The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 14, 1896, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1896 WHATS IN THE NAME OF A SHIP? " Four “Oregons” Are Now in the Port of San Francisco. ‘The Battle-Ship, a Steamer and Also a Bark and Small Sloop. ' STEAMER POMONA PUT BACK . She L-nied a Stowaw:y at Meiggs Wharf After Considerabie Trcuble. Four different types of vessels, all named Oregon, are now in port. Three of -them are at anchor off Sausalito and the fourth is tied up at Fremont street. Off Saunsalito is the sloop Oregon, the Orego Railway and Navigation Company’s “steamer Oregon and the United States battle-ship Oregon. At Fremont-street wharf is the old bark Oregon, built in Bath, in 18 She has a cargo of * coal aboard and is still as stout and good " a ship as the day she was launched. A n Fhe accompanyving sketch was made when the bark was passing in after a smart -run fr. m Nanaimo, B. C,, of seven days. She broughtcoal for John Rosenfeld’sSons, wnd Captain Parker dispensed with the id of a tug and sailed in. As she passed the other three Oregons the old-timer presented a pretty picture. I'hie men on shore leave on the battle- ship make things lively in Sausalito, Every day the boats are kept going in order to land the men who have been granted liberty by the captain. Latteriy the battle-ship has had steam up, and sailing orders are expected atany time. The gunboat Benningion also got steam sterday aiternoon, and now all the warships are ready foraction. The battle- <hip will probably sail on a cruise, the bark Oregon will return to the Sound for . another load of coal, the steamer Oregon will probably not come out of retiiement for six months and the sloop Oregon will go into commission again until next g e British tramp steamer Grenada 5 played in bard luck during her last voy- .. age. Wnile lying in Puget Sound George W. McNear chartered her to carry wi.eat to Eurcpe at £16s3d per ton, the charter pariy to expire October 31. Cap- 4 n Ko:ff thought he wouid make ex- ses by bringing a load of coal to San He was delayed at the nd the vessel only got in yester- hts in the meantime have fallen to £1 1s 3d, owing to the influx of vessels, and McNear refuses to lond the vessel. Captain Korff does not know what 1o do in the circumstances, and the chances are that the Grenada will be laid up again. There is to be an exhibition night at the Reliance Athletic Club next Tuesday night, and the water front is very much excited over the outcome of at least one of the evenis. Everybody from the Mail *dock to Meiggs wharf knows “Charley’’ hcart, and he is to meet ‘Jimmy’’ ox, the champion amateur of the Pacific Coast, in a four-rcund contest. The men have met before, and as there is an old- time grudge behind the affair the fighting is sure to be fast and furious. . ““Teddy” Osborne, late of London and < now of the Ferry lunchrooms, is training Cathcart, and every day about 2 p. M. they can be seen doing a little manual exercise in the gvmnasium in the harbor police- gtation. If all the events on the club’s . programme are as interesting as the go * between Cathcart and Fox promises to be the entertainment should be a great success. The schooner Scray docked at Berry street yesterday. After discharging her . Joad of lumber she will go to the Fulton . Iron Works and be fitted out with engines for the Inter-Island Steam Navigation ompany. She is not as large a vessel as he James Spear uow being completed, but nevertheless she will be a commodious little vessel. The Spear is now almost ready and the chances are that she will sl for Honolulu in a few days. The American ship Shenandoah will ke out another bateh of apprentices. t time she was here Captain Murphy 1ipped halfa dozen, and they did so well that he has resolved to try the experi- ment again. Of the young men he took ‘uway as apprentices one is now chief of- ! the St. Paul, another is mascer ofa amer and three others are officers iing ships. Only one went back to Iife of a landlubber, and nhe is now ier in his father’s warehouse. At the present time Captain Murpby bus on board “Gus’” Wilson, son of one of the New Orleans puots; Harry Stevenson, - son of the New York car-builder, Peter - Hugtsor San Francisco and Harry Lum, who came here on the ship Centennial to join the Shenandoah. Two other boys witl pe shivped here, and then the big vessel will bave her full complement. To-day the Shenandoah goes to Port Costa to load. George W. McNear and his wife and a pariy of about fifty friends will go up on her. A siring band will “accompany them, and a good time is assured. On the run up the bay refresh- ments will be served, and at Port Costa a - dance in one of the grainsheds is in order. Tue party will return to San Francisco on Sunday morning. Captain Murphy of the George Stetson s u brother of the master of the Snuenan- doah. Bince the latter has made such a . success wiih his apprentices the former is determined to try the experiment. He is now shipping youngsters who want to learn navigation, and will take out st least four appren ices when his vessel sails. * Th- bark Nicholas Thayer had to send one of the crew to the French Hospital vesterday on her arrival. On the way up “the coast Henry Leipig fell from the main . topsail yard and injured his bip. The wjury iS not serious, and Leipig will be about in a week or so. The tramp steamer Ettrickdale docked Lomtard-street wharf yesterday and at once begin discharging a large ‘ general cargo from Yokchama. There was some talk along the front to the effect that she was to lay a cable between bere and Honolulu as soon as she was discharged. Goodall, Perkins & Co. bave . .heard nothing about the matter and say that had a cable been made in the East of - such magnitude as would be required to stretch between California and Hawaii " .the papers would have been full of the -news. Captain Miner Goodall says the Ettrickdale is unchartered at present. The Pomona, outbound for Eureka, put back yesterday afiernoon. When off Black ;oint the purser found a stowaway -abourd and at once notified the captain. The steamer was put about and when off -Meiggs wharf the stowaway and bis bag and bagzage were put ashore. The % H. B bb Company (late Golden Gate Lumber Company) is having trouble with the iongshoremen. The wages used to . \ b33 aday, but when the Bibos bought out . luke s on the ps it € Golden Gate they cut the rate 10$2a ley. Since then they have been employ- ... 1Dg non-union labor and in consequence the Sadie was eight days in discharging. On the other hand t e James A. Garfield at the same section of the seawall was dis- charged in tiree and a balf days. From that showing it looks as though it would be much cheaper to hire union men at the full rates. The following notice to mariners has been issued by the Hydrographic Office: California, Humboldt Bay entrance, buoy marking desiroyed portion of south jetty — Owing to the destruction of about 500 feet of the south jetty at the entrance to Humboldt Bay a second-class nun buoy, painted red, has been placed in twenty-three feet of water about 1000 feet north 44 degrees west true (NW. by W. 34 W. magnetic), from the end of the trestie-work as it now stands. From the buoy Humboldt old tower bears north 63 de- grees east true (NE. magnetic). This buoy must be kept on the starboara hand by all vessels entering Humboldt Bay. A NATIONAL “SCOOP.” How Il Secolo Got Ahead on the Presi- dential Election. Ettore Patrizi, one of the editors of I’Italia, was a short time ago appointed rrespondent for this country of the Secolo, which is in many respects the leading newspaper in Italy. It is with | satisfaction that Mr. Patrizi’s San Fran- | cisco friends now learn that owing to a “<pecial” sent on election day the Secolo ‘“‘scoopea’ its contemporaries on the elec- tion of McKinley. The deeprst interest was taken in the | election in Italy, and a strong desire was the White House. Commenting on the | result editorially I'Opinione of Rome says: | ““The election of McKinley is the triumph i of good sense and national honesty,” and I'Italia o1 Rome remarks: *“The cry of ‘Viva, McKinley!” should be uttered not only 1n the United States but over all the civilized world.” I'Italia of San Francisco hasalways been | one of the stanchest champions of Mc- | Kinley. Just before the election the paper was increased from four to eighi pages, and it is now one of the best made up as well as one of the st newsy and attractive journals in it EMERGEACY HOME ALSD, Mrs. John Pe:tee Desires to Es- tablish the Institu- tion. New St-ps Being Taken to Bring Into Existence the Proposed Emer- gency l_lnsp&al. Mrs. John Pettee, who is working day and night to raise the necessary money to bring into existence an emergency hospi- tal and home in this City, will to-day de- posit in the Safe Deposit vaults the finds already accumulated. Mrs. Pettee dip- lomatically declined yesterday to say what the amount already realiz-d is. She, however, vigorously indicated that there is much more hard work to, be done and much more/money must be had before the charitable enterprise for which she has stood as sponsor can become an estab- lished fact. There will soon be another entertainment, some time during the present month, to raise funds for the charity. While Mrs. Pettee was at the office of the dociety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children yesterday conferring, a woman with three little children came in and furnished an illustration. The woman is Mary Julian, who lives al 94 Houston street and who has four children. She is about to be turned into the street because she is unable to pay her rent, which is some months overdue. Her husband de- serted her some time ago, and since then, with four little ones, the oldest being under 6 years of uze and two being twins, ah? has struggled vainly to support ber- self. Her problem was what to do with her four chilaren, the youngest being a baby of 18 months. There was no place to which they were entitled by right to go. She cou!d remain in her present lodgings only two or three days more at the most. The mother cried and the children wailed and enlisted the sympathy of all who were present. The Society tor the Prevention of Cruelty to Children had no place to which they could be sent. An appeal was made to Secretary Kane of the Pucifie So- ciety, who, with officers of the ety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, late vesterday was interesting himself in their behalf. Mrs. Pettee said that she saw in this case alone the need of the proposed Emergency Home 1n connection with the Emergency Hospitel. There are many cases of a sim- 1ihr sort of which the proper authorities earn. ————— OTIS EXONERATED. Judge Belcher Instructed a Jury to Acquit Him of Embezzlement. Mrs. Annie McManus tried to create a scene in Judge Belcher’s court yesterday during the trial of Stephen Otis, charged with embezzlement, but she was finaliy suppressed and the business of the court was uallowed to proceed in an orderly manner. g Mr. Otis, who is a stockbroker, was ar- rested on the complaint of Mrs. McManus, who declared that he had defrauded her of mining stocks worth $1478. At the pre- liminary examination ‘the committing magistrate expressed doubt in regard to the sufhiciency of the proof, but lf Mec- Mauus was so fluent of spesch in recount- ing her alleged wrongs that shp appeared to overawe the court and the defendant was held for trial. Atter hearing the testimony yesterday Judge Belcher said it was clear that there was no case against the .accused, and in- siructed the jury to scquit, which they immediately did. At was at this point that Mrs. McManus sought to interrupt the proceedings. She talked so rapidly that Official Stenog- rapher Maginis broke his pencil trving to get every other word, but Bailiff Sullivan finally stopped the flow of words, and the defendant was declared to be exonerated and was discharged from custody. After adjournment of court Mrs. Me- Manus denounced the court, theé lawyers and everybody connected with the case, declaring that thev were all in a conspir- acy to fleece her of her property. ———————— Opp Fellows’ Hall, Sunday night. Admission free. An address on “Our Lord’s Coming.” * manifested to see McKinley returned to | NEW PLAN TO GET THE NEW CHARTER Committee of One Hundred " to Prepare/ Its Pro- visions. No Further Effort Will Now Be Made for a Special Election. CHARTER ASSOCIATION ACTS. {J.mes D Phelen Will N.me the Com- mittee and Act as the Permanent Chairman. The Citizens' Charfer Association last evening adopied a series of resolutions at a largely attended meeting in the hall of the Academy ol Sqjences, the most im- portant of which provided thst Mayor- elect Phelan, who acted as the chairman | of the meeting, should be requested to ap- point a-.committee of 100 citizens, to repre- sent all interests in the community, in the formulation of principles upon which to build a new charter for San ¥rancisco. 1f the committee could not agree upon all the fundamental proyositions they should prepare alternative propositions for sub- mission to the people. Also, when the work of formulating the principles of a charter should be suffi- ciently advanced the committee should take the necessary steps far the nomina- tion and election of a board of fifteen Freeholders. Mr. Phelan was named as the perma- nent chairman of the committee of one hurdred. There was much discussion over a prop- osition mace by A. P. Van Duzer to have the committee of one hundred instructed to make recommendations to the Legisla- ture atthe next session for the amend- ment of the consolidation act for the pur- se of strengthemn% the hands of the incoming Mayor, but this was voted down. Mr. Pnelan spoke at some length, intro- | ducing the business of the evening. He said he was gratified at the unusu- ally large attendance, which indicated that the people had not lost interestin the proposition to have a new charter. He supposed that many voters had over- looked the charter which was before the public for adoption at the recent election. He was forced to that conclusion by the fact that only about half of the voters cast their ballots either for or against it. The position which the measure had upon the ballot was probably a disadvantage. But for the misiake of placing it at the head, before the candidates, it probably would have been adopted. The campaign of education in the cha ter matter had resulted in good, because the attention of the public had been called to the necessity for having a good munie- ipal government, which was, perhaps, as important to the City as a good National Government. The ground has been cleared for charter-making by the amendment of the constitution brought about at the re- cent election. He did not think that, even if the Board of Eection Commissioners were entirely in favor of calling a special election at th s time, it would be possible 10 accomplish anything satisfactory in the time intervening vefore the adjournment of the Legislature. There was not much chance that a charter could be adopted much before July, 1899. He concluded by saying that with wnat remained of the consolidation act to work under he would do what he could for the good government of t e City and County. Reports were then received from the executive committee and irom the joint committee on watching the count. The executive committee recapitulated the facts concerring the vote for the charter, A part of their report was as follows: Whatever may be the reasons, we must con- fess that it a sad commentary upon the average intelligence of this communi:y that halj of its citiz:ns went to the polls and regjx- tered their votes upon innumerable officials of nign and low degree, and yet iailed {o re- cord their couvictions upon a fundamental law that might govern their City for pernaps half & century. The committee on watching the count had this to report: From reports received from both Captain Morse and our men we believe nothing more serious than a few dranken quarrels and trivial mistakes resulting from incompetency | occurred in any of the booths. Notwithstand. ing the instructions of the Election Commis- stoners the “kitty” was in evidence in many laces, and this, coupled witn®the fact that rokers discounted the warrants of the officers before the count was completed, was the cause of 1he drunkenness that prevailed, but which hardly affected the general good work in most of the precincts. The finance committee reported that the receipts were $6950, of which $5950 was contributed by citizens, $500 by the Citizens' Non-Partisan committes and $500 by the Democratic State Central Committee, and as the expenses were $6781 78 taere was a small balance on hand after paying all expenses. Messrs. Chase, Scott and Reynolds were admitted as members of the Municipal Reform League. Wiiliam F. Dohrmann then spoke. He said that while only 25,000 citizens voted for the charter, all good citizens would help to support the hands of tue Mayor- elect 1n good government. This had been gained—that a man had been elected Mayor in whom the people had confi- dence, and the City could not fail to make progress. If any officers who had been elected did not intend 10 serve the bublic fait fuly it was a good time for them to 1ake warning. The time for boodling in San Francisco had passed. He offered the following for adoption: ‘WHEREAS, It 1s fully acknowledged that the presentsysiem ol government in the City of San Francisco is obsolete, defected and un suited to the requirements of a progressive city; and whereas, it is conceded that all citi- zens having at heart the welfareof San Fran- cisco are in javor of & Dew organic law for this metropolis; and whereas, the experience of the recent charter campaign has shown the necessity of further discussion and en- lightenment upon the fundamental prlncl})lel of municipsl grvernment; and whereas, it is highly important and desirable tnat the repre- sentatives of ali interests in the community should take part in discussing and formulat- ing the principles upon which another new charter anll be framed; therefore, be it Reso ved, That the delegates to the Charter Association and other citizens now assembled request the president of this meeting, the Mayor-elect of Saun Francisco, to sele<t and ap- point 10C citizens of this City to prepare a new charter for San Francisco. Resolved, Tha' the presidentof this meeting shall be the permanent chairman of this com- mittee, the members of which shall be spe- cially Chosen so as to represent all classes in the community, incluaing those who sincerely opposed as well as fayored the recently pro- posed charter, the only condition being that they shali be in favor of civil service, munici- pal home rule and economical administration in the government of San Franeisco. Resolved, That in case this committee of one hundred citizens cannot finaily agree upon ail the fundamental principles of a new charter for San Francisco alternate propositions upon disputed points shall be prepared by them for submission to the vote of the people. Resolved, That when the work of formulat- ing the principles of & new charter is suffi- ciently né‘vnnced they shall take the necessary steps for the nomination and election of fifteen Freeholders, in accordance with the constitu- tion of California, to legally draft a charter upon the principies thus agreed upon, o as to secure at the earliest possible moment the ratification by the people of the charter thus prepared and its nbsequent approval by the Legisiature of the State. After the resolutions had been read Mr. Dohrmann spoke in support or them. He said he believed they would open up the subject of charter making at least. ghosa who favored good government wou!d work for a new cnarter and those who opposed good government wonld work against a new charter. In such a contest there could be no doubt as to who would win. M. A. Rothchild moved the adoption of the resolutions. A. Thompson spoke in favor of the mo- tion. The plan provosed was in the direc- tion of popular government. Mr. Phelan said that rather than in- terfere with Mr. Dohrmann’s plan he would accept the duties imposed upon him in the resoiution, if the meeting so voted, but he would suggesi that a committee of three could better select the proposed committee of one hundred. Rev. Dr. Scott said he favoreéd the nlan if he could be assured that all classes of citizens would have a fair show on the committee. He believed that Mr. Phelan could be relied upon to make the com- mitiee fairlv and {ully representative. A. P. Van Duzer moved to consider the resolutions separatelv. This motion was lost. M. A. Rothchild fevored the resolu- tions. Mr. Van Duzer moved the adoption of the following, which was seconded by L J. Truman: Resolved, That the committee of one hun- dred shall have the power to recommend to the Legislature such legisiation as will strengthen the hands of the Mayor in the in- terest of better government. Mr. Dobrmann opposed this on the ground that this would pledge the mem- bers of the committee, some of whom are opposed to giving the Mayor more power, to ask tie Legislature to increase his power. Moreover, the committee would have allit could do to prepare a charter. A long discussion followed, which re- sulted finally in the adoption of the reso- lutions submitted by Mr. Dohrmann and the rejection of Mr. Van Duzer’s proposed amendment. On motion of E. A. Denicke the follow- ing committee was appointed to make recommendaiions to the Legislature con- cerning the amendment of tha consolida- tion act: Dr. Taylor, A. Thompson, A. P. Van Duzer, Henry N. Ciement and Mr. Gooch. The meeting adjourned, subject to the call of the chair. PAEPARING TO CONTEST. Superintendeat Ashworth Deter- minsd Not to Give Up His O fice. Supervisors Not Yet Prepared — A Fight in the Tweaty-Third Sena. - torial District Certain. Those among the members of the present Board of Supervisors who are pre- paring to resist the efforts of the newly elected board to take possession have not been able to get a full meeting as yet, but all concernea appear to be willing to go into the fight and a contest is certain to take place. Supervisor Dimond said yesterday that he had not been asked to siga the agree- went to which others have affixed their signatures pledging themselves to contest, but had heard of the matter. He would not say that he' was not willing to go in. “It will depend on circumstances,” he said, “but I certainly think that we have as much right to hold over as some others who are said to be preparing for war when the newly elected officers demand their keys,"” The ‘‘circumstances” mentioned prob- ably refer to the action which Superin- tendent of Streets Ashworth is preparing to take regarding his office. He has been advised that his contention that he is a county as well as a city official and en- titled to nold for four years is not tenable, but it is known that he has consultea with a promineat attorney and has in- structed to prepare papers for mandamus roceedings, provided any sood grounds for a lega! fight can be found. The result of the official count in the Thirty-ninth Assembly: District, which ‘was finished {uhrflny, makes it certain that there will be a contest, if not a re- count, in the Twenty-third Senatorial Distriet. Those wno kept a snap tally in the in- terest of Tyrrell and Welch, the defeated c:u.\didatu6 declared that Tyrrell was beaten by but ten votes instead of twenty, as shown by the unofficia: count, while Welch is only twenty votes behind Tyrrell. This is cons.dered too close to pass without some kind of a battle. ta laatn The Battle-Ship Oregon, the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company’s Steamer Oregon and the Sloop Oregon Are All Shown at Anchor Off Sausalito, While the Bark Oregon Is Shown Sailing In From Nanaimo, B. C, With a Cargo of Coal. The View Is From the Sausalito Side of the Bay. JUDGE WALLACES SCORCHING WORDS Mrs. Susie Martin Declared to Be a Murderer if Not Insane. The Young Husband-Killer May Yet Be Consigned to an Asylum. IS TIRED OF FARCICAL TRIALS. One Court in Which It Is Not Con- sidered Exactly Polite for a Woman to Stoot a Man. Mrs, Susie B. Martin had an unpleasant surprise in Judge Wallace’s department of the Superior Court yesterday morning, for she expected to be set iree, but instead she was remanded to the custody of the Sheriff with a prospect of commitment to the State Insane Asylum as one of the unpieasant contingencies of the near fu- vure. Mrs. Martin was on Thursday acquitted of a charge of murder by a jury in Judge ‘Wa lace’s court, the verdict being in these Wwords: WE FIND THE DEFENDANT NOT GUILTY. BY REASON OF HER INSANITY. It'was admitted at the trial and in the argument of counsel that Mrs. Martin shot and killed her husband, John F. Martin, several months ago while he was talking with her in the Larkin-street cor- ridor of the new City Hall. The proof showed that Martin used grossly insulting language to his wife in the presence of strancers immediately be- fore the shooting, but this fact was not set up as justification, the Supreme Court of this State having decided, Judge Wallace instructed the jury, that no words, how- ever grievous, shall be deemed a justifica- tion for even reducing the verdict of a jury from murder in the first degree when the killing is proved. The defense, there- fore, was based entirely on the theory that the woman was insane whfn she fired the {atal shot. Some testimony was presented to sub- stantiate this view, and it was accepted by the jury, as shown by ihe verdict. After the recording of the verdict and the dismissal of the jury Judge Wallace | remanded the defendant to the custody of | t:.e Sheriff, ordering that she appear for such further consideration of her case as might seem proper under the provisions of section 1167 of the Penal! Code. At the opening of court yesterday morn- mg Attorney Carroll Cook, representing Mrs. Martin, arose and drew the attention of the court to the fact that the prisoner was present, and asked that she be dis- missed from custodv. He produced a cer- tificate irom Dr. O'Brien, City Physician, to_the effect that Mrs. Martin is of sound mind at the present time. It was then that the unexpected hap- pened, for a general impression had gone abroad that Mrs. Martin would at once be permitted to walk from the courtroom a free woman. It at once became apparent that Judge Wallace had no intention of countenancing such a practice. The Judge said that, according to his understanding, if a defendant is acquitted on the ground of insanity an exami- nation of the defendant ought to be had before a jury to determine whether such jnsanity is continuous and to ascertain wuether the defendant is entitled to be discharged. Bection 1167 of the Penal Code was then read, as follows: 1f the jury render a verdict of acquittal on the ground of 1usanity, the court may order a jury 10 be summoned irom the jury list of the county to inguire whether the defendant con- tinues to beinsane. The court may cause the same witnesses 10 be summoned who testified on the trial, and other witnesses, and direct the District'Attorney to conduct the proceed- ings, &.d counsel may appear for the defend- ant. The court may direct the sheriff to take the defendant and retain him in cusiody until the question of continuing insanity is de- termined. the jury find the defendant insane, he shall be committed by the Sheriff to the State In:ane Asylum. If the jury find the defendant sane, he shall be dischargea. Continuing in his remarks, Judgze Wal- lace, with much earnestness, expressed his opinion on the present,phase of the case. “So far as I am concerned,” said his Honor, “'I would like to have this matter put in a proper light. Here is a person who takes the life of another under such circumstances that it is simple murder, and the only defense is t!:at she is insane; and the jury has listened to it. Now, if she is icsane, such a person as that ought not to be at large; or if this is a mere farce—if it has come to this that any woman may take a pistol and shoot a man down, and use she is a woman set up a plea of insanity and be acquitted—why, let us know that. “I am tired of sitting simply as a part of a farc: when the result can be told before- hi People are brought here as witnesses and jurors, and all the expenses of a pre- tended trial are incurred, and it is no trial at all. *“Now, if this woman is not_insane she should have been convicted. Ifshe is in- sane she should go to the asylum, for she mlFlm shoot somebody else. “I propose to hold her for regular pro- ceedings, and I want those witnesses Children Cry for Pitcher’s Castoria. brought here, and such other witnesses as may be necessary. I shali instruct the District Attorney to proceed under section 1167 of the Penal Code, and the Sheriff is directed to take the defendant into cus- tody until the question of her insanity is settled.” Attorney Cook was too much surprised to make vigorous objection, but he at last suggested that he did not recall any testi- mony that would go to show the present insanity of Mrs. Martin, and he did not understand such proceedings to be neces- sary in the absence of anything to indi- cate continuing aberration on the part of the defendant. \ Judge Wallace said he recalled some | testimony regarding the prisoner's acts that tended to show aberration, such as the wringing of her hands, hysteria, etc.. At any rate he deemed it a matter to be passed on by a jury in the regular way. During the delivery of the court’s opinion Mrs. Martin evinced a lively interest in the proceedings, the color in her face coming and going as she began to com- prehend the possibility of a term of con- finement in a madhouse. It was apparent from her manner that whatever may bave been her mental condition at the time she killed her husband, she has at the present time a clear understanding of the new danger which apparently confronts her. That it is only apparent, however, her friends and herself with good cause be- lieve. Since her acquittal on Thursday Mrs. Martin has regained much of her normal mental condition, and it will no doubt be an easy task for the jury to ascer- tain her complete restoration”to sanity by next Tuesday. . Afterconsultation between the attorneys it was agreed that the venire for the jury should be made returnable for next Tues- day morning, at which time the question of ‘Mrs. Martin's sanity or insanity will be decided. Mr. Cook asked that the pris- oner be admitted to bail, but this was re- fused by Judge Wallace. District Attorney Barnes informed a CALL reporter that he will be present at the time appointed with proper witnesses | to make a thorough examination into the matter presented under Judge Wallace’s ruling. AT THE DANCING CLAS Second Successful Meeting of the Friday Fort nightlies. The Robinson Dinner Postponed on Account of the Serious Iilness of Miss Rebinson. The fashionable and popular dancing class, the Friday Kortnightly, held its second meeting of this season at Lunt’s Hall last evening. The meetings of the Fortnightly have come to be the most jovfully anticipated of all the swell func- tions, and invitations for the affairs are eagerly solicited. The simplicity, early hours and pleasant informality that marked the first meeting were not wanting at the dance of last evening. Two charming debutantes—Miss Helen Hopkins and Miss Caro Crockett—were added to the already large dancing list. Milton Latham and Robert Eyre led the cotillon and in the first set were: Miss Salisbury, Miss Hopkins, Miss Crockett, Miss Susie Blanding, Miss Jessie Hobart, Miss Kip, Miss Mary Belle Gwin, Miss Ethel Tompkins, Miss Genevieve Goad, Miss JulietteWilliams, Edward Houghton, Joserh King, Redick Duperu, Gerald Rathbone, John Platt, Lieutenant Nolan, Addison Mizner, Allen Wright, Danforth Boardman and Lawrence Van Winkle. Previous to the dance Frank B. King gave a dinner at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs, Homer King. Covers were laid for twelve at a table prettily decorated with pink roses. After the dinner host i{nchguesu went to the dance at Lunt’s all.. The invitations that were sent out for the dinner at the University Club, which was to have been given by Mrs. James Robinsen, complimentary to her daugh- ter, Miss Elena Robinson, had to be re- callea on account of the serious illness of Miss Robinson. Miss Robinson is at her home at Clay and Buchanan streets suffer- ing from an astack of typhoid fever. —_————— Lace Curtains on Kire. The alarm from box 384 at 6:05 o’clock last night was for a fire at 424A Page street. A pair of lace curtains were destroyed NEW TO-DAY. ELEGTRIC BELTS $9.50 1 $25. The Belt that othe:s charge you $40 for we guarantee to furnish for $25. GALVANIC OR FARADIC BATTERIES, $4.00 to $25.00. EEASTIC STOCKINGS. . . . . ...$2.50 TRUSSES. ...... $1.50 We have an immense stock of Trusses and guarantee a periect fit. . Scott’s Catarrh Cure 6 months’ trea meni 50 Cail'for froe AL $3._ SAVED on the price of prescrip tions, as we pay no percentages 50 to Physicians. NO-PERCENTAGE PHARMACY 958 Marixel Street, South side, bet. Fifth and Sixth. NEW TO-DAY. MARCHiNG THROUGH GIORGIA Interesting Experiment in Practical Soldiering by the Macon Hilitia. SOMETHING TO SUPERSEDE THR HOTHOUSE STYLE OF MILI- TARY EDUCATION. No doubt militia training in most States might be improved. and Captains J. E. P. Stevens and P. G. R. Bell, respectively of the Macon Hussars and the Macon Light Infantry, have a simple and practicll scheme for doing it. To go by boat or train to a summer camp and enjoy a joily junket or picnic for a few weeks is not, in the opinion of these officers, the way to manufacture the hard, tough kind of sole aiers wanted in actual camyaigning. Hence the recent trials at Griffin, Ga. Two companies were marched over rough, hilly country, under a hot Southern sun, to camp as they might in war time. They were the average lot of city men— from banks, 1:w offices, stores, shops, etc.—the same as comj.ose the majority of the volunteer companies of the country at large. In his report of the march Dr. H. J. | Williams, the regimental surgeon, says: “I cannot but express my enthusiasm over the success of the expedition. At first I feared the men would not be able to withstand the hardships of such a march in the hot month of June, but | Captains B 1l and Stevens had studied the subject and thought differently. Of the tifty-three men—merchants, clerks, stu- dents, ete.—four were young men whose | occupations seemingly unfitted them for the effort, but they actually came into camp in better concition than those who came by rail. While there were cases of illness in camp among those who came by rail there was not a case among those who marched. The distance covered was about fifty-four miles. ““There is one point of a purely medical character on which I wish to comment, namely. the use of Vino Kolafra (prepared. by the Brunswick Pharmacal Co., 92 Wik liam_ street, New York), which had been furnished to the companies and was em- ployed during the march. After march- ing two hours the men were halted and two ounces of Vino Kolafra administered to each man. Then the march was re- sumed. “In a few moments all sense of fatigue and discomfort passed away, the step was brisk and the men full of life. The circu- lation quieted down and the respiration became steady.”” This preparation had been tested by Captains Stevens and Bell for severai weeks prior to the march, in order to satisfy themselves that it had no deleteri- ous or reactive effect. Captain Stevens | says: “In the recent practice march by my compauy, the Macon Light infantry, and the Macon Hussars, both of the | Georgia_Volunteers, Vino Kolafra was | used with very beneficial results. The men were clerks, etc., not possessing thée stamina to stand much fatigue, yet, thanks to Vino Kolafra, the march was accom- | plished with very little discomfort or weariness. I feel assured that by its use the intense exhaustion so oiten following such labor will be entirely done away with.” Captain Bell gives the same account of the march, and remarks that no reaction whatever could be perceived from the use of Vino Kolafra. The above facts suggest that physicians might, with the aid of Vino Kolafrs, place under marching orders all that class of persons who suffer from lack of exercise— who are too fat or too weak to get the good out of active muscles. The wholesome stimulus of Vino Kolafra would put these folk in motion aud show what an excellent thing is life onlegs. 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