The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 18, 1895, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, ¥RIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1895. FRIDAY .. OCTOBER 18, 1895 AMUSEMENTS. PALDWIN THEATER.—* Trilhy.” Corusr MOROSCO! A THEATER—* Robin Hood.” OPERA-HOU 'he Pheenix. 7IVOL1I OPERA-HOUSE—¢Il Trovatore.” OrryEUM—High-Class Vaudeville. GROVER'S ALCAZAR.—¢“Confusion.” ProrLEs’ THEATER, Howard st.—“After Dark.” Bay Dy RACK.—Rac E1ATE YARD OF TRADE EXWIBIT.—575 Market tirect, below Second. Open daily. Admission free. MECHANTCS' PAvILIO: of Fritz Sche PICNICS AND EXCURSIONS. EXCURSION To SANTA CRUZ—S ), given by the Southern P: CITY NEWS IN BRIEF, Brief City items are to be found on this page of the CALL every d m was & witnessin the Pacific udge Hebbard yesterday. ,G.A. R, gave a public ington Hall last night. anager Farr nk hearing beic Lincoln F are unanimous in fous services at the M Michael McGinnis have ary Hannon an : n by the Insanity Com- asy been y. well known on the local vau- has been committed to the in- the demented Mrs. Sarah sold yesterday at auction, i nmni enjoyed the twenty-sec- inual dinner of the Harvard Club at the las it ectors of the Merchants’ Association rday and took action on various mat- T iblic interest. The Republican National Convention com- mitiee of the Union League Club met last even- ing &t the Palace Hotel. Probably occasional light ehowers are to come to-day, with slightly cooler temperature and fresh southerly winds. The Protestant copal 014 Ladies’ Home will > a benefit this evening at Golden Gate avenue and Lott street. 1 rdered deported by ner Heacock yesterday. road has asked for bids for bridges e River and Dry Creek, thirty- south from Stockton. s of 7 Yee Kee, the Watson was merchant-laborer, ited States Com- for the Tuoiu three mil The Buck protested disruption of ¢ on of the Democratic p ly last night against neral committee. Divine service will be held in the synagogues Emanu-El and Sherith Israel this evening. the music, and sermons by the rabb; n rses at the Bay Dist v Last Chance, (lacquer, T v, Mamie Scott and Rose Clark. Fuller pleaded g f ling ad yesterday to He is rusade. nst the Von 5,000 dam- nd to this 1 erated rst arrest of the new pure mi e of Daniel Schmidt g redging Company for cen transferred from Oakla. , was ar- 50,000 and that Charles S: rsary of the founda- er of B'nai B'rith Over 2000 peo- strect, swore out a esterday for n on the charge of be- rriage. out in Judge Con- the arrestof two nis were sworn her, Mrs. W. E. *k were the new = will contest yester- d Circuit Court. Durr s been dreaming again. He tells of a premonition that Colima ‘disaster and has that have transpired. ayer who fell from Parrott building eiving Hospital body was taken to the & visitor from Wheatland, sbed by two young men on Wednesday night iving Hospital yes- incipal open at Bake 0,000. turned remarkable possesses & voice o v and fullness. ed Ireldale, janitor of the Mills building, 2 a row with the porter fell on the floor his head struck ageinst a cuspidor in- ing a scalp wound which was dressed at teceiving Hospital. purpose of the Railroad Commission to Th appoint special counsel in the case brought egainst it by the Southern Pacific Company was frustrated yesterday by the ry of a enacted statute which prohibits such Manufac- | and Producers’ Association yesterds : practically accused it of actingin the i terests of the Union Iron Worksand the Ris- don Iron Wo Louis Rasmussen, 11 years of age, who ran away from his home in Selma on Sepiember 3, was Tound in this City, but he refused to re- turn home with his mother yesterday because his father used to brutally beat him with the butt end of a whip. August Pau, & teacher of languages, who has 1 annoying Mrs. Jasper B. Espinosa, 2326 th his attentions, appeared be- Conlan yesterday to answer a charge of disturbing the peace and the Judge reserved his decision till to-day. The State Development Committee is consid- ering the ideas of having a real estate conven- tion and inaugurating a series of carnivals. A meeting has been called to discuss these mat- ters. Tuesday, November 5, is the date sug- gested for the meeting. ablyman James H. Tibbitts of Amador ts Monday for Mashonaland, South Africa, ere he has been summoned by cable to act as assistant manager of the rich mines con- lled by Sir Cecil Rhodes, The manager of H H. West, a graduate of ate University. inm H. Hale, president of the American )n for the Advancement of Sciences, Mayor Sutro suggestiug that after the British ociation for the Advancement of Sclences meets in Toronto in 1897 the mem- bers o e American, English and Australian societies be invited t6 a reunion in this City. — e New Corporations. The Channel Bend Mining Company, iacor- porated yesterday, has $30,500 subscribed on 1 stock of $75,000. The stockholders are John M. Cunningham, George Whitt'l, Willis . Davis, John L. Bradbury and J. P. lLanghorne. The Boss Mining Company has been incor- porated, with & capital stock of $100,000, of which $50,000 is subs~riked by Jacob Levy Jr., Max J. Brandenstein, Ferdirand Formhals, Albert A. Son and A. L. Brunner. ‘he Golden Siate Oil Company was incor- poraied yesterday, with $3500 subicribed on a capital siock of $500.000. The stock is Leld in equal shares by Williem Barclay, Chazles T. Linaner, Cha Bronson, Eli Gardrer, Graetenczker, k. B. Village and W C(jr;};uc)' The printing firmof Myseil-Rollins By nas bien incorporated, with $100400 sub- scribed on a capital stock of $500,000. V €. Mysell and Frank B. Rollins liave subsc: $3000 cach and Frederick W. Hadley, George ‘dward Preschold and F. B. Mysell $100 Hartmann Paint Company has been in- corporated, with $15.075 subscribed on a ALONG THE WATER FRONT, THE MOVEMENT TO ABOLISH THE PILOT SYSTEM IS GAINING GROUND. DEPARTURE OF THE ALAMEDA. NArRROw ESCAPE OF THE BRITISH BARK SHARPSHOOTER NEAR Oaxaca. The movement to abolish pilots and re- duce harbor dues is gaining ground. In answer to the invitation of the Ship- owners’ Association the Chamber of Com- merce has replied that it will be repre- sented at the conference by the following committee: Captain William L. Men Charles Nelson, J. N. Knowles, W. E. Mighell, Ed E. Kentfield, George W. Mc- Near, J. B. Levinson, W. G. Harrison and Louis Sloss Jr. All are heavily interested in shipping, and therefore in reducing port charges. The Oceanic Steamship Company's steamer Alameda sailed for Sydney, N. § W., yester via Honolulu, Apia and Auckland with the following cabin pas- sengers: For Auckland—W, W. H. M v Kreig, idward Blake Brunton and wife, M Crump, J. M. Duniop, J. M. C. E. Graham, Mrs. John Howell, Miss Isabel Murray, Miss M . Redfern, Miss M. Rolle | Hu Steinen, Captain F. N. Templer, Rev. C. Yatzan. von den H. The Rev. Mr. Yatman is a missionary of the Methodist E opal Church, ma ing a tour of the world. From Sydney he will go to South Africa and preach the gospel from Capetown to Mashonaland. From Africa he will go to Asia and con- tinue the work in India and China. The Hon. Edward Biake is going to Australia to lecture through the colonies on Irish home rule. Mrs. John Howell is the wife of the manager of the richest gold mine in Aus- tralia. She is returning home after a visit to her reiatives in this City. There was a large number of clergymen and others down to see the Rev. Mr. Yat- man off, and a praise seryice was held just prior to sailing time. Captain Van Otendorf steamer and Capt. ashore permanen Fears for the safety of the British bark Sharpshooter were reiieved yesterday by a dispatch from Guaymas, She was picked up in latitude 11 north, longitude 106 west, rti dismasted and towed into ) The storm was a very heavy one, and in order to save his vessel Captain Watts had to jettison 120 tons of his cargo. The Sharpshooter was 114 days out from the nitrate ports, and considerable rein- surance was taken on her. Captain L. L. Malor of the sealing brig California is not all pleased with the manner in which the laws are carried outin Alaskan waters. He and hi: got into some trouble with the Unalaska, and it cost them §: apiece before they got out of court. In private letter to a 1in this City Maloney says he will steer clear of Unalaska in future. Captain Ale oodside is about to shake the dust of California from hisfeet. When the steamer Bawnmore went ashore and became a total wreck he at first contem- }v[uled getting out another steamer from reland and going into the coasting trade. He is now satistied that there is no open- ing here for a “tramp” steamer at the present time, so he will return to Belfast. Mrs. Woodside will accompany him, and the couple will leave next wee| THE FOLSOM STREET A GENIAL MR. VINING IS ANXIOUS TO START HIS CARS AND MAKE MONEY. took out the n Morse will remain BUT THE SPARROWS PERCH ON THE RUSTING TROLLEY-WIRE ABOVE THE OLD TRACKS. The southside boulevard projectors are not cast down, even if defeated for the present by the veto of the tax levy. and in the words of one of the leaders the agita- tion is quiet only to spring up again stronger than ever. But while the Supreme Court is expend- ing judicial brain matter over the vefo question, the folk along that ruined thor- oughfare known as Folsom street are wondering when it will become a street with electric cars and modern pavements upon it. months. Even a bobtail car with single horse stumbling along over the little boulders with which the street is vaved would be a relief from the deadness that prevails there. The Market-street Railway Company strung trolley wires over the old worn-out car- , graded several blocks and stopped. about a year the sparrows have verched on these wires and watched the ancient rails accumulate more rust below. They saw bhundreds of thousands of dollars appropriated for improvements in other parts of the City and mot a cent for the south of Market street, where there is $77,000,000 of taxable property and where one-third of the population of the City re- sides. H. H. Lynch, superintendent of con struction of the Market-street Company. said that the paving of track would go on to a finish as_soon as it was known whether basalt or bituminous pavement would be used by the Street De- partment. Only fifteen out of the forty blocks of the long thoroughfare were yet to be paved and the delay was caused only by the disagreement between the City authorities and property-owners over the kind of pavement to be put down. Superintendent Vining of the Market- street system hastened to disqualify his company from anv desire to check the progress of the work. “We are anxious to start the cars on Folsom street and make some money there,” said he. “But you see how it is, The people along the street want bituminous pavement and vow they are going to have it. I like the idea myself, as 'twill make a noble roadway and s popular thoroughfare and more people will care to ride along that street. But the Board of Supervisors says basalt blocks, and there you are. e “We might be oblized to take the bituminous pavement all up again and put down basalt. When that question is settled we’ll have the cars going.” Dr. T. A. Rottanzi, president of the Southside Improvement Club, was not sure that Mr. Vining was talking seriously. “The Market-street Company has its heart set on basalt, cobblestones, boulders, anything but the smooth pavement we want,”” said he. i “[v has been its intention to put down old blocks taken from other streets, and these worn slippery stones will again do duty between the car rails on Folsom street. We are tired of the condition in which Folsom street has been left for all these months, but we are not weary of ial 5100k of $25.000. George and Susanna tman aze the principal stockholders. fighting for the boulevard and bitumen. Sooner or later we’ll have them. Some SR Decay has traveled over the roadway for | Folsom-street | day the south of Market street will get things in the way of modern improve- ment.”” o Among the indignant southsiders it is the general opinion that the delay of the Market-street Raillway Company to finish the Folsom-streev line is owing to other causes. The failure to complete a power- house at the corner of Twelfth and Bryant streets has held the road back, and the company’s secret opposition to the bitu- minous plan has delayed matters. FATE OF JOHN DONNELLY. Wreck of a Man Well Known Among Local Minstrels. John Donnelly, well known locally asa song and dance artist, was committed to the Ukiah Asylum yesterday by order of the Insanity Commissioners. Dounelly became a minstrel some fif- teen years ago and with a man named Burns formed the team of Burns and Don- nelly. They were members of Billy Em- erson’s company and afterward played at Tony Pastor’s in New York. They sepa- rated in the East and Burns joined a part- ner named Hart. Donnelly ‘drifted back this way and in course of time became en- gaged foa young woman who frequented the theater matinees. Just before the marriage several friends of Donnelly told him certain stories they knew concerning the young woman. Donnelly was never the same man after- wa He neglected his work in such fashion that in’ course of time he Jost all chance of engagement. His condition gradually became such that his friends turned him over to the careof a doctor. For the past three years the Elks have been paying bis expenses at a local hospi- tal. Atz conference of his friends yester- day it was decided to turn him over to the Insanity Commussioners, who will have his mental condition specially attended to. HER VOCE 15 TRNED Miss CARRIE LITTLE HAS RE- TURNED AFTER THREE YEARS IN GERMANY. STUDIED UNDER SIGNORA DE RHUDA Famous IN MusicaL CIRCLES. T NE! After three years spent in Germany un- der the care of the most famous voice- culture teachers of that country, Miss Carrie Little bas returned to her home in San Francisco an accomplished singer. Colonel and Mrs. W. C. Little are highly gratified with the result of their dauhter’s devotion to her studies, and have ex pressed their satisfaction with the special training undertaken and so admirably ac- complished during the past two years by Signora de Rhuda at Berlin. During this period of private tutelaze Miss Little’s ca- pabilities were fully develoved. Signora de Rhuda’s fame as a teacher is extensive, the demand upon her time be- 2l s Miss Carrie Little. ing constantly made by aspirants for the tle possessed at the beginning of her studies excellent health, a thoroughly adaptable voice, which, with the prepara- tory training given her by Mrs. Little, her- self an accomplished vocalist, rendered her tractable inthe hands of such a person as Signora de Rhuda. M Little has al- ready taken part in several concerts, and those who have heard her readily concede that she has a remarkably rich, full and well-trained mezzo-soprano voice. In Ger- man songs she is particularly strong, and in opera would no doubt appear to exeel- lent advantage. It is not improbable that she will be seen in some of the higher operas before the season is ended. VALLEY ROAD BRIDGES. Bids for River Crossings Thirty-Three Miles South From Stockton Are Wanted. The directors of the Valley Road will open bids at their next meeting for piling, piers and bridge lumber for bridges and trestles over the Tuolumne River and the | bed of Dry Creek. Chief Engineer Storey issued specifications for the materals Wednesday, and several lumber merchants have since been preparing estimates of the cost. The Tuolumne bridge will be 1300 feet long and 40 feet high, and consist of piers for the support of trusses of wood and iron and a long trestle on either side from the bank to the stream. The Dry Creek bridge will be about 800 feet long, with one long span and trestle apnroaches. Builders are working on the Stanislaus River bridge, and also on the steel draw- bridge in Stockton over Mormon Channel and other crossings over channels near that city. With the last two bridges con- tracted for all of that class of work on the Valley Road will have been given out to builders over a distance of thirty-three miles from the Stockton terminus. A PERFECT COUNTERFEIT. ‘Worth Within Four Cents on the Dollar as Much as the Genuine. A new counterfeit half dollar bearing the date of 1894 and admitted to be the most perfect that has yet been put in cir- culation has recently been discovered in this City and several specimens have been detected at the United States sub-treasury. It first zame to the notice of the authori- ties when the cashier of the Manhattan Railway Company of New York discovered it among his cash. Since then many have turned up and have given the Government no little trouble. A specimen was sent to an assayer, who found that the only difference between the spurious coin and the genuine is that the genuine weighs 192.9 fine and the counter- feit 192. TIts fineness in silver is 867.5, as against 909 for the genuine; its base metal 132, as against 100, A peculiarity about the counterfeit is that it contains halfa point of gold, while there is none in the genuine silver half doliar. z It is believed that the counterfeit is made either of Mexican coin or bullion. The bogus coin contains only 2 cents less silver than the genuine and stands the scale and acid tests. Probate Court Notes. John McDonald diea in 1879, but his will was not filed until yesterday. A $35,000 estate is bequeathed to the widow, Rosanna Mc- Donald. Samuel P. Spink bequeathed $5000 to his two sons, James and samuel Spink. G. W. Kline is suing Administrator Freese to quiet title to land at Hyde and Ellis streets, which i¢ claimed by the Myl!hlas Erish estate. 4 Harold Wheeler has bzgun suit to collect a $2500 note from the W. C. Wilmerding estate. BOTH MEN READY TO DIE, HANSEN AND ST. CLAIR AWAIT THEIR DOOM TO-DAY IN PEACE. WILL HANG AT SAN QUENTIN. MARSHAL BALDWIN INs1sTs THAT THE EXECUTION SHALL BE PRIVATE. The first Federal execution to take place in the State of California and the first to take place within the United States since the administration of President Johnson will be held to-dav at 2 o'clock, when Hans Rasmus Hansen and Thomas St. Clair, who on January 13, 1893, murdered Maurice Fitzgerald, mate of the Hesper, will expiate their crime. Marshal Baldwin, who will hang the men, will exclude from the death chamber all except those who immediately assist at the execution, even representatives of the press being refused admission. Since being placed in the condemned cell last Saturday the two men have been | | | conviction that I ought to have known be- fore. The principals in that affair have acknowledged to many that I had nothing to do with it. Mrs. Sodergren, the cap- tain’s wife, when first talking of the mur- der to reporters, spoke well for me and said I was the best man on the ship. After- ward she changed it. The captain and crew never liked me or Fitzgerald, and having got rid of him they were willing to cinch me to save themselves. Fitzgerald and I were friends, too. That was only natural when all the others were against us. “We were both Irishmen, too—the only Irishmen aboard—and does it seem prob- able that I would have killed the only friend and fellow-countryman I had in that ship? No, sir; I was asleep under a boat on deck at the time, and that will be found to be the case when the full truth shall be made known, if ever.”” Father Lacan of San Rafael adminis- tered the last sacrament of the church to St. Clair in the afternoon and will accom- pany tim tothescaffold to-day. Rev. Mr. Peterson, the Baptist minister of Watson- ville, reached here last night to comfort Hansen in his last bours. el e HISTORY OF THE CRIME. Brief Tale of the Bloody Deed for Which Two Men Will Swing Off To-Day. January 13, 1893, Maurice Hansen and Thomas St. Clair conspired against Mate Morris Fitzgerald of the bark Hesper, and before dawn the next day the mate's man- gled and bloody body was cast into the sea. The night on which the murder was com- mitted was dark and gloomy, on a com- paratively smooth sea between Newcastle, A ustralia, and the island of Tahiti. Captain Sodengren had retired and the St. Clair. Hansen. [From photographs taken at S:n Quentin yesterday.] left to themselves. Only officers of the law and members of the press and of the ministry have been allowed to see them. Lven Miss Ella Petersen of San Jose, Han- sen’s fiancee, had been denied a last in- terview with her betrothed. Late last evening, however, Marshal Baldwin found himself unable to further withstand her pleadings and he consented to the inter- view. Miss Petersen is a young Danish girl, pretty and pleasant-spoken. She has a round face, plump figure, clear eyes and long brown hair, and was attired in well- fitting earments of deepest black. It was long after dark when she was admitted to the prison inclosure, and passed leaning on the arm of Prison Chaplain Drahms to the condemned cells. little as the iron door opened with a clang, but at a word of encouragement from the chaplain she stepped forward and listened closely while Captain Edgar explained the conditi; vermitted. Hansen was taken from his cell. Two rocking chairs were placed facing each other six feet apart, and the condemned man seated himself in one while the woman sank into the other chair. The in- terview was limited to ten minutes and during that time the lovers spoke in Danish. Miss Petersen had heard that her lover was to die a Christian, but wanted to hear it from his lips, and much of the precious time was spent by him on his confession of faith and in urging her to look to Leaven for comfort. Hansen has written a farewell letter to his sweetheart, and he warned her earnestly against allowing it to become public. The allotted ten minutes having expired the couple arose. “May I not shake hands with him?” asked the girl. Permission was_granted, and Captain Edgar held her wrist while the last hand- clas {issing had been for- was given. Ki bidden, and the stricken girl with a broken ‘‘good-by,” parted from the con- demned sailor. There was no passionate outburst of grief, and scarcely anything more commonplace or less dramatic could be imagined. After the execution Miss Petersen will claim her lover’s body and take it to San Jose for burial. Hansen has thoroughly made up his mind to die bravely. Heisa native of Denmark, 27 years of age, and has been sailing from ‘this country for eight years. His father, brother and sis- ter are still living in Denmark. and know his present position. His fiancee, Miss Petersen, was a playmate of his boyhood. “Idie a Christian and Baptist,” said Hansen. “I have forgiven all my ene- mies, and I want to thank my attorneys for their efforts in my behalf, and Marshal Baldwin and guards for their kindness.” St. Clair, who will be Hansen’s com- panion on the scaffold, was equally uncon- cerned. All trace of nervousness or ap- prehension has vanished, and he laughed and joked even while the sound of the falling trap came distinctly from the ad- joining room where the hangman was at work testing theé;allnws. He still atfirmed his innocence and scouted the idea of sui- cide, which he condemned as * worse than killing some other man.” St. Clair is a native of Dublin, 46 years of age, but looks scarcely 30. For twenty years he has sailed from American ports, chiefly on the eastern coast. For four years he commanded a cutter in the Chinese customs service and he has served in the United States nauy. He is one of eleven children and his parents are still living, but do not know where he is. His real name is not St. Clair and he expresses a fervent hope that his people may never learn his fate. “If I thought my old mother would ever know of this,” he said, with the only ap- proach to emotion he has shown since his incarceration, “‘it would make it twice as hard. It is bad enough anyway. It is trying to one’s nerves, you know. I have been as near death as thissix timesalready, but one don’t get used to it. One may get used to prosperity, but to this never; und vet the formal preparing for death gets to be a chestnut. But I never think of death, only what is beyond. Iam a Catholic and will die a Catholic.” Being asked if he forgave his enemies ‘‘as condemned men usnally do,” St. Clair replied with a lauegh, “Is” that usual? I don’t know. This is my first experience. Bat my list of enemies is so long that T have not had time to run them all over. Yet forgiving is easy. If one could only forget as easy.” St. Clair spoke of Baldwin’s visits, re« marking, “I always want him to hurry away. Idon’t like to see men take on, and he feels worse about this than I do.” St. Clair talks freely of the crime for which he is to die, but protests his inno- cence, and fondly clings to the hope of in- ierigrence on the part of President Cleve- land. “If T could only have secured a second trial I would have been cleared,” he said. “I have learned many things since my She shrank back a | ons upon which the meeting was | | | men on watch were doing little besides gazing at an occasional star. Shortly after the hour of midnight Mate Lucas sirolled forward and looked for Fitzgerald, but was unable to find him. He went helow in the cabin, but he was not there. Captain Sod- engren was aroused and the manat the wheel was questioned. He knew nothing. A seaman was awakened, and, after an an- chor light was secured, search was made for the missing man. Presently the search- ers came upon some traces of fresh blood, and the sailor with the anchor light held it | above his head so as to cast itsrays around the fore and main rigging. In a moment the three men became accustomed to the flickering light and a_pool of blood was plainiy visible at their feet. There was the record of a crime, and the captain knew that a life had gone out while he slept peacefully in his cabin. He touched his fingess to his lips and asked if his com- panions were armed. They were not, and be led them into his cabin, where weapons were secured. Cautiously the three men made their way to the quarters of the sailors and placed seven of them under arrest. It was evident that mutiny was aboard, and Herman Sparf, who was connected with the murder, was confined in the forward house while St. Clair and Hansen were locked in the first mate’s cabin. Further search disclosed the fact that the starboard rail was smeared with crim- sbn where the body had been dragged and cast into the sea. It was too late to save the dead man, and the captain realized that the long, piercing shriek that came ta him about 10 o’clock on the night of the murder was not the creaking of a block and tackle, but the last cry of anguish that escaped the lips of the dead mate. The red hand of murder had clutched a victim, and the captamn’s wife, sailing the hign seas on her honeymoon, stood guard with a rifle over the assassins while her husband was on watch over his ship. St. Clair and the others were taken be- fore a Consular Court at Tahiti and ordered sent to San Francisco for trial, where, in the United States Circuit Court before Judge McKeuna, two of them were found guiity of murder on the high seas. MISS COE'S CONDITION. The Wayward Daughter of the Oregon Lumberman Still Seriously . Miss Mollie Coe, the daughter of a wealthy lumberman of The Dalles, Or., is still in a eritical condition at the Receiv- ing Hospital. She is attended by a spec- ialist and a trained nurse. 2 She was able to talk coherently for a short time yesterday. She said she had been betrayed by a married man who lived near her father’s house, but she re- fused to divulge his name. When her condition became known to ber father he sent her to this City. She arzived here July 15 and lived on Folsom street, near Nineteenth, for two weeks. Then she removea to 17 Polk street, where she remained till Wednesday, October 9. That day she went to the Receiving Ho: pital. Her father had sent her remit- tances to keep her here. When she went to the hospital she gave the name of Mrs. Marion Lewis and said she was a widow, but on Wednesday morn- ing she divulged her true name, and Dr. Rinne sent a dispatch to her father, and received the reply to spare no expense and he would leave for this City. FOR A DOG'S BITE. Man Who Was Bitten Recovers $275 in Court. George W. Mertes obtained $275 verdict against G. Cazere yesterday, as he had been bitten by the latter's dog, a young Newfoundland. Cazere is a meat-dealer, and Mertes was delivering salt when the dog attacked him. Dr. Van Bulow de- clared in his testimony that Mertes was delirious for four weeks. The dog was not brought into court, but testimony was in- troduced to show that it had never bitany- body else. <The suit was for §$5000. The plaintiff was represented by Senator Bert and the defendant by Attorney Ruef. — e Scheel’s Farewell. Scheel’s farewell concert takes place to-mor- row night at the Mechanics’ Pavilion. There will be over 100 artists in the orchestra, and the following programme will be performed: Overture to “Tannhauser”. .. Tristan_und Isoldes Liebestoit Eine biblische scene, Apostel” The Wagner Wagner iebesmahl der (a) Chor der Junglinge. (b) Chor der Engeln. (c) Finale. Vorsplel to “Parsifal”. A Wagner Grand fantasie from “Tannhauser” W er Overture to *William Tell”.... . ...Roseini Intermezzo from “Cavalleria Rusticana” . Mascagni Selection from *Robin Hood”... ..De Koven Concert waltz “Tales from Vienna Woods” e J. Strauss Prayer, “Verlass uns nicht’. March, “Farewell”, THE POULTNEY ESTATE AN HEIR IN THIS CITY CLAIMS $15,000,000 IN THE BANK OF ENGLAND. HE IS SEVENTY YEARS OLD. His NaMe Is W. POULTNEY AND He THinks HE Has a STRONG CASE. ‘W. Poultney of this City, late of Los Angeles, 1s about to bring suit for $15,000,- 000, the value of the estate of Sir William Poultney, who died in 1805. Poultney claims to be the sole surviving heir. Sir William was a wealthy Enelishman Wwhose speculative turn of mind led him to invest several thousands of his surplus pounds in American lands in and about Buffalo, N. Y. In the middle of the eighteenth century Buffalo was only a small settlement, but Sir William was shrewd enough to see that the location of the settlement was most advantageous and it was certain to become a large and im- portant city. Sir William bought liberally. Land could be had for a mere song, and when he was through exchanging his pounds ster- ling for rich virgin New York soil his | realtv possessions were computed by miles. One could walk twenty-nine miles without getting off Sir William’s land. Much of that land was sold as its value increased, but thousands of acres were held. When Sir William died, in 1305, he left an estate valued at several million pounds. A lgrge part of the estate con- sisted of cash In the Bank of England and the same at this time is estimated at $15,000,000, W. Poultney is 70 vears of age. Some vears ago, he says, other heirs then living brought suit to regain possession of certain tands in and around Buffalo. A promi- nent firm of attorneys undertook the case, but such a storm of indignation arose that they were compelied to drop the litigation. It was in the days when suits to take per- son's homes away from them were not as common as they are now, and the ire of the landhoiders involved in the suit knew no bounds, and there was talk of Iynching the attorneys for the plaintiffs. That was vears ago, and ever since then the $15,000,000 has been lying in the Bank of England waiting for the rightful heir to come with his burden of proof. He has come at last, and withina day or two the contract will be signed between him and a prominent legal firm, which will immedi- ately take steps to bring the suit to an is- sue. The work of the local attorneys will be done through legal representatives in New York and England. Poultney claims to have a strong case, and the attorneys who have the matter un- der consideration concur in that opinion, They do not wish their names mentioned in connection with the case until the con- tract is executed and they have the mat- ter in their hands. . HE WOULD RATHER DIt Lours RASMUSSEN REFUSES TO | RETURN TO HIS HOME IN SELMA. . BRUTALLY BEATEN By His FATHER ‘WitH THE BurT END OF A WHIP. Louis Rasmussen, 11 years of age, ran away from his father’s home in Selma on September 3. Every effort was made to find him without success till about three weeks ago the parents received word that he had been seen in this City. His mother came to the City and asked help of the police in her search for the missing boy. She also advertised in the papers offering areward for information tbat would lead to the discovery of his whereabouts. On Wednesday the boy was found by Sergeant Christiansen. He had been working in one of the markets since his arrival here and had been attending the night school. He was taken to the City Prison and his mother was notified. ‘When asked why he had run away from home, he said he had been brutally treated by his father, who had beaten him fre- quently with the butt end of a heavy whip without any cause whatever. He could not bear it any longer and concluded to start life on his'own account. Mrs. Rasmussen called at the prison yes- terday morning and was delighted to see her son again. She asked him to return home with her, but he positively refused. “I would rather die, mother,” he said, “than go back to be beaten by father again.”’ The mother begged him with tears in her eyes to go back with her, and finally he gave a half promise that he might, but he would think over it. She had to be content with that and left him. General McComb, secretary of the So- ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, has interested himself in the boy’s case, as he has found him to be an honest, industrious, intelligent lad. The general will make inquiry as to the father’s treatment of the boy, and if it has been as represented and the boy does not wish to return home he will apply to the court for letters of guardianship. Meantime Louis is being properly cared for by the Boys’ and Girls’ Aid Society. ———————— Two Desperadoes. The police have been searching the records for particulars about Tom Fletcher and William Simpson, the two men who were charged with assault to murder Frank Walker, night clerk at the Clay-street House on Wednesday night. The[y have found that Fletcher under the name of Henry Flesher was sent to Folsom peniten- e et % S THE DEGENERACY OF AMBROSE BIERCE, By WiLLiam GREER HARRISON, IN THE SUNDAY CALL OCTOBER 20, 1895. _— NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. PEOPLE’S THEATER. ‘Howard street, near Third, GEo. F. CLAYTON Lessee and Manager. TWO SHOWS IN ONE ! TAMES M. WARD In Boucicault’s Thrilling Melodrama, “AFTER DARK!” WAITS BETWEEN ACTS FILLED BY STAR SPECIALTY PERFORMERS. Popular Prices—10c, 15¢ and 20c. MATINEE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. tiary on April 12, e years for assault to rob in Sis| v, and was dis- 2 Stmpson hasa pad er 18, 1874, he was sent to ars for grand larceny from On October 31, 1578, under the name of William Eobiuson he got six years for burglary from Y County, and on November 1, 1833, he got filteen years for stage robbery in Sierra County. He was discharged on April 1, 1893. A FITTING (LOSE T0 A SUCCESSFUL SEAS0Y FAMILY EXCURSION T0 SINTA (RU o, 25, TR, Via Narrow-Gau S s Excursion i. 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WALTER MOROSCO. ...Sole Lesses and Managse THIS ©=VENING AT EIGHT. ——POSITIVELY THE LAST WEE Of the Famous Player and Playwright, MILTON NORBLES! 1 HiS Great American Drama, “THE PHENIX” A Continuous Success for Twenty Years. EVENING PRICES—25C and 50c. Family Circle and Gallerv, 10c. Usual Matinees Saturday and Sunday. ORPHEUM. O'Farrell Street, Between Stockton and Powall TO-NIGHT AND DURING THE WEEK, Celebrated Vaudeville Features! NEW PEOPLE!—35 GOTHAM CITY QUARTET! Edward A. Lang, H. A. kairbanks, T. H. Humphreys, H. S. Putnam. MEMPHIS KENNEDY, JOHN HIGGINS, AND AN UNEXCELLED COMP (NY. Reserved seats, 26¢; Balcony, 10c; Opera cnairs and Box seats, 50c. RUNKNING % RUNKING RACES! RACES CALJFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB RACES, FALL MEETING! BAY DISTRICT TRACK. Races Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday— Rain or Shine. Racesstart at 2:00 ALY Sireel cars pass Five or more races each day P. M. sharp, McAllister and the gate.