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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-20
AFTER BIG GAME.
Administrator Freese Values His
Services Highly.

Judge Coffey recently took occasion to de-
nounce the rapacity Of certain attorneys
when handling the estates of the dead. He
also had something tc say about the manner
in which the Public Administrator adds to
the mites which he is laying by for a rainy
day, but his words brought forth no more
fruit than seed cast IN the sand of Sahara.
The Public Administrator appeared in
court yesterday to settle his account as nd
ministrator Of the estate OF the late Mrs.
Hopkns-Searles. He also asked the Court
TO fix his fee and that of bis attorney, J. D.
Sullivan. Russell j. Wilson, who is Tim
othy Hopkins attorney, stated that he
thought $1,000 would be a reasonable COM
pensation for the administI ator and that the
same amount should be paid his attorney.
The Public Administrator services TO the
estate were performed in four days and Will
son said he regarded the fee for the admins
traitors attorney in the light of retainer.
The Court had different opinion.
" Is 1t the custom of the court to grant
administrators retaining fees?" he asked.
- Not that | am aware u, answered the
attorney. Then he explained that when a
large estate is involved it is reasonable to
be presumed that large amount of work
would be imposed upon the attorney. Judge
COffey answered that he did not think much
work had teen done in the present instance.
Attorney Craig came TO the rescue of the
PUBIC Administrator, HneTeupon the Court
asked him whether he had ever calculated
what the fees for the attorneys in the Hop
kins-Searles will case would be if they were
in the same rates as the fees asked for
Freese and Sullivan.
" No. sir, have not"
" Do you think il within the range of
mathematical imagination?"
There was no reply. and other attorneys
were questioned as to what they thought
would be remarkable fees, but they dis
played no anxiety to place their estimates
on record.
J. D. Sullivan was asked by the Court
what his services to the estate had been, but
IL appeared that he had done little more than
to notify all persons employed by Mrs
Searles that the Public Administrator was
in charge Of the estate.
Judge Coffey decided that he would take
no action in the matter until written
statement Of the services rendered had been
made.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-20
TRYING THE HEIR.
Young Mcdonald Gives Little Hope to
the CoDtesfants.

Young Mcdonald Gives Little Hope to
the Contestants.
Henry Mcdonald, the alleged illegtimatc
Bon of the late Captain c. Z. S. Mcdonald,
and the claimant to the properly he
amassed, occupied the witness-stand in
Judge Coffey's department yesterday and
was subjected to severe cross-examina-
tion by counsel for the contestants. Nc
Donald's aged and corpnlent brother, who
is one of the contestants, was among the
spectators and listened 10 the proceedings
with unfaltering attention.
The claimant told how he came to be COM
mitted to the Industrial School three wears
ago. He was in the school four days when
the Superintendent allowed him to leave,
saying that his father had sent for him.
The claimant added that he did not 90 to
see his parent because he was afraid.
Can you remember one occasion when
you were at the Captains house with your
motheT?" asked the attorney.
Witness could not remember, but he
could and did describe the appearance of
the Captains room, and remembered nav
ing seen his picture hanging on the wall.
The trial OF the case will be resumed ON
Monday morning.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-20
DIR. HALL.
lie Called at the Morgue to Vent His
Indignation.

lie Called at the Morgue to Vent His
Indignation.
There was caller at the MorGue yester-
day morning in the person of DR.. S. II.
Hall, who was charged in the dying state
ment with having committed malpractice
upon the late Laurie Senger.
He merely visited the place to vent his
Indignation at having been charged with the
commission of the crime. He claimed that
the whole thing was "a put-up job" There
were tears in his eyes while he spoke,
and he concluded by saving that he was
ready to swear before God that he had
never seen the girl in bis life.
DIR. Hall asserted that the accusation
was made against him without an oppor-
tunity to -efute it. He stated that it ap-
pears:that he is being made the scapegoat Of
saw Miss Senger in her lifetime at his
house, office or elsewhere, consequently
could not have committed the crime charged
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-20
HOMESTEAD RIGHTS.
They Cannot Be Obtained by a Residence
of Two Nights.

They Cannot BE Obtained by a Residence
of Two Nights.
The judgment of the lower court in the
case of Joseph Tromans against Henry
Mailman and wife has been reversed by
the Supreme Court Tromaus sued for the
possession of q piece of property at Hay
wards which the Mahlmanns purchased
from one Lee in 1882 The property was
lncumbered by two mortgages held by J.
Fish, who foreclosed in 1884, but previous to
this Mrs Mailman had made the place
homestead. Under the decree of purchase
the property was bought by TroNans, who
sued for possession, though Judgment went
against him in the lower court. The SUI
preme Court in reversing the decision of the
lower body found that the Mailman fam
lily had spent but night or two on the
Haywards property, and then returned to
their residence in this city. That, the court
held, was not enough to constitute an actual
rpei1eppa
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-20
lLAGUNA SURVEY.

The Delinquent Sale Was Commenced
Observation-Disclosures Suits.
The lands condemned to open the streets
through the Laguna Survey will be paid for
this week. The Superintendent OF Streets
commenced the sale of delinquent lots yes
terday. and disposed Of thirteen pieces.
which brought about $1,000. There are 500
more pieces delinquent, on which $4,000 is
due. The three injunction suits CON-
menced by Catherine Mclaughlin, James
Il. Boyd, 4. w. Burr and others and j. w.
Cudfuth will tie up about $4,000 of this
amount. The delinquent sale will continue
about three weeks,
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-20

strangers have applied for them and signed
them. After every Sunday-nigbt sermon
DIR. Leech invites to the altar a. persons de-
string to commence a religious life. During
the past month there has not been a Sunday
night service when some person Or persons
have not made public profession of ues
sire to lead Christian life. These Sunday
evening services are full of interest and are
attended by large congregations.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-20

Judge Hunt yesterday granted Kate, wife
oil Al White, divorce on account of his in
temperance.
Action for divorce has been commenced
by Helen against f. II. Coy, Anita against
e. Z. Hermann, and Mark against NJ. L..
Lagus.
Johanna Smith has been divorced from
Henry j. Smith on the ground of desertion,
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-20
Weather Prnsnects.

Chief Kerkam, the new regulator of the
Coast weather probabilities, predicts more
cloudy weather locally. Wednesdays rain
fall in this city measured up &c of an inch,
not en- ough to flood the sewers more than
they needed. Up to date the rainfall de-
fclency as compared with last year is
from y to 3h inches, according to the Cali
fOrnla locality.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-20
Embezzlemept Charcoal.

Fl. S. and NJ. Thomas, brothers. who rntil
recently were in tie grocery business at
Ukiah, were arrested yesterday on Battery
street by Sheriff Standby of Mendocino
County on the charge Of embezzlement In
four months continuance of their bust
ness they fell behind to the amount OF
$4,000 to their creditors in this city, and an
investigation resulted rs above. They will
be returned this morning TO Ukiah.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-20
ROSENBAUM'S CHARITY.

He Bequeathsd Five Thousand Dollars
to the Poor.
The will of the late Moses Rosenbaum has
been filed for probate. He left valuable
estate, which will be divided as follows: To
his grandchildren, Bella Gertrude and Law
renee Stras sberger, 5000 each to Isaac Ros-
enbaum. $500; to his executors to be dis
bursed in charity $1,000, aud the residue to
his SIX children, share and share alike.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-20

lie sat down, dined with his partners and
says he is going to stay unti lie MAKES a
cool thousand out of his Investment. the
store of Chin Cow Gee. Se5 Washington
street, is soon to be aUctioned off to recover
on bond, but "Al" Witter says he wont
do any side bidding again.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-20
Nyitter Holds The Fort.

"Ah" Witter, merchant and attorney.
was busy yesterday rescuing his tenth part
interest in China store in Chinatown He
appropriated nearly 200 sacks of rice to
cover the S375 be accidentally invested, then
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-20
Secretary Masiin's Denial.

Secretary Maslin of the State Board Of
Trade denies In toto that any conflict exists
between the State Board of Trade and the
Traffic Association. He also makes public
letter received from Il. j. Sfurgess OF the
London Salvation Army headquarters, ask
ing that samples of California products be
sent as ffered by the board. This VIII be
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-20
Were Sent to Alameda.

Eight Of the Chinese prisoners held at the
County Jail until they should be sent back
to China or have their cases passed upon
by the United STATES Court were removed
to the Alameda County Jail Yesterday, on
account OF the crowded condition Of the San
Francisco mil
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-20
Thought to Have Been Drowned.

James E. Husseiman, the young collector
who disappeared on the 10th inst, has not
been heard from. He hired a boat at the
foot of Third street that afternoon, and the
boat was found drifting in the bay on the
following morning with his coat In it, His
accounts are CORRECT
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-20
Practical Temnerance.

Every Sunday night, at the close of the
services, the Rev. DR.. S. V. Leech of How
ard-street Church hands out to young men
and others card pledges of q total abstinence
characteI each card having spaces for fl
teen signatures. Quite number Of
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-20

The discharge of toy pistol in the hands
of a child on Van Ness avenue yesterday
frightened horse driven by Jesse l.. Ed
mundson of Oakland and caused n run
and demolished. The driver and his COM
panion were not hnrt
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-20
TAPPED ON THE HEAD.
John Wolfe Falls Down a racific-str
CalI

John Wolfe Falls Down a Pacific street
Cellarway.
A drunken man, named John Wolfe, hail
ing from the wlds OF Truckee, was wan
dering around on Pacific street yesterday,
but made misstep, struck cellarway at
635 OF that street and caromed to the bot
tom, losing his hat in the descent His
head, which is bald, attracted the notice of
Chinese woman who occupied the place.
and she tapped him with small hammer
ere he had ceased to roll. His wound-a
slight one Of the scalp-was dressed at the
Receiving Hospital. and Wolfe was then
taken to the City Prison, where he was
booked for drunkenness.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-20
A Continuance Granted.

The case of Count Thesslo Won Frey
enstein for threatening to kill F. II. Rosen-
baum was called in Police Court 2 yester-
day morning. bnt on his request went over
until tu-dav
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-20
FOR PORTLAND & ASTORIA, OREGON.

THE UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY R,,a
Ocean Division-and PACIFIC COAST kSrreSH
STEAMSHIP COMPANY will dispatch from Speir-
Wharf at 10 NJ, Tor the above ports one Of
their Al iron steamships. viz
STATE OF CALIFORNIA-Novemb Der IT, %, De-
cember 10. ~.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES IL, "a, Dec. 6. IS. 80.
Observation-Disclosures 20, December ., Ii. 26.
Connecting via Portland with the Northern Pacific
Railroad, Oregon Short Line aud other divergiay
lines for all points in Oregon, Washington. British
Columbia, Alaska, Idaho, Montana, DAKOTA Utah.
wyoming. Yellowstone Park and ali points East aud
South aud to Europe.
Fare TO Portand-Cabin. SIG; steerase IS; round
trip cabin. $50.
Ticket omces-1 Montgomery ST.. and Palace Ho-
tel New Montgomery st.
G0UDALl, PERKINS & CO., Supt. Ocean Line.
1u 10 Market ST. San Francisco.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-20

Mr.. A. Jensen. living at
All M.nna ST., has many
friends here. He is a
baker by occupation, and
was 4 living wreck up to a
short time ago. He writes:
Il have suffered from
blood poisoning for twelve
months. aud was treated
by nearly every physician
of note in Seattle, but
without any ben eiicial re-
suit. / then removed TO
San Francisco and heard
of the many wonderful
cures effected by the Cos
mopolitan Dispensary. 1
went under treatm ent, and
am now perfectly aud per-
manently cured. 1t gives
me great pleasure 10
recommend the CosmO-
poiitan Dispensary. Signed
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-20
ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET CD.

CLEANERS LEAVE ASPINwALI.
y fortnightly for tho West Indies and <ITKKM
Southampton calling at Cher -~.As<Afa1s
bourg france. and plymouth TO land passengers
Through iiilis OF Lading, in connection with ths
Pacific Mail s. s. Co.. issued for freight rreasar,
10 direct ports in England and Germany.
Through tickets from san Francisco To Plymouth
Chcrbourg. southampton. First Glass; $l95: third
class, S3I 90 FOR further particulars apply to
.eluL tAkROff y CO., Agents, 500 California 1T,
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-20
sAUsALITo-sAN RAFAEL-sAN QUENTIN
NORTH PACIFIC COAST RAILROAD

Commencing Tuesday, Sept. 1, 1891, and
follows
From SAN FRANCISCO for sAUsALITo, ROSS
VALLEY and SAN RAFAEL (week daysl-7:35,
$3.50, IL 100 a. NJ; as. 1925 4:55. 6:lOP IL
tsundayslnS;OO, 1880, 1850 a. N. 1;S0, $500.
$500, $3.50 p. NJ.
From SAN FRAN CISCO for MILL VALLEY (wesk
p. N.
(sundays)-s:0O, 1000. IL 80 A. NJ; 80, 3: 100,
$500 p. N. Extra trip on Saturdays at AS P. N.
From SAN RAFAEL for SAN FRANCISCO (wesx
days)-6;25. 7;45. $3.50. Halo A. NJ; AS, $780,
4:65 p. NJ.
(sundays)-S 200, $3.50 A. NJ; 1900 N; l:3O $3.50,
500 P. N. Extra trip on Saturdays at 6:25 p u
Fare, 80 cents, roual trip.
From MILL. VALLEY for SAN FRANCISCO (week
days)-6:4O. z: 55. 8 40 lI:00 A. NJ; 1895. 800
r. N.
(suDdays)-S:lO, 1910. ll:4o A. NJ: LAS, 1855.
6:l5 p. NJ. Fare, so cents round trip.
From SAUSALITO for SAN FRANCISCO fweeg
days)-7;00. S;15. l0:05, 1855 a. N. 1880. 4:0a
$3.50 p. NJ.
(Suudays)-S:45. 10:40 A. NJ; l2:45 2:l5, AIS
6:45 p. NJ. Extra trip oil Saturdays at sos P. 4
Fare, rs cents round trip
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-20
Q5n0P0LITAN
eI)lspENSAR
Corner Market. Stockton and Ellis SITS.
San Franci>co, Cal.
Entrance = Stockton Street.
no2O
OCEAN STEAMSHIPS.
PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP CO.

DlSPATCH STEAMERS FROM SAN z5z
- Francisco Tor ports in Alaska SepteIl- ssLSyH
Der aud October 81. 8 A. n November and pecem-
Der II, 80
For British Columbia and Puget sounl ports
September and October 2, Z, ~, II, 22, 27, a. NJ
November and December l, d. IL. 10, Q, rs 81
For Eureka, Humboldt Bay. Wednesdays AN
For Santa Ana Los Angeles aud all way ports eysrY
fourth an' nfrH day, 8 A. N.
For San Diego. stopping only st Los Angeles Santa
trbsra ana San Luis Obispo. every fourth and nth
day at II A.
For ports in Mexico 25th o. each month
Ticket O1ic2-Palace Hotel. New MontgomerYt.
6OODALG. PERKINS d CO., General Agents
1sttf 10 Market ST. San Francisco
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-20

81 have been ailing for ovel
two years. suffering from gen
eral debility, and have con
suited many physicians dur
Ing that time None seemed
to benefit me until / applied
to the Cosmopolitan Dispen'
Sary, Stockton, Ellis and Mar
ket sts., ten days agJ, and
already feel Ike a different
man. Strength of body and
mind. buoyancy OF spirit and
appetite have returned, and
all feeling OF weakness has
disappeared" EDWIN WIG
LEY, 649 Minna ST., San Fran
cisco.
An indomitable Will to try
and get well is all you want
try even in the face of a hun
aAugr ,,.tII
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-20
Discouraged.

Ow do you feel? Discour-
aged, blue, depressed and
disheartenedi That is your
condition simply because
your nerves are weak. your
brain tired and your head
aches; because you pass
restless nights, wake tired,
and have lost your vim, en-
ergy and snap; you are
gloomy, depressed and
have a sense OF anxiety or
foreboding.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-20

Indigestion Miserable Take Beechams Pills.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-20

You are discouraged, not because you are Sick
for in your soul you know that there ought to be
some means of cure.
"Ohr' you wall 81 have tried SO many things
and failed" You coward, you babyl
Your nerves have simply gone back on you.
DO you think that because you have failed to md
the right once twice. dozen times. that there
is nothing good in the world Is it the part OF
noble human soul when health, happiness, life IT.
self is at to give up hope to become weak and
discouraged simply b. cause a bottle OF this or
bottle of that. or doctor here OF doctor there
failed to cure?
Confess it-you are not sick beyond cure, but have
only lost your pluck.
Courage is one OF the highest attributes and moth
ing quickly shows the weakling as discourage
ment. The courageous non-courageous soul is
what makes us men mice.
Suppose the matches artists OF the world had
lost courage in the long and bitter hours of their
disappOntmentsl Suppose great inventors.
meeting obstacles on every hand. allowed their
wondrous genius to droOp with encouragement ere
the steam engine, the telegraph or the telephone
were discovered! Suppose the learned astronom-
ers, searching the skies night after night through
weary years had become hopeless disheartened,
discouraged before gravitation became known
fact
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-20

even in the face of a hundred failures and sue
SIS Will SuralY " atfn
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-11-26
South Xatauga Notes.

The school at Saylor's school house,
near this place, closed last Friday night
with Miss Mollie Lyon teacher. We
are informed that the entertainment at
night was a success in every partic-
ular.
The big saw mill OF the Watauga
Boom & Lumber Co., has been saving
all this week, and has been clearing
up the logs in the boom lively. There
was about 5000 logs in the boom when
they began.
The Tannery Co. have had their
buildings all painted venetian red,
which adds much to their appearance.
]. H. Mongle, of Holston, Va, is
here measuring and loading lumber,
bought of the Watauga Boom and
Lumber Co. 1t goes to Boston.
George Lynn, of Hillsborough,
Fountain county, Indiana, who has
been here several weeks visiting rela-
tives, left for home yesterday.
Born, to the wife of ]. F. Robertson,
a son.
Wing and Harneck have been pay
ing off their quarry hands today.
J. B. Miller, deputy sheriff, of Eliza
bethton, is here today to sell the rem
nant of the carts, scrapers, &c, belong.
ing to Durand & O'Brien.
Rev. Irwin Lewis preached the funer-
al Of Winnie Thompson, deceased last
Sabbath.
The Baptists are holding their regu-
lar monthly meeting, R. H. Hicks pas
tor.
Geo. G. Potts has returned from q
visit to Ivanhoe, Va.
G. F. Camp is off on visit to Knox
vile.
Scott & Lacy have opened a build
ing stone quarry, near here, and have
their derricks up.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-11-26
The Baker Murder Trial Postponed.

Special to The Comet.
ABINGDON, VA, Nov. 23.-The Baker
murder trial goes over to January court.
When the court assembled this morn
ing the defense asked for a continu-
ance till December term on account OF
the illness of John A. Buchanan, Sc
nior counsel for Dr. Baker. Common
wealth Attorney Hutton consented to
this, and while the continuance is till
December term it is agreed and under
stood there will be no trial OF the case
till January term.
DR.. Baker was brought into the court
room and is looking little the worse
for his confinement. His lawyers
made no application for bail and he
was remanded to Jail.
Judge Ward will, no doubt, again
preside in this remarkable trial, and
there seems to be not particle OF
doubt that he will be reelected by the
approaching legislature, as the two
delegates elect are understood to IA
yor his rejection.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-11-26
Here is Good Sense.

A correspondent over the initials
~. o. L." thus writes to the Louisville
Courier Journal from Camp Creek
Greene county, in regard to the Unaka
and Nolachucky Railroad:
"The question for the voters Of
Washington county is, will the bene-
fits, immediate and ultimate, from the
railroads to the great body OF the peo-
pie, be greater than the burdens inn
posed in the way OF additional taxes to
pay interest on the bonds? There can
be but one answer to this question, as
| understand 1t. Now, let the voter
investigate and inquire for himself into
the conditions in finance, trade and
commerce, countries, counties and
Communities that have railroads, and
compare it with those that are without
railroads.
at can be truthfnlly said that a rail-
road skirting the foot of the noun
tains on the south side OF Washington,
Greene and Cooke counties, in East
Tennessee, will bring into market raw
material that can only be made valu-
able by the construction of railroad |;
with the railroad this isa rich coun-
try; without it, it is and will remain
comparatively poor; with railroad
we will have furnaces; without it, we
will only see here and there the Gin
ders of the old FORCES and "tilt ham
mers" that, prior to the war ham
mered one bar Of iron in the course
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-11-26
ACCIDENTALLY KILLED.
Kurt Mace Gets his Brains Bowed
out With an ''UnlOaded" Pistol.


Another of those fearful tragedies
resulting from an "unloaded" pistol,
occurred at Bluff City Sunday evening
about O'Clock.
Curt Mace had pistol in his house.
He had taken the cartridges out, as
he supposed, and handed the
pistol to his children as a plaything.
They fondled it until they were tired
and it was placed upon the mantel.
Presently Mace's stepson took the pis-
toll from its place and playfully re-
marked that he would shoot Mace. He
pointed the pistol at Mace's head and
pulled the trigger with fatal results
There had been a cartridge left in that
pistol, and the lead went crushing
through the unfortunate mans brain
killing him instantly.
Owen Sans, the name of the boy
who had not learned the lesson that
the most dangerous weapon is the CUR
or pistol that has not been loaded
More people are killed by such guns
and pistols than are by those that are
loaded.
The deceased was inferred yesterday
That unlosded pistols are dangerous
tha at even death turks in them, is les
son that is never learned except by ex
perience. 1t is sad experience, bu
the neighbors never take warning
There ought to be a law making it {
felony to point gun orpistol at any
one. There ought to be law making
it felony to carry gun or pistol il
such manner that people passing OF
the streets or public highways would
come in range of the muzzle. Their
ought to be law providing an insan,
asylum for every individual who can
have fun without pointing pistol o
gun at somebody.