The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 17, 1900, Page 10

10 DAMAGE DONE AT GAS WORKS Water Tank Falls Through the Rooi of the Engine Room. Presence of Mind of Assistant Super- | intendent Craig Averts What Might Have Been Seri- ous Disaster. 7 o'clock last North Beach in reets were which took quitable 48 the bay front various en- t where the gas ph ed to find out i uired, but the » d by the em- TULARE COUNTY SHOW ITS CITRUS FRUITS Ee f y on View in the c ve of the Ferry - Buildir en placed Tulare he front in e exhibit at ble to the was worke S g a -':»._\nw— for the LINEES CONSIDER EMPLOYES' DEMANDS rafted Which Will Among Proprietors r Their Signatures. Be 2 shorter work- on the following be circulated for ment. Hall and agr E ADVERTISEMENTS. Elaborately Decorated and Art Clocks. Ranging in size from the little mantle clock to Colonial Hall Clock ble chimes. Cliéna Clocks Bisque Clocks ffusical Ciocks Cuckoo Clocks French Gold Glocks Golonial Hall Clocks Dur Prices Just like finding Money. (rreat Amer.can Tmporting Tea (1. CITY STORES. 210 Grant Ave., b=t. Post and Sutten, 861 Market St., opp. Powell. 130 Sixth St. 1419 Polk St 312 Third St. 1819 Devisadero St. $46 Ninth St. 2008 Fillmore 8¢. BOO06 Sixteenth S§t. 521 Montgomery Awn £516 Misslon 8t. 3285 Mission St. T0S Larkis St. 2732 24th St. 855 timyes 6i. 175 Haight St. 52 Market 8t. OAKLAND STORES. 1053 Washington St 1237 Broadway. 1i85 23rd Ave. 616 E. 12th 6t. 1510 Seventh 8¢. ALAMEDA—I356 Park St. $AN RAFAEL—S $t. poar Fourthy THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1900. | | ey NDICATIONS point to a iegal battle for the possession of thes property, ted.to be worth $30,000, left by I e Miss Cornelia E. Campbell, d schoolteacher died sud- denly of heart failure in an ohscure lodg- ing-house at 179 Fourth street last Satur- day fternoo On one side are the relatives of the de- ceased woman, who are Mfs. W. 8. Jess, a resident of Santa Cruz, who was a sis- ter of the deceased, and George and B. F. Campbell, fruit growers of Solano, and Lonzo Campbell of Santa Crug, brothers of the late Miss Campbell. These rela- tives arrived yesterday in the city and will to-day apply for letters of adminis- tration. The other claimant to the estate is B. L. McDonald, who has been a warm personal friend of the deceased for the last twenty-five years and who has in the st two years devoted all his time to sing the sick woman. He claims that a lot at Harrison and Tenth streets that s now in the name of Miss Campbell was ght with his money in 1877 and t the relatives “‘do not treat him right € blish his rights as husband of the schoolteacher, Campbell was a most pe- She taught in the publi than thirty years and was e of her death still a pensioner M woma mor: e ti the endowment fund. Her father left her $10,000 about the ar 1885, and al- though being well off and owning a com- | 3 Ve B v McDONALD CLAIMS HE WAS GIVEN TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS TO PAY HIS DEBTS, BUT HEIRS SCOFF AT H:S STATEMENT Miss Campbell, Aged Schoolteacher, Leaves Es:ate Worth $30,000, | Desire for Possession of Which Creates a Bitter Con-est Be-| tween Relatives and a Male Friend of the Dead Woman ¢ A\ v \\\W/fi// 4 —_— | W.S.JESS, | | | CITY Y DAY PORTRAITS OF DECEASED EX-SCHOOL TEACHER AND HER SISTER. THE LATTER ARRIVED IN THIS AND WILL ENDEAVOR TO SECURE THE ESTATE, THAT HIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS, INCLUDING CASH AND VALUABLE REAL ESTATE. IS VALUED AT MORE l | home in Santa Cruz, she pre- o live for the last fifteen years in 1 rooms on Fourth street. She friendly terms with her veral years and the broth- claim that McDonald is se he estrangement. They that he held a_seemingly hypnotic over Miss Campbe.., which be- ined last night by 3 iid have got all her propert) wanted to, and cared to act mean body of Miss Campbell is at present e parlors of Martin, the undertaker, where it was brought from the Morgue. It > embalmed after the autopsy and en be taken t a Cruz and in- 1 the Campbell Yami 5 14, who was formerly employed ber’ mill, met with a severe a dent about two years ago, when he was run down b a Southern Pacific i he d from ha never recovered. has acted as nurse to iiness and has oc- suite of rooms, tend to her every w or s0 before she died, $2000, “to put him out of deb This ac- tion is viewed very skeptically by the de- censed’s relatives and to-day one of the first StP]‘lS they will take will be to ascer- Miss Campbell did really sign an tain if order for that amount. Among other items of her estate, of which the Public Administra as charge at present, is cash to the , in the San Francisco Savings Union, Mrs. W. 8. Jess made the following statement last night, which_was corrob- orated by George and B. F. who were present at the time: ““Mise Campbell was 59 vears old, and she, llke any other woman who has money and becomes sick, was imposed upon. I do not believe that she gave Mc- Donald that $2000 when she was in her right mind, because she was of a very thrifty disposition. She has not been on good terms with the rest of the family for several s and 1 think McDonald d some infl over her and persuad- her mot to visit Santa Gruz, where She & a comfortable home of her own. My sister worked as a teacher for thirty years and received $% a“month, and of that she spent very little. She was also very fortunate in several investments. [ do not know if McDonald and my sister Campbell, - Jast night McDonald was found loon on Fourth street. He spoke Campbell and 1 were very dear friends g i fact, I was engaged to the e woman In 1875, he sald. A I met with the accident about two 3 g0 1 had spent all of my time nursing Cornelia. She often said to me that she wanted to make a will and leave | me everything, but I would not hear of it. But T do intend to secure that piece | of property on Harrison street, which I paud for with my own money. Years ago, | when I was rich, I was her best friend. 1 used my Influence to get her the posi- tion of school teacher and did a great | deal more for her than ever her folks did. Yes, she gave me $2000 a few days ago to pay my debts with, and if you care to go | down to the bank you will sce that every- | thing was done in a regular wa; | Yesterday Captain of Detectives Sey- | mour ordered Detective Graham to in- | vestigate the case. No steps will be taken | until the German Savings Bank opens to- day. Charles H. Chaesley had been | the physician of the deceased for twenty- five years and yesterddy he signed a cerfi- she gave him, so McDonald claims, an or-- were married, but when I met him this ficate giving heart disease a. e Ger “on the German Savings Bank for afternoon in the presence of Detective of death. - e 85 the cause PAUL ANTOI STILL LIVIKG — | French Vice Consul Parily | Conscious but Stoic- ! ally Silent. [ 4 . | , Faul Antoine. the French Vice Consul, lies at the French Hospital in a dazed sort of consciousness, his splendid phy- sique and constitution battling against the wound that would have proved fatal s in the case of the average man. arently brighter and stronger that his recovery is possible. how the through the brain tissue they : their heads and their faces soften ty for the handsome man of bright e who is 0 near unto death. that the police consider it demon- ated that Antoine himself fired the hot into his temple, they have dropped {he investigation. and Mrs. Antoine or charms Chappel the ~woman whose proved Antoine’'s updoing and w jealousy and taunts drove him 1o the attempt upon his own life, has re- turned to her kind in the tenderloin and no longer under surveillance. She is her rooms at 358 Geary street, whére her sister and Cirilio Elorduy also stay. | rduy has a record even more familiar > the police than that of the Chappelle sisters. It was he who last spring got much notoriety through impersonatin, Count Artsimovich, the Russian Consul General, and writing notes over his sig- nature on Bohemian Club paper to Miss Josie Davis of the. Tivoli chorus. Once | before he impersonated the son of & higir | dignitary of Mexico and was wined and dined visitors from Mexico. Elorduy 1s been an assoclate of the Chappelle ers during their tenderloin career, both before and after the beginning of the intrigue that in the end has sent Antoine {in ruin and disgrace to what will prob- ably be his deathbed. At 358 Geary street it is asserted that Elorduy does not live there, but that letters or other communi- cations addressed there reach him. Mrs. Antoine has not been allowed to see the wounded Vice Consul since he was taken to the French Hospital. The Name of Evans’ on a Bottle ‘ ale or stout stands for everything that is in brewing or bottling. All dealers. * P e~ Enives Used in Barroom Fights. The physicians at the Emergency Hos- pital were kept busy for a time early yes- terday morning sewing up knife wounds, though none of the cuts were very seri- Daalel & longshove- and the physiclans in attend- | they consider the nature of the | pullet must have | man living at 60A Third street, had a | cut on the lip sewed up at 1 o'clock. The | wound was received in a saloon fight at | | Fourth and Bryant streets. At 1:30 o’clock | James Miller of 19 Harriet street was | brought in with a cut under his left eye. A voung man named Charles McKay in- flicted the wound in a saloon fight at Eighth and TFolsom streets. Edward Buckley of 148 Silver street came in at 3 | o'clock with two wounds on his lip and | one under the right eye. He claimed that he did not know who the man was who used the knife on bim. izt e Ll Xmas News Letter. The record of record numbers. 104 pages of surpassing picture‘and print. | Famous artists have painted special can- vases. | These have been magnificently repro- | ducea. San Francleco has received many gifts. Some from millionaires; some from oth- | ers. | 48 of them are exquisitely reproduced. | | Find out what your townsmen have done | | tor you and the city. | Only 4 pages of illustration. But the best of modern art. | Only three storles. but the best. | Oné is by W. C. Morrow. Another Is by Carroll Carrington, Morrow can write; ditto Carrington. There is a ringing poem by Irwin, | Wallace Irwin writes what is read. | The dramatic article is by Stevens. | Ashton Stevens knows his subject. | By prominent Californians 22 articles. | Every one is authoritative. | Willis Polk on architecture. | Frank statements and his own drawings. | Joaquin Miller contributes an essay. | | Tt is blended prose and poetry. | It is the Lest of Miller in years. These are only a few features. ¥ Order copies now: send 'em to friends. | 2 cents—quarter-dollar—the price, At every news stand to-morrow. Algo boys shouting in the streets. See this and forget Christmas cards. | The record of record numbers. i ‘Woman Pioneer Passes Away. The funeral of Mrs. Martha Schroth, who died Friday night, will take place from the family street. this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Mrs. Schroth was a highly respected woman, a loving and devoted wife and .mother, and her death is deeply deploped by all %ho kncew her, She was the mother of twelve Bhe was the wife of Charles Schroth, a retired merchant, who was a veteran of the Mexican war and who had been a res| dent of California since 1848. One of Mrs. Schroth’s fll\;fhle\’l is the wife of Su- perior Judge Hebbard. ! Chinese Is Robbed. the arrest by Officers Hemenez, McEntee and Mitchell last night of Fmil Hatchette and Edward Dupois_on charges of bat- texg ng saibery,. e siys be Wk i up ‘an v on Saturday 3 J. stated to the police that he b able to identify his alleged assallants. Trapper's Ol cures Druggists, 8o flask. rheumatism and neuralgia. Richards & Co., #% Clan® ——— | residence, 1005 Geary | children, eight of whom are stili living. | Que Hie, a Chinese laundryman, caused | | i | | panied AGED TEAMSTER'S STRANGE MISHAP Robert R. Wilson Either| Fallsor Is Thrown Down | a Flight of Stairs, e ST O Robert R. Wilson, an elderly teamster living at 546 Sixth street, was found lying at the foot of the stairs leading to his | room last night. The inmates of the house told cSntradic- tory stories regarding the way he ceived his injuries. Some said that Wil- son while intoxicated fell down the stairs, | and others that there was trouble in the | house and that Wilson was pushed down. A nephew of Wilson by the name of John Etevenson of 30 Zoe street accom- him to the Receiving Hospital. His actions were such that Lieutenant | Mooney decided to hold him until an in- | vestigation might be held. | Wilson's injurfes consisted of a num- ber of abrasions about the head and face, Wwith a possible fracture of the skull. FHe was treated by Drs, Bauer and Robinson. An agricultural settlement near New York supplics the Celcstials of the East- ern States with their diet. | some ré | streets shortly before 1 o'cloc] HELD UP QUTSIDE HIS OHN HOUSE {John Kunst Has an Exeit- ing Experience With Three Footpads. e L Take His Money and Valuables and After Beating His Head Order Him to Enter His Door. Bt John Kunst, an architect, residing at 830 Turk street, had an experience with foot- | pads shortly before 12 o'clock last might which he is not likely to soon forget. He was on his way home and had nearly reached his residence when three men whom he had previously noticed following him ordered him to throw up his hands, enforcing their demand with pistols. Kunst obeyed the command, and the footpads then went through his pockets and secured about $75 in cash and valu-| ables. Having secured all he had on him they ordered him to enter his house, which he did, and they proceeded down Turk street. Kunst did not come out of the adventure unscathed. He sustained several wounds, the resuit of blows aimed at his head by one of the robbers, enraged at stance on_their victim's part. had returned from a Valley | night at the Olympia music hall with several friends. After the show the party stood chatuing for a short while and then dispersed to their homes. Kunst walked up iurk street, and had reached ner of Franklin when he noticed men slinking after him. His suspiclons were excited by theilr demeanor, and a second glunce cver his shoulder told him his expectations were not unfounded. He quickened his pace, and was within fifty | feet of his doorstep when two of the trio came up to him, and poking their pistols into his face demanded his money and valuables. One robber went through his pockets while the second one covered him, keeping a lookout. The man secured $40 in goid, $3 or $4 in silver, a silver watch | and chain and was proceeding to unscrew a $30 dlamond stud Kunst wore when the latter. demurred. It was then that the man beat-him over the head to quell any further resistance. As soon as the robbers Jisappeared Kunst blew a police whistle and tele- phoned to the Hall of Justice. with the | result that several detectives were soon on the scene. Kunst says Le can identify two of his assailants. The man who robbed him was a young man, short, blonde hair and mus- tache and wore a gray coat and soft dark hat. The other was tall and had a small dark mustache and soft hat. The third man he could riot observe closely. After relating his story to the detectives Kunst walked to the Receiving Hospital, where he was treated for six lacerations of the scalp. Another Bold Hold-Up. . A gang of four men answering closely the description of those who held up Kuntz tried to rob Antonio Benguini, an 1talian fruit dealer, at Page and Octavia this morn- ‘ng. Enraged at getting no’ booty they beat thelr victim over the head in the same manner that .Kuntz was treated. Benguini had his wounds dressed at the Recelving Hospital, where he informed the surgeons that he had been held up near his home by four unmasked men, three of whom carried pistols. They ge- cured nothing. The police connect the gang that attempted to rob Dennis O'Sul- livan on Market street on Saturday morn- ing with the miscreants who were op- erating last night. Daughters of St. George Install. The following named have been duly In- stalled as the officers of Britannia Lodge of the Daughters of St. George for ths lutely denled that he | ensuing term, the installing officer beirg | Mrs. A, E. Creba, D. D. W. G. P., assist- ed by Mrs. 8. E. Johnson, worthy gran conductor: Mrs A. Price, president; M; . Hewitt, vice president: Mrs. ‘Helen Willlams, financial secretary; Mrs, T Norrington, chaplain; Mrs. Ruth Mea- dows, recording secretar: Mrs. E. Mec- Menomy, @easurer; Mrs. E. Goss, first, and Mrs. Nellle Stickne: tor;” Mrs. J." Putney, irner, and Mrs. M A. Corder, outside guard; Mrs. S. Clack past president. The retiring past pre: dent, Mrs. chebe A. Williams, was p sented by the lodge with a handsome 011 emblematic badge, together with a flat- tering address. e New Rule for Stamping Leases. The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has revoked the rule heretofore observed in the matter of stamping leases, as the following _letter “received yesterday by Collector Lynch from the department wil show: Replying to your letter of the 23d wit., you are advised that when leases are issued in du- plicate and each lease Is operative as an orig- ! inal each lease should be stamped. If, how- ever, one of the leases is Indorsed ‘‘duplicate’ or “copy original duly stamy and the other lease is indorsed ‘original,” and is duly stamped, but one taxation will accrue. Before the receipt of this ruling the In- ternal Revenue Office has been bound by the former ruling that all duplicates of leases must be stamped. —_—————————— Theresa Fair's Estate. Theresa Alice Oelriche Vanderbilt, as trustees of the estate ol the late Theresa Fair, filed their fifth an- nual account Saturday. It covers the period beginning March 15, 139, and end- vested as follows: d New York $2187 66; cash on $3500 | New York draft, mone: to Mrs. H. Qelrichs, $251.224 42 varced to Mrs. Vanderbilt, $39,688 50. note for: $30,000 was given to the American Exchange Bank, leaving a balance of $270,272 41 invested as stated. money ad- et Turkeys Cause Downfall. W. C. Healy of Folsom and Twelfth streets is charged with burglary as the result of his desire to make sure of his Christmas dinnér. Healy climbed into the chicken yard of F. Frerichs of 163) Filsom Street and appropriated three turkeys. As | he was climbing out again with his booty | Policeman Reardon arrested him and took him to the Seventeenth-street station. e e Jewelry Thief Arrested. A young man giving his name as John Skehan was arrested on Twenty-seventh avenue last night and charged at Southern Station witn burglary. Mrs. Lambia of 1004 Thirteenth avenue is the complainant, her loss being two gold watches. Skehan confesses his guflt and gaid he had sold the watches to a pawn- roker. (ROCKERS FOR CHRISTMAS. PRES 218-217-219 BUSH 8T Traveling Dressing Cases Vienna Nogltlu Fine Correspon Papers Traveling Bags High Grad 5 o ENTS 225-221 POST §1. Dress Suit Cases Umbrellas Calendars Large Line of Noveities in Leather (INGS UNTIL scalp | and spent | The remaining one seemed to be| second conduc- | and Virginig | ing March 2, 1900 The recapitulation | shows expenditures amounting to $78,- 16286. The balance of the estate s in- Cash in Nevada Bank, | $818 48; cash in American Exchange Bank, | y advanced | | to Mr. Oelriches, §2200: money advanced | - Holiday Goods. We will have on sale all this | week elegant lines of the following ' NEW GOODS, verg suitable for . HOLIDAY PRESENTS: Fine Battenberg Tidlies, Scarfs, Center Pieces, Pillow Shams, Table Covers and Bed Sets. Eiderdown Comforters and Pillows In Silk, Satin and French Sateen Covering. Purses. and Linen Cambric. Ladies' Feather Boas, Fur Scarfs, Noveltg Belts and Fine Ladies’ and Gents’ Initialed Handerchiefs, in Silk, Linen Gents' Silk Mufflers. Reefers, Scarfs and Nowelty Neckwear.. Fancy Neckwear. Ladles’ Lace Collars, Fichus, Ties, Ruffs, Jabots and Ladies’ and Children’s Fine Hoslerp and Underwear, at popular prices. Gents’ Silk, Cashmere and Merino Underwear. complete 1ine of fine Half Hose. Ladies’ Fine Crochet Shawls, in white, pink, black, i grap, blue and cardinal. Alzo Ladies’ and Gents’ Silk Umbrellas, with horn, pearl, natural wood and gun metal handles. | Ladies’ and Gents’ Best Makes Kid Gloves of French, | English and German manufacture. STORE OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL CHRISTMAS, \ } 9’ | | i, u3, us, nuv, 19, 121 POST STREET. OLDBERG - BOWEN & CO ° Open evenings Christmas Tree ornaments prettiest you ever saw— freshen last year’s decora- tions—Ilatest effects from Germany—come early | Coffee—Pashablend - 1b 273C What we call good coffee—reg’ly 35¢ Pim-olas—baby size 3 bottles 50C | We can help make your Christmas tree beautiful— | come early | Ceylon tea—*‘Queen Bee” 4 1b wicker basket—reg’ly 50c— | for Christmas gift ‘ Tea—s Ib box—any flavor $2 10 Most acceptable Christmas gift —reg’ly $2 40 40¢ 4| Fancy candy boxes and | bonbon-niere toys-—-perhaps { you don’t know our assort- | ment’is the largest in town | —prices reasonable—come | early Pop corn—best quality 61bs 25¢C Butter—fancy creamery 1b 25¢C | Cut to order—fresh made butter | is high now | | Spanish olives—Mammoth s0C | Largest and finest imported—quart Sweet cider—De Long gal 50C Nothing but apple juice in it Come early so as not to be disappointed —extra salesmen—prompt attention Perfumery—Pinaud $1 French extracts—nice for Christmas —assorted odors—reg’ly $1 25 bottle Tooth powder—wright 20c Antiseptic myrrh—reg’ly 25¢ bottle Malaga raisins—imported Due to arrive to-day Holiday wines and liquors Vista del Valle sauternes Case of one dozen $5 50 to 59 quarts California port galion $2 bottle §OC Private stock A rich fruity wine—reg’ly 75¢ and $2 50—case of one dozen quarts $5.75 | & C0O’S SPEOIAL SAVING SAL) Assorted wines $6 Case of one dozen quarts—r2 kinds Send to some recent visitor here— to anybody for Christmas In New York warehouse we carry the :b:ve wines—also Private Stock claret and Sierra Madre oil at 5oc per case advance on catalogue prices—now Is your opportunity to remember some eastern frlend—order at once Whisky—Scoteh and frish D 0L e reg’ly spectal Hightand Ctub st $ 3 1 83 Caledonian 135 110 Highland Club 4 50 Hot Scotch for cold nights Cigars As Christmas gifts 13— 25—s50—100 in box—Iladies may order cigars here—we know what to send—special sizes in pretty wrappers Humidors Elegant cabinets to pres serve the good qualities of fine cigars—in oak—cherry —maple—beveled glass top —$3 50 to $12—ladies re- member your friends Big catalogue for a postal Come early 432 Pine e32 Sutter 1075 Clay between 2800 California San Franct: Eleventh and Tweifth Oakl: The *'DANN"" RECLINING CHAIR A Handsome Christmas Present. Easy and Comfortable. Price $18. Come and sce It. W. A. SCHROCK, 19 New Montgomery Streot. BAJA CALIFORNIA Damiana Bitters ] S A GREAT RESTORATIVE, INVIGORA- tor and Nervine. NABER, ALFS Market oy at., 8. F.— WELL-R NOWN AND RELIABLE OLD Y e A Strictures, Semln: 3 e lied D on Diseases e allie re. Rook Mo P. ROSCOE ", M. 20} Kearny St., Francises,