The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 6, 1901, Page 14

HEMPLE TAKES FRENH LENE Creditors Mourn Depart- ure of Theatrical Manager. He Suddenly Leaves-the Oity After a Disastrous Road Venture. George Hemple, & theatrical manager, who for a brief period directed the for- tunes of Robert Downing, the distin- guished tragedian, is missing, Hemple left the city very unexpectedly a few days 2g0, and thepe are numerous persons who have reason to deplore his sudden de- parture. Hemple errtved in this city in February in the capacity of manager for Robert Downing. He is a German of excellent family, about 40 years of age, well edu- cated and s glib conversationist. He advertised the fect that he was a capable | theatrical mann every quarter where that declaration might prove of value. He | claimed to have been the discoverer of the Queer circumstance that Anna Held daily betheg in milk, and that he was the first to give publiaity to that remerkable ad- vance agent's yarn. He also alleged, without fear of contradiction, that he was the manager in his time of more theat- | rical notables *han sny other man on this or _the other side of the Atlantic. Hemple's connection in & managerial ca- pacity with Mr. Downing was the open | Sesame 1o the hearts and respect of nu- | merous local theatrical folk, who now | have reason to mourn the confidence they Teposed in him. Although invariably out of funds, he wasted the resources came his way with princely prodi; . He lived at the St. Nicholas, where he maintained an elegant suite, but when he | Tew tired of the fare dispensed at this fosteiry he aid not disdain to entertain | his friends at a fashionable downtown French restaurant. If the money neces- | sary to liquidate the bille was not always | forthcoming, his assertion that he was the manager of Robert Downing was of- fered insiead, Wwith flatiering success. Thus it was that Hemple soon became a much sought for individual by collectors | for proprietors of this and sundry other | resorts. 3 | Hemple Signs a Star. All this might have been lived down had | not Hemple met his fate in the person of | 2 handsome, dark-eyed woman with the- | strical aspirations, known in quarters as Mamie Ferguson This was | about two months ago, when Hemple was | considering the project of sending a com- | any to tour the interior towns. Miss | “erguson’s charms of person and manner, her soulful eyes, her chic, her talent and | her evident desire to shine as a star in the theatrical firmament completely cap- | tured the ceptible heart of Hemple, | who immediately signed her for a starring | tour in an act designated as ““The Flying | Angel.” That sbe was in no sense an an- | gel for Hemple the sequel proved. That She flew into Sacramento and one or two other interior towns with disastrous re- | s to her entranced manager the re- sults amply showed. 3 To put a company on the road required but Hemple did not allow this trifing _circumstance to worry him. He | friend in George Davis, the popu- Central Theater, who ced had lar treasurer of th he ical when thea was con scheme was plausible readily him $200 as a starter. Downing | up a trifie of $100 more, and from | rces demple realized enough to | ion of vaudeville novel- | d. All of those who con- | fund were sanguine of | had Hemple's | rance that he would return the out of the first proceeds that | came to his hands. It is here where the “angel” steps eon- spicuously to the front. Angels with €=, who are en rapport with man- | n require and obtain trifies dear I to inine heart even though the | whole of the managerial store must be | disbursed order to procure the needed finery. Thus it was that Miss Ferguson’s wardrobe was enriched to the degree that her female companions became jealous- circumstance that proved a fatal stumbling block to the company’s pro- gress. A vast amount of lingerie was | purchased by Hemple uncomplainingly with money that should have gone to his | backers, and it was this to which his| downfall is principally due. The Company Disbands. After a precarious existence of several weeks on the road Hemple disbanded the company to return to this city and face | his creditors. Explanations were demand- | ed and his failure to make promised re- | turns, he claimed, was because business | was _shockingly bad. Inquiries developed | the fact that most of the financial returns | were wasted upon Miss Ferguson, for | whom Hemple confessed he entertained | the warmest attachment. He had been wen an order upon a theatrical supply ouse by Davis for some $30, for goods re- | quired in his venture, and when pressed | 1o tell what he had done with this he ad- | mitted that e angel” had appropriated the whole o o her own use. The storm then broke, and in order to escape the brunt of it Hemple left town without bid- | ding his erstwhile friends good-by. He | incidentally left a board bill of $28 at the St. Nicholas which Downing, who in a burst of generosity had gone his security, | has since liquidated. The whereabouts of Hemple is only vaguely known. Some say he has re- turned to Chicago, which city he claims | as his home, but others assert that he is driving a wagon for a lumber company in | Sierra County. Be that as it may, his creditors vow they will have revenge if | they ever come across him within the con- | fines of California. It is certain that Hemple has not written to any of them to express . sorrow or venture the assurance that he would one day make a satisfac- | tory adjustment of accounts. Downing’s Costly Experience. Downing says be is willing to allow the matter to drop. “It has been a valuable experience to me,” he said last night. “T picked him up in Chicago on my reiurn to this city. He seemed to be a capable and reliable fellow who wae temporarily in | hard luck. When I opened my dramatic | school I made him my registrar. Then | came this theatrical venture, which prom- ised good results. He did well enough had he mnot become attached to a certain woman whose demands upon his purse were more than his means could supply. I found that he deceived me in business matters, and when he was confronted with his shortcomings he admitted that he had acted foolishly. He promised to make good the loans, but that was the Jast seen of him. I have not the slight. est jdea where he may now be found. My friendship for Hemple cost me a matter of only $30 or so, but my experience is worth vastly more than that.” Treasurer Davis, when seen at the Cen- tral Theater, said he would like to have the opportunity to give Temple a blow or two in the solar plexus. He asked for nolhlnf more. nor did he have anything to say in addition. He admitted, however, that he had given money to Hemple and that he had recovered a portion of it shortly after Hemple's return to the city. The other creditors who wers seen de- clined to discuss the matter in any wa: Robs Vacant Houses. | Policeman Feld yesterday arrested Henry Barretta, a plumber’s helper, and | Jocked him up in “the tanks.” ¥eld has evidence that Barretta broke into vacant houses at 1007 McAllister street, Geary street, 726 Ellis street and 1514 Pine street and stole lead pipe and brass fixtures. —_—— . Beautiful Picture Book of Yosemite. | Send ten cents to the Southern Pacific Passenger Department, 4 Montgomery street, San Francisco. For full infor: -tion about established routes, high class service, via Biggest Big -rees, apply to nearest agent or 613 Market street. San Francisco. s iy el Their Married Life Unhappy. Antone R. Jackson has sued Belinda A. Jackson for a divorce, alleging desertion as cause of action. rv Ann Vice h: sued William R. Vice for maintenance and support. Bavino Capelli asks for a divorce from Angeia D. Capelli for desertion. —————————— Go to Beattle To-Night. $33 first class round trip, including certain | | SATURDAY, 14 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, IPREFERS GRAVE CHARGES AGAINST AN APPOINTEE OF GOVERNOR GAGE D. P. Tarpey Makes Serious Allegations Against Notary Public R. S. Browne in a Letter to the Chief Executive Who Now Has the Case Under Consideration-—-Friends of Accused Defend Him — HARGES of the gravest character have been preferred against Rob- ert 8..Browne, who was appoint- ed a Notary Public by Governor Gege a little more than a month ago. Bo grave are the charges that the Governor has been led to make an 4nves- tigation of them, and says that should the allegations be borne out by the facts he will be compelled to ask for the res- {znation of Browne. The Governor, 1t should be premised, has no power under the law to remove a Notary Public once appointed. The charges are contained in a letter written from Balt Lake City by D. P. Tarpey and sent to Governor Gage by registered mail. The letter was receipted for in due course, and is known to have been read by the Governor. In fact, the Governor admits its receipt. In this let- ter Mr, Tarpey charges that Browne, who ‘was the president of the Moscow Natlonal Bank, at Moscow, Idaho, for the greater part of the elght years prior to 1597, to- gether with his full brother, Clarence M. Brane, who was his cashier at the date of the fallure, was responsible for the wrecking of the bank. It charges, more- over, that Browne was compelled to leave the secret service of the United States, which he had entered by appointment subsequently to the fallure of the bank, because the charges of wrongdoing in connection with that faflure made it im- possible to retain him in his position. ECRET | JIFRVICE» AGENT-- - — Mr. Tarpey recites in his letter the fact that he preferred charges against Browne that Hemple's | With Secretary of the Treasury Gageat the | | time that Browne was still in_the employ of the secret service, and the further fact that he had written to G. Umbsen, whosedemploy Browne had entered upon leaving the service of the United States, to warn Mr. Umbsen of the character of man the writer of the letter believed Browne to be. Lastly, Mr. Tarpey refers the Governor to the history of the Mos- cow bank failure and of Browne's alleged | connection therewith, published in The Call of September 6, 7, 8 and 13, 1898. There is no dispute about the fact that the Moscow National Bank failed, nor of the further fact that R. 8. Browne was the president of the bank during the eight years preceding its failure. Neither is it disputed that Clarence M. Brune, his brother, although their names are not the same, was the cashier of the bank at the time of the faflure. The full text of D. P. Tarpey's letter to Hon. Lyman Gage, Secretary of the Treasury, was published on September 6, 1898. It em- braces sworn statements of the ‘Te- sources” and “liabilities” of the bank, as madg by Browne and Brune, and the de- | cisicns of the court leave no room for doubt that great frauds were perpetrated by somebody. The Call of September 13, 1598, contained a statement that Browne's great friend at Washington was Frank A. Vanderlip, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. Still another friend at court vas John E. Wilkie, who succeeded Wil- liam P. Hazen as chief of the Secret Ser- vice Department. Story of the Appointment. So much for the Tarpey charges, and for the past life of Robert 8. Browne so far as those charges relate to it. The next chapter, following the failure of the Moscow Bank, crooked or not, finds Browne serving in the position of secret service officer at San Francisco, and the last finds_him, at the present time, act- ing as a Notary Public with but one short month of service behind him. The story of his appointment by Governor Gage is interesting. “I remember distinctly,” said Governor Gage, speaking upon the matter, “that Browne was highly in- dorsed for the position of Notary Public. 1 cannot at this time recoliect the names of all those who recommended him, but I remember that United States Marshal Shine and W. E. Dargle were active in petitioning for his appointment. Special pressure in Browne’s behalf was exerted. I cannot recall an instance where greater effort was made to secure the appoint- ment of a Notary Public than was put forward by the indorsers of Mr. Browne. I knew nothing of his career as a banker in Idabo, and am rot familiar with the fact that his record has been published. 1 did not know him personally, but issued the commission on the strength of his recommendations. The first hint that I received that he was not deserving of trust and confidence was given in Mr. Tarpey’s letter. Should I ascertain by in- vestigation that Mr. Tarpey’s statements are sustained by the records, I may ask for Mr. Browne's resignation. The law does not give me power to ramove him from office.” Names of Indorsers Withheld. The Governor said, further, that when he returned to SBacramento he would look over the papers in the case, but in the meantime he saw. no objection to giving the public the names of the men who had requested Browne's appointment. There is a difference of opinion between the Gov- ernor and his secretaries on this head ap- parently, because when a representative of The Call called at the Governor's office WOMAN STABBED TWICE IN A DRUNKEN FIGHT Two Brothers Under Arrest for the Serious Wounding of May Donnelly. James and Willlam Gannon, brothers, are detained at the City Prison, and one of them will probably be charged with an assault to eommit murder. James called at police headquarters yes- terday morning and said that May Don- nelly, who had been living with his broth- er, 319 Minna street, had been stabbed, and that he was accused of doing the cut- ting. Detectives Wren and Riordan were sent to the house with Gannon. They found the woman in bed drunk. She had two knife wounds—one on her left side, about two inches below the heart, and the other on the left elbow. Willlam Gannon was in the room. He sald that his brother James had done the | cutting while the three were engaged in a fight. The brothers, who were also drunk, were taken to the prison and the woman was sent to the Recelving Hospital. It was found that the wound on the left side came near being a serious one. The knife struck a rib and glanced downward. When | asked who had done the cutting she said | it was her husband’s brother. She is not married to Gannon, and gave her name as May Burns, as she did not want her parents to know she was in trouble. Verus cures piles or $50 reward. All up- gleeper. 310 Safe Deposit building. Tel. Main 5508 o to-date druggists sell and guarantes it. * 3 o = || RECENTLY APPOINTED NO- | TARY PUBLIC AGAINST WHOM CHARGES ARE MADE. E3 e | would not be given to him for the reason | that they werg contained in the personal | correspondence® of the Governor. Of course, the Governor has a right to | the privacy of his personal correspond- | ence. Perhaps the names of _all of | Browne's indorsers are not so esséntial to | the development of the story now as they were a. few days ago. reasons why they should not be essential. | For it is intimated that there were more | purposes than the good of the State in | view when this particular appointment | was made. At all events, two of Browne's | most active advocates have been revealed | by the Governor, and these two were will- ing to talk when seen. “I don’t think I | signed Mr. Browne's petition for appoint- | ment,” said United States Marshal Shine. | “I am not sure on that. But I wrote a | personal letter to the Governor in his be- half. He wanted to go into the real estate business when he resigned from the secret service, and the appointment was to help i in that. "Yes, I heard that Tarpey wrote a letter about him, but I have no doubt that Browne can explain that matter to your satisfaction. You see him. His record in office here was perfectly straightforward and honest. I never heard the slightest breath of wrongdoing hinted at.” Hon. W. E. Dargie of Oakland, who was also sald by Goverpor Gage to have been particularly active in the matter of secur- ing the appointment, was likewise willing to talk. “I am primarily responsible for the appointment of Browne,” said Mr. Dargie. “I went and saw the Governor | about it myself. It was nothing to me especially, but 1.did it for a.friend of mine. 1'stand by my friends. Subsequently to the appointment the Tarpey letter came up, and the Moscow Bank matter has been explained to me. I believe that Browne is all right.” . MMore Behind Appointment. But it seems that there was more behind this appointment of Browne than either of the indorsers of his candidacy who are accessible is willing to tell, and the ap- pointment may eventuate in the develop- ment of several good-sized scandals. To begin with, it was known in certain quar- ters that Browne was going to leave the secret service a long time before he really did leave it. It became known, among other people, to Guy Barham and the co- terie of Southern California politicians who are popularly supposed to be close to thé Governor, and in some way these politiclans likewise learned that Browne's resignation of his place was contingent upon hig receiving an appointment as no- tary public. Browne’s place in the secret service was a good job for a hungry man, and the Barham crowd determined to have it for one of their men who was to get the names he was told that they | hungry. Who this man was is not stated, L e e o o I e e a2 2 o o ) GENERAL YOUNG - VISITS MILITARY RESERVATION Salute of Thirteen Guns Is Fired by Fifth Battery as He Enters Grounds. Major General 8. B. Young pald his first official visit to the Presidio yester- day. He was met at the Lombard-street gate by Troops L and K. Fifteenth Cav- alry, under command of Captain Winans, The Fifth Battery, Field Artillery, was statiored on the hillside and as the com- manding officer entered the reservation fired a salute of thirteen guns. Owing to the small number of men sta- tioned at the Presidio there was no re- view of troops. General Young was driv- en through the reservation and the needs of the post pointed out to him. He was accompanied on his tour of inspection b; his chief ald, Captain Howard, Fourteent| Infantry. ‘There are now no more volunteer troops in the service of Uncle Sam. The last of the regiments was mustered out yester- day. The Forty-third Infantry and a company of the Thirty-eighth Infantry were Bent out of the service with good discharges-and full pockets. The Crystal Hot Sea Baths. Tubs and swimmiing. ‘Best tonic for nervous and bodily exhanstion. Bay st., near Powell. * ———————— ‘When the wolf is at a man’'s door he isn't troubled with book agents. Perhaps there are | and it is not at this time material. The Barham strength, it 1s said, was brought to bear to block Browne's appointment as notary unless his Federal position was secured to the man seiected by the south- erners. How strong this pressure was may be judged from the favt that it was near about nine months after te resigned his Federal pl,e before Browne was com- missioned as notary public. The pres- sure of the men behind Browne proved too strong for the Governor at last, and the appointment was made. In the mean- time Browne, 1elying upon the promise that had been made to him, it is said, stepped out of the Federal service to take a more lucrative position with the real es- tate firm of H. Umbsen & Co., on Montgomery street. His place in the se- cret service is now filled by Harry Moffitt, a brother of Hon. Frank J. Moffitt of Oakland. Browne was commissioned as a notary only about one month ago, and he has been in the employ of Umbsen & Co. about ten months. * Mereover, he has g(\*e? perfect satisfaction in that employ- ment. Has Confidence in Browne. “Mr. Browne is in charge of our out-of- town business,” said G. H, Umbsen. “He has given complete and entire satisfaction in that position. Furthermore, he can hold it until he sees fit to leave us to better himself. He can hold it as long as he wants to, or as long as he will favor us by doing so. I say this in the full knowl- edge of every transaction in Mr. Browne's ast life. I know all about the Moscow ank matter, and I know that Mr. Browne was in no degree culpable in that aflair. I know also that Mr. Browne resigned from the Federal service, and was not forced out, as Mr. Tarpey has charged. Mr. Browne came to me months before he resigned and wanted to engage himself as my - business associate. He was a man who could make more money than he was getting from the Government. I did re- ceive a letter from Mr. Tarpey, but I did not show it to Mr. Browne, and never even told him about it. I did not want to insult him. The best answer I could give to that letter was to retain him in my em- ploy. He is with me, and, as I said be- fore, will stay with me at his pleasure.” In'the meantime it is known that the Tarpey letter has caused the Governor a very considerable degree of disquiet, and while Mr. Browne is undoubtedly a man who has many very warm friends, it is probable that the end of the story is not yet written. JULY 6, 1901. UNRAVELING THE HISLOP fSTERY Detectives Hope to Soon Make an Important Arrest. Now on Track of a Burglar Said to Have Killed the- Unfortunate Boy. Suspect to Be Taken Into Custody When Chain of Evidence Is Complete. —_—— The awful murder of little “Robbie” Hislop s no longer a mystery. After weeks of hard work the police have finally succeeded :n locating the flend who killed the unfortunate boy. He is now under constant survelllance and will be arrested just as soon as-the chain of evidence against him is completed. Since the commission of the frightful crime Captain Séymour has had several of his men working diligently to find the murderer. The only tangible clew to the perpetrator was the ax which was used by the murderer and which was found in a vacant lot several hours after the crime was discovered. After having a house to house canvass made for an owner for the instrument of death, but without success, the police were about to give up In de- spalr, when they ran across a young man who saw the murderer leaving the house. The Murderer Recognized. The deteéctives who are working on the | case refuse to say who the witness is, but | they admit that he recognized the mur- derer as he started up the street. He called after him, but the fellow did not stop and was soon lost in the darkness. Notwithstanding the reticence of the police, it is known that the man who is now under surveillance is a hardened criminal, who has been arrested repeat- edly for various offenses. The motive | which prompted him to commit the brutal murder was burglary. He saw Mrs. His- | lop leave the house to join her husband, | who conducts a store only a few blocks from the scene of the crime, and conclud- ing that the residence was temporarily deserted he determined to enter it in the hope of securing rich booty. After unlocking the door with a skele- ton key he went upstairs and started to ransack the house. Faillng to find any- thing of value in several of the rooms, he entered the one occupled by young Hislop, when suddenly the boy awoke and pre- sumably recognized him. TFearing expo- sure and a consequent term in State's priscn, he used the ax with deadly effect on the helpless boy. As far as the Hislops know, the desper- ate fellow secured only a gold pin, which he found in a bureau drawer. | Searching for Evidence. Every effort is being made by the police | to find the pin. The various pawn shops | and second-hand stores have ' been | searched for it, but without sueccess. Un- | til he becomes thoroughly satisfied that the pin is hopelessly lost Captain Sey- mour intends to continue the search for it. | Who the man is they have under sur-| veillance the police refuse to say. They, however, admit that they are satisfied | that he is the right man, but for the pres- ent time, presumably on account of wait- ing to get additional evidence against him, they have decided not to immediately throw him in jail. Detective Tom Gibson, who has charge of the case, thinks that he will have enough evidence against the fellow to warrant him in placing him un- der arrest the early part of next week. Swallowed Carbolic Acid. Nellie Lenhart of 847 Howard street at- tempted to end her life last night by swallowing carbolic acid. She was taken to the Emergency Hospital and success- fully treated. e woman was despon ent over family troubles. fine corsets and underwear. how it happened. $1.50 Women’s Waists for 89c. The proper frame for & J;rottv fg- ure. Made of White Indla Linen, trimmed with triple rows of fine Lawn Embroidered Insertion. Thirty- two tucks, front and back. New - Eleeves. $1.75 Linen Waists for 98c. ‘White India Linen Walsts, with all over Arablan Lace. A new effect that 1s all the rage. $1.50 French Chambray Waists 97c. ‘When these go we’'ll des ir. Noth- ing could bo lovelier. Finest French Chambray. - Front, back and sleeves hemstitched and tucked. Your cholce in solld reds, blues, pinks and tans, * $1 Percale Wrappers for 69c. Good Percale, deeply flounced Bre- telles; Collar and Cuffs trimmed with brald. An extraordinary value for the money. $2 Best Percale Wrappers $1.19 They have that graceful, stylish ap- pearance g0 much sought for, Trim- med effectively with fine Linen Laces. $3 Fancv Dimity Wrappers $1 39 ’v:l':'u mell all that are left of thess retty wrappers to-: al s spec! price—$1.39!1 iy 31 Summer Overskirts for 89c. Made of the best Covert Cloth. Very “‘smart’ in effect. $1 Duck Overskirts for 59c. Laturd Casualties The dead and wounded in the list of high prices to-day Include many of our prettiest things in waists, wrappers, overskirts and hoslery, as well & It is sad to see these beautiful, serviceable and popular garments cut down in price, but we have the satisfaction of know- ing that they will go into the best of hands—those ot our customers whe appreciate excellent values when they get them. Bolid colored in Navy Blue, Black, ‘White and other pretty shades. Trim- med with braid, A tasty, well-made, stylish garment. OPEN TO-NIGHT MARKS BROS 1212-1214 Markel” S ay’s Read this list and marvel 75¢ Grass Linen Overskirts 39¢c Trimmed with brald. Just the thing for summer days. 35c Hermsdorf Black Hose 21c ‘Women's Plain, Richelleu Ribbed, | against the vessel's side. of ex¥d. who'll be money. Pretty percale wrappers with fancy brald—colors are light 95c—Flounced Wrappers Of exera good percale, pleated backs, loose fronts, ruffles over the shoulders and braid about the yoke and_collar; around bottom Is a _stylish flounce; choose from light and dark colors—34 to 44, Dretty Veil At 5 have chenil yard. and navy—2c yard. and well made. the drug counter. last will be 7c each. are on sale here- ed. Let everybody get one. unmounted, 5c and fe. me]lfl'ifllé ‘nary - proportiony I¢’s the only kind we do hold. The quantities are so big, the prices so low and the goodness of the garments so much above the average, there isn’t a woman who comes but what she’ll get We wouldn’t be doing such an uncommon wrap- per business if the values weren’t uncommon. Maybe you can’'t come to-day—come to-morrow. 75:—Braid Trimmed. loose fromts, tight-fitting backs—yoke set off with and dark—34 to #4—Tsc. The new things keep coming in every week. ¥ ard are—Fancy and plain black meshes, with and without dots; some it l‘{a and velvet and some have silk embroidered dots; fancy black Lonm- don meshes with clusters of chenille dots, also fancy white meshes dots: brown and white and blue and white complexion veilings; plain chiffen in black and white, dotted in black, white, black on white and white on black, 50c At 25¢ vard are—New meshes in black tuxedo veilings, in plain and dotted; also black Brussels net and dotted chiffons and grenadines, in white, black, brown ‘Horn Canbs .o f- There are several hundred of them in light colors, heavy They haven’t a fault but to incite trade at We have lowered the price more than half. They are 7% inches long, and from now on while they l'flWOI' lb Lt’&,é[lt’ oificmlrlfl gs 4 ——— Two sizes (16x27 and 12x20 inches), 7c and 10¢. They are in colors, with the so- clety’s emblem worked in center. To give it a touch of California the committee has put the bear on one end and the golden poppy on the other. They are mount- Leaguers as a body may be supplied in lots of a hundred, mounted, éc and 7c; surprised at for her $1.45—Embroidery Trimmed Percales in red, blue and black grounds, figured shoulders and yoke trimmed with ., which ars finished with embroid ery edge; the sleeves are the loose Bis! backs are pleated; around bot- tom is a deep flounce—34 to #. 195 2T 50° Chiefest of them— with black in Alameda, was brought to the Emer- gency Hospital last night suffering from a crushed thigh, caused by being caught | between a sling-load of lumber and the | side of the vessel on which he was work- | ing. That he was not killed outright was due to the herolsm displayed by John Burr, foreman of’the lumber company unloading the vessel. Paulson was at work on the side of the schooner Rainier at the foot of Third street. A slingful of heavy timbers be- ing hoisted over the side of the schooner swung suddenly and jammed him up He hung there helplessly, unable to clear himself and suffering greatly from the jam. John Burr, who was standing by directing the work, with rare presence of mind jumped on the hanging timbers and shoved them away from the shipwright. Paulson as soon as released dropped into the water and would have been drowned had not Burr foreseen the danger and jumped into the bay after the sinking man. Burr struck the water almost as soon as the in- jured man. A rope was thrown to him, hich he grasped and held until the mea CLARA BELL BROWN TALKS ABOUT WOMEN’S RIGHTS Famous Lecturer Thinks Voting Franchise for the Ladies Means Calamity. Clara Bell Brown, the famous anti-wo- man suffragist, entertained a fair sized audience at Sherman & Clay’s Hall last night with her most successful lecture, entitled “*“Woman's Love, not Woman's Vote.” She is an interesting talker and is thoroughly familiar with her subject. She spoke of the stand taken by some women on the property rights question and of the works of many wealthy wo- men. She sald the “mothers of Washing- ton, Grant, Lincoln and other famous men were worth 10,000 Helen Goulds.” She spoke feelingly of the mothers of the country’s soldiers, and said the moth- ers fought for the country by giving their sons as soldiers. Woman, she claimed, had no right to aspire to the voting fran- chise. She saw only calamity in the suc- cess of the woman's rights question, and said the -women who worked for the suc- cess of the measure were not representa- tive women. ‘‘There are thousands of in- tellectual women,” said she, “who do not went to vote’” ————————— Collins Is a Free Man. The case of Matthew Collins, special policeman, who was charged with burg- lary, is practically at an end and Collins Hermsdorf Black Hose. 25c Black Hose for 15c. ‘Women's Black Hose, Plain or Richelieu Ribbed. Time given to such bargains s mostly saved. 25c Children’s Hose for 15¢c. Heavy or Fine Ribbed Hose. Sizes 5 to 9%. Goods that look well and wear well, Corsets! Corsets! Saturday is always our Corset Day. People know they can get lowest prices on Corsets to-day. . t's why we sell s0o many, and its because we sell 50 many that we can sell so cheaply. Here's what we of .50 corsets G 1.00 corsets for.... 1.2 corsets for..... Women’s Muslin Underwear. This is what we can do for you to- day in the best Muslin and Cambric Underwear, well sewed, and trimmed with fine ' embrolderies, laces and hemstitchings: $ .65 night gowns for. .8 .39 1.00 night gowns for.., ;!s! .35 hemstitched drawers... 19 *39 drawers. .50 drawers. 35 % arawes 48 TILL 11 O'CLOCK. is & free man. When the case was called yesterday none of the witnesses who were ordered to be in attendance nor the attor- neys were present except Morse’s patrol- man, show! :‘f that they considered the matter closed. The Judge again_asked Captain Beymour to get Detective McMa- hon to swear to a new complaint, but the captain refused and said it was “up to Bler,” who had sworn to _the original complaint. The captain, however, In- structed McMahon to bring Collins in and let the court deal with him. — e ' Beverely Beaten by a Servant. Mrs. Dora Marshall, 8 Gough street, swore to complaints in Judge Conlan’s court yesterday for the arrest of a vant, May McCarthy, and Cyrus Fitzpat- rick, a friend of Miss McCarthy, on a charge of battery. Mrs. Marshall said that Miss McCarthy swallowed a dose of carbolic acid about two weeks ago and she saved her life. Thursday ‘Fitzpatrick called at the house to see M}:“ cggeréhyh and ;‘vlthgu}] ._gy i rs. Marshal Both afme apd held her twhile Miss Me. William Paulson, a shipwright resldlng, 1 t Coihy Peat hor severely on the head and face. She was at a loss to understand the cause of the assault. Go to Seattle To-Night. $33 first class round trip, including sleeper. 310 Safe Deposit building. Tel. . Main ———— e Services at St. Mary’s. Special services will be held in St. Mary’'s Church, California street, to-mor- row at the 11 o’clock mass. Father Thom- as McLaughlin, the celebrated singer and speaker, who is about-to leave ‘California to resume his duties in his parish in New York, will deliver the sermon. The music which has been arranged for service will be exceptionally fine. BRAVE DEED THAT RESULTS IN THE SAVING OF LIFE Foreman John Burr Heroically Rescues Shipwright William Paulson From Death. on the vessel pulled him and his almost unconscious burden out. Examination at he hospital showed that Paulson’s injury, while severe, was not serious. 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