The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 17, 1896, Page 21

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, MAY 17, 1896. 21 HE 1S A MAN AND \ET A CHILD, Tommy Horton's Remarkable Case of Arrested Devel- orment. HE NOW LIVES ON BABIES FOOD Although Twenty-Three Years O0ld He Has the Appearance of a Bov of Sixteen. Medical annals do not ish another case of arrested development parallel to that of Thomas Horton, whose home is with his parents at 1002 F street, this City. Although he is nearly 23 years old he looks like a boy of 16, ana his disposi tion and tastes are those of a ch within the last two weeks “Tommj he is called, spent all of his time at the nome of his parents, so few peo- ple, outside of the family ything about his case. Evervbody who saw h took him for a child. But he rand-boy f osi- him to the Academy of Scie medical colieges and doctors’ offices. His of the Jamison raid, but heard it discussed | before he struck out from the metropolis of the Dutch republic. “I expected a move in that direction,” | he said, “but didn’t think it would come ‘} (llui;c so soon. It was talked about before | left. **The Americans generally were well sat- isfied with the existing laws, but the Brit- ish pecple were not. They wanted the rignt | | 1o vote. In fact, if the foreignersat Jo- | hannesburg had had the right to vote | there would not have been a Dutchman in | oftice. They could bave turned them all | | out, and no doubt would, for every office there is filled with Dutchmen. “‘But the Dutchmen of the republic said. in effect, ‘If you don’tlike our laws you can go back to your own country. We didn’t ask you to come, and you can go if you want to.” ““As a matter of fact the laws are good there, and are administered quickly and with a desire to accord justice everywhere, | so far as I could see. All the Americans were of this opinion, too, except a few who | were in the employ of the big companies having offices in London, and who thought it with them. ‘‘Outside of this I don’t believe there are more than a dozen Americans on the tand. They all want to get back. Some- how money slips away there rapidly, no matter what you get, and it’s a common | there, *Well, as | thing to hear them say sqon as I get money enough I'll 2o back to God’s country.’ “South Africa is good enough in its way, but when a man gets there he won- ders what brou%b! him and why he left a country 3s good as this to go away off there to a strange land that really won’t reach his standpoint of being good for 100 or 1000 years. “But the Dutch are really better to the whites than the English or American iicates would be if they had things e y. The Dutch laws provide that one white man shall be employed with every ten natives to direct the work. Often TOMMY HORTON, [Drawn from a photograph.] case has attracted the attention of scien- tific men, all of whom pronounce it the most remarkable on record. The history of Tommy Horton’s case dates almost from his infancy, end the reason he has not developed is because be has never becen able to assimilate food. He says himself that he has never eaten a meal in his life and never sits down to a table, All the nourishment he ever got was obtained from broths and different food preparations, eaten at all sorts of times. For days be has gone without an ounce of nourishment and the wonder is that he is now alive after all that he has gone through. Tommy was born a healthy baby, but when quite young became afflicted with stricture of the stomach. Later in life he was ruptured, and before he was out of his | teens had a severe attack of asthma. In addition to these troubles he had all of the so-called infantile diseases. The best phy- sicians have prescribed for him and all that parental affection could do has been done. He has been given all sorts of cli- matic advantages, and the father stands ready to-day to substantially reward any person who will restore his son to health. Immediately after his attack of stricture of the stomach the digestive organs seemed to stop working. All desire for food ceased, and it was with difficulty that the child’s stomach was made to hold even water and milk. Never in his life has he been able to eat & piece of solid food. Atatime when Tommy was about 18 years old it was understood that lemonade was acceptable to his stomach and he was given all he wanted. By chance he swal- lowed a seed, but strange to say it did not seem to affect him, and it was thoughtthat perhaps he had digested it. In a week, however, the stomach was relieved and the lemon seed was found to have sprouted. As a result of the lack of nourish- ment Mr. Horton’s body has only about half developed and his brain bas not developed at all for want of phosphates. He is simply a child even to & naive hones! nly found in the very young. A few weeks ago some scien- tific men made a cathode ray photograph of his hand and gave him 50 cents for his trouble after the exposure was made. For some reason the plate was a failure in the development, and the young man wanted to give the money back, as if he felt that it was his fault. All of his desires are those of & child and even a year ago he used to vlay ball on the streets with the little boys. The most remarkable thing about this strange case is that as yet there is no s’gn of a beard on Mr. Horton's face. It is as smooth as a baby’s in the way of hair. | This is a phase of the case for which there appears to be no explanation. Itopens up a field for considerable speculation, as heretofore it has been thought that hair | was an independent growth. At present Tommy says that he feels better than he has for years and he 13 sub- | sisting entireiy on & patented infants’ food. | He says that it is better than nothing and that he is getting stronger every day. Two | orthree times a day he mixes a quantity | of the compound in water and drinks it and that is all his meal amounts to. There | is of course practically no brain nounsk- | ment in the stuff, but there is no telling | what it may do. 1t is possible that it may | prevare his stomach for solid food and he | may eyventually develop into manhood. Of the dozens of scientific men who have diagnosed this case within the last month none seem able to suggest a remedy. BACK FROM SOUTH AFRICA. C. A. Sampson on the Treatment of White Miners at Johannesburg. G. A. Sampson, a miner of Colorado, Utah and Arizona, who has been for some | months at Johannesburg, Bulawayo and other places in South Africa, arrived here yesterday and is at the Grand. Mr. Sampson, alter he had been for some time in the mines of Johannesburg, went up to Bulawayo on a prospecting trip. | As he wonld have to give 50 per cent, however, of all he found to the English I Chartered Company, he soon found tuere | would be little comparative reward for his | efforts, and he decided to give it up. | provements. the work as the native, but he holds his | place at §5 a day. If it wasn’t for this law the syndicates wouid employ all native labor, because it would be cheaper.” Mr. Sampson is en route to the Yukon River, Alaska. From Africa to Alaska is a pretty good jump, but Mr. Sampson thinks he prefers Alaska to far-away Africa. ST intes The First Equal Rights Club, The First Equal Rights Club of the Thirty- ninth District held an open meeting at the Women's Edueational and Industrial Union, 7 Van Ness avenue. Judge Cooney spoke on the benefit which the community would derive from womsn's suffrage. Mrs. Dr. Thrasher showed -the interest women were already taking in having the City cleaned. Mme. Roeckel and Mrs. Lewis sang “The Star-span- gled Banner. me. Sorbier, the president of the club, announced that the club would there- | 1s to their advantage to always nct’ the white man doesn’t know as much about | AN OLD HOUSE DOWN IN MONTEREY, First Frame Structure Erected in California Still Standing. The | | WAS IMPORTED FROM ENGLAND |Mrs. Allen Saw It Put Together and Has Resided in It Ever Since. “For forty-six years I have lived in this | house,” said Mrs. Bushton-Allen of Mon- terey, *‘and what is more I brought it over with me from old England. “That sounds strange, doesn’t it? Well it was this way. My husband, Mr. Bush- ton, was a grain merchant and lived al- most entirely upon the seas. He traveled to many lands, and when he would come home from a trip he always brought me | { some rare and curious things from the | various ports that he had visited. | “In time our collection became so large and valuable that I decided to open a | museum. One day the American Consul | came in to see our collection, and I began talking to him of America; he told me | wonderful stories of the gold discoveri: in California, and I was fired with ambi- tion to emigrate to the glorious Golden West. ‘“When my husband returned I told him | of my desire, but he didn’t favor the pro- | ject, and asked me how I would like to sleep in a barrel with my feet outside, and | he said, ‘There are no houses in Califor: 5 He knew that this would be a strong argu- | ment against my going, as I had always lived in a comfortable and luxurious house, “I proposed, however, that we take lum- ber with us and build a house. This idea struck him as a good one, but instead of merely taking lumber he improved upon my suggestion, and had seven houses built for shipping. Every joist and every door | and window was carefully numbered and | marked, so that they could be put together | easily. | ““We placed all of these,with our freight, | upon the Elizabeth Starbuck, with Captain | Parker in command. We were to be tzken | direct to San Francisco, then the Mecca | to which the whole world was traveling. “After we had been outto sea a few days, | the mate warned us that the captain was | | a dishonest mariner; that he on sever: 1} | occasions hed sold cargoes and_appropria- | | ted the money. Of course this made us | uneasy, and never have I spent ten months | of such'anxiety as I did during that voy- | age. b“\\'hen we reached the Californian coast | | we found that the mate's warning was | only too true. The captain refused to land us at San Francisco, for fear of being | apprehended. He wanted to land ussome- vhere off the southern coast, and threat- ened to sink the ship if the passengers dis- sented. We were all armed, however, and there was a mutiny on board. “The captain was placed in irons and the first mate took command, but, know- ing nothing of this coast, accidentally landed us in Monterey harbor. | “Our houses were taken off the vessel, and before many weeks had passed we were under the roof of the first frame house ever placed on Californian soil. ““A frame house was a curiosity to the natives, and even the soldiers stationed in Monterey came to see the houses and wanted to rent rooms at any price. My husband fixed up the other houses, and we rented even the smallest room for $20 a month. “‘One of the most exciting incidents that has occurred in my life happened right here in this room,” continued Mrs. Allen. as she sat in a long, low-ceiled room | facing the street. ‘It had been rented by | four young fellows, who had a few days vefore come down to the capital from the | week at 30c, 40c, 50c and 60c | per dozen yards. Also finer qualiti at greatly reduced prices. At 20 30¢, 40¢, 50c and Up. | GRASS T IN INSERTIONS, BANDS, EDGINGS AND ALL-OVERS, a com- per yard. | At10c 20¢, 25¢ a Yard Up. CAMBRIC, N AND SWIS onea widower with three Jittle girls. She does all the baking and mending for the | family. She is remarkably well preserved GRE AT BREAK I NEW TO-DAYDRY GOODS- N PR OES THIS WEEK! Finding ourselves HEAVILY OVERSTOCKED, owing to the backwardness of the season and {the unusually vast magnitude of our purchases, we have determined TO ACCELERATE TRADE TO ITS UTMOST and to that end we have THOROUGHLY OVERHAULED AND MARKED DOWN EVERYTHING to figures that buyers who study their own interests will take immediate advantage of, for SUCH A BARGAIN OPPORTUNITY HAS NOT BEEN PRESENTED IN YEARS! LACE DEPARTHENT! , 35¢ a Yard. BUTTER ORIENTAL LACE, 6, 9and 11 inches wide, 1n a large variety of pat- terns, regular value 25¢, 35¢ and 50c. At 20¢, 25¢, 30¢, 40¢, 50¢c and 60c¢ a Dozen. WHITE and BUTTER VALENCIENNES | LACE, in endless varioty; special this Linen | GINGS be offered at ¢ and $1 per vard. 1 BANDS e assHrtment w 20¢, 25¢, 35¢, 50¢, T plete assortment, will be offered at 20c, | 5, 30c, 40c, 50¢, 60¢, 7o, 90c and $1 GUIPURE EMBROIDERY, with In- sertions to m . latest designs, will be offered at 10c, 16¢, 20c, 25¢, 35¢ and ard. 50¢ per 3 NECKWEAR! NECKWEAR! $1.00, $2.00, 0, $3.50 and Up. LATE SLTIES LACE COL- # FRONTS, FLES, etc., the newest creations, will be offered at§1, $2, $2 50, $350, $4 and $5 each. At $1.25 a Yard. pieces EMBROIDERED LINE DE SOIE, bla 186 MOTU ground, elabo: rately embroidered in colors, 24 inches | wide, regular v %0, will be placed | | CARRIAGE PARASOLS, PARASOLS! PARASOLS! At 75 Cents. CARRIAGE PARASOLS, in black satin, Iinei;i, value $1 50, will be offered at 75¢ each. At $1.00. CARRIAGE PARASOLS, in Gloria Silk, lined, will be offered at $1 each. At $1.00. in Gros-Grain and Surah, with ruffle trimming, all silk, will be offered at $1 each. At $1.50. CARRIAGE PARASOLS, in Gros-Grain and Surah Silk, two ruffles, value $2 50, will be offered at §1 50 each. At $2.00. CARRIAGE PARASOLS, in Groe-Grain Silk, ruffled trimmed, silk lining, value $3, will be offered at §2 each. At $2.50. CARRIAGE PAKASOLS. in White Chif- fon with black polka dots, value $4, will be offeredat $2 50 each. At 75 Cents. LADIES’ 22.INCH WHITE PARASOLS, suitable for seaside, will be offered at 75c each. LADIES' KID GLOVES! At 75 Cents. 2000 pairs 4-BUTTON KID GLOVES, in cream and white, black embroidered back, regular value $1 25, will be offered at 75¢ a pair. At 75 Cents. brown and tan shades, also black, reg- ular value §1 25, will be offered at 75c a pair. At 75 Cents. 1 1800 pairs 5-HOOK KID GLOVES, in black, regular price §1 25, will be of- fered at 75c a palr. At 80 Cents. 1750 pairs 4-BUTTON DERBY KID GLOVES (large buttons to match also black, regular value §1 25, will be offered at 8)c a pair. At $1.00. 1650 pairs 4-BUTTON SUEDE GLOVES (large buttons), in tan, slate, brown and mode shades, also black, regular value $1 50, will be offered at $1 2 pair. At $1.00. 11500 pairs 4-BUTTON DERBY KID | | lish red shades, extra good value for $1 50, will be offered at $1 a pair. | At $1.25. 1000 pairs 4-BUTTON FRENCH KID GLOVES (large buttons to match gloves), in tan, mode and brown col- ors, also black, extra value for $1 75, will be offered at $1 25 a pair. SPECIAL PURCHASE! About 450 pairs FINE PURE WOOL WHITE BLANKETS (slight! bought at a nominal price, to be sold th prise cradle, crib, cot, single bed to the ext. week at far less than mill cost. v imperfect), c They com’ ra size blankets. 23~ OUR DENTS ONL NEW CATALOGUE is now being distributed to COUNTRY RES » to whom it will be mailed free on receipt of address. 2000 pairs 5-BUTTON KID GLOVES, in | GLOVES, in tan, red, brown and Eng- | RY ZSILK UNDERWEAR At 15 Cents a Pair. n BOYS’ BLACK RIBBED COT- TON HOSE, extra heavy, made spe- | cially for boys’ wear, regular price 25c. |HOSIE ! 100 doze: At 25 Cents a Pair. 150dozen CHILDREN’S FINE RIRBED MACO COTTON HOSE, double knees, heels and toes, black and assorted tan shades, regular price 35¢ and 40c. At 25 Cents a Pair. 200 dozen LADIES' FINE MACO COT- TON HOSE, extra high-spliced heels, double soles and toes, black and as- sorted tan shades, regular price $4 20 per dozen. gloves), 1n red, brown, tan and navy, | At 3314 Cents a Pair. 175 dozen LADIES’ 4-THREAD BLACK MACO COTTON HOSE, extra high- ;}fiired heels, double soles and toes, ermsdorf black, regular price 50c. | | | | | | At 50¢, 75¢, 85¢, $1.25, $1.50 Each. | LADIES’ SWISS RIBBED SILK VESTS, | low neck and sleeveless, in cream, black, pink, sky and lavender, regular price 90¢ to $2 25 each. | | | At 75 Cents Each. | LADIES’ JERSEY RIBBED EGYPTIAN COTTON UNION SUITS, high neck, long sleeves, regular price $1. CORSETS. At §1.00. LADIES’ SATTEEN CORSETS, extralong waist, two side steels and patent loop eyelets, embroidered with colored silk flossing, perfect fit guaranteed, regular value §1 50. Murphy Building, Market and Jones Strets. Murphy Building, Market and Jones Strests. Murphy Building, / Marke! and Jones Stregis, | Murphy Building, Market and Jones Strsets. dian shawl, given me by Lady Franklin.” Mrs. Allen is now 86 years old, but looks much vounger. I have brought®up thirty-five children and grandchildren right here,” said the old lady with & proud look in her bright eves, “and they all love and respect their old granny.” At present she keeps house for two sons, and has nearly all her teeth, and can thread a needle without glasses. MRS. ALLEN AND HER MONTEREY | | HOME, after hold an open meeting on the 15th of every month until the election in November. Information can be obtained from Mrs. C. F. Kapp at the Hotel St. Nichalas. St e In the Thirty-Third. The Republican Club of Thirty-third District was organized Wednesday night in South San Francisco with the following officers: Presi- dent, William McHugh; vice-president, Jerome Milly; receiving secretary, Edward Turner; financial secretary, R. Morris; treasurer, H. Rahlmann; executive committee, J. A. Durks, John Lankenau, Robert Turner, Ed- ward ‘Mealy, James L. Butcher, D. Ellis, W. Warner; enrollment commitee—Jjohn Lanke- nau, P. H. Wulff, Dr. McLaughlin, Barney Lagrave, L. Brinlg; finance committee—G. Wessell, C. Milly, P. F. Steiner. There was an en- rollment of 118 name: —————— New Debating Society. On Friday evening, the 15th inst., at the residence of Julius H. Medau, 318 Sixth street, the South Side Debating Society was organized by a large number of the residents of that pros- perous &nd progressive portion of the City. The purpose of the society is to hold weekiy debates on subjects of interest to residents and | property-owners of that district, with a view of stimulating the efforts of its inhabitants toward securing many necessary public im- = —————— James Holmes, William Starr, D. Dunne, J. D. McRea, Neil Collins, W. Dowling, E. G. Watts and W. M. McCoy, charged with the murder of Mars, the lather, were arraigned be- fore Judge Belcher yesterday. They all pleaded not guiity, and their cases were set ior trial on May 25. Thomas Dwilles, William Pattee, He was not at Johannesburg aj the time Henry Rothjany, P. Rivers, J. Haley, William Perkins and John Finn were not arraigned. Sutter mines. They came to my house to i board. I was awakened one night by the rat- tling of money in theirroom, and presently heard them tiptoeing out in the little gar- den in the rear, where they buried the money. “This all seemed suspicious to me, and the next day, when it was reported that | $20,000 had been stolen from the Custom- | | house, it dawned upon me that this was | the money I had heard rattle in the | strangers’ room. I informed the officers where the money was, they promising to protect me and my children.’” 2 The men were captured and placed in the littie adobe prison, the ruins of which can be seen from Mrs. Allen’s window. During the night the men escaped and were tracked to San Francisco, where they were lynched. The names of the most daring of the four were Quick and Osborne. Mrs. Allen has a great many old relics, which she brought over from England with her, among them some rare china ieces, for which she has been offered abulous prices by tourists and collectors of old English ware. Among her things she has a priceless pair of shells. *‘It took my husband seven vears to find the match to the one I bad; he found this in Madagascar. ““When Lady Franklin, wife of the ex- plorer, and a kind friend and patron of ours, while we had our museum, saw the shells she offered me a large sum for them. Bat of all my treasures, there is nothing I value more highly than I do this little In- | MONTEREY LANDNARK Mexican Veterans Object to the Proposed Sale of the Old Custom-House. The Bear Flag Was Raised Over Il’ Fifty Years Ago by Com- modore Sloat. OARLAND OFFICE SAN FrANCIsco CALL,) 908 Broadw: May 16. | The Association of Mexican War Vet- erans is greatly opposed to the selling of the old Monterey Custom-house as pro- | vided for in a joint resolution now before Congress. At a recent meeting the follow- ing telegram was ordered sent to the Cali- fornia delegation at Washington: Unanimous vote Veterans Mexican War, Pa- cific Coast, against the joint resolution Con- gress selling Monterey Cusiom-house reserva- tion, where Commodore Sloat hoisted Ameri- can fiag fifty years ago. Itis sscred. Clear it of trespass. _ Give it to Monterey for historical purposes only. Epw SHERMAN, Chairman commiitee. Major Sherman seut the dispatch this morning, and to-night he left for Mon- terey to confer with the committee of ar- rangements of that place regarding the coming celebration. Preparations are advancing in a satis- factory manner for the commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the raising of the American flag at Monterey by Commo- dore Sloat. The Board of Supervisors of Solano County has appointed a committee to se- lect a piece of granite from that county which is to be incorporated into the mon- ument which is to be erected at Monterey to the memory ot Commodore S1oat. This is the first county that has taken steps in this direction. Other counties will follow suit. A general acceptance of the invitation to be present at the exercises of the un- veiling of the monument is being experi- enced amone people in public stations. The Supreme Court of the State will be present in a body. There will be a large number of United States army officers. The artillery will be furnished by General Forsyth of the Department of California. Thomas Wand and James Buchanan, | both of whom are veterans at the Soldiers’ | Home at Yountvilie, and who were of the crew of the sloop Levant at the time of the flag-raising, will also be present. There are now in Napa County about | half a dozen members of the bear flag party and they will take part in another hear flag raising which will take place in Sonoma on the proper anniversary. The raising of the American flag will then be repeated by the same party. (o S SLOAT AT MONTEREY. Raising of the Flag to Be Celebrated in July. The semi-centennial anniversary of the raising of the American flag in this State will be celebrated in Monterey on July 4, 5,6and 7. The committees in charge want to make it a State affair, and with that end in view At Auction TUESDAY. TUESDAY.. MAY 19, 1896 At120'Clock Nocn at Salesroom, 638 MARKET STREET By order of the SAN FRANCISGO GASLIGHT COMPANY. +41-41-41+ BUSINESS LOTS Fronting First, Fremont, Beale, Howard and Natoma Streets. NATOMA STREET. - 20g 100 ‘i-*' 6 15 5 5 1 5 4 13 .18 s 13 = 5 &2 2 1 2 = - Ee % g EN 100 100 : STREET. o 25 ‘ 25| 25 | 156’ 8276/ 2 R Bel | & = E ’ s{sfels]a] 1|z 4 iy = ) 2 2 =l 2 \=7 g e al a8 = = iR = z | 5 | Business and Mechanical Industries surround this property. This property is located In the present growing business portion of our city, and certalnly has the brightest outlook for investors of any section. Business men, capltalistsiinvestorsand speculators should examine this property, for it certainly presents an elegant opportunity for one and all to obtain a large percentum on the capital they may Invest. TERMS—One-fourth cash, balance In 1, 2 and 3 years. Interest?7 per cent per annum. N. B.—California Title Insurance and Trust Company will issue a palicy of insurance to each purchaser for the amount of the purchase price for the sum of $25 for each 25-foot lot. PROBATE SAILII. Easterly line of South Park, 143 feet southwest of Second Street. rooms each, with cottage in rear of No. 70. House and lot No. 61 Is 22 by Two houses, Nos. 61 and 70, about 6 about 130 feet. House and lot No. 70 is 18 by about 120 feet, with cottage in rear. The property will be sold as an entirety or in the two subdivisions. Handsome park In front of the prope rty. TERMS—CASH. Subject to approval of Superior Court. EASTON, ELDRIDGE & CO., AUCTIONEERS, €38 MAEREKET STREET e ——————————————————————————————————————————— the Governor will be asked to proclaim July 7 a legal holiday. On tbat day in 1346 Commodore Sloat raised the American flag at Monterey and formally took possession of California in the name of the Unitea States. The bear flag, or flag of rebellion against the Mexi- can Government, was spread to the breeze in old Sonoma on the 14th of June of the same year, but it was nearly a month later before the stars and stripes floated over the Republic’s new possession. The committees in charge wish to have the corner-stone of the monument to Com- modore Sloat and his Hlag laid on July 7. Congress has made an appropriation for the monument, and each county in the State has promised to furnish a stone. The following committee has been ap- pointed to canvass for funds in this City: J. D. Phelan, 8. H. Daniels, Carroll Cook, M. Taylor. An $800 Blaze, An alarm was sounded from box 159 Fri- day at 3:15 P. . for a fire in a two-story frame dwelling-house, owned by James O'Neal and occupied by Mrs. Lackie, at 2 Harrlet street, The fire was caused by & defective chimney, The building was damaged to the extent of ! $500 and its contents $300.