The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 3, 1895, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, APR ASSEMBLING THE NEWS. Newspaper Teaders. appreciate’ such an ar- f-the néws as will enable them at bly a particular kind e in the paver. The news. in the CALL accom- eictly: Coast s the ‘first thing that gned to the first page of g that comes the news of foréign news comes next at the people of San Francisco interested in the news of their that tiiey Want it to be not only Ve, bt ‘dlso invari- ain place, the CaLL ite the editorial naller-items of and ‘ the 1ast page on shall appear. In the orter items cannot be SN FRANCISCO [TEMS, How a Local Sherlock Holmes Succeeds in Finding Heirs. TWO CLAIMANTS TO $19,000. Money That Was Left by a Man Who Was Drowned in 1862. There is a romantic story in connection with a deposit of $19,000in the Savingsand Loan Society; which dates back to 1862, but which came to light a short time ago. The litigation over the deposit. has been: com- menced by rival heirs, and it is likely that this page -an ant will | a bitter fight for the money will be waged, he bottom of the las nthat | Ty August, 1894, Attorney Oscar T. r may be-found in some other | gpyoc's attention was attracted to an un- the paper; and this course will be pur- e deposit.of 17,758 standing in the nce to the Iast page also. The _ Mgt this pent will be ap- | D of Alexander Smith in the bank T of the CAL i mamed: Many persons had attempted to - | solve the mystery of Smith’s long silence, OITY NEWS IN BRIET. | but without . success. -Mr. Shuck deter- mined, if -possible, to locate the heirs, if Fair weather niay-be expected to-d any existed, realizing, of course, that in The: Au d for Honolulu rday will be leased to the Valley road the seventh page of the CALL for San Frant items; on which bright city news nd. atthe pre ceon the of exhibit hou ‘Loon ( sengers on he Rio‘was H. March gives a total an ‘the same mouth iBudd was here yesterdiy rangeigeiits for leasing China Basin to d. e eoncrete in th f again taken tp and o he new racetrack were begia-on the {] Bill Cemetery.are op- to'extend Sutfer street ubséribers the of " the railroad b 2 fromi-the First Ward, hes' the besis for a - after a:stormy Gaok, a sailor, hed 01d, was found eet and Hic ¥ 1 -and tdken to - the the 61t stralign liie R; B for Herr Rémenyi's Tarewelt be. given at Stockwell’s this: evéning, ~The price for re- has. been fixed at 25 cents, 50 employe in the Pacific-Co- , 1431 Pecific street; while. ks vesferday niternoon ied o0 the 1op of his fe; who. wad killed hievcle on Mareh 28, Lis-property: to i i fasmily, The doo- Jctober 24, 1594 ut-and other officers of the apany -tried. yes- thig Sutro-electric across:-their tracks 4t re umstceesstul. g and Catile-feediny receivers. flpyu)nl& hiére yesterday, - It $1 évery. purt of the ates, the Bay: View and Pacific’ dis- 1" the Ingleside.to~ gether, where ‘they. inet.Williams, Browning's and C. C. i,-cha; with ‘attempting by verbal threats to extort money ‘wete called in Judge. ; but were . J.E. Plouf’s Theé cleim of Ju 4 Murthe, the Cincinnafi whosays she on tended:- the public.schools E verified by Siperinteriderit Moulder. - Preofs: of‘her “iieniity ‘will be for- warded at once:. 1t.is suid that ke will receive & large sum of money. v The suit of Marceaii, the - phof egain rapher, . Mrs. ida Neil of: the Palace Hotel for & for a ‘lot of pictures was to -have been’ heard before Justice. Groeziliger yesterday, but was postponed.. The lady denies ‘having. or- the photographs. . fa dere ee of the Peace Groezilger yuster- cover from .Dr, F. ¥, Lord 1450 ation of her:telease. gmernt was:given-for Lord. son, then Working on.the sunken steamer:Nel York, went-dow: ave ‘brought: suif agaimst T: P H. Whitelnw. & Boti,-owngrs of the S torécover. $50,000 ddmages; They -gliege: at-the Samson wasiost thirough-carelessness: &nd negligence: SR Jar .. Phelan: has’ furnéd . over fo, R estate “the ¥ o on: gnid: cently. parch however,all before “Jtidge missed ‘all’ the title of theé lot:] tinue ¢:x the collate upon. the $501,060 i paid. % The - “case.-of . 3 -of 5 against. Kause li't ne;. which wi on trial before.-Jud ket brought taa s 5& ves & byt coutitable absence: of Mzt furphy; The: court waited. two “hoyrs for meantime Mirphy had . been: e erebral - eéotigestion - aiid -was Iying ‘ur e i - downstairs. - The'-case with & short jury, yiil “probably pracesd ed | Goodwin, alias D, Laphame, was:|: J have been -appropriated from: het |’ of" Jasies ‘Dolin, Wwho: was | e fhie Wrecking -schivoner: Sam-|° “.| §wdre out.a warring in Judge Low’ 1 atleged ta be-enmbeszled is §1250, djourned The ease until: this] 2 he Reeeiving-Hospital{: Barbara:County-at a figire im excess of t accomplishing this result a fat fee woutd be his rew: On‘consulting the Directory for 1862 Mr, Shuck found that one Alexander Smith had lived:-at 233 Stevenson' street, but his occnpation was not given. 'This'depositor placed $2000 in the bank on March. 24, and that he was an illiterate man was evidénced by his scrawling signature. Failing to find any Jefinite trace of Smith in this eity- Mr. Shuck concluded that he had perished and_he began a systematic examination of the files of new sequent to the date of March 1e Bulletin of August 7 appeared. a long unt of the burning of the Pacific Mail hip. Golden Gate off the Mexican coast on- July 1862, and -among the nes of the passengers lost appeared that “A..‘Smith, wife, wife’s ‘sister and four children.”” - Was this the Alexander Smith who had made the deposit? In.the-same issue of the Bulletin was.a_statement that -old danghter of ‘A. Smith; named €, was to leave on the next stésmer for Brooklyn. Attorney Shuck advertised. extensively for -information - concerning relatives -of Alexander Smith, and “especially. the sup- posed -danghter - Jane. - He reported ' the result of his investigation to the attorneys of the bank from time to time; but early in February last he was sirprised to discover that Janc M. Harvey had filed an applica- tion for letters of -administration upion the: ate, saying that she was the daughter and sole heir of the deceased A. Smith. The attorney -was satisfied that the long | Jooked-for - heir .bad ‘been: forind, until he: received & letter from. Dr. 'W. D. 8mith of ‘alistoga.. He représented that his brother ander. had lived at.233 ~ Stevenson reet in this. ity in 1862, "and “that th $2000 which he ' hiad deposited in the 'ban ot belong. to him at ali; but to: the r, Dr. Smith. Dr. Smith came to this ¢ity at once and conferred. with Attorney -Shuck, with.the result that the conclusion-was reached that: ane. Harvey’s “claims. could. not besub- e 1873, finm. where they resided on ¥ 1, 1861, ive his brother $2000 to invest_in: California. Heshows 4 receipt |-and a letter, signed by Alexarnder Smixix, dated in thig eity: March 30, 1862,-announc- r had put the money in bank ‘at interest. From that time :Dr. Smith heard nothing further of his brother until- He: saw a- notieeof the case in the €Avrz in’December last. | - Attorpey Shuck s contesting Jane Har- { vey’s application for letters of ‘admiinistra- {tion ‘on’the ground'that she is’ not what she professes 10 be. “In. her. petition she 3y at she is 48 years- of age, but Attor- Shuck says she ‘g at least 50. Smith was borin in:1827:and to be the father. of Jane Harvey hie. must. -have marriea at the age of 19 years. “The attorney says.he has proof *that ‘the marriage .of -Smith took place several-yearslater. It cely that the case will beconre cele- brated: -Jane .Harve: living. in Tetire- ment inOakland and v refuses to see reporters.. Dr..Bmith : has.gone to. Calis- toga in search of further eviderice to estabs lish ‘his ¢laim to thedeposit. - On: his. re- turn in a-few'days. the legal battle will be resimed: BEEF AND PORK G0 UP. ‘The Scarcity of Cattle in the East Has Affected the Lecal Market Prices. ing that:the .w Recently the price of beef and - mutton nas gone up twocents in the East, and this rise has had its-effect npon the California market. *It is-true,” said “Mr. Rudolph;who is corinécted with ‘the firm of Miiler & Lux, in answer - to a question. yesterday; ‘‘that the- rise in-beef "in the East hascauseda rise in the price of ‘beef in this market, but there - hias been- a-declkine in:the price of mutton, . The'formeris caused by the fact that seurcesof supp]g-for the East have failed at this “time, why I cannot tell, but 1 do. know that the Eastern people have sentto Nevada, and even to:California, for beef cattle. - The price of beef -in Nevada, dressed,:is iow seven cents.. How long this will last there is ng telling, but it looks as if it would-last-some tire. *Tle ‘cause nf the fall ‘in’ the - price of mutton -on this coastiis:no doubt “due to the ‘fact that those:who ‘had “advaneed money. on ‘wool’ have made a demand for their -money, and’ there has been such a rush-of mutton ou the market . that natur- ally thére was a drop.in-pricé; . In-ashort {ime grass sheép will comein and the price will again regulate itsel. & “There s -also scarcity in _hogs in the Fast, atid as 4 result the price of-hogs has gone up there also.” - G ' T0 PROMOTE MEMBERSHIP. ‘A’ Systematic Effort to’ Be Made: by the Merchants’ Assaciatiom, . - Atthe special meeting of ‘the: directors of the Manufacturérs” ‘Association. yester- day; a'communication ‘was.read - from -the ‘decided to- join the Manuiac d turers’ Asso- <iation in ahody.. - B It was detided to increase’ the number of standing sub-comimittees: to eight.- from, yen, and the-following: chairmen were nted ; -Sub-committee on Qfievg{pnes‘, ublication, - ¥, Mills" Davis; -Fi- Sbarboro: Legislation,” Julian micipalities, . R. _8: Dode ; Promiotion; L. fhe iroh-manufaeture i T, Was iTyte fake :chirge of: the:work of pmmmmg.th_e strengthiof “the. assaciation i1} parts of: the State, and " was anthors _edwg;nplyyxnus ant. - 818 Kearriy _stre ¢ 's-court ‘o Monday for thearrest of Edward 8. Salo- u,.‘the_attoriiey; on.the cliargé of em y attorney: - The amount | £ “threé orfour years " Attorney. Kowalsky: $1000 ‘to 1and.. “He -led her té -understand. had . bought_some” lots Sl Dr. Smith has resided in Cali- | Before his: brother-leit | while ‘beef ‘has gone up.two -cents - hiere | Brewers” Association; stating. that it had | - |.upon it will hinge their defense. $1000, but she found .they were almost worthless. She employed Salonion to get the money back from Kowalsky; which he did. Salomon- told her he had ‘invested the money on good sécurities, and she gave him $250 more to invest. She got interest from him, but had never seén the securities r got back an?' of the principal. * Attorney Salomon’s version of the affair is that if isa purely business transaction, and his prosecution has been actuated: by spite. “Mrs. Virgil holds his note for the amount, which -was. simply a loan, ' He had: paid. her heavy interest, almost as much_altogether. .as the principal.. She knew he did not have the money to take up the note just at present, but there -was no necessity for having him -arrested. -He was arrested yesterday afternoon -and re- leased on bonds. Gt ON SEASHORE SANDS. Grading on the Clifft House Site Nearing CompletionsThe Firth Wheel -~ at Sutro Heights. The Firth wheel, which ‘s being. recon- structed ‘on’ the ‘hill ‘back -of the Sutro Daths, is . rapidly - nearing completion.. J. W. Mayes; the contractor whois " ereet- ing it, hopes to have the ponderous ma- chine- in- order by May'1, buf if is impossi- ble at- present to détermine at what time it.will be open to the public, as the motive ower has mnot ‘yet' been -decided upoi. Electriciiy may be used, and’in ease it is it | will - be necessdry to wait until the Sutro power-house is completed, which time:-is indefinite. s The building erected at the :Midwinter Fair by the'citizens .of . Humboldt County has been. purchased- by Mr, Sutro, and is in course of erection on the beach south.of the CHiff House.. -It is to be used whea completed as a sanitarium and hotel. -At- tractive grounds will surround the build- ing, greatly improving the looks -of that sandy locality. The work of grading on’the site of ‘the new CIiff House is rapidly nearing-com- rlctiou, When it is finished work on the handsome structure which .is to-take the place of the oné recently destroyed by fire will immediately:begin’ HERQES TO BE REWARDED, A Medal for Those Who Rescue Children From Danger or Death. The Humane Society Wl Recognize Bravery in Behalf of Child Life. In-the futire heroism- in behalf of ‘chil- dren will be recognized in'this city by the Society for-the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, and the recognition. wiil be in the shapé of a hgndsome medal. Secretary McComb. of the soviety said | yesterday : “The board-of directors at a | meeting some time-ago discussed the pro- |‘priety- of recognizing the sacrifices that eople sometimes make in - behalf of:chil- dren. The idea was suggested by the action of a fireman at a fire somewhere on Tehama street.several months ago. I can- not recall his nams just now, but what h did was this. A house caught fire, an when it. was so enveloped in Hames. that it was’ positively . hazardous to enter the | ilding the cry went up that there wasa | child in the building. . This fireman at the risk of his life rushed into tie burning The Medal, Obverse and Reverse. building and in a.short time came .out’ again with a child, which if not rescued as it was would have perished in the-flames. The:directors thought that actions of this kind should receive public recognition and therefore set aside a fund for tie e ‘of having medals struck off to be given in cases where deserved. z “The die for the medals is now being engraved by J. C. Irvine & Co. ‘The re- yerse of the medal has upon it the seal of the society.” The ‘medal depends from a ribbon-attached to a bar, on the face of which will be a motto in ‘Latin. On -the obverse there will ‘be a :wreath within which is the following inscription: 5 Presented 10........00ieeeenn For Herole Conduct in Saving The Life of a Child From. ‘‘The ‘'vacant spaces are for the name: of the recipient of the medal and for the kind of gnnger from which the child was res- cued. ¢ | “These medals,” continued the secre- tary, *‘will be given to those who, as this fireman did, save a child er children: from fire, to those who may save children from drowning, and to those who may, at the risk of life or limb, save children from death by being runover by cars or by run- away teams. “ Ol course it'is impossiole. to enumerate all classes that ma; entitled to the medal, for each case will have to de-" -pend on its own:merits.” 2 Ao = The medalisiof silver nickel. C. P. HUNTINGTON'S CASE. A frbb.‘llgl; ‘Feature of ‘the Defense to Be Made by the Railway James D. Yeomars of Sioux- City, Towa, is-at'the Palace; Heis'a member of. the Interstafe Commerce Commiission and is on his way to Oregon and Washington, syhere there ‘ate some .metters pending ‘which require the.attention of the anm.' ‘Mr. Yeomans was formerly a resident of I Buffale, N. Y., but_has for several. vears made . bis - homi Towa.: He was ap- inted to his.-present go;v ion by Presi- ent.(l}!uvaln_gi-wsucs:ee the late Judge ictment of C. P Huntington isa uéstion which Mr. Yeomans prefers. to re-. rain from discussing. There was one ‘point,” owever,. in conpection- with. the | case, and which will probably be a -point. at least othe plan of the defense when-the .matter. comes- to trial, upoh which the Commussioner-gave an opinion which is of importance.” - - : 1: I:Y:u.id that:he thought a man ‘was rot- 'fiuilcyvf a violation of the law if he simply eld a pass.from one State into. nmtger and refrained from using it. This is the contention of-the Southern Pacifi¢ legal- officials, and it is likely that * WrL1ia J, Florence in’ the “Aimighty Dol- | is great pley. - [ cisco? | nudit{ S0 TBACSID NS dinance on Nude Exhi- . bitions. COMMENTS FROM AUTHORITIES, Mathews, Martin and Tilden Ex- press Themselves in Most Forgcible Terms. * If the Board of ‘Supervisors had particu- larly. desired to have the arfists of this city. around their ears in an angty swarm they could have found no better meuns than the consideration .of the -proposed ordinance ‘for the prohibition of the exhibition of the: nude. - . 7 3 3 * ‘At -the Art S¢hool yesterday the expres- sions of disgust at the proposed ordinance were -more that forcible. 'There was but one expression, although that was uttered by a-good many artists, some of them young and some of ‘them’old, but they could all be-condensed into the one state- ment, **{t'is disgustingly silly.” Assistant Secretary Martin viewed the matter with complacent contemptand said: ‘Oh, that's absurd. Such a sweeping ordi- nance #s. the one proposed is definitely- and - distinctly. idiotic. ~Does -Secretary Kane expect to demolish art in San Fran- 1f he does, I don't know what means_he will adopt, but I am sure that thie'Board of Supervisors of the city of San Franclsco has entirely. too much sense: to pass ‘any -ordinance so sweeplng in its terms -as ‘the one proposed. Why, what would become of art exhibitions? We t will have within a few weeks an exhibition of the.work of the pupils ofthe ArtSchool, which will. show the progress of their work during the last year. Nearly a third of the work exhibited will be nude studies, and should any such silly ordinance. go into effect we would be liable to prosecu- tion. General Dimond will, I am-sure, see the .matter in the same light that the artists do, and, frankly, I haveno idea that such a silly ordinance will ever be enforced in this city.” Arthur F. Mathews is the teacher in the life ‘class at the Art School, and when asked what he thought about the proposed ordinance, said: I do not know who in- troduced a resolution for such an- ordi- nance, but I will' say that, whoever it was, he was-a.brute with a. beastly mind, pro- viding that the proyisions of the ordinance are 0 wide as to-include all ‘exhibitions of the nude.”~ The nude in art is art, not in the sense recognized by the man capable of presenting or favering such an ordinance.” Douglass Tilden, the deaf-mute sculp- tor, - when informed ~of the proposed ordinance, put his hands up to either side of his head, making a very suggestive mo- tion, which implied that such an idea as the proposed ordinance conveys was both idiotic and brutish. Then he; being un- able to speak, wrote on a piece of paper: “I eannet express my opinion by anything better than that sign. ‘Why, it 'is absurd. The old -civilization. of Europe, which is the home and foster-mother of art; proves the idiocy of any such ordinance. The whole idea is so silly that no artist could for a moment consider it seriously.” MUCH INTEREST SHOWN. Secretary Castle of the Half Million Club Overwhelmed With Letters ¥avoring the Excursion. Letters from all over the State are being réceived by Secretary Castle of the Half Million Club relative to the proposed citi- zens’ excursion to Southern California. Nearly every writer wants the excursion to stop at the particular town in which he re- sides and the letters are full of enthusiastic prophecies for'the prospects: of California for 1895. 7 3 The Sonoma County Horticultural So- ciety has extended an -invitatign for the excursion 1o visit. Banta Rosa and has agreed to bear all the expenses of the trip. The residents of that city held a mass meeting last night to discuss and indorse 1 the proposition. In Alameda-the proposed excursion is a chief topic of conversation, and it is said that the flower festival in that suburb will be so arranged that the excursionists may have an opportunity of visiting it. The Finance Committee, having in charge the question of ways and means far flie. excursion, met yesterday afternoon and made a most encouraging report. There seems to be little doubt that the funds necessary for .the entertainment of all visitors can easily be raised. This afternoon at 3 0’clock the Promotion Committee of the club will assemble for an adjourned meeting, and halfan hour there- after the Citizens’ Committee, having in charge the éxcursion matter, will hold a conference. . ————— g MINISTER THURSTON HERE. He Refuses to Discuss His Trouble With ! Secretary Gresham. Lorin A. Thurston, Hawaii's Minister to the United States, reached this city yester-- day morning .en route home. He expects | to take the steamer Arawa on' next Satur- day for Honolulu. - Regarding the late difficulty which he ‘had ‘with Secretary Gresham, and which led. to. his somewhat hasty departure for home, Mr. Thurston said that 1t would be manifestly improper for him to discuss the matter before ] 2 -port to his superiors. At thesame time he said that he thought he had a perfect right to discuss matters of general news relating to Hawaii when, wherever and with whom.| l_le}rlewd. Jo 5 4 e claimed to have but little informa- tion as to late developments in the East regdrding his case,.and’ said that his pri- ‘vate business affairs were really more re- sponsible for his trip home than was gen- erally known. £ o 5 _As t6 his future movements he had little to say. "They would be-guided wholly by developments after. he reached home, he said, but he intimated .that he expected to feturn to this country. 41 . ——— e 4 :/‘BOQBIlBED MR. GATTO. .. on Telegraph Hill. August Morrell paid a visit to the room ' August Morrell Arrésted for Burglary of Pertola Gatto on Greenwich: street, near | Montgomery, last evening while Gatto was away. - He was surprised by some oc- cupants of the house, who gave the alarm and followed him down the street where Policemen Rainsbury and O'Brien intercerted him. ~ The policemén placed Morrell under arrest, and, on complaint:of Gatto, charged him with fmr};lnry: searched at the old City Hall station Mor- rell had Gatto’s gold. watch, chain and charm and a ring. An envelope taken from the room was found in his possession and held as evidence against_him. READING MATTER AT COST. The Reform Literature Company Pro- i poses to Supply It. -The Reform Literature Company held its first regular meeting last evening at the residence of Elisha Motse, 621 O'Farrell street. There- were present many sympa- thizers with the movement. Rulés and regulations for the govern- lar” is jmmortalized by the ar named after res v.'_'.«cf!:'d"i ment of the compnn{ were adopted, z’flneipll among which were provis- ns - that “no one " person shall be had made_ his official re- |’ “When - vi;exmit'oed to purchase.or vote more’ than 00 shares of stock, and that the company be conducted. for reform propaganda and not for profit.” - iran Committees were appointed subseriptions to- the new enterprise and to find quarters for the sale and distribution of reform literature. A manifesto wasalso -adopted and ordered.to be printed for dis- tribution. & doved 3 £ - The object.of the establishment of the company is said to be the: sale of reading matter of a wholesome character at cost. LAUREL HILL OEMETERY. The Lot-Owners Elecg Trustees — No Street Is to Be Cut Through Soon. 4 shall work P to prooure ‘At the annual meeting of lot-owners in Laurel Hill Cemetery, held in the office of Gunnisen & Booth yesterday, four trustees ‘were chosen. g A. J. Gunnison, Giles H. Gray.and W.G. Burling were selected, and:J. B. Btetson was- elected -to fill ‘the vacancy caused by the death of James G: Fair. . The financial statement presented snowed that the association is ina good condition and that there is money on hand, some said.during the ‘meeting about the propo- sition- to. cat' Satter or any other street through the cemetery. “‘L knaw this has in it. . The trustees will oppose any such movement, and the lot-owners, -who are the ‘parties most: interested, will also op- pose it. This cemetery was. established under the rural plan; there are no stock- holders, and not one of the’ trustees:re- ceivesany pay. Theonly ones who are paid -are the laborers and the secretarv. .Allthe money that is collected from the :sale of lots or otherwise is paid into thefund and used to paythose [.have named. We pay for im?rovements to beautify the cemétery grounds and keep them in order. ‘‘This g a-part where there have been erected the most costly monuments has: been brought to our notice, but we paid no attention to it 3 ThE PHHTMUF A LADY, It Causes a Suit Brought by the Photographer for Payment. The Lady Being Wealthy and Pron;fl- nent the Case Causes a Flutter. The case: of Photographer Marceau against. Mrs. Ida Neil for thé recovery of $299 alleged to be due for ‘photographs and a water-color portrait was to.be tried in Justice of the Peace Groezinger's conrt yesterday, but was postponed for one week upon request of the plaintiff’s'attorneys. The bill was originally $370, but was re- duced to $269 in order to bring it within the jurisdiction of the Justices’ courts. To this account the defendant admits an inde btedness of §45, but repudiates all the rest, declaring that she.did not order the work. The case when tried promises to develop some .interesting features, principally be- cause of the prominence of the parties in- volved as principals and of others who will be inecidentally-involved as witnesses. Mrs. Neil resides at the Palace Hotel when in this city, where she is a very large i;art of the time, and has a home also at Tesno. Her dccount of the affair is this: She says she knew Mrs. Marcean before she became Mrs. Marceau, and “in- deed. was at ‘the wedding. Subsequently Mrs, Marceau invited her to. come to the Market-street gallery and have her photo- gnph taken; declaring it would not cost er a cent. % She went to the gallery one Sunday‘and had several.negatives taken. . The bill for this was not rendered for some time, until it ‘was near.to the limit of the time in which. a claim ‘could be collected un- der the law, and -then a bill for $170 was _rendered. Afterward . another hill for $200 more was rendered for a ‘water- color portrait of her little boy, which she never knew anything of, she says, until she saw it hanging in the gallery. A number of ladies prominent in society will be called to testify as witniesses on both sides. Mr. Marcean “claims was duly ordered, and ‘that he waited pa- tiently for payment until the claim was about to be outlawed before he brought suit. - g Marcean has retained Dunn’ & McPike and Mrs. Neil Frank -R. Kingwell as counsel. : HURLEY IS SANE, His Mental Equilibrium _Has Been Restored by the Restful Surround- ings of San Quentin. Jury Briber William J. Hurley took his first nap within the inclosed walls of San Quenfin on last Friday night. Imme: diately after Judge Wallace had passed sentence on Hurley the. commitment . was he was taken direct to the San Rafael boat, where hé took passage for the raral suburb known as Greenbrae, where the stage connects with the train’ for San Quentin. He will not. go to work in the jutemill; but will hold a scullien’s position in the kitchen. 2 el T, g After he had his scalp shaven -and patched with sticking.plaster. over that ortion which was lacerated by his tom- Pciolery in butting his head against the soft end of a brick in the County. Jail, he donned a suit of striped clothing and was conducted to his cell. 3 i The insanity dodge by which Hurley sought to escape his punishment was for- tten and abandoned as soon as Judge égallace assed sentence. Hurley’s reason appeared to be instantly restored and he laughed and joked with the Deguty Sheriff who escorted him to" prison, still insisting, however, that what he said regarding the Curtis and other juries was true. The of ficers at the County Jail breathed more freely on the departure-of -Hurley, as he kept them in a state of turmoil during his incarceration. - 3 LR SERLTE A BIG DEATH RATE. - The Grip Probably Responsible for the Increase. : 5 The monthly report of Secretary Lawlor -of -the Boara of Health shows a considera- ble increase in the death list. The total number of deaths for March was609, while the total for the same month last year was 565, or 44 less. & Of the total number of persons who died 381 were males and 228 females. The prin- cipal causes were: Consumption: 109, pneumonia 98, heart disease 44, bronchitis 30, cancer 30. There were 17 casualtiesand 3 homicides. Three of the total number were above 90 years of age, 90 were under 1 year, while 70 were Qetween 20 and 30. Indirectly the grip is thought to have been responsible for the increase. Of their distribution in the city 136 ware recorded from the Eleventh Ward (which includes most of the hospitals and asylums), 81 in the Twelfth Ward, 62 in the Tenth, 51 in the Fourth and 35 in the Eighth. o ——————— Dr. James’ Remains Exhumed. The remains of Dr. Charles A. James, who it isalleged died from poison on January 28 last, were exhumed yes! ay. Coroner Hawkins has learned that the body was embaimed, so it will be almost impossible to trace the poison if ::{d was administered. An autopsy will be this morning. 3 Langley’s Directory has more pagesand 2504 more names than the opposition and is 1 less cumbersome. Mr.. Gunnison says there was nothing’ been revived recently, but there is nothing: roposition to cut a street through- that the work made out in the County Clerk’s office and | SN FRANCISCO TEMS, Engineer Holmes’ Chafiges in the Ferry Depot Tower to : ' Be Made. ? A BIG SAVING TO THE STATE. No More Work to Be Let Until the Investigation Is Com- pleted. The Board of Harbor Commissioners, at its regular meeting yesterday, decided to modify the plans and speoifications for the tower: foundation outside of the ‘seawall, in accordance with the suggestions of State Engineer Howard Holmes. - Instead of be- ing -a'solid mass, the foundation will be arched-as the completed portion has been. ‘A. Page Brown, the architect, objected to the changes some time ago, and addressed the folowing letter to the%aoard: SAX Fraxcisco, March 26, 1895. To'the Honorable Board of. State Harbor. Com- missioners, San Francisco, €al.—DEAR SIrs: In answer to the reply of Chiei Engineer Holmes to my letter dated December 5, 1894, I beg leave fo submit the following statement: Regarding the matter of making a'change from 270 piles. as-shown on original plans. to 196 piles under tower pier, as suggested by Mr, Holmes, wonld say that I do not deem it im- possible ta drive the number of piles shown on original plans if the piles were driven each way from the ¢éast and west center line of pier., and do not think that,if proceeded with in that manner, it would cause unequal displace- mentof mud. The concrete piér over the pil- ing is shown in the contract plans as one monglitli tied fogether in overy diréction With Steel beams and railroad ‘iron, thus distribut- ing the accumulated weight of the four Jegs of tower equally of 40x53 feet.- The ¢liange pro- posed by Mr. Holmes virtuelly cuts this pier into four parts, whereby the possibility ot un- equal settlement is greatly enhanced, and I do not believe that the ‘amount saved justifies the risk. As regards the question of anchorage it is im- possible to figure the Tesistance ona dead- weight basis, as the items of . leverage and pos- sible earthquake. disturbances tend, -in my opinion, to demend. a sufficient anchorage and a monolith foundation. The tower, with floors in and carrying a floor load of 120 pounds per foot, will weigh 2502 tons, as shown on the ac- cepted drawings, and I certainly fail to see where a saving of 500 tons.could be:made in weight without. serjously. endangering the safety of the structure..Very. truly yours, A. PAGE BROWN. Engineer - Holmes argued that - the changes could be made, and at a-saving of about $8000 to the State. Mr. Brown evidcndf; concluded that the engineer’s way of thinking is correct, for yesterday he submitted a joint report in conjunction with Mr. Holnies recommending the modi- fications. Commissioner Cole drew attention to the fact that the foundation would be com- pleted in July and that it was time to re- ceive bids for the Union ferry building. President Colnon- objecteéd to any more work being done on the seawall until the investigation started by Governor Budd was completed. “There has been a great deal of scandal attached . to’ the ferry foundation,” said Mr: Colnon, *‘and the public is desirous that the matter shall. be probed to-the bet- wm, I know that Governor Budd is anxious to see all doubt as to the character of the. work ‘cleared up. before any more money is expended. 1 would suggest that Professor Soule.of the Berkeley University and ‘the professor -of engineering of the Stanford - University- be “appointed. to 2o over -.the foundation and report to. this board.” On motion the secretary was instructed to notify the professors of their appoint- ment. CELEBRATES HER RELEASE A Notorious Woman Sues a Notorious Man for a Small Amount of Money. Two - people of wide note in unsavory. circles were before Justice of the Peace Groezinger yesterday, and for the small sum of $14 50 made public another chapter of their peculiar careers. Dr, Mary : Goodwin, alias. Dr. Belinda Laphame, was the plaintiff, and the defend- ant was Dr. F. F. Lord. Dr. Laphame has- been- in " the Police Courts several times upon charges which have always failed to be proven; one of the times it was. for causing the death ofa Haywards girl by an unlawful operation; another was for a similar operation on'a young girl south of Market street, and the latest swas for causing the death. .of a va- riety actress by the same means, and for this she remained in " jail some time. She was ncguitted and released December 23 last, and on her first promenade up Mar- | ket street 'she met a congenial spirit, Dr. Lord. She told . the story on the stand yester- day in ‘the Justices’ Court. tie coneratu- lated her on her release from jail and said he was hungry. She said she was hungry, too, and he sald he would take her up to Westerfeld's for-lunch. He did so and subsequently: they went together to her room; where they drank a bottle of wine, afterward théy went.to his (Dr. Lord’s) of- fice and then to a Mrs, Case’s house, where they had another bottle of wine. - While here, the wonian testified, he took $20 from his. pocketbook, saying he needed it, and -the three wemnt to the -California.Market, where they had oystersand porter. He re- turned $550 of the money, but' subse- quently refused to-return more: - ° ~ Dr.-Lord" told much the same story, but said the woman gave him the money with which to celebrate her release’ fi‘omlj‘:il. He said he knew Mrs. Goodwin, or Lap- hame, as the Gypsy Queen. After they took Mrs. Case home they went to'a-saloon kept 'bY George Fredericks, where they had a couple of pousse cafes. They met some other women there to whom Mrs. Goodwin said if they got into trouble they had only to come to her. . Je e _Mrs. Case corroborated the deferidant, saying that Mrs.. Goodwin handed the money to Lord. . s i oL o -Judge Groezinger gave judgment for the defendant. - .. - 5 S————————— 5 LILLIAN RINKEY RETURNS. . She Denies That -She Deserted Her 3 Daughter. e Mrs. Lillian Rinkey, ‘who was charged with deserting her minor daughter Lillian, ]iying until yesterday with Mrs. Gooden- dorn at 503 Eighth street, has appeared. “I have been for three weeks at .An- tioch,’” said she yesterday. ‘“When I left my daughter with Mrs. Goodendorn it was understood that I would pay for her sup- port. . I left the city in search of employ- ment, and I neglected to write to-her be- cause I had no money to: send. account for the report that I had deserte the child. I nrustadmit that the fault is my own.” NG F s Mrs. Rinkey stated that she as willing to take back the girl, but Secretary Mc- Comb decided it best to send her to the orphan asylum at San Rafael. - - 2 st A VIRTUOS0'S FAREWELL. Herr Remenyi Gives His Concert at Stockwell’s To-Night. Remenyi, the great Hungarian violin virtuoso, interprets music in-a realistic, tangible way that appeals to every one. His violin scolds, sings, weeps and laughs. The sudden unexpected change of senti- ment gives brilliant piquancy to his execu- tion. Herr Remenyi gives a farewell con- cert at Stockwell’s Theater this evening, and reserved seats are now for sale at 25, 50 and 75 cents. e Christian Union Mission. = A report of the relief work of the Christian This mag' Union Mission; just: issned, shows that since- ‘January 1 this organization has furnished beds for 10,108 men, and 11,106 free meals have been served. In connection with the mission are free baths and barber-shops. Employment has been . seeured for 219 men, and a large 3umtlty of cast-off clothing has been carefully istributed.. ITALIAN-SWISS OOLONY. Annual Meeting of the Association and Election of Officers. The membersof the Italian-Swiss Agri- cultural Colony held ‘their fourteenth an- nual meeting at'. the office of the corpora- tion, 523. Montgomery street; last evening Secretary 'A. -Sbarboro read -his annual report, -which " showed. the association to have been organized in . 1881; thata tract of ‘land ¢eonsisting of 1500 acres was pur- chased ‘at Astj, Sonoma. County, near Clo- verdale; one-half of which has been set out in fine varieties of -wine grapes and .a por- tion in fruit trees. The association has erected -one.of the largest wineries .in the State and its wine has acquired a - wide reputation.’ A town is being formed: by the colonists, who have already a A)ostofi"we, schoolhiouse, railroad station and many families. Directors were re-elected as follows: P. C. Rossl, Dr. G, -Ollino, A Merle, C.A. Malm, I Cuenin; M. J. Fontana, D. Paroni, P: Canepa and A. Sharboro: The board subsequently met and elected the following officers: : President, P. C. Rossi; vice-president, Dr. G. Ollino; treasurer; London and San Francisco Bank (Limited); secretary, A: Sbarboro, and at- torney, . D. Freldenric NEW . TO-DAY-AMUSEMENTS. CALIFORNIA THEATER Ax: HAYMAN & Co. (Incorporated).....Proprietors —TO=INIGEIT — BELASCO & FYLES GREAT DRAMA OF LOVE AND WAR, THE GIRL : I LEFT BEHIND ME. Mare Popular Than Ever. Theater Crowded Nightly. ‘Management 0f CHARLES FROHMAN. SEATS READY TO-MORROW FOR SECOND AND LAST WEEK. DON’T FORGET That the Great Match Games of POL.O TAKE PLACE AT: BURLINGAME April 4th and &th, And that the General Public are Cor- dially Invited to Attend. THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY 5 T Y R, ) Will_ provide extra accomumodations by running SPECIAL FIRST-CLASS TRAINS on the dates named, leaving San Francisco. from Third and Townsend streets depot. at_1:45 P. M. sharp; re- turning, leave Burlingame 5:20 P: x. Special Excursion _ Tickets, including E D edmission, tp POI0 GIOUMAR. <o ivns ey $12€) And which will be good on all regular trains as well as on the excursion trains noted. 2~ These tickets can be obtaiued at 613 Market st. (Grand Hotel ticket office) April 3d, Ath, Bth and Bih. ‘Also at Third and Townsend sts. depot- and Va- A O Mgs. ERNESTINE KRELING Proprietor & Manager LAST NIGHTS ! SECOND WEEK RECEIVED LIKE A NW OPERA. H. M. S. PINAFORE Special Matinee Saturday, April 6. Monday, April S_BOHEMIAN GIRL. Next Opera—LITTLE ROBINSON CRUSOE. Popular Pr|ces—2§c and 50c. MOROSCO’S GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. The Handsomest Family Theater in America. WALTER MOROSCO. ... Sole Lessee and Manager THIS EVENING AT 8, AN ELABORATE PRODUCTION - - 'Of Henry Pettit's Greatest Success, “HANDS ACROSS THE SEA!” Last Week and Great Success of ——GUSTAVUS LEVICK. EvENING PRICRs—25c and_50c. Family'Circle and Gallery, 10c. Matinees Saturday and Sunday. Beats on Sale from 9 A. M. 10 10 P: 3. ORPHEUM. O’Farrell Street, Betwflsmckmn and Powell. Commencing _To-Night, Monday, April 1, 9—NINE NEW FACES—9 THE ELECTRIC QUARTET . THE DILLON BROS. NEW. MARTINNETTIE BROS. And retained {n New Acts; making an Entlrely. ew Programme, THE NAWNS, JOHN A. COLEMAN, BRUET and RIVIERE, KALKASA, MAZUZ AND ABACCO, »_ LINA_ AND VANL Reserved Seats, 25¢; Balcony, 10c; Opera Chairs and Box Seats, 50c. . STOCKWELL'S THEATER. S TO-NIGHT, Farewell Appearance of the Great Hungarian “Violinist,’ ~EDOUARD REMENYI! 6 And His Splendid Company. —Coneert Event of the S on !— Splendid programme, introducing favorite numbers. s - Resérved Seats—25c, 50c and 75¢, . CIRCUS ROYAL .| And Venetian Water Carnival, : . Corrier Eddy and Mason streets. CLIFF PHILLIPS... .Proprietor and Manager -GRANDEST AMUSEMENT ENTER- S PRISE IN AMERICA! ‘Bareback and Fancy Riding. Lefty and Ground Tumbling by the Champions of the World. - Aerial and .Acrobatic Acts by the best artists known to Go Aquatic- Pagearit. Pyro-. tric Novelties. Feéats of Swim- ming by the World's Champions..- Specialties by Europe’s Greatest Artists. L = April- 6th, Commencing Saturday Evening, . Box-sheet opens at Joy's Drug-store, Baldwim - Hotel, Monday, April 1. : ‘MACDONOUGH - THEATER. (OAKLAND). - ; 5 ‘o-day at 2—To-night at 8—Only ¥ Performances. ‘he Talented and Beantifui-Act; 2 1S5S MARIE BURROUGHS. Matinee, THE PBOFLIGATE. Even'g, JUDAH.. MACDONOUGH THEATER i . . (OABLANDY. = @ - 4 Nights, beginnine TOMORROW (Thureday), - G MILY BANCKER . And Co., presentinig the Big Musical Comedy Hit, S“OUR FLAT.” - 22 -_Popular Prices——Secure your seats. RUNNING RURNING RACES! % " RAGES! " CALIRORNTA JOCKEY CLUB RACES, WINTER : MEETING, ‘BAY DISTRICT TRACK, COMMENCING SATURDAY, OCT. 27, 1894. Races Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. Thursday, Friday and Saturday—Rain er Shine. Five or more races each n-J..n.éu start at 3 a.’u.m McAllister and Geary street cars pass