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The morning call., 1893-12-22
STREET GRAB.
ACkersOn CheckmateS the
Railroad.
He Prevents a Spur Track Being
Built Turning From Market
Street Into Eddy.

Shortly before noon yesterday Superintend-
ent. Of Streets Ackerson was Informed that a
gang of men were engaged in tearing u Mar
ket street at the junction of Powell and EDDY.
An Investigation was made, and 1t was dlScoV-
cred that The Market-street Consolidated Rail-
way system had grabbed the street, with the
Idea OF maGfng a connection with the Eddy
street line The Eddy street line Is under
process OF construction, and is based upon a
franchise purchased from Eisner and others.
This line extends out EDDY street 10 DeVlsa-
dero, aDd oui to the PARK, and passes over just
five blocks of the Metropolitan line The OBJ
lect of The Market-street Company was TO make
connection with the Eddy eel line from It's
Market street system. To do this Superintend-
ent OF Construction Henry Lynch started In 10
make connection by means OF curve spur
passing IRON the Market-street lines iut o
Eddy street.
About three-quarters of the curve connection
had been built when Superintendent Ackerson
learned OF what was being done. He knew he
had given no permission for the tearing up of
that portion OF Market street, ana started i'm.
medialely TO Investigate. On examining tie
various franchises, he could find no warrant
for the Market-street Company grabbing that
portion of the city'S streets. The object seemed
10 be 10 knock out the Metropolitan electric
road. When superintendent Ackersoa arrived
on the sceue he ordered The men TO stop work,
but his authority was Ignored. he communi-
Gated with Captain Short, and soon had several
uolicr men to assist him The gang of laborers
reluctantly quit work when ordered TO do SO.
Superintendent AckefsOn then ordered all OF
the new tracks laid 10 be torn up. and gave In
srructions TO the officers TO arrest the first man
who would attempt to relay them.
sIhis is Tue greatest outrage ever heard OF, I"
The morning call., 1893-12-22
STILL A MYSTERY.
No CIeW to MeussdOrffer'S
ASsailant.
The Police to Be Granted an Inter-
view With Him TO-r1Orrow-Mrs.
ChaSe's Statement.

The police have not yet been permitted TO see
Oscar E. Meussdorfer, and, until they do so,
will have to grope practically In the dark for
his mu rderous assailant.
Captain Lees said last night that be had been
notified that he could have an audience to-
ID orrow with the young man, but not before.
1t is expected that he may be able TO throw
some light on the apparent mystery, and the
Impression is gaming ground that he could, II
he felt so disposed, give clew that would lead
to the arrest Of the man with the butchers $
knife.
Detective Cody was working on the case yes
terday, but said last night that he had no
definite information TO impart. He had con-
yersed with some residents in the vicinity of
the fight, but nothing much could be CLEANED
Mrs. Saran Chase. 42O McAllister street, in
front of whose house The horse was hitched to
a telegraph pole, made The following statement
TO him yesterday:
''The horse aud buggy were standing and the
horse was hltchFd TO the telegraph pole In front
OF nv door, 420 McAllister street. The first
time saw 1t standing there was $40 P. NJ.
ana when the fight took place 1t was 1915
P. NJ. l saw no one around anywhere who
went near the buggy, but saw people passing
up and down the street.
II was waiting for my niece all that time and
that Is why was not IN bed. She came In at
1910 p. NJ. and ! went TO the window to pull
down the curtain. looked out OF the window
and saw the men fighting. When L raised the
window one OF them ran and caught hold Of
tue hltchiug-strap and jumped into the buggy
and drove OF on the run.
"Then Meussdorffer screamed and ran after
him. 10 did not use any vulgar language nor
speak, but just screamed.
81 saw the hat on the sidewalk. A man came
along and picked 1t up, but laid 1t down again
and went away.
"The man who jumped into the buggy was
the smaller of the two men. BE might be
heavier, but not so tall. He had dark clothes
on. 1t was a bay horse and fonr-wheeled
buggy, dark color.
There were nice-looking men passing each
way all the evening""
Miss Belle Neal, niece Of Mrs. Chase. cor
robOrated her aunps statement as to seeing the
men nghting ard their appearance. She had
reached homo about five minutes before it
happened.
Whit leads to the suspicion that the wounded
young man could give a clew TO his assailant
has arisen from the statement OF Mrs. Chase as
to the horse and buggy standing In front of her
house for over half au hour
on the night of the assault Mrs. Meussdorffer
stated that her son had told her the man In the
buggy followed him from Larkin street and
jumped out when he had reached about the
middle of the block. This is entirely at vari.
ance with Mrs. Chase's statement.
The morning call., 1893-12-22
THE DAY HOMES.
Sisters of Holy Family
Give Clothing.
The ChiIdren's Hospital Appeal Re-
spOnded To-An Entertainment
at St. Peters College.
"It is so pleasant to make little children

cit is so pleasant to make little children
happy"
1 his remark was made by one of the gentle
Sistes OF the Holy Family, as she looked with
pleased eyes at the great array of warm gar
ments that yesterday gave one of the large apart
ments in the new convent at the corner OF
Hayes and Fillmore streets the appearance of
wholesale clothing establishment.
1t was the Christmas tree festival for the
children of the ST. Francis Day Home on
Powell street, and the Sacred Heart Day Home.
The little ones had been brought from their re-
spectlve schools 10 the children's hall at the
convent to make merry, receive toys and be
clothed from head to foot in those coZy, warm
garments on which kindly friends had been
working for mouths past.
The children's spacious hall was decorated
beautifully, and over 800 children went through
an excellent programme. 10 the no small de-
light or their numerous friends. All the exer-
cises were pretty, and the singing so good that
IL seems almost invidOus TO single out any
number as being especially attractive. Indeed.
the performance of all the fourteen numbers on
the programme reflected great credit on the
sisters teaching.
The appearance OF Santa Claus was hailed by
the children with unbOuDded delight. particu-
lary as it was the signal for The distribution of
dolls, trumpets and candy.
The morning call., 1893-12-22
THE OLYMPIC CLUB.
An Indoor Entertainment That Was
Witnessed by MANY People.

The gymnasium OF the Olympic Club was
crowded with ladies and gentlemen last even
1ng who had gathered to witness an excellent
athletic entertainment that was arranged for
ladies night The events were very interest
ing, and proved what the Olympic Club can do
In the way of educating its members TO a high
standard OF athletic culture.
The following excellent programme of events
was carried out to the great satisfaction of the
members and invited guests, viz: Leaps by
members OF the club. exhibition of rings by T.
n. Vail and f. Barr, single trapeze act by Mas
ter w. n. HOgg, club swinging by Paul Bern
hard, triple horizontal bar by j. Stack, r.
Leandro and b. B0gner. acroDatc brothers act
by A. and l.. LanSburgn, pyramid ladders by
A. kelter. 4. Stack, A. /. McKinnon, I. C.
Brickel, Z. Krelng. S. Vieini, S. Holiness ].
Bernhard aud Master w. n. HOgg, slack wire
exhibtlon by NJ. l.. Espnosa, fancy bicycle
riding by Professor Ordway, broad sword fenc-
ing by r. Frey aud Charles Hnlme. combat by
Professors l.. Tronchet and Emilio LaStreto,
return trapeZe act by c. I. Morel and E.
Stack, parallel bars by q. G. Rouse, A. Hof-
man, A. kelter, L. Barr, c. j. SchuSter and j.
nj. Brewer. perch act by Professor G.. G. Miehl-
Ing. the most powerful man on earth. and w.
HOgg, boxing by +. Gilbert and +. Carter and
y. Z. Haslett and j. Il. Fritschi, wrestling by
+. g. Phillips and q. Eckbardt, A. i" liter and
Q. KrenDg. ID. S. Mcleod aud q. Eckhardt.
The entertainment concluded with a grand eX-
hibition Of tumbling by the celebrated acrobats
who have astOnished athletes by their remark
able feats during their engagement at the
Orpheum Theater.
The morning call., 1893-12-22
COURSING.
The San Francisco Clubs Meeting
at Newark Park.

A large crowd Of courslng men met at the
rooms of the San Francisco Coursing Club on
Market street last evening TO receive nomiua-
tions for sundays meeting at Newark Park.
Twenty-fouf dogs were nominated at So each,
aud the drawing was as follows:
T. j. Crouin's Dotty Dlmple VS.. J. Dowling's
Chief Of the Valley; NJ. Tiernan's Glen FarrOn
VS.. T. Cooneys Queen Bess; J. Cranston's $
WhIp VS.. James Shannon's Native Son; X. +.
de B. LopeZ's Wasatch VS.. j. j. Edmonds'
Pride of the Park; NJ. Tiernan's Olympic vs..
j. CranstoD's Marvellous; NJ. Tiernan's Mary
Ann VS.. j. Dowllng's and McCormack's Rustic
Maid; J. Dowltng's and M'Cormack's white
Ruth VS. T. J. Cronin's Jenny q ;
j. j. Edmonds' Vida Shaw VS.. j. Ii. Perigo's
Longfellow; S. A. Cummings White Cloud vs.
T. j. Cronin's Jack Dempsey; A. errilPs Red
Prince vs. p. Curtis Shortstop; J. Dowling's
Queen Of the Valley VS.. p. Ryan's Magpie; S. G..
PortePs County Boy VS.. NJ. Tiernan's Long
John.
second $50. third SIS; fourth. fifth and sixth
So each.
John Grace was elected Judge; Joseph Wren,
slipper; j. r. Dicksie slip steward: John
Eagan, }. j. Edmonds and M. Tiernan, field
stewards
for S32 so.
The morning call., 1893-12-22
TWO CONCERTS.
Promenade Musicale at the Art Insti-
tute-HawthOrne Entertainment.

Yesterdays concert drew the largest audi
ence to the Mark Hopkins Institute OF Art that
has assembled there since the opening of the
Loan Exhibition.
AS far as the music was concerned people lis.
tened to 1t while promenading from room 10
room and admiring and criticizing tho pictures.
The concert was an accompaniment to the
evenings amusement rather than the only at
traction. On this account there was but little
applause and not one encore.
Henry Strauss presided at the organ, giving q
varied selection of standard mum bers, the over.
ture to Weber's "Preciosa'' being the best
suited TO the players style and the capacity OF
the Instrument.
Mrs. j. Alva Watt, a meZzo-soprano, sang
several songs. The other singer Of the evening
was Mrs. Bermin gham whose voice was heard
to good advantage In the mansion, the acoustic
properties OF which are undeniaby good
Henry Heyman. the musical director of the
concert. played two violin solos, a romance by
Edmund Uhl and polonaise by Lauterbach.
The morning call., 1893-12-22

said Superintendent Ackerson subsequently
'Ihe attempt to pass from Market street int O
Eddy without any franchise was bold one, but
IL has been checked. l will arrest any man
who attempts to repeat the experiment or
course the object was 10 knock out the Metro.
pOlitan road and its park trade"
No further attempts were made by the COM
psny to continue the work. An ugly hole is
left in Market street, north OF the outside
streetcar track, menace 10 vehicles and prac-
tcaly blockading the highway on the north
side. The company put out red lantern at
dark and stationed a watchman all night 10
warn approaching teams. At midnight all was
quiet, but ii is thought the company will use the
first Sunday or holiday to make the connection.
The morning call., 1893-12-22
The Hawthorne Club.

The musicale given In Laurel Hall last even
ing for the benefit OF the Hawthorne Club piano
fund was in many respects above the average
OF amateur entertainments.
The overture to "Semiramide." which seems
to have become ubiquitous at San Francisco
concerts during the last two weeks. was played
as piano duet by Benjam Fabian and X.
Fletcher Tilton. Nine. de Witt Renfro sang
"Alla Stella Conidente" with violin obligato,
which proved scarcely so effective as the cello
one usually given, although the song pleased
the audience.
George McBride's fine bass voice was he ard
to great advantage iu The Atmorer's Song"
from Robin HOOD" HIS encore. Tell Me
How 10 Woo Thee" was sung with cOnsidera-
BILE taste. Angus; Thornton's barytone solo
was also well received.
Brahms ScherZO Op. A, was played In mas.
terly style by Abe Sundland. Alphonse Hirsch
gave either solo, Henry Larson played the
famous Paganinrs 'MOse" on a single q
string, which most viOlinists, great and small,
have at some time attempted. aud Y. A. Owens,
a tenor, sang Hervey's "Once."
The morning call., 1893-12-22

the minds of the attendants that she was zone
more unfortunate" and was utterly without
friends.
==Sbe was sipgularly reticent about herself.
On Wednesday, however, she dropped a re-
mark that she had sister in the city, but i'm.
medialelv afterward seemed vexed with her.
self at revealing that much.
Abont O'Clock yesterday morning she was
safely delivered OF triplets-twO girls and boy.
They weighed Az Az and 4 pounds re-
spectively. and are pretty and healthy babies.
The mother, who is consumptiye, Is very low,
of the children she was seized with bemorrhage
of the lungs and no one Is permitted TO see her.
What will become of the three helpless babes
should the mother die is a mystery. Probably
somr childess couple will he only too glad TO
2dODt Ilem
The morning call., 1893-12-22
THREE TINY TOTS
An Event at the County
Hospital.
The Triplets Doing Well, but the
Mother Is in a Very Low
Condition.

The advent OF three tiny strangers at the
City and County Hospital at an early hour yes
lerday morning caused the greatest excite.
ment among the nurses and internes. Dr..
Titus, the superintendent, was aroused from
his slumbers aud played All important role in
the interesting event.
On December l a woman about 80 years of
age, who gave the name OF Mrs. Charlotte
Hague, was admitted as patient TO the hos
pitaL Her address was not gwen and no ques-
tiOns were asked about her.
Since her admission no one has called at the
hospital TO see her, and suspicion dawned upon
The morning call., 1893-12-22

to behold the young man taking the cloth from
the altar Of st. Joseph. on the west side OF the
church. AT the same moment he observed that
the main altar and the altar OF the Blessed Vir-
gin had been stripped OF their coverings and
that the cloths were lying In heap on the floor.
The thief. caught in the act Of prOfaniDg the
sacred place. ran down the aisles toward the
entrance closely pursued by Wynne, who
caught him near the door and turned him over
to policeman.
The thief was taken TO the old City Prison
and booked for burglary. He said that his
name was j. A. Clarke; that he was 81 years
old, laborer and an American. He tried to
conceal bis face when he was piacec before the
sesgeanps desk, but was recognized by trusty
as the thief who stole an Overcoat from a band
master at the Presidio Clarke fatty refused
to say anything about himself. but skunk into
his cell and lay down upon a bench. just
where he could have sold the altar cloths Is
something the police would like to know.
PICTURESQUE CALIFORNIA" See next
The morning call., 1893-12-22
AFFAIRS PROFANED
A Burglar Caught in Old
St. Mary's.
Detected by an Attendant, Driven
Through the AisIes, Captured at
the Door-An Old Offender.

A young man, red-faced and shabbily dressed,
went into old ST. Mary's Church. at the corner
of California aud Dupont streets. yesterday
afternoon at 3 80 o'clock and seated himself In
a pew near the door. There were few worship
ers In the old cathedral. and he was not noticed
Half an hour after the young man enter ed
Charles Wynne, an attendant, passed from the
sacristy into the sanctuary, and was horrIfed
The morning call., 1893-12-22

ters' tools of Thomas Tasker. Chief of Police
Schaffer was witness for the defendant, but
he failed 10 appear. The attorney asked Judge
Hensbaw TO issue an attachment for the Chief
Chief appeared and teStlned. The case was not
concluded.
Got q License at Midnight.
AT midnight last evening County Clerk Crane
was reused out of bed and requested TO come at
once TO the Courthouse. He did so and was
Gaygan OF San francisco ana William j.
Tuoby. He did as requested ana gave the
couple absolulion for rousing him out at mid.
night.
City Lodgers.
The number of nightly dodgers at the police
station is on the increase. AS rule about
thirty unfortunates are accommodated at the
police station with lodgings each evening but
was the largest number that has been bedded
at the station this year.
New Officers.
The following are the newly elected officers
of the Oakland Benevolent Society: President,
M. L. HolcOmbe; vlce-president. Mrs. j. j..
ScOtchler; secretary, Mrs. FL. l.. Kelly: treas
urer, w. w. GaTthwaite; financial committee
II. Ii. Craig, John L. Bell, Mrs. W. G. TrIpp.
Paid "a Portion of the Claim.
The Supervisors of Fresno owe Smile Bros.
the contractors OF this city, S24, 800 on the
courthouse contract. Some lime ago, on the
advice of the District Attorney, Lhev declined
TO pay the amount According to a telegram
sidered their action and have paid SIT, 800.
Populists Active.
The Peoples Party Central Club of this city
has become subordinate club of The National
Peoples Party Club, recently formed In Wash
ington, ID. c. Permanent headquarters have
been engaged at 9 Park avenue, San Francisco,
opposite the City II all. committee has been
appointed 10 furnish the rooms.
The morning call., 1893-12-22
Beacon's Officers.
ALAMEDA.

Frank Bradford has been chosen cashier of
the Enclnal Bank 10 the place made vacant by
the resignation OF John f. Ward.
Plum Pies.
Z. Harvey and James Brown were tried In
the Justices Court on Wednesday last for dis
tuTOlng the peace OF George Morris. When
Morris went 10 open the store on Park street
where be works he found the show window
smeared with plum pies. The court decided
that the evidence failed TO disclose who did tho
smearing.
For the Fair.
The Alameda Midwinter Fair committee has
thu. far collected 1914 for The fund, and the
members feel confident that they Will soon
swell the collections TO $1,000.
The morning call., 1893-12-22
BERKELEY.

Manager Denman Is corresponding with
southern clubs TO make arrangements for the
varsity eleven TO 60 south now that the Alumni
Association has guaranteed the team $500. In
case arrangements are made both Morse and
Hunt. who were unable 10 play Thanksgiving
day, will resume their Old places on the team.
Rivals for the Prize.
One of the Oakland Berkeley electric road
lines adopted some time ago the plan of giving
TO each passenger on It's line prize ticket, aud
the largest number OF collections of tickets
presented. AS a result different organizations
have taken to placing boxes up for the recep-
lion OF these tickets by their friends, aud there
is now quite a keen rivalry between three Or
ganiZations: the Fred Finch Orphanage of
Frutvale. 10 which a number of Berkeley peo
pie are interested, the Kings Daughters and
lhe Holmes Public Library.
Beacon's Officers.
Beacon Fire Company No. L of West Berke-
ley has elected: President, &. Franklin; vice.
president, J. j. Cary; financial secretary, n.
Davis; recording secretary, A. Lars-n; treas
urer, +. O'Brien; foreman, S. II. Borkhelm; as
sistant foreman, c. Franklin.
A Dining Association.
Some thirty students and professors have
drawn up articles forming university dining
association. After the holidays The regents
offer 10 open a restaurant In one OF the nni
verslty cottages Will be taken advantage of.
Funds for the Fair.
The first movement Of the town toward rails
Ing funds for the fair comes from West Berke
ley. where an entertainment Will be held souu
TO begin the nucleus around which il Is hoped
10 collect much more.
The morning call., 1893-12-22
Got Even With the LAWYER.


A sailor was q witness and the cross.ex-
amining lawyer said:
do you know the plaintiff or defend
aDt?"
Wtness-Naw; what's thati
Lawyer-Y ou don't know the meaning of
plaintiff and defendant?
Nav"
''And yet you would give testimony
against the plaintiff. The witness Is in
competent from ignorance. your Honor"
''A'vast heavin', shipmate. Stand
athwart ships and let me ask you a ques-
tioD."
go ahead"
what is abaft the binnacle?"
What has that 10 DO with the case? l
don't know"
"a pretty lawyer ye be. Any blooming
lubber ought to know that the compass is
abaft the binnaclr."
The morning call., 1893-12-22
The Fire Record.

Chemical engine 1 responded to a still alarm
yesterday morning. The fire was In the Japan
ese store 2121a Post street. Ii was caused by
defective fiue. The damage amounted to S25.
An oil stove exploded yesterday afternoon In
the window OF Osborne & Co.'s furnlture-srore,
761 Market street, and destroyed goods valued
al $50
The morning call., 1893-12-22
ChiIdren'S HoSpitaI.

The annual appeal of the Childrens Hospital
is meeting with warm response from the peo-
pie OF this city. Mrs. A. J. Pope has headed
the subscription list with $1,000, and although
no one else has given so munifcenty there have
been number of other donations varying from
$50 10 paper dolls.
The hospital was sorely In need OF this as
sistance, as durlng the last year the subScrip-
tions have fallen of while the number OF pa
tients has Increased. This is the fourth Christ
mas appeal which the board of managers has
made. and there has never been such urgent
need for it.
Among the donations received have been
flour, claret, fruit, toys. 'There Is one thing
though, that our kind friends have forgotten''
said one OF the lady managers TO a CALL re-
porter yesterday. Goal would be so accept
able. Ii is more expensive To cook dainteS for
The SICK than to prepare ordinary food" she
continued, ''aEd we are so hampered that we
find 1t very hard TO provide the fuel for so much
cooking"
There will not be a Christmas tree at the
ChildreD's Hospital this year. but the little
patients Will hang up their stockings and re-
ceive their presents from Santa Claus in the old
fashioned way. The reason for this is that 1t
has been found very unsatisfactory to attempt
10 take the manned, the halt and the sick little
inmates down TO a tree. The effort would only
have brought them added pain and suffering.
The morning call., 1893-12-22

Detro1t Free Press
The lady bad given the small boy an
apple and he had said nothing in recog-
nition.
what does little boy say when he
gets anything?" asked the lady insinuat-
ingly.
He hesitated a moment
''Some little boys" he said. says thank
you; some says much Obliged and some
just keeps thlnkin' how much better an
orange is than an apple"
The morning call., 1893-12-22

was caught last night by Officer George Nc.
Mahon walking out of the California hotel on
Montgomery avenue with a sack filled with
blankets on his shoulder. Mccullough was
booked at the old City Prison for petty larceny.
The morning call., 1893-12-22

Judge Trout has granted Louisa Clausen a
divorce from Charles Clausen on the ground
that Clausen is a convicted feloD. To the wife
is granted the custody OF their child.
The morning call., 1893-12-22

The Christmas stock Of meats offered to his
trade this year by j. III. McMenOny, stalls Z, 8
and California Market. is the choicest of
Stalled. Every pUt.ud of meet is slaughtered
under his personal supervision. including Down
mutton and spring lamb.