The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 10, 1895, Page 8

8 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1895. SEQUEL TO AN ELOPEMENT Lorenzo St&nhouse Arrested on the Charge of Grand Larceny. PROSECUTED BY HIS SON. A Dramatic Scene Between Father and Son Enacted in the City Prison, was a dramatic scene in the City sterday in which the actors were enhouse and his son Garner S. and Private Detective Stil- well Vhat led up to the scene was the old of a middle-aged man’s infatunation for a young girl, ending in desertion of his wife and family. Some months ago Stenhouse, accom- panied by his wife Flora and their two sons, arrived in the City from Salt Lake ot renta house their furniture was store a warehouse. In January last Stenhouse met Virginia Escobar of Monterey, a beautifal young girl, and became infatuated with her. Be- 1ng short of money he removed the furni- ture from the warehouse, sold it for a sac- rifice for $300 and cloved with the girl to Los Angele tecently he from Monterey, t son, Garner, mstances had revent him from e. The letter ined to have him punished, and on v Garner swore out a warrant in Judge Low’s court for his arrest on the charge of grand larceny. Stenhouse was arrested in Santa Cruz and taken to the City Prison yesterday morning by Sheriff deter: Matthe He attempted to make his escape irom the Sheriff while on the way to the City. He had 1ot been long in prison when his two sons, accompanied by Detective 1 There was no ing between father and sons. idressing Garner, who is a fage, said: *‘Soyou “Yes, father, for my mother’s sake. Hot words passed ed Garner; “I did it v father, for the way have treated my mother I would like rung up to the nearest pole. be lynched, you scoundrel I’ y anced” thr toward each other, when Detec Stilwell stepped between them and prevented rouble. his two sons turned away ‘‘You cannot force me d I T s known through- ather was at T man in enhouse f: t the lan. T one time New York t s ¥ alt” Lake Ci the Mormon fait Mrs. Fannie Sten- , n he faith, and after the h' of her husband came to this City several E She wrote the E 1onism Exposed,” and was known as a giited lecturer. Lorenzo remained in Salt Lake City, re he had married and settled down. his wife to procure a_d: that he can marry Virginia Escobar. His sons have numerous letters in their pos- session mn which he asks them to use their influence with their mother to bring about a separation. In these letters he uses most di ing langnage and arguments. other letters he admits having com- ed forgeries in Salt Lake City and orce from him so Montana under the name of G. S. Sten- house. n sack for Virgin b yet paid forit. His son is determined to push the case against him. FEDERHL LW FOR AH SO0 United States Court’s Penalty for the Sale of Chi- nese Girls. « Similar Case of Lee Kum Ying and Sentence of the Pretended Mother. Assistant United States Attorney Bert Schlesinger in discu: g the case of the attempted sale of Ah Soo, the seven-year- old child rescued by and now in the care of the Methodist Episcopal Chinese Mis- sion, said: If complaint should be made in the United States court the case will be vigorously pros- ecuted. Whether it is shown that the girl was brought to this country or is held by any one for imimoral purposes, or for any service, the culprit is amenable to the law and the penaity is a heavy one. Mr. Schlesinger cited the law as follow: Under th f March 3, 187: that the ] 1 into the United States of women for the purposes of prostitution is here- by forbidden, and all contracts and agreements in relation thereto made in advance or in suence of h illegal importation and pu poses are hereby declared void, and whoev shall knowingly and willfully import, or cause importation of women into the United tes for the purposes of prostitution, or shall owingly or willfully ! any women to such purposes such illegal importation and contract or agr ment, shall be deemed guilty of a felony, on conviction thereof, shall be imprisoned not exceeding five years and pay a fine not exceed- ing $5000. “The fact that the child was held by brothel-keepers would go far to show the intent of those making the sale. but if that could not be established, the following law it is provided relating to siavery would apply,” said Mr. Schlesinger: Section 5377, Revised Statutes of the United States—Every person who brings within the jurisdiction of the United States, in any man- ner whatsoever, any negro, mulatto, or person of color, from any foreign kingdom or country, or from sea, or holds, sells, or otherwise dis- poses of, any negro, mulatto or person of color so brought in, as a slave. or to be held to serv- ice or labor, shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars, nor less than one thousand, one-half to_the use of the United States, and the other half to the use of the party who prosecutes the indictments to effect, and, moreover, shall suffer imprisonment at har labor not more than seven years, nor less than three years. A similar case to that of little Ah Soo was the attempted sale of Lee Kum Ying, a l15-year-old Chinese girl. The Presby- terian Mission on Sacramento street res- cued the girl when it was learned that notices offering her for sale were posted in the Chinese quarter. Hor Shee, who claimed to be her mother, caused a writ of habeas corpus to be issued by the Su- perior Court. The mission brought the matter to the attention of the United States court by bringing suit against Hor 8hee for perjury in swearing that she was the girl's mother. She was convicted and sent to San Quentin, where she is serving a term of three years. The girl was de- vorted a vear ago and is now under the care of missionaries at Hongkong. The trial to settle the question of the guardianship of the child has been post- poned Gl 10 A. M. to-morrow. If the guardianship is awarded to the mission vigorous measures will be taken probably in the United States court for the prosecu- tion of the offenders. 4 ‘When the habeas corpus case was called up in Judge Troutt’s court yesterday morning Attorney Barnett was giv quite a surprise, to use his o ) Charley Hung and a crowd of highbinders were on hand, anticipating an easy V. tory; but C. B. Holbrook, acting as Miss Williams’ attorney, soon changed their feelings to deep chagrin. Mr. Barnett was not quite ready, but Mr. Holbrook was, and so informed the court. He_ reminded Judge Troutt that Secretary John McComb of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children had only a few days previously been ap- pointed as the slave girl’s guardian, con- sequently the allegations of Charley Hung, charging unlawful detention of the girl, could have no standing in the court. Judge Troutt saw it in the same light, and was ready to dismiss the writ, when Mr. Barnett urged a continuarnce until Thurs- d; The court granted his request, but said it w not make any difference with the judicial disposition of the case. The only way now left open to the high- binders is to for a revocation of Secre- tary McComb’s letters of guardianship, and then the case can be heard on its merits. ERE g e ok LOST AN EYE. George W. Cagwin Injured by a Defec- tive Skyrocket. A new kind of skyrocket, called a boom, was introduced into the local market this vear, greatly to the discomfiture of at least two gentlemen, who were severely injured in consequence. George W. Cagwin, a res- ident of Carson, Nev., and T. E. Mitchell, of this city, were severely injured, and are both under treatment at Dr. Frank Corn- wall’s private hospital on Geary street. A premature explosion of the bomb caused a piece of tin shell to penetrate Mr. Cagwin’s right eye, and Dr. Cornwall found it necessary to remove the eye. Mr. Mitchell was also burned and severely jarred by a premature explosion of the same kind of bomb. His face was burned and it was thought, for a time, that he would entirely lose his sight, but the doc- tor reports that both s will be saved. FIR'S WILL AT AUCTION. The Stolen Document Has Been Vainly Hawked Among the Lawyers. None Would Buy It Because the Cer- tifled Copy Has Been Admitted to Probate. The will of James G. Fs which was stolen from the County Clerk’s office some time during Jenuary of this year, is ob- | tainable for coin, so it seems, but the law- yers in the case do not care whether it is forthcoming or not. Several weeks ago it was rumored that some one was trying to negotiate the re- turn of the stolen instrument. Several persons called on the attorneys in the case and made mysterious offers to return the will to the office of the County Clerk, pro- viding money, ranging in sums all the way from $500 to $5000, was paid to the] Tespective negotiators. the offers came from men of known respectability, the attorneys were slow to entertain any proposition. Attorneys Pierson & Mitchell, repre- senting the special administrators—Bresse. Angus and Crothers —finally consulted | Judge Slack. The latter was not inclined | to reward theft, and advised the attorne; to have nothing to do with the propos tion. Messrs. Pierson & Mitchell were not approached by any avowed messengers | or representatives of Detective Curtin, and they were in the gloom as to who the prin- cipal might be. t was not so with Garret McEnerney, however, and he went before Judge Slack with the information that John Curtin was the man who claimed to be able to | ven by the Judge to Messrs. tchell e, one of the special adminis- day: “I do not know of my persol k ge that any such offer was made by Detective Curtin, or any one else. I know of it only through my attorneys. No one ever peddled the stolen will around here. If it had drifted in our | office during the course of its hawking I, for one of the administrators, would hav had nothing to do with the auctioneers. Mr. Pierson said: *“We were approached by twenty or thirty persons who had the will for sale. I cannot give any names, though I will say this much that one wasa well-Enown Front-street merchant and an- other a prominent politician, who was at one time a Senator. “They did not say whom they repre- sented or whence they came. We went to Judge Slack, as you know, and were ad- vised to entertain no such propositions. As a matter of fact, we do not care whether the will is returned or remains wrapped in a dense mystery all its own.” “Yes, Curtin® was the man who was try- ing to negotiate the sale of the will,” said Attorney sMcEnerney, “and I was rather in favor of entertaining the proposition of purchasing the document for $1000, if only | to relieve the case of its legal embarrass- ments, although the court had admitted the certified copy. Inasmuch as Wheeler has filed a bill of ceptions to Judge Slack’s order admittine the certified copy | I rather thought it might be worth a thou- sana dollars to get the original back on the files. “Curtin did not claim that he had the will, but that he could produce it if com- pensated sufliciently for his pains. But, as have said, there is no need for the origi- nal instrument except to relieve the case of all embarrassments.” Detective Curtin does not deny, as first said, that he has been acting in'the mat- | ter, though he says it was only in the ca- pacity of a messenger. Whoever he may be who has the stolen will in bis possession it is palpable an ex- pensive blunder has been made. Had the will been put up at auction before the court admitted the certified copy it is prob- able a purchaser could have been found. At present its valuation is to be fixed mainly by the rag and bottle man’s scales. SETU I CAUGHT BY THE BLAZE. Nicholas Demartini Almost Burned to Death. Nicholas Demartini, employed in P. T. Vretto’s fruitstore at 104 Eddy street, came near losing his life yesterday morning. He was sleeping in the back room from which there was no escape save by the front door when the place was set on fire by the ac- cidental crossing of electric and telephone wires. This was at 4:13 A. u., and through all the hurry and bustle of the arriving of the Fire Department Demartini slept on. The Feoplc in the four-story building over the fruitstore came rushing out in their night clothes and the firemen had_all they could attend to in rescuing them for about fifteen minutes. ‘When thé fire was almost out Assistant Chief Dougherty thought he heard some groans proceeding from the rear of the fruitstand. Extra streams of water were turned on and as soon as practicable an in- vestigation was made. - Demartini was found lying on the floor unconscions. He was picked up and rushed to the Receiving Hospital, where after some trouble he was revived. The building at 104 Eddy is owned by J. K. Prior and is damaged to the extent of $300. The damage to the contents of the building is estimated at $300. e A Dark Journey. From the time it leaves the ocean till it reaches its destination the water for the Lurline Baths travels eight miles under- ground, SURVEYING THROUGH TULARE. | ton to witness this interesting proceeding, | be such a demonstration as has never been Though some of | | | securing deeds necessary to -protect their produce the abstracted docum if | ately towed to Stockton. enough money was paid by those inter-| TLate yesterday afternoon Chief Engineer ested to recompense him for trouble. | rey received a letter from Tulare saying Mr. McEnerney was given the same advice | that a sarveying party had run a line ! | though Engineer Storey thinks it not im- LETTING THE CONTRACTS, < : The Valley Road Grading in Stockton Secured by R. R. Thornton. Deeds for Right of Way as Far as Stanislaus River Held by the Company. With the lease of China Basin signed, sealed and delivered, contracts for grading the city of Stockton, together with con- tracts for lumber and piling between that point and Stanislaus River disposed of to responsible parties, the directors of the Valley road have just cause for congratu- lation. On Monday the China Basin lease was signed. Yesterday at a meeting of the board of directors the first grading contract was let, and in less than a week’s time picks and shovels by the hundred will be actively at work preparing the way for the road that 1s to free San Joaquin Valley, build up San Francisco and in a general way benefit the entire State. R. R. Thornton of Stockton secured the contract for the three miles grading neces- ’ | sary to be done in that city. The board re ceived several bids from Stockton and San Francisco parties, finally letting the con- tract to the Stockton bidder. Mr. Thorn- ton is required to furn ish a $15,000 bond to guarantee the sati performance of his work. This heis ing to do the moment he is notified that his bid is ac- cepted. ctive work will positiv ay morning. When asked whether the board of directors would go to Stock- Mr. Watt said: s the use? Every man, woman d in California knows that this be built, and that, too, as speedily ible. The time to celebrate has not d, but it will come sooner than pect. When it does, there will seen in America.” The contract for lumber and piling necessary between Stockton and Stanislaus River was let to responsible parties. The redwood Iumber is to be supplied by the Albion Lumber Company of this City, while the Dollan Lumber Company is awarded the contract for piling. The pine lumber contract goes to P. Buell & Co. Four suits for condemnation of property between Stockton and Stanislaus River were commenced by the Valley Road Com- pany yesterday. The names of the parties refusing to grant the rights of w: K. Doak, D. M. Weily, Antonia Ga Gene and M. Burden. Deeds for the ance of the right of way as far as se- lected are now in the company’s possession. The route down the valley from Stanislaus River has not yet been selected, but as the people are anxious for the road it is not supposed that any trouble will be had in hts. he company is in possession of deeds to thirteen acres of Jand on Stockton Chan- nel, which will be used for terminal pur- poses. .It also holds deeds for twenty-five acres of what isknown as the Boggs Tract, and on this plat of ground the shops will be erected. This property has a frontage of over nine blocks. The Washtenaw began unloading its cargo of steel rails yesterday. They will be carried by barges to Stockton. To-day several vessels with ties will transfer their cargoes to barges, which will be immedi- Ti through that town. This does not mean that the Valley road will go through Tulare, | probable. POSTPONED COMVENTION, County Supervisors for the Atlanta Fair to Meet on July 24, The State Board of Trade Discusses the Proposed Exhlibit of California. At a meeting of the members of the State Board of Trade yesterday it was decided to request Governor Budd to postpone the Supervisors’ convention for a California exhibit at the Atlanta Exposition from 5 to Wednesday, July This was 1se all of the Supervisorsin the State are to meet on the i5th as county boards of equalization. Secretary Filcker informed the members of the Board of Trade that the railroads had agreed to bring the county Supervisors to this City to tii» convention at half rates, and the steamship companies at three- quarter rates. The hotels in San Fran- cisco will reduce their prices 10 to 20 per cent. All of the counties have promised to send big delegations to the convention and many of the delegates will be au- thorized to act. Out of 300 Supervisors in the State he expects that at least two- thirds will attend. Dr. T.G. MacLean of Monterey called attention to the 15th inst. being a very un- favorable dzte for holding the convention. W. H. Mills also favored postponing the convention. He said that a _delegate from each county would not do, as it would take majorities of the Boards of Supervisors to act The project of send- ing an exhibit to the Atlanta Exposition was of too much importance to be ‘‘jumped at.”’ There were several matters to be looked inio before the convention met, and the principal one was the cost of making a creditable exhibit. The county Supervisors would want full particulars upon this subject before they would agree to stand their share. He said that the Southern Pacific Company had agreed to carry the exhibit as far as New Orleans free of charge, and he had no doubt but that the connecting roads would also carry the exhibit to its destination free of charge. While all of the counties have at their dispocal $61,500 for advertising pur- poses, they must know how much the total cost would be. . A committee consisting of Lelong, Mas- lin and Filcher was appointed to ascer- tain the cost of sending an exhibit. President Chipman, Mills, Irish, Per- kins and_Filcher were selected to repre- sent the Board of Trade at the convention. J. B. Foy and A. Greningerof Santa Clara County made brief addresses in- dorsing a display of California products at Atlanta. General Chipman was not able to be pr_cdsent, but he sent a letter in which he said: I wish you would urge the committee on immigration to make a report on the question of iien ownership, and 1n stioh why 45 whon printed it may he satisfactory either tor or against encouraging further immigration of that class to this State. I bave recently been inguired of by many, especially from Eugland, as to thismatter. There isa class of very de- sirable people who desire to come hers and locate upon small tracts for permanent homes. Some of these are English army and navy of- ficers who are on retired pay, but who do not wish to relinquish their citizenship. Many of thew have sous, however, whom they desire to permanently settle in this country and who will become citizens. They all speak against the large land-holding by alien ownership, and do not object to any laws, however severe, upon that feature. Mr. Mills said that the easiest way for aliens to get over the laws if they don’t like them i to become naturalized. A long discussion followed as to the best methods of packing and shipping fruit ex- hibits to Atlanta. Messrs. Lelong, Maslin and Filcher were selected to look ‘into_the matter of packing and shipping fruit to the exposition. e, RECKLESS DRIVING. A Butcher’s Boy Runs Over and Se- riously Injures Two Young Ladies. R. Whelan, a boy 12 years of age, was arrested yesterday afternoon by Policemen Reynolds, Donovan and Van Kueren, on the charge of battery. Young as he is, the boy drives a wagon for J. M. Nowlan, butcher, Haight and Fillmore streets. Yesterday afternoon Miss Ella Arnold, 827 Haves street, and her friend, Miss Mal- vina Remillard, of Oakland, were crossing Hayes street at Buchanan when Whelan came tearing along Buchanan at a furious speed. Before the young ladies could get out of the way the horse driven by Whelan was upon them, knocked them down and trampled upon them. Reynolds and Donovan saw the accident and hurried to the scene. They procured a hack and sent the young ladies to Miss Arnold’s home, 827 Hayes street. Miss Arnold was suffering greatly from the shock and Miss Remillard had an ugly cut on her forehead and was suffering from in- ternal injuries. Medical assistance wasat once summoned. Policeman Van Kueren placed Whelan under arrest and took him to the City Prison, the boy crying all the way. He said he hollered to the ladies and thought they would get out of the way. Heisa boy in knickerbockers and scarcely old enough to be intrusted with the driving of a wagon through crowded streets. IR, MOONALDS CHECK It Returns to a Society Money He Deposited for It in the People’s Bank. The Home for Feeble-Minded at Glen Ellen Anncunces That It Is Crowded. The little trouble over the account of Dr. R. H. McDonald, who, until the failure of the Pacific and People’s Home Saving banks, was the treasurer of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, was satisfactorily settled at the regular monthly meeting of the board of directors of the society yesterday afternoon. Dr. McDonald had deposited funds of the society amounting to $3854 in the People’s Bank. Like all other deposits in that bank, it was inaccessible. A personal check for the amount was received yester- day through the Bank of California from Dr. McDonald, who is now in New York. The society has accordingly transferred its claim on the Peopie’s Bank to him, and he will stand the risk of getting his money from that source. The present treasurer, George A. Newhall, was instructed to de- posit $2500 with the Security Bank. Secretary McComb was instructed to prosecute Manager Gustav Walter of the Orpheum for employing a minor, viz.: one of the Martinetti brothers, acrobats, who is said to be only 13 years of age. A refusal of the Home for the Feeble- minded to receive an unfortunate boy from this City on the ground that it has no more room has come to the notice of the society. K. Heins, a widower living on the San Bruno road, revorts that he applied to the home asking it to receive a nine-year-old son, with the result stated. He has five sons in all—Theodore, 19 vears of age; Peter, 16; John, the feeble-minded, 9; Wiiliam, 6, and Henry, 4, but owing to the fact that all his time is taken up looking after the three children most needing his care, and also to the refusal of his eldest son to contribute to their support, Mr. Heins says that his predicament is such that he is unable to go out and work at his trade as a carpenter. The society has taken the two youngest children off his hands and will have them cared for. Two wayward girls, Josie Stanley and Lillian Whelan, were arrested by officers Holbrook and McMurray late last night at Ingleside and will be sent to institutions for reform. The case of the 15-year-old girl Agnes Gallagher, at Sunnyside, the details of which could only be made public in Judge Bahrs’ court, is still fresh in the mind of the society, and the officers are exercising considerable vigilance in watch- ing wayside resorts in the hope of prevent- g the occurrence of any similar crime. The scciety was informed that Mrs. Jane Coon of Howard street, charged w treating a 7-year-old boy living with her, had offered herself to the police for arrest. ALL THE COIN WAS COUNTED. The Treasurer’s Ofiice at Last Opened for Business. The great doors of the City’s treasury were swung open for the transaction of the public’s business at 3:30 o’clock yesterday afternoon. At 9:30 o’clock in the morning the count of the funds in the City’s vaults was be; by Mayor Sutro, Auditor Broderick and Superior Judge Sanderson. At 12 o'clock the regular cash had been told over and it was found to amount to $1,998,638 45. This was 10 cents less than there should be there, and the deficit was K»romptl v supplied by Treasurer Widber. Mayor Sutro looked hard at Auditor Broderick, and the Auditor glowered through his glasses at the City’s execu- tive, but no blows were struck. "It was a close call, though. The special funds were found to be as follows: £ rublic Administrator.. $150.540 31 County Clerk.. Special redemptions.. Police court balls Fee Department. License Collector. Assessor. Tax Collect Police fines To go over the special funds occupied three hours longer, and then Treasurer Widber began the work of cashing war- rants. The fee department was open all day for the receipt of fees from the County Clerk’s, Sheriff’s, Clerk of the Justices’ courts, Recorder’s and Health and Quarantine offices. About $2000 was taken in in all. — THE OOLLECTOR IS PARAMOUNT. Chinese Arriving Here Have No Appeal From His Decision. Collector of the Port John H. Wise is paramount when it comes to the landing or refusal to land Chinese. No matter what the evidence may be there isno ap- peal from his decision, and a Mongolian, be he merchant, laborer or native son, might as well save himself time and money by returning %uietly whence he came when once the Collector has issued his fiat, Lem Moon Sing arrived here on March 6 last, and attempted to land as a merchant. Collector Wise was not satisfied with the evidence, and refused him a landing. The attorney for the Chinese swore out a writ of habeas corpus, and the matter was argued before Judge Morrow. The latter ruled that under the act of Congress of August 18, 1894, the Collector had full sway, and that the courts could not inier- fere. The case was carried to the United States Supreme Court, and yesterday that body handed down a writ of mandate sus- taining Judge Morrow, and thus estab- lishing Collector Wise as_the sole arbiter in the Chinese cases coming to San Fran- cisco. = LOST IN THE SHUFFLING, It’s a Mystery Yet How Widow Anderson Lost Her En- tire Estate. DISAPPEARED IN THE COURTS. Public Administrator Freese Is Try- ing to Trace a House and Lot. It is a maxim of the law that there is no wrong for which there is not a legal right. Mzs. Christiana Anderson of 101 Twentieth street, corner of Hampshire, a widow with three children, aged respectively 16, 13 and 10 years, is of the opinion that in her en- deavors to obtain her legal rights a great deal of wrong has been done her. She has made a complaint to Public Ad- ministrator Freese and requested him to assist her to come into possession of prop- erty which was left to her by the will of her husband. R. ¥. Mogan, who :s acting for J. D. Sul- livan, the Public Administrator’s attorney, has made an investigation. It appears that in 1892 John Martin Anderson, who kept a lodging-house and saloon at 814 Clay street, died, and after the funeral it was ascertained that he had made a will in which he nominated Dr. Francis,Sleven Cook of 712 O’Farrell street, who had at- tended him in his last illness, as executor of the will without bonds. Anderson de- vised to his widow all his real and personal property excepting $15, which he divided among three children. Shortly after the will was opened Dr. Cook, throagh his at- torneys, King, Rossi & Belyea, applied for letters, which were issued to him, and with the application was filed an inventory of the proserty left by Anderson. The aggre- gate had been originally fixed at $5975, but these figures were erased and $9975 was written over them. On the 16th of May, 1892, L. L. Nelson, P. J. Flannigan and H. M. Levy, ap- pointed at $5a day each to appraise the real estate, filed a report in wnich they gave it as their opinion that the realty and improvements were worth §9000. On the 30th of June, 1834, the property was re- appraised at $7500. In the meantime the executor received and allowed bills, including $2000 to the Hibernia Bank to satisfy a mortgage it held on the property, $1i0 to William W. Kerr, M.D., “for eleven consultations with Dr. Cook” during Anderson’s last illness, $25 to an agent, whose name is not given, to dispose of certain property at private sale for which he obtained §65—a rather high commission--and other bills amount- ing in the aggregate to $I17083. 'he recorfs on file are an evidence of the careless manner in which papers may be filed in courts. What is indorsed ‘““final account of Francis 8. Cook, execu- tor,” was filed several months before the executor was authorized by law to file such a document. This shows that when the executor entered upon the discharge of his duties be received $65 in cash, sold personal property for $100, making a total of $165 received, and that he allowed bills to the amount of $2280 83 and demanded fees for services as executor and attorney’s fees. These two charges are in the shape of one set of figures written over another. The amount opposite the executor’s name was originally ;‘300, then $275 was written over it and on top of that $300 is written in vencil. The charge for attorney’s fees was originally $350, but over that sum is writ- ten in pencil $275. The court record, how- ever, fails to show that this account was allowed, ““Now it appears,” said Attorney Mo- gan, ‘“‘thata petition was filed asking for permission to sell the real estate and that 1t was granted. At the time the order was made by Judge Slack, before whom the matter was pending, he told the executor, Dr. Cook, to be sure that he received the money before he signed any paper or deed. On the 24th of September, 1894, the admin- istrator,so the record shows, sold the prop- erty to RosejDugan.a friend of John J. Cof- fey, attorney for Mrs. Anderson, for $7500. On tne 11th of February following Judge Slack confirmed the sale. After Rose Du- gan obtained the deed she went to the bank, canceled the $2000 mortgage and took a new one for §$2500, receiving the $500 in the transaction. Mrs. Anderson declares that she never received a dollar out of the estate and that she has repeated- Iy made a demand on _the executor for an accounting but could get no satisfas- tion. I called on Dr. Cook and he informed me that he did_ not sell the property to Rose Dugan and did not receive any money for it. He said that it was necessary to raise money, but as an_executor cannot raise money it wag agreed that the property should pass to Rose Dugan, who would raise $300 and then redeed the property to Mrs. Anderson, but up to this time no such transaction has taken place. What the Public Admin- istrator wants to know is what has become of the money if any was paid for the prop- erty. If it was not a sale he wants to know why the property was not redeeded to Mrs. Anderson. “The bank people, having heard of this matter, have commenced a suit in the Superior Court to foreclose the mortgage, aml] they make Rose Dugan, Judah Boas and four others, designated by fictitious names, as defendants. In this matter noth- ing bevond filing a demurrer on behalf of Rose Dugan has been done. “Another matter has bobbed up during the investigation, and that is that M Anderson had a judgment rendered againsf her some time nio for $1000 on a promis- sory note, which she declares she never exccuted. She says she never signed a note for $1000 and never received any such amount of money. I believe that we will recover the real estate for Mrs. Anderson, but there is that $1000 judgment which will bother us, as it will be a lien against the property when it reverts to her. We will also try to ascertain who it was that worked this matter so as to get the $1000 judgment against the woman. “We tried to see Mr. King, Dr. Cook’s principal attorney, but he was out of town. I believe that the executor acted honestly in the matter, but that he lacked the pru- duce that a good business man ought to have. Ihope thatina few days this mat- ter will all ge straightened out, and that Mrs. Anderson and her children will be dealt fairly by.” The facts remain that the Eroperty has been sold, that the widow has not re- ceived any money for it and that the ex- ecutor says he did not_sell it; conse- uently cannot have received any money or it. It will no doubt require a judicial inquiry to ascertain how the property passed without consideration. ANN OALLAGHAN'S WILL Bequests to a Son and to Charitable Institutions. The will of the late Mrs. Ann Callaghan, disposing of an estate valued at consider- ably ever $80,000, has been filed for probate. The pl'openr consists principally of a val- uable bit of land in this city, situated on Mission street in the peculiarly shaped block formed by Mission and West Mission streets. The greater part of the estate is left to the testatrix’s son, Daniel Calla- ghan. The daughter, Mary Bailey, having, as the will announces, already received one-fifth of her father’s estate, is left a smalier portion. g The following bequests to charity and to the church are made in the will: To St. Joseph’s Home for Incurables, $3000 for founding of a bed to the memory of a daughter of the testatrix, Margaret Cal- laghan Drake; to Rev. Father Prendergast, for masses for the repose of the tes- tatrix’s soul; to the Dominican Fathers, $500; to Rev. John McGinty, $500. Some other small bequests to relatives and friends are also made. NEW TO-DAY—DRY GOODS. SEASONABL SACRIFICE PR -AT- CES TO-DAY! B + 600DS - The following lines, specially selected for clearance to-day, need no comment from us, as they are BARGAINS THAT SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES! WANSH GOODS! No Samples Given---- HOUNE-FURNISHINGS ! Not Sold to Dealers. Cents. At 5 THREE LOTS BEST GRADE AMERICAN SEERSUCKERS; 500 ieces STAN- DARD INDIGO PRINTS, and 2 cases AMOSKEAG STAPLE GINGHAMS, that were 8}4¢ to 12}c a yard, to be closed out at 5c. 25 Cents. At TWO LOTS TABLE DAMASK, one lot bleached and one unbleached, all 54 inches wide, the 40c grade, to be closed out at 25¢. At 5 Cents. 5 ONE LOT FAIR GRADE UNBLEACHED CANTON FLANNEL, the 8¢ quality, a sound fabric, to be closed out at 5c. ONE LOT FINE WHITE 10-4 ALL-WOOL BLANKETS, the $475 quality, to be closed out at $3 50. At S5 TWO LOTS GOOD GRADE CRINKLED SEERSUCKERS, the 10¢ and grad Cen N (‘Ifi-}P(\NS and PALMER’S STANDARD ta. e, to be closed out at 5¢c. At B1.35. : ONE LOT FAIR QUALITY MARSEILLES BEDSPREADS, full size, well made, ‘wortn $2 each, to be closed out at $1 35. At $3.50. ; ONE LOT FINE GRADE 10x4 ALL-WOOL WHITE BLANKETS, value $4 75 & pair, to be closed out at §3 50. At 75 Cents. 0 ONE LOT GOOD NOTTINGHAM LACE CURTAINS, 8 yards long, were §1 a pair, to be closed out at 75c. » LADIES’ WAISTS! 50 A LADIES’ PERCALE WAISTS, Cents. t laundried collar and cuffs, in fancy figures and stripes, full sleeves, regular price $1, will be closed out at 50c each. At 75 LADIES’ LAUNDRIED SHIRT WAIST, i extra full sleeves, regular price $1 25, wil Cents. n fancy cheviots and percales, yoke back, 1 be closed out at 75c each. MURPHY BUILDING, Narke Sirest, corner of Jongs, SAN FRANCISCO. THE FOURTHS FTERMATH Trouble Is Brewing Over the Bill for Floats for the Parade. Contractor Jahn Has Made Charges Which He Will Have to Substantiate. The executive committee for the Fourth of July will hold what promises to bea very lively session this afternoon. The business to come regularly before it is the approving of bills and the winding up of the affairs of the celebration. One con- tractor, however, fearful of a cut in his bill, makes charges about commissions, and the committee will take official notice | of his action. Since the celebration the members of the executive committee have expressed them- selves as dissatisfied with the floats fur- nished by Mr. Jahn, and have stated that they did not come up to the specifications, and were not worth the amount ($770) asked for them. Mr. Jahn, in an inter- view yesterday, charged that an attempt would be made to reduce his claim, not be- cause the floats were not worth the money, but because some member of the commit- tee had hoped to secure a commission if the contract had been awardea to another firm. At the meeting this afternoon Mr. Jahn will be called \\Eon to explain his charges, and to name the member referred to. As a matter of fact the executive com- | mittee had nothing to do with letting the contract for floats, that being left entirely | to the parade committee. There was some | friction between Mr. Jahn and Commander | Florence of the Continental army and the | latter refused to march in the procession behind one of the floats. Mr. Jahn's difficulties are not, however, confined to the executive committee. He | has assigned his claim against the commit- | tee to prevent an attachment for $400 be- | ing filed against it, and a man named War- | ren, who was thrown to the sidewalk by | the breaking of one_ of the faulty floats, | threatens to%)ring suit f#® damages. The auditine committee spent three hours last evening in passing on claims. Not all the bills are in yet and another session of the committee will be necessary. The State of Georgia has developed | greatly since the war, the estimate now rizching the respectable total of $251,963,- 124, Marvelous when undergoing much strain of Body or Brain. «Ifind it uniformly beneficial, it strengthens the entire system.”” Emma Juch. IMalled Free.] i i Descriptive Book with Testimony and Portraits OF NOTED CELEBRITIES. able. ves Reputation. Avold Substitutions. Ask for ¢ Vin Mariani® At Druggists and Fancy Grocers. MARIANI & CO., Farmes O B0 avmner, COW 15t55, Nowlork, Beneficial and e st { AFFORDS 55 ACGOMMODATION! » That which supplies a want, or affords ease, ‘WEBSTER. refreshment or convenience. \ 93 1 LT ACCOMMODATION SALE T ?Q A LONG-FELT WANT, SUPPLIES fr it s s sextoot vas ONE-HALF in the price of every pair of shoes in our entire big stock. AND REFRESH- to both the feet and the pocket, for it places every new pretty style in faultiess fitting shoes at exactly half the price you have been paying for them, and it's a dacided VVEN V(' 70 BOTH YoU CONVENIENCE 233%E x°% reducing our big stock of Summer Shoes to make room for our fall stock we gain the object we de- sire, and in purchasing bargains you gaia yours. COME TO-DAY, But just bring along half the price you have been in the habit of paying, and you will” experience no trouble in being pleased. Just a Few Bargains From the Many : INFANTS FINEST KID BUTTON, p5)c with stylish patent-leather toe-caps... o)\ CHILD'S BEST KID BUTTON, in either @ ] .00 Cloth or kid tops, with siylish toe.caps 1 o0 LADIES' FINE KID BUITON, in either @ ] .45 square or pointed toes. $1:45 LADIES' BEST TAN KID BUTTON, efther cloth or kid tops, in narrow, $2:40 square or razor toes, with tips to match == LADIES' TAN KID BUTTON. in cither g1 .90 square or pointed toes DL — LADIES’ EXTRA FINE TAN KT K185 FORD TIES, in all style toes.......... = LADIES' TAN KID OXFORDS, in g .45 pointed toes, in eithercloth or kid tops ¢ L~ LADIES' FINE EID OXFORDS, lnall. £00 style toes, sizes 2 to 4 only.. MEN'S GENUINE CALF SHOES, inall g . styles and in ali shapes gt ) e MEN'S SOLID DOUBLE-SOLE CALF Q:¢).85 POLICE SHOES, in all styles. $2:58 MEN'S ALLSOLID TAN LACE SHOES, (1 . in all-style toes w$12e BOYS' ALL SOLID CALF SHOES, i g Datton of 1ace. .. - s ] b OES $l:4 We are the agents for JAMES MEANS* celebrated $3 and $4 Shoes for men . > Country orders promptly filled. Send for our new catalogue. SULLIVAN'S, 18,20, 22 Fourth Street, Just Below Market.