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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1901. C ACAINST LAWYER Attorney G. N. Williams Is| Sued by His Formar Clients. Action Will of the Late Mrs. Mary Shores, Involving $850,000. R R POLICE JUDGE FRITZ WILL LOOK OVER LAW t Ready to P: on Second Forgery Charge Pending Against “Sir” Harry Cooper. in defense G. MARGARET DRUMMOND WEDS RENO OPERATOR Divorced Wife of C. J. Anderson, Klendike King, Becomes Bride of Francis Young. neis Young , Nev telegraph , March 13, of Klondike fame. formed by Justice couple went (o united, visited s and then came to will reside in the It Don’t Pay to Be Skeptical. When a ewspaper i writer and proof- ts can feed himself s most ail of that worth while to used f the Rockford, TIL., % ¢ & newspaper proof alsc o graduate as we ough not practicing, n t t would produce if anything would. ad the proof on the ts with the 1 abe.” All 1¢ trom dyspepsia d 1 was eating at y 1 saw a package staurant and tried t with good, rich cream. The dish took After'a few lunches at neo: ney at mianight I noted &n improvement in my feclings. and was able to work with less once tigue “I have used Grap Nuts as a regular dlet d have improved greatly. he 0ld dyspepsia and bad feelings that I ught were necessary adjuncts to night rk aisappeared, and 1 am able to do ch more with less effort than ‘ever fore i was nearly ready to give up night # 1k and seek health in some other walk life, but, thanks to my change in diet, I am now all right” ¥ a use my name in public. 2e can be given by Postum Cereal Co., . Battie Creek, Mich. noe t Results From Contest of the PILOT COMMISSION - HEARS TESTIMONY Many Witnesses Examined Whose Statements Fa- vor Jordan. Expert Furnishes Facts as to Condi- tion of the Current on the ! Morning of the | Tragedy. e the State Pilot to determine to igation by which 1 what extent Pil »onsible for t king of the Rio de ed yesterday morn- sses were examined i of thos en she ,ost favorable to the who were st important points elic- of the m r s that it has been yout to enter all the officers deck. On the morning this rule was violated on the steamship Se- after the y not the time of his that his vessel 40 o'clock and at the lights at the < judgment were about When he reached Point tuie fog hung over the red it impossibl h of the boa he testified there swift current rushing through Gate ¢ was impossible to - even when although was carried the Fort the current. the next wit- mony showing stant Point yards « ty « elms, od toward Lim ne hundred of a heavy n’ obstructed tead of directing According to Point has ince its estab- beneath the n ren the tones pinion the bell should top of the fort and nt should be ptain_test alon Even then, d upon to protect as the water just mes thirty feet in the =t .rtermasters Lindstrom and R. H. Long, a pas- aboard the Rio, were also exam- transport ser- . Chief Engl- v will be continued to-morrow e B Harbor Commissioners Meet. Major Harney made his last appoint- ting of the Harbor Com- and also made all nents for turning his cessor as soon as he Is ap- ¥ e Governor. G. Francoeur his position wharfinger at street and Major Harney ap- m! He stor, - to fill the va- Iso appointed David Fox as vice G. H. White, time ex- Wh ger- Henderson reported berth Harrison-street wharf | could not be given the Kosmos line, as the transport service was using the structure. The commission promised to ¥ | ovide ac | ‘before the next steamship arrives from nburg. ne chief engineer reported that the csed extension of Washington and n street wharves 200 feet into the would t ed, with the nderstanding that full rates began on March 1. Chief Wharfinger Henderson reported thut there was not room for the South En wka structed t | two elube Ariel rowing clubs between Long the refinery. He was in- IS HELD AT ROTISSERIE | Self-Styled Theatrical “Rodents’” En- Jjoy First Gathering in San Francisco. The “scamper” of “White Rats” night in a prominent downtown restau- rant marked an epoch in the history of theatrical people in this city. Techow's cats would not have been able to perform for a month if they had been turned lcose among the “white ones” that “scam pered” to attend the first call for “Rat | f=sued In this city. | The youngest “Rat” was Dorothy Studebaker. Out of respect for the feel- ings of that person the name of the eld- est_was withheld. The “Rats” had a most enjoyable time for several hours and rumors were rife concerning the antics of those initlated to the mysteries of the club. Many nes were leyled on those who rubbed the fur the wrong way, which were paid In the spirit set forth in the mottoes of the : no one harm,” and “We sverybody good.” _ The latter seems enigmatical, but to the s meaning is clear. White Rats” is an o composed of theatrical people. ey hold what is known as a “scamper’ every ‘Wednesday night wherever it {s possible to call together two or more of the mem- | bers. —_—— FALLS FROM A TABLE AND IS FATALLY HURT Thomas Quinn Dies at St. Mary’s Hospital From Injuries Re- | ceived Tuesday Night. | Thomas Quinn, who resided at 315 Fol- som street, died last night at St. Mary's Hospital from injuries received in falling from a_table at his residence Tuesday night. He was engaged in hanging pic- tures, and in order to reach the hools was compelled to climb on a table. He stood too close to the edge and the table turned over, precipitating him to the floor. He was sent immediately to the hospital, where it was found that he had severai ribs broken and was suffering from inter- nal injuries. It is thought that the end of one of the ribs must have been driven through a vital organ. The body was taken to’the Morgue. e ' ARE MARRIED WHILE THE NOON BELLS RING Quiet Midday Ceremony Unites Miss | Orley P. Wakelee and §. 0. B. { ‘White. | Miss Orley P. Wakelee and 8. 0. B. | White, a commission man, were married yesterday at noon at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Wake- {lee, 1528 Washington street. It was an extremely quiet wedding owing to the recent death of the bride’s grandmother. The home was prettily decorated in tones of white and green. Rev. Edgar Lion per- | formed the ceremony, which was wit- | nessed only by the immediate family of the contragting parties. The bride was at:vnded by Miss Agnes { Sargent, who officiated as bridesmaid, W, ! ' K. White, brother of the groom, was best ization an. "M and Mrs, White haye gone south for a bridal trip and an‘m}ar return will make their home in cfi t Frederick W. Jordan is | adduced, both of | struck the | n this port that when | .l witness of the day was | office | ommodation for the company | hout $8000 each, without | the cost of preserving the piles. H 1 fishermen who moved to North ch two months ago asked for a rebate on their rent, as the quarters were not rcady for them. Their request was grant- find accommodations for the | tast | Morosco’s = Grand | | STREET PLAYHOUSE. THOMAS H. ANDREWS, MECHANICAL HEAD OF THE GRAND OPERA- HOUSE, WHO IS TO BE GIVEN A BENEFIT AT THE BIG MISSION- BENEFIT FOR MASTER MECHANIC ANDREWS Opera* Company Plans Entertainment to Reward Employe for Many Years' Service — | M. MOROSCO of the Grand | Opera-house Company has volunteered the use of that | Q big playhouse on the night of April 2 for the benefii | to be tendered Master Mechanic Thomas | | H. Andrews, who is director of the stage carpenters employed by the company. Leading lights from all the prominent theaters of the city have volunteered their | | services for the occasion and the affair | NEW RAILROAD WiTH MILLIONS Incorporation of the BSan Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Line. | SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 20.— The Incorporation papers of the San | Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Rail- | road were filed here with the Secretary | of State to-day. The capital stock of the company is placed at $25,000,000 and the corporate existence is fixed at one hun- | dred years. The officers of the company are: President, Scnator W. A. Clark, Butte, Mont.; first vice president, R. C. Kerens, St. Louis, Mo.; second vice presi- dent, J. Ross Clark, Butte, Mont.; third | vice president, T. E. Gibbon, Los Angeles; secretary, T. F. Miller, Los Angeles; treasurer, F. K. Rule, Los Angeles. In addition to the above officers, with the exception of treasurer, the following are directors: G. B. Leighton, St. Louis; Perry S. Heath, Washington; Senator Thomas Kearns, Salt Lake; W. §. Mc- Cornick, Salt Lake; Reed Smoot, Salt Lake; E. W. Clark, Salt Lake; Charles W. Clark, Butte. Of the capital slock of the company $2501,600 has been subscribed and fully paid up. The first rieeting of the board of directors will be held to-morrow morn- ing to adopt by-laws and appoint a gen- eral manager and calef engineer. Active construction will be started at once from the Los Angeles end and a party of sur- veyors will be at once sent out from Salt Lake to locate this end of the line. The deed transferring the Los Angeles Ter- minal Railway Company to the new cor- poration bears $000 in revenue stamps and in addition $2500 in fees was paid to the Secretary of State for filing the arti- cles of incorporation. The charter of the new company was issued this afternoon. AP R R IMPERILS SALT LAKE LINE. Los Angeles Deeply Interested in the Burlington Deal. LOS ANGELES, March 20.—Local spec- ulators are unloading their holdings of Burlington stock. One sagacious spec- ulator det go of 1000 shares yesterday at $168. To-day he had reason to be glad. The ups and downs of Burlington stock mean much to Los Angeles, as they are evidently Influenced by the prospective fate, not only of the Burlington road, but of the new Salt Lake line known as the Clark enterprise. The San Pedro, Los An- geles and gall Lake rallroad project de- pends now solely upon the continuance of the Burlington road in the hands of the resent owners and independent of the Tnion Pacific and Vanderbilt interests. If the Burlington were to pass into the con- trol of the people that have the Union Pacific and the Southern Pacific it would “knock’ all projects of a new line to Salt Lake that could in any way be considered a competitor. Construction of the new road will begin within thirty days. Several-thousand ties are now at San Pedro and several car- loads of seventy-five-pound rails are on their way from Chicago. The articles of transfer of the Terminal Raflway proper- ties to the new line will be filed immedi- ately upon the return of J. Ross Clark and T. E Gibbons to this city. These em- body the franchises, the terminal proper- tles and rolling stock of the Terminal Rallway, the consideration to be paid in stock of the new ccmpunx. Right of way is being rapidly acquired along the sur- vey of the road, and promise of an early completion to Highlands 1s given. WASHINGTON RANCHER KILLS ~1_ns NEIGHBOR SEATTLE, March 20.—W. R. Ross, a rancher, living near Kent, about fifteen miles south of this city, was shot and in- stantly killed by Alexander Simpson, an- other rancher, early this morning. A’ ‘Winchester repeating shotgun was used, the charge being fired from & distance of about thirty feet, tearing away part of Ross’ left shoulder and several shot en- tering the heart. The sh was witnessed only g jooting n Simpson’s 14-year-old son. It was outcome of a long-s! quarrel be- tween the two men about a fence, which Ross had placed across a portion of an unused county road. | for over thirty years and 3 will be carried out in the most elaborate manner. Mr. Andrews has been a stage carpenter has been con- nected with the Grand Opera-house for seventeen years. He has an enviable rec- ord in his business and has always been very popular with the theatrical people with whom he has been brought into con- tact. . The benefit will consist of a three-act comedy entitled the ‘‘Three Hats,” to- gether with a vaudeville entertainment. T e e o DRESSMAKERS THE SHUEGLERS New York’s Customs System Reveals Clever Efforts at Crime. A WASHINGTON, March 20.—Collector of Customs Bidwell of New York was in the city to-day conferring with Assistant Sec- retary of the Treasury Spalding regard- ing the reorganized conditions at the New York Custom House. He brought figures to show that the dutles collected from passengers from feur steamers arriving last Thursday, Friday and Saturday were §22,000 greater than from ' passengers atoard steamers of the same lines on cor- responding days last year. The extent of the smuggling disclosed by the new system in New York has al- most dumfounded the treasury officials, and steps are being taken to apply the New York system as far as practicable to other ports. Investigation resuiting from these disclosures have revealed the fact that a large number of transatlantic passengers, supposedly women of wealth and fash.on, were in fact milliners and dressmakers smuggling goods from Paris and other European capitals. It is as- serted that the disclosures are likely to result in the near future in some radical changes at Boston, Philadelphia, Balti- more and other large citles whence trans- atlantic liners sail DICTATOR IN OFFICE FOR TWO YEARS MORE Knights of Honor Elect and Install Officers for the Current Term. The Grand Lodge of the Knights of Honor closed its biennial session yester- day afternoon with the installation by Past Grand Dictator Barnes of the offi- cers elected for the current term. The election, which occupied the greater part of the session, resulted in the choice of the following named: Prescott L. Archibald, grand dictator (re- elected); Charles H. Holcomb, grand vice dic- tator_(re-elected); W. S. Lane, grand assist- ant dictator; Thomas Johnstone, grand_ repor- ier (unanimously re-elected); W. F. Zehfus, rand treasurer; G. A. Warmake, grand chap- ain (re-elected); Joseph Schleuter Jr., grand guide; H. L. Farrier, grand guardfan; D, B. Mastick, grand sentinel; Charles Lampe, Thomas Leonard and C. G. Noble, grand_tru tees; Ben 1. Salomon Maxwell L. Crowe, supreme representatives; C. W. Decker and Dy. C. W. Decker and J. Cleary, alternates. Salomon was elected by the highest vote ever cast for supreme representative by a Grand Lodge. A. G. Volght was con- tinued as past grand dictator. The salary of the grand dictator was al- lowed to remain at the same figures as during the past term, $100 a month. The Frand dictator was allowed a contingent 'vnd of $400 and the grand vice dictator a contingent fund of $200. A per capita tax sufficient to meet the expense of the organization for the next 1wo years was voted and after a number of congratulatory speeches there was an adjournment for two years. " In the Divorce Court, Ellen E. Logan was granted a divorce from James T. Logan yesterday on the ground of intemperance. Suifs for ai- vorce have been filed by Pauline Bruck against Henry Bruck for desertion, Eliza- beth Dudley against Albert E. Dudley for cruelty, Daisy Regan nst'J. E. Regan for fallure to provide, and Sophie Weiner against Louis Weiner for cruelty, e XKilled in a Mine. JAMESTOWN, March 20.—James Ward, aged 2% years, a native of California, while work as timberman in a stope on the 300 level of the App mine, wa: struck by » slab from & hanging wail th evening and Instanily killed. is parents reside in Sutter Count: iyt and Robbed. WOODLAND, March 20.—Evidence s accumulating that Tneodore Fuchs, who ynvulsions last Sunday afternoon e e eects of alcoholiam: aun 1 and robbed. No clew to the parties has yct been obtained, YALE'S PRESIDENT MAY TURN BACK 15 AT BERKELEY) MONGOL COOLIES Doctor Hadley to Deliver Charter Day Address at University. Distinguished Eastern Educator to Speak on Government by Public Opinion, Dealing With Trusts and Combines. —— BERKELEY, March 20.—Arthur Twin- ing Hadley, president of Yale University, arrived to-night from the East, accom- panfed by his wife. They will be the guests of Professor and Mrs. Thomas R. Bacon at their residence on Bushnell place during their stay here. It was on invitation of President Bsn{a- min Ide Wheeler that President Hadley came to Berkeley. He -will deliver the annual charter day address next Satur- dn{ morning in the Harmon gymnasium. Friday afternoon from 2 to 6 o'clock Pres- ident and Mrs. Hadley will be tendered a reception in Hearst Hall by President and Mrs. Wheeler. Invitations for the event have been sent to all friends of the uni- versity and the gathering will be a notable one. President Hadley is one of the leading educators of the world. He is a political economist and has written much on this subject. He graduated from Yale in 1576, and after three vears’ graduate study at Yale and Berlin became a tutor in the former. In 1883 he took up literary work, which he continued until 1885, when he became professor of political economy at Yale. In 1859 h, that Institution, succeeding the venerable Timoth; Dwghh -President Hadley In an interview to- night said: ““Mrs. Hadley and I left the East Satur- and had a pleasant journey here. We will remain in this State ten days. Icame primarily to deliver the charter day ad- dress, bu in San Frincisco at the Yale Alumni din- ner and again in Los Angeles on April 2 at an Alumni meeting there. The rest of the time here will be spent in visiting places of interest. “The ‘charter day address will be upon ‘Government by Public Opinion.’ It will deal considerably with trusts and bines.” ‘When asked regarding the report that he had said in an Eastern address a few days ago that if the present conditions continue there would be an emperor in Washington in twenty-five years, Presi- dent Hadley said: “That was a mistake on the part of a reporter. The address was extemporan- eous, but as nearly as I can remember this is what I sald: their ideas of self-government as our problems expand: if they did not we should have an emperor in° Washington in twenty-five years." The part about the emperor was merely thrown in as a force- ful way of showing that the country must be governed by public opinion. It is rath- er useless to deny that I did not make the statement; the more I deny it the more the people seem to remember it. \The University of California stands high in rank in the East. I have a high regard for the institution and for the men who are working here.” i AMERICANS SEEK DECORATION John W. Foster Says They Are Eager to Wear Gewgaws Distributed by Monarchs. BERKELEY, March 20.—The question of the costumes of envoys was the feature of John W. Foster's lecture on diplomacy this afternoon at the university. “In _the early years of the republiec,” sald Mr. Foster, “the envoys were left free to wear the dress best suited to them. The first authorized use of costumes was during second war with England. In 1817 this Government issued a circular fixing the style of an elaborate uniform. In 1853 Marcy, then Secretary of State, issued a circuiar decluln'f that the dress of Amer- ican representatives should be the sim- ple dress of an American citizen. This cir- cular created a flutter in court circles, gspeclally in England, where it was wide- Iy ridiculed. he ‘simple dress of an American citizen’ has, however, become the dress of American diplomats. com- “The section In the Federal constitution forbidding the acceptancc by any Amer- ican representative of gifts from a foreign nation early stonped the practice of mak- ing and receiving costly presants. It has not, however, done away with the trou- blesome practice of offering decorations of orders to Americans. In spite of our boasts of republicanism, there is a wide- spread desire in our country to secure from a forelgn country the badge of some order, the gewgaw of a monarch. It is estimated in Jurope that one man in every 300 wears the ribbon of some order. The people from California who recently distinguished 1nemselves at Parls and have been investigated by the Legisla- ture are reported to have been decorated b{ the cross of the lon of Honor. Should they show the red ribbons in pub- lic you want t5 know that there are 509,- 000 other rersans entirled to the same privilege of wearing them.” Mr. Foster will continue his lecture to- morrow afternoon. : Licensed to Wed. OAKLAND, March 20.—The following marriage licenses were issued at the Coun- ty Clerk’s office to-day: . Wat- son, Louisville, Ky., aged B. Welsh, 8an Francisco, aged 23; Thomas H. Willlams Jr., Oakland, aged 41, and | Beatrice Steele, Oakland, aged 22; Jack Stover, Oakland, aged 38, and Lufu Ho- meler,'Oakland, ‘aged 22; Alvira_E. Tarr, 8aklxnd, aged 29, and Edna N. Clark, akland, aged 22; Ed Morton, Oakland, aged 43, and Mrs, Hedda Washington, Oakland, aged Nick Thill, San Fran- cisco, aged 34, and Augusta Guldeman, San_Francisco, aged 34; Willlam R. Mc: Haffie, Oakland, aged 21, and Hester E. W. Bacon, Oakland, aged 18; Walter J. Trabbold, 'San neisco, 33, and Dorothy H. Plate, San Francisco, aged 24. BRIEF LOCAL NEWS. DIED OF HER BURNS-—Hazel Lambert, a §-year-old girl, whose parents reside at 1491 Valencia streef, died in the City and County Hospital yesterday from burns received by her dress catchifg fire from the kitchen stove last Monday. CHEONG YIT HELD—Cheong Yit, the Chi- naman who was found in the detention shed posing as Cheong Yit, an escaped immigrant, was held by United Commissioner Hea- cock for trial vesterd e of atd- { on the charge ing and abetting In the illegal landing of .a Chinese person. FIRE ON ARLINGTON STREET.—The ex- ylol‘on of a coal oll lamp at the residence of ulius Barrett at 46 Arlington street at 9 o'clock last night resulted in the total de- struction of a four-room cottage. Damage to the extent of $800 was the result. The prop- erty was insured for $200. TOWNSEND CASE SUBMITTED—The ap- plication of Ella F. Murray for distribution 1o her of the estate of her late mother, Almira 5 d submitted be- fore Judge Troutt vesterday. Attorney Has- sett, representing Public Administrator Boland, and’ Mrs. Murray avolded further friction or reference to Mrs. Murray’s allegation that the Public Administrator and his attorney had demanded $5000 from' her in exchange for their promise to quit their pursuit:of a por- tion of her inheritance. NEW _CONSULS GENERAL RECOG- NIZED—The Secretary of the Treasury has notified Port Collector Stratton of the recog- nition of Carlo Filippo Serra as sul Gen- gral of Italy at the port California, = Nevi hington, A "Artzona, I1daho, Montana, Wyoming and New Mexico. Similar notification was ven of the recognition of Auguste Henrl Dal- emagne as meral for France at the port of for California, Alaska, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, Oregon and Wash- ington. UNT c & JERUSHA" AT GOLDEN GATE M. ‘HURCH.—*'Aunt_Jerusha Dow'’ will be her many - friend the Colden Gate this rare vt.lfle As 1o have b-e: e :m-“'mr R . e and For Sale at Leading “Di e present ¥ ————————— ‘With over 75,000,000 of population in this country, Calfornia to-day stands isolated, of buf b R PR M 000 of co! ers. e was elected president of | will speak to-morrow evening ! ‘People will expa.nd‘ the peace negotlations after our | 29, and Minerva of San Franclsco for Oregon, Was Inspector Dunn Queétioning the Belgian King's Passengers. Immigration Department Is of ths Belief That Certificates Held by the Chinese Are Fraudulent. i e Speclal Dispatch to The Call. SAN DIEGO, March 20.—Immigration Inspector Dunn of 8an Francisco spent a busy afternoon on board -the steamship Belgian King, examining the Chinese pas- sengers who are anxious to land, but whose status he will thoroughly investi- gate before permitting them to set foot on American sofl. It is the impression of the Immigration Bureau that the examin- ations have been made so closely in San Francisco, and so many Chinese have been sent back, that lhe% have selected the smaller ports of San Diego, Portland and Seattle as prospective landing places. Each of the Chinese on the Belgian King is provided with the necessary papers and certificates, but it is evidently the intention of the Immigration rt- Jpent to discredit the certificates of the American Consuls in China from the very | start and by cross-questioning the would- be jmmigrants prove that the Consuls’ certificates are frauds. It will take him several days to finish the investigation, and meanwhile the Chinese will be kept on board the steam- ship Carlisle City, now loading railroad iron at_the wharf. The Belglap King is ready to leave for San Francisto, and it-is not improbable | that when she returns to take cargo here she will find some of the Chinese walt- ing to be returned to China on her. B444444 4444440444444 + THE DAY’S DEAD. D444 444444444444 4440 PICTURESQUE BROKER SUMMONED BY DEATH NEW YORK, March 20.—John Pondier, | for twenty-five years one of Wall street's most picturesque figures and one of the most influential and prominent operators in the “street,” is dead at his residence in this city. He had Leen in feeble health for several years. As broker for T. W. Park and engaged with Jay Gould in the affairs of the Union Pacific Railroad he made his presence feit |in the “street’” when he became a mem- | ber of the Stock Exchange on his arrival here from California. Mr. Pondler was one of the “4fers’” and was also instru- mental in launching the Sutro tunnel scheme. At the time of the death of Adolph Sutro a suit for $1.000,000 against him brought by Jonn Pondier was pend- ing in the courts. Mr. Pondler met with heavy losses just prior to his withdrawal from Wall sireet and his financial con- dition has been strained of late years, A DEATH ENDS LABORS OF METHODIST EDITOR CHICAGO, March 20.—The Rev. Dr, Ed- wards, editor of the Northwestern Chris- tian Adyocate and widely known in Meth- odist Episcopal church circles, dled to- night at his residence In this city, aged 66 _years, Dr. Edwards was born in Norwalk, Ohio, was graduated from the Wesleyan Uni- versity of the State and soon afterward entered the Detroit conference of the Methodist Episcopal church. At the out- break of the Civil War he went to the front as a chaplain, but resigned after the battle of Gettysburg to become as- sistant editor of the Northwestern Chris- tian Advocate, in which position he con- tinued until 1872, when he became editor in chief. Dr. Edwards was a delegate to the Ecumenical Conference in London ir 1881. The cause of Dr. Edwards’ death was heart trouble, from which he had been {ll for several years. ————— Mrs. Melissa B. Button. SANTA ROSA, March 20.—Mrs. Melissa B. Button, a well-known ploneer woman of Sonoma County, died at her home near Bellevue this afternoon. She was a na- tive of Vermont. —— Vice Admiral d’Hornoy. PARIS, March 21.—Vice ‘Admiral Dom- plerro d'Hornoy, who was a member of the first Cabinét of President MacMahon, dled yesterday, aged $5 years. e e Nicolas F. Chifflart. PARIS, March 20.—Nicolas Francols Chifflart, the painter and engraver, is dead. He was born in 182, —_—— Francis Jules Got. PARIS, March 21.—Franeis Jules Got, the celebrated actor, is dead, aged 79 years, T 1s’a surprise to see you outhfully fresh and robus! reporter rt that you were a shadow.” - 1 am in sound health, now. : it 18’ mon PLASM ON A NUTRITIOUS FOOD ".sald the “1t was reported, last year, “It was true,” said Mr. Clemens, “but I had an eight years’ persistent dispute with dyspepsia, but got rid of it last January ing Plasmon to my other food, turn of it since. Plas- ure ‘:i‘:;‘cmm tracted from milk. and 'was ov- ::ea by Slebold, the chemist, in Vienna, , NOW, N 5 !‘l:: r:evll;:ef medicine, and so do the phy- | paragraph, in which he sicians, but they did fot know: it then. " Y The ‘Lancet’ and the other medical jour- spoke in such high terms nals informed them. I ordered it from £ Pl 7 the druggist her:. In Europe, from the| O .asmon, was correct as e O e o -~litlem Ts the| published. . o Mark Twain's Reply to the American Plasmon Syndicale : AMERICAN PLASMON SYNDICATE, Ltd., New York Information cheerfully given at offices of Syndicate 204 Crocker Building, San Francisco LAW REGARDING PAY OF JURORS Judge Torrance Holds the Statutes of 1871-72 Are in Force, Decision That Revolutionizes Meth~ ods of Procedure Followed for Years in Civil s il adil Actions. Special Dispatch to The Call —— SAN DIEGO, March 20.—An important ruling relating to juries in civil cases was rendered by Judge Torrance of the Su- peplor Court to-day. He held that the present practice, which is being followed in this as well as in other counties of the State, is not in accordance with the law and that the statutes of I1STL and 1872, which provide that the county must pay part of the expenses, are still in force. The matter came up in the case of Grace M. Neely vs. Minnie G. Stockton, in which the question was presented to Judge Torrance on Monday and was de- cided by him to-day. The defendant de- manded a jury trial, but the plaintiff would not consent, because she wasa mot able financially to’ pay her share of the expense, it having been the rule of the court for many years that in a eivil jury case each side must advance half of the expenses as the trial progresses. This custom has ben followed in all the Su- perior Courts of the State outside of San Francisco for the past ten years. This system was attacked by Attorney Andrews, and Judge Torrance, by his de~ cision to-day, practically declares it to be illegal. After citing a number of Su-~ preme Court decisions, he holds that the statutes of 1571 and 1572 are still in force. These statutes provide that the party ir whose favor the verdict is rendered in a clvil case must pay the expenses of the twelve men who compose the jury, while the county must pay the expenses of those who are subpenaed but not accept- ed as jurors. In case the jury is not able to agree upon a verdict the party to the suit de- manding the jury trial must pay the ex- penses of the jurors. When a verdict rendered the judgment is not docketed until the money has been Sam far the jury, but the amount so paid is taxed in the costs of the suit in the judgment. Judge Torrance sald he had some hemi- tation In coming to this conclusion, as he knew the practice to be differént throughout the State. Ju a accordingly vacated the order setting the case for trial on April 1, because he did not feel justified in ordering a jury for this case alone if the county had to stand part of the expense. e probably will wait until there are thres or four jury cases before he will set it for trial summon a jury. WASHINGTON STATE BARS SLOT MACHINES Governor Rogers Signs the Bill to Abolish the Nickel Gambling Devices. SEATTLE, March 20.—The nickel-in-the- slot bill passed by the Legislature has been signed by Governor Rogers and will become a law on June 1. One feature of it, which is gpt defended by many of its most ardent friends, is that informers re- cefve half of the fines imposed. Generally speaking, the law is very stringent. The owner, agent, lessee or any one who “plays” a machine may be arrested and fined from $10 to $100. In default of pay- ment, a term in the county jail Is pre- scribed. The possession of a machine is made prima facle evidence of guilt. STATESMEN OF OHIO TO VISIT CALIFORNTA Delegation in Congress to Accompany President McKinley When He Comes to the Coast. - WASHINGTO! March 20.—Senator Hanna, Representative Grosvenor and Representative Dick had a long confer- ence with the President regarding gh!o day. It is sald the President Doviscd that the whole Republican State ticket be renominated. It was also de- cided that the Ohio delegation in Con- gress will go to San Franeisco to be Tesent at the launching of the battleship hio. They and Governor Nash will fol- low the President on a specidl train to the Pacific Coast. s VRS L LEGISLATIVE SCANDAL. PHOENIX, A. T., March 20.—The Ter- ritorial Council has been in secret session this evening investigating what appears to be a scandal in the slature. figures in the Insurance bill were sur- reptitiously increased from $15,000 to $50,000 after {ts final passage and en route to the engrossing clerk. The name of a prominent Councilman is connected with the erime, which is made a felony under the laws of Arizona. On observing the inter- view -with Samuel L. Clemens (Mark Twain) in the Hartford (Connec- ticut) “Courant,” the gen- eral manager of the Amer- ican Plasmon Syndicate Ltd. wrote to Mr. Clem- ens asking whether the ruggists and Grocers