The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 19, 1895, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1895. 7 CITY NEWS IN BRIEF, Tha pigh The Pioneer ¥ Naval Reserve lett the Olympia last cht Club will hold its annual rdsy night in Eintracht Hall. seph Macdonotgh, the millionaire, died rday afternoon in this City of Bright’s dis- © i< a chance that the entire plant of the er gun fectory will be brought to this ‘aptain Morse of Morse's Patroi says that his 2\nu’\nmen are responsible to a sergeantand a aptain. 15 e Toddbed of the Sutro Cliff House railwa 1 laid aud the site for the power-hous g graded. Cabin Passenger Cushing tells a graphic | Btory of the wreck of the steamer Colima at the | official ing | The Sutte reet Railway Company wlll ap- | Jeal from the decisionde ranchise forfeited. Chief Crowley does not agree with Dr. Albert Hiller that the entire system of special police- men is ineffective. A ship supposed to be the missing Norwegian €hip Fjeld has heen reported as having been seen by the Earlscourt. | There is a case of extreme destitution at 520 Broadway, where Marie Ernondss, a 12-year- old is dying ing the Bush-street organization of sful social ht. has been m Page Brown has writ- he'is in New Year. 1 Fireworks Company secured firew from the executive ¢ for the Fourtl: of July celebration. tant parade of United States troops Presidio yesteraay in honor commander of the army. ie Mechanics’ Institute held tt A b took plac new police stat of the old ¢ which will be built on Hall is to contain a d by the Sheriff yes- cigar factory at 312 the instance of L.] 0 street, at s written an open favor of the ion of the of America, w drop out of the or- Commercial us issued by the Su- 0 Winthrop was under argu- morning. It was submitted csterday Ji., the racing man, has declares that the ill se¢ o big influx of horse- 1 10 the co. General Appraiser Shurtleff yesterday began en investigation of the question raised by im- orters us to whether sago and tapioca are dutiable as starches. on committed a burglary last | 1t in the saloon of Nicholas Svilovich, 812 Xth street, but was chased and captured by and badly beaten. omas A. Ley, who a year ago eloped from land with the wite of C.A. Bayington, yesterday took out a license to marry Miss Jen. Die Davis of 1130 Market street. y-General Fitzgerald advised Assessor yesierday that the City and County of rancisco is entitled 1o 6 per cent of the Etate taxes for collecting the same. It is proposed by the Police Commissioners to hiave the City build five new police stations | on its own prope 1d_abandon the ones | te individuals. harged with disturbing er own cause in Judge | rday and afforded con- to th yes tion s to whether the ferry founda- should be paid for oat of the harbor im- proyeme nd or the #600.000 raised by the sule of bonds will be decided in & few days. Chicf Justice Beatly of the Supreme Court bas filed an answer to implied charges against the integrit the tribuna! over which he presides, made by the last Grand Jury in its ro- port. The Doric will be put into service in place of the Oceanic between this port and the Orient. She will be remodeled and fitted with engines capabie of developing euormous power and speed. Hen and e Wenrle, 12 vears of age, had his face burued vesterday by foolishly &p1 atch toacan of powder in a vac at Meallister and Buchanan stree The Supervisors yesterday gave a hearing to all the 1tors of lifesaving fenders for here Sireetcars. were & dozen of them with models. The matter was taken under con- sideration. The directors of the Manufecturers’ and Pro- ducers’ Association met last night and elected Jult 1tag vice-president of the organiza- tion. Several important matters were also Coroner Hawkin ived a letter from some day, in which the writer dgd to commit suicide | People’s Home Savings An elarm from box 294 at 5:10 o'clock yester- day morning was forafire in the two-story frame building 832 Clay street, owned by J. B. Stoup and occupicd by Chinese. The loss is estimated at $150. The Southern Pacific engineers are finishing | & long steel bridge across the Sante Maria River | at Guadalupe, Santa Barbara County, this week, and when it is finished track laying will begin on the south side. The Fire Committee of the Board of Super- visors yestercay awarded contracts for the supplies for the coming year. The Bowers Rubber Company. a local concern, secured the contract for the cotton hose. Southwestern freight war has been stopped and rates were restored yesterday. This ineident has little local bearing further | than 1o show that the higl railroad officials have the power Lo preserve all compacis. Vice-President Stubbs and General Traffic Manager Smurr of the Southern Pacific Com- y will go to Portland, Or., to-day to make [ iination of the road and business mat- ters counected with it in the Northwest. The MeBirney widows are again fighxinf. Mrs. Mary A. McBirney, the real widow, is suing Mrs. Eudoxia McBirney for an account- ing of ner actions while administratrix of Mc- Birney’s estate and before Mrs. Mary A. proved her claims. The Third Infantry Regiment, N. G. C.,is gotively preparing for itsannual inspection and muster, which will take place to-morrow even- ing. The new drum and fife corps will then appear for the first time, the old bugle corps having been disbanded to allow of such & new organization. Henry Wittingham, saloon-keeper, Third and Howard streets, was yesteraay held to answer before the Superior Court by Judge Joachimsen in $500 bonds on the charge of assault witha deadly weapon upon Nicholas Schwartz on the night of June 8. Dr. William Gayigan, who was instrumental in the passage of the law providi for a suita- ble hospital for the treatment of inebriates, gays the institution presented to the City on Monday will in no way interfere with the one contemplated by the law. The criminal libel suit of Xditor Amalgia against Editor Crespi weas called in Ju fa Campbell’s court yesierday and continued till to-morrow, the atiorney for Amalgia warning the other side that if further libelsare pub- lished it might lead to murder. Stockholders of the Oregon Improvement Company ere not all united. Some are anxious for development, and they are considering the zdvisability of extending the Pacific Coast Railway in San Luis Obispo Coynty into the fertile foothills of Santa Barbara. The Federal Grand Jury yesterday returned indictments against Charles Favor, g S. Simon for impersorating United sumomur:h W, J. Ecanlan for sending improper letters through the mail, and Barney Maguire for being impli- cated in the ‘‘green-goods’’ swindle. Marcus Rosenthal, the well-known attorne: of this City, who was charged with wrongiu! conduct as one of the executors of the esiate of Charles Austin of Sonoma County, and whose removal was asked by Mrs. Austin, in an Interview vesterdny denied all the charges geriatim. The petition of Mrs. Austin for his removal has also been denied by Judge Dough- erty of the Sonomsa Superior Court. ram received by Colonel M. H. Hecht fcims the eminent Hebrew divine of Philadel- phia, Rev. Dr. Joseph Krauskopf, tells of an error in the calculation of the dates filled by his representative and the Impossibility of his being able to lecture t-morrow night. Dr. Krauskopf will reach here on Friday and the first lecture will be delivered at the Temple Emanu-El on Saturday night s | passed a burning four-masted ship. SIGHTED THE LOST FJELD, The Eariscourt Saw a Disman- tled Hulk, Supposed to Be That Ship. A VISIT T0O THE CRUISER. General Schofield and Party on the Bay—The Work on the Union Ferry Depot. A dispatch was received at the Mer- chants’ Exchange yesterday, stating that the British ship Earlscourt had arrived at Queenstown from San Francisco. She re- vorted having passed in latitude 5 degrees south and longitude 113 degrees west the | hull of a iron ship, painted black with white ports. The vessel had evidently been on fire. No date of the sighting was given, but it is thought here that it must have occurred some time in March. The ZEarlscourt could not make out the name of the dis- mantled hulk, but the general impression in insurance circles is that it was the Norwegian ship Fjeld. The latter is out from Grimsby 230 days, bound for San Diego, and she has not been heard of since the day she sailed. Some months ago the German bark Triton ar- rived at Honclulu and reported having California and assisting the people who come here in their search for desirable locations. As asample of one of the many letters recei\'edmyesberday, H. M. Weissert writes from Baltimore, Md., as follows: “By sending any circulars, pamghlets, ete., in relation to the resources, advantages and prospects of California and the desirability of a_ location on California lands where people with modest means and plenty of energy can secure homes, to the under- signed, you will very greatly oblige.” This character of communication is promptly answered, and literature is sent to them at once_covering information em- bodied in their inquiry. — FEDERAL GRAND JURY. ¥our Indictments Were Returned in the District Court by That Body Yesterday. The United States Grand Jury was in session yesterday afternoon and shortly before 4 o’clock returned four indictments in the United States District Court. Two were against Charles Favor and 8. S. Simon, the so-called “cowboy detective.” They were charged with impersonating | revenue officers in Chinatown and obtain- ing money from Mongolian merchants as representatives of the Federal law. The indictments are the outcome of the troubles which the two got into several weeks ago and which resulted in their ar- rest. At that time they entered a Chinese store on Jackson street, above Dupont, and | after a pretended search for contraband | goods made away with $18, so the Chinese | proprietor said, which was in the till. An- | other store on Dupont street, near Wash- | ington, was also attended to in the same | way. There is a criminal complaint pend- | ing against them for these misEeeds, and a Federal one also for impersonating United States officials. Other evidence of their GENERAL SCHOFIELD BOUND FOR THE CRUISER OLYMPIA, [Sketched for the “Call” by Coulter.] From the description of the latter it was con- cluded that she was the overdue Field, !and reinsurance on the vessel jumped up to 90 guineas per cent. The Norwegian was loaded with coal, which was liable to take fire at any moment. It was thought by some that the Earlscourt’s hulk was the British ship Falls o’ Dee, now out from Newcastle-on- Tyne 195 days with coal for San Francisco. She is long overdue &nd has not been spoken since December 26. There seems to be but little doubt, however, that the Field was the burning hulk. Nothing has been heard of her crew. General Schofield and party visited the Olympia yesterday afternoon and a large erowd assembled at the Clay-street steps to see the cruiser’s big launch depart. Ac- companying the general were Mrs. Scho- tieild, Miss Kilburn, Lieutenant-Colonel Sanger, Lieutenant-Colonel Schofield, Lieutenant Schotield, W. R. Schofield, General Forsyth, Colonel Graham and several other officers and ladiesand gentle- men. The customary salute of fifteen guns were fired as the swift launch approached the cruiser’s side. and the guests were met on deck by Captain Reed. "A very pleasant hour was spent on board, after which the arty returned to the steps, escorted by gupuin Reed. Carriages were in waitin at the wharf, from where the distin, uisneg visitors were driven to the Palace Hotel. The Naval Reserve severed their con- nection with the big cruiser last evening, their seven days of “encampment’’ being up. They went on board last Wednesday night and ever since some of them, in- | cluding the officers, have remained on the Olympia. While there is no doubt that the week’s training has done the amateur men-of-warsmen a great deal of good, there is considerable dissatisfaction in the ranks. Only twenty-four hours’ notice was given the boys to report on the Olympia and many of them could not get ready in that time. Lieutenant Commander Stahle, while regretting the unavoidable shortness of the notice, is very well satisfied with the improvement noted in the Reserve. The Pioneer Yacht Club will hold its annual meeting Saturday night at Ein- tracht Hall, 539 California street, to elect officers and arrange a programme for the season. Now that the ferry foundation has been pronounced strong enough to bear any weight to which it may be subjected, the question is being asked “When is the work on the superstructure to be coramenced ?’’ Adfter the experts on the foundation were appointed, Commissioner Colnon discov- ered that Architect A. Page Brown was not properly attending to the duties of his position. The question arose as to whether the foundation should be paid for out of the harbor improvement fund or the $600,000 raised on the sale of bonds. Both these matters have been submitted to At- torney Ford of the bosrd and Attorney- General Fitzgerald, and a decition is ex- pected in a few days. When all is smooth sailing again bids on the superstructure must ie advertised for thirty days, and it will be a month easily atter that before the work can be commenced. ‘STATE BOARD OF TRADE, Owing to the Increase of Counties Their Rooms Are Getting Crowded. The State Board of Trade rooms are get- ting considerably crowded. When they moved into their present quarters nearly a year ago the only criticism offered by some of the directors was that the room was too large. Under the new management a great many new counties have been brought in, and now the only complaint is that the room is too small. Their exhibit is one of the best ‘exposi- tions of California’s resources ever put up in the same space in this State, and, grand and_attractive as it is, it is being added to all the time. This week two excellent new stands have been put in place, designed for the ex- hibits from Sonoma and Contra Costa counties. Another stand is in course of construction, intended for Monterey County. Itis thought by the management that Lake, Yuba, Siskiyou and San Luis Obispo will soon put tnemselves in _affilia- tion with the board and make exhibits of their products in the board’s rooms. It will be a big undertaking to move, and yet if the board’s exhibit continues to row and improve in the next year as it Eu in the last, they will be compelled to seek more spacious quarters. This institution is now in first-rate con- dition and is doing a great deal of work in the way of encouraging immigration to actions has also been discovered, and after investigation the jury decided to indict them. W. J. Scanlan was indicted upon_evi- dence presented by the postoffice authori- ties of sending improper matter through the United States mails. The other in- dicted party was Barney Maguire, who is eharged with being implicated in the “green goods” swindle which was exposed several weeks ago. In the case of Simon and Favor bonds were fixed at $500 each. ON THE FOURTH OF JuL, The Two Bids for Fireworks Examined in Executive Session. . The Unexcelled Fireworks Com- pany to Furnish the Pyro- technic Display. The executive committee for the Fourth i of July celebration met in semi-executive session yesterday afternoon to consider bids for fireworks. Two firms, the Cali- fornia Fireworks Company and the Un- excelled Fireworks Company, had .been asked to submit programmes of pyrotech- nic displays, which they would furnish for the stated sum of $2000, this to include the expense of firing them. As it had not been decided whether the display would be given upon the water or upon land two programmes were received from each company. The executive committee first decided that the fireworks should be discharged, if possible, from barges on the bay, and ap- ointed Messrs. Hammond, Reichart and alloway to investigate the feasibility of the scheme, to confer with the Harbor Commissioners and to report on the best location for the barges. This point being decided two pro- grammes onl& were considered, though all were read. The vote on the bids was by secret ballot, and in order that handwrit- ing might not reveal the identity of the voters the secretary supplied each mem- ber with two ballots. Ten ballots were cast and the vote stood six to four in favor of the Unexcelled com- pany. A motion was then carried that the contract be awarded to that company if any fireworks were to be provided at all. The proviso was inserted the same as it has been in all plans approved by the ex- ecutive committee to permit a modifica- tion of the contract in case the funds raised should not be sufficient for carrying out all the plans approved. The plans so far adopted provide for the expenditure of between sw,Eoo and $15,000. The indications are that the funds will not quite amount to those figures and some modifications may be necessary. The finance committee will meet to-morrow evening and report what collections have been made. The report of the printing committee was adopted and the contract for the pro- grammes definitely let to Caspar & Co., &ho pay $50 for the privilege of printing em. The executive committee will meet at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon to take final action concerning the fireworks contract. FIRE HOSE. The City Supply for Two Years Will be Made in This City. The Board of Supervisors have indorsed a California industry by awarding to the Bowers Rubber Co. a contract for furnish- ing cotton fire hose for the use of the Fire Department for the next two years. This is the first time that San Francisco work- men have had a chance to furnish this important article. WINTHROP'S HABEAS QORPUS, Arguments on the Writ Made Before the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court sat in bank yester- day morning to listen to arguments for and against the granting of a writ of habeas corpus in the case of 0. W. Win- throp, charged with the murder of Jennie Mathews. Most of the morning was taken up with the arguments, and then the case was submitted for decision. The main point of Winthrop’s claim is that ;!_mre is not sufficient evidence to hold im. THERE is an article on the market seldom |HIS ANSWER DULY FILED. equaled and never excelled—Jesse Moore Whis- ky. Moore, Huns & Co. guarantee its purity.* GRAND JURORS CENSURED. ChiefJustice W.H. Beatty Takes Exception to Their Re- cent Report. Implied Charges Branded as Scan- dalous and Mali- cious. The Supreme Court has not taken kindly to the criticism, direct and indirect, which the report of the last Grand Jury vasses upon it, and the investigation of the court has finally taken tangible shape in a reply by Chief Justice Beatty to that portion of the report referring to the high tribunal. Tt will in accordance with his request be filed and spread upon the minutes of Judge Hebbard’s sourt. The document 1n fullis as follows: Hon. J. C. B. Hebbard, Judge of the Superior glmu-z of the City and County of San Francisco— There have recently been published in several daily papers of San Francisco portions of a report said to have been filed in your de- partment of the Superior Court by ‘the late Grand Jury in which the Supreme Court of the State is charged, not openly and directly, but by mplication, with gross corruption. As the Grand Jury is an official body, com- posed of men Of presumed character and probity, acting under the sanction of & solemn oath and with power to examine witnesses as well as to obtain under other means authentic evidence of the matters which they choose to investigate, and as their report will remain a permanent record in the archives of this County, I deem it not improper to notice some of their extraordinary misstatements concern- ing the court of which I & a member. The portion of the report to which I refer is as follows: “Another branch of the election frauds in which this body took considerable interest were the cases of hotel stuffing, in which Stein- berger, & dcpu({ Tegistrar, to0k & prominent part. He was indicted with his accomplice, Cohen, and their cases were assigned to Juage Wallace’s department. There, political pull or outside influence did not seem to work ; the in- dictments were held to be good and the per- sons charged were found guilty. Several at- tempts were made to obtain a confession trom Steinberger, and two or three times, through the efforis of his friends, he was on the point of telling how and at whose instigation the frauds were perpetrated. Butat the last mo- ment, on a promise ot relief to come from the Bupreme Court, and that he might be admitted to bail and the cases would be allowed to drag until they had been forgotten, he refused to make a confession. ““Singular to relate, about two weeks ago certificates of probable cause were granted both men by the Supreme Court, and applica- tion for bail was made to Judge Wallace. A representative of the District Attorney’s office l{vpeared willing to allow Cohen, theé accom- plice of Steinberger, to be admitted to bail in the sum of $10,000, and the application was taken under consideration by Judge Wallace. The matter was brought to the attention of the Grand Jury, and this body requested Mr. Barnes to resist the n‘pgucnlon to admit bail. “The knowledge of Steinberger as to what the Supreme Court’s action would be might be only a coincidence, but it is one which appears to be rather singular. It is a fact which has come to the notice of this jury, that a prisoner who had been convicted of & crime in 1888 was released on & writ of probable cause issued by the Supreme Court, and he is still under bonds. His case has neither been dismissed nor retried. With this case in mind it can be readily understood how the cases of Steinber- ger and Cohen, once they were admitted to bail, might be allowed to run on for years.” Apparently the authors of this report were not quite bold enough to make the open and direct charge that the members of the Supreme Court, for the purpose of shielding from ex- osure the instigatorsof the frauds alleged to have been commitied at the late electior, | cansed an assurance to be conveyed to a con- victed criminal that if he would refrain from | making a confession they would use their offi- cial authority to sereen him {rom punishment; but such is the charge which they have not scrupled to intimate. Tt is, of course, impossible for any one to know what evidence has been submitted in the secret sessions of a Grand Jury, but I venture to aflirm my confident beliei that no witness ever testified to any fact which would lend the slightest support to the charge thus made, end I have this belief not only upon the ground that the charge, being absolutely fulse, could only have found Support in perjured tes- timony, but also and chiefly upon the ground that theé only fact alleged in the report by way of corroboration of the charge referred to is di- recily corroborative by the public and authen- tic records upon which it professes to be based. It is said that Steinberger—meaning Stern- berg—though he was two or three times on the pointoi teiling how and at whose instigation the frauds were perpetrated, “at the last mo- ment on & promise of relief to come from the Supreme Court, and that he would be admitted to bail and the cases allowed to drag on until they had been forgotten, refused to make the coniession. “Singular to relate,” the report continues, “about two weeks ago certificates of probable cause were granted to both men—meaning Sternberg and his alleged accomplice Cohen— by the Supreme Court, and application for bail was made to Judge Wallace,” etc. Further down itisadded: “The knowledge of Sternberger as to what the Supreme Court’s action would be, miihz be only a coincidence, bus it is one which appears io be rather sin- ular.” * It would not be at all a remarkable or singu- larcircumstance if it were true that certificates of probable cause had issued from this court in both cases. The right to such a certificate in a proper case is secured to the defendant in a criminal action by the same statute which regulates his right of appeal, and it is granted, as & matter of course, whenever the record of 8 case shows any assignment of error which to the mind of the Justice acting on the petition is apparently frivolous and devoid of merit, the only effect of the allowance ot the certifi- cate being to keep the defendantin the County Jail pending the decision of his appeal; or, in other words, to prevent him from going to the State prison until it is finally determined that he has been lawfully convicted. It doesnot admit him to bail or discharge him from cus- tody, and_if the sentence is afiirmed merely prolangs his imprisonment and increases his punishment. But it happens that in the case of Sternberg, notonly has no_ certificate of probable cause been issued by the Supreme Court, but no ap- plication for such certificate has been made to thecourt or to any member of it, and this for the very reason that when the -&)pncmon was made in the first instance to Judge Wallace of the Sugerlor Court, before whom Sternberg was trfid, e at once granted the application him- self. In the case of Cohen, the alleged accomplice, an application for a certificate of probable cause was “made to Justice Garroutte of the Supreme Court, but it could not be decided by reason of the fact that no bill of exceptions had been settlea by the Superior Judge, and the only order made was for &_temporary stay | of proceedings, according to the settled prac- tice of the court, to give time for the produc- tion of the record. This temporary stay bas been extended by two subsequent orders, made by the same Jus- tice, upon & showing that the settlement of the bill of exceptions was still pending and that the delay was not caused by the petitioner. There the matter rests for the present, awaiting the action of the SBuperior Court. It thus eppears that the singular and re- markable circumstances paraded and insisted u)zl&n by the Grand Jury as proof of its scanda- lous charge against the members of the Su- reme Court has no existence in fact. It urther appears that the order which, if made by & member of the Supreme Court, would, in the minds of the grand jurors, have furnished conclusive proof of a corrupt interference with the course of justice, was 'in fact made, and doubtless properly made, by the Superior Judge in whose court, according to the elegant language of the report, “political pull and out- side influence do not seem to work.” 1t is also to be observed that these facts, ex- actly as I have stated them, are clearly estab. lished by the public records of this court, and of the County of San Francisco, which were not only open and accesible to members of the Grand Jury, but were, and are, the sole and ex- clusively competent evidence of the matters in question. That they should have ignored this potent and clear proof of the facts, in order to publish the reckless, if ot malicious misstate- ments contained in their report, is a coinci- dence which I think would be characterized as “singular.” As to the statement that a person convicted in 1888 was released on a writ of probable cause issued by the Supreme Court, and is still under bonds, etc., which seems to have been thrown in as a makeweight,I can only say that 1 have no knowledge of &ny such case, but as- suming the statement of the Grand Jury to be correct, as far as it goes, it simply amounts 1o one ot those half truths which are equally de- ceptive with downright misstatements. ‘tseems to_bave been designed to produce the impression that the Supreme Court had continued, and was responsible for the delay, and could and would cause a similar delay flx the case of Sternberg. But i1 it is true that a certificate of probable cause was issued in 1888, it must also be true that the ?peul was decided years ago, and if the defendant is still at large, it follows that the judgment must bave been reversed and the cause remanded for a new trjal; and if it has not been brought to trial in the Superior Court the fault, if fault there be,lies at the door of the Distriet Attorney of the county where the cause is pending—a fact which it would seem & Grand Jury ought to know. In conelusion I wish omnly to add that 1f this court shall ever become as reckless of the right of litigants as the authors of this report have shown themselves to be in their eager desire to smirch the reputation of the Judges, it will no longer be necessary for & Grand Jury to pervert or suppress iacts in order to lay & foundation for their censure. g I ask that tnis communication be placed on file along with the. repors to which it refers. Yours respectiully, W. H. BEATTY, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Ban Francisco, June 18, 1895. A FAREWELL LETTER. Coroner Hawkins Receives One from a Person Contemplating Suicide. It May Be o Hoax. Coroner Hawkins was in receipt of a letter yesterday from some one who claimed to be a victim of the failure of the People’s Home Savings Bank, and in which the writer (the name of whom was can- celed) announced the contemplation of suicide. The letter read as follows: When tnis communication finally reaches you I'll have f d 2 watery grave in the vieinity of the C House. Itisthedeliberate act of anuniortunate young man, driven to seli-destruction by desperation brought about Dy the loss of my hard-earned money in the People's Savings Bank, which represented the savings of five years’ steady work in Mon- tana, failure to obtain em(floymeut. inability 10 respond and render my dear mother finan- cial assistance in her infirmity, and lastly by hunger. My dear mother, let me pause and cry. Your DEATH OF MACDONQUGH, The Well-Known Capitalist’s Eventful Life Comes to a Close. BRIGHT'S DISEASE THE CAUSE He Came to the West In the Gold Days and Acquired Fame and Fortune. Josepk Macdonough, the well-known capitalist, died at 4 o'clock yesterday | afternoon at the hospital of Dr. Julius Rosenstirn, at the corner of Sutter and Hyde streets. His son, J. O’B. Macdon- | ough, was at the bedside when Mr. Mac- donough passed away. For several days the millionaire’s death had been regarded as close at hand, and telegrams were sent to his family inform- ing them of the hopelessness of his con- dition. Mr. Macdonough suffered for a number of years from chronic infiammalion of the kidneys, but it was only within the last few days that the disease developed into the most serious phase of that malady. letter of the 7th inst. came to hand yesterday, Until that sudden change for the worse EX-COMMODORE JOSEPH MACDONOUGH. [From a photograph.] butI have not the courage to reply without inclosing the necessary remittaneé, as you have requested and evidently needed. I have been idle for several months and penniless, and have walked the streets of this city—3200 | miles from the imprinted scenes of my child- hood—the last three nights bungry and chilly, and not knowing where I could rest my poor aching head. As to when and how I made my premature exit from this world you will prob- ably never know. My poor mother, may your prayers pacify and smooth the last moments of my existence on earth. R- The Coroner is undecided whether to regard the communication as an earnest oneor as a ghastly jest perpetrated by a practical joker. IN" DIREST DESTITUTION A Dying Child in Need of the Barest Necessities of Life. Affliction and Want in a Broadway Tenement—Medical Attend- ance Needed. Maria Ernondas is a little Mexican who isslowly dying of tuberculosisin a crowded tenement at 530 Broadway. Childish suffering is the greatest of the attendant ills of poverty, and the sight of the wan face and shrunken form of this 12-year-old haunts the memory of every one who has seen 1t. For a year the little invalid has not been able to leave her bed, and during that time she had but two calls from a physician, the last five months ago. The so-called head, and a wretched crowning piece it was, of the family of which little Maria is the chief sufferer, put the finishing touches on a career of indo- lence and drunkenness by desertion a few weeks ago. “He go on steamer, he not come back,’’ said an officious neighbor. The mother is in delicate health and un- able to go out to work. There are four children, the youngest a 16-months-old infant. A room 8x12, with one small window, serves as a home for these five human be- ings. A cot, a gandy tattered lounge, some shelves containing the few dishes and scant food; a chair, a tub and'a box, in which a worn-out grate isa poor pre- tense for a stove, constitute the furniture, which, meager asit is, crowds the little room. < A half loaf of stale bread and two eggs stood between the family and starvation, the mother told a visitor, and a glance at the shelves confirmed her story. The cen- tral figure in this picture of suffering is the dying girl. She may linger for weeks. The remainder of the starved child life might be rendered far less wretched by some ‘‘crumbs from the tables of the rich.” There is no room for the stray bit_of hu- manity in any of the hospitals. What a revelation clean beds, pure air and sunlit wards would be to her! There was all of the Enthelic patience of the poor in the child’s smile as she tried to say yesterday that she was a “lil’ better.” It i8 possible that with proper care and treatment she might recover, but itis certain.that fresh air, cleanliness, nourishing food and medi- gul tlrestment would prolong and brighten er life. M'GAUGHEY'S DEFENSE. He Will Try to Prove That Dr. Plouf Struck Him First, The defense in the case of J. D. L. Mc- Gaughey was commenced before Judge Belcher yesterday, the prosecution hav- ing finished before 11 o’clock. Reel B. Terry, chief counsel for the defense, out- lined his case and stated he would prove that Dr. Plouf struck the prisoner in the face with a cane before McGaughey drew his pistol and fired. The first witness, W. M. English, testified to that effect. He claims to have been an eye-witness of the whole strusgle. but as he did not wish to “‘get mixed up in the case’” he had not been heard of before. The defense will take at least two days, it has been announced. e Special Baggage Notice. Round-trip transfer tickets on sale at re duced rates at our office oNLY. One trunk, round trip, 50 cents; single trip, 35 cents. Morton Special Delivery. 31 Geary street, 408 Taylor streetand Oakland ferry depot.* | came, Dr. Rosenstirn was hopeful that Mr. Macdonough’s life might be prolonged for an indefinite period, but Mr. Macdonough sank rapidly until his death yesterday. Mr. Macdonough, the millionaire’s son, was constantly in attendance at the bed- side of his father for a number of weeks. It was ne who advised that the capitalist be removed to the hospital near Dr. Rosen- stirn’s residence in order that the patient might be constantly under his physician’s care. One of the sons of the deceased is now in Japan, and a cablegram was sent him on Friday with the information of the hopeless condition of his father. Mr. Mac- donough’s daughter, Mrs. Agar, who lives in New York, was also telegraphed, and she left that city Monday, hoping to see her father alive. The body of the dead millionaire is still at the hospital and will remain there until to-day, when the arrangements for the funeral will have been completed. The life of Mr. Macdonough was an eventful one, and into his allotted span of 63 years he crowded man exciting ven- tures—reverses and victorles of fortune. It was a life that had few prosaic days and none not full of that nervousactiyity which was characteristic of the man. He was of sturdy Irish stock and a native of Galway. His parents possessed consid- erable property and enjoyed good social standing. = When Macdonough was' 10 years of age they decided to emigrate to America and in due time reached New York City,where the boy was put toschool. There he remained until 1849, when he de- cided to try his fortune in California. The discovery of gold had set the world to talking, and the wonderful stories of the new El Dorado appealed to the adventur- ous spirit of the young man, who at this time was not quite 17 years of age. Disre- garding the advice of friends and relatives, who, on account of his lyouth and inexpe- rience, feared the perils incident to an overland journey, he set out alone, and about six months later arrived in Califor- nia. In afew years he had succeeded in getting 'tofether about $20,000, and with this capital he sought investment in Mex- ico and later in Central America. Not finding anything to his liking he drifted back to New York and engaged in business. There he met his first financial reverses, and in a short time had lost all of the money acquired in the West. But he was not of the mold to be discouraged by re- verses of any kind, and with a stout heart he commenced to build anew upon the wreck of his former fortune. When the war broke out he was one of the first to answer the country’s call for volunteers, joining the famous Irish regi- ment—the fighting Sixty-third — whose record is well known. It went to the front 1000 strong and returned with less than 250 men. Several years after the war he married Miss O’Brien, sister of W. S. O’Brien of the celebrated BonanzA firm, and the death of the latter added $500,000 to his wealth. Some timeago he erected the Macdonough Theater in Oakland, for which he refused ,000. He owned considerable real es- tate o1 Mason, Taylor, Turk and Mission streets. . Mr. Macdonough was devoted to yacht- ing and built both the A%gie and_ the Jes- sie, well known among California yacht- men. His fortune is estimated at about $1,500,000. NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. CIRCUS ROYAL And Venetian Water Carnival, Corner Eddy and Mason streets. CLIFF PHILLIPS. JOE HOLZ..... -Acting Manager TO-NIGHT !. TO-NIGHT! THE GREATEST SHOW IN TOWN! AQUATIC SPECTACLES! ARENIC PERFORMANCE! NEW AND NOVEL FEATURES! Last Nights—of—Lust Nights ELAINE——ELAINE » And the ‘‘Colima’’ Survivors. Novelties in Preparation. SCALE OF PRICES—Evening, 15¢, 25c and 50c; Saturday Matinee—Children 15¢, Adults 25¢c. & LECTURE FOR_THE BENEFIT E_EM- MANUEL BAPTIST CHUICH, ——BY——— % REV. J. GEORGE GIBSON, Leerbii METROPOLITAN TEMPLE, THURSDAY EVENING, June 20, 1895. Subject: ‘“The Crime of a Century.”’ ADMISSION—50 CENTS, Sole Proprietor NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. CALIFORNIA THEATER AL HAYMAN & CO. (Incorporated), Proprietors GRAND REOPENING ! MONDAY - - JUNE 24. DENMAN THOMPSON'S PLAY, EETH; OLD HOMESTEAD! Management of E. A. MCFARLAND, Wednesday and Saturday Matinees, Company Largerand Better Than Ever, SALE OF SEATS Opens To= MOTrTOW, THURSDAY, JUNE 20. . m M’ @Ql—‘_/‘ FPRICOLANDLR.GOTTLOB & 3 WHY NOT A HUNDREDS NIGHT COME AND SEE F 'LY ? 'OK YOURSELVES The Funniest and Best of All Comedies, NANOY ——THE FRAWLEY &CO Reserved Seats: ; be, 25¢, 50¢ and 15¢ o, HPANY .......15¢, 25¢ and 506 June 24—“YOUNG MRES. WINTHROP.”” COLUMBIA THEATER. THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 27th SPECIAL BENEFIT ——OF THE—— PRESS CLUB 0f San Francisco, ASSISTED BY THE PROFESSIONAL TALENT FROM THE BALDWIN, COLUMBIA, CALIFORNIA, TIVOLI, MOROSCO'S, ALCAZAR, ORPHEUM and CIRCUS ROYAL. RESERVED SEATS.........8$1.00 Nowon sale at the Box-office of the Columbis Theater, or at the Club Rooms, Thurlow Block. A Mzs. ERNESTINE KRELING Proprietor & Manager “BEAUTIFUL MUSIC! CHARMING MELODIESY" EVERY EVENING ! bach’s Celebrated Opera, in Four Acts, LA PERICHOLE! NEW SCENERY!—NEW COSTUMES! IN PREPARATION, The Tuneful Opera, “AMORITA! Popular Prices—25¢c and 50c. SCHEEL’'S ORCHESTRA oF- —65 MUSICIANS:— GRAND BENEFIT CONCERT! Tendered to GUSTAV ROWAN, Sur- vivor of the Colima. METROPOLITAN TEMPLE. NEXT SATURDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 22, AT 2 0'CLOCK. Admission 50c. Reserved Seats $1. Seats now on sale at Sherman, Clay & Co.'s, cor. Sutter and Kearny sts. MOROSCO’S GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. The Handsomest ¥amily Theaterin America. WALTER MOROSCO.....Sole Lessee and THIS EVENING AT 8. THIRD WEEK OF THE EMINENT Author—Actor—Manager, ‘WALTER SANFORD. In His Greatest Melodrama, “'l‘lTE POWER OF GOLD!” EVENING PRICES—25¢ and 500 Family Circle and Gallery, 10c. Matinees Saturday ana Sunday. ORPHEUM. O’Farrell Street, Between Stockton and Powell WEEK OF MONDAY, JUNE 17, ——=Surpassing List of Vaudeviile Celebrities !— UNPARALLELED SUCCESS OF THE FRERES MARTINETTI, Europe’s Greatest Acrobats. Great ana Continued Success of GILBERT and GOLDIE, O'DELL and PAGE, AMERICAN TWO MACS, Ete., And Posttively the LAST WEEK of In Facial Character Representations of Local and National Notabies. Reserved seats, 26¢; Balcony, 10¢; Opers chalrs and Box seats, 50¢. ALCAZAR THEATER. WALLENEOD J&. & RICH. .Managers DAILEY’S STOCK COMPANY In Augustin Daly's Screaming Comedy, “A NIGET OFF!’ One Long, Continuous Laugh. Prices—15¢, 25¢, 35¢ and 50c. COMING—England’s Greatest Romantic Actor. LFRED DAMPIER. A3 Sale opens Thursday at 10 A. M. RUNRING %S RUNNING RACES! RACES CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB RACES, SPRING MEETING! BAY DISTRICT TRACK. Races Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, I iureday, Friday and Satarday - Rala or Shine. Five or more races each day. Races start at 2:30 P. M. sharp. McAllister and Geary street cars pass the gate. PICNICS AND EXCURSIONS. FAMILY EXCURSION TO THE—— SANTA CRUZ NOUNTAINS ! EREE=S Under the Supervision of MR. WM. H, MENTON, Excursion Passenger Agen: 8, F. Co., SUNDAY, JUNE 23d. Boat leaves Market street ferry 7:45 A. . $1.25 *SRAET $1.25 TICKETS.