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present owing to Illness, hut tt was stafc ta this room would be In the penltea-1 Uary before tnia." i A Pf 1.t HtTT bridea taetherea Myrtle THE FIGURES STAND, HEVAS ESTEEMED -BY Cor, 12th WasMagt 8trots. SlVEERllG REDUCTION In the Prices of 1 STAIIDAHD PAPER PATTEffi ncnmiiiiin mipiiot i.a OLD PRICES tan from ioc to 50c; an average of 30c a pattern. NEW REDUCED PRICES ran from se to 25c, an average of 15c a pattern, just one-half the former price. i THE STANDARD FASHION COMPANY i 1 1 Make this redaction because the vast six millions a year, enables them to do so and still make a profit The aim Is to make the Standard; Patterns as popular as they are perfect. They are today the most sty lish, best fitting up-to-date and cheapest pattern in the world Call ni look at Largs Fashion Catalogue The H.

C. Capwell Co. SOLE AOENTS. A YOUNG LIFE CLOSED. Funeral or Bliss Bessie Weed Mountain View.

at The funeral of the late Miss Bessie Weed took place from the First Baptist Church Saturday afternoon. The ros trum and choir rail had been decorated with marguerites, sweet peas. and lilies by the many young friends of the deceased. j'-j Rev. C.

H. Hobart officiated and after 1 reading some appropriate passages from scripture began his comforting address. After saying that before Christ heaven had been a dream but now it was a sure- ty, he referred to death as being only a most peaceful sleep. Touching on the tbeautlful life just ended he said that she aa the "sweetest, purest and most trusting Christian that he had ever met." The interment at Mountain View cemetery was Leo Well. Albert Kitchen.

Jesse, MeCargee and Sam Bennett acted as pall bearers. wsiijr 01 ne ciassniaies ana. young friends of deceased were present and the large church was roiled with the mourners. Miss Weed was 17 years, old last Feb-. ruary.

She was very musical and stud ious ana at the time ef her death was a member of the Oakland High School. In fact her illness was partly due to over Work In her cfiitt Vnr mspIv aU years she was a member of the: First Baptisttcburch and Sunday school, where by her sweet disposition she won many friends. I She was the only daughter of Mr. -and "Mrs. C.

L. Weed, who have been staying lavtefs brother. Dr. J. R.

Brad way. 5 A Card Prom Dr. Hatch. Editor Tribune Allow me a few words in reply to part. of an article which appeared In a paper of July 23d, entitled "Persona Non Grata." The arti cle closed by remarking, concerning me, that I was "formerly a preacher of one of the liberal denomination, but re-.

nounced Christianity for Agnosticism some time ago." 1 I wefuld inform you that I have been for more than a quarter of a 'century a -r. regularly ordained and accredited minister of the Unitarian denomination, and that though of late years I have aeldom officiated In Unitarian pulpits. or s.ny other. I have never "renounced Christianity for Agnosticism, or any other ism. It is true that I have-fully adopted the fundamental principle of as defined i by Professor Huxley, accept nothing as a matter of belief in religious matters except on evidence which appears to yourself convincing and thoroughly conclusive.

Rev. Mr. Rader of this city, as I un- eerstand. fully endorses and accepts that fundamental principle, and is. tnererore.

in mat specinc sense an Ag nostlc; but he is none the less a Chris tian minister and a very able and pop-, ular one. Pastor Wendte. I ami aware, and bitterly denounces ARnoeti- but. as I think, he misconceives the meaning of the term, and I believe that with a true definition the able and genial pastor of the first Unitarian church in this city Is a pronounced Agnostic himself. I know for a cer- mu ue uu many aoie men ana noble women In his congregation who have adopted the Agnostic philosophy and are not afraid nor ashamed to vow it.

J. I. HATCH. BMMMMMSsltoSSnmMMVMM- The Week's Failures. The Bradstreet Mercantile Agency reports 23 failures in ihe Coast States and.

territories for the week ending compared with iJ' for 'the prevlooa week and 25 for the corresponding week In ISM. The failures Tor the past week are divided among the, trades as follows: Five hotels, grocers. I sa loons. 3 general confectionery. butchers.

I restaurant. 1 wood and coal. 1 sewing madhlne. 1 dairy! and X.mlUinery. Sale Water Sprinkling.

Street Superintendent Miller Is gather lag Infermatlon which be will Incorporate authorities the subject of sprinkling the streets of the city with salt water, A B. Ten nan t. a contractor, la also figuring on a salt water works for Oakland. He aavs It will be DMMiir uUbUth least twe pumping stations. nillttrt It la generally radeTstoodT roo4 many extra haada weren pat to week aid Mr.

Mott. Tarn aorrr the Hoat Wflt feWsi many men to work. said Mr. Baker. been- trrlhartai a-et men to work every day of thie HJiv.

naen atr Baser naa eonciuoea nu argument Mr. Bassett moved, thai' the wwBiments stand, one arter anotner applications were taken na ana each by unanimous vote denied, xn applications of A. Marks, E. Barnett and the Oregon Coal Nariga- woo company were also denied. THE WATER FRONT.

Mr. Dow brought np the subject of the water front, which the City Aseasor had assessed at $160,000. while the County Assessor had not touched It at on the ground that It belonged to me j. r. Dow moved to reduce the as sessmeat te 11.

au. Heitmann contended that the as sessment could not be reduced without application. If I have eat van Into trnnhl nri don't get into a deeaer on. nalrt Mr. Snow.

"I doubt very much from a statement made by the Citv Attornev whether we can do anything as a Board of Equal Ixa- "on, said Mr. Bassett. fWe can annul as a Council but, not as a Board of Equalization" "I don't think we can do anything with lr," said Mr, Heitmann. "I don't mink we have any right to bring It up, Is not before us. No application has oeen made to reduce it." it we think an assessment Is too nigh we ought to reduce it said Mr.

"You have no right to reduce it with out an application and the party comes before you." said Mr. Snow. And we can increase itr Inquired Mr. Bassett. "No.

sir. not without said Mr. Snow, The assessor stands en tirely alone In this matter and doesn't bind the city. As a council any action you may take will be upon record, and your attorney in the water front mat ter goes to Washington or elsewhere and is assailed on the ground that this property has been assessed by me, reference can be made to the action of the the legislative body about that same time. don't think any court will take that Into consideration and-be influenc ed by it" i Mr Sow remarked that Harvey Browffythe railroad attorney, had al ways lata specterstress on the fact that the water front had been assessed.

The opinions of lawyers, he said, differed as to Mr. SnoWa right to assess the property. -y Mr. Heitmann thought the discussion was out of order. I Mr.

Mott moved that the water front assessment be stricken out. It was not seconded and a recess of five min utes was taken in order that the min utesl could be "written and approved. After reconvening they were read, and after being approved the meeting ad journed at 11 :30 M. PERSONAL AHD SOCIAL Robert Smille is in Fresno. Mr.

and Mrs. W. Hawley spent part of last week Id Napa. M. W.

Thompson "of Pope. Valley, has returned after a visit, to his daughter, Mrs. E. C. Gibbons, of this city.

Mrs. Dollarhlde and daughter of this city are the guests of Mrs. S. in OakvlUeV Miss Irwin of Oakland will be assistant teacher In ttte Alvlsq Public 8chools this term. Masonic Hall Dancing Club will give Its third ball on Thursday evening! August lath.

M. Y. Stewart, proprietor of the Clin ton Meat Market, who is camping at Su- nol was sunstruck last Wednesday. The stroke proved less serious than as first reported. J.

B. Mboon and family are at El Monte Hotel. Los Gatos. W. R.

Lee is spending a few days va cation in HaywarcL Miss Westford of Oakland Is in charge of the telephone office in Hayward. Mrs. J. A. Hall of Oakland Is seriously ill at the Berland, in- Auburn.

Miss Margaret Armstrong and Miss Grace Darling of Hayward are taking a norths! course" at Gllson's. Colonel Thomas T. Garrity has returned from a short sojourn at Bartlett Springs. Miss Annie F. Briggs.

has returned from a sketching trip through Sonoma county with Professor Keith. Mr. and Mra F. M. Smith and family left yesterday for the East.

They may go to Europe and will be away at least until the' Christmas holidays. Mrs. A.C "Diets and Charles Diets will visit Mr. Diets, ranch in Ventura county this summer. Mrs.

Blanch4 T. Heath and family bave gone to Monterey for a month Mrs. Bally De Bow and her little daughter of Visalia are visiting relatives' In town. Mr. and Mrs.

Cockrof will go to Santa Cms next week to remain a lortnignt or longer. X- 1 'V- 'X The -engagement is announced of Mr, Youngberg of Alameda and Miss Ollta Lunt. daughter, of O. A. Juunt of San Francisco.

i Mr. and Mrs. D. Pierce. are at Ava- lon.

Santa CataHna Island. At Highland Springs are Miss Mae Meyers. Mr. and Mrs. O.

A. Watson, O. H. Richardson, F. Hevall, F.

Connell. a and Mr. and Mrs. H. Althrop of Oakland.

The engagement Is announced of Miss Belle J. Cobblediek: daughter of -Mr. and Mrs. James Cobblediek of East Oakland. and Mr.

Arthur Jenkins of tbe Llssner Jewelry Company. The wedding will take place In tbe near future. The wedding ef Miss "Ada" Larkey of this city-and John Tregloan of Am ador will take place Thursday evening, INSTANT RELIEF for all TdlURINQ- 1 4 at to Veteran is vat-Jest, Wma eminent In His Profession and Won Many Honors. Dr. Thomas H.

Plnkerton one of ibe oldest and most popular physleians in city, died yesterday morning at o'clock at his residence, corner of Twelfth and Jefferson streets. His death was doe to heart failure and been anticipated for some tlme.vhis physleians attempting only to render the last days of the patient as pleasant as possible. pr. Plakerton had attained his 17th yr. having been born In Middlesex county, Massachusetts.

In Jun. im. He turned his attention to the study of medicine when but a bov and inntuii graduated from the medical department xiarvara uouere. In ISO he came around th nnnkj California, reaching San Francisco la Ihe ana remaining there two weeks. He jinen went to Virginia.

City, Nevada, which, at that time was attracting atfaa DR. TV H. PINKERTON. tlon all over the world beoause ef its gold and sliver. The doctor there became distinguished as a learned and successful medical practitioner and filled the pc sitlon of both city and county physician with fidelity and ability.

He was married there to Miss Mary. J. AtwelL who now survives him. Dr. Plnkerton remained la Virginia six years and then came to this city and Immediately rose to distinction among local medical men.

For several years he was a member ef the Board of Health of this city. He was also Instrumental In organising the Alameda County Medical Association and at one time filled the honorable position of president of the 8tate Medical Society. He likewise served as health officer of this city. Dr. Plnkerton was well known la this city.

He. was highly esteemed as a citizen and his skill as a physician and surgeon made; him popular both at home and throughout the State. His children, a son and daughter, are now In the East, his widow being here. The funeral will take place tomorrow at 13.30 o'clock from St. Paul's Episcopal church.

The remains will be cremated la Cypress Lawn. The remains will at the desire of friends be in state at bis residence from now, until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. Safe and Sure. It simply remarkable tbe amount ef care that has been taken off the mind of the traveler by the excellent fore thought given to his comfort by trans portation companies. Among these, the People's Express and Transfer Company is In the lead.

It calls for your trunks at your home or your hotel and checks them for you to any part ox ine uxuiea eiaiea. When you reach your destination your baggage is there also. This eompany also tends to the shipping and trans-shipping of goods to San Francisco with equal dispatch. The office Is 418 Ninth street. The telephone is 825.

Auction. Auction Prices. Our entire stock of bouseholt goods offered at such prices. Come and see what we have. H.

Schellhaas. 11th st. John Wemmer sells 25 per cent cheaper than any other furniture store In town. Give him a call. 368 Ninth street.

Wines the choicest, liquors the eldest, at W. M. Watson A Co's, 1006-s Washington street. For fine old Kentucky Bourbon Whisky go to Theo. Gin's.

915 Washington street. The best and coolest glass of beer in Oakland; pool and billiard tables. The Montana, cor. tth ana Broadway, T. CL Landrlgaa handles a line ef specially selected pure wines and nartloularly sought for by physicians who recommend the best for inedlcaljrposes.

This- establlshmAt is located at SI Broadway, where orders for family service will receive prompt and aoriirate at- t.nff.A i CflD Pure wines, liquors and mineral run wi raters don't forget tbe reliable Lee Gatos Wine House. 1233 Broadway, P. Lamping m. proprietors. Ten Days Sale.

Furniture, carpets, lounges, stoves, tinware, at H. Schellhaas. 11th street. -Dtsbes to let by Schellhaas Above all others. SPERRY8 FAMXLX FLOUR.

V-, Nettle Laymance. leading mnllaer, tSS Broadway. Camp Stools, 2Sc Cots, chairs at BeheO- 11th st. The U. S.

Gov't Reports show Royal Baking Powgcr superior to all others BROADWAY. OAKLAND. CAL NSW DESION8 NEW COLOBXMOS COMBINATIONS, -The Latest French and TCagllaa Medela ili PRICES MODERATE "'Aklari and varied assortmant ef sail- i novelties for ladles who da their vctkjtv ivy residence ef the Tne'ladieief the Ebeli Seclete'win gtve ttmektast -tomorrow morning Tn- honor efrJfmQetgW8tsBSslL''AlMV rtcentbB retgrnei-fmm- the 'i i marrlan or Vflse 'Winifred. Hai. lotx ana sen James Tyson win taae pc Wedncaday-' ventejB 'August Xithi at Christ ckureh, Alameda.f c- Mrs.

3. Rourka of this city to a guesC Bartlett Frank Morris of Harvard Collage, is spending his vacation at his home in this Harrr li Cook has returned from a 1 hunting trip near Point Arena. Mrs. Fannie Dam-Hilton is dewn from Valiejo on a visit to her mother. O.

N. Naylor of East Oakland has gene Lake Tahoe to be gone several weeks. Mrs. M. M.

Kern and Miss Ida M. Ford- lag nave returned from their trip at EUm Grove-' Last Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Ander son and her daughter Annie of Fruit- vale were driving in East Oakland, when I me none took rrtgnt ana ran away. I Both were thrown from the carriage and the little girl was dragged some distance.

Her collar bene was fractured ana sne received serious braises about the body. The mother escaped with badly scratched face. On Saturday evening Misses DelL TilBe. Edith and Louise Medau gave a delight-1 ly garden party at their hotoe, the Me dau ranch on the Contra Costa road. The grounds were brilliantly lighted with Chinese lanterns and otherwise decorated for the occasion.

The guests enjoyed all the delights of a rural party. Dinner was served in a large tent erected on the lawn and afterwards the company paired to the school house, where games and dancing were continued until a late hour. The guests were: Mr. and Mrs. Meyers, Mrs.

Bteinbach, Mrs. O'Connor. tha Misses Medau ef Baa Francisco, Miss Hess. Mis Stoer. Miss Pollard, the Misses Harrison, Miss May Grter, Miss Flood.

Messrs. Coffin, Meyers, Medau, Ed. Williams. Major Hayes, Kennedy, Corney, Harrison, Stoer, Flood. Wm.

Grier, Pollard, O'Conner. Harvey, Ben nett. Handenmeyer. Brier. Mettle Laymance.

leading milliner. 966 i- AS OTHERS SEE US. A. weekly contemporary states that gates were placed on the Seventh street local in Oakland as a punishment for the part that city took In the great strike. Had our contemporary lived In this section of the country longer and been consequently more familiar with events here he would know the gates were placed on the cars almost a year before the strike and in order to break up the custom of East and West Oak land people of riding free to Broadway and then taking the Davie ferry to San Francisco.

Berkeley Dispatch. A new problem may arise about the speed track which will prove to be embarrassing. The dust from the track, it not now being watered and. Indeed, the dust from the whole vast tract of marsh land that has been filled-is fine and lies loose on tbe surface. The least wind whirls it up in great clouds, on a very windy day It is impossible to see beyond it to Oakland.

This was never observable before this year. Ala meda EnclnaL A communication appeared In the Ad vocate last evening which we must heartily endorse. It is relative to a fruit dealeri on Center street who ap parently believes he has a right to block the sidewalk with his wares to the inconvenience and discomfort of pedestrians. This "public be policy" which prevails In San Francisco and Oakland should be nipped in the bud- Berkeley. Dispatch.

The railroads now have to face the Oakland City Board of Eauallzation re- Igarding their assessments, and a high uiu uwc uiaj cApmcu, a. is ui taut. hinted at-Alameda Argus. Business competition may easily be carried to extremes. An Oakland undertaker attached the hearse of a com petitor while it was on the way to the cemetery.

Berkeley Dispatch. The Rev. 1 Jiro Oka be made an In teresting address in tbe Monday Club this week. Mr. Okabe years ago he- came a Christian in Oakland, ana united with the First Congregational church." He was ordained to preach tbe gospel, and seven years ago went to the Hawaiian Islands to labor among the Japanese.

A large church of Jap anese, grew up in HIlo his labors. For tbe past two years he has been pastor over a growing church in Honolulu, and superintendent of the work among the Japanese throughout the Islands. Quite a number of preach ers have come from Japan to take charge of churches under his care. A hopeful work Ja being done among the 95 oon i.Twnnw i i th TaLuida. went 25.000 Japanese in tbe Islanda We were surprised to bear him say that there are a hundred Japanese stores in Hon- San Francisco Pacific They are going to have another char acteristic time over in Oakland.

The old Chief of Police refuses to give way to the new. and if there is not trouble there are sure to be complications. But our sister city is not unused to such things. Alameda Argus. i Oakland Wheelmen suggest that a portion of the new boulevard be de-.

voted exclusively to their use. The sug- a-estlon is a good one. and should be carried Into effect. Berkeley Dispatch. W.

R. Davlal attorney for County As sessor Dalton. It Is said, entertains the opinion that the State Board of Equali zation-does not possess ine power to confer upon its Secretary authority to extend the sessions of county tsoaras of Equalization, and for that reason holds that the 'proceedings of our County Board of Equalization, during the term of said presumed extension, are invalidated and of no effect -AS matters now stands it looks as though a long legal squabble may be antici pated. Aiameaa junonai. The march of progress has been de veloped Into a double quickstep at oak- land.

Tbe police are to be mounted on bicycles. Berkeley Dispatch. fought: hand to hand. Attorney Wooloers Exciting Yale of I 3a Deer: Hant. Ben F.

Wooiner. tbe young lawyer, has returned from a bunting trip to Mendo cino county and entertains his friends with the story ef personal encounter with a deer. The latter was a seven pointer and when Woolner shot at it It fen to the ground apparently dead. On Woolaers approach, It struggled to Its feet and charged. Tbe young hunter 'dashing his gun to the ground, grasped Its horns and struggled for some minutes on the ground, both finally rotting down btlL Woolner then pulled his hnntlng knife and slashed open the ani mal's throat." is so doing be severely out his left hand and When anyone expresses doubts of the vefacItyoT story Ben- produces hfs band as cofYobaratXng evJdencaA A bamboo organ has the Jesuits Church Is to surnass T)r: A barbx -ciTi be Tr this had ok xau I been buiit-fof sao nu38 of ea- ne rvaa lost the enterprise.

tieitmann moved that tne ment be reduced forty ter cent to County Boadr fi-J air. irosnanan ax3 -'B; rJCaw ma C-Sxlton. Jfc'btta h4 put between: I 000 the roa4'wltbputiire" ttassett's mendmnt) that tne aesessment stand as lost by vote- Ayea uassett, uow. uaranau. jaoit Noes Bros nahan.

CanelL Heltmacn. Watldnson. A motion to reduce to forty per cent was lost oy the same vote. Dr. buck land chanrlmr his vote to "no." Mr.

watunson moved for a reduction thirty per Messrs. Bassett and Dow argued that because a road was not nayinx was no around for a re Lawyer Reed contended that Justice Beatty had rendered a decision noiaing otherwise. The motion was lost by the same vote as Mr. Brosnahan; said a few vigorous words in regard to Mr. White, saying was a whole-souled, generous man.

who bad lost not only his money but his neaith In trying to build up the roaa. "Friendship doesntt cut any figure in matter of this kind." remarked Mr. Dow. "It does with me. It may not with you," replied Mr.

Brosnahan. Mr. Marshall's motion to reduce the assessment ten per cent was then car nea unanimously. i r. WHAT MR.

WILDER SAID. Mr. Wilder In the meantime arrived. He testified that a person could purchase a ticket at Seventh and Broad way fsr any. part of the system and that Ueket would be honored on the Seytulh street road going In the dlrec-.

tioat tor which It was purchased. The passenger coming overland to Oakland ras presumed to alight at Sixteenth street station. Mr. Mott recalled Mr. Ryan to question him in regard to a remark that an assessment for $10 on the Seventh street road would be as good as $700,000.

Mr. Ryan explained that formalities and technicalities would be waived if the road were only assessed $10. William McKenzle, master mechanic at West Oakland and chief engineer oi. the bay and river steamers, testified In reference to the ferry boats. The Alameda had been assessed at $35,000, but the witness thought $5,000, would be aJ liberal estimate.

i i "I'll take her at that price," remarked Mr. Bassett. "The steamer El Capfain." continued the witness, "goes "out of service on the 21st of this month. After she goes out of commission she will only be worth $3,500." "I'll take them both and start an opposition ferry," said Mr." Bassett. i "You can's get a license to run her," said Mr.

McKenzle. "He will get a franchise," said somebody. "That was more than I was able to do when I was running a ferry," rejoined Mr. Bassett. The latter called Mr.

McKenzle to task on a sworn statement giving the value of the Alameda at $7,500 and the El Captain at $6,500. Now. In" you statement said Mr. Bassett. "you put in mie-half the Alameda at $1,500 and the El Captain at $1,250.

Have these things depreci ated at that rate since you made the statement to the assessor?" I didn't make the statement." replied Mr. McKenzle. "Now, Mr. Chairman." said Mr. Bas sett after a little more testimony had been given, "these details don't amount to a row of beans.

They are of no consequence whatever. If I had the last annual report of the Southern Pacific Company, In which they make state ments for the purpose of selling bonds, would probably show you these boats are worth $75,000 apiece, i It's all non sense to go Into these details, which simply take up time." i This kind of talk made Attorney Ba ker angry. "I don't know anything about Mr. Bassett's fight with Mr. Huntington," he said, "but he Is a member of the City Council and he is here to do his sworn duty.

"He is here to represent the, people of this city and we are' entitled to a hearing under the law. He has.no right to say these things don't amount to anything, when we have put In the' sworn, testimony of gentleman who knows more about machinery when he is asleep than Mr. Bassett does when he is awake. Mr. Bassett may be like the Irish justices and decided this case months ago, but we are entitled to present this matter to what we presume to be intelligent gentlemen, willing to do; their sworn duty between us and the people.

Now, for a gentleman to get up and say that because he has a grudge against some body that all we have been saying is nonsense is not treating Us fairly and not doing his duty as a sworn officer, and he has no. right. in that frame of mind to sit here and judge our Did I say I had a grudge, against anyone? asked Mr. Bassett. "You talk like a man who has a grudge," was the lawyer's reply.

"You talk like a man who comes here as a hired attorney," retorted Mr. Bas sett -L I have a right to come her," said Mr. Baker. r- You have no right to make state ments with reference to me that I have not made myself." said the Councilman. "I have made no charge against -any body.

.1 have no grudge against any body. I Wouldn It be a nice proposition for a court to get up in the midst of a trial and say. "This is all nonsense; I don't want to hear it," said Mr. Baker. "You bave been sat upon In court 50 times and more than that," said i Mr.

Bassett. 'If I were in contempt I would take my seat." said the lawyer, You are in contempt now," said Mr. Bassett. "I haven't said -1 have any grudge. 7 court would make you sit down, would make you sit down now." Mr.

Bassett was angry. This fun for. the moo." said tne attorney. r- t. The chairman called the gentlemen to order, and shortly afterwards Mr.

Baa- sett took a seat by the side of Mr. Ba ker and both conversed in an affable s.y-: -v iy. W. S. Palmer, superintendent i of maintenance and way for the Southern Pacific, and Elisha Harper, superinten dent' of the San Pablo and Telegraph avenue roads, both gave testimony to show wby reductions should be made.

Then Mr. Baker commenced his argu ment. He said he would give both the Alameda and El capitan ferry twats for one-third of what they were as sessed and the Piedmont at one-half. "And the inquired Mr. Dal- "The route 1 as free as the was the renly.

1 I thought you bad a padlock on Gol den Gate." safd Mr. Bassett. "I would like opu ta padlock on Mr. Bassett. said Mr.

Baker. I would like to pnt a padlock on Mr. mont for 180.000 inquired Mr. Mott. "I think so." waa the reply.

Mr. Heitmann suggested that Mr. Mott be permitted to take the boat at this price. Mr. Baker then made an argument.

The only way. he said, "the railroad will pay its taxes, that any man will par his taxes, is when be' Is treated fairly. You say the -railroad com pany never pays its taxes. Simply because men who don't pay any. taxes are trying to rob, the railroad of Its posses the road were assessed- the same as other people are assessed AX wou)d pay Its taxes, but It Is not assessed that way.

What became of the property that was moved away: from the railroad yards last spring very suddenly in- 'red neverr knew of any moved fll an it It if Assessfk FJgtvU tV; U30.J ftaawSH' RAlLfiOAD MATTERS HANDLED. Ths Seventh Street Line Held to Be a Local i r- u-j VALUES OF THE FERRY BOATS. Auditor Snow's i Water Listing of the Front Goes In. The concluding session of the city Board of Equalization was held Satur day evening, and the way assessments were sustained, particularly Southern Pacific assessments, was a caution. The feature of the evening's proceed ings was a lively tilt of words between George W.

Baker, the railroad's legal representative, and Councilman Bas sett. The first application that came up for action was that of Edson F. Ad ams. John C. Adams, Hannah J.

Ad ams and Julia P- Prather. to have the assessment of $456,000 on 153 acres bor dering on Mike Merritt and vicinity re duced from S458.000 to $288,800, the lat ter being the amount fixed by the County Board. W. W. Foote, who appeared for the applicants, asked Mr.

Dalton a few questions as to the reduction, and then looked around for Assessor Snow, but that gentleman bad not yet appear ed. "Is that -all the Inquired Mr. Mott. "Yes, I put Mr. Dalton on the stand to show it was reduced by the County Supervisors," replied Mr.

Foote. "That is all I desire to present." "Don't you intend to put Mr. Adams on the stand?" inquired Mr. Dow. "No, I am through," answered Mr.

Foote il "We would like to hear Mr. Adams' testimony before passing upon it," said Mr. Dow. it "We are through, Mr. Chairman," re marked Mr.

Foote. il "Do I understand that Mr. Adams refuses to testify?" asked Mr. Dow. "He declines, to testify by my advice, yes." was the answer of the lawyer.

The assessment was then allowed to stand by the following vote: 1 Ayes Brosnahan, Capell, Dow. Marshall. Motfe 6. Noes Bassett, Heitmann, Watkinson 3. Absent Towle, Manuel.

il THE SOUTHERN, PACIFIC. Next came the three In number, of the Southern Pacific Company. Black Ryan, the tax agent for the company, was sworn-and ques tioned in reference to the Seventeenth street road, the object being to show it was part of the main system' and therefore assessable by the State Board of Equalization. Mr. Ryan briefly sketched the history of tne road and said it has been assessed by the State Board for the last fifteen or twenty years and would be again on Monday.

He showed that a person buying a ticket at the Seventh street depot or at the foot of Market street, San Francisco, would be allowed to ride on the local train without extra charge, In reference to the Long assessed for $260,000, he testified that It was a Southern Pacific road and part of the general system -heretofore assessed by the State Board and will be again Mr. Dow. took the witness in hand for" cross-examination. A person, he said, buying a ticket in Chicago would be entitled to! ride to Seventh and Broadway on It. i "In other words," said Mr.

Dow, your proposition Is that you i can buy a ticket at one point on your system that will entitle you to go to any other part of your system "Yes, sir," i- "Would a person have to buy an or dinary ticket in order to go down to the oier?" it "No. Bir, if he showed his i i through ticket he would be allowed on the train, at least so I have been informed. "1 am Informed." said Mr. Dow. "if you purchased a ticket at Seventh and Broadway for any additional point you will have to buy a ticket to get down tO the mole.

w-1- 'I have been informed to the conn trary." said Mr. Ryan. "Oakland is one of the terminal points, as understand, and Broadway is one of the sta tions at a terminal point." "Broadway is not a terminal point. Mr. Ryan.

said Bassett. "I say Oakland la a terminal rejoined Mr. Ryan. t) "You can't get from Broadway to Six teenth street, wnicn is a terminal point. on a through ticket, either, said Mr.

Bassett. -I "1 have been informed you on the train with a through said -Mr. Ryan. i can get ticket.1 There was more cross-questioning by Mr. who endeavored to sbew that the ferry boats were part of the main system and that the Supreme court In the Robinson stop-over cases had decided Jhat Oakland waa only an intermediate point on the general sys tem, Mr.

Bassett endeavored to show that a ticket purchased for an eastern point would not admit a person to ride von the Seventh street line. "Suppose il wanted to ship a ton of freight to Sacramento or to New York will you receive it at seventh and Broadway a 1 think not. air. I have seen freight trains operate over the so-called road, however. "The act of 1861 gives the City Coun cil the right to fix the rate of charges on the Seventh street road.

You re member that, don't you? inquired Mr, Bassett. "I assume It la correct," was the an swer. Mr. Bassett also wanted to show that the rate of fares was governed by this act. but Mr.

Baker said this was changed by the constitution. Mr. Bas sett contended that a person i coming overland was supposed to get off at Sixteenth street station, when his des tination waa Oakland and that be was not privileged to change cars at the mole and take the Seventh street local. I To show that this was otherwise Su perintendent was i sent There was some repartee between Mr. Ryan and Mr.

Bassett say-, tng the railroad had fenced in its prop erty without- authority ana ur. snn remarking. had to 4a it to keep the THE EAST OAKLAND LINE. While WilJtr he appUcatton "of the Street Railroad Company was read. Rs3 t' i SDirttdhWirisHfs and a of he -r-'ir riv.r 4 tec Csr w-h; r- ui e4 as4 i a ftHu rtwws.

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