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The San Francisco call., 1897-08-24
BRYAN'5 DlLE NINA.
SAN Francisco. Aur. o3 "a.

CAN FKANCISCU, aug. %, 1887.
To the Editor of the San Francisco CdU-SIR !:
W. J. Bryan wires the Examiner in reply 10 an
inquiry about that 'pass' that he is a stock
holder in the World-Herald Company OF
Omaha ana got his pass on advertising ac-
count" His being stockholder does not en-
title lin to pass. Now, the question is, DID
Mr.. Bryan have an order from the World
Herald upon the Southern Pacific Company
for free pass on advertising account? If not,
upon what grounds did he make the applica-
ticn? Ask the railway company.
Again, what particular object could the
Central or Southern Pacific have in advertis-
ing in Omaha? l believe the Examiner lad a
contract for advertising with the Southern
Pacific some time ago, but did not live up to
1t. think the advertising dodge is about
played out. JIG
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-24
Court El Dorado, f. o. A.

The fifth social given last Saturday
night by Court Ell Dorado No. 81 OF
the Foresters of America, in Union
square Hall, was a great social success.
There were present large number of young
people who enjoyed the fine programme OF
dances that had been prepared for them. The
affair was under the management of the fol-
lowing-named; Committee of arrangements
William Bunemann, Alvin G. Mas, F. Peder-
son, A. NJ. Beach, Charles Burgess; reception
ommittee-Charles MRginnis, A. +. Wade, H.
J. Mailer. Be IN jamin Posner. +. Z. Kroeger, II.
Cauwet; fl lor manager. Charles Burgess; floor
comm;ttee-Emfl Henry, Louis Bendewalc, j..
c. Webber II. j. Miller, +. H, Mas, E. ]. STAN
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-24
NICKEL IN THE SLOT,
Gambling Machines Not Pro-
tected by the Patent Laws
Of the United States.
Important Decision Rendered by Cir
cult Judge Morrow Which
Abolishes Royalties.

United States Judge Morrow yesterday
rendered an opinion in favor of the de-
PENDANTS in the case of Gustav F. w.
Schultz against Theodore Holtz and
others in an action in equity TO restrain
the defendants from Infringing on the
complain ants patents on ertain nickel.
in the.slot machines. The meat of the
opinion is as follows:
In this case the verified answer not only de-
nies that the invention is new and useful but
alleges specific fact, which, If true dispos es
of the question of utility. 1t charges directly
that the apparatus is used for gambling pur-
poses and that 1t cannot be used for any other
purpose. Clearly this is an allegation which
under the rule, should be treated as testimony
in favor OF the defendant and in view OF the
fact that the com mplainant has introduced no
testimony 10 support the patent, it is, in my
judgment, sufficient to entitle the defendant
to q decree in his favor.
In patent 514 ,66i the inventor sets forth
the object OF the machine as follows:
Inmy previous machine ana in this the main
object is 10 return the coin deposited in the
machine or the equivalent thereof, in case a
predetermined result be not arrived at other
wise to retain SAID coin. This result may be
of any suitable character, as. for example the
telling of a fortune, which may be aff cted by
means OF a prepared list OF statements CORE
spending 10 the various positions OF the indi-
eating disk.
There is certainly no utility apparent
in this device" said Judge Morrow. Let
q decree be entered for the defendants
with costs"
The decision will strip the ROYALTY from
the saloon machines. Any body may make
them with impunity.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-24
BIRDS WERE IN GOOD FORM.
Olympic Gun Club Enjoy Days Sport
at Ingleside.

at Ingleside.
The regular monthly live bird shoot of
the olympic Gun Club was held at the
Ingleside shooting park Sunday after
noon. The weather was unusually favor
able. The birds proved good without an
exception and the scores made speak
favorably OF the form of the shooters
Peterson was not in his usual form, but
the scores made By Feudner, Haight,
Golcher and Murdoch were above the
average. Hart killed eleven birds out of
the twelve, but his success was mostly due
to the second shot.
An unusually large mum Der OF birds
dropped outside of the bounds, which
accounts to certain extent for some of
the smaller scores which were made dur
ing the day. Following is the result:
o. Fendner IL. C. A. Haight IL. H.
Gocher IL, Roos 8, Neustadter 8. Slade 10. F.
J. Schultz z, + A Schultz s. Edwards H. Carr
8, Hart IL, Fish back 10, Owens z, NJ. Z. Unger
8, Peterson z, Murdock IL. +. Vernon 8, II.
Vernon IL, S.oane g, Allen 8.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-24
cALIFORNIANs IN NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Aug. 23.-At the St.
Cloud. Mayer; Metropolitan-w. E. Ben
neson; 81. Denis-A. Bruenn, Mr.. and Mrs D.
Stark; Bartholdi-E. P. Dempsey; Park Ave-
nue-C. Griffith; Cosmopolitan-S. Hendy, G.
]. W. Stark; Broadway Central-Mr. and Mrs.
C. H. Lesig, j. G. MGther; Murray Hnl--G. B.
McAneny. A. Halsey left the St. Cloud and
sailed on the Lain for Bremen. A. Messenger
and Mrs. Y. CoughIan are here buying.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-24

A Los Angeles correspondent, in de-
scribing an unidentified man who tried to
kill himself over trouble with mis- wife,
adds with unconscious and almos; pathetic
humor: His description corresponds
with that of three different Los Angeles
men who have had trouble with their
wives and were missing from home to-
day." A roundup of unhappy husbands
would seem 10 be almost q necessity in
TIE southern metropolis.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-24
HE CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL.
The SUMMER MONTHS.

Are you going to the country on vacation II
70 /, is no trouble for us 10 forward THE CALL to
YOUR address. Do not let it miss you for you will
miss it. Orders given 10 the carrier or left at
Business Office will receive prompt attention.
NO EXTRA CHARGE. Fifty cents per month
for summer months
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-24
La EstreIla Par1or. M G. w.

The following named were the participants
in the entertainment recently given by La
Estrella Parior of the Native Daughters of tae
Golden West: Mas Dora Bahr, either solo;
song and dance, Miss Fossie G.adson; special
ties, Frank and George Bush; recitation, Miss
Conn. This par.or is making arrangements TO
so 10 Santa Rosa 10 take part in the procession
on Admission day
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-24
WITH YOUR COFFEE.

she-1 did not expect to see you. Somebody
told me you had met with an accident the
other day.
He-Oh, no; that was my brother.
She-Pm so sorry.-Pick Me Up
Old Millyuns-Young man, my daughter
tells me you kissed her last night.
Percival Tootles-Well, if she wants to 90
Dragging about it that's her privilege.-Chi.
cago Record.
HE has consulted every prominent doctor
in the country, and now they say his case is
hopeless"
"why, l thought he expected to be cured
this season."
"But that was before his money ran OUT
Life.
she-The Count. you know, can trace his
family back 800 years."
He-Ah! Through the bankruptcy court
records, suppose.-Texas Siftings.
"You referred to him as the professor p,
Certainly"
''Of mathematics ?'
Certainly no,. He used to make balloon
ascensions when he was younger" r."-Chicago
Post.
"How old are you, little girlr' asked the
kind lady OF a 3-year-old.
CPS not old at all" was the reply. "Ps most
new. "-Harper's Bazaar.
Mrs. Tenspot-I am so glad that you are en-
gagged to Harold Willoughby. Was it long
courtship?
Miss skidmore-Not very. My cyclometer
registered about 100 miles-Judge.
Maud (earnesty)-I want to ask you ques-
ton, George.
George talso earnestlv)-What is it, dearestf
Maud tstill earnestly)-If you had never met
me would you have loved me just the seme?-
Judy,
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-24
knights of Pythias.

Alfred Perrier ard ]. E. Slinkey have or
gan.zed a new lodge of knights OF Pythias in
Sausalito, and at meeting to be he ID this
evening in Bellrude's Hall in that place ST. eps
VIII be taken to prepare for the institution OF
the new body,
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-24
The Ornbans, Home. O. O. r.

The board of trustees of the Orphans Homo
OF the Independents Order of Odd Fellows, be.
ing built at Gilroy, have the assurance of the
contractors that the building will be COM
pleted in time TO enable the BOARD to furnish
the rooms and open the home on the 1st of
October. The dedication OF the home will
take place in the alter part of October.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-24
Piedmont Parlor, n. ID. G. w.

Piedmont Parlor of Oakland, at its meeting
held last week in Loring Hall, had quite a
large attendance, and initiated one candidate.
This parIor, which OF late has been making
considerab bic progress, will visit Santa Rosa on
the 9th of September and will take part the
parade Quite number of the members h ave
sigpifed their intention to be on hand at the
celebration, and efforts are being made to
have good numerical streng tn in line.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-24

Merely as vacation proposition there
does not seem to be any particular reason
why the Governor of California should
leave his own State.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-24

"Weyler has not resigned" announces
the telegraph. OF course not. The best
that can be hoped for is that he may be
incontinently fired.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-24

Certain of the Greeks want var with
Turkey resumed. Evidently they have
recovered breath since their last run.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-24

Perhaps the Omaha lawyer who was at
the head OF band of bicycle thieves has
acquired enough wheels to enable him to
make a plea of insanity.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-24

San Francisco wants the Grand Army
men. As 10 what sort of a convention
town this is the veterans are confidently
referred to any Christian Endeavorer who
was here in July.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-24

Nobody need fear starvation because
Russia intends to keep her wheat. This
country of ours is in the grain business a
little.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-24

The people who spurred by the pang of
jealousy act upon suicidal impulse are
TAR from sdmirab bic, and yet it is kinder TO
kill ones self than some body else.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-24

1t seems rather paradoxical 10 say that the
raising OF things that nobody vans is a sign
of agricultural prosperity, but the truth of the
remark is demonstrated whenever a farmer
raises mortgage from his farm.-Rochesrer
Democrat
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-24

There may be mortals more unhappiIy
situated than the Klondiker who first ex-
pends all his cash in paying duty on his
outfit, and then loses the outfit However,
none such has been heard from and imag-
ination strives vainly to picture him.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-24

According 10 the Santa Cruz Sentinel
there is nothing in either Klondike or
Trinity but delusion and snare. Possibly
Bard Mcpherson thinks Californians can
do no better than to remain at home and
read his poetry.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-24

Unfortunately not all of Joaquin Mil
ler's manuscript is unoecipherable.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-24

The public would be glad to see Pro-
fessor Davidson back in his old place as
head of the Coast and Geodetio Survey.
If his removal was satisfactory to any
body but the gentleman who succeeded
him the fact has been strangely unre-
yeaIed.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-24

1t is fortunate that the school children
OF San Francisco are bright as it will en-
able them soon to unlearn quickly the
absurd system of vertical writing in which
they are now being drilled.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-24

Mrs. Charlotte Smiths scheme OF COM
pelling bachelors 10 marry lacks some
elements of practicability. For instance,
it would involve the necessity for some
body TO marry Charlotte, unless possibly
there is an unheard of Mr.. Charlotte
Smith.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-24

SPECIAL in nformat ton daily to manufacturers
business houses and public men by the Press
Clipping Bureau (AlIen's), $40 Montgomery. :.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-24

According to the Federal court the
nickel-in-the-sIot machine is gam bling
device, definition that, at the risk of in
curing contempt, must be pronounced
flattery. The gam bling device is supposed
to give player some chance, however
meager.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-24

Announcement that crisis in the East
is expected has lost its power to alarm.
Some day news will arrive that no crisis Is
apprehended, and then a startled world
will hold its breath awaiting q crash.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-24

declares his Intention, follow the policy
of that statesman, some feather-headed
anarchist will be likely 10 follow the
policy of the late gsrroted Golli.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-24

Without doubt some of the kid-gloved
who are speculating in wheat have fallen
into the common and perhaps enjoya BILE
error of counting chickens that have to
undergo the forms ality of Matching.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-24

Joaquin Miller tells touchingly about
piucking strawberry away up north
somewhere, yet it is palpable that people
are not going to the KlondIke for straw
berries and can pluck whole box at any
San Francisco market for much less than
the cost OF ticket to Dawson.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-24

Every woman knows some man who would
be immensely rich instead of poor if 'fle had
his wife's energy Atkinson (Kans.) Globe.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-24

Now that Edward Deecon, the slayer of
Abeille, is violently insane the club that
expelled him for fishing from the drink
ing water hunks OF ice wherewith to
assuage the throb bbing OF his brow ought
at least to expunge accounts of the affair
from official records.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-24

As a poet John J. ingalls, is better than
some people, yet not faultless. In recent
effort he declared that at midnight he
wandered in a graveyard. Now, there is
an air of i'm biIity about this. People,
even people who are guided Dy the muse
of song, wander elsewhere at such an
hour unless perhaps they dream and
wake in a cold, prosale sweat. However,
if Mr.. ingalls, has a poets license, this
fiction may be forgiven. 1t is when he
speaks of hearing heart throb in the
audible silence that a practical world
must decline TO soar with him. Mr..
ingalls, is simply mistaken. Silence that
can be heard Is something else, possibly
Indigestion. The bard who rhymed of
unkissed kisses reached the absolute limit.
Even the admirers of Ingalls, must decline
10 listen with him to noisy silence, a
clamorous absence Of sound.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-24

CALIFORNIA glace fruits. SOC ID. Townsenr1,
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-24
SUBSCRIPTION RATEs-Postage Free:

SUBSCRIPTION RATES-Postage Free:
Daily and Sunday CALI, one week, by carrier s015
Daily and Sunday CALL, one year, by mall. 600
Daily and Sunday CALL, six months, by mall. SOU
Daily and Sunday CALL, three months by mail lbO
Daily and sunday CALL, one month, by mall. 90
Sunday CALL, one year, by mail. 1.5O
w LEKLY CALL, one year by mail. ......,.,,', A'oV
BUSINESS OFFICE:
71O Market Street,
San francisco, California.
Telephone ......,-.... .Main-1s6e
EDITORIAL ROOMS:
OF Clay Street
BRANCH OFFICES:
527 Montgomery street, corner Clay; open until
g 80 o'clock.
S3s Hayes street; open until 80 o'clock.
6l5 Isrkin street open until 9:30 o'clock.
sW corner Sixteenth and Mission streets. open
rrtfl o'clock.
251S Mission street, open until O'Clock
1243 Mission street, open until o'clock
1905 Polk street open until $50 o'clock.
NV. corner Twenty-second and Kentucky
streets; open TIL O'Clock.
OAKLAND OFFICE;
eos Broadway.
EASTERN OFFICE:
Rooms 81 and So S4 Park Row. New York City
DAVID NJ. FoLTZ, Eastern Manager
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-24

Gladstone's prescription for keeping we'll
and living long is to chew each bite of food
seventeen times.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-24

The Rev. C. w. Lee OF Vevay, Ind. whom the
Re pu blicans have nominated for Congress to
succeed the late w. S. Holman, Is retired
Methodist minister who has become pros
perOus farmer.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-24

Noah Roby of New Brunswick, n. j., has
just recovered his sight, after being blind tor
ten years. He is said 10 be 125 years old, and
hopes to break the age record.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-24

The porter of the Paris Bourse recently died,
leaving fortune of $4,000. He had been
employed thirty years at salary OF $240 a
year. He evidently got rich on tips"
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-24

BUSINESS OFFICE:
10 Market Street,
kan Francisco, California.
cHn MaIn-1S69
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-26
"SIR" RICHARD TIGHE'S WILL.
Twenty-Three People COntesting for
Property Worth S1,50O,O0O.

NEW YORK. Jan. 25-Surrogate Fitzgerald to-
day began a hearing of the contest over the will
OF the late sir Richard Tighe The viii is
contes sted by twenty three persons cousins of the
deceased, many of whom live in Ireland. The
rroct edirss to-day were formal and consisted of
s,ie reading of testimony of the subscribing wit
nesses TO the will, which taken outside OF
court under agreement between counsel
Tighe who for years the owner and occu-
pant OF the only private residence in Union
Square. died in May last. He thought 10 he
a comparatively poor man. because OF his defect
ed appearance and shabby clothes. About
month after his death it found that he had
boxes in three different safe deposit vaults Which
contained valuable securities. and one of them
Company worth 81. .750.e COO. His WILL a peculiar
document. was next found and filed with the
surrogate and the schedules nled show the agere-
gate OF stocks and bonds to be worth 81. 525 OO0
besides Sl3 2lS.1S in cash and the house in Union
Square valued at $4,000. and "a quantity OF
Cons6 lidated Gas stock. the value OF which is
given. The hearing adjourned until
March l. as a number Of witnesses who are In
Ireland VIII have TO be produced. The will Of
Sir Richard Is dated 1854. and left all his prop
eIty his wife and in the event OF her not
surviving II was left 20 various relatives Of his
wife. who the respondents in the present
contest because Of their relative dying before
sir Richard.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-26
Written Communication from General
Harrison on Behalf OF the Com
pany Is Read.
SIDE OF THE CITY PRESENTED
CITY ATTORNEY CURTIS CONBATS
THE COMPANY's LAWYERS.
Question Reviewed at Length by
John w. Kern Special Coun-
sci for the City.

At the adjourned meeting of the Senate
committee on the affairs of the city OF
Indianapolis held in Agricultural Hall. at
the Statehouse. yesterday afternoon. There
was "A large crowd OF interested spectators
beside those directly interested. A j. Turn
er, one OF the directors OF the company.
sat with W. II. ~. Miller and they were
Joined later by Ferd Winter. President
Mason and Murray A. Werner were absent.
To represent the city Mayor Taggart was
present, with City Attorney Curtis and
John ". Kern special counsel i'm the case.
Lew Wallace, jr. attorney for the Church
heirs in the suit brought against the COM
pany for an accounting. also in
terested spectator. James a. Van Osdol, OF
Anderson, attorney of the street railroad
in that place. sat in the background. The
entire committee-SenatorS New Hawkins.
Hugg, Watson. Gostlin, Rinear and
Humphreys, listened TO the arguments. Aft
er Chairman New stated the committee
ready to hear further presentations
of the views of the Citizens Street-raiiroad
Company on Senate Bill 81. w. II. IL. Miller
read a written opinion prepared by Gen.
Harrison at the request of A. l.. Mason.
president OF the company. Mr.. Miller sup
plemented General Harrison's views with
a few words intended TO emphasize the
points made. James A. Van Osdol read
communication from Charles L. Henry,
president OF the Anderson Street Railroad.
addressed TO the committee. The hearing
lasted until after 6 o'clock and the COM
mittee adjourned to meet again at 7:45. At
the evening session Director Turner spoke
briefly for the company and the city's side
of the case was presented by John w. Kern
and City Attorney Curtis.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-26
CUBA ALMOST PACIFIED
GENERAL WEYLER THINKS HE HAS
SUPPRESSED THE REBELLION.
He Says the Insurgent Bands i'm Ha-
yana and Matanzas Provinces
Have Been Dispersed.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 25.-The almost
complete pacifcation of Havana and Ma
tanzas provinces. in the western part of the
island of Cuba, is announced in the follow
ing dispatch received at the Spanish lega-
ton here late last evening from the Spanish
minister of foreign affairs:
''Weyler at the head of fourteen bat
talons, has repeatedly traversed the prov
inces or havana and MatanZas, obllglnS the
principal rebel le2oers TO fly 10 Las Villas
Weyler considers that now in Havana and
MatanZas there remain no nucleus or
rebels or organized bands to disperse, and
that both provinces may be considered as
almost completely pacified. The sugar
growers in these provinces are nov GRADING
cane without moiestation.
The officials of the legation regard the
achievements of General Weyler and the
announcement of the foreign, affairs Office
of great Importance. The center part of
the island. they say. has been in a state Of
pacification. and now that the western part
has been brought TO similar state, the
rebels. il is stated, are confined in their
movements to some of the eastern prov
inces. Following close on this announce
ment it is expected Premier CanovaS will
promugate the reforms for Cuba voted by
, the Cortes in 1885, but withheld until the
island shall have been regarded as pacified
to degree Warranting their application.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-26
IN THE NORTHWEST.
Low Temperatures and Snow Block
ndes on the Railways.

ST. PAUL. Mimi, Jan. 25.-Dispatches
from the Dakotas, Montana, Colorado,
Iowa and Nebraska tell of severe cold
weather. In the suburbs of this city the
mercury was reported this morning all
the way from 80 to 40 degrees below, but
the official thermometer at the weather
bureaus office gave &c below as the low
est. that being the figure at o'clock this
morning Edmonton with 36 below, was
the coldest place, officially. in the North
west. Duluth and Moorhead both recorded
%. and Bismarck. Miles City, Helena and
Huron gave "a AT Bayfield,, Wis, work
has been suspended on the construction of
the BAYFIELD, transfer railway on account
of cold.
Huron, S. D., reports the most complete
snow blockade in the history of this por-
ton of the Northwest since 1851. Saturdays
and Sundays storm covered that portion
of the State between the Missouri and Sioux
rivers and north into North Dakota. At
Huron the temperature registered 90
degrees below zero to-day. and touched 80
in other sections. Fears are entertained for
settlers in the remote districts where fuel
Is scarce Nothing can be learned concern
ing the stock losses on the ranges for sew
eral days. but II Is believed they will be
heavy. The Chicago S Northwestern is
opening its lines with snow plows. A plow
Pierre and relieve the east-bound express.
which has been held at Highmore since Sat-
urday morning. This train mas forty pas
IS completely blcckaoed here. and the Great
Northern will not be open for several days.
Sioux Fails. S. D.. reports that the storm
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