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The morning call., 1894-04-17
TURNED HIS BACK.
A Suicides Strange Way
to Find Death.
Frank Duffin Tried to Walk Back
ward OF Lombard-Street Pier.
The Man Is Missing.

Frank Duffin is missing. and the suppo-
siiion is that liz has succeeded in shuffiiEg e
off this mortal coil in his own peculiar
and errate manner.
Frank Duffin desired to commit suicide
at Lcmbard-street pier last Sunday and
failed, because of his queer actIens and
disposition 10 end his life in a way thai
would differ materially from the usual
methods adopted by those who do not
think that life is worth living.
Dufin is Negro. once employed as q
janitor by local paper. He averred tina
he acquired a sorr0wful disposition by his
constant domestic wars, which commenced
early in the morning of every day and
were fought fiercely every time he showed
his face at home.
But Just what moved Dufin to attempt
ing 10 end his misery with his back to the
Danger to which he was about to expose
himself no one can answer.
The would-be self-destroyer went down
to Lombard street wharf about 1880
o'clock Sunday morning.
In his pockets were several chunks of
leadnjpe and small scraps of broken iron.
In his hands he carried Two pieces Of
piping.
Under his shirt and next to his breast,
and held in place by cord wrapped about
his body, Duffi1 carried q large basalt
block.
Thus equipped he proposed to plunge
into the bay from the end of the dock.
But why was this man, so determined to
die. afraid to face death? ? Instead of
walking boldly to the end of the pier and
casting himself into the water. Dufin first
went to the center of the wharf, then
started TO walk backward. his eyes turned
toward the rafters of the shed.
He took each backward step quickly,
and was within few feet OF the wharf
stringer when he was grabbed by young
man named O'Brien, who was attracted
by the mans strange action and guessed
bis Intentions.
Then occurred a struggle-for death on
the part of Duffin and life on the part of
O'Brien.
Duffin tried TO roll over the stringer and
carry o. Brien with him.
Twice the pair were within a few inches
of going over and twice OBrien succeeded
by strong effort in preventing the drop.
Help came in the shape of a couple Of
passers-by and O'Brien was soon separ-
ated from the desperate Dufsin.
After unloading the colOred man Of all
his lead. iron anu rocks and standing him
sauarely on his feet, he appeared so
rational and declared so vehemently that
he was IN the wrong and would try to take
his life no more that ne was permitted TO
depart.
he went straight to the Powell-street
wharf and there tried the same trick that
he did nn Lombard rect. He was rescued
again. accompanied uptown by a friend,
but that friend was down on the wharves
looking for him agaiu yesterday. and IL is
a foreg0ne conclusion that Frank Dufin
has al last been successful 10 drowning
himself 10 the waters of the bay.
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WANTS TIME TO FLEE.
School Superintendent foss Objects
to Arrest.

The Supreme Court. N bank. heard ar
guments yesterday in the case of B. f.
Foss on babeas corpus.
Foss, an ex-County Superintendent of
Schools of Plumas County. is charged with
embezzling S27O from the county. He de-
parted for the S ndwch Islands some time
ago, presumably to escape the canse-
quences of his crime, aud wa brought
back on requisition apers signed by Gov
er nor Markham.
On his arrival and arrest here the reuui-
silion papers were found to be faulty and
Foss was psrforce released. No sooner.
however. had he gained his liberty tnan
he was rearrestsd upon another warrant
His attorney. G. E. McLaughli. at once
sued out wrii OF habeas corpus on the
ground that his client being illegally
brought back to this country was entitled
to reasonable time in which TO again make
his escape.
Mclaughlin asked the Supreme Court
to give Fuss until, say. May 5 to get out
Of the country. On the other hand, it
was argued on behalf OF the people that
Foss' second arrest was perfectly In ac-
cordance with legal Fpractice. The matter
was taken under submission.
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Felix George E. P. Hall, with his thirty
yards of purple velvet. held by two pages.
The Concordia Club will furnish the
figures for the "Merry Wives of Wind
sor'' and the Olympic Club has under
taken the management of The Egyptian
float, "She."
The royal revelss will conclude with a
grand carnival and bal masQue on Thurs
day evening in Kaiser Franz Joseph Hall
of the Vienna Praier. The King OF Joy
and Gladness will preside, and all his
subjects are invited.
The famous Austrian orchestra of the
Prater, under the direction of Fritz Scheel,
will render concert music between the
numbers of the dance programme. the ac-
compartment for which viii be furnished
by Snusa's band
The king win ne crowned with laurels
by trio of Angels and then the grand
march will commence.
So that all wbo attend may go with that
maenifcence which the occasion warrants,
the gracious sovereign will be pleased to
dispense largesSe with lavish bands to
those he deems most worthy of reward be-
cause of the care with which they have
attired themselves To appear before him.
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THREE INQUESTS.
Mrs. Werner and John Benson
Charged With Crime.

In the case of George Werner, who was
shot through the head by his wife. at 2211as
Hickory avenue, on the 11th of April, a
Coroner's jury returned verdict Of death
from a gunshot wound at the hands Of
Mrs. Werner. whom they charge. with
manslaughter. Andrew Webber. landlord
of the mouse in which the Werner s
lived; Henry Homeyer, an inmate of the
house; DR.. Robert O'Connell. who made
the lautopsy. and Officer w. H. Williams.
who was called in and arrested Mrs.
Werner, were examined and related
the story of the killing substantially as it
he's been given in the case.
Mrs. Werner. dressed in black and very
pale. was silent listener to the proceed
ings. Her attorney. Alexander Campbell,
decided not 20 place her on the stand.
The Coroner held an inquest yesterday
upon the remains OF Mrs. Nellie Benson.
who was fatally shot on April 2 at 10S Te-
hama street by her usband. John Ben
son, who :hen attempted suicide by shoot
ing himself in the breast. No new facts
were brought out by the examination Of
witnesses. The jury returned verdict in
accordance with the facts, and charged
Benson with murder. He has partially
recovered from the effects of his self-iu-
flicied wound and is now confined In the
new City Prison.
Evidence taken before Coroner's jury
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Abducting Young Girls.

Pete" Sullivan. who was out on bail,
was taken to the City Prison yesterday
and another charge of placing minor
in house of i'll lame placed against him.
The first charge was in the case of Lillian
Merritt. and the additional one was based
upoD the case of her companion, Bella
Taylor. The police we're led to believe
that Sullivan would leave the city and
jump his bonds in $1,000. so the second
charge was made out and his bail fixed in
$1,000 II was not long before he pro-
cured sureIies and was again released from
custody.
The Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty 10 Children has procured felony
warrants for the arrest Of Alice Ander-
son, in whoss house on Commercial street
the girls abducted by Sullivan have been
and are kept in bondage
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All the city will play to-day. From the
moment when the first rays OF the sun
light UP the Mardi Gras colurs of crimson.
green and gold. iE which San Francisco IS
clad. until the break of day on Friday
every one will hold high carnival.
There will be a three days cessation
of civic government. and Rex Felix will
rule from The water front to the western
confines of Golden Gate Park. 1t will be
no limited monarchy, and Felix viii WELD
his scepter with autocratic Irresponsible
ity. No one viii dispute his right to the
throne. and Mayor Ebert will bow to his
supreme authority by surrendering to the
merry monarch the golden keys of the
city.
In his royal barge. decorated with the
Mardi Gras eolors. and flying streamers of
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in the case of James Biggns, who was
found dead in closet at Everett street
last Friday night, Indicated that the de-
ceased had been robbed after he had shot
himself. Policeman Ryan testified that
the dead man had been shot through the
mouth, and the evidence of the surgeons
was that the nature of the wound showed
that the deceased put the pistDl in
his mouth and fired. Mrs. Henrietta Saux,
laudlady, stated that Biggins had $3.50 the
day before his death, ana that nothing of
value was found on his body or among his
effects.
John Mitchell, who had been with Big
gins up to the time of the shooting, had SAC
IN bis pockets when taken into custody by
the police Immediately after the killing
He had been drinking with Biggins, and
notified the police that the latter had shot
himself. The inquest will be concluded
to-day. MiichelIls Is still in prison.
The morning call., 1894-04-17
KUTZ & MUIR.
How the Firm Dissolved
Partnership.
Business Complications That Have
Come to Light in an Action
for SANDER.

A jury in Judge SIack's court is en-
gagged in trying a peculiar slander case
arising over the partnership of kulZ &
MUIR. the Battery-s:reet shoe manufac-
turers.
The firm in question dissolved in 1889.
owing to some differences between the
parties, and Kuiz now charges that MUIR
made public statements bofn throughout
this State and in Oregon to the effect that
Kutz had robbed him right and left. In
consequences of this KutZ demands satisfac-
tion from his former partner to the tune
of $4,000 damages for SANDER. As the
best part OF yesterday was taken up with
the enpaneling of jury, the case is likely
to be hotly contested.
The defense claims that prior to the year
1889 Patrick NJ. KutL and Lewis MUIR
were in partnership in a wholesale shoe
business at 107 Battery street. They also
owned factory which was managed TO r
them at one time by he brothers Villa m
and j. Jory. Business was extremely pros
porous, sS during the six years imme-
diately preceding the dissolution Of part
u ership there was clear profit Of $S5 600
shown on the books of the firm after de-
dncting $1,000 drawn yearly by the partners
Tor the + personal expenditure.
In July, 1885, Lewis Muir left San
Francisco Oh a trip TO Europe with his
family and remained absent about six
months. When he returned. he states, he
found that matters had cansidera bly,
changed during his absence. In place of
the usual prof he found that his firm had
lost some $1,000 during the six months.
The drop was so sudden from handsome
profit to ruinous loss that Muir Instituted
INQUIRIES. There was absolutely no dis
coverable reason for any change, as prices
ruled the same as during the Six months
Immediately preceding
By this time the Jory brothers had
gone into business Tor themselves, and
when Muir demanded an accounting from
Kuiz the latter put the blame on The Jory
brothers who, he said, had stolen the
firms money. On the other hand the Jory
| brothers told Muir that Kufz had robbed
him right and left.
MUIR at once withdrew from the firm
and propospd that he should retain the
store while Kufz should take the factory
and pecuniary differences be satisfactorily
, adjusted. Kniz however, wanfed the
store as his share. and told MUIR that if
he did not agree hr (Kutz) wnuid induce S.
Bachnan, a creditor for 1000. and s.
Siiverberg, TO whom the firm owed $40. 600.
both relatives of the plaintiff. TO take sum-
mary proceedings in bankruptcy. So
MUIR Us hs WAS induced 10 agree 10 the
terms proposed by Kniz.
Murr further claims that n0tHithstand-
ing the charges brought by Kuiz against
the Jory brothers he has maintained busI-
ness negotiations wi h them ever since.
l
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ing at the Mark Hopkins Institute of Art
and continue for five weeks. A concert
will be given every Thursday evenings
The reception tonight will be limited TO
members and their invited guests.
The wedding of Miss Minnie Hepp and
Harry j. Johnston will take place at 10
o'clock this morning at the Fourth Congre-
gationai Church.
The Ancient Order of Foresters and the
Companions o. the Forest will celebrate
ForesteIs' dav bv giving an entertainment
at METROPOLITAN Hall at 8 O'clock to-night.
and ball laer in the evening at the
Second Artillery Armory, corner OF Page
and Cough streets.
of Foresters. will give its third ami
versary ball this evening at Odd Fellows
Hall
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AT THE THEATERS.
81 PagIiacci" Achieves a
Decided Success.
Thomas "BurgIar" Draws at the CAL
ifornia-Morosco's Strong MeIo-
drama, "Nobody's Claim"

II PagiaccI" proved great draw at the
Baldwin last evening. 1t was the first
presentation in this city of Leoncavallo's
opera by the Ferenezy-Conried Opera
Company. and so much has been said and
written In relation to it that slim house
wuuld have been a circumstances strange TO
record. The attendance was not only
large. but those present were enthusiastic
in their appreciation OF the music-so much
out of the regular operate groove Is Ii, but
The motive is love. jealousy and revenge.
and these passions are interpreted by the
lyric artiStPS in a manner so striking and
full of purpose that the audience are riy-
eted In their attention during the several
phases. In the prologue and first act lie
the principal strength Of the work. and
hero Fraulein Felser. as Media, developed
great strength as singer and an actress.
At the close of the act all the stage
people were called before the curtain, but
the prlma donna was not satisfied with
this scant courtesy. and when redemand
for their appearance was made she in
sisted on including in the group so hon
ored Mr.. Eduard PeOZ. the leader OF the
orchestra The intermezzo between The
second and third acts. under the baton Of
Pe0 z, IS w0ndrnusly beautiful number,
differing In composition from Mascagnps
work of a similar character in "Cavaleria
Rusticana." but quite on the same plane of
artistic merit. Ii was tnmnltunusly en-
cored. ard the leader rose and bowed Ills
thanks to the audience. TIE last act,
where the ihespians give their perform
snce and In measure repeat the more
b hrilllant business of the prologue and ac,
that precede ii. fell rather tamely. but
ia king Tie opera as a whole it made de-
cided III. and will be repeated tonight
and on Wednesday evening. Il Pagliacci"
Is tho success OF the season so far.
Ths elaboration of "Editha's Burglar"
hs, h. m. ca ha
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Society Notes.

There will be brilliant affair this even
Ing At the residence of Colonel c. f.
Croker, southwest corner OF Pine aud
Leevenworth streets, when the colonel
and Mrs. A. NJ. Easton will give recep-
ton In honor of Hon. and Mrs. Wnitela "
Reid Of New York. About 700 invita- tions
have been issued.
The spring exhibition of the San Fr ran-
cisco Art Association viii open this even
The morning call., 1894-04-17
New Samoan Consul.

WASHINGTON. April 16.--Mr. Mulligan
of Kentucky. who will succeed Mr. Black
lock as United States Consul at Samoa, has
been at the State Department and taken
the oath of Office. He left yesterday for
Kentucky, and upon his return will re-
ceiye his instructions and depart for Apia.
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matte work by Gus Thomas is so well
known that il is needless to enter into de-
tail In regard to its merits. In the hands
OF Mr.. Joseph r. Grismer and Miss Phoebe
Davies the conceptions of the auth or were
fully brought out. Tbs scenery is strik-
ing and the interiors are particularly Opu-
lent IN heir surroundings. 1n the third
act the Setting of the original sketch Is
preserved, and ID Is here that little Irene
as Edttha makes snch pretty play IN the
unexpected interview with the house
breaker (Alr. Grismer). Miss Phoebe Da-
vies was al her best as Alice. the wife OF
the burglar. Lewis, and the other eharac-
ters were well sus aimed. The programme
viii be the same all the week.
For solid. deep-down. old-fashioned
melodrama, our readers will have 10 see
'Nobody's Claim" and Mr.. Joseph D.
Downing in Ward DeveIeux at Moros-
cos Grand Opera-house. There is no
namby-pambyism there. In many of the
acts II is war to the knife and the knife TO
the hilt, turned at that. Sensational but
family conveys the character of Morosco's
latest production that was so thoroughly
enjoyed by fell house last evening.
There are several strikingly realistic
scenes in the course OF The pirce. particu-
larly the train scene on the Union Pacific
Railroad. the pack Of pursuing wolves and
many new and appropriate songs.
With this week the Tivoli will end the
successful run of Ship AroyI" and Miss
Elsie Adair, the heroine of the improved
serpentine dance.
Next Thursday evening during the per-
formance of Snip Ahoy" Mr.. Hartman
will sell at auction the model If the United
States cruiser Sah Francesca for the bene-
ft of the unemployed fund of this city.
Sealed bids will be received up 10 O'Clock
of that day. Preparations for "Genevieve
de Brabant' are going on. and the produc-
ton OF his fantastic operetta will bo
bright, sparkling and up to date. Miss
Adair's dance at 10 p NJ. is still feature
of the production.
Buck Taylor's Wild West show on the
Haight-street grounds. corner of Sranyan
and Waller streets, is now attracting great
attention from the public.
A new programme marked the opening
of the week by the International Vaude-
villes at the Stockwell. The armess
Unthan had new deal. and the Delina
sisters new budget of songs. Miss Flor
ence Tnropp enables one to judge OF the
best style of the London musie-hall per-
formance. She dresses charmingly aud
sings ucabiy, HiustIdtiHg DcI oluRlus Oy
Characteristic movements. The French
thaumaturgists are also novelties in their
way. doing tricks that confuund the INTEL
lgen ce OF the onlonkers.
At the box-office of the Orrbeum there
is a postofiee string every night. The
succession OF novelties is constant; the
change Of people is rapid Like Macbeth's
witches they come like shadows, SO de-
part, before their performance pals ON
the audience. Walter is making so much
money that he is beginning to luok around
him for investments.
Henry Heyman will give a violin re-
cital by some of his pupils at Odd Fell
lows Hall on Saturday evening next,
April q. 8 O'clock sharp.
The morning call., 1894-04-17
A j AP.
An Intelligent Little Japanese
Apothecary at Our Request
Wrote Us an -Ad. Here 1t Is:

..This sa rsaparilla OF Vegetable E1tracl is in
tende and manufactured by JOY & Co. San Fran
CISCO 1t is OF the best quality for ingredients It
stands ready prepared at utmost convenience
as wanted II is best to take care of health TO the
body. Therefore to take this msdicins when bad
is needed. Ana the weigh is decidedly Increased.
The virtue of this extract Is following mentioned:
.sFace spots smooth week alter when not
easy too much eating it fixes it. Men worsing
hard need for these ingredients Sitting
people have trouble take dose At once
The morning call., 1894-04-17
The STATE university.

Part nine of Picturesque California" is
devoted to Oakland. Berkeley and Ala
media, aad contains some fine views Of the
State University and its grounds.
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All the same he understauds the workings
Of joys Vegetable sarsapariIla very clearly.
y1 eodu
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The elaboration of "Editha's Burglar"
by the Grismer-D Davies Company at the
New California convened one of the larg-
est houses of the season. This neat dra-
The morning call., 1894-04-17

Buck Taylor's Wild West show on the
HaiRht-street grounds, corner of Sranyan
and Waller streets, is now attracting great
attention from the public.
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FELIX WILL RULE.

Arrival of the Merrie
Monarch.
KING OF JOY AND GLADNESS.
A Triumphal March Through the
City Streets.
THE MAYOR WILL ABDICATE.
His Majesty, With the Golden Keys
of the City, VIII Direct Three
Days of ReveI.
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Henry Heyman will give a violin re-
cital by some of his pupils at Odd Fell
lows Hall on Saturday evening next,
April q, s o'clork sharp.
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what folly ] To be without Beecham's PIN.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-24
An Attempted Evasion OF the Con-
stitution.

When the people OF this city are asked to
vote on the question Of municipal construc-
ton of a rapid transit railroad, they are
asked to vote TO evade the provisions Of the
Constitution of the State; for it is tacitly
admitted on all hands that the Rapid Tran
sit bill leads TO that result. Its promoters
do not really pretend 10 have complied with
the spirit of the Constitution. We must do
them the justice Of saying that they are hon
est and above board on this point. To each
OF the constitutional objections to the act
they say, I'VE have successfully avoided
that objection in this instance" Ii is worth
while 10 consider how they have done so.
The Constitution declares that the
Legislature shall not pass a private or
local bill granting to any corporation, as
ISOLATION, or individual the right 10 lay
down railroad tracks" An act entitled
Z" An act to authorize the city OF New York
10 construct a railway" would be a local
bill within the meaning OF this provision.
But the municipal eOnstructionists say that
their measure does not come within these
terms. 1t authorizes any city "having over
one million OF inhabitants, according to the
last preceding national or State census" TO
construct a rapid transit railway. When IL
Is urged that this act Is local because this
city alone has over one million inhabitants,
they reply that they have evadsd this pro
vision by putting this city into a class, and
making the act applicable 90 all cities of
that class It is difficult for ordinary minds
TO understand what real difference there Is
between referring to city by its corporate
name and identifying it by the number of
its inhabitants Each method is a means Of
identifying particular city. To most peo-
pie the Rapid Transit act is merely a statute
relating TO New York, and common sense
tells Us that the manner in which the city Is
designated has been adopted merely for the
purpose Of keeping 70 the letter, while ViO-
lating the spirit of the Constitution.
Again, the Constitution says that no city
shall give or loan It's money or credit to or
In aid Of any individual or corporation.
There can be no reasonable doubt that the
act is a simple evasion Of this provision. The
reason usually assigned for issuing the eity's
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-24
What IL Means.

Republican success this fall means the
adoption OF Republican system Of reHppor-
tioning the members Of the Assembly and
Senate. The cities OF New York and Brook
lyn will lose their just representation in
those bodies IL the Republicans succeed in
carrying the election next month. In that
caae the great commercial and financial in
terests Of this part OF the State would be
committed for years to the hands OF rural
members anxious only for the advantage OF
their party. and from the nature Of the case
often incapable Of dealing intelligently with
those interests.
To New York and Brooklyn this dan
ger Of being deprived OF their due share
OF influence at Albany is one OF the
most important questions OF the year.
These great cities suffer enough as it is from
the neglect and incompetence and often the
hostility Of rural members Of the Legisla-
ture. Not content with the great injuries
which they have done in the Legislature,
the Republicans are now trying to foist into
the organic law OF the State provision to
put this county and Kings at the mercy Of
the country districts, to deprive them Of po-
litical power equal to their strength and
natural growth, and to make the minority
govern the majority.
Against these threatened injuries the
people OF New York and Kings should de-
fend themselves by voting the Democratic
ticket next month.