The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 23, 1896, Page 8

8 THE SAN 'FRAI?CIS'CO CALL, FRIDAY, OC et . 3 a TOBER 23, 1896 BREAKING UP THE LD BARK DOLLAR Historic Craft in the Grave- | yard at Belvidere Point. Once She. Proudly Sailed Around Cape Horn in the Clipper Fleet. THEN BECAME A COASTER.| Net She Was Used for a Great Many Years in the Humble Cepicity of an Ark. A historic bark is now in her grave nt_ Belvidere Point. The oid-time (:!mperY Dollar is being broken up for the lumber H and copper that remains in her hull, an_xl | many a member of the colonies at Belvi- | dere and Tiburon, who often spent a jolly | ternoon aboard the old hulk, are seeking | for mementoes of their v | After serving her app ( Cape Horn trade the little vessel was brought here and turned into a coaster. After many vicissitudes she finally be- came the property of “Nick” Bichara, d when he had gotall the trading pos- sible out of her she was anchored off Tibu- ron and turned into an “arx.” For years people from the City rented her, and her cabin was turned into a reg- ular summer home. There was consider- able ballast in the old ually sank into the mud until she was down eight feet. Then the water began | to get in through the seams, and finally it came about that no vne would lease her. | It was then that Captain Murry and | his wife came along and purchased the | old relic from Bichard. For we they | figured on the question of morving her, | and night and day the couple worked on | the question of getting her afloat. They | stopped the leaks and then began pump- | ing, but still the Dollar would not rise Then they got the ballast out and secure: extra pumps. This time they succeeded, | and the hulk arose from her bed of mud. | The next question was one of getting | the vessel onto a sandy bottom. Captain | Murry and his wife were not dismayed, | however. A couple of nights ago, when | the moon was near 1ts fall, the old skipper | took a kedge in a small boat and dropped it near Belvidere Point. Then through the entire night, with the “silent moon” as the only witness, the old man and his | wife worked at the windlass, and next| morning the Dollar was lying on her side | on udy bottom. tter resting from their labors Captain rry and his wife built themselves a hanty on the beach and now they ars dismantling the old clipper at their leisure, Captain Murry bou, song and experts s least $1000 on his venture. She is 120 feet Jong and has two sheathings of copper on her up to the 14-foot mark. She s also copper-riveted, and the oak timbers in her are almost as good as when she was launched. Every one of them has been bespoken, and while many of them will g0 into the winter fires of the residents of enticeship in the | ght the Dollar fora he will clear at Belyidere ana Tiburon the others will be | worked into souvenir canes ior presenta- ti0n to those who remember the old craft in her palmy days. The Dollar is now almost dismantled. Her masts are gone and the hatchways lLave been removed. She is prominent as a relic of the old days, whereas Relvidere looms up as the young and prosperous suburb of the Queen City of the Pacific. NEW PHARMACISTS. Resulis of the Recent the California State Board of Pharmacy. The California State Board of Pharmacy held a special meeting for examination at the Westminster Hotel, Los Angeles, Oc- tober 7 and 8, and at San Francisco the regular meeting was held October 14 to 19 inclusive. At the Los Angeles meeting nineteen presented themselves for examination and at the regular meeting thirty-four, of which the following were successiul as licentiates: D. B. North, Fortuna; W. M. Berg, Oakland; C. W. Klein, Berkeley; T. 8. Malone, 8an Rafael; H. R. Cousins, Hanford; L. L. Abercrombie, Tulare: C. M. Rankin, Stockton; W. A. Dougberty, | San Francisco; N. A. Yellarano, San Jose; P. L. Moore, Lincoln: H. C. Lawrence, San Francisco; H. N. Stone, Los Angeles; W. Z. Taber, Pasadena; W.C. Banks, Los Angeles; C. L. Washburn, Los Angeles. As assistants—F. E. Lockwood, SBan Ra- fael; E. C. Robinson, Los Angeles: 'N. H. Fleishmen, San Francisco; W. H. Otto, San Francisco; G. M. Withers, San Fran- cisco; A. E. Johnstone, Oakland; F. H. Coon, 8an Francisco; A. ¥. Seymour, San Francisco; S. Franklin, San Francisco; 0. 8. Mish, San Francisco; L. W. Bahney, Red Bluff; A. E. Briggs, Hollister, A, E. Nelson, Santa Morica; H. Clark, Chino; H. C. Hafer, Los Angeies; . L. Baldwin, San Francisco; O. Hibbard, Porterville; M. G. Packsher, San Francisco; E. J. Mc- land; M. G. Stewart, San Fran- D. D. Johnson, Mountain View; L. T. Swift, Santa Clara; G. A. Taylor, San Diego; C. V. Baxter, Los Angeles; F. P. Cave, £1 Monte; N. E. Ferguson, Los An- geles; W. H. Keed, Los Angeles; C. 8. Chestnut, Redlands. Eighteen applicants failed as licentiates, four applicants failed as assistants. The following were registered as grad- uates in pharmacy: A. Poehner, San Francisco; W. J. Larimer, San Francisco; B. Nash, 8an Francisco; A. Airaldi, San Francisco; E. A. Richey, San Francisco; W. A. Upp, San Francisco; P. C. Inman, San Rafael; ¥. C. Becker, Merced; O. Becker, San Francisco; E. G. Lasy, Fresno; W. C. Gretter, Monterey; Lena M. Knickerbocker, 8an- Francisco; W. H. Harmon, Los Angeles. A. P. Neilson of Los Angeles and E. J. Robertson of San Francisco were granted registration as licentiate withontexamina- tion and F. L. Potter as assistant, The committee on_ prosecution was in- structed to bring action at the earliest con- venience against all violators of the phar- macy law. The next meeting will be held at San Francisco, January 13, 1897. MARRIED A JUDGE’S SON. Nuptials of Miss Millie Badger and H, 8. Foote Jr. The pretty little Church of St. Mary the Virgin, on the corner of Union and Steiner streets, was the scene of an interesting wedding last evening, the contracting par- ties being Miss Miilie Badger, daughter of William G. Badger, and” H, 8, Foote Jr., ron of Judge Foote. I'healtar and chancel were artistically decorated with pink and white blossoms that had beeu sent by Mrs, Pixley, Strictly on time, to the sirains of the “Bridal Cnhorus’’ from “Lohengrin,” the bridal parly entered the church. First came the ushers—William Sunborn, Allan Poliak, George L. Jost und Dr. W.Hiam B. Fouikes. Foliowing the ushers came the ma d of honor, Miss Julia Franetta, who | ull, and it grad- | xaminations by | | | | The‘ Old-Time Clipper Dollar as She Now Appzars at B:lvedere Point, —She Was at One Time a Cape Horn Trader. Then She Was Turned Into a Coaster. Later She Was Sold to Nick Bichard and Was Sent to South America. Turned Into an Ark, and Now She Is Being Broken Up for the Copper and Lumber in Her, On Her Retirement She Was in turn preceded the bride, who entered on the arm of her father. Mr. Foote and his best man, Henry H. Scott Jr., met the bride at the altar, where Rev. Mr. Bolton pronounced them man and wife. After the church ceremony there was a reception for the- relatives and a limited | number of intimate friends at the bride's residence. 1921 Sicramento street. Mr. and Mrs. Foote leave this morning for a southern bridal tour. NEW POSTOFFICE. Speculation in Federal Circles as to | When Actual Work Will Begin, There is considerable specunlation in Federal circles as to when actnal work will begin on the new Postoffice building. | Some months ago the tenants were no- | tified to move out within thirty days, asit was desired to begin work on the struc- ture at onge. the premises, and no one seem: know when mence. Assistant Postmaster Doyle said vesterday that the delay was due to a lack of funds, though.it had been generally snpposed that there was a sufficient fund ($200,000) on hand to build the foundaticn. “This fund, I understand,” said Mr. Doyle, “has since dwindled to $39,000 or less. As a matter of fact there is no money in the treasury with whaich to do | anytning. According to my opinion there is no probability of work commencing on the buiiding for many menths yet to come.” 3 Collector Wise, as custodian of public | bvildings in San Francisco, is as much at | sea as any one. He can give no definite | idea as to when the work of construction i will begin, | [LLEGAL OPIUM TRADE | A Woman Induced to Enter the | Business by a Ma'e Friend. As No Profits Were Declared She Has Hed Him Arrested for Grand Larceny. . A curious case was partly heard by Judge Camipbell -yesterday morning. F. L. Keyes, a young married man, was ac- cused by Margaret Stasal, 100 MeAllister | street, with grand larceny. According 1o the woman’s story -in court she made “Keyes’ acquaintance last July through his wife, and he unfolded a scheme to her whereby both would make money by selling opium. He told her he had several friends on steamers plying between this City and northern ports, who wonld bring down - the - opium and deliver. it to.him while the vessel was.being un- loaded at the Oakland coal wnarf. If she supplied the capital he would do the rest. She. became enamored .of - the scheme after Keyes had taken her to a barnat West'Berkeley and skown lots of cans of opium, which subsequentty proved to have beenfilled with molasses, and she | advanced him $60. Thereafter she gave him other sums tiil the total had reached | $400, but she received no returns, and her | suspicions were aroused about a month | 2go by the discovery that Keyes had been | renlcnishing his'wardrobe with her money. She taxed him with it and demanded that Keyes should give her something delinite in the way of security. Keyes | agreed to do so, and afew days later Keyes | presented to hera written contract, where- by she -agreed to furnish the money re- | quired to carry on'the contraband opinm trade and assume all risk of loss, and Keyes bound himself to manage the busi- ness, see to the removal of the opium from' the vessels and sell the same and divide | the profits. = She sigved the contract, being | actuated by a desire to get her money back. The defense admitted that the $400 was given by the woman to Keyes, but con- tended that an illegal’ contract could not be made the .foundation for a criminal prosecution. g The Judge did not seem inclined to view the matter in that light and continued the | case tull to-day. — e Greenwald’s Cuse Again, The ‘application of Louis Greenwald for a writ of habeas corpus looking toward his re- lease from s.‘n Quentin, where he is now sery- ing a term of six years for opium smu, . yesterday argued by hiupluorneyts.g(}::h': dall ‘and Bull, before United States Circuit Judge Ross. Nothing that has not alresdy been published developed in the argument, His Honor took tae case under advisement. ———————— Nowadays a very beautiful imitation of tortoiseshell is made of cows’ horns. - Since then nothing has been doneon | the actual consirnction will'com- | | l <| wild-goose chase for seve: mation was sent to the Collector that 246 | SHE HAS AT LAST MADE A RECORD The Monowai Got in at an Early Hour Yes- terday. Her Most Ardent Admirers Did N<t Look for Her Before Te-Day. ALTERATIONS IN HER BOILERS A Wiid-Grose Chase Aft:r a Bg| Shipment of Op um by the San Blas To the surprise of everybody on the water front the sieamer Monowai got in from Sydney via Auckland, Apia and Honolulu yesterday. The good ship has made twenty-four trips to this port, and only on eight occasions has she filled the demands of her contract by arriving on schedule time. On this occasion she has done remarkably well by arriving four hours and a half ahead of time. / “We had a very heavy north-northeast gale against us for the last forty-eight hours,” said Captain Carey yesterday, “‘but nevertheless we made excellenttime. They have fome new appliances in the machinery, and in consequence we have averaged half a knot an hour better time aH the way across.” “While we were in San Francisco the Monowai was fitted with new filters,” said Chief Engineer MeCaig. ‘“‘These were to catch all the oil that Hoated on the water and &il the fine dirt that would get into the boilers. They were a great success, “When the ship got to Sydney they fitted her out with ‘retarders.’ These are screws about cne-sixteenth of-an inch thick, which are fitfed into each boiler tube. They ‘retard’ the flame as it rushes through the boiler tubes, and conse- quently the extra heat and the saving of tuel was considerable. During the entire run the sieam in the gauge never varied a pound,’and the saving in coal was 250 pounds an hour. Why, my firemen insist that they arein a new ship, and say that for twenty-five days they never rad to prick a fire. Only vessels with an extra good natural drafr and those that have a torced dralt can use the retards, but, thank coodness, the Monowai has a splen- did natural drafr, and you see the resalt in our getting here ahead of time. With our.new filtersand new retarders combined we are ab.e to hold our-own with any sieamer that comes to San Franeisco.” The cabin passengers were: F. McCartie, R. Morehend, odsall, B. MclLennan, y Nomier, Miss Y. Waiker and infant, Mrs. I J. English, G. Appleton and wife. From Auckiand—Rey. Joseph Campbell, Sir Edward Kinaban, ¥, W.Turner, Miss K. Tur- ner, Mi-s M. E. Turner, Mrs. Fred Harvey, J. B. McEwan, Joseph Clay, A. P. Dryden, Baron A.J.8uckling and wife, H. Greenslade and wife, Mr. Aiziewood. W, J. Stokes, G. B. Wither, J. ¥. Poiter, Benjamin Jones, William Stoker. From Honolulu—Mrs. S. M. Dodge, Mrs. W. H. Rics, Mrs. J. B. Atherton, Mrs. A. W. srigman, G. J. Waller, D. WV, James, T. J. King, W. C. Peacock and wiie, C. H. Atherton. Sir Edward Kinaban is the head of the Irish hounse that sends out L L whisky. Strange to say, the people on the steamer say heis a teetotaler. 8. Appleton, busi- ness manager, J. B. McLennan, agent, and Dorothy Usner of the Nat Goodwin Com- edy Company came back. All the other members will come back on the next steamer. Those who arrived yesterday say the season in Australia was fairly suc- cessfal, Miss Amanda Corcoran: is -an Australian soprano of considerable note who has. come here to fill an engagement at the Orpheum. 4 All the passengers from Honolulu say that the volcano is very active and that hundreds of excursionists leave for the scene every day. , The customs officials have been oa a 1 days. lnfor- ponnds of opium had been smuggled _ashore irom lhe\(umer -Ban B! | that it was secreted 1n a house on Harriet | street. Head Inspector Holmes and a gang of men were sent out, but failed to secure the drug. Next the information was given that the opium was in a restau- rant on the corner of Third and Mission streets. Anotber raid was made, but again Ilolmes failed. A number of other pluces have been searched, and now the customs authorities have given up in de- | spair, being confident that the drug has | bewn safely landed in Chinatown. The following mnotice to mariners has | been issued by the Lighthouse Inspector: | COLUMBIA RIVER—ADDITIONAL LIGHT AT MOUNT | COFFIN. Notice is hereby given that on and after Oc- | tober 21 a fixed red lieht will be shown from the ton of the stone crusher recently erected about 200 ieet in a northwesteriy direction t Coffin_jost light. "This light ion to the Mount Coffin post light, which will continue to be shown from its pres- ent position. | This notice affects the list of lights and fog signals on the Pacific coast, 1896, page 22, and | the list of beacons and Luoys on the Facific | const, 1895, page 47. The barkentine City of Papeete is dis- | charging a careo of cocoanuis at Howard No. 3Tor L. G. Sresovich & Co. Thereisa duty of 20 per cent on them, and thereat | the importer waxes wroth, | “I have to pay duty on those nuts’’ | said Luke Sresovich yesterday, “and | where does the protection come in? We | | cannot grow cocoanuts in the United | States. But we can make desiccated co- | coanut here, and thus give employment to | hundreds of boys and girls; but then de- siceated cocoanut made in Taniti and Cey- lon comes in at the same rate as the whole frnit. Bah! It is time the Democrats were out. I want McKiniey, and the sooner he is in office the better.” Mr. Sresovich has been awav recuperat- ing at Santa Cruz and Watsonvilie for some weeks and only got back into har- | ness yesterday with the arxiva* of the City | of Papeete. EXCURSION 10 FRESHO First Popular Trip Into the Heart of ths San Joaquin Valley. Demoostration in Favor of the Pzoplc’s Railway That Ccmbines Pleasure and Prcfit. The San Francisco and San Joaquin Railway will give its first excursion Sat- urday next between this City and Fresno in return for the demonstration and jaunt ot the Fresno Business Men’s Club. The excursion will afford a novel and pleasur- able variety for all who wish to avail themselves of this onportunity to see woat the people’s road hasdone for the San Joaquin Valley. It will be partly by bay and river, as well as over the riew rall- way along the east side of the valley. At 6 ». M. Saturqay next the excursion- ists will lzave San Krancisco on a boat of the California Navigation and Improve- ment Company from Washington-street wharf. Dinner and breakfast will be served. on the boat, which will arrive in Stockton in time to connect with a special train leaving there for Fresno at 7:30 A, M. Itis calculated that the train will arrive at its destination in the heartof the valley at noon, aiter a run of about thirty miles an hour. The people of Stockton are showing a decided interest in the excursion and | promise to fill the special train. They will make it a demonstration of their enthu- siasm in the Valley 10ad, which hasal- ready added to the prosperity of their city and released them from the burden of monopoly freight rates. ‘The Business Men’s Club of Fresno will meet the train and give the visitors a fit- ting welcome, A special wrain will leave Fresno Sunday night for the accommodation of Stockton- ites, but tickets for this trip will be good until Wednesday night. Sap Franciscans cannot return Sunday night, but ean come home Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday | evening. The trainsreturning will arrive | in Stockton 2t an early hour, so that there will be time for excursionists to look | around Stockton before taking the boat for nome. Doats leave there daily at 4 and 6 A. M. for this City and arrive here the following morning. The fare for the round trip ticket is $3 50, which is Jow in comparison with the Southern Pacific rate of §$11 80 between this City and Fresno. - —— Now Inspoctor Bolles, Captain Bolles yesterday assumed the duties attached to the oifice of Inspector of Hulis and Boilers, made vacant by the death of Captain Talbot. The new inspector’s pond wa- fixed a1 $3000, which he filed during the afternoon. —————————— 710 CUKE A COLD IN ONE DAY. 1axative BromoQuinine Tablets. All drug- refund the money if it fails to cure. 25¢* &lsi THEY DON'T LIKE HUMPHREY'S WAYS He Is Said to Show No Mercy for Delin- quents. Charges Which Inspector-Gen _eral Burton Is Now In- vestigating. OPINIONS OF AEMY MEN Co'one! Lee, the Depot Quartermastrr, Is Said to B: Hostile to the Eongineer. Colonel G. IT. Burton, U. £. A., inspector- genesal of the Pacific district, has been directed by the authorities at Washington to investigate certain charges preferred against J. H. Humphrey, a civilian and an engineer employed in the office of Colonel A. 8. Kimball, chief quarter- master of the Department of California. Mr. Humphrey is known as an inspector of work and material who compels every contraclor for Government work to live up to the strictest requirements of con- tract specifications, Some time ago anonymous circular let- ters were sent to many contractors in San TFrancisco, among them several who had worked for the Government and whose work was inspected by Engineer Hum- phrey. The circular requested the con- tractors to call at a certain place. Quitea number called at the place appointed. Then they were infurmed that charges were to be preferred egainst Humphrey and they were asked if they had anything to add. Itis the gossip in army circles that one officer of high rank is hostile to the en- gineer and has assisted in procuring the investigation. ~ At the Presidio is said that this officer is Colonel the depot quartermaster; but at depa ent head- quarters nothing can be obtained to verify this statement. 2 Colone! ‘Kimball says distinctly that there are no charges of dishonesty against Engineer Humphrey. On that point he is positive. He declares that the en- gineer’s integrity is beyond all question. Colonel Ludington and Colonel Chandler, who were predecessors of Colonel Kimball as chief quariermaster, each gave a letter testifying in the highest manner to the engineer’s integrity and ability,- General Batchelder, when quartermaster-general, officially acknowledged the worth and capability of the engineer. It is ciaimed that Colonel Burton’s investigation will bring these facts to light and show that the charges were instigated mainly by contractors who were forced to respect specifications in regard to work done and material supplied. It is acknowledged that Humphrey is not the most suave and genial of men in dealing with delinquent. contractors. When he finds material ,defective in } weight or measurement ke does not say to the contractor, ‘‘Piease remove thisand substitute other material.” He' is more apt to say, “Take it off the reservation and put in what your contract requirgs.” During his fifteen years of service aNin- spector of work and material for the Gov- ernment he has made hosts of enemies. His experience has taught him that there is mnothing to be gained by listening to any excuses for variation from the specili- cations. He is charged by the contractors with uttering ianguage of an abusive char- acier and exercising a spirit of domination that is tyrannical. At the Presidio Club and at department headquarters yesterday the inquiry was the topic of discussion. It seemed to be the sentiment that the kick of the con- tractors would make the engineer stronger than ever, although it was mentioned that Huomphrey was inclined to exercise more autnority than his position warranted, and often exercised it in a manner that was decidealy unpleasant. At the present time Engineer Hum- phrey is inspecting the work at the weils, pumping plaht and tunnel, the construc- tion of barracks, the building of the stable and the extensive grading at the Presidio. Colonel Kimball asserts that the contrac- tors performing this work speak well for the engineer. The inspector-general will make a thor- ough investigation in accordance with in- structions from Washingzton, and the chief quartermaster is confident that the engineer will be vindicated. WORLD’S FAIR STAMP | The ‘Corner’” Engineered by Albert Hilton of New York Is at Last Broken. Local stamp - dealers are’ exceedingly happy over the news just received from the East to the effect that the “‘corner’” on Columbian stamps has at last been bro- ken. For nearly eighteen months past it has been practically impossible for indi- vidual small buyers to secnre at anything like reasonable nizures specimensof the World’s Fair edition. -This has been var- ticularly true of the higher denomina- tions. Some six weeks ago, however, there was a decided change in the market. People would not buy at the fancy prices asked, £0 the lesser dealers began disposing of their stock for almost anything tLey could get. The combine was not in a position to make further purchases, ana they in turn began to unload as rapidly as possi- ble, with the result that every one directly interested sought to get the better of his neighbor. One Chicago house was so eager to save itself that it sold 500 $2 stamps at adiscount of 15 per cent. Local dealers are now selling hundreds of Columbian stamps, demanding only a fair profit. While the stamp-collectors hore have never been in the combine they hLave nevertheiess kept their figures well up to the prices set by the trusta Itis said thatone of the principal causes leading up to the failure of Hilton, Hughes & Co. New York a few days ugo was the fact that the head partner, Albert Hilton, devoted most of his time to the coliection of stamps. Hilton was one of those who attempted to secure a '‘corner’ on the Columbian stamps and it is now estimated that he dropped no less than $25,000 when the trust went under. A set of these stamps was ut one time quoted at $3, $5 and at times as high as $10 beyond their face value. Now a complete set can be purchesed at a moderate premium of $1, while certain of the higher dencmina- tions are selling for less than their face value, ! L - Paderewski practices five hours every day, out of season. FAIR'S DAUGHTERS MUST SPEAK 0UT Dr. Marc Levingston Wants Their Position De- fined. Cannot Be on Both Sides of the Case at One and the Same Time. |D0'U’BLE DEALING CHARGED, Notice of a Motion to Strike Out Their Answer to the Opposi- tion Filed. Notice was yesterday filed by Delmas & Shoriridge, attorneys for Marc Leving- ston, petitioner for the probate of the pencil will of James G. Fair, that on Octo- ber 30 they will ask the court to strike out the answer filed by Virginia Fair and Theresa A. Oelrichs to the grounds of op- position of the probate of that will, pre- sented and filed by Charles L. Fair, Her- man Oelrichs Jr. and others. The motion will be made upon the ground that the answer of the Fair sisters was not filed in good faith. In his affidavit in support of the motion Marc Levingston says that on March 18, 1895, Miss Fair, Mrs. Oelrichs and Charles L. Fair filed a document purporting to be the last will of tieir father, and to have been wholly written, dated and signed by him, and prayed that it might be admitted to probate, and thereafter repeatedly and solemnly averred that the paper was inaeed the last will of James G. Fair. It is further alleged that the children were most anxXious to have the will ad- mitted to probate, but that since then, for the purpose of avoiding certain obli- gations which would become incumbent upon them on the probate of that will, they have acted togetber for the purpose of ‘securing the probate of a prior will, dated September 21, 1894, which docu- ment they kmow not to be and have aferred not 10 be the last will of James G. air. To secure the end in view Charles L. Fair 1s said to have withdrawn his peti- tion for the probate of the will of Septem- ber 24, and to have filed an oppesition thereto, to which opposition his_sisters appeared ds defendants. Their defense, however, has been such merely in form, made with a view to defeating the probate of the document. On August 5, 1896, the sisters filed their answer to the opposition of Charles L. Fair and to thatof Van R. Paterson, in which they aver that they have no in- formation or belief upon the subject of whether or not the will of Seprember 24 was written or signed by their father, and so deny that such is the fact. This answer is declared by Dr. Leving- ston to be in direct contradiction to the petition they had previousiy filed, wherein they positively declared the document to have been wholly writien, dated aud signed by James G. Fair. Within a month past the two ladies de- clared, under oath, upon the taking of their depositions, that they believed the will to be a forgery, and Reuben H. Lloyd, their attorney, has declared that they in- tend to contest it. Therefore, as such is the intention of Miss Fair and Mrs. Qelrichs, and as their only pleading in the contest of Charles L. Fair is an answer in which they deny that the will is not gen- uine, the motion will be made to strike out that answer, it being claimed that their attitude is calculated to defeat the petition of affiant by making them osten- sibly allies and enabling them in reality to frustrate all his attempts to secure the probate of the will by giving them practi- cal control of both sides of the contest. It is further averrea that since Virginia Fair and Theresa A. Oelrichs no longer desire the probate of the said will, justice and good faith require that they take their stand with its coatestants and cease to appear as defendants and ostensible oppo~ nents of the contest. It Is a Navigable Stream. The Cordelia Club will probably find an in. junction suit on its hands before many days have passed. Yesterday Assistant United States Attorney Sam Knight was officially in. tormed that the Frank Huron Slough wes a navigabie stream. This fact bas been placed before the Attorney-General and instructions asked for. The Cordelia Club, it will be re- membered, secured some time ago a long lease on the Suisun marsh, and this season placed an obstruction across the Huron Slough., The Sportsmen'’s Protective Assoclation asked the Government to jutervene on the ground that the slough was a navigable stream. ————— Fresh eggs sink readily in cold water, stale ones go down slowly, and bad ones will floar. NEW TO-DAY. . MANLY POWER HOUSANDS OF YOUNG, middle-aged and old men are suffering from want of strength and manly vigor, induced by a variety of causes, such as fast living, early excesses and indiscretions, over work, mental anx- iety, brain fag, etc., who might quickly regain full possession of mental and physical powers by using 'DR. SANDEN’S ELECTRIC BELT With appliances for weak men. 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