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The San Francisco call., 1897-12-13
The Man Of Nuggets Wore His
Diamonds and a Reserved
Expression.
MISS BUSCH WAS THE BRIDE.
Wedding Journey to Begin To- Morrow.
There Were Neither Flowers
Nor Friends.

W. S. Gates. better known under his
cognomen OF Saltwater Bill of Klon-
dixie, was married, diamonds and all. on
Saturday evening in the chambers OF
Justice of the Peace Barry at the City
Hall. The marriage was not one that
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-13
ChiIdren,s Books and G.us

We did not intend selling any chidren's
books and games at retail this year, but having
q small lot left over from our VIII olesale stock
they will be closed ont at retail from large
tables on our second floor, where they are nov
81 PLAYED. at money-saving prices Sanborn.
Vail d Co., 74l Market street. Open even
ings
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-13
A Sloop Smashed and One Man
Goes Under the Dauntless'
Wheel.
UNKyOWN NAN DROWNED IN THE BAY
The Schooner Guide Loses Her Fore
mast in a Storm-Bar-Bound Fleet
Sails at Last.

Collisions seem to be getting to be a
matter of common occurrence on the bay
lately, the last being that of The ferry boat
Bay City with the barkentine Mary
Winkelman at S:25 A. NJ. yesterday. The
only damage done in this case, however,
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-13
Investigatfng AInskan Knn,es

NJ. NJ. stern, agent OF the Canadian Pacific
hallroad, has received a circular from the
traInc manager of the road to the effect tha /
the Canad an Pacific, in view of the fact that
tnere WI. b. thousands OF pc ople going to the
hlnndlke III the spring, is investigating the
pest routes by which intending prospect1rs
NAV reach Dawson. When all the informa-
uoa Is Obtained 1t will be publishe and dis
trlbuted 10 the public.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-13
Stabbed "A Special Officer.

During dance at Eighth and King streets
last night Special Policeman Foppiana was at
tackled by two men and stabbed in the nose
They were arrested after II short struggle and
taken to the City Prison. The men gave tEeir
names as A. q. Ramaccoti and A. MuSconi and
were charged with an assault with deadly
wea non. FUppiana's wounds were dressed at
the Receiving Hospital
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-13
CARRIED THE AUSTRIAN
WAR INTO AMERICA


few
sons h broken
ihoot
Of iiehu on
tent o
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-13
A Change at tho Baldwin

Tuesday nights bill of the opera at the
Baldwin Theater has been changed from .'Ti
Troyaiore" To "Ll Boheme." The remainder of
changed.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-13

a London halter who has been obsery-
ant says mat mems heads grow appre-
clabIy up to the lime that their owners
are 65 years old
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-13

Lows horehound cough syrup cures
bronchitis. price 10c, All Sansome st.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-13

toilet powders and sachets from thess
famous European makers
Violet Roger & Gallet
Pinaud Gell6 freres
Legrand Houbigant
of Paris - and of London from The
Crown Perfumery Co
Beautiful cabinets containing extracts
toilet waters powders soaps and little
powder boxes with puff for use in car
riage
Small cabinets containing two and three
bottles assorted odors
Lots of pretty things you will surely
want to present to your friends
Assorted extracts from SOC to $40 q
bottle
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-13
NEW To-DAY-DRY GCoOS.
HOLIDAY
GOODS!

Our importatons of NEW Goods for
the HOLIDAY TRADE have all been re-
ceiVed, and we are now prepared to show
an elegant assortment of SEASONABLE
NOVELTIES at very low prices.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-07
AGITATION IN AUSTRIA.
The Question of Languages May Be
Settled,
HUNGARY MAY TAKE ACTION SOON
Though Kossuth May Oppose the
Further Continuance Of the Com
pact-Arrests mt Prague.

Vienna. December e.--The Neue Freie
Presse says the negotiations OF the Aus
trian premier, Baron Won Gautsch Won
frankenthurn, with the various parties are
progressing towards an arrangement of the
language question. The young Czechs, it
appears, are willing to agree to a division
OF Bohemia into three language territories
Czech, German and mixed. The premier
made proposition on this basis TO the
German parties. The great difficulty, It is
added, Is found In the fact that the Czechs
insist that the officials throughout DO
hemia must speak both languages. To this
the Germans are opposed
AT banquet to the delegations yester-
DAY Or. Herold, n prominent citizen and
deputy, told the emperor that conciliation
was impossible until equal rights were
granted TO the Czechs and Germans In
Bohemia
The emperor replied In the severest
terms, referring to the riots at Prague
and expressing his indignation at the coa-
DUCT of Herr Podlipny, the mayor of
Prague. According TO a guest the emperor
sara: your mayor Is the guilty man. There
mas been agitation, | know very well that
me tzech deputies have much 10 bear but
what the mayor said can not be tolerated. I"
me emperor was abiding TO the speech
OF the Czech burgomaster ut Prague at
the meeting of the town council Monday
night OF last week
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-07
IMPORTANT PENSION RULING.
Claim of n Soldiers widow Possess
ing Property Rejected

Washington, December 6.-Among a
large number OF decisions rendered by As
sistant Secretary Of the Interior Webster
paws appears one Of especial Importance
relating to dependent widows, which viii
nrobnb!y affect a number of claims, as
her, ire many widows applying Tor PEN
si0us who already have large property III
r,,r1os II ~ the case Of Louise WtemerS-
lnQe. widow of Bernard Wicmerslage, iate
~ comnany ID, Fifth Ill nols volunteer IN
II is shown by the testimony Of the an
noIIan, herself. curroborated nv that or
other witnesses, obtained by special *
ann alton Of the claim thai she IL me
a ABSOLUTE ownsr of fifty-one acres oil vaiu-
able real estate. situated about l""Ne
miles frcen Chicago, worth, at her own
violation $50 per acre. ana winch shs
hates she would not sell at that price
from which she derives net annual IN
ccrne of over 500 II also appears tnlt
sna Ives in a comfortable and coinmonl-
aus dwelling house situated on neI iafH'
which Is worth nearly $500 over ana aboVe
all debts and membranes, ann mas 10
family depending on her except one dahgh-
Ter a stout girl Of over il years oil age
who * fuzzy able 10 contribute 70 her own
support Mr. Davis holds that II Is clear
that the appellant Is not wAnont .fneI
means of support than her daily LABOR
within the meaning and intent OF the pro-
,-issy,ns OF section 3. act of june n, 1880.
"a construed by the decisions Of the de-
partment and is not entitled TO pension
hereunder as a widow. Therefore the
claim was rejected.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-07
ANOTHER BIG EXpEDITlON
Is Alleged to HIVE Becn Gotten on
for Cuba.

Is Alleged to HIVE Becn Gotten on
for Cuba.
New York. December "a dispatch from
Fort Pierce, Fla. TO the Press; For the
last two weeks the officials OF tho Spanish
consulate in Jacksonville have been con-
stantly on the alert, the guarded actioue OF
prominent Cuban leaders occasouins them
much trouble The fllbustor steamer
pauntless, which has been IN the vicinity,
was watched and Spanish spies have been
up and down the east coast looking for
members OF filibustering expedition
which WIS trying 10 get away. But the
Cuban leaders entirely fooled them,
For several weeks 1900 heavy rifles ANA
large quantity of smar stores have been
lying under guard on the Keys south Of
Miami. which. the story gas. We're to be
shipped To Cuba In the Dauntless, but the
close watch maintained oalsed change OF
plans, and on November 20 n dozen mem-
bers OF the Dauntlees crew went south 10
Miami on the east coast by railway and Ia
small boats went 20 the rendezvous.
The white Wings. small two mnsted
schooner from the Bahamas. met them and
took the cargo off and Immediately set sail
for Cuba.
on Friday last the crew OF the schooner
succeeded in making landing In Nuevitas.
H. was one of the most daring EXHIBITIONS
yet reported. just as tue last OF the mu~
nitions of war had been taken in small
boats off the schooner and transferred o
shore n large Spanish vessel was seen bear
ing down upon the schooner. The men In
the boats pulled for their lives ana man
aged to reach the White Wings, but when
thcy got her under way II was found she
had sprung "A leak, and 30 they were COM
PEELED TO beach her. the crew putting TO rea
in small boats Captain Metz OF the White
Wings commanded che Arst boat TO leave,
and A steward man named Montgomery,
commanded the epcond boat. II hal no
compass or mariner aboard and got lost
beating around the greater part OF Friday
night. beiag finally picked mp by n Norwe-
ggin reight vessel and landed at Nassau.
| The men did not remain there long, but
| shipped on Key West boat Tor Florida.
| on reaching the Land OF Flowers they
were at their request put into their boat
In Indian river and sailed around to Fort
| Pierce coming In here this morning The
men in tho boat with the captain were
! compelled 90 land on the Cuban ehore.
| The cabin boy o. the White Wings. whose
| name WAS Streeks, first discovered the
| Spanish vessel he being or the outlook
on the crosStrees of the schooner, and II
was due to his vigilance that the members
| of the expedition were not captured ana the
war stores confscated The men, with Cap
tain Metz who were forced, as supposed TO
| land win probably escape to the interior.
| although the Cubans who met the eKpedl-
| tion had already left for The interior when
| the boats were returning to their vessel
| Had the White Wings not sprung leak
| she might have succeeded IN evadng the
! Spanish vessel by going Into small
lagoon. but tho leak compelled the crew to
| beach her.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-07
OPINIONS IN MEXICO.
The Message of President Mckinley
md the Cuban Question.


City of Mexico, December 6--The Mex.
lean public opinion regarding President
Mckinley's utterances on the Cuban ques-
uon Is that 1t viii greatly strengthen the
sagasta government aud enable 1t to win
friends in Spain for Its reform policy in the
island OF Cuba The clerical partv natural
~ regards the attitude OF The president as
wise and prudent, but the masses. who ia
Vor Cuba. would have liked to see belliger-
ercy accorded, as 1t would have led to
similar action in Latin America Resident
Cubans are opposed to autonomy in Cuba
and assert that the fight will 20 OH and
that the autonomists on the island are a
feeble minority. They utterly distrust the
promises of Spain.
The Mexican Herald says It was fortunate
for the American colonies in the revolt
against Great Britain that the French king
did not take the same view of their beilig-
erency AS does the president OF the United
States OF the Cuban patriots' cause.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-07

non payment OF dues Is but an excuse for
the expulsion OF Williams. for he is a COM
paratively wealthy man, white Mr. Carruih
is rated at several hundred thousand dol
lars. Mr.. Ccrrrth was formerly chairman
OF the heard OF aldermen and considered
enc of Bceton's foremost financiers. II is
simply the oustiug OF the Objectionable
member who became odious TO the gold
members by his recent candidacy for gov
ernor on the silver platform, and his
stamping OF New England for Mr.. Br, an.
The Massachusetts Reform club has more
than local fame. for it's repute as a leading
mugw,mp organization Is national Mr.
Williams had always been a vesy prominent
member
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-07
IMPORTANT NEWSPAPER DECISION
Arkansas Supreme Court opi"i"n IN
thr Cnse Anninst Oscnr Ives.

Little Rock, Ark, December Ga de-
cis.on OF great Importance 10 newspapers
published outside of Arkansas was hand
~ down by the supreme court RE .Hone
Prs3ting company OF 81. LOUIS pupislisrs
of the CttJbe-l1 Democrat entereJ SUIT III iu-
laski circuit court aSainst oscar ives dhd
his hondsmau. Cos Altcnherg, tor SlS'sO.
the amount due for papers lurnlsned ives,
who was then the Little ROCK clrcplatpr
Of the paper. The Defendants resisted the
claim on the ground that the Globe Print
ing company was "A foreign corporation
and had violated The lay o. l1f STATE W
not aiing IN the office of the secretary OF
state The name Of an agent upon Whom
service OF process could BE- made; me
lower court gave the plaintiff a judgment
FOR the foil amount OF the claim, Win ih-
terest and the defendants Appealed TO the
supreme opurt. Among other innings tha
squirt today said
ION the statement o' rac's INC rourt ue,
clares the la.w 10 be for the planiin and
that II il entitled TO judgment Tor me
amount and interest from August y, 49,
Under the state OF facts The plaintiff was
sas contemplated ny our statute law. ana.
t1ore than this while the contract was
made N Arkansas ana the aeIeniaDt
throughout Is called agent, inc terms
and proof show what the contract was,
and the court must look TO this 20 deter
mine the legal relation of the parties. The
goods contracted for were In the State or
Missouri and were 10 be shipped 70 Arkaii-
sa., as the defendant called for them. AZ
such shipment was made. ii became a sale
10 defendant from the plaintiff company
a sale made IN Missouri and for shipment
TO this State, and hence Interstate com.
merce with which the State law could
fq5s deal. nor IL II so intended 10 operate
The sales made in this stats by Defendant
Ives to his customers We're not the safes
Of the plaintiff company. The plaintiff
does not nor could 81 under the contract
ana proof in any manner hold the pur-
chasers from Ives responsible to It,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-07
SHORT NEMS STOKES.

BT.ACKSHEAR Ga.--Rev. S. 4. Hearne.
pril cipal Of the Pierce county high school
was seriously stabbed nv Harry Harper
a lG-year-old pupil.
NEW YORKA member of the firm of
j. pieTpont Morgan & 90. admits tn truth
of the report regarding the consolidation
OF the Wire industry throughout the coun-
try. lie stated that the details had not
yet been perfected.
WASIiINGTON-Tho last mail brought
reasSurinG news about Guatemala to It's
legation In WASHINGTON, the letters re-
c"ived stating that peica prevails through
ont the country there being no lndicati on
whatever OF future revolutionary osvt-
breaks,
LITTLE ROCK. Ark.-Albert Giles.
prom irent farmer living IN taa west end
Of Van Buren, cohntY, WAS as,sass!nat'd
wsilc passing along he public read last
Friday. lie was fired upon from a,nhI 81
and a dozen bullets from rifles penetrated
his body
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-07
AusTRo-HuNGARY COMPACT.

Buda- Pesth, December 6.--In the lower
house of the Hungarian parliament today
Dill was introduced By Baron Banny, the
premier, prolonging for a year the aus
gie'ch, or compact between Hungary and
Austria proper. without reference to any
oe'ion on the same subject on the part of
the Austrian government
Baron bintfy's bill provides that the po.
litieal economic relations between Hungary
and Aus ria be prolonged, unchanged until
December 81, 1898. The enactment, how
ever, will lapse II a new ausgleich is con-
stituuonally concluded before G.,n. In
the event OF a new ausglech not being con-
Guided by May, 1898. the Hungarian gov
ernment Will submit parliament bill pro-
vldlng for definite regulation OF he econ
omic relations between Tho two States.
which measure will come in force at the
end Of the year 1898.
After the bill tlaron BanTy's) had neen
read Francis kossuth. the leader of he In
dependents. asked leave to introduce a mo-
ton tomorrow instead of today as the
hour was late. Permission was granted and
the house adjourned amid cries of Kos
snth, and independent Hungary for
ever
i is believed to be Kossuih's Intention 70
ohsiruct the bin IL possible until the end
of the year, when the existing treaty with
Austria expires
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-07
AngeII-GouId Case Di.mi.sed.

New York. December G.-The action
brought by Mary Ann Angel against Helen
Gould and others to enforce an admeasure-
ment OF the dover estate was diemlssed by
a jury in the supreme court. short lime
ago application was made by the plaintiff
10 discontinue the case, bN the court d.-
MED the motion and ordered the case put
on the jury calendar.
When proceedings commenced tonay
counsel for Mrs Angel produced an affi-
dsvit from his client In which she said;
II was never married 10 Jay Gould or 70
any man OF that name or TO any man
named Jason Could"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-07
EXPELLED ny REFORMERs.
George Fred williams Name
Dropped From Club.

Boston Mass, December b-lt was an
nounced at the annual meeting and dinner
NJ the Massachusetts, Reform club held at
Young's hotel Saturday, that two members
had been expelled for non payment of dues
George Fred Williams was one OF these,
ard Herbert s. Csrruth was the other No
regret was expressed at Mr.. Williams ex-
n,,ision. indeed there appeared to be a dis
positIon to indulge in hilarity when his
name was read.
The announcement WAS Incorporated in
the report Of Secretary Warren. which was
nnanin ously adopted. There . aeep y
ri.,cance in this occurrence; OF course the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-07

Lake Charles, La. December G.-Mr.
Aladdin Vincent OF vlnton. La, was in the
city today and stated that he had Just
returned from New Orleans, where he went
with FIVE car loads Of cattle which he had
sid TO an agent OF the Spanish severn
ment for export TO Cuba. Mr.. ncent Is
buying and shipping all the cattle he can
gel 10 the same buyer. He reported that
the cattle business in this parish bias been
the very best for the past few months, He
esyr fully 5000 ~ d have been shipped
from this parish during the present year
ANA yet this is not cattle coun,ry es-
pecially.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-07
A FAMOUS WAR HORSE.
Led 1.-THE Charge ~ the Light
Brigade" aud Died IN Ohio.

ne nOttu NEite ARABIAN Stceu rluOeu
by Captain Nolan In the charge OF the
Light Bragide at the memorable battle OF
Balaklaya, Of the C1mea, was duarered
for several years in the immediate vicinity
OF Cincinnati, and died natural death
at ripe old age In the neigaborhood 0t
Morrow, Ohio.
When the laundering order fox the
charge OF the Light Brigade was given,
Captain Nolan was In command. as the
mon charged into the valley OF death
Nolan, on the conspicuous white Arab,
spurred far in advance of ALA fine mark
for a Russian rifloman. With has sword
high uplifted and a cheer on his !vps. he
was struck in the breast by a fragment
of she'll, thrown in the Russians ttist DIS
charge, and instantly killed, His sword
c.pp. cd tom his nand. but the arm re-
tainod its upright position and HIS lett
hand the briule reiu, as hts horse instinc-
lively turned back, aud gaiiopei to"ald
the brigade AS the files opened 10 let
him pass an unearthly shrek rent the air,
said by some 10 have been the iaNt ason-
izing cry Of Nolan, in vain cilo't to turn
the brigade from its impending doom, but
thought by others 10 be he result of no
human viii, but due 'ather TO those
"spasmodic forces which may act upon
the form when life has Sc1sed.
Str1iehi into the Russian guns, which
were opened full upon them, dashed the
brigade. and then they rode bah. hut
not. not the six hundred" The imnense
loss was ,,onIv co,,nierbolanesd" saws enc.
"hy the brlliance of the attack and ire
railantrv order and Discipline Whirl. dis
tinguished it."
The remnant of the Light BRIGADE was
sent over 10 oueben 10 rccuDerlte. and
with them Nolan's white Aap. with Two
slight saber cuts in his side. lie carried
the marks to his death. After his nae-
ter's death the horse was called Nolan
While in Quebec Lester rlylor, A whole
sal. rotion merchant of cincinnati. rur-
chased hlm and brought him 10 Cincinnati
where no shortlv afierward sold him to
Aur,,st .chroot
Tcnroot vas rreocbmon The JeBroots
oynnd a nrotty summer house at South
Covi,rton Ky ON the cliff. of Licking
riyor NOW Nnnyvn a. D,nmorn mark. Lax
urInus ouartcrs wore fitted I'M for Nolan.
4 French zouayo was Oronasnt from France
IN care cxnresslv for him and a handsome
lot blacL stallion called Sultan. purchased
il Motors NV Mr. I,eBrp1t. ON one of his
nnp,orous t,irs IN EA,ronrN Nolan was n
magnificent ,roatur, l5io hands high,
snow white win name and tail IKE strands
nj h,,rnisDel silver. ana nostrils like pink
satin. Moot ne IN. yyint under fho saddle
~, AN, 49,, ~. ,,ht. IA no wus ntt-.Nith a
swinging ensy gait most inviting TO the
eouostrian LAYER. high s9iritp,i. vet gentle
'y,thal as lawn Roth Nolan ana sultan
were regularlv exercised in A ring laid
ouf in one rart of the grounds for that
! p,Irpsa, So docile was Nolan that the
tvr 1it,ie daughters ar the house were
much givon 10 climbing upon his back
I d,,,ir, tbis overrieo n nitbsr CHANGED
| ~ sIin and tail beneath the foet Of the
| borsa while In motion ne wolld stop in
| stantly. and with the zouaVe cry TO the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-07

Havana, December s.--Consul General
Lee when interviewed today on the state
ment cabled from New York that he had
forwarded to the government at Washing
ton a copy of the constitution adopted by
the insurgents, replied that he had sent
no such document as was described. He
added that he had had no communication
with the insurgents such as was intimatcd
by . Havana paper, but said that naturally
he would forward, In his official capacity
whatever documents bearing upon cuban
difficulties came into his hands. even
though unsolicited.
General Lee also asserted that he was in
the habit OF forwarding statements OF both
sides impartially
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-07
AN EXPRESSION FROM AUSTRIA.

Vienna, december g. - 1t is officially
stated that since The beginning of the dis
orders at Prague there have been 100 ar
rests, 300 people injured BY he swords or
the police and troops ami 80 policemen and
20 soldiers injured by the stones of the
mob.
II is understood that the German leaders
in the relchsrath will unanimously reject
all proposals. made Ivy the government.
This was fcresecn by Hungary. and there
fore Baron Bauffy, the Hungarian premier.
introduced today in the Hungarian parlia-
mcat the bill prolongins the ausgleich for
a year without reference to any action On
the subject by Austria.
Probably the Hungarian Independent Iar-
ty led by Herr Francis Kossuth will fierce
~ ohstruct the bill rs 1t wishes TO force
a declaration of independence.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-07
A CONFERENCE OF CUDANS
A Proposal to Dissolve Autonomist
and Reformist Parties.
PROPOSITION WAS NOT ACCEPTEp.
the Impressions Caused by Wey-
lcr's Vile Ncgimc.

Havana, December GA conference was
held today between the.autonomists and re-
formists, The proposal TO dissolve both
parties and 10 form new one with ample
security for autonomist direction and pro-
gramme was not accepted.
Senior Galvcz. the president OF tho au-
tonornlsts, said they We're only willing TO
enter combination provided they could
maintain their name, theG programmes In
full and their present chief. They were.
however, ready TO admit tho reiormsts to
swell their own ranks.
Tho conference Will be continued tomor-
kxlI
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-07
s.unsta.s EHort roo Late.

London, December G.-Thc Daily Chroni-
Gle publishes this morning a letter from a
correspondents in Havana. who SAYS; 'sa-
gasta's Efforts are too late. Under Wey
ler's vile regime half the Cuban popula-
ton disappeared and the remaining half
has been converted into implacable enemies
of Spain--enemies who viii absolutely re-
fuse 20 accept spsins word. The centril
provinces are desert waste. The sugar IN
dugtry can only be restarted by the fusion
ot English and American capital, when
few dare to invest The island is lost 10
Spain, and It is clearly the duty OF the
limited States to intervene In the interest
O, humanity and civilization and end the
fearful iuferno.s