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The San Francisco call., 1899-10-04
WORMOUTH GAVE
MUCH TO CHARITY
One-Third Of the Estate to Be
Divided Among San Francisco
Tn oStjtutiOns

SAN RAFAEL. Oct. 3.-The will Of the
late Ebenezer Wormouth, bearing date
Of last May, was filed with County Clerk
Graham yesterday by Louis H Bonestell
Of San Francisco, who is named by the
testator as executor without bonds. The
estate is valued at about $4,000, five
sevenths being composed of real estate In
Marin County and the rest being money
invested in stocks and bonds.
WOrmouth states that he leaves no wife
or children and that If any person con-
tests his will on the ground Of being
wife or child and succeeds in proving the
truth Of the allegations, such person shall
receive the sum of $40 land no more"
Bonestell is directed to convert the
whole Of the estate into money as rapidly
as may be done consistently along finan-
cial lines; to pay to each of the two sons
sum of $1,000; to each of the three sons of
his deceased brother Moses $4,000; to each
of the three daughters of his deceased
brother Moses $500; to each child of his
William 5000; to his brother Nelson the
monthly interest on $4,000, and to his
brother Hamilton $500 annually as interest
and part principal of a sum Of $4,000 until
the principal Is exhausted.
An important feature Of the will Is the
fact that one-third Of the estate is be-
queathed TO charitable societies of San
Francisco. share and share alike. They
San Francisco Lying-in Hospital and
Founding Asylum, the Hospital for Chill
dren and Training School for Nurses and
the Armitage Orphanage of San Fran
cisco.
In all probability the Will Of Wormouth
will be contested. as it is definitely known
that Hamilton Wormouth of Stockton
was dissatisfied with the terms of the
document and had words with his brother
over the disposition Of the estate some
time ago
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tie to San Diego, should work along COM
mon lines for the protection and preserva-
ton Of trade.
a copy Of the petition of the ST. Louis
Traffic Bureau and other middle West or
ganiZatOns TO the Interstate Commerce
Commission has been received here. One
paragraph in the complaint indicates the
aim of the middle West jobbers clearly.
That paragraph is as follows: That in
charging higher rates to intermediate
points east of Pacific Coast terminals for
the transportation of freight, under sub
Stantially similar circumstances and con-
ditions, than to San Francisco, Portland,
Seattle and other common points on the
Pacific Coast, the shorter distance being
included in the longer distance, the fourth
section of the act to regulate interstate
commerce IS completely ignored and
thereby violated"
That there is need Of concerted action
is the opinion Of leading business men.
Mr.. Loveand has assured them that the
railroads will defend the suit against
them only so far as it IS to their interest
to do go and no farther. It will be re-
membered that a strong fight to have the
tariff enacted that the middle West job
bers are trying to have abrogated was
made by Messrs. Loveland and w. II.
Wheeler. The fact that the Interstate
Commerce Commission is the last court
of appeal in the matter makes the pro-
ceedings before the commission in the
matter pending Of very great interest.
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married., means that of the $4,000 square
miles claimed by Venezuela that country
obtains only 100, formed partly of the
marsh land near the river Bartma, and a
ain retains all the forest country.
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 9.-The decision
of the Board of Arbitration in the Venezu-
ella boundary case was received with
much interest because of the connection
of ex-President Harrison with it as chief
counsel for the republic Of Venezuela
and it came to light incidentally that his
fee in the case is $3.50. 600
1t Is said he refused to make any charge
till he had examined into the case and
when he communicated TO the Venezuelan
was wrong in her contention he was i'm
mediately offered $3.50. 900 to undertake.
the case. In order to give his whole time
to 1t the ex-President refused retainers
nearly two years applied himself wholly
to II
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-04
ROSE ESTATE SOLD.
Property of the Late Horseman Was
Heavily Mortgaged.

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 3.-Judge Shaw
to-day confirmed the sale of practically
all the property belonging to the estate
of the late L. j.. Rose, the millionaire
horsemau The property is heavily
mortgaged, and the sale is being made to
avoid a foreclosure auction.
The petition of Amanda NJ. Rose, the
petitioner and Administrative, shows that
the Farmers and Merchants Bank mas
a mortgage Of S271 ,319 65 on the estate,
and it is averred that the property at
public auction might not bring the
amount of the mortgage. Leave of the
court was asked to accept a private offer
made by the bank. The bank is to pay
Mrs. Rose $4,000 and take the mortgaged
property, reserving all rights, however,
to continue the foreclosure suit.
The property which will be thus con-
veyed includes a vast amount Of acreage,
besides the Rose house on Fourth and
Grand avenues, lots near Westlake and
500 shares in the Hotel Rose Company.
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enade. Men managed to keep cool
under the circumstances in the
same old way.
Alexander Meade, who attends
to the weather ARRANGEMENTS for
this end Of the country. insists that
the hot spell is no fault of his. An
aerial high pressure Is blamed for
1t all. 1t came from the north, and
when it gOt over San Francisco It
bulged right down on US before we
had q chance to say Jack Robin
SON" The same high pressure has
affected the weather in Colorado
and Utah and points along the
Rocky Mountains. but its action IN
those sections has been directly OPP
posite TO what 1T has been here,
producing frosts instead of heat.
Mr.. McAdie explains this on the
theory that we get the light east
and southeast winds and the
strong west wind laden with fog.
which, with the combination of
high pressure, produces the swell
tering weather and makes good
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-04
POLICEMEN TO BE RETIRED.
Four of Them Slated to Go on
Account of Old Age.

The Police Commissioners, it is under
stood, will meet tonight and retire Off
GERS Charles Hall, Dennis Hayden. Thorn
as Dillon and John Fleming.
Recently the Commissioners adopted a
resolution authorizing them to dismiss
from the department any member who is
physically incapacitated from doing police
duty. The several captains were instruct
ed to report to them the name sof their
subordinates who in their opinion were
physically disqualified from performing
the duties of peace guardian. AS the
result the names of the above mentioned
policemen were handed to the Commits
sioners and tonight they will be retired
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-04
business for the fee man and the
vender of cool, refreshing bever-

business for the ice man and the
vender of cool, refreshing bever-
ages.
highest mark yesterday at
O'Clock, when it registered S4.5 de-
grees. 1t was rs at noontime and
81 at l o'clock IN the afternoon.
This is by no means the hottest
day the city has experienced, al
though no one has yet been found
with a cheerful answer to the old
question, which was revived yes
terday. as 1t hot enough for your"
No deaths were reported, either
from the excessive heat or from
propounding the dangerous query.
In June, 1891, the temperature
reached 100 degrees. and the high
est it has ever reached here dur
ing the month Of October was in
1894, when it Crawled up as high as
50 one sunny afternoon. The
weather bureau predicts that the
hot spell will be with US for few
days longer.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-04
4 Id SOL was real hot about

~ LID SOL was real hot about
II something yesterday. He
VI was warm when he got up IN
the morning, and he did not
cool off during the day. Whatever
allied the old fellow he took his re-
venge on San Francisco, and made
a telling attempt to roast the in
habitants to a turn. The soda
water stands and the beer saloons
saved more than one life during
the day and were great factors IN
frustrating the evil designs Of the
sun.
1t was desperate race between
Sol and the ice man, and the ice
man seemed to have the best Of It
at the finish. It was a day that
produces languidness in the or
dinary mortal. 1t called for the
lightest gowns Of the girls, who de-
fed the scorch!ng rays and ven
tured out for the afternoon prom
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-04
Suit to Recover.

menced in the Superior Court here to-day
of the suit brought by Mrs. Leach
against the California Safe Deposit and
Trust Company regarding the transfer Of
stock said to be worth $4,000. The stock
was formerly held by the plaintiffs aunt
Mrs. Gilbert. She claims that Mrs. Gill
bert in her lifetime gave her the stock,
The action is brought to determine the
true owner.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-04
Work of Chinatown Squad.

The report of the work of the Chinatown
squad from August 20 to October l was
handed to Chief Lees yesterday. For that
time 362 arrests were made. There were
2S3 convictions and fines paid, eight were
convicted and confined, sixty-eight were
dismissed and two cases are pending. The
total fines and forfeituTes collected
amounted to $2355,
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-04
D +o*o& O. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Q Z @ o*c*c%c*co

arations and a good time is assured to all.
Last evening Father Riordan of Berkeley
and Fathers Horan and Barry of st.
Patrick's parish were the guests of
Father Nugent and Quinn of St. Bren-
dams. The following ladies have charge
of the might at home: Mrs. Hogan,
Mrs. Walsh. Mrs. Cavanaugh, Mrs. Leni-
han. Mrs. Ryan, Miss Curley, Annie Nc
Carthy, Annie Madden. Miss Bassiogno,
Annie Cavanaugh Miss Bernheim, Kitty
Bailey and May McSherry.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-04
Moore's Arrest Confirmed.

SANTIAGO DE CHILE, Oct. 3.-Con-
frmation has been received of the report
of the arrest on application of the United
States legation, of Fred T. Moore, the
fugitive assistant teller of the National
Bank of Commerce of Boston, Mass.
whose defalcation is said to have been
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-04
PUNISHMENT METED
THE SC0TSMAN'S CREW
Four Being Convicted Are Sentenced
to One Months Imprisonment
at Hard Labor

LIVERPOOL, Oct. 3.-Four greasers,
three firemen and two coal trimmers of
the British steamer Scotsman, wrecked
September q in the straits OF Belle Isle
who were arrested on arrival here from
Queenstown. were charged this morning
with the possession OF goods belonging to
mally arrested
Four, having been previously convicted
were sentenced to a months imprison-
ment at hard labor. The others were
fined Ed and costs.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-04
Invitation to Odd Fellows.

FRESNO, Oct. 3-The City Trustees
and the County Supervisors have been pc
titioned to invite the Grand Encampment.
]. O. O. F.. to hold it's session in this city
in 1900. Official invitations will be sent out
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-04
VIII Welcome Volunteers.

OLYMPIA. Wash. Oct Ex-Governor
Rogers and his military staff left for San
Francisco to-day where they will well
come the First Washington Volunteers
returning from Manila on the transport
PENNSYLVANIA.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-04
Catholic Faculty Received.

BERLIN, Oct. 3.--As the result Of En-.
peror Williams advice the University of
Strasburg will receive a Catholic faculty
thus ending long and bitter controversy
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-04

open letter:
Headquarters Thirteenth Minnesota Volunteer
Infantry, The Preside,
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, Oct. 3. 1899.
l wish to extend TO the various committees,
to the officers and men of the First California
Volunteer Infantry and to the kind hearted and
generous people of California the thanks of the
officers and enlisted men of the Thirteenth
Minnesota Volunteer Infantry for all the enter
tainme1ts and courteous and friendly treatment
rendered during our visits to your beautiful
city of San Francisco. To say that we appre-
clate your many kindnesses expresses our feel
ings mildly indeed. but I assure you that the
memory VIII be lasting as life itself. Such
thoughtfulness for the welfare of the boys in
blue far from home and friends will have its
Just reward.
We say good by and turn our backs upon the
Golden Gate, to pursue our way homeward. aud
in the future should any of California
friends visit Minnesota they win find the latch
string out and warm welcome awaiting them
in the homes of every officer and in this
regiment. Very respectfully yours,
FRED W. AMES. Colonel Commanding
See the new color window, "Keith's." .
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-04

a three-round boxing exhibition by D.
Barry of the Olympic Club and B. Woson
of California Council. There were many
other numbers and light refreshments.
The affair was under the direction Of J.
r. McGuf1ck Frank B. Gibson, E. G.
Boysen and A. J. Sparrow.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-04
Weak Men and Women

q HOULD USE DAMIANA BITTERS. THE
~ great Mexican remedy; gives health and
strength to sexual organs. Depot. 1928 Market
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-04
n STUART'S
n REWk Dyspepsia Tablets kssN
Cut-Rate Druggists AVS
Drug Co. 1928 Market Street. S:F
w. T. HESS.

Notary PU6LIC AND ATTOREEY-AT-LAw
Tenth Floor. Room 1915, Claus Spreckels Bldg
Telephone Brown a9l
Residence s2l California st below Pow,1l
San Francisco.
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Ladies of St. Brendan's Tonight.

The ladies of the Sacred Heart booth
Of St Brendans fair Will hold a night
at home" this evening. For the past week
the ladies have been making active prep
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-04
Colonel Ames Is Thankful.
Thirteenth Minnesota Volunteer

Colonel Ames Of the Thirteenth Mime
sofa Volunteers has issued the following
open letter:
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-04

For thi day onlywe offer 60 Liberty Silk
Collarettes, in one of the very atest
styles, brilliant black, made extra full
with flown tie OF an acco-deon plaited
material, mned n Juby-edge, our
regular 81 Is eity-for .-..... $SssS
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-09-29
Tuesday, Sept. &c.

A Cincinnati firm has options on
twenty-five coal mines in West Vir.
ginia.
Thomas D. Sheridan, for over TWEEN
ty-five years northern passenger agent
of the Grand Trunk railroad, died at
Buffalo.
Africa's exports last year amounted
to $350,OOO,O00 and the imports to $780,
100000.
The Petit Bleu, Paris, denies the re-
ports in circulation regarding the
health of Dreyfus, which it says is i'm
proving.
General Shafter has asked the war
department to furnish him with ST.
100 brougham.
The Swift packing house interests in
Chicago have bought two more cattle
ranches in Texas.
Representative r. B. Hawley, repre-
senting American capitalists, has pur-
chased the Tinguaro sugar estate in
Cuba.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-09-29
Monday, Sept. rs.

The governors of six states, each
attended by his military staff, will be
in the escort of President Diaz, of
Mexico, by the time he reaches Chi
cago to attend the fall festival.
The National Prison Congress is in
session at Hartford, Conn.
Captain Dreyfus saw his children
Saturday for the first time in five
years.
The owners of the Cripple Hill gold
mines, six miles from Hot Springs,
Ark, have discovered platinum in pay
ing quantities in their mines.
Puddlers in the Pittsburg district
are protesting against the last BIZ
monthly settlement of wages.
Representative Loud, of California,
has sailed for home from Germany
after completing study of the Ger
man postal system.
Surgeon General Wyman, of the
Marine hospital service, has been noti-
fed of a suspected case of yellow
fever at Manu. Fla.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-09-29
Wednesday, Sept. FL.

Captain Francis S. Haggerty, u. S.
N, retired, died in New York, aged 80
years.
An innovation in American newspa-
per methods has been made by the
Germania, of Milwaukee, which an
nounces that it has employed DR..
Duemling. of the Lutheran college at
Laporte, Ind, as censor.
Vice President Hobart is at his home
In Paterson, and despite reports to the
contrary, continues to improve in
health
Deputy Millevoye has challenged NJ.
I4abori, who was counsel for Dreyfus,
to take the responsibility for the au-
thenticity of an interview published by
a New York paper.
Mrs. Mary Duffy was found dead
on the floor of her home at Chicago.
She was rs years old. 1t is supposed
she fell out of rocking chair while
asleep during the night and broke her
neck.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-09-29
A Modest Request.

Madam" he said, II do not want
anything in the way of homemade
delicacies for the interior department,
but if it isn't asking too much 1 would
be glad to have you do little sewing
for me-
every WE'LL" replied the kind-hearted
lady, what can do for your"
''Tis but a trifie." said the unre-
corded globe-trotter Il have button
here that l will thank you to sew
shirt on"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-09-29
Saturday, Sept. 23.

The Mexican congress has voted
100000 to President Diaz for his trip
to Chicago.
Cook county's Qllinois) total assessed
valuation of real and personal proper
ty as fixed by the board Of assessors
is 1868, 500, 442, as against $179, ITO, 723
in 1898.
The Afro American Head Walters
Association Of the United States has
been organized in Chicago.
A great fire at Lima, Peru, almost
completely destroyed the famous and
beautiful church Of San Francisco,
founded by PiZarro in 1885.
The coal and kindling wood plant of
Hencken & Willerbrock on First ave-
nue., New York, was destroyed; loss,
$25O,OOO.
While William Bohm, a carpenter,
So years of age, was talking to a
woman at Chicago he rolled from his
chair and expired.
Judge Trout, of San Francisco, up
held the statute of limitations against
Mrs. Craven, alleged contract wife"
of James G.. Fair.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-09-29
CONDENSED ITEMS.
NEWS OF INTEREST CAUGHT FROM
THE WIRES.

Short Paragraphs of Some of the Events "f
the Past Few Days-Crimes, Casualties,
and Matters of General Interest Given in
Condensed FoIsr.
Thursday, Sept. FL.
Union tailors in Toledo struck for an
increase of prices on piece work.
Walter Loew, who had been missing
from his home at Chicago since July,
is dead at Dunning insane asylum. His
relatives learned of his insanity after
his death.
Florence Marryat Mrs. Francis
Lean, the novelist, is dying at Brigh
ton, England.
Secretary Gage and wife are at Chi
cago for few days previous to going
farther west.
There are three cases of small pOx
among the soldiers at the Preside, the
military post near San Francisco.
The Standard Oil company will fight
the antitrust law of Nebraska.
None of the cabinet will be present
at the New York Dewey reception, be-
cause with the president the members
will meet the admiral at Washington.
Yesterday was Garibaldi day for the
10000 Italians in Chicago. 1t was the
anniversary of Garibaldis triumphal
entry into Rome, and was duly cele-
brated.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-09-29
Friday, Sept 22.

Friday, Sept 22.
The Spanish government will pay no
interest on Cuban bonds.
A fall of rocks from the center Of
the Horseshoe Falls at Niagara has
had the effect of restoring it to the
shape from which it derived it's name.
Almost a thousand more miners in
West Virginia joined the strike.
Martin Markwardt was seriously hurt
at Chicago while saving the life of his
dog The animal was standing in
front of an approaching train.
Mayor Harrison will, perhaps, be the
Democratic candidate for governor Of
Illinois.
Grover Cleveland will deliver lec-
lures on 'Some Phases Of Public Life
to students of Princeton college.
Peter Jackson, the negro pugilist, is
dangerously i'll with pneumonia at Vic
toria, 3. G.
Disastrous earthquakes, lasting a
week, are reported in the vicinity Of
Juneau, Alaska.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-10-06
The lmperialist's Greed.
The Outlook.

believe in keeping up the old war
taxes to prevent trade with Europe,
and the new war taxes to force trade
with Asia.
/ believe in the exclusion of ignor-
ant Europeans, and the inclusion of
more ignorant Asiatics.
believe in u protective tariff where
farmers would trade abroad, but in
free trade where manufacturers seek a
market.
believe the public cannot manage
monopolies at home, but can manage
subject races on the other side Of the
globe.
believe in home rule for Ireland,
but in alien rule for the Spanish Is-
lands.
/ believe in Monroe doctrine
which forbids Europe to interfere with
self-government in America, but per-
mits America to interfere with self
government in Asia.
] believe that the blacks have o
right to govern themselves, but that
whites and blacks have right to gov
ern the yellows.
/ believe that taxation without
representation is tyranny when ap-
piled to us, but philanthropy when
applied by us.
/ believe that governments get
their Just powers from the consent of
the governed in America, but of the
conscious superiority of governors in
Asia.
believe that militarism and for.
eign broils are the refuge of despotism
in Europe, and Republicanism in
America.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-10-06
NOW THE DEWEY SKIRT,
1t Takes the Place Of the Spanish FIounce. at
One Time in Such Great Vogue.


Long before the present war was
thought of a fashion was introduced
here which, first spoken OF, was de-
clared by the women altogether out OF
the question. 1t was skirt cut in
the "Spanish fiounce" shape. Doubt
less, the first woman who faced the
ordeal of feminine criticism by appear
ing in one of these skirts was brave
person. She certainly caused futter
in the feminine world.
Those who had never seen the skirt
were outspoken in their decision not
to be drawn into having one cut after
that pattern, but when some woman
sailed by in all the glory of the "sea-
son of '9S" Spanish nounce, they
could not help admiring its graceful
ness and style, and straightway went
and ordered one made.
Unlike its prototype of Is or 20
years ago, which was the death-blow
to any grace or beauty of figure, when
worn by stout woman the new skirt
was boon to the woman who was
growing tieshy. 1t made her look
tall and slender, it gave to her lines
which she had never been able to at
tain before, and it was far and away
the most becoming style which had
ever been invented by the fashion pur-
veyors for the short fat woman.
Ouce this fact was realized, the sue
cess OF the Spanish founce was Sc
cured. 1t became the rage. Every
material, whether appropriate or not,
was found made up in a Spanish
fiounce. 1t was the triumph of the
season. Nothing in the way of
skirt ever before created such furore.
Then came the war with Spain, and
the women asked: "Shall we con-
tinue to call this mode, the greatest
success OF many seasons, by the name
Of that hated race which we are doing
our best to wipe off the face of the
gloIeY
Certainly mott" was tina prompt
answer
"What shall we call it? What can
we call it which will symbolic its un-
precedented victory?" were the next
questions. And some women imbued
with patriotism and genius declared it
should be called "The Dewey Skirtw
So the hero of Manila and the hero
inc of the mode bears the same name.
Like the commander OF the Asiatic
fleet, who swept everything before
him at the Philippines, the Dewey
skirt has swept everything before it in
the world OF fashion, and the women
could hardly pay a greater compli-
ment to the brave Rear Admiral than
by naming their victorious skirt in
his honor.