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The morning call., 1894-07-23

no one but specialist could possibly be

no one but specialist could possibly be
expected to understand 1t.
1h5 propeller was to work by COM
pressed air. When possible the boat was
to be connected with windmill above the
surface of the water and when not posi-
bic air was to be manufactured down be-
low by means OF a process which was fully
modelled. For the better working of the
boat there were several diving machines.
including a submarine bicycle. Indeed
the inventor had gone so far as to provide
models of machinery for the discovery and
Opening up of submarine mines.
You see this boat will be liable to
accident" he explained. sit will go under
the ice and so reach the north pole, but t
may meet with obstacles such as icebergs.
To protect it | will have it covered with
iron springs. like the springs OF mat
tress."
At this point neighbours admiration
got the better of her and she exclaimed in
awe-struck tones: Isn't he wonderful?
Now, whoever else would have thought Of
using mattress springs like that?"
The old gentleman, however, was toe
deaf to hear and too much interested in his
inventions to heed admiring comments
He handled his models with a feyeriSh
eagerness and delight, as if they were
cherished children, and told all the mar
velous uses they were to be put to. What
ever the scientific value OF his subm arine
boat may be he certainly had shown ex-
traordinary ingenuity in devising all its
details and as much imagination as Jules
Verne in picturing possible adventures it
might meet with and providing against
every possible emergency that might arise.
TITS so hard to be poor," sighad TIE old
lady when her husband had finished ex-
planning his scheme for reaching the
North Pole. ''We have education and my
husband has great talent, but without
money his inventions are useless. The
world will never hear of them" Then
The morning call., 1894-07-23
BAFFLED BURGLARS.
An Unsuccessful Attempt at Robbery
at North Beach.

An Unsuccessful Attempt at Robbery
at North Beach.
James Graft and Michael Clancy were
walking along Greenwich street, between
Taylor and Mason, early yesterday morn
ing, and as they passed by the butcher
shop belonging to Louis Miller they
noticed that the door was open.
This being unusual, the suspicion. later
confirmed, presented itself that all was
not right, and not desiring to stop any.bul-
lets they ran to an adjacent grocer, who.
provided with a pistol, returned with
Clancy to watch the door while Graft went
in search for the proprietor of the estab-
lishm ent.
MIR. Miller was found at home just about
to retire and was soon brought to the scene
of discovery.
Upon entering traces were found of a
recent burglarious expedition, but for
tunately the robbers had secured nothing.
The marks of a chiSel were found in the
cash-drawer where it had been forced
open. but Miller had taken the money
home with him. The safe. too, had been
tempered with.
railing to get any money the burglars
decided to make shift with meat. but failed
in this, too. A shoulder of lamb and few
choice bits of beef were found upon the
floor near where they had been dropped.
The morning call., 1894-07-23
MORE DYNAMlTE.,
One of McKiIIiCan's Deputies Makes
an Alleged Find.

an Alleged Find.
The daily dynamite plot was again
dragged from its resting place in West
Oakland yesterday and aired. This time
a laTge-brained deputy sheriff was the
lucky mau. Adult o'clock in the morn
ing be rushed madly to the presence of
Sheriff McKillican and told him that he
had probably saved million dollars more
or less for the Southern Pacific Railroad
Company. Between hastily drawn breaths
he announced that on the trucks of one of
the passenger coaches then being made up
in the yard for the outgoing train he had
found three sticks of giant powder and a
fuse. Braveiy grasping the explosive he
bore it safely away from the scene and
an immense loss had thereby been aVerted.
Sheriff McKillican reported the matter
to the railroad officials and to Colonel W.
II. McD maid. The latter could not see
how an intruder could have penetrated the
picket lines to place the explosive where
it was said to have been discovered, and
it was plain from his manner that The
thought had flashed through his brain
that the deputy might have been figuring
on prolonglng his job. Lieutenant Colonel
Geary, when asked concerning tie alleged
discovery. asked if the deputy's job had
been prolonged.
The morning call., 1894-07-23

The couple told a little of their history.
how Nj. Gerber was born many years ago
in Strasburg. where his father had been
boat-builder; how he had loved boats
from his earliest years, but had gone, into
the French army, and later had taken
pilgrimage to Rome, and had worked there
for two years till inconsistencies drove MIN
Hans Andersen's novels to hear him tell
his adventures in Italy.
And forty years ago last May he mar
RED me in New York." said the old lady.
we were much better off at one time,
put we lost our money through hre.
Ihen she sighed gently, and stroking the
old ntleman's hand added, ut is because
OF me GiInculty OF bringing MS Inventions
forward that feel how hard it is to be
moor +"
The morning call., 1894-07-23
A GENEROUS GIFT.
The Lane Hospital Gets a
Windfall.
ABB. McCreery Contributes Six Thou
sand Dollars for a Free Bed
for the Poor.

The palatial structure erected by DR.. l..
c. Lane at the corner of Clay and Webster
streets, in the Western addition, which
will soon be ready for occupancy as a
first-class hospital. is finding friends among
our capitalists, who are contributing liber-
ally for its maintenance. Besides the large
contributions from Captain j. NJ. Melon
aid and Claus Spreckels which the institu-
ton has received AndrewlB. McCreery has
Just given $4,000 for the maintenance of a
free bed.
The letter from Mr.. McCreery to DR..
Lane profferiDg this handsome gift is as
follows:
SAN FRANCISCO. July 20, 1894.
Dr. L. c. Ldne-DEAR SIR: | have this day
delivered 10 DR.. L. r. Taylor five bonds, $1,000
each, first mortgage 6-per-Cent bonds of the
Omnibus Cable Railroad Company, which
purchased yesterday at cost OF $4,000.
have also added thereto Il check on the
Bank of G ifornia for 5000 to make the sum
$4,000, which donate o the Cooper Medical
College 10 found free bed IN the Lane HoSpl-
tai. With kind regards, yours. very truly,
A. b. MCCREERY.
In reply to the above DR.. Lane wrote
Mr.. McCreery as follows:
SAN FRANCISCO, July %, 1894
Mfr. A. B. lIcCreery-DEAR SIR: Your note
is herewith acknowledged. as well as your
$4,000 for the maintenance OF a free bed i'll the
Lane Hospital. In anticipation OF the action
which will be taken by our corporation. allow
me TO thank you for your generous and unset.
fish donation for the relief of human suffering,
and besides these thanks extended 10 you in
behalf of the afflicted whom your gift will aid
and relieve, allow me 10 express the confident
hope that as this gift is in Derpetuity for them,
so may your satisfaction arising from this
humane action remain perpetual Yours truly,
DIR. l.. c. LANE,
President Uf Cooper Medical College.
1t is hoped and trustfully believed by
the founder of this hospital that the gen.
crosby which has been shown by these
liberal contributors will find continued
imitation among other wealthy citizens
until large number of its beds shall be
free 10 the unfo rtunate poor.
The morning call., 1894-07-23

to kill, malicious mischief and disturbing
the peace. McManus made no resistance
when the detectives placed him under
arrest. but walked quietly to the Southern
station. Half an hour after they left him
he was snoring peacefully in his cell.
The Kings most recent tTansgression
gre W out of the killing of his brother. the
unfortunate "Gossoon.' The remains
were taken to St. Patrick's Church, where
religious services were held. and from
which the body was taken to Oakland for
lnterment. The King thought that high
brother. but the officiating priest differed
from him. On Friday evening McManus
called at the parochial residence and de-
clared that he would be revenged upon the
priest who conducted the funeral services.
No attention was paid TO his threats, and
few moments later he appeared In the
street in front of the building with an
armful Of stones. Unmolested by the
police or passers-by he smashed the front
windows of the lower story and departed
we'll pleased with his nights work.
On Saturday evening at 1880 O'Clock Nc
Manus returned to the priests house and
hurled two bottles through the transom
over the front door. Under the door he
thrust large photograph of Father Me-
Namara of the PoreYo, through which he
had fired four bullets. The ears and nose
OF the pictured face had been cut off and
the eyes were punched out. On the margin
was written threats against the life OF
Father Gray, and on the back OF the pic
ture the words: "Avaunt! You stand on
sacred ground when you NEEDLE with The
King. The Gossoon is hero among men
King McManus."
The morning call., 1894-07-23
The Lady Was Callous.

Miss Trewln. the 10-year-old daughter of
Steward Trewin of the Receiving Hospi-
tai, was knocked down and run over by
lady on horseback yesterday afternoon
while crossing the street at Eighteenth
and Mission. The lady rode on without
taking the trouble to ascertain whether
the little girl was hurt or not. Fortn-
nately, she escaped with few bruises
ahout the body
The morning call., 1894-07-23
McMANUS IN JAIL.
Threatened to Kill Father Gray of
ST. PatriCk'S.

Frank McManus, King of the Potrero
was arrested on Market street last night
by Detectives Dillon and Crockett. He
had stepladder on his back and said that
he was going TO demolish the business
Office of newspaper which had
abused him.
The warrant for the Kings arrest was
issued at the instance of Rev. ?. j. Gray,
priest of st. Patrick's Church, on Mission
street, who charged McManus with threats
The morning call., 1894-07-23
THE NORTH POLE.
A Local Inventors Plan
for Reaching 1t.
TO USE A SUBMARINE BOAT.
A Fantastic Imagination Equal
to Jules Verne's.
NO DETAIL Is FORGOTTEN.
Jean Baptiste Gerber's ModeIs-What
He Wants Now Is
Partner.
NO DETAIL is FORGOTTEN.
"Wanted-a.nartnar.n

w anted-aspartn6r.
This is too everyday desire to attract
any attention, and therefore most of the
people who notice the three words, In
large. round handwriting heading 8
placard outside 302 Francisco street, pass
by without stopping to find out what the
partner Is wanted for. The few curious
ones who do pause to peruse, however. are
The morning call., 1894-07-23

fart II of Picturesque California /"
VIII be ready for distribution to "Call ,,
subscribers to-day. 1t lie filled with
beautiful pictures of scenes in the foot
hills of the North Coast Range. Don't
fail TO get it.
The morning call., 1894-07-23
Chinese for Deportation.

Four Chinese ex-convcts were brough
to this city yesterday from Los Angeles
and lodged in the County Jail Thew were
ordered deported by Judge Ross, and will
be confined here until the departure of the
next China steamer ''o
The morning call., 1894-07-23

The financial situation of the landed
Russian nobility will be best illustrated by
the fact that the Nobility Agrarian Bank
in st. Petersburg advertised no less than
1863 estates for sale on account Of noDpay-
ment of interest.
The morning call., 1894-07-23

The beginning of the postal service liz
the United States dates from 1859, when a
house in Boston was employed for the re-
ceipt of letters for firm beyon the seas.
The morning call., 1894-07-23
$4,000.
General Reward !!
NO TIC

THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY
L hereby offers a general reward OF $4,000 for
evidence or Information leading to the arrest and
conviction of any and every person guilty of any
OF the crimes set forth in the train wrecking act
passed by the Legs azure of the State OF Califor-
MIA, March 81, 1891, and constituting Section
21S, Penal Code, committed on the lines or tns
Southern Pacific Company.
similar reward will be paid for Information
or evidence leading to the arrest and eonylctloh
OF any person shooting at any engine or train upon
the lines OF the southern Pacific Company WIN
the intent to kill or injure any person tnereoh
The following is copy of the above tiohou
train-wreeking act
SECTION 21S, PENAL CoDE.-Every person why
shall unlawfuly throw out switch remove RAJ.
or place any obstruction any railroad IN me
OF Californiawth the intention OF derailihs .is PCS
senger, freight or other train, or VINO sna NV
fully board any passenger train with tne ~ io
ofrobbing the same, or who shall unlaW Piaou
any dynamite other explosive materS., VI any ~
other obstruction on the track OF any rallroau III
the State of California with the INTENTION Vi
ing up or deraiiing any passenger, rail
train, who shall unawfully SET nre 70 any al
road bridge trestle over wnicn any @ ~ go
freight or other train must pass, Win .ne ~ te
ton of wrecSing said train upon cons sn;s ,
shall be adjudged guilty of felony, anu snal ~. pe
punished with death or Imprisonment IN . .ue
State Prison for lfe at the option OF the jury
trying the case" ~ rOwNr
Second Vice-President anu uenerA m@nasei
Southern Pacific Railroad. yA4 NV
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-05

ExSibitiou or the sano Collection OF Jspsn-
csc and Chinese Art OrJeeis.

Mr. Kahichi sano Of Toxic. Japan. set TO
work several years ago 10 collect porcelains,
bronzes. carvings. and silk costumes for ex-
hibitiOn at the Chicago Fair, and now that
function being over he has brought his mu-
scum to New York, where IL may be seen at
the American Art Galleries for a few days IL
will be sold at auction on the afternoons Of
Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday OF next
week Mr.. Sano was selected to decorate the
Japanese Tea House at the Worlds Fair. and
these are included in the present exhibition.
The present catalogue includes nearly 600
numbers. and II is especially strong In fine
bronzes and ancient silk garments OF great
beauty OF texture and design. There are carv-
ings without number in wood ivory. and
metal. and OF figures fanciful and grotesdue;
sword guards and knife handles Of intricate
design in bronze with gold and silver inlaid
decorations; lacqueTed inros, letter boxes, and
trays; netsukes in carved and inlaid ivory.
and wonderful variety OF ornamental bits.
objects for the cabinet. in ivory and metal
with covers, inisid with gold and silver, open
spafrows. and two especially fine vases OF old
tIo Sni that won awards at the Chicago Fair.
Among the porcelains are a number OF fine
old Satsuma 1marl Ninsei. kioto. and old
Raku coladon ware. in vases. bowls. cups. and
bottles.
The iacauers are many OF them In beautiful
designs in trays. Incense boxes. tea boxes,
chests. stands. cabinets. and tables. Among
helmet shaped. and studded with ornaments
OF solid gold and silver that was awarded the
first prize at the Domestic Exhibition at Toxic
in 1885.
The old prints by well-known artists OF the
sixteenth, seyenteenth. and eighteenth cen.
turtles is interesting and many OF them are
mounted as kakemo on brocade and with
iyory tips. The wall hanElngs and costumes
texture Of the silk. and brilliant in golden
and silken diaper patterns. The dresses for
the NO" dance and many quaint and humor-
Gus masks and headdresses are also shown.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-05

Her Former Partner In the Millinery sh or
Gives His Version OF the Trouble.

Her Former Partner In the Millinery Shop
Gives His Version OF the Trouble.
To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: In answer
to the many statements recently made In tho
newspapers by Mrs. Cyrus W. Field relative to
the dissolution Of our business partnership.
wish to state that l would have answered tho
reports at once. but at tho advice OF my law
yer. decided to wait hoping to arrive az an am
icable settlement But the only compromise
which Mrs. Field would consent to was to tax Q
all the assets and leave me responsible for tho
rent and debts and this was SO unfair that
both my lawyer and myself considered It bet
ter to allow receiver to be appointed. as
would then have Justice.
When Mrs Field became a partner Ia st sum
mer sha agreed to put $4,000 in the business
and that not later than August To date she
has put in exactly Sl.947 and that in SIN all
amounts at different times. The statemen
that no books were Kent Is ridiculous. as I
last March. Several times before and after
MIs: REID became partner they were sx-
Fsids brother i RAND and hsr iaSyer " 00'h Mrs.
should Invest her money In my business by
aRF To dSeo SSF 6s
a partner Is without grounds Mrs. Field also
claims that represented to her that tho re-
ceipts would be so per cent, above the ex-
pensss. which is absurd on the face OF it, as at
the time We contemplated taking larger
store. which we arerward did, naturally In.
creasinR our expenses Under the circum-
have guaranteed any definite profits.
The statement which Mrs. Field made In re-
gard to simpson, Crawford \ simpsons bill.
WHICH she SAYS told her amounted to 5000,
while In reality it amounted to 81 900 is also
untrue. In the first week In October told
her the bill amounted to 500. Two nor ths
elapsed between this time and when she ex-
amined the books and found We Cwed the firm
81 600.
At the time Mrs. Fied applied for a receiver
the business was in excellent shape our
amounted to over $4,000. besides having sum
Client in bank to meet all our Indebtedness
As there was no possible reason for Mrs.
Fields action In the matter IL was a surprise
to me. and can only account for II as the re-
suit Of a Woman's within.
WM HYATT CURTIS.
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MRS. FI1zGERsLD's DELUsIoNs.
Her Sister Says She Was Insane Long n,
fore she shot Mrs. PearsaiL


Her Sister Says she Was Insane Long Re
fore she shot Mrs. PearsaiL
The commission appointed to inquire as to
the sanity OF Mrs Catherine NJ Fitzgerald,
who killed Mrs. Carrie Pearsall. held another
session yesterday. Mrs. Sarah Shacklady
janitress Of the house In which Mrs Pearsall
lived, testified that Mrs Pearsall had caller
who she understood was Mrs. Fltzgerald's
husband. She will be called again to see II
she can identify Fitzgerald.
Mrs. Mary L. MCGOWAN. sister OF Mra Fitz-
gerald. testified that one OF her cousins and
her son had been insane. and that Mrs Fitz-
gerald had been apparently insane at the time
her first child was born and later when her
second child died Tho witness did not think
Mrs Fitzgerald had been entirely sane since
February. 1892 She expressed fears that her
husband would kill her. and once said he had
put poison in her tea. Mrs. McGoWan said
her sister frequently declared that St Joseph
was the father OF her youngest son, Jack.
MIS-. FITZGERALD also had Jealous dslusions
A few days before the shooting Mira Fitz-
gerald CALLED on the witness and said she was
dead. Upon the witness demonstrating. che
Well, I have no heart" and. opening her
There 10 a hole where my heart was"
Mrs McGowan described her visit to her sis
ter in the station house after, the shooting.
shooting. Formerly she was very Affection
ate mother but now she seemed TO care moth
ing for her children.
The Inquiry was adjourned until to-day.
MARITIME. who appointed the com mis sion. has
also expressed his Intention to be present
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Word FOR THE WomEN WORKERS.
Reply to the WOrkIngnisa who Complained
that Women Were UsurpInE Meas Places.

Reply To the Worklngnlen who Complalns d
that Women Were UsurPInE Meas Places
To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Sr: Is Il not
high time that men who complain Of women
working stopped to consider who made II
necessary for women to work. They were not
intended to work. We all know. but in nine
cases out Of ten they are forced to do some
thing through the sslashness Of father. hus-
band. or son.
Regarding marriage. women are Just as will
ing to be loved to-day as their grandmothers
were. but to their credit be 1t said. they want
to know. and they have right to know. If the
man who seeks them in marriage can support
them or not. aud il he would be willing in case
a pinch came 10 do without an extra cigar or
drink to supply her with ut least half the
amount OF pocket money she could supply her
sell with. IL he cannot or will not has he the
right TO take some GOOD and beautiful woman
and crush the spirit and life out Of herr And
as Tor tho children that Giles Grant Gardner is
afraid will remain unborn, is IL not better that
they should remain so than to DO brought into
the world to live as thousands are living now
The men who are doing this bowling want
also to remember that many women are sup
porting fsmtly and that yeEJ often a mother
left destitute by the wieksdnsss OF a husband
father. or son. Oh, no, Mr.. Giles Grant Gard
ner, you were not worth $50 a week or you
s co., not DO replaced by s[l that wSrks ORlT
NEw YORK. Jan, @. 1894.
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pAsrELs At THE GRoIIER CLUE
Portraits OF Historic Person. OF the Seven
teenth and Eighteenth CenturIe'.

Portraits OF Historic Persons OF the Seven
teenth aud Eighteenth Centuries.
The monthly meeting OF the Grolier Club at
It's delightful little house in West Thirty-sec-
ond street was made doubly agreeable last
evening by an exhibition Of paintings In pas
tel by Mr.. j. Wells Champney OF historic per-
sons OF the seventeenth and eighteenth CEN
turtles The pictures were all direct, and. It
may be added very faithful. copies OF noted
works in the galleries OF Paris. Versailles. St
Quentin, Berlin. Dresden. and Amsterdam
and thoy have been done. for the most part. to
order.
medium for tho reproduction OF these fam gu
and indsst ructi9ility OF eoiored chslts when
Cham pney has sought to reproduce the orig.
inais as they appear. sometimes in well pre-
served briliiancy. sometimes as faded and
There are something fewer than fifty Of
these pastel replica. Among them are. such
the same size as the original pastel by Liotard
in ths, Dresden gallery. and the two pictures
oil painting By Gerard. owned By the city Of
Paris. and the other from tho famous reclin-
GS ssS By Ry ys
1920" by .Carrlera: La Tours "Dauphin"
son OF Louis Nv. and Nine Le Bruins Tho
RRT TffRRhh'n' Ai''F"AFd tho onoF0Wn'd Louis
Among others q these, copies are the por-
H ms9 o. s shpprni MehGs' sy h1mse ana ms
Nine. dc Pompadour."' The iretty Reader"
copy OF q portion OF the pastel by Liotard In
he SD gallery Of GGhad by
now in the Louvre; The Countess Potooka,"
from the Royal Museum OF Art at Berlin. and
Nine. lie Brun; Wllhelminia OF Prussia" BY
Tischbein, and 1.-the Girl with Cherries" by
John Russell. now in tho Louvre
These fresh and bright copies Of famous
originals will be on view until Jan. II. On
W ha nj IN uhan -
"past6la and pastalliSthh