The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 6, 1896, Page 8

s THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TEURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1896. THE GOVERNMENT LIEN 15 FIRST. Bonds of the Central Pa- cific Shown to Be Subordinate. DOYLE'S LUCID HISTORY. Judge Thurman One of the First to Note the True Situation. STRONG PROTEST TO CARLISLE. Believed to Have Stopped the Payment of the Railroad’s Bonds by the Government. In view of the fact that there appears to be far from a clear understanding on the part of the general public relative to the position of the Government and the Cen- tral Pacific Compuny as to the obligations of the securities ted during the con- struction of that road, John T. Doyle was vesterday asked to explain the exact rela- tions that exist. He gave what is proba- bly one of the most lucid expositions of the matter ever published. His history of these securities is as follows: “In July, 1894, Congress passed an act permitting the Central Pacific Railroad Company and any other company author- ized to participate in the construction of an overland railroad, upon the completion of each section of its road, twenty miles, to issue its first mortgage bonds on its re- spective roads to an amount not exceed- ing that of the bonds of the United States issued to them, and of even tenorand date, time of maturity and rate and character of interest with the Government bonds. And the lien of the United States was agreed to be subordinate to that of the bonds thus authorized to be issued. “But, of course, as the Government had a first lien on the road, and they permitted these first-mortgage bonds to be made and go in before the Government lien, with these conditions annexed, the fulfiilment of the conditions was an essential pre- requisite tv avail themselves of the privi- lege viven them by the act. ““You may issue your bonds,’ said the Government, ‘with priority over ours, on condition that you make the date the same as the date we issue to you, the amount of vour bonds the same as theamount of ours, | me of maturity to correspond | and the rate of interest and ter of the interest (the sort of money it is to be paid in) must be exactly the same. If you don’t fulfill these conditions you don't zet the privilege.’ “The Central Pacific, instead of observ- ing the conditions, issued their bonds, as shown in the following sist of their bonds ued by the Government: TRAL PACIFIC ROAD. M 88 referred the matter to the Atlorney-Gen- eral for his opinion. 2 “The bonds have not_been paid at the treasury, from which I infer that Secre- tary Carlisle does not feel warranted in paying them. ““I hear that Mr. Huntington has made an agreement. with the owners to wait upon him two or three years, but I k’now nothing about the truth of the report.” . e *DE WINTER TRIED AGAIN. The Captain of the M. P. Grace Again Answering a Charge of Brutality. All the testimony in the case «f Captain John de Winter of the ship M, P, Grac» was given yesterday bef.r2 Judge Morrow, and the cause was argued. The Judgeis to charge the jury this morning. The case presents especial interest to f sailors, as this is the third time De Winter has been arrested in this City on similar charges after returning from long voyages. In July, 1892, Captain de Winter and his first and second mates were taken into custody. They were released on heavy bonds, but the case was continued, and the crew went to sea, so the case wss 1‘m.1]1yf dismissed for lack of evidence. 0. return- ing from another voyage a month later, the captain and his second matewere chargel | THE DESERT BORAX KING, Arrival of Frederick Conn, Owner of Beds in the Saline Valley. WHY THE MARKET IS DOWN. Mr. Conn Says the Coast Product This Year Will Be Between 7000 and 8000 Tons. Trederick Conn of Big Pine, Inyo County, one of the borax kings of the country, is at the Russ. He was formerly one of the owners of the Columbia borax beds and is now in possession of the ex- FREDERICK CONN, THE NOTED OWNER OF BORAX BEDS IN THE SALINE | VALLEY. [Sketched by a “ Call” artist.] with brutal treatment. Again the case was postponed and at last dismissed. Captain de Winter returned to this port | about a month ago. Again some of bis | sailors complained of brutal treatment. Yesterday five seamen swore they saw Captain de Winter beat a_ seaman, Gus Woward, over the head with a revolver | while the man was in chains. They also | testified to brutal treatment accorded | John Babis, ancther sailor. Capta de | Winter and five other seamen testified | that the management of the ship was mild | and very pleasant. 1 W THE COURTS HAOS, Attorney Goodfellow’s Argument 2,112,000 October N ovember 10,614,120 uary 3 and | 26, Febru- | ary 17, Mortgage Bonds. 1865 — De- $320,000] cemberi.. $111,000 | |1869—July 1 24,000 1,325.000‘ Total... 85,000 822,000/ v 560| Total..... $1,870,560] “The dates were not the same as the Gevernment bonds; the time of maturity was not the same. In fact, none of the conditions corresponded. Consequently their bonds—those they call their first- mortgage bonds—were not first-mortgage bonds, and they never got preference over those of the Government, because they did not comply with the conditions under which the privilege was offered to them. “‘Their excuse for this is that in the fol- Jowing year Congress passed an act per- mitting them to issue ‘6 per centum thirty-year bonds, interest payable in any Jawful money of the UniteJ‘Smles.' upon their separate roads, and authorized them to issue these bonds to the extent of 100 miles in advance of a continuous complete line of construction. | *‘The Central Pacific people undertook | to understand this permission as a per- mission to issue first-mortgage bondsin the way bere described. But the law is incapable of that interpretation. This lat- ter act authorized them to issue an en- tirely different kind of bonds, and to an unlimited extent, but subject, of course, to the lien of the United States. “The first person whose attention was attracted to this state of things was Judge Thurman, and in the act which was passed in 1878, which was called the Thurman act, there is a recital that the Central Pacific Railroad Company has issued a lot of bonds, which if they have been ‘lawfuily jssued and disposed of would be a first lien and take precedence over the Govern- ment debt.’ But, of course, if they were not lawfnlly issued and disposed of they do not take preference. “It only needs a comparison of the bonds to see that tkey were not lawfully issued. And as to their being lawfull disposed of, the evidence before the Rail- way Commuission showed that they were disposed of like the restof the securities of the road to the gentlemen who act as directors and managers, and who have ab- sorbed the whole assets. “The bonds were called and quoted on the Stock Exchange as first-mortgage bonds and people seem to have accepted them by that name, and they have been so Jong called by that name that people have forgotten this deviation from the license which Congress gave them. +I discovered this discrepancy in study- ing this railroad question, and I wrote a letter to the Secretary of the Treasury in May last calling his attention to the fact that $2,995,000 of these bonds would come due on the Ist of July last, on which the owners would apply to him for payment, under the Thurman act, out of the sink- ing fund. I pointed out that they were not ;:ud fir?;-mortpge bonds and should not 50 paid. “I received his reply saying that he had | clerk of the court as commissioner, with in the Railroad Case. His Claim Is That Sidney M. Smith Must Stand by His Signed Contract. The suit brought by A. W. Foster, presi- dent of the San Francisco and North Pa- cific Railroad, and his associutes, to enjoin | Sidney M. Smith from breaking his signed promise not to vote his stock in the com - pary contrary to the manner in which his fellow-directors will vote at the coming election for directors, was argued and sub- mitted yesterday to Superior Judge An- gelotti at S8an Rafael. Attorney Goodfellow, in behalf of Presi- dent Foster, had the closing argument. He answered all_the allegations of Attor- rney Page for Mr. Smith, made the day previous, citing authorities to back his ar- gument. He stated that “No man can perform his duty to his fellow-man if he don’t carry out his'agreements unless the law compels him to do so.” In answer to the assertion made two days ago by Attorney Page, thateven if the court granted the restraining order, it could not compel Smith to attend the meeting and vote for Foster, Attorney | Goodfellow said: “The court can compel | Smith to be sent to jail, have his estate | sequestrated, or could simply appoint the directions to cast Smith’s vote at the meet- ing." % fn closing his argument asking that the plaintiff should be granted the injunction Attorney Goodfellow said : *An agreement for voting shares of stock in combination is not illegal or contrary to law. If supported by no other consider- ation than the consent of the parties con- | cerned any one can withdraw, but, if sup- ported by an independent consideration and under such_conditions that the with- drawal of one is injurious to the others, such an agreement cannot be abrogated without the consent of all. “In this case a breach of contract by Bmith would result in a change of management and policy of the corpora- tion and would produce a resulcing injury which could not be accurately estimated aud compensated by damages.” It was stated to the court that the meet- ing ef directors of the railroad company could be postponed from week to week, beginning next Tuesday, when the elec- tions should be held. *‘Postpone your elections, then, for two weeks,”” stated the court. “I will decide this case two weeks from next Monday.’" —_——— Everybody Buying Corn. Everybody in Kansas is buying corn, says the St. Louis Republic.” Bankers, speculator: grain-buyers, merchants, farmers, editors and others who can scrape together a few dollars are putting it into a pot with their neighbors and buying corn_with it. Empty railroad cars are standing idle all over the State. The rail- roads are nof complaining, for they know they will get the business some time. Very little corn is shipping out of the State. In the towns along the lines of railwaysa new corncrib may be seen at the rear of nearly every home. Men and women who can raise a few dollars are combining their capital and buying corn. The lumber companies are building cribs out of common fencing and storing away last year's crop. Lumbermen have sold great quantities of common fencing for corneribs. There isn’t an editor in the State that isn’t taking corn on subscrip- tion, and each has his cornerib well filled. 1t is estimated that of the 200,000,000 bush- els of corn raised in Kansas last year not more than 10 per cent has been shipped tensive borate of soda beds in the Saline Valley. These are about six miles wide by twelve miles long. The borax covers the earth like snow and lies at a depth of from six to twelve inches. Mr. Conn, who was seen yesterday, gave an interesting story of the extent of the borax beds as existing at present, the prod- uct and reason for the depression of the market. He has been an owner in borax mines for fifteen years, so that he speaks with authority. He says that Frank Smith, the Oakland borax king, who owns borax mines in Death Valley and at Calico, is responsible for the recent big drop in the market. He Lad a big contract recently with heavy borax-dealers in New York. He wanted to get another contract, but was underbid. Then Smith put down the price, which persisted in remaining down once it had been interfered with. “‘Our mines in Saline Valley are borate of soda, and nearer pure than any other on the coast,” said Mr. Conn. “There is some salt and sulphates. The beds run from 20 to 70 per cent of borax. “We sell a great deal of borax to St. Louis, Chicago and Kansas City. There is a porcelain-ware manufacturing company in St. Louis which buys in large lots of us. We also sell a great deal to the Cutting Packing Company of this City and to Ar- | mour & Co., for use in preserving meats. It has been found very useful for this pur- pose. “The borax is mow worth 23/ cents a pound for refined and 5 cents for the con- centrated. The borax has been as high as 73;{ and 8 cents. The way it is there is nothing like as much money in the busi- ness now as formerly, but probably this will not last long. *The borax of this country is confined to the coast. The mines owned by Smith are what are called colmanite, from Coleman, the pioneer merciant, one of whose men discovered the beds. They give 35 per cent of boracie acid. “There are some beds north of Reno, in Nevada, and there are also some hity miles north of Lovelocks. They are borate of lime, and not very extensive. The beds are of a grayish white color. “The output of all the borax beds a year is between 7000 and 8000 tons. The prod- uct this year will probably be close to what it has been hitherto.” Mr. Conn says it is extremely hot as a rule where his big beds are situated. Not infrequently the thermometer reacihes 120 or 130 degrees, but the air is very dry and therefore jhe heat is not so fierce as might be supposed. M. Conn will be here for some time. Mr. Trude, who is an owner with Mr, Conn, is here with him. - CALIFORNIA'S PRODUCTS, A Fine General Display to Be Made Soon at 16 Post Street. A Protest Against a Private Exposi- tion Scheme Located in New York. Since the return of J. A. Filcher, man- ager of the State Board of Trade, from the Atlanta exposition, he has been a very busy man. He is making preparations for one of the finest permanent exhibits of California products ever displayed in this City. Before his return the directors engaged the premises at 16 Post street, formerly oc- cupied by the Builders’ Exchange. There is a fine opportunity for displaying ex- hibits to their best advantage, as there i3 a large amount of ffoor space and plenty of light from the skylights. The exhibit that was taken to Atlanta will arrive here soon, two carloads having already come in. Some of the fruits pre- served in large jars may have been spoiled by the Georgia climate; for during a large part of the time of the exposition the mer- cury was down to zero and the liquid pre- servative became congealed. The permanent exhibit will not be laced in the new Post-street quarters nnSl the 15th inst, In the meantime Mr. Filcher will secure additional products. Letters are being sent outto all the fipm,mnu of the institu- out of the State. The people wili not seli it for 15 and 20 cents a bushel if they can { hold it and get through the winter. tion to send in dried fruits, nuts, olives, olive oil, the cereals and samples of min- erals of all kinds. Mr, Filcher says that | | | linquent stock is to be sold March 26. | the m'osnsed exhibit will be more com- plete and with a larger and better repre- sentation from all sections of the State than ever before exhibited. There is another matter that the Board of Trade will be interested in, When Mr. Fileher and Frank Wiggins, Superintend- of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, were at Atlanta, they met several gentle- men connected with the Pure Food exhibit in Boston. The latter were very desirous of obtaining an exhibit from this State, gnr_nculnrly in the dried and preserved ruit line.” One of the gentlemen, a Mr. Bond, said that now there are more beans of Califernia growth consumed in Boston than are grown in the entire Bay State— and the demand is increasing. Mr. Bond has recently written to Mr. Wiggins asking what arrangements have been or can be made for a California ex- hibit in the Hub. He offers a space of 40x 80 feet 25 feet in height. As the represent- atives of Northern and Southern Califor- nia worked together and with such good results at the Atlanta fair it 1s urged that the two bodies take up the Boston propo- sition and send East a fine exhibit from this State. Mr. Wiggins declares himself in favor of the proposition, and believes that such a display will excite a large and healthy demand in the East for California products. This matter will be taken up at the next meeting of the Board of Trade. During the past few weeks a large amount of literature has been sent all over the State announcing that there would be a Californie State exhibit beld in Madison square, New York, in Mayv. Mr. Wiggins, in a recent_letter to Mr. Filcher upon this matter, writes: Iam in receipt of a letter from Boston, wherein he incloses & sli York paper, the same I inclos: that it treats of a California State exhibit to be held in New York in May. He wishes to know ifit is a legitimate affair and whether we will be in charge. 1 pronounced it a fake and an imposition, as I know your board has nothing to do with it. Ithink the matter should be taken up at your next meeting and thoroughly investigated, and the parties interested be compelled” to with- draw the name “State of California.” We have had enough experience with private individ- uals using the State’sname to further their own interests. 1 think our friend Budd can take a hand 1n the matter and put a stop to it. This end of the country is flooded with the New York edvertisements, and I am beset daily with people wishing to know who is representing l!lbel State and whether the parties are respon- sible, The advertisements mentioned by the Los Angeles promoter are also distributed freely in this City and the northern end of the State. The principal ad is about the size of a magazine. The front page is covered by a cheap wood cut indark green colors. The most striking feature is a half-dressed scrawny female, and another feicale dumping a horn of plenty at the thin female’s feet. The heading is *‘Cali- {fornia State Exposition.” In the list of executive officers is the name “Charles H.Wood, California azent.” ‘Who Mr. Wooa is and what he represents as a California agent Mr. Filcher does not know. The subject will be taken up at the next meeting of the Board of Trade, and there is no doubt but what Mr. Wig- gins' suggestion will be acted upon. - VALLEY ROAD PROGRESS. A Fifth Assessment Levied—Contract for Grading to the Merced River Awarded. The directors of the San Francisco and Saa Joaquin Valley Railway have levied another assessment of 10 per cent upon the | stock of the corporation. The assessment will become delinquent March 9, and de- Mr. Bond of trom & New ou will note This makes the fifth assessment since con- struction was commenced on the Valley | road. A contract was awarded for grading the | line from the Tuolumne to the Merced | | River, a distance of about twenty miles, to ! Grant Brothers. These contractors are | HOOKER-GOAD NUPTIALS, Society Attended a Fashionable Wedding Yesterday + Afternoon, RARE BEAUTY OF THE BRIDE. \ Married in a Bower of Roses in the Presence of Several Hundred Friends. Miss Ella Goad, eldest daughter of W. Frank Goad, and Osgood Hooker, son of Mr. and Mrs. C.G. Hooker, were married yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock at the residence of the bride’s father on Wash- ington street. Since the announcement of the engage- ment of this fortunate and happy yonng couple society has been discussing the affair, which has proved all the more in- teresting on account of the romantic tinge surrounding it. It is the romance of a first and early love—a romance that ex- tends over a period of years with a happy wedding for the tinal chapter. The Misses Goad—Ella, Aileen and Gene- vieve—on account of their rare beauty of person and mind, have frequently been alluded to as the ‘‘three graces.” The elder sister, the bride of yesterday, among her numerous other accomplish- ments enjoys rare distinction as a tactful and charming hostess. Like her mother before her she has gained an enviable reputation as a dinner-giver, and all the functions at which she has presided were characterized by taste, novelty and a rare savoir faire. In the midst of her social duties the poor have not been neglected. and more than once she has placed the elegant home over which she presided at the disposal of charity. The Goad residence,"which has so often been the scene of numerous brilliant en- tertainments, was lavishly decorated for the wedding. No set arrangement was ad- hered to. In all the apartments fragrant blossoms in costly vases, jars and bowls were freely distributed. In the drawing- room, where the ceremony was performed, itappeared as though all the gardens of California had yielded up their treasures to beautify the room. The immense mir- ror that completely covers the north wall of the room was completely hid behind a treliis-work of American Beauty roses. It was here, with this rose wall for a back- ground, that the young couple stood while Rev. Dr. Foute of Grace Church read the marriage ceremony that made them man and wife. No prettiersightcould be imagined than the picture presented as the bridal party came down the grand staircase. Iirst came Robert M. Eyre, and at his approach the ribbon-bearers—Milton Latham, X McNutt, Ernest Folger and Nicholas Kit- tle—stretched the white satin ribbon across the hall, thus forming an aisle for the Misses Aileen and Genevieve Goad, who officiated as_bridesmaids and who' pre- ceded the bride, who entered leaning on the arm of her father, W. Frank Goad. The groom was attended by his brother, Robert Hooker. The bride looked like an exquisite paint- ing in her elegant bridal robe. The gown was fashioned of white duchesse satin. | The bodice was trimmed with rare old MRS. OSGOOD HOOKER (NEE GOAD). [From a photograph.] working north of the Tuolumne and ex- pect to have finished there at the end of this week. Then they will move their camp and grading outfit across the river and continue on southward immediately. Their contract demands that they must be at the Merced River in two months from Tuesday. With this new_ section of line completed there will be fifty to fiity-five miles of road in working order exciusive of the miles of side tracks and yard lines at Stockton. Plans for a roundhouse to accommodate five engines are under consideration of the engineer and will be submitted for the board’s aporoval in a week, after which bids will be called for. This is to be & sub- stantial structure of brick, iron and slate. in conformity with the general scheme of the company to haveonly solid and endur- ing buildings along the railway. f (E. A. McFarland has been appointed division engineer at Stockton in place of J. 8. Wilbur, who resigned. ———————— The Quinine Industry. The Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales states that there is still living at Kenmore 1n excellent health Mr. Charles Ledge , the man who forty years ago afier most perilous adventures introduced the variety of Cinchona calisaya known as ledgeriana into the island of Java, Messrs. Howard & Sons, the great quinine firm, say that the supply of Peruvian bark from Java is almost all from the ledger- iana trees, the only complaint against this variety being that it has turned out so rich that_the trees are supplying too much quinine for the world to consume. Perhaps the quantity of bark which is now produced every year from seed fur- nished by Mr. Ledger cannot be short of 10,000,000 peunds, and to him, more than any one else, perhaps, is due the fact thaf quinine has been brought within the means of the very poorest. 1 point and finished with a high stock col- lar. The tulle veil was fastened to the coiffure with a wreath of orange blossoms. She carried a bouquet of lilies ot the valley. The Misses Aileen and Genevieve Goad were attired alike in white tulle gowns made over a white satin foundation. The bodice was trimmed with tiny flounces of Valenciennes, aund the sleeves, moderatein size, according to the latest Paris fashion, reached to the eibow. They carried im- mense bunches of Jacqueminot roses, and pinned to the coiffure by a bunch of white blossoms was a soft tulle veil that fell to the waist. After the ceremony congratulations .were in order, and the health of the young couple was pledged in bumpers of cham- pagne. The presents of the young couple were numerous and elegant. . Mr. and Mrs. Hooker left by last even- ing’s overland for & northern trip, On their return they will go to their cottage at Sausalito, where they will pass the spring and summer. About 500 guests, the representatives of San Francisco’s wealth, beauty and cul- ture, attended the wedding. TALENT LOST TO THE COAST. Neither Irving, Bernhardt Nor the Abbey Opera Can Come Here. Albert Bouvier of the Baldwin Theater returned from a short visit to the East yesterday. He says that neither the Abbey Metropolitan Opera Company, Henry Irv- ing nor Sarah Bernbhardt will come to San Francisco this year, the reason being mainly because of the bad business be- tween here and the East. The companies tl:at are to come are in fact Hoyt's ““A Milk White Flag,” James O’Neill,” Richard Mansfield, Augustin Daly, Nat Goodwin, Julia Marlow, Alex- ander Salvini, Katherine Kidder in “Sans Gene,” Modjeska and the Empire Stock Company. There is general regret that Bern- hardt and Henry Irving cannot get here. Music-lovers are almost equally regretful that the Abbey Company is destined to remain away. WENT OFF HIS BONDS. F. T. Newbery and Thomas U. Sweeny Refuse to Remain as Sutro’s Sureties. Thomas U. Sweeny and Frederick T. Newbery lodged a communication with the Board of Supervisors yesterday, in which they stated that they had decided to withdraw from the bond of Adolph Sutro for the faithful performance of the obligations of his franchise to conduct an electric road to the Cliff. No reason was assigned for their deter- mination, but Mayor Sutro soon cleared it up when he heard of the matter. ““The cause of Newbery’s suiden resolu- tion to go off my bond,” said he, ‘‘is that he feels angry because I discharged him a few days a.o. He was my surveyor. He is getting superannuated, anyway, and we have had a number of disagreements, that led to my dispensing with his services. I suppose he thinks he will injure me by this means out of revenge, but it don’t bother me a little bit. The amount is only $5000, and I can get plenty of people to be my sureties, or if necessary put up the money myself. < “Sweeny is sore because I did not treat some grading ordinance relating to some district in which he is interesped as he thought I should. He is getting old and cranky, and I am not sorry he has for- saken me.’” TROUBLE [N THE ORDER, The American Benevolent Legion Is Involve in Diffi- culty. It Was One of the Concerns Recently Sued by Insurance Commis- sioner Higgins. Financial fortune has not smiled on the American Benevolent Legion, and like Mr. Micawber, it is waiting for something to turn up. The “legion” was organized in June, 1894, by John 8. Ryan, who is now supreme chancellor. It is a benevolent society and an insurance organization, and its mem- oership reaches to a thousand. The American Benevolent Legion was one of the insurance organizations which in last November were sued by the In- | surance Commissioner, the object of the suit being the forfeiture of the society’s charter. The effect of the suit has been to reduce the membership in the American | Benevolent Legion, and to prevent new | members from joining. As the member- | ship falls off the source of revenue is re- | duced, and the ‘‘legion’” is not now in a position to look forward with certainty, Said Harry Malone, the supreme inspecior, vesterds The whole trouble has come upon us on ac- count of the suit brought by the Insurance Commissioner. We are charged with doing an open insurance business, when_the by-laws ex- pressly forbid the issuance of certificates of insurance to any but members of the organiza- | tion. In last November a man named John Dunean—he was a detective—applied for ad- mittance and insurance, He then said he was going away and if we would issue a certificate be wouid join when he came back. The Su- preme Council is the only one which can issue certificates, and the Supreme Council can only issue such certificates after the applicant has been passed by a subordinate lodge. Our su- preme chancellor, Mr. Ryan, issued the cer- lificate on hisown responsibility, and though the board met as soon as it found what haa been done, still the suit had been commenced and the matter became public. Mr. Ryan was censured for his action. There has been other trouble in the or- ganization. The supreme chancellor left for the East some time ago, leaving the ‘“Jegion” in the hands of the other officers. As Ryan was the man who started the society and his substitutes had not fath- omed the needs of the association it drifted downward. Ryan is still East and he has been sent for to come home and run the “legion,” as it has got beyond the board now in power. ————— GORMAN'S FALSE FRIEND. A Miner ¥From Idaho Kobbed by Albert Ivison, a Confidence Man. Albert Ivison, a “sure thing” man, was arrested on Tucsday night by Policeman Mr. Osgood Hooker. [From a photograph.] Koegel on the charge of petty larceny. Yesterday mornin g he was identified in the City Prison by John Gorman, a miner from Idaho, and the more serious charge g{ grand larceny was registered against im. Gorman met Ivison in a saloon on How- ard street last Saturday night. They be- came quite friendly ana Gorman began to talk freely of his private affairs. He men- tioned that he had come to the City to dis- pose of some mining stock, and asked Ivison if he knew a certain speculator. Ivison replied in the affirmative and of- fored his services in finding him. They started out on their search, but Ivison purposely failed to find the speculator. Gorman was so pleased with his new- found friend that he invited him to share his room in a hotel. When Gorman awoke next mornin, Ivison had disappeared, and so had s&% from the pockets of Gorman’s trouers. Germany has her secret agentsin Chi- cago at present negotiating for the pur- chase of a war device that has been in- vented by a Chicagoan. The device is the torpedo that has been designed and built by Professor Louis Gathman, the North Side astronomer, and which was tested off ‘Waukegan in 1893, ————— Crazy King Otto of Bavaria imagines he is an animal, #nd, in a state of nudity, he is said to roam about on all fours in his Enlace. As a royal roysterer he must be a owling success. A CLOSE SHAVE! What J. T, Ward of Park City Saw Close Ahead. He Altered His Helm in Time, but None Too Soon. THE HISTORY OF NO STATE IN THE Union a hundred years to come will be more interesting than that of Utah. The suc- cessful camping-ground of the Mormons (what- ever else may be seid of them, a greater power in civilization), it has literally grown from a sandy waste to a land “flowing with milk and honey,” and now supports & cultured and in- telligent race, who can indubitably throw the cap of challenge into the arena of progress with a good prospect of winning the laurels. Of course, not all of the inhabitants of Utah are Mormons, but the settlement of the Territory primarily cannot be denied them. Salt Lake City is said to be one of the pret- tiest cities in the Union, but it is not the only monument of the go-ahead spirit that Utah possesses. Park City is certainly deserving of mention. It has nota great population, but it is veautiful, and its mhabitants are as clear- sighted and keen people as possible. One of them—Mr. J. T. Ward--came pretty near to making & most serious mistake not many months ago, though. He was suffering from a serious malady, and he had neglected it—as people will sometimes do—with the conse- quence that his health became so impaired that he was, as the sailors put it, “right in the breakers.”” But, to use another nautical phrase, “he altered his helm just in time.” Neglect for a few days longer would have been serious to Mr. Ward, but with his good, gen- uine common-sense he placed his case in the hands of the famous specialists of the Hudson Medical Institute, that great curative estab- lishment which has occupied the big white building at the junction of Market, Stockton and Ellis streets for so long. When once he had given them his confidence he was secure, and he felt it instinctively. To say thathe was cured is of course unnecessary, for his case was a curable one, and all curable cases are cured. He has written as follows to the management: PARK CITY, Utah, Sept. 4, 1895. Hudson Medical Institute, San Franeisco, Cal.—Gentlemen: I am very pleased to say that I am cured of the terrible disease which I had, and Ishall always speak a good word for the Hudson Medical Institute. I forward you some money now, and you can let me know in your next letter what I owe you. Yours truly, J. T. WARD. This is plain evidence of the abilities of the specialists of the Hudson Medical Institute. But there are thousands of such letters re- ceived monthly. K. C. Talt of Stowe, Cal., says: gn of the disease now.” F. Minturn, St. Louis, Mo.; ‘I desire to ex- pressmy sincere thanks for the careful and conscientious manner in which my cese has been treated by you.” E. W. Fowler, Kamele, Or., writes: “I am ;eciing as good now as it is possible for man to eel.” Now, when these letters come so plentifully, and they cover all classes of diseases, is it not absolutely conclusive proof that if you can be cured the Hudson Medical Institute is by far the best and most reliable place to go? 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