The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 6, 1896, Page 9

THE - SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, DECEMBER. 6, 18986. 9 W, A CLARK THE COPPER KING| Tells of the Big Forces at Work on the United Verde. He Is Nuw Patting Up Five Great Structural Steel Buildings. The Mine Producing Forty Tons of Copper Daily—Big Sugar Works for Orange County. W. A. Clark, the mining king of Mon- tana and Arizona, arrived here yesterday on his way to Butte, in the former State. He came from his famous United Verde copper mines in Arizona, and will only re- main a day. Mr. Clark is engaged in mzany enfer- prises. Besides mining enormous quanti- ties of copper and other minerals, redne- ores, banking and doing other busi- by , he is now building a suzar factory near Anabeim to cost between $400,000 and $500,000. He said concerning the United Verde copper mine at Jerome, which he owns: "It is now producinz about forty tons, or 80,000 pounds, of copper a day. This means the mining of a good many hun- dred tons of ore daily. The copper is almost pure, being 991 per cent fine. The small remaining impurity is taken out in t t, where'it can be done, because of thedifference in the price of labor, cheaper than I can do it myself. “I am making some improvements— putting ever, ing under steel to pre- 7 yent fire. To this end five large struc- tural steel buildings These will include the engine-room, con- last furnaces, machine.- shop, | boiler - room 3 e converter building will be t long, and ksmith departments iing 160 feet lone. “The explorations in the mine are going | on all the time, so that we are always -keeping Teserves of ore. About 600 men ow employed in the mine and works. or copper are very fair. The cop- ness is about the only one that t been affected by the hard times. ely I bave become interested in an- other enterprise, that of manufacturing sugar, and I am now erecting a large su- gar-beet factory. It is at nine miles west of Anaheim, in Orange County, this State. Tbe buildineg plant will cost between and $500,000. The building of structural steel, and long. The machinery will d best ana all of it will be of Amers;, manufacture. The factory wiil have a capacity of 700 tons daily, and will be completed 1n July, in time for the season, which lasts four montbs. I have made contracts for three years for half the capacity of the works. I ex- pect to raise or have raised for me next year 2000 acres of beet The soir and climate there are peculiarly adapted to the production of fine beets.” They average about fourteen tons to the acre, and there is an unusually large per cent of saccha- rine matte: them. * as much as 20 per cent. “This will make the seventh beet-sugar factory in tne United States. Ger- many has over 400 beet sugar plants, France has over 300 and this enure coun- try as yet but six. We produce in the the foundry, boiler and | occupy & | DEAR WIFE" LETTER, $100,000 be wiil are being erected. | Los Alamitos, | and | Some of them run { | | | ) ¥ | | | “Yes, it is true that he called me a crank, but not' an adventuress, I would have shot him if he had called me an adventuress,” said Mrs, Keller in answer to a question by Attorney Shortridge. Mrs. Marie Viola Keller| Searched Through Her Ten Trunks in Vain. | Declares Now That Every One ; of Them Was Taken by Robert. | | She Says That She Kept the Judge for the First Year Following | Their Marriage. Mrs. Marie Viola Keller was to have | | taken before Notary Levy vesterday after- | | noon the letters which she claims the late | | Judge Hastings wrote to her daring his | | which she had, in anger, torn the letter- | head ana signature from, burning the rest. | aithongh she would not say that Judge United States but 15 per centof the en- |lifetime in which she was adaressed by | tire amount we consume. We sent $129,- | him as “My Dear Wife,” My Darling | 000,000 to foreign countries last year ulone | Wife,”” and other such terms of endear- for sugar. Itis really, therefore, as Ilook | pent. atit, doine a good thing for this country, | = : el 5 H : 1| Mrs. Keller appeared in Samuel M. b ut oney t tablis jyhen,we put in money 1o establish plants | gy, ;1 2 iqge's ottice with her attorney, Matt here,” 4 g 1. Sullivan, promptly at 2 o’clock. Notary PACHECO GOES TO OHIO, |Levy was ihere, Mr. Gisoiman was there, | the executor of Judge Hastings’ will, as Fhe Ex-Governor of California Wants | well as several other persons interested in to Be Minister to Either Spain or Mexico, Ex-Governor Romualdo Pacheco is a candidate for the position of Minister to either Spain or Mexico. He would as a matter of course prefer to be given an op- portunity to shine in court circles of Madrid, but should another aspirant for that office have stronger influence on President-clect McKinley and sv secure the Spanish embassy, the ex-Governor would be satisfied with a sojourn of four . yearsin the beautiful City of Mexico. Mr. Pacheco has gone to Ohio with the object of presenting his claims in person beiore McKinley at Canton. He is said to - have taken with him strong recommenda- | tions from prominent citizens of Califor- nia. Among his credentials are letters from the Spanish-American Republican Club of San Francisco, and from people of Spanish descent in the southern part of -'the State. In the last campaign ex-Governor Pacheco took quite an active part, more ticularly in Soutbern California. * American Club, and deliverea able cam- paign speectes before the club as well as - before simuar organizations throughout the State. His part in the fight was chiefly ennfined to stumping for McKinley and 1he Republican piatform. Of the ex-Governors_of Californis now living Mr. Pacheco enjoys the distinction of being the first in point of succession on date or incumbency in office. He was Lieutenant-Governor under Newton Booth apd became Governor upon Mr. Booth’s election as United States Senator. then he has been United States Minist r to Guatemals, in which position he serves ‘. with distinction. He hopesthat his record ‘*will have considerable influence in hid present mission. ST. DOMINIC'S SOHOOL. An Entertainment to e Given for Its Benefic Friday Evening. Next Friday evening an entertainment will be given for the benefit of the St. Dominic’s Sunday-school. The affair will . take place in the Dominican hall on Pine street, between Steiner and Pierce. An elaborate programme has been prepared for the event. Through the kindness of William H, Leahey, manager of the Tivoli Opera- house, the following artists will assist in mak ng the entertainment a successful one: Signor Abramdff, Miss Intropedi and Mester James Robertson. Seiections will be given by the following members of the Otiympic Club Mins'rels: Bob Mitc_eli, James Swinnerton, Wiliiam Haliett, Wil- ]Jam O Brien, Jack Cathcart and John Cooney. The Misses May Kennedy, Marie Dev- lin, Imela Devim, Loretto White and Bianche Kell- her as the wise virgins, and t .e Misses Gordan, Bessie Kenealy, Rita Marchand and Fiorence Fitzgerald as the. foolish vir ins, will present a play by Miss S8kidmore. Acted in Self-Defense. The charge of assault with a deadly weepon ainst William McIntosh, who keeps a res- taurant on Howard street, was dismissed by ige Low yesterday. The complaining wit- ness was P. J.-Rooney, but it was shown that Rooney first assaulted McIntosh, aud he was g in self-defense when he siruck Kooney. , tosh had sey ra! reputable witnesses to €silly to nis zood characier. He | s a leading member of the Spanisn- | Since | the estate and the proceedings. But the { letters were not there. " Mrs. Ketler said she had ransackea | those ten trunks and the two boxes that | were stored away in the dark, cold cellar | no less than five times without having dis- | | covered one solitary epistle with the | *“dear wife’” appellation. The lady said | she had conned over stacks and stacks of | manuscript, had dug up insurance policies | and other more or less valuable docu- | ments wherein the Hastingsname figured, | but of the “dear wife” letters there were noue. } She explained this as she has explained it before, of course, by the deciaration that Robert Hastings had ‘‘raffled”’ the trunks and taken them. | The lady talked so volubly in answer to | | Mr, Shortridge’s questions, drifting away | irom tbe subject and interjecting siate- | | ments and opinions with regard to Robert | and cthers, that the lawyer found great | difficulty In securing answers to the ques- | tions. Much of what she said had for this | reason to be ruled out, and the notary | | called upon her to confine herself to the | oint. p)[r. Shortridge called the attention of | the witness and that of her attorney to the | language of the order of court which re- uired her to produce not only the *“My | | Dear Wife' letters, but all of the letters | addressed to her by Judge Hastings, He | | asked the witness 1f she had any letters | from Judge Hastings. She replied that she did bhave some, but that they were now in her attorney’s safe. Shedid not know whether she had any others, but thought she could find some it she had a search warrant to go through the papers of Robert Hastings. Mr. Shortridge advised her that it was her privilege to take out a search warrant if she wanted to. Mr. Sullivan said that he had one, per- haps two, letters which had been left with him by his client, and which were sup- posed to have been written by Judge Hastings. **We want you to understand.’’ said Mr. | Shortridge to the witness, ‘‘that on no | future occasion can you introduce these letters that are called for under this order | of the court, you bhaving been given fall | opportunity to make a search for them. You wili therefore take notice and bring what letters you may have of any charac- ter from Judge Hastings on the date to whic this hearine shall adjourn.” Con- tinuing the attorney asked: ‘“‘Have youa letter veferr ng to a boy called ‘Joe’ ?’ “Idid have.” *Did you ever claim that that child be- lon ed to your sister?'’ “Never.”” “That was your son ?"” *Yes, sir, that was my son.” ““Where was he born ?” “In what were then my rooms, at the corner of Sixth and Mission streets. I had an eiegant suite of rooms on the cor- ner, above the shoestore. Dr. Humphries attended me. He igz dead now, but his wife is living. She knows all about it. The landlady was an English woman. I do not remember her name.”’ “How soon afier the birth of the child did you inform Judge Hastings about it ?” “Right away. I kepot him informed by letter. He sent me money regularly at that time. Mr. Giseiman used to bring me $50 every month and Judge Hastings would give me as much as $100 at a time. Yes, I had two nurses. One was named Katie and the other was not—I don’t re- member the other's name. No, I never said thischild belonzed to my sister. T have & married sister, but she has no children and she would give her eyes to have a child.” *‘When did the child die?"" “In March or April, 1884.” Mr. Shortridge showed the witness a paper addressed “To Whom It May Con- cern,” the handwriting of which she 1den- tified as her own. The letter stated tbat she, Mrs. Keller, had stood as godmother to a boy w0 was named after her father, and that she had also taken care of a dozen other children. The witness ex- plained that this letter was written usa mere blind to “Bob.”’” Bob, she said, had seen her on the street 1n company with a child; he had been prying into her ai- fairs; he was very jealous concerning pos- sible heirs to his father’s estate, and this little paper was designed to disarm him. She was afraid that Robert would spirit toe child away if he believed it 1o be a real heir. She had to move about with the child a great deal to protect him from such a mischance. The witness stated that Judee Hastings had become paralvzed in 1882; she had ceased to receive letters from him in 1885. Previous to that time, however, the co: respondence, she =aid, had been very pro- lific, she baving written him a letter Sur— ing a long period nearly every day. She declared that 300 of them haa been stolen from the Judge’s safe in Lakeport. Mr. Shortridge began to question the witness further concerning the letter This letter she 1nsisted came from Robert, Hastings’ name was not signed to it. She tore off the signature, she said, in order that she might compareit with the known signatures of Judge Hastings. The letter referred to formally denied any marital relations between Mrs. Keller and Judge Hastings, or any promise of marriage, and while acknowledging the receipt of a large number of letters breath- ing love declared that the feeling was not reciprocated. She said she received a number of such ugly letters, but she was certain they all came from Robert. = “Did you ever mention to anybody be- fore Judge Hastings’ death that you were his wife?” . “Yes, to a hundred people, but not until after he attempted to repudiate me. At first we undertook to keep it a secret, but when Robert beean to persecute us, so that we were compelled to move from place to place, the Jud.e introduced me to the landladies as his wife. I was thus introdueed to a great number of lodging- house keepers.”” “How did Rcbert cause all that?” “Well, he would freguent the same place | with dissolute women until we w-re com- pelled to leave. I would go away fora week sometimes and then return to my former lodgings, or I wou'd move away and he would foilow us to the new lodg- ings. Sometimes he would get people to go into my rooms and put croton oil into my food. - But I kept house on Mason street, No. 503, for tour years.” “Did Judge Hastings always pay you money subsequent to your marriage ?"” “There was no paying about it. He gave me money, but for the first year sub- equent to the marriage I may say that I kept him. He lived at my house without paying rent or board and I had his wash- ing aone.’ “You were married twice, you say? What were the dates?’ 3 "T,he first time was 1877; the second in 879.” The hearing was here adjourned until Wednesday next, when the letters, of any kind whatever, from Judge Hastings to Mrs. Keller must be produced or kept out of the case. WHILE THEY LAST. Those Who Act Promptly Can Still Se- cure One of Those Special Ency- clopmdic Dictlonary Sets. The Pacific Coast Newspaper Syndicate, which lately distributed among readers many thousands of sets of the above great work at a very low introductory price, are now closing out at a merely nominal figure a few of these sets which have become slightly marred in the course of the distr.- bution. In packing, unpacking and handling, the covers of some of the volumes have been rubbed a littie—so little, indeed, that few urchasers, even at the regular price ot 2 t0$70, wou!d be able to discover any cause for complaint either regarding ap- pearance or condition. As a matter of fact these special sets are just as good as new for all practical pur- poses, and would compare favorably with any absolutely perfect $42 to $70 set that bad seen a few days’ usage at home, library or office. The price which the syndicate has ar- ranged for one of these special sets is surely attractive to any one earnestly de- siring to own a strictly high-class refer- ence work at a trifling cost, The four voiumesare sent to any address on payment of only $1, and if on examina- tion they are not satisfactory they can be returned within a week, which is allowed for examination, and the money will be refunded; or if the work is retained the small balance is payable in easy monthly amounts, ‘This is certainly a rare opportunity for any person 10 whom the former iow intro- ductory price may have seemed too hish. But the number of these svecial sets is naturally limited, and application should be made at once to syndicate headquarters, 14 Sansome street. Alnyboull-o!-wwnhre;der ca‘n, of course, apply by letter with the remittance of $I, and one of the sets will be reserved. & S COVETOPEAD 53000 FOR A A. de Cima of Mazatlan to Build an Electric Railroad. He Will Also Increase His SELF-DESTRUCTION |2 HIS CONFESSION Fung Ah Get Commits Sui- cide in the City Prison. He Is Found Suspended by His Queue From the Bars of His Cell. Accused of the Murder of L:e Ah Mee, a Waiter, on October 5 Last. Fung Ah Get, a Chinese laundryman, accused of murder, hanged himse:f in his cell in the City Prison early yesterday morning, which put an effectual stop to the proceedin:s against him. Fung Ah Get occupied cell 27 and at 10 minutes past 2 o'clock yesterday morn- ing Sergeant Bidwell in making his rounds of the cells spoke to him. Twenty- five minutes later the sergeant had oc- casion to pass cell 27 and was startled at seeing the prisoner hanging from the bars of hiscell and in an apparently dying condition. He had twisted his queue round one of the bars just above the crossbar and had then tied it firmly round hisneck. To enable him to do this he stood upon a form, which he kicked from under him, leaving him suspended by the neck. In an instant the sergeant had cut Fung Ah Get down and finding that bis heart | was beating feebly he teiephoned to rhe Receiving Hospital for a doctor. Dr. Thompson quickly responded, but found that life was extinct. Later the body was remaoved to the Morgue. Fung Ah Get_was arrested on October 20 by Sergeant Wollweber and Policeman T. R. Flinn for the murder of Lee Ah Mee on October 5 last at the lodging-house, 840 Washington street. Lee Ah Mee was a waiter in the Yet Ting How restaurant, 810 Clay street. He was in the habit of taking a meal every night to the occupant of room 95| in the building. He was descending the stairway, carrying the dishes with him, when he was shot, as the broken | dishes were lying around him when he was discovered in a pool of blood on the second landing. The bullet struck bim in the neck and had taken an upward course, severiig the jugular. The assassin concealed hi self in the narrow hallway at the sec: ond landing, and had fired at Lee Ah Mee when at close range. y < Sam Lock and his friend, Wong Ah Jung, were in the building at the time looking for work, and saw the assassin fire the fatal shot. Becoming frightened | Telephone and Lighting Systems. A Former Student of Santa Clara Now United S ates Consul—Activ- ity in Mexican Mines. 7 Arthur de Cima, United States Consul for four years past at Mazatlan, arrived here yesterday on the steamer San Jose, accompanied by Mrs. de Cima, and is at the Occidental. Consul de Cima was born in San Fran- cisco and educated at Santa Clara College. After his graduation he was in Europe for a time and then went to Mazatlan to look after the large interests of his father. it is thus that he has remained there ever since. He is the owner of the electric-light plant and telephone system in Mazatian. His electric plant has a capacity of 1500 lizhts, but as many more are needed, and he will make arrangements for extra electric supplies while here. He will also get extra supplies for his telephone sys- tem. There are 100 telephones in the sys- tem now, but more are required. However, important as this may be, he has a far more important objectin com- ing. He has a franchise for putiing in an electric streetcar system in Mazatlan and has come here to get about $50,000 worth of cars, rails and other apparatus. I will need six passenger cars and twelve freight cars,” said Mr. de Cima. “The idea is to transfer freight from the wharf, and from one part of the city to the other on these cars. The business men have agreed to support the project. I think I will get a subsidy from the Gov- ernment too for putting in the system. The matter 1s under way now, but I could not wait as in matters of this kind things move a little slow. “Estimates had been received by me from different firms in Calitornia on the cars and electric supplies before I left Mazatlan, and I went over them all very carcfully. But there was a good many things that need inguiring into in person, before a contract of thiskind islet, so I came up. 4 “The whole of the $50,000 will be spent here. That is the intention. N. 8. Ameri- can, my electrician, came up with me. He is well known here and was at one time electrician at the Baldwin Hotel. Besides these cars and the various apparatus I will take back an engineer with me. ‘At Mazatlan now things are a litile quiet, but there is a good deal of activity in the gold mines of Rosario, fifty-nine miles east of Mazatlan, which is reached by siage. Thatis where nearly all the Americans go who come to Mazatlan. The they hurriedly left the scene, but laterin | the evening reported to the police what | they had witnessed, giving the name of | the murderer and describing how the deed had been committed. No trace of the murderer was found till October 20, when Wong Ah Jangz pointed out Fung Ah Get to Sergeant Wollweber and Policeman Finn, and he was arrested and cbharged with the murder. Wong Ah Jung claimed to have seen the shooting and so testified in court. Fung Ah Get was a member of a high- binder society called the Bo Leong Tong. His society had a feud agaidst the Bo Ong Tong, of which Lee An Mee wasa member. The murderer received $3500 to avenge his society and he picked out Lee Ah Mee, a barmless waiter, as his victim. Aiter committing the murder he went about Ch:natown spending his ill-gotien money in carousing and gambling, aud was captured. ‘The case was assigned to Judge Camp- bell’s court, and the friends of the mur- dered Chinaman employed ‘Attorney John E. Richards as special prosecutor, the prisoner being represented by Attorney Arthur Mack. { The attorney for the murderer asked for and raceived a number of continuances, the ebvious purpose being to allow the murderer’s frienus to put the eye-wit- nesses out of the way. In this they suc- ceeded, as it was with great trouble that the prosecution was able to locate the second eye-witness. The case came up on Friday last and the prosecution asked tor a bench warrant to bring the reluctant witness into court. A continuance was then taken until Mon- day. There is no doubt that the murderer, seeing that the meshes of the law were being arawn closer and closer around him and seeing no escape from the hangman, became discouraged and committed suicide. CITY IMPROVEMENTS, The Uighting and Repavement of Streets and Other Reforms Consliered by the Merchants’ Association, The regular meeting of the board of directors of the Merchants’ Association was held Thursday. The following parties were unanimously elected as regular members of the associa- tion: J. A. Folger & Co., 110 California street; Gutie & Frank, 303 California street; George M. Wood & Co., 211 Sutter street. Superintendent King of the association reported that street-cleaning under the new contract commenced on the 1st of December, and that it was being per- formed according to the revised specinca- tions and schedules prepared by the Mer- chants’ Assoeiation. Besides the regular ‘all-day”’ gangs three hand-labor gangs and two special crews are also employed. On January 1 the men will appear in their new uniforms. A new style of barrel will also be introduced. The association will take action in regard to having the sweep- ings bauled 10 the park. 8an Jose de Gracia gold mine, north of Mazatlan, is employing large forces of men. It isa very big and rich mine." Consul de Cima will be in the City about a mon:h. SHELL MOUN. SHOOTING. A Large Number of Riflemen Will Con- test for Honors and Prizes. There will be some lively shooting at the Shell Mound rifle range to-day. The military marksmen of the First Regiment will be out in full force. For some time past negotiaticns have been going on for «| 100-man match with 100 of the Hawaiian National Guard. The First Regiment men will to-day hold their first practice shoot to select the marksmen who are to shoot against the Hawaliians. Company A of the Fifth will hold a ractice shoot. Division C of ths Naval at:alion will hold its regular monthly contest. The Independent Rifles vnd the Deutscher Krieger Verein will hold their montily medal contests. The fipal medal stioot of the year will be held by the Red Men’s shooting section. To-day’'s scores will show who will per- manently hold the medais. The distribu- tion will be held at the society’s annual ball at the Mission Turn Verein Hall on the 13th inst. - More Shelves Waunted. . The Grand Jury has called the attention of ihe Supervisors to the fact trat valuable rec- ords in the County Clerk’s office are lying on the floors of the galleries for want of shelves on which to store them. Tae board is asked 1o take steps to remedy the matter, 1In accordauce with the resolution of the meeting of property-owners beld on No- vember 25 the president of the Merchants’ Association announced the appointment of the following persons to solicit signatures of the property-owners for the repavement of the cobbied blocks with improved pave- ments. Anarew M. Davis, F. L. Sachs, A. Fusenot and A. 8. Baldwin for the biocks on Geary street between Kearny and Pow- ell; J. ¥, Ortman, E. A, Denicke and M. 8. Kohlberg tor the blocks on Post street from Monigomery to Stockton; James D. Phelan, O.D. Baldwin, Joseph Figel and ‘W. F. Wilson for the blocks on Stockton street from Market to Sutter. These com- mittees will proceed with their work at once, and 1t is expected that the cobbles upon some of these blocks will soon be re- placed with a modern pavement. The efforts of the association for the better 11, hting of the City have met with great encouragement on the part ot many property-owners and tenants. In order that the lights upon some of the streets will be in operation before the holidays, the association has already ordered elec- tric lights erected upon a number of blocks. The association announces that it has succe: ded in'getiing a special rate of $3 35 per light per week. The lights will be of 2000 candlepower and be sus- pend-d in the center of the street. The number of lights upon each block wi.l depend upon the amount subscribed. Not only bas the association made efforts for the lights upon Kearny street and the blocks adjacent thereto, but it is also making efforts to bave Sixth street iilu- minated with arc lighfs beyond Folsom street. Itis expected that these initial object lessons will serve to pave the way io[; the better illumination of the entire . Official communications are being sent to the leading cities of Europe and Amer- 1ca requesting copies -of their present charters or municipal laws. It is the in- tention of the secretary of the association to make a thorough examination of these modern charters for the purpose of fur- nisbing correct data and informatian to the Charter Association and the commit- tee of 100. The. Merchants’ Association will hold its next quarterly meeting on Thursaay evening, January 14, 1897. As some com- munications have been received upon a uniform civil -ervice law for State and manicipal officials the board decided to make this subject one of the questions for discussion at that meeting. The subject wili be on the passage by the next Legis- lature of a uniform civil service law. A OHRISTMAS BAZAAR. Grand Event to Be Given by the How- ard Presbyterian ¢hurch. The Ladies’ Guild ot Howard Presbyte- rian Church, corner of Oak and Baker streets, is preparing to hold a Christmas bazaar next Thursday and Friday after- noons and evenings in the church. Nine large booths will -be handsomely decorated, and have for sale a large va- riety of u<eful, ornamental and fancy articles. On each evening there will be rendered a very select programm- of vocal and instrumental music, and all by pro- fessional talent. Each even ing will have a distinctive feature. Thursdav evening is designated as “*Scotch night.”” Mr. Tev- endale, the celebrated piper of Clan Fra- ser, will appear 1n Highland costume and open the programme with a bagpipe solo, Favorite Scotch ballads will be sung by Mme, Seminario and Mrs. Homer Henley. There will also be Scotch recitations, and Miss Pearl Noble will render Scotch airs on the cornet. Friday evening is designated as “Ameri- can night.”” The music will be mainly that of American composers. Among those to take part that evening will be Arthur Fickenscher, the celebrated pian- ist, and Miss Blair. Mrs. J. M. Peariman and Miss Celia Decker will sing favorite American ballads. iy Resiciesa s Shoe-Dealers Attached. Joseph Gutberlett & Co., boot and shoe dealers at 129 Montgomery street, were at- tached ‘yesterday by F. K.Quinn on claims aggregating $2120. This amount is the sum of the elaims of & number of ereditors. CON BETTERTHMR STATUS Gold Tempts Mrs. A. G. Phillips to Waive Her Marital Standing. By Having Herself Declared a Mil. lionaire’s Wife the Woman Invites Bigamy Charges. Still further complications have arisen in the romantic suit of Mrs. A. G. Phil- lips for a divorce from her truant hus- band. who deserted her and her children when a poor man and returned from the African geld mines a few months ago a millionaire. As stated in THE CALn yesterday Mrs, Phillips vot a divorce four years ago, but her attorney failed to have the decree en- tered and omitted to file the findings, s0 that the divorce is in fact a nuility, and Judge Seawe!l has so declared in deciding on a motion to vacate it. The foregoing facts have been greatly harassing the husband, who had hoped the old judgment was al! right, because, it is rumored, he is very anxious to marry again at his present home in Wisconsin. New facts, however, came tolight yester- day, and they put the wife in a worse position than she appeared to be by the story as told by her attorney. While standing up for the validity of the mar- riage, or rather, while denying the binid- ing force of the judgment for divorce, the wife places herself in a bad position, be- cause she originally recognized the bind- ing force of the judgment, considered her- self free and married again. It is understood that Attorney W. H. H. Hart will contend that the divorce was in every particular legal and that the decree can be entered now under what lawyers term a rule of *‘nunc pro tunc’ —an order made now for then. The case promises to present many novel features before ths final hearing. The divorced husband’s miilions have proved luring enough to the wife toin- duce her, thousrh married again, to have her prior divorce set aside. It is among the possibilities that the woman may yet be prosecnted for bigamy. ——————— People never think of whistiing in Ice- land. Itisa violation of the divine law, NEW TO-DAY. EXTRA BIG ’GiftS—-Free! Free! WEIY BUY cfiOGKERY, cHlNAWARE, GLASSWARE? We Give It Away Free With TEAS, BOFFEES, SPIGES. EXTRA BIG OFFER FOR CHRISTMAS. TOUR CEXOICE FRERE: 1 Sauce Boat, decorated. 8 Tea Cups and Sa ucers. 1 Large Majolica Pitcner. 1 Fancy lce Cream Dish. 3 Water Goblets, banded. 1Cake S and, crystal. 1 Cheese Dish, crytal. 5 \\ ater Goblets, plain. 1 Burter Dish, crystal. b Claret Glasses, plain. 5 Com poris. individual. 4 Ale or Peer Glasses. 1(ake Basket, fancy. 1 Rose Bal. 4 Chumpa gne Glasses., 1 Bread and Milk Set. 2 Fancy Frul: Plates. 1 Pitcher, decorated. 4 Bouquet Holders. 1 Rebecca Tea Pota 1 Decanter. 1 0at Meal Set. 1 Miik Set. 1 Syrup Pitcher. 5 Eerr/ Dishes. 1 Celery Tray. 8 Dinner Plates. 8 Oyster Bowla. 5 Frult Saucers. 3 Guld Band Plates. 1 Mujol ica Cuspidor. 5 Toothpick Holders. 1 Meat Dish, 10-inch. .1 Fancy Salad Dish. 2 Piates, festooned. 5 Lemonade Mugs. 5 Wnisky Tumblers, ground bottom. 1 Fancy Mustache Cup and Saucer. 4 Table Tumblers. engraved. 5 Handied Lemonade Glasses. 1 Half-gallon Water Pitcher. 1 Chocolate Cup and Saucer. e Plate, fancy china. 1 Berry Dian, crystal, large, 2 Fancy Cups and Saueers, A, D, 1 Candlestick, bisque. 1 Bisque Figure Dancer. 1 Vase, fancy Bohemian. 1 Scoliop, 7-inch. decorated. 3 toup Plates, decorated. 5 Sait or Pepper ~hakers. 1 Vegotable Dish, decorated. A thousand other Fancy Dishes of every description. ONE FREE WITEH EACE Cts 1038, Spices, 5 O AEE B e Powses Extea Dovsee Presgvrs| Exuea Dovsie Tiogens THIS OFFER HOLDS GOOD UNTIL NEW YEAR. WE WILL SELL CHinawARE, CROCKERY, GLASSWARE Bic CUT PRICES! Fancy Chinaware and Glassware Tea, Chocolate, Coffee Cups, Fancy Plates, Berry Dishes 10, 12%, 15, 20, 25, 85, 50, 75¢c each. Chocolate, Ice Cream, Berry, Lemonade and Water Sets 50, 65, 75, 85, 1.00, 1.25, 1.50, 1.85, 1.95, 2.25, 2.50 per set. China, Bisque, Fancy Vases, Figures and Ornaments 10, 12%, 15, 20, 25, 85, 50, 60, 75, 1.00, 1.25 each. CUSPIDORES---20, 25, 35, 40, 50, 75¢ each. Genuine Delft China Trays, Olives, Butter Plates, Cups, Cream Pitchers, Salads, Plaques 15, 20, 25, 35, 40, 50, 60, 55, 85, 1.00, 1.25, 1.50 each. Tea Sets, complete for 12 persons 2_25 la.llz"tt 2.75 Gold 3.50 Fine China 5‘25 Trimming, Heliotrope Decoration Dinner Sets complete for 6 persons Pure ‘White i e Gold * Superior Ve 350 B3 4-75 {600 G 950 Dinner Sets complete 100 pieces 575 B 775 Ne Q25 Eume]7.50 Qualily Best, Made by Best English Makers, Newest Shapes and Designs. Prices A way TINDER STORES, 100 IN IN UMBER. breatAmericanimporting feaCo. 146 Winth St. 218 Third St. 2008 Fillmore St. 96858 Marlket St. 8006 Sixteenth St. 521 Montgomery ave. 104 Second St. 833 HEayes St. 3285 Mission St. OARLAND STTORES: 1088 Washington St. 616 East Twelfth St. 184 San Pablo Ave. L7 Broadway. 13888 Parlk St., Alameda. HEADQUARTERS SAN FRANCISCO, 52 MARKET STREET. 140 Sixth St. 1344 Market St. 2 10 Mission St. 81l7 EKearny St. 1419 FPollk St.