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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-01-07

The convention of the National Asso.
citation of Manufacturers will be held
in Philadelphia January 2Gth to 2Sth.
Wilmington manufacturers may be rep
resented.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-01-07

William Shipley. aged IL years, of
Third and Parrish streets, fell on the
ice recently and sustained a serious
fracture OF the left arm.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-01-07

The stone quarries at the Falls Of
French Creek, Chester county, have
received orders for paving blocks from
PHILADELPHIA contractors amounting to
81, 900, 000.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-01-07

On January 14th the A. o. U. W.
degree team will visit Columbia Lodge.
Highlands. January 18th will be
memorial day in the A. o. U. W.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-01-07

The Rev. W. r. Mowbray has been
invited to return to Smyrna M. E.
Church for another year. He has made
many friends in Smyrna.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-01-07

A mill property and 80 acres of land
near Fairville, Pa. has been purchased
by james Anderson OF Christiana hun
dred, for 50. 5nu
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-01-07

Horace Mote nell has signed to play
With the Salisbury, Nd, basel ball club
next season.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-01-07

4 Mary A. Greenwich died Wednesday of
pneumonia at her residence, No. 222
Sixth avenue, aged % years.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-01-07

On receipt of ten cents, cash or stamps, a
generous sample will be mailed of the most
popular Catarrh and Hay Fever Cure tEly's
Cream Balu) sufficient 10 demonstrate It's great
merit. Fun size SOC.
ELY BRO THEIRS,
So Warren St., New York City.
My son ives aiIiicted with catarrh. induced
him TO try EIys Cream Balm and the disagree
able catarrhal smell all left him. lie appears
as we'll as any one.-J @. olmstead, Arcola, Ill
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-23
"A SUBDUED MILLIONAIRE"

That Was How the Late Jacob Ward
Smith Described Himself.
The will Of Jacob Ward Smith was ad-
mitted to probate yesterday in Depart
ment of the Superior Court.
The deceased was at one time we'll.
known and wealthy resident of the Terri
tory and State of Nevada, having gone to
the Comstock prior even to its territorial
organization. He was noted mem Der of
the first State Legislature of Nevada. He
was an active and enterprising man, but
in late years suffered from reverses of
fortune and became, as he described him
self, "a subdued millionaire" although
he had bright hopes of rich results from
certain ventures which he bequeathed TO
his widow and second wife, Mary B. Cald.
well Smith.
Smith was first married to Miss Nettie
Kemp of New York, by whom he had
three children, now full grown and resi-
dent in the East. BY his second wife he
had one child. PercivaI Ward Smith, now
about FIVE years old. TIE estate is to be
distributed among his children. The first
wife is to receive ST..
When the will was presented there was
some doubt as to its validity because
there was testimony to show that the
testator was married to his second vile
after the making of the original will. On
further questioning by Judge Coffey,
Mrs. Mary Smith testified that the de-
cedent said when signing the second
writing, which was on the reverse side of
the original will, that he intended it as
"a codiciI to his WILL"
For this reason the court decided that
this was republication of the original
will subsequent to his second marriage
and that the entire instrument was valid
in all respects. The value of the estate
depends on the outcome of some extern
sive mining ventures.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-23
A PONIATOWSk|
WAS IN TROUBLE
Shanghaied on Board the
British Ship Lis
more.
The Cousin of the Prince Had
TO Assist the Ships
Carpenter.
Came Back to San Francisco on the
Vessel and Then Suddenly
Disappeared.

The British ship Lismore is getting
more than her share of honor and glory.
The first load of redwood that will go up
the Clyde to Glasgow will go away from
here on her, and on her last voyage a
cousin of Prince Poniatowski served before
the mast and made three tables that the
captain has now aboard as souvenirs. He
would not sell them for any money, but if
the Prince wants specimen OF his cousins
handiwork he can get it by applying to
Captain Ferguson, on board the British
ship Lismore.
Captain Ferguson's strange experience
began in Portland, Or. Sailors were very
scarce at the time and blood money was
plentiful. When the vessel was in the
citing the mate went TO Captain Ferguson
and com mplained that one of the crew was
no sailor and asked to have the vessel put
about and man secured in his place. The
sailor came aft and complained that he
had been shangnaied and demanded his
liberty. The vessel was under way, how
ever, and as time and tide wait for no
man, the unfortunate iandsmsn was car
Iied to sea.
When the Lismore was well out to sea
found that he was a second cousin of
Prince Poniatowski, and that after leaving
a theater party he had wandered around
the slums and was drugged. The next
thing be knew was when he awoke at sea
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-23

while we allow this tax system to live"
Horace G.. Platt, attorney, was one OF
the doubters. He said If he had been in
the Legislature he would have voted
against the measure for these reasons:
II think the times are too hard. 1t is a
bad scheme to undertake to change the
fundamental law at this time. See how
the conventions of the two great parties
ran to free silver. The Republicans had
good enougn. There are some things in it
that might be better. to be sure, but others
that might be good deal worse. The
times are out of joint now, and
l think we should prefer the Ills we
have rather than fly to others that
we know not of. Every fellow that
has scheme for the betterment
ton with that scheme. And if the poll
ticlans get hold of it there is. no telling
where we would land. Until this matter
is settled capital will be wary how it seeks
investment here.
NO 1 would have opposed the resolu.
tion had been in the Legislature.
Joseph Leggett. lawyer, sees much to
gladden. his heart in the moiding of a
modern constitution.
1.-The Governor does not have to sign
the resolution submitting this matter to
the people," he said. Therefore it is
now law. 1t must be voted upon some
time before the next sitting of the Legis-
lature, and If IL carries tnen the Leglsla-
ture must make provision for the holding
of the convention. The convention must
meet and conclude its business within
one year thereafter, so that three years
will elapse before the new constitution
which 1 am sure will be ordered by the
people-can 60 into effect.
THAT l am heartily in favor of it goes
without saying. If the thought of the
time ripens as rapidly in those three years
elected to that convention Will know how
know better than to levy tribute on enter
they can't get away, where they will be
readily assessable and where the placing
of them will do the most good. 1t is not
necessary to say that they will place it
all on land values. There need be no fear
of the action of the convention. 1t would
be impossible in these days 10 frame such
another medieval instrument as our pres
ent constitution to serve as the funda-
mental law OF an enlightened people,"
ID. l.. Fleece, represen tative of the Inter-
national Bricklayers' Society in the late
Labor Congress, also looks with great
favor upon the movement for a new con-
stiiution. He said:
There is no doubt that the convention
will make a much better constitution
than we have at present. 1t could not be
worse. The present constitution is now
twenty years old. No people ought to live
under a constitution longer than that.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-23
SHE COULDN'T SUE.

Rosalie Davey Not Permitted to Re-
cover Damages
The Supreme Court handed down a de-
cision yesterday sustaining the nonsuit
granted in The lower court in the case of
Rosalie Davey against the Southern Pa
cifc Railroad Company. The appellant
had sued for damages sustained by her,
from having walked one night into an un-
protected culvert, formerly protected, on
the railroads right of way on Stan ford
street in Alameda County, but her plead
ing had not been made in conformance
with the facts presented, and for that
reason she was nonsuiJed. In the deci-
sion this explanation occurs:
1T is judicial action and not judicial
reasoning or argument which is ne sub
ject of review, and if the former be correct
we are not concerned with the latter. This
principle must result In sustaining the
ruling in ques tion. While it is matter OF
regret that the plaintiff may be debarred
by the predicament in which the case is
found from having her facts submitted to
a jury. yet primarily the fault lies with
her. For these reasons the judgment and
order must be affirmed"
Van Fleet rendered the decision, with
Harrison, Temple, Garoutte and McFar-
land concurring and Chief Justice Beatty
dissenting.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-23

The resolution looking to the calling OF
a constitutional convention to reconstruc.
the fundamental law of this State, which
was adopted by the Legislature as one of
its last and most deliberate acts, finds
much favor with all classes of people. In
terviews with prominent men, especially
the progressive men of affairs in the City.
develop scarcely any opposition. Such
expressions of opinion as were directed
against the measure were based not on
the ground that the present constitution
is satisfactory, but upon the fear that the
convention may be controlled by politi-
clans. and that not better but worse in
strument be drawn. AS against these few
doubters, however, the large majority of
those interviewed declared, simply, that
in face of such danger the business men
and worklngmen-the representatives of
the best interests OF the StaIe-must 60 on
guard; must meet and defeat 1t, and must
begin to prepare now for building the best
and most modern constitution 10 take the
place of tie worst and most medieval,
as more than one of these characterized
that of California.
Among those who are particularly
pleased with the prospect OF modern
constitution for California are the active
members OF the Manufacturers and Pro-
ducers' Association.
Julian. Sonntag, president of the asso-
clarion, said yesterday: "Our constitu-
tion fixes upon the State the worst system
of taxation that could be invented 1t
could not have been better devised if the
intention had been to cripple our indus
tries. know that this system is respon-
sible for driving millions of capital out of
the State or preventing its coming here.
There is no question in my mind that this
is responsible in a great measure for the
fight eastward of the men who have ac-
cum uIated wealth here. In almost every
instance they have quietly solidited their
interests and gone away.
THE constitution was put together hast
lily and has not only this misfit taxation
system but very many defects. From
these defects San Francisco has suf-
fered particularly suffered irreparabie
loss. One instance of this we witress
yearly in the workings OF the State Board
of Equalization. Our whole Industrial
system has changed within the past twenty
years. We have entered upon new con-
ditions; We have come in o closer relation
ship with the East: our methods have
changed; our interests revolutionized, and
so we have got to have laws 10 Rccommo-
date these changed conditions and to get
the laws we have constitution that does
not forbid them. Twenty years ago there
did not exist the large industrial and COM
merciaI organizations that now have a
com mprehenslve grasp and an outlook over
the whole world.
These organizations must now get to-
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-23
UNDER AMERICAN COL0Rs.
A New Law Rotating to Registering
Vessels Once Foreign.

A New Law Rotating to Registering
Vessels Once Foreign.
The Collector of Customs yesterday re-
ceived instructions from the Department
of Navigation at Washingt ton relative to
the registering of vessels sold to foreign
ers. Under the old law no vessel that had
peen made in the United States and
carried the American flag and then sold
to foreigners, or carried foreign fag,
was entitled to be re-registered upon again
becoming the property of an American;
and further no vessel was entitled TO be
registered if owned in whole or in part by
any citizen of tho United States who usu-
ally resided in foreign country. 10 TINS
there was an exception in favor OF United
States Consuls and members OF flrms or
houses of trade of citizen, OF the United
States.
The new law is of much importance and
reads as follows:
That section 4165, r. S., be and is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Section 4165. A vessel registered pursuant
to law which by sale has become the property
of foreigner shall be entitled to new
register upon afterward becoming American
property, nnless it has been enlarged or un-
dergone change outside of the United States.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-23
Wine Makers Decide Upon
an Important Step
Forward.
Prices Likely to Rule Firmer,
Owing to Storage and
Protection.
Interest Cut Down-Prospects of Re.
munerative Figures for the
'96 Crop.

At the meeting of the board of direc-
tors held last Monday, the presi-
dent of the Vine Makers Corporation
was instructed to appoint a commit
tee on storage whose duties would
be to provide accom- m odations in San
Francisco for the wines of those members
requiring early delivery. On this COM
mittee the president appointe Directors
P. @. Rossi. B. w. Paxton and Horace B.
Chase, who are now engaged in consider
ing the different propositions made TO the
corporation fo. this purpose.
The numerous brick buildings bordering
on and near the railroad south of Brannan
street afford ample opportunity for select
ing valuable site for the new warehouse.
Many applications have been received
wherein desirable properties are offered at
rental of from to per cent on a reason
able valuation of the same.
Large tanks will be placed in the ware
house selected, and cooperage for such
purpose can now be had at cost of one
cent per gallon, and the storage expense,
as com puted by the committee, will figure
much less in San Francisco than it now
costs the wine-maker in the country.
such storage in possession of and under
the immediate control of the corporation
improves the value of this security TO
such an extent that much more liberal
advance can pe made on the wines and
the interest charges still further reduced.
The corporation has during the past
year cut the interest down from 10 to s
per cent, and will by this means be able
to carry the wIne-maker at per cent
Since the announcement of this plan by
the corporation there nave come to it
food OF applications from large dealers
in the East who desire to handle the cor
porations wines as soon as they are able to
get them in shape for shipment. A prom
inent dealer of former days, whose trade
is somewhat contracted, has offered his
premises at nominal cost and services in
preparing the wine for market.
No action of the corporation has met
with such strting and unqualified appro-
val by the members as this, and they have
indicated their pleasure and rejoicing at
what seems to be probable breaking
away from the bondage of years gone by.
1t is not the wish of the directors to en-
gage in the wine business, but this pro-
teciive measure is likely TO invite one
step further. which would mean the whole
sale marketing OF their own goods. The
strong determination of the corporation
mem bers 10 is sell their wines at not less
than 20 cents per gallon, and this, re-
enforced by the proposed addition to the
duty on wines, whereby the protection is
raised from 30 to go cents per gallon, in
sures remunerative figures for the '96 crop.
This doubling OF the duty, as announced
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-23
ATTORNEY KNIGHT
FL|TS EASTWARD
Follows Charles L. Fair TO
the Wiles of Gotham
Town.
A Journey for Health That In.
cidentally Had Other
Otj cts.
Talkativs People Say the Lawyer and
His Client Are Avoiding the
Grand Jury.

Attorney George A. knight is off for
New York and Philadelphia. He left sud-
denly Sunday night, and beyond de-
claration that '.urgent business has called
him East" his most intimate friends
know nothing definite of the objects of
his mission East.
The Grand Jury will convene to-day to
further investigate the charges OF con-
spiracy and forgery which the Fair chill
dren have been assiduously circulating
against Mrs. Nettie r. Craven and the So
called pencil deeds for the past few
months. As it happens, these matters
were officially brought to the notice of the
Grand Jury by Charles L. Fair shortly
after he secured Notary James J. Cooney's
arrest on charge of perjury in connec-
tion with the Acknowledgements on the
deeds. There was some hesitancy on the
part of the jurors to act in tho case, as
another phase of it was about to be tried
in the civil courts. Young Fair, how
ever, was persistent. He secured the good
services of Captain Lees, and alter much
worry ard lobbying he managed TO get
the jury to consider the evidence brought
out in the preliminary examination of
Cooney.
ALI this was six weeks ago, and when
the jurors we're ready for action Fair sud-
denly left the City. There were those who
wondered why the young millionaire
should hurry away from the City when
his presen in the inquisitorial cham ber
would have seemed consistent, in view of
his many efforts to force his litigation
against the pencil deeds into q criminal
prosecution. But young Fair explained
all these little discre pancies very readily.
He was in poor health, he declared, and
needed a change of climate and scenery.
He thought recreation awaited him in the
spot where Ponce de Leon had formerly
sought the fountain of youth, and
he would spend couple of months in
Florida.
All this was, of course, natural. Fair
left ostensibly for the tarpon banks and
the land of the alligator, but he must
have changed his mind on the road. At
any rate instead of going to Florida, the
young millionaire and his wife brought
up III New York. To man in poor
health the climate of the Eastern metrop-
oils, especially in winter, is rather trying.
Fairs ailment, however, was of that kind
that hehas found life at the New Neither
lands very agreeable for the past month,
and he has thus far survived the nerve
narrowing noise of Broadway without
showing the least signs of discomfort.
And he has decided to remain there for
another month at least, let the tarpon and
alligator complain as they will.
Now it happens that his attorney follows
him. It was knight who really advised
the plan of throwing the Fair case into
the criminal courts, much against the
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-23

and found him self in the dress of a sailor.
81 had no means of telling whether he
was sailor or not, and neither could
tell whether his story was straight or not, !"
said Captain Ferguson yesterday. He
had the bearing of a gentleman and his
done any hard work. As / had paid an
advance for him l had to get some work
for his pay, so l put him at the carpen-
ter's bench.
''One day had him removing some par
tltions i'll the after-cabn and l was lying
on one of the settees reading. Suddenly
Poniatowski turned to me and said: Cap
tain, can tell what you are thinking
about was about to order him out OF
the cabin when he said again: Don't
think I'm crazy; [ assure you l am speak
ing the truth
Il looked at the man for minute and
then asked brusqusly We'll, what was |
thinking aboutP You were thinking
how m uch more comfortable it would be
to have table near that lounge on which
to put your lig t, your books, your chart
and your pipe. and can make you one.'
The man was correct in every detail
and l was dumfounded," continued Cap
tain Ferguson. When recovered from
my surprise l told him to go ahead and
make the tables and there they are. He
made three OF them, and you can see for
yourseii Cnat lney are well nnlSheQ. On
our arrival IN San Francisco last Decem-
ber Pom Iatowski disappeared and I have
never seen or heard from him since"
The tables In question are handsome af-
fairs. The tops are from the oak paneiing
OF the partition wall of the after cabin and
the legs are OF Oregon pine, very beauti-
fully carved. One thing Captain Fergu-
son is sure OF, and that Is, that whatever
has become of the shanghaied sailor he
gave Portland a wide berth on his wav TO
the East.
The Lismore is loading in the stream,
and took the first part of her cargo from
the steam schooner Weeott yesterday.
Some very handsome redwood is going
into the hold, and Captain Ferguson says
if he can scare up another cousin to a
Prince, even if he be shanghaied, he will
have gOm, m orc ia hlns ado
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-23
FIGHTING THREE SALOONS
Irish Tavern" bay View" and
THE Shamrock" Condemned
as Notorious.
Respectable Residents Just South OF
the Park Will Have No More
of Them.

War to determination has been opened
by the respectable residents OF Sunset
Heights upon an oversupply of unrespect-
able saloons in that little district just
south of the park and adjacent to the
Olympic Club grounds.
Recent developments brought on cli-
max.
There are six saloons. Three of them
have not particularly offended. The
''Irish Tavern" tho "Bay View" and
'The Shamrock" however, are doomed,
if the protests of the householders Of the
neighborhood can prevent the renewal OF
their licenses, all of which expire IN April.
A week ago Sunday the proprietor OF
the "Irish Tavern" one Patrick Furlong,
was arrested for inhumanely riddling Q
dog with bullets and then having 1t
dubbed to death. He had wantonly made
target OF the animal; had tied 1t In the
road, and had taken five shots at it from a
distance OF thirty feet. Yesterday he was
found guilty of the charge by Judge
Campbell and was fined $780, with the
alternative of 100 days in Jail.
On Sunday last the proprietor OF the
Shamrock was arrested for selling liquor
to minors. The arrest was made at the
instigation OF r. A. Tuttle. who has lit
tie home in the neighborhood. 1t was be
that pressed the charge of cruelty to ami
m ais against the proprietor OF the Irish
Tavern.
Immediately after this latest offense Mr..
Tuttle drew up petition and yesterday
in short tine obtained the signatures OF
over twenty property-holders who, with
himself, will appeal to the Board of Su-
pervisors not to reissue licenses to these
three saloons. That his fearless stand is
not an enviable one may be inferred from
the fact that forty women property-owners
In hearty sympathy with the movement
were afraid to sign the petition lest they
might be made to suffer from the element
OF which. particularly on Sundays, they
are in constant dread.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-23

wishes of the many other lawyers inter-
ested in the bonanza millions. 1t was
Knight who planned the Grand Jury
coup, and now it seems rather curious
that at the very moment when his pres
ence is needed here he feels it incumbent
to have business East.
Knight, too, is not in good health. OF
late he has been subject to headaches and
such like, and possibly Il course of sprouts
on Broadway and Chestnut street will
effect an improvement.
In the meantime the Grand Jury will
have to worry along without young Fair
and his LAWYER.