The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 19, 1895, Page 5

THE SA FRANCISCO CALL, SATUKDAY, UCIOBER 19, 1895. ASHWORTH ACCUSED BY THE GRAND JURY. CHARGES OF CORRUPT AND WILFUL MISCONDUCT IN OFFICE FAULTY STREET WORK. P TED TO EY IN THE ACCUSATION THE DISTRICT ATTORN CoUr ENT OF*STREETS o FroM OF- ~ND GUILTY. THE SUPERINTEND WiLL BE ReM FICE IF FO The Gr: v yesterday afternoon in open co jury had supposed that every possible ave- | € for the escape of news had been so | strictly guarded that no one on the out- | side could get a hint of the investigation. | Tt happened in this case that the ac- | counts published in Tue CaLL assisted ! rather than hindered the reform work. | Hearing that_tne Grand Jury had reso- ilulel_\' determined to go to the bottom of Street Department affai and bring to | light, if possible, frauds and miscondu | which had long been concealed, public spirited citizens hastened to give the jury | atip_s0 as to speed the good work. Inves- | tigation followed the tips, and the result | was the discovery of alarming crookedne The vigilant ability of George W. Elder, the expert of the Street Committee of the | Board of Supervisors, was of great service to the jury. His discoveries of crooked work were so_important that the Super- | visors recognized his services by making | him the official expert of the board. While | Mr. Elder inspected work, tested material and kept a shrewd watch of operations on | the outside, Mr. Atkinson, the expert of | the Grand Jury, made a thorough examin- ation of the books, documents and payrolls | in the office. Both of these experts were | assisted by George T. Gaden, the Mayor's | expert. - | From many jobs where work was in progress materials were taken out and conveyed to the Grand Jury room. Capable experts were called in to test the material, | and in this way the actual facts were itand established beyond THOMAS ASHWORTH, SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS. {Reproduced from a photograph.] ney an accusation against Thomas Ash- worth, Superintendent of Streets. It is charged knowing that the work was faulty and knowing that the work and materials were not up to the requirments of the specifica- tio The sccusation duly sets forth that Mr. Ashworth was elected Superintendent of Streets; that he qualified by taking the oath of office and filing the required offi- cial bond. fic charges of misconduet in office the work on lleged in connection w: on of cess- ‘e streets. on of artifi- coutract 306 adway of F truction of bi- treet, off O’Far- % wood en Mason and Powe ¢ 3308—Construction of iro s erick street, between fact 1608—Cor ous roadway on truction of bitu- Guerrero street, between and Ninete: - c contract 1314—Construetion of artifi- al stone walks—crossing of Chestnut and kton streets. in general terms by the Grand Jury that Superintendent Ashworth | deliberately accepted defective street work, Ness avenue | As | corner of Mission and Bond streets, and | trac The Grand Jury requests that the Super- l th dispute. Guilty the force of the invest mend their work, and in one instance a | contractor tore up defective paving and re- laid the work according to specifications. { Suspicion fell on seve rested also on | side deputy of the Street Department. | w al inspectors and | not be found. One of the experts is con- | fident that they have taken flight, and ere | this time reached the borders of Canad: | arly yesterday morning premonition of | impending Street Departmment, for the story goes that ! active influence was exerted | certain members of the Girand Jury to *let | up on” Ashworth. |- formed, even if personal friendships had to be sacrificed. It was charged also that some of the jurors were giving inside se- crets, and so each member was polled and | pledzed to the strictest secrecy. Martin Keating, the chief outside dep- ut; a brother-in-law of Superintendent rth. Keating keeps a saloon on the Awor there inspectors, pavers, cartmen, con tractors and contractors’ foremen assemble nightly and exchange gossip about con- hd public work generally. It is known that much of the work where e specifications were violated was under GEORGE W. ELDER, EXPERT OF THE STREET COMMITTEE OF THE BOAROD OF SUPERVISORS. [Reproduced from a photograph.] intendent of Streets be required to answer the accusation, and if convicted of corrupt and willful misconduct in office as charged in the accusation. that he be removed. When the accusation was presented in Judge Sanderson’s court the document was transferred to Assistant District Attorney Black. To-day the District Attorney will pre- sent the accusation to the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court, and 1t may be as- signed to one of the departments. It is the duty of the District Attorney to havea notice 1ssued for the accused to appear and answer within ten days. The first news given to the public that the Grand Jury had discovered crooked Wwork in the Street Department was pub- lished in Tnrk Carr some four weeks ago. The publication of the leading facts cre- ated as much Jurors as it did | his efforts to discover crooked work. | | the personal supervision of Keating. It is his duty to make daily reports to the office | as to the progress of outside work. He | directs how material shall be mixed and | nsed, and when any question arises on | which the contractor is in doubt the out- side deputy interprets the specifications. 1 It is not surprising, therefore, that he is regarded as a man of great importance by | the contractors and inspectors. it surprising that the alarmed emploves ' were coming and going from his satoon on Thursday night until an early hour yes- | terduy morning. It is suspected that word | somehow got out that Ashworth was to be ; formally accused. - Expert George W. Elder isnot relaxing He bhas received intelligence that the sewer in | Chestnut street, between Larkin and Polk. _suxxrise among the Grand | in Ashworth’s office. The | is two_feet above the grade and has not been built out to the property line. He Martin Keating, chief ont-| It | s reported last evening that two of the | | inspectors who passed crooked work could | disaster must have reached the | to persuade | The jurors had a big | | talk among themselves and reached the | | conclusion that public duty must be per-| Neither 1s | proposes to examine the work to-day and bring out the facts, even if it becomes nec- essary to tear up the street. The report comes that specifications have been recklessly violated in the bituminous paving of Twelfth street, between Folsom and Harrison, and Fell street, between Laguna and Buehanan. Investigation will follow and the facts be presented to the Grand Jury. In the investigation of Superintendent Ashworth’s department and in the pro- ceedings to remove him from office for corrupt and willfal misconduct, the Grand Jury was obviously zoverned by the advice of the District Attorney, and proceeded accordmg to the following sections of the Penal Code providing for the removal of civil officers by other process than impeachment Section 758, accusation in writing against any district, county, township or municipal oflicer for ‘willful or corrupt mis- conduct in office may be presented by the Grand Jury of the county for or in which tha oflicer geeteed is elected or appointed. Sec. 759. The accusation must state the offense charged in ordinary and concise lan- guage and without repetition. Sec. 760. The accusation must be deliv- ered by the foreman of the Grand Jury to the District Attorney of the county, except when he is the officer accused, who must cause a copy thereof to be wpon the defendant, and require by notice in writing of not less thun ten days that he appear before the Supe- rior Court of the county, at a time mentioned in the notice, and answer the nccusation. The original accusation must then be filed with the clerk of the court. Sec. 767. The trial must be by jury and con- ducted in all respects in the same manner as the trial of an indictment for a misdemeanor. Sec. 772. When an a tion in writing, verifie the oath of any person, is presented to a Superior Court, alleging that any oflicer within the jurisdiction of the court hias been guilty of charging and collecting illegal fees for services rendered, or to be rendered, in his office, or has refused or neglected to perform the official duties pertaining to his office, the court must cite the party charged to appear before the courtata time not inorathan ten nor less than five days from the time the acc: sation was presented, and on that day, or some other subsequent day o more than twenty days from that on which the accusation was presented, must proceed to hear in A summary manner the accusation and evidence offered in_ sup- port of the same, and the answer and evidence ed by the party aceused: and if, on such hearing, it appeais that the charge is sus- tained, the court must enter n decree that the party accused be deprived of his oflice, and must enter a judgment for $500 1n fayor of the informer, and such costs as are allowed in civil cases. Under the law the Superintendent of Streets is not suspended from office vend- ing his trial on the charges presented. FONG COULDNT PAY DUTY, A LOCAL CHINESE MERCHANT WHO RAN FouL oF AN OLD TREATY. His Opium SEIZED EVEN THOUGH HEe DipNot TRY To SMUG- Hok Fong, who is a member of a promi- nent Chinese mercantile firm of this City, collided with the United States treaty of 1880 with China when he attempted to get a quantity of opium through the Custom- house yesterd Fong returned to his | reiatives and enjoy a rest from his labors in this country. While there he met an contractors perceiving | old debtor of the house with which he is tion hastened to | connected and demanded the amount due—about $105. Not being able to get money he was com- pelled to accept a quantity of Lai Yuen opium—ecighteen five-tael tins, or about eight pounds—in lieu of coin, and brought the drug with him on his return by the steamer China, which arrived a few days ago, rong not attempt to conceai the opium when the vessel was docked, but had it taken ashore with his other goods and chattels, and told the inspectors he ntended to pay the duty. is customary, the stuff was sent to the Appraiser’s store to be passed upon by the inspectors; there and then Fong’s trouble bezan. When he appeared to pay the duty he was informed that it could not be done, as it was unlawful for him to have the opium. The treaty of 1380 provides among many other things, that no Chinese shall import opium into this country, and likewise that no American shall it into China. Fong could not see the point, as long as he had offered to pay the duty, and hired Attorney Mowfy to find some means of getting his opium. Mr. Mow: ing over the matter now, but as thisis the first case of the kind that has come up since the treaty was ratified he has no pre cedent on which to base his calculations, and is trying to find something in some other treaty to offset the troublesome pas- sage. BENJAMIN EXPLAINS. His Answer to Mr. Mills’ Objections to His Appointment by the Miners’ Association. The new mineral lands committe of the Miners’ Association will hardly be called upon by Chairman W. C. Ralston to meet until about two weeks hence, as he is go- ing away from the City for ten da; “We will proceed upon the lines already laid down,” said Mr. Ralston yesterday, “and stand ready at any time to come to a fair and equitable arrangement with Mr. Mills of the Central Pacific regarding the examination of lands.” Edward H. Benjamin, the commissioner selected by the old committee toact jointly with Mr. Wren, the railroad company’s commissioner, said yesterday that he thought Mr. Mills’ objections, recently expressed, to his appintment, wonld not stand in the way when his connection with the protests and appeals of the association were fully understood. All his protests, he remarked, were made on behalf of the association, and the affidavits he had made were simply “‘on the best of his informa- tion and belief.” A personal examination of the lands involved, he explained, had not been necessary, and all that was re- gnired was information from the lind offices that the lands listed by the railroad companies were “within six miles of some weli defined mineral belt,” and presum- ably, therefore, mineral in character. “Besides,” he added, *‘it was understood that both parties to the proposed agree- ment were to make concessions. The Cen- tral Pacific was to withdraw the lists of Jands it had selected, and the association was to withdraw its protests. In the event | of such being done I would have no con- nection with the association whatever as its affiant. Itwould not make any differ- ence to me whether I was identified with the association as its afliant or not, if I found land to be mineral I would say so. and if I found it to be not mineral I would say it was not. That is all there is to it.”’ e Channing Auxiliary Lectures., Margeret Collier Graham, who is to speak be- fore the Channing Auxiliary this evening at the Unitarian Church, corner of Geary and | Franklin streets, has attracted the favorable | attention of the Eastern and Western cities 10 her iately published book, “Stories of the Foot- | hills,” which is said to show genius as well as | literary skill of distinetive character. Mrs, | Graham’s paper for Saturday evening is called “Impedimenta.” The subject is suggestive and seems 1o promise something new in the way of ideas e e e A Silent Appeal for Help. When your kidneys and bladder aré inactive they are making a silent appeal for help. Don't disre- gardit, but with Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters safely impel them to activity. They re in immediate danger, and it is foolhardiness to shut one's eyes to the fact. Be wise in time, too, if you experience manifestations of dyspepsia,malaria, rheumatism, constipation or nerve trouble. The Bitters before @ meal adds zest to it native heath about a year ago to visit his | | grams | dropping off again. is ponder- | niobERS OF OF TWO MURDERERS HANGED, ST. CLAIR AND HANSEN PAY THE PENALTY FOR THEIR CRIME. MARSHAL BALDWIN'S NERVES. THE FEDERAL OFFICER SUFFERED AcuTE NERVOUS COLLAPSE AND HEART FAILURE. Two men died on the San Quentin scaf- fold yesterday afternoon at the behest of the Iederal Government. They were Thomas St. Clair and Hans Rasmus Han- sen, and the crime they expatiated was the murder of Second Mate Fitzgerald of the bark Hesper. Neither of the men made any specch from the gallows, but both died bravely and both protested their innocence to the last. The execution can be termed a success only because of the fact that the men are dead. The proceedings were exceedingly repugnant to the American mind, inas- much as they savored of the secret putting out of the way of Russian nihilists, who knew too much, rather than the solemn ex- ecution of the just decree of a lawful court in a free land. So far ascan be learned the condemned men were dropped into eternity without any shocking disaster; but one of them, with rope affixed and black cap drawn, was left to endure the meatal torture of expectancy while clumsy | hands prepared Lis companion for the fatal journe: And the official executioner, far from exhibiting the firmness and dignit; to be expected of a Federal officer, deveK oped such a pitiful case of nervous collapse as to seriously distract the attention of the physicians present. the execution was a Federal function Marshal Barry Baldwin became ex-officio the execunioner. His duty was to arrange the preliminaties, to_ascend the scaffold with the condemned men and to give the fatal signal ‘for the spring- ing of the traps. The contemplation of his unpleasant task caused the Marshal to become very nervous, and for several aays he has been in such a condition that the condemned men objected to his presence, fearing that his fright would prove con- tagious. Yesterday morning Mr. Baldwin had re- enforced his failing spirits and declared his determination to perform his unpleas- ant duty unflinchingly. As the day pro- gressed, however, his nerves got the better of him and at the final moment failed him completely. In the condemned cells he mumbled rather than read the death war- rants. Arm in arm with Warden Hale and partially supported by that official he headed the procession to the gallows. At the foot of thes old stairs his courage | failed, and he remained below while the priests, the guards and the condemned men marched upward. The rope quickly a and adjusted on Han- full "minute he re- mained a to untold emotions while St. was being made ready. Then came a moment’s hesitation while all eyes were turned upon the Marshal for the fatal signal. It came not, and then Warden Hale’s men, dreading a_disaster, took the matter out of the Marshal’s hands. The traps fell, and Barry Bald- win, his knees shaking and his hands cov- ering his face, seemed about to sink through the floor. physician sprang forward to offer s tance, but with an evident effort the Federal officer regained the perpendicular. Attention was once more tixed upon the swinging bodies and in nine minutes ip Hansen’s case and in fourteen with St. Clair life was declared extinct. Hansen’s body was taken in charge by Miss Petersen, his fiancee, and removed to San Jose. It will be given a public funeral on Sunday next by the Society Skjold of that city. A committee of two from the society, H. P. Moller and E. Ekelsen, at- tended the execution. Every effort had been made by the society to save Hansen's neck, the reply to the last urgent tele- being received from the Danish Minister at Washington yesterday morn- ing as follow Still no reply to application for postpone- ment of executi BRUN. Hansen slept soundly during his last nignt on earth, waking only once and then He spent morning in writing letters to heart and his father, but found prepare a short statement especiall [11e CArnL. It reads as follow Knowing that T am about to die, and believ- ing that 1 have obtained pardon through the <ure mercies of Christ, I make this my dying declaration: Three of us conspired together for the pur- pose of giving the second mate & severe whip- ping. 1 know of no conspiracy whatever io kill him or life. Whatever was planned or done in that direction was unknown to me and done without my knowledge or consent. Before I wes aware of any such intent I saw the fatal blow struck from behind. I was so unneryed thereby that I was unable toact. I then for the first time learned that it was the intention to also murder the captain and the first mate. I then, by strong effort, persnaded them to desist from further attempts, to which tact the captain has alrendy testified. These are the whole facts in_the cuse, so far as my re- lation to them is concernea. God is my wit nes: HANS HANS October 18, 1895, 8 o’clock A. M. When he died Hansen had on his person several papers, which, together with his ring, will be removed at San Jose to- morrow only by his betrothed, Miss Peter- sen. She states that a portion of the papers may be made public. The dead man was a Baptist and hed been a mis- sionary merchant marine and the United States navy, in which he had served. He had also been in the regular army and had passed through several Indian campaigns. St. Clair toward the last showed ex- tremely high nervous tension. He paced to and fro in his cell like some wild animal, and he it was who objected to Baldwin’s presence for fear of contagions fright. At the special request of The United Press St. Clair prepared a dying statement and ad- dressed it to that organization. Marshal Baldwin opened the envelope and read the communication as under prison rules he had a right to do, and then with strange disregard of the rights of property he made the contents of the statement public. 1t reads as follows To The United Press: AsIam about to un- dergo the extreme penalty of the law—minus justice—and, as hitherto, nothing has been Said in my favor, but,on the contrary, any- thing that would tend 'to injure me has been gone over repeatedly, therefore I will here state a few facts for the consideration of those Who may feel anyway elated at my sad and, [ emphatically my unmerited end. To begin with the newspapers from the be- ginning have, through the evil reports given them by those' whose' interestit was to injure me, the better to shield themselves, and even if those reports have not been exaggerated by the press, or whether they have or mnot, the result was the same—that the jurors were prejudiced against me from the oatset. "Hhen consider the fact that Fizgerald, the decensed second mate, was, like myself, an Irishman. 7Two Irishmen among a lotof for- eigners! Does it 100k at all right or natural to suppose that one would kill the other to in any way oblige a lot of men who say they did not like either of us? And the stories that were told by Sparff on his second trial: That St. Clair cui Fitzgerald down and that himself and Hansen threw the body overboard; that they took part in the crime because, as he 60 innocently says, they were forced to do su through fear of Clair. Then he says he went and called the first mate, Now, to do this li» must have left the scene of tlie crime and have fone 10 the end of the ship. Well, he says he called the mate, but did not tell him a tragedy had been enacted. Whydid he not tell the mate at that time, and why did he not notify the caplal Here would be two big, powerful men, men he knew he could de- pend on, yet he did not say anything to any one of them, and it was two years and a half afterward when he concluded the above state- ment of his would be the right thing. He cap were sen, and for ained his point, but what necessity is there in is circulating all sorts of reports lately, as among the sailors of both the | false and malicious as any he has told before. Hansen; I wiil not mention him, poor fellow, he is worse situated than I would wish to se< Dim or any one else. I will finish by protesting now, as I have always done, that I have had no connection with the crime; that I am sincerely thankful to all those who have been kind and forgive those who have injured me. With these senti- ments I bid adieu. 81, CLAIR. St. Clair’s body was taken in charge by the Catholic fathers, who will inter it in San Rafael. A curious incident, which perhavs throws some light on the comparative uilt or innocence of tue two men, is re- ated by Guard Abergast. This morning he heard St. Clair ask Hansen to tell the priest that he (St. Clair) was innocent. *I don’t want him toknow I am guilty,” said St. Clair. Hansen refused to grant the favor on the ground that he could not go to his death with a willful lie on his lips. The witnesses admitted to the death- chamber included ten physicians. The usual number required to attend each man hanged is three, and the extra four were provided, it is said. in case of heart failure on the part of the executioner. BETH ISRAEL ACTIVE. A Ladies’ Auxiliary Will Be Founded in Connection With the Congre- gation. Rabbi Mayer S. Levy announces that his series of Friday night lectures will com- mence on the second Friday in November. Rabbi Levy was the originator of these lec- tures in this City four years ago. The first five discourses will treat of London and other lectures will treat of Paris, Berlin and Posen, the reverend gentleman having taken coplous notes during his recent trip abroad. Next Monday evening an important meeting will ~ be held at the Beth Israel Temple on Geary street. Dr. Levy in a recent sermon urged that the lady members of his flock should take greater interest in synagogical affairs. Henceforth the lady members will take a prominent part on the school, entertainment, choir and decoration committees. The school department will be entirely turned over to them. The board of trustees will be at the synagogue to discuss the pros and cons of the matter. 5 The president’s message, delived at the annual meeting, reports the congregation to be in a flourishing condition financially. The assets are ample and the income suf- ficient to pay all current expenses. An in- crease in the membership is noticeable. A recommendation for the establishment of a ladies’ auxiliary is added to the report of the president. ON LOVE'S COLD TRAL, DIVORCE, LIKE MARRIAGE, DOES NOT ALWAYS PROVE AN UN- MIXED BLESSING. ‘WivEs WHo LEFT THEIR HUSBANDS BUT STILL DEMAND THE POCKETBOOKS. Three women were in the Superior Court yesterday to insist on theirdemands for money from recreant husbands. One of them is after a divorce, one is a defend- ant and the other is already free, but the men are still pursued for the means of support. Judge Hunt refused to grant to Mrs. Dora Zehnder a decree of alimony against Daniel Zehnder, as it was shown that the wife had drawn from the Savings Bank $750 within two weeks. Mrs. Zehnder wouldn’t explain what she had done with the money except that she had paid $350 to her sister and had lost some more at the races. Mr. Zehnder is suing for divorce on the ground of unfaithfulness. IHe makes Joseph Pisky the co-respondent, and in his complaint he sa That since said marriage defendant has treated plaintiff in a cruel manner and in par- ticular as follows: That on or about July 31, 1895, defendant wrote a certain letter to Joseph Pisky at Sacra- mento, Cal., addressing him in enchanting terms and expressed her ill feeling toward him on secount of his attention to a certain woman (tamale woman) and said defendant, throngh said letter, “sent her kisses” to said Joseph Pisky and signed herself as his loving “Dora,’” which letter is in the handwriting of said de- fendant. Tom Fitch Jr. fared worse than did Zehnder. e was ordered by Judge Troutt to pay $50 to his diverced wiie before Monday, or, in default of payment, to go to_jail. .\{r. Fitch is the son of Orator Tom Fitch of the oiden days, and by the order of the court he is reminded that he is the father of the orator'stwo grandsons. He deserted his wife « few vears ago, and when the wife’s petition for divorce was granted Mr. Fitch was ordered to pay $40 a month for the support of the boys. He and Mrs. Fitch have chosen new partners in mar- riage, but Mrs. Fiteh’s second husband cannot support the children, and so the alimony decree is enforced. Only $10 of the alimony has been paid. Tne explanation of Mr. Fitch was that although in the commission business he has no money. On the witness-stand he admitted that he is paying $35 a month at a fashionatle Dboarding-house on Sutter street; that he and his wife have been traveling in _the East, and that last week he paid $3 for theater tickets, but he said that he bad obtained money from his sec- ond wife. The third case was that of Adolph Weske. Six or seven vears ago Weske was president of a big cracker compan and he was prosperous. He sued for di- vorce, charging his wife with cruelty and unfaithfulness, and Mrs. Weske filed a cross-complaint, alleging that her husband had been cruel, and that half of the prop- erty belonged to her. After that the hus- band failed in business, but for a time he paid $50 a month to his wife, as ordered by the court. ‘Weske gave up his fight for divorce, but Mrs. Weske has kept on with the cross- complaint. Yesterday she demanded her alimony, and Judge Hebbard ordered the husband to pay $30 or go to jail. ok S Held for Attempted Burglary. Ah Gung, alias Ah Luie, charged with at- tempted burglary, appeared before Judge Low yesterday, who fixed his bond at $3000. Ah Gung attempted to effect an entrance into a lodging-house at 722 Jackson street, when Officer Lake appeared upon the scene and put an end to his operations. The would-be burglar had in his possession the most perfect kit of tools captured by the police in many days, and they regard him as & dangerous character. Before Officer Lake appeared Ah Gung had suceeeded in cutting a hole through a brick wall some twelve inches thick and was ing to cut his way through a lot of timbering. —————— Bicycle Thief Pleads Guilty. James Welch, the bicycie thief, who was a rested a few days ago by Detective Eagan and charged with grand larceny, on the recom- mendation of his attorney pleaded guilty to petty larceny before Judge Low vesteraay. He will be sentenced this morning. It appears from the evidence that he empioyed a boy to rent two machines from John Jzi, and he im- mediately disposed of one to Louis J. Lyons, living at 610 Montgomery avenue, receiving 25. The other bicycle was sold to Frank eidner, the consideration being $6 and a gray horse. . —————— The Strassman Family Fight. Max Strassman is defendant in & suit begun by B.and L. Strassman and Mrs. Matilda Pilger to enforce & contract. Mrs. U. Strassman left $£70,000 10 her husband and some of the chil- dren, but disinherited the plaintiffs. The lat- ter allege that they made a contract with their father to not contest the will, but that the con- tract is now repudiated. B.and L. Strassman were concerned in a recent straw-bend case. - On a Charles L. Fair Note. interveni | L. Jacobi is suing Daniel M. Murphy of San ‘Jose for $2000, the.balance due on a $2500 note given to Charles L. Fair, FOR TRAINMEN'S SAFETY. THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC ISSUES A CIRCULAR® TO OTHER RAILWAYS. MR. KRUTTSCHNITT GOES HOME. He WiL Reruse Cars Not IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NeEw Law. The Southern Pacific Company has given notice to all the leading railways in America that it intends to comply with the act of Congress regulating safety ar- rangements on freightcars. It has become a law that to put an end in some way to the terrible loss of life and mutilation of limbs of trainmen emploved in railroad yards, certain standard devices for coupling, etc., must be used on all rail- ways engaged in interstate commerce. The most important feature of this new regulation is the automatic coupler as adopted by the Master Carbuilders’ Society of America for coupling freight and pas- senger cars without the necessity of men | going between cars to fasten bolts. With this attachment, instead of the old clumsy, and withal dangerous, system of coupling cars by hand, it is enongh for the cars to come together with some force to insure them being fastened together. Another feature is the placing of grabirons and handholds at a uniform height on all cars, so that trainmen, when accustomed to the height and piace where the handles are lo- cated, will seldom miss their hold in boar ing a train or climbing to the roofs of cars, The new cars of the Valley road are by ing built in accordance with this wise law, and from that fact some railroad men ha stated their belief that the competing line intends to engage in interstate commerck. General Manager Kruttschuitt of the Southern Pacific took the subject under consideration some days azo, and vester- day issued the following official circunlar- the second one since he assumed the man- agement of the railway—upon the ques- tion : i The $xtension of time granted by the Inter- state Commerce Commission for the applica tion of grabirons and handholds to freight- cars will expire December 1, 1895, and for the change of drawbars to standard height Febru- ary 15, 1896. On and after the above-mentioned dates this company will refuse any and all cars not in accordance with the lay J. KRUTTSCHNITT, General Manager. Mr. Kruttschnitt left vesterday for his old home in Houston, Tex., for the pur- pose of moving to this City. He came here on an urgent order from C. P. Hunt- ington, and had barely time to pack his trunk. Now, however, he has started the machinery of the Southern Pacific Rail- way management in motion according to his own ideas and can leave his desk for a short time. He will return with his fam- ily and take up his residence permanently here. In his absence his duties will be at- tended to by A. Fillmore, now manager of the Pacific system, and W. G. Curtis, engineer of the maintenance of way de- partment, aithough questions of policy and such fine points as are alone the realm of operating management will be left to H. E. Huntington, the vice-president. LOST HIS ARM. T. Corrigan Attempts to Steal a Ride and Meets With a Serious Accident, | Thursday night T. Corrigan, an 18-year- | old youth, living at 6 Converse street, this City, had his left arm terribly mangled at Redwood City while attempting to steal a ride on a freight train. e was brought to San Francisco on the first train yesterday morning and immediately carried to the Receiving Hospital. Thére it was found necessary to amputate the injured mem- ber, the operation being Attending Surgeons Weil, Thampson and Stice. According to the story told by young Corrigan, he had boarded a flatcar with the intention of stealing a ride 1o this City, and_was just comfortably seating himseli when the engine gave a sudden jerk, throwing him between the cars. He i then made an effort to roll off the track, but only succeeded in freeing his body from the wheels —— Probate Court Notes. Mrs. Marion Baker, the widow of John B. Baker, bequeathed $20,000 f0 Frank E. Baker, Leronly son. The property is in real estateon Geary street. between Octavia aud Laguna. Mrs. Charles C. Terrill has been granted a family allowance of 200 & month. The ap- praisal of the estate, published in THE CALL two weeks ago, was filed at the County Clerk’s of- fice vesterday. The total value of the property | is %80,445 18, William M. Dunne of this City died in Dub- lin in 1879. He owned an_interest in real es- tate on Ridley street and Joseph Dunne, n nephew, applied yesterday for letters of ad- ministration. BAINED HIS FREEDON. THE FETTERS OF PAIN WERE BROKEN. A Marvelous Change—How a Future of Gloom Was Averted—The Present Full of Joy and Hope. From the Herald, Ifelena, Mont. As rugged and hardy as one of the pines which grow in the Rocky Mountain region is G. E. Ticknor of Helena, Mont. For twenty- four years he has resided in the mountain country, but his vigor is not dne altogether to the bracing air of Montana. Last fall Mr. Ticknor was what might well be termed a phy sical wreck. For eight weeks he lay on his bed suffering from a severe attack of sciatic rheumatism in one of his hips. Phy ans and medicines gave him no relief, snd the future looked gioomy. Added to his troubles was the anxiety concerning the care of a large family. By chance one day Ticknor saw an account of Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale Peovle. he was mot in favor of proprietary remedies, butin this instance something in the article caught his attention and he determined to give the pills a trial. In the interview with the Herald representative the other day Mr. Ticknor spoke in the most emphatic lerms of the marvelous change in his condition. “Before & week had gone by,” he said, “I was able to get out of bed and move abont.” I had hardly used one box of the pills. By the time I had taken three boxes 1 felt twenty years younger. In fact Iwas anew manand have been perfectly well ever since. 1can’t say too much for Pink Pills, and I never miss an op- portunity to praise them.” When ‘the Herald representative saw Mr. Ticknor he was making some repairs on the school building on Boulder avenue, Heswung his carpenter’s hammer with all the vigor of a lusty young man and looked as hale and hearty as any man of his years to be found in the entire Rocky Mountain country. He is 59 vears old, and i$ able to do & day’s work at his irade of carpenter. Pink Pills can always be found in his house. Mr. Ticknor lives at 1419 Boulder avenue, near the American Bis- cuit Manufacturing Company’s plant, where he will be glad to see any one who wishes to verify this account of his experience with Dr. Wii- liams’ Pink Pills, Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills contain, in a con- densed form, all the elements necessary to give new life and richness to the blood and Testare shatiered nerves. They are also & spe- cific for troubles. peculier to femal uch as suppressions, irregularities and all forms of weakness. They build up the blood, and re- store the glow of health to pale and sallow cheeks. In men they efiect a radical cure in all cases arising from mental worry, over- work or excesses of whatever nature. Pink Pills are sold in boxes (never in loose bulk) at 50 cenis a box orsix boxes for $2 50, and may Be h‘el?{ll‘l‘)‘jd"“ bty or g{l)n:cl by mS‘c‘l: from r. ’ Medicine mpan; enec- tadv. N, Y. e performed by | He eaid to a Herald reporter that | NEW TO-DAY. FREE DISTRIBUTION, 10,000 VIALS OF PINOZONE, THE GREAT AND ONLY LATARRH GURE ABSOLUTELY FREE | From the SAN FRANCISCO CALL Office, T10 Market Street, S. F., Beginning | Monday, Oct. 21, 9 A, M. satisfied that we have the most posi- tive Catarrh Cure e zht before the citizens of the Unites and anxious to give the people of S sco o thorough test of the merits of Ping e, we have for- werded the proprietors of the San Francisco CaLL 10,000 sample bottles to be given anso- Intely free away from their office. This will enable the people of San Francisco to judge of the merits of our Piac by actual test. It is sold at a price within the reach of all. If you have 50 ceuts to spare for your heaith purchase Pinozone from your nearest drug- store and you will bless the day you heard the name FREE DISTRIBUTION 5P, x. Tucsday fsom Tit | get disappointed; come welcome. zon wiil continue up to CaLL office. Don’t in tim You are Proprietors ERA REDICAL €0., Philadelphia, Pa. REDINGTON & CO., san Francisco, Cal. Wholesale Distributing Agents for the Pacific Coast. . OPENING. " TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 10 AND 11. I Will Make a Special xhibit of French Pattern BONNETS, HATS AND _LATEST NOVELTIES 1N MILLINERY. P. F. BUTLER; lan Building, 808 Market St., Phe GEORGE H. FULLER DESK CO. Ts the Place to Buy . DESKS, CHAIRS AUCTION SALES. TOsL&ij ) [ PPAL ESTaTERE Y f uction TUESDAY TUESDAY,. 0CTOR 1895. Ar hei Noo At 638 Market Strest, Opp. Palace Hotel. HTS ¥ of Devisa - bo »oms and bath andsome house: nminous street: eversthing : this for a home: Devis: acramento and Jauckson street cable: lot 25x1 i GOLDEN GA PARK LOT. | gy dine of Ouk st., 100 feet W of ir terici; one | otock only 1 fine surround- + b examine thi 1 or for a builder: srreet in Omnibus cable passes the prop- nd othier roads but two blocks; royal Golden Gate Park tion § Tor spec bituminous re electric | doable lot, 50x137:6 fe AGUNA-STREET RESIDENCE corne nd Harry sts. handso two-story ndowed residence arranged for 2 fauwil rooms and bath: fine view: cement walk: exanmiine this: owner leaving | the it must be sold: Union-st. cable; lot CE (NO. 2406) 0. 2408) of Lariin ST, LARKIN : 2story bay-windowed r | and bath: brick foundstion: ceme | Sutter and Galifornia at. TO CLOSID For Account People's Home Savings Bank in fracti an entirety, | zomer: ling from 3 | oint st. tiirough 10 Beach st., as per roperty and has ou North _Point 89 feet on Mont- 2 fine lots, st be sold; e st., 26X ready for building: examine these: | corner lot, 30x100 iside 105 1. HALF OF OUTSIDE LAND BLOCK 801. . Lialf of ontside land block No. 801, frontiny 3d avenue, bel. K and I, sts.. 24_city lots: will be gold as an_ entirety: 8 lots, 30x100 ft., aud 16 lots, 25x120 fi.; or entire, 600x120 ft. MISSION FRENCH FLATS. 1220 and 12201%) o ., 230 ft. house of 5 bath, bay- , laundry condition; rent ry et in fine SIDENCE LOT! N. line of 18th CO fr. W. of Church large residence lots: well built up in the vieinitys street in fine condition; examine thesc; San Fran- §lsco and San’ Mateo ric Road;' lots 27:6x MISSION R S. line of 21t st., 20; residence Jot: in sunny belt adamized; Road; lo ft. W. of Church—2 Iarge ommand an elegant marine view ; reet graded, sewered and mae- an Francisco and San Mateo Electric x114. ness corner lot, as per diagram: must amine this; Castro-si. cable; 10t 86:6x141:4. EASTON, ELDRIDGE & CO., 638 Market street. Auctioneers. EDWARD 8. SPEAR. & €0, Auctioneers, 31 and 33 Sutter Street, TELEPHONE, MAIN, 5181 FURNITURE AND CARPETS OF THE LYNDHURST HOTEL AT AUCTION. MONDAY AND TUESDAY, OCT. 21 & 22 Commencing each day at 10 o'clock sharp We will sell the furniture of the LYNDHURST HOTEL, 501 Geary st., comprising 100 ELEGANTLY FURNISHED ROOMS EDWARD 8, SPEAR & CO., Auctionecrs, 31 and 33 Sutter street. b