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12 A STEEPLE CHASE. Tale of the Centenary M. E. Church. AN ARCHITECT'S REVENQE.

The Rooster Had No Political Significance. IT REFERRED WHOLLY TO PETER But It Was Displaced as a Weathervane Just the Same. The Centenary M. E. Church South, Bush ''street, was burned down some time ago.

as everybody knows, and has been rebuilt, and the highest of trie steeple, indicating the way that the wind blows, is a sphere arid an arrow. When the building finished the weathervane was in the form of a fiDe cock with a bold breast and uplifted crest and proud tail feathers. The reason for the brnging down of this king of the barnyard and the substition of the arrow formed something of the reason why W. W. Polk, the architect.

was compelled to sue the trustees of the church for a little balance of his bill, left unpaid, the trial of which case oecuped the time of Justice of the Peace Cook yesterday afternoon. The membership of the church is somewhat clannish, most of its people nailing from the South, all their conversation being distinguished by the softened, even obliterated When their church was burned down the good people of the congregation, niaDy of whom are very well situated with regards: to the goods of this world, did not accept the loss and destruction as an indication of divine displeasure. They looked upon it, with quiet Southern philosophy, as a fire. They held their congregational meetings where they could. Their pastor, at that time the KeV.

H. C. Christian, preached to them from strange pulpits when, he had the opportunity. They held prayer meetings at the residences of the members anl frequent committee meet- ings for the discussion of ways and means for the rebuilding of the church edifice. About tliis there appeared a stranger at the Wednesday evening prayer meet" finerlookins: gray-haired old gentle- man, who at once entered conspicuously and earnestly into the devotional crses, so much so as to give the assemblings a new zest many of the others.

This is the story as it is told by the defendant's attorney in the suit on trial yesterday, wherein the fine-looking and prayerful old gentleman was plaintiff. The new-comer became rapidly acquainted with members of the congregation, and when the time came to consider me technical points about putting up the new buiiding he was upon sufficiently familiar footing to offer suggestions; One day he brought to the building committee a design for a church edifice with the plan and interior arrangement sketched out -The committee was pleased, and before the meeting was. over Had about decided to adopt it. The new member was familiar ith the prices of new churches and said this pne- would cost about $10,000. The committee agreed that the sum was not at All unreasonable and quite within their limit, and a long step had been taken toward the present Centenary Church, over which Dr.

Briggs now officiates as C. W. Wood 3 told the story of this part of trie proceedings on the stand yesterday after the gas had been Jit in Justice Cook's court. "We had fully determined to build to these plans wbVn he brought around -another sketch, differing materially from the first, and showed it to me," said Mr. Woods, who wasa member of the building "He said that he thought the comcniltee! would prefer it if shown to them, but I said I did not like It so well.

However, some alterations were finally made in deference to his suggestions, as he seemed to be a gentleman and was from the South. "About this time Mr. Christian, the pastor, came to me and 'Do you know that that old man is an architect by profession and will be sending in a big bill for his I said it could- not be possible, for 1 knew he was not an architect. Why. be didn't know any more about architecture than a horse.

At any rate, we all fu-lly understood in the first place flint his services were to cost notliing. But it turned out after we bad gotten too far to stop that be expected to be paid the regular architect's fee of 5 per cent on the cost. He told us that the construction would not run above $10,000, and specifically stated that if it did hei at leastwould not want any more than $500 for his work, and if he says anything to the contrary he simply falsifies, that is all." This remark was directed at the plain tiff, who had on lie stand said things exactly tn the contrary; that he was engaged as architect; that -he had agreed to superintend construction of the bqi Id ing as originally planned for $500, tut that the plans had been changed, causing him more work, and that he was to be paid the architect's fee for the trouble. Mr. Moors went on to say that -old man seemed to be hard up all the time and the money due was paid to him, indeed an excess of 572, before the building was This and more testimony was delivered in a manner indicating considerable bitterness of which it seems developed and deepened between architect and congregation during the whole process of the buiiding of the church, the climax of it, as stated, being placed by the architect himseff upon the very apex of the steepleleft standing there triumphant, high and almost inaccessible, the Bcaffoldirg having been taken in the form of a barnyard cock rampant.

The church finished. The deacons came in a body to view the wo) clad the worry was at last at an end. Tlu-y walked through it and around it and tlie'i crossed the street to observe the effect with a proper perspective. One of them, not so stout as the others, bended back and ran bis eye to the top of the steeple. Be himself and with some sizns of excitement stepped to the neighboring fence and leaned against it, while he shaded his eyes for another look.

"Now, what has that fool left up there be said at last, convinced that be was not mistaken. The other deacons lifted their faces toward the sky and answered in mortified chorus, "Blamed if it ain't a rooster." A hurried meeting was cal 1 and the architect summoned to appear. "What do you mean setting a rooster on top of the steeple?" he was asked with a look of cold and dignified distrust. "What is the objection?" he iuquired. "It seems very proper to me.

It is a weathercock." you mean to say that you had no ultTior purpose in putting tnat rooster up there?" "None in the least. What purpose coula I have?" Ton are aware that it is a matter of comment that the great majority of the male members of this congregation are Democrats?" If the architect had not thought of it before and he refuses to confess a great light seemed to break in upon him now, for he broke into a laugb and stamped his foot with enj "You must see," continued the indignant deacons, "that everybody will say that that is nothing less than a Demo- cratic campaign rooster. And it must come down," they said decisively. "I assure you that I had no thought of surh a thing" said the architect. "Igotthe idea from a Biblical text." "A what?" "You remember that Christ snid that Peter would betray him before the cock would crow three times and I thought it good idea to place away up within view of everybody a constant reminder of man's weaKness." This explanation was little more satisfying titan the original conception, and the committee chafed considerably until a man had been found to climb up the steeple and take down the cork nnd plant in its place a less suggestive symbol.

Then the committee prepared to have its inning when the architect presented his bill for $161 57. They refused to pay it. Suit was entered and the defense made on the ground that it was in excess of the agreed price. W. F.

Goad, who is a member of the committep, corroborated Mr. Moors in ttie allegation that the price was excessive, while other architects teslfied as experts in behalf of the plaintiff. W. P.ilb, the pliintiff, is a wellknown architect, with "frt'es in the Milh building. Polk is his sou.

HE LOST HIS LEG, And Gets Substantial Damages. Peculiar Accident to Young Charles J. Hansen, Which Is Made Costly for the Railroad. The Supreme Court has sustained the verdict of the court in case of Charles J. Ilan'-en vs.

the Southern Pacific Company, and the rulroad will have to Day up SIO.OOO in hari cash to young Hansen its coin pen sat lon for having relieved him of bis left leg through tbe medium of a passenger train. The accident In Question occurred on June 20, 1889. Young Hansen, then a boy only 7 years of age and residing with his parents on Dolores and Twenty-seventh streets, was nlaving on tii" railroad track at the point where It crosses Thirtieth street. Somehow or other his foot was caught in the bars of the cattle-guard and be struggled in vain to extricate himself. No one came to his rescue, and it was with horror that the boy noticed a passenger train approaching.

He shouted ami used his hands and did all he could Ui attract the attention of the engineer of the train, but to no purpose, lie engineer paid no attention to signals until within fifty feet of tne unfortunate youth, the consequence being tuat the foremost trucks of the train passed over him. In consequence it was und necessary to amputate the boy's left leg. Iliinsei), through his father as guardian ad litem, sued the Southern Pacific Company for damages. The defense set up the plea that Hansen was a trespasser; that he had no ght on the railroad track at all, and that the cat le-auard which eau-eJ all the mischief was lie best possible device of its kind. On the other hand, it was shown that hundreds of people were accustomed to walk along the railroad track daily, in spite of tne warning notices put up by the company.

It was claimed that the company, knowing of this fact and not taking any steps to prevent the use of the track in tola manner, gave its taci; consent to the privilege. Ob is showing it was decided to leave the question of trespass to be decided by the jury. Tne engineer was a witness in the case. He admitted that he first saw Hansen signaling io him when 150 feet away, but that he took no steps to stop his train until fifty feet from the boy. He explau.ed i.is conduct with the assertion that had been frequently deceived by boys standing on the line and signaling to him, only to out of the way as the train swept by.

But the jury did not accept this view of the question, and after deciding that Hansen wa9 not guilty of trespass awarded him $10,000 damages. A'i appeal was takeu upon exceptions to instructions of the court in charging the jury. The. court, however, decides that the judgment must stand. BAD LITERATURE.

A Large Lot of Obscene Books Seized and Confiscated. Frank J.Kane of the Society for the Suppression of Vice raided Price's bookstore, 1203 Market stree 1 yesterday afternoon and seized 250 books of an obscene nature. The books were displayed In the B.how-wind<>\!\ Kane did not.arrest Price for the reason that he would not aga claim the books. The lot was worth $150. They were deposited in the Property Clerk's office at the City Hall.

Kane had search-warrants for other but when ho searched them the books hud vanished. Word had been sent them while he was searching Price's place and the books were spirited away. Burned by Tramps. A small building at 1217 Seventh avenue, south, was burned by tramps yesterday morning. The structure, which was owned by the Crochard estate, was un tenanted.

THE MORNING CALL, SAN FRANCISCO, FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1895. GRONLUND TALKS. Discusses the Future of Socialism. WOULD BE A COLLECTIVISM To Speak From the Pulpit and the Rostrum. LETTERS ABOUT "OUR DESTINY." Morality Must Be the Basis of Progress, Says the Distinguished Writer and Thinker.

In the streets and by-ways of the city yesterday there loitered an old man whose keen eyes, long, dark hair, acraggly whiskers and mustache and rather unkempt appearance attracted attention, as he nonchalantly puffed at an old corncob pipe. If he attracted attention he gave double the attention to the study of his environment. He came here to study and to put his observations iv print, which will be a part of another volume on socialism as it is now accepted from his standpoint and LAURENCE GRONLUND. that of other leaders of the science of the world. The man referred to was none other than Laurence Gronlumf, who aside from bis writings is a mere child.

His manner and habits are as simple as those of an though his name is known throughout the world through his bcots and as a writer for the Twentieth Century Magazine. At the Congress of Economics at the Chicago World's Fair the speakers selected were Gronlund, Henry George and Richard T. Ely. His work entitled the "Co-operative Commonwealth" has had a sale of 100,000 "Our Destiny" and "Ca met with extensive salps. Although Mr.

Gronlund is the first man to present to iho English speaking people German socialism, he is quite modest in the matter and does not care to have it paraded as a special honor. In an interview the distinguished writer and speaker stated that he was much pleased with California as far as he bad seen it. "There is a notable absence of beggars on your streets," he said, and with a twinkle, which showed that he wan yet very much alive, added: "Your women, 1 believe, are the finest in the world." This Utter remark, it is to be assumed, was a mere scientific observation. Reverting to his life work of sociology since his divorce from the law he remarked "Our socialism is not the popular or divide-up proposition, but it i 3 a theory of political economy based upon the investigation of modern machine Industry and production made by Hegel and Carl Marx. "Probably the whole thought of Europe has been more profoundly influenced by these two men than by any others of the century." Gronlund's adaptation of their theories of the causes, governing wealth and poverty saw the light in "Co-operative Commonwealth," published ten years ago in the United Slates.

It has profoundly affected the labor movement of this country in two particulars. First, Id enforcing upon the unions the necessity of federation of the various trades, and second, by giving them a plan of action upon which they are now virtually all agreed. That is to say that relief must come in future not by strikes and boycotts, but by the extension of Government ownership and control of puMic militias. "Ten years ago the unions were not agreed at all on these points," resumed the old gentieman. "Now I believe they are." "You have come In contact with the great European leaders of your creed or science have you not?" was asked.

"Yes," he replied, "I have had that pleasure, and it has been a great source of gratification to me." Then spoke of being the guest of B. M. Hyndman of London, who is the "brains of the Democratic Federation, as John Burns is the executive arm of the labor movement of England." In France he was the guest of Jules Guesde and Paul the latter of whom is the son-in-law of Carl who are leaders of the extreme Left of the French Assembly. "I stooped some three months in France at Godin's Fumilistere at continued Mr. Gronlund, "which Is a cooperative establishment, started in 1860, and co successfully operated that its members ate now independently rich, or at least own half of the vast establishment, which is worth millions of dollars.

There are 2000 people in that community, but I do not hold them up as an object lesson by any means. They are woefully deficient in both intelligence and morals." Concerning his trip to the Pacific Coast the gentleman said that it was for collecting data for another book, which will be a further study of the industrial condit on of bis country. He will rut in three months of vis time in this State. "I see no evidence of better times in California than in the East." be remarked, "though I sold more of my books here than la any other one State." Reverting to others prominent In the movement Groulund spoke of his stay of two weeks with William Morris, the English poet and author of "Earthly Paradise." John Swinton of the New York Sun, he said, was duinc noble work, and in this connection he mentioned James R. Buchanan, E.

V. Debs, T. B. Powderly and J. R.

Sovereign. Of James the newly elected president of the American Federation of Labor, Gronlund is much pleased. takes the place of Gonipers," he said, "ana it is a great step forward that he has given way to This gives assurance that the Kniebts of Labor and the Federation of Labor will now join hands." In reference to Bellamy he said that bis book, "Looking Backward," was based upon the Common wealth," as the author had said fif'y years hence schoolchildren would lisp ihe name of Gronlund's great wort. "At the World's Fair I met Burroughs, the delegate from the English workmen." said the socialist, "and he told me that In his country the rkine classes had at 1 ast two books. Oue was 'Progress and Poverty' and the other was my book.

'Our Destiny' is my third book, and this i 9 wha" Lavdeye writes me of it: Send me a second copy of your beautiful book for translation. I am not sure of succeeding, however, because It may seem too rad- leal for some and too religious for others, bu I shall ilo wlia: I can. Dr. Short, an Episcopal minister of St. Loui-, writes Imu as follows: While away I read your "Our Destiny" and enjoyed It Immensely.

Ii is la some respects of your full of meat and very suggestive. 1 should think It the best adapted to inspire of any. I gave ii to Bishop Thompson of Mississippi to lead, and he remarked that "with those ideas he could set half the world on lire." A letter was shown from Leo Tolstoi, in which be spoke highly of "Our Destiny" and conveyed the impression that he had had it translated into the Russian longne, A paragraph in the letter reads: "1 quite agree with your two main tints first, that morality must be the basis of progress; second, that morality Is due only when it is an effort to promote organic unity of society, as you term it, to establish the kingdom of God on earth, as I express the same thing." Gronlund does not like the word socinlism, but prefers "collectivism," and he therefore calls himself a collectivism. Socialism, he declares, covers too many bedfellows. Communisis claim it, and the anarchists have a right to it, "and I am not an anarchist," te asserted.

"Collectivism means the control of capital, not properiy," he went on to explain. "That would be eonnnuni6tn, and 1 am not a communist. Ely preaches good enough socialism for me. "From the philosophy of history this co UecUvisru will come by force of natural laws. It is inevitable.

It is God's will that it come, whether it be temporary or permanent. "Being inevitable, it ought to be ushered in under the auspices of the highest intelligence. That Is what we need. We have the armies but the leaders. There is where we are larking.

That ie the reason that In crossing the continent from Washington a year and a half ago I have been working upon students and the sii-called educated people. At Ann Arbor, nnd the Union Theological Seminary, New York, they give two hours a week to the study of soeinlism. At the university in Lawrence, and Lincoln, fifty young men and women have formed reading classes for toe purpose of this study. "I am sorry." pursued the eminent collectivist, "that in moving West the people were more rebellious, but the so-called universities were more conservative. 1 was surprised in the University of Colorado at liiiwlder to hear a professor say, with the approval of the audience, 'No one here is so poor as to be temped Jo become a That is directly contrary to what I try to inculcate.

I want to sea them ambitious enough to become Racialists. That is what I have found of professors and students in the West. I cannot get them to look upon anything snve as to how it will appeal to their personal interest. People should prefer to live in a harmonious tocieiy rather than an inharmonious society, as we believe the case to be now. "At Harvard my 'Co-operative Commonwealth' was made a textbook five years "How about the opening of the new era?" was inquired.

"The turning point of the century we are approaching will be very important, because there is a sentiment that in new events there will be a new era, and that sentiment is to govern the world. "We lay down as a programme: Government control of railroad aDd telegraph. Government banking pure and no green backism. States to give productive work to the unemployed." With considerable vigor he asserted: "If a new third party should arise and take such a platform as that it would have a success parallel with tbat of the Kepub- Mean party, which was also a third party, and do in '96 what it aid in '56. "It would be a shame tf this country should not be the first to introduce socialism, because of its over Eugland.

We are self-sufficing country and England is not; but if we do not hurry uo about it their capitalists will come over here and make this a land of slavery. "I hope our young tneu and women will emulate the example of the Fabian Society of England, who have made socialism respectable over there. "This movement is evolutionary, not revolutionary." From bis visits to the varions States of the Union he has a fixed opinion that in the year 1900 at the latest the Government will own and control at least the railroads and telegrapbs and probably the coal mi More is expected of California because more numbers of principal work were sold here, and also because during the Nationalist movement there were more clubs organized here that) in all the rest of tho States oi the Union. Gronlund will speak before a number of Danish societies and from pulpits of various churches, as lie has done in the He will speak in some church next Sunday, which is yet to be arranged for, on the subject, "Moral Regeneration of Our Country." CASE OF INFANTICIDE. Dead Body of a Baby Girl Found on Locust Avenue.

Two small boys, Henry O'Brien of 1320 Turk street and Harry Donahue of 614 Birch avenue, made a discovery on Locust avenue, near Pulk street, yesterday that made their flesh freer. They were playing around an old milkwagon, when they saw a parcel tied up in a newspaper on tne Their curiosity win aroused, and they tore open the newspaper, which brought to view a woman's white underskirt, tied tightly up with twine. They were determined to see what soft substance was apparently tied up in the underskirt, so they quickly cut the ord. Ou opening the parcel they were horrified to see the dead body of a baby girl. They searched for a policeman and told him of their discovery.

The officer took the body of the infant to the Receiving Hospital, where it was examined by Dr. Redding. The doctor thought the baby was from 9 to 10 hours old when it died. It bad apparently been wrapped in the underskirt immediately af'er its birth and smothered to ath. The cord was tied so tightly around the parcel that it had left creases tn the tender flash of the infant.

It seems tn be a clear case of infanticide, but there is not the slightest clew that vvini.d lead lo the 'dentificution of the cruel and unnatural parent. SACRAMENTO MURDERERS. False Report That One of Them Was in Prison Here. A report that a prisoner in the City Prison was one of the three men who brutally murdered Mr. and Mrs.

Weber at Sacrameuto last Saturday brought Captain Lees to bis room at police headquarters at an early hour yesterday mornine. II icks were sent for Detectives Ross Whitaker, Seymour and Cody, and on their arr val a careful and systematic overhauling of all the male prisoners was made. Orders hud been given to the prison-keeper to allow no one to leave the prison eiiher on bonds or in any other form Mil the identification of every prisoner was cmuolete. It took hours before the work was linisli-d and it was found that the report had not the -iur foundation. MORE CARRIERS.

The Postmaster's Request at Washington. Inspectors Instructed to Ascertain Whether Additional Letter Deliveries Are Demanded Here. Postmaster McCoppin's request that his appropriation be increased by $40,000 in order that be may improve the mail service in this city has been received in Washington. It was referred by the Postmaster-General to Inspectors Erwin and Monroe, who received instructions yesterday to make an investigation, and report at nn early date upon the condition of the service hern and the advisabilty of making the improvements recommended by Mr. McCopptn.

The Postmaster, in his communication to the chief his department, stated that while in ban Francisco there are only five daily deliveries of mail, there are nine in New Yorlc, six in Chicago, seven io Philaderphia and seven in Boston. Mr. McCoppin stated that the number of earners now employed is no greater than It was three years ago when the city was smaller. There are five carriers to every square mile in tiie city, wbile in New York there are 28, in Brooklyn 12, in Baltimore 8 and in Cincinnati 7. The receipts in the local Postoffice last year amounted to while the expenditures were little more than half that amount.

Baltimore's receipts, with a larger population, amounted to only yet the metropolis of Marylaud receives a much larger appropriation and employs more carriers than San Francisco. The Postmaster wants to Increase the number of olaces at which stamps are sold from 51 io 100 and to establish a station in the Richmond district, another at St. Mary's College and a third on Railroad avenue. South San Francisco. The proposed sic of the Richmond district station is beyond the cemeteries, two miles distaut from Station F.

The proposed site for a station at St. Mary's College is two miles distant from Station and the btation at South San Francisco, if established, will be three milas distant from the nearest station now in existence. FIRST OF THE GANG. Highbinder Ah Cum Deported by Judge Morrow. The recent outburst of crime in Chinatown, for whicli the highbinders were as usual responsible, caused the Imperial Consulate and the police to make an effort to locate some of the Mongoliau ex-convicts who under the exclusion act are subject to deportation.

The authorities believed that the men who had worn stripes were guilty or a guilty knowledge of the outrages, and that it would be advisable to drive them out of the country. Several ex-convicts were accordingly taken into custody, and one of them known as Ah Cum was arraigned before Judite Morrow yesterday. It was shown that the prisoner had served a term of four years in Ban Quentin for burglarj. and the court promptly ordered him deported. Died From His Injuries.

Louis Double died at the Receiving Hospital about 8 o'clock last night. He was a driver for Staley grocers, and on Wednesday evening backed his and wagon over an embankment at Montgomery aud Filbert streets. The wagon fell on him and crushed his leftside. He lived at 806 Valleio street The body was removed to tue Morgue. BESIDE THE BIER.

Fair's Daughters Arrive at Home AND VISIT THE REMAINS. AH the Arrangements Made for the Funeral. SIMPLE PROTESTANT RITES. The Ceremony to Take Place at Half Past 2 To-Day From Grace Church. Mrs.

Herman Oelrichs and Miss Virginia Fair arrive.d yesterday morning on the overland train, accompanied by their brother, Charles Fair, who had met them at Sacramento. Both ladies were Pressed in deep mourning, ami Mrs, Oelricns in particular looked worn sad. Any misunderstanding that may once have existed between Ch'-trles and his sisters seemed to have been forgotten in common sorrow. Herman Oelrich9, who was of the party, sepmed also on the best possible terms witli his brotlier-in-law. Rooms had been engaged for the daughters of the late Senator at the Palace Hotel, but on the arrival of the party at the foot of Market street Miss Fair and Mrs.

Oelrichs were driven at once to the family residence on Pine street. Shortly after reaching home they were visited by Dr. Foute of Grace Church, and the final arrangements for the funeral services were made. It will take place at 2:30 o'clock to-day from Grace Church. At 9in the mornine the remains will be removed from the Lick House and placed iv the chancel of the sacred edifice, which will be decorated with large oalms and St.

Joseph's lilies. It is intended to make the ceremonies as simple as possible. No cards will be issued, but more than half the church will be reserved for the immediate friends and connections of the Fair family. The pallbearers will be: A. E.

Davis, Judge Rising, W. F. Goad. 8. 11.

Brooks, Cornelius O'Connor, William S. Woods, Lloyd Tews, Senator John P. Jones aod two pail- hearers chosen to represent the Society of Pioneers. Dr. Foute will officiate and the music will be rendered by the quartet belonging to church.

Arthur Messmer will sing "I Know That My Redeemer Liivetb," from the "Messiah," and Chopin's ''Marche Funebre" will be played upon the fine new organ. After the church services the fnnem! cortege will proceed to Laurel Hill Cemetery, when the final words of the E' iscopaliau service foi the burial of the dead will be read over the remains in the Fair mausoleum. The dead millionaire was placed in the casket yesterday morning. Early in the afternoon Mrs. Oelrichs, Miss Fair and their brother went together to the Lick House to visit the mortuary chamber.

The sight of his father in his coffin proved too much for Charles Fair, and he broke down so completely as to occasion anxiety for his health. He has mourned very siucerely over the la.c Senator's loss, but he stated afterward that he never realized it so completely as when he saw him in the casket. Mis. Oelrichs and Miss Fair remained in the mortuary room till after 5 o'clock, during a great part of the time alone, with their father's remains. When they left they were almost prostrated with weeping.

It is stated on the best authority that the Fair children's bereavement has been cruelly added to and embittered by the rumors that almost before their indulgent parent was cold they began to bicker over his will and talked of taking legal steps to break it. "It is one of the most cruel and unfounded statements that was ever circulated," said Mrs. Charles Fair yesterday. "My husband has felt it keenly and so have his sisters. "Is he made of ice, that be should talk of righting before his father is even buried The fact is, he has paid so little attention to the provisions of the will that he scarcely knows what they are.

As for discussing the subject he has not mentioned it to me or to his most intimate friends, much less the lawyers. He has felt his father's death very keenly indeed, and this heartless rumor, coming on tne top of his bereavement, has been almost more than he could bear. All the arrangements for the funeral have been left in the hands of the sisters, for Mr. Fair was so overcome at the sight of his father lying in the casket that he declined to discuss business of any kind." The room where the late Senator lies at the Lick House was visited by many friends yesterday, when the family was not present. The casket is covered with black plush.

Beneath the glass lid the millionaire looked more as if he were asleep than dead, the expression on the face was so peaceful. His portraits, several of which stood about the room, draped in black crape, showed that the features in the coffin had changed very little from what they were in life. Flowers were everywhere conspicuous in the apartment. The casket was encircled by violets, and the quilted white satin which lined the lid was partially hidden by a large cross of white roses, and a sheaf of barley. Among the numerous floral tributes was a large cross of ivy and roses from the Olympic Club, beneath which was a cushion of white immortelles, bearine the initial-, 'O.

entwined with a device formed by crossed foils. The Bunk of British Columbia had sent another large cross, and so had the office men in the employ oi the late millionaire. The Mutual Bank was represented by a large wreath. There were bouquets from Mrs. Crothprs and her Imsbmd, the Bank of Nevada had sent a handsome cross, and among the numerous other floral offerings were large numbers of roses, that had been placed there by the late Senator's daughters.

McNAB VS. WHELAN. The Sheriff-Elect Seeks to Escape a Contest. Reddy, Campbell Metson, the firm of attorneys chosen to represent Sheriff-elect Wbelan, went before Judge Seawall yesterday and moved for a dismissal of the election con lest brought against Whelan by James McNab, the defeated Non-Partisan candidate, on the ground chat the comolaint was not properly verified. It was also urged that the complaint was not sufficiently, specific.

The motion to dismiss was offset by Chickering, Thoma9 Gregory, representing Me After hearing arguments on both sides. Judge Seawell toot the matter, under -submission on brief lntense recount is ordered, the attorneys for McNab say, the process will take two whole months. He Used His Teeth. Mike McGonigle, a drunk in the City Prison, had an attack cell last night an commenced to bite put of the oilier iiimaios. man's yelli brought one of the trusties to bis asdistance.

Mike tinned upon the trusty xnd burried Ins teeth in the of Ms right arm. Sere m't Shields ran to the cell and Mike bi; piece out of his left hand. flu soon overpowered takf-n to tlie Receiving Hospital in the patrol wagon, where he was locked up in a padded cell. BARNETT ROSENTHAL'S FIX. Loses His Divorce Case and Id Accused of Perjury.

After a long and tedious bearing the Roseuthal divorce case came to a conclusion yesterday. Judge Ilebbard granted Fannie B. Rosen thai a divorce from Barnett Rosenthal, the Market-street cigardealer, on the around if extreme cruelty. The trial was chiefly remarkable from the contention set up by Kosenthal that he was never married to the plaintiff. Ha gave testimony yesterday, and endeavored, to prove cruelly on the part of His wife, and, in addition, endeavored to that the marital relation never existed between them.

But in this latter contention Rnsenthal faiied to receive the support of the cour'. Judge Hebbard remarking lhat the marriage was proved beyond the shadow of a doub The testimony was closed yesterday afternoon, and Judge Hebbara at onco Mrs. Rosenthal Hie divorce she sought. He ordered the community property, consisting of the cigar-storeat 624 Market street, to be divided between husband and wife. With respect to Rosenchat's denial of his marriage his Honor had some very pointed remarks to make.

He suggested to Mrs. Ro-sen that's attorney the advisability of calling the attention of Grand Jury to the matter. So it just possible that ere long Barnet! Rnseuthal may find himself indicted for jierjury. THE NEW NAVY. An Interesting Talk by a Naval Officer.

Lieutenant-Commander Wadhs.ni of the United States steamship Mohican, now stationed at Mare Island, lectured before a larue audieuce at the Third Congregational Church last evening upon "The New Xavy." The speaker was aided in his remarks by a series of stereopticon views depicting tne various men-of-war which compose he American navy of u-day. He entered into the most minute dci.tils in explaining i Me workings and capacity of each, laying particular stress upon the modern guns with which the ships are equipped. The destructive batteries oa board the Oreeon, embracing forty primary ana twenty-four secondary guns, ne held, were the uiosi developed defen-e of any battle-ship afi.iat. Three hundred and thirty rounds could easily be shot in oi. minute, and when ail the guns were discharged at once over thirty tons of steel was sent forth.

Lieutenant Wadham a vivid picture of life on a awakened much interest by his pathetic tales of the brave deeds ot American tars. SLADE AND HIS DIRECTORS. Suit to Dissolve the S. li. Slade Lumber Company.

Suit has been commenced in the Superior Court by the people of the State of California, on the relation of S. E. Slade, to disincorporate the Slade and Thayer Lumber Company, otherwise known as the S. E. Slade Lumber Company.

The suit rough t- by.the State includes the following directors defendants: E. K. Woort, C. A. Thayer, Fred J.

Ward and C. M. Kelloyz. It is charged that gross fraud has been practiced by these defendant by. which' Sinde stands iv danger of losing his interest in the concern.

False entries, it is have benn made by the defendant Ward in tne ana all this is stated to have been done with a view of gaining control of the company and ousting Slade therefrom. Amateur Press Club. The Golden State Amateur Press Association installed its newly elected officers last evening 2529 Bush street. Previous to the installation services, some routine business was transacted relating to the welfare of trie The new officials are: F. C.

Mortimer, president; H. Ra-user, vice-president; D. J. McCarty, William A. Day, secretary; W.

Radius corresponding secretary; H. Hollub, official editor. President Mortimer in his inaugural address briefly set forth the needs of the association. ileld for Burglary. James King, the burglar who operated on doctors' i ffices in this city and Oakland, was yesterday held by Jui'ge Joachimsen to answer before trie Superior Court on two charges of burglary, in S2OOO bonds on each charge.

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