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The herald., 1897-12-04
WERNER WILL
New York Tribune Wants
to Handle His Fortune
AT MRS. WERNER'S DEATH
DARLING OF COTTON BROUGHT
BACK ON A RAPE CHARGE
Davis on Trial Now in Connection
With the "Green" Deed-Bar-
neche Back in Jail

Judge Clark of the probate department
of the superior court yesterday set the
trial of the contest of the will of Max
Werner, deceased, for January 81. Max
Werner died in this city on March Is OF
appendicitis. He had accumulated in
Arizona, where he resided for many
years, an estate valued at nearly s67 900
consisting mainly of Southern Pacific
railway bonds, city funding bonds,
mortgages and other personal property.
His will, very short one, read as fol-
lows: THE income from all sources of
which l may die possessed 1 wish to go
to my mother, Louise Werner, now living
in Oberkrch, Baden, Germany, and all
my property, real and personal, at her
death, I wish to go to the Open Air Fund
society of the city of New York. am
single, have never been married and
have no descendants whatever. 1 wish
Henry Workman Keller of Santa Mon
lea to be my executor" 1t was dated
Aug. 81, 1896.
There are in New York a number of
lIesii air lunu SOcletleS, Dut none named
the open Air Fund society,"" The
proprietors of the New York Tribune, to
which Max Werner was a subscriber
and an occasional correspondent or
hunting topics some years ago started a
fresh air fund society and they came to
the conclusion that the deceased had
meant to refer to their charitable insti.
tuition in his will They, therefore. en-
tered into correspondence with Max
Lowenthal, Esq, whom they have now
entrusted with the task of looking af-
ter the interest they believe they hav. in
the estate.
On the other hand Mrs. Louise Werner
who has made Louis Schwarz her attor-
ney in fact. will deny that the Tribune
people are the parties meant bv her son
In his will. and will contend that testa-
Tors provision in relations thereto
should be set aside. In that case she.
OF course, would inherit the entire es
tate of $4,000 left by the deceased. The
interests of Mrs. Werner will be looked
after by Messrs. Murphey & Gottschallx
The executor, Henry W. Keller. of tn,
Malibu ranch. who was a great friend of
Werners. and like him, mighty hunter
oefore the Lord, has Messrs. Mckinley
q Graft as attorneys for the estate. It
The herald., 1897-12-04
COURT CALENDAR
Cases to Be Called in the Departments
Today

DEPARTMENT ONE-Judge Smith.
(2452) Erwin Terry; burglary; arraign-
ment.
DEPARTMENT TWO-Judge Clark.
Nothing set.
DEPARTMENT THREE-Judge York.
Nothing set.
DEPARTMENT FOUR-Judge Van Dyke.
(29219) Castelli VS.. Acosti
DEPARTMENT FIVE-Judge Shaw.
Nothing set.
DEPARTMENT SIX-Judge Allen.
Nothing set.
TOWNSHIP COURT--Jus.ice Young.
Hoff VS.. Day; supplemental proceedings;
p. m.
Kroon VS.. Mitch; trial, by consent; $3.50
a. m.
People VS.. Beacher: felony; 1:30 p. m.
Errzfeltz VS.. Eager: supplemental pro-
ceedings: 4:30 p. m.
Cogsweu vs.. Todd; trial; . a. m.
The herald., 1897-12-04
Eastern Arrivals

The following tourists arrived in the
city last evening on the Sunset limited:
Mrs. E. Ames, L. P. Ames, H. s. Ames
San Francisco; Mrs. L. E. Clark, B. A.
Reed, Chicago; +. Low and wife, Ha-
vana; H. X. Walker, Los Angeles; H. A.
Harriott Mrs. L. McPrince, Jacksonville
ILL.,; Mrs. Leila Minton, Ruth Minton
Robert Minton, Charleston, ILL.,; Nora
Dorman, Boston; Thomas p. Hart and
wife, Billefourte, Pa; G. j. Penn and
wife, Waxahachie; j. P. Jepson, New
York; W. e. Durham, Miss A. Dubois
NJ. E. Durwiso r. Hicks, New York.
The herald., 1897-12-04
H1TcH1Na ORDINANCE AGAIN
Home Products Campaign Flourish.
.ing-Department Of Commerce

Attorney Wright will appear before
the council Monday to urge, on behalf
of the Merchants and Manufacturers
association, a modification of the hitch
ing ordinance as originally presented.
This modification will exempt people in
the legitimate transaction of business
from the provisions of the ordinance.
Over 5000 pledges have been returned,
signed by housewives, who agree to use
home products in preference to foreign
articles, and to use their influence in
every way possible to advance the inter-
ests Of local manufacturers. The six
women who are canvassing for home
products report most encouraging sue,
cess. and say that they are received
everywhere with cordiality One of the
canvassers is a member Of one Of the
relief corps, and she Is working among
The herald., 1897-12-04
Hord Goes Broke

George NJ. Hord, jr., manager of the
Grain & Stock company, of 125 West
Third street, went into insolvency yes
terday. Hord says that since 1894 he
has been engaged in this county in the
business Of clerking, real estate deal
ing and farming. His liabilities amount
to 23,955.22. a considerable part of which
consists of money borrowed. Some of
the debts are secured by mortgage. There
are no assets.
The herald., 1897-12-04

insure the county building in the Los
Angeles road district, in which road
tools are stored, in the sum of $780, with
the Fireman's Fund Insurance company
At the urgent request of large num-
ber of inhabitants of AZusa township
DR.. j. A. Metcalfe was appointed it's
health officer, to assume duties on the
1st of January.
L. B. Farnsworth and j. c. Amslers 8
application for a saloon license will be
investigated on December 18th at 2
o'clock.
The herald., 1897-12-04
REQUEST DENIED
MI. Winans Cannot Lower the Court
house Retaining Wall

f. Fl. Winans, owner of the Rogers
block on New High street, yesterday
asked the board of supervisors to be al
lowed to lower the retaining wall be-
tween his property and the court house
site SO as to permit him to place windows
IN some OF the rooms fronting north of
ms piock. The request was denied
supervisor Hanley was authorized to
The herald., 1897-12-04
Court Notes

William Broxholm, native of Eng
land, was naturalized yesterday by
Judge Smith.
J. w. Leonhardt has petitioned the
Superior court for letters of adminis-
tration to the estate of his deceased wife
Rosa, which is valued at $2350.
Merrick Jerred Cole, a 35-year-old
man, deformed and scrofulous. was ex.
The herald., 1897-12-04
The Southern Pacific Sued

A. L. Phillips yesterday began suit
against the Southern Pacific Railroad
company to recover little over an acre
of land at Santa Monica, which he al
leges has been his sole property since
1891, but from which Uncle Collis' cor
poration elected him in 1898, for $1,000
damages and for 500 rent of said prem
iceS
The herald., 1897-12-04

amined before Judge Clark for insanity.
The doctors recognized that Cole u
feeble minded. but not insane, and he
was discharged. t s
Alma E. Collins was divorced from ].
H. Collins by Judge Allen on the ground
Of failure to provide. Collins will be
recollected in this city as the fighting
preacher Of the Eighth ward. He went
from here to Fresno, where he practiced
law and got into trouble. and the last
heard of him he was at Jerome, Ariz.,
practicing law.
The herald., 1897-12-04
District Manager Wanted

A capable, reliable man as district man.
ager at Los Angeles for one Of the pro-
gressive "old line" life insurance compa-
MES. Fixed compensation will be paid the
right man. Address Manager A. A., box
3S, Herald Office
The herald., 1897-12-04

ons and top delivery wagons. Hawley.
King & Co.
The herald., 1897-12-04
Our Homo Brew

Maier Z Zobeleins lager. fresh from their
brewery, on draught in all the principal
saloons: delivered promptly in bottles or
kegs. once and brewery. 40 Also street:
telephone d.
The herald., 1897-12-04

The Most Simple and Safe Remedy for
a Cough or Throat Trouble is Browns
Bronchial Troches.' They possess real
merit.
The herald., 1897-12-04

| Agents Victor. Keating. World and
March bicycles. Hawley, King 6 Co.
The herald., 1897-12-04
Baggage Notice

Bright's Special Delivery checks bag
gage to all parts Of the world. 4o4 s.
Broadway, chamber of commerce bldg.
The herald., 1897-12-04

Hawley, King & Co. .cor.5th 1t. and Bwy..
agents genuine Columbus Buggy company
bugg!es and Victor bicycles.
The herald., 1897-12-04
JoTTINGS

All prices of wall paper greatly reduced.
A, A. Eckstrom. 3A South Sprins street.
The herald., 1897-12-04

Everything on wheels. Hawley, King
4. Co.. cor. Fifth street and Broadway.
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SOME coop SENSE IN ENGLAND.

During the talk in this country about
an arbitration treaty with England at
tention was called to the fact that while
England was holding out an olive
branch toward us she was also busily
engaged In strengthening her fortifca-
tons at Bermuda Halifax and on Van
gued that this didn't look as peaceable as
| the olive branch did. The other day the
| Advocate of Peace, the official organ of
| the American Peace Society," asserted
| that the existence Of British naval sta
| lions close to our shores has been an
ever-ready excuse for the building and
maintaining of an expensive navy by
| this country. The London Chronicle
| happened to see this and at once got a
new idea which it proceeded to pub
| lish. 1t attributed to this fact the re-
| lection of the arbitration treaty by the
United States senate, and then pro-
| ceeded to criticize British policy by
saying: IF this is the view taken by
sincere friends of peace in the United
| States, is it not about time that we
have some open and manifest declara-
| ton on the part of the government to-
wards the United States, especially in
view of the fact that we have no friends
| in Europe, and that before long we
may need American friendship more
| than anything else in the world?' In
conclusion the Chronicle declares that
| this policy of building up naval estab-
lishments in American waters ought to
| be frankly abandoned"
There is comprehensive understand
| ing and sound sense in this There is
no doubt that England's military ac-
| tiyity around our borders hasn't tended
to convince US of the sincerity of her
| desire for firm and permanent peace
with us. But all the same, there is no
doubt that there is a growing feeling
| among the people of both countries
| that there should be an alliance be-
tween them which would be protective
to both.
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A BLACK HERO.

The Story of Austin Dabney, Who Re-
stored the Fortunes of His Former
Master.
Massachusetts, found black hero in
Crispus Attucks and perpetuated his
memory In marble; and Georgia should
in some appropriate fashion take care
of the name and fame of Austin Dab
ney, who was a faithful slave, brave
soldier and gentleman, in servitude
and in freedom
At the beginning of the Revolutiona-
ry war Dabney was a young mulatto
slave in the family of Mr.. Harris, in
Wilkes county, Georgia, He was re
markedly intelligent and fearless, and
sympathized so strongly with the cause
of the colonists that he was permitted
to join company Of volunteers and
continue in the Service during the
struggle.
There were many Tories in Georgia
throughout the Revolution, and their
methods of warfare caused the patriots
to hate them even more bitterly than
they did the British. The mulatto sol
der was loyal to his white neighbors.
He made their grievances his own, and
his daring exploits caused him to be
dreaded by the relocated invaders and
their local allies. Whether engaged In
hunting down the Tories at home or in
fighting the British at the front, Dab
ney was always to be found in the thick
of the fray, where his strong arm was
most needed.
He was severely wounded during the
latter part of the war, and his life was
saved by the careful nursing of the
Harris family.
When the ex-slave was restored to
health and hostilities had ceased, he
found that his benefactor had lost his
property and was reduced to poverty
Then this black hero and gentleman
showed himself at his best. He went
to work for the unfortunate family and
gave Mr.. Harris the greater part of his
earnings and his pension money.
In the course of few years Dabney
in common with other veterans, drew a
lot of land in Walton county He re-
moved to his new home, carrying the
| HAIRLESS with him. At first some of the
whites protested against the action of
| the state in thus rewarding negro who
had been slave, and Dabney and anti
| Dabney parties were formed. But a
better feeling soon prevailed, and the
brave fellow was allowed to enjoy his
property undisturbed.
Dabney built nice home on his place
for Mr.. Harris, and a modest cabin for
| himself. He worked early and late for
| his white friends, and denied himself
many comforts in order to help them.
One Of the boys in the family was
very bright, and people predicted sue
cessful future for him If he could only
get an education. When the matter
was explained to Dabney he was de-
| lighted.
Young marster shall go to college
and be a lawyer" he said. 'Tt only
means a little more time and money
Chicago Times Herald.
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moment discourage that summer al
TRUST who is always ready to make
himself uncomfortable 10 accommodate
miscellaneous public If he likes to
diffuse happiness that way to those
who will not thank him he should have
the privilege. But do not let us be too
hard upon the man with an honestly
acquired right who prefers to use 1t
for his own comfort and convenience.
That may be his hour of relief for a
whole day and he should be entitled to
make the most of It, There Is still an
other consideration. The man who
moves along may have to get out be-
fore the person whom he aocommo"
dates with an end seat, 80 there is O.
reversal Of the Inconvenience of which
some of the Jefferson complain. At
ter all, as good way to solve the
problem as any Is to take a seat and
keep it.-From the Boston Transcript.
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THE PGWERS.

The Powers don't seem to have much
influence. They couldn't prevent little
Greece from going to war, and now
they can't stop sick Turkey from con-
tinuing the war. There has been more
fighting, and it is reported that the
Turks have captured Domokos. Mean
while the Powers are apparently try
ing to recover from the shock of Tur-
keys big bluff. They seem to consider
Turkeys demands excessive and I'M
acceptable" but what they are going
to do about them remains to be seen.
The London Times loftily remarks: 1t
would be waste of time to discuss the
Porte's conditions. No doubt the Pow
ers will return a prompt and emphatic
negative. AS regards the insolent
threat that if the conditions are not
accepted the Ottoman army will con-
tinue to advance, it may confidently be
presumed that Europe will not allow
Turkey more than Greece to f1out her
AS Greece has f1outed Europe, and as
the Turkish army has continued to adj
vance, it looks as if the Powers must
really do something if they don't want
to seem ridiculous to themselves, each
other, Turkey, Greece, and the other
countries which are looking on When
they can agree on what to do and how
to do it probably something will be
done. Until that agreement is reached
talking to Turkey will not amount to
much
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why, she won't accompany a young
man on the plano without chaperon."
London Tt-Bits.
Mr.. Howland-"I tell you, Maria,
you're worrying over nothing. / can
stop smoking any time want to-" Mrs.
Howland-"Well, then, stop it now"
Mr., Howland-T don't want to now
Cleveland Leader.
IT can't hear suit that isn't pend
ing" said judge to a young lawyer
who was seeking advice.
Il know 1t isn't pending replied the
young man, in some confusion, ''but it
is about to pend. The Green Bag,
First Paris Artistry you put Eat
salt in re paint?
Second Artist-Eet is for q marine
picture. / make re paint salt; zen
When re Americans put zair fingers on
re water and afterward put zair fin
gers to zair lips gay say, "Eet is Won
derful! We almost taste re salt of re
ocean," Zen gay buy.--New York
Weekly.
Brother Jim has the bicycle face,
Joe has the bicycle back and sister Sue
has the bicycle leg"
ANY other bicycle ailments In your
famlly?"
well, papa says he has the bicycle
pocketbook, and It's badly punctured. I"
Truth
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have one crop they can another The
soil yields beautifully, and the year
1897 is going to prove a successful one
to the tobacco growers. Much of the
tobacco, 1t is asserted, VIII prove the
equal TO that heretofore imported from
Cuba. In fact, many of the natives of
that island are now engaged in the Gull
,ture Of the plant In the southern coun-
ties Of this State. Calamities come and
calamities go, but the resources of
Florida go on forever, and a back-set
does not discourage other efforts to re-
trieve losses. We should be, if we are
not, a happy people when there are so
many opportunities to be happy pre-
scented.
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IN Jam,

Broker Chapman is at last in a pris-
on cell in Washington and is likely to
stay there until his time is out, (which
VIII be in twenty-five days, If he be-
HAYES well. He will probably behave
well. The people OF this great, glorious
and comparatively free country have
no special hostility toward Broker
Chapman, but few men have gone to
jail lately whose going has been at
tended with more general and hearty
popular approval than the going of
Broker Chapman. 1t is felt that his
Imprisonment vindicates several things
that seemed to need vindication. He
calmly and persistently and deliberate
ly def1ed the law and the government.
He did so in the interest of men who
are generally looked upon as not being
excessively regardful of some public
and private rights. Everything that
money and legal ingenuity could do
for him has been done, And now, after
all the turning and the twisting and
the long and exasperating delay, he is
in jail, The law and the public good
have conquered the power of money,
the lawyers and private selfishness.
Broker Chapman was the agent,
When his principals are where he is
the people will feel that still more JUS
tice has been done.
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SIOII'.

waiter, it is almost half an hour
since 1 ordered that turtle soup" Wait
er-"Sorry, sir, but you know how slow
turtles are'-Tt-B Bits.
Soon Ran Out of Money.
offered me dollar apiece for kisses.
Marie-Did he pay?
Mertie-No; he's not a millionaire
New York Evening Journal
Skinfiint-"Oh, 1 cannot bear to die
and leave all my money behind mel"
Gayboy-Don't worry, uncle. It'll come
to the same end as if you took it along
1 promise to burn it for you. New
York Journal.
Butcher-'I need a boy about your
size and will give you twelve shillings
a week" Applicant-"Will 1 have a
chance to rise?" Butcher-"Yes; 1
want you to be here at 4 in the morn
gilt Bits.
rs Mis- Straitlace circumspect?'' ask
ed Miss Pert.
"Circumspect!" cried Miss Caustic.
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OPENS CARS.
The Question About the End Seat Well
Answered.

The Question About the End Seat Well
Answered.
Now that the open cars have respond
ed to the few warm spring days, and in
few weeks will be regular thing, the
watchword of move up forward" from
the conductor, gives place to move
along" either spoken or thought by the
public There seems to be a feeling of
resentment when a man or woman,
occupying the end of a seat, refuses to
move along and give his or her place
to a freshly boarding passenger. But
there are two sides to this question,
after all. 1t is not as convenient, it is
true, for the person getting on car to
take the middle of the seat as it is to
take the end, but if the middle carried
with it the added comfort which be-
longs to the end, no one would complain
of the extra effort required to reach
1t. very large percentage of the
travel during the summer months. or
while the open cars are in service, is for
pleasure. The right of preemption at
taches as much to the end seat as it
does TO the place first occupied in re-
viewing a procession, or to any other
vantage point. Granted that the man
who retains his end seat is selfish. He
has paid for the right to be, and the
one who seeks to dislodge him is quite
as selfish as he is. We would not for a
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FASHION NOTES.
Plaids and Rufiies for skirts.

Successful plaid skirts are so attrac-
tive as to constitute snare to adj
mirers of them. Just because some
lucky woman has secured perfection
in such a skirt is no guarantee that
you will be able to do so. They must
be made perfectly, and the plaids must
be either matched from the seams or
else they must, undisturbed by cutting
the goods extend unbroken just as they
appear in the piece about the figure.
That means dressmaking, and it also
means an enormous pattern of goods to
allow for any amount of waste in cut
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BIG acHEmH.

The proposed Loan and Mortgage
Company of the United States which
congress is to be asked to charter is
fine scheme, The purpose of the COM
pany is to enable farmers to borrow
money at low rates of interest. 1t is
proposed to establish the company UNI
der a special charter from the govern
ment with q capital of $l00,0O000O, in
shares of $40 each. If possible the
whole amount win be sold in such a
manner that no one person shall hold
more than $1,000 The company win
bind itself to advance at least $25,O00,-
900 to the government at current rates
of interest on demand The govern
ment shall have the right to appoint
it's president and two directors and an
auditor, who shall make monthly re-
ports, The company will be authoriz-
ed to make loans on improved real es-
tate and agricultural staples, not eX-
ceeding fifty per cent. of the value, de-
termined by appraisers, for terms not
exceeding fifteen years, repayable in
full at the end of that time, or for
periods of from fifteen to seventy-fve
years, repayable in quarterly pay
ments, including principal and interest.
The rate of interest on long-term loans
will be $50 per cent, which will wipe
out the debt at maturity in the case of
seventy fve-year loans. The actual in
terest payment is 465 per cent. The
company shall have power to issue 81
00o,000,000 in S.65 per cent. bonds, in de-
nominations as low as $40. These may
be issued to borrowers in lieu of money,
and are expected to circulate as freely
as money. A reserve fund of $25, 200. 900
shall be retained. The company shall
have power to do a general banking
and trust business, to own and operate
warehouses and grain elevators
This is a big enough scheme even for
this big country. But, as Secretary
Gage says, "a glance at its salient fea-
lures seems to indicate that there is
nothing in the scheme to commend it to
either legislatures or financiers.'