\ J GOWNS.The bridal robe was a magnificent crea-

LilySpreckels and Miss Marion Hunting-ton and Messrs. Joseph and EdwardTobin, Warfield, Maddox and Costigan.: White azaleas formed the decorationson the table, with ¦ white jtulle and can-delabra. The . bride's cake boxes weredainty* affairs withc the letters "H"-and"S" hand-painted in gold upon the covers.

The guests sat at. small, tables thatwere -set off by cut flowers and hollyberries. ,The health' of the newly marriedpair was toasted during the, repast. Musicfilled the hall during the supper.'

The dainty}place cards at ;the bride'stable were specially designed by the bride.Those rat' theLplates of the gentlemenwere in the shape of-miniature- brides "ofcardboard, « wearing bridal. .veils or realtijlle 'and 1 carrying bouquets of lilies ofthe ¦.valley. At. each lady's jplate "t wasplaced a small bridegroom, neatly dressed,wlthfa white

'bbutbnniere. 'Dainty' 'littlegold favors: were- stowed :away '

'.in! the"wedding; cake.-.. There was a tiny -goldchain purse,

'containing a gold 'dollar; 'a'

tiarquoise ring for the next bride, a minia-ture thimble for ,an "old maid," a weebride's

'prayer" book"and locket,Ia'tiny

shoe and a" little,bird attached, "with asmall bottle. . •¦%--.:¦.• ._._.. -.

BRIDE A-SOCIETY ;FAVORITE.\, The bride ;is a daughter, of'WillanT.V.Huntington; a. well known resident of thiscity: She .- made > her t:formal ¦ debutlast winter and.. Is a general favorite in.society. ;She has a beauty and charm ',oimanner that endear' her to'all who kilowher. ,She has jjjall;the accomplishmentsthat "befit hex station, in life... /r The groom is the son of 'John D.Spreckels and a grandson ofdaus Spreck-els. John D. Spreckels Jr. was educatedat Stanford -University. He js a' memberof the S. A. E. Greek letter^ fraternity..

The young couple were the recipients'ofmany handsome and valuable, gifts-from-their parents, relatives and 7friends. ¦-¦"•.•.'.- :

Seated at the bride's table, beside thenewly married icouple, > were His GraceArchbishop Riordan , and his assistants.Others ."of.-the.' bridal;party; Miss GraceSpreckels, Miss Dean, Miss Landers, Miss

AT THE BRIDE'S TABLE.

. Supper was served in.the , handsomeMaple room. Scores of small tables filledthe strikingly decorated hall. The .odorof holly and greens were sweet and thedecorations were pleasing to. the eye. Ontop of each pillar was an immense basketof ferns. ¦ '¦¦; ; . ¦•

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Four large red pillars were used witheffect. .Suspended from each were fes-toons of greens, entwined with hollyber-ries. Hanging from ¦ the brackets, sev-eral feet |below, the ceiling in .variousparts of the room, were red baskets, filledwith berries. Red lanterns, lighted by in-candescent lamps, threw

'a brightness

over the scene. Mistletoe was used inabundance in. the decoration. From eachchandelier, were

-large, bouquets ••of. red

berries .tied with harmonizing ribbons.

THE SUPPER ROOM.

being pronounced'

man"

and wife theyoung couple • retraced their steps downthe aisle and took their places beneatha brilliant poinsettia canopy, where theyreceived the warm congratulations andgood wishes of their friends. : *

1 The Marble and Maple rooms wereelaborately decorated with holly berriesand Christmas greens. The berries werefestooned across the Marble room and setoft by wreaths tied with red ribbons.The bridal bower was an artistic arrange-ment of tropical ferns, palms and otherluxuriant foliage. »Two white silk pillowswere placed beneath the bower and brideand groom knelt upon them during, theceremony. The huge mantel .was bankedin with vivid.poinsettias. Christmasberries and foliage were entwined andwere placed on the wall, five feet abovethe snow-white, canvas. A myriad incan-descent lamps shed a bright light on thescene. • • • .:

His Grace, Archbishop Riordan, Officiates at Mqr-riage Ceremony.

The ceremony was brief. The solemnritual of the Catholic church was read,the bride and groom making their re-sponses in clearly- audible- voices. -

After'

MARRIAGE CEREMONY.

Mne o'clock was the hour set .for the?u i!n&,Prom Ptly at the appointed timethe bridal party came down the broadmarble staircase and formed the proces-sion. The groom and. his best man tooktheir places before. His Grace; the Arch-bishop and his assistants. The ushers,Knox Maddox, Ed.Tobin, JoeTobln andGus. Costlgan, made way for the bride£hey

«e,re f

1°,llowed by four bridesmaids]Miss Helen Dean, Miss Marion Hunting-ton/ Miss Pearl Landers -and Miss LilySpreckels. The maid of "honor MIsaGrace Spreckels, .walked alone,

'Thencame the happy bride on the arm of h»rfather. As the party entered the Marbleroom the orchestra rendered the bridal

chorus from "Lohengrin."

The bride and groom presented a strik-ing picture as they knelt before the of-ficiating prelate. His Grace was attiredin full canonicals. Rev. Father Mulliganand Rev. Father Lally assisted in theceremony. White silk .ribbons were usedto form an aisle for**the bridal party.The guests stood on each side of the longroom and displayed deep interest in theentire affair. Sweet strains . of musicwere heard throughout . the impressiveceremony. • .. ¦ , .

bishop RIordan- officiating! Theceremony was performed in the presenceof 175 Invited guests. Including immediatefriends and relatives of both families.The wedding was a brilliant one. Thedecorations were surpassingly beautifuland the appointments all that wealth andculture could desire.

JOHND. SPRECKELS JR. and

Miss Edith Marie Huntingtonwere united in marriage in theMarble room of the Palace Hotellast evening, His /Grace Arch-

STATE LAWS IGNOEED."That may be, but there are miners

who receive enough pay to enable themto keep their children out of the work-house.

A small Slavonian girl, aged 12, -whoalso worked all night, gave her testimonythrough a 13-year-old girlinterpreter* Sheworked twelve hours each night;and re-ceived 3 cents an hour. She was askedwhether her father owned the house shelived fn and she replied "Yes."

Chairman Gray, who was standing upend leaning over to get the girl's an-fcwer, straightened up, and as he walkedto his seat remarked: "Well, I'd like tot=ee her father."

Another 13-year-old girlsaid she workedall night in the silk mill at Dunmore forW» cents a night.

Judge Gray—Does your father own hishcuse?

"Yes, sir; he's my stepfather.""He is your stepfather? Ithought so."Judge Gray here inquired as to the law

in Pennsylvania regarding child labor atnight. One statute was found which par-tially covered the case and the chairmanremarked that it seemed as though theetctutea 'of.Pennsylvania in this part oftfce State -do not seem to bother any one.. Darrcw remarked that the laws cannot•Gforc& themselves. . •

Darrow, for theininers, said Itwas notaltogether the fault of the. parents, butthe employers are to blame for not payinj;•wages enough to permit a man to keepMs children. in school. Judge Gray re-plied:

The chairman of the commission spoke¦srilh much feeling and the views appar-ently received the approval of the othercommissioners.

The girl also told the number of per-sons in the familyand finallyJudge Grayfaid he would like to see the father.

"J would like to see the fathers of thesegirls," he repeated. "Itmay be a neces-sity to send them to the mills, but Id<m't think a father has a right to coinilie liesh and blood of his children intoi-Toney. Itis an outrage. Iwould like tofcte what instincts he has."

Annie Denks. aged 13 years, said sheworked at night from 6:30 o'clock until6:30 in the morning. She had to stand upall night during her work and receivedc; cents a night. When the girl had saidhh? was employed at night every mem-ber of the commission seemed to beshocked. Judge Gray appeared especiallyindigncnt. He asked her where herfather worked, and she told him in thomines. ;^.v'Jv.'.':>

GIRLS WORK AT NIGHT.

Several little girls employed in the silkKills were called to the witness standand as a result Chairman Gray plainlygave his opinion of parents who sendtheir children to work at a tender age.The first girl called was only 11 yearsold and she had to so to work becauseher lather had been hurt In the mines.She said she worked from 7 a. m. untilC p. m. for 52 a week. Inanswer to Chair-man Gray she said her father expects totake her out cf the mills next week, towhich Judge Gray replied that he shouldbe commended.

The mine workers here introduced evi-dence showing that the mine officials ofthe Continental colliery of the Delaware,Lackawanna & Western at-tempted to organize a.union known as theLaekawanna Union in opposition to theUnited Mine Workers of America. Dar-row, for the miners, offered the by-lawsof the new union as evidence. EverettWarren, for the coal companies, objectedto their admission, but the commission ad-mitted them. .;

It was announced by the commission atihe opening of its hearing- to-day thatwhen Itadjourns for the Christmas holi-days, probably on Saturday, it willbe tomeet in Philadelphia on the nrst Mondayin January. This decision, however, mayIms changed by developments this week.Before proceeding to the hearing of wit-nesses. Chairman Gray informed the at-torneys thatjthe commission had prepareda certain formula which indicates the fur-ther information he desired. He also askedthe operators to expedite the presentationof the statements containing the wagespaid the miners and the hours worked.He said the hardest work 'for the com-mission is still to come and the commis-sioners would like to begin their study ofthe figures as soon as possible.

Former employes of the Philadelphiaand Reading Coal and Iron Company,Erie Company and Pennsylvania CoalCompany testified to alleged discrimina-tion in the matter of employment afterthe strike.

The mine workers depended a great dealon the evidence they had to present toshow that the coal carrying- roads con-trol the coal companies and that the rail-roads charge exorbitant and discriminat-ing freight rates, thus greatly decreasingthe revenues of the mining properties.

COMPANIES DISCRIMINATE.

SCRANTOX. Pa.. Dec. 15.—The mineworkers, after occupying nineteen daysin presenting about 160 witnesses, practi-cally closed their case before the anthra-cite coal strike commission this afternoon.They willcall one important witness to-morrow morning. IThe afternoon sessionwas one of the most important sittings thecommission has yet held, because thequestion of whether the close relationshipof the coal-carrying roads with the miningcompanies shall figure in the commission'seffort to adjust the controversy camesquarely before the arbitrators. The de-cision of the commission, if ChairmanGray's remarks can be so called, wasbriefly this: That the commission in ageneral way is adverse to widening thescope of the investigation beyond theterms of the submissions of the minersand the operators; that Incarrying on theinvestigation it assumes the coal com-panies can afford to pay fair wages; thatif the coal companies, in presenting theirside of the case, maintain that lhey cannotafford to give an increase In Wages thenthe commission willhear what the minershave to say on the ability of the com-panies to do so, and that if a businesscannot pay fair wages the employer oughtto get out of it.These points were broughtout during the two hours consumed bythe miners' lawyers in reading documen-tary evidence, to the whole of which thecoal companies entered specific and gen-eral objections.

Assume That Coal Companies Can Af-ford to Pay Fair Wages and

Do Not Want Testimonyon That Point.

Unanimously Agree to Standby Original Terms of

Submission.

Arbitrators Adverse toWidening Scope of

Investigation.

MINE HANDSPRACTICALLY

CLOSE CASE

SPRECKELS-HUNTINGTON WEDDINGA BRILLIANT SOCIAL FUNCTION

MORE SHIPSOF WAR FOR

UNCLE SAMSociety LeadersAttend the

Nuptials. Venezuelan Affair Sup-plies Argument for

Greater Navy.Costly Gifts AreGiven j-jappy

Couple.Congressmen Now Falling In-

to Line With the Ad-

ministration.

Probably Will Authorize a Repeti-tion of the Extensive Build-

ing Programme of LastYear. ¦§•;!;**

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tume. A white aigrette was held In thehair by a diamond star.

Mrs. Eleanor Martin wore a white silkgewn with transparent yoke of shirredchiffon. She wore in her. hair a whiteaigrette, with diamonds /and a diamondsunburst at her throat.

Mrs. Frederick W. Tallant wore a dain-ty,white, gown of silk mull with stripesqf white satin and garniture of satin rib-bon. White ribbon was becomingly ar-ranged in her dark hair. . '

Mrs. Clinton E*Worden wore a beautifulgowri of cream lace; richly'appliqued withpink velvet roses.- Roses and white tulle

Special Dispatch to The Call.

CALL BUREAU, 1406 G |TREET, N".W., WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.—No strong-er argument for an increase of the UnitedStates navy to a point where it is equal

in strength and effectiveness to that ofany power which may violate ithe Mon-roe doctrine has- been afforded by any.

Incident for years than is now,presentedby the situation In Venezuela, Naval of-ficers are obliged to admit and the ad-ministration is keenly aware that th*United States navy is hot now strong:enough to forcibly resist a Joint territorialaggrandizement, policy by Germany andEngland, or either alone. The administra-tion, which has ever stood for a navyadequate in power to the needs of theUnited States, is now exerting its'great-est Influence upon Congress to secure au-thorization for a more rapid increase ofthe navy than heretofore.-While Secretary Moody in his annual

report recommended the construction ofonly two battleships, the effect arousedby_ the powerful ¦ naval demonstration inVenezuelan waters has been such that itis believed Congress willauthorize a repe-tition of the buildingprogramme of lastyear. This provide*! for six warships.Before the present South American dis-turbanc jbegan to bring the inadequacyof the navy before the public. PresidentRoosevelt declared privately:J "Ihope we will build warships each,year until we have as strong a naw asany in the world."

VIEWS OP THE PRESIDENT.. Secretary Moody "s ideas are in entireharmony with those of Mr. Roosevelt.In an address delivered in Chicago theSecretary spoke in a manner peculiarlypertinent to the Venezuelan situation asit now exists. .

•"Among the islands in the Caribbeanand the mainland bordering on it,"Moodysaid, "new duties confront us daily. Tothese regions the Monroe doctrine, towhich this country stands committed, hasthe most special application. They mustnot be considered as subjects for futurecolonization or annexation to any foreignpower. We "cannot contemplate withequanimity their acquisition In any formor by any means by any other nation."¦ Senator Hale of Maine, chairman of the

Senate Committee on Naval Affairs., saidto-day: "We are already increasing . thenavy as fast as we can. The shipyardswhere Government work Is being done arebehind in their work and it would not bea part of good legislation to authorizeships faster than they, can be properly,built.*\ ¦¦•_-;¦' O- ;%'-r

Representative Foss of Illinois, chair-man of the House Committee jon NavalAffairs, said: "The present situation inSouth America may show to the publicthe necessity of an annual increase untilour navy is among the best."

Senator Perkins of California, a mem-ber of the Naval Committee, said: "Iseanothing in the present situation in Vene-zuela to warrant us indeparting from ourpresent policy to Increase our navy. Woare now building ships as fast as is con-sidered advisable. We should be carefulnot to proceed too hastily."

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Senator Galllnger of New Hampshire, amember of. the Naval committee, said:"Iam in favor of a substantial increase.In time of peace, we should prepare fora time of .war." '^VI

COMMITTEE HEARS MOODY.-Secretary Moody was given an extended

hearing by the House Naval Affairs Com-mittee to-day on the estimate submittedfor the navy establishment. Moody alsowas heard on the proposed Increase Inthe personnel of the navy. He followedthe recommendations in his annual reportwhich provide that the number of cadetsadmitted to the Naval Academy be in-creased to -double the present number,permitting each Senator and Representa-

tive to'name two candidates for the acad-emy

'instead*. of<one, as now provided ;by;

the law. He called attention to the In-creased demand for more officers, causedby the addition of new ships to the navyand the' increased needs 'which would t>#occasioned by the placing in commissionof ships now building and authorized.The question of an increase innaval con-

struction was not taken up to-day.

PRINCIPALS AND SOME OF MEM-..*-BERS .OF. "THE SPRECKELS-

.HUNTINGTON BRIDAL PARTY.

PEULSTONV Mich., Dec. 13.—

Alfred Dnr-kee'a two children and a child of 'his ¦brother.Charles Durkee. were burned to death Saturdaynight in Alfred Durkee' a house. .The hou»caught flre while the Barents were awajt. j M

This morning officers found the stolenproperty in a stable at Boulder Creek.where.it had been placed by George D.Parkinson, principal of the Boulder Creekpublic *'

schools. Parkinson explained

that 'while hero he had purchased thehorse and buggy for $123 of a stranger.

• SANTA CRUZ. 'Dec. 15.—Last night theRev. C. _C, Herriott's horse and, buggy,were stolen. from In' front of the Presby-

terian church. They were later found Infront of the Christian church, from whereW. H. Crowe's horse and buggy had beenstolen." In. Crowe's buggy was ,carriedDr. Herriott's robe and whip. • . .

Animal . Taken From Santa CruzFound in a' School Principal'*

Possession.

SAYS ,HE PURCHASED JHORSE FROM STRANGER

.VALLEJO,' Dec. 15.— Two years ago.when.in-

the Philippines, Harry Bozzartof the Independence Band, . shipped atrunk of curios containing among otherarticles two valuable violins, one worthJ600 arid one, worth $200. 'One of these vio-lins was manufactured in 1600.and theother In1700. Both were greatly treasuredbr the owner.

' "". c ... : .;•¦; iThe trunk never arrived at its destin-

ation. Bozzart inside a. claim on. the Gov-ernment and Lieutenant Commander-Par-ker endeavored |to locate-, the trunk.

_Sat-

urday last' Bozzart. got Information that'a trunk directed rto •him *

was-- inSan Francisco,- and;- there. he '-.found"the .long . lost trunk with the . vio-linsall right. The trunk had been re-shipped from many places and had trav-eled thousands of miles.- Itwas coveredwith' labels.

Navy musician Secures TreasuresWhich' Had Traveled Thou-

sands of Miles.

FINDS LONG LOST TRUNK -fjSgjAND VALUABLE VIOLINS

Bride Is Attiredin Handsome

J^obes.lion.of heavy duchess satin and pointd'Alencon lace. The skirt was plain andclose' fitting with a long court train.

'The

bodice was made with yoke and sleeves oftransparent. lace and a bertha of lace wasdraped around the shoulders and caughtin front with orange blossoms. The tulleveil,specially woven with a deep border ofbeautiful rose point lace, was caught. inthe hair with orange blossoms and hungin artistic folds to the floor...Over .theface was, a filmy tulle veil, which was re-moved after the ceremony. The bridewore' no jewels but carried a shower bou-quet of white orchids.. ¦The maid of.honor wore a handsome de-collete gown of white Breton lace oversilkiwith a deep bertha of the lace out-lining the corsage. She carried a whitestaff withred polnsettias, while those car-ried by the bridesmaids were entirely inred. ¦' . : .......

trimmed the bodice. Her ornaments were,pearls. •-. .'¦•.

Mrs. jR. H. Warfleld was handsomelyattired in cream point lace over whitesilk. The' yoke and sleeves were trans-parent. The waist was finished with alace sash, caught with two "diamond or-naments in the back. . --

Mrs. AVorthington Ames wore a beauti-ful gown of pink chiffon, embroidered. ingold spangles. Clusters of "chiffon befieroses formed the garniture.

' *Misses Alma and Gladya McClung were

prettily gowned In white silk and eachcarried an armful of white roses.

Mrs. James Whitney wore an. artisticgown of pale lavender satin with broadflounces of black Chantilly lace; violetsatin rosettes trimmed the bodice.

Miss Bernie Drown wore a strikinggown of cream silk with garniture ofblack and mink fur.

Miss Kathryn Robinson wore a daintypink gown of Jousi cloth, over taffeta,with a spangled ornament in 'her brownhair. . '- !

Mrs. M.Salisbury wore a gown of graybrocaded satin. . .-

Mrs. Gus Taylor wore white Chantillynet, richly embroidered in gold spangles,over white satin. :. - .

Mrs. Walter E. Dean was elaboratelygowned in black Chantilly lace over pinkSilk; .. ¦¦ 5" . V :¦:-.

Other pretty and elaborate costumeswere worn.

Mr. and Mrs. Spreckels will leave to-day for Corpnado, •where they will spendtne nrst three weeks of their honeymoon.Upon their return they will take apart-ments at the California Hotel.

COLONEL OF. THE FIFTH. TENDERS RESIGNATION

After Twenty Years of Service A.K.Whitton WillLeave National. ¦'. • Guard. .

SAN JOSE, Dec. 15.T-Colonel A._K.Whitton of this city has tendered his res-ignation as the commanding officer of theFifth Regiment of the National Guard of

California. He had been contemplatingthis move for; some time, and on Satur-day he forwarded his resignation tohead-quarters. Colonel Whitton has been con-nected with the National Guard for overtwenty years, and since 1883 has been acommissioned officer. He joined

'Com-

pany B of this city as a private on March9, 1SS2.; On December 13 of the. sameyear he was elected lieutenant and grad-ually"rose to a captaincy. In October,1889, -he- was elected major of.the FifthRegiment and InApril,.1890, he was elect-ed lieutenant-colonel. He held this officeon the breaking but of the Spanish-Amer-ican war,, and when his regiment becamea part of- the, Eighth California Volun-teers, he made a major, which positionhe held until mustered' out.; On the re-organization ,of the National Guar9 onJuly" 3, 1899,": Whitton -was made colonelof the Fifth.' Regiment.

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Lawyers Honor Deceased Friends.SAN JOSE. Dec. 15.—The Santa |Clara

County Bar Association observed its reg-ular, annual memorial service^ In JudgeHyland's ¦ department ¦ of the • SuperiorCourt this morning. A large number ofthe attorneys of the city and county werepresent. The iour departed members ofthe. bar honored were Judge John": Rayinolds. William L. Gill. D. W. Herrlngtonand- Noble T.*Biddle. These. members haddied during the year. -

, The gowns worn, by the ,bridesmaidswere especially elaborate. .'The materialchosen was white Chantilly net, trimmedwith Chantilly lace . applique spangled,made over a foundation of white chiffon!and taffeta. The yokes of transparent netwere outlined with strings of pearl beads,festooned and caught at intervals with apanne velvet flower, from which was sus-pended clusters Of small chiffon rosebudsand panne: blossoms. Clusters of blos-soms-also fell from each shoulder. Theelbow ¦ sleeves of lace "c were madewith -.a large puff, lover whichwa.« •',-'- a long and flowing angelsleeve. ' The tucked' . skirts , weretrimmed in points with spangled lace.andpearl trimming. Clusters of chiffon andpanne flowers were suspended on bebe rib-bon'from the belt and skirt.:":Mrs.' '""W.. V.' Huritington, the. bride'smother., rwas 'radiently beautiful in a de-collete gown of white Chantilly lace em-broidered with flowers of shaded glass andsteel beads. The lace robe was made overheavy, white satin and chiffon.. The cos-tume,was completed with a piece of whitetulle about the neck tied in a. large bowat '.the'.back. Mrs. Huntington wore dia-mond ornaments and a white aigrette inher hair. .;".The .groom's mother, Mrs. John D.Srreckels Sr., was becomingly, attired inan, imported gown of pink velvet, elab-orately, embroidered with white flowers.jjMrs.iH.•¦E. Huntington was .attired inwhite silk, brocaded with pink roses andgarniture of ]chiffon and pink jrose petals.

Mrs., James, A. Black wore a strikinglyartistic go-vyn of white chiffon striped Inyellowv"-.and embroidered.' in /pas^telleshades, .with 'three • flounces aboutskirt to .harmonize. -¦

• .¦¦¦¦ Miss Celia O'Connor was /gowned inwhite panne crepe, ,embroidered in pearls

and "gold beads and ,trimmed with whitelace:. -¦;.' :

'.;•¦'. ¦ '¦:¦ ..-.

Mrs. Watson was handsomely attired inblue *silk,iwith, bertha , and :garniture ofpoint lace. A sash of(white chiffon anda diamond sunburst completed the cos-

THROWN FROM HORSE IN PARK.—Mounted Park- Officer Samuel 'M. Thompsonwas thrown from his horse in the Golden GatePark >yesterday, receiving injuries which ne-cessitated his. removal to the French Hospital.Thompson was ¦ speeding after an automobile,when, his horse shied and .threw him to thehard driveway, .badly.injuringhis right leg be-low the knee, . x

THE SAN FRANCISGO. CALL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1902.5