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THE SENATOR AND THE FLOWER GIRL. James G. Fair's Rumored In fatuation for a Los An geles Beauty. BOUGHT HER BOUTONNIERES. Herbert Clark, Valet of the Late Senator, Discredits / Miss Gamble's Story. The story from Los Angeles that the late Senator James G. Fair was in love with Sallie Gamble, the pretty flower-girl at the Nadeau Hotel, is only an other of the many romances in con nection with the life of the multi-mil lionaire which have never found confirma tion or denial. It is a fact, however, that the Senator knew the girl. This much Herbert Clark, who for twelve years served the late Senator as traveling companion, corresponding clerk and valet, admitted to a reporter yesterday. Mr. Clark has not been out of ths city Herbert Clark, Valet of the Late ex- Senator James G-. Fair. [From a photograph by Tfwrs.] lately. He furnished himself in evidence yesterday to refute the telographic state ment from Los Angeles to the effect that he was there hunting up evidence to be used by the contestants in the will case to prove that the late miner and capitalist was of unsound mind. Clark is now a junior clerk in the office of the late Senator, who beqeeathed him $2000, and it is appar ently to his interest to stand with the op position. Clark is a young Englishman, a bright, active fellow, easy of manner and pleas ing in his address. He was not given to a discussion of the late Senator Fair's ru mored infatuation for the Los Angeles Dower-girl when seen by a reporter at the Montgomery-street office yesterday, but he stated that while the Senator knew the girl he did not think there was any at tempt at lore-making on his side. "She was as sweet and pretty as the flowers she sold," said Clark, with a smile, "and most men about the Nadeau found time to exchange the compliments of the hour with her. We never stopped more than a day or two at a time at Los Angeles on our way back and forth to Arizona, where the Senator had large in terests. Therefore the meetings with Miss (.amble were few and far between. "She says that the Senator was in love with her and wanted to marry her. If so, I knew nothing of it, and, more than that, never saw anything to lead me to believe that the Senator took more than a passing notice of her. He patronized her flower booth, paid her liberally, as he did every body, and that was all that I saw pass be tween them." Miss Gamble told the southern corre spondent that the late Senator was an awfully nice old gentleman; that he paid her $1 each for her boutonnieres; that he slipped a piece of silver into her hand as she pinned on the flower; that he lounged about her counter and grew very confiden tial; that he whispered in her ear the pa thetic tales of an old man's domestic lone liness; that he finally told her of an aching void in his heart which she alone could fill, and offered her $10,000 for the service. She declined and thus spoiled the romance. Herbert Clark said that he had not been to Los Angeles since the death of his late employer and that he had not seen Miss Gamble relative to having her testify in the will contest. MIS 3 GAMBLE'S DENIAL. She Says the Senator Was Old Enough to Be Her Grandfather. Los Angeles, March 4. The story re garding a love affair of the late million iare, James G. Fair, in which Miss Sarah Gamble was mentioned, was, according to the young lady herself, somewhat over drawn. Miss Gamble is a very handsome young woman still in her teens, and she sells flowers at the Nadeau Hotel, at which Mr. Fair stopped when he visited this city. Miss Gamble said to-day: "Mr. Fair was old enough to be my grandfather. He was like other guests in the house and used to talk to me frequently as he bought flowers, but never said anything about marriage. The idea of old Mr. Fair wanting to marry me would be funny if it was not so serious. Wouldn't it?" And the young miss laughed at the idea. A dainty maid likes a dainty cake. She can always have it by using Dr. Price*. Baking Powder. %' r. '"-T LEFT FOR THE EAST. Departure of the Wife and Daughter of Captain linger. The wife and daughter of Captain Hun ger of the revenue-cutter Corwin left for the East last Thursday, on which day the Corwin sailed for Alaska. .-*** The ladies will be missed from society circles, where they have been great favor ites during their stay of two years on the coast. Last year Miss Munger, who isa vivacious and charming young lady, was the belle of the Bering Sea fleet. She went north with her father, and was queen of all the festive gatherings at the rendez vous. Her accomplishments and gracious manners won her many friends among the naval officers, and their regrets' and good wishes will follow* her to Galveston, where she and her mother will spend the sum mer. COAST WORK COMPLIMENTED. High Official Approval of the Olym pia. A copy of the official report of the Naval Board appointed to inspect the United States steamer Olympia was yesterday re ceived by the Union Iron Works and reads as follows; The board congratulates the department on ■be addition of the Olympia to the navy of the United States, which with its great lighting power, speed and elegant appearance, is a jredit to the navy and American mechanical iliill. "It is with great pleasure that the board calls the attention of the department to the ex cellent work done by the Union Iron Works, their care in all the details of construction, and the clean and finished condition of the vessel. Very respectfully, J. J. Rend, captain, U. S. N., senior member; Joseph Trillev, chief engineer, U. S. J*., member; F. M. Symonds, lieutenant commander, U. S. X., member; C. E. Clark, commander, U.S. N., member; F. P. ("..more, lieutenant-commander, U. S. N., member; Elliot Snow, assistant naval constructor, U. S. »., member. . ■ - • Harry George, ensign, U. S. N., recorder. To the Secretary of the Navy, Navy Depart ment, Washington, D. C. Secretary Herbert accepted the report and the ship, and caused copies of the re port to be sent to the builders. Irving M. Scott, with regard to the report, said: "If that does not show that warships can be successfully built in San Francisco I cannot imagine what proof would be considered satisfactory." WILLIAM KEELING'S ESTATE. It Is Valued by Appraisement at •181,250. The report of the appraisers of the estate of William Kreling has been filed in the Probate Court. It shows that the deceased left an estate valued at $181,250. The prop erty is both personal and real, in the former class being the interest of tbe de ceased in the Tivoli property, and in the latter several valuable lots in this city. The total valuation of the Tivoli property, so far as the appraisement sets it forth, is $7650. This does not. however, include the goodwill of the theater, which the ap praisers state they do not value. The item of rent at $650 a month from September 1, 1893, amounts to 15000; orchestration, books, scores, librettos, etc., $1000; bar and bar fixtures, $750; scenery, properties, etc., $500; chairs, benches and the fittings of the house, $1000. In real estate the principal items are a lot on Guerrero street, near Fifteenth, $60,000; lot on Glasgow street, near Eddy, $30,000. Kreling's two-third interest in the firm of F. W. Kreling & Sons is valued at $51,000. ' ' THE EVENT OP THE SEASON. Crowds of Ladies Attend O'Brien's Spring Opening.- Yesterday was the first day of J. J. O'Brien & Co.'s spring opening, and to say it was a success conveys but a slight idea of the multitude of ladies that turned out in response to the firm's mammoth half-page announcement in Sunday's Call. When the writer visited the store in the afternoon the crowd was something enor mous and it was difficult to make one's way through the broad aisles, any one of which is equal in area to an ordinary retail store; but all thought of personal discom fort seemed lost sight of by the ladies in their admiration of the limitless wealth of new and beautiful styles that greeted the eye on every side. And the ladies did not confine themselves to admiration alone, but showed by their liberal purchases that the values as well as the styles were right and that they fully appreciated the advantages of an early choice from the vast assortments dis played. CAPTAIN CLAKKSON OBJECTS. He Does Not Want Dying Vagrants Sent to Jail. Coroner Hawkins held three inquests yesterday. In the case of Peter J. Cal'frey, the lawyer's clerk whose body was found in the bay, the jury returned a verdict of ac cidental drowning. In th case of Joseph Dale, who poisoned hims. If at the Ameri can Exchange saloon the verdict was suicide, and died from "-"opium poisoning was that in the case of .lames Conlon, who died in the branch County Jail. Captain P. Clarkson of the jail scored the Police Judges for sending dying vagrants to the old House of Correction. He testi fied that Clarkson was in a dying condi tion when he received him a month ago. ° TEIEVES ON THE SEAWALL. Wagon-Loads of Grain Stolen and Sold at Sacrifice Prices. Two of the Receivers in Prison. Warrants Out for/the Others. Grainmen and mill-owners have suffered considerable loss by the depredations of thieves, who have been stealing wagon loads of grain from the seawall. Yesterday morning A. F. Hinz of the firm of Hinz & Piageman, proprietors of the Yolo mills, 120 Mission street, swore out warrants in Judge Joachimsen's court for the arrest of Amos Cole on three charges of grand larceny, and Luigi, John and Phillip Cadarella, provision-dealers, 102 Second street, on three charges of receiving stolen goods. The three brothers are in partnership. Cole works around the seawall, and has been taking advantage of his position to cart away loads of grain and sell it for whatever he could get. The particular charges against him arose out of recent stealings. Last Thursday he hired an ex press wagon and stole two loads of oats, seventy-live sacks altogether, worth $80. He sold them to the Cadarella brothers, who in turn disposed of them at consider able profit to different expressmen. On Friday last Cole stole twenty-five sacks of wheat, worth $35, and sold them to the Cadarella Bros, for $11. The Cadarellas sold the wheat the same day to the Del Monte mills on Brannan street, near Second, for $27 30. The wheat and oats belonged to Hinz & Piageman. Detectives Dillon, Crockett and Smith arrested John, and Phillip Cadarella yes terday afternoon and booked, them at "the ; City "Prison. They have not yet found Luigi or Cole, but expect to have" them be hind the bars very soon. The detectives say that the Cadarellas also bought twelve sacks of corn stolen by Cole from the seawall, which they sold to the Del Monte mills. They are looking for the owner of the corn. They have re covered fifteen sacks of the oats stolen from an expressman and expect to be able to recover several more sacks. When does one grow weary of Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder? Not while one is able to enjoy food cooked perfectly. LETTERS GO ASTRAY. Press Club Invitations Fail to Reach Their Destinations. The complaints from the Western Addi tion as to the failure— accidental or intentional of mail-carriers' to properly attend to their duties appear to be applica ble to other portions of the city as well. A few days ago the Call published the statement of a prominent attorney to the effect that at a social function given by his wife about a third of the invitations were never delivered, although properly mailed and addressed. The gentleman also men tioned several other instances which had occurred in the same locality of exactly the same nature. 7- Now* the officers of the Press Club are the complainants. Last Saturday evening an entertainment was given in the rooms of the club, at which the members of the Bohemian Club were the guests. In that organization are over 600 members, to every one of whom an invitation was properly addressed and mailed, but figur ing upon the proportion already heard from only about 200 of the entire number were fortunate enough to receive the same. Unspeakably Miserable Is the man or woman troubled with dyspepsia. Heart palpitations, sour stomach, heartburn, un easiness of the nerves, oppression or a sense of emptiness at the pit of the stomach, are among its symptoms, Hosteller's omach Bitters eradicates it, and j entirely overcomes constipation,: bilious ness, rheumatic, kidney and malarial complaints. Use this thorough remedy, systematically and It will achieve permanent results. THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 1895. A PRIVATE OF MILITARY FAME. Co. B of the First Will Fire a Volley Over William Unger's Grave. ' ONE OF THE CRACK SHOTS. He Was an Old Guardsman With a Honolulu Military Record. ■ The death of William Unger, which oc curred at about 1 __. if. yesterday, has re moved from the National Guard one of the , best known and best liked men among its rank and tile. The deceased was a member of Company | B, First Regiment, and he was one of the very oldest members in that organization. He joined it over twenty years ago when it was known as the City Guard and has be longed to it ever since with the exception of the period he spent in civil and military life in Honolulu. While he had a wide ac quaintance and popularity in the guard through personal qualities that made him socially liked and respected, hi*, reputation rested on his being one of the crack shots \ in the militia. This reputation he has upheld in num berless contests and his gold sharpshooters' bars and his other trophies were many. : One year he won the second of the three State decorations given yearly after a spe cial contest among officers and privates who attain a certain high percentage. Dur ing recent years his company has been one of the four or five crack companies in rifle- William linger, Formerly Captain of Company B, Honolulu Rifles. [From a photograph.] shooting and he has participated in all its matches, including the big tournament at Sacramento a year or so ago, and the late match with the Carson City Guards. Dur ing the last three or four years he kept out of his company contests for special prizes to give the others a better chance, but acted as coach to the rifle team, and to his work the record of his company is largely due. The deceased was a carriage-finisher by trade. In 1879 he went to Honolulu and until his return to San Francisco in 1883 he was captain of Company Bof the Hono lulu Rifles. He was a personal friend of the late King Kalakaua and he was a much bigger man in the military affairs of the little kingdom then than his official rank indicated. He was active in the revo lution of 1887, when his house was for a season military headquarters. Atthe time he received from the King a gold medal for producing the best drilled company in the battalion, and when he left a hand some diamond souvenir attested the regard of his associates. It has not before been known that his military record there led to an invitation from the present republican Government last September to return and assume an important military command. The offer was accepted and his passage arranged when tne advice of a physician that he would not long survive in that climate caused him to give up the plan. Bright's disease, contracted in Honolulu, was the cause of death. The deceased turned out with his company during the strike last July and the exposure he en dured et Sacramento caused a rapid de cline and hastened his death. Mrs. Unger, who survives him and who is known here as an artist, was married to him in Honolulu. . His family is an old Californian one, several members of which have been well known here. A sister, once known as "Kittie" Unger, was an opera singer, and died about two years ago in New ork. His brother, Frank Unger, is now traveling with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gillig. * The funeral will take place to-day from the residence, 114% Oak street. Company B and a firing squad will attend. Where is there an article of human con sumption which for an instant can equal Dr. Price's Baking Powder? END OF THE LICK TRUST. Fair's Death Delayed It, but All Is Now Ready for Winding Up. With a Transfer of Some Money che Trust Will Soon Be No More. The Lick trustees are at last ready and waiting to disband, In a few weeks at most they will ask the Superior Court to approve their accounts and discharge them. When that is done there will be no Lick trust any more, and after having had one to criticize for nineteen long years the public may feel a slight sense of goneness. The trust would probably have been dis solved by this time if James G. Fair had not died. Fair bought the Lick House of the trustees for $1,250,000, giving mortgages for a large part of the price. The trustees were satisfied with the mortgage, and when ever they wanted money {hey got it of Fair. Just before Fair's death they wanted about $100,000, which he agreed to let them have. They wanted to hand over to the trustees of the Lich School of Mechan ical Arts the balance of their $540,000, amounting to $74,500, and then they would have been through with all the many benevolent and monumental enterprises that James Lick entrusted to their care. When the school gets its money all re maining to be done worth considering will be to hand over to the residuary legatees, the Pioneers and the Academy of Sciences, what is left. The trustees want to get money on a- mortgage from the Fair ex ecutors, and when that is done the books of the Lick trust will be closed at last. There is no promise of any formalities or any celebration when the end comes. The three remaining trustees, C. M. Plum, E. B. Mastick and' George Schonewald are none of them just now well enough to en joy even a real big dinner. - The trust now has on hand $1000 in cash, a mortgage on the Lick House for $280,000, a mortgage from William Banning for $93,348, and smaller mortgages for $11,000. The trustees also hold a mortgage for $400,. 000, given by the Academy of Sciences, and one of $300,000 from the Pioneers, but these represent advances out of the residue which would go to these societies in the end, and these accounts are mere matters of book keeping. , The trustees are ready to hand over to the Lick Observatory just $68 16, which is all of the $700,000 given for the telescope not yet paid out. The trustees of the Lick school have received a mortgage on the Bidwell ranch for $350,000 and will get $74,554 87 as soon as possible. Taxes and the costs of final settlement are all else re maining to be paid until the residuary legatees are told to take what is left. * This residue will be considerably over $1,000,000, and will be divided equally between the two societies. One has received in ad vance $100,000 and the other $300,000. It is figured out that the Pioneers will soon receive $212,526. and the Academy of Sci ences $91,348. When James Lick's son was compro mised with for $535,000 in 1878 the trustees estimated that the estate would fail to carry out all the legacies by $500,000. Accumulated interest and increase of values during so many years have provided money for every bequest and left a surplus of over $1,000,000. HE KNEW THE CUSTOM. Smart Trick Played Upon a Saloon- Keeper's Wife. A smart trick was played upon John Muirhead, proprietor of a saloon under the St. Nicholas Hotel, yesterday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Muirhead have apartments in the St. Nicholas. It is the custom of the night bartender after closing up to take a sack containing the night's receipts to their rooms, and the day bartender before opening each morning calls for it. Yesterday morning there was a knock on the door of Mr. and Mrs. Muirhead's bed room. She got out of bed, took the sack, which contained $55, opened the door slightly and handed it out, immediately retiring to bed again. ■ She was just dozing off to sleep when there was another knock on the bedroom door. "Who's there?" she asked. "It's me," replied the day bartender. "Well, what do you want now?" asked Mrs. Muir head. "I want the sack," came to her the unexpected reply. Explanations followed and the trick was discovered. Some one had become cognizant of the custom and had personated the bartender. The police were notified, and every effort will be made to discover the perpetrator of the trick. EAILEOAD PEINTED BOOKS. Business Publications for Gratuitous Distribution Not Free of Duty. G. W. Black, customs agent of the Grand Trunk Railway lines west of St. Clair Tun nel, imported at Port Huron, Mich., a lot of railroad pamphlets, time-tables, schedules of fares and other advertising matter descriptive of the railroad he repre sents. The Collector at Port Huron as sessed duty at 25 percent under the general term, "Printed matter," as provide*! in the new tariff. Mr. Black claims the articles were for free distribution and therefore entitled to entry free of duty under the free list of the new tariff as "publications of individuals for gratuitous private circulation." and accordingly appealed the case to the Board of United States General Appraisers. The board has decided against Mr. Black and holds that publications by business concerns, imported by corporations for use of employes, do not fall within the terms of the above provision of the free list. IT MAY AGAIN BE' OPENED. The New Owner of the Maison Doree Is Looking After a Manager. How Money Was Made and Lost in the Once Popular Resort. That old haunt of the epicures, the Mai son Doree, on Kearny street, may soon be opened again and once more the place be hind the counter be occupied by a smiling boniface, instead of the Sheriff's keeper and the representatives of the lawyer who came into ownership on a chattel mort gage. It all depends on whether the owner of the building can be brought to terms as to rent, and whether the right man can be found to manage the restaurant for Daniel Suter, the owner, who is holding with the Sheriff a sort of dual possession. All the attachments of the creditors have been released, as they had no claim in face of Suter's chattel mortgage, and he is wondering why the Sheriff has a man there at all, unless it is for the sake of the fees. He says that it cannot be for the sake of the creditors of Luigi Loney, who is out at his house on Buchanan street, be sieged by the horde of. cooks and waiter*-, who lost their places and some back pay. Suit will be brought in a few days* to oust the Sheriff, some obstructions in the way of technical underbrush is to be cleared away, and then if the rent is arranged and the right man found the Maison Doree will again be a resort of the jeunesse doree. But all the old-timers say that never will be found again a Bertha Tschurr. It was she who made the old Maison Doree what it was, and she alone of all the proprietors saved a fortune. . When her husband and Leon Dingeon opened the place in the early seventies it was Dingeon who was always spoken of as the host, but she was the business head— the typical French busi ness woman such as may be seen in any of the Parisian restaurants. Dingeon went into stocks in the days when his best patrons were making fortunes in a day during the bonanza excitements, and lie lost all, but remained for a time with the restaurant on a salary. Tschurr died, and in time Bertha, now wealthy, chose from her many suitors handsome Flavian Ber ton, the chef. In eight months she died, leaving him and her two children $140,000 in equal shares'. V, Luigi Loney became the proprietor, but the management was not as of old and the Palace and California hotels began to draw away the banquet business. Ludwig and others cut into , the catering trade. John Somali opened the Maison Riche and ran it on the same lines as the Maison Doree. Bad times came to Luigi Loney, and now he is worried to death by a horde of em ployes clamoring for their pay, which he has not to give them, and he says that they should show him some consideration— these men who lived on the best to be had, and were allowed to do much as they pleased with the Maison Doree. ■ - ..- : : - __ "-.<-■_.**.*.-■■" DOWN TOE EEPAIES. The Ferryboat Solano Towed From Port Costa by the Rescue. The big ferryboat Solano was towed down from Port Costa yesterday by the tug Res cue and docked at Oakland long wharf for repairs. The vessel has been plying be tween Port Costa and Benieia for many years, carrying trains to and fro. and is perhaps one of the best-known craft of her _-md in the world. v Last week one set of her engines broke down completely, and she has been brought here to be thoroughly renovated, over hauled and repaired. How long this work will take is not known. While the vessel is laid ' up the overland train will travel over the Stockton . route, and passengers from the Suisun and Sacramento valleys will come down 7 by wav of Vallejo, there being no vessel on the .bay. fitted to take the Solano's place. THOMAS V. CATOR AND HIS CHILDREN. : - . • ■-.- . •, ■ His Neglect of Them the Cause of His Trouble With Hervey. .A FAMILY SKELETON EXPOSED /:'*•: ■';-■■/;■- •':.••: The Would-Be Slayer's Politi cal Ambition at the Bot tom of It. Politician Thomas V. Cator's attempt to shoot AY. K. Hervey late Sunday night has brought to light a family skeleton. Hervey is a music-teacher, residing at 2432 Jackson street. He is the husband of Cator's first wife, who secured a divorce from the politician eight years ago. AVith Mr. and Mrs. Hervey are three children, the result of Cator's first marriage. These children were ! the innocent cause of the trouble between the two men. The argument between Cator and Her vey was over the payment of some bills contracted to maintain and educate the children. Cator went to the Hervey residence Sun day evening at a time when Mr. and Mrs. Thomas V. Cator. [From a photograph.] Hervey ' were at the California - street Methodist Episcopal Church. Hervey is director of the chorus choir, of which Mrs. Hervey is a member. Upon the return of Hervey and his wife from the church Cator accused Hervey of being exceedingly an tagonistic to him, and soon became very much excited. He drew his revolver and threatened to shoot Hervey, who ran into a rear room, and, . being chased by Cator, he ran downstairs and into the street with out his hat. Hervey found Officer Langford, and when the latter went upstairs he heard Cator talking in a loud voice about what he would do. Langford searched the orator, and as he took the revolver away Cator wept. Ser geant Monahan and liervey went upstairs and again Cator wept. He begged Hervey not to file any charges against him. Her vey was willing to grant the request, but Sergeant Monahan would not acquiesce. He piaced Cator under arrest. fr Then came the peculiar scene of an in tended victim rushing about to get bonds to save his would-be slayer from spending the night in jail. Cator was taken in the patrol wagon to the Polk-street police sta tion. Hervey accompanied him there. Hervey found Clerk O'Brien of Judge Campbell's court and O'Brien accepted the proffered bond. Hervey could find no one to go on the bond with him so he hastened to his own residence, and in a few minutes Mr. and Mrs. Hervey had furnished bail for Cator. When the case was called in Judge Campbell's court yesterday morning Her vey arose and stated that he did not desire to prosecute Cator. Judge Campbell asked if he had sworn to a complaint. Hervey replied that he had not and that he would not do so. Cator then said: "Judge, this is simply a jangle between two brothers-in-law over business matters. I feel ashamed of what I did, and for the sake of the family I be lieve the least said the better." Judge Campbell dismissed the case. Cator and Hervey left the courtroom to gether and Cator promised to settle the bills and to never step inside the Hervey residence again, even to see his children. The causes which led up to the at tempted shooting run back over a period of more than ten years. Cator first became known to fame in Jersey City in 1882, when he received the nomination of the Anti- Monopolists to run for the Assembly. He ran on the Democratic ticket and sur prised every one by defeating a strong Republican railroad attorney in a district in which the monopolists were powerful. This secret was explained when a vote was taken in the Assembly on an important railroad question. Cator voted with the railroad forces. His vote would have carried or defeated the bill. Two years later Cator was re-elected As semblyman, running on the Republican ticket. All this time Cator had been a strong advocate of temperance. His wife was pleased with that part of his course until Cator began to go home after dallying with the rosy god. ..In 1886 he secured the nomination on the Republican ticket as State. Senator, but was defeated. While making his campaign his conduct became obnoxious and his .wife left him, taking with her the three children. For a year or two Cator was unheard of. He was iater discovered at Methodist camp meetings, and he led such a blameless life that the friends he had once betrayed be lieved that he . had reformed. They de cided to run him for office again. The Re publicans nominated him in 188 S. By political, manipulating he secured the in dorsement of the Democrats, the Pro hibitionists and even, of his old-time friends the Anti-Monopolists. But the gen eral public had no faith in Cator's refor mation. They put up an. independent candidate, and with all his nominations Cator was beaten three to one. He then left Jersey City and went to New York. From there he came to San Francisco. In the » meantime Mrs. Cator No. 1 se cured a ■ divorce. She did not want any public trial, so she resorted to a plan agree able to Cator. She compromised by allow ing him -to take $50,000 . worth of Jersey City property. He allowed the divorce to go by default. By the terms of the agree ment Mrs. Cator was to have the children, but Cator was to contribute to their sup port. It is his failure to do this which caused the trouble Sunday night. Cator married again shortly after his divorce. His divorced wife came to this city. She knew how much property he had and how well he could afford to contribute to the support of the children. She watched his political career here, and knowing what expenses she had footed for him in . his campaigns in Jersey City, she was patient. Cator got into politics about as soon as he landed here. He was first known to the public by his Fourth of July oration in 1800. In the fall of , that year he ran for Congress in the Fourth District. John T. Cutting was »he Republican nominee, Rob ert Ferral : the Democratic, and Cator rep resented the Reform Democracy and the American party. It was believed Cator ran in order to take votes from Ferral. The local Democracy did not encourage Cator much, so he became a Populist, and in 1892 announced himself in favor of Maguire for Congress until C. 0. Alexander was put up by the Republicans, when Cator switched from Maguire and put a People's party candidate to take votes from Maguire. The plan failed. In the past campaign Cator hoped that by securing the indorsement of the Popu lists for United States Senate he might control the balance of power to his own benefit. The plan failed. With the elec tion over, and Cator's chances for replen ishing his pocket-book gone, his ex-wife began to press her claims. Hervey, her present husband, also took part in the pressing. He remembered how friendly Cator had been at the time of the mar riage of Hervey and Mrs Cator No. 1, as Cator went so* far as to attend the wed ding. So he believed he might have the right to remind Cator of his obligations. He was mistaken, however, as Cator went to the Hervey residence with a revolver with the intent to punish the importuners. YOUNG MEN'S MEETING. Services at Association llall Yesterday Afternoon. At the young men's meeting at Asso ciation Hall yesterday afternoon Dr. B. G. Northrup of Brooklyn, N. V., and B. F. Faris of Clinton, Mo., were the speakers. The subject under consideration was the entire consecration of a Christian's life to the service of God, and the gentlemen mentioned occupied their allotted time in explaining how, with the Apostle Paul, they might "Whether ye eat or drink or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of the Lord Jesus." A male quartet of considerable excel lence furnished the music for the occasion and will do so each Sunday throughout the month. Next Sunday General Howard will occupy the platform. FOYERTY STOPS THE COUNT. Allen's Attorney Says the Ex pense Is Too Much for His Client. Over Half Glynn's Lead Ab sorbed in About Hal?*the Precincts. The contest of James B. Allen for th 3 position of Recorder nearly flickered out yesterday morning, and unless the con testant finds financial backing by the time court is called to-day, the case will be dropped entirely. Allen has not the money to proceed, as he stated to the court yester day, and lacking their fees, of course the officials of the recount cannot continue their work. It was somewhat of a surprise to all con cerned when E. S. Salomon, who repre sents Mr. Allen, addressed the court as soon as it convened, and announced that his client was compelled to withdraw. However much Mr. Allen might wish to continue with the case, counsel said, he could not stand the expense of $25 a day which it entailed, and he would therefore have to surrender his case. "Victory is almost within our grasp," continued "Mr. Salomon, "for already we have gained much more than half what is needed to seat Mr. Allen, and there is still nearly half the city to be gone over. lam satisfied that if we pursue the case to the end the result would be the placing of Mr. Allen in the position which Mr. Glynn now holds." In speaking as he did Salomon dis claimed any intention of accusing Glynn of complicity in the ffhuds which he said had robbed his client of the office to which he had fairly been elected. Mr. Burke, who represents Glynn in the contest, expressed himself as being anx ious to continue the count to a finish, for, he said, if there were any more frauds to be unearthed, it was just as much to Glynn's interest to have them unearthed as to the interests of Allen. He did not think, however, that the recount would change the result a particle. Judge Murphy was not quite willing to have the matter dropped in view of the statement made by Salomon, for, said he, it is bad enough to have the frauds going on without having a victorious man beaten by them when he has it almost within his power to overthrow them. He suggested that Allen's counsel consider the matter a little more and he offered to continue the count until the morning to give them time. 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