The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 20, 1901, Page 9

THE SAN FRANOISCO CALL, THURESDAY, JUNE <20, 1901. (o] CLARK MARRIES BELLE OF BUTTE Senator’s Son and Miss Mabel Foster Are United. Brilliant Reception Follows the Strictly Private Ceremony. ——— BUTTE. Mont., June 18.—In the pres- ence of only the relatives and a few in- timate friends of the young couple, Miss Mabel Duffield Foster, daughter of Mr. end Mrs. J. M. Foster, was this evening married to William Andrews Clark Jr., | #on of Senator W. A. Clark. The cere. | mony took place in the front drawing TOOm Of the residence of the bride's par- | ents on West Granite street. The room was handsomely decorated, the prevail- ing colors being green and white. The Rev. S. C. Blackiston, rector of St. John's Episecopal Church, performed the cere- mony, the coatracting parties kneeling | upon a prie dieu. | There were no attendants and the bride’s father gave her away. She wore a handsome gown of white chiffon, en train, with the traditional bridal veil. | Her ornaments consisted of a valuable necklace of pearls, the present of Senator | (lan}. and a collar of pearis and dia- monds, the gift of the groom. g Only forty persons in all witnessed the | ceremony. “Though the wedding was o | strictly private, the reception which fol- | lowed at the Foster residemce was the | most largely attended affair of the kind | ever seen in the Northwest and also one | of the most b ever seen anvwhere. | Those who o tender their best | wishes included hundreds of young friends who had grown up with the bride and | groom in this community. The presents| Wwere numerous and valuable and filled | ntire room. The father of the groom d his son with a check for $100,000, | Mrs. Clark left on the east- | na Nor Pacific express late to- night. They will spend some time in New | York and then go to Europe for several months. On r return they will reside in Butte, Mr. Clark is a successful lawyer. the possessor of | $3,000,00¢ right ENVELOPE ON BODY | REVEALS HIS IDENTITY | News Received at Woodland of Death | | of James Howard in the Philippines. WOODLAND, J 19—Mrs. E. A | Howard is in receipt of a letter written | A rtermaster J. 8. Mor- ieth Infant ; James Madison | ire. . No papers body that would serve t an envelope ad- Howard, Woodland, | e was used with the | 1 to identification. | mother of the | 3 known and highly County annexation of the hope that it n Mrs 1 Yolo T the nds, engaged in the stock w hat country. He trip e s two mother also we Hon- ome there until Jast | decided to make a | trip to the Philippines and for Manfla on the-20th of s later Mrs. Howard Before Howard rs. Howard gave him sev- 1 envelopes addressed to her in Wood- land. It was one of these envelopes found his body that gave Captain Morrison | :w as to the whereabouts of relatives l olulu he expect- | make a stop of r as is known he wrote no | odland after his departure | The presumption is that n Laoag. although no posi- that point has been | from Honol he was buried tive inform received. i PINGREE PLANNED TO AID BOEE PATRIOTS | Went to South Africa to Further an Extensive Colonization { | | | i t —In an inter- | afternoon with a he Detrojt Jour- ton of this city ing companion of ex- g his trip through | e, said: of putting into | s for the hen- | ; fi the pin trees; fichiga every [ & s i thira, | riot Boer to come to the British offi | their ap- . which was rnor’s illness interest some plan and pro- | among the rail- that these cap- | very low transporta- board to the farms 10 let the British Gov- ut way provide | ers’ transportation s country, proposeac in sor A number | now in South Africa o g t public men in England | took = ¥ i thought well of | it. provided be carried out wnh-’ out the Bri G s ald in the matter beco known | “While s g the ‘Black Forest’ in the interes his reforestration idea. Governor se _even obtained the rames of a number of Boers who were willing to come to Michigan and assume care of the forests he proposed to plant.” Two Californians Honored. MILWAUKEE, Wis., June 18.—The Su- preme Lodge of the Knights of Honor concluded its session to-day by adopting the report of the committee on engrossed | bills and installing the new corps of offi- cers. C. F. Curry of California was ap- pointed a member of the standing com- mittee on laws and M. L. Cromwe of Cali- fornia 2 member of the committee on the good of the order. GRAPE-NUTS. | CHANGE FOOD And Lose That Uneasy Feeling. A man who has always been a “skinny chap,” although hardly ever ill, tells of the way he put on fiesh and reduced his irritability and nervous condition. chance he had a taste of Grape- Nuts Food at the table of a friend and enjoved the flavor so much that he began to have it every meal. He says: “In a short time I found myself another per- son, the old feeling of discontent and uneaginess left me entirely, it became a pleasure to go about my work, whereas before for years I had always had the Zeeling of being a little weary, now I seem to have a surplus of energy for everything; my weight has increased cleven pounds in four weeks and am stil gaining. “I have never been very sick and am satisfied If my present improvement in health continues I shall mot be. ““The change that this food has made in my life has been remarkable and so satisfactory that I am glad of the op- portunity to tell you. Please do not pub- lish my name.” Name can be given by the Postum Cercal Co., Ltd, Battle Creek, Mich. | Flags,’ TWO MARVELOUS MIDGET ACTORS AT THE ORPHEUM Miller Threatens to Strike ‘‘Heartsease’’ From His Repertoire After This Season. “‘Under Two Flags’ ’ Coming to California - 3 the Alcazar this week. It is a Polish mil- itary play, with opportunity for much of the picturesqueness of war, and has been given a highly commendable setting by the management. The costumes are of unusual splendor and Miss Roberts’ gowns afi charming enough to compen- sate for ahy shortcomings of the play. “S8apho” is next on the programme. - e One of the best bills the Central The- ater has had for long days is “A Night at the Circus,” which has been given an elaborate production at the hands of the management. Georgie Cooper in_the role Nellie McHenry made famous is doing ex- cellent work, and others well seen in the cast are Charles Cogil, George Webster, Robert Cummings, Mason Mitehell, Frank Readick and Margaret Marshall. “Uncle Tom's Cabin” comes next, and an effort has been made by the manage- ment to put on the play with all the splen- dor recently lavished on the New York re- vival, which was one of the most popular attractions of the last Eastern seasons. B - The last days of “The Toy Maker” at - y 2 A % S5 5 1 e DELL WILLIAMS, the celebrated comedian, is doing a turn this week at the Orpheum that is one of the best things of its kind be- fore the public. Mr. Willlams brings a clever company with him and with them produces a condensed version of “The Judge,” a farce that is nightly adding largely to the joys of living. Fat- ma and Smaun, two Bast Indian pys- mies that seem 'to have escaped from a curiosity cabinet, introduce a decidedly novel performance, and Cole and Delosse, eguilibrists, are also best of their kind. Ezra Kendall stiil remains a prime favor- ite and Ed Latell, the Doherty_sisters, Georgia Gardner and Joseph Maddern take good care of the balance of the bill. ey The admirers of “Heartsease,” as given by Henry Miller and his company, will look their last on the play with the week’s end. Mr. Miller vows that this year wiil see the banishment of the pretty comedy | from his repertoire, and accordingly de- votes the concluding nights of his engage- ment to the play that has probably been more widely popular than any other in which he has appeared. The farewell per- formance of the Miller season will be given on Saturday night, and will doubt- less see the Columbia crowded. * s Monday evening “Under Two with Blanche Bates in the role of Cigarette, will open at the California to what promises to be one of the most representative houses of the season. Mr. Frohman sends over to us all the original cast and settings of the_play from_the Garden Theater, New York, and Paul Pctter's new drama will doubtless be one of the strong attractions of the season. - e That the patrons of the Grand Opera- house enjoy the Sardou menu that is be- ing put before them during the engage- mert of Mr. MacDowell is amply demon- Next | strated by the size of the audiences at popular amusement house. ‘‘Gismon- a” is the current bill, and Mr. MacDow- ell as Almerio is well supported by Flo rence Store in the title role. Next week, the last of the MacDowell engagement, will be devoted to a production of “Fe- dora,”” another Sardou thriller. The Frawley season at the Grand Op- era-house will begin on July 1, and will | continue for eight weeks. “The Countess Valeska” is the bill at P R X XXX ERRIIN WILL BUILD RAILROAD TO THE COLORADO RIVER | San Diego Citizens Discuss an Impor- tant Project in a Mass- Meeting. SAN DIEGO, June 19.—At a mass-meet- ing of citizens held this afternoon at the Chamber of Commerce an executive com- mittee of seven leading citizens was ap- pointed to make surveys, acquire fran- chises and rights of way and to obtain subseriptions for the construction of a | raflroad from San Diego to the Colorado River and ultimately to penetrate South- ern Arizona. The committee is composed of U. 8. Grant Jr., W. Martson, Frank Jennings, L. L. Boone, all of San Diego; J. E. Boal, manager of the Land and Town Company of National City; Colonel 8. W. Ferguson, manager of the Imperial Land Company, which is carrying on the largest irrigation enterprise in the coun- try, and W. F. Holt, a banker of Imperial. The executive committee will enter upon its labors immediately. The members have received pledges of substantial financial support from residents of this city and county and have also been as- sured of support from Eastern capitalists. Many New Pensions Issued. WASHINGTON, June i9.—The following postmasters have been commissioned: Oregon—William S. Coleman, Phoenix; Charles E. Hedge, Sylvan. Pensions were issued to-day as follows: California; Original—John V. Gurnsey, Red Bluff. $3; Robert C. Fellows, River- side, $6. Increase—Aaron J. Walker, San Francisco, $10. Reissue—John Bollinger, Los_Angeles, $30. Original widow—Mary C. Rush, Madera, $8. War with Spain, original—Charles L. Kelley, Morgan Hill, $17; Charles A. Ryan, Lemoore, $6. Oregon: _Original—Thomas C. Filetcher, Ontario, $6. . Plotting Against Francis Joseph. LONDON, June 19.—A dispatch to ths Daily Express from Vienna says that two Czechs, named Orsovie and Zears, have been arrested at Prague, Bohemia, on the charge of being implicated in a plot against Francis Joseph. Germany Adopts Single Tariff. LONDON, June 20.—“The German Gov- ernment,” says the Berlin correspondent of the Daily Express, ‘“has definitely adopted the single tariff system in respect to all commercial treaties.” L TWO PYGMY ACTORS WHO ARE APPEARING AT THE ORPHEUM. i | E2 e the Tivoll are here. The pretty opera has | had an unusually successful run and promises to end as brlghtly as it begun. Next week the long rehearsed ‘“Babes in the Woods™ will be put on, and this mid- | summer extravaganza is announced by the management as a worthy successor | of “The Toy Maker.”” The last toy souve- | nir performance of “The Toy Maker” will | be given on Saturday next, when every | child attending will receive a toy from the | hands of the toy maker himself, Ferris | Hartman. L ot A *“ladies’ heavy-weight lfting con- test” with the amateurs’ bill is the at- traction extraordinary at the Chutes and | Zoo to-night, The Tobins, musical art- ists, are also on the good vaudeville bill. o {n Charity Martin, Signor Abramoff, Par- askova Sandoline, Erma Wing, the jug- gling Gillens, Ed B. Adams, the Samay- oas, Alice Barnum and Stanley and Wal- ton’ are Fischer's notables of the week. The musical interest is unusually strong this week. 0 Ve The Olympia presents its usual good h‘i!]. including a number of new special- ties. QUARREL OVER A TOOL MAY END IN DEATH Carpenter at the Tesla Mine Stabs a Fellow-Workmean in the Re- gion of the Heart. STOCKTON, June 19.—E. J. Pullen and C. M. Butler, carpenters employed at the Tesla Coal Company's briquet factory, got into a row this morning over a missing tool from Butler's toolchest. Butler stabbed Pullen in the region of the heart with a long-bladed knife. Pullen may die. He claims that Butler stabbed him while the two were going outside to fight with their fists. Butler says that he accident- ally stabbed Pullen while warding off a blow. Butler was arrested while on his way to the police station to give him- self up. FOOLS THE SHERIFF BY ENDING HIS LIFE Butcher at Sisson Goes Into a Room for Clothing and Commits Suicide. YREKA, June 19.—Ernest Barth, a butcher, who had been arrested on a charge of stealing a steer, committed sul- icide at Sisson this morning while on his way to the jail. He asked pe: BRertft, Freshour, ‘who had charg b miar to pack up some clothing. The Sheriff granted the request and the prisoner went into a room of his house, closing the door behind him. He then placed the muzzle of a rifle over his heart and sprung the trigger with his toe. Regents Select Lathrop. MADISON, Wis., June 19.—At thelr meeting to-day the university regents elected H. B. Lathrop of Leland Stanford Uriversity associate professor of English literature. ————— Unlucky Chan Tiew. Chan Tiew, a Chinaman who was land- ed here a year ago on a section 6 certifi- cate as a merchant, called at the office of the Chinese Bureau yesterday for his cer- tificate. Something in his dress and man- ner excited the suspiclons of Acting Chief ohn R. Dunn and Chan was questioned. Thinking it to be a mere matter of identi- fication Chan answered guilelessly and told all about himself, to the effect that he had been working as a laborer ever since his arrival. He was arrested and will be deported. TELL OF LOVE AND PRESENTS ‘Witnesses in the Murphy Case Testify at San Jose. S S Interesting Developments in the Suit Against the Estate. (Wi R Special Dispatch to The Call, SAN JOSE, June 19.—That the late capi- talist, James T. Murphy, intended to pro- vide for, if not marry, Miss Bertha Smal- ley before his death was testified to in court by two witnesses to-day. The life and habits of Murphy were gone into fully, and it was stated that Murphy made Miss Smalley his companion most of the time, and in the three years preceding his death she was always with him. According to witnesses he had reiterated that the plain- tiff would be provided for and that he in- tended to marry her. Besides this it was declared Murphy had given Miss Smalley a check for $10,000 for two years' services, and had promised to pay her $5000 a year until such time as his affairs should so straighten themselves that he could mar- Ty _her. The main witness of the day was Mrs. Bertha Foitz Smalley, a sister-in-law of the plaintiff. She first met Murphy in 1594 As soon as she learned of the rela- tions existing between Miss Bertha Smal- ley and Murphy she had discouraged them, she said, and in a way ended them. She had visited Murphy and Miss Smalley in San Francisco and also at the Lamolle House in this city. Murphy had told her, she said, that he was in love with Miss Smalley and she was sure her sister-in- law returned the affection. On more than one occasion Murphy had said he intended { to provide for Miss Smalley and marry her. In 1897 a coolness had developed be- tween Murphy and Miss Smalley, and their relations had been broken off. The two subsequently became reconciled.” The witness said Murphy gave Miss Smalley a check for $10,000 for services rendered him fer two years, and promised to pay her $000 a yvear until he could arrange his affairs and marry her. This state- ment had not been included in a deposi: tion made by the witness in Attorne: Kowalsky’'s office, and Attorney Delmas questioned her in regard to it. She said it had been forgotten. Murphy and Miss Smalley had visited Mrs. Foltz Smalley in her home, and on these occasions Murphy had remarked: “She is my little sweetheart, and is well provided for.” Witness stated that Miss Smalley had kept the $10,000 note given her by Murphy for services for some months, but had given it back to Murphy for safe keeping, and Murphy said he would put it in a safe deposit box. What became of the note Mrs. Smalley did not know. At one time, the withess said, Murphy had authorized Miss Smalley {o find a suitable home for them in San Francisco, and he would buy it and give the deed to her. Mrs. Smalley declared Murphy's financial condition was not such as to admit of him marrying at that time. T. B. McFarland. a real estate and in- surance agent, testified that Murphy ap- plied to him for an accident insurance 1 he had made pay- The policy had been drawn up, the premium paid by Mur- phy, and the policy delivered to him. Later, when the pelicy was sent to the Eastern headquarters, it was returned to the agent with the information that the company refused to make it payable to Miss Smalley, as the policy would have to be made payable to the estate or some of Murphy’s heirs. The policy was after- r—%rd issued payable to the Murphy es- ate. Mrs. Neilie Kelly, housekeeper at the Lamolle House. testifled that Murphy was cared for by Miss Smalley. DR. GRISWOLD CHARGED WITH A GIRL'S MURDER Arrested on Complaint of Annie Heg- erty of Berkeley, Sister of Carrie Sandholt. Dr. W. H. Griswold, who has an office in the St. Ann building, was arrested yes- terday by Detective Coleman on a war- rant issued by Police Judge Fritz, before | whom Mrs. Annie Hegerty had sworn to a complaint charging Dr. Griswold with the murder of her sister, Miss Carrie Sandholt of Centerville. The arrest was made a short time after the Coroner’'s jury had_ returned a verdict of murder against the prisoner. The doctor, when testifying before the Coroner, swore that Miss Sandholt was suffering from the effects of a criminal operation when she came to him for treatment. She informed him. he said, that she had been treated by a Dr. O'Don- nell and other physicians and that they had left her in a dangerous condition. He adopted the usual course in such cases, but the young woman died on Saturday | of last week in the Goiden West Hotel | protect the interests of the girl.” of blood peisoning. The prisoner admitted that the patient had paid him $60 for his services. The most damaging testimony against the prisoner was given by Mrs. Annie Hegerty of Berkeley. She is a sister of Miss Sandholt. She testified that her sis- ter told her that she went to Dr. C. C. O'Donnell, who had given her drugs that had no effect. She then went to Dr. Jor- dan’s museum, where, after being exam- ined by a physician, she was handed over to a voung man, who took her to Dr. Griswold. She told Mrs. Hegerty further that Dr. Griswold had performed a crim- inal operation and that the cause of her trouble was a_young man named William Hirsch of Irvington —_———————— POPULAR BANK MANAGER I8 TENDERED A BANQUET Charles Altschul’s Business Associ- ates of This City Bid Him a Formal Farewell. The members of the Bankers' Associa- tion tendered n banquet last evening at the Palace Hotel to Charles Altschul, re- tiring manager of the London, Paris and American Bank, who leaves shortly for New York to fill the responsible position of manager of the Bank of Lazard Freres. During the evening speeches were made by P. Lilienthal, George R. Burdick, Lovell White and Frank Milier. Seven- ty-five members of the association were present, many of them coming from the interior of the State to attend the func- tion. —_—e————— Yosemite Valley via Santa Fe. The Santa Fe is now carrying passen- gers via new stage line from Merced. Starting Mondays and Thursdays, 9 a. m., on California_limited, other days 7:20 a. m. train, and you are at the Sentinel Ho- tel next afternoon, passing Merced Bi Trees, Buena Vista, the Cascades an Bridal Veil Falls en route. Ask about it at 641 Market street. SEA T o TR R Licensed to Wed. OAKLAND, June 19.—The following marriage licenses were issued at the County Clerk’s office to-day: Walter A. Harrison of San_Francisco, aged 21, to marry Kitty M. Barrows of San Francisco, aged 18; Robert R. Fowles of Madera, aged 31, to marry Blanche E. Butler of Oakland aged 22; Madison Pope of Oakland, aged 42, to marry Lula Clay- ton of Oakiand, agéa 32; Herbert L. Da- vis of Oakland, aged 23, to marry Rose- anna Dignan of Oakland, aged 23; Nich- olas Mugler of Sacramento, aged 22, to marry Clara Stone of Sacrament. 23; George D. Bertha of Chicago. aged 25, to marry Emma P. Chandler of Fruitvale, aged 24. ——————— The Letest Styles. This season’s styles of picture-frame materials are exquisite; pretty little shapes and finishes to be matched with erfect harmony in all tints of mattings. anborn, Vail & Co., 741 Market street. —ee—————— The average man when weighed in the balance is found wanting—something he can't get. SAYS DEAD MARINER WAS CHILD’'S FATHER Mrs. Mary Schmidt Recalls Inter- Claims of esting Story of a of the Late Captain H. G. Williams Romance in the Life PIONEER MARINER WHOSE DEATH HAS DISCLOSED A SECRET RO- MANCE INVOLVING THE PATERNITY OF A BEAUTIFUL GIRL OF 16 YEARS, THE DAUGHTER OF MRS. MARY SCHMIDT. AKLAND, June 19.—With the death of Captain H. G. Williams, the ploneer mariner, who suc- cumbed last night at the Hotel Crellin, the story of a romance in his life that involves the paternity of a beautiful girl of 16 years has been re- called. This young lady bears the name Marie E. Williams. Behind the scenes is a mysterious wo- man in widow's garb, who to-day made her mission known to those who had taken charge of the deceased seaman’s affairs. Mrs. Mary Schmidt, she says, is her name and she declares that the tall, willowy girl she has looked after for six- teen years is her child and that the dead captain is the young lady’s father. This is the first suggestion of a strife in the courts for the fortune that the aged sallor is supposed to have left. Three wives had Captain Willlams during his lifetime and the story of his disas- trous matrimonial ventures is hardly less interesting than the romantic develop- ments that have followed so closely upon the deathbed scene. Fortunes won and lost in a day, and the exciting adventures on sea and on land furnish a volume of entertaining chapters that have found the light since death’s call came to the aged seafarer. ‘What will be done to establish the claims of this girl is yet to be decided by the woman in_black” who asserts her motherhcod. The story runs back twenty years or more, when Captain Willlams had exquisite bachelor apartments in the old Mercantile Library building on Bush street, San Francisco, the present site of the Telephone Company’s building. There the old shipmaster, with other boon com- panions, held forth. Mrs. Schmidt, now a stout matronly appearing woman of per- haps 55 years, was there employed. There was a child born in the course of the years of her employment there. “The child is’ Captain Willilams’' and I am the mother,” said Mrs. Schmidt. “But all I want now is to be sure that the cap- tain is given a proper burial. It will be time enough after the funeral for me to take such steps ag may be necessary to Then turning to her interviewer she said, with tears streaming down her cheeks: “I have suffered untold agony at the hands of Captain Williams, but for all that I can say nothing now while his dead body is unburied.” Mrs. Schmidt refused to tell where she resided in San Francisco, but gave the ad- dress of the girl as 815 Geary street, San Francisco. Friends of Captain Williams do not hes- itate in their belief that the child is his daughter, but they declare he always re- fused to recognize her. The woman came into prominence in Oakland several years ago by causing Captain_Willlams’ arrest, after trouble about the child while he had rooms in the Playter block. The difficulty was set- tled in the courts. What fortune is left after Captain Wil- liams’ numerous matrimonial __ disturb- ances_is problematical Mrs. Sarah D. Williams deeds to all of her former husband’s prop- erty. Althoufih they were divorced many years ago, the captain highly esteemed his Massachusetts spouse. ~ These deeds were subject to a power of attorney the mariner held. E Captain Willlams' second wife was a Miss Choynski, sister of Joe Choynski, the pugilist. After their divorce the captain parted with $1500 in jewels and called that adven- ture off. The third wife was a young f£an Diegan. They had numerous quarrels, and the last one in Alameda led to the skipper's imprisonment in the Alameda County_Jail for cruelty. Mrs. Williams No. 3 procured a diverce, and to her the captain deeded cottages at 820 and 822 Thirteenth street. The much married mariner was born in L e e e e e e i ] BOYS AND GIRLS AID SOCIETY HOLDS MEETING Reports of Officers Show That the Institution Is Enjoying Pros- perity. The directors of the Boys' and Girls’ Aid Soclety of California held their twen- ty-seventh annual meeting Tuesday at the home on the corner of Baker and Grove streets. Senator Perkins, who for a number of years has been president of the society, submitted his annual report, in which he corgratulated the members on the amount of good work accom- plished during the last year. He also dwelt with pride upon the excellence of lt:he discipline which is maintained in the ome. The superintendent’s report showed that there were sixty-eight children in the home at the commencement of the year; 280 were received during the year, fifty- five were elther placed in homes or given employment, 191 were taken Home by rela- tives and friends, thirteen were discharg- ed, three were placed In other institu- tions, two died, one entered the United States navy, and that there were eighty- three remaining in the home on May 31. The report of the treasurer showed that the_receipts for the year amounted to 'm,m 40 and that the disbursements were At present all the children are enjoy- ing an outing at Elim Grove. - Maryland more than seventy years ago. He went to sea as a boy, and was in the Pacific Mail Steamship Company’s service in China when the civil war commenced. Returning to the South he was given let- ters from the Confederate government to operate blockade runners. He was cap- tured on the Mississippi River, took the oath of allegiance to the United States, and. rendered valuable service to the Northern forces. After the war he went to Arizona, and later returned to the Pa- cific Mail service, being captain on ves- sels running to southern ports. His first big stroke of fortune was a mere accident. He left $600 with a mining broker during the big stock boom in 1877 and went to sea. Upon his return thas lucky skipper was notified that there was $70,000 to his credit in the Bank of Cali- fornia. The captain did not speculate in stocks any more, but bought real estate, and then spent his income like a prince. Dur- ing his incumbency as Pilot Commission- er‘dunde: G(;l\'el'nox'1 Irwin, his salary, fees and rent roll ran into a monthl; o y income The captain was a patron of the prize ring. At the time of the Sullivan-Corbett fight at Mississippl City the sailor toolk a “tip” from Choynski that Sullivan y[(;ulg win. The captain lost $10,000 on the p. His property dwindled during the last few years of his life. He was careless of his money, and his marriages were ex- pelgsi\l';z ‘(0 se;ltle. eallzing that he was rapidly losi hold on his belongings, Ca%!al);x Wllllfiall:i: last December made a deed of a $10,000 house and lot on Pine street in San Fran- cisco to Colonel C. W. Stone, upon condi- tion that Stone should pay over $60 a month during Willlams’ lifetime and keep up the property. The deed was placed in escrow to be delivered after Williams’ death. The captain owned a ranch near San Jose and had some property at Tomb- stone, A. T.. and other improved property | in San Francisco. A cottage at 824 Thir- teenth street, this city, was also in his name. T Public Administrator Haines has filed application for_ letters of administration upon_ Captain Williams’ estate, and has set about to try to untangle the apparent complications In the dead seaman's af- fairs. Efforts are being made to trace the first wife in the Bast, with whom Captain | Willlams had been In constant correspond- ence. HIs remains are being held subject to later decision as to funeral and inter- ment. LOUISIANA MOB HANGS NEGROES “Prophet” Smith and An- other Prisoner the Victims. Their Offense the Inciting of Sentiment Against Whites. AR SHREVEPORT, June 19.—Frank Smith, better known as “Prophet” Smith, and F. D. McLand, held at Benton for complicity in the murder of John Gray Foster, were taken out of jail by a mob to-night and strung up to a tree. They were left dan- gling side by side. The lynching occurred on the Arkansas road, about one mile and a half from the jail. Both negroes made a statement before death, denying that they had anything to do with the killing. Smith, who was the head of (he “Church of God” movement in that sec- tion and was blamed as having been re- .sponsible for the sentiment against the whites which led to the death of Foster, died praying. McLand was silent as he was strung ub. As Smith was being led from the jail prior to the execution he was heard to y: “Lord, you promised to be with me ‘There were about 200 armed men in the mob and they overpowered the Sheriff and jailer, taking the keys away from them. The lynchers claimed that the ex- ecution of these negroes was necessary to the preservation of the lives of the white men in this locality. LA GRANGE, N. C., June 19-D. B. Jones, a negro preacher, who, it is al- leged, attempted to commit an assault on Mrs. Davis near La Grange yesterday, was taken from the guardhouse here last night and lynched. IRISH HEROES HONORED GUESTS AT A BANQUET Enights of Red Branch Entertain Major John McBride and E. 0'B. Kennedy. The Knights of the Red Branch ten- dered a banquet last night in their hall on Mission street to Major John Mec- Bride, who won distinction as an officer in the Irish brigade in the South African war, and E. O'B, Kennedy, an Irish pa- triot, who was imprisoned for fourteen years by the British Government. One hundred and fifty members of the organ- ization were present to greet the two men who have devoted their lives to the cause of freedom. Captain T. J. Mellott presid- ed at the feast, and seated on his right and left were the two honored guests of the evening. Rev. Father P. C. Yorke and Rev. Father James McDonald were specially invited guests to meet Messrs. cBride and Kennedy. During the . evening Major MeBride gave a brief outline of his connection with the Boer war and Mr. Kennedy recounted his life as a political prisoner of England. The opening remarks were made by Toastmaster T. J. Mellott and the health of Major McBride and E. O'B. Kennedy and his co-patriots was drunk in flowing bumpers. ev. Father Yorke responded to the toast, “Ireland a Nation,” in which he expressed the hope that Ireland would once more take her rightful place amoug the nations of the earth. “The Scattered Clan-Na-Gael” was the subject of the toast to which Rev. James McDonald responded. Other toasts were: “Knights of the Red Branch,” James J. Conniffe; “The American.™ T. J. Klerce: “K. R. B. Rifles,” Captain VWilliam Murphy. Jeremiah Deasy sang some Gaelic songs, and several national ballads were ren- dered by William Judge and George J. Lowe. Professor Darcy played several piano selections. The following - committees were charge of the affair: Arrangements—Captain Harry Fllgate, John Ganey, Jeremiah Sheehy, James Sullivan and Joha Doyle, Reception—Jeremiah Deasy, J. Mellott, Wil- liam Hudson, J. J. Conniffe and Frank Kierce. ————— i COMMISSIONER DOES NOT BELIEVE WERNER’S DENTAL George Werner was held to answer by United States Court Commissioner Hea- cock yesterday on a charge of assisting in the making of a die for counterfeiting dollar_pieces. Werner was arrested on June 7_with Charles Kewitz by United States Secret Service Agent Hazen. C. L. Giller, a steel engraver, testifled that Werner approached him with a prop- osition to make a die and asked for a commission of $50 for getting him the job. Secret Service Overator Harry Moffitt testified as to admissions made by the prisoner. Werner flatly contradicted the testimony of Moffitt and Giller, but Com- missioner Heacock did not believe him. Werner is a wood-carver, but he will not succeed in carving himself out of jail for some time. His bail was fixed at $500. His accomplice, Kewitz, has been held to answer before the United States Grand Jury. United States Secret Service Agent Hazen was informed by telegraph yester- day that Operator John Cronin of_ his office had captured Fabino Vazaen, a Mex- ican, who had “raised”” $1 bills to denom- inations of $§ and $10. The entire outfit was capturg with the prisoner. Vazaen was making preparations to go to Mexica and make counterfeit silver dollars there. n THE SUNDAY CALL JUNE TWENTY-THREE, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND ONE. BECAUSE A DPAIR OF PERFECT SHOULDERS. works as OF LOVE A nephew of Sir Mi- chael HicKs - Beach FICTION, BOOKS, FASHIONS AND STORIES OF a scenc- shifter in a Bakers- Tllustrated by photos of some of San Francis- co’s society women. THE HOUSE BY KATE GREENLEAF LOCKE. ficld theater. Read his pathetic story in next Sunday’s Cali. HUMAN INTEREST. REAUTIFUL IN FAVOR AGAIN. fry THE SUNDAY CALL FOR LOVE INFANTS’ SHEL1 LEADS THEM ALL