New-York tribune., 1886-02-07
TOPICS IN LEADING CITIES
SAN FRANCISCO.
MILLIONAIRES' TRIBULATIONS - REMARK
ABLE ECOVERY-PERSONAL.
TDY TELEoRAPH TO THH TRIDUNE.1


SAN FRANCISCO. Feb 6.-The Sharon Will con
test one of the ofshoots Of the notorious divorce
case was ended this week by the admission OF the
will to probate Sarah Althea claimed that the
deed executed by Sharon giving all his property to
his nearest kindred ivalidated the Will Inc court
held otherwise and the will, which leaves per-
sonal property valued at only $3.50 was allowed 10
be probated. Francis A. Newland's son-ln-law
withdrew as executor. leaving Fred Sharon sole
executor of the great estate.
The executors have now ascertained pretty
definitely the condition of the Sharon estate. On
low and conservative estimate, it appears to
amount to about seven millions and a half, with
about two millions of Indebtedness. The estate,
therefore, nets to the heirs about $5,5C0,0OO. In
the loose talk of the newspapers, particularly at
the East, where they so often multiply California
fortunes by five. Senator Sharon has been often
talked of as worth $25.000,000. The shrinkage
from these fancy figures is, however, not much more
than would occur in the current estimates of sew
eral other California fortunes. 1t still remains
fact that the two largest single estates left TO heirs
on this coast were those of John ParrOtt, the noted
banker. and O'Bren, the partner of Flood In the
bonanzas Parrotts estate undoubtedly some
thing over $4,000, 900 aud UBrens about
$1,000 600 1t is understood that in tho valuation
of the Sharon estate the Palace Hotel is put down
at two millions and half, on which valuation it
is at present earning about three per cent.
When old millionaire Blythe died suddenly in
this city it was not known that lie left single
relative. He was pennrious, eccentric and lVed
with q young woman who was not his VIE HIS
death, however, brought heirs from all quarters OF
the globe and this week when notice was givon for
the formal appearance of all the heirs, no less than
40 claimants, includi ng two alleged WIDOWS and
one child OF Blythe appeared either in person or by
counsel The amount of perjury which will he com
mtted in the effort to get slices of the dead million
aires property is something startling to consider
living millionaire who is having hard time
lust now is Lucky" Baldwin. When he returned
to his Santa Ana rancho flushed with his successes on
the Eastern turf he found breach OF promise suit
almost ready for hearing. This was the case OF
Miss Louise Perkins, young woman OF nineteen,
who claims $500 900 damages Tor BalGwn's refusal
to fulfil compact of marriage with her. Her story
given the witness stand is that Baldwin fell
in love with her when she was sixteen, gave her
diamond ing wrote her amoGous letters. sent her
to school to finish her education. took her around
the State and stayed ut hotels with hef ann made
many promises of marriage. singular feature OF
her story is that she claims Badwins daughter;
who was about her own age, knew OF hcr proposed
marriage and approved it, Many OF the aiidavits
in the extremely niecent and for publish,
ing these Baldwin has become involved IN quarrel
with an editor in Los Angeles aud II Is not improb-
able that a shooting aitray may result. Baldwins
aided to educate her as he would have done his own
daughter.
The death Of Donald McLcnnan removos one Of
the pioneers in wool manufacture on this coast. io
established the Mission WOollen Mills IN lsel ana
six years ago started the Golden itate Woocn Mills
with Improved machinery. He made California
blankets famous bv sending pairs to Abraham LIN
coin and to Queen Victoria. lie was the first also
10 establish grading OF wool and wool securing III
this State. lie never speculated III stocks or
dabbled in politics.
remarkable case Of recovery from pistol-shot
wound has Just come TO light in this city. On
New-Year's Day fOur-year old boy was accidentally
shot by "A playmate. The 42-calihre ball went com
pletely through his body Just above the heart. lhe
little fellow walked home, not knowing lie was
shot. and complained that he had been hit with
stone. Examination showed the bullet had entered
the thoracic cavity and passed out of the back
through the left shOulder blade. The boy recovered
rapidly and i to-day playing IN the street. Had the
bnllet gone tho fraction OF an inch lower, death
would have been Immediate
The announcement that Louis r. Haggn was an
applicant for the Austrian mission cansed Hnrpflsc
here. The young is "a son OF j. Il. Haggin, "a
wealthy mining spcculator ana laudhodcr. aud ~
chiefly known locally for ecceutrclty ia drinking
champagne by the quart.
Major General Pope. who will he retired next
week. says that hc will probably travel IN Europe
and the East for about year and will then make
his home either in 81. Louis or Cincinnati.