The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 25, 1900, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 190Q. AFTER YEARS OF SEPARATION TOWNSEND ADMITS THAT MRS. MURRAY IS HIS DAUGHTER On Tob of the Discovery of the Former Helpmeet of Mrs. Townsend Her Long-Lost Brother Puts in an Appearance on the Scene of Mourning. Husb 4dso, and Believes He Has a Grievance| and Consuilts His Attorney—Hour of Funeral Not Announced. T 9090600000000 0006060600C9¢ DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CASE. (& L] BS. ELLA F. MURRAY seems to have established her claim daughter of Mrs. Al S. Townsend. Eastern dispatches roborate her claims to relationship to the'dead woman and s T. Townsend, the former husband of Mrs. Townsend, ac- she was their daughter. Mr, Townsend, however, con- ke has a grievance and has consulted his attorney, though es to make public his cause. se of death continued closed all day yesterday to rela- and friends alike. The many Eastern connections of the hilanthropist received the first news of her sudden demise The Call’s correspondents. Joseph Wilson Coburm, a brother of Mrs. Townsend, who has his city for some years, made his presence Mrs. Murray word that “Uncle Joe” denied admittance. 2 Ge D e e ira S. ® L J O 2 He sent but was yesterday to see her, 9009 .—.—.' 1 9 0000 9o R sre e ebes e e PR oo 0d THE HUSBAND WHO WAS DIVORCED AND THE BROTHER WHO WAS ESTRANGED FOR THIRTY YEARS. D e o 0—‘4:;4;)4, > eie from also act as a eat admirer or alded her materially did in behalf of the The Pallbearers. al ;xallk)aarers at The act the funeral an_Francisco General Shafter’s Letter. r approp in the Bosford Les an Church, thl ach the funeral ser- ssed wish of Mrs. funeral be private fact hundreds would have remains to the grave. Va- and fraternal organizations to_send delega- al, but their kind E declined. Mrs. Townsend's body will be enveloped in the v | flag presented to her by the executive e First Un \Hh pr that ’ P e e e e e e e o e upon th rn of the Firs a Volunte rvant of thi‘ dr— £ of patriot S| Beautxful Floral Ofletings. ee Regiment, U. 8. V., ) 2 beautiful floral shield. » chiefs of the San Franclsco Fire De- partment, having in mind the noble work | nd did In behalf of John Ed- | the heroic fireman who ge of duty, s ving cup which stands six feet } d of American beaut Fir; Regiment, represented A great many more floral ¥ rning. Mrs. | trigan, th companion ymest tok 1 of the Her Many Charitable Deeds. As is well kno t 1 woman sold noted for her cl b ddadn, Diininw the late war her purss 8 ever open to the needs of the this_city or | Nilippines. She was constantly t and saw that the volunteers were comforts which the Governm to provide at_t First Tenn 1t marched up Market st ated uniforms and bore evidence of be g illy provided for her generous he out to them. * She visited their ca saw that their needs were supplied v looked upon her as their i{\mrul:\n' ngel and in return for her sses presented her withga be: | ver loving cup. i | Many Beneficiaries. ‘ | There are hundreds of people in this city and 1A the East who will learn with re- gret of the death of Mrs. Townsend. Many of them owe her their gratitude for aiding them in thefr studies or in securing the necessaries of life. Their names will never be known, because the generous woman, out of deiicacy to the feelings of the berietlclaries, worked quietly and un- | ostentatious There are young men studying in military schools Who are on | l("t‘ road to honorable careers who owe a | Wills Filed Yesterdny. The will of Horace F. Cutter, who dled July 13, leaving an estate valued at $25,- was filed for probate yesterday. Col- el Charles A. Coolidge, the only known ir of the deceased, is not mentioned in will, the entire estate being devised | liam B. Bourne, a friend, who re- POLICE COMN‘!SSIONERS GRANT MANY LICENSES Case of sfl—geant Price Put Over Pending Cny Attorney’s th to Wi sides in this cit their ‘I’CE- f the will of the late Ed- an estate vaiued at $10,000 is devised to presenia and Alexandria Popoff of St. | 1, Alaska. “who died in Alaska April 6, | Peterson Trial Continued. Tfe Union Park Coursing Assoclation | | has continued the hearing of the charges | | against C. O. Peterson, owner of the “In | and out” dog, Silver Cloud. Further in- | vestigation of the charge that Silver | Cloud’s habit of disappointing experts on ‘{orm was due to the manipulations of the owner will be made next week. In the meantime the matter will remain in statu quo, but additional evidence on both sides of the controversy will be sought pending the next meeting of the associa- tion. | h\ man ILA¢~ dwu- | ket | of the Water Compa Ariz. Dbeing swept by July 24—Yuma {s to-night the third disastrous fire Death Clmms M Corbett. A ! Mrs. Carrie Cor wife of the well- | Within a year and a half, and it may 1 | known sporting mai Corbett, | prove the most serious calamity the town k died last nigl H has ever experienced, aside from the fa- reet, after he news of mous flood of 1891. The fire started about 9:15 p. m. Rile; ture of the flimsiest cha¥acter, and In a few the Reception, a saloon owned by Mrs. Jennie Meade, on the north, and to the Arizona Sentinel, a newspaper owned by 5 | John W. Dorrington, on the south. oo ALY | Owing to a break in the main the big in 'y her t” retu here t’hr’ had not death came. The de a daughter. FLAMES SWEEPING OVER YUMA AND THE TOWN MAY BE DESTROYED {|Owing to a Break in the Mam the Big Reservoir Fire Fighters Are Absolutely Helpless. cash store, a small wooden struc- moments the flames had spread to | reservoir of the Yuma Water and Light | ny Is Empty and the 1 Company was dry and there was no wa- ter with which to prime the company’s | big centrifugal pumps. The Fire Depart- | ment was rendered almost helpless, Despite the vallant efforts put forth [ by 10 o'clock the entire block in which | the fire started was reduced to ashes and | at this writing the power-house, which is still useless so far as rendering assist- ance in the present distress is concerned, is doomed. The losses so far are: | J. W. Dorrington, Dantel O'Toole, Mrs, glennle Meade, James Milton, Althee Mo- | dest!, E. E. Sanguinett!, Gilroy & Mo- | retti, Yuma Water and Light Company, The loss will foot up over $30.000. / ] H@fiwh., .]Ioseph Coburn, Brother of the Dead Woman, Pre= sents Himself and Is Summarily Denied > Admission to the House. ? 5 i ! FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS. 9 0000000000000 00 0 AJOR GENERAL WILLIAM R. SHAFTER will act as hon- m“nry pallbearer at the funeral of Mrs. Townsend, which will be held to-day from her late residence, 1221 California street. General R. H. Warfleld will represent the National Guard, Colonel F. E. Beck the chief executive of the State, while other well-known merchants and professional men will follow her body to the grave. She will be enveloped in the flag presented to her by the executive committee which arranged the reception to the re- turning California Volunteers. The Rev. Bosford Leavitt, pastor of the First Unitarian Church, will conduct the funeral services at the residence and at the grave. The Knickerbocker Quartet will render appropriate music during the services. The floral offerings sent as marks of respect to the dead woman are both beautiful and numerous. The Chief of the Fire Department and his assistants sent a magnificent loving cup six feet in height. The Army and Navy Union, the National Guard and the First Tennessee Regiment, U. S. V., are represented by shields, while the Associated Theatrical Managers sent a costly wheel sur- mounted by palms of victory, emublematic of patriotism. Mrs Murray, the daughter of deceased, is in receipt of numerous letters and telegrams of condolence. R B B S A S SO A S e oS o e oo e Q—.—‘O.«.H. 3 O 90 0 99 were shed when the tidings of her death | were published in the dally press. ‘10000000........... - | & + |RELATIVES IN THE EAST L KNEW MRS. ELLA MURRAY ® i e ? | NEW YORK, July 24—Mrs ® | Townsend left this State about ¢ | years ago and w reputed to be worth ® | a great deal of mo J-.bn S, ll\u’r\\ o | was in the employ & | tan Company 2 | about thirt * | his position and opened an | own In the Equitable building. of heart. | became inter, with Alexander Hill profession | the manut: e of mattresses, but was d of dollars cessful. life. She would Murray made severa! p‘““ rs of a poor | ownsend on the Paclie visit the place sme, and learning en_her purse to supply them. In Janua t year Mr. Murray died She has been known to have opened |suddenl ir daughter Mabel dled arding-houses for deserving women. | about SIX m ago. s an two - oceasions all correspondent o that Mrs. El i, 21 some brave soldier could i thus support herself. At to ald the > b ] lives at Mass., about four weeks ago Mrs. Townsend w F. Murray, w hier of the Wi dk»fléll mpany. My niece, Mrs. Mur- woman of about 45 years of age. Sor shott ana Tali n color, and always ited me in Brook- I understand ater as her guests pr:mnma to pick up a| n tha street. take him to ut from head to Rattan C T is weighing about 14 habited, ha { a clot foot with where he shine Int ., and then learn d and bring a ray of sun- | ome hovel. Her acts of kind- | well dres > made her famous among the |lyn about tter looked upon her as an | she is now in 18 Bush street, Mr. Bradford, in or eight bank books bel woman and all repress 1t lead Remodeling Sale. One=half Our remodeling sale gives you the chance to pay about one=half of what you are used to paying for your clothes 2 - -2 2 There are reductions in every de- partment ---some one-=half, some one=third . 2 2 2 - We want to apologize to you for the racket you will encounter while buy= ing here now=--our carpenters are noisy people. 2 2 2 e Made-to-order suits which cost you $13.50 and $15.00 a short time ago are now made for $10.00. - " o o ™ - Ready-made suits: Blue serges which sold for $12.50 and $15.00 can now be had for $685. « « Ten=dollar cheviots are going at $5.25 « « Fancy cheviots, value $15.00, are reduced to $8.45. « & w 9w = Boys’ suits, formerly $2.65 and $2.85, are now sold for $1.70. « « « Fedoras and Graecos, all colors, goc. « Silk front golf shirts, worth $1.00, present price 6oc. .« SNWO0D 5 (0 718 Market Street.