The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 15, 1898, Page 14

12 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1898. THE SOLDIER MURBERER IS UNCONCERNED Rosser Arraigned in the Police Court. SAYS THAT HE IS NOT GUILTYfl HIS CASE CONTINUED UNTIL TO-DAY. Mennessee’s Regiment Swells the Day’s Occupants of the Prison and the Dock. Walter Rosser, the young Tennessee | volunteer who wantonly murdered Hen- | ry Hilderbrand in the Spreckels Market Tuesday afternoon, is appearently un- moved at the fearful predicament in which he is placed. If a sober apprecia- tion of the gravity of the crime charged | with a revolver in hand. | victed by Judge Conlan ‘and ordered to left the Presidio with Rosser during the afternoon and visited Robert Dawvis, at 8t. Luke's Hospital. Then they downtown, he said, and together th had a few drinks. *“‘While Rosser Wi with ‘me,” Polk asserted, “‘he drank only Rhine wine, but he may have taken something - stronger after we separated, at about 5 o'clock. I was with him an hour before that when he bought a re- volver at a second-hand store. I think 1 can locate it.” The Police Courts had a large quota of soldiers to deal with, and as a result of Rosser’s deed the Judges were not dis- posed to show them much leniency, ex- cept in cases where drunkenness only was charged. A dozen of the latter descrip- tion were freed early in the morning, but they were at once arrested by a detach- ment from Company A, First Tennessee, under First Lieutenant Whitthorne, an carted off to their camp in patrol wagons. Captain Gillan and Lieutenant Pitche: with another squad of Tennesseeans, also tock nine of their regiment into custody after their dismissal in court, and these followed their comrades. James Timmons of Company C, First Tennessee Volunteers, was charged b fore Judge Conlan with discharging h revolver within the city limits at the cor- ner of Bush and Montgomery streets, and he was awarded six months in the County Jall for his recslessness. Judge Conlan took occasion to remark that many of the soldiers had taken advantage of the kindness of our citizens to insult and per- secute them, and he characterized them as a pest and a nuisance to the commu- nity. “I do not, of course,” said Judge} Conlan, “include all the members of the Tennessee Regiment, but there are cer- uumf- a_great many rowdies and black- legs In their rank . W. Hughes, Company F, of the same command, was arrested on Pacific street He was con- or sentence this morning. T. ecefe, a member of Hughes' compan: at an early hour yesterday mornin thrust a revolver into tne stomach of a comrade, J. C. Green, and was about to pull the trigger when it was knocked rom his grasp. He faced Judge Mogan on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon and promptly pleaded guilty. The against him on the City Prison’s blotter, together with its probable consequences, | has not sufficed to bring him to a full realization of his position, then surely it would seem that the ruthless, unpro- voked slaying of a fellow being, the be- reaving of a young wife, the brand of | Cain which must accompany him through life—if he is fortunate enough to escape | the gallows—would overwhelm him with the agony of remorse. But yesterday, with the awakening from a drunken stupor, and through the long day and evening, Rosser appeared | but little disconcerted. He slept during | the major portion of the night, fitfully | and uneastly the prison guards say, but before the sun had risen he chatted freely with the attendants and officlals in whose custody he is about the shoot- | ing of Hilderbrand. ! To them he asserted that he had no | recollection of the slightest detail of the | tragedy, but his only expressed ‘regret was for his own welfare and concern. | Indeed, so absolutely Jacking in emotion | did he seem in discussing his awful crime that it may eventually appear that he is a proper subject for a study by a‘ Lombroso or some other alienist. | The formation of his head is pecullar, even abnormal. The cranium is large and buiging, the lower part of the face and jaws pointed, the eyes restless and retreating; and while his general cast of countenance is neither disagreeable nor repuisive, the expression Is far from re- assuring. He oocupies a cell with two other prisoners, but was released at fre- quent intervals yesterday in order to con- sult with friends and members of his regiment who had called to see him. i kArly in the forencon he was visited by e James H. Guerry, formerly of | Georgia Supreme Court bench and a ent comer to this city, and George K. Curtis, ex-law librarian of the Congres- sional Library, Washington, D. C., also iew comer here. These two gentlemen sulted for some time with Rosser, and he was handcuffed and taken by an cer to Judge Joachimsen's court. He sat in the deck, wearing the ciothes in which he had been arrested, and after two petty cases had been quickly dis- posed of the clerk called from his list, “Walter Rosser, murder.” The hangers- on, who filled the court room to the doors, stretched their necks in anticipa- tion, and the prisoner stood up at once in_response to his name. Kosser paled a littie as the warrant was read, but displayed no other evidence of terest in a scene wherein he was the central figure. His atiorneys asked for a continuance, first entering a formal plea of not guilty in behalf of thelr client, and Juage Joachimsen at once fixed the hear- ing for this morning. This was done in order that the testimony of two witnesses for the defense, members of the Tennes- see Kegiment who are about to leave the <en. It is not likely, how- , that further evidence will be heard | until after the inquest. | Rosser was immediately returned to the City Prison, where he spent the balance | of the day In talking with members of his command. Lieutenant Colonel Child- ers, Major Maguire and two other officers calied upon him shortly before 5 o'clock | and held an earnest conversation with him. None of the party would vouch- safe any information as to the object of | the visit. As Colonel W. C. Smith, who | commands the Tennessea Volunteers, is | a very intimate friend of General W. H. L. Barnes, it is not improbable that the | latter may be retained to defend Rosser. | Autopsy Surgeon Gallagher made a | ost-mortem examination of Hilder- | rand’s body yesterday. He found that the missile, a” 32-caliber bullet, had en- tered the léft side two inches above and to the left of the nipple. It ranged down- | ward, passed through the left lung and the left ventricle of the heart, severed th» aorta, and then plowed its way through the right lung, lodging between the sixth and seventh ribs. The bullet's tortuous course showed that Hilder- brand was In a stooping position when he was struck, and it was also made clear that he died almost instantly. A Tennessee private soldier. Polk, who 1s sald to be & grandson of the President of that name, stated yesterday that he ADVERTISEMENTS. CZEMA wsa Whole Body a Mass of Sores, Doctor Could Not Cure. Tried CUTICURA. Speedily Cured. Now Fine Hair And Clear Skin. Our baby at the age of four months was sickly, and broke out with Eczema on his face and body. He was a mass of scabs. The doc- tor could not cure him. One day I saw your advertisement in the newspaper, and I got CUTICURA REMEDIES at once. I used one box of CUTICURA (ointment), one bottle of CuTI- CURA RESOLVENT, and three cakes of CuTI- OURA SO0AP, and he was cured. He is now seventeen months old, weighs 46 pounds, and has the finest head of hair and clearest skin you would want to see. LOUIS BENZINGER, Feb. 3,1808. 2700 8th Ave., New York City. ECZEmA ON LEG CURED CUTICURA 1 had a sore on the upper part of my leg that three doctors called Eczema. Such pain I never experienced in all my life. I read in the papers of CUTICURA REMEDIES, and I bought the CUTICURA RESOLVENT, CUTICURA So0AP, and CUTICURA (ointment). The first time I used them was before I went to bed, and I slept more that night than I had for two weeks before, and from that time on it got better, and to-day it is entirely gone. Feb. 3,1808. C. BUNKEL, Mount Joy, Penn. @ticura 4D Bi00p HumoRs. —Werm (:‘l:hcmn‘cnn Sour. gentlo anolntings with CUTICURA (olntment), purest ‘emollient ekin eares, and mild doses of CoTicoxa Rpsor~ VEXT, greatest of blood purifiers and humor cures. Gold. world. PoTTER DEUS AXD OnmN. % ors$ Eozema,” malled free. " How to Cu | finally secured. | recommended by physicians court, however, advised him to secure counsel, informing him that tne charge was a grave one, and granted him a con- tinuance until the 19th inst. Ed Slater and James Snyder of Com pany L, Tennessce Regiment, were ar- rested yesterday morning in a saloon at 406 Dupont street by Ufficers Owens and Nelson. The two soldiers, with about fifty others, all Tennesseeans, attempted to wreck the place. The policemen were ooliged to club the men {nto submission before they landed them in the patrol wagon. Judge Joachimsen continued their cases until this morning. Charles Goad, also a Tennessee Volun- teer, tried to stab Policeman Colen in Abbott’s saloon. The officer was endeav- oring to quell a brawl, when the soldier drew a knife and made for him. Colen used his club. Goad's head was treated at the Recelving Hospital and he was then locked up. Judge Conlan granted him a continuance until this morning . Albert 8. Emmett, a member oi the Fifty-first Towa Regiment, tried to wreck the Klondike saloon at 506 Dupont stree A provost guard under command of Cap- tain Beyer attempted to arrest him. Em- mett at once assaulted Beyer, but w He was convicted of dis- turbing the peace before Judge Joachim- sen and remanded until this morning for sentence. Johnson, the proprietor of a creamerie on Market street, adjacent to the Spreck- els Market, put up a sign yesterday over | the entrance to his place which bore the | legend: “The patronage of Tennessee | soldiers s not desired here. Don’t offer A large crowd assembled and John- | removed the sign at the request of the police, who considered the challenge for trouble too inviting. Charles Forrest, a window cleaner employed by Johnson, while at work in front of the creamerle, was attacked by four Tennessee soiulers and brutally beaten before the police res- cued him. The quartet of the ‘first fam- illes” of Tennessee were lugged off to the, City Prison. They wlil appear fn court this morning. The killing of Hilderbrand by Hospital | Steward Rosser of the Tennessee Regi- | ment was the sole topic of conversation among the soldiers at the Presidio ves- terday. In the murderer's own regiment only words of regret at the affair were to be heard among the men and the officers. Every man deplores the tragedy and at- tributes Rosser's act to the fact that at the time he was under the influence of liquor. e clvil authorities will have entire jurisdiction in the matter. General Miller said yesterday that the military authori- ties would ‘In no way attempt to| interfere, and this ‘was confirmed by Colonel Smith. The tragedy will have the effect of curtailing tue liherties of the Tennessee men. Colonel | Smith said that he had the matter under | consideration but that he was not pre- pared to state just how this would be done. Only elght passes from each com- pany are allowed a day, and it is thought | that some method wiil be adopted so as to prevent these men from going into the ¢ty with the same frequency as hereto- ore. On Tuesday night a number of the Ten- nessee men who were rounded up by the patrol sent out by Colonel Smith were confined in the ruardhouse at the Pre- sidio. Yesterday morning they were searched before being sent back to their regiment, and a bowle-knife, a box of pis- tol cartridges and a flask of whisky were found upon them. It has been ascertained that i.osser is not a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity, as has been stated. He s, however, a | member of the Kappa Sigma Soclety -~ The famous old JESSE MOORE WHISKY s for family and medicinal use bes A RAILWAY SYSTEM HAS CHANGED HANDS it 1s pu LOCAL CAPITALISTS CONSUM- MATE A BIG DEAL. The Huntingtons and Other Well- Enown Financiers Have Pur- chased the Los Angeles Street Railways. A syndicate composed of San Francisco capitalists will soon be in control of the Los Angeles street railroad system. The deal has been in contemplation for some time, and will be consummated within a few days. The local financiers who are interested in this new enterprise are: C. P. Hunting- ton, Henry E. Huntington, I. W. Hell- man, Christian de Guigne and H. Borel. The Los Angeles street rallroads were recently consolidated and bonded. These bonds will be purchased by the new com- bination and another issue made. Partles interested deny that the South- ern Pacific is the ruling power of the concern. They claim that theirs 18 a to- tally distinct business corporation and that Los Angeles will hereafter benefit by it to a very great extent. A system suc this city possesses will be formed and every effort made to give complete satis- faction to the Los Angeles public. RECEPTION TO HERMANN. The Commisioner Is Entertained by the Union League Club. The members of the Union League Club gave a dinner to Binger Hermann last night in the conservatory room of the Palace Hotel. After the dinner the party adjourned to the clubrooms, where the members of the new Union League Drill Corps were assembled to meet Mr. Her- mann. General N. P. Chipman introduced the guest of the evening, who spoke to the young Republicans on patriotic subjects, the greatness of the epublican party and the wonders of Caliform#a’s produc- tive power. M. M. Estee followed in the same strain and gave way to J. C. Campbell, who, after a few witty passes, retired in favor of General Barnes. The general made_one of his characteristic, eloquent speeches, which won the applause of all. e refuted all the arguments of the anti- annexationists from the standpoint of entle ridicule. A glowing tribute to Mc- inley and an apotheosis of the stars and st s made a fitting finale and evoked the cheers of old and young. Southern Pacific Profits. The Southern Pacific Company will not be forced into a receivership this year. The fiscal report up to June 1 shows a net n of $3,964651 in the operation of the Pacific system. The gross recelp: amount to ,780,337, the net rec&}fn $21,160,611, and the net profits $3,964651. Senator Foraker writes about the control and trade of our new colonies, in next Sunday’s Call. WHERE S ThE G F. MANSON? Captain Crack and Crew Given Up as Lost. CHANCES IN REINSURANCE THE OVERDUE FORTHBANK HAS ARRIVED AT PORTLAND. The Naval Reserve Men Who Re- signed to Enlist Are. Not Given the Positions They Left. Another overdue vessel has been heard from, and the gamblers in reinsurance are correspondingly elated. ihe British bark Officers of the Geo. F. Manson. Forthbank from Sicily for Portland, Or., has been 211 days out and 50 per cent re- insurance was being pald on her. Yes- terday she arrived off the mouth of the Columbia River, so all doubts as to her safety were set at rest. The arrival of the Forthbank will offset the probable loss of the Amecrican bark George F. Manson, now out 134 days from Sydney, N. S. W., for this port. Ship- owners and underwriters are now pretty well satisfied that she went down in the great storm that wrought such havoc on the coast of Australia a little over four months ago. So sure are the underwrit- ers that she is gone that they are offering 8) per cent to relnsure the vessel and cargo, with no takers. Captain Peter Crack of the Manson and his son, Peter Crack Jr., first mate of the bark, are well known in San Francisco. Ever since the vessel came from the East [l to this coast Captain Crack has been in command of her, being the principal own- er. Before he took charge of the Manson Captain Crack was with the schooner Al- calde and other coasters for years. His live in the Mission, and they have famil; not fii’ven up hope of the Manson turning | up all right. One thing in favor of their views is the long passages the sugar fleet is making from Honolulu. e barkentine Morxing Star, which arrived. Tuesday night, was 38 days com- ing up. In his report Captain Bray says: “It has been a slow and persistent le to work to the eastward. The ‘have been to the backstays most of the trip. The dead calms of the pas- sage have run up to 10 days 18 hours. The sea nas been calm throughout, and we never had a fresh breeze or squall. The crew of the Morping Star say they sympathized with the Ancient Mariner When he talked about his craft being “‘as 1dle.as a painted ship upon a paint- ed ocean,” that being their predicament to.a nicety. If then the Manson escaped the great Australian storm and has reached the vi- cinity of Hawail, her long voyage may be due to the weather described by Cap- tain Bray. Captain C. Miner Goodall returned from Coos Bay yesterday on the steamer Em- pire. The ‘torpedo boat destroyer Farra- gut will consequently have her final trials the early part of next week. The boys of the Naval Battalion are to give an ‘exhibition gun drill in the Me- chanics’ Pavilion Saturday night week. The proceeds are to be given to the fa ily of the late CGaptain Richter, who was killed while so gallantly leading his men ‘into battle at Manila. ' The battalion, as a whole, has a griey- ance. When the call for volunteers was made many of the members left their work and manned the purchased steam- ers Iroquois, Vigillant and Active. A number of these were from the Union Iron Works, and they as well as the oth- ers say they were promised their old places as soon as “the war was over. When the volunteers on the Iroquols, Vigilant and Active were mustered out of Uncie Sam’s service a_few weeks ago they at once applied for their former positions. Nearly all of them are back at work again, but the Union Iron Works has informed its late employes that there are ro vacancies at present. The-barkentine Morning Star, which ar- rived from Honolulu Tuesday night, brought up four stowaways. One of these was a Japanese and the others deserting volunteers. They refused to give their names to Captain Bray, and got ashore as soon as possible after the barkentine dropped anchor. REFUSED FIRE ALARM BOXES AT HIGH PRICES SULLIVAN NIPPED A FAT JOB IN THE BUD. Contractors Planned to Charge the City Almost Double the Market Prices for Ap- pliances. strug Y S ‘“You may count on me to ‘'oppose you at every turn,” was the suggestive r mark that Fire Chief Sullivan made yes- terday to R. A. Rose, representative of the Gamewell FTte Alarm Telegraph Com- pany. “That s just what I said to him,” re- marked the Cnief. “His company is try- ing to make the clty pay what I con- sider an excessive price for new fire alarm boxes. Tpe Supervisors recently received bids for 100 boxes and two bids came in—one from the Gamewell people and the other from the United States Company. Both were for keyless boxes, and the same flgure was named—s$i2% aplece. I told Mr. Rose that it had come to my knowledge that the Gamewell con- cern was selling the same box to other parties for $100. He admitted the fact, but said that he thought 1 was his friend. | 1 told him that 1 was on the basis of $100 per box to the city, but not on the $125 schedule. He then declared that the company could not see its way clear to sell to San Francisco at $100 per box. The interview broke off with the statement from me that I should oppose the letting of the contract. It is my understanding that the United States Company and the Gamewell are practically one and the same, although they bid under two dif- ferent names. do not see any reason why the city should give ©.,500 for lQ: boxes when they are not worth over hal that sum. In the past, but at different times, the (‘ll¥\ has purchased 260 of these boxes at the high price demanded by the company. That was before I learned that a cheaper rate was quoted to other cus- tomers. Tt isn’t falr to San Francisco to | charge the top price. Superintendent W. R. Hewitt of the Police and Fire Alarm Telegraph coincid- ed with Chief Sullivan. “We can get along without the 100 boxes rather than pay the fancy price demanded by the Gamewell people,” he saia. “In fact, I am thinking of = making all of the fire alarm boxes needed in future in the cf shops. It can be done without infringing any patent. We can make a good keyless box for $65, the same as the bidders want to sell us for $.25. BOTTLEMEIR'S CO with the Union Ladies ——e——————— Left a Valuable Estate. The estate of the late Gustav Sutro, consisting of real and personal property, has been appralsed at $58,835. CERT HALL, reopened Orchestra, 513 Pacific s VERY on the ship one night SUSPIC The Charles E. Moody left_rhu-delp}xin for S8an Francisco two days after the declaration of war and her crew lived in constant fear of being captured by e Spanish cruiser during the voyage. A ‘warship crept up the crew made sure it was » Spanish man-of-war, After taking a look at the American the warship disappeared, much to the joy of everybody on the Moody. I0US NEIGHBOR. CONSIDERING THE TAX LEWY Supervisors Engage * Warm Discussions. in BOARD OF HEALTH ROASTED COUNTY HOSPITAL IS SHARPLY CRITICIZED. It Is Understood the Municipal Rate Will Be Fixed at $1.40. Those Needless Hydrants. ““The municipal tax rate will be $1.40. Add 48.5 cents for State tax and the total assessment will be $1.883.”" This statement was made last evening by one of the best posted officials engaged in fixing the amount of the tax levy. The Supervisors are going through the form of sitting as a committee of the whole to consider the levy, but the matter is now about settled, so far as the majority is concerned. Supervisors Clinton, Dodge, Lackmanu and Smith will be permitted to ask questions until next Staturday morn- ing, when the majority will act. This is the programme arranged and there is lit- tle_chance that it will be changed. When the committee of the whole met yesterday Supervisor Rottanzi, as chair- man of the Kinance Committee, occupied | the chair. Supervisor Clinton, In accord- | ance with his previous announcement, presented a resolution that the local tax rate be limited to $L15. He stated that the sum derived would be ample to conduct | the aftairs of the city upon an honest and | intelligent basis. “1 do not believe,” sald Clinton, *‘that there was any basis for the recent charge | that this board intended to foist a $2.10 | tax rate upon the citizens. The statement was calculated to damage business inter- ests. The members of tnis board have a | chance to go on record and disprove the assertion, and 1 think they will do it.”’ Supervisor Dodge stated that in hisopin- ion 1t was impossible to keep the pledges that had been made by the Supervisors to conduct the city’s affairs on a one-dollar basis. He thought that the citizens would be sath witn fair taxation, due econ- omy bein® exercised. Supervisor Britt wanted the Clinton res- olution to go over until the committee had listened to the petitions of the various Improvement Clubs and the heads of the city departments, concerning needed ap- propriations. Supervisor Clinton offered no objection to tne passing of his resolution for the time being and it was laid over. Horace Davis and Collin M. Boyd ad- dressed the Supervisors concerning the needs of the Free Public Library. They urged that the appropriation be fixed at 56,200 Davis stated that 600,000 books had been circulated last year, and that in | order to keep ue institution on its feet $46,000 was needed for salaries, $2000 for skylights and $775% for books. Incidentals would bring the amount up to the figure asked. Chief Sullivan of the Fire Department asked for $621..w. and finally said that, although this was a cut of $6000 as com- pared with the previous year, he would manage to cut still further, down to $600,- 000, if the board thought it was absolutely ry, in order to keep down taxes. about the recent statement in | Il that there are too many expen- sive hydrants?” demanded Supervisor Britt. ‘“There is use for all of them,” respond- ed the Chief. *“In case of a second or third alarm of fire we would need all the water that could had.” “The trouble {sn’t that there are too many hydrants uowntown,” remarked Auditor Broderick, “but that they crown every hilltop out in the suburbs. That is where the waste money comes in. Every fellow who moves out on a rocky knob in_the far distance immediately pe- | titions for the city to supply him with | fire protection and he gets it, regardless| of cost. Whr there is any number of | hydrants stuck around in the gullies out back of town.” Mr. Britt concluded the cateshism of the Chief by asking: “Then you don't think that the Fire Committee of the Supervisors has stolen much from the city?” “I1 don't think it uas had a chance,” re- sponded the head of the Fire Department. The next subject for consideration was the appropriation for the City and County Hospital, and here the doctors on the | board combined for an_energetic attack on the heaith officlals. Dr. Dodge said: “The patients in the hospital must ve better cared for. It is not for me to criti- cize the way In which the Board of | Health spends its money, but I do know | that there s no city in the country where | the hospital is so sadly neglected. In 1591 the salaries in the City and County Hos- pital amounted to $20.939, while in 1898 tne sum total is $34,692. This is an Increase of | $4073. In 1891 the total number of inmates was 358, as against 522 in 1898, The amount of money used for maintenance, outside of salarfes, in 1891 was $145 20 vearly per capita. In 1808 this per capita was re- duced to $95 40, a reduction of 33 per cent. In other words, while the salaries have been increased, the money spent for the | food of patients and internes has been reduced in amount. There has been cur- tailment in the expenditures for delica~ cies for the sick. I object to this sort of thing, and insist that the hospital pa- tients ought not to be stinted in their food. 1If the present salaries must be maintained, the Supervisors will have to rant a larger agpmprlaflon‘ S0 as to ave something left for the sick’’ This arraignment started Dr. Clinton, and he made a few allegations about the mismanagement of the Board of Hea:ch and its alleged extravagance in appoint- ing food and other inspectors and a long list of bacteriologists, microscopists, etc. At the afternoon session of the com- mittee the Health Office came in for a general scoring by Rottanzi and Clinton, and the non-medical members of Lue }l’\%”d listened wl:)l'l evident interest, ere was apparently ve little I the Board nF Health wh;!l,l Cllntorel“axgé Rottanzi finished, and the Indications are that there will be a cut in the a; propria- tion of money for the health Oflfl:lflls. a.A n:-ecssge;vs:h;alée‘n untucsa.lurday at 10 * nance Com be expected to fix the figure. tetwill Robbed a Klondike Miner. C. Erickson, keeper of a dive on Kearn: street; Aghie Erickson, alias Hurley, ang F. McGill, Erickson’s bartender, were yes- terday held to answer before the Superior Court b&' Judge Joachimsen on the charge of grand larceny. A few nights ago Peter Frisk, a miner from the Klondike, entered Erickson's dive and was knocked down and robbed of a silver watch and $500 in gold coin, —_———————— A SCHOOLBOY KILLED. Georgie Tepper Mangled by a South- ern Pacific Freizht Train. Georgie Tepper, an eight-year-old schoolboy, residing at 222 Channel street, was instantly killed at half-past 12 o’clock yesterday afternoon by being run over by a Ireight train of the Southern Pacific Company at the intersection of Channel and Bryant streets. The body was cut up by the wheels of the train, and. the remains were so badly mutilated that they were not recogniz- able. The head and trunk were jammed into a frog in the switch, and Deputy Coroner McCormick was obliged to press sg“xlnen‘_‘dmfi service to force the rails While he pried ou i body with a crowbar. | c Pieces of the Late last evening the father of the boy, Edward Tepper, a soapmaker, visited the Morgue and identified_the remains as his son. Although hardened to scenes of grief, Deputies Tyrrei and Smith were touched by the pathetic condition of the father. They tried to persuade the be- reaved parent from viewing the mangled body, but as he Insisted upon doing so ADVERTISEMENTS. = = GAGE AND NEFF! GEN.W.1.L. BARNES the remains were put in some shape for WILL his inspection. Such a scene of grief as Mr. Tepper showed has been rarely wit- nessed at the Morgue. 3 The engineer, John McCreogh, was ar- e rested by Detectives Fitzgerald and cra- ham and charged’ with mansiaughter. He yas released on his own Tecognizince. ere were no witnesses to the accident, — AT l { OoN The Shakespearian performance given at the Baldwin Theater last evening| would better be entitled ‘“Lady Mac- beth,” for Macbeth himself, played by Mr. Herman, was a subsidiary and indefinite figure. The honors of the night were entirely Modjeska’s. Lady Macbeth is not one of her greatest roles. It would seem beyond nature for an actress to embody such a Mary Stuart as Modjeska’s and yet attain to the he- roic severity of Lady Macbeth. And still there are moments of repressed futensity ?n the dagger and sleep-walking scenes, or example) in which she gives the part a most poignant reality; and in spite of the differences between her tempera- ment and the heavy obligations of the character, there is never a moment In which she is not an artist and entirely consistent in her interpretation. The porurayal is intensely imaginative and torilling—but it is as though Pattl should essay uorunhilde. With the exception of Mr. Herman, who was really not of this earth in his ranting and fuming, the company did very well; especially Mr. Lonergan in Macduff, which was even better given than during the last engagement. *Mary Stuart” will be played again to-morrow night, “Camille’” Friday night, and “As You Like It” at the Saturday matinee. “‘Macbeth” will be repeated Saturday night. ‘‘Adrienne” will open the new week, but the big event is ‘“Antony and Cleopatra,” commencing ‘Wednesday night, in which production Modjeska makes her first appearance as the Kgyp- tian seductress. A young daughter of California who is now known to the stage as Nance O’'Nell, and who has met with prodigious favor from the Eastern critics during this and last season, will appear at the Co- lumbia Monday night in ‘‘Leah the For-| saken.” McKee hankin, Herbert, Carr, Henry Weaver Jr., Lionel Barrymore and | other well-known players are of the com- | pany. In the meantime A Milk White Klag"” is proving a still prosperous card. At the New Comedy Theater ‘“Woman's Wit” was retired from the bill last night in favor of “The Leading Man,” another and a better comedy or Mrs. Pacheco, which wiil finish out the week. Harry Corson Clarke comes to this theater on Monday in the admirable farce, *What Happened to Jones.” “The First Born,” preceded by the para- doxically named farce, “The Tragedy,” still holds its interest for the patrons of | the Alcazar. The Chinese play will be glven its final performances next week, lvl‘)‘uconjuncliun with “Lend Me Your oxti “Traviata” will be repeated at the Tivoll to-night and given again at the Saturday matinee and the Sunday evening perform- ance. “Carmen,” with De Vries as the toreador, is the bill for Friday and Satur- day nights. “The Queen of Sheba” will | be given next week for the first time here. | Morosco’s is doing the usual big busi- ness with “The Land of the Living,” a melodrama of huge sensation. Felix Morris, Bessie Bonehill and other stars offer a splendid vaudeviile entertain- ment 4t the Orpheum. The cake walk is but one of many novel acts at the Al- hambra, where Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Drew are still a strong card. Animals, reptiles, the American Anna Held and the bull fight are part of the bill at the Chutes. The Olympia, too, offers vaude- ville in large variety. | A concert that promises to be of special | interest will be given at the Sherman-Clay Hall to-night, when Kathleen Parlow, a | young miss of 7 years, and locally re- | puted to be a genius, will play the violin, 'he vocal music will be furnished by tne Press Club quartet. —_—— CRICKET MATCHES PLANNED. An Alphabetical Game May Be Played Next Month for Charity. At a meeting of the Californta Cricket | Assoclation held yesterday it was decided that, 1n making up the the batting and | bowling averages for the Burnell prizes, all matches held “‘under the auspices” of the assoclation during the season of 1898 | be taken into consideration; but that, in order to be eligible as a competitor, a member of one of the city clubs must have batted or bowled in not fewer than eight innings, and a member of a coun- try club in not fewer . than five innings. On September 18 and 25 a match will be played on the Alameda ground be- tween teams representing the cities of San Francisco and Alameda, the former to be selected by R. B. Hogue, and the latter by H. Ward. The match will be under the auspices of the assoctation. Cecil Gardner, a well-known cricketér of Santa Clara County, has suggested | that a game, to be called the ‘‘Alpha- | betical Cricket Match,” should be played | before the end of the season on an . in- closed ground, admission to be charged and the proceeds given to the British Benevolent. Association or some other deserving charity. Invitations to take flart in the game to be sent to all well- nown cricketers in the State, and the teams to be selected by a committee ap- pointed by the association; players whose names begin with any letter from A to L to constitute one team, and the bear- ers of names commencing with any letter fom M to Z to form the other eleven. Be- fore definitely accepting this suggestion it was decided to ascertaln whether or not the cricketers of Placer County pro- pose to visit San Francisco before the | end of the present season. In making up | the schedule of the assoclation for 1863 | the month of October was left open for engagements with _country cricketing teams visiting San Francisco. —————— ‘Whieger Buried as a Pauper. Charles Wieger, the dry-goods clerk from Sacramento who poisoned himself in Golden Gate Park a few days ago, was buried in the potters’ field by the city authorities last Tuesday afternoon. It ‘was not practicable to hold the body any longer, and up to yesterday afternoon no inquiry had been made at tl;x‘: (gm:leru resterda; es M. Coghlan, R of he Biate Bonrd of Bqualization at Sacramento, tel phed an inquiry as to the disposition of the body. —_—————————— A Baby Suffocated. 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