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The herald., 1895-10-08
THE LUX ESTATE LITIGATION
Promises to Be Both Fierce and Long
Continued
All the Allegations OF the Complainant Are
Charged to Be Utterly De-
void of Truth

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. Jesse Shell
don Potter's contest of the will of his
mother. the late Mrs. W. NJ. Lux, will be
tors. TIL ~ JOIN issue at once and prom
Use to help reach decision without de-
lay. He has charged in his omplaint
that his mother was of unsound mind
when she died, and that she was unduly
influenced in drawing up her will by
her attorneys and trusted advisor,
Thomas B. Bishop, by her niece, Mi
randa Lewis, and by DR.. A. N. Lewis.
who were named as the executors. On
their part the executors propose to tell
what they denominate the true reasons
why Mrs. Lux would not entrust the man
agement of her estate to Potter.
THE charges and allegations which
are contained in the petition presented
for the revocation OF the probate of the
will of Mrs. Lux will be answered in a
legal manner as soon as copy of the Pc
tition can be obtained and the answer
drafted" said Thomas B. Bishop, in dis
cussing Pottei's complaint. Gas the al
legations of the son against mis- dead
mother have been given wide publicity it
may not be improper, even at this time
to state that those allegations are abso-
lutelv and unqualifiedly false. The causes
which prompted her to place restrictions
upon the devise made for the benefit of
her son, Jesse Potter, were. to her mind,
ample and more than sufficient. 1.-The
allegation that Mrs. Lux was of I'M
sound mind at the time of the execution
of this will is utterly devoid of truth.
She was, OH the contrary, a woman Of the
clearest mental perception, remarkably
sound in her judgment and endowed with
a high degree of intelligence.
AS to the charge of undue influence,
it is absolutely uniounded and in every
circumstance and inference untrue
The herald., 1895-10-08
AN OLD MYSTERY SOLVED

When little Mabel Ennor of Stevens
Point. Wis. was cleaning her doll house
a uay or two ago she found $1,000 draft
on the Adams Express company in a
book. The old book was begrimed and
covered with dust and would soon have
met its fate in the furnace and carried
with it the long lost draft if little Mabel
had not given it Kick ard sent it spin
ming over into the corner, but that kick
tore the old leaves apart and the draft
fiuttered to the floor. The engraving on
the note caught the childs' eye ana
prompted her to show it to her grand
mother The draft was bought by Thorn
as Wood ward in 1851 in San Francisco
from the Adams Express company and
was payable at sight to Thomas Wood
ward in Chicago through the private
banking firm of G. H. Smith Il Co.
Thomas Woodward was NabePs grand
father and was an eccentric old English
The herald., 1895-10-08
NAKED MAN ON MULE BACK
The Odd Treatment Taken by :
Paralytic
Going Without Clothes for Weeks In the
Hot Sands of the Japan.
csc Coast

San Francisco Chronicles: The liveliest
passenger on board the City of Picking
was Humphrey Kendrick of Los Angeles.
When the tug Millen, Griffith came
alongside the Mail dock with the five pas
sengers from the Peking in her cabin,
kendiick bounded out and on the pier in
a twinkiing, mot waiting for gangplank.
He had just returned from Japan, q
country that he loves. because few years
ago it completely cured him of paralysis,
when that disease had disabled him to
such an extent that he was forced to walk
on crutches.
When Kendrick found that he had lost
control of his limbs he determined to
spend all the money he mad to get relief.
1t was easy enough to tell what had
brought the paralysis upon him, for the
first stroke came soon after he had q bad
tumble on horseback. The animal fell in
such way as to catch Kendrick square
ly beneath it, severely wrenching and
straining his spine. The wonder was
that his back was not broken. 1t was
much more difficult TO tell what would
cure him. Hundreds Of doctors tried in
vain.
Kendrick found that he was much bet
60 to the Hawaiian islands, where the
weather was much warmer all the year
round. He was SO much better there
when it was hot that he concluded to go
to still warmer place. Somebody told
him that the south coast of Japan in
summer was the hottest place not ruled
by Pluto. He concluded to go there.
For many months during that hottest
of hot summers Kendrick engaged In
most unique attempt to regain his
health. For days at time he would lie
positively stripped to the skin in the hot
sand on the seashoye of Japan. He got
30 that he rather liked it. AS the days
passed he kept getting better. Then he
took to seeking exercise. A donkey was
secured, and Kendrck, stark naked,
would ride the animal up and down the
beach. 1t was almost too hot for the
beast. but Kendr,ck did not seem to mind
it. As for the natives, they were dispos-
ed to overlook little lapses of this kind,
and got quite used to the sight of the Los
Angeles man without clothes.
T. he result of it all was complete recov-
cry. Kendrick came back feeling like a
schoolboy and as much infatuated with
the country of the Japs as Sir Edwin
Arnold. This love for the country led
Kendrick into the curio business. He
goes to Japan every year.
The herald., 1895-10-08

man who was great traveller and gen.
Jus in finance. but who would never pin
his faith to banks. He was brilliant,
we'll educated, and made many fortunes,
and as often lost them. Woodward was
drawn to this country and to California
during the gold craze OF 40. There he
met with success. but his repugnance to
banks continued and he used hollow logs
and creyices IN rocks to hide his treas
ure He used to tell his friends how at
one time he buried $1,000 in gold nuggets
in q hollow log on his claim in Califor
MIA and left it there.
In 1851 Woodward decided to give mp
his rough western life ana come back
east, where he might live and enjoy life
more in accordance with his aristocratic
bringing up in England. He bought five
drafts for $1,000 each. and OF which tho
draft recently found was one. His wife
died soon after coming east, and he
seemed to collapse mentally for time.
but after a few years of travel he came to
himself, married again and settled on
beautiful little farm near Madison, Wis.
Mr.. Woodward enjoyed telling tales of
his western lifs ana his money affairs,
but they were generally treated lightly.
though on several occasions events hap
pened which would seem to prove the
truth OF his statements. On one occas-
ION his wife came in from the barn and
told him that an old barrel of oats, which
stood out there in bin. was all mice
eaten and worthless and should be dis
posed of. Mr.. Woodward took his hat
and walked leisurely toward the BAN,
and after a time returned holding hat
ful of bank notes all nIbbled TO bits.
- wife, " said he, there is sly; 900.
The fragments we're sent to Washington
and few hundred dollars was realized ON
the whole amount. Another time. when
the old gentleman was away from home,
his wife fed a barrel of bran TO the hogs.
When told of 1t on his return he calmly
remarked: "There was money In that
hran," but he never told how much.
When Woodward came TO die twenty
years ago he muttered something about
5000 in drafts. which were among his pa.
pers in the library, but careful search
was never made. His effects were tossed
about and part of them were Drougat to
the city several years ago when Mrs.
Woodward came to live with her daugh
ter, Mrs. J. A. Ennor.
The herald., 1895-10-08
"M0LLY THAT'S ALL"
An Incident Which Reveals the Sentiment
Contained In a Song

A curious coincidence happened at the
Orpheum yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Smith
O'Bren of the clever singing team OF
Wright and o. Brien, is the author and
composer OF very pretty song connected
With which there IS quite bit of senti-
ment. Mr.. Brien has sweetheart in
the east and there is no end OF curiosity
among his fellow performers as to her
identity. which no amount OF persuasion
and questioning will induce him to dis
close. In response to queries as to the
name Of his lady love. Mr.. OBrien invar-
iaply replies "Why. Molly, That's AL"
and when he composed the song he dedi-
Gated it to his sweetheart. The incident
referred to occurred yesterday while the
author was rehearsng the song for its
first PRODUCTION to the public. He had
just finished singing it when mail pack
age was handed him containing hand
some gift with a card bearing the words,
From MOIIie,h
The herald., 1895-10-08
well II, Ellis 10, Blain 70, G. Merrill IS

well II, Ellis l6, Blain IL, G. Merrill Is
total 8.
TIL first individual match was the finish
of the fifth event of Sunday. The win
ners were: First, Nauman; second, san-
ders; third. Blackwell; fourth, Bruins !:
fifth, Silver; sixth, f. Merrill; seventh J
Holmes; eighth, Tanning. Event No. 2
was at Is singles, unknown traps, un-
known aingles-h dimes won first is; J.
Karney second, Balkwell third, Merrill
fourth, } Z. flaming fifth, from bone
sixth, Blaine seventh.
The second event was the individual
pionship diamond medal, each at
20 singles, known traps, unknown angles.
Winner OF medal gets entrances money at
the next tournament; second prize,
Parker hammerless and 10 other mechan-
zeal pzes. from bone W. H. Seaver of
the Oakland Gun club won the medal
with a clean score, and DR.. Barker of the
Garden Citys won the gun. Firming
third, Lake fourth, Bugans fifth. Haas
sixth, Vernon seventh.
The last match of the day was CT a
brough handicap at fifteen singles, known
traps, known angles. w. W. Ward Fors.
ter won the run and Webb Stewart and
Baker divided second money.
Allison took third prize, Richards
fourth. Haas fifth Holmes sixth, Crowell
seventh, Warner eighth, Walton ninth.
The prizes for the highest averages
were awarded as follows:
G. A. Merrill of Stockton. first; j.
Bruins of the Lincolns. second G. Nau-
man OF the Olympics, third; ). Corney
OF the Lincolns, fourth. The prize for
the largest mum Der. of consecutive breaks
was won by J..W. Shell of Traver.
The herald., 1895-10-08
Resembles Trichinosis, but Does
Not Yield to Treatment
WORSE THAN COTTON MILK
Meat Ptomaiues Puzzle the Physicians
In Louisiana
Three Persons Have Died and Nesrly Hun.
dred Are Dangerously Ni-A Desdly
Wedding Feast
Associated Press Special Wire.

ASsoclateu Ptess special WIG.
SABULA. La, Oct. L. The singularly
distressing illness among the guests at
the wedding of John Taplaw and Anna
Gage Is still occupying the attention Of
the medical fraternity of this and other
cities. but so far no physician has been
able to correctly diagnose the disease.
Three deaths have occurred and eighty
persons are confined to their beds and
several of these are not expected TO live.
The regularity of the disease is caus-
ing great apprehension and is attribute
BILE to the failure of the physicians to
successfully combat it, 1t is SIMILAR to
common forms OF poisoning and its i'm
perviousness to all antidotes and usual
remedies Is q puzzler.
Some of the victims show every symp-
tom of triohinosis, yet the ordinary treat
ment fails to eradicate the disease or
allay the fever with which it is accom-
panied. They appear to be afflicted with
ptomaines, and tha antidotes administer
ed in cases of general poisoning have not
the slightest tendency to cneck the i'll
ness. The fact that most of the victims
were not stricken until three weeks after
partaking of the wedding feast furnishes
another surprise to the physicians. There
are twenty cases in Sabula. In the
surrounding country there are fifty or
sixty more patients. The symptoms are
alike in every case. Jackson county is
terror stricken. Those who are slightly
i'll are apprshensive of moro results. and
consequently no medical assistance re-
lieves them. Those who are not i'll, but
who we're at the wedding, are fearful that
the disease may soon assert itself on
them.
The outside physicians called in are as
much in the dark as the local doctors.
1t has transpired that after meats which
were served at the feast had been cooked
the wedding had been postponed for four
days. In that interval the weather was
very warm and the meats became faint
ed
The herald., 1895-10-08

SAN FRANCISCO Oct. 1.-The attend
ance at the tournament of the California
Inanimate Target association today was
not as large as on Sunday but the shoot.
ers numerbed more than on any previous
event OF the kind. The two best shots of
the day were the match for the indivd-
ual championship medal and the Over
and team trophy. The former was won
by W. H. Seaver with 20 straight breaks
and the latter by the Olympic club. The
team match was a close contest. As on
Sunday the OlyInpics and Stockton teams
tied on SIS out of 100. In order to tie the
Olmypics and Stockton teams had to
break SO out of 60 birds, and they did it.
In the shoot-off the Olympics won by
score of 81 to SO, the highest score made
by any team in the Tournaments. The
Stocktons took second prize and the Elec-
tries third with 49, The scores were as
follows: Olmypics- Fannings II, Haight
II, Fender 16, Nauman IL, Bekerart Is.
Liddle IA, /; total 95.
Stock tons-Has IS, Richards II, Balk-
The herald., 1895-10-08
WOMAN'S PARLIAMENT TODAY
All Interested Are Invited to Attend-Th
Programme

All Interested Are Invited to Attend-The
Programme
The fourth annual session of the Wo-
mans Parliament Uf Southern Califor-
MIA meets today at the First M, L.
church. business meeting will be called
at 10 o. m. and at IL a. m. the regular
session will open. The meetings were
organized three years ago TO bring to-
gether the benevolent women OF Los An
geles to study the best means Of conduct
ing charitable work. But they have now
assumed such large proportions that 1t
has gathered in women from the coun-
ties of the southern part of the state.
The president, secretary and treasurer re-
side in Los Angeles. Current topics of
the dav are discussed at these annual
gath erings. the aim being to bring the
progressive women ci Southern Califor-
MIA into closer relation. Following is the
programme for TODAY:
10 a. m.-Business.
II a. m.-Symposium or DIes9. Arts
tic Dress, Minerva F. Jos.in o.snge;
Maternity Dress, Kate shepherds ct, 5lack,
Pasadena; Bicycle Costume, Rors talbot
Bulard, Los Angeles.
Up. m. -Addresses. Form alton vi. Re-
formation, Flora NJ. Kimbai National
City. Discussion. What Shah Busy Peo
pie Read, Lou V. Chaplin. Iasacena.
Discussion.
sp. m.-Addresses. Educational Fads.
Georgia A. Matheld San Diego. Discus
sion. The Wider Selfhood Mia Turper
Maynard, Angeles. Discussion.
The programme for Wednesday is as
follows:
10 a. m.-Symposium on Woman's SUI
frage. Does the Wife Need 1t. Coista
Willard Scott, Fairmount; Does the
Mother Need It, Katherine Phillips Ed
son, Manzana; Does the Unmarried Wo-
man Need 1t, Mary Bowman. Los An
geles; Does the Working Woman Need 1t,
Gabriel t. Stickney, Los Angeles; Does
the Business Woman Need 1t, Harriet r.
Strong, Whittier; Does the Professional
Woman Need 1t. Kate c. Moody Los An
geles. Does Politics Need 1t, Elizabeth
Young Gordon, Lordsburg.
p. m.-Adoress. Artistic House Fur
nishing. Kate Greenleaf Locke, Pasadena.
Discussion. Business. Adjournment.
The herald., 1895-10-08

The draft, which now turns up so ro-
mantically. is the second in the series OF
five which were bought in San Francisco
made payable at sight, it is still as valu-
able as the dav it was drawn. despite its
age and the stains of time.
George Smith, the Chicago banker, on
whom the draft was drawn, died twenty
years ago. The draft Will be taken to
Chicago next week and presented to the
officers of the Adams Express company
for payment BY Judge Cate, attorney for
Mrs. Woodward.
Since the finding of the draft closer
inspection of Mr.. Woodward's papers re-
veals the fact that he was for eight years
a mem Der of the British house of COM
mons, and that his brother. who was "a
its speaker Chicago Inter Ocean.
The herald., 1895-10-08

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Oct. THE
grand jury, after being in session three
weeks, was today discharged. AS result
Of their legislative deliberations but one
Indictment was found and that was
against Representative Milroy Gibson of
Chicago. The.i Indictment. charges Glib
son with feloniousiy accepting of Secre-
tary Benn of the Interstate Building and
Loan association 1896 as bride to induce
him tn vote for securing and making a
report by his sub committee on building
and loan associations which would be
favorable to the association. Gibson was
released on $500 bail.
The herald., 1895-10-08

and after Two meals had remained up.
touched the ianitor announced the matter
to the police. commissary appeared
tering the air was So foul that the win
dow lights had 10 be smashed. as the
frames and fasteningB of the windows
had completely rusted during the seven
years and could not be unfastened. In
one OF the apartments there was reeu-
chad never sent any clothes to the wash
but ordered new shirts about once a week.
Whatever he laid off Re threw upon the
pile in the furtbest room, continuing this
custom for seven years. Chicago Chron.
icle.
The herald., 1895-10-08
on Buchanan's face mutev tells the ale
OF the terrible struggle with savage
maniac.
STRUCK BY A CAR
Il. Rema Was Severely Injured Last
Night

NJ. Rema was knocked down by a
freight car last night as he was trying to
cross the Southern Pacific tracks at San
Fernando street and badly injured. He
WAC returning to his home on Buena
Visit street and was somewhat under the
influence OF llquor.
The men were making mp freight train
and the engine had started car running
by itself along tho track. Rema did not
notice this car and stepped on the track
as it came by. He was Knocked down
and severely Injured in the groin. The
patrol wagon took him to the receiving
hospital where no less than fort y-five
stitches were required to dress the
wound. Rema is man about 81 years
OF age and is employed in the Llewsllyn
Iron Works. He will recover.
The herald., 1895-10-08

The Alpine division OF the Mount Lowe
railway IS now oren from Echo mountain
to Mount Lowe springs. among the fra
grandest OF all mountain, CANYON and val
ley scenery. This section is mile lon-
ger than tile entire Mount Washington
railway. with fares at only one-third the
cost. Weekly or monthly guests at Echo
Mountain house will receive a rebate Of
all Mount Lowe railway fares. Rates 81
See Mount Love railway time table. thiS
paper.
The herald., 1895-10-08

II tell you" said the pessimistic dys-
neptic. lit is i'm possible to convict rich
man of crime in this country "You
are right for once" admitted the other
fellow. BY the time his lawyers get
through with him there isn't any rich
man to convict. "-Indianapolis Journal.
The herald., 1895-10-08

Officer Stephens on arrested the remain
in memb ers OF the beggars who caused
him such q chase last week. He caught
three of the men then and found the two
others on Alameda street about noon
yesterday. One of them was discharged
and u charge of battery entered against
Frank Woods. the other.
The herald., 1895-10-08
The Editor Killed Him

WILLOWS, Oct. IA shooting ARRAY
occurred on Tehama street tonight in
which ]. Il. Putnam, druggist, was
killed by DR.. W.. A. Sehorn. editor of
the willows journal. Sehorn was at
tackled by Putnam, who kncked him
down, and in the endeavor to further
punish him was killed. There was bad
blood between the two men.
The herald., 1895-10-08
Deputy Sheriff Buchanan Struck by One Yes
terday

Ueputy SheriH buchanan Struck by One Yes
terday
Miguel Serrano, the man suffering from
acute mania, arrested Saturday BY Officer
Williams. has proved to be very trouble
some prisoner. He was taken to the
county Jail and put in one Of the tanks.
He created such disturbance early yes
terd ay morning that it was necessary to
confine him in the dungeon.
chanan went and opened the door to al
low him to go out for p few minutes,
when suddenly and very Unexpectedly
Serrano dealt the officer violent blow
over the left eye with his fist. Mr.. Blu.
chanan rallied, though, and with the as
s;stance of several of the prisoners. su:-
ceeded after hard struggle III putting
the lnuffs on the fellow and securing him
in the cell.
A small strip of white court plaster on
The herald., 1895-10-08

william Collins has the proud distinc-
ton of being the first drunk to occupy a
place at the new site of the police station
on First street. near Hill. He was found
there last night by Officer Rico and taken
to the old station in the patrol wagon.
The herald., 1895-10-08

Among the Self Unmade Msn whom
Or. James M. Buckley lectured about at
David Solomon, Marc Antony, Thomas
Carlyle, Shelly, Byron, Poe, Benedict
Arnolu, James Buchanan, Andrew johns
son, Roscoe Conkling and James G..
Blaine. All of these illustrious persons
he seems 70 have found guilty of fatal
errors which ruined their careers.
The herald., 1895-10-08

kilograms for the following persons are
at the Western Union telegraph office
in this city: w. B. Scott Carrie CLARK
Wari, May L. Reyes, Louise Schultz.
The herald., 1895-10-08

Foreign consuls in China report an in
crease ia the use of injections OF NOR
phine as cure OF the opium habit.
The herald., 1895-10-08

The woman suffrage societies through
out the country will celebrate the birth
day of Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton on
November 18th.
The herald., 1895-10-08

If clad in skirts they should be called
limbs. If worn in boomers the proper
term is less-Atchison Globe.
The herald., 1895-10-08

If you want the choicest dainties use
Prices Cream Baking Powder.
The herald., 1895-10-08
TERRIBLE FIGHT WITH A MANIAC

Mathew Arnold, apostle of sweetness
and light. So is Prices Baking Powder.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-12-26
TO OFFER A SUBSTITUTE.

Prominsnt Democrats Prsparing . Bill
for Coinage Of sstGniorags.
WASHINGTON, Dec. ga plan has
been drafted by ex-Speaker Crisp and
Mr.. Smalley Of Texas which will be
offered as . substitute for the Repub-
lican measures to be presented Thurs
day. It is based upon the old bill for
coming the silver seigniorage which
was passed by the last congress and We
toed by the president. but to this bill
modified, will be added , feature for
redemption of greenbacks. The prin-
cipal change in the seigniorage bill will
be the omission of that part which rem
dered available the seigniorage before 1t
had been coined by the use of silver
certificates based upon it. The other
feature of the plan will provide for
the redemption of greenbacks in silver
whenever the amount Of gold in the
treasury falls below 500, 600, 900. The
Democrats who favor the plan intend,
Of course, to merely place themselves on
record as consistent in their financial
policy.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-12-26
THEY WILL STAND FIRM.

v~enezuslans VIII Not Pay the uruan
Indemnity.
NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-A special to
The World from Caracas says: Presi.
dent Crsspo rspudiates the interview in
the London Times in which he is made
to say that the Yuruan incident ID dis.
tinct from the boundary question. The
government will refuse to England in.
demnity in any form for the Yuruan
affair, claiming the sovereignty Of the
territory Is involved in the incident.
The militia have been called for servics
by executive decree. This enrolls every
man citizen. Delegations of enthusiast.
tic Ve~nezuelans continue to call on the
American minister and thank him fol
the stand taken by the United States
government. The excitement is in
creasing.