The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 14, 1897, Page 9

| ‘A » MINERS 4 ARE UP N ARMS Action of the Anti-Debris| Association Severely Condemned. BLOW AT A LEADING INDUSTRY. The Goodwin Irjunction Said to| Threaten the Whole Mining Industry. ALL THE MINES MAY BE SHUT DOWN. Julian Sonntag Dec'ares the Matter to Be the Most Vital Now Before the State. The action of the Anti-Debris Associa- in suing outan injunction against Goodwin of the Goodwin miue in ada County has stirred the deepest in- nation of the miners of the entire State. esident Jacob Neff of the Miners' Asso- what length the Anti-Debris Asso- n 1s ready to go. Secretary Julian ntag says the question which this ac- before the court at Sacramento most important to tihe people of sfore any court or other the injunction holds,” said Mr. ag yesterday, “it means that the | Debris Association has it in its power | 1t down almost all the mines of the and we know enough of the disposi- e men at the head of it Lo be- will attempt it.’” The Goodwin mine is operated by sluicing. The decision of Judge Sawyer, rendered in 1884, was to the effect y person owning property on the ento, the Yuba or American rivers restrain, by injunction, any miner wors contaminated or diverted the w of the waters of these rivers or any of heir_tributaries. The decision was di- 1 agsinst a case of hydraulic mining, no class of mining was named in the ebris Association declared decision they could move ss of mining operation, but not think that quartz min- dri or ground s g were ma- ially injurious, and they would not ais- turb any but hydraulic mining. he association at toat time varticu- ated that it reserved the right of ning any other class of mining upon its being deemed injurious. The action aken against tae Goodwin mine is the first step over tbe line under this threat d has ceused the almost panicin the nks of the miners. I tell you,” said Secretary Sonntag, this love feast that has been so widely | advertised as being celebrated between the miners and the farmers is all the rankes: kind of bosh. ing for the debris dams the difficulties complained oi wiil all be overcome, and the miners, being permitted to work with- out hindrance and embarrassment, will crease the weaith of the 000,000 to $8,000,000 annually. led through the mountains of Ne- vada and portions of Placer Countv some years ago I found a district dotted with When L wo years after the Sawyer decision the olation I found there was enough to e the heart sick. Property had been aid waste to the value of $3,000,000. If the Anti- Debris ociation at- tempts to act any role of that kind again there wiil be trouble.” IN THE YELLOW HOUSE| Heads of Departments Await- ing the Christian Ea- deavor. Nine Trans-Pzcific Touris‘s Were ¥as- terday Booked for the Yosemite Valley. C. P. Hustington, president of the Southern Pacific Company, 1s yet in San Francisco, occupying during business hours his offices in the yellow building. His portrait, life size, is being painted by Fred Yates. Mr. Huntington has some notions about the use of beverages for | stimuiating purposes and fancies that the time to begin their use is when a man attains the age of SU. dent’s sojourn in the City the lunch hour for heads of departments will not be unduly prolonged. Colonel C. ¥. Crocker left the City for New York I Wednesday evening. He wili not be absent a great length of time. Colonel T. H. Goodman, general pas- senger agent, leit for the East last Satur- day. Vice-President Stubbs is out of town, looking after freight business. k. 8. Douty of the Pacific Improvement Company is in town doing business at the old stand and contemplating with asure the expected visit of the Christian Endeavor. William Sproule, assistant general freignt agent, notes with a resignation akin to satisfaction that the peach crop in Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey and Georgia is l\:elv to be short and the yleld of California peach orciiards considerably | bove the average. He recions that the it shipments this season will exceed ast year’s haul. The regular business of running special fruit trains will open up early in June. Several carloads of cher sies have already gone Kast from Vaca- ville. Oherriesdo not demand rapid tran- sit, but requi-e refrigerators. Manager J. A. Fillmore is not prepared 10 give any esiimate as to the number of Christian Endeavorers that wiil atiend the convenuon. He noted, yesterday, how- ever, that a bundred conductors of the New York Central Railroad were in town and fancied that they were taking in the sights, such as (‘hlu‘lmwn and the Cliff House. The conductors’ speeial left for Los Angeles last evenin At the Yosemite office eleven passen- gers were booked for tne vallev vesterday, nine of them being trans-Pacific tourists. A Christian Endeavor excursion, to last as taken the field and proposes to | der the act providing for the build- | State from | retty bomes of a prosperous peopie. | en I went over the same ground within | During the presi- | | for five days, has becn planned. The | Endeavorers will be able to do the valley, | going in one way aud coming out another, {for $48 50. The excursion ticket covers hotel and sleeping-car expenses, stage fare | and side trips. This is the most favorabie Yosemite rate ever presented 1o the public. MRS, KEEGAN’S MONEY. | | R | The Fight Over It Causes an Execution to Be Issued Against ths Union Trust Bank. An execution was issned against the Union Trust Company, a banking institu- tion at the corner of Montgomery and | Market streets, yesterday, asa result of | the corporation’s participation in the suit | ot Michael Keegan against Sohn H. Kelly. IA Deputy Sheriff served it during the afternoon. Keegan’s wife died in October last ana at his request Kelly was appointed ad- ministrator of the estate of the deceased. Later the relatives of Keegan, who is somewhat feeble-minded, had Kelly re- moved and brought suit by Attorney W. G. Zeigier to recover $5; which had been deposited in the Union Trust Company’s bank, At the time Kelly was appointed ad- ministrator he was unable to furnish the necessary bonds and by order of court was aliowed to take the funds of Mrs. Keegan out of the various banks in which whey were deposited and place them in the institution mentioned. For this rea- son the bank was made a party to the suit and was includea in the judgment ren- derea in Keezan’s favor. Cashier Hell- man of the Union Trust Company pre- sented a claim against the funds for their | keeping and for attorneys’ fees and re- fused to turn the money over until these were paid, hence the execution, 2 Another suit has been brought against Kelly to recover $10,000 worth of Minna- street property, deeded to him by Keezan without consideration immediately after Mrs, Keegan's death. G. H. Umbsen has been appointed receiver of the property | pending the decision in the case. A QUARTER OF A OENTURY. | Mr. and Mrs, William Clack Celebrate | Their Silver Wedding. Under a bower of roses and smilax and amid the congratulations of a big delega- tion of friends, Mr. and Mrs. William Clack of 102 Haight street celebrated the tweuty-fiftb anniversary of their wedding | last evening. The cozy Clack home was tastefuily | decorated for the occasion, and those who were forlunate enough to receive invita- | tions were made comfortable and at ease | by the charming nostess, whose appear- ance shows that her quarter of a century of married iife has not been a failure. Mr. Clack is Under Shenff in Mr. | Whelan’s department of the municipality, and the City Hall was largely represent: at the gathering. The festivities and good cheer lasted uniil a late hour, NOTES OF THE THEATERS Monster Benefit at tke Baldwin for St. Mary's Hos- p tal Succassfu! Closiag Nights «f “El i Capitan” and of “Shamus 0'Brien.” The De Wolf Hoppers are finishing their engagement in “‘El Capitan’ at the Baldwin Theater with the “‘standing room | only”” sign out for late-comers. The return to the Baldwin nzxt Monday evening of Nat C. Goodwin will be an | important theatrical event, as the actor promises his first local presentation of Tom Robertson’s famous comedy “David Garrick.” Goodwin in the title | role of this piece has already won dis- tinction. Maxine Elliott returns with Goodwin as his leading lady. “David Gar- rick” wil! be presented on Monday, Tues- day and Wednesday evenings and at the matinee on Saturday. *“‘The Rivals” will be given on Thursday, Friday and Satur- |day nights. For the second and last week of his engazement Xr. Goodwin will present ““An American Citizen.”’ Many changes for the better have been made in “Excelsfor Jr.” since the opening night, and the members of :he company have 8 budget of new songs and speclaltics for next wee! Francis Powers' clever little Chinatown melodrama has proved quite an attractive novelty at the Aleazar. The audience nightly insists on & speech irow the author. The Chinatown play is preceded by a breezy tarce comedy “Lost for a Day.” “The White Rat” is one of the best produc- tions seen at the Grand for some time. The plot 15 interesting, and in addition the char- | acters are well susiained and the specialties clever. | The last niehts of the successful romantic opera *‘Snamus O’Brien” are taking place at | the Tivoli Opera-nouse. Next Monday even- ing D:llinger’s comic opers, “Captain Fra- 711l be given. This is the first real comic opera the Tivoli has presented some years, and it is hoped it will dupii- cate the success of “The Gypsy Baron,” *The | Black Hussar” and other kindred works. | The Venetian Ladies’ Orchestra, A. L. Guille, | Fleurette and a number of other good acts are | 81l doing well at the Orpheum. At the Baldwin Thester this afternoon a | monster benefit will take place in aid of the free ward of St. Mary's Hospitl. Tae pro- ramme will tnclude: De Wolfe Hopper and s entire opera company in the second act of El Capitan”: the Tivoli Opera-house com- pany and orchestra, as well as Denis O'Sulli- van, in the second act of “Shamus O'Brien’ Joe Cawthorne, Ferris Hartman, De Wolf Hop- per in a specialty, and & new one-act farce, 10 be presented for the first time on any stage. “An Up-to-Date Maid,” and will 4 in cast Phosa MeAlister, George | Bosworth, Frances Jolliffe, Mr. Cavanaugh, | Anna Daly and Frank B. Robinson. | ——e s — FOR THE UNEMPLOYED. | First Steps Taken in the Salvation Army Colony Scheme, The citizens’ colonization committee appointed by the Chamber of Commerce six weeks or so dgo met yesterday and took the first steps on the line providing work for the nnemployed as auggested | by Major W. W. Winchell of the Salva- tion Army. Major Winchell desires to secure a large tract of land to be cut up into small holdings to be worked on a system balf communistic, balf individua That is, the heavy machinery, water sup- ply, large farm tools, ete., to be provided and owned by the community, while the land and improvements will eventually become mefiropsny of those who pay for the same. e has received several offers of large pieces of land. The colonization scheme bas hung fire, so to speak, while the boulevard was being constructed in order not to iuterfere with that work, but now it is believed is the proper time to make arrangements for the new project. H. H. Sherwood, chair- man of the committee, appointed a spe- cial committes consisting of J. J. Valen- tine, W. H. Bunker, L. R. Ellert, George 8. Montgomery and George F. Butler to make 8 thorough investigation of the plans offared by Major Winchell, aud, if found to be practical, to devise ways und means of putting the E,m into operation. Major Winchell will have his plans pre. pared within a few days. ——————— Annulment of Marriage. Mrs. Reta Irene Smith has sued John J. Smith, an Oakland man, for the annulment of her marriage with him. She asks that she be permitted Lo resume her maiden name, Mor- tenson, i THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THE “PENCIL" WILL UNDER DISCUSSION The Question as to Its Ad- .+ missibility in the Fair- Craven Trial. It Is Wanted by the Plaintiffs to Bolster Up the Alleged Alibi Opposition to the Cocument by the Defense Is Based Upon Purely Legal Reasorns. The so-called *‘pencil’’ will which Mrs. Nettie R. Craven produced after the death of Senator Fair, and the date of which shows tbat it was executed subsequent to the “trust” will, is now the bone of con- tention in the Fair-Craven litigation. The attorneys for the executors of the Fair astate are extremely anxious, or at least pretend to be—to prove this docu- ment to have been forged, as well as the deeds over which this present suit is about. It is plain that their object in at- tempting this is to establish some sup- port jor ‘their alleged alibi—the claim that Senator Fair was in San Rafael on the 24th of September, 1894, and there- fore could not have been in this City at the same time and delivered the deeds to Mre. Craven, and could not have written that will, as she asserts he did. Their content is that if the will falls the deeds must fall, too. The defense is opposing the introduc- tion of this class of evidence on the ground that it is collateral, to say the most, and more than that, is in no manner involved as an issue in this proceeding to quiet title to the disputed property. D. M. Del- mas denounced in scorching terms, yes- terday, the insinuation emanating from the other side that the defense shrank from meeting an issue involving the *'pen- oil” will. Simple rights under the law, and a desire to avoid burdening the case with immaterial and extraneous matter was, be said, all that actuated his side in opposing inadmissible evidence. The argument on this proposition con- sumed the major portion of the session |and is not done with yet. Judge Siack did not compel the jurors to siay and Listen to 1t, us it was & matter calling only for a decision from the court—something in which the jury could have no interest. The debate was inaugurated when R. B. Mitcheli, for the plaintiffs, attempted to put into evidence a magnified photo- graphic reproduction of the *‘pencil” will. Judge Curtis of the defense wanted to know wuat connection the will had witn the case, and inquired as to the purpose of introducing the reproduction. After some backing and filling Mr. Mitchell ad- mitted that Loe purpose was to prove, if possible, that the will was not genuine. That was what Judge Curtis bad antici- pated, and he said he was prepared to present an argument showing that the will, whether good or bad, could not be dragged into this particular proceeding. To begin with, the Judge cited the Caui- fornia Code of Civil Procedure and said it pronounced the class of evidence sought to be interjected as being wholly irrelevant in a case of this character. An- other point was that the plaintiffs had not alleged the will to be a forgery in the pleadings. He asked, as a matter of prin- ciple, whi benefit could Mrs. Craven hope to gain by forging that will. She was not named as a legates therein. The history of her life divulged the fact that she had_always striven zealously with Benator Fair to have him treat his cbii- dren justly in his will. There was not a suspicion of seltishness as far as she was concerned. There was an old princivle to be con- sidered, Judge Curtis said—a principle older than Blackstone. Thnis was a require- ment that before a charge of forgery can be proved it must first be shown that the forgery was intended to injure somebody or that it was to benefit the author. The eminent ‘‘will-smasher” of New York then took occasion 1o rap expert hands writing evidence on the head. He had had 10 do with & great many cases in court, he , where this class of testi- mony predominated—in fact more 8o than most other attorneys in the country. He bad followed litigation of this kind in twelve different Sietes, and his experience bad forced him to the conclusion that, with a few exceptional cases, the courts were right when they expressed doubt and suspicion regarding the testimony of handwriting experts. He himself be- lieved it to be dangerous, indeed, and something that shouid be handled with extreme care. Taking another view of the question under discussion the Judge said ihat the plaintiffs’ counsel had not laid a proper foundation for the introduction of this evidence, but were going to make a great show before the jury with their photo- graphis and wise-looking ‘‘professors,” in the hope of SWerviug opinions or raising doubts. “Their theory is that in desperate causes they must appeal to the senses,’” said tha Judge. ‘“As was once said in a celebrated homicide trial ‘they are going to convict with the parapharnalia of the chemist.’ Suppose this pencil will is a forgery, would that be evidence that the deeas held by Mre. Craven are not genuine? Suppose, 1 say, the will is a forgery, does that prove that the acknowledgments are spurions? The moral struggle of the plaintiffs here in this case is 10 prove that the defendant, Mrs. Craven, isa criminal— to prove also’ that Notary'J. J. Cooney is acriminal. But it is not going to be ac- complished by means of improper evi- dence if I am to be permitted to lift my voice against it.” The Judge next read a number of au- thorities to show that evidence regarding the pencil will was inadmissible even as collateral evidence. The laws of England, he sald, were strict in prohibiiing the method of proving a person guilty of an offense by means ot collateral evidence showing that he had committed other of. fenses similar 1o the one charged. The defense in this case, he said, was asking for no merciful considerations. It would be shown that Mrs. Craven’s deeds were valia and genuine. They would combat the proof against this only for legal rea- sons. Attorney Mitchell replied to the Curtis argument. The sworn deposition of Mrs. Craven had been introduced in evidence, he said, and in it was the declaration that on Sep:emhur 24, 1894, Senator Fair wrote the pencil will in her house, and on the same day handed her the disputed deeds. Tnerefore, he held tbat all of the docu- ments became part and parcel of the one transaction, and one was as admissible as evidence as the other. The aitorney re- ferred to United States Circuit Judge Deady’s decision in the celebrated Sharon case, in which it was declared that it was just as important tc prove the validity or invalidity of the ‘‘dear wife” letters as to establish the natare of the marriage con- tract. Charles S. Wheeler and Garret Mec- Enerney followed Mr. Mitchell and cited additional authorities tending to support the plaintiff’s claims, Then the defense was given another turn, this time Mr. Delmss taking the floor. He did not have an opportunity to say much, however, being interrupted by the arrival of the adjournment hour. But he will open the proceedings tais morning. Boys’ Training Home. At the annusl meeting of the Boys' Training FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1897. Home the jollowing officers were re-elected: isaac Upham, president; A. C. Stevens, vice- president; Mis. 4. C. Stevens, financial ‘secre- tary; I J. Truman, treasurer; D. M. Carman, general manager. Mrs. L. B. Fisher, formerly of the Caiifornia Girls' Training Home, has been elected sccretary and assistant manager.- The afiairs of the home were reporied to be in g00d condition, and the Work of the year ex- ceedingly satisfactory. Forty boys have, ac- cording to the report, been taken from the street and the City Prison—placed in good homes or cared for in the Boys' Training Home. Nearly all have been found position s and are doing well. Thereé are now fourteen ‘boys in the home. Sudden Death of James Cashion. James Cashion, a marine fireman, was found dead on the floor of his room at 5554 First street, yesterday morning. He had been sul- fering with pneumonia for a long time, and his aeath was due to ihat disease. Deputy Coroner Hallett conveyed the boay to the Morgue, The deceased was a widower, s na- tive of New York, aged 40 years, — . ———— One Divorce Not Granted. Mrs. Eleanor E. Faulkner was disappointed yesterday in her desire to obtain a diverce from her husband, Charles D. Faulkner. She alleged that her husband hasbeen 1n the habit of drinking more than she thought he ought and that three weeks ago she left him. ~As no corroborative ovidence was adduced Judge Beloner refused to grant a divorce. OFFICERS WERE ELECTED The O0dd Fellows Pass Reso- lutions Against Lottery—No Smoking During Work. Officers Chosen by the State Assemb'y of the R:bekahs—The Term* Graod” Will No Longer Be U.ed. At the morning session of the Grand Lodge of Odd Feliows yesterday the trus- tees of the Odd Fellows’ Home at Ther- malito presented a report showing that of the receipts during the year, amounting 10 §$63,604, the sum of $28,118 Liad been ex- vended in the purchase and improvement of land and that the balance had been used in the maintenance of the home. In connection with the home a com- A. M. Drew, Grand Master. mittee of five was empowered to make an investigation into complaints that have been made against Superintendent Bart- lett. Three of the committee—George H. Morrison, W. W, Phelps and T. H, Sel- to interview the inmates, and the other two, J. H. Simpson and J. G. Myrell, were authorized to hear testimony in this City. The report of the committee will be presented to-morrow. The representatives to the Sovereign Grand Lodge were instructed to use their influence to bave a law passed lookin the organizing of lodges of juvenile Oda Fellows, that is lodges in which minors under the age of 18 may be admitted. This is looked upon as a most important move. The election for grand officers resulted in the choice oi the following named: A. M. Drew of Fresno, grand master; Karl U. Brueck of Stockton, deputy grand master; W. A. Bonynge of Los Angeles, grand warden; George T. Shaw, grand secretary (re-elected); M. Greenebaum, grand treas- Rosa, grand representative; J. F. Thomp- Thermalito. The grand trustees were re- named by the grand master on the last will be named on the same day. Two resolutions were adopted, one pro- bibiting raffles in the lodgarooms and the other prohbiting smoking during work and while the lodge is in regular session. Rk THE REBEKAHS. Officers Chosen for the Ensulng Year—The Word ‘‘Grand” No Longer Used. In conformity with the laws of the Sov- ereign Grand Lodge, the word ‘“grand’’ will no longer precede the title of the of- ficers of the assembly. At the session of the assembly yesterday Mrs, M. Karsner. morning Mrs. Minerva Karsner of Oro- ville was elected president; Mrs. Dell *C. Savage of Livermore, vice-president; Mrs. H. M. Carpenter of Ukiah, warden; Mrs. Mary BE. Donoho of San Francisco, secra- tary (re.elected); Mrs. Anna M. Leise of Oakland, treasurer. The appointed of- ticers will be named before the close of the session. The board of trustees of the Orphbans’ Home building at Gilroy was re-elected. Its members are Mrs. C. A. Hoxett of Gil- roy, Mra. Sallie Wolf of Sucramento, Mrs. Mury E. Donoho of San_Francisco, Mrs. Olive T. Allen of Santa Rosa, Mrs. M. F. Thorndike of Stockton. ‘The greater portion of the day was taken up in the transaction of routine business. Past Grand Master Alexander read a letter [rom Past Grand 8ire Nicholson of Philadelphia, an ardent supporter of the Rebekahs, in which he expressed hisdeep interest in the order and dwelt upon its possibilities. During t| fternoon the assembly was Grand Master Warboys, Deputy Grand Master Brueck and l’n\ Grand Masters bimpson and Glasson, vage—leit for the home in the afternoon | urer (re-elected); J. W. Warboys of Santa | son of Jureka, trustee for the bome at | elected. The appointed officers will be | day of the session, and the committees | IN HONOR OF FATHER ABRAHAR . ! Work of the Lincoln Mon- ument League Proceed- ing Favorably. Characteristic Letter on the Sub- ject From Naval Oificer Irish. How the Philosophy of the Martyred President I flu:nced His Czbinet. The executive committee of the Lincoln Monument League met Wednesday night at the headquarters of the G. A. R., President W. W. Stone presiding. The committee on printing was author- ized to have a second issue of 20,000 certifi- cates in bocks printed and circulated. On motion of Colonel C. Mason Kinne, quar- ter-cards were ordered printed and placed in various stores with subscription-books for the benefit of the general public. Judge M. Cooney offered a resolution to | the effect that, ““In order to prevent con- | fusion and a possible misconception, no | organizations of any kind or nature be permitted to give any entertainments in the name of the Lincoln Monument League without first obtaining the sanc- tion of the executive board of the Monu- ment League committee.” The resolution was adopted. "The following letter from Naval Officer John P. Irish was read: In the apotheosis of Lincoln the actuai man has been forgotten. Herndon’s “Life of the Emancipator” was severely criticized and, T Believe, driven out of print. Yet it was proba- by the best biography that has been pub- lished. It represented Lincoln as he was—s man oporessed by the cares, influenced by the enviromment, beset by the passions common | to usall. Such men are best seen in perspective. It is then made plain that whiie they shared in ail the things that are allotted tomen they drew from the same elements different results. In our mountains the Mariposa tulip and the giant Sequoia root in the same soil and grow under the fame sun, but with results how | different! Soitseems to.be with men. Out of common experiences one draws encourage- | ment or cauton ouly, while anothor absorbs | philosophy. Lincoln was not spared in his own time. Criticism and detraction were not left exciu- sively to his political opponents, but were usea without stint by ieaders of his own party. The combination of Senators Wade and Henry Winter Davis and the awful let- ters of Murat Halstead were only a part cf the thorns’ planted in his path by nends that | should have plucked the briers out of his way. | During his lifetime nothing more untavo: bly afected his good name and standing statesman than his reputation for stors-te ing. Scarcely a week passed without the Cir- culation of a new story attributed to him. More than twenty years ago, during a long mght journey witha gentleman who was u member of his Cabinet,I asked if the Presi- dent had deserved this reputation In reply the ex-Cabinet Minister, Montgomery Blair, said that while the reputation was deserved | the country ill understood the reason of Lin- | coln’s irequentresort to story-telling. Hs said | that, as al: men remember whose memories g0 Dback to that time of potent passion, the Civil War was an atmosphere in_which all the | greeds and grudges, rival ambitions and com. petilive spites of men grew with an orchid Iluxuriance. Avarice, pride of position, iust | for authority, desire for revenge, ali flourished in that high and mighty time, alongside of patriotism and self-sacrifice, of sorrow and heroism. All of these emotions, good and bud, were to | a pecuilar degree focussed in the Cabinet, At | nenrly every meetiug of that body, from 1861 10 1865, 1ts deliberations took their tone irom the clamor of mixed passions which distorted the country like en epidemic chorea. The result was always a contention, the deepeniug of feoling into s refusal to compro- mise or accommodate, and practically a | cessution of business. 'The President never | mixed in these contentions nor sought to con- clude them by taking sides or suggesting a | compromise, but alweys sa, his iace express- ing the profoundest melancholy and sadness | and his éyes seeming to look upon scenes far | off, while his mind was spparently away | among things unseen by thuse around him, | and he seemed lisiening to voices that rose | may be from battles in action or sopbed over flelds that hed been fought. When his warring Cabinet had disputed itsclf into ingc- tion, and every man scowled with anger upon every other, the Presidents face would bexin to light up, mind and senses would appear to arrive from their far excursion and a smile ould twinkle in his eyes as he would say, What Mr. Secretary — said reminds me of,” perhaps if would be something in Sangamon County, but wherever located the siory was | quite sure to be taken from the lives and lines | of the plain peopie among whom his life had been. It was sometimes risque and always irres siibly funny, aud tickled the ribs of the Cabinet until every member rosred. In that | explosion of good humor evil temper evapo- rated and directly the matter that had caused the deadlock would be disposed of, usualiy as suggested by the President, and his officlal family would separate in good feeling aud go in_bu nt spirits to their several duties. Mr. Blair said that Stanton was a peculiarly turnine man and given to brusqueness in | his official contacts. One Cabinet day he and Blair met on the steps of vnite House, aud after saluting Blair said, “Well, I suppose we will get another story to-day.” ' Stanion faced him wWith a severe expression, and uttering un oath said, “I have listened (o the last levity I will bear from the President. With the coun- try’s Jife flowing to waste from every pore and the whole land a sepuichre L will stand no more idle stories.” They entered zhe Cabinet-room and when Business was attempled there ensued an un- usuelly violent scene, with the President in his usual neutral attitude and the picture of | profound saduess. When the deadlock came is face lit up and he began a Story. Stanton rose, folded his papers and started from the room, but paused and stood looking out of the Window across the Potomac flats. - At the cli- | not eatering, as the main cause is thaf max of the story bissides were shaking and he returned to his seatand business proceeded plgnssatly. this was not levit; in Mr. Lincoln. It was philosophy. Ho had seen ‘the effect of humor upon men on the frontier. He had heard it used by the pioneer preacher in camp- meetings. He had tried it before juries and on the stump, not from a fondness for levity, but as a means of best controlling men. And he found statesmen and scholars in his Cabi- et made of the same clay as his neighbors in Southern lllinois_and moved them by the same means. Mr. Blair said thatlooking back 1o those scenes it was pérfectly plain to him that by no other me: could the President have exorcised the passions of his Cabinet and concluded the public busine: All this I tell as it was told to me by an actor in those scenes. Itcausesmen to reflect upon how little we know of the motives which are behind the acts of putlic men who bear great responsibilities. JOHN P. IRISH. STOCKTON'S GIANT OREW. Why the Champlon Oarsmen of the fan Joaquin Will Not Row at El Campo. The giant crew of the South End Row- ing Club will not have the pleasure of measuring oars with the big men of the Stockton Rowing Ciub on June 20 at Ei Campo, but if there is any truth in the many rumors that are afloat, the South- enders will not have easy paddling on the day of the regatta, as there isa very prom- ising crew representing one of the local clubs which may give the swilt-rowing oarsmen of the South Endsa grueling race from start to finish. TuE CAry's correspondent at Btockton interviewed a director of the Stockton Athletic Association yesterday and this is the result: StockToN, Cal, May 13.W Sporting Editor of The Call: W. H. Lyors, one of tne directors of the siockton Atnletic Association, was seen this evening with refer- ence to the ‘refusalof the club to send a barge crew to compete in the coming races at El Campo. In the first place the Stockton Atnletic Association hasno crew in training, aud the giants have been weakened by the Te- cent departure of the giant, Carl Davis, for Montana. They could still put ina splendid crew, but there are other reasons for the barge crew'not entering. “You kuow our experience of two years ago,” said Lyons to-night. “We were under great expense, greater than it costs the San Francisco clubs to send their crews to EL Campo. Tnen We were there three days, and the weather was so bad that the ruces were postponed and we were forced to go back again and Tow it off at Long Bridge. Jusi now we are not in & position to repeat thisexperience. We have no feeling against the other clubs, except that we do not think that the South Ends treated us exactly right before. Whea they had their regatta they agreed to come here on the Fourth of July ii we would g0 to the expense of going below, but they did not, and then again tney acted rather shabbily by not rowing 1n the last Thanksgiving regatta in Oakland Creek. “These, however, are not the reasons for our can- not £o (0 the expense of sending a crew below and finding the weather such that we cannot Tow the raco at the ume called. We are in for | all kinds of sport, but with & club 1like ours we have got to consider ways and means.” OPPERMANN BACKS OUT. Does Not Now Want to Sell His Body to the Board of Health. Says That His Wife Otjects and That _the Publicity Hurts His Business. Wilhelm Oppermann, the despondent tescher of the zither, who offered to sell Lis body when his immortal part had left it for the use of medical men, bas re- pented, and his reasons were set forth in a letter to Secretary Godchaux of the Board of Heaith, which was read at the meeting | yesterday. He wrote as follows: To the Sccretary of the Board of Health, San Francisco. Godchauz—DEAE SIR: Some people say tnere is no dunger any more now- adays to te interred slive. You will see in THE MORNING CALL from to-day, May 12, in & large column, that & man by the name of Frank McDermott in Boston, Mass., was con- | sidered by a half a dozen physicians which made e perfunciory examination of the body, was pronounced for dead, and _that in ashort time after he was alive and went to work again. Iam afraid to be interred alive and that is the principal reason I came to you. But as my wife objects now to sell my body and it 10oks that I lose all my pupils I have to wait and am not goiug to make & petition to the Board of Health now, but later I will see vou again. 1did notexpect to have so much talk in all the papers. It hurts my business awful now. 1see you later. Respectfully, WILHELM OPPERMANY, Teacher oi Zitner, 29 Julian avenue. San Francisco, May 12, 1897. 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