The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 12, 1897, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CTALL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1891. QUARANTINED AT DIEMOND POINT FSOrry Plight of the Crew of the Steamship Victoria. { Development of Smallpox on the Vessel May Isolate Them All Summer. N'w Cases Reportsd Daily Among the Chinese Passengers, Causing Great Alarm. { PORT TOWNSEND, Wasg., Feb. 11— At the rate of development of smallpox cases at Dimond Point station the past the crew of the steamship | ictoria, runnin ye Puget Sound- Orient route, is in r way to be re- | ed by the U They were then side in a special , United States sed 10 permit lat Tacoma until h two weeks of quar- | | | No case developed t 1 the day prior to the one on which they wouid have been | & d, when sms one of the C nother quars Ipox symptoms ap- estials. This re- ine of fourteen | The time wouid | ay next, but this | making his | among the Flowery Kingdom, as a conse- hich two weeks more will be | spent at the station. It is the opinion of | those with the particulars that | more ¢ develop irom time to ony n will time, in which event the prospects look | fair to @ summer isolation of not only | the but well. the patients, station as the employes of force Dewain, Attendant Ge: zal other well-known cit S (i BERING 5EA PATEOL. Uncle Sam Will Changs His Taciics Thts Year. PORT TOWNSEND, Wasx., Feb. 11.—It ned from a reltable source that the up of the Bering Sea fleet this year | | be radically different from any pre- | vious year, the authorities appreciating the ridiculousness of the joint patrol ve- en this country and Great Britain, in ch the raajor part of the work fails on | shoulders of Uncle Sam. )vernment has been called upon to per- " 2 the greater part of the work. At a fleet of war vessels accompanied the | assisted in the work | rom peiagic seal- | re being at one time ten first-cass | un craft in the north, waile one ated old unseaworthy gunboat rep- ntea Queen Victor Lust sea-on | . e vessels patrolied the sea, ish vessel went mnorth and rtime at Sitka, while the | on hunting expedi- | t is said that next es will send but three rs adjacent to | the fleet to be made up of rant and Perry, leaving :he ook after the whaling sta- rt for the north will be early in May, the four g in compan: s e PERIL OF FHE MACKINAW. Still Aground and a Fierce Storm Is Predicted. T TOWNSEND, Wasw., Feb. 1L— | e no developmen:s in regard to aship Mackinaw, which ran at Marrowstone Point early yes- morning, excepting that she is be- ried deeperin the sands with every n of the water. The vessel is so asto prevent the use of the dis- | opliances aboard, and the deck are opening up. The work of dis- by band is makicg little or no on the vessel’s draught, and it is probable tnat sbe will be ready for a he tugs t0-MOTTOW, as was antici- The barometer has fallen seven- s the last twelve hours, and a ! torm is predicted for Puget Sound. | ich event toe fate of the Mackinaw is | ed beyond the possibility of a doubt. TACOMA AGAIN EXCITED. Moyor Orr Prefers Charges of Crooked Conduct Against the Local Civil Service Commission. TACOMA, Wasg., Feb. 11.—Tacoma has other munlcipal sensation. Monday ght Mayor Orr startled the community 2 ferring charges against the C.vil ice Commission appointed last spring Mayor Faweett, consisting of Governor eats and Richard Bond (fusionisis) and F, Bahm (Republican), alleging that the commission’s examination last spring of icants for city positions was conducted mirly and that favored applicants were given copies of the questions two weeks beforehand. Tue Council has appointed an investi- gating committee, which is holding daily _sessions. George Sanderson, a light ir spector, testified to-day that two weeks before last spring’s examination John Tocd gave him answers {o the questions to be asked, t- Iting him to memorize them «nd pass them on to other applicants. This Sanderson did. He says the ques- tions ssked were the same ason Todd’s list. He answered all he could remem- ber, but avera ed only 68, or2 less than | necessary. Sanderson savs Todd told him he would fix it, and later Sanderson was informed that his average had been raised 10 83. 7Todd was then a city lineman, and now resides in San Francisco. This is a sample of the evidence brought out. It is believed by many that the Council will oust the commission, which w1l enable Mayor Orr 10appoint a new one. This will result in new examina- tions and in throwing ott many employes who were put to work under the Populist commission. —_——— OREGON'S IRASCIBLE BOLONS. Fiery Speeches on the Subjcots of Duty and Honesty. SALEM, Or, Feb. 11.—The joint As- selably was called to order at 12 aoon. I! showed eleven Senators and ix Representatives present, in all Representative Nos'er, when his name was called, rose and said he was here to do hisduty and insisted that those who did not were dishonest, but at the same lime a man had been elecied when be was not quatified snd consequently usurps his seat. Reed, a new convert from the Senate, also answered to his | spond nee the patrol was inaucurated this | ¢ name and made a fiery speech, denounc: ing those wha would not recognize the illegal organization. Reed remained out thirty-two days and has only now discov- ered that the Benson House is not lezally organized. Like all new converts he was unusually enthusias it LOS ANGELES TALE OF WOE. Pathetic Story of a Lovesick Swain, Who Is Robbed and Jilted by the Girl He Adores. LOS ANGELES, CAL., Feb. 1L.—A for- lorn and lovesick swain, in the nerr(m_ of Leon Marsh of Oakland, unbosomed him- <eli to Chief Glass here to-day, telling a pitiful story of how & heartless girl, after petting possession of Lis valnables and money, had jilted him and refused io re- store his effects. The fellow’s lamenta- tions were very touching. It seems to have been the first rude awakening of his life in the line of fickleness in a young acd prepossessing lady. He said: : «I have often read accounts in the parers of men committing suicide because in love, and I they were disappointed always seid they were big fools, but 1| came near taking my life last night on account of being jilted by & tall and hand- some blonde.” Young Marsh had a good position with Dr. € perintendent of an Oakl hospi Being a temperate young msn he had saved up quite a snag sum and was looking forward to a trip to his old home. lark About four months ago a tall blonde, giy- | ing the name of May Wescott, arrived at th- hospital. She was & very sick woman and appeared to be without friends or money. Leon in passing through one of ds one day saw May and was smi ten by her charms, and little delica- | cies found their way to May’s room, pur- chased by Leo Soon after | promised to m happiest mar purchased a diar sweetheart, but years’ earnings from tk b weeks ago they came to Los Angeles. day following their arrival Leon proposed to get out the marriage license, but May said, “Oh wait a few c . until we look .’ And s0 nued until now has zivi kind: a ud. g the hospital the girl v Marsh, who was the He not only nd pin for his out his three Mav sever “My father is a nd I have zocd friends in Oak- ave sent for money, which I ex- pect in a day ¢ , but I would like to see that girl punished before I leave,” were his parting remarks to the corre nt. — RANDSBUKG MINING LAWS. The New Camp to Be Gorerned by Ciril- 4 Methods. :S, CaL., Feb. 1L—The at Randsburg are to be car- ict compliance with a code of iaws just promulgated by the reputable miners and property-owners of the district. The important features of thesp by-laws a After ing i has been made of a vein bear- overer shall have t of discovery in W d his locaion. The b cf t at the point of 0 be less than tw ith rejation to the sam y location heresfter mede nt of discovers in some oment an ritten certificate n shall di verer and the name of the date of discover: Al ms shall be recorded in the office of the R der of this districtexcept those here- tofore recorded nefore the adopiion of these by-laws, 1f any locator shail fail ficate ot location with covery such claim or , but not by thevein or lode, to record his cert!- thirty_days aiter dis- ground chall be open to ibe origical locator asa relocation. Alllaws and parts of laws now in force in this, the Rand mining district, in conflict with these laws are hereby repealed. e LUS ANGRLES' UN MPLOYED. Beggars Fill the Streets and the Situation Te Tery Serious. LOS ANGELES, Cav, Feb. 11.—The unemployed problem is assuming a seri- ous aspect in this city. Notwithstanding the ordinance intended to prevent able- bodied men from begging on the stree one is importuned at every turn of a cor ner for alms. Arrestshave little or no de- terrent effoct on the army of beggars. A committee from the Chamber of Com- merce met fo-day with a number of Coun- | cilmen and representatives of the Mer- chants’ and Manufaciurers’ 1o 1alk over the unemployed sitnation. althy planter in | have inscribed thereon the name of the | Association | TAKEN BACK EAST FOR WIFE MURDER The Checkered Career of a Prominent Citizen of Ritzville, Wash. Disappears From His Home in Wisconsin After the Crime Ten Years Ago. Marries Again and Is Divorced—His Capture Effected Through a Clever Attorn-y. SPOKANE, Wasn., Feb, 11.—Mark W. Townsend, a well-known schoolteacher and prominent citizen of Ritzville, Adams County, near here, was arrested at that place to-day and started immediately for Grant County, Wis., where he is wanted on a chargs of murdering his wife ten years ago. The arrest was made by Sheriff McGonigal of Grant County, who ar- rived on the eastbound overland train with extradition papers he had secured at the State Capitol. As the Sheriff stepped off the car | Townsend happened to be standing on the platform. While the train was waiting the Sheriff, in passing to the hotel bus, recognized Lis man, made the arrest, put bim aboard the train and in five minutes from the time he landed in town was on the way East with his prisoner. Attorney J. H. Hartson of Ritzville, on whose information the arrest was made, thus details the facts that led to it: *‘Eight years Townsend came to Adams County. Nothing was known of his ante- cedents. He taught school, became well | known in educationtl circles, took up two | | | | | | | | | | | ! | first knowledge his wife had tbat he was The following Councilmen were present: | Messrs. Eilver, Mathuss, Grider, Toll and Ashman. The consultation lasted nearly an hour in the commiiiee-rooms at the City Hall. All the methods of raising money to aid the needy were discussed. The Councilmen made it plain to the gentiemen sssembled that the city’s finances would not permit of any aid from that source. The sireet-sweeping propo- sition submitted by Mayor Snyder was taken up, but it appeared that this pian would cost the city about three times the present cost of streei-sweeping. There was considerable talk of cutting down the city officials and employes all along the line. L Ny AN EXPOSITION BUILDING. Los Angeles Projrct to Erect a Mam-~ moth Structure. LOS ANGELES, Can, Feb. 11.—Los Angeles is to have an exposition building that will meet the demands of the times and the size and importance of the city. There is need of a building suitable for holding great expositions and taking care of large conventions and similar gather- ings. The city is well supplied in the way of theaters, sirestcar lines, churches and hotels, but there is a demand for a great butiding -F}ecimy built for exposition purposes. his demand is to be met, and a movement is now on foot to put at Jeast $100,000 into the project. The backers of the projuct are sucn public-spirited busi- ness men as W. H. Perry, Max Meyberg, O. T. Johnson and F. W. Braun and some others equally interestrd. The plans have not yet been matured, but it is the inten. tion to have the building centrally lo- cated. Colonel Gray, who o successfully managed the Home product Exhibition so recently closed, talks enthusiastically of the project, and says three is a demand for such a structure, and that it will be Put up in tte near future. Shdpusir Young Luird Convicted. LOS ANGELES, CaL, Feo. 11.—F. J. Laird Jr. was convicted of obtaining morey under false pretenses to-day in the Superior Court. Laird passed & bogus check for $20 on a local grocery firm and skipped to San Francisco. He was ar- rested there for baving stolen a woman’s purse containing $160, but after lying in jail three months the charge was dis- missed beczuse the woman refused to prosecute, and he was turned over to De- tective Steele of the local department und brought back for trial. Laird set upa plea of irresponsibility on account of drink and baving taken the gold cure, but this was knocked out by the court. —_— Modjeska Too Il to Apprar. LOS ANGELES, Can., Feb. 11.—There was no performance at the theater to- night, owing to the sickness of Mme. Mod- jeska, who had attend-d supper after the Lerformance last night, wearing a low- neck gown. She was attacked by a scvere colic to-day and was unable to appear. —————————— TO CURE A COLOD IN ONE DAY. gake laxative BromoQuinine Tabiets. All drug gisis retund the money if it als to cure. 2o¢ | pieces of Government land and tried farm- | ing. Intime he married Miss Mary Wat- son, who before long compiained- to her family of her husband’s brutal treatment. Last summer she instituted divorce pro- ceedings and a fierce feud sprang up be- tween Townsend and members of the Watson family. The court granted her a divorce and gave her the cusiody of her two children “Since the divorce was granted Town- send has made threats repeatedly against the lives of the Watson family, and has urther threatened to use dynamite against them. He had her brothers arrested re- cently for defend:ng her against his at- rack Vhile the divorce proceedings were penaing a letter came to his address from nis old home. It was from a former friend, urging him to send money for the support of his children. This was the ever married before. Upon this clew I went to Grant County, Wisconsin, two weeks ago and learned the facts of his life | In that county he had manied a | there. young country girl. One day he was cleaning a loaded revolver and was stand- ing three feet behind his wiie with the | muzzie pointed at her head. The ham- mer was up, the pistol was discharged and his wiie fell fatally wounded. The Coroner’s jury returned a verdict of acci- dental death” and no proceedings were it against him, oon thereafter Townsend left fthe country. After he had disappeared other circumstances came to the surface which created a sirong presumption that he had killed his wife. It _was further aileged that he had taken one of his children and hits its head violently against the wall ana that from these injuries the child died a few days later. Bui he had disuppeared from the country and no active steps were taken by the authorities to search out his whereabouts. When I went to his old home and told the story of his present troubles the authorities promptly took steps to secure his arrest and extradition irom the Siate of Washington.” SANTA CLARA YOUTHS WANTED. Obtain a Team and Wagon and Supplies for @ Camping Expsdition Under False Frotenses. SAN JOSE, Cav., Feb. 11.—Dan Duatchie and Joe Enos, two young men well known at Santa Clara, are wanted by the officers | atthat place op a chbarge of obtaining goods under false pretenses. Monday aft- ernoon they hired ateam and a wagon with which to go camping, and then went around town loading up the wagon with vrovisions which they had char.ed to T. L. Willixms, a butcher. Supplies were obtained at A. V. Fatjo's grocery and the Universal Bakery, and the horses were shod at Munch’s blacksmith-shop under these pretenses. In all they have created an indebtedness of about $15 for Mr. Wi Jiams. The campers started for the vici ity of Watsonville, where they will proba- bly be arres.ed. —- BURGLARY CHARGE DISMISSED, Deputy Constable Branson Is Cautioned to Be More Careful. SAN JOSE, CAL., Feb. 11.—The charge of burglary preferred against Charlos Branson, a deputy constable, about a week ago by Louie Lung, a Chinese employ- ment agent, was dismissed this niorning by Justice Gass, as thers was rot sufficient evidence to sustain the charge. Branson was accused of breakicg in ihe door of Lung’s place of business and robbing the inmates of $25. The officer denied the charge of robbery and claimed he was looking for evidence to convict Lunz of running an opium joint. He was cau- tioned to be more careful in exercising his official anthority herepfier. oA ioking NEW CHAKRTER MASS-MEFETING, Dr. Jordan to Addrrss dan Jose Citizens Ihis Erening. SAN JOSE, CAL., Feb. 11.—A mass-meet- ing in the interest of the new chaster will be held at Lurn Verein Hall Friday even- ing under the atuspices of the New Charter Club, Dr. David Starr jordan of Stanford University will deliver_the principal ad- dress of the evening. Besides referring to the provisions of the new charter Dr. Jor- dan will present many interesting data from his celebrated lecture on *‘Concentra- tion in Municipal Government.” Judge F. E. Spencer will preside at the meeting. CuykAllomuy Welch and others will aiso speak. e Death of Mies H. M. Watkine, BAN JOSE, CAL, Feb. 11.—M: H. M. Watkins, an old resident of this couny, died at Los Angeles Tuesday. She wasa native of New York, aged 75 years. The deceased came to this city in 1851 with her brother, B. F. Watkins, and made her home in this city for a number of years, Miss Watkins was an earnest worker in church and temperance matters and was well known here. Bne funeral will be held in tbis city to-morrow. Lttt ol Joveph P. Skelly Is Insolvent. SAN JOSE, Cawn., Feb. 11.—Joseph P. Skelly, a plumberand tinsmith doing busi- ness on West Santa Clara street, near Delmas avenue, to-day filed a petition 1n insolvency. His liabilities are $1420. The principal creditors are Lane & Co., $318; I | i Daiziel & Muller, $29, and G. H. Tay & Co., $230, ali of San Francisco. The assets are $647, consisting of book sccounts and stock on hand. Tbe petition will be heard February 19. s g B Dying From Drinking Doctored Ligquor. BAN JOSE, CaL., Feb. 1L—Frank Garcia is dangerously ill from drinking liquor which, it is said, P. Sanguninetti, a grocer and saloon-keeper, doctored to detect the person who was stealing from him, Yes- terday, it is alleged, Garcia helped himself to a bottie of the mixture, which was strongly dosed with ammonia. The stuff burned his throat and stomach horrbly, and his aeath is looked for. et s Suing on @ Promissory Note. SAN JOSE, CaAL, Feb. 11.— William Southeriand has brought suit against J. H. and J. M. Cornthwait to recover $914 28 al- leged to be due on a promissory notedated February 19, 1893, in favor of J. H. Rucker, which was assigned to Southeriand. o Foreclosure Decree Granted. BAN JOSE, CAL., Feb. 11.—In the suit of Joseph I Lawless vs. Minnie Pluns Judge Lorigan to-day granted a decree of foreclosure un certain lois at Palo Alto, the judgment beingz for $1315. g S S CARNOTBDEBAIE AT STANFORD. Mayor Phelan and Adttorney Fage to Be Two of the Thres Judges. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Car., Feb. 1L—Two of the three ges for the Car- not debate, which is to take place on the campus next Friday evening, have been selected. Of the list submitted by the University of California, James D, Phelan, the popular Mayor of San Francisco, and Attorney Charles Page, proved entirely satisfactory. The third, the Rev, Mr. Par- sons of Menlo Park, has not as yet given his consent to act 1n such capacity. Dr. Jordan will preside. Arrangements are beinz made to receive the Berkeley contingent, a number of whom are ex- pected (o attend the debate. s igie SANTA CRUZ BLANKET FACTORY. Business Men Mect and Advocate the Proj ot SANTA CRUZ, Car, Feb. 1L—The | presence of a iarge number of business | men and the earnest speeches made at the meeting called by the Board of Trade last night to consider the proposition to estab- lish herea blanket factory, gave strong | evidence of the interest that is feltin the | proposition. The land and lumber re- quired having been already donated by the F. A. Hihn Company, there remains but little else to be done to secure the fac- tory. W. M. Humbert of Ashland, Or., from whom the proposition comes,say: will have a capacity of 100 blankets per day, and will give employment to about fifty white persons. The Manufacturers’ Committee of the Board of Trade, of which W. H. Lamb is president, was assured at the meeting of financial aid for the enter- prise. 4 s Shortridge Argues for Dismissal. SANTA CRUZ, CaL., Feb. 11.—Samnuel M. Shortridge occupied this forenoon ses- sion of the Superior Court in concluding his argument, begun yesterday noon, upon his motion to dismiss the suit of James Struve against the Western Beet Sl:snr Company of Watsonville. Plain- tiff’s counse!, Charles Cassin, occuried the afternoon, and will continue his argu- ment, probably occupying all morning to-morrow. Jurors were dismissed until Wednesday, when the case will be called. pec et Supposed Incendiary Blase. SANTA CRUZ, CaL., Feb. 1L—A fire, supposed to be of incendiary origin, started in the cressmaking shop of Mrs, Valencia in the Grand Hotel block, at 3 o'clock this morning. It was discovered in time to prevent a disastrous conflagra tion, whicu would undoubtedly have re- sulted, as the whole block and adjacent buildings are of wood. There is no clew to the identity of the firebug. —_———— Salt Lake shoe Firm Faile. SALT LAKE CITY, Utam, Feb. 11.~The | the above referred boot and shoe house of Charles Baer was closed this afternoon by the Sheriff on at- tachments issued by local creditors aggre- gating $10.000. The firm is indebted to Eastern wholesale houses in amount than the local indebtedness, but these have not yet been heard from. e arrow Fscape From Drowning. ROHNERVILLE, CaL., Feb, 11.—While trying to ford Van Duzen Creek this morning Peter Petersen got into deep water and was carried down the stream. His horse became entangled in the har- ness and was drowned. Petersen was saved by a scratch. e AT Hotel Fire at San Luis Obtspo. €AN LUIS OBISPO, Car., Feb. 1L—A fire broke out in the kitchen of the Chi- cago Hotel this afternoon sand destroved the entire building. Loss $3000, with $2200 insurance. A defective flue was the cause of the conflagration. ol Renicence Burned at Scotia. ROHNERVILLE, Car., Feb. 1L—The residence of R. 8. Leard at Scotia was destroyed last night by fire during the absence of the family. The property was insured. RUN INTO BY BOYS E. W. Taylor, an O d Man, Dies at the City and County Hospital, Edward W. Taylor, an oid man, 70 years of age, died at the City and County Hos- pital lasv night, and his body was re- moved to the Morgue, where an inquest will be held. On the evening of December 21 the old man was run into and knocked over by some boys on the corner of Montgomery and California streets. He was taken to the Receiving Hospital in the patrol wagon, and Dr. Weil found that his right thigh and right wrist were fractured. %G was removed to the City and County Hos- ri:nl two days later, and died last night, tis thought chiefly owing to the shock to his system. Taylor lived in the Railroad House, on Sutter street, and gave his occupation as a lawyer, e ORDER OF DRUIDS, Annual Meeting of and Election of Office The annual meeting of Manzanita Grove No. 106, United American Order of Druids, was heid in Druids’ Hail last night, when the following officers were electes Noble arch, E. F. Donnelly; vice arch, Joseph Ginocchio; recording secretary, H. F. Martin; financial secretary, E. Isaacs; treasurer, Paul H. Sontag; con- d L. G. Ratto; inside guard, R. outside guard, 8. Nitsonden; physi- cian, Dr. Glover. The officers will be in- stalled on Monday nizht. The meeting was very largely attended, as Manzanita Grove 1s one of the most in- fluential loiges in the order. —_———— Their Last Soclal. The Christian Endeavor Society of the West- minster Presbyterian Church will give a social this cvening. This will be the last social gathering in the old church on Fell it is expected the new church, corner oLPage and Webster streets, Will Le ‘ready for oceu- paney some time in March. The following programme has been pre- arcd, after which refreshments will be serveds ocal'solo, Miss Eisie Rembaugh; recitation, Miss Ivy Perkina: violin solo, Miss H. Brown} reciiation, Miss Cecil Hyde Case; solo, Miss Perkins. ———————— Boxing Carnival. A boxing carnival and heavy-weight contest for the championship of the Pacific Coast wiil be held at Woodward's Pavilion to-night. It has been tendered a8 & benedlt 1o the Manhat- tan Athletic Association 10 furnish funds to aiter its clubrooms. Some interesting contests are promis the mul | | | | | | a larger | | surprise u N PURSUIT OF A WIFE-POISONER Police of Mazatlan, Mex., Want William Felt ‘Hermans. Formerly Lived at Portland, O-, | but Now Believed to Be in This City. | | | | Story of a Fast Yousg Man Whoi Wedded a Variety Actress and” | Tired of Her. PORTLAND, Og., Feb. 1L—-William Felt Hermans, formerly day clerk in a small north end lodging-house, known as | the Laclede, in thiscity, is wanted by the Mazatlan (Mexico) police for wife-poison- ing. Heis believed to be in San Frln-; cisco, bavinz had ample time to encircie the globe betweed the date of the commis- sion of the crime and its discovery. Hermans and his wife left here about | two years ago. When he came to this city in 1891 he went by the name of Felt Bur- | ton. He claimed to belong to a Boston family, that he was a Harvard graduate | and that his visit West was merely to | familiarize himfelf with the country and the customs of the people. | Strangely enough for a man of his! claimed birth and refinement Joun Corts of the Standard Vaudeville Thesater, on First ana Madison streets, had a mes- meric hold upon Burton-Hermans, for toward the close of the first year of his visit bere, and for two months or more afterward, Burton scarcely missed a night there. Before the close of the year it became apparent to ail the attaches of the Stand- ard, as well s to the Bostonian's meore | intimate companions, that he was paying particular attention to a very pretty and quite demure young woman in the house who went by the assumed name of Trixie Marvin. About Christmas time, 1891, | Trixie vanished from the theater, the surroundings of which were really offen- sive to her nature, and resumed a quiet life with her parents on the East Side. That ended Burton-Hermans' contribu- tions to the Standard Theater treasury. It was somewhat of & puzziing mystery to many of those whom Burton was feas:- ing, wining and otherwise tquandering much money upon as to what could be his motive in remaining in this city so long if his purpose in coming West Was to study the country and the people. In fact, the provincial, gossipy nature of two or three of the young men who were con- | stantly partaking of Burton’s hospitality prompted them to write to Boston to as- certain their hosts antecedents. But their curiosity never was satisfied, and | even up to this day no one here knows who Burton, alias Hermans, was, beyond | that he proved himself a prince of good‘ fel:ows in the matter of lavishing money upon those whom he fancied—when he : bad it { Early in 1892 Burton sprang another | his swell companions by | rixie Marvin, without inviting 'y one of them to his wedding. Mr. and Mrs. Burton soon thereaiter left for the E1st, and, oddly enough. returned hers in 1893 and kept up a stylish estab- | lichment. Suddenly, however, that was | broken up, and Burton, assuming the name of Willham Felt Hermans, accepted to comparatively menial position. Burton did not overestimate the honor- abie qualities of Trixie, for in his period of adversity she stuck to him as if he were a miilionaire. The transmitter of the news of Burton’s criminal act knew him | here when he played the part of the prince. He says that the Burtons lived near Mazatlan about seven months under the name of Hermans. They seemed to be pretty well supplied with money, and bad a very pretty cottage a few miles out- side of the city limits. About two months ago the couple disappeared, and three weeks since, when the cottage was forced | open, the dezd body of Mrs. Burton- Hermans was found therein. A subse- quent analysis of the almost decomposed stomach showed that death resulted from strrchnine.poisoning. The writer says that the most conclu- sive evidence pointing to the husband’s gui't is his mysterious disappearance under these circumstances. Mrs. Bur- ton’s maiden name was Helen Mauldin, and when a girl she lived near the South- ern Pacific shops. I\ MEMORY OF LINCOLN Army Veterans Observe a Mar- tyr’s Birthday With Song and Speech. An Oration by Dr. Dille and a M:morial Ode Were Part of a Fine Prcgramme. The anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth was celebrated last night in Union- square Hall, by Lincoln Post, Grand Army of the Republic, ‘War veterans, old folk and youth filled the auditorium beyond its seating ca- pacity. White bunting, star-decked, and here and there held in place by the National shield, was draped about the overhang- ing gallery and along the walls. The| stage, above and below, was decorated in | the National colors, and conspicuously placed at one side of the platform and ! touched by the silken folds of a great flag was a portrait of the martyred President, who, had he escaped assassination and were he living, wou!d be 8 vears old. Seaied at the middie and front of the platform was Commander Mass of Lin- coln Post in mili n?' uniform and em- blazoned with medals, while ranged behind in rows of seats were about thirty pretty girls from the Normal 8chool, who sang several choruses during the evening. Rev. Dr. Dille was the orator of the occasion. Introduced with a humorous reference to his unministerialarmy habits he retaliated in kind upon Commander Mass and then went into a spirited pictur- esque review of some of the characteri-tic features of Lincoln’s life. In part and in substance be said: Great captains with their guns and drums disturb our cousclousness for an hour, but the memory of Abraham Lincoln will be us coeristied 1m—the dawn of the iwenty-fifch century as1it isat the close of the nineteenti. Abraham Lincoln inherited his courage, bis purity and righteousness from bis Puritan ancestry, but from his mother, Nancy Hanks, in whom wes & strain of Irish blood, he in- herited his stability of character, his persever- | ance and ambition and his humor. | Having early floated & 1ait of hogs and bacon down the Mississippi to New Orleans at | $8 a month he there witnessed a siave auc- tion and was 5o wounded by the sight of an | elmost white girl being described and offered | to the hignest bidder in a curious throng that | be there and then: vowed that when the op- portunity should come he would strike a blow atslavery, and would str:ke it ha | Francisco Lette | popular selectious for encore FREE coln that he was not orthodox. orthodox. He said, “I'll keep fnith with iriend and foe.”” When Stanton first met Lincoln it was out fn the West in alaw case in which they both been employed. As the awk- ward and curiously garbed Lincoln entered the courtroom, without vest snd with a long linen duster, on the back of which was out lined a great’ X from the sweatmarks of his suspenders, Stanton remarked that if that Eawk WAS 10 be in the case he was not. tion showed that there is no reople £0 able 10 meintain a war as those who tux themselves; no soldiers so great as those who volunteer their services for love of country. The time is at hand when this Nation will make a Lincoln’s birthday a National hotiday. A special poem entitied *Lincoln,” composed for the occasion by Colonel W. W. Stone, dedicated to Lincoln Post and read by Miss Georgie Stone of Washing. His life was ton, aitracted considerabie atiention from | the'patriotic audience. The complete programme was as fol- | lows: Overture, ) i carriers’ p of Professor fon of flag, with ng by Miss Margaret Hewiil, Misy Madéline Leahy, Miss Grace Crichter, Mis Band, under the Hermann Schafer Alice Chalmers, Miss Sarah Parede: May Dwyer, Miss Eiizabeth Vincent a er- trude Sherbourne, and accompanied by the Kuickerbocker Male Quartot; remarks by Com- mander Mass of Lincoin Post; “Tenting To- night,” sung by the Knickerbocker Male Quartet, and foilowed by two olher songs in respouse to encores; “Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address”” recited by L. Alver French: “Battle Hymn of the Republic,”” sung by the young woinen of the San Franeisco Normal chool, with Miss E. Scott as leader; orafion, Abrahem Lincoln,” Comrade Rev. E. R. Dille: Marching Through Georgia,” sung by Miss Margarot Hewitt, Miss May C. Dwyer, Miss adeline Leaby, soloists, and a chorus of young women of the BSan Francisco Normal School; selections by the band flute solo, by Professor Hermann_Schafer humorous reading, by Professor E. K. Kaow ton; “Artillerists’ Oath,'’ sung by the Knick- ervacker Male Quartet, and followed by (wo “Lincoln,” a oem, written for the occasion, dedicated to Lincoln Post and read by Miss Georgie Stone; “Columbia,” sung by the young women of the San Franeisco Normal School; song, by the Knickerbocker Male Quartet; * Americs,” sung by & quartet of young women of the Normal School, the entire audience joining in the chorus. Memories,” by the San | ar-spancled Ban- | THE NATIVE SONS. Corcert and Danco Given in a Beautl- fully Decorated HallL The first anniversary concert and dance given under the auspices of the Hail As- sociaiion of the Native Sons of the Golden ;}Ies‘l was given last night in Native Sons’ all. | The social hall had been decorated with green, pink and gold, which, with tlowers and evergreen artistically inter- twined, showed a style of decoration most tasteful and approvriate. The concert portion of the entertain- | ment opened with a vocal solo by Arthur Sugden, the boy soprano oi St. John's Eutscopal Church; Mrs. sang “My Dreams' and boecker Quartet (D. M. Lawrence, C. M. Eilioi, D. B. Cranc and L. A. Larsen) sang und were recalled three times. Miss Nelye Guisti gave atic seleciion that deserved | plauce it received. F. K. Tobin gave a trombone selection. Pr or Cipollini and James Nounans gave a guitar and mandolin duet. | The programme closed with selections | by Company F, Hawaiian sextet, wno | gave several of the airs so familiar on the {1sland. Their vocalization and instru. | mental accompaniment was given while the stage was partially darkened. The verformance fairly captured the audience. Then followed the dance, which was kept up until a late hour. — ¥eynolds Is Contrite. James Reynoids, father of Thomas Rey- Dolds, a young man convicted of burglsry in the second degree, appearcd in Judge Cook’s court yesterday in a very contrite frame of mind. The eider Reynolds insvited and as- saulted members of the jury who deciarea | his son guilty of the charge made against him. When the old gentleman’s offense was repeated he was arrested on a charge | of contempt of court. 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