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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-14
Bei.sed steamships.

NEW YORK, Dec. 13.--All the ocean liners
which have arrived during the last few
days have reported very heavy weather at
sea- and when the big Cunarder Campania
reaches port from Liverpool and Queens
town she will doubtless have a tale OF ter
rife gales and high head seas. II the Cam
pania on this trip had eaualed her westward
record. the Sandy Hook lightship would
have been abeam at 3:l1 n. m. Up 10 mid
night tonight she had not been sighted by
the marine observers a. Fire island. On
her last trip from Southampton the Cam
pania was about a day behind time. hav-
Ing been severly shaken up in furious
storms.
The American line flyer st. Paul. which
knocked more than eight hours off her own
time on her last voyage 10 southampton,
would have been sigualed off the lightship
at midnight had she kept up the pace on the
present trip. Among the beiated steam
ships bound for this port are: Belgravia,
from Shields, Nov. %; British King, from
Antwerp, Nov 2S: Lowlands, from Gibraltar
Nov. %. and Thetis, from Gibraltar. the
daft
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-14
had WEATHER ron MARINERS.
Severe Gale Along the Atlantic Coast
from sandy Hook to Cape Henry.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. ia gale with
an average velocity OF forty miles an hour
and increasing in force is reported along
the coast from Sandy Hook TO Cape Henry.
The heavy blow has been prevailing for
nearly sixty hours. At Delaware break
water the harbor is filed with vessels which
received the warning from Washington not
TO sail for Southern ports until condi-
tions became less threatening. The great
est uneasness is felt concerning a number
of vessels which are thought 70 be close
to the coast, as they will not be able 10
work Off the shore in the teeth Of the gale.
The thrae-nlasted schooner Varuna, Cap
tain Selover, from Darian, Nov. %, for
Philadelphia, with crew Of seven men
and 800 900 feet OF lumber, Is among those
for which there Is anSiety. she was last
seen off Lookout Dec. !.
Captain Jameson, commanding the Earn
lsno steamship Ernford, which arrived from
ST. Jago, says that the sea outside is rum
ming very high-the highest he has expert
enced along the coast for several Years.
HIs vessel, ss Wen as rhe Boston f,or, psnr'
idence, was badly feed up. The three
masted schooner Nellie Tamper.. Captain
yond recognition. Her whole bow. wind
lass anchors and chains wcrS in one solid
mass of ice. The forerigsmg was thickly
coated and the decks were sheet OF Ice,
fore and aft.
The schooner Taiofa. Captain Fletcher.
from Tampa for Cartaret. y. j.. with
cargo of phosphate, put into Delaware
bay and anchored for harRor ut the
BI'andywine. This vessel mas Tad a most
tempest1ous passage since ieavIug the gulf.
She put into Charleston Nov. Il, with loss
OF salts. After repairing she resumed the
voyage. but on the 5th inst. put into Look
out blight on account of the heavy sea TO
keep from rolling her n,asts out. The ship
Sterling, Captain Wheldon which cleared
Monday for New York 10 load for san Fran
cisco, was still anchored In the bay to-
day.
is frozan from shore to shore.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-14
FREE FROM DISPLAY
NO PONP WILL MARK THE FUNERAL
OF ALLEN CRANBERRY THURMAN.
Brief and Simple Services Will he
Statesman in Columbus To-day.

COLUMBUS. o.. Dec. l3.-The funeral Of
Judge Thurman tomorrow morning will be
free from any display. The services at the
residence will be simple but impressive
and necessarily brief on account Of the
extreme age of Rev. j. l.. Grover, who
Is TO conduct them. Only the more inti-
mate friends of the family will be ad-
mittsd to the residence during the serv-
ices. which will occur at 10 o'clock. the
people being given an opportunity to view
the remains from 1890 to 1880. The casket
in which the remains repose Is very plain,
but elegant. 1t is covered with black broad
cloth and has extension handles. On the
top Is a silver plate bearing the inscrip-
tiau.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-14
Clearance Sale OF
OverCOats and Refers

This morning Clearing Mems
make mighty
Christmas picked of think there
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-04
MARRIED WoMEN's WILLS.
Subsequent Marriage Does Not Nullify
Them as in the Case of
Single Women.

The fight over the will of Clara g.
Comassi has established precedent which
may be of value to will-making women OF
this State. Mrs. Comassi madehe will in
June, 1877; her husband died in December,
1878. In May, 1886, she adopted Mabel
Eric and in August of the same year she
married again, but was soon divorced. In
July, 1892, she died and her adopted
daughter contested the will successfully in
the lower court, for it was held that by her
second marriage she nullifed the will.
The Supreme Court has reversed this de-
cision. The statute states that the will of
an unmarried woman is revoked by her
marriage, and as. Mrs. Comassi was not
unmarried when she made her will the
case therefore does not come under the
statute. The fact as was urged, that her
period of single 'blessedness between the
death of her first husband and her mar
riage to the second made her an unmarried
woman before the law, the Supreme Court
refuses to consider.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-04

each might hear what the other had to say.
In that way each side would have an on
portunity to refute what the other might
advance"
The Mayor risingto sfull height, his face
showing that he felt a deep interest in the
subject under consideration, said: 81
realize that this is a very important mat
ter TO the people of this city, and for that
reason am willing to hear full discussion
before reaching any decision, but / will
say this, " and tapping the palm of his left
hama with the back of his right by way of
emphasis, whatever that decision shall
be it will be fair, be it favorable to the
people or be it favorable to the octopus. /
shall be very careful not to allow my per-
sonal feelings or my personal interest to
enter into the matter, as | want to do exact
justice to all.
II understand that it has been said that
this ordinance would give certain parties
monopoly of street paving. That is an
other point on which / desire information,
and shall study it closely to enable me to
reach correct conclusion
At this point Colonel William G. Little,
the Mayors business agent, entered the
office and overhearing part of the CONVEX
sation. remarked s'that ordinance is ille-
gal. The whole matter ought to have been
left open to competition
Responsive to question the Mayor said:
81 hardly think that | shall take expert
testimony in relation to the material to be
used, as proposed in the ordinance, as /
believe that | am fully advised as to that,
but [ want to repeat that it is not my de-
sire to act hastily In this matter and that l
will not say anything that any one could
construe as to what shall do in regard to
the ordinance. l still have week to con-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-04

four" who built it be excepted. He was
born and reared on farm in what was
known as the Western Reserve in Ohio,
and helped his father till the soil until he
had attained his twenty-frst birthday.
In the winter he attended the district
school and in the summer worked on the
farm, at times doing odd jobs about saw
mill.
After reaching his majority Mr.. Gage
caught the gold fever, and, with hundreds
of other young men, determined to seek
his fortune in the far West. 1t has long
been his boast that in the trip with an OK
team from St. Joe, Mo-, to this State he
made the fastest trip ever accomplished.
He first settled in Placerviile and went
to work in sawmill, where he remained
for time, but soon turned his attention to
| mining, in which he met with but little
success at that time. After while he was
elected to the Legislature, and while a
| member of that body was largely instru-
| mental in causing the removal of the
county seat from Coloma to "Hangtown''- -
as Placerville was then called. He was
afterward Sheriff of the county for term,
and then turned his attention to freighting
between Placerville and the great mining
camp Of Virginia City, in which business
he acquired comfortable fortune, but
subsequently lost it all in mining specula-
tions.
At the time of the building of the Cen
| trail Pacific road Senator Stanford brought
Mr.. Gage down to Sacramento and subse-
| quently to this city, where he became the
| formers personal representative. After
the death of Mr.. Cotton he had charge of
the purchase of coal, but when G. P. Hunt
ington assumed power the bureau of pur-
chases and supplies was organized and r.
| P. Schwerin was placed in charge, reliev-
ing Mr.. Gage of his duties in that connec-
| ton.
| At yesterdays election 1,136,O00 shares
out Of 1909, 900 outstanding were repre-
sented.
| The election of president will occur to-
| day, when the board meets for that pur-
| pose. 1t is said that there will be no oppo-
sition to the reelection of G. P. Hunting
ton
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-04

carmine lamps have been placed IN proper
position, but they are like a certain militia
company, of which the captain once said
They look well on dress parade, but they
are not worth a cent in action" BY day
light they look well, but in the night time
they cannot be distinguished from any
other lamp at a distance of half block
The reason for this is that the red glass
is so far above the light that it does not
show the color, and it is only when one
runs up against one that the difference in
glass can be noticed. These lights should
be so arranged that any one at q distance
of block or more could see that they ay
red ones. AS it is now, they are not the
beacons that the promoters thought there
would be-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-04
SLOSS WANTS A NONSU|T,
The Complaint Does Not State
Facts Enough For an
Action.
Attorney Thomas Admits for Argu-
ment the Charges
Made

The plaintiffs side of the Wasserman-
Sloss case has closed, and Mr.. Thomas,
who represents Mr.. Sloss, has moved for a
nonsait and has spent an afternoon in ar
guing upon his case. In his motion he
makes the points that there is no evidence
of fraud on the part of Mr.. Sloss; that the
transaction is at best only simple breach
of contract, and therefore is barred by the
statute of limitations, and finally that even
were the allegations made in the complaint
true they do not constitute legal cause of
action.
As to the first contention Mr.. Thomas
argued that fraud, legal or actual, must be
proved by the person making the allega-
ton. This, he said. the plaintiff had not
done. He had admitted that there was
no actual fraud on Sloss' part and there
fore the fraud, if any there were, was merely
constructive fraud. Even this had not
been proven, and it therefore reduced the
action to one for breach of contract, or for
money due, and in both these instances
the statute of limitations barred any claim
which the plaintiff might have.
As to his last contention, that the COM
plant did not state cause of action,
Thomas admitted for the sake of argument
that what had been charged was actually
true. Granting that Wasserman had sold
the stock to Sloss, he said, it was known
when he did it that it would be used for
purposes which were not exactly contem-
plated by open business methods. 1t was,
in other words, for the purpose of bribery
of one kind If not another and Was
serman was well aware of the fact. Grant
ing this, he said, the court had no right to
entertain such an action, and must dis
miss it.
The arguments will continue this morn
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-04
THE SUIT OF A JOCKEY.
Claim Against Horse-Owner Van Ness
for Long Series of Winning and
Losing Mounts.

The suit of John McAuliffe, a jockey,
against Frank Van Ness to recover claim
of $243 alleged to be due for riding the de-
fendant's horses in the races at the Bay
District Track was tried before Justice of
the Peace Kerrigan yesterday.
The suit brought into court quite crowd
of sports and horse-owners, who testified
as to the racetrack regulations with re-
gard to jockeys and their pay.
McAuliffe had flied bill for long sue
cession of mounts, charged at S. each for
races lost and $25 when winning. He had
also claim of $53 for services about the
stable at 81 per day.
Secretary Milroy of the Bay District
Track testified that when a boy is en-
ployed at the stable regularly his further
compensation for riding a race was So for
losing and $40 for winning. When the
driver is not regularly employed, how
ever, the compensation is $40 for races lost
and S25 for races Won
This confiicted with the Jockeys sched-
ule of rates. Van Ness had a counter
claim of $40 for fines which he paid for
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-04
EFFORTS TO AID HOME INDUSTRIES APPRECIATED.
What a Prominent San Francisco Merchant
Says of the "Call.''
RAPHAEL IS, 9, IL, IL, Is Kearny street,
San Francis April s. 1894.

San Franc iSco, April s, 1884.
Charles M. Shortridge, Editor and Pro-
prietor Of the CALL---Dear Sir: Tt affords
me pleasure to call your attention to the
fact that upon my return from the East a few
days since found that approached San
Francisco the CALL the only paper that
found sale at the station where the train
stopped. 7 learned from the dealers also that
it in demand than any other San
Francisco journal.
The new CALL and it's propri etor were pretty
generally canvassed among the passengers,
and the consensus Of opinion was, assure
you, highly flattering to yourself and to the
great newspaper under your control.
While in the East heard the CALL talked
Of good deal; while in the past it we'll
thought Of in business circles there, it now
has prominence whi CHI it never had before.
like your idea Of making the CALL a
thorough California newspaper by devoting the
front page to coast and local news; that was
very bold and clever move your part. AS
the success Of your paper has to be made in
California, I see you taking the right
means Of making it thoroughly Californi an
and champion Of Pacific Coast interests.
Wishing you continued prosperity, am, sin
cerely yours,
0-e- w9224A.o
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-04
THERE WAS NO TROUBLE.
The Ca1ifornia-Street RAILROAD With
draws Opposition.

The Ca1ifornia-Street Railroad With
draws Opposition.
The work of laying the tracks of the
Sutro road across the California treet
Gable Company's roadbed at Central
avenue, where the trouble occurred on
Tuesday morning, proceeded yesterday
without opposition of any kind. As stated
by the California-street railroad people on
Tuesday they will make no further opposi-
ton nor interfere in any way with the
crossline.
All that they want is, according to Super
intendent Harris, a just arrangement so
that if any damage is caused to their road
bed by the heavy cars of the Cliff House
road they may be secured against loss.
Both sides yesterday seemed in an
amiable frame of mind, and as far as the
California street road is concerned the
Sutro people will probably have no more
trouble. There may be clash again be-
tween the Sutro people and the Market
street Cable Railway Company when the
new tracks reach the spot where there are
several heavily laden cars right in the
line of the track which is to be laid. Mayor
Sutro says the cars have been placed there
in order to cause trouble, and, as there
seems to be no reason why they should be
there, his contention seems reasonable.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-04
SURPLUS REFINED SUGAR,
1t Is Caused, Says a Refiner, by
the Low Tariff in
Force.
A Higher Duty Would ObvIate the
Need Of the Annual Shut
downs.

The shutting down of the big refineries
in the East, by which some 5000 men were
temporarily thrown out of employment,
will have no effect on the local business of
the Western Sugar Refining Company.
Such is the statement made by Secretary
Robert Oxnard of that company. He said !:
Tn is shutdown has no particular signif-
canoe. see the dispatches in the paper vari-
ously attributed the cessation of operations to
the breaking of machinery and the large
amount of surplus refined sugar on hand. In
the one case operations will be resumed as soon
as the machinery is repaired. and in the other
soon as the stock OF surplus sugar has been
reduced Those shutdowns occur annually,
and we shut Lqown here one OF two months
every year.
The refineries of the country have a capacity
much in excess of what is actually needed
under present conditions, as the low tariff of
40 per cent ad valorem and one-eighth of q
cent per pound on foreign refined sugar is not
q sufficient protection. If the tariff were
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-04
slider this matter and to listen to what the

slider this matter and to listen to what the
people have to say"
The bituminous rock order was the sub
ject of an earnest and prolonged conference
Yesterday between Mayor Sutro, President
Jordan of the Jordan Bituminous Rock
Paving Company and others, who say that
the order, if allowed to become law, Will
practically abolish competition in the lay
ing of bituminous rock pavements here.
Mr.. Jordan said to the Mayor that his
company would be obliged to 60 out of
business here if such sweeping orders as
the one Just passed were to become laws.
The order in his judgment gave mo-
nopoly of the business to the Santa Cruz
Rock and Paving Company and to the
Southern Pacific.
The Objectionable clause in the order is
as follows:
Further, the rock used shall be in the condi-
state, IN bulk and delivered on the streets
where the work is being done, and without
having been previously disintegrated.
After the discussion of the clause pro
and con Mayor Sutro said that he would
certainly investigate the matter thorough
ly. The meeting then adjourned.
1t is the opinion of those who are inter-
ested that Mayor Sutro will certainly veto
the order and thereby defeat it, as it will
be impossible to secure the necessary nine
votes to pass it over the veto.
The significance of the order, section
of which has been quoted, is not recOg-
nized by most readers unless they under
stand the condition of affairs at the pres
ent time. Bitumen that is laid here comes
from several mines located in Santa Cruz,
Kern and San Luis 0bispo counties. Every
company operating mines in these coun-
ties has been and still is doing business in
this city on large scale. The greater por-
ton of bitumen from San Luis Obispo is
brought here on vessels, and in order that
it might be sacked the crude material is
heated.
1t was found necessary to adopt this plan
because the crude material placed In the
holds of vessels invariably became caked
to the extent that it could not be removed
without being mined. In order, therefore,
to compete with other companies in the
disposal of bitumen in this city it was
necessary to do that which the new order
just passed by the Board OF Supervisors ex-
pressly forbids.
Supervisor Dimond said yesterday that
passed over the Mayors veto, which, he
thought, could safely be relied upon
81 do not believe in shutting out compe-
tition," said he, land this order, as it is
now framed, will certainly have that effect.
! have heard great deal about mbina-
ton in this bitumen rock business with the
Southern Pacific, and if the statements of
rival concerns are worth anything there
seems to be some truth in the assertions.
All can say is that l am opposed to the
order because, in my opinion, it will have
a tendency to destroy competition In the
LAYING of bituminouS rock paVementS."
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-04
GAGE LEAVES THE BOARD,
He Is No Longer Among the
Southern .Pacific's
Directors.
NEW BOARD TO THE FRONT.
c. p. Huntington Will Be Reelected
to the Presidency
To-Day.

The Southern Pacific Company held its
annual meeting yesterday and elected the
following board of directors: Charles +.
Crocker, George Croker, Thomas H. Hub
bard, G. P. Huntington, 81. E. Huntington,
Charles G. Lathrop, N. T. Smith, T. E..
Stillman, John G. Stubs, A. N. Towne and
Russell J. Wilson.
There were two changes made in the
personnel of the old board, George Croker
being substituted for his brother. William
H., and Charles C. Lathrop taking the
place of Stephen T. Gage.
Not much significance can be attached
to the first mentioned change, but the
retirement of s. T. Gage will be in the
nature of a surprise to many.
Since the death of Senator Stanford, Mr..
Gage has gradually drifted to the back
ground in the management of the COM
pany's affairs until lately it would be diff
cult to define his exact position and duties.
1t is true that he has been the representa-
tive of Mrs. Stanford, but aside from at
tending the meeting of the board of
directors he has cut but little figure in the
executive work about the big building.
While Mr.. Gage cannot be said to have
been in an antagonistic position to the
interests which are now in the ascendent
in the management of the road, it was a
pretty well recognized fact that his powers
had been greatly circumscribed, and that
whereas he at one time had enjoyed the dis
tinction and title of presidents assistant
he was being gradually relegated to the
rear, the process by which this was accom-
plished being unostentatious but remark
ably effective in its operations.
1t is but a short time back when "Steve"
Gage, as he is Familiarity known, welded
wonderful influence. He was possibly
closer to the late Senator Stanford than
any other man, and is in many of his char
acteristics strongly like the Southern Pa
cifc's former president.
Like Senator Stanford, Mr.. Gage enjoyed
the friendship of hundreds of the en-
ployes of the road. He has the faculty of
making friends and retaining them.
While in power he was always accessible
to the most humble employee, and it may
be said truthfully that his treatment of
questions which affected their interests
was generally fair.
The retirement of Mr.. Gage is not attrib-
uted to any disagreement with Mrs. STAN
ford. Mr.. Lathrop, who succeeds Mr..
Gage on the board of directors, is a brother
of the lady named, and it is said that he
has suddenly developed unexpected ambi-
tions. The ties of blood would naturally
favor him in any desire which he might en-
terrain to secure recognition in the coun-
ellis of the company.
"Steye" Gage has been one of the most
picturesque figures in the history of the
Southern Pacific Company, if the "big
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-04
NOT A BRILLIANT SUCCESS
The New Red Street Lamps Cannot Be
Distinguished Half Block
Away.

When the Merchants Association of this
city, backed up by the officers of the Fire
Department, requested the Board of Su-
pervisors to have the street lamps nearest
to fire alarm stations painted red and sub
stitute red glass for colorless panes, it
was with heidea that they would prove a
signal by day and beacon by night to
direct those in case of need to the nearest
signal station and save the necessity of
having to inquire on all sides, s'Where is
the nearest signal station?"
The frame work of the lamps has been
painted the desired color, the red glass has
taken the place of the white one that
forms the upper part of the lamp, and the