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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATUDARY, APRIL 13, 1895. WAS MISLED BY DUNN. Further Developments in the Case of the Oakland Boat Suicide. WAS HER NAME FORSYTHE!? The Man Was in ValleJo Last Night. He Has Quite a Record. here were new developments yesterday \e case of the girl who juniped off the 1d ferry-boat into the bay, and left d which showed that she was i ng frame of mind through ; been betrayed by one C. W. Dunn. y. particulars as far as known con- duce to place Dunn in a very bad light. Everything goes to show that Dunn has | ade an unenviable record for himself all along the Pacific Coast in the same role in which he fignres in this case. The unfortunate victim left a number of letters, to which she had signed the name “Nettie Chase.” That was not her name. Her right name, according to statements made by a number of persons who profess to be friends of the missing girl, ‘was Mary Elizabeth Forsythe. They assert that she was frequently in the company of C. W. Dunn, whose right name is said to be Dunning. Miss Forsythe came to o nver, Colo., about e had met Dunning on t between Ogden and nd had become intimate Forsythe, it is_said, fol- s city, but it bas ved an income amount not known— ng benefited by this TS 2go. bound w d tha month ords of the United States Secret Department i i show that Dun W. Dunn, or s been in pursuit of queer es for some time. On arrested by United pector Erwin on & charge jresenting himself as an as then Dunn > was 1der the nam es Brooks i been printe however, did not e did not use | ie Government, 1 the necessary as held in cus was subsequer nce suffic unning was | about in St. | ne to be her, I will ndrel is. 1| ress of this man, who | as_far as 1 know, | atned n short time | d until two | y g in Napa and other He ran away with a girl one was married at no, but the | age and her brother attempted ay. Heled Miss Chase to be- a single man, be 10W 110t the present ac but his full n, and he a triy ks ago has be towns. He on Chase i intend street, but she did not want assumed name to keep her 7 Mason street there lives a hand- ) g woman who says she is the : of C. W. Dunn, the man in the case asked about her husband and i on with the young woman who ym the ferry-boat, Mrs. Dunn said : ung woman in guestion out of her head. My hus- are for women other than t home now and I don’t il be home—perhaps in a I ps ina month. As to the story he betrayed the lady who has given her name as -Nettie Chase, I believe it. If he had done thing he would have told me » has been the cogno- n or Dunning has for some time. The handsome n has left a record and is known ted in several towns outside Francisco as will be seen by the fol- ALUM wh PET hasa bad n znd hnd several snged husband, and He was | Dunn | ing Nettie Dunn arrived in Va 1d paid a vi. he did not tie Oakland t mornin boet now the woma. at, and announced m Huwkins ¢ sco to-night and al h ¢ nothi n asked to give his side of th yman who took her life I do not | but I will identify her 1f body is re- ed and -I n do s en shown the iting of ters he fei 1 10 recog- it, and shook his heed wi h surprise. Quality, not quantity, is what the people want. Continued trials prove that a gle teaspoonful of Dr. Price’s is worth hle the quantity of any other baking powder. — - AN EASTER GREETING. Pupils of Bernal Heights School Send a Basket of Flowers to Superin- tendent Moulder. Three little schoolgirls climbed up the front steps of Superintendent Moulder’s residence on Bush street last evening a little before 6 o’clock, rang his bell and to the servant who answered handed the great basket of flowers they were carrying, with the request that he “Please give them to Mr. Moulder.” The flowers were the Easter greeting of the Bernal Heights School Garden Club and Circle. When Superintendent Moulder came Lome and found the perfect garden of flowers spread out in his parlor he was as much pleased over the pretty compliment y schoolboy might be with & new cle. He said the present of a gold- led cane could not have touched him In an (-nvolope attached to one of the bunches was the iollowing note: Mr. Moulder, Superintendent—DEARS1R: Yonr interest in school gardens and your love of flowers have prompted us tosend you these few blossoms, many of which were plucked from the school garden. The wiid ones are from the fields near us. May they serve to canvey to you our Easter greetings. Pupils of Bernal Heights School. few blossoms comprised great bunches of callas, forget-me-nots, La France roses, California poppies, mar- guerites, walltlowers and others. A bunch of daisies was marked, ““Our school flower.” In another envelope was written in a clear schoolgirl band a short history of the Bernal Heights Garden Club, which was bicy \ The | Some organized as long ago as January, 1891, with the object of ‘‘planting and keeping in order a garden in the schoolyard.” The duty of the president of the club is to “‘see that every member delegated to work shall do the work assigned him,” and “‘every member must learn all he can about the cultivation of plants, suggest plans for beautifying the school grounds and encourage all persons to beauntify their grounds.” All this came to the superintendent with the force of an inspiration. ‘‘This is the only way my hope of seeing all the school grounds beautified may be realized,” he said, “just through organizations like this. I'hope to see something of the kind in every school. When I have visitors who want to see the schools I shall take them to Bernal Heights after this.” The Bernal Heights school is on Cort- land avenue, uear Moultrie street, Miss M. E. Keating principal BUDD'S APPOINTMENTS. Military Affairs to Be Taken Up Early the Coming Week. Governor Budd declares that the Board of Health will be appointed without regard to politics. Its members, he says, will be chosen for their special fitness alone, and one of the four will be a Republican. “I do not know whom I will appoint,” he saia. “I will make no choice for three weeks. In abouta week I will come to | San Francisco and will carefully investi- ate the fitness of the various candidates.” The boundary lines of the three military prigade distriets will be marked out in the next few days. Then the Governor will name the brigadier-generals, At present he refuses to say who the lucky men are and intimates that he is_in doubt whether to make Fresno or Los Angeles the headquarters of the Southern 5 Brigade. i From a political standpoint, of course, Los Angeles has the strongest claims. From a military point of view, Fresno pre- sents many advantages, the chief of which, according to the Governor,is that as a base of supplies it would not belikely to be interfered with by a foreign warlike na- tion. This fact assumes importance when Mr. Budd follows it up by stating that every action in regard to the National Guard will be taken for military reasons. MR, LNERHASH WILL QU R. A. McDonald’s Counsel Wishes to Withdraw From the Case. Interesting Testimony Re- garding the McDonald Finances. An interesti g point, involving a dra- | matic scene, came up in Judge Murphy’s esterday, relieving the monotony of w and motion” day. The issne was ice filed by Attorney E. J. Livernash of on to ask leave of the court to with- not inten | draw from his position as attorney for R. H. McDonald Jr. in the case now pending aga him. Hismotion to this effect was | opposed by R. H. McDonald Jr., who was represented for this purpose by Attorney W. H. Jordan. R. H. McDonald Jr. was in court, hav- ing been brought in by attendants and de- posited on a bench, where he lay through- out the proce , tenderly cared for by his wife, his head being swathed by band- s. District Attorney Barnes appeared, anx- ious to have the McDonald case set, and graduslly the courtroom filled = with lawyers keenly interested in the question of an attorney’s rights to Lis clients. Attorney Jordan made the opening mo- tion that Attorney Livernash be resirained from deserting his client. He produced a contract signed by Livernash agreeing, in consideration of the payment of $1300, to serve R. H. .\Xcl)unn}d Jr. as attorney until the termination of the cases against him, without further fee. Livernash then took the stand, and stated that it would be useless for him to remain as attorney for R. H. McDonald Jr., as the latter and wife refused to follow qut the linefof defense which he desired to offer. He said that that- line of defense was in- sanity,but that his client would not accede to it nor supply nim with the necessary funds to pursue this line. He had asked for $1500 to follow up his line of defense and it had been refused. *I undertook to defend McDonzald,” said Livernash, “and I believe he could be ac- quitted if my line is followed out, but it is useless for me to remain in the case on any other terms. Ionly ask that they put up the money I ask if ‘they can. I regret ex- ceedingly that these intimate matters be- tween counsel and client should be brought out, and that the time of the court should be taken up with such a small matter.” I do not regard it as a small matter,” rejomned Judge Murphy. “There is an important principle involved here—the duty of an attorney to bis client. I hold it 'y ful whether an attorney who as a ment to defend a client, and who has received compensation ‘there- for, has any right to withdraw. I bave always zealously guarded the rights of attorneys, and I ‘also think clients have | some rights. Here is a contract, Mr. Liver- nash, which appears binding upon you.” “I have served this client faithfully for a year,” went on Attorney Livernash, “and 1 submit that it is useless for me to con- inue. 1do not wish to be invoived in the lure of his case through no fault of mine.” ‘I don’t think you have any option in the matter,” said the court, and Livernash stepped dowr: to make way for Mrs. R. H. McDonald Jr. Mrs. McDonald, in reply to questions by Attorney Jordan, stated that she had no means wherewith to satisfy Livernash’s demands, “I have a few hundred dollars,” she said, “I don%t know how mahy. I had $5000 when the trial began, and Mr. Livernash has spent $3000 of that. I have two chil- dren to support. Yes, I object, I object to Livernash being discharged.” Attorney Livernash proceeded to ques- tion the witness as to her knowledge of the disposition of the $3000 alleged to have been given to him. Mrs. McDonald admitted that Dr. Jenkinson had been paid; also A. L. Jennings $325, General Willey $50, Judge Darwin $300, besides others for gathering 2000 aftidavits, Liver- nash himself bad paid for presenting the elaborate motion for a change of venue. Mrs. McDonald said she left $800 at one time in the safe for Livernash, and Dr. McDonald had sent him $500. Aftefward she remembered it was $300 for him and $200 for Judge Darwin. Finally the motion_was submitted and the trial of the McDonald case was set for May 13. . To strike the shackles of dyspepsia from a’ suffering people is a part of the a“i“iun of Dr, Price’s }Jream Baking Pow- er. —_———— Little Willie Not in It. Professor Wormwood is exhibiting his trained monkeys and dogs at the Fountain this week. In the crowd that left the theater yesterday afternoon was a middle- aged man accompanied bY his bright little daughter, who did not look over 7 years old.” Her comments were enthusiastic and original. “Say, pop, I liked_those little men mon- keys, and x wish I had some of 'em for brothers and sisters. They can undress emselves, and that’s more’'n our Willie can do.”’—Cincinnati Tribune. . Sir Benjamin Richardson, & noted Eng- lisk physician, thinks that the normal pe- riod of human life is about 110 years, and that seven out of ten average people ought to live that long, if they took proper care of themselves. WOMAN'S ADVARCEMENT, Preparations Under Way for a Pacific Coast Congress. THE HOME TO BE DISCUSSED. Meeting of Representatives at the Young Men’s Christian Assoclation. A preliminary meeting for the purpose of developing interest in the Woman's Congress, which will convene in this city on May 20, was held yesterday afternoon at the Young Men’s Christian Association. The attendance was large and thorcughly representative of that progressive element which seeks to lead popular thought to a higher conception of the home, and to make clear its position in industrial, social and political affairs. The “new” woman was not prominently in evidence, but the “home”’ woman was everywhere, and when Rev. C. O. Brown, in the course of an address pregnant with striking epi- grams, said, “The home is the dynamo of the world and the fireside is the thermom- eter of the republic,” she cheered lustily. Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper presided, and in her brief address of welcome spoke of what had been accomplished in the past by such gatherings as the one proposed and what was hoped for in the future. She called attention to the general topic of discussion at the coming congress—the home—and expressed a desire that a widespread in- terest might be kindled toa broader in- telligence and better understanding of that half of human affairs in which woman is pre-eminently concerned. Mrs. Cooper then introduced Rey.C. O. Brown of the First Congregational Church, who asked for divine blessing and guid- ance. Secretary McCoy of the Y. M. C. A. was then presented, and spoke as follows: This is primarily the ege of woman and never, possibly, in the history of the world has she so come to the front and taken her legiti- mate place as during the past few years, and I am sure I voice the sentiment of all true men when I say that every man who respects and protects womanhood rejoices in_the progress she is making to-day. She hasentered the busy marts of commercirl life, the halls of educa- tion and of other public institutions. ; The Young Men's Christian Association in San Francisco and throughout the country owes a debt of gratitude to the women. I re- member on my arrival here fourteen yeers ago & committee of eminent women wai and welcomed me to this city, and were re- joiced in the fact thatI had come here to do Wwhat I could for the moral elevation of yi manhood, and pledged their symputhy their co-operation as far as it might be prac- ticable in the furtherance of our great work for young men. ; The old building on Sutter street was unin- viting, and I suggested to the ladies that there ought'to be raised at least $6000 for refurnish. ing and beautifying those quarters in order o make them atiractive to young men. They voted unanimous t do 1t, and within six weeks every dollar of money was raised, and the building made as besutiful and attractive as possible. God biess the mothers and the sisters and the wives who are doing 5o much for the moral tone and spiritual elevation of every community. Miss Mollie E. Connors of the Oakland High School was the next speaker. Miss Connors said in part: After all perhaps itis & graceful thing to have Oakland represented here this afternoon. Poor little Oakland, her older sister has been so jeal- ous of her always, and all because she had the good fortune, once upon a time, to choose the right side of the bay. ‘rom & business pointof view, too, she has been looked upon with much distavor, though many of these same business men establish. homes and help to keep Oakland what she has aiways been—e. city of schools, churches and homes—an eminenily satisfactory condition of affairs, however, from the standpoint of woman. Much has been said in regard to the merits of any congress—this coming together of people interested in the same subject. One fault, which was perhaps justly found with the programme of last year, was that men were not represented upon it; of course, there can never be any true, happy woman world in which man shall not have a” representative in- fluence; no congress hereafter can be consid- ered & perfect success uuless there can be ex- pressed therein the best thought of both men and women. Yet man would not have been interesting in the subject under discussion—Woman. He could only theorize. All through the has been ever fond of “harping on my ter”; we know his opinions of her—the come to us in song and story all through the ages, a little running refrain of “‘Be to her vir- tues very kind, be to her taults a little blind.” We are all familiar with the woman whom man has idealized; we haye not much use for her however, we c&n set up ideals of our own, much higher, much nobler, much truer to the given conditions. As for man, he has much to study, much to learn in the future, before it would be possible for him to fairly take part in any discussion which has for its subject— Woman. 2 Al the same he did not like being left out last year. He argued that it was a sign of our narrowness, and oune of our. leading lights here in San Francisco was heard to say in piaintive accents, “It 1s in order now for the men to cull & convention and therein offer up our heartfelt thanks to heaven that no resolu- tions relative to our utter extermination were passed by the women.” Of course, too, there are the humorous things that seem to gather, more especially abouta women's meeting—and for wnich we must expect good-natured raillery. We have made a good beginning for May in the subiect chosen, “The Home.” "All study now to be of any vaine must employ the historical meihod, and it is a matter of congratulation thata 1little band of women on this far-off western coast should be able to send out ascheme of study so thoroughly in harmony with advanced thought. Repeated failures have taught the good_school people that the student cannot take in at once what has been the result of the eoncentrated thought of ages—the student in the order of history must go through the vari- ous steps which man has taken if he Is to get a true appreciation of his subject. Your com- mittee has ?’“‘“"“" the study along these latest lines of work. Scientific research is part of the brightest work of the duy. One is glad to see it given so much prominence in a prosramume which from its subject might well be handled from the emotional side. There is no special men- tion of child study, which bids fair to be the lifework of some of ‘our best educators, but no doubt it will be ably considered in some of our discussions. And, lastly, what of the spirit which should animate us in preparing for this congress? Surely it must be a spirit of work, of study, & striving to reach after all the truth the con- gress may hold for us. There must be above alla setiing for ourselves of high ideals, for after all, her ideal is the true measure of the woman. The true woman of to-day will not look back- ward, prond of her advancement, of her schievement in_the past, but with & rare sim- plicity she will look forward to the beautiful womanhood the future may make possible; rand in her humility, she will signify and ieep sacred the name of woman. To dignify womanhood is the mission of the Woman's Lougress, the surest way to elevate great Struggling humanity. May there be light to guide us; ktrength given to help us. Malke no more giants, God, But elevate the race at once! We ask 7To put forth jusi our strength, our human strength, Gifted alike, all engle-eyed, true-hearted, See If we cunnot beat thine angels yet. Such is our task! Can one add more to the words of Paracelsus? Rev. William Rader of the First Congre- ational Church, Oakland, followed Miss Connots, speaking brieily of the influence of the home in all the affairs of life and the necessity for a high moral standard around the hearth, where early impres- sions are taken on and worn through life. “The need of the world to-day,” said Dr. Rader, “is a generation of noble mothers.” Dr. €. 0. Brown and Dr. Hirst both had encouraging words to say for the move- ment, and predicted as the result of such meetings as the coming congress a sturdier and nobler national life. ' The latter paid a high tribute to the work of Mrs. Frances Willard and Mrs. Cooper in their efforts for the uplifting of women. Amon{ those present were: Mrs. William Alvord, Miss Kate Atkinson, Mrs. George Bar- stow, Miss Mary D, Bates, Miss M. D, fx'umck, Miss May Bourne, Dr. Amy_Bowen, Mrs, John M. Burneit, dirs. A. M. Burns. 3. Isidore Burus, Mrs. A. B. Butler, Mrs. Daniel Cal- laghan, Mrs. Marriner Campbell, Mrs. W, B. Carr, Mrs. Helen A. Carter, Mrs. May L. Cheney, Mrs.'J. G. Conrad, Mrs. P. B. Cornwall, Mrs. Mary Lynde Craig, Mrs. Ella Sterling Cumimins, Mrs. Frances Davies, Mrs. Horace Davis, Mrs. James R. Deane, Mrs. Louis P. Drexler, Mrs. W. B. Ewer. Mrs, Nellie Blessing Eyster, Mrs. Lillian P. Ferguson, Mrs. Mary A. Flint, Mrs. Clara Foltz, Miss J. George, Mrs. H. Gibbons Jr., Mrs. Muaria F. Grey, Mrs.'A. 8. Hallidie, Miss Sarah D. Hamiin, Mrs. W. B, Harrington, Mrs. Rulph C. Harrison, Mrs. Phabe Hearst, Mrs. Charles Holbrook. Mrs. Moses Hopkins, Miss Caroiine C. Jackson, Miss F. M. Jewett, Mrs. E. P, Keeney, Miss Cordelia Kirkiand, Mrs. Mary Ciay Knapp, Miss Isabelle Knight, Miss Mary Lake, Dr. Lucia M. Lane, Mrs. Jerome Lincoln, Mrs. Robert Mackenzic, Mrs. V. G. Maddox, § Lillie J. Martin, Mrs. Ruth McFee, Mr: ferrill, Dr. Emms Sutro Merritt, Mrs. W Mills, Mrs. H. K. M M. son, Miss Josie T. Miss Rose O'Hal Miss Jean Parker, Mm. Sturtevant Peet, Mirs. W. P. Redington, A. Sargent, Dr. Elizabeth Sargent, Mrs. W. H. Sears, Mrs. W. R. Shaiter, Mrs. A. D. Sharon, Mrs, L. &, Sherman, Mrs. Robert Sherwood, Miss Miliicént W. Shinn, Miss Harriet M. Skidmore, Dr. Virginia T. Smiley, Rev. Lila F. Sprague, Mrs. E. W, Steele, Mrs. Horatio Stebbins, Miss Anna M. Stoyell, Mrs. F. J. Symmes, Mrs. A.T. Toomey, Mrs. Frona E. Waite, Mrs. Cyrus Walker, Mrs. Philip Weaver, Miss Mary B. West, Mrs, Lovell White, Mrs. Horue: Mrs. L. 8. Wil R. Wilson, ) Withrow, Mrs. Mrs. s. Granvili Mrs. Lloyd Baldwin, Dr. C Miss Sophie E. Carlton, Mrs. Remi Chabot, Mrs. 3rs. B. F. Dunham, Miss Ray ‘anborn_ Ginn, Mrs. D. W. Gel- wicks, Mrs. Emma Shatter Howard, Mrs. Harrict Howe, Mrs, L. G. Judd, Mrs. Grace M. Kimball, Dr. Mary Knox, Miss Mary Lambert, Mrs. J. G. Lemmon, Mrs. H. P. Livermore, Mrs. McChes- ney, Mrs. A. B. Nye, Mrs. A. A. Pennoyer, Mrs. Pedar Sather, Dr. 8. L_Shuey, Mrx, Asa Simp- son, Mrs. F. M. Smith, Mrs. Frederick . Strat- ton, Mrs. Gordon Stolp, Miss Carrie A. Vincent, Mrs. Henry Wedsworth and Miss Anita Whit: ney. A FIGHT WITH A" FIEND, Desperate Struggle Between a Physician and a Mor- phine Maniac. orge O es M, Pierce, E. Pendleton, Presence of Mind and Chloroform Saved Dr. W. O. Wilcox’s Life. Dr. W. 0. Wilcox, the demonstrator of anatomy of the California Medical College, had a narrow escape from death yesterday at the hands of a maddened morphine- eater. Had the physician lost his nerve for a single instant under the trying ordeal to which he was subjected a far different ending to the affair would have been re- corded. Dr. Wilcox returned from the college of the faculty of which he is a member about 12 o'clock. In the patients’ sitting-room stood a young man of about 20 years, of light build and that sallowness of complex- ion which betokens the excessive use of Dr. W. 0. Wilcox. {From a photograph.] some deadly drug. His eyesglared fiercely, and he trembled with suppressed excite ment. He appeared to know the physician, but to the doctor he was a complete stranger. “He told me he desired to see me urg- ently,” said Dr. Wilcox in speaking of the affair. *‘I readily detected that he wasa morphine fiend, and, as I do not care to treat such patients, I told him he would have to go elsewhere. I entered the con- sulting-room, and. despite my protest, he followed me. I threatened to remove him by force, whereupon he burst into tears and begged I would give him only one ‘shot’ of the drug. I hesitated, and, think- ing I was about to refuse for the second time, his manner became threatening. In the next moment I was in the presence of a veritable madman.” 3 Instead of being a supplicant for favors, the morphine fiend now commanded that his request be complied with. On the op- erating table lay a keen surgeon’s knile, with a blade six inches in length. The madman’s attention was now directed to- ward it, and in another moment he had possessed himself of it and was waving it with ferocious energy. < “Give me morphine, or I will cut your heart out!” he hissed. Dr. Wilcox felt that he wasin a tight place, but he did not lose his presence of mind or evince any fear whatever. He laughed at the fellow’s threat, but he ad- mits the effort was a sickly one. 3 I thought of calling for help,” said he, “but I feared that would precipitate mat- ters. The fellow showed by his conduct that he thought only of wrenkh:{ venge- ance on me, and in fact, he had forgotten all about morphine. I'stood near my drug- case, and the first object that my eye rested upon was a six-ounce bhottle of chloroform. I quickly grabbed it, and had hardly done so when the fiend made a lunge at me with the knife. I removed the cork, and as he followed me I dashed some of the liquid into his face. It stopped him for a moment, and in the interval I soaked my handkerchief with the fluid. He sprang at me again, and the next in- stant I grabbed his right arm with my left hand and with the other held the sat- urated handkerchief over his mouth and nostrils. He struggled furiously, but as he was physically weak I succeeded in holding him long enough to give the chloroform a chance to do its work. It only took a minute, and in the next mo- ment he sank to the floor completely anesthetized. I then gave him a ‘shot’ of morphine, and when he became conscious he disclaimed all knowledge of his attack upon me and left the office. I never saw him before, and hope never to see him again.”’ > Dr. Wilcox escaped without a scratch, but his coat was badly cut. The incident, he says, was an exciting one which he will never forget. Mrs. U. S. Grant believes the best women to be the true wives and mothers. ‘Phey always use Dr. Price’s Cream Baking Powder. Cim et Pointer on Capitol Removal, All have heard the story of the minister who was tabooed in Minneapolis because he took his text from 8t. Paul. The riv- alry is still at high tide. The Minneapolis Tribune says: “All of the babies born in 8t. Paul Monday were girls and there were eleven of them. The boys are evidently giving thatold town a wide berth and look- ing for more promising localities to settle inj at any rate there were fourteen of them born in Minneapolis the same day. There's a pointer on capitol removal that can't be 1gnored.” SR e S e Dress Pants for Easter. Men's Plain and Favcy Worsted Pants, $1 50 per pair. Men’s All-wool Tweed ard Fancy Cassimere Pants, nobby patterns, $2 50 per puir. L. V. Mette, ‘the old 1 X L 016 t0 430 earny street, corner Commercial » e e Belgium took its name from the Belge, a warlike tribe, which inhabited it beliro the time of Christ. S Annetie Buckel, | SLOSS WINS HIS POINT, A Motion for a Nonsuit in His Case Against Wasserman . Granted. JUDGE TROUTT IS DIRECT. In an Opinion He Defends in a Strong Manner the Purity of Justice. Judge Troutt yesterday granted the non- suit prayed for in the suit of Wasserman against Sloss. The court prefaced his de- cision with an exhaustive review of the evidence leading thereto. The opinion contained the following: In the case of Wasserman vs. Sloss the de- fendant has moved for a nonsuit based vir- tually on two grounds. He urges that the con- tract set forth in the complaint contravenes publie pol!c?’ and hence that Flalnflfl cannot obtain relief. And he urges also that the evi- dence adduced on the part of plaintiff is not sufficient to enable the court to declare a trust in any portion of the property received from plaintiff, The plaintiff alleges substantially that in May, 1888, he ana the defendant were stock- holders of the Alaska Commercial Company, and that tywo certain leases, one of which nad been issued to the company by the United States and the other by Russia, conferring cer- tain privileges in relation to seal-fishing, were about to expire; and that defendant then said to plaintiff that in order to renew said leases or either of them it would be necessary for de- fendant to be in such a position as o enable him to interest certain persons high in au- thority and influence in the respective under- takings and with the respective Governments; that all of the members of said company should be willing to make some sacrifiges to that end, and that it would be indispensable for defend- ant to leave a certain amount of stock of the old company at his disposal, to be used 13. him in and about the procuringof the said new leases, and that said negotiations could not be successfully conducted by defendant unless he had the said shares of stock at his disposal to be used in the aioresaid manner. The decision then recited the facts that Wasserman had transferred 400 shares of the capital stock of the company, and ulti- mately sold them at $80 a share to enable Sloss to succeed in obtaining the new leases. The decision then continues: At all times, and especially in these days when charges of bribery and corrupt conduct are made flippantly or seriously, maliciously or conscientiously, on the streets or in the pub- lie press, it becomes & court ot justice to view with distrust and carefully to construe any contract that aims to secure the aid of persons who are supposed to have personal influence with public officers, Contracts contemplating the use of secret influences with public officers or calculated to induce the use of such influ- ence, or tending to introduce improper pe sonal solicitation or influence as elements in the procurcment of contracts from public offi- cers are held to be illegal and void as against public policy. It has been said that the foundation of a re- public is the virtue of its citizens. The{ are at onee sovereigns and subjects. As the jounda- tion is undermined the structure is weakened. The theory of our Government is that 21l pub- lic stations are trusts, and that those clothed with them are to be animated in the discharge of their duties sol y considerations of right, justice and the public good. But there is & correlative duty resting upon the citizen. In his intercourse with those in authority,whether executive or legislative, touching the per- formance of their functions he is bound to ex- hibit trust, frankness and integrity. Any departure from the lines of rectitude in such cases is not only bad in morals, but involves a public wrong. The opinion of Mr. Justice Field was quoted to the effect that the courts refuse recognition to agreements against public policy; also the famous decision in the case of Oscanyan vys. The Winchester Re- peating Arms Company, and similar de- cisions to the same eflect. The decision concludes: From the evidence submitted in behalf of the plaintiff in this action it clearly appears to the court that in y, 1%88, when plaintiff became a party to ¢ {leged contract, he was an in- telligent and shrewd man, well acquainted with the ways of the world and thoroughly conversant with the affairs of the Alaska Com- mereial Company, and in construing the afore- said contract in the light of the authorities cited, the court feels satisfied that it is tainted with moral turpitude, and that the plaintiff. in the eye of the law, contemplated such an improper use of the stock which he transferred to defendant as would tend to contravene good } morals and public policy. He who comes into a court of equity must come with clean hands, The motion for nonsuit is granted. The attorneys for the plaintiff declare that this is only “first blood” for the de- fendant, as the case will be carried further. The World's wife says that Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder is the purest and best. THE WAY OF THE CAOSS Impressive Good Friday Ser- vices in the Catholic Churches. l Archbishop Riordan Preaches on the Crucifixlon at St. Mary’s. The Good Friday services in the Catholic churches yesterday began at early dawn and lasted long into the night, “They were attended by great multitudes of people, and the scenes at the different places of worship were solemn and impressive. In the morning the Mass of the Pre- sanctified was celebrated, and during the day and evening the Way of the Cross was recited. It was the day of the crucifixion; the day on which the Son of God poured out his blood for the redemption of the world, and all Christians esteem the his- torical anniversary as of especial® sig- nificance. In England business is sus- pended and the day is observed as a sacred holiday. Probably the greatest throngs wefe seen at 8t. Ignatius Church. The large edifice was crowded. People, mostly women, passed in and out of the church during the day, and from 12 to 3 o'clock P. M.e the three hours’ agony of the Savior on the cross, hundreds were unable to gain ad- mittance. The church was draped in pur- ple to mark the solemnity of the occasion, while a figure of the Savior, blood flowing from his wounds, was fixed to a great cross at the altar. Here the Jesuit ‘Freacher. Rey. Father Woods, discoursed on the dying words of the crucified one. ‘This devotion is new in San Francisco, and isonly observed at St. Ignatius Church, It is intended to commemorate the three hours, . uring which our Lord suffered the agonizing tortures of the crucifixion. and was devised by Father Alphonsus Messia of the Society of Jesus, who first intro- duced it in the city of Lima, in Pern, about the year 1715. It was soon spread through South America and Mexico, thence to Europe, and is now practiced in man, churches throughout the Catholic world. It consists of a series of short discourses on the seven last words of our Lord on the cross, interspersed with sacred music, both vocal and instrumental, and with prayers appropriate to the occasion. Its object is to animate all faithful Christians to meet with grateful hearts the love of our Savior, Jesus Christ, who endured a three hours’ bitter agony upon the cross; and to renew the memory of the veré da; and the very hours in which he suffere death. % Another striking incident of the Good Friday services was the silence of the bells. They had not been rung since Hol Thursday. The whole service wasintende to represent the sorrow and gloom of the world, and everything was as hushed and silent’ as the grave. The bells will be silent until Easter, when they will peal forth in honor of the resurrection. Archbishop Riordan preached a powerful sermon on the crucifixion at 8t. Mary’s Cathedral in the evening. Theassemblage was 5o large that there was not standing room in the edifice, and many listened to the discourse from the stone steps without. The Archbishop began by speaking of the last supper, and carried his listeners through all the sufferings of the Savior to his death on the cross. He spoke of Christ as “the apostle of love who went forth to Calvary to redeem mankind.” “And to-night,” he said, ‘‘we come to the foot of the cross to meditate and to weep; to learn how much he loved us; to realize our own ingratitude for that love. *You all know about the passion of our Lord. For nineteen hundred years the cross has been lifted up on high through- out the world as the symbol of God’s love for man.” The Archbishop here most eloquently pictured the betrayal of the Savior, who, as prisoner, though the Son of God, ‘*knelt beneath the olive trees and there began the agonies preceding his death”; how he “Tn(»kml down the ages and foresaw the sins of man throughout all time.” The distinguished prelate here plunged into the condition of things at the time of the crucitixion, reviewing historical inei- dents in most graphic detail, and closed with a beautiful and touching peroration on the last suffering of the Savior as he hung nailed to the cross. The Archbishop will celebrate the solemn high mass at the Cathedral on Easter Sun- day, and the following choir will render the musical services: Overture, orchestra; Haydn’s third mass, the Imperial, with full orchestra and choir; offertory, ‘“Regina Ceeli,” P. Giorza. Theodore G. Yogt, con- ductor; Robert A. Willig, leader of or- chestra; Everett Pomeroy, organist and director. In the evening Rosewig's Ves- gers will be sung. Choir—Sopranos, Mrs. E. Wilson, Miss L. Goodman, Miss E. . Byrne, Miss M. H. Higgins, Miss M. Mohun, Miss Lang, Miss Hayes, Miss Panola, Miss Schmidt; alto, Miss Sullivan; tenors, Charles Goetting, D. B. Moody; basso, S. J. Sandy. : There will be special musical services at all the Catholic churches on Easter. AN IMPRESSIVE GREEK RITUAL. Services at the Russian Cathedral Celebrated by Bishop Nicolas. With all the ceremonious ritual of the established church of Greece there was held tast night at the Russian cathedral the regular services of the day which is called Good Friday by the ‘modern churches. The Right Rev. Bishop Nicolas of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands, the head of the Greek church here, performed the services in most solemn manner. Accord- ing to the Greek Kalends there is a varia- tion of time between the various days cele- brated by the church, but yesterday the Good Friday of the Greek church fell si- multaneously with that of the other re- ligious calendars, and as a natural conse- quence the cathedral on Powell street was crowded. ¢ Every priest and acolyte wore the full robes of his office, and the air within the church, where all was decoration and color effects, was heavy with the incense being burned. Instead of calling it Good Friday, the Greek church called yesterday Holy and Great Saturday. The religious day does not begin until 7 o’clock, as the ritual says: ‘‘About the seventh hour the bells are rung for matins.” Long before the bells had ceased to ring the cathedral was crowded. So strong was the religious sentiment that every other person in the building held a taper, or candle, burning. The highly decorated robes of the riests, the dimly lit cathedral and the eavy falling smoke from the censers, made a picture as unusual in this country as it was attractive. Throughout the service was the chanting undertone of the ritual. Not one person in the church, except those who had come to see and not to worsltip, failed to make the proper re- sponses. When in the course of the ritnal the symbolical body of Christ was carried through the aisles not a whisper disturbed the silence of the church. In delive Bishop Nicolas was most solemn ane effective, and the responses met his de- mand It was after 10 o’clock when the arduous ritual was completed, and even then the congregation left reluctantly. The remedy rests with the afflicted. If consumers strictly taboo so-called ‘“‘cheap” baking powders, they will not be manufac- tured. Dr. Price’s is the best, purest. LIBR_EY ASSOCIATION, The Question of Free Access to Books Considered. 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