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The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26
livery Will be made.

livery will be made.
The office yet contains nearly car
load of the New Era edition of The
Call Every foot of room is occupied
with stacks Of them in sacks which
have not yet been unlocked, while in
the cellar are piles more of them. Yes
terday a special car was run out on
the Haywards Electric Railway and
two tons of the papers sent out. Every
effort is being made to clear up the
congestion.
Never in the history of this office
has there been so much mail handled"
said Assistant Postmaster Martin this
morning while showing your CORE
spondent through the Office. Every
trains adds to it and all we can do we
cannot keep up. The late arrival Of
matter makes it all the worse to
handle. The special delivery boys were
worked nearly to death yesterday,
while the San Francisco mail is more
than the overland. The boys and
young ladies have worked like Trojans,
yet you see the condition things are in.
Each of the carriers has hired horses
to-day at their own expense and will
do their best to get the presents to
their owners. I don't know what 1t will
be by Monday"
BENT C4I MASQUERADING.
OAKLAND, Dec. 25.-Johanna Keefe,
who was arrested about a month ago
for masquerading in male attire, and
who escaped punishment on a plea
that she was only out on a frolic, was
arrested again tonight. She is charged
with being drunk, using vulgar Ian
guage and being in male attire.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26
DEATH OF MRS. PRoBsT.

ALAMEDA, Dec. 25.-Mrs. Maria
Probst of 1850 Court street died this
morning, at the age of 78 years, Of gen
eral debility, dropsy and heart failure.
She leaves a husband and two sons.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26
BENT U1 MASOUERADING.
CALIFORNIAN" STAFF NAMED.

BERKELEY, Dec: 25.-Editor w. E.
Greed of the Californian, the college
daily, has announced his staff of asso-
ciates as follows: Managing editor, A
H. Allen; exchange editor, w. B. Dun
lap; associate editors, Duncan McDuf-
fie, H. S. Symmes and Fred w. Dorety.
The first issue of the paper will appear
on January II, and will be issued five
I4-aalr
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26
BERKELEY NEWS NOTES.

BERKELEY, Dec. 25.-A special mu-
sical programme will be rendered at
the Christmas services tomorrow
morning at the Berkeley Unitarian
Church.
Professor Baldwin of the Texas Uni
versity will preach tomorrow morning
at the First Christian Church.
The Royal Babe of Bethlehem" will
be Rev. John Coyle's subject to-mor-
row morning at the Trinity Methodist
Church.
Rev. DR.. Minton will preach at the
First Presbyterian Church tomorrow
morning on The Meaning of Christ
mas -
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-06
TRANS MISSOURI MEETING.
Representatives of Several of the
Lines Did Not Arrive Yester-
duy-The PrOceefinwS

The Trans-Missouri Freight Association
met yesterday at the Coates House Owing
to the non-arrval of representatives of
several of the interested lines, only minor
matters We're considered at yesterdays ses-
sion. 1t is expected there will be full at
tendance to-day, and that the business of
the meeting will be proceeded with with
dispatch. An adjournment will likely be
taken Thursday. Those in attendance eat
yesterdays meeting Were A. p. Tanner.
G. f. A. Colorado Midland, Denver: H. H.
Smith, A. G. +. A., Union Pacific, Denver
* Gulf, Denver; G. A. kimball. A. G. f.
A., Rock Island lines west of the Missouri
river, Topeka: c. r. Hudson. A G. F.. A,
Santa Fe, Topeka; S. NJ. Adsit, c. +. &
p. A. Grand Island, ST. Joseph: J. c. Lin
coin. A G. +. A. Missouri Pacific, st.
Louis: A. T. Drew, q. f. A, Missouri.
Kansas & Texas, St. Louis: j. A. Middle
ton, a. G. T. A. Frisco, st. Louis: Elmer
II. Wood. a. &. +. A, Union Pacific,
Omaha; George II. Crosby G. f. A. Bur-
lingtor & Missouri River, Omaha: X. c.
Moorehouse. q. f. A.. Fremont, Elkhorn
& Missouri Valley, Omaha: J. ID. Rddell,
a. G. +. A, Kansas City. Fort Scott e
Memphis. Kansas City; John A Sargent,
G. f. A, Kansas City, Pittsburg K Gulf,
Kansas City.
The expected committee from the Mer-
chants exchange. of st. Louis did not ar
rive yesterday. and it is doubtful if the
meeting will give serious consideration to
the demands of the St. Louis exchange for
what they term more equitable rates to
ST. Louis as compared with Kansas city"
on grain from trans-MisSouri territory
While the matter has not been considered
in the meeting. ii has developed that the
feeling is against conceding the claims of
the st. Louis exchange. Some of the st.
Louis representatives say that Transpor-
tation Commissioner Leeds, of st. Louis,
has taken water on his own proposition
for lower grain rates He proposed a more
rigid application of the mileage basis. and
some of the roads suggested that if such Il
mileage basis was proper in the instances
cited by Mr.. Leeds, it might be proper to
extend it. InasmuCh as st. Louis would be
in a bad way commercially if all rates
were made upon n mileage basis it is said
that his scheme will not be pushed by its
originator.
1t is expected that grain rates will be
considered by the Trans-M Missouri Associa-
tiCn to-day. The feeling yesterday was
that few changes were likely to be made
except perhapS. in the grain rates from
Nebraska points to Kansas City. The re-
cent tariff of the Burlington. which pur-
ported to meet the wishes of Kansas City
has not proven satisfactory. and the old
aeitation for a reduction to Kansas City
on grain from the territories of the Union
Pacific and Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri
Valley continues. These matters are on
the docket and We're passed yesterday to
he taken up to-day.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-06
ABSORBING TERMINAL CHARGES
Trunk Lines Are Said TO Have Agreed
to Force Grain Shipments
Through New York.

New York, Jan. The Herald this morn
ing says: The tru TX line railroads have at
last decided to t. ke Il hand in restoring
the grain trade o New York, which dur
ing the last two years has been slipping
away to Southern ports on account of the
prohibitive terminal charges here. These
terminal charges We're made the basis of
the complaint which the New York Pro-
duCe exchange filed with the interstate
commerce commission several weeks ago.
with q view of compelling the railroads to
grant the same facilities to ocean steam
ships for loading at this port that are of
fered at Baltimore Newport News and
other out ports. No charge is made at
some of the Southern ports.
The indications now are that the desired
result will be brought about voluntarily
Icy the railroads. for they see that the buSi-
ness interests of this city are identical with
their own. and that they have been heavy
losers by refusing to offer as good facilities
to shippers as the Southern roads do.
1t is not known that the Joint Traffic
Association has taken definite action. but
such is believed to be the case, since the
organization is so strict that there are be-
iieved to be no violations of the agreement.
Ii so, there is a thorough understanding in
regard to the action of several of the
roads.
The steamship Edwin is now taking on
a cargo OF 100000 bushels of No. . old corn
at the Eric grain elevator in Jersey city
1t goes to Cork ireland. for orders The
corn was shipped from the West and it is
said to be expressed on a through bill OF
Iading in which the terminal charge is
probably absorbed.
The incident is important, because this
is said TO be the first large steamship that
has loaded at n railroad elevator in this
vicinity for a number of years, although
it is no uncommon thing for the smaller
craft to do so. Grainmen take it to mean
that inducements were promptly offer 10
the shipper in the West, which practically
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-06

offset the elevator charge of / cent a bush5
el. which was adopted by the railroads in
1881 and which since then has been the
usual rate in excess of the usual terminal
charges.
Prior to that time, iron steamships were
loaded without this extra tax. The extra
charge diverted business from New York
and there was no longer need to keep the
slips at the railroad elevators dredged out
for large steamships. The trunk lines,
however. as if by concerted plan, have re-
Gently dredged out their slips, and are ap-
parently preparing to resume their wOnted
activity in the export grain trade.
For some time past. most of the grain
from the railroad elevators intended for
export has been imposed for the loading.
In the opinion of grain men. the invitation
to large steamships to come to the ele-
vatOrs means nothing less than the Offering
of free loading. or some concession equiva
lent to this, which may be granted to the
shippers in the West.
1t is believed about the Produce eX-
change that the action of the Erie is sim
ply the beginning of a programme for beat
ing the Southern railroads at their own
game, at which all of the other trunk lines
will take part and that they are prepared
TO get the business as best they may.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-06
AS VIEWED IN CHICAGO.
Western Freight Officials Think
Trunk Lines VIII Aid Them in
Meeting Gulf Competition.

Chicago, Jan. 5.-The report from New
York that the trunk lines have determined
to abolish the terminal charges in that
city is of great interest TO the freight Of
ficials in the West. There has for some
time been an application before the inter-
state commerce commss ion asking thai
the trunk lines he compelled to do away
with the terminal charges. but now the
roads have granted the demand made upon
them without waiting Tor the action OF
the commission. The Western roads are of
the opirion that this action would never
have been taken If the Eastern lines had
not found that the competition of the
Southern roads was beginning to be so
heavy that they We're compelled 10 take
the action in defense of their own inter-
est. The fact that in the month of Octo-
ber more corn was shipped from New Or
leans than from New York was something
of an eye-opener TO the Eastern roads. and
the additional fact that shipments of corn
from Baltimore for the month We're more
than double what they had been for the
same month last year decided the roads
to do away with their terminal charges.
The Western roads. who have felt the
competition of the Southern roads most
keenly during the last year now think
that their Eastern connections will wake
up to the fact that they must fight hard
to hold their traffic against the Southern
roads and ports, and tnat they will not be
so slow to help them in the future when
they ask for and in meeting the rates made
by the Southern lines on both freight and
passenger traffic via New Orleans and 9TH
er Gulf ports.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-06
OWLS BOWLED A Big SCORE.
BEAT THE MIDNIGHTS BY MORE
THAN THREE HUNDRED PINS.
The Team Put Up Total of 2,6O1, and
Whitney Increased His High
Average by Bowling 51a-
Sporting News.

The bowling tournament game last night
was between the Owls and the Midnghts.
| The Owls We're thrSting for revenge for
the defeat administered to them by the
Meningitis when these teams met on the
Grand alleys. and they went into last
nights game with determination to smoth-
er their opponents IL they could. They
came pretty near doing it, for when the
last Eall had been rolled. the score showed
that the Owls had amassed the magnificent
total of 2,GO1 pins, while the Midnights
had accumulated but 2,256. giving the lead
ers the victory by the fine margin of 40
Pins.
Whitney's big individual total of SO was
| the feature of the game, and as he was
already the leader in the race for the high
nv erage. this gives him a big boost and Il
lead which the other cracks who are clos
est to him will find it hard to overcome
unless he should fall down badly in future
His score of last ni@ht raises his average
to so, and puts him far in the lead for
the present.
JcrdHn, with 53l. and Deiterich. with 5i6
were the other Owls who got over the 5Oa
mark. but Stranathan. with igl. and Cri-
, der with 4A. We're close up with good
average scores which helped to swell the
big team total. The team, as q whole.
bcwled very clean game. missing but
fifteen spares all told. and making an
unusually large number of strikes, every
one of the five reaching double figures,
save Crder.
For the Midnights Baehr was the only
bowler TO put up a strong game. He bowl
ed well. finishing with the good total of
'23 Kendall had fair score. with AZ,
but c. King and Nichols. who tied on 49,.
and Smith. who brought up the rear with
ilJ. We're all low. The Midnights did not
miss an extra large number of spares.
but they had little luck on strikes and
got = great many more than the usual
nUu her of bad splits G. King and Mich
OILS suffering particularly in this respect.
Summary:
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-06
WINNERS AT NEW ORLEANS.
Four Fnvorites Finished In Front and
Two Went by the
Board.

New Orleans. La. Jan. 5.-Weather clear
AMI cold: track heavy. Summaries:
First race-Six furlougs. Gilfordham. 81
Cliirsch), . to ., won; Atlanta % DORSEY,
10 to /. second; Rapalatchie. loo CLAY.
even, third. Time. 1:2l3i. Bombard. Hippo
grifE, Anna Sweet and Tom Quirk also ran.
Ati,anta, to l. place.
Second race-Seven furlongs. Fred Graft.
"a %. Slack. even, won: Baalgad. % CWil-
hite'' = to l, second; Kruna, s. lsongerl
Bryant and Prince Arthur also ran. Baal-
gad. j to /. place.
yards. Rhett Goodc, l09 Wan DdsenJ. to
>, won; Sir Fred. los C.. ReiffD 25 to /. see
ond; Sir John l19 Corner. 10 to I. third.
Springtime and Trixie also ran. SIR Fred.
Fourth race-six furlongs. Pl;rau. 10.
j. second: Miss Rowett. 10s C.. Reiffi. S TO TO
!. third. Time. 1:2I. Domingo. Dr. France.
dG Et5arre; Tbn EIano; ,, PSTt,San Tayior Banks
Faith race-One mile: selling. ChugnIt,
% Cf. Norris. to 5. won; Double Dummy,
~ Glay), S to l, second: Little Billy. lts
Girschl. to l, third. Time, 1:5l. Harry
II. Jack Hayes, Rob Roy III. and Iiondu
also ran. Double Dummy, : to .. place
Grafton. rs OHirschl. TO l. won: Frank
Jiuhcrt 10i &C.. ReiffJ. to ;. second; Mon
i:S5r. Rcnaud. Albert s.. G. G. Rumrili f.
NJ. &. and Emma T. also ran No place
betting.
T.. j. Thompson and the horse RRpaIatchie
were to-day suspended pending an investi-
cation of the preparation of the horse FOR
tn" race he ran to-day.
Entries for Tomorrow:
First racr-Selling: six furlongs. De-
Iure. n: Irish Lady. Tommy Rutter. -;
Charm. 1906: WIN Elliott. los; Logan. lo9
Second raCe-Sevcn furiongS. lila. Prov
idcnt ~: our Bishop. lockwood. Candy.
-: Lady Brittanic. ClymCna, 1O2; Farmer
Leigh. Tom Anderson, 100.
Third race-Sclling: one mile and twenty
yards Earl of MOntrose. %; Otho. 96; Hen
ry Owsley Partner. 9S: Master Fred. New
house. 100: PIutus, l0i: Terra Archer. l02:
Ava los: Van Brunt, ll0.
Fourth race-Oue and one-eighth miles.
Live Oak handicap. Judge Steadman. 81:
Chugnut. VI; Scribe, 100; Loudon, 10i: Ross
mar 1G2; Paul Pry. los.
Fifth race-Selling. six furlougs. Maui
rtus. 80: WOodawn. Mist. l0l. Brother
Fred. Hondu. loo: Brown Berry. Squire
Gillian, lO9: Laura Davis, III. Harmony,
1l6.
Sixth race-SellinS; six furlongs. Wild
Tartar Altadona, 90; Partisan. HillsbOro.
81: Hano Belle. 1O2: Dorothy. III: The
Sculptor. Woodlake. 1Oi: MCddler, lGJ: Sir
John. lOI; Rouble, 100
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-06
TREADING DANGEROUS GROUND.
Destroy the Milling Interests
of Kansas City

The freight rate committee of the West
ern Freight Association will meet in Chi
cago to-day to consider the basis of rates
on coarse grain products from Southwest
Missouri river points to the Mississippi
river and Chicago. Chairman Midgley in
his call. says the present basis is contrary
to the prevailing practice and lit is be-
lieved by the board that rates should be
based upon Western classification from
Missouri river points" Should such a tasis
be established it would have the effect Of
advancing rates from Kansas City to Chi
cago on corn products from 15 to 10 cents.
practically debarring Kansas City and 9TH
er Southwest Missouri river points from
competition en- these products, and would
be disastrous TO the milling interests of
this section. The lines in this territory
are expected to make a stubborn fight
against the proposed change. and its adop-
ton and enforcement would probably mean
the withdrawal of some of the lines from
the Western Freight Association.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-06
JUDGE SPRINGER's SCHEME.
Wants Three More Federal Judges in
the Indian Territory for Civil
nusincSs Only.

Muskogee I. T, Jan. 5.-tSpeeiaID \ hill
has been drawn W by Judge William NJ.
Springer, of the United States district
court at this place, which will be presented
to congress at once, providing for the ap-
pGintment of three additional judges for
the Indian Territory. one to be located in
each of the judicial districts Owing to the
vast amount of criminal business. the
courts. or at least the ono in the Northern
judicial district. over which Judge Spring
DI resides. cannot reach any civil cases.
The civil docket in Judge Springer's court
is unusually large. and there are many
important suits involving vast sums OF
money. and delay for the litigants of great
moment yet there is no hope of the court
getting around to that class of business.
The plan is to create a new judiciary
for the hearing exclusively of civil bust
ness. the present judges to hear only
criminal cases.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-06
SANTA FE EX-PRESIDENT AND EX-
TRAFFIC MANAGER.
THE TRANS-MISSoURI MEETING.
REPRESENTATIVES, OF SEVERAL
NOT IN ATTENDANCE YESTERDAY.
Report That the Joint Traffic AssocIa-
tiOn Has Decided to Force Grain
Shipments Through New
Iork-LocaI Agents
Meeting.

Chicago. Jan. Sin the United States
court Judge Grosscup to-day took up the
trial of Joseph w. Rinehart, eX-president.
and John a. Hanley, ex-traffic manager, of
the Santa Fe railway, for alleged deviation
from the established freight rates of the
road. The indictments against them were
found over three years ago. They were
based upon shipping transactions during
the summer and fan of 1892.
The particular shipments are of rs car
loads of cattle shipped from Kansas City
10y Jesse Thompson. The regular rate was
then 35l2 cents per hundred pounds. The
indictment charges that Rinehart and Han
ley gave a rebate of 50 car to Thompson.
The second is an alleged shipment during
the summer and fall of 1892 to the G. H.
Hammond Packing Company, and the pay
ment TO w. P. Jenkins. the manager of the
company. of a like rebate of s. a car the
payment having been made October u, 1892.
In the prosecution General Black, the
United States district attorney. is assisted
by James II. Shields, of Dubuque, Ia, spe-
ctaI attorney for the interstate commerce
commission. The defense is represented
by W. :. Forrest and James w. Duncan.
A jury was secured early in the after
noon and the trial begun by the statement
of the attorneys for the commission. The
government indicated IL was not sure of
its ground against Rinchart. In his open
ing statement TO the jury. Attorney Shields.
Tor the prosecution, said he would prove
the two dcviations from the rate as set
forth in the Indictment. He coupled the
name OF Hanley with the proof that would
he submitted. hut said nothing as to Rine-
hart's part except that the latter was at
the time of the commission of the two al
legged ofenses auditor of the road.
Senator Duncan. representing the de
frnsc. waving an opening address to the
jury. moved that Rinehart be discharged
from the indictment on the ground that
the government had failed TO connect his
name with its statement of what it in
tended to prove.
Judge Grosscup asked Attorney Shields
If ne could prove that Rinehart had any
thing to 90 with the deviations OF the rate.
The attorney for the government replied
that he knew OF no particular connection
to which he might refer, but he did expect
10 show during the taking of evidence that
Rinohart was party 10 the transactions.
DO you expect TO prove that Rinehart
. was in Illinois at any time during the his
Tory or these TRANSACTIONS" inquired Sen
ator Duncan of Attorney Shields. We
can show that he was not
Before Attorney Shields could reply.
Judge Grosscup said: The government
will certainly have to prove that. II Rine-
hart was not in the state of Illinois at the
time he could not be guilty. ! will let the
matter starh however. until after the gov
trnmeut hsJs in its proof"
The first witness was u. q. Taylor a
srmer live stock agent of the Santa FA
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-06

railroad, and one of the witnesses upon
whose evidence the indictments We're found
in October, 1893. He was placed on the stand
and proved a good man for the sustaining
of the charges of the Indictment. He was
direct and positive in his evidence against
Hanley, hut admitted that he knew nothing
against Rinehart. He claimed to have been
under Hanley's direction. andswas subject
10 long cross-examination by the defense
His testimony was not shaken in the least
The cross-eXamination of Taylor took
all of the afternoon and will be resumed
in the morning.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-06
rnion Pacilic Receiyer..

Omaha. Neb.. Jan. 5.-At II o'clock there
was another meeting of the receivers In
the Union Pacific headquarters. Receiver
Oliver w. Mink stated at the conclusion of
the mornings meetings that only routine
matters were considered. The receivers
will leave for Salt Lake City on Thursday.
There they will witness the last acts Sc
Eregating the Oregon Short Line and the
Utah Northern from the gradually dimin-
ishing Union Pacific system. Mr.. Mink
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-06

CieNeland: u. ian. S.-Ihe score IN the
to-night's racing was: Farnsworth, Ander-
son, Brown and Keys, 76 miles. 3 laps;
Calgren. 76 miles, laps: Allen. 80 miles. .
laps. The pace tonight was somewhat
slower than last night. FaInsworth was
first over the tape at the finish and Ander-
son second. |.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-06
A Change on the "Katy."

Sedalia. Jan. 5.-(Special) Parker E.
Fisher, who has been chief clerk for Su-
perintendent Lyon. of the Missouri. Kan
sas & Texas for the past ten years, has
resigned and ne will be succeeded on Jan
uary 10 by Thomas II. Rogers, now in the
office of Assistant Manager y. A. Allen, in
St. Louis.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-06
DIR. Lyon Surgeon of Rig -Four.

DIR. II. n. Lyon. of ST. Louis. son of Joe
Lyon. the Western passenger agent of the
Missouri Pacific system has been appointed
surgeon for the Big Four railroad. with
headquarters in st. Louis. DIR. Lyon is well
known in Kansas City. where many of his
classmates live. and where he has often
visited with friends. and his preferment
will be received with pleasure by the many
who know him.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-06

Recently the Southern Kansas portion of
the Santa Fe was inspected by a number
of spotters from Chicago. and. as a result
of their reports, two Of the best known pas
senger conductors have been relieved of
duty pending an inquiry, and it is claimed
that the heads of a number of others are
in great danger. 1t is claimed that spoilers
are now working on several other lines
that run into this city.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-06
Game Lnws Mnr BE chnngeh.

Mexico Mo. Jan. J.-(SpeciaD An effort
will be made through Representative
James Bradley, OF this county. to have tho
game law changed at the present session
OF the Missouri legislature. II is proposed
TO make the lawful time for shooting quai!
from October | To January |. instead of
from November l TO January l. thus giving
three months to the hunters. The sports
men claim the present law was brought
about by the Southern sportsmen. iu order
that they may kill the birds which will
have cached Southern Missouri by No
Vembcr. If the law is changed the South
erner will get shot at them.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-06

Chico go. Jan. at is reported that the
Northwestern is about 10 build connection
between its main line and it's Ashland di-
vision at Oshkosh Wis. The new line will
be about twenty miles in length and the
building will commence ut Allcnville, Wis,
in the near future.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-06
Local Agents Eject Officers.

The local agents association held regu-
lar meeting at the Coates House yesterday
and elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: William Pratt, of the Chi
cago & Alton, president; ]. J. Shepard, of