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The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-05
FaIR HAVEN NEITS.

Funeral of Rev. E. Edwin Hall Yesterday A Large Attendance of Friends Honor His Memory-Graoe ChurGh's Twenty fifth Anniversary The Annual Borough ( Election.
 The funeral of Rev. F. Edwin Hall was attended from his late residence on the Heights yesterday morning at 1OSO. Rev. J. Lee Mitchell and Rev. D, M. James officiating. The interment took place in the afternoon at Gull ford, where further services were con ducted by Rev. Mir, Banks of that place, The services were largely attended,
 The family of the late Rev. Dr. Vib- bert have moved from the rectory of St. James church to their new home in Orange street and MT. and Mrs, Cecil Smith have moved in. The rec tory is being repaired and repainted.
 The twenty-fifth anniversary of the dedication of Grace Episcopal church will be commemorated to-day, as men toned in detail in another column.
 Washington Cunningham has already taken 1000 bushels of oysters from the lot in Quinnipiac river he sold to the w dleI COIlpetllS. liSSS oSS'SA Ao'"' were sold with the reservation that the several thousand bushels of oysters should be removed by the planters be- fore the company began laying the Sal tonstall main.
 It is expected that Wells J. Bray will be nominated for collector of taxes in Fair Haven East to fill the vacancy caused by the death of his brother. Judge Bray was collector since May, 1886, having succeeded the late Samuel B. Hill, the collector for many years.
 Wells J. Bray is to succeed his brother, the late eX-Judge Charles A. Bray, as conveyancer and notary pub~ lie in the annex and will occupy the old office at 21 East Grand avenue, which was occupied by the old judge for so many years. This office was also used as the town clerks and pro- bate office of East Haven before the town was divided and Judge Bray held those positions for long term. MT Bray is well qualified to fill the duties of conveyancer, being familiar with his brothers work and also carried on the business at Enfaula, Ala, where he was major for nine years and receiver of a bank. MT. Bray begins his new duties at once and his friends will wish him success.
 The annual election of the borough of Fair Haven East will be held next Monday. It is expected there will be only one ticket in the field. The caucus will be held the latter part of the week
 President Bates of the Calumet clut has sent petition to the board of pub lie works for the improvement of Sal tonstall avenue, which is in great neeo of attention. The petition will be act ed upon at the meeting of the board this week.
 A schooner from Virginia, which ar, rived on Saturday with 1,S0o bushels oyster plants for Frank Lane, was dis charged yesterday. This will be the last cargo of the season.
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Manager Bunneli Has secured 1t.

The biggest theatrical success in western cities this season is John w. Isham's Operatic Extravagan2a, the production of which includes in the cast fifty octoroons who are said to pos sess the best voices in America to-day,
 This company has drawn immense houses in every one of the large cities of the west in which they have ap- peared. Comments concerning them have appeared in all the theatrical papers of the east, but no opportunity has been given throughout this section of the country to witness the skill of these wonderful artists.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-05
Dyspepsia,
 # Castritis

 and all Stomach troubles where that great life-maintaining organ refuses to dispense nourishment to every part of the body, and the sufferer gradually wasting away and losing flesh daily, finally meets his death from the perforation of gastric ulcer or dies by actual starvation, can be cured, as has been done time and again, by the use of
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-05
Mortgaged for Thousands.

Detroit, May 1.-The Ideal Manufac- turing company, manufacturers of plumbers supplies, etc, filed mort gage covering the real estate and per- sonal property of the company situat- ed at Nos 544 to 56S Franklin street for $37. 800 to-day to secure note for that amount now overdue
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Sentenced to Hard Labor.

Carson, Nev., May 4.-John T. Jones who after two trials was convicted of feloniously taking gold bullion from the Carson mint was this morning sen tenced by Judge Hawley to eight years in the penitentiary at hard labor and to pay fine of s5,000. The same sen tence has been passed on Heney, the other suspect
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-28

In SO many words his belief that the young
man was simply after Miss Sanford
money, and charged him with having COM
mltted forgery.
All this information was given out by
young Peel himself. He admitted also
that the young lady had written to him
breaking off the engagement. He said
that the old gentleman's charge that he
was libertine was based upon an esca-
pade in which he had figured with Mrs.
Langtry, when he took that lady away
from Gerhard" as he himself said. He
was at that time engaged to marry a beau
tiful young lady-Miss Lane Fox-but his
conduct with the Jersey Lily, which was
the sensation OF a year at Monte Carlo, left
her no alternative but to break 1t off.
Since that time the then Sir Robert Peel
has died, and the young man referred to,
now about 80 years of age, has succeeded
to the title. Possibly, however, his rever-
sionary life interest IN his fathers estate,
also his life interest in the old baronet's
life insurance, have been soda result of
his profigacy.
This is the man that Nat Feldman, the
Bella Union variety man, Familiarity re-
fers to as his governor" He did not,
know. however, that there was real scion
of the house of Peel in this City capable of
fatally puncturing his claims and correct
ing his history.
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FOUR D|SINHER|TED SONS,
One Contests His Mothers Will
and the Others May
Follow.
Mrs. Jane Duff7s Distribution of Her
Property Does Not Meet
With Favor.

James Duff, an incompetent, has filed a
contest of the will of his mother, Jane
Duff, who died January 7, 1895, leaving an
estate valued at $4,000.
By the terms of the will the contestant
was bequeated $4,000 to be invested for him
so that he should have the income from it
during his life. To Mary Marcella Pfeiffe.,
the testatrix' daughter, was left $25, 900, and
the contestant claims she is entitled to
only. one-fifth of the estate in common
with himself and his three brothers.
The grounds for contest are Irregularities
in the construction of the will, that the
testatrix was not of sound or disposing
mind, and that she was under the influ-
ence Of Mary Marcella Pfeiffer.
There were three other sons, but none of
them succeeded to any part of the estate
There had been various quarrels between
them and the remainder of the family and
SO they were left $40 each as reminder
that the estate was not for them.
AT the bottom of the whole trouble, the
contestant AYERS, is Antoine Pfeiffer, hus-
band of the lucky daughter. He it was,
says the document of contest, that con-
WINGED the testatrix that her sons were
prohigates ana not deserving of considera-
ton. In addition one of the sons had
married against his mothers wishes. 1t
is proba BILE that the three other sons will
ION in the contest
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THE RAILROAD CASE.

Copies of the Southern Pacific's Reply
Afidavit Must Be Served by Monday.
Acknowledgement Fitzgerald is playing
all the strategy of law against the South
ern Pacific in defending the Railroad
Commission against the company's in
junction suit.
Yesterday he went before United States
Circuit Judge McKenna and asked that
the company be ordered to serve copies,
either before or on next Monday. of its
reply affidavit to the La Rue affidavit,
which embraced the Pacific Commission s
report. The Judge made the order as re-
quested.
The case will not be resumed before
Judge McKenna on Monday as intended.
Instead 1t has been put off until February
O. to give more time to the attorneys for
both sides.
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Theodore H. Price, the New York
Banker, on the Improved
Conditions.
THE WHEAT AND COTTON CROPS
Capitalists All Want the Hundred
Million of BondS-General Con-
fdence Growing.

Theodore H. Price. leading broker of
New York, arrived here last night and is
at the Palace.
Mr.. Price is of the firm of Price, McCor-
mick e. Co., formerly Hubbard, Price g.
Co. In the earlier days they were very
heavy dealers IN cotton, handling large
quantities for Japan, and they yet handle
large amounts, though their attention has
been turned to other products. Branch
offices have been maintained in Liverpool,
Savannah and Norfolk.
Mr.. Price says that recently business has
materially frightened in the East. The
feeling of confidence has extended over
the Prairie States, and throughout the
country, according to Mr.. Price, there is
unquestionably an increased amount of
prosperity.
There has been noticeable.improve-
ment in New York. said Mr.. Price, "and
it is so, as believe, over the whole of the
country. Wheat has advanced, and we
have better indications every way than we
have had for several years. When / left
New York 1T was already apparent that
the 500, 100000 of bonds which Mr.. Cleve-
land recently ordered issued would all be-
taken. So many applications for them
were made that the applicants cannot all
be accommodated.
II am convinced that when we get a
new administration year hence, Repub-
Hcan one, sound on the finances, we will
enter on such period of prosperity as has
not been experienced for long time,
Meanwhile everything Is now in good
shape for an improved condition of the
finances.
Wheat is rising, as before mentioned,
and / notice that IN California the advance
has made considerable difference in the
business feeling, as it has elsewhere. 1t
may continue to rise, as the indications
are that the crop of fall wheat east of the
Rocky Mountains will be a little light. AS
for cotton the price has risen materially,
and the growers of Texas and other
Southern States are making great deal of
money.
However when cotton is high here
the Japanese usually turn to East India
for their supply. That does not matter to
US, however, so long as prices are good
"Other products are also commanding
better figures. There is everywhere a
healthier feeling in business. Men are
more ready to make investments Conf
dence is being restored. TO my mind there
is general prosperity ahead. Everything
points in that direction, and [ believe
there is a better feeling throughout the
whole of America"
Mr.. Price was in California last, and, in
fact for the first time in 1890. He has
come out now for a brief visit with his
brother, Walter w. Price, the popular San
Francisco newspaper man. Mr. Prices
partner in the brokerage business is Mr..
Mccormick son of the millionaire reaper
manufacturer.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-28
CUT OFF THE DOGS TAIL,
How George Brown Tried tt
Cure His Yellow Cur
of Fits.
The Surgical Operation Interested
Secretary Holbrook, and Brown
Will Be Arrested.

According to statements made to Charles
Holbrook, secretary of the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty TO Animals, George
Brown, who lives on Fourteenth street.
has discovered new way to cure a dog of
fits. From the story told to Secretary Hol-
brook it seems that Brown has yellow
dog, one OF the common ordinary kind,
that is subject to fits.
Brown studied the case of his yellow dog
carefully with view of effecting a per-
manent cure of the aiiing canine.
Some one told him that similar disease
in human beings was the result of nervous
Affections. Brown knew enough about
anatomy to realize that there is some con-
nection between the nervous system and
the spinal cord. From what took place it
is evident that he believed that a shock to
the nerves of the spinal cord would prove
a preventive of fits.
A few days ago Browns ocher-hued ca
nine had another fit and the owner de-
cided upon giving the dog a shock that
would cure the illness. Not wishing to give
1t to the dog IN the neck for fear of the ex-
pertinent proving fatal to the dog, Brown
seized the four-footed sufferer by the caudal
extremity and led the animal backward to
a chopping block.
One stroke of the Ratchet and the yellow
dog and his tail parted company forever
There was not enough tail left attached to
the dog for the latter to wag friendly
greeting to an acquaintance.
Whether the experiment in the interest
of suffering dogdom proved satisfactory is
not learned, but Secretary Holbrook will
make an inquiry. He says that he will
cause Browns arrest for cruelty to an AMI
NAL in amputating the yellow dogs, tail,
as the operation was not performed &C
cording to the latest methods prescribed in
works on scientific surgery.
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as serious in the light of the facts that
nearly one month of 1896 has passed, and
there will not be another leap year this
century.
AS is well understood by the ladies, the
year 1900 will not be leap year, for, al
though 1900 is Invisible by 4 it is not d.
visible by 400, and so even the social -four
hundred" could not induce the calendar
men to add an extra day to another Feb
ruary before 1904.
And, with eight years to wait for re-
turn of the privileges, the young ladies OF
Alameda do not intend to abandon in any
degree the principles for which they have
organized.
The bachelor maids are taking consid-
cradle quiet satisfaction from the troubled
state into which their new organization has
evidently thrown the lords OF creation.
The Alameda girl is spirited and knows
whereof she speaks and acts, and she is
not going 10 sit idly by and allow the leap
year chances to be nullifed before they
have well begun. She fully understands,
being up-to-date and thoroughly posted
that another leap year does not come
around till 1904, and eight years is cycle
that even an Alameda girl has respect for
and forestalls to the extent that she may.
The Alan eda Bachelors Club is not
fourishing so aggressively as il was. There
was to be a conspicuous badge of mem.
bership with the motto, 1--WE are our own
sovereigns," but on Sunday q hasty
change was made in this part of the pro-
gramme and now it is decided to have a
password and a grip instead. The pass.
word that was at first proposed was
"Bloomers,' to be spoken derisively; but
some other word may now be decided
upon, as that password has become public.
Greater secrecy will now be preserved in
the meetings of the bachelors organlza-
ton, for it is held that the trouble has
been brought on by THE CALL publishing
reports of proceedings which were not sup
posed to be known to others than mem.
bers.
The CALL representative interviewed a
number of the prominent memb ers of tie
Young Ladies League yesterday.
1.-THE ideal" remarked one who in.
structs the young idea which way to grow
ITO think the men should be so egotisti-
cal as to think we are all dying to marry
them! They can smirk around us all the
time for three years and never make q
sign in earnest, but they seem to think
Bhey are so irresistible that we will haul
them into matrimony by the hair of the
head. once we have the right of the leap.
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The board then adjourned.
OFFICERS sQUABBLING.
Conflict Between the State and Fed eral
Authorities Over the Two Trenton
Robbers

Robbers.
Edward Norton and Emilio Murillo, the
trenton postotfice robbers. were indicted
by the United States Grand Jury yesterday.
Both are now in jail at San Rafael under a
State charge OF highway robbery. They
were arrested few days ago by Constable
r. M. Collins of Petaluma. There is som
conflict between the Federal and State
authorities as to which should have the
right to prosecute them.
Murillo and Norton went to the Trenton
postofhce on the evening of the 9TH inst.
and held up at the pistols muzzle Mrs.
Glass, the postmistress, and her daughter,
who acts as her assistant. They took IS
worth OF postage stamps OF various de-
nominations, but nothing else. According
to what Norton says, he advised Murillo
to leave the stamps alone, but the latter
threatened to shoot him if he did not take
the stamps.
Next day a woodchopper found the
stamps about three miles from Trenton,
tied up in a red handkerchief and con-
cealed in some brush. So Mrs. Glass did
not lose anything of pecuniary value by
her unpleasant experience.
Shortly after man was held up on the
road and Norton and Murillo were arrested
and identified as the robbers. They were
charged with highway robbery, and the
State authorities now refuse to turn them
over to the United States Marshal.
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Mrs. Vaughn. to erect canvas awning at IL
Mason street. Richmond District Improve
ment association, for the closing OF and re-
moval OF bodies from the City Cemetery and
.nat new site for the cemetery be secured.
wary schneider, to lay wooden sidewalks on
dWenty-fourth street, between Noe and Castro.
=. hun+and, for q lease of block 20, bounded
D Dy folnt Lobos, Clement, Twenty-nlnth and
1hlrtletn avenues. P. McFadden and 9TH
ers' 1or the cancellation of erroneous per-
sonar property assessments. Property-owners
LOT tne grading of Hampshire street, from Fiji
leentn TO sixteenth. Property owners, for the
condemnation of the sewer in Bryant, between
dWenteth and Twenty-first Merchants Asso-
clatlon, requesting that no action be taken
upon Ihe bids for garbage crematory until the
association makes report on the subject. D.
reeves, 10 alter premises on the corner OF Mar
ket ana Sixth. w. C. Raisch, for release from
MS contract to construct sewer In Dorland
street from Church to Dolores. California
roundry company, to erect an engine and
DoIer on Harrison street, near Main. f. H..
5urpln, LOT enforcement of the order to lay
Gown SIDEWALKS on Bartlett, between Twenty
nrst ana IWenty-second. Mary Torpiano, for
I U removal of fence in the rear OF her lot on
Edlth street. San Francisco Schwaben Verein,
LOT masquerade ball permit. c. Richards,
lot the laying of sidewalk on Diamond street,
between seventeenth and Eighteenth. Mrs. b.
=. Wliiiams, for the removal of distractions
rom michigan street, between twentieth and
Twenty first.
The board then Cd ;orrnad
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year custom. Well, they'll ind them.
selves mistaken. And we'll have no more
nonsense, either. When they come around
playing fine and making their best bows
we are going to know whether they mean
business. If they do not, they must keep
their distance"
Another bachelor maid. who has more
leisure to devote TO the social whlrl, and
who is conspicuous at all the functions,
shifted with fine scorn when she read
about the bachelor club. They may
think they are smart. but l think they are
as mean as they can be" she said. mot
that it makes the least difference to me.
Oh. no! But l don't want them to think
they are indispensable. They are on such
good terms with themselves that 1t makes
me fatigued. The idea of forming a club
and resolving not to get married! There
amt one of them worth marrying! So
there ~
A Young lady who is surrounded with
beaux whenever she appears at function
gave her views. 1.-THE bachelors Of Ala
media probably are bachelors because they
can't help themselves. To think of their
pretending that we are making concerted
designs on them! For my part | don't
know any of them who are worth bother
ing about. The men of Oakland are much
superior. They know how. to act. They
never seem to be bothered over the ques-
ton as to what they shall say, or how they
shall wear their hair, and they are real
nice go to Oakland a great deal more
to parties than Alameda"
A maid who goes in for yachting, tennis
and the wheel made merry over the men
bachelors who have entered into stipula-
tons to preserve their single blessedness.
1.-THE poor dears, she said, with very evil
dent sarcasm, "they shall not be whlsked
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off into matrimony, even if it is leap year.
They are perfectly safe. Their defense
lessness would appeal to any chivalrous
girl. When 1 marry L want a great,
hearty man, and not a little starveling
who is afraid of an old, ridiculous tradi-
ton like that of leap year. The bachelors
club Bah Is my hat on straight"
And so the controversy WAKES and the
trouble seems to be growing deeper and
more serious.
The young ladies have the sentiment OF
the moralists on their side. but the moral
lists 60 too far to please them, insisting
that the girls should never permit man
to kiss them before becoming matrimoni-
ally engaged-while the Alameda maids
apply the rule only to leap year.
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MRS. CAROTHERS DEAD.

The Wife of One of the Prominent
Attorneys of Ukiah.
Mrs. T. l.. Carothers of Ukiah, wife of
one OF the well-known citizens of Califor-
MA, is dead. Her husband was Presi-
dental elector from this State when Presi-
dent Harrison was elected, and he is one
OF the best known attorneys of California
Some years ago he ran for Congress, and
was recently spoken of al the prospective
Attorney-GeneraI. He has been president
OF the Board of Directors of the Ukiah In
sane Asylum.
Mrs. Carothers was i'll only three days.
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Brought From seattle.

Detective Reynolds returned to the City yes
terday afternoon on the steamer Una tilla from
Seattle with ]. ID. L. McGaughey. who is wanted
mere on the charge of forgery. The complain
Ing witness is John Brennan, representing the
San francisco Paving Company, who alleges
that McGaughey forged names of property
owners to contracts for paving, receiving his
commission thereon
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Mate Orr Held for Cruelty.

First Mate Charles V. Orr of the American
ship John Mcdonald was held by United ,ates
Commissioner Heacock yesterday for brutality
beating ]. w. Smith, sailor. The story told
by Smith and his witnesses, Otto Anderson and
Martin Olsen, was that Orr ordered Smith to go
aloft, that Smith was bareheaded at the time
and went to get his hat and that this made the
mate angry-so angry that he knocked Smith
down and beat him about the face. Orr's bail
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AN UNFORTUNATE BEGGAR.
Charles Kane Sentenced to Thirty DAYS
in the County ,JaiI

in the County Jail.
Charles Kane, strong, healthy man, 80
years of age, was sentenced by Judge Low
yesterday morning to thirty days in the
County Jail, on the charge of begging.
He has been annoying the residents on
Ashbury Heights by importuning them
on the streets and ringing their doorbells
at night after they had retired to bed
Complaints had been made to Policeman
Sylvester about Kane by several of the
residents, among them Emile Depierre,
the architect, and Mrs. White, corner Of
Park road and Frederick street, and he
arrested him on Saturday night. Mrs.
White and Mr. Depierre testified against
Kane in court, and he was lucky to get off
with such light sentence.
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A Chinese nesertion.

Fong Fook Shang is suing for divorce from
Fong Suey Gee. sometimes known as Suey Gee
for desertion. They were married some years
ago, he says, and about year and half age
his vile went back to China and he has not
heard from her since.