The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 13, 1897, Page 16

16 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALYL, TUESDAY, JULY 183, 1897 LONIEY N SUGAR EET LAND Several May Soon Be Es-| tablished in This State. PRELIMINARIES IN FINE SHAPE, Probability That Settlers Will Be Located Within a Few Weeks. HANY VERY GENEROUS OFFERS MADE. It Is Believed the Colonists Will Be Almost Self-Supporting From the Start. California gives good promise of soon being able to contribute a most important factor toward the permanent solution of the great problem of work for the unem- ployed. In the sugar beet and in those most directly identified with the beet-sugar manufacturing lies the success. 1t is but a few months since the idea of locating the unemployed on sugar-beet land was first agitated. Since that time Major Winchell of the Salvation Army ana ex-Mayor liert, the committee ap- pointed by the ¢ ns’ committee to in- vestigate the matt d make a report of the result of their I mittee, have been assidt sly at work. It will be remembered idea was first broached it was thought ad- { visable to bave a conference with Claus Spreckels. This took place and proved to be extremely gratifying to the sub-com- mittee. 8l Spreckels entered most heartily into the project and promised to give all ghe aid he could. He agreed to put certain lands at the disposal of the projectors and to provide practical in- struction for the colonists, At the time rst conference was held Mr. Spreckeis was negotiating for the purc of 600 acres of the Sobrantes estate. The deal had proceeded so far as to need only the confirmation of the Pro- bate Court to the sale made to Mr. Spreck- els, This has now been secured, and it understood that this tract will be set aside | for the first experiment of colonizing the unemployed. For the last few weeks Mr. Spreckels had been out of town. He has now returned, and in adsay or two another | place between him | conference will take and the colonization committee. Meanthiie Major Winchell and ex- Mayor Eliert have paid two visits co the tract in question and are more than satis- fied with the prospects. While on tneir last trip of inspection they met with unexpected and substan- tial encouragement. At Santa Cruz they were met by F. A. Hihn, a millionaire lumber-dealer, with an offer of a large quantity of lumber with which to build the necessary structures for the coionists. A peculiar feature of the generosity of Mr. Hibn is that he and | have been a: outs for some | He declared, however, that he con- | Mr. Sprecke time. sidered the proposed scheme such a good one that he was willing to drop, for the time being at least, all differences that he might have with the sugar king. At Paraiso Springs they were offered he use of a large tract of lana by C.T. | Romie. But the most tempting offer came to them from William K. Brown, the mana- ger of the Salinas Valley Water Company. He represents a wealthy syndicate inter- | ested in an extensive irrigation project in the Salinas Valley. On behalf of the cor- poration Mr. Brown has offered to donate to the colonists on certain conditions a tract of about 1500 acres, valuea between $30,000 snd $40,000. the Arroyo Seco rancho, near Soledad. He further agreed to hire 400 men for a period of three months at §1 25 a day to build ditches. Such a source of income will as it will afford them the means of living while they are putting in their beet crops and sowing portions of their holdings to vegetables. Plans for all the colony buildings have already been prepared. They were con- tributed by William Brown of Oakland, a contractor closely interested in Salvation Army work. He has also agreed to super- vise the work cf construction, proviting it isdone by the coionists themselves. If the colonists should find it inadvisable to do the work, he will have itdoneata nominal cost to the colony. Itis pro- posed to erect a schoolhouse, cottages for the settlers, a hotel and colony office- building, a building for a general mer- chandise-store, with ciubrooms and a -hall above; a structure for a blacksmith and a carpenter shop and a barn for stabling about torty horses. Reviewing the situation in its present aspect Major Winchell said yesterday: ~It looks now as if we will beable to plant the first colony this summer, and with a fund not greater than $1000. Everybody has taken hold of the idea with” enthusiasm. Even so well posted a sociologist as the Rev. Josiah Strong, who | is now here in attendaace at the Chris- tian Endeavor Convention, has indorsed the plan and believes that it can be made a success. “We already have more than 400 appli- cations from intending colonists. We have received letters relative to the mat- ter from as far east as Brooklyn, N. Y. The matter has received a great deal of | attention in the Eastern papers since the excellent account of the scheme was pub- lished in THE CALL, including the inter- preciel view with Claus FOR SKIN-TORTURED BABIES And rest for tired mothers in & warm bath with CUTICURA S0AP,andasingleapplication ' of CUTICURA (ointment), the great skin cure. CuTICURA REMEDIES afford instant relief, and point toa speedy cure of torturing, dis- | figuring, humiliating, itching, burning, bleed- ing, crusted, scaly skin and scalp humors, with loss of hair, when all else fails. Bod throughoutthe world. PorTER DEVG AD CHEM. s Fiow to Gure Sxin-Tortured Babies, ree. and_Hair Beautified by SKIN SCALP “ijisdaiss™ rs to the main com- | that when the | This land is part of | be most acceptable to the colonists, SLEEP “SUNSHINE AND SHADOWS,” a Beautiflul Picture by Keith, Presented to Claus Spreckels on His Birthday. I TOKEN (F THER ESTEEN | — | 1 {A Keith Landscape Pre- | sented to Claus ' Spreckels. iThe Gift Made by Former | Stockholders of the Beet- Sugar Company. { Letter Expressing the Sentiments of the Men Who Were Associated With Mr. Spreckels. | Claus Spreckels has received from the | former stockholders of the Western Beet | Sugar Company the gift of a beautifnl oil painting from the studio of William | Keith. The picture is called *“‘Sunshine | and Shadows”” and portrays the oaks of Berkeley. Mr. Spreckels was in Aptos | observing his birthday when his former | associates sent the magnificent gift to his | home on Howard street. Following is a | copy of a letter accompanying the pres- | | ent: July 10, 1897. x Sri: ~ The under- s of the *“Western ave the honor and | E { signed, forme cet Sugar ¢ ir iry association n you during_ th of ma the great ind ng u well may be :ss avenue. and that your Sp ls may be sprred me, 10 enjoy the pleasures o weilearned. We are, dear mansion on Van life and that of Mr: | for many { which you Frederieka Ehrman, Joseph s Sloss, J. L. Koster, Estate of L. Tubbs, W.C. Waters, 5. Sussman, E. J. | Molern, Leon Sloss. By Leon Sloss and E. J. Molera, committee. ! The Examiner, not long_since, accused | Claus Spreckels of *holding up” the stockho:ders of the beet sugar company, | and the gentlemen who were reported as | baving been held up signed the foregoing | letter. | EXPANDED STEEL. A Proposition to kmploy It in the Con- crete Foundations of Street Pavements. A petition has been presented to the { Board of Supervisors, asking considera- tion for a new system of laying concrete foundations for street pavements. The | | system is covered by patents, and con- | | templates the use of expanded metal in- | | serted in the concrete, giving aaditional | strength, so that a much thinner layer of | | concrete may be used, and yet an arch or | | bridge of stone is formed from curb to | curb upon which the bitumen or other | | materiai may be laid. | The metal is used in sheets of 16-gauge | steel, 8 feet n length by 14 inches wide, | perforated throughout by narrow slits | exvanded under great pressure into a | 2)4-inch mesh. By forming these slits | inio diamond-shaped apertures the steel sheets, thus reduced to a minimum of | weight without loss of strength, are| vlaced flatwise on the under surface of the concrete foundation of a street, and by | pressure applied upon the concreie the | metallic sheet is imbedded in the lower layer of the concrete and interlaced by it. These sheets are laid to overlap one an- other six inches and form the compact surface of stone. The system is said to | have been in use successfully in many Eastern cities. .- Alleged Libels to Be Dismissed. | | Judge Daingerfield opened court yesterday for the purpose of hearing tne cases against | | Frea Marriott and others charged with libel- ing Judge J. C. B. Hebbard during the last campaign. - On request of the District Attor- { ney all the: charges were put over for one week. Tt i3 understood that at that date u | motion wiil be made for tie dismissal of all tnese actions for the reason that it isnot likely‘that a jury can be found in this City | that would sanction an invasion of the rights | of free speech and a free press by bringing in | a verdiet of conviction against any of these | citizens who exercised their Tignt to criticize | a candidate for offi i — e ————— Married in Mormondom. Judge Seawell has taken under advisement the appiication of J. M. Smith to have his mar- | riage with Jane Smith annulled. Smith says he has tound that his wife had a husband liv- ing when he married her; that he was de- ceived by her in regard to her status, and that as voon as he found out the truth he ‘ceased to live with her. The lady made no defense. It was developea that the marriage. ceremony. was performed by & Mormon Bishop in Salt Lake County, Utab, and that the first husband, named Clemmons, is still living. —— e Drowned in the Bay. The body of August Johnson, a seaman re- | cently connected with the steamer Czarina, | was picked up in the bay under the Howard. street wharf yesterday morning and removed to the Morgue, He had beendead for several days. On the 3d the men were paid off and on the 9th the ship sailed, Between these two dates the man must have fallen overboard and drowned, for the ship was at the wharf belore i ou one of the finest | al eminent artist, Keith, in token of their appreciation avors and courtesies ihey have called the introducer and pioneer in this State. In presenting you the beautiful painting, we | | hope it be a lasting ornament in your new | on the entire building. | court commissioners George E. Morse, the | Judge went into office, and, of course, it was 1 sailing. Deceased was & native of Sweden and | | sbout 35 years old. His home was at 21 | Steuart street. -~ THE LABOR UNIONS. | The Carpenters’ and Joiners’ Union Installed Officers Last Evening. At a meeting of the Carpenters’ and Joinerg’ Union No. 483 last evening the following cfficers were elected: President, W. H. Hutchinson; vice-president, W. J. | Kidd; recording secretary, W. T. Bart- rum; financial secretary, G. Lathrop; treasurer, C. F. Buckley; warden, A. Nichols; conductor, . Webster; trustees —T. B. Goodwin, A. N.chols, W. H. | Hutcninsen, T. 0. Arthur and 1. McDon- ald; delegates to the District Counecil—T. 0. Arthur. A. Nichols and C. F. Buckley. On July 26 the union will hold a smoker | and high jinks at 91514 Market street. | Theinstallation of officers of Carpenters’ and Joiners’ Union, No. 304 was held last evening and the following took their offices: President, Frea Muller; vice- president, Charles Stroth; recording secre- ta: Amos Dannenfelser; financial secre- 1ary, Joseph Boddsecker; treasurer, Henry Bonck; warden, E. Gruenwaldt; conduc- | tor, John Felix; delegates to the district | | council, A. Dannenfelser, C. Goldbeck; trustees—J. Felix, Hennery and Gold- beck. | For some time past there has been a | | controversy between the Marble Cutters’ | and Finishers’ Union and the Proaucers’ | Marble Company of Vermont, whose stone-cutting yards are in this City, as to hours and work. This difficulty has been all straightened out to the satisfaction of all parties. The hours have been reducea from ten to nine, one less than formerly, and no more work isto be done by the piece. | | THE POSTORFICE WORK. |A Big Fight to Be Made to| Have Eight Hours for a | Day’s Labor. Also That Only California Material | i Shall Be Used in the New | Building. ; | | The working classes of this City are k watching with a keen interest every step in the matter of the erection of the new | Federal or Postoffice building. The first | move was made by the Stone-cutters’ Union to have the building constructed of California stone, and prevent any Kastern material being used thereon. They reached out, and as a resuit many of Pa- cific Coast representatives at Washington | pledged to support them. The next step of this unior was to interest the Granite- | cutters’ Union. The latter have notified | their secretary-treasurer in the East of the | situation, and requested him to co-operate | with the secretary-ireasurer of the Stone- | cutters’ National organization, James F. | McHugh. These two officials are hard at | work in an endeavor to reach all of the authorities in Washington in the interests | of California home industry. Aside from this the local union has sent a petition to Washington signed by mauy prominent citizens in which this request is the keynote. When the contract for the stone work will be let 1s not known, but it is understood that the contract for the conerete foundation will be let on July 22. A number of local contractors have put in bids for this work. On one point the labor of this City is united. That is that all of the work from the foundation up must be done on eight- hovur time. In the Federal laws there is a clause that all work on United States buildings must be done on eight hours a day, yet on nearly all such work where large sums are involved the contractors evade the law by claiming to pay at the rate of so much an hour. A big fight will pe made against this way of procedure by the orgauized labor of this City. Mem- bers of the San Francisco Labor Council, the Building Trades Council and the Dis- trict Council of Carpenters and Joiners have been discussing this matter, aud a conference will be. held soon with a view of writing to the authorities at Washing- ton and demanding that the eight-hour law be enforced on every bit of work done It is expected that the petition will have the support of every union in the City. All organized labor will use Its greatest endeavors to effect this, New mmissioners. At yesterday’s session of tne United States Distriet Court Judge de Haven appointed as clerk of the court, und James S. Manley the deputy clerk. This wasdone under the recent act by which ail of the old commissioners went out of existence, about'the time that the necessary for the vacancies to be filled, so the selections were mede as stated. Mary’s Help Hospital Property. Mary's Help Hespital, by Patrick J. Rior- dan president, yesterday filed & petition with the Superior Court to be allowed to sell its in- terest in certain property belonging to the es- tate of A. A. More for $15,083 83. “Judge Sea- well will hear the matier at 10 o’clock next Thursday morning. % ———————————— James Eva’s Estate. The application for lelters of administration on the estate of the late James Eva has been withdrawn on account of the finding of & will left by the decedent. R e — MORTON SPECIAL DELIVERY. Baggage iransferred to trains, steamers, etc. Also moved in the city. Furniture moved; estimates furnished. Freignt transferred and s | Trust Company in the loeal courts. | was at the time of her death and for some hipped. 408 Taylor street and 650 \(puket sireet. Telephone Main 46, % MORE MURPHY LITIGATION A Contest to the Will of the Late Isabella Has Been Filed. Undue Influence of William J. Smullen and Incapacity Alleged. Serious Charges Made Against Her| Physician and Spiritual Adviser. There was added vesterday in the Mur- phy estate litigation a contest of the will of the late Mary Margaret Isabella Murohy, or Isabella Murphy, as she was best known, who left the bulk of her property to Wil- liam J. Smullen, a clerk in holy orders, and her attending physician and spiritual adviser. The will is now on file in the prineipal registry of the probate, divorce and ad- miralty division of the High Court of Justice of England at London, and with the contest of the will is a demurrer to a petition for its probate, file1 by the Union The contestants are Mary Helm, M. de Dominguez and Frances Josephine Mur- phy, sisters of the deceased. In their contest they set forth thai the testatrix time before it of unsound mind, and un- der the influence and control of William J. Smullen. They state that at the time of the exe- cution of the instrument filed the de- ceased was snffering 1utense pain, and that Smullen, as her physician, had been administering to her various opiates in order to relieve her. They charged that Smullen, for the pur- pose of obtaining for himself the property of his patient, prescribed and adminis- tered excessive quantities of these opiates, as well as excessive guantities of alco- holic liquors, under the pretense that such doses were necessary, but really in order to weaken the mind and will, so he could control her and induce her to leave him her estate. Continuing, the contestants allege that the instrument was dictated by Smullen and was signed by the deceased while under Smullen’s influence and that it does not represent lier wish in regard to the disposal of her property. There are further grounds for contest in the witnesses and alleged irregularities in their signatures, and the contest con- cludes by alleging that the Union Trast Company is not a party interested in the estate in any manner. The demurrer to the petition for pro- bate filed by the Union Trust Company is based first on the ground that the local court has no jurisdiction, the will being now on file in England and all the in- terested parties being there, and also upon some irregularities discovered in the con- struction of the petition. Congressman James G. Maguire andd Joseph Leggett are acting for the con- testants, and the Union Trust Company is represented by Bishop and Wheeler. After the disclosures made at the in- quest Cardinal Vaughn investigated the matter and condemned Father Smullen to be silenced and degraded, and he was also required to renounce all claims he might have secured to the estate. The property which she deeded to-him was valued at §500,000.. Daniel T. Murphy, the brother to the deceased, is not a party to the contest, aithough an heir-~t-law. DENTISTS IN SESSION. The Pacific Coast Association to Meet This Morning. The San Francisco Dental Association held jts regular monthly meeting last evening in its new quarters in the Y. M. C. A. building.. Preparations were made to welcome the Pacific Coast Dental Asso- ciation, which meets in this City to-day. The Pacific Coast Association is the parent of all the local- dental societies of the coast, and the meeting to-day will be attended by delegates from all the Pacific States. The meeting will be called to order this morning at 10 o’clock at the College of Deantistry by Dr. C. L. Goddard, chairman of the general committees, who will iniro- duce the officers of the congress. Dr. 8. J. Barbotr of Portland, president of the association, will, then deliver the opening address, after which Dr. George H. Chance, also of Portland, will read a poem written in honor of the occasion, which is said to abpund in wilty refer- ences to yarious members. Fifty dollars was appropriatod by the local organization Jastevéning to aid in the entertainment of the visitors, who will be here tourdays. There will be meetings this afternoon and evening whlch.whl pe open for general discussion of subjects in- teresting to members and the programme for the meetings will be formulated from day to day. & The new quarters of the local organiza- tion are commodious and tastefuliy fur- nished and as it is the oldest order of 1ts character on the coast 1its future has long been assured. BRADBURY FORGIVES HLY WIEE She Is Now Speeding Across the Continent to Meet Him. THE CHARGE WAS DISMISSED. Secretary Kane Thinks She Has Been: Punished Enough Already. BUT WARD WILL BE PROSECUTED. Reasons Why the Soociety for the Pre- vention of Vice Allowed the Woman to Go. John Bradbury will take back his err- ing and repentant wife. She may lay her pretty enameled face against his swelling bosom and may sob with joy to her heart’s content while vromising that will never leave her dear John again. The repentant woman left with her mother for the East on the 5 o’clock train yesterday afternoon to join her legal hus- band. She will have nothing more to do with “that scoundrel, Ward,” the polo-player who made her “the victim of his hyp- notic wiles.”” She will not see him nor write to him, and as for polo, she will never look at a game, should she live to be 100 years old. That's what she says. The case against her in Judge Low’'s court was squared yesterday morning, against the protest of the attorney for the Society for the Prevention of Vice. But Colonel William P. Sullivan and Secre- tary Kane decided that they would let the woman go and that they would prosecute the man, whose pull was not so strong as that of the woman. It had been inimated that money and other inducéments were to be used to bring about a dismissal on the part of the society ; in fact, Attorney Sweeney stated in open court yesterday that he had heara such intimations, ana for that reason he was opposel to a dismlssal. Mrs. Bradbury is now clear of the law and her husband will receive her with open arms and kill the fatted quail for her. He will forget and forgive her little slip and has refrained from casting the first stone at her, probably for the script- ural reason. “That 1s authentic,” said Mr. Kane to a CaLi reporter yesterday. ‘‘Her husband has agreed to take her back and forget and forgive the past. Qur reasons for ask- ing for a dismissal are that the notoriety and disgrace and the publication of her shame all over the world have been a suf- ficient punishment for her. She is thor- oughly repentart and has promised to go back with her mother and to have no :ur- ther communication with that scoundrel Ward. We also feared that if the prose- cution were pushed any further she might wind ng 1 a disreputable house. As for Ward, he will be prosecuted. There will be no let up on him.” At 2 o’clock yesterday afternoon tne case of The People against Mrs. John Bradbury for preliminary examination on the charge of adultery was calied in Po- lice Judge Low’s court. There were pres- ent Attorney Sweenev for the society, Prosecuting Attorney Reynoldsand Gavin McNab for Mrs. Bradbury. Neither the lady nor her partner in crime was pres- ent. Mr. Sweeney announced that the prose- cution was not ready to proceed. “The defendant was sick up to yesterday, and I was informed to-day that she was Rumors have come to me that this society was going to abandon the prosecution for personal and monetary reasons, and T feel now that my duty demands that this woman be dealt with as Mr. Ward has been. I don’t feel that I can take the cal- umny beaped upon me and upon the so- ciety. We had hoped when this prosecu- tion was institutec that this defendant would testify against ner late consort, ana that if she did so we would promise her immunity. Since that time things have changed, and while I have never seen ts. Bradbury or Mrs. Banning, her mother, or any of her relatives, I feel that the duty we owe to ourselves and that this society owes to the community de- mands that she should be prosecuted on the same grounds.” ““Is that the wish of the society, or your personal wish?"’ asked Judge Low. “‘This soclety hasieft the matter in my hands,” responded the attorney. *“This society wanted her dealt with kindly and agreeably, and it was my desire to do so, but owing to the publications that ap- peared in the daily press—and your Honor has read them as well as myself—'" “I read the papers, of course,’ inter- ripted his Honor.” “It seems from one paper,” continued Mr. Sweeuney, *‘that personal and mone- tary reasons have been brought to bear upon us.” “T don’t think so at all,”’ said the Judge. “Idon't see why the papers should figure in the matter in the criminal courts. What does Mr. Kane sav ?"” Mr. Kane said he was sorry to disagree with his associate counsel. “I conferred with Colonel Sullivan, the president of the society, half an hour ago,” he added, “'in relation to the prose- cution of this case, and he advised me to bave it dismissea.” £ e “You are the prosecuting witness, Mr. Kane?"” asked the Judge. *“Yes, sir.”’ “Case dismissed,”” added the Judge. “This court is adjourned until to-morrow morning at 10 o’clock.” £ There was a good deal of pulling and hauling in and about the court yesterday forenoon and the evening before. Judge Low, Colonel Sullivan, Gavin McNab, Prosecuting Attorney Reynolds and At- torney Sweeney had many secret con- ferences. In the forenoon Mr. McNab took Mr. Reynolds with him to the Occi- dental Hote: for a talk with Mrs. Banning and Mrs. Bradbury. There were other conferences in the courtroom between the attorneys and the court, and no doubt the line of action finally éollowed was fully mapped out and agreed upon. Sggrtl,v before 5 o’ciock Mrs. Bradbury and her mother, escorted by Major Hoover, took a carriage at the notel door and were driven to the Market-street ferry, where the women boarded the southbound train for Mojave and the East. Mrs, Bradbury will iose no time in reaching the arms of her husband, and there will be no stopover onjthe way. Mr.and Mrs. Bradbury will go to Europe for a wtile. Mr. Ward remains alone in his glory and will be prosecuted to the bitter end, but his lawyers say that in the absence of Mrs. Bradbury, who is a material witness, it will be difficult to convict him. NFW TO-DAY—DRY GOODS. STYLISH - RESS FABRICS AT SACRIFICE-SALE PRICES The second week of our Stocktaking Sacrifice Sale opens to a still greater rush than last week packed our salesrooms as the result of the STILL GREATER ATTRACTIONS OFFERED, a fair idea of which can be obtained from the fol- lowing samples of T0-DAY'S GREAT LEADERS ! COLORED DRESS GOODS! 10c. 12ic. 25¢. 147 pietes DOUBLE-FOLD MIXED DRESS GOODS, former price 25¢ & yard, on special sale at 10c a yard. 99 pieces DOUBLE-FOLD DRESS GOODS, in checks and noveity effects, regular price 25c a yard, on special sale at 12}4¢ a yard. 85 pieces 38.INCH FANCY FIGURED SUITING, two-toned effects, former price 50c a yard, on special sale at 2 > a yard. 25¢. 76 pieces 38-INCH ENGLISH FIGURED MOHAIR SUITINGS, plain colors, former price 50c a yard, on special sale at 25¢ a yard. BLACK DRESS GOODS! 15c. 25c¢. sale at 15c a yard. 5000 yards FIGURED WOOL GRENADINE, worth 30c, witl be placed on 3000 yards FIGURED SILK GRENADINE, in a variety of designs, worth 75¢, will be placed on sale at 25¢ a yard. SILK DEPARTMENT! 75c. $1.15 2500 yards BLACK PEKIN STRIPE, warranted all pure silk, former price $1 25, will be closed out at 75c a yard, 2500 yards BLACK BROCADED MERVEILLEUX, extra heavy quality, * former price $2, will be closed out at $1 15 a yard. MURPHY BUILDING, Market Street, Corner of Joeg, San Francisoo. AT TIMES HE EROANS HEAVILY Colonel Crocker’s Coma May Be Caused by a Con- gested Vein, The Physicians Puzzled as: to the Exact Extent of the Trouble. Mrs. W. H. Crocker, Princess Ponia- towski and Others Call to Inquire. Ground for Hope. SAN MATEO, Car, July 12.—At 10 o’clock to-night Dr. Matthew Gardner, acting as spokesman for the four physi- cians (Drs. Chismore, Whitwell, Mac- Monagie and himself), who had just been in consultation over the condition of Colonel Charles F. Crocker, made the fol- lowing statement in regard to the patient: “The colonel’s condition is rather fa- | vorable. He has held his ground during the past twenty-four hours, and while there has been no appreciable improve- ment yet the fact that he bas held his ground is hopeful, for any improvement that may take place will be so slow as to be scarcely apparent. He is perfectly ra- tional, he takes his food well and is rest- ing comparatively easily.”” Earlierin the day Dr. Gardner consented to tell somewhat in detail the nature and extent of the patient’s illness. «“The colonel is a sick, sick man,” he eaid, “but he has held his own and is no worse off than he was twenty-four hours ago. He hes been suffering considerably from frontal headache, which accounts for the heavy groans that escape from him at times. «“He answers questions when spoken to. Altiough at first he did so quite reluct- antly he answers readily now. Xis nour- ishment, which consists almost entirely of milk, he takes quite readily. I cannot state exactly the nature of the trouble, at Jeast not in terms which would be under- stood. The trouble is paralysis, as has been said, and possibly, though remember this i but conjecture, po-sibly there isa congestion in one of the small veins inter- fering with the nourishment of a certain part of the brain. But this is mere con- jecture, jor there are so many causes which migh: vroduce the effects noticeable in the colonel’s case that we cannot deter- mine that the congestion of such a vein is the cause. “There is not a clot upon the brain in this case. Such a condition is always accompanied by loss of consciousness, and the colonel has never lost consciousaess except for a few minutes at first. Again, there is no congestion of the pupils of the eyes, a phenomenon which almost invari- ably accompanies apop'exy. When will the crisis come? No physician can tell in a case of this kind. In pneumonia or typhoid fever we can prophesy pretty accurately, but in a case of paralysis such as this is it is 1mpossible to tell. We can say this much, that there haye been no symptoms of a second attack.” A number of visitors cailed to-day to inquire about the colonel's condition | Russell J. Wilson and Henry T. Scott were among them. William H. Crocker, | ! who had called in the morning, also came directly down to San Mateo on the 5:30 o’clock train this evening, notstopping to go to his country residence at Bur- lingame. His wife and her sister, the Princess Poniatowski, accompanied him. They were driven directly to the colonel's residence at Uplands and thence down to Burlingame later in the evening. To- night William H. Crocker called again at Uplands, and when interviewed shortly after the consultation of the phyaicians had ended stated that Dr. Chismore and all of the doctors were very well pleased with the patient’s progress during the day and were quite hopeful E"l saw my brother again this evening,” e said; “that is, I went into his room; but made no attempt to speak to him, as the doctors would not allow anybody to disturb bim. I could notice an improve- ment in his condition to-day over that of yesterday. He seemed a little restless, but thatis surely a hopeful zign. Yes, [ think he had improved and the doctors are all of that opinion. “Eyery effort is being made to keep the patient as quiet as possible. No questions are put to him except snch as can be an- swered by a simple yes or no. He under- stands what is said to him and answers readily. In fact, to-day he asked Ur. MacMonagle a question of his own voli- tion without being addressed. “When he seems restless one of the nurses asks him, for example, if the pii- low 1s comfortable, and by his answer he indicates what is bothering him. What we want to do is to disturb him just as little as possible.” The conversation turned to the colonel’s uniformly obliging manner to all who came into contact with him. A number of cases in which he had gone out of his way to oblige newspaper men were related. “‘He was kind to everybody who called on him,” said his brother, “*and he would assist every deserving person who applied to him for help. In fact, there are a great many young men whom he has helped. He would listen to everybody who came 10 see him. Indeed, this is what caused him to break down. He was kept busy listening to the multitudes of visitors who came to him for aid. +“Most men would have refusea to be bothered by them, and if he had not allowed himself to be taken up with these matters in addition to his business cares I believe that he weuld not have broken down if it had not been for this. He was strong—just as healthy as I am—but the strain he was undergoing proved too mucn for him.” Most of the people at Uplands seemed quite confident to-night of the colonel’s recovery. Henry T. Scott reiterated the otatement he made yesterday that witnin afew weeks the colonel would be out on the porch. E. C. Wright was likewise kopeiul. Shortly before 10 o'clock Drs. Mac- Monagle and Whitwell drove away and William H. Crocker left soon after. An- other consultation will be held to-morrow morning at 8 o’clock. BARRY IS BANKRUPT, Financial Failure of an Ex-Suparvisor Who Was Formerly Prosperou Ex-Supervisor David Barry has filed his petition in insolvency. For a period he was borne on the crest of fortune’s wave, but he met reverses at last and the finale will be heard in the court of bankraptcy. Among the principal creditors are the foi- lowing: Merchants’ Loan Association, - $10,087; Crown Distilleries, $2750; Siebe Bros. and Plagemann, §! J. Rauer, $723 15; Wi'liam F. Colton, $559 60; A. E. Buckman, §300. g Barry’s total indebtedness is $21,560 02 - and he has absolutely no assets. The household furniture belongs to his wife and the home on the southwest corner of Twentieth and Eureka streets has been foreclosed on for the mortgage. —————— John B. Curtis of Deering, Me., who died last week, acquired a fortune from the sale of chewing-gum.