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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-10
TO A LlMEETABLE END.
4 Tacoma Nan Found Dying in a Den
Of Iiee.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct 9.-Chester Griesse-
mer, a real estate broker of Tacoma, Wash,
died to-day at the Philadelphia Hospital
from the supposed effects of opium poison
ing. The drug is supposed 70 have been ad-
ministered to him In low clearinghouse at
425 Spruce street, yesterday morning.
Griessemer has been stopping at one of the
leadging hotels here for the past eight or
nine months. He told them at the hotel
that he was real estate broker in Tacoma.
and that his visit here was upon business
matters. He seemed always TO have plenty
OF money and made frequent trips 10 ada
cent cities.
According to the story told by himself at
the hospital before be died he came back
here on Friday morning from one of these
trips and landed at the Arch-street wharf.
He says he was met by two men and in
dueed to take cab and was taken TO the
house at AIS Spruce street, where he was
found dying last night by the police. That
he was not taken directly there, how
ever, is shown by the docket Of the police
magistrate. before whom he was fined on
Friday for refusing 10 pay cab fare Al
the time Of bis arrest for refusing % pay the
&C. hman he bad as a companion a we'll
known thief named Hugh MclDevitt AS
GriesSemer had no money at The time Of his
arrest be had 10 pawn his watch 10 pay his
HhC. 11b AS-A tilF ctdbluii-iuuSc dCGblupdii4tu
by McDevitt, and was then probably taken
TO the lOdgi ging-house.
Griessemer had no recollection Of what
took place there until Saturday morning.
de took breakfast that morning with Nc
Dewitt and his Mistress a woman named
Kate EbeFting. and another woman. After
breakfast he says they gave him something
10 drink, and be lost consciousness almost
Immediately afterWaTd, and remembered
nothing more until few minutes before IL
O'Clock last night, shortly before the police
came to the place.
He was taken to the hospital, where he
exhibited strong symptoms OF opium poison
ing, complicated by indications of deIirium
tremens.
After telling the story Griessemer be-
came delirIous. in which condition be re-
mained until be died this afternoon. When
taken to the hospital his overcoat was miss
ing He had no money, although he said
he had considerable when he arrived here
Two handbags he had with him had disap-
peared, and the only thing left was re-
volVer. McDeVitt and the Eberting woman
nave been held to await the Coroner's in
quest
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MoORE's STATEMENT.
He Is Outlaw Evans Friend and Doesn't Care
Who Knows It.

He Is Outlaw Evans Friend and Doesn't Care
Who Knows It.
VIsALIA, Oct. 9.-Last Evening s. Clark
Moore, who has been frequently mentioned
OF tate In connection with the outlaws
Evans and Sontag, called at the Delta Office
and made the following statement:
Many misstatements, some of them very
damaging ones have been made about me
IN the newspapers recently, and desire to
be set right concerning the most important
Of them.
1T Is untrue that September 8 (Admission
day was in VisaIia and had an interview
with Mrs. Evans. / arrived in Visalia about
9 p. NJ and left about IL p. NJ. / was not at
Mrs. Evans house. did not see Mrs. Evans
and did not deliver any message to her or to
any one TO give to her.
Il was not at Jim Young's house at the
time Wilson and McGinnis were killed;
was at j. w. Coffee's place, about two miles
from there. At the same time there were
present there John Coffee, Albert Austin,
Clay Austin. E. l.. Hollingshead and Will
Parker. We had met Jim Young on the
trail going home and later he returned to
Coffee's. stating that he had got near home
and heard shooting at his place.
"On the night Of September 13, after the
fight at Young's. / did not go to Sequoia
mills for liquor. and hays not been there
since about March, 1891.
Il have not worn Evans shoes or any
shoes to throw the officers off the track, and
have never travelled over the trails except
when had business.
"OD September IL l was not taken by
Sheriff Hensley's posse from Coffee's place
to jim Young's. | was not at any time in
custody of Sheriff Henslev or anv other Off
Ger or person, and was not forcibly detained
anywhere by any one.
II am not and never was mining part
ner of Chris Evans. but he has worked for
me. he has fisiiIie ahent-a mile and a balf
from mine. | have known Evans several
years. | knew him TO be hard worker
and believed him to be honest. / am
friend of Chris Evans, and l don't care who
knows il"
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persons unfortunate enough TO be in tha
vicinity against the starbnard side.
The pilot-house and officers quarters or
the hurricane deck were partially lifted up
and tilted over
Four people were killed and twenty
wounded. The first thought at sight of the
wreck is one Of astonshment that any one
in that part of the vessel escaped alive.
Many were literally within An inch OF death
and had to be helped from the perilous
position in which they were pinioned by
debris.
Had the collision occurred at night when
the people were in their beds the slaughter
might have been frgbtful
After the collision the vessels stuck fast
and as soon as the safety of all passengers
ON board the Premier was assured and the
wounded and dead removed to the
Willamette the latter vessel was pushed
over to the beach in Mutiny Bay on
WILDLY Island, half mile south of Bush
Point.
No panic occurred OH board the Premier.
Even the ladies' took the matter coolly and
all passengers who were able to do so
scram mbled over the prov OF the Willamette,
and together with the Injured were care
fully attended to by Steward Brown.
Besides those taken to Seattle on the tug
Goliah, which brought the first news of the
collision. 1t was said that several more were
Imprisoned In the wreck and that one had
Doen drowned. Careful inquiry among the
crews fails t. corroborate the story of per-
son ON the Willamette that he saw man
iaIi overheard and sink.
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NO LONGER A SKEPTIC.
Why Oscar Troeber Now Believes in
Mesmerism.

Why Oscar Troeber Now Believes in
Mesmerism.
Pedestrians In the vicinity of Union
square witnessed an interesting exhibition
of hypnotic power yesterday morning when
DR.. V. j. Stearns had a susceptible subject.
Oscar Troeber was the unwilling cause OF
their mrth.
Treeber, who is we'll known in the vicn-
ity- of Fifth and Howard streets. frequently
scoffed at the idea that he could be either
mesmerized or hypn0tized.
In fact Oscar waxed wrottf-when any
body hinted that he could be controlled by
superior intellect.
His brain was inferior to no mans, and
he offered to bet his limited capital tnat he
could not be mesmerzed, and In emphatic
terms denounced mesmerism as fake.
V. j. Stearns heard of Troeber's remarks
and concluded to test his powers.
The bet was made and committee OF
Judges appointed to watch the result.
Shortly after o'clock yesterday morn
ing Troeber appeared at the physician S
office and announced with a confident smile
that he was ready for the nonsense to
begin.
1t did begin. but the nonsense was all
furnished by the skeptic.
Dr. Stearns soon had Troeber under con-
| maud.
The little party walked up Fifth street tG
Market. thence to Union square.
On the road TToeber climbed several
lampposts, and at the doctors command sal
on his perch, from where he attempted to
convince tile astonished spectators that he
was the best talking parrot in town.
He was next told to go 20 Union square
ami await the arrival of his controlling
spirit.
When the party arrived TIoeber was
found safely on bench eagerly watchin G
for them.
The doctor told Troeber that he was a
fine looking dog. patted him gently, aud the
subject didn't deny it.
He got down on all fours, and to the
amusement Of the large crowd that gath
hand affeetiOnately.
AT a word from the mesmerist he CON-
menced to eat the grass as if he had not
had meal in month.
At the urgent request of the gardener the
doctor told his subject that he had eaten
enough.
He next demanded a Highland fling for
the edlfcation of the crowd of small boys
present.
Another pass of the hands and Troeber
obediently started to climb the flagpole in
the center of the square. When the doctor
broke the spell Troeber gazed about va
cantly
As soon as he learned what antics he had
gone through he left preeiptately lamid the
laughter of the crowd, sadder, poorer and
wiser man.
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MORE PARTICULARS.
Inc eremier Was Her Way to Ia
Coma at tho Tina

me premier Was on Her Way to Ia
coma at tho Time.
PORTLAND, Oct. 9. - The steam vessel
willamette, which collded with the Cana
dian Pacific Navigation Company's passen-
ger steamer Premier yesterday afternoon
OH windy Island, near Port Townsend.
was laden with coal and was on her way
from Seattle to San Francisco.
Inc Premier was on her triweekly trip
from New Whatcom to Tacoma; two YES
seis, the above named and the Eastern
oregon, being engaged in the service of car
fyihP overland passengers from the Cana
uian faclhc Railroad terminus at Whatcom
TO up sound ports.
lhere were number of men In the Pre-
mler's cabin, one Of whom was killed, to-
gether with q boy. steward, who was in
tne saloon eating his dinner, was instantly
hiliou. Several other passengers were
Janlihed IN the debris. Some Of them
or less bruised.
Inc stem Of the Willamette was so deeply
lnioeuued into the Premier that passengers
scrambled over the broken woodwork and
onto the collier
Ladies were handed up first, followed by
tne wounded as fast as they could be re-
nnoveu. Men with broken limbs and both
men ana women with bleeding faces and
podies were helped up.
IL was soon seen to be impossible to draw
OIL the willamette without sinking the
tIIemIer, so Captain Anderson determined
10 Jorge ahead, driving before him the
steamer spiked on his bow
ne iorced her back on the beach and was
SO tgntiy wedged In that he could not back
OH without dragging the Premier with him.
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DISTINGUISHED VISITORS.
Brother and Two Nephews of tdlai Stew
ensOn at Sacramento.


enson at Sacramento.
SACRAMENTO, Oct. 9. - The Pullman
ear Cleopatra was pulled iuto the depot late
tonight bearing distinguished party from
Bloomington, H.. known as the Blooming
ton Hunting Club. The party has just
finished up an extended pleasure trip
throughout the Far West and Northwest.
Rumors have been afloat for several
days that Adlai Stevenson. the nominee
for Vice-Fresident on the Democratic
ticket, was with the party, but such is not
the case The rumor originated from the
fact that a brother of that distinguished
gentleman and two nephews are with the
pleasure-seekers. Only gentlemen are in
the party and they report having had a
splendid time since they left home having
met with receptions, banquets and pleasure
rides everywhere.
Those making up the party are: Dr. C.
y. Burke. A. 5. Eddy. Deane n. Funk, HI.
l.. Smith, Frank II. Funk, j. T. Glenn, j.
{. Stevenson, J. Deeraismes, j, r.
Stevenson, Line Funk. II. O. Wheeler,
Eugene ID. Funk, Rev. III. O. Hoffman. w.
ii. Creber. Isaac C.. Funk, c. T. Steven
son, h. &. Roush, Ell Butler. O. T. Reeves
Jr., A. G. Eddy and George Ewing
Tomorrow the party will leave by special
train for Folsom, where the prison and
other points OF interest will be visited. On
their return they will be taken in charge
by r. ID. STEPHENS, who viii tender them
banquet at his residence.
The party will leave for the East Monday
night,
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In a tule-bred pig, anyhow. and the speci-
mems upIoadej from the Silver Spring were
am eng the most cussed of their kind. The
pen was a makeshift affair, anyhow. and
the swine made break for liberty or DEATH
Drowning seemed to them decidedly prefer
able 10 bloOd-letting on generous scale.
There was wild rush, chorus OF
curses from the herdsmen, who bad not the
gentle, prophetic spirit Of Amos OF Iek0ahs
ard in twinkling five Of the pigs were
over the seawall and buffeting the waves
on a strong ebb tide.
Some OF them were swept as far down as
NJ eiggs wharf; others crawled on the rocks
ben cath the seawall. The boatmen went
out On cruise of speculative industry
with ropes and tackles galore.
When the pigs were recovered most Of
them were bleeding badly. One or two had
their ears almost torn eff from hasty lasso-
ing, and they painted and sighed like DUDE
In love for The first time: 1t was nearly
o'clock when the wagon drove away to ths
slaughter house. where the herdsmen
cease from troubling and the porkers are At
rest"
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Graphic Stories Of the Disaster Told
by the Captains.
one MORE BODY FOUND on THE WRECK.
Remarkable Premcnitions Of Danger Felt BY Cap.
laln Hansen and the Friends Of
One Of the Victims.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

PORT TOWNSEND, Oct 9.-One more vic.
tim oil yesterdays collision between the
steamer Premier and collier Willamette was
discovered to-day.
1t is that of William Richardson, con.
tractor living in Tacoma, but engaged in
building new Custom House at this place.
His body was found on the main deck,
1ammed under the gangplank against the
starboaId side of the vessel.
After the Premier was beached and had
put lines out on shore 1t was thought that
at high tide, with the aid of the tug Goliah.
the Willamette could pull away. but the
plates of the two vessels had become so
hooked that the combined efforts of the
Goliah and the tug Tacoma could not pull
them apart.
Her stem was free, but she was aground
amidships and fears were felt that her back
would Freak when the tide went out
Later in the day more successful effort
was made. The tugs Gcliah and Tacoma
pulled the ships apart and the Premier sank
to the bottom, the water coming up to the
main deck rail at half tide. The VILLAIN
ette was taken to Seattle by the tug Tacoma.
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DO NOT LIKE THE OD0R.
War Vessels Object to the CIay-stres
Landing.

War Vessels Object to the CIay-street
Landing.
There were probably 1900 visitors to the
French warshp Dubourdieu yesterday, and
there were two points Oh which they agreed
on unanimous verdict. First. that the now
aDtiquated wooden vessel which flies Ad-
miral Parrayou's flag is a beauty and a
model of discipline and comfort; secondly,
that the stencil arising from the great sewer
which has its outfall between Clay and
Washington street wharves is nuisance
beside which Chinatown rises to the dignity
Of sanitarium.
1T is abominable, disgusting. intolera-
ble," said polite Frenchman to CALL re-
porter Yesterday. II do not believe that
there is a city in the world but this where
1t would be permitted to exist for an hour"
While the gentleman spoke he held his
handkerchief TO his nose and pointed 10 the
solid matter from the sewer streaming cut
in to the bay and TO the periodical explo-
sions OF sewer gas that broke the surface OF
the stream with circular patches OF black,
fetid filth.
"H0w easy" he said "to carry that
sewer out TO the end OF the wbarves, so that
the sewage matter could mingle with the
tide"
The boatmen who have a float on the
spot for the accommodation OF visitors TO
warships in the stream between Clay-strest t
wharf and Goat Island are not only suffer-
ing in health from the constant in inhalation
of sewer gas but they find their trade slip
ping away. Nearly every visiting warship
now goes up to the middle grounds, off Fol-
som street. for the simple reason that the
officers and men object, as their guests OBJ
ject, to even a momentary wait at spot
where eyes and nose alike give testimony
to the outpourng of the sewage OF tie most
poDulous portion Of San Francisco.
1t is something more than mere casual
nuisance. too. Even at high tide there Is O
stencil. as low tide 1t becomes intolerable.
The Stockton steamers of both lines are
forced to tie up in the direct path Of this
fetid stream. The Tiburon ferry passen-
gers are constantly complaining of II. The
business men who are paying heavy taxes
for the privilege Of living opposite the fer
ries note falling off in their trade and sick
nssa IA shsir fa.niliss.
They are crying '-fYoidI EnoaEnf" az
want to know II the board of health has
gone to sleep since the cholera scare died
| out
The tugs Ethel and Marion, Skip, Etna
| and Governor StOneman took off crowds to
| the French cruiser. but in the light Of yes.
terday's bitter comments it may be Ions
| time before another war vessel anchor:
| abreast of the Clay-street landing.
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OFFERED AS SECURITY.
The President of San Domingo Hawking
Ahout the Ramains of Cnlnnn hn.

The President of San Domingo Hawking
About the Remains of Columbus.
CHICAGO. Oct 9.-The News Washington
special says: A queer story is told by one of
the Worlds Fair Commissioners who claims
TO have learned during recent visit to the
State Department that the remains of
Christopher Columbus have been offered to
the United States as security for S100, 900
loan at per cent interest. The offer was
made by President Heureaux of San Do
mingo.
The Commissioner states that although
the proposition was that the remains
should be taken in security for the loan,
il is the general belief about the State De-
partment that this was merely delicate
way of proposing an absolute sale. The
proposition was rejected, as the authorities
in Washington have no authority to make
such purchases or loans
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COMMENCING TO CELEBRATE.
The italian Colony Leads OF, as Is Most
Fitting.

Fitting.
New YORK, Oct g. - This evening
the Italian colony, under the auspices
of the Italian Minister, Baron Fava.
began the Columbian celebration at
Lenox Lyceum with a concert and dis
course by DIR. Luigi Reversi on Columbus.
Ali day long there was dense crowd on
Fifth avenue, Broadway and other impor-
tant streets viewing the decorations. Flags
and banners are streaming from every pole
along the march of the four big professions,
and Broadway is now kaleidoscope Of
changing cOlors, as all the large office
buildings aud hotels have been striving to
outdo each otneT in decorating.
A leading life Insurance company Is
trying for the first prize. Between 900
and 1000 incandeseent electric lights Will
cover The froEs "a the building 10 globes OF
red, wf1Tfe and blue. An electric star ten
feet high win surmount these decorations,
and beneath it the figures "1492-1o92' Will
appear in electric-light numbers. Besides
these illumnations the front and tIdes OF
the building will be covered With go
American flags of various sizes. and big
portrait Of Columbus framed in the ma
tiOnal c0lors and surnounted by the Ameri-
can eagle will hang On the front door.
In addition to the big stands at the City
Hall and In Union square, Madison square
and Washington Park. many smaller ones
have been put up. Tho seats on all the
stands will be free for the school and col
lege parade tomorrow. and with the excep-
ton Of a few hundred seats already sold
nothing else viii he reserved, and the
stands in Madison square, City Hall Park
End Union square will be free to women
and children.
Superintendent Byrnes has arranged to
f2se for crooks during the celebration. Or
ders were issued to-day to arrest all suspic-
ious characters and lock them up until the
celebration is over.
Tomorrow the secular order OF the cele-
bration will be opened with the school and
college parade, with over &c, 900 in line. The
parade has occupied the attention OF its
. promoters for weeks.
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Is not more sudden or unlooke,
than the attack of some malieIa i
disease which would not occur were
the blood in order. To impure
blood is due a great variety of lis
that make life burden.
al the year round, you may rely
upon DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery to purify the blood and
invigorate the system. It's not i
the sarsaparillas, that are said to 10
good for the blood In March, Apyil
and May. The Discovery" works
equally well at all times, and In all
cases of blood-taints, or humors, no
matter what their 1nnne or lasSui's.
It's the cheapest blood-purifer,
sold throydgh druggists, because you
only.'pay for the good you get.
Your money is returned If 1t
doesn't benefit or cure you.
Can you ask more?
els life worth hving?" "That
depsands on the koer." DIR. Pieroe's
Pellets >are the best Laosr fsas.
spas a, cod ~ CIR
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SMITTEN WITH A STONE.
Roo,biack's Attempt to Slay B'
fander.

A Roo,bIack,s Attempt to slay Bar
tender.
Joseph Bresneo. bootblack who has a
stond at Powell and Eddy streets, was ar
rested last night for assault to murder.
Bresneo is accused of striking Ramon
Basquez on the head with stone. Basquez
is bartender in Vallejo-street sa-
loon. which the bOotblsck visited
during the afternoon. The two men
quarreled, and ir is alleged that the boot
black, finding the bartender late In the
evening, smote him In the head
with a stone, infilcting lacerated
scalp wound. The injured man
was taken to the Receiving Hospital, and
Bresneo. who denies his guilt, was lock ed
up in the City Prison.
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on arriving here with thunder2us salutes
from the forts and from the Spanish ana
foreign men-of-war In the harbor. The
Queen Regent and party attended mass in
the Cathedral this morning and then en-
barked on the Conde Venadelo, which starts
for Huelva tomorrow morning. Tonight
the city and harbor are illuminated, present
ing brilliant spectacle.
HUELvA, Oct. "a grand banquet was
given this evening to the members Of the
Congress of Americanists. Speeches were
made expressive of the cordiality and friend
ship existing between the two nations.
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A Fine wistaria.
New York sun.

Even Central Park has scarcely finer wig
tarias than one that hourishes on the wes
side, in Horati0 street, near Fourth. Il
gate to the stoop of an old fashioned three-
story house, and, with the aid of young5l
vines OF the same sort, covers two-thirds ol
the house front. The main stem of the vine
is quite six inches in diameter at the groun,t
and its branches Look like long, stout cable
as they reach for yards along their support-
ing nrbor.
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A Valuable Giobe,s
New York sun.

One OF the most significant curios in New
York is opper globe in the Len0x Library.
II is only 4 "a inches in diameter, but 1t il
believed to be the earliest globe to lay down
the new discoveries by Columbus. 1t dates
back TO the first decade OF the sixteenth ee "a.
tury. The little it shows of this hemisphers
is mostly wrong. and the few names
would be recognized only by experts IN
matters geographical, but the globe is rightly
esteemed one of the chief treasures Of 9
rare collection.
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AN ENGLISH THEoCRITUS.

Funeral Grafton ovsr the Remains Ct the
Late Laureate.
LONDON, Oct. 9.-The Prince CT Wales
will represent the Queen at the funeral of
Tennyson. According to promise the Lord
Bishop of Winchester preached the funeral
sermon in Haslemere Church to-day. He
referred to the dead laureate In euloglstie
and feeling terms. In the course of mis-
sermon the BIshop said 81 would call the
deceased poet an English 1heocrius rather
than an individual. His completeness
seems TO me to far surpass that of Words
worth, and TO almost match that of Shake
speTe. He was as strong as Byron without
any of Byron's cynical and arrogant dis
dain"