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The San Francisco call., 1895-08-03
CLAUS SPRECKELS WINS.
important Victory in the Legal
Contest Begun by
His Son.
AMENDED COMPLAINT FILED.
Rudolph Spreckels' Motion to Dis
solve the Sugar Stock Injune-
ton Denied.

An important victory for Claus Spreckels
in the suit to recover 5000 shares of
Paauhau plantation stock from Rudolph
Spreckels was gained yesterday in the
Superior Court, Judge Slack denying the
defendants motion to dissolve the injune-
ton.
This motion was made the occasion of a
great deal of argument in the case, and the
legal fight was a bitter one.
Rudolph Spreckels had been enioined
from using the income from the 5000 shares
of Hawaiian stock or in any way disposing
of the property. The stock had been con-
veyed to the son by Claus Spreckels, but
Mrs. Spreckels, the wife of the latter, had
not been party to the conveyance, and as
the stock was community property the
transfer was held to be illegal.
Attorney Ach, representing Rudolph
Spreckels, argued that the transfer was
legal and that therefore the restraining
order should be no longer held in force,
and an entire day was devoted to the pre-
sentation of the case.
Delmas & Shortridge argued the other
side of the case, and the main subject mat
ter of the case was deeply gone into. The
case was submitted to Judge Slack week
ago, and yesterday the decision was handed
down.
An amended complaint was filed yester-
day.
The San Francisco call., 1895-08-03
A M|SER'S GOLD.
KinSfoIk of Old Cornelius King
Enter Suit in the Pro-
bate Court.
He Trundled Barrels Along the
Streets, but Left Nearly a
Quarter of Million.

A suit was filed in the Probate Court
yesterday in the form of petition for
revocation of probate of the will made by
Cornelius King, an eccentric character OF
San Francisco, who died as a pauper in
1894, but left an estate valued at $214 900.
King left $500 each to the two children of
his deceased aunt-Mrs. Mary Cronin of
Petaluma-and all the residue of his es-
tate to his nephews and a niece, children
of deceased brother in New York. The
Eastern devisees were appointed to admin
lister the will, but they resigned in favor of
J. B. Fargo of this City.
But the old fellow, who was known as a
mis- er and a very poor man. left brother
and sister in Ireland and sister in Cali
fornia, whom he brought here many years
ago. This last sister was married to a
man named Machada and went to live
across the bay on the San Pablo rancho,
and so became lost to her kinsfolk. The
Irish relatives began legal proceedings to
recover the estate and secured the services
of Attorney George P. Burke of Watson
vile, who secured Sullivan & Sullivan to
neys found Mrs. Machada Thursday after
noon, and through them she first learned
that her brother was dead. She is in q
state of poverty almost, as are her brother
and sister in Ireland, but should they win
the suit each will receive at least $4,000.
King was a remarkable old man. He
lived for many years in a dingy room of
the Montgomery block with four padlocks
on the door.
He came to California in 1885, and first
became familiar on the streets of San
Francisco by trundling all kinds of barrels
before him. He used to buy barrels and
roll them from the Mission to wholesale
houses near the water front, where they
were sold at small profit. Early in 1889
he fire shot at Grafton Hatch near the
door of his room, believing that Hatch
was an enemy. In April of that year he
was adjudged insane-four years after the
will was made. He suffered from many
delusions-that people were constantly
calling him names, and wanted to rob him,
so he was sent to the Napa Asylum, where
he died in July, 1894. At the time of his
death he was popularity supposed to be
poor, but it was learned Immediately after
ward that he had cash deposited in five of
the City saving banks amounting to $780,
608 SO, which, with interest added, made a
total of S214, 600. And now the penniless
kinfolk of the dead and gone miser are
making fight for his gold
The San Francisco call., 1895-08-03
SETTLED BY THE HEIRS.
The Merchants Exchange
Bank Claim of 100000
Against G. w. Kellogg.
Although Kellogg Went Into Insol-
Vency the Litigation Has Been
Kept Up.

The heirs of c. w. Kellogg yesterday
effected the settlement of $4,000 claim
against the estate, the claim being held by
the Merchants's Exchange Bank of this
City.
When Mr.. Kellogg was president of the
bank he drew money from time to time,
with the knowledge of the directors. His
notes were given for the money, and these,
on September IA, 1879, amounted to $264,-
526 80.
On this indebtedness Mr.. Kellogg agreed
to pay per cent month, but he was en-
tirely unable TO meet his obligations, and
the interest has run up until the amount
due on the notes is now $500 600, as the
figures were presented in the County
Clerks office yesterday afternoon.
Kellogg went into bankruptcy soon after
he retired from the presidency of the
bank, and his estate was closed up in the
United States District Court. Against the
suit of the bank the plea of bankruptcy
was entered, but the litigation has been
kept up, and the executors of the Kellogg
estate have consented to pay for legal
settlement.
Joseph M. Loewe and Mrs. NJ. E. Gilrov,
the executors, have agreed to pay to the
bank $500, which is larger in proportion to
the kellogg estate than in comparison
with the claim.
When this money Is paid the litigation
will be dropped, and the executors will be
permitted to close up the estate without
litigation.
The San Francisco call., 1895-08-03
TRUSTEES CERTIFICATES.
The valley Road Pooling Agreement in
Its Last Form-Engineering
Progress.

Thomas Brown, chairman of the trustees
of the San Francisco and San Joaquin
Valley Railway, issued yesterday notice
to subscribers of the capital stock of the
road that trustees certificates were ready
for delivery. Stockholders may get the
certificates on presentation of receipts for
the first and second installments to Daniel
Meyer, at 214 Pine street.
Chief Engineer Storey stated yesterday
that he was very highly pleased with the
progress made so far by the surveying par
ties down the valley. He received letter
notifying him that the party farthest south
had made preparations for moving camp
last night to convenient spot six miles
from Bakersfield, the southern terminus of
the line. Another party of engineers has
moved away from the Merced River after
locating a crossing, and was working at
last advices about midway between the
Merced River and Merced City.
The surveyors have already gone over
the ground southwark from Fresno to
within about ten miles from Bakersfield,
locating two lines part of the way. Mr..
Graham's corps has finished surveying
from Stockton to the Merced River, and
are not far from that city at present, with
a gap unfinished only as far as Fresno.
The San Francisco call., 1895-08-03
ADVERTISING THE STATE,
alf-Mi1lion Club Asking Editors to Use
Their Influence on County
SupervisOrs.


The promotion committee of the Half
Million Club is now sending out circular
letter to all the editors Of the State asking
them to do all in their power to persuade
county Supervisors to spend all the law
allows for advertising purposes. In the
letter it says:
The initatory move of the committee will be
in the direction of encouraging the formation
of development clubs, real estate associations.
or other organizations IN every locality, for
stimulating Improvements that will make the
towns and cities more attractive and il secur-
ing an understanding between the real estate
dealers, by which prospective purchasers shall
be held, instead of driven away by petty jeal-
ouses and misrepresentation, and also for CO.
operating with the committee in furthering its
plans. And it is to be hoped that any existing
organizations in your section of the State will
put themselves in correspondence with our
club for mutual cooperation.
The club has undertaken the work of pre-
pairing stereoptieon slides illustrative of every
section, industry and attraction in California,
and they will have entire charge OF the lectures
to be given daily at the Atlanta Exposition
in connection with the State Board of Trades
exhibit. AS the present desire of the board is
to send part of the exhibit to Chicago at the
close of the exposition, the club will continue
its stereoptieon lectures at the headquarters in
that city, provided sufficient funds are sup
piled.
The San Francisco call., 1895-08-03
WHEN THE HORSES PARADE.
Preparations for a Grand Show in De-
cenlber Next.

Preparations for a Grand Show in De-
cember Next.
The Horse Show Association of the Pa
cifc Coast, which was formed after the
close of last years show to perpetuate the
institution, is making active preparations
for the show of 1885, and has set the date
of the affair for December to Z, inclusive.
At the last meeting of the association
$4,000 was voted for cash prizes for the
coming show. First, second and third
money prizes, in addition to premiums
from private individuals, will be given in
each class.
Eighty of the 125 boxes at the show have
already been subscribed for, and the indi-
cations are that before the doors open the
remainder will be taken up.
The entry list, which is now open, will
close on November 9 and no entries will be
received after that date.
The association has incorporated with q
capital stock of 100000. with the follow
ing officers: Henry J. Croeker, president;
George Almer Newhall, secretary; John
The San Francisco call., 1895-08-03

walk upon the wharves shall be dead
letter no longer. The officers stationed on
the docks, especially at Clay street, have
been running after teamsters who, taking
advantage of the smooth planking of the
wharves. let their horses go at faster gait
upon leaving stone pavements.
The penalty is a fine of $40, or ten days
in the County Jail, for each offense, and
the drivers who have been treating the Off
GERS orders to check their speed as an
everyday joke will find the arrest some
what serious.
A new towboat, built by the Union Iron
Works for use by the Pacific Mail Com
pany on the Guatemalan coast, made
her first trip afoat yesterday. She is
named the Santa Luca, and as she was
speeded around the bay flying the ensign
of Guatemala she appeared to be a pretty
craft and quite fast. Her length is As feet,
beam II feet and depth feet, with eng ines
of 100 horsepower. She is wooden vessel
and will steam 10 knots an hour.
The Pacific Coast Steamship Company
is preparing to transport the grain crop of
this year to market. Several passenger
steamers have been fitted up to carry
freight exclusively. The Coos Bay is being
heightened out and the Alex Duncan and
Yaqulna oVerhauled for more storage
room.
The Pacific Mail steamship Delgic sailed
from Yokohama for San francisco July
81. with large cargo and twenty-eight
cabin passengers.
Admiral John G. Walker, U. s. N, who
has been inspecting the lighthouses of the
Pacific Coast, left last night for Washing
ton in special car by way of Portland:
The British steamer Progressist arrived
holf 1o, IN
parture Bay, with 4470 tons of coal. The
steamer Progreso sailed for Panama with
a miscellaneous cargo, valued at $100,017.
The Harbor Commissioners are thinking
deeply over their new ferry building and
wondering how it shall be built.
Irving NJ. Scott at the last meeting of
the board was in favor of steel and marble,
a construction that will bring beauty and
dura billy to the great house for San Fran
cisco's water front He goes backward in
architectural history and asks why the
marble temple of Jupiter Olympus, built
$50 years before Christ, where the great
blocks of stone were fastened together
with iron bowels, that may yet be seen,
may not be considered as evidence in this
case?
George II. Sanders of the firm of Wright
& Sanders of this City stated to the board
that q building could be built of marble
and steel at less cost than it was pro-
posed to expend in brick or any other in
ferior material after system that seemed
soon to become obsolete. He said that the
tendency in modern progress of building
constructions was to minimize the use of
material, to Tighten the structure and to
economic in expense. If5000 tons of bur-
den can be taken off the foundations it is
an idea worthy of consideration.
John /. Sabin, in a letter to the Board of
Harbor Commissioners, called attention
to the brick walls of the City Hall, satu
rated with moisture, and recommended a
ferry building of something more durable
and more unpenetrable to the elements.
The San Francisco call., 1895-08-03

to judge Mr.. Strauss leniently knew moth
ing of the intention to further punish the
plain-spoken brother.
s. E. Dutton is perhaps the most out
spoken Of the critics of DR.. Browns posi-.
ton in the case. He said yesterday: II
never had any but the kindest feelings for
DR.. Brown before, but his action in the
Strauss matter 1 consider unwarrantable,
unkind and unchristian. His rulings on
Wednesday evening would not be tolerated
by any deliberative body in the world.
Nagel spoke to the question three times,
always with the permission OF the chair,
while young Littlefield, when he wanted to
speak the second time, was ruled out of
order. The audience knew this, and / can
only account for their lack of resistance by
the theory that they respect the office of
the pastor, though the man himself is un-
popular. believe there will be an effort
to reinstate Mr.. Strauss, and l will do
what can to make it success. There
are no plans as yet. II there were it would
not be wise to give them to the newspapers.
If General Sherman had had published his
plans of campaign Jeff Davis would have
known how to proceed"
7. H. Hatch said he had never known
any one to be dismissed for anything but
The San Francisco call., 1895-08-03
SPENT A NIGHT IN JAIL.
Judge Con1an Promptly Undoes the
Work of a Special officer.

Judge Con1an Promptly Undoes the
Work of a Special Officer.
A rather officious piece of work on the
part of Special Police Officer Heyneman
came to light in Police Judge Conlan' s
court yesterday. 1t appears that on the
evening before Joseph Pedler, 16-year-
old boy, who lives with his mother on
Laurel avenue, near Cough street, was
in company with several friends singing
and playing on the sidewalk in front of
his mothers house. The hour was be-
tween $3.50 o'clock and 9.
The officer pounced down upon the
youths, all of whom ran away except Ped
Ter, who sat on the steps. The officer
roughly dragged him to the City Prison
and charged him with disturbing the
peace. His mother was not notified of his
arrest and spent an anxious night, not
knowing where her son was.
In the Police Court when Judge Conlan
was informed of the facts of the case he
promptly discharged the boy. 1t was rep
resented that he is a quiet, well-behaved
youth, and with his brother is the only
support of his mother.
The San Francisco call., 1895-08-03
TO LIMIT PILOTS LIABILITY.
They Will Only Pay What Their
Schooners Are Worth.

They Will only ray WnaG Inelf
Schooners Are Worth.
The owners of the pilot schooner Grac lie
S want their liability limited, and with
that end in view they yesterday filed a
petition in the United States District
Court. Nine pilots each own an interest
in the vessel, and not one of Them wants to
be liable for more than that interest calls
for.
When the Oracle S was being fitted out
at the Union Iron Works, w. e J. Sloane
had the contract for the carpets and up
holstering. Henry Grundel was sent out
by them to do some of the work, and in
boarding the schooner fell overheard, and,
accidentally striking his head against the
side, was knocked insensible and drowned
before assistance reached him. Frank
Grundel, as administrator of the estate,
sued for $4,000 damages, and the pilots
assert that the schooner is not worth nearly
that much money. Hence their motion.
The San Francisco call., 1895-08-03
FREIGHT RATES ON GRAIN.
A Reduced Tariff for the Coast Division
Railway.

The Southern Pacific Company put a
new tariff into effect on August on grain
from stations on the coast division as fan
south as Santa Margarita to San Francisco,
Oakland and Port Costa. This amended
tariff superseded the former conflicting
rates, and made reductions as follows:
To San Francisco or Oakland from Metz So 10
to So, Coburns $3 20 to So, Kings City So 20 to
So, Wunpost So so to So, Bradley SO so to So,
San Miguel So so to $3, Wellsona So 65 to $3,
Paso Robles SO 20 to So, Templeton So 20 to
50, Asuncion So 20 to So, Atascadero So 20 to
So, Paloma So 80 to So, Santa Margarita So 80
to SO.
To Port Costa the rate was made so cents
higher than to San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1895-08-03
WILL SUE FRITZ sOHEEL.
An Advance Agent of the Leader
Wants Her Pay.

Mrs. N. Neitler, who acted as advance
agent for Fritz Scheel, the orchestra leader
while he was talking of concert tour to
Los Angeles during May last Is about to
sue the musician for $1O0 for wages while
working up the scheme.
Mrs. Neitler claims to have been sent to
Los Angeles by Scbeel and exhibits letters
and telegrams to prove her assertions.
After drumming up a substantial subscrip-
ton list for the concerts she found that
Scheel, for some reason, had placed the
matter in other hands.
Later the project was given up. Mrs
Neitler says that persons who wished to
injure her led Scheel to break faith with
her and that except for stories which were
circulated regarding her by Scheel and
these friends she would not have thought
of suit.
The San Francisco call., 1895-08-03

Sophie Sutherland in the United States
District Court yesterday. Captain Suther-
land is accused of taking fourteen seals
within the limits prescribed by law, and if
the charge against him is sustained, his
vessel will be confscated and he can be
sent to jail.
There were 300 skins on the schooner
when she was seized, and United States
District Judge Morrow appointed p. Was
serman, Adolph Bissinger and B. Sternfels
to value them. To fix the value OF the
vessel James I'll. Bruce. Horace W. Watson
and Allen Y. Trask were appointed.
The San Francisco call., 1895-08-03
TO REINsTATE STRAUSS.
Criticisms of DR.. Browns Actions in th
accommodation Case.

The friends of Meyer Strauss and those
who think the proceedings of the First
Congregational Church in the matter of
his expulsion were unjustifiable have not
yet decided upon definite course of action
in regard to his reinstatement.
Some prominent members of the church
are of the opinion that the action was iile-
gal and that Mr.. Strauss is as much a
member of the church as before it was
taken. They claim that the vote of CEN
sure passed by the standing com mittee
was a form which the majority of the
church might possibly be willing to ratify
as means of church discipline. But the
act of expulsion they characterize as
trickery, and say that care was taken that
DR.. Browns followers were there en- masse,
while those who would have been inclined
The San Francisco call., 1895-08-03
THE LAST OF ALL.
Professor q. r. G1eason's Fight With
Dixie To-Morrow Afternoon.

Professor O. r. Gleason's Fight with
Dixie To-Morrow Afternoon.
Professor Gleason, the horsetamer will
make his last appearance in San Francisco
at Central Park tomorrow afternoon at 8
o'clock.
An unusually entertaining and varied
programme will be offered, including the
tanning and driving of hitherto unmanage-
able horses both single and double, the
breaking of bucking bronchos and fancy
horseback riding.
The sensational event of the day, how
ever, will be the attempted tanning of
Dixie, stallion with most unenviable
record. He will be turned loose without
a particle of harness on with the professor
in 24-foot pen. Gleason will only use a
whip, and promises to have him under
control in thirty minutes
The San Francisco call., 1895-08-03
Midsummer High.Jinks.

The midsummer high jinks of the Bohemian
Club, which began in the redwoods at Meekers
Grove, on Russian River, July 20, will culmi-
nate this evening in the cremation of care"
The main body of club excursionists will leave
the City at II A. NJ. to-day by the Tiburon ferry,
arriving in the grove at 2 p. NJ. Vanderlynn
Stow sires the high jinks, and Joseph d. Red
ding the low jinks.
The San Francisco call., 1895-08-03

Parrott, vice-president; J. L. Rathbone,
president; George Pope, J. A. Dono-
hue, j. D. Grant, M. Theo. Kearney, ]. B.
Crockett, Frank S. Hicks and Maurice
Casey directors
The San Francisco call., 1895-08-03
THE SOPHIE SUTHERLAND.

Uncle Sam Has Claim Against Her
Now.
Uncle Sam ibeled the sealing schooner
The San Francisco call., 1895-08-03
AROUND THE WATER FRONT
The Law Against Fast Driving
on the Wharves to Be
Enforced.
NEW TUGB0AT SANTA LUCA.
Harbor Commissioners and the
Ferry -House-Shall 1t Be Marble
and Steel2
NEW TUGBoAT SANTA LUCA.

The Harbor Commissioners are deter
mined that the State law which prohibits
teams from being driven faster than a
The San Francisco call., 1895-08-03
She Donned BIoamera

And after ride on her wheel refreshed
herself with dip in the pure ocean water
OF the Lurline baths. Free at 10 P. NJ.
The San Francisco call., 1895-08-03

immortality. He considered the action un-
warrantable and would aid in movement
to rescind it.
Deacon Howard Barnard said the pro-
ceeding was astounding and outrageous,
and he believed something would be done
soon to rectify the error.
The matter will probably come up again
at the Wednesday evening prayer meeting.
The San Francisco call., 1895-08-03

BY Sullivan & DoYLE-Saturday, August 3,
Horses, ar 327 sixth street, at IL o'clock.
Rock Island Argus., 1895-10-02
PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT.
Increase for the Month Of September l.
Nearly o., 600, 900.


WASHINGTON, Oct 2-The monthly state
ment OF the public debt issued by tho
treasury department shows the public
debt on Sept. 80 less cash in the treasury,
to have been $94l ,Os9, ,6:6 an increase for
the month of q, ,S3i,6 ,6s7. The debt is re-
capitulatcd as follows: Interest bearing
debt, S7l7, 1860, $50; debt on which interest
has ceased since maturity, sl,6S5, $50; debt
bearing no interest, s317. 4lS5l9, making
an aggregate Of 81 l26, i9i .999, exclusive of
$500, ,2227 ,693 in certificates and treasury
notes offset by an eiual amount of cash
in the treasury.
The net cash balance in the treasury Is
$ls5, ,i05, 1868. The records of the treasury
department show that on Oct. /, 1892, the
public debt amounted to s965, ais, 1854, with
$13l S95, ,9lS net cash in the treasury. On
Oct. /, 1893, the public debt had decreased
to S96l, ,3S6, T75, with the net cash on hand
reduced to SlO6, ,o15, ,633. On Oct. l, 1884,
the public debt had been increased to Sl,-
OF ,566, ,:sj6 and the net cash was s1f9,-
919, ,719. On Oct. /. 1895, the public debt
had been further increased to 81, ,l26, 1874, :
800, and the net cash in the treasury in.
creased to $1S5, 4O5, 1863.
During the year ended Oct. 1, 1893, the
net increase in the public ticst was there
fore S19, 1885, S96. For the year ended Oct.
/, 1894, the nctssincrease was Sf3, 135, 40.
During the ended. Oct /, 1895, the net in.
crease wns $i3, 3,443,O19 During the last
three years therefore the net increase in
the debt has been Sl06 467, $50 and during
the same time the increase in the interest
bearing debt has been Sl62, 329, $50