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The San Francisco call., 1898-10-13
ORPHANS ARE ENRICHED.
Solano Court Has Decided That Good Templars' Home Is Entitled to
 Fortune.

A decision was rendered in the Superior Court of Solano County on Tuesday which sustains the provisions of the will made by the late E. A. Upham and de clares that the Good Templars' Home al Vallejo is entitled to claim any property bequeathed to it by the testator.
 In September, 1S97 Upham died and dis posed of an estate of 900 by willing one-third of it to the Good Templars' Home and the remainder to his nieces and nephews. children. of J. M. and L. M. Upham. Two brothers of the deceased soon afterward brought suit to recover the entire estate on the ground that the provisions of the will were Illegal. In denying their claim Judge Buckles said:
 After a careful reading of the will, and applying the law as I understand it to be in this State, there seems to me to be no legal objection to the bequests and devices made by the testator Neither the device to the children of J. M. or l.. M. JJpharn nor to the Orphans Home is in violation of any law in this State or contrary to any decision in the Supreme Court. The manifest intention of the tes- tator is clearly seen, and is capable of be- ing fully executed by the executors. Therefore and as the applicants are not deyisees and the whole estate being dis Dosed of by will, the applicants are not entitled to a partial distribution"
 Judge J. M Valley and k. thompson conducted the case for the Orphans Home
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-13
BISHOPS DECIDE TO
 MEET IN THIS CITY
So the Episcopal Convention of 1901 Will Come to the Golden
 West

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12.-The House of Bishops of the Episcopal church to-day voted to hold the convention of 1901 at San Francisco.
 The deputies to-day, after long dis cussion, adopted the following article:
 '.Dtoceses and missionary districts may be united into provinces in such manner. under such conditions and with such powers as shall be provided by canon of the general convention; provided, how ever. that no diocese shall be included in the provinces without its consent
 Article of the proposed new constitu- ton relating to the qualifications of priests and deaconS necessary to eXamin- ation and consecration was then taken up An amendment proposed by Rev. Dr Easter of Los Angeles was adopted, providing that in the declarations of be- lief required of bishops, priests and dea- cons, the word doctrines shall be in the singular form as representing of the church, and issued to the plural form, which sets forth it's teachings.
 A message was received from the House of Bishops announcing the selection. of San Francisco as the place for holding the council of 19O1
 The Bishops spent the entire afternoon in consideration of the ae.on9 canon relating 10 without finishing it adjourned until to- morrow.
 ing to-day of the American Church Build ing Fund Commission. The annual report showed that its fund amounts to $343, ,S90, an increase during the last three years of $6S 900.
 A motion that the scope of the fund be enlarged so as to loan money to erect rec tories and school houses was referred to the board of missions. The officers elect ed include the following: President, Right Rev. John Williams; vice presidents, Right Reverends Henry B. Whipple, Will liam c. Doane. George De N. Gillespie, Thomas A. Starkey. Cortlandt White head and Bishops Johnson of Los Ange- les. Nichols of California and Talbot of Central Pennsylvania: secretary general, James G. Wilson: corresponding secre- tary, Rev. J. Newton Perkins; treasurer, George c. Thomas of Philadelphia and assistant treasurer, E. w. Roberts of New York; also board of seventeen trus-
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-13
BRAVES IN HIGH FEATHER
SAY THEY WERE HAVING FUN
 WITH THE WHITES.
Assert That Not One of Their Mum Der Was Killed or Wounded
 in the Recent
 Fighting.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

ST, PAUL, Oct. 12.-A Walker (Minn.) special to the Dispatch says: The Bear Islanders. otherwise the Pillager h. dians will surrender and war has been averted. It only remains for the terms to be arranged before the hostiles VIII come into the agency.
 Father Aloysius Homanutz, Gus H. Beaulieu and Chief Gay-GWa-Che- Way Bimung, the peace commissioners, who left on the Flora last evening TOT the hostile camp, got back at o'clock this morning. They reached the camp at Black Duck Point at the mouth or the Boy River, at g o'clock last night. Indians on watch responded to signals and the three commissioners went ashore in a skiff, carrying flour, bacon, sugar, rice tobacco and canned goods. They met large number of the Indians back in the woods and were given a cordial greeting. Hands were shaken all around and the battle of week ago was talked over. The Indians alluded to it as a little fun" They asserted that none of their number were killed or wounded.
 Bug-Ah- Nah Ge-Sh was not at the conference, but his greetings were shouted across the little bay between him and the commissioners. He waited all day for the emissaries to appear and left for his house across the bay soon after dark When the boat got in sight the Indians sent up skyrockets After landing a big fire was built and a con- ference held for three hours.
 The Indians were familiar with every l,f4 Ia e.lya why newspaper men had not come out and said they had expected them. When 1t was explained that it was thought advisable for only a few people to go out the hostiles laughed at the fears of the people and invited the corre- spondents to go out to-day. A report in writing, to be sent to Indian Commis- sioner Jones, was received at a late hour to-day. The emissaries refused to make public their report until 1t had been submitted to Commissioner Jones, further than to say that the Indians will come to the agency when a reply is sent to the statements made by them through the commissioners.
 MT. Beaulieu says that the council last night lasted three hours Chief Gu-Ne- Won-Aush was very bitter in denunciation of the manner in which the Chippewas of Minnesota and Da- kota were being robbed by the lumber men. The principal cause of the difi- culty, he said, was not whisky nor the arrests, but the manner in which the Indian pine lands are being stolen. They had vainly appealed to Washing ton fer several years and had finally taken matte IFS In their own hands.
 Indian Commissioner Jones left to- day to attend a conference with the Pillagers. He was accompanied by the members of the peace party which re- turned this morning with an offer from the Indians to lay down their arms, but asking hearing of their grievances.
 Commissioner Jones returned to the agency this evening, having arranged for council at the agency tomorrow, to which the Indians wil send a deIega- tion. The Commissioner said:
 I think this matter can be settled in a short time'
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-13
AGNEWS ATTENDANTS
 IN A FIST FIGHT

SAN JOSE, Oct. 12.-The attendants at Agnews Asylum are having more trouble among themselves. On Friday N. E. Biggy and Paul Pickering engaged in a fist fight, and both have been suspended until an investigation can be held The matter was reported at to-day's meeting of the Board of Managers. Pickering was the only combatant present and af- ter he told his story to the managers the case went over without date being set for the hearing.
 There are several factions among the attendants and there has been more or less trouble ever since the big whitewash- ing al the institution several months ago. This culminated in the fight on Friday. Pickering had occasion to telephone to Biggy in one of the wards that day, and Biggy could not be found. Pickering re- ported this to Dr. Sponogle
 Later in the day Biggy and Pickering met. The former accused Pickering of having run to Sponogle with tales Pick ering called Biggy liar whereupon Biggy hit him on the eye. The men mixed things and before they could be separated Biggy had given Pickering a good thrashing. Dr. Sponogle then sus- pended both men until the meeting of the board.
 Yesterday Bggy and Pickering met in a Second street saloon in this city and renewed their quarrel. Bystanders inter- fered and prevented a personal encoun- ter. Pickering then went before Justice battery. He was released on bail.
 Biggy is a brother of Registrar Biggy of San Francisco and was placed In the asylum by Gould Pickering is a rela- tive of Trustee CurnoW. Both men will probably be dismissed.
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-13
MATRIMONIAL FRAUDS.
Tsaac W. Rain and Mrs. Grace Allison Held for Trial for Defrauding
 Romantic Grangers.

The preliminary examination Of Isaac w. Bain and Mrs. Grace Allison on Fed eral indictment, charging them with run ming a bunko matrimonial bureau, was begun yesterday before United States Commissioner Heacock. J. l.. Duprey of Winters, Yolo County, took the stand and told how, yearning for a wife to console him with her love and 6 little money, he had answered the gold-brick advertise ment of the Bain Bureau and entered into correspondence with Mrs. Allison, who was represented to be widow with $S5,- 900 in cash, just pining for nice old rancher to spend 1t for her. He made her a present of a $500 piano and valuable jew elry and found that the lady did not love and that he had gone up against brace him and that he had gone up against a brace game.
 William E. Looney. an eX-schoolmaster from Kansas by way of Skaguay, narrat- ed how he had paid Bain S5 to be intro duced to the widow and how. after two unsatisfactory interviews, he had ceased to woo her. He wanted consolation and money too.
 Rancher Duprey laughed heartily at the testimony of SchoolmaSter Looney. and the latter was equally amused listening to the rancher's story.
 Commissioner HeacoCk held the defend- ants to answer with bail at 5000 each. They at once furnished cash ball in the sum of s2000 and were released
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-13
MUST REFUND THE MONEY.
Judge de Haven Decides That Will liam J. Bryan Must Refund the
 Money Stolen by His
Subordinate,

The United States Court of Appeals yes- terday affirmed the judgment of the Cir cult Court in the case of the United States against William J. Bryan, as principal, and Jesse D. Carr, w. F. Herrin and oth- CTS. as executors of the will of ". w. Stow. deceased, to recover $9399 and inter- est from April 30 1892.
 The money was embedded by Clerk Kennedy of the Money Order Department in the San Francisco postoffice during the administration of William J. Bryan as Postmaster Kennedy was convicted and spent a termsin the State Prison for that offense Bryan refused to make good the amount stolen by the clerk on the ground that Kennedy was not an appointee of his and that he was under the civil service system The Circuit Court held that Bryan was responsible for the acts of his official subordinates, whether appointed by him or serving under the civil service system.
 The decision of the Court of Appeals rendered yesterday by Judge de Haven was that the Postmaster was responsible for the money of the office and that 1t was his duty to exercise official supervision over the clerk to ensure that all the money was accounted for.
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-13
MRS, ALLBRECHT
 NUMBER THREE Architect Claimed by Another Woman. WEDDED A SAN DIEGO MISS SHE IDENTIFIES A LIKENESS
 IN THE CALL. Declares That She Was Deserted by the Man Now Awaiting Trial
 in Santa Rosa for
 Bigamy.
WEDDED A SAN DIEGO MISS
SHE IDENTIFIES A LIKENESS
 IN THE CALL.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SANTA ROSA, Oct. 12-Another sen sation was developed here to-day in the case of Charles Allbrecht. the San Francisco architect, at present occupy ing a cell in the County Jail and the attention of the courts. A few weeks ago Allbrecht was arrested on a charge of having obtained goods by false pre- tense, he having issued a fraudulent check upon the First National Bank of San Francisco to Brooks & Loomis, a dry goods firm here, in payment of his brides rousseau.
 The story of his arrest and the de- scription of the man published in the San Francisco papers attracted the at tention of young lady he had married about a year before in Oakland and as a result papers which had been lying in the desk of the Deputy Sheriff there for several months because of inability to locate Allbrecht were sent to Santa Rosa and served at once. Allbrecht was next charged with bigamy, after which wife No ? began a suit for di- vorce. A few days afterward a charge of perjury was lodged against him and the officers began to think things would quiet down in his line for a time at least.
 1O-Qciy Alldll DlOuSHl which shows that still other precincts are to be heard from. In much the same manner in which the wife known till to-day as No. of Oakland learned of her truant husbands whereabouts a previous wife living in San Diego has located him, and from her letter re- cetved by Deputy District Attorney Leppo to-day facts are gleaned which show that the ambitious architect is at fha hI1Shand nf o+ women.
 The letter states that five years ago the writer, then known as Anna Chris tianson, was married to Allbrecht in San Diego and as yet has never been divorced. The description tallies ex- actly with that of the man in jail here, and the writer states that she recog- nizes the picture published in The Call. She says there is 10 doubt as to the mans identity
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-13
One Independent Has
 Made Trouble.
SAWYER A TRANSGREss0R
JOHNNY TEAGUE SAYS KIND
 WORDS OF METCALF.
An Incident at Lorin That Is Evi- dence of Need for Much Shrewd Diplo-
 macy.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
 one Droo du-av Got 10

90S Broadway, Oct F.
 The platform of the independents has proved to be not sufficiently expansive and elastic. It is a pretty broad platform, but modern political history has not yet recorded a successful attempt on the part of any man to build a platform that can support Populists of two kinds, Demo- crats of two ways of thinking, Republi- cans of divided opinions and Prohibition ists This Is what was attempted by the platform committee of the independents, and it has partly failed
 The meeting at Lorin last night, at which the independents made speeches, was a success from some points of view and drew out a good-szed crowd, but there was a little friction of a nature that unless great diplomacy be practiced in the next three weeks, will seriously hurt the chances of the independents.
 F. W. Sawyer, who has been nominated by the fusionists and indorsed by the in- dependents, and who first came into pub lie notice as a Prohibition candidate, made a speech in which he transgressed the unwritten law of the independents It was mutually agreed in the party that It would support the entire State Republican ticket and that 1t only Jumped the traces in local Republican nominations because certain bosses had done business in San Leandro. Much surprise was, therefore shown when Mr Sawyer undertook to criticize and berate Victor II. Metcalf one of the leading attorneys Of the Cali tOrn1a bar ana fLepuDilCdI IOHllllet IoI Congress from this district. MT. Sawyer did not get very far before he was re- minded that he was transgressing the rules of the party whose indorsement he secured. Then up jumped Johnny Teague Teague has been stalwart Republican for thirty years, has held office and al ways ran ahead of his ticket. MT. Teague called MT Sawyer to order very promptly T have known MT. Metcalf for twenty years" said Teague, and have always found him to be straight goods. He never has wavered in his allegiance to Repub-e Ucanism. and is loyal supporter of everything that Mckinley stands for. When we started this campaign It was agreed that candidates should con1lne themselves to matters of public import and should not say anything against their competitors. We presume to be more honest in politics than the men whom we are anxious to defeat, and the public is the best judge of their respective merits.
 MT. Teague's. sentiments were very clearly those of the audience, and II IS said that MT. Sawyer will not be again invited to speak from the lndepehdeht Fast night the Republican county candi- dates with the Young Mems Republican, League's musical attachment; stormed me 9E1iet town of Sunol and held warm meeting Tonight they will descend 9n m Niles. and preparations have been mdoe for a great time.
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-13
HAVE NO PARTY NAME.
Silver Republican Candidates Who Will Not Appear as Such on
 the State Ticket

The managers of the -Popu- list-Silver Republican campaign are mani fesung considerable anxiety over the re- cent discovery of the fact that the Silver Republican nominees for Congress, Rail- road Commissioners and members of the Board of Equalization will have no place on the State ticket under the party desig- nation. This state of affairs Is due to the fact that the Silver Republican party neglected to secure petitions in the Con- gresSIOnal. Railroad and Equalization dIs- tricts. circular letter is now being prepared for dispatch to Democratic or ganizations throughout the State. explain ing that the Silver Republican nominees are the same a. the Democratic and Pop ulist nominees, and warning all Silver Re- publicans not to make any mistakes be- cause of the fact that the name Silver name of candidates
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-13
GOING TO MANILA.
Major-General Merriam Formally Assigns the Troops for the
 Senator

The formal order for the troops to em- bark upon the Senator was issued from Department Headquarters last night. As foretold in The Call they are the Third Battalion of the Twenty-third Infantry, the recruits of the Second Oregon Regl- ment one hundred men and two officers of Battery D, California Heavy Artillery; Second Lieutenant w. c. Cannon of the Volunteer Signal Corps, Assistant Sur geons Ira B. Ladd, c. J. Bartlett and Bruce Foulkes, and seven men of the hospital corps, making in all I'll men and officers that will sail on the transport. The guard for the Senator was detailed from the Twenty-third Infantry, and went aboard the vessel late yesterday aft ernoon.
 The Seventh California Regiment will march from the Presidio at 8 o'clock this morning. The departing soldiers will be accorded every honor by their comrades who remain behind. Yesterday General Miller issued an order for the First Brig ade to form on Lombard avenue, and Col onel Funston a similar one to the Second Brigade. The turning out of the two brig, Berry and his command. General Miller also issued yesterday a farewell address to the regiment, in which he expressed his high admiration of the faithfu! man. ner in which the regiment had performed the arduous duties of camp life. He also spoke of the friendly feeling that had al ways existed between himself and the of ficers of the regiment He assured the regiment that he entertained high re- gard for it for its general efficiency, and for the patriotic spirit that prompted it to answer its countrys call, and that he would always have only the. most pleas ant memories of the Seventh CaltfoTnia; 91II is;
 Private Tony F'iesen, Battery l, Third Artillery. who died at the post hospital on Tuesday night, was buried yesterday. His death was due to typhoid fever.
 Lieutenant Colonel Wagner, recently rronoted to the Fourth Cavalry, has had his sick leave extended for twenty days and will not report until the 18th of this month Major Morton, also recently pro noted to the Fourth, is expected to re-
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-13
Republicans to End
 PheIanism.
SERIES OF DEMONSTRATIONS
MASS MEETINGS TO BE HELD IN EACH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.
The Revolt of Democrats Against the Mayor Spreading Daily and Will Engulf the Entire
 Ticket.

The Republican County Committee is preparing to strew more thorns in the path of Boss Phelan and his subordinates, and before November the man who wears the Democratic party under his silk tile will find it would be well to follow the example set by some of his predeces- sors-Buckley, for instance and not at tempt to be a boss and seek office at the same time.
 The Republican committee met yester- day afternoon and resolved to take every advantage of the revulsiOn of feeling that has set in against the Mayor. From now on the campaign will be waged with in creased vigor, and among the plans in view is one that includes the holding or eighteen big demonstrations, one in each Assembly district in the cty, at which all the municipal candidates will appear and thus become acquainted with all the Vot- CTS in the city. The dates for these meet ings have not been decided upon yet, but 1t is the expectation to begin them next Monday night. which would give just eighteen days before election, not includ- ing Sundays.
 These mass meetings are to be held un- der the auspices of the county committee and will be entirely Independent ot any meetings that may be arranged by the State committee, although a conference between the two bodies WllI De heId ana an arrangement perfected whereby there will be no conflict in dates. Of course. if MT Gage or any others of the State nominees are in town and wish to speak at the district meetings, the county com mittee will cordially welcome them.
 These meetings will also be independent of the club meetings that are now being held and will continue J1II the close of the campaign, but the clubs in each district are expected to attend their district meet ing in a body.
 Another event will be a grand ratifica- tion meeting under the auspices of all the clubs in town at some date in the near future to be decided upon by the county committee. This meeting will be held in some central locality, possibly the Me chanics' Pavilion, and promises to be the largest gathering of the campaign.
 The members of the county committee are highly elated over the present out look and declare that the Republican mu- nicipal ticket will sweep the city, with possibly one or two minor exceptions. They say the revolt of the people against Phelanism has grown to such proportions and the sentiment against the boss is so bitter that he will drag the entire Demo- cratic ticket down to defeat with him. Certain It Is that every candidate on the Republican ticket Is receiving pledges of Democratic support in large blocks, every day
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-13
Politics in Oakland.

OAKLAND. Oct. 12.-The Socialist La bor party held a meeting this evening at the Tabernacle. Job Harriman' the candidate for Governor, delivered the cbiaf address and used stereopticon views to illustrate his ideas.
 The Republicans held rally tonight at Hansen's Hall in West Oakland, and seY- eral of the county candidates spoke
 The Third Ward Republican. Cup heId Id, q speeches were delivered by Hon. F; w. Teavitt, A A. McKeen,, William Hen nessey, Maurice Flynn and others. Joseph Silva has been elected secretary ln place 0 A regular meeting of the Army and theiT headduarters at Becker's Hall next Friday evening.
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-13
CHARGED WITH ABDUCTION. The Man Supposed to Know About
 Pretty Eva Hess Arrested.

The police have been unable to find any trace of Eva Hess. the pretty 14- year-old girl who came to this city about six weeks ago to find employment, and was abducted September 2S and, it is sup posed sent to Victoria. B. C., to be placed in a house of i'll repUte.
 Yesterday Mrs. Lizzie Vernon of Los Banos, the girls mother, swore to a complaint in Judge Mogan's court for the arrest of Isaac Wolfe, night clerk in the Belmont lodging-house on Market street, on the charge of abducting her girl. and Officer McMurray of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children that he escorted the girl from her room on O'Farrell street and put her on car. but denied knowing anything more about her.
 Wolfe was arrested yesterday after noon and booked at the City Prison on the charge, but was soon afterwardS re- leased on bonds.