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The San Francisco call., 1898-12-09

mass of newspaper readers have be- come inflamed. Mass meetings were held In various parts of the city to- night and addresses delivered that have added fuel to the flames. Men are walking the streets wearing miniature hangman's nooses, as advised by the newspapers, and warning the Aldermen who believe the pending ordinance to be a good one and who have signified their intention of voting for il.
 The Inter-Ocean cautions the people to be slow to take the advice of it's contemporaries and in an editorial to- morrow morning will call attention to the fact that the anarchists who were hanged as a sequel to the Haymarket participation in the riots, but for incit- ing to murder by inflammatory editori- als in newspapers with which all of the men hanged were connected.
 So great Is the interest in the ques- tion that the citizens have divided into two great camps. Mass meetings are largely attended and personal encount- CTS between partisans are of frequent occurrence.
 The traction people say rather than have the city turned over to the mob they will refuse to allow the ordinance to be put upon its passage upon the date now set and will hold mass meet ings at which the questions involved may be debated quietly, with the hope of overcoming the opposition and de- feating the ends of the newspapers now urging the lynching of Aldermen and the holders of street car stocks
 Unless a positive statement Is made by Monday morning at the latest that the ordinance will not be presented that night, and if the present incendiary agitation is kept up, mob-two mobs, in fact-will certainly gather and blood will surely flow. AS one step to prevent of the papers publishing the incendiary articles be arrested and tried under the act under which the anarchists were arrested, tried and convicted.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-09
DROVE
 HER ID DEATH
Continued from First Page.

quite unexpectedly Wittmeier died. Lena, or Magdalena. as she preferred to be called in her later years, was the sole legaLee mentioned in his will. which left her the unhampered inheritor of nearly $3O.000. She mourned for her husband becomlngiy and properly, but before she could settle down to the enjoyment or her CTIlldo hnd t,,, able bequest her peace. was disturbed py a suit instituted by George Wlttmeler' now grown to manhoods estate, and qe- termined to assert what he considered ms
 Though his mother had secured di- vorce he claimed that he was enutied to share of the property as the laWiui ,u Inu acknowledged son of the deceased: The battle was long and hard fought. put Lena had the most money and she triumphed in the end.
 out that the first Mrs. Wittmeier, since the divorce which separated her rom her first husband, had assumed the ponuS of matrimony with five other men. Her appearance at the trial, hard faced, wrinkled. loud mouthed harridah, with an unenviable record, and red wig. the lat ter considerably too small for her, did not little to damage her sons cause. It that the heartleSS conduct Of Wlttmeler had been the first cause Of the trans formation which had occurred since the days that she only stole time from her washtub sufficient to visit his bedside and nurse him back to health and strength.
 The verdict of the jury was against the son, who mas dIWdyS DeeH, uHueI dii ClI cumstances, the idol of his mothers ex- istence. She heard the decision silently and left the courtroom as one daZed. On the corner she stood for a few minutes in utter silence. Then she raised her head and looked at the little group which had followed her.
 ''She got my husband away from me, /" she said "and now she has got my son s money away from him. Let her be happy while she can; it will do her no good. She will not live two years to enjoy 1t. will pray and 1 will pray. I have prayed against my enemies before and have al- ways got the best of them. I will pray now. and with my whole heart and soul. and you will see, Before two years have passed Magdelena Wittmeier, the thief who stole my husband and my sons in- heritance, will be dead.''
 She said the same thing in Oakland. with wild force of gesture and light in her eyes that struck terror to the timid hearted who listened to her. And she said the same thing to Magdelena herself once when she met her by accident on Pacific street one day, when she had come across the bay to visit a friend.
 And, queerly enough. from the day the verdict was rendered which cut the only child of the dead man off with mere ''sop to Cerberus" Lena's fortunes grew worse and worse. Her lawyers fees ate up much of her ready money: then she felt 1t necessary to resume business in the old Bottle Meier establishment to keep up her income She lacked the pru- dence and foresight to conduct the busi- ness properly alone, and she formed dis
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-09
MAKES DEMAND FOR QUORUM
PAST DELICACY TO OBJECTIONS
 REMOVED.
Regards Payment to We -erans Sac red Duty, but Seeks to Secure All Proper Consideration
 of Measures.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.-In connec- tion with the consideration of bills on the pension calendar, in the Senate to- day, Vest of Missouri said:
 II do not want to be captious about this pension business and do not want to set myself as reformer, but this thing of passing a lot of pension bills simply by the reading of the titles, and when quorum of the Senate is not present, has got to be stopped"
 After further referring to the meth ods by which pension bills are passed by the Senate, Vest said:
 Men of the South have permitted these bills to be passed, having some delicacy about entering objections to the course of procedure. Recent events have obliterated sectionalism and we are united. We can, therefore, come here and object to this spoliation-and l use the word advisedly-without fear of having our motives impugned or our words misconstrued.
 we are payine out in round figures s141, ,O00, ,000 annually for -e.lsions, and 1t is our duty to find out why 1t Is that thirty-three years after the close of the Civil War this thing of pension claims shows so enormous sum. have been criticised by some of my people because have not taken more determined stand on this pension question. l want, however, to pay munificently and liber- ally in pensions. regard such pay ment as a sacred duty, but l do object to the passage of these bills without proper consideration and with the same restrictions that are hedged about other measures"
 GaIlinrer of New Hampshire, as chairman of the Pension Committee. agreed with Vest in his desire to have the pension bills carefully considered. He thought a quorum of the Senate ought to be in attendance when the pension calendar was considered.
 The anti-scalping bill passed yester- day by the House was received and. at the request of Cullom, chairman of the Committee on Interstate Commerce. was laid on the table instead of being referred to the committee. A similar bill has already been reported by the Senate Committee on Interstate Com merce.
 A considerable number of pension bills had been passed before the Senators. one or two at a time, began to leave ing, Vest raised the point of no quorum. Forty-eight Senators re- sponded to their names and considera- ton of the pension bills was resumed. At the expiration of the one hour all lotted to the consideration of the pen sion calendar, twentysix bills had been passed.
 At 11:50 o'clock the Senate went into executive session. At 2:15 the Senate resumed business in open session.
 Morgan called up the Nicaragua canal bill, with view to making it the unfinished business He moved that the Senate proceed to the consideration of the bill.
 Pettigrew moved to adjourn. De- feated, 13 ayes, Az noes.
 Morgan's motion to proceed with the consideration of the Nicaragua canal bill was then carried, and after the bill he'd been laid before the Senate. thus becoming the unfinished business. the Senate, on motion of Morgan, at 2:25 p. m., adjourned until Monday
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-09

~ HICAGO, Dec. S.-This city seems
 to be on the eve of convulsion
 that, if brought to the issue O sought by the promoters, cannot
 but result in violent disorder, in volving murder, arson and rapine.
 At the extra session of the State Leg islature held at Springfield last winter a law known as the Allen law was passed. giving Common Councils of cities power to grant to street railway companies franchises running fifty years, providing mutual agreement re- garding compensation could be reached.
 Under this law local traction compa- nies caused, at the last meeting of the Council, to be introduced an ordinance extending franchises to the limit and offering what they deemed to be a fair compensation. This has brought on storm of denunciatory dlsapproval from the Tribune, Times Herald, Record, News and Post. While the law was pending in the Legislature the papers named protested vigorously against its passage and denounced Senators and Representatives who voted for it and the Governor who signed it in terms of unmeasured violence.
 Mayor Harrison, whose private secre- tary was formerly an editorial writer on the Times Herald. is opposed to the passage of the ordinance. and in an interview Tuesday said he wanted 150.- 900 men to surround the City Hall next Monday night and, if the ordinance was approved, to wreak summary ven geance upon the Aldermen voting in favor of the measure.
 This interview was published by the papers named and each had an editorial commenting the Mayor and urging the carrying out of his plan. This has been kept up since till the minds of the great
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-09
THE PEOPLE
 OF THE PACIFIC COASi
Senator Perkins Introduce5 Bill to Increase the Pension of Com
 modore Hopkins Widow.

WASHINGTON. Dec. s.-Senator Per kins to-day introduced bill increasing the pension of Mrs. Louise M. Hopklns, widow of Commodore Hopkins, to N5 per month.
 Representative Barham presented pe- tition from citizens of San Anselmo Cal, favorng bill prohibiting the sale or liouors on Government reservations.
 A postoffice was to-day established at Bonita, San Diego County, and l. l.. Waters was appointed Postmaster. The following California Postmasters were ap- pointed to-day: Lloyd T. Stephenson at Chat Lassen County, vice George F. Holman, resigned; Virginia Summers at Haydenhill, Lassen County, vice Charles F. Sherman, resigned.
 Private Peter Byrne, Battery B, Fourth United States Artillery, now in confine- deserted at Fort Adams, R. l., Decem- Der 3, 1889, and surrendered November Is, 1898, while serving in Troop M. Fourth United States Sayalry under the name 1a a,tt or without trial upon condition that he make good the time lost by desertion. Private Byrne is transferred to Troop M, Fourth United States Cavalry, to serve the re- mainder of his original enlistment.
 First Lieutenant Archibald Campbell, Third United States Artillery. is to pro- ceed via San Francisco to join his bat
 Private Arthur H. Jordan, Troop l., Sixth United States Cavalry, Presidio, San Francisco, is discharged from the service of the United States.
 Pensions have been granted as fol- lows: California: Original-John Craven. San Francisco, s6; Solomon Barnett, s6: John Barton, Santa Rosa, $6.
 oregon Original widows, etc.-Tabitha J. Fordney, Yoncalla SIP.
 Washington:. Original widows, etc. Maria Wiudmiller. TraCytOn. xS.
 Senator Stewart has introduced bill granting to the State of Nevada 20O0 900 acres to be selected by the State author ities from unappropriated non-mineral land and to h, disnased of under he laws
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-09
ROMANTIC TALE OF AN ALLEGED DUKE.

S--A dispatch o core hearing of V frauda in he
 
  cofin which mausoum nd verified"
  by his kinsman fired Hamilton Archibald Burkes that he is alive dukedom and vastw
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-09
WOMEN WORKING HARD TO SHUT OUT ROBERTS.

N r SThe H NI
  hundreds of
  
 Home Mission Societies of Congregational and Bap Rob- of denominations becoming interested  unite obtain districts throughout the against
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-09
PECULIAR FINANCIAL SITUATION IN CUBA.

West Dec ssiou problems confront
  the question the bonds by oiyio 
    
 
 
 
  at 20 cash  embraced this  cheme
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-09
ATTORNEYS SUE FRANcEE.
New Phase in the Salinas Mayoralty
 Contest

SALINAS, Dec. S.-A new and interest ing phase of the Mayoralty contest de- veloped this afternoon, when Renison & Jones. attorneys, filed an attachment for the sum of $1055 against Charles Francee. now seated as Mayor pending the dec- sion of the Supreme Court. The suit is for legal services rendered during several trials, transcribing testimony, printing briefs. costs and other incidentals. The Sheriff took possession this evening of the furniture-store of Francee, who furnished bonds shortly afterward. The attachment and suit are the result of a quarrel be- before the City Council, and 1t is believed. that when the case comes to trial some spicy and very interesting details as to the Mayoralty contest last March and subsequent proceedings will be exploited.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-09
DESERTED HIS FIANCEE. Capitalist Frank J. Captain Sued for
 Breach of Promise.

Frank J. Capitain, well-known busi- ness man and capitalist of Los Angeles, was made defendant in a breach of prom ise suit filed in the office of the County Clerk Tuesday afternoon. The plaintiff in the action is Miss Nellie Wallace, daughter of Mrs Martha R. Edwards, who resides at 622 Post street.
 In her complaint Miss Wallace ayers that she became engaged to MT. Captain, who Is her senior by almost score of years, last Christmas day. They were to
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-09
SOCIALIST ELECTED MAYOR.

HAvERILL. Mass, Dec. s.-An avowed disciple of social democracy will on January, be, ,inaugurated Mayor of this city. being, so far as known, the first socialist to be elected to an administra- tive office in. the country.
 By the municipal election on Monday John C. Chase, aged 2S years, a clerk in cooperative grocery-store, was elected Mayor, as the candidate of the Social De mocracy, by plurality of $50 votes in heid of six candidates. With him on the victorious ticket were three socialist can didates for Aldermen and three for Coun- cilmen.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-09
Santa Barbara Kickers Win.

SANTA BARBARA, Dec. S.-The Santa Barbara football team defeated the h. dian team from the United States Indian School of Phoenix, Ariz., to-day. About a thousand people witnessed the game. The score was to 0. H. U. Castle of San Francisco refereed and William Winn of Los Angeles umpired the game This makes the Los Angeles High School and Santa Barbara the champions of South ern California They will meet during the holidays to determine their suprem- acy on the gridiron.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-09
DAYLIGHT ROBBERY OF A CAPITALISTS HOME.

ILL VALLEY capitalist was absent MI l VI be The daylight clevery
  hasb discovered
  thousand dollars
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-09

here tonight. Gallagher was given the decision by Referee John Brink. The contest took place before the Los An geles Athletic Club. Gallagher was the aggressor during most of the match, but Trimble cleverly ducked his blows and escaped punishment until the final round, when he attempted to mix 1t up and was worsted. The men had fought once be- fore to a draw.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-09
Miller Holds the Lead.

NEW YORK, Dec. S.-The scores of the fifteen leaders in the six-day bicycle race Pierce, 1461; Albert, 1426; Stevens, 1856 :: Gimm, 1342; Aronson, 1901; Lawson, 1881 !; Nawn, 1294 Hale, 1261; Forester 1235
 Sohinneer, 1923; Joyeaux, 1131; Turville, 1126; Julius, 1O62
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-09
TOMMY WANTS TO MEET BOB. Ryan to Post Check for Fight
 With Fitzsimmous.

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Dec. S.-Tommy Ryan says that he will meet Bob Fitz- simmons at 154 pounds, weigh in at tho ringside, and that he will post tomorrow certified check for S2500 to meet Fitz- simmons within three months at the MoI- arch Athletic Club for 50 per cent of the gross receipts.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-09

have been married on the 12th of last ever, and the groom to be, as Miss Wal lace supposed, was called from the city on business. While absent he daily penned his fancee messages of love. His ardor began to cool by degrees, how ever, and at last the day came when he spurned his love and broke the engage ment. Miss Wallace now seeks to soothe her outraged feelings by recovering judgment for S50,000 against the capital ist. Captain, who has been long and fa- vorably known in business circles, is said to be exceedingly wealthy. He was born in Frankfort in 1S46
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-09
~ANoTHER INSULT" TO THE FRENCH ARMY.

of Cessation this afternoon ordered stay
  the l
  another
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-09
DowNPoUR IN THE SOUTHLAND

LOS ANGELES, Dec. S.-Rain com menced falling in Riverside and vicinity tonight. The precipitation was copious and the indications are favorable for greatly needed. The weather indications here tonight are for an early storm
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-09
(1poSSmal'S Specific Mixture

With this remedy percons can cure them selves without the least exposure change Of diet or change in application to business. The medicine contains nothing of the least injury to the constitution. Ask your druggist for It Price s1 a bottle.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-09
Wrights Indian Vegetable Pills

Are acknowledged by thousands of persons who have used them for over forty years to cure SICK HEADACHE, GIDDINESS, CONSTlPA- TON Torpid Liver, Weak Stomach Pimpies and purify the blood.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-09

Gallagher Given the Decision.
 LOS ANGELES, Dec. Silly Gall lagher, formerly of Oakland, and Jim Trimble of this city fought fifteen rounds
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-09

Consul for Peru. President Mckinley has recognized Senor Don Carlos Estenos as Consul for
 l Peru at this port.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-09
What Is the Matter

Undoubtedly the individual is afflicted with some form of liver disorder. It may be worsei 1t may be nervous debility form of disorder. If you are in this condition you can use with safety the Hudyan Remedy treatment. You can get Hudyan only from the Hudson Doctors.
 Write call.
 Hudyan cures Spermatorrhea- Nervous. Men tai or Physical Debility and the peculiar diseases and disabilities of man.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-09
ANARCHY THREATENS
 CHICAGO
INTENSE EXCITEMENT OVER STREET RAIL WA Y FRAN
 CRISES.
PEOPLE PARADING THE STREETS WITH IMMIGRANTS NOOSES TO THRIFTY
 ALDERMEN.

Special Dispatch to The Call.
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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-05-21
About a Historic Printing Press.

The press on which was printed the
first edition of Burns's poems is now in
the possession of Chicago printer
named Fergus. The press was made in
Amsterdam by William Janson Blaew,
printer, geographer and astronomer,
and is believed to have been imported
into England between 100 and 1920
After being used In various towns 1t
found its way to kIImarnock, where,
in l7S6. it was employed in printing
Burns poems. AfteIWard it was used
to print the AYR Advertiser until the
office outgrew the capacity Of the press,
when it was laid aside. It's iron frame
was finally given to John Reagan, V no
took it with him to Illinois, where ii
was used for many years to print the
Elmwo God Messenger. The wood parts
were retained by Mr.. Gemmel, of
lhe Advertiser, who had them
worked into a chair, which formed
an interesting exhibit at the Edinburgh
Exhibition. The press covers a floor
space Of not more than three and a half
feet square. 1t is six feet high, and the
carriage on which the form travels is
five feet by three feet two inches. while
the platen is two feet seven inches by
two feet.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-05-21
The Gift Appreciated.

The following letter, acknowledging
the beautiful gift presented Co. Il" by
the women of Superior, has been re-
ceived from Capt. Newton, which ex-
presses, we are sure, the sentiments of
every member of the company, who
are now located in the far south land
awaiting orders to go farther south to
Tampa, or to Cuba.
Camp Harvey, Wis, May 8, 1898.
To the Women of Superior:
In behalf of Company II" it is with
great pleasure that l acknowledge the
receipt of the beautiful flag which was
presented to the company yester lay
by Mr.. w. u. DIVER, acting for your
committee.
We receive the national emblem, not
SO much for its intrinsic value, although
it is very beautiful and valuable, but as
an evidence of the love and apprecia.
ton in which We are held by the
donors
We are extremely sorry that under
the regimental formulation it is iInpos-
sibe to carry our flag to the front with
us, but you have our assurance that
each time We look upon our regimental
flag every member Of Company Il" will
think OF the women of Superior, and
that thought is of itself sufficient to
nerve us for conflict in which we may
be engaged.
TO know we are 80 kindly remem-
bered by our friends and loved ones at
home is consideration that will amply
repay us for any sacrifice we may have
made in enlisting to fight for our coun-
try's honor.
am yours very truly,
HARRY w. NEWTON.
Third Reg. Wis. Vol. Inf. Commanding
Company OPP.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-05-21
The Hittite Problem Solved.

Epoch max ing discoveries IN the field
OF biblical research have notyet ceased.
What GrotefeDd. at the beginning of
this century, did for the deciphering of
cuneiiorm writing, and Champollion
for the hieroglyphs of Egypt, Professor
Or. Peter Jensen, of the University of
Marburg. Germany, has gone to-day for
the sphinx:lke problem OF the Hittite.
Canaan is spoken of in the Bible as the
Hittites, and the story of the Utilities
was interllnked with the story of the
Israiltes from the days of Abraham to
Solomon. But the deciphering of Hit
tite inscriptions has been generally con-
eidered as an impossible task. Yet it
is to that task that Professor Jensen
has, for the last five years, devoted his
time almost exclusively. 1t was by his
own choice that the first announcement
OF his discovery appeared in The sun
day School Times (Marcn p, 1898, in
recognition of the place Of that periodi-
cal in the field of biblical research His
claim then was that the Hittite language
Is Indo- European, and probably related
to the ancient Armenian. Though fail
ing to gain recognition IN this claim. he
was still supported handsomely by
scholars of international rank and repu-
tation, among them being Noeldeke in
Germany Hilprecht in America, who
have publicly ack nowledged their con-
yictiou of the correctness of his posi-
ton. And now, in the issue of The
Sunday School Times tor May !, PROBES
sor Jensen adds fresh strength to his
position by proving that the Arme nians,
according to their own traditions, re-
gard themselves as of Hittite origin
Moreover, he now for the first time
gives the world picture of the iunda-
mental conceptions of the Hittite reli-
gion, obtained not only from the pic
lures on Hittile monuments,-mainlv of
4 religious character-but from the con-
tents of the inscriptions themselves
John ID. Wattles & Co., 1O31 Walnut ST,
Phila., Pa.