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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-15
PREACHERS FINED FOR
CONTEMPT OF COURT
Prominent Divines of Omaha Wrote
Letter Critizing the Judges
Action

OMAHA, Dec. 14.-In the District Court
to-day Judge Scott sentenced Reverends
J. T. Mackay and II. c. Herring and w.
p. Hartford TO pay fine Of 500 each or be
committed 10 jail for contempt OF court
He gave the parties until 10 o'clock to-
morrow TO pay the fine. They will apply
TO the Supreme Court for a supersedas
bond and take an appeal, and there Is no
prospect of their going 10 jail at least
until a verdict has been rendered in the
cases by the Supreme Court.
The case grows out of a letter written
by the ministers regarding a habeas cor
pus case involving two children in the
custody of the Home for the Friendless,
for which the named gentlemen were d.
rectors Rev. Mr.. Quivey, manager of the
home, who was also cited to appear, has
not been found within the Jurisdiction OF
court and IL is reported he Is In Council
Bluffs. The preachers fined are among
the most prominent pastors in the city.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-15
INDICTED CONTRACTORS
SURRENDER THEMSELVES
Men Charged With Being Accom-
plices of Captain Carter, Who
Robbed the Government.

NEW YORK. Dec. I'D. b. Green. Col
onel j. r. Gaynor, +. II. Gaynor and VIII
liam 7. Gavnor, the contractors with
whom Captain Oberlin NJ. Carter was as
ISOLATED in the Savannah River and the
Cumberland Sound improvements. sur
rendered this morning 10 United States
Commissioner Shields. The men were in
dicted last Friday by the United States
Grand Jury at Savannah for being con-
cerned in "A conspiracy by which the Gov
eminent was defrauded out Of $575.94
Michael A. Connolly, who is also a mem
Der OF the Atlantic Dredging and Con-
tracing Company, and who was indicted
al the same time, is said 10 have left the
country.
ans the hearing was set for December %
Colonel John s. Gaynor and d. b. Green
were placed under 5000 bonds each. VII
liam r Gaynor and Edward II. Gaynor
Ne-a held en- $4,000 bail each.
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Both Died in Foreign Chimes

OAKLAND, Dec. H.-Publc Admins
traitor b. c. Halves to-day applied for
special letters on the estate OF Johanna
Fischer, who died at Wolfurt Austria,
February Is OF this year, leaving real es-
tate in Alameda, Los Angeles and San
Bernardno counties and elsewhere valued
at about $4,000. The heirs are unknown
to petitioner.
Administrator Halves also filed for pro-
bate to-day the will of Alphonse G.. Vogel.
who died in the City of Mexico, OF which
place decedent was a resident The in
strument is dated February 20, 1895. and
Gyulo Armeny of New York is named as
executor, but he has failed TO apply for
letters in this State. notwithstanding tes-
tator left realty in Alameda County val
devisees in the will are the parents and
two brothers of testator, all residing in
Mexico.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-15
ST. ENoCH RELEASED.

ASTORIA, Dec H.-The British snip St
Enoch, which arrived last night from
Panama. was brought up from the lower
harbor this morning. having been re-
leased from quarantine. The st. Enoch's
passage occupied lis days, the longest on
record between the isthmus and Astoria.
There was absolutely no ground for all
the worry over the failure OF the vessel
10 make port, for she was merely delayed
by heavy weather. The fear that yellow
fever had carried OFF her crew was also
without foundation. for at no time was
there any sickness Of an infectious nature
aboard the ship. Ten per cent reinsurance
had been offered on her at San Francisco.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-15

was stated in the resolution passed July g.
Trustee MaCkie opposed allowing the
claim and stated that he contended that
the board had a right TO remove an en-
plOye when cause justified 1t. He said
they had not stated the cause in the reso-
luton TO spare Fishers feelings, but the
cause existed. He was in favor of testing
the matter in the courts. Fisher replied
10 Mr.. Mackie's remarks and a squabble
was about 10 ensue, when Trustee Shuttle
motion prevailed and since that time the
board has taken no action other than 10
file Fishers claims, which he has pre-
scented monthly They have been waiting
for Fisher 10 bring suit TO test the matter
in court
The City Trustees have asked Mr. Tay-
Tor 10 meet with them tomorrow evening
TO consider the matter.
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F. B. Changers Will Filed.

OAKLAND, Dec. 1.-THE will of Farley
b. Granger, the hotel man and pioneer.
who died at Alvarado on December 5. was
filed for probate to-day by the son and ex-
ecutor. Farley b. Granger Jr.. who applies
for letters. The instrument is dated Mo-
vember 2e. 1899. and the estate ii disposes
is valued at $4,000. By its terms $1,000 is
bequeathed to Clarence A. Granger eldest
son, now in Holland; $1,000 to Edith A
Chase. daughter residing in San Jose,
and $1,000 TO John b. Robbins, testator' 8
brother-in-law. The residue goes to the
petitioning SON.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-15
THREE PERISH IN
BURNING BUILDING
Fatalities Attend the Destruction by
Fire of a Dilapitated Tenement
in New York

NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-Three persons
were burned TO death and one seriously
injured at a fire that occurred at an early
hour this morning in a dilapidated tene-
ment at 300 South First street, in the Will
liamsburg district of Brooklyn. The dead
are:
MRS. GOSCHER, 90 years OF age.
MRS. SUSAN SMYTH. IS years.
LUKE FREEN, 81 years.
Mrs. Goscher and Mrs. Smyth were
found on the top floor suffOcated. The
body OF Freen was found on the second
floor. badly burned.
Mrs Freen, the wife of Luke Freen,
jumped from the second story window
and broke her leg.
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sity this morning for Rockport, Indiana,
where he will be married TO Miss Edith
Basye on the 9th OF this month Profess
sor Price has been connected with Stan
ford University since the fall of 1892 and
now holds the rank of associate professor
OF zoology. The bride is a graduate of
De Pauw University and a member of the
Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority Professor
Price will be back 10 resume work with
the beginning OF next semester
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-15
JUSTICE EDGAR Is
AGAIN A DEFENDANT

OAKLAND, Dec. 14-Justice Edgar's
court in Berkeley was to-day again at
tackled in an action brought by w. H.
Marston to compel him TO pay collected
fine OF s. into the general fund of the
town Of Berkeley, instead Of turning the
money into the county treasury. In re-
Spouse TO Marstons petition Judge Ellis
worth this afternoon issued writ of
mandate requiring Justice Edgar to paw
the money into the Berkeley town treas
ury. or show cause on December 26 why
he should not do So
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DIR. Beckwith CHARGES MaIice

OAKLAND, Dec. H.-Dr. w. NJ. Beck
with has sworn TO a complaint In the Po-
lice Court ,.arging John Woodwork OF
Dimond with willfully running into nis
buggy and damaging II. The collision oc-
Kyle went TO serve the warrant on Wood
worth to-day he found the latter an in
valid and being attended by two physI-
clans, and though the accused did not
have the $50 Bail required, the officer
left him. Woodwork, II is said. was
formerly a member Of the British Parlia-
ment
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TOO MANY WIVES.
Warrant Issued for the Arrest of n.
Hartman of Orc Grande.

SAN BERNARDINO.Dec. l4.-H. Hart
man OF ORC Grande. who married Nancy
Brown last Saturday. will be arrested to-
morrow on a charge of bigamy. His first
wife has sued out warrant. claiming
that she was married 20 him thirty years
ago by "A clergyman at Camp Cady, near
Daggett. an army post. Hartman being
enlisted as a blacksmith. Two years ago
he drove her out Of the house with an ak
telling her 10 leave or he would bury her
She came here, and has been working for
many families. Hartman claims he was
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-15
La Estrella,s Christmas.

The very popular parlor La Estrella Of
the Native Daughters is a little early with
its Christmas festivities. for II will hold
its Santa Claus festival in the banquet
hall of the Native Sons building this
evening The committee that has the af-
fair in charge proposes by this To eclipse
any of it's previously given invitational
functions. The principal attraction out
side OF the dancing will be the Christmas
tree. which will be illuminated with a
hundred tiny electric lights. and one OF
the young ladies'. in the garb OF Santa
Claus, will distribute presents to the
guests and candies to the little ones.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-15
Ordinances Invalid.

WOODLAND. Dec. 1.-THE Board OF
Supervisors has concluded the work Of
revising the county ordinances and finds
them to be I'm the condition reported by
Assistant District Attorney Bruton-that
is. the majority of the ordinances have
not been properly passed and are there
fore Invalid
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-15
Dedication Postponed.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Dec IA
The dedication Of the new library and
assembly hall. which was scheduled for
tomorrow afternoon. has been postponed
till some time early next semester. The
reason for changing the date was the in
ability Of Mrs. Stanford to be present at
the proposed date.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-15
Saloon-keeper Fined.

YUBA CITY. Dec. A-W. c. Curry, who
was convicted by jury Tuesday of run
ming a saloon at Nicolaus in violation Of
the prohibition ordinance, was sentenced
this afternoon to pay fine of $3.50. He
will appeal to the Superior Court for a
new trial
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-15

On account Of the time neces-
sary in the preparation of the
Christmas edition of THE
CALL, to be issued Sunday,
December II, NO ADVERTISE
MENTS for that issue will be
received AFTER $50 P. II.
SATURDAY.
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never married 10 her A few years ago
he went on the witness stand in the SUI
perior Court and swore she was his Wife
Both are well known as pioneer settlers,
and are prominent in this county.
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GREAT AMERICAN STATESMEN.

Albert Bushnell
Laughl nandJhe
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California Calendars for 1900.

California violets." Golden Poppies"
and california Wild Flowers. favorite
calendars for 1890; price soc each. For sale
by Sanborn. Vail a. Co. 7il Market street,
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Federal offices - q
mark OF the highest
honor and distinc-
ton. Under the new
administration Jay
was naturally a
Federalist. as he es-
pecially wished 20
sec TUe sIuUTTHU-
ment OF a strong
and durable Nation
al Government. He
believed that a
strong and highly
respected judiciary,
as interpreter Of the
constitution. could
do much toward this
end. The first judi
Ciary act providing
for the appointment
OF a Chief Justice
and five associate
Justices was ap-
proved on Septem-
Der "a, 1889. and two
days later Jay was
appointed and con-
firmed as the first
& hief justice.
when the spotless
ermine OF the judi
cial robe" SAYS
Daniel w st er.
fell upon John jay,
IL touched nothing
less spotless than IT.
self. He was an
upright Judge. Dur
ing his short SER
vice In this Office he
did much 10 estab-
lish the dignity OF
the court. 10 pre-
serve its independ-
ence from legislative
and executive en-
crOachment, and TO
promote It's jurisdlc-
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Copies of The Calls great
Christmas Edition, aOrabbed
and ready for mailing, can
be obtained at all ne7cs deal
ers', or at The Call business
office. Please place your or
der at once, as the supply
aViH be limited,
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+ :
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phioophcaly.
Louisa NJ
Wednesday
stimunts regularly
min
i'm
coming OF seldom that his judgment was fault the sum he
the talent and ahead He member of
his
membership
oldes Rowing Club
live until his
fail He Nasb H.
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Franklin placated the French statesman
is historic. That was a diplomatic office
which Jay could not so we'll have per-
formed.
Was Jay. who led this policy. warmly
seconded by Adams, OF negotiating with
out the knowledge and concurrence OF
France. justihable in disregarding the in
structions of Congress? Sparks thinks
obeyed and accepted what France was
seeking? In that case we should have
lost Alabama and Mississippi. the greater
part OF Kentucky and Tennessee, all OF
Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois and Wis
consin.
II apprehend." said Jay that Congress
marked out that line % conduct for their own
ject OF that instruction the supposed inter-
est Of America. and not Of France; and we
directed TO ask the advice OF the French
Minister because II was thought advantageous
to our country that we should receive and be
governed BY Il; CONGRESS only. therefore. has a
right 10 complain OF our departure from THAI
instruction"
AS with all great statesmen and diplo-
mausts, so II was with Jay-the interests
OF his country and the circumstances un-
der which he found himself determined
the course which he pursued.
Secretary of Congress for Foreign
Affairs.
On May I, 1854. Jay was elected by Con-
gress Secretary for Foreign Affairs a pO-
sition which he held until the Inaugural
ton or the new government under the
constitution, in 1883. In these years he
continued the negotiations with Spain
touching the Mississippi and following a
temporary disposition OF Congress- ne re-
linquished, by an agreement OF 1884. GER
tain rights on that river for a period OF
years. During these years also ne aid
much TO promote the adoption Of the new
constitution.
Chief Justice Jay.
When Washington, came to the Presi-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-15
Secretary of Congress for Foreign
Affairs.
Chief Justice Jay.

When Washington came To the Presi-
dency he offered to Jay his choice Of the
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Professor Price 10 Wed.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Dec IA
Professor George c. Price left the univer-
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.ANNTZ1sH%u~-> ,

Indiana University.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-16
SHE PRETTY, HE A MILLIONAIRE.
Fiske, in va and Heir to a Large Fortune.

have known enough to think of it. Did
it neatly and cleverly"
Meantime the young man was walk
ing by her side, murmuring his apology
and explaining that there was really no
other way out Of the difficulty. And
as if by accident he was walking bv
her side presently and they were chat
ting easily and naturally like two old
trends Before they reached the end
of the walk to her home Miss Nellie
had learned his little history.
HIS name was Louis Agassiz Fiske:
his father was a dry goods man very
well known in Chicago He had grad
uated from Yale some years before.
gone INTO business, hated it and had
come back to New Haven for a course
IN law IL was in the law that his fu-
ture lay.
When he wondered whether thew
would ever meet again Nellie didn't
Know. AS she told her fellowshopwom-
en- afterward, she really did not have
the heart to Danish all hope.
YOUNG Fishes CHAMPION
Fiske was not popular with his asso-
ciates. He was in no sense one Of the
type of good fellows" Men of h,s
shy, dlfhdent, reserved temperament
seldom are. Men were simply unable
10 understand him and mistook his
shyness for conceit, his reserve for bar
teur. ia "a
Nellie herself, perhaps, shared the
general misunderstanding In ali har
Walks now she had a. sort of chaDero,,
Her friend and old schoolmate Ellen
WI1nn, of all others in the world aIona
understood him.
DO you think he's in earnest Does
he mean -?'
sfDOn,t he n ~
~ wise Miss Wrinn. He means hus-
mess = that's what he MEANS
men Zen OF his type always do. He's worth
1'ooo OF the young nincompoops who
nang around here. He has more brains
anu real cleyerness to the square inch
than haf the seniors in the college for
all ne s so quiet. He loves YOU He's
only waiting for little encoura cement
to fall down and worship you IF he
asks you, why take him. and vo,,,1I
marry man."
me story at this point is taken nm
by Mrs. Mary Lynch, the mother Of
the lady in the case. ~
1T give me turn" said Mrs. Lynch
IN burst of confidence. "When >
| young gentleman whom I wouldn't
nave known from Adam walked In one
afternoon about four months ago and
SAID as bold as We PLACE that he wanted
to marry my darter. Know Of 81
before? How should 1 know it? Who's
TO know what the girls are about these
days? In my time 1t was different
and gals asked their mother before
they walked out with anybody. I knew
that's what I did wild my Patrick rest
ms sowl, as has been in his grave this
fourteen year. But who's to tell what
girl will do these times? She walks
| out in the morning. She meets a fellv
| on the sidewalk; Good mornin' to We
| married @
| MOTHER AND WOOER.
FIRST l was goin' to lay the wash
SUCK over his back. Lor', but he's
handsome. And when he began to talh
! sd" tnat ne meant right By my pool
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girl. And then she began a-coddlin'
me in that way of hers, like she used
to do when she was baby and the
end of 1T all was that l sit me down,
cryin' over her and him like a fool
But I up and told him that he must
write to his father, who's a big man
In Chicago, I'm told, and get his con-
sent; that my child couldn't enter any
mans house on a sufferance, and that
she must be equal to the best. And
he did what 1 told him like a lamb.
We'll, after day or two the old
man came along, and the way he car
ried on Syou'd have thought an earth
quake was going to break next door
but me. Comm into my house
a-stormin' and ravin' around just as
If he was a lord of the creation! And
take his son away; that my girl was
lady fit to be the wife Of an emperor,
even if she was the daughter Of poor
washerwoman, and that from all I'd
heard he'd not been so much himself
when he started out. Well, the long
and short of 1T was that he came
round at last-they did it, 1 don't
know how-and now they're married
by Father Coyle, and It's all over and
I'm alone"
1t had always been the undying
principle of Eugene D. Fiske's life that
love knew no distinction Of caste
II made myself" he said. II mar
ried poor girl. We began married
life with table and two chairs and a
hearth rug. My son shall marry the
girl he loves. whoever she may be-
This was all very well in theory. Mr..
Fiske. Judging his son by the general
ity of the modern youth, never for
moment expected that the young man
would venture outside the limits Of
society in his choice of a wife Mar
rying for love was one thing But the
daughter of bricklayer and wash
erWoman was another
ARRIVES THE FATHER.
And old Mr.. Fiske, purple with rage,
took the first train from Chicago for
New Haven, and burst in upon his son
with a look that the son remembered
seeing only once before-on the day
that he had broken his fathers favor
ite china vase.
He began with an explosion He
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stormed and threatened; he expostu-
lated and plea ded. The son was OBJ
stinate In his resolve
You have forgotten your own early
life" he said. How often have you
told me that however poor the hearth,
where love dwelt would be happiness
and peace. Do you remember your
do what you did. l will marry her."
HONEYMOON ON A YACHT.
Then young Mr. Fiske did very
clever thing He said no more, but
took his father to see Miss Nellie.
Mr. Fiske Sr. began the Interview in
the character of a Bengal tiger hun
cry for breakfast. He ended in the
character of. a .shorn lamb. Nellie's
eyes, smile and voice had conquered.
You're sure now, you two young
are you?" he said You think you'll go
through life like two pretty pieces of
confectionery at a party supper table,
do you? Well, let 1T be SO. You're a
very pretty girl and a very charming
girl, my dear, and If I were twenty
years younger I'd fall in love with you
myself. Dear me, it's wonderful how
poor people educate their girls in these
days. In my time A, B, G and the null
tiplication table were all we got. And
now. look here, both of you 1 won't
stand in the way. Father Coyle and 1
have talked it over, and you'll be mar
ried on Wednesday and go away for
your honeymoon. And--and you won't
starve. There's my yacht, the Neva
You know her, Ag. I'll send her up to
Bridgeport, and go away and don't
come back for a couple Of years.
''Of course you'll get tired Of each
other and fight and quarrel, but don't
ask me to help you out. And you won't
starve, anyway I've got a few dollars,
and-well, that's ALL This was two
weeks ago.
And now they are married and land
ed on the deck of the Neva. Miss
Wrinn is showing her bridesmaids gift,
to the envy of all the other girls in the
store. Mrs. Lynch sits with her apron
to her eyes, hoping her daughter will
not forget the poor mother, and Mr.
Fiske, on his way back to Chicago,
wonders whether they will live to re-
greet it, as so many young people do.
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An Oxster,s Age.

He who wishes may find out the exact
age of an oyster, though, he has not the tell
tale evidence in teeth. The lines in the
groove CT the hinge OF the shell tell the
whole story, each line representing a year.
An oyster is of age at four years; that is,
family and go to market Going to market
is a disastrous undertaking, for a four-year-
old oyster is particularly palatable. By this
1t must mot be supposed that after any oyster
has passed the four-layer period and has
five, six or even ten wrinkles on his shell
he is a back number. Indeed, there are rec
ords of oysters being eaten lust after cele-
brating their thirtieth birthday and in most
cases they formed delicate meal. Thirty is
an unusual age for an oyster to attain, be-
cause few are given an opportunity to live
SO long. If left to enjoy life in hts own way
1t is quite probable that the oyster would
become an octogenarian or even centenarian.
Capt. Cochrane, on his last trip to Fulton
market, brought in an oyster found on his
beds that is believed to be at least thirty
five years old.-Fishman Gazette.