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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-06
TROUBLE IN THE ORDER,
The American Benevolent Legion
Is Involved in Diff
Guilty.
It Was One of the Concerns Recently
Sued by Insurance Commits.
sioner Higgins.

Financial fortune has not smiled on the
American Benevolent Legion, and like Mr..
Micawber, it is waiting for something to
turn up.
The "legion" was organized in June,
1894, by John S. Ryan, who is now supreme
chancellor. 1t is q benevolent society and
an insurance organization, and its mem
oership reaches to a thousand.
The American Benevolent Legion was
one of the insurance organizations which
in last November were sued by the In
surance Commissioner, the object of the
suit being the forfeiture of the society s
charter. The effect of the suit has been to
reduce the membership in the American
Benevolent Legion, and to prevent new
members from joining. AS the member
ship falls off the source of revenue is re-
duced, and the "legion" is not now in a
position to look forward with certainty.
Said Harry Malone, the supreme inspector,
yesterday:
The whole trouble has come upon US on &C
count of the suit brought by the Insurance
Commissioner. We are charged with doing an
open insurance business, when the bylaws eX-
pressly forbid the issuance of certificates Of
insurance to any but members OF the organiZa-
ton. In last November a man named John
Duncan-he was deteetiye-applied for ad.
mlttance ana insurance. he then SAID he was
going away and if we would issue certificate
he would join when he came back. The Su-
preme Council is the only one which can issue
certificates. and the Supreme Council can only
issue such certificates after the applicant has
been passed by subordinate lodge. Our SUI
preme chancellor, Mr.. Ryan, issued the GER
lihcate on his own responsibility, and though
the board met as soon as 1t found what had
been done, still the suit had been commenced
and the matter became public. Mr.. Ryan was
censured for his action.
There has been other trouble in the or
ganzation. The supreme chancellor left
for the East some time ago, leaving the
"legion" in the hands of the other officers.
As Ryan was the man who started the
society and his substitutes had not faith
omed the needs OF the association it drifted
downward. Ryan is still East and he has
been sent for to come home and run the
LEGION as it has got beyond the board
now in power.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-06

Koegel on the charge of petty larceny.
Yesterday mornin he was identified in
the City Prison by John German, miner
from Idaho, and the more serious charge
OF grand larceny was registered against
him.
German met Ivison in saloon on How
ard street last Saturday night. They be-
came quite friendly ana German began to
talk freely of his private affairs. He men,
toned that he had come to the City to dis
pose of some mining stock, and asked
Ivison If he knew certain speculator.
Ivison replied in the affirmative and Of
fered his services in finding HIM. They
started out on their search, but Ivison
purposely failed to find the speculator.
German was SO pleased with his new
his room in hotel.
When German awoke next morning
Ivison had disappeared, and so had SAB
from the pockets of Germans trou ers.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-06
WENT OFF HIS BONDS.
#. T. Newbery and Thomas o. sweeny
Refuse to Remain as Sutro's
Sureties.

Thomas q. Sweeny and Frederick T.
Newbery lodged a communication with
the Board of Supervisors yesterday, in
which they stated that they had decided
to withdraw from the bond of Adolph
Sutro for the faithful performance OF the
obligations of his franchise to conduct an
electric road to the Cliff.
No reason was assigned for their deter
mination. but Mayor Sutro soon cleared it
up when he heard of the matter.
1.-THE cause of Newbery's sudden resolu-
ton to go off my bond" said he, 'is that
he feels angry because / discharged him a
few days ago. He was my surveyor. He
is getting superannuated, anyway, and we
have had number of disagreements, that
led to my dispensing with his services. l
suppose he thinks he will injure me by
this means out of revenge, but it don t
bother me a little bit. The amount is only
$1,000, and / can get plenty of people to be
my sureties, or if necessary put up the
money myself.
"Sweeny is sore because did not treat
some grading ordinance relating to some
district in which he is Interested as he
thought l should. He is getting old and
cranky, and l am not sorry he has for
Saken me.'
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-06
Society Attended a Fashionable
Wedding Yesterday
Afternoon.
RARE BEAUTY OF THE BRIDE.
Married in a Bower of Roses in the
Presence of Several Hundred
Friends.

Miss Ella Goad, eldest daughter of w.
Frank Goad, and Osgood Hooker, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Hooker, were married
yesterday afternoon at o'clock at the
residence of the brides father on Wash
ington street.
Since the announcement of the engage
ment of this fortunate and happy young
couple society has been discussing the
affair, which has proved all the more in
teresting on account of the romantic tinge
surrounding it. 1t is the romance of a
first and early love-a romance that ex-
tends over period of years with happy
wedding for the final chapter.
The Misses Goad-Ella, AiIeen and Gene
vieye-on account of their rare beauty
of person and MIND, have frequently
been alluded to as the "three graces."
The elder sister, the bride of yesterday,
among her numerous other accom- lish-
ments enjoys rare distinction as tactful
and charming hostess. Like her mother
before her she has gained an enviable
reputation as dinner-giver, and all the
functions at which she has presided were
characterized by taste, novelty and rare
savoir faire.
In the midst of her social duties the
poor have not been neglected. and more
than once she has placed the elegant home
over which she presided at the disposal of
charity.
The Goad resid ence, (which has so often
been the scene of numerous brilliant en-
tertainme rents, was Iavishly decorated for the
wedding. No set arrangement was adj
hered to. In all the apartments fragrant
blossoms in costly vases, jars and bowls
were freely distributed. In the drawing
room, where the ceremony was performed,
it appeared as though all the gardens of
California had yielded up their treasures
to beautify the room. The immense mir
ror that completely covers the north wall
of the room was completely hid behind a
trellis-work of American Beauty roses. 1t
was here, with this rose wall for a back
ground, that the young couple stood while
Rev. Dr. Foute OF Grace Church read the
marriage ceremony that made them man
and wife.
No prettier sight could be imagined than
the picture presented as the bridal party
came down the grand staircase. First
came Robert M. Eyre and at his approach
the ribbon. bearers-Milton Latham, Max
McNutt, Ernest Folger and Nicholas Kit
tle-stretched the white satin ribbon across
the hall, thus forming an aisle Tor the
! Misses Aileen and Genevieve Goad, whit
officiated as bridesmaids and who pre-
ceded the bride, who entered leaning or
the arm of her father, W. Frank Goad
| The groom was attended by his brother
! Robert Hooker.
| The bride looked like an exquisite paint
ing in her elegant bridal robe. The gowr
was fashioned of white duchesse satin
| The bodice was trimmed with rare ole
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-06

working north of the Tuolumne and ex-
pect to have finished there at the end OF
this week. Then they will move their
camp and grading outfit across the river
and continue on southwark Immediately.
Their contract demands that they must be
at the MERGED River i'll two months from
Tuesday. With this new section OF line
completed there will be fifty to fifty-tive
miles of road in working order exclusive
of the miles of side tracks and yard lines
at Stockton.
Plans for roundhouse to accommodate
five engines are under consideration OF the
engineer and will be submitted for the
boards approval in a week, after which
bids will be called for. This is to be SUBJ
stantial structure of brick, iron and slate.
IN conformity with the general scheme OF
the company to have only solid and endur-
ing buildings along the railway.
E. A. Mcfarland has been appointed
division engineer at Stockton in place OF
j. s. Wilbur, who resigned.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-06
IN THE COURTS HANDS.
Attorney Goodfellow's Argument
in the Railroad
Case.
His Claim Is That Sidney M. Smith
Must Stand by His Signed
Contract.

The suit brought by A. w. Foster, presi-
dent of the San Francisco and North Pa
cific Railroad, and his associates, to enioin
Sidney NJ. Smith from breaking his signed
promise not to vote his stock in the com
pany contrary to the manner in which his
fellow-directors will vote at the coming
election for directors, was argued and sub
mitted yesterday to Superior Judge An
gelotti at San Rafael.
Attorney Goodfellow, in behalf of Presi-
dent Foster had the closing argument.
He answered all the allegations OF Attor-
hey Page for Mr.. Smith, made the day
previous, citing authorities to back his ar
gument.
He stated that ''No man can perform
his duty to his fellow-man if he don't carry
out his agreements unless the law compels
him to do So"
In answer to the assertion made two
days ago by Attorney Page, that even il
the court granted the restraining order, it
could not compel Smith to attend the
meeting and vote for Foster. Attorney
Goodfellow said: ''The court can compel
Smith to be sent to jail, have his estate
sequestrated, or could simply appoint the
clerk of the court as CONF ssioner, with
directions to cast Smith s vote at the meet
ing"
La SiOoiHS 1lio dohliiB tidI bilC
plaintiff should be granted the injunction
Attorney Goodfellow said:
'An agreement for voting shares of stock
in com bination is not illegal or contrary
to law. If supported by no other consider
alton than the consent of the parties con-
cerned any one can withdraw, but, if sup
ported by an independent consideration
and under such conditions that the with
drawal of one is injurious to the others,
such an agreement cannot be abrogated
without the consent of all.
SIN this case breach of contract by
Smith would result in a change OF
management and policy of the corpora
ton and would produce resulting injury
which could not be accurately estimated
aud compensated by damages"
1t was stated to the court that the meet
ing of directors of the railroad company
could be postponed from week to week,
beginning next Tuesday, when the cleo
tons should be held.
Postpone your elections, then. for two
weeks" stated the court. 81 will decide
this case two weeks from next Monday
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-06
The ouinine Industry.

The Agricultural Gazette of New South
Wales states that there is still living at
Kenmore IN excellent health Mr.. Charles
Ledge /, the man who forty years ago after
most perilous adventures introduced the
variety of Cinchona calisaya known as
ledgeriana into the island of Java. Messrs.
Howard & Sons, the great quinine firm,
say that the supply of Peruvian bark
from Java is almost all from the ledger
lana trees, the only complaint against
this variety being that it has turned out
SO rich that the trees are supply ing too
much quinine for the world to consume.
Perhaps the quantity of bark which is
nseaa % r eYe gs year BE ab
OF 100000 pounds, and to him, more
than any one else, perhaps, is due the
fact that quinine has been brought within
the means of the very poorest.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-06

with brutal treatment. Again the case
was postponed and at last dismissed.
Captain de Winter returned to this port
about month ago. Again some of his
sailors complained of brutal treatment.
Yesterday five seamen swore they saw
Captain de Winter beat seaman, Gus
Woward, over the head with revolver
while the man was in chains. They also
testified to brutal treatment accorded
John Babis, another sailor. Captain de
Winter and five other seamen testified
that the management OF the ship was mild
and very pleasant.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-06
TALENT LOST TO THE COAST.

Neither irving. Bernhardt Nor the
Abbey Opera Can Come Here.
Albert Bowler of the Baldwin Theater
returned from short visit to the East
yesterday. He says that neither the Abbey
Metropolitan Opera Company, Henry Irv-
ing nor Sarah Bernhardt will come to San
Francisco this year, the reason being
mainly because of the bad business be-
tween here and the East.
The companies that are to come are in
fact Hoyt's ga Milk White Flag" James
O'Neill, Richard Mansfield, Augustin
DAILY, Nat Goodwin, Julia NARROW, Alex
ander Salyini, Katherine Kidder in "Sans
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-06
Judge Thurman One of the First
to Note the True
Situation.
STRONG PROTEST TO CARLISLE
Believed to Have Stopped the Payment
of the Railroads Bonds by the
Government.

In view Of the fact that there appears to
be far from clear understanding on the
part of the general public relative to the
position of the Government and the Cen
trail Pacific Company as to the obligations
OF the securities issued during the con-
struction of that road, John T. Doyle was
yesterday asked to explain the exact rela-
tons that exist. He gave what is proba-
bly, one of the most lucid expositions OF
the matter ever published. His history OF
these securities is as follows:
ain July, 1894, Congress passed an act
permitting the Central Pacific Railroad
Company and any other company author
lied to participate in the construction OF
an overland railroad, upon the completion
of each section of its road, twenty miles,
to issue its first mortgage bonds on its re-
spective roads to an amount not exceed
ing that OF the bonds of the United States
issued to them, and of even tenor and date,
time Of maturity and rate and character OF
interest with the Government bonds. And
the lien of the United States was agreed to
be subordinate to that of the bonds thus
authorized to be issued.
'But, of course, as the Government had a
first lien on the road, and they permitted
these first-mortgage bonds to be made and
go in before the Government lien, with
these conditions annexed, the fulfiilment
of the conditions was an essential pre-
requisite 10 avail themselves of the privi-
lege riven them by the act.
"'You may issue your bonds, said the
Government, with priority over ours, on
condition that you make the date the same
as the date we issue TO you, the amount OF
Your bonds the same as the amount of ours,
and the time of maturity to correspond
similarly; and the rate of interest and
character of the interest 1.-THE sort of money
it is to be paid I'M must be exactly the
same. If you don't fulfill these conditions
you don't get the privilege
1.-The Central Pacific, instead of observ-
ing the conditions, issued their bonds, as
shown in the following list of their bonds
and those issued by the Government:
CENTRAL PACIFIC ROAD.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-06
VALLEY ROAD PROGRESS
A Fifth Assessment Levied-Contract
for Grading to the MERGED River
Awarded,

The directors of the San Francisco and
San Joaquin Valley Railway have levied
another assessment of 10 per cent upon the
stock of the corporation. The assessment
will become delinquent March 8, and de-
linquent stock is to be sold March IS.
This makes the fifth assessment since con-
struction was commenced on the Valley
road.
A contract was awarded for grading the
line from the Tuolumne to the MERGED
River, distance of about twenty miles, to
Grant Brothers. These contractors are
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-06

referred the matter to the Attorney-Gen-
eral for his opinion.
''The bonds have not been paid at the
treasury, from which | infer that Secre-
tary Carlisle does not feel warranted In
paying them.
II hear that Mr.. Huntington has made
an agreement with the owners to wait
upon him two or three years, but know
nothing about the truth OF the report"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-06

Germany has her secret agents in Chi
cago at present negotiating for the pur-
chase of war device that has been in
vented by a Chicagoan. The device is the
torpedo that has been designed and built
by Professor Louis Gathman, the North
Side astronomer. and which was tested OF
Waukegan in 1893.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-06
Arrival Of Frederick Conn
Owner Of Beds in the
Saline Valley.
WHY THE MARKET Is DOWN
Mr.. Conn Says the Coast Product This
Year Will Be Between 1000
and 5000 Tons.

Frederick Conn of Big Pine, Inyo
County, one of the borax kings of the
country, is at the Russ. He was formerly
one of the owners of the Colum bia borax
beds and is now in possession of the ex-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-06

Crazy King Otto of Bavaria imagines he
is an animal, end, in state of nudity, he
is said to roam about on all tours in his
palace. AS royal roysterer he must be a
howIing success.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-06

There is general regret that Bern
hardt and Henry Irving cannot get here.
Music-lovers are almost equally regretful
that the Abbey Company is destined to
remain away.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-06
Total. -. sl,e7O.56OI


''The dates we're not the same as the
Government bonds; the time of maturity
was not the same. In fact, none of the
conditions corresponded. Consequently
their bonds-those they call their first
mortgage bonds-were not first IN ortgage
bonds, and they never got preference over
those of the Government because they did
not comply with the conditions under
which the privilege was offered to them.
Their excuse for this is that in the fol-
lowing year Congress passed an act per-
uniting them to issue g per centum
thirty-year bonds, interest payable in any
lawful money of the United States, upon
their separate roads, and authorized them
to issue these bonds to the extent of 100
miles in advance of a continuous complete
line of construction.
1.-The Central Pacific people undertook
to understand this permission as a per-
mission to issue frst-mortgage bonds in
the way here described. But the law is
incapa bic of that Interpretation. This lat
ter act authorized them to issue an en-
tirely different kind of bonds, and to an
unlimited extent, but subject, of course, to
the lien of the United States.
1.-The first person whose attention was
attracted to this state of things was Judge
Thurman, and in the act which was passed
in 1873, which was called the Thurman act,
there Is a recital that the Central Pacific
Railroad Company has issued lot of
bonds, which if they have been lawfully
issued and disposed of would be a first
lien and take precedence over the Govern
ment debt But, of course, if they were
not lawfully issued and disposed OF they
do not take preference.
"It only needs a comparison of the
bonds to see that they were not lawfully
issued. And as to their being lawfully
disposed of, the evidence before the Rail-
way Commission showed that they were
disposed of like the rest of the securities
of the road to the gentlemen who act as
directors and managers, and who have abb
sorbed the whole assets.
1.-The bonds were called and quoted on
the Stock Exchange as first-mortgage
bonds and people seem to have accepted
them by that name, and they have been so
long called by that name that people
have forgotten this deviation from the
license which Congress gave them.
II discovered this discrepancy in study
ing this railroad question, and l wrote a
letter to the Secretary of the Treasury in
May last calling his attention TO the fact
that s., 995, 900 of these bonds would come
due on the 1st of July last, on which the
owners would apply to him for payment,
under the Thurman act, out OF the sink
ing fund. pointed out that they were not
valid first-mortgage bonds and should not
be so paid.
81 received his reply saying that he had
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1896-06-19

The State Democratic ConVen-
ton just adjourned in Ocala was
noted for order and sobriety. There
were $40 delegates and fully as
many visitors. Hon. Samuel Pasco
was elected president Of the con-
vcntion by acclamation. This dis
tinguished Christian statesman has
strong hold upon the hearts Of
the people Of Florida and they love
to honor him. He is one of the
finest presiding officers we have.
The financial plank in the plat
form was referred by majority OF
one TO the National Democratic
Convention soon to meet in Chi
cago, and the eight delegates from
Florida to the Chicago convention
20 uninstructed. This is consid
cred a victory for the gold stand
ard advocates.
L. B. Wombwell was nom
mated for commissioner of agri
culture, and having no opposition
was quickly nominated by accla
nation. This closed the busines:
aud the greatest and most enthu
siastic convention ever held in Ma
ron county stood adjourned.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1896-06-19
THAT IS RIGHT.

The Jacksonville Metropolis, a
good paper in most respects. ex-
presses the following excellent
sentiment, which is especially ap.
propriate just now:
"It is far better to have upright
and honest officials than a party
triumph with bad men. Defeat is
always preferable when bad candi,
dates are the vanquished. Victory
without honor is disgraceful. II
both parties give the voters the
right kind of men, the people have
nothing to fear. Good, upright
men are the need of the hour"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1896-06-19
THE MONTEZUMA.

B F Camp, CampvilIe; + C Nc
Cord, county; D H Grand, Ell
Lambert, Levy county; w c
Stapp, Oxford; M F Tompkins,
Florida; O 7 Keller, N Barco, Cit
rus county; w D Hunter. Orange
Home; J r Mathewes, w c Gal
braith, city; J + Grady, Savannah;
Henry McCan, w II Reeves, Fla;
c NJ Dupree, Inverness; I'd Ora
ham, Orange Springs; w L Tai
ley, Bradford, England; w M An
gus. Jacksonville; w M Halloway,
w I Jackson, Graham vile; NJ M
Williamson, X ID Howell, Putnam
CO; J NJ Futch. Lake City; ] G
keltz, Chicago.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1896-06-19
ROCKEFELLER'S GIFTS

It now appears that Mr.. Nocke~
felIeT has given more moEey to
eiacaticn than any other man ever
gave or has given. Professor Good
speed, secretary Of the faculty Of
Chicago University, writes TO The
Critic, in reply to a question as TO
the amount CT Mr.. Rock cfe1Ler' s
donations, thai they SO far have
been S7,426,oOo. He says: II in
c,ude il this statement the So, 600.
900 subscribed by him condition-
ally last October. In this subscrip-
ton he proposed to duplicate all
contributions received by the Uni,
versicy by 1900 Up to S2,oOo,ooO
We have already earned ST. I.OoO,,
900 Of this, having received from
Helen Culver, of Chicago, on May
| I, property OF the value of SI,oO0,.
900. We have no doubt that we
shall get the other million"
Stephen Girard eff to GirarC
College tetween s5,Ooo,oco anc
S7,ooo.ooo George Peabody lef'
S6,ooo,ooo. Johns Hopkins left
$1,000. 900 to the university of that
name, and like amount to the
Johns-I1opkins hospital Leland
Stanford left $500. 900 to hi:
university.