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The morning call., 1893-08-13
A CURIOUS WILL.
Florence McCarty His
Own Lawyer.
His Illiterate but Quaint Breathing
of Love and Affection for His
Relatives.

The following literary composition was
filed with the County Clerk yesterday,
purporting to be the last will and testa-
ment of Florence McCarty, deceased:
APRIL 9th. 1892
San Francisco California this Is my last will
10 my Sister Ellen Donavan i well gev all the
money bout 1000 dollars that has got 10 the
fictious name thus A. Moon the Bank Clerk
want my name in full than rote 1t Albert Moon
the first amount put in don't remember I hav
made deposits senc and keped dat and amount
to sho in evidence that the BOOK belongs 70 me
hant taken the Book out OF the Bank and don't
intend to during my wife life time She don't
know anything bout II the only one knows
anything about it IS Brother Charles.
those ar som deposets ! hav mad Jan. 10.
1890, 175; July Is. 1890. 3 90, Jan. 20, 1891.
245. August IA 1891, 40. All of those
about me draw THAR notice to the A. Moon
with the dot over the A did. put it THAR on
THAR Book so as to show them that am the
right party
and to my Sisters Margaret Newell and Cath
crime Clough to them Both the money | may
hav In the Oakland Bank of Savings Equally
divided THAR Is 1000 deposited THAR now it is
deposeted on my rigth nam all this Civ TO My
Sisters for he Low and affection and for the
good Care you three has taken OF mother in
her old and febel yeaires And to my wife
South west Corner Of Brannan and Geneva st
where we are now living on for low and afec
ton that has for her the home Stead Is worth
about 1000 dollars All other lots Morges or
money in the union Savin bank will to NV
Brother Charles McCarty In case draw 1t out
of the union Saving. Bank and d.poset it 10
another Bank lie will Be inriteed to 1t and the
norge that l holds aganste hem shall Civ to
hem FLORENCE MCCARTY.
Henry Hartye Wilderness to signat.
DEAR sister Ellen ant telling we'll lately my
hart trubles me very much and my head about
months ago | had tho grip and liant ben we'll
sence a few days go had chill In the morn
ing at o'clock and lasted until twelve o'clock
noon about II o'clock taught would die right
then.
"Deair sister Ellen keep all of this dead
secret until after my life time don't want
living soul to know about 1t But you
Attached to this extraordinary docu-
ment is a business card, informing the
world that III. Hartje is dealer In gro
ceries and provisions and resides on Bran
nan street. At the back of this card is the
following in McCarty's handwriting:
This witness 10 my signature 10 this
bill of the date OF April q. 1892, has my
stor rented"
It appears that Florence McCartv, who
made his living as a contractor, died May
Is Of the present year. No will was found
among his papers, aud his widow on May
Is filed petition for letters Of administra-
ton over his estate, which is valued at
from $4,000 to $4,000. Letters were
granted TO the widow on Juno Is.
Since then the widow, on searching
afresh among the papers of the deceased,
came across the foregoing document,
which she fled yesterday for probate.
The morning call., 1893-08-13
AN EMINENT THIEF.

An accomplished robber, who has had
many successes. is disposed to take pride
in his knavsry and to boast of his exploits
The safecrarker, for instance. regards him.
self as a professional of distinction when
his services are needed to unlock vault
of which the combination arrangement has
been forgotten. This tendency to vaunt
nefarous deeds induces caution in accept
ing the confessions of criminals. If the
self-incrimi3 ations Of convict now under
going a term of Imprisonment in Belgium
are to be trusted number of famous rob-
berries are now cleared up. Adam Wirth,
in prison at LouvaiD, is said to be the thiei
Who purloined the portrait of the Duchess
of Devonshire, by Gainsborough. in 1876.
This celebrated work was bought at auc-
ton by Messrs. Agnew for S50.500, and
had been hung but a short time in their
London gallery when it was cut neatly out
of its frame and disappeared from that
day to this. a reward of $1,000 was
offered, but no tidings could be learned of
the treasure, and the utmost that fond
hope could indulge was that so remark
able a work, for the sake of not too prolific
grand art, had not been destroyed. Wirth
had the picture, but he might as well have
had the original Venus of Milo statue for
sale. Everywhere that picture was known
and its production would be tantamount
to arrest aud conviction. If the picture
can now be recovered much may be for
given. Wirth some time after this made a
coup which Melted him $500, 900. and he
began to cut figure in the world in a
grand house. Then he proceeded to show
his skill in America. He acknowledges a
train robbery between New York and
Buffalo. and was also knight of the road
in Canada. Returning to Europe he con-
fesses to bold pos.office robbery in Lon
don and to various train robberies on the
Continent. In one of these exploits he
was caught and convicted. The police
think him capable of doing all that he
declares he has done. but they did not
give him the brains for the Gainsborough
abstraction. It was after all short
sighted spoliation. The great price paid
had tempted him. but his market for such
a work was very limited and the risk OF
detection could not be faced. Upon re-
firing from thieving he might have hung
the portrait as copy in his dining-room
Critical friends would have dilated on the
superiority of the original and deplored it
as lost forever. and he would have been
able tn smile at the profundity Of their
The morning call., 1893-08-13
THE TRAMP PROBLEM.

The unique spectacle is afforded in the
United States of men who in lifetime
have accumulated many millions and Of
other men who have been industrious and
thrifty and have reached the decline of
activity without dollar to their names.
There are others who have gathered lit.
tie of this worlds goods, but not enough
TO carry them over a season of enforced
ldleness. When the willing worker can
not Ind work he goes In search of it. and
II his search is not successful he becomes
a tramp. In the August Forum there is
paper by Professor j. J. McCook which
SHOWS where tramps come from and what
Kino OF men they are. Out of 1349 Ameri-
can tramps he interviewed more than half
mad trades. employments or profession
"nlch required more or less skill, while al
per cent were unskilled laborers. Nine
out OF ten could read and write. Much
'he greater part were Of middle age or
uhder' only about third admitted that
,uoS haa been convicted Of unkenness.
~ Is estimated that in the whole country
tnere are $4,000 tramps no, essentially diff
ierent from those Interviewed.
The time will probah,v come when
moiS VIII be provided for tramps who will
- anu tramps who will n OF work will
We punished. The accumulation of wealth
~ W. ps neld responsible for the provision
- "olh ior all who are able to and willing
a 70 WORE We now tax property to support
paupefs, and 1t may be held that society
~ us collective capacity is under as much
ouAgation TO the willing worker as tn the
i iaIer or the pauper. There is a growing
- 80 also ehat the means to provide work
snai come from new sources. Under our
r. laws the very rich are supposed
DAY ~ pay the same ratio of taxation as
bowa ns Oh moderate means. As fact,
nav tava, 'he very rich do not probably
tas taxes on one-half of their possessions
"a way may be found in the form of tax
large n nranee and on the transfers of
lations naw to make large accamu-
works at uas w lor the maintenance Of public
for all. 'naii % provided
The morning call., 1893-08-13
GOSSIP OF THE HOTELS.

The Rev. DR.. S. 6. Mcfarland OF Bangkok,
Siam, came In yesterday on the Chinese
steamer, and Is h0stelried at the ccidental.
DR.. Mcfarland is an ex-miSsODary. who Is now
In the employ of the Siamese Government.
The French troubles at Slam had not come TO
much yet before he left, though the Menam
River was blockaded as far as Bangkok. lit is
case OF principle with the Siamese," says DIR.
Mcfarland. "FOr more than a hundred years
they have possessed the territory east OF the
MekOng River, which Is now claimed by the
French, who want to make the river the
boundary line between Siam and French
Cochin China. Their plans are to open up the
river to navigation so that they can tap the
rich northern provinces Siam is building a
new railroad now. and aside from her troubles
with France is prosperous and peaceful"
Another traveller from the Orient. who ar
rived on the City OF New York yesterday and is
now at the Occidental Hotel, Is Augustine
Heard. Uni ted States Minister 10 Korea. Mr..
Heard has sent In his resignation and does not
expect to return to Korea. He has been there
nearly tour years now aud his health is so poor
that he wants to go back to his native State Of
Massachusetts and stay there. The pearl fish
cries OF Korea are myth, says Mi. Heard.
From Toxic, Japan, on the same steamer
came Professor George William Knox and
family. Professor Knox is at the head of one
of the largest Institutions Of learning in Japan
When he leaves the Occidental Hotel he will 60
to Chicago. thence farther east on visit TO
relatives, to ultimately return to the land Of
chrysanthemums.
Captain Farine and Commander Charles
lessen are registered at The Palace HOTEL
They hail from the Cars regions. ana have
signed ST. Petersburg after their names. They
are going to ''dO" this part OF The world in
general within the next few months and the
Worlds Fair in particular.
A. c. Hamilton, brOther-in.laW OF Senator
Jones OF Nevada, is guest at the Palace Ho-
tel. His wife accompanies him. They have
just returned from the funeral OF the mother
OF the Senator at Santa Monica, and are on their
way to their home in Virginia City.
Kate GlllwOod and Belle GiwOOd, two
bright English girls from Southampton, are
guests at the Baldwin Hotel. They travel
alone and In this, II In no other respect, are
quite like American ladies.
VIII S. Green. than whom no other news
paper man in the State is better or more popu-
larly known, has again left his editorial duties
on the Colusa Sun aud is in the city at the
Grand Hotel.
Another newspaper proprietor who came to
town yesterday and Is now at the Grand Is j.
w. Ferguson OF the Fresno ExpositOr. He IL
"up on trip
The morning call., 1893-08-13

The two New York yachts and the two
belonging to Boston, which are to COM
pete for the honor Of racing Lord Dun
ravens Valkyrie in defense of the Ameri-
ca cup. have had poor trial of their
qualities and it is scarcely possible to de-
eide which should be chosen. The Colo
MIA has won, however. The Vigilant.
owned by New York syndicate, is IS
feet long on the water line, 26 feet beam
and IA feet draught She has an enormous
sail area and carries Is tons ballast. The
Colonia, also New York syndicate yacht,
is built OF steel. She is also 90 feet on the
water line, with "a feet beam and Is feet
inches draught. She carries 80 tons of
outside ballast on her keel. The two Bos-
ton boats are the Pilgrim. owned by a
syndicate, and the Jubilee, owned by Cen
eral Paine and his son. The Pilgrim is So
feet long on the water line, % feet beam,
feet draught of hull. II feet depth of flu
and % feet total draught. She is peculiar
in fin and csnterbOard. The ballast is 20
tons, and yet she spreads more canvas
than the Volunteer. The Jubilee has a fin
Keel and two centerb0ards, the keel going
down feet below the hull, which has 5
feet inches draught. She is 85 feet on
the water line and has % feet 6 inches
beam. Difference of construction renders
TaCIUR LuIS year Peculiarly IuteIcStlHX.
One Of the four will surely beat the
Navahoe.
There are various kinds Of great men in
the world. as may be inferred from COM
parison instituted by a correspondent of
the Westminster Gazette. who describes
two celebrities boarding the White Star
liner Teutonic. "One." he remarks. was
colossal negro, as black as they make
them-so black that his tall hat. as glossy
as If it were bridegroom 9, looked almost
pale beside his face. He wore frock-
coat. and seemed faultlsssly tailored. His
companion was q little man. with bright.
peering eyes and low voice. man who
by no means challenged attention. and did
done bigger things than the giant, who had
done very big things indeed. The little
man was Sir Benjamin Baker Forth
Bridge Baker-and he was on his way to
Chicago. where he is to spend two days
and open q congress af engineers. 1t
The morning call., 1893-08-13
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

Miss Constance Mackenzie. daughter OF
the late Dr. r. Shelton Mackenzie. is
director of the Public Kindergartens OF
Philadelphia.
DR.. st. George Mivart, whose specula-
tioDs upon the possibility OF happiness In
hell" have aroused so much interest in
scientific circles. is still in middle lie and
gives promise of further work
Jules Verne is Iaboring hard on the
product ton of new romance, which is
heralded to be Of startling interest. taking
the reader into Quite unknown regions
and treating of startling discoveries due to
scientific researches.
Dionysius I.atas. the Archbishop of
Zante. Greece. has been IN New ork Tor
some time and, accompanied Dy MS deacon
and secretary, Homer Beratis, has been
quietly seeing the sights. The Archbishop
has held his present Office In the Geek
church since 1884.
The most active member OF the Beecher
family now living is Rev. Ihomas Is.
Beecher. pastor of the Park church In Ell
mira. He is a tall, broad-shOnldered man.
60 years old, with plentiful brown beard.
now tinged with white. and Is 1ond OF
billiards. bowling and tricycllng.
Instead OF marrying the Princess Bor-
CHEESE, George Vanderbilt. who was nearly
drowned in his own bathing pool lately,
has bought Bar Harbor society paper.
and Is going to devote the summer to
literature of that kind that deals with MOTEL
registers and girls bathing suits.
Governor William Mckinley Jr.. OF
Ohio has determined to drop the "Jr."
from his name at the end OF his present
term of Office. He would have done so
Immediately after the death OF his father.
who had borne the same name, but it was
held by some that as he was elected as
William Mckinley Jr.." some complies
tons might follow change OF MS slgna-
ture.
Major Thomas Knox Holmes of London.
who has just died at the age Of IS. was no
mean celebrity. The king Of Cyclists a
title he well deserved. actually rode from
London to Brighton on his iron steed but
few months before his death. He had
made his record in other ways as well. He
enjoyed the personal friendship of George
~, and was chosen for seat In the first
1929
The morning call., 1893-08-13
THE MAIN QUESTION.

The lawyers Of the southern Pacific
Company engaged in the Oakland water
front case have been at considerable pains
to show that title came to the com pany
through Horace w. Carpenter. and that
Carpenter got title from various Oakland
City Councils. Having forged this chain
of evidence it would not seem amiss for
the Southern Pacific lawyers to proceed to
show that these various City Councils had
right to sell what they tried to sell.
When in the course of their studies on this
point they come across what is known as
the Chicago waterfront decision by the
Supreme Court will these Southern Pacific
lawyers please tell the public what they
propose to do with that decision?
The morning call., 1893-08-13
WORTH SAVING.

Its understood that a part of the ad-
ministration's programme is to issue $780,
DOC. 900 of gold bonds. 1t Is not pretended
that the Government is going into debt to
such extent that the issue Is needed to
meet current expenses, but it is intimated
that national banks need Understanding
bonds as a basis for new notes Precisely
why national banks should be allowed TO
draw two interests on their capital has
never been made apparent to the every
day mind. The Government has $685.
ooo.Ooo % its own notes in circulation. and
sne principle that allows tho issue Of one
The morning call., 1893-08-13
Another Bond Forfeited.

George Fehrenbach. convicted of grand
larceny and sentenced to San Quentin for
eight years on April IA. is thought to be
missing. for he has not been seen since he
was released from the penitentiary a few
days ago on a $4,000 bond approved by
Chief Justice Beatty pending an appeal
to the Supreme Court.
The bondsmen are George Schaffer, re-
siding at 1916 Sacramento street, and Levi
Schllline. merchant, who resides in Oak
land. 1t Is generally opined that the bond
will be forfeited on the calling of the case
in few days from now.
The morning call., 1893-08-13

CLEARINGHOUSE method when the payment
of check is inconvenient the bank upon
which it had been drawn gets the other
banks In the Clearing house Association
to issue a certificate which the person who
had drawn the check was required to
accept instead of currency. The expedlent
may be resorted to in cases Of an emer-
genoy. but as rule it should be avoided.
If the cd ia recognized as legitimate
banks might become careless about Keep
ing their cash in proper proportion TO
their liabilities.
The morning call., 1893-08-13
Union Pacific World,s Fair e xcursio,

Union Pacific Worlds Fair Excursions.
The Union Pacific win run Tourist Excursions
from Los Angeles every Monday and Wednesday,
day to the Worlds Fair at Chicago.
These excursions will be in charge of competent
managers who will accompany each excursion
through to Chicago, cars running through to chi
cago without change.
Sleeping-car accommodations from Los Angeles
or San Francisco to Chicago 81 per berth or
double that amount for section. diagrams are
now ready at the Los Angeles ohice' ]]S Soutn
Spring street, and l Montgomery s'reet' Sah
francisco. for reservations.
An letters or te,eorams for tickets promptly
answered giving full particulars In regard to the
excursions.
steamship tickets to and from all points in
Europe
For further information cali OF wlise y. r. herr
D. W. Hitchcock. general agent. l Montgomery
street, San francisco.
The morning call., 1893-08-13
PUBLICATION OFFICE:

5o5 Montgomery street, near Clay. open until II
o'clock P. BRANCH OFFICES: 10 Market
street, near Kearny. open until IL o'clock midnight
539 Hayes street, open until 80 o'clock sos Larki
street, open until 9:30oclock SW. corner S1teen.n
and Mission streets, open until 8 O'CLOCK; .oio
Mission street. open until oclock; ana LILO MILL
street, open until 8 80 o'clock.
The morning call., 1893-08-13
Sunday at Ell Campo.

A special programme has been prepared
by Professor Blum for the grand concert
to-day at E! Campo which embraces twelve
selections from popular operas. etc. Boats
leaye the Tiburon Ferry. foot of Market
street. at 10 80 A. NJ. and :45 P. NJ. and re-
turning leave Ell Campo at IL AS and P. M.
The morning call., 1893-08-13
Marasci Missing.

+. Marasci came to the city week ago
Yesterday from Kings City. Monterey
County. to engage help for hotel which
he had inst purchased in exchange for his
ranch. That day he engaged Otto Stein.
416 Harrison street. as one OF his employees,
but since then he has not been seen or
heard OF. He Is . man about 40 years Of
age. His friends reported his disappear
aGce to police Headquarters yesterday. ~
The morning call., 1893-08-13
TO THE WORLD

pr VISITORS TO THE WORLDS FAIR vii
find THE CALL on sale at the newsstands In the loi
lowing hotels: Palmer House. Auolrorluln Iiotel'
Rriggs, House flif.on House. Commercial House,
Gauit House Grand Pacific Hotel. sherman Rouse
Leland House, Northern Hotel, klche1eu i.o.ei'
fremont House, Virginia Hotel ana "eiiiiis 'oii
At WASHINGTON. D. C..-The Willard, Airing
ton Ebbitt and Shoreham Hotels.
The morning call., 1893-08-13
A NEW WAY OF PAYING nuprc

1t is said that the necessity for c,a.,,,
house certificates no longer exists WIZ
it is probable that the issue OF tb.sa uile
tificates carried banks over a crisis ,s SeI-
is too much of the Micawber method 80
debtpaying in the issue OF Clearing-hon =
certificates to be often resorted to. II
ordinary times when a check Is drawn
AGAINST deposits the bank has to paw the
cheeE Or close its doors, But under Til
The morning call., 1893-08-13
p,,,,,,.., Rock Island Excursions

Leave san Francisco every wednesday and Satur-
Th,ou,h Tourist sleeping cars to Chicago and Bos.
ton. Manager and porter accompany these excur-
sions through to Boston. For tickets, sleepng-car
.ccomm odations and further information address
CIINToS JONES, General Agent Rock Island Ry.
az Montuomery street. San Francisco.
The morning call., 1893-08-13
WEATHER PREDICTIONS.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,
WEATHER BUREAU.
SAN FRANCIsCo, August II, 1888.
Official Forecast for Twenty-fOur Hours
Ending Midnight Sunday.
san Francisco and vicinity - Fair weather;
warmer Sunday; westerly winds.
PRESLEY I. JENKINS.
Local Forecast Ofhcal in Charge
The morning call., 1893-08-13
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:

DAILY CALL Cncuding Sundays, $6 per year by
mail postpaid; Is cents per week. or 65 cents per
calendar month, through carriers. DAILY CALL,
five COPIES three months. Sc 25. SUNDAY CALL,
81 so per year postpaid. SUNDAY CALL and
WEEKLY CALL 80 so per year, postpaid. WEEKLY
CALL 81 per year, postpaid.
THE CALL cannot return rejected manuscripts,
nor will the editor enter into correspondence re-
speeding them.
The morning call., 1893-08-13

note allows the issue Of as many as may
be needed for currency. BY issuing notes
directly, the Government will save the In
terest on $500, 100000 at per cent, or
$4,000, 600 a year.
The morning call., 1893-08-13
On Prohibition.

The pastor of Howard Presbyterian
Church. Rev. Kenneth Duncan. will de-
liver an address on prohibition at Grand
Central Hall. corner Sixth and Market
streets, to- morrow evening,
The morning call., 1893-08-13
PROPOSES A COMPROMISE

PROPOSES A COMPRoMIsE-Gotr Wapp-
ner, the proprietor of the brewery at Napa,
whose plant was seized for having an Illicit
stu run IN connection with 1t. has offered 10
compromise with the Government by a pay
real estate and everything, Is worth about
SlO:ooo. His proposition will be duly consid-
cred
The morning call., 1893-08-13

Reduced Rates via Northern Pacific p.;Iroad.
Greatly reduced rates to the WORLDS Fair via
Shasta route and Northern Pacific Railroad.
partment. 638 Market street, San Francisco. !.
The morning call., 1893-08-13

If Call subscribers acho intend Tearing
the city aciU notify the business office OF
their change Of address the paper aoiN be
forwarded to them regularly.
The morning call., 1893-08-13
EEasrERN oFE1cE THE CALL.

so Potter building New York City, is provided with
files of California papers. Visitors welcome Ad-
yertising rates and sample copies furnished
F. X MISCH, Manager.
The morning call., 1893-08-13

j. F. CUTTERS OLD BoURBoN-This cole.
brated whisky for sale by all tirstcass druggists
and grOcers. Trademark-Star within shied :
The morning call., 1893-08-13
Midwinter Fair Subscriptions.

Inc committee of the Midwinter Fair has
decided on the plan Of publishing subscrip-
bon blank in the daily papers. which may be
nlleo 10 0y parties wishing to subscribe TO the
fund. This blank will be found In another col.
umn. and ell are earnestly requested TO assist
In the good work.
The morning call., 1893-08-13
THE DAILY MORNING CALL

FOR SALE AT
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Chicago ...........W w. B. SIZER, 1870 State street
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PALACE baths, 713 Filbert; warm sea water
Cures rheumatism, neuralgia, many ailments. =.
The morning call., 1893-08-13

The success which Hoods Sarsaparilla has had
In freeing childhood from affiictions caused by
impure blood, is really remarkable. Many a
mother has reason to be thankful for 1t.
The morning call., 1893-08-13

Go TO the Wigwam Theater next week and
see the great speciality show. All new Eastern
artists.
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NOTICE!
AUGUST. 1898.

Any Of our patrons acho fail to find THE
MORNING CALL for sale By trdinboys
acill confer a faror by notifying this office
Of the fact, naming the date and trGin.
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THE MORNING CALL

Has a larger Circulation than any
other newspaper published in San
Francisco
The morning call., 1893-08-13

.~,osrrRA Bitters. the wOrld-renowned South
Ar,ar,can appetizer. cures dyspepsia, etc. Dr. j. G.
r Sieoert sons. sole manufacturers.