The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 26, 1896, Page 7

AMUSEMI CALIFORNTA THFATER BALDWIN NTS. In Ol rand Opera e Ensign.” A Man Without a xion; or, The Man of 285 Vandevill Wolves of New York.” EROVER'S ALCAZAR 4 = 0axr.AND)—Schilling’s MACDONOUGH THEA? Famous Min rrow_ (Monday), tc., at 9 and 11 CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. d et the Healy investi- rs forced to move off are into & back alley. and Brannan street electric line or regular traffic &t noon yester- rs of the public schools have com- nore for mutual benefit and educa- The teache d once Charles H. Matthews, an old retired died of apoplexy at the Russ H vesterday. Beginning with February 2 the co ana Calistoga w n’s Christian Association will celebrate the forty-thira anniversary of its founding this afternoon. Two car fenders were tested vesterday in the presence of the health and police committee of the Board o The Young M to set aside the transfer of the to the Peoples’ Home Ages have submitted the from whom the grand 1 bé drawn. ), First United 1 in a reilroad showers Sunday which Official co to-day rance ‘broker, has been against rusry 8, before Judge ute of Art has been ionofa 1 aint made by the Bank Com- At seneral caused to be ons the directors of the lection is contemplated ral Wilson, and among the be experimented with San rcluded. tee is planning the pur- aunch to conduct Endeavorers to onal meetings on board the deep ving at anchor. has been filed by t Ashe in whose possession it was. It cts that his estate, worth $10,000, should left to immediate relatives. : operations of a short, swarthy- burglar with a lantern in the or and Geary streets were Te- olice ye v wheat fell a cent yester- The English markets day from Frid responsive, though Chicago advanced 11 Large speculative purchiases have fallen n F co and San Mateo liable for damages for an sustained while riding on that road. Robert H. Young and W. d the Fulda Planing street, of which Fuld yesterday on accounts for Bggrega $286. Judge Bahrs has sent Sebastien Ramirez charged with burglary, to Whittier unti t ageof 21. He is now 18, e Ramirez icted of a burglary committed in the house in which he lived, wi he a Guittesey, the last litigant in the c - Alvarado case, ad an execution ued against her property in the disputed itory yesterday, in order to satisfy the gment which wes against her. The Francis-Velentine Company has incor- porated with $100,000 capital stock, $25 of which has been subscribed. The directors are: D. B. Francis, 8. D. Valen J. B. Hughes, T. B. Valen e, Valentine. The Sunnyside and Castro-street addition property-owners held & mass meeting last night and were assured by School Director Clinton the district would have a_schoolhouse aiit before July. The Sunnyside Improvement b was ory uing for a divorce on the lizabeth Moore, is ot & she married him for his d her to be taken eare of. oper cure of him he he sho eased, FROM HOUSE TO HOUSE. Postmaster-General Wilson Contem- plates a System of Mail Collection From Private Dwellings. The news has come from Washington that Postmaster-General Wilson contem- plates working a complete revolution in the system of city mail collection. Just how far it will be found practicable will depend upon whether the idea is ever really materialized. The plan is to in- augurate a system of house-to-house col- lection. At 2ny rate, an order has been issued by the Postmaster-General providing for a system of collection from private houses, and for the convenience of the experiment boxes are to be placed upon the residences or the gate posts of twenty-five cities, in- cluding San Francisco, as follows: Allegheny, P Boston, Buffalo; Charleston, W. eland, Detroit; East Orange, N. J poite, Joliet, Minne- and, Me.; R ana; No official information has yet come to the Postoffice here; but Secretary Richard- son says the idea was talked of once dur- ing John Wanamaker's administration, and that Mr. Wanamaker had an ingen ously contrived letter-box which it was thought householders might purchase and place outside their doors for the car- riers to collect from. To the box there was a signal attach- ment to indicate whether the box con- tained mail or not, so that carriers counid see at a glance from across the street. This box had been selected from a perfect deluge of inventors’ productions. It will be necessary to increase the force f mail-carriers here very much if Mr, Wilson is serious in his intention. There are 205 carriers in the City, and they are all overworked at times. THE WENDELL BENEFIT. A Concert Under the Auspices of the lifornia Quartet Promised. C. T. Wendell is to be tendered a benefit concert at Odd Fellows’ Hall, corner of Seventh and Market streets. The affair is to be under the auspices of the California Quartet, assis and Messrs. Walter : C. Campbell, 8. Homer Henley, John Marguardtand Mrs, Breits- chu! -Marqu_urd(_ From the artists par- ticipating a fine conc good crowd is expected, I LIFE I RUSSA Sensational Career of That| Prince of Adven- | turers. ‘ | SCANDAL UPON SCANDAL, | Eloped With the Wife of One of | the Richest Bankers of St. 1 Petersburg. | i ESCAPADES AND AN ESCAPE.| | How a Horse Race Was Won—Women | ‘Who Were Hypnotized by the | Notable Lothario. | Little by little the past record of Savin, | “Prince of Swindlers,” who is believed to | have recently passed through this City as | the Count de Lutrec Toulouse, is coming | had serious private reasons for desirng the removal of the formidable Lothario. “Heavily chained and guarded by a strong corps of armed police officers, he was brought into Russia, tried and sen- tenced to Siberia. “That is the story of Savin, as I recall it. *‘In description he tallied well with the Count de Lutrec Toulouse, who was re- cently in this City. He was fully 6 feet in height, broad, strong, had dark hair and light eyes, was a goo« was a charming conversationalist. “If he is guard. His flight is so high and so bold that it almost challenges admiration. He is generous in a way—especially in smali things, and to women is fatally fascinat- i At least he was before he went to It almost seemed as if he hypno- tized his victims by the very frankness of his dissiniulation. ~ As I said before I con- sider him the greatest adventurer that ever lived.” Baron Ivan Malchin is a young man, but has aiready gained a great reputation as a fencer, While in Russia he defeated the | imperial fencing-master Gussaroff, as well as many other lesser lights. Before his de- Em:mre be may try conclusions with local knights of the broadsword. It wouid appear, as Barnum once said, that the American public like to be hum> buzged. Even though all the misdeeds of Savin are set forth they still bite at the bait thrown out by him. A telegram to the New York Journal of January 17 from St. Louis says: The name of Count de Toulouse Lautrec, who is said (o resemble Savin, the world-famed | adventurer, appeared to-day on the register of nters' Hotel, He was accompanied by . A. Aldrich, & wealthy manviacturer, who camé with him from San Francisco. Aldrich, who 13 assnciated with L. M. Rum- sev. the St. Louis millionaire manufacturer and mine-owner, went to San Francisco and met the Count. He was completely cantivated by the handsome and polished Russian, Ac- the P| B ed by the Treble Clef Quartet | put a stop to that meth Baron Ivan Malchin, Who Told Some Int Toulouse and His Ra [From a p eresting Details of Count Savin de Lutrec pid Career in Russia. hotegraph. ] o light. The “Count’ is now in the East and the St. Louis papers are full of sensa- tality. The latest contribution to the fund of information concerning this noble enigma is furnished by Baron Ivan Malchin, late of the Hussars 1n the Russian army and & famous swordsman, at present residing in this City. “I knew Savin well,” said Baron Mal- chin yesterday, “‘and I consider him the greatest and most daring adventurer at present living. All Russia was ringing with hisescapades in the '80’s. He was big, strong, handsome, spent money with | both hands, was a desperate gambler, duel- | ist, Lothario and general high-rolier; all the women were in love with him and he stopped at nothing to satisfy a moment’s caprice. “Savin belonged toa good family and was, when he first appeared 1n prominence, a member of the Czar’s bodyguard, the crack regiment of the empire. But his course toward disgrace was rapid. ) “Among his escapades I recollect that he imported a French charmer from Parns ing-house in St. Petersburg. No small stakes were tolerated, and the woman fleeced tho jeunesse doree with utter heartlessness. One young French attache lost & fortune at the house, and created a sensation by shooting himself at the door of the Parisian Delilab. This caused such a scandal that the police could not overlook it. The woman was arrested and sent to Siberia, but Savin, with his usual good Juck, and, doubtless, by means of in- fluential friends, escaped the toils that time. ‘‘Another sensational scandal, which was the gossip of all Russia, occurred at the celeErated racetrack at Zarkoe Selo. Savin had been plunging heavily, and finally placed all he could command on a certain horse. The story current was to the effect that before the horses went to the post the Count approached the jockey who was to ride the animal of his choice, and, drawing a pistol, told him he could choose between death or a fortune. The jockey, it is said, rode literally for his life, and landed his horse a winner by several lengths, clearing for Savin a sum esti- mated at $50,000. “Savin made and lost fortunes ver[y; easily in those days. When his luc finally turned, he disappeared from St. Petersburg and with him went the pretty wife of one Mohrenheim, a rich banker. It was said that she was infatuated with Sayin, and before their departure laid her dainty hands on jewelry, securities, cash and all the valuables in her reach. The police were put on the trail of the fleeing pair, who traveled all over Europe under various names, victimizing people on all sides. In spite of Savin’s incurable fickle- ness in regard to women his companion remained true to him till the end, and when he was at last run to earth she contrived to end her life with poison rather than betray her betrayer. “Yes, Savin was arrested at last, but even that did not end his wild career. It was in_Germany that the hand of the law was laid upon him, but he managed to escape while in transit to Russia. You see, be was a big, strong man, and while on the train confrived to attack and ren- der senseless his guard. He had been heavily shackled, but broke the chains from his wrists and opening the door of the compartment in which he was travel- ing plunged out into the wild country and iberty. “The train was stopped and the ground retraced. The spot where Savin’s desperate leap took place was found through the dis- covery of a pool of blood, showing that the adventurer had notescaped without in- ury. Assoon as possible a posse of police was on his track. Bloodhounds were put on the trail, but a friendly stream of water of pursuit. ‘‘Fora long time Savin remained at Jarge, although the country was scoured far an near for him. It was whispered that he ert is assured, and a | had every woman in the country-side asan tional stories regarding the man’s person- | and with her opened a fashionable gam- | | cording to Aldrich, this conclusion was reached largely from observation. The Count claimed to be unfamiliar with the English anguage. He could make signs well enough, | and it was while conversing in this manzer that the St. Louisan induced the foreigner to visit the mountain city. A parlor car and every convenience was thrust at the nobleman. A week ago he started on the trip with Mr. | Aldrich and a valet in attendance. He should have arrived two days and a half ago. Fear as to his salety was rife when a dispatch from Mr. | Rumsey foretold his arrival here this morning. | _ Contractor Carter, in the Oriel Building, and Secretary Cox of the Business Men's League, were quickly notified. Just s quickly an in- terpreter was engaged. Arrangemenis were | made with the Southern, Planters’ and St. | Nicholas hotels to accommodate the Count, | giving him the selection of the three hostel- fe: To-day telegrams were received from the San | Frane 0 I»(fiice denouncing the Count and identifying him with the noted Savin. When Aldrich and the Count were shown the | telegrams from "Frisco the latter pretended not | o understand them, as they were written in English, while Aldrich refused to have them | interpreted. Aldrich said: *‘There is nothing true in that; absolutely | nothing. Iam the Count’s representative,and | should know.” | ,,All further access was denied for the day by | the Count’s friends. The Count de Toulouse later admitted that he was the genuine Savin. He said: “I have papers here showing my identity. On my mother’s side I am a count and on my ather's side I am Mr. Savin. I have had | trouble in Russia. It is true I was in Bulgaria | and was sent to Siberia for whatI did in the | Bulgarian uprising. 1 must live in Siberia | five years more, but not as a prisoner. Then I | can “leave, but cannot go to Bulgaria. The Czar has heard of my plans and is nfcase\i with | them. So are the St. Louisans, and the scheme | will go through. Iwill take several St. Louis men back to siberia with me to see for them- selves and to close the deal. Imay come back some time to live in St. Louis. I like it here—the men are so nice, All American men are very agreeable and figih]sy intelligent; also the ladies. I like the adies. ““If there is anything in these stories about the popularity of counts among the fair sex I will make & match. Oh, yes (and he said this with apparent sxncerny).;ahau take an Ameri- can lady back with me as my wife. I am 38 years old and tired of being a bachelor.” A number of locel business men have paid social calls on the Count here. He ciaims he is merely a promoter of great enterprises, and said he was President of Bulgaria in 1887, but when the uprising was suppressed he was sent toSiberia. While there he claims that he be- came interested in railroads, and that he is working to develop land which he owns there. Agent C. M. Grunwaldt of the Russian Fur Company, who, only a few days ago, arrived from Siberia and is well acquainte with Savin’s history in Russia, smiled de- risively when shown a dispatch in which the Count de Toulouse admitted his iden- tity, but denied that he had been deported for other than a political offense. ‘A political offense,’” said he; “why he knows that is preposterous. His offenses were notorious throughout the world. He thinks that by saying it was for a political offense that no ill will be worked him in America, and he can go on unmolested here. I see, also, that he says he was once President of Bulgaria. e was never &recidenz of anything. Note this, though: Vhen this notorious man, skillful and able as heis almost beyond comparison, admits that he is Savin, the people h: better look out for him.” Mr. Grunwaldt added that a great ser- vice had been performed when his mis- deeds were set forth. Consul-General Artsimovitch, he said, was also delighted that it had been done, because then, if the people were taken in by him, it would be their own fault. TRENKLE WILL CONTEST, The Doctor’s Sisters-in-Law Think They Have Been Unjustly Treated. The sisters-in-law of Dr. Emil Trenkle are contesting the will of the doctor,which was filed lastfall. He left an estate val- he left for educational and charitable pur- 0ses. l)’I‘he allegations made are that Dr. Trenkle was of unsound mind when he made the will and was under the influ- ence of Iaa G. Skinner, to whom he left a substantial bequest and to whose care he left his property until it should be divided. The contestants were not men- almost unsolicited ally, and that they had tioned in the will in any way. rider, shot well and | Savin people should be on their | ued at 55,000, the greater part of which’ Narrow Escape of the Bark Mohican on Her First Trip to This Port. MORE DAMAGE BY THE GALES. Deputy Sheriff Lindsay of Eureka Lost a Prisoner, but the Harbor Police Caught Him, The American bark Mohican arrived from Honolulu early yesterday morning after a rather eventful trip. For years she has been a well-known trader on the At- lantic, but last year Welch & Co. of the well-know “Planter Line’’ purchased her and in future she will run between San Francisco and Honolulu. The Mohican left New York for Callao, and rounding the Horn some very heavy weather was experienced. The cabin was gutted and almost everything movable on deck was washed overboard. Several of the crew were seriously injured and a number of vacancies had to be filled before the vessel sailed again for Honolulu. At the latter point a cargo of sugar was taken aboard and a start made for San Francisco. On the 16th inst. a heavy gale was encoun- tered which raised a very heavy cross sea, The decks were again swept and consider- able damage done. Off the Golden Gate last Friday night there was a fair wind, and the captain de- termined to_save a towage of $200 by sail- ing in. Off Lime Point the wind died away to a calm, and the Mohican began to drift toward the rocks. Over seventy-five fathoms of chain were run out before the vessel brought up, and then she held se- curely. Early the next morning an at- tempt was made to take in the anchor and make sail, but the anchor would not budge. Finally a tug was signaled for, and the Sea Witch responded. She could not moyve the firmly fixed mudhook, and finally both anchor and chain were slipped and the vessel was towed to the sugar re- finery. Later in the day the tug Rescue went to Lime Point and picked up the anchor and chain. * 4 The Mohican was built in 1875 of heart of oak, and is now as sound as a vessel launched three years ago. She is 160 feet 2 inches long, 35 feet 2 inches broad, and 19 feet 9 inches deep. The first mate of the bark Martha Davis, now in port and owned by Welch & Co., will take com- mand of the Mohican. There was a great deal of excitement on Broadway wharf vesterday when the Pa- cific Coast Steamship Company’s Pomona docked. A prisoner from Eureka for San Quentin had escaped, and the Deputy Sheriff had everybody on board searching for the escape. harry Jones, a Mexican morphine fiend, had been sentenced to three years in the State‘s{rison for per- jury, and Deputy Sheriff N. G. Lindsay was told to take him to San Quentin. When the Pomona came into port Jones was locked up in a spare stateroom, and the Deputy Sheriff forgot all about him until a few minutes before it wastime to go ashore. When he opened the stateroom door Jones was gone and had left no trace behind him. Lindsay appealed to the Harbor police and Captain Dunleavy in- structed the morning squad to keep a look- out for the missing man. Ten minutes later Officer Harrigan saw a suspicious. looking character wandering aimlessly along East street and thinking he resem- bled the description of the missing accosted him. The stranger could give no account of himself, so he was marched to the Harbor police station. When Deputy Sheriff Lindsay saw him he wept for joy— it was his missing prisoner. Three hours later Jones was safely lodged in San Quen- tin and Lindsay was on his way home. The early morning storm of yesterday did considerable damage along the south- ern part of the water front. The schooner Rough and Ready got considerably chafed at Beale-street wharf and while getting out fenders Mate Hans Peterson fell over- board and was nearly drowned. Fortu- nately a line was thrown to him, which he managed to grasp and helped himself back to the deck. The schooner Alexan- der, at Hathaways’ wharf, banged into the ship Roderick Dhu. The latter was only slightly damaged, but the Alexander lost her jibboom. The schooner Novelty broke away from her moorings, but was picked up’by the tug Active, and the brig | the Spring Valley Water Company and Goodall, Perkins & Co. If the latter own them all a resolution will be introduced looking toward the estabiishment of State hydrants along the front. AN OLD PILOT’S END. Captaln Charles H. Matthews ‘Dies of a Stroke of Apoplexy. One of the best known and popular old pilots of the City passed away yesterday. He was Captain Charles H. Matthews and for about twelve yearsand up to nearly fifteen months ago he handled the wheel as one of San Francisco’s many steady, safe and conscientious bar pilots. The cause of Captain Matthews’ sudden demise was apoplexy, though he kad been suffering with paralysis for some time. Between four and five yearsago he was first stricken down with pnrnlysis._ At that time his illness was long and serious and it was feared he would not recover. But he did and he went back to the wheel. The disease, however, olung to him ana affected him mostly in his feet and it was with considerable difficulty that he could get around. He fnally concluded to retire from active pilot life. and lived com- fortably at the Russ House. A few months ago he had a second stroke, but it quickly passed away. & Aside from the vague expectations of death at any time, which usually ac- company paralytics, Captain Matthews’ end could not be said to have been really nmici})n!ed. On Friday evening he was at the Merchants’ Exchange, as usual, chat- ting with his old comrades, and he walked to his hotel with Captain Stephen Castle, joking and in good spirits. As dying seemed to be the farthest thing from his mind, he was altogether unattended by any physician. Dr. W. F. McNutt had at- tended him during his former sickness. His death was first discovered by one of the chambermaids of the hotel. It was noticed that though the captain’s hour for rising had passed his door was still locked, and a suspicion that something was wrong was communicated to Colonel J. S. Yonng, the proprietor. It was then during the noon hour, and Colonel Young bad his window-cleaners effect an entrance into the captain’s room through a windew, and it was found that Captain Matthews’ body was breathless. His sister, Miss Sophie Matthews, was im- mediately notified. An autopsy was held during the evening, and Dr. Barrett at- tributed his demise to apoplexy. . % The deceased first came to this port in 1860 as second officer of the Swedish ship Thor. He was a native of Gefle, Sweden. When he came here he was still in his teens. He went into the coasting busi- ness, and for awhile was captain of the schooner Bowen, plying between this port and Humboldt Bay. Subsequently he was master of Captain Charles Hanson'’s three vessels in succes- sion—the Canada, Shirley and Dancing Wave. He also commanded the Young America for a time. This last vessel he to({(li( around to New York, where she was sold. Captain Matthews believed in the sea and backed up his faith in the fortunes of a seafaring life by purchasing from timeto time interests in various craft. The pos- sessions he leaves behind consist mostly of art ownerships in the schooners William i‘iowden, Lyman D. Foster and Bartlett, and the pilot-boats Bonita, America and Gracie S. He was a member of the Master Mar- iners’ Association and also an Odd Fellow. His age was 54 years. He was unmarried and the only relative he bad living is his sister. H. C. Porter & Co. of 122 Eddy street are arranging for his funeral, the time for which has been set for 1 p. M. Tuesday. The services will be at Odd Fel- lows’ Hall, under the auspices of Unity Encampment, to which he belonged, and the interment will be in the Odd Fellows’ Cemetery. ' THE SPRECKELS CASE. Argument on the Demurrer to the In- Junction Issued by the Superior Court. The argument on the demurrer to the injunction issued by the Superior Court in the case of Claus Spreckels against the Ha- waiian Commercial and Sugar Company was begun in Judge Troutt's court yester- day. On November 21 the Superior Court en- joined the company from commencing suit against Claus Spreckels in the Ha- waiian Circuit Court, notwithstanding | that the sugar lands in dispute were lo- | cated in the island of Maui. It was alleged that the company was an American cor- Pilot Charles H. Matthews, Who Crossed the Last Bar Yesterday Noom. [Reproduced from a photograph.) Lurline was slightly damaged at Folsom- street wharf. The launch Amy and the tug Ethel and Marion will run excursions to the cruiser Baltimore to-day. Bateman Brothers are now in a fair way to carry the ferry depot trouble into the Supreme Court. A warrant for $33 cov- ering the work done by the firm was signed yesterday by the Harbor Commis- sioners. It will be sent to the Board of Examiners for payment, and as that body will probably reject it the case wiil at once g0 to the courts. James Murray, an old-time thief, was arrested or the seawall yesterday by Of- ficer Crosby, He was attempting to get away with a quantity of salt and tin plates from the British ship Inchcape Rock. A lad named Willie Shaw had a narrow for his life yesterday. The tug pEtara y J. H. Redmond was towing in the Fanny Dutard and the latter had a dingey towing behind. Willie and a companion were out in a small skiff, ana as the tug and her tow passed ‘Washington-street wharf they thought it a good chance to get up the bay in a hurry. illie caught the dingey, but the tug was going too fast and the youngster was pulled out of his own boat and left cling- ing to the dingey like qr)m death. The crowd on the wharf yelled to the captain of the tngand he slowed up, the Was picked up and the excitement subsided. The question of water bydrants on the poration and moreover all the grincipnls to the suit were residents of this State. Attorney C. S. Wheeler for the corpora- tion, in his argument held that inasmuch as the lands were & part of ‘the islands a regard to the comity of nations would move the corporation. He denied the al- legations of the other side and opposed the injunction. n the absence of Mr. Delmas from the city Mr. Shortridge asked for a continu- ance till next Friday morning, and fur- ther argument will be heard at that time. —_——— Improvements in Train Service. Beginning with February 2 the time be- tween San Francisco and Calistoga is to be re- duced each way. The train that leaves this City at'7:30 A. M. willarrive at Calistoga at 10:40 A. M. instead of 11:05, thus shortening the time by twenty-five minutes, and the train that now leaves Calistoga at 5:55 A. M. will leave at 6:10 and arrive hereat 9:15 A. M. as at sent. prgn the same date there will be inaugurated a change in the service between San Francisco and Haywards. The ‘‘swinging” trains be- tween Fruitvale and Haywards and Niles will be abandoned and a through service from the mole to Niles via the First-street track will be put on. Arts and Crafts Exhibit. For the benefit of printers, engravers and fellow-craftsmen the exhibition of Arts and Craftswill be open to the public this afternoon free of charge. v Some One Tampered With the Drinking Water at the Arc- tic 0il Works. MANY ATROCIOUS CRUELTIES. Evidences That Point to the Manner of the Deed, but No Clew to the Perpetrator. There has been no substantial clew to | the poisoner of the Arctic O1l Company’s horses discovered yet, and the theory that some perverted monster, who finds pleas- ure in the infliction of pain upon horses, is responsible for this as well as the Jessie- street outrage is gaining ground among | veterinary surgeons and horsemen Wwho | huve given the matter thought. The analysis of the stomachs of the dead horses has mnot been made yet, but from such post-mortem examinations as Drs. Masoero and Robin have been able to make they have come to the conclusion | that the poison used was arsenic. Dr. Robin said yesterday that a good many things seemed to point to the theory | that the illness of the twenty horses and the death of eleven of them were dae to | arsenical poisoning, and that the arsenic | had been placed in the drinking trough. When the stomachs of the deceased ani- mals were taken out they were found to exhibit symptoms of arsenical poisoning. The tissues were very well preserved, even | in the animals that had been dead several days before examined under the knife. | All the horses at the Arctic Oil Works | yard are watered at one long trough. It is thought the arsenic must have been | placed in this Sunday evening or after-| noon. The animals that drank first and | most died first. Those that drank last are | still alive, and it is expected that all but one of them will recover. It is the custom to fill the long trough and then lead the horses up to drink, While they are drink- ing the spigot is left turned on, so that’ the trough remains nearly full of water even after the last horse has had his fill. One animal in particular, a big mare, had | the reputation of being the heaviest | drinker in the stable. She stuck her nose | in the water deeper, was more eager for | her drink, and the last to be appeased. | Sunday evening she was led to the trough g;st, and she was the first of the horses to ie. As near as the stableman can remember those horses that were led to the trough first were those who have since died. Those occupying the farthest stalls, and | consequently were the ones last taken to drink, are the ones that survive. Among the lot is a big mule. Although | he drank from the same trough and ate the same food he is as well to-day as ever. | “You can’t poison a mule,”’ said Dr. Robin, laughingly, ‘‘unless you feed him | on sulphuric acid undiluted.” It is rather | a surprising fact that this particular mule | has not evinced the slightest signs of sick- ness from the very start. | One of the circumstances that seem to | strex:lgthen the belief that somebody tam- ered with the watering-trough last Sun- ay evening is the fact that on Monday, when the stableman went to turn on the | faucet that empties a stream into the i trough, he found it would not work readily, and he had to get a wrench to turn it. This was quite unusual, for the :Pizot turns very easily at ordinary times. Now the stableman believes that some one was tampering with it Sunday evening, and screwed it too tight. This also points to some one outside of the yards—to one | unfamiliar with the spigot. | Already eleven of the horses have died | and one is now in what appears to be the very last stages. Dr. Masoero thinks the | other eight will recoverand be well enough | to work before the end of the week. | In the last few years there have been a | number of atrocious cruelties practiced on dumb animals in this_City, particularly upon horses, and yet it is unfair to pre- sume from this that San Francisco is any | worse than other large cities in this re- | spect. In fact, the public sentiment agamst | cruelty to animals is stronger here than in | many other cities. This is shown in the | fact that for an equal number of arrests made in several large cities, the percentage of convictions, both by juries and courts, is much larger. Sacretarlv! Charles Holbrook of the Soci- ety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals recalled yesterday a rather peculiar case of horse-poisoning that occurred only a few days ago. Two horses belonging to J. Bradbury, in the stable on Bmdericfi, near Pine, were taken ill very suddenly. Dr. Egan, the veterinary sur- geon, was called in, and succeeded in snvin? one of them. The other died, manifesting every evidence of poisoning. Dr. Egan examined the feed and water, and came to the conclusion that the dis- order was caused by a poisonous weed he found in the hay. About a year ago or less an Italian scay- enger threw some kind of acid on the head of a horse belonging to his ex-partner. This caused a painful sore, or rather a great many of them. Dr. Masoero minis- tered to the animal, and finally saved its life. But the horse suffered intensely for several days. Dr. Masoero thought it was carbolic acid that had been used. A similar case came under the observa- tion of Dr. Creeley some time ago, when a horse used by Young’s bakery on McAllis- ter street, had yitriol thrown over its back, causing a horrible series of wounds. An- other very nggrn\'ated case of cruelty came under Dr. Creely’s notice not long ago. A horse belonging to George Howefl was stabbed furiously in the abdomen several times until the intestines were exposed. Luckily the wounds were sewed up, and after a long time the horse recovered. Again, this case has nearly a parallel in that wherein Mr. Holbrook secured & con- viction recently. McCarty, a Eureka Val- ley grocer, stabbed a dog furiously thirty- two times. A jury found MeCarty guilty and rined him $100. January 15 of this year, one of Isador Gutte's drivers was convicted of beating one of his horses with a huge plank, torn up from the sidewalk by the angry driver. There is, in truth, quite a list of cruelties to the lower ani- mals, but they have been inflicted by dif- ferent persons, and usually either out of revenge to the owner or in a momentary fit of fury. THE JUDGES' CHOICES. ‘Whom They Want for the Grand Jurors of 1896. The following names from which the grand jurors of 1896 must be drawn have been submitted by the Superior Judges: | Judge Seawell-James M. Goewey, Albert P. Redding, Samuel B. Welch, Edward A. Selr- ridge, Henry Payot, James 8. Severance, Louis . Bonestel], Edward P. Farnsworth, Michae) Maner, Charles G. Hooker, L. 8. Adams, £ 5. ‘ond. Judge Daingerfield—L. V. Dole, W. T. Gallo- way, Robert Haight, H. W. Hehneman, E. C. Calvin, F. H. Kildaff, A, B. Maguire, 1. T. Milli- kin, John H. Mueh, Richard Precht, J. Tormey, John G. Conrad. | Judge Murphy—A. P. Hotaling Jr., Ernest L. Lilienthal, Owen E. Brady, T.J. Stack, Drur; Melone, Leon Sloss, Louis gesky, Martin F. Fragley, James R. Kelly, Jules Cerf, Edward G, Denniston, C. Edward Brown. Judge Hebbard—Samuel W. Backus, Hugh Keenan, George Jones, A. E. Buckingham, A. | J. Raische, A. Williams, H. Dutard, Harry W. Goodall, John L. Haskell, Harry Darbrow, Wil- liam J. Newman, J. C. Pennie Jr. Judge Hunt—Patrick O. Aherne, John R. Martin, Louis F. Kast, George T. Gaden, John C. Nobman, Michael Flood, Claud Hamilton, Robert Coulter, J. Ross Jackson, James K. Cooper, Raphael Péixotto, William H, Pratt. Judge Wallace—Alex Center, C. J. Cheney, E. M. Detels, §. Feuchtwanger, James J. Loggie, | Logan, Albert 1. Esberg, HELPING TH THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SONDAY, JANUARY 26, 1896 7 T £ d itten compact for his pro- front will come np before the Harbor Com- Benjamin Newman, Thomas J. Phillips, tg::\l‘:xll. un&fi:}:) hee was pfmal]y capkl?red NG IH[ wAT[H FHUNT missioners next Tuesday. Chief Engineer | :l\"“;t)’h 1)1‘00-“. S«SY-J}’:IK:‘_‘*AQ‘ illiam E. Lutz, J. again it was said that success was due 1 | Holmes has been instracted to reporathg 1 s S‘:rl:(‘iex:sn.ngk, 5} e s to the malice of a jealous husband, who number of hydrants and mains owned by | Mosoy, F. W. Zehfuss, . 1. Daveson, James H. Beaver, L. V es, Isaac Grant, nce. Hillman Jr., Grosvenor P. C. H. Schiueter, Rudolph P. Sj pe Judge Troutt—M. P. Cole, Charles B. Per- kins, Joseph Fredericks, James C. Nealon, Garrett Middlehoff, Nathaniel T. james, M Spiro, George R. Flétcher, Robert D. Cranston, Donald Ross. Benedict, John B, Curtis, Judge Coffey—James W. Cudworth, Henr: Campe, Leopold Diamant, James Fogarty, Freling, Adolphus S. Hubbard, Patrick Plov Joseph M. Quay, Pierre Dreydemi, James Nolan, Raphael Weill, H. H. Young. Judge slack—George C. Boardman, Clarence G.Burr, Ernst A. Denicke, Fred W. Eaton, James H. Garrett, Robert Higgins, John Horstmann, William F. Mau, Robert McMurray, Warren F. Mills, Thomas Morton and Dayid Samuels. Judge Belcher—Oliver L. Hall, F. A. Fr R. B. Kittridge, A, B. Ruggles, M. E. Willis, Frederick Hobbs, George A. Kohn, R. P. Ham- mond Jr,, S. C. Itving, William L.’ Ash, Henry A. Arnold, Edwerd Coleman. Judge Bahrs— Wilson, Edward Cutter, Arthur L. Piper, H. 8. Hagen, Willinm McCarthy, August E. Drucker, Rudolph Mohr, D. B. Fak. tor, H. W. Westpnal, Walter N. Brent, R. J. Davis and L. W. Storror. E DESTITUTE How the Salvation Army Aids to Distribute a Charitable Bequest. o Many Applicants Found to Be Frauds While Others Are Entirely Deserving. The Salvation Army never does any- thing by halves, and the manner in which it has taken up the work of segregating the deserving from the undeserying applis cants for the bounty of the Robinson be- | quest fund has materially aided the Mayor, who has the distributing of the money, in seeing that it is paid only to proper pers sons. The applicants are referred to the army, the officers of which know almost every professional beggar as well as most of the deserving poor in the City. On its recom- mendations the applicant either receives her proportion of the money or is rejected. A batch of applications were returned to the Mayor’s oflice yesterday, on each one of which was posted a type-written slip, telling in the terse, idiomatic language used in the army the worth or unworth of the applicant. Many of the slips tell volumes in them- selves—stories of privation, humbled pride and direst poverty. Others reveal the dis- honesty of those who would appear to be deserving, though really not worthy of aid, and who strive to get the pittance that would properly belong to starving women and children. The first slip in the deserving list tells of the struggles of a woman to keep her fami- 1y on $3 per week: Crippled, unable to'get about at all without crutches. Four children, of whom only one is old enough to work. This isa girl who earns £3 per week, ubsolutely the only revenue of the family. The next applicant is 82 and still strug- gling: Good old soul. Eighty-two years old and wholly seli-dependent. Nearly blind, feeble, but plucky and not half dead yet. Then other deserving cases follow in rapid succession: ‘Good, square case; hard-working, but play- ing in tough luck. Has every evidence of present need. A maiden lady, middle-aged, sick, in great distress; utterly unable to assist herself. Gooa blood, good breeding, great need. Worthy care all around. Poor, square. 0Old. Resides with daughter, who is very poor and a confirmed invalid. Both are fit subjects for charity. Very old and dependent upon the good-will of her neighbors, without which she would be unable to live. willing, Well known to us for some time as a faithful, good soul. Good old girl. About 80 years old, but full of pluck, grit and practical piety. In season, when she possibly can, she also cans—in a can- nery. Distinctly poor, troubled with an affec- tion of the heart, but is a long way off being a whiner or a beggar. The reports on the undeserving appli- cants read very differently and expose many frauds. A few of them are as fol- lows: A fraud. Makes a pretense of peddling to cover a more unwholesome and immoral call- ing. Hard drinker and general beat. Is Mrs. Q. no longer. She has & new hus- band, an odorous reputation and about $750, the bequest of a recently deceased sister. The woman is not to be found, nor is she known at the address given. She is, however, by no means unknown to us, as she appeared only recently at our headquarters smnk, truculent and disgraceful. We are unable to discern anything good in herseif or her life, Has s pretty easy brand of poverty. Two daughtersearn respectively $20 and & er month. The family has a piano, and has every appearance of being pretty comforts able. Undeserving. Lives quite comfortably, is able to give her daughter music lessons, and allows her old mother to do professional beg- ing. Young, strong, healthy. Works continually at sewing shoes. Lives with her brother-in- law, dresses well, apparently lacks little, and isalong way off from being destitute. NEW TO-DAY. THE OWL DRUGC CO., CUT-RATE DRUGGISTS! 1128 Market Street, SAN FRANCISCO. 320 S. Spring Streect, 10S ANGELES, Free Delivery. THE OWL DRUG (0. Willdeliver Drugs, Medi- cines and Toilet Articles FREE OF -FREIGHT OR EXPRESS CHARGES to any railroad point with- in100 miles of San Fran- cisco when purchases amount to $5 or over, PROVIDED orders are accompanied with the money. SEND FOR PRICE LIST IRON BEDS, BRASS BEDS, FOLDING BEDS, ‘Wire and Halr Mat- tresses, Reclining Chalrs, Wheel Cbairs, Commodes, Back Rests W. A scinncx, New Moutgomer:; St., under. Gran Hotel, S. F. NOTARY PUBLIC. HARLES H. PHILLIPS, ATTORNEY-AT- Jaw and Notary Pubiic, 638 Market st., oppo- sive Palace Hotel.” Residence, 1620 Fell st Tele- phone 570, Residence telephone; “Pine 2591,