

brilliant Presbyterian leader of New
York city.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
Secretary Carlisle's private secretary.
State Treasurer Addison B. Colvin, of
New York.
John Graham, the foremost man in
American athletics.
The wife of Rev. Charles II. Parkhurst,
the famous preacher and reformer; May
or McShane, of Montreal;i Major General
Birney; Judge Powers of Vermont, and
a host more of prominent men and We
men, including no less than five United
States congressman. are among the
thousands of grateful People who have
recently sent to the proprietors of this
wonderful remedy their expressions OF
its unequaled value-men and women
who can we'll afford, and do command,
the highest medical advice in the coun-
try.
i Ard then also from the people in the
ordinary walks of life there come thou
sands of honest, straightforward, heart
felt letters telling how Paine's Celery
Compound has made them we'll
Their testimony simply goes to show
what New England's most vigorous ed
itor SO aptly said in a letter telling of
the benefit Paine's Celery Compound had
been to a member of his family: "Paine's
Celery Compound is not a patent medi-
cine; it is not a sarsaparilla; it is not a
mere tonic; 1t is not an ordinary nervine
it is as far beyond them all as the dia-
mond Is superior to cheap glass"
1t makes people well. 1t is the one
true specific recognized and prescribed
today by eminent practitioners for dis
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-28
FAUNSDALE.
Pythianism the Subject of Lecture By
Grand Chancellor Donahoo-Per-
..sss.s sonal and Social.

Fausdale, Ala, March 26.-(Special Cor
respondence )-Wednesday nigh. Grand
Chancellor. John H. Donahoo, OF ITALIA
dega, addressed the local lodge knights
of Pythias, and the public generally in
The city hall, on Pythianism. While the
ecture was IA Their short, it was due to
The fact of lodge meeting afterwart}.
His hearers were much pleased. While
here he was the guest of Mr. ]. G.
Brown.
The "Sans Souci' club were the
guests OF Mesdames c. B. Mcleod and
RE. King, at the 'GManse" Thursday
afternoon The chief feature of the af-
ternoon was a trio which was very
charmingly rendered by Miss Margaret
Walker, Mesdames D. P. Coleman and
J. e. Lister.
Mrs. Maria Nelson and daughter, Miss
Bland, of EutaW, are the guests of the
family of Mr.. w. E. Bailey.
Miss Willie Maupin, of Mobile, who
was the guest of Miss Mary Mingea for
few days left Thursday morning for
home 50 saas.iss .,ses>
Mr.. j. F. Westbroolze spent the day last
Sunday in Catherine.
While we. have had great deal of bad
wea Their for the past few weeks, which
has somewhat retarded the farmers in
their work. we are having some very
pretty weather now, which will enable
them to catch up.
Circuit court for this county meets
on April 5 at Idnler. The docket will be
a very fair one.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-28
DADEVlLLE.
Heavy Frcst Noted In That Section
Governor and Other Officials
Looking for School Site.

Dadeville, Ala, March 26.-(special
correspondence -This section of the
state was viseted by a. heavy frost this
morning and it is feared the fruit crop
is injured.
Governor Johnston, accompanied by rhe
superintendent eff education and the COM
missioner of agriculture, inspected our
school property last week. The town
is anxiously awaiting the decision as to
the location of the experimental school.
Miss McLemoye, of Lafayette, an ac-'
complshed musician. visited Miss Hew
lette Bulger last week.
This is the second week circuit court
has been in session, Judge benson pre-
siding. A number of important cases
have been disposed of.
The municipal election last Sa turday
resulted In f.. A. Vaughn being elected
mayor. Little change was made in the
elsotion OF councilmen.
We are glad to note the Improvement
of Or. Joe McLendon, who has been quite
i'll with fever.
Mr. B. F. Crabbe went to Atlanta
Wednesday to have his eyes treated.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-28
UNlONTOWN.
Farmers Preparing For Large Planting
- Merchants Stocking Up Per-
sonal ard Social

JnioEfown, Ala, March 26.-(Special
1.-THE recent very heavy
rains have somewhat retarded the plant
ing of crops. Indications are that al
most every acre of land In this section
will be cultivated the coming year.
Our merchants are putting IN very
heavy stocks of spring goods.
Mr. j. A. White has recently returned
from New York. Mrs White and the
Misses White remained in New York FOR
the German opera SEASON.
Mr.. julius Marx and Miss Alice Marx
have returned from a months so1ourn
in New York.
On Tuesday Mrs. William j. Warden
gave luncheon in honor of Mrs. ]. M.
Sad1er, of Montgomery. Covers were laid
for twenty -four. The decorations were IN
white and violet, and were carried out
in every detail. The luncheon table was
covered with snowy damask, covered
with delicate bits of viols't embroideries.
A huge bunch of violets was in the CEN
ter of the sable, danked by quantity
shaped jugs of Nbt glass which were
filed with the same flowers The guests
included Mrs. Tayloe, Mrs. Langhorne.
Mrs. tombstone, Mrs. Yarbrough, Mrs.
HARDWOOD, and others.
Mr.. w. H. Tayloe, of Louisville, was
here on Sunday visiting his cousin, Chan
cellor Tayloe.
Mr.. William N Compton, of Selma.
and Mr. Lyman c. Dorgan of Mobile,
are guests of Mr.. Louis o. Davidson
Miss Helen Brown has returned from
a visit TO Atlanta.
Mrs. Nelson and Miss Bland Nelson are
visiting Capt. Joseph Selden at Fair
Hope.
Miss Matte Harwood has returned
from visit TO Miss Saidiee Webb, at
DeInODDiis
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-28

thousands of people in every station of
life have so often heartily testified) that
Paine's Celery Compound is the very best
of all remedies for nervous exhaustion.
Joseph Haworth rightly calls Modjeska
"the peerless queen of artistes."
Modjeska's health is a matter of world
wide interest, and her testimonial to the
value of the great remedy which makes
people well is of particular moment in
the early spring, when from every quar-
ter reports come of men. women and
children who Are taking Paine's Celery
compound, and are gaining in nervous
vigor, weight and every other indication
of better health.
The thoughtful portion of the commu-
nifty knows the need of purifying the