The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 5, 1899, Page 9

ADVERTISEMENTS. PEERLESS 01L COMPANY "ERS EXCELLENT INDUCEMENTS TO IHYESTURS OF SMALL MEANS, rty 18 the & 3 2% E. (80 ACR! KERN RIVER DISTRICT, Four es north from Bakersfield Y THERE ARE TWELVE IMPORTANT WELLS E B N R te vicinity, and there are ES IN THE DISTRICT. less Well No. 1 IS DOWN 160 FEET. t 4 1 strike the ofl be- h of 350 feet NO DRY nMoOL Pee t we w We . _ONE oL advar e above pr LAR PER SHARE, @ *PeIeI eI e L R S SECRY SO THE SAN FRANCISCO B e S S SOME ATTRACTIONS AT THE FRENNA MURDER TRIAL. WILLIE WALSH ACCUSES FRENNA sroom, 63 Gur Sale Declares He Saw Him ek o 16 “"‘ Draw a Pistol. : v o™ HEARD A THREAT TO KILL —e | SENSATIONAL TESTIMONY IN NTOWN I THE MURDER TRIAL. « — . | The specter of a gibbet haunted the | = | shadows of Judge Carroil Cook’s court- . 230 feet rents $10; eet | room yesterday during the trial of Joseph b S P, Frenn r of James F. Turner. It was a trying day for the val- iant barber who is endeavoring to convince a jury of Intelligent men that although he was insane at the time he got behind Turn er and filled him full of lead he was acting In self-defense. Frenna's at- torneys lulged in some extraord n their efforts to save their client’s neck by setting up this a of temporary insanity and se > that nothing they may advance In the future should occasion | great surpris Willie the much-sought messen- ger-boy, wh evidence is expected to tighten Lne noose around the neck of Tur- ner's slayer, was t the stand in the morning, a dir. when the efforts of | the accused | attorneys for attempting to show that had me flictng statements re- ng wha aw and heard on the fateful mo the 29th of August on the third floor of Crocker building only resulted in creating & suspicion of & Job to coerce a \.1 The young vagrant from San Bernar- dino looks not uniike hundreds of other boys of the same age, who are neither specially good nor particularly bad. He gave his age as 17, and his manner while on the stand cr ed rather a favorable impression. He told his story clearly and unhesitatingly, and there was no trace of studied pr ation. He had heard little that had a direct bear € on the tragedy and had seen but littie, but what he did see and hear was very damaging to Fren- na's cause, and was told with a can- dor and positiveness that were very con- vincing The boy's recital one or two interruption: istened to with breathi ry one in the courtroom In response to questions by District Attorney Murphy, Walsh said that on the day of the shooting he was in the employ of the Western Union and American District Telegraph companies. About § . m. he was called to the ninth floor of the Crocker building, and after to walk down the stairs. Just before he of men wrangling. “What else did you hear?”’ asked Dis- trict Attorney Murphy. “I heard somebody say, ‘YOu —— — —, 'l kil you. “1 was about six steps from the foot of the stairs at that time and could not see the men. When I got to the foot of the stairs I saw a man with a light overcoat pu!{ a plstol.” “Where was that man standing when you saw him pull a pistol?” “He was standing near the corner of the corridor where you turn to go down onto the second floor.” “Did you see anybody else?” o, #ir.” | Vell, you saw the man draw the From what pocket did he draw it? “I can't exactly say.” “In what direction did he point 1t?* “Toward the north elevator.” “Well, then what did you do?" When he pointed the pistol I turned and ran upstairs. I don't know exactly what floor it was. I was three or four steps from the fourth floor when I heard the gr!t shot firrdd" * Did you come downstairs again afte the shots were fired?" - | _“Yes, sir. 1 came down in the elevator. | There was quite a crowd on the third | floor when I got there.” “Who is the man with the light ove: South Spring Los Angeles. pistol advice free rs confidentia St., San Francisco. | ..... it | MAKE PERFECT MEN PO NOT ESPAIR ! Do notSuf. fer Longer! Th » and ambt | life cas be restored to you Tas vecr| © IS 15" e Gaw he putol T Tty cured by EREEEES |t the courtroomy: rnc: 18 he here 're‘ u_ “t‘.ll“:. tm:"zmm&ru-vu | “It seems to me that is the man sitting Lnd drain of vital powars incarred by Over there,” pointing toward Frenna. Cretions or excesses of early years | “Kindly ask Mr. Frenna to stand up,” Brace o LA :«:r::n::wnf!lfiel'ry‘zn;&‘ said the District Attomney; addressing At- ce up the i oom ¢| torney Barnes. As the barber arose to cheeks and 10stre Lo H Sk o e ool GYNOEEIrold | Hiy Yoet, Mr. Murphy continued: 2.80 4 complete guaranteed cure or money re- | that the man? unded. Can be carried in vest pocket. Bol *“Yes, sir. That's the man.” everywhere or majied in plain wrapper on receipt This concluded the direct examination price Ly Tk VERFECTU 00.) Casten Bids.o Chlongt 1 | of (o itnens. ANd Do wap hemed Bol¢ by Owl Drug Co.. . F. and Oakiand. e | mer for cross-examination. After a few | prellminary questions, the latter asked: IN OPEN COURT completing his business there he started | reached the third floor he heard the voices | to the tender mercies of Attorney Hos- | 1dn’t vou tell District Attorriey Daley of San Bernardino that what you heard morning on the third floor of the Crocker building was: *You —— —— » Frenna, I'll kill you' 7’ YO fo1d nim the other statement first and he told me it would be better to put Frenna name in,” replied the boy quietly. This unexpected answer caused a per- ible stir In the courtroom and all eyes were bent to catch what might foi- | low. Atterner Hosmer sought to secure |an admission that Walsh himself had | first made the statement of what he had heard with Frenna's name included, but n done so. The attorney then demanded to know if the boy had not visited his office on September 3 before he left the city and lr«(; a note addressed to him reading as ollows: “All that T seen was half the man that | shot and I heard some loud talking. | That's all.” | This was admitted, but it s difficult to see wherein the admission s of any ma- terial benefit ‘o the defense. Walsh was excused and the prosecution an- ed that the people rested. Hosmer consumed an hour in reading his | opening statement to the jury. It was a voluminous document, and in it the de- fense claimed that it would prove thut Turner was a very bad man and that h had not only swindled Frenna but that he had threatened to kill him, this threat ving been first made as far back as 1895. Every financial transaction in which Turner and Frenna were jointly involved was recounted, and the attorney for the defense contended that Frenna had be- yme so wrought up during the past five vears in trying to secure a settlement from Turner that his mind was afix—clc"‘ “Then you set up a defense of insanity, do you?" interrupted Mr. Murphy. , er y-e-s; temporary Insanity and ' replied Hosmer, hesitat ingly We will show that on the morn ing of the killing Frenna was not in his right mind,” continued the attorney mnr.i positively. He then proceeded to dex?l What occurred in _the Crocker building {mmediately preceding the shooting from the standpoint of the do‘;e‘n!«x‘-. el “When Frenna stepped out o - o end W Turner.” said Mr. Hos- mer, “he sald to him. ‘What have you e with my land? Immediately n:on his asking this question Turner, who ad passed him, started back, and, putting one hand behind him, said, oY = o, Frenna, I'll show you. @ dAt th».,« v frenna, who had secured a permit repeated threats to kil him, drew his pistol and fired. F. B. Daley of San Bernardino, who in the capacity of a Deputy Sheriff, brought Willle Walsh to San Francisco, was then called, and the boy identified him as the man at whose suggestion he had changed tement, 1 hfx‘n illtavmum sound better.” Court then took a recess until 2 o'clock for lunch. Charles Easton, a butcher on Polk street, 8 4 for the defense. He was followed ;‘-‘\!u‘lilh*harfl Wood, & grocer; Charles Spohn. a saloon-keeper, and 8. Friedman, a cigar dealer. Thelr testimony all re- lated to having seen Frenna at about § o'clock on the morning of the tragedy, before he came downtown. They all tes- at he ;]S;is,‘h : ston_was particularly sure on ({\ls oint, as he said Frenna told him that he had recelved an addition to his family and “‘was feeling [0;)‘14 star witness of the afternoon ses- nl(-arr?'wns former District At! )me('Dn.ley of Berna:dino. He testified that W alsh had made a statement in the presence of him- self and Sheriff Rouse in which he had sald that Frenna's name was mentioned in the threat heard by him just previous to the shooting in the Crocker building. He said the boy had made the statement under oath and signed it, but that upen reconsideration asked that Frenna's name be stricken out. This statement was after- ward destroyed and another with Fren- pa's name left in was prepa which Walsh also signed. Daley admitted that the second statement was made at the suggestion of the Sheriff and himeelf, but he declared positively that they had not suggested what language the boy should use. They had simply urged him to tell the truth. The affidavit was put in evi- dence, no objection being made by the prosecution. Daley denied on cross-ex- Phination that he was in any way in- ferested in the case, but he finally and with evident reluctance admitted that as | Soon as he secured young Walsh's state- ment he had tried to reach both Attorney Barnes and Attorney Hosmer over the long-distance telephone. Not being able ! to communicate with them at once by tel- ephone he had ‘en’ a telegram to H. A. Keller, a friend of his residing in San | Francisco, rnquefllnf him to see defend- | ant’s attorneys and inform them that he | had some good evidence in favor of the | defendant. The only other witness examined was Bernard filenenreld. who has an office on of the upper floors of the Crocker | aneg M Bienenfeld testified that Frenna was in the elevator that carried him up on the morning of August 29 and | got off at the third floor. A moment later | witness heard the shots. W. J. Andrews, the witness for whom an attachment was issued last week, was in court in the mornlns and explained that he had been called East on urgent business and had been unable to obey th, summons of the court. He was .mua.ea fity of contempt and ordered to appear | In court for sentence at 10 o'clock Satur- | day morning. '}’he trial will be resumed this morning | at 10 o'clock. It is the intention of the | defense to put Frenna on the stand this | morning to tell his story of the shooting. r————};:’-:; Hamllss‘w“wmwmw PROSO s i 'ELECTRIC BELT.” } . .Toilet Requisite “DR. PIERCE'S the boy strenuously denied that he had | nserting Frenna's name, | was the first witness to take the | appeared to be in good | Gebeierereseiete e @ | | R S G S ST S ‘4—0—«@4—0—0—0—0—0-*@—0-&0—.- ONE DEAD FAUIT SCALE ALARMED - THE ISPECTORS 'German Officers Were ‘ Very Strict. 'CALIFORNIA PEARS REJECTED | | —_— QUEER STORY THAT TRAVELED | IN LETTERS. | | | A queer story has come to this city | within the past few days In letters trom Germany addressed to exporters of Cali- fornia dried {ruits. The essence s that one lMttle, insignificant San Jose scale, and that one, sole representative of a de- generate class of Insect life, had been | considered with sufficlent seriousness to bar a large lot of California dried pears | | out of Germany. All the letters ugree. | | There was only one scale and that one | was dead. The natural supposition was that a dead scale would be harmless. No,” said the stern and acute German officlals, “it will not do. Where there is & dead scale there may also be a hive | scale. True it is that we have not dis. | covered a live one nor even another dead | one, but one s enough; indeed, too many.” Consequently a whole lot of | fruit, after crossing the width of one | continent and one ocean, was order | of the country. = m“; has re- CALL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER | Stunning Figure and Pretty Face | ish circles and all sorts of reasons have | neuvers of Jane.” LOCAL BELLE N NEW YORK ON THE STAGE Gertie Lewis Joins the Lyceum Company. SHINES IN A THINKING PART sl IS A GRANDDAUGHTER OF A PHILANTHROPIST. e Capture the Manager, Who Signs Her Without Investigating Her Ability. et There has been a-buzzing and a-hum- ming over the teascups in local swell Jew- been advanced to account for Miss Ger- trude Lewis’ desertion of the ballroom for the stage. On Monday evening last the local belle made her debut with Frohman's Lyceum company at Daly's Theater, New York, playing a small “thinking” part in the latest English importation, “The Ma- On the programme is the comforting information that Miss Lewis is playing the part of Miss Bow- ate The newspapers reproduced the programme in their respective critic's re- view of the play, and that is all the no- tice that the metropolis has taken of the local e. Friends of Miss Lewis who were fortu- nate enough to witness the opening of the Lyceum Company say her part is insig- nificant, but that the dcbutante looked lovely and that her gowns were stunning. Miss Lewis is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Willlam Lewis and granddaughter of the well known and greatly loved philanthropist, W. S. Levy, president of the Associated Charities and of the He- brew Orphan Asylum. As far as the knowledge of Miss Lewls’ friends go her determination to adopt the stage was both sudden and unexpected. No_ preliminary studies were Indulged in and none of the usual preparations made. The gossips have fitted round her debut a pretty tale in which Miss Lewls has rather more to say than in the play in which she is assisting. In it a lieutenant of the United States Volunteers makes a taking hero. There is a stern papa and indulgent mamma and the sweet heroine herself. The strong scene of the touch- ing romance in real life is reached when the heroine says if she cannot wed the lieutenant she will go on the stage, and the L-uron!s. choosing the lesser evil, out- fit the beautiful, headstrong daughter for a life behind the footlights. Miss Lewis’ Keople declare that the only truth in all the tale is the outfit. The beautiful girl took with her to New York the most exquisite gowns the local work- shops counld turn out, and, arrayed in all her splendor and accompanied by her papa, she called upon the great New York manager., Frohman saw the California beauty and for a moment he was stunned. “I want to g0 on the stage,” she said, and when the manager got his breath back he grabbed a contract blank and handed Miss Lewls a pen. “Sign,” he said; ‘‘you're a mem- ber of the Lyceum Company Miss Lewis has written to her family in this city of her easy entree in the dra- matic world and her determination to win for herself, by hard work. a place of honor in the life behind the footlights. COLORED SOLDIERS NOT ABOVE THE LAW SUSPECTED OF TAMPERING | WITH A WITNESS. Preliminary Examination of Andrew Jackson for Shooting at Two Policemen Commenced. The preliminary examination of Andrew Jackson, the colored member of Company K, Forty-ninth Infantry, charged with assault to murder in shooting three times at Pollicemen Stanton and Alexander, last Thursday night, near the Presidio, was commenced beforé Judge Conlan yester- day. The principal witness for the prosecu- tion, Daniel Jackson, who was with the | L, Schache ot 3. K. Armsby | celved a letter telling the fact. Mr. | | Schacht says that he has heard that -elvr-‘ eral lots of California dried pears have | been held up In_Germany during the | | present season. He had heard ng only | One scale to account for this. That wase a | dead scale. Indeed, Mr. Schacht did not | see how a live scale could get into Ger- many on a dried pear, in W of the treatment the pears recelved before they were shipped from California. Instruc- | tions were recently sent broadca: :;‘l;ou(hol\u G»n‘nanz Irr:,m ‘n«rnn, enjoin. | great care In the admissiol | and green fruit alike. X Garmnn o,fllyfluls"' sald Mr. o not wish to an - necessarfly, but they wish to m)e’; [‘::rr‘::l protection against the scale. We do the me thing when we throw overboard fruit trees from Jngnn that are infected. Californla needs a law that will provide for an inspection so thorough that no scale shall get out of the country. Fruit that Is free should be entitled to have a certificate to that effect. That, being ofli- cial, ought to be accepted as prima facle evidence in Germany. Eastern men have certificates for their Igbles. and those are accepted as proof that they are all right. We tried to get an inspection law and It was passed, but Gage vetoed it. he matter s serious to the whole State. Germany promis: to be of as much value to Cailfornia, un- der groper conditions, as a dried-truit purchaser as the whole of the Eastern market of the United Stat Our {ua- portations of dried fruit to rmany this ar amount to nearly 2,000,000 pounds, The steadlly Increasing tion of European countries provides for the consumption of all the fruit they can raise In its green condition. They must therefore, get their dried fruits .rom abroad ai largely from California." A. W. Porter of Porter Brothers had also received a letter about that one aead scale and the effect that its discovery had upon California dried frults then in Germany. He said that it would be im- gonlble to_identify the lot that was con- lemned. The goodl were exported trom New York to Germany and to other Eu- ropean points In large quantities, es- pecially to Hamburg and Havre. He had not heard that any fault had been found with California prunes. About one-ténth of all the prunes exported from California have gone to Germany this season. J. F. Ullrich, who has large dealings with Germany fn the California fruit iive sald that he had heard of two iots of pears that had been :iaected. As soon as an inspector discovered one scale, even if that was a dead one, he would hold up the entire lot in which the solitary scale was found. The German Inspectors claimed that if there was one dead scale, there mi be one live one. The care that the German authorities had exerted during the past season was greater than they ever had displayed before. Mr. Ull- -3 FOR THE | %n had nlgeu!v ‘reeelved two ‘letters. COMPLEXIOR |, Femoves sl skin| 3 woars ms wriomr oo LAME BACK OURED. et N ey Lt and (n 1k evupror" and takes the IN @0LD. /. = o t.Yluly 16 1899, Bremen, {:flulflellqnve sent to that place owders. | * ectric e on tho suspicion entertal TIVDIVINES . | P P e Bl i Genta: Your Electrto ¢ | German officiala that the tngmeecicy 1og old by all druggists, Beit cured me of a lack at that pl FLESH# WHITE, t I take pleasure in own slack af Place. Hereafter, so pHRCSO NFE.co| " by mail, post writing you @ letter to Back_of THIR- r. Ullrich sald, the Caiifornia producers ‘! paid, price 50 cents. inform you that 1 am B O3 BARS might count upon having a very sharp in. BENICIA, CAL Sead fo7 B i one of the lucky num- a‘ln T‘n't 3 ot the spection at all German points. There had S or free sample. ber. 1 purchased one ok e T been very few refections of California — AR XS of yhur Mets e Stat time Snd Trom dried fruits this year. But the rejection Gorner Tourn ana A R e, mod TX ime on I have of & lot for one’dead scale was Indica- E A Market, 8. F. Try HAS MADE A NEW :I.n‘dm trouble of that — pecial M F 5 —_— Yours truly, ‘Will Send a Choice Sel had g ection. Overcoats that had bothered me for - X5 The California Camera ‘m‘fi.rmm BELT 1S WORTH I Ophir, Cal. fornia Club 1s prepar- - HT IN GOLD. ne-pmmni. £ Thousands of cures like the ing an unusually select set of slides to ED. T, NO! foregoing have been made Dr. send throughout the country as its quota WINTER RESORTS Rio Vista, Cal. pierees worldrenowned ' Electrle §|to the interchango club system. Lust 6§ P most sclentific and durable body battery ever patented of sold in ca Prices much e e 0 the ALty o poamere PASO ROBLES 1.,,:" .%.Bn olc,hzncfir_;gf inferior quality are sold at. If you the BEST, you must building and passed upon about 100 .ml‘;:' < S . o 3 select s'xty-seven. 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The policemen told the Judge that they had seen Captain Blunt of Company K and Attorney Curtis talking to the witness in the corridor, and the Judge became angry and ordered Captain Blunt to .ake the stand. The captain denied that he had told the witness to keep away. He nad asked him why he dld not report at revellle and ordered him at once to go to the Presidio and report at quarters. | “Did_you not know?'" asked the Judge, | that he was regularly subpenaed to ap- pear here?” The captain replied that no papers wete gerved on him at the barracks, and the Judge retorted: *“I want you to under- stand that the soldiers at the Presidio are | under the jurisdiction of the courts, and it I learn that anybody, officer or privute, i{s interfering with the administration o: justice I shall punish him severely.” Anomel Curtis was also called to the stand and shifted the repsonsibility upon the captain. Corporal Morris testified that the de- fendant had told him Friday that he had | a shooting scrape the previous night. Then Policemen Alexander and Stanton testified as to the shooting, and positively identified the defendant as the man. The case was continued till Thursday, and the Judge {ssued a bench wairant for Dantel Jackson's arrest, fixing .is bonds at $1000. Danfel Jackson was taken Into custody last night. The prisoner positively identi- fles his namesake as being the soldier who fired his Krag-Jorgenson at the po- liceman. He stated that he was in court yesterday morning, in obedience to a sub- na, but was ordered to return to the residio by Captain Blount. Dan Jackson has no love for Andrew Jackson, and is perfectly willing to testify against him. ———— ngurcv'mnu_ MULCTED. Assistant United States Attorney Mar- shal, B. Woodworth was in high glee y terday over a judgment obtained by him in the United States Circuit Court on be- half of the United States against A. I Anderson and Charles W. Berry of Las- sen County. The defendants are lumber- men °""‘"“{ a sawmill in that county. They were charged some time ago with cutting timber on Government land. Suit was brought against them for $6000 dam- ages, and while the suit was pending Judge Morrow | an injunction re- straining them from proceeding with the cutting. They pald no attention to the in- junction, and the amount of dama; sued for was increased to $1155342. For this sum a judgment was given In favor of the Government yesterday In the United States Circult Court. ——— MORE SMUGGLING. Quartermaster of the Curacao Seized ‘With the Contraband Cigars and Arrested. The Curacao, plying between this city and Mexican ports, furnished its usual monthly item for the newspapers and cus- toms officlals yesterday, when Customs Inspector E. E. Enlow caught Quarter- master John Benson coming down the gplank looking much fatter than usual f:? &ll time of th Benson was searched, -4 RUBENS’ MOST Copyright, 1899, by Seymour Eaton. Frothingham Jr., Arthur Hoeber, Frank Fo VIL SIR ANTHONY VAN DYCK. BY ARTHUR HOERER. The history of art presents no more ro- mantic or attractive figure than that of Sir Anthony Van Dyck, the great Flem- ish painter, who in a life of only forty- two years managéd to accomplish the work of several ordinary careers, and who, with all the enormous amount of la- to enjoy most of this world's pleasurs: to live en prince and to spend money with as lavish a kand as the greatest noble in the land, to have the patronage of ru: alty and of the nobility, and to leave hind him at his death a reputation that has increased with time, until to-day i name is a synonym for all that is mag- nificent in the art of portra‘t painting. Such, however, Is the story of this won- derful genfus, who at.10 had already be- come proficient in the rudimerts of his profession, end who at 15 was helping hi: master, the great Rubens, on his impor- tant commisstons, and at 19 was made a full-fledged member of the Gulld of St. Luke, the great soclety for the encour- agement of the fine arts In Flanders ture 1s sometimes very lavish In best ing on her favorites nearly all the gifts n she has to offer, and Van Dyck came for her special providing. The troa that come to the average painter were never his. He was born of prospercus of a successful merchant In silks ard woolens in Antwerp. He came into the world on March 22, 158. The wort burgher, Lis father, saw very soon that he had a remarkable son, and he took all possible pains to have him properly edu- cated. His mother, too, was of a most artistic temperament and gave strict at- tention 10 the training of the lad. Un- fortunately, however, she died whea he was only § years of age, and thereafter his father had charge of him. He was sent to the studio of a historical painter at the age of 10, being then an excellent draughtsman, with some experience In color, and with this man, Hendrik Van Balen, he remained for flve years It is hardly necessary to say that he surpassed all the other students Imme- diately; when he was between 15 and 18 years of age his work attracted the ar- tention of Rubens, who was then the great painter of his epoch, as he remains to-day one of the greatest of all time, and he entered his studlo. Here again he took first place, and how he progressed the following anecdote will perhaps show: Rubens was In the habit each day, after his morning’'s work was done, of taking a long ride In the country, and while he was away the key to his studlo was in- trusted to an old keeper. The students, desirous of seeing the master's work in an incompleted state that they might study his methods, occasionally prevalled upon the custodian to let them in during the absence of Rubens. On one occa- sion several of them were thus surrep- titiously permitted to enter, and among the party was young Van Dyck. Some skylarking ensued, and by accident one of the studes brushed against a newiy painted canvas on which the colors were still wet. The action completely wiped away the throat and chin of the figure. their escapade would be discovered, (o say nothing of the master's anger when he should see his work destroyed. In despair one of the pupils suggested that as there were still some hours of day- light left they should endeavor to repair one to undertake the job. By night An thony had restored the canvas to Its original condition, and so faithfully had turned he remarked that he had not re- alized how well he had painted the throat and chin. Later, however, he discovered the cheat, but he was so delighted with the dexterity of the young man that he forgave the rest and pald even greater at- tention than ever to his remarkable pupil. The admission of Van Dyck, before he ‘was 19, Into the Guild of St. Luke was unprecedented. He at once branched out for himself, painting portraits and taking now and then a religious commission. One of his pictures about this time Is “Christ Bearing the Cross,” which may be seen in the Church of the Dominicans at Antwerp. Again he was called upon to assist Rubens in some of his decorations for church work, and through his master he met the distin- guished patron of the fine arts, an Eng- lishman, the Earl of Arundel, by whom it is supposed he was induced soon to make a trip to London, although he was urged by his master to go to Italy for a course of study of the masters there. The Eng- lish visit was of short duration, and he soon started for home, after painting pos- sibly a portrait of the King, although this is by no means certain. However, he went away and stopped at the Invitation of Frederick of Nassau, Prince of Orange, in Holland. On one occaslon at Haarlem he dropped in to see Franz Hals, announc- ing himself as a wealthy patron of the arts. As usual, Hals was at the tavern, s thi an e o mx‘-ind o la‘.rerxe’nod %r mu nn;::d'." e Civen the full Hmit of the law. O ol it ev trip to this . city smugg S nfi oonfllcnt{d. the o.'.'ld exceptions belng when the crew are -lc{ and unable to pack the cigars on board. ———e— Yesterday's\Insolvents. Noel H. Jack of San Joaquin Coun Babcock, 75, no assets; J: H. at-'i Francisco, SI28T, o assets. Ladies tatlor-made suits, fur capes, cloaks, Credit. M. Rothschild, 334 Post st. . but he returned post haste on hearing of a distinguished visitor. Van Dyck repre- sented that he had only two hours to spare and asked to have his portrait mnufl. This was done by the great tchman in his most approved manner. Then Van Dyck prom«r that he should try nl'::l work. To ti Hals 'ondarlnfll‘y :zrly a mmurl. hé:rmt.fi" 1l I-nd“ i " e Al did ‘the work evm‘u':l:u nv&d’ry h«.m""i'fi 3 man can do 1 " sald Duuhmu? “must eft! devil— or Van Dyck!™ Ase DU o The illness of the artist's father re- bor entalled In his work, yet found time | SIR ANTHONY VAN DYCK. parents and was one of twelve children | Everybody was aghast, for it meant that | damages, and he named Van Dyck as the | he done his work that when Rubens re- | FAMOUS PUPIL. THE WORLD'S GREAT ARTISTS. Contributors to this course: Dr. John C. Van ke, % Bturgts, wise ‘aud othrre, ot L e called him to AntwvrP. where he arrived in time to receive his blessing d to promise him to paint a picture for th chapel of the Dominican Slsters, who h: attended the elder through his sickness. In seven years the promise was fulfilled, | resuiting fn the great “Crucifixion,” which | now belongs to the Academy of Antwerp. The father dead, the journey to Italy was | resolved upon, but the painter did not get | farther than the little town of Saventhem, near Brussels, where he lingered some time. Some claim that a romance kept Van Dyck here and that the woman In the | case was Anna Van Ophem, who occupled the curious position at court of mistress of the Infanta Isabella’s hounds. Van D{'rk was by no means above the dictates | of love and gave ample evidence of the | fraiity of human nature when it came to | & question of the fair sex. It is sald that he painted the Archduchess’ hounds here. He certainly did a M"BX‘ of compositions for the parish church. Possibly he amused himself with the above-mentioned falr lady. Tt was Iike him to seek consolation with beauty and youth. These two parish church pletures, how- ever, have quite a history. There wers several efforts made to steal them, to purchase them or to obtain them at all hazards. They were taken by the French, but return- ed by the victorious aliles in 1515, and it is sald that an American once brib- ed a gang of thieves to get them for him, but they were un- successful. van )yck finally got to Venice, where he lived the pace and ran short of funds very quickly. He was naturaily a spendthrift and careless about com- missions; what with daily visits to the lung- ay- ifttle for original r e m unerative To his credit er, it shoule sald that he had studied with great seriousness the works of the mas- ters. The necessity for ready cash be- coming pressing, he etook himsel to Genoa, where he re- membered that some years pre- viously "his master Rubens had been cordially r e celved. Once there he found to his delight that his reputation had preceded him. Genoese evident! appreciated good | work, for commissions poured in from the best and richest people of the eity. It was with difficulty that he found time to ac- commodate all his would-be patrons, and his work to-day remains the pride of the galleries In Genoa. Among the more im- portant things he painted here are the galleries and ing Into sc eties he time and ial a two famous portraits on horseback of Antonio Glullo Brignole and Glovanni Paolo Balbi; Spinola in white armor; Pa lavieino in his robes of office as Emb sador at the papal court, and, best of the Marchioness of Durazzo and her t i, daughters. He al ainted a few class 1 sacred pletures. m Genoa he went to Rome; this was 23, and he stayed there nearly tw s.' For a while he was the guest ne great historian and diplomatist, C | dinal Bentivoglio, who had once papal nuncio at the court of Brussels, and who was a great patron of the Dutch ar- tists. Van Dyck painted his portrait, which hangs in the Pittl Palace at Flor- ence, and Is a masterplece. Other mem- bers of noble families sat to him, and his purse was soon full to overflowing. As ever the man of elegance and fashion, Van Dyck cut a swath here In a soclal way and attracted much attention, even among the reckless Roman soclety. From l'ag‘ the painter went in a salling vessel to Sicily, where again he met with a flat- tering reception and found a number of sitters among the great people there, but |in the midst of his enjoyment of this visit a plague broke out and Van Dyck went back to Genoa, and so on to Antwerp, where he arrived about the end of 1626 Although he returned laden with hon ors after a most successful trip, he found in his absence he had been supplanted by others. First of all, the fame of Rubens was 80 great d so overpowering as to make that master stand quite alone, the peer of any of the men in the country: and among the great patrons it seem to be either Rybens or nobobdy. The other painters, irrespective of their mer- were apparently grouped in a class by themselves, and although Van Dyck was a master, his talents were lost sight of in the terrific vogue enjoyed by his | teacher. For a while he was put to it to know what to do; no patrons came his way, gave perhaps one or two s vulgar and ‘purseproud that Van Dyck declined to consider their commissions. It was Rubens who came to his rellef, first of all by purchasing liberally of his pictures, and secondly by taking his departure on |a_ diplomatic mission to the courts of Madrid and London, thus leaving the fleld to Van Dyck, easily the next best | painter of the time. Nota—This paper will be concluded on Tuesday next. COURSES OF INSTRUCTION, Autumn-Winter Term, 1899-1900. MONDAYS and THURSDAYS; Popular Studies in Shakespeare. TUESDAYS: The World's Great | Artists. | WEDNESDAYS: Desk Studies for Girls and Shop and Trade Studies for Boys. FRIDAYS: Great American States- men. SATURDAYS: Home Science and Hcusehold Economy. These courses will continue until February 15, 1800. Examinations will be held at their close as a basis for the granting o certificates. oEppe——— Messengers to Entertain, The Stanford Soclal Club, which is an organization composed entirely of West- ern Unlon Telegraph messengers, will ve {ts second annual entertainment and lance at Union-square Hall, on Wednes- day evening, December 20. Some of the | beat known local talent has voluntesred its services and no pains will be spared to make the occasion a memorable one. Leslie Marble will be seen in character impersonations and Louls Barney, cham- pion cakewalker of the Pacific Coast, will show the audlence mething new in The omlc‘:’m of the club n‘_ro: .W T. ), president nl rankhart, treasurer; Harry Branden, secretary. _——— In the Divorce Court. Margaret Sulllvan has been granted a divorce from John F. Sullivan on the ground of willful neglect. Delma Knell has sued Harry Knell for a divorce, al- leging desertion as cause of action. Kath- erine Cox asks for a divorce from Oliver F. Cox on the ground of fallure to pro- vide. —_————— On all the Pullman cars Jesse Moore “AA™ whiskey is to be had —_— e —— ‘Welburn’s Third Trial. The third trial of O. M. Welburn, ex- Internal Revenue Collector at this port, for returning false vouchers, etc., to the vernment, was begun In the United States District Court yesterday. It is ex- ed that the jury will be impaneled to-