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The San Francisco call., 1898-12-15
GAS WILL BE CHEAPER. First Test of the New Opposition Cnmnanv Made Srccessf11llv

The first test of the Equitable Gaslight Company, the new corporation that has been founded for the purpose of compet- ing with the San Francisco Gaslight and Electric Company, was made yesterday afternoon at the headquarters of the plant at the foot of Hyde street, on the site of the old Selby Smelling Works The exhibition of the power of the new com- pany and the many advantages to be de- rived to patrons of it was complete in every detail, and was made before the prominent business men of the commit nifty and many other invited guests. By an improved> process the new company can supply it's subscribers with illumin- ating gas at a uniform price of S1 a thou sand cubic feet, which is 50 per cent less than that now paid to the San Francisco Gas and Electric Company. In addition to this reduction in price the gas sup piled is far superior to that now used by the public, as it is thoroughly purified by improved machinery before it is al- various sections of the city.
 In the process of manufacture gas is used almost exclusively. It is burned in the furnaces and afterward extracts it. self, as it were, from the coal.
 AS an exhibition of the quality of the gas that will be supplied to the public in the near future at a rate much below that now paid. number of the various
 
 the San Francisco Gaslight Company were placed for inspection before the vis- itors. The light as shown is far s,,pe- rior to that seen around the city both in brightness and steadlness. The i'm proved burners made specially to produce a brighter and fuller light nov, supplied to stores, etc, by the San Francisco Com pany were also tested with perfect safe faction Where the patrons of the old gas company pay an exorbitant price for inc use of gas through these burners the naiv company makes reduction in their use paid. piice now Althl,ough the company has not as vet SeJir, SSstaotlslnsu us pipes farther than the oowntown extremity of Montgomerv aUa- tha nue s, nor introduced any ramifications of the tt,e ,sHstem 10 the streets adjoining. it is !he intention of stockholders fo cormanca thblneolately tba eot to control the entire city by Although the company Is practicaIlv ir, it < mnnity lnrahey as 5t competing power in the com ident clarsnll it rulnoers It is claimed by Pres The work of supplying the slbsnr,bars aIong the course of Montgonoerv avanrs will begin immediatelv avenue
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-15
AROUND THE
 CORRIDORS

Father Kane of Sonora Is at the Grand. Dr. D. F. Fox of Sacramento is at the Palace.
 William Ballard of Vallejo is at the Oc- cidental
 Sheriff w. D. Keyser of Hopand is at the Russ.
 c. Thomas, U. S. N, is a guest at the Occidental.
 Judge John F. Davis of Jackson is at the Palace.
 w E. Duncan Jr. of Oroville. miner, is at the Lick.
 J. B. Overton of Virginia City is guest at the Russ.
 Attorney L., F. Hatfield of Sacramento is at the Lick.
 Daniel Patton, a surveyor from Napa. is at the Grand.
 pr. D. Smith of the asylum at Napa is at the California.
 Banker s. E. Riddle of Hanford is regis tered at the Lick
 pr. L. B. Ryan of Galesburg, Ill.,, is at the Occidental.
 J. H. Mccarthy of San Diego is guest at the California.
 State Senator B. F. Langford of Stock ton is at the Lick.
 J. O. Carlisle, miner from Stent, is a guest at the Lick.
 James w. Minturn of Minturn Is regis tered at the Palace.
 Assessor L. A. Spitzer of. San Jose Is a guest at the Grand.
 George E. Goodman Jr. of Napa Is reg istered at the Palace.
 Rev. John C. Christie of New South Wales is at the Russ.
 MT. and Mrs. Bruce V. Crandall of Chi cago are at the California
 State Senator Thomas Flint Jr. of San Juan is guest at the Palace.
 Mir. and Mrs. W. P. You've of San Jose are guests at the California.
 w. H. Ceary, owner of the Sheep Ranch mine, Is a guest at the Lick
 w. H. Moss of Chicago and F. D. Hell mer of New York are at the Palace.
 c. R. Smith and D. Farrell. two mer- chants from Seattle, are at the Palace
 Charles w. Thomas and J. J. Stephens of Woodland are registered at the Grand. Mckee Rankin and Nance O'Neill, who have returned from Honolulu, are at the Grand.
 John Morris of York. and Miss Bernard of Surrey County, England, are guests at the Occidental.
 John H. Millzner of Tucson, who is the agent in Arizona of the Giant Powder Company, is at the Grand.
 E. Burleigh of London, who Is interested in the exportation of phosphates from this State, Is at the Occidental.
 MT. and Mrs. T. NJ Humphries will leave Friday night for Chicago where they will meet their daughter, Miss Pearl Ola Humphries.
 John NJ Trunslow, general agent of the passenger department of the Santa Fe, who has been In Chicago on business, will return to the city on Saturday.
 George E, Ames and family are at the Palace MT. Ames is well known here, where he was for number of years con- nected with the Union Iron Works. At present he is interested in the Anaconda mine.
 Major Guy l.. Edie, surgeon in the vol unteer army, and captain and assistant surgeon in the regular army, whose en- gagement to Miss Kip of this city has been announced, arrived from the East last night and is registered at the Occi- dental.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-15
MR. MAGUIRE'S LONG RANGE LETTER

I JUDGE MAGUIRE has written a very longi- O tudina letter to Father Yorke, who is many
 ) meridians of longitude distant on the subject of the latter's appearance in the recent campaign
 All that Judge Maguire puts in this too, too long letter is summed up in the statement that is to jus tiiy his book on Ireland and the Pope in which he calls the Pope 'the serpent of the Vatican" because he forbade Irish priests to take part in po- tics Mcguire contended that the priests should be free to go into politics. But in the same letter he roundy abuses Father Yorke for going into politics. and says, T have feeling, and strong feeling, against clerical interference in politics"
 From all of this tiresome torrent of words we are only able to gather that Judge Mcguire believes in clerical interference in politics when it for his side but when it is against him it is outrage
 As he has lined up with the Pope in deprecating political interference in politics, let him take to him self also the reptan character he ascribed to Leo XIII and then quiet himself
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-15
TWO ESTATES IN PROBATE Wills of John Schroder and Michael
 Schussler Filed

The will of John Schroder ubo a,o, ~, the eth inst, was filed for probate vester- oay. Louis c. Schroeder, a son of the de-
 ceased, is bequeathed lot of land on valencia street, near Twenty-fourth valued at about 5000. Anna M. Easement, wife of Frank Easement, is bequeathed an adjoining, lot valued at s2Ooo. The resi- que or decedent's s10,0o0 estate is ordered oiVlued, share and share alike, among anna M. Easement and John F. and Louis
 The will of the late Michael Schussler, for probate. Deceased left one-half of the community property. which Is subject 10 disposition by testament under the law. to his widow Mrs. Bertha Schussler
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-15

reported by the Two Republics something might be done The article gives the names of the dealer in the City of Mexico and the shipper from California. The opportunity for an investigation is therefore open
 The State Board of Trade, the Manufacturers and Producers Association, and the two associations representing the wine industry and trade of the State should see if they cannot devise system of pre- venting such wrongs as that complained of and pro- tect the credit of wines in the Mexican market
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-15
In the Divorce Courts.

Bertha C. Ward has been granted a di- vorce from William T, Ward on the ground of extreme cruelty. Mrs. Ward was granted the custody of minor child, together with alimony in the sum of S20 a month. Dorthula B. Cox has sued H. Cox for divorce, alleging desertion as a cause of action. Annie l.. Lorenz asks for a divorce from John F. Lorenz on the ground of cruelty. Suits for divorce, on the ground of failure to provide have been filed by Annie Murphy against Mich olas Murphy and Ida C. Parker against George H. Parker
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-15
NOTES OF PLAYS
 AND CONCERTS

Daniel Sully continues to present uncle Bob' to large audiences at the Calllorila, Commencing Sunday night MT. Sully Will appear in "OBrien, the Contractor.
 "A Parlor Match" burns briskly at the Columbia. where 1t is booked for tort- night.
 The Orpheum has a tremendous attrac- tion in Golden, the monologist, Who seems to have set the whole town talk ing about his gags and anecdotes.
 The next symphony concert takes place in the Orpheum this afternoon at o:l9;; Beethoven's "Pastorale" symphony ana Schumann's "Genoveva" overture are or the excellent programme that MT. Scheel has prepared.
 Alabama" is making out good re- vival week at the AlCaZar. "Humoug, Roland Reed farce comedy, is the piece for Monday night.
 Only a few nights more of The Mas cot'' at the Tivoli as Monday night brings the long-expected opening of the big holiday spectacle, 'The Yellow Dwarf
 "The Temptation of Money will be continued ali week at Morosco's, giving way Monday to an elaborate revival of Uncle Toms Cabin"
 Harry Martell's negro production, "The South Before the War" is still the at traction at the Comedy. A road company in Hoyt's "A Bunch of Keys" opens the new week.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-15
Stockholders of the San Francisco
 and San Joaquin Valley Rv. C..

Stockholders of the San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railway Company who deposited their trustees certificates with Union Trust Company of San Fran cisco before December 6, 1898. can receive the par value of their stock upon present. ing their receipts at the office or Union Trust Company, corner Montgomery. Post and Market streets on and after Thursday, December 15. 1898. I. w. He'll man Jr., Cashier.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-15

5000 to Miss Amy Schussler, in trust, to be paid when she arrives at the age Of 70 wears: 5000 to Marie Gatel, a sister, who resides in Vienna; S400 each to his four daughters, and 5000 to Dorie Loewy, sister
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-15

Special information supplied daily to business houses and public men by the Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's), 510 Mont gomery street. Telephone Main 1042.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-15

Time to send your Eastern friends Town sends California glace fruits, soc ID, in artistic fire-etched boxes 627 Market sts
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-15

In addition to the many reformatories on land, Great Britain has three reforma- tory ships, where hundreds of wayward youths are sent every year
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-15
CALIFoRNIANs IN NEW YORK

NEW YORK, Dec. 14.-Henry A. Whit ley of San Francisco is at the Netherland. A. N. Cloudy of Los Angeles is at the Cosmopolitan.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-15

There is not much evidence that the Chicago Aldermen experienced moral reform as that the idea of devotng their unhallowed persons to the dccora- ton of lampposts was not pleasing
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-15

One of the Botkin witnesses from Delaware has been frightened by the loud tones of Attorney Knight and not unnaturally But in California that voice has lost its power to intimdate and subdue
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-15
ANUS SEMENTA

CoIurbia-"A Paror Match" California - Uncle Bob" Alcazar-"Alabama." Tivol-''The Mascot" Morosco' Temptation of Money Orpheum-Va udeville. Comedy The South Before the War" The Cbutes-Gorrilla vaudeville and the zoo. Olympa-Corner Mason and Eddy streets, specialtes- Sutro's Baths-Swmming. Mechanics Pavilion-Charity Bazaar InGleside Race Track-Races to-day. 1ngeside Coursng Park-Coursng Saturday and Sunday Rosenthal-Coming in December.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-15

The Chronicle publishes excellent picture of somebody and labels it General Brooke" As it represents good-lookng man, Brooke has no req for complaint
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-15
AUCTION SALES.

By G. H. Umbsen & Co.-Monday. December 1s, at o'clock Real Estate. 14 Montgomery st.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-15
THIS CUSTOM NEEDS ADJUDICATION

It is astonishing to what length mans love for his dog will carry him. A New Yorker recently killed a neighbor for kicking his cur. It does seem as if these old chivalric customs should be modified. It isn't quite right to offset a 30-cent ter Tier with a $2000 man.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-15

So many young women jump from ferry boats as to suggest that the crew keep watch and essay to check the manifest tendency to climb the rail.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-15
Risks and Premiums.

Net amount of risks writ
 ten during the year. Net amount of risks ex-
 pired during the year. Net amount In force De-
 cember 31, 1897. .........
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-15

ACKER'S ENGLISH REMEDY IS BEYOND question the greatest of all modern remedi B. It will cure a cough cold immediately or money back. At Percentage Pharmacy.
 No Christmas Table should be without . bot tie of pr. Siegert's Angostura Bitters. the f1n- est appetizer. imported from South America
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-15
STATEMENT
 OF THE CONDITION AND AFFAIRS
 OF THE
FIREMAN'S FUND
 INSURANCE COMPANY

nF SAN. FRANCISCO, IN THE STATE OF V California, on the 31st day of December A. D. 1897, and for the year ending on that day. as made to the Insurance Commissioner of the State of California, pursuant to the pro- visions of sections 610 and 611 of the Political Code. condensed as per blank furnished by the Commissioner.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-15

"A Parlor Match" burns briskly al. the Columbia, where 1t is booked Tor Iort- yip
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-25

instruments and established facts, that
at the time of the report of the gun
was heard a ray of sunlight had pene-
trated the windows of the room and
shone directly on the glass of water.
From there it was reflected onto the
stock of the gun. which was an old
fashioned affair. and when the cap was
reached by the ray the gun exploded.
the charge entering the body of the
dummy lying on the sofa All of these
facts were demonstrated by the use of
the miniature room, and when the case
went TO the jury il rendered a verdict
of acquittal without leaving the box.
"Of course, case parallel to this
might not occur again in 1000 years,
but it goes TO show that circumstantial
evidence should not be allowed to take
away the life of q prisoner. 1t might
be proper to confine a prisoner against
whom circumstant4al evidence is par
ticularly strong until some new facts
come out, but do not think it is right
to convict and execute a prisoner on
circumstantial evidence no stronger
than that which hanged Durrant-''
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-25
HOTEL ARRIVALS.

The Knutsford.-John L. Baker. Mr..
and Mrs. George A Hamlin, Chicago; H.
]. Wilson and T. r. Kinds. Butte. Mont.
L. Isaacs. New York; S. A. Hutchinson,
Omaha; Richard c. Doyle. New York; r.
]. Anderson, wife and daughter. Boise.
Ida: II. II. Stevens and wife, Colorado
Springs: Mrs. c. N. Hill and Mrs. More
house, Denver: j. Price. San Francisco;
G p Goldsmith. New York; c. 8. Pratt,
Omaha: f. j. Haynes St. Paul; H. p.
During. Fort Scott: S. S. Chisholm. Chi
cago; J. J. Alsop, Brooklyn, n. Y: w. E.
Osborne, San Francisco: H. T. Peters,
Carbon. Wyo.: ]. Stanley Edwards and
wife, Denver; Il. W. Keith, Omaha.
g @ g
The Cullen.-A. Thompson. Park City;
John H. Walter Philadelphia: Charles
Madsen, Omaha; George Noble, Provo;
Dan McAvoy, Omaha; Z. P. Ellison and
wife, Layton; George II. Kaub, Denver;
J. NJ. Hutton, Cripple Creek; J. d. Smith,
Price, Utah.
Walker House.-W L. Hall, Lima,
Mont; C. Stein, Chicago; w. c. Gregory.
Omaha: R. NJ. Faddis. Paso. Neb.: R. s.
Collett. Nernal; ]. NJ. Jones, Ogden; e.
J Macadam and wife. Chicago: G. Fred
Wright. Logan; II. G. Spencer. Portland,
Oregon; II. J. Caissey. Jamestown. n. Y;
Henry Calfee. Grand Junction. Col: II.
Isaacs, Chicago.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-25

and that it was expected the Grand
Trunk would meet whatever rates the
Canada line made, no matter how low
they went This was confirmed last
evening by telegram to the Associated
Press.
A piece of information like this ag-
gravates the situation and makes the
lines through Utah wish they could
get q chance. Local rates will be
maintained just the same, and the only
difference it wifi make to the railroads
will be that they will get a large pro-
portion of the through business. 1t will
cheaper fares to this city and section
in this manner: 4 passenger for Salt
Lake buys a ticket from New York to.
Portland, say tor $40. lie wants to come
here and go no farther The fare to this
city is much higher than to Portland
at the cut rate. So he gets off, surren-
ders his ticket, has his baggage put off
and lands here for SO In this way it
is expected that travel to this section
viii be increased, and the population
increased accordingly.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-25
NOW BEING ARGUED.
The Joint Traffic Case Before the su-
preme Court.


preme Court.
Washington. D. C. Feb. 24.-The su-
preme court of the United States today
began the hearing in the joint traffic
case in which the United States seeks
10 have the agreement on the part of
the 81 leading roads of the country, con-
stituting the traffic association, as
formed in 1895, declared null and void,
ard TO have the association enjoined
from operating under this agreement.
This case has proved to be the means
Of collecting the most formidable array
OF counsel on the side of the defense
that has been seen in the court room
FOR many a day. The list included ex-
Senator George F. Edmunds of YER
mont; eX- Minister TO England E. j.
Phelps and Hon. James c. Carter of
New York, each of whom, ii was an
lounced, would speak. Solicitor Cen
eral Richards appeared for the govern
ment. The time for the presentation
Of the case was extended, so as to give
the counsel for the railroads four hours,
making six hours for the entire hear
ing.
Mr.. Richards opened. He depended
largely uDon the decision of the SUI
prene court in the Trans Missouri
Freight association case as to the pre-
cedent in this case, arguing that there
was practically no difference between
the agreement in that case and the
agreement of the roads which were
parties to the joint traffic association.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-25
INJUNCTION REFUSED.
United States Judge Refuses Relief
to the Gulf Line.

Topeka, Kan, Feb. 24.-Judge John
a. Williams. in the United States cir
cult court today, refused relief TO the
Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf road,
which asked an injunction against the
Santa Fe, as a member of the south
western traffic bureau, to prevent it
boycotting the Gulf line. saying no
harm had been done and no federal law
violated, and also declaring the state
law was like the flowers which bloom
in the spring, because it has nothing
to do with the case.
The Gulf attorneys gave notice of an
appeal to the circuit court. The Santa
Fe and other lines in the bureau gave
notice to the Gulf line some weeks ago
that it would not receive or exchange
traffic with the Gulf. and the order
was asked for to restrain the boycott.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-25
FIVE DAYS OVERDUE.
Serious Alarm Over the Non-arrival
of La Champagne.

New York, Feb. 25.-It is five days
since the French liner La Champagne
should have steamed into this port, yet
no tidings of her have been heard
since she left Havre on Feb. IL. She
has 479 souls on board, including As
saloon passengers, SO in the second
cabin, 203 in the steerage, her officers
and crew numbering It's.
The agent of the French line cabled
to Havre yesterday for a list of the
passengers, and this, he says, will be
here today. His conjecture is that
some mishap has occurred to the
steamships machinery, and that she
may be in tow of some other craft
The North German Lloyd steamer
Friedrich der Crosse, from Bremen,
was sighted south of Fire island at
1910 this (F'riday) morning. She may
bring some news of the belated French
man.
NJ. Bereande said today that he feels
no anxiety as to the safety of the ship.
He thinks her machinery may have
broken down or become deranged, and
that she had to lie in mid-ocean to
make repairs. Even if the accident
were too serious for the engineers to
remedy at sea, the steamship would be
in no great danger, according to NJ.
Bereande, because she has four masts.
on which enough sail could be spread
to enable her to keep her course.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-25
RATE MATTERS.
Cut Will Soon Apply via Utah
Lines.

At the meeting of passenger men in
Chicago yesterday, it was said that a
feeling existed in favor of putting in
the low rates on the lines through Utah,
the Short Line, the Western and the
Denver & Rio Grande and the Midland.
and it is very likely this will be done
today These lines want to have the
rates apply, especially westward, so this
section of country will get some bene-
lit from the movement.
AS the case now stands travel to the
east from the northwestern country is
all going over the Great Northern and
the Northern Pacific. The rate from
Portland TO New York is only $40 and
the passengers are all buying that way
1t is fair to presume that this will be
checked in a day or two.
Travel in the tourist cars is at q
standstill, practically, for with the
cheaper rates on the northern lines peo-
pie would be foolish to spend their
money on high-priced fares by an
ether line. The o. r. & n. folks are
cbafing at losing business of this kind,
and are urging that they be given a
chance.
Information was received yesterday
that the Grand Trunk has given notice
that it has made an arrangement with
the Great Northern to meet whatever
rates were made by the Canadian Pa
cific, without allowing for differentials,