The San Francisco call., 1898-08-14

Let old bills go to - temporarily forget that there are lots of things we want, and act as if we had no money yet Of course we shall profit by our exper1- ence to date, but there Is untrted exper- fence yet to come that may open up new and costly problems.
 T wish you would read this to B. and see whether he thinks 1t is sense or My ambition is not so much to get rich as it is to get my debts paid, and then invest a snug fortune in as safe and permanent investments as this world or fers, and then live habitually on about two-thirds of my annual income.
 There is just one time that l expect to be liberal with money. and that is the moment when. with 1t and us in a safe place, l sit down and divide up ac- cording to what each man has contrib uted to the success of the undertaking and what he needs to fulfill his ideas of life. But until that time I want to see every penny saved that can possibly be saved, and after that time l swear l won't touch my principal for friend or foe.
 '"This deliverance may seem more than Is called for, but I thought it would be cheaper to get it off my mind now than later.
 Money and lust have been the two most VeXing problems of my life. l see how both may be solved if l can get a home where 1 can keep my body in touch with nature and have settled, even if small, income.
 PHaving made up my mind about what
 
 guarantee that the present undertaking will bring me to that goal. I shall stake everything on my opinion and if l see 1t is impossible to keep things within certain limits I shall not hesitate to throw up the whole thing, and probably my life with 1t. What l say about what happens before the time or division ap- plies also to the position expect to take after that.
 If you think I have said more than I ought to. attribute 1t to the pain that l,ol1 1nI ar1A don wa Ever affectionately yours. J."
 The way this clerical would-be Monte Cristo came to abandon his scheme was this: A certain gentleman, whom he IS alleged to have wronged, requested an ex- planation from both Fisher and himself regarding certain facts that had been confessed to that gentleman. Many let ters in addition to the telegram, had been sent also demanding an explanation. Only one answer was received, and that came from Fisher, to the effect that he would be in New York on the 23d or 24th of July, and that he would meet the gen. tleman referred to and talk the matter over.
 Diver Fisher who was always success ful in reaching bottom and tampering with Jernegan's gold pots In the sea, was unsuccessful in reaching New York. At least he did not appear as he promised. Then the gentleman went into the cleo tricity business himself, and telegraphed Fisher a warning that he must appear or take the consequences. Again he did not appear. Hence the disclosures.
 
 BOSTON, Aug. 3.-The case of the missing MT Jernegan of the Elec- trolytic Marine Salt Company has been put into the hands of Chief Inspector Watts of the Bureau of Criminal In- vestigation and Melvin O. Adams has been retained as counsel by the stock holders The Government at Wash ington has been asked to request the French Government to detain Jernegan pending extradition papers.
 Now that the works of the Elec- trolytic Marine Salt Company at Lubec have been closed and the help paid off and discharged, the stock holders are beginning to figure on what they will get out of the amount paid in. Dr. A. P. Sawyer of Newburyport. as- sistant treasurer. says that about $900,- 900 has been paid in. The company has recovered 1000 in cash and securities from Marcus w. Jernegan, who is now in custody of detectives. The Rev. F. F. Jernegans sum of $30,000 in a local bank has been attached.
 One of the heavy stockholders in this city said to-day that 500 shares of stock were sold in the office of the company yesterday at 10 cents per share.