The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 11, 1896, Page 14

14 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11. 1896. A FORTUNE GIVEN BY NODS OF THE HEAD|HIS CONTUMELY Andreas Cavalli Inherits Mexican Gold Mines. Left to Him by a Brother Who Was Speechless From i Paralysis. ' THE DEVISEE A HUMBLE ME- CEANIC HERE. How the Discoverer of the Great Anaconda Mines Died in the State of Sonora. Gold street is the significant name of a little alley between Jackson and Pacific streets, where there lives an ola inventor whose brother receuntly died in Mexico, leaving him six gold mines of great though unknown value. The fortunate heir to this hidden treas- | ure is G. Andreas Cavalli, brother of L. | Paul Cavalli, famous 1n mining circles as | the discoverer of the great Anaconda cop- per ledges ‘of Butte City, Mont. It was . Paul who recently died near Minas Prie- | tas, Mexico, and left his brother all his estate—not by a duly witnessed will on parchment, nor yet by:word of mouth, | but by nods and winks that conveyed his | meaning to those who stood by while his | lifetide ebbed away. { “Such a disposition of property would | not be a conveyance or will ander Ameri- can law,” said Attorney Oscar T. Shuck, who represents Mr. Cavalli, ‘‘but the Mex- | ican laws recognize it, and my client is | here now with full authority as adminis- | trator of his brother’s estate, and withl will continue untfl next Tuesday. Then the Justices will return to this City and work on cases which have veen submitted. Some busi- ness before the court is several months old and there is supposed to be 1o chance that it will all be cleared up before the court re- sumes sitting in this City in Janusry. COUNTING BALLOTS. Second Day of the Arduous Labors of the Board of Election Com- missioners. The Election Commisioners, represented by City and County Atiorney Creswell and Tax Collector Block, aided by an array of clerks, resumed the tedious work of making the cfficial count of the ballots cast at the last election yesterday. A large number of election officers who bad been cited on the previous day to ap- pear and sign poll lists or perform other duties necessary to make the ballots lecal made their appearance, and as a conse- quence many precincts that were laid over were counted. Few discrepancies were found and all were due to clerical errors. The precincts counted were as follows: Twenty-eighth Assembly District—First, Sec- ond, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, Fourteenth, District — Four- nih, Sixteen th, Seventeenth. Thirty Assembly District — Ninth, Eleventh, Twelith. Thirty-second Assembly District—First, Sec- ond, Third, Fourih, Fifth, Sixtn, Eighth, Ninth, Eleventh, Twelfth, Thirteenth, Four- teenth. Thirty-third Assembly District—First, Sec- ond, Third, Ninth, Tenth, El-venth, Twelith, Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth. Counting will be resumed at 9 o’clock | this morning. —_———— Valuable Garbunge Franchise. The value of a garbage route, or the right to remove detritus from the residences of citi- isalleged to be not less than $12 a day. Tais allegation is set forth in a compiaint filed in the erior Court by John B. Carribbio against Giovanni Calamaro, G. B. Calamaro, Simone Vailergo, G. B. Vallergo and S. Trento, Carribbio says that he bought an interest in | the garbage business carried on by the de | fendants, but that after he paid £450 he was prevented from taking possession of his prop- erly. In view of the promises, he demands the return of his purchase money, and the payment to him of $2212 as his share of the usiness. COST HIM DEAR John Overman Made to Forfeit Property Valued at $15,000. Had Refused to Answer Ques- tions During the Taking ot His Deposition. A LONG LITIGATION ENDED. Creditors of a Decedent Who Was Dec'ared Insolvent Now to Be Paid in Full. OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FrANCISCO Cu.x.,} 908 Broadway, Nov. 10. As a penalty for contumacious conduct in refusing to answer certain questions in the taking of his deposition, John Over- man of Sonoma County was made to for- fe:t $15,000 worth of real estate by Judge Frick yesterday. The litigation, of which this was the sensational outcome, extended over a pe- riod of nearly ten years, and its history is replete with peculiar incidents. As far back as 1887 John Overman, who resides ten miles from Petaluma, on the road to Santa Rosa, began a suit in the Superior Court of Alameda County against William I Wilson and Jessie Wiison, the latter's wife, to guiet title to six lots and the houses erected thereon in West Qukland, valued at about $15,000, Subsequent to the filing of the suit Wil- son petitioned to be declared an insolvent, ties and, in fact, nearly every question wh ch would throw any light upon the trae nature or character of their trsnsac- tions in respect to the property covered by the suit. Under these circumstances counsel for the defendants were obliged torequest the notary to certify the conduct of the wit- nesses and particularly of the plaintiff, Overman, to the court. The trial came on before Judge Frick this morning. Neither the plaintiff nor Mrs. Burtch was present in court, though :i;eir attorney, Henry Miller, appeared for em. Upon offering in evidence the deed from Priscilla Burtch to Overman, upon which plaintiff refied to establish his title and prove his case, defendants objected to the intréduction of any evidence on the part of the plantiff, and urged as a ground for such objection that the plaintift by refus- ing to answer material and periunent questions had subjected himself to the penalty of having nis complaint in the case as well as his answer to the complaint in intervention by Babcock stricken out. In support of this objection the deposi- tion of Overman, waich was attempted to be taken in Petaluma, was read to the court, whereupon the court ordered tf_e complaint of piaintiff, together with his auswer to the complaint of intervention by Babcock, stricken out. This left the case before the court upon Babcock’s com- plaint of intervention, wherein he sought to quiet the title to the property in ques- tion against the plaintiff. The court then proceeded to hear evi- dence on bebalf of Babeock, and prooi was made of the title of W. L. Wilson to the property in question by virtue of a deed made to him in 1879 by Prentice Crowe!l and by the oral testimony oi W. Y. C. Pitt and Magzie Cox. Upon this showing the court ordered a decree 1n favor of Babcock as assignee of WL Wilson, quieting title to the prop- erty in dispute as against Overman and all others to the iitigation. It is believed that the proceeds from the sale of this propertv will pay all the debts of the deceased Wilson in full. :SWALLOWEL MORPHINE. William Gade, a Waiter, Dying at the Keceiving Hospital, William Gade, a waiter, living at 217 Eddy street, swallowed a dose of mor- phine yesterday afternoon about 5 o’clock. Drs. Gross and Clarke were summoned, and after working on him for several hours they summonea the ambulance and he was taken to the Receiving Hospital. Dr. Stice, after an examination, expressed the opinion that Gade was beyond recovery. it, the relations exm.inf between the par- y \l'/ . LADIES WHO ARE LABORING TO MAKE THE FAIRR A SUCCESS. documents to show that he had been re- cognized as sole heir by the courts of Her- | mosillo, capital of Sonora. “‘He has just returned after a sojourn there and will soon be appointed adminis- trator for his brother’s estate here and in Arizona. The dead man had important interests in both States, and they must be looked after. As our courts do not recog- nize the will of the dead man, expressed in nods, the brother will be compelled to divide the American property with six other brothers.” Sixteen years ago Paul Cavalli drifted to Mexico, disconsolate over the loss of the Anaconda, the value of which he did not recognize. His brother, Andreas, did not hear from him regularly, and had begun to believe he was dead or had been very unsuccessful. A few weeksago, how- ever, word came that Paul had died on September 21 of paralysis, and that he had left all his mines to Andreas here. An- dreas, who has for years spent all his in- come in pertecting some patents for mak- ing boots and shoes, hastened to Hermo- sillo, where the news was confirmed. He had no trouble in being declared sole heir and being made administrator, Speaking of the case yesterday, he said: “My brother was stricken down with par- alysisin such a way that he could not speak. Those who gathered around him, when they saw he could not live, knowing he had relatives, asked him whom he de- sired to be his heir. By running over the alphabet and agreeing on a system of signals, my name was spelled out and the will of my brother was composed as a result of his nods of the head.” One of the valuable things left to the bymble 8an Francisco mechanic is a elaim of $16,000 against the Mexican Govern- ment. Itisin such form as to be as good as gold. Another piece of property is what law- yers call “‘a chose in action,” being an Indian depredation claim against the United States. Paul Cavalli was at one time a resident of Pima County, Arizona. He was a partner of Charles Peck, whose wife and children were murdered by Geronimo's - band in 18%0. At the same time the property of the firm was de- stroyed, and a claim for large sums is now pending against the United States Gov- ernment, with good chances that it will be allowed. Mr. Cavaili takes his great success very philosophically, and, though he might realize considerable cash for his interests, he continues living in the way he has been accustomed to live for years. His home is still in Gold alley, and, though the name has for yvears stared himin the face like a jest of fute or a bit of irony, he now has his laugh as he trudges to his bumble abode. Just opposite the aliey, on Montgomery ‘street, the name “Gold street” is painted on a gas lamp in red letters, Cavalli smiled as he read the name by the flickering flame last night. He says he can complete his patents now, and if they prove non-productive the whirligig of time can hardly deal with him harshly anyhow, for his fortune isin the Mexican mouuntains, down where his favorite brother died. —_— Supreme Court Cases Are Behind. The Supreme Court session in Sacramento FOR MEMORIAL CHURCH South San Francisco Ladies Have Opened a Bazaar. Masonic Hall Transformed Into a Scene of Beauty and Elegance. The funds of Memorial Presbyterian Church at South San Francisco will, if the united labors of the Ladies’ Aid Society bear fruit, be increased sufficiently to meet all current expenses for the ensuing year. To accomplish this desirable object Masonic Hall on Fourteenth and Railroad avenues has been transformed into a series of booths artistically decorated with the products of fancy work made by deli- cate feminine fingers. There is on exhibition and for sale a fine display of fancy articles, needlework, embroidery and artificial lowers, besides a confectionery-stand and table of Vene- tian iron work. There was sbhown a ‘““Hive of Busy Bees,” “‘The House That Jack Built” for the children,and a fountain, An excellent lunch, with icecream, was served from 12 M. to 11 last night. *'The House That Jack Built” was lib- erally patronized by the small boys, who laughed heartily at Jack’s appearance as he emerged from his workshop in response to 2 ring of the doorbell, The embroidery and artificial work which adorn the booths aliotted to their use have been tastefully got up and reflect great credit on the skill of the ladies who labored on them patiently for months in order that the bazaar might be a success, which it promises to be. A number of ladies are in charge of the various booths, and between disposing of the articles offered for sale and entertain- ing the many visitors they are kept busy. Butasit isa work of love and devotion it is born cheerfully by one and all. Mrs. H. N. Bevier, the pleasant and charming wife of the minister of Memo- rial Church, is all over the hall seeing that every person is made welcome. The other helpers are: Mrs. George Kelley, Mrs, Cal- vin Keliey, Mrs. 1. C. Loary, Mrs. L. W. Williams, Mrs. David Dodge, Mrs. Ronald Dodge, Mrs. William_Stocks, Mrs, John Diercks, Miss Alice Diercks, Mrs. Etta Walrath, Miss Lotia Walratb, Miss Addie Walrath, Mrs. John Rose. Miss Bella Rose, Mrs. Burns, Mr-. Flora Brumell, Mrs. Paul Ayhens Sr., Mrs. Paal Ayhens Jr., Miss Alice Ayhens, Miss Louise Lau- ritzen, Miss Mary Kneess, Mrs. Charles Swan, Mrs. Harry Molema, Mrs, Harry Reynolds, Mrs. Herman F. Stumme, Mrs. Jonn Hyde, Mrs. Charles Hare, Mrs. John McDougail, Mrs. C. L. Nonnenman, Mrs. ‘W. Biges ang several others. To-morrow will be the last day of this entertainment, as the hall is engaged for Friday evenin —————— Held in Heayy Bonds. William Dowling waived an examination on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon be- fore acting Police Jndge Barry yesterday, and as it was an aggravated case he was held to answer before the Superior Court in $5000 bonds. On November 4 Dowling had a dis- pute with Morris Guntin, 205 Second street, &ud attacked bim with a razor, and his request was granted. Henry C. Babcock was appointed assignee of the estate of Wilson, and on behalf of the creditors filed a complaint in intervention. In thisit was allegei that the property claimed by Overman had been wrongly andillegally conveyed to Overman through Mrs. Priscilla Burteh of Petaluma, a former intimate friend of Wilson, for the purpose of defrauding the creditors of Wilson. Wilson died in 1890 and his widow fol- lowed him shortly afterward. Meanwhile the litigation dragged along, and was He is 22 years of age and has been out of employment for two or three months, which made him very despondent. His friends say that he was in the habit of taking morphine, but they believe he swallowed an overdose with suicidal in- tent owing tu his inability to get-work. ———————— EGGED ON THE STREETS. Bronson Wheels Hirschy to the Ferries to Pay a Bet. C. M. Hirschy, a conductor on the Mis- sion-street line and an enthusiastic sup- porter of McKinley, was wheeied from BOWED T0 THE DREAD BERIBER! A Case of the Terrible Oriental Disease in This City. G. Ishawaka, a Young Japanese Farmer, the Un:ortunate Victim. SUFFERED SEVERAL YEARS. A Sickness That Makes Men Lik- Animals and for Which No Cure Hus Been Found. For the first time in many years a case of that terrible disease called beriberi, the terror of the inhabitants of India, Japan and Ceylon, to which countries it is mainly confined, has made its appearance in San Francisco, and, as is invariably the case, the victim has succambed. The vietim was G. Ishiwaka, a Japanese farmer, 23 years of agr, who died on Mon- day at the Japanese lodging-house at 270 Brannan street after a lingering illness of at least three years. Beriberi is more dreaded by Orientals than even leprosy, the “living death,” and in the countries where it is prevalent is generally designated as “‘the slow death.” Beriberi is a Singalese word that means ‘‘the greatest weakness.” The victims are generally young men or men in the prime of life, and though emi- nent physicians have searched long and earnestly for the origin and a cure, it has baffled all their efforts, and is ranked to- day among the hopeless diseases. The first symptcms are. not alarming, being merely a muscular weakness, to which usualiy little heed is paid. Gradually the disease spreads from muscle to muscle until the entire trunk is within its grasp and then the brain is attacked. Senscry weakness, so gradual that the victim does not at first notice it, ensues and slow degeneration progresses to the end. Anemia, paralysis and widespread in- flammution of the nerves are smong the last symptoms of the disease, but these do not generally make their appearance until the patient has faced “‘the slow death’” for years. The Japanese well know the hope- lessness of trying for a cure, but with the stoicism of their race plod on until sheer weakness compels them to lie down and wait for the day when death comes to their relief. Shortly after the disease attacks the brain it is not intrequently the case that the victims imitate the uciions of sheep and other ammals. They go on all fours from inability to stand erect, and as the nerve ceniers become more and more affected the animal characteristics become more and more maurked until they are a constant care to those who harbor them. One of the most terrible characteristics of the disease is the constant conscious- ness of slowly approaching death. Hope- less and despairing the unfortunate drags out a weary existence uniil tue vital spark flickers out and relief comes. As far as the records of the Health De- partment show this is the first case in San Francisco in three years and the fourth in the last twenty years. When Ishiwaka first arrived in this City from Japan, two years ago, his symptoms were not fully developed and he worked | at tarming for some time. Gradually, how- ever, he grew weaker and finally becamea charge on his countrymen, who carea for him urntil his death. Dr. M. Tsumagi, the Japanese physician who was called to attend him, tried every available remedy to stay the march of the disease, but without avail, and the patient constantly reminded nim that it was use- less and that he must die. PETERS' SIDEWALK. Gray Bros. Want to Supplant Pine Boards With Art Stone. Judge Seawell yesterday granted an in- junction 10 resirain George F. Gray and Harry N. Gray from tearing up a wooden sidewalk in front of the premises of Wil- liam Peters, on Sheridan street, near Tenth. Peters sets forth in his complaint that he laid a good sidewalk of Oregon NEW TO-DAY—DRY GOODS. FLLANNEL DEPARTMENT! ON SALE THIS WEEK! At 25c per Yard. 150 pieces SCOTCH TENNIS FLANNEL, full 30 inches in, width and in about 40 difierent patterns. At 35c per Yard. 125 pieces FANCY SAXONY colorings. FLANNELS, new styles and At 50c per Yard. 100 pieces FRENCH PRINTED FLANNELS, new and ex= clusive designs, in the very latest colorings. At 50c per Yard. 35 pieces WHITE EMBROIDERED FLANNEL, 12 differ- ent patterns. EXTRA SPECIAL! 5000 yards 32-INCH PRINTE D DRAPERY SILKS, differ= ent designs and colorings, Price, 25c¢ per Yard. TELEPHONE GRANT 124 1892, 111, 113, 115, 117, 119, 121 POST STKEEL. California or the regunlar army of the DUnited States, to bear arms while marcn- | ing in the State of California. unless with special pe' mit from the Governor. On this account the members of the La- fayette Guard reached the conclusion that they had outlived their usefulness and re- solved to disincorporate. All claims against the guard have been paid, and a balance of several thousand dollars remains in the treasury. This money in ail probability will be divided among the members of the company. The petition for dissolution will be heard by Judge Slack on the 21st of next month. The career of the Lafayette Guard is an hororable one, and its members are proud of its bistory and its standing in this com- munity. e GRACE CHURCH BAZAAR. The Ladies of the Aid Society Are Hopeful of Success. The second day’s attendance at Grace M. E. Church, on Twenty-first and Capp streets, vesterday afternoon and evening, was decidedly better than that of the previous aay. The Sabbath-school room was crowded HUsBAl LEADERS OF THE LADIES AID SOCIETY, GRACE M. E. CHURCH. finally set for trial before J udge Frick for to-day. The counsel of defendants Babcock and the legal representatives of William 1. Wilson and Jessie Wilson deemed it nec- essary to take the de: ositions of Overman and Mrs. Bartch. For this purpose sub- penas were regularly issued and served upon plaintiff's attorney and upon Over- man and Mrs, Burtch, setting the time for the tuking of their depositions for 10 o’clock Saturday, November 9, before John H. Rodgers, a notary public at Petaluma. At the time appointed Overman and Mrs. Burtch appesred .at the otfice of the notary, sccompanied by their attorney, Henry Miller.” The defense was repre- sented by Welles Waitmore of Oakland and Fisher Ames of San Francisco. An atiempt was made to take the depo- sitions of the plaintiff Overman and the lady who accompanied him, but under the advice of counsel they refused to answer questions put tq them regarding the pur- chase of the property by Overman, the manuper in which be secured possession of Iz MR5.CLGIN MENAB. PRESIDENT, RS5.1.J. TRUMAN. /' Twenty-ninth and Mission to the ferries by John Bronson, a cook, last night, in payment of an election bet. Bronson cheered for McKinley atevery corner in compliance with the terms of the wager. _Before the strange wheelbarrow proces- ion had gone far clans of spectators gath. ered and welcomed the wagemakers with a shower of eggs; but they went Lravely to the end of “their .journey, though the men and the barrow were ye{low with eggs when they had reachea the ferries. Bronson finally cried aloud, “*Ob, Hanna hasu’t done a thing to me!” The men had a hand-organ alone and made merry 8L every corner, attracting a great crowd. —_———— The Golden West. A lecture by Rev. 8. K. Harrison will be given to-morrow evening at the Pierce-street chapel. “The Land of the Golden West” will be the subject, and the lecture will be filus- trated by stereopticon views. The proceeds Wwill be devoted 1o the work of the chapel, pine lumber on the 28th of last April, in accordance with an order from the Super- intendent of Streets; that the premises are not within the limits where stone or artificial stone walks are required by law; that subsequently the Superintendent of Streets made a contract with Gray Bros, to put down an artificial stone walk, and that they threaten to destroy his wooden walk; that they are insolvent and unable to respond in damages for injury to tae plaintif’s property if they be ailowed to proceed. Peters also demands $500 damages and costs of suit. LAFAYETTE GUARD. Petition for Dissolution of This Well- Known Military Company. Application has been made to the Supe- rior Court for the dissolution of the La- fayette Guard, one of the oldest French military companies of this City. A recent law forbids any military organization, ex- cept members of the National Guard of last night with the Mission’s best society, and in consequence the ladies were happy. The “Bungalow,” in which the three little Japanese maids, Miss Luzerne Smith, Miss Emma Salter and Miss Agnes . Willey, serve the daintiest cups of highly flavored tea, is one of the attractive booths of the bazaar. Those whose gool fortune it was to par- take of yesterday’s dinner are loud in their praise Mission ladies. DIVORCE PROCEEDINGS. Several Households Wore Legally Sun- dered Yesterday. Mrs. Lilly A. Wood was granted a di- vorce from John F. Wood by Judee Daingerfield yesterday en the ground of habitual intemperance. She wasaccorded the custody of the two children and was allowed $25 a month alimony. The case was bitteriy contested, each accusing the other of induiging in spirit- of the excellent cooking of the | ous liquors to an excessive degree. Dur- ing a portion of iheir married life Mr. and Mrs. Wood resided at Vallejo. Divorces were granted in the Superior Court yesterday as follows: By Judge Hebbard—Annie H. Turner from Sidoey Turner on the ground of de- { sertion. Plaintiff allowed to resume her | maiden name, Tillman. | By Judge Hunt—George W. Amstein from Louisa A. Amstein, for desertion. | Anustein testified that when he asked his wife to quit drinking she told him she in- tended t go and live with a man who would not object to her convivial habits, A complaint for divorce was yesterday filed by Caroline A. Segerstrom from Oiaf Victor Segerstrom. John P. Scully has sued his wife for di- vorce on statutory grounds. e Santa Monica Commission. Captain A. F. Rodgers of the Coast and Geo- detic Survey departed for Washington, D. C., | yesterday. 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