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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-16
THE JACOBSON DIAMONDS.
One Of the Men Implicated
in Furnald'S Confession
Arrested.
George Young, Alias "The Kid"
Gould Not Keep Away From
San Francisco.

The arrest of Walter Guy Furnald. a
clever adventurer from the East, in Los
Angeles about eighteen months ago, while
in company with Mrs. GARNER and her
son, on the charge of robbery caused con-
siderable excitement in this City, owing to
the prominence of the lady's friends and
her infatuation for the robber.
Furnald was charged with breaking into
the residence of S. Jacobson, 14271a How
ard street, and stealing from trunk $11OO
in cash and about $4,000 worth of dia-
monds.
He had been introduced to the Jacobson
family and made love to the handsome
daughter He was a brilliant converse
tionalist and his manners were fascinating
to the opposite sex. He frequently visited
the house, but the day after the robbery
he left with Mrs. GARNER and her son for
Los Angeles. Captain Lees suspected him
of the robbery and wired to the Los An
geles police to arrest him. Furnald got
off at a station near Los Angeles and drove
into the city in hack, so the police missed
him, but he was arrested the following
day and was brought back to the City by
Adjective Ed Gibson. He strenuously
denied any knowledge of the robbery, but
was held to answer before the Superior
Court.
He was constantly attended by Mrs. TAR
nier, and finally through her influence he
made confession, in which he admitted
having a share in the robbery. He said
he drew up a plan of the interior Of the
Jacobson house and marked on it where
the trunk with the money and diamonds
was kept. This plan he gave TO two East
ern crooks-George Young, alias kid
Young" and Frank Wilson, alias "Kid
Wilson" Young and Wilson committed
the robbery and the three shared the plum
der.
By that time Young and Wilson had left
the City, and all efforts of the police to To-
cate them were unsuccessful. Furnald,
owing to his confession, got off with COM
paratively light sentence, and is now in
Folsom penitentiary.
Two weeks ago Young, accompanied by
his wife, returned to the City. Chief
Crowley learned of the fact and detailed
Detectives Gibson and Reynolds to find
him. About o'clock yesterday morning
they, accompanied by Sergeant John Mar
tin, went to the lodging house 306 Stock
ton street, where they found Young in bed.
They placed him under arrest and took
him to the City Prison, He will have to
answer to the charge of robbery.
kid Wilson is serving a term for
burglary in the Oregon Penitentiary.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-16
THINK WELL OF DURRANT.
His Classmates Inclined to Favor His
Alibi,

Alibi.
PACIFIC GROVE, CAL, Sept. 15.-
Three of Theodore Durrant's classmates
at the Cooper Medical College have been
secluding themselves in this place for the
past week. The three, Messrs. Roblee,
Dodge and Wythe, left San Francisco
secretly in order to avoid the subpenas
served upon them by Judge Murphy. They
have been peacefully spending their vaca-
ton wandering about the cliffs of Mon
terey.
On questioning them, all agree that Dur
rant was present at the college during the
greater part. if not the whole, OF the day
on which Blanche Lamont disappeared.
One of the students-Mr. Dodge-was
witness at the Coroners inquest. He testi-
fed to having met Durrant at the ferry on
the morning of the discovery of the body
of Minnie Williams, and that Durraut had
said that he was waiting for his detach-
ment of the signal corps, which was going
up to Mount Tamalpais. Mr.. Dodge has
been seated within chair or two OF Dur
rant during the whole of his college course.
He had always regarded him AS aquiet and
thoughtful student. His whole bearing
had always been that of gentleman and
not man of bad habits. He seemed
deeply interested in his work and appa-
rently cared little for the petty frIvolities
of the other students.
The students think that Durrant, while
placed in perilous position, is the victim
of circumstances and is not guilty. They
base their opinions upon the common
every day actions of the accused more than
the circumstantial evidence.
TIE fellow students and classmates of
Durrant must be at their class-rooms on
Monday, and expect TO be called before
the jury to give their evidence in full as to
Durrant's moral character both as a stu
dent and q gentlemen.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-16
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES,
Band Concerts at the Preside
Afford Special De-
light.
New Battle Ships for the United
States Navy - An Officer
Sharply Criticized.

Special orders from headquarters De-
partment of California announce that Cap
tain Alexander Rodgers, Fourth Cavalry,
has been granted leave of absence.
Lieutenant George w. Kirkman, First
Infantry has been detailed as recruiting
officer at Benicia barracks.
Lieutenant Harry G. Benson, Fourth
Cavalry, has been assigned to duty as re-
corder of board of officers at the Presidio.
Lieutenant Sydney A. Cloman, First In
fantry, has been relieved from duty as a
member of the general court-martial, to
enable him to act as counsel for the &C.
cused during the trial of Sergeant William
B. Yeater.
The Fifth Artillery band discoursed
sweet music at the Preside last Friday
afternoon, and had for an audience quite a
number of tourists, ladies and escorts from
the City, together with officers and enlisted
men of the post. The band concerts take
place every Friday afternoon and are given
for the pleasure of officers, enlisted men
and visitors. All are equally welcome and
equally accommodated.
The commandant at the Preside, Gen.
eral Graham, has been in the United
States army forty.two years. He has high
regard for the soldier-for the enlisted man
as well as the commissioned officer. He
participated himself in the great battles of
the late war in which the armies of the
Potomac were engaged, and since the war
has made study of military organizations
in other countries than the United States.
1t is his judgment that the American sol
der is OF the highest type known to the
world. In point of intelligence, activity,
courage and endurance under fire and
fatigue, the soldier of the United States
army stands without a superior. AS an
imposing military pageant, or as a ma
chine of great precision, some of the i'm
perlal armies of Europe surpass in style
the army of this country, but when it
comes to discipline and effective nerve in
the ordeal of conflict. the superiority of
the American soldiers displayed. General
Graham recognizes that the British sol
der in regard to endurance and courage
under fire has not been surpassed.
The canteen system at the Preside is
pronounced successful by the command
ant. He has seen more drunkenness at a
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-16

ripped from the yards and blown away.
1t was necessary to carry little canvas
even in the hardest part of the storm, and
as the lower sails and topsails are generally
used under these conditions. the bark lost
all of those sails several times. Such fore
and aft canvas as the jib, flying jib and
mizzen topgallant staysail were blown
away. The seas came over the rail, flood
ing the decks until everything around was
washed from its fastenings.
The bark finally wore the gale out
and her further passage to port was un-
eventful.
A dispatch from Crescent received at the
Merchants Exchange here yesterday
stated that the little schooner Maid of
Oregon had gone ashore near that place
and the vessel and cargo were total loss.
The crew had escaped to the beach and
were safe. A few days ago it was reported
by telegraph that the vessel was water
logged and disabled near the mouth of
Rogue River. She is an old craft, owned
in Astoria or Portland, and of little value.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-16
A REVIVAL COMING.
DR.. HemphiI1 Believes That Saloons
Will BE Closed on Sunday and Tax
eaters Driven Out.

Rev. John Hemphills subject last night
at Calvary Church was "The Bright Side
of Things" During the address he said !:
II think that Americans can grumble as
much as did the Hebrews under Moses.
Is it fact that we have fallen IN evil
times? Is there no hope of revival? l
am not thinking now of a business re-
vival, but of moral and spiritual one. One
thing is certain, there has been a revival
of the moral sense of New York. DR..
Parkhurst is the leader of the grandest
assault that has ended in the greatest
victory of modern times. Now comes his
ally, Theodore Roosevelt, who says that
llquor-dealers must obey the laws as
others obey them. One by one the great
oaily newspapers are now fighting
shoulder to shoulder with Roosevelt and
Parkhurst.
The moral tone of the newspapers of
New York has improved. | hope that this
movement will affect the San Francisco
papers soon. The great moral revival that
has reached New York will not stop. it
will in time reach San Francisco.
1.-THE tax rate of this City is 81 25 on the
500, and | am told that the assessment is
as near the full value of property here as
anywhere. l am sorry that the tax-eating
politicians did not make it S. for the tax
despoiled people would then rise in right
eous wrath and send the tax-eaters of this
City to keep company with those of Tam
manu.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-16
AN INCENDIARY At TEMPT.
Policeman FreeI Discovers q
Fire Just in the Nick
of Time.
It Was Intended to Burn Down a
Variety Theater From Its Gas
Fixtures.

Policeman Jack Freel prevented an in
tended confagration early yesterday morn
ing at the variety theater known as Bottle
Kenig's," No. 215 Montgomery avenue. 1t
was a most deliberately planned and car
ried out piece of iucendiarY work, and he
discovered it just in time.
This dive occupies part of the first story
and basement of the three-st bri ok
building owned ty bottle Kpnlg," as he
is best known, and is L-shaped, running
toward Pacific avenue.
Policeman Freel noticed some smoke
coming from the windows a little before 5
A. H. He effected an entrance and saw
flames issuing from dozen gas-burners,
from which the tips had been previously
removed. The gas-fxtures were so bent as
TO cause the flames to burn the walls and
ceilings. Part of the scenery on the stage
had caught fire and some holes were burned
through the basement ceiling.
From every gas-burner poured a volume
of fame, AMI the officer, with good presence
of mind, shut off the meter and at once
notified District Engineer Patrick ID.
Shaug hnessy at Engine House No. 1, on
Pacific street. The fire was put out with
very little or no damage.
The New Atlantic Hotel adjoins this
theater and the TWO stories upstairs are
filed with dodgers and families Had the
fire gained Roadway there is no telling
what it might have developed into.
Fire Marshal Towe and Captain Com
stock of the fire patrol made an inyestiga-
ton during the day. AS near as could be
ascertained the attempt to burn the place
must have been made by some employees
who were recently discharged by Mrs.
Josephine Dupree, the proprietress of the
theater. She had discharged two white
walters week previous and it is supposed
they or one Of them must have been
prompted by a motive of Spite getting
into the theater during the performance of
the night before and hiding i'll some nook
or corner of the place. Mrs. Dupree has
no insurance.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-16
THE MAN Who TRIED DEBS
United States District Judge
GrosSCup of Chicago Is
In Town.
Says Harrison Would Accept a Re-
nomination - The Political
Outlook.

Judge Grosscup, the United States Dis
trict Judge at Chicago, who has become so
we'll known through his connection with
the Debs cases, is at the Palace. His was
the last judicial appointment made by
President Harrison.
1t was Judge Grosscup who issued the
now famous injunction against the strikers,
for the violation of which Debs is now in
jail. He also presided in the trial of Debs
for conspiracy and delaying the United
States mails last April. The trial, when
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-16

two-company post where soldiers drank
whisky than he has observed at the eleven.
company post of the Preside, where the
beverages are beer and wine. The opDor-
tunity to get little snack at the canteen
restaurant between meals is frequently en-
joyed. A glass of beer with 1T induces the
soldier to stay on the reservation instead
of visiting saloons in the City.
Captain Albrecht Heese of the Imperial
German army who visited the Preside
some days since and saw the troops on re-
view, was highly pleased. He has returned
to Washington.
Colonel Mendell, United States engineers,
will return from Portland, Or, next
Wednesday.
Colonel Frank, United States army who
inspected the National Guard of Califor-
mia during the Triple Hill campaign at
Santa Cruz when Major-General Turnbull
commanded the State troops, is now COM
mandant of the Artillery School at Fort
Monroe, Va.
The Navy Department is expecting to
issue any day the official advertisements
for proposals for the construction of the
new battle-ships. The new vessels are to
be IL 800 tons displacement, length 1863 feet,
breath ~ feet, draught % feet inches. A
| speed of sixteen knots an hour for four con-
secutive hours must be attained. Prem
| lums will be offered for greater speed.
| The Union Iron Works of this City will
bid for one of the new ships. Henry T.
| Scott is looking after the interests of the
| firm in Washington. Irving NJ. Scott will
return from Japan next month.
| The report comes from Washington that
the Navy Department has censured Cap
| tain T. ]. Higginson of the Monterey for
using disrespectful language to Engineer
James M. Pickrell during the cruise of that
vessel from Callao to San Francisco. Ac-
cording to the story told the engines of the
Monterey ceased working. Engineer
Pickrell, who had the watch at that time,
is said to have been sent for by his COM
manding officer and censured before the
officers and crew of the ship. He reported
the matter to the department together
with an explanation of the reasons for
slowing down the engines and as result
a sharp letter was sent to Captain Higgin-
son.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-16
CAUGHT A BURGLAR.
Charles Otterson Found Searching the
Bureau Drawers in a Valencia
Street House,

The residence of P. D. Code, $50 Valen-
cha street, was entered by burglar early
Saturday morning. Entrance was effected
by forcing open rear window with a
Jimmy"
The burglar made his way to one of the
bedrooms upstairs, and the noise he made
in opening bureau drawers awoke one of
Mr.. Codes sons, who jumped out OF bed
and saw the burglar rummaging through
the bureau drawers. He gave the alarm,
and the burglar was held at bay till Police
men Shanahan and Dalton arrived. The
burglar was taken to the City Prison, where
he was at once recognized as Charles
Otterson, an ex-trustee, who recently
served six months term for petty
larceny. Yesterday morning he was booked
on the charge of burglary. 1t is not un-
likely that other charges may be entered
against him, as the police think he has
been implicated in several of the recent
burgiaries in the Mission.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-16
plish anything, and this will is the soul
in its supernatural state"
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR GIRLS.
Ruth Ward Kahn Assists Poor, Talented
Girla to HaIr

Ruth Ward Kahn Assists Poor, Talented
Girls to Help Themselves.
Mrs. Ruth Ward Kahn of Leadville,
Colo, well-known poet, writer and lee
turer, and at one time a contributor to
THE CALL, has adopted new method of
raising funds to establish scholarships for
the benefit of poor, talented girls that
they may become self-supporting.
She gives lectures in Colorado and the
proceeds of her lectures she devotes to the
fund. She has already placed two girls in
a position to pursue their studies. One is
at the University of Michigan, from which
she herself graduated in 1889, and the
months year to Iecturing and part of the
proceeds are used to defray the expenses
of keeping these girls at these institutions
of learning. As soon as the fund increases
it will be used for the benefit of others.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-16
THE THEATERS TONIGHT.
That the Managers Have
Provided for Their Patrons.

Attractions That the Managers Have
Provided for Their Patrons.
This evening Pauline Hall with her
company of bright artists will appear at
the Baldwin Theater in "Dorcas." The
music is all new, and the airs will please
the popular ear. The lady participants
will appear in some of the finest costumes
ever seen on the stage of the Baldwin.
The District Attorney" has been such
a drawing card at the Columbia that the
management has concluded to run it
another week. 1t has been the hit of the
Stockwell troupe. This morning the sale
of reserved seats and admission tickets for
the open-air performance of GAS You Like
It," at Sutro Heights, will begin at the
Columbi Theater.
At Morosco's Grand Opera-house the
American melodrama, "The Great Me-
tropolis,' will be presented. This play
was on at this house about year ago, and
at that time it proved the most attractive
one ever put on the boards.
siLueia di Lammermoor" is to be pre-
scented this evening at the Tivoli Opera
house. Ida Valerga will interpret the
role of Lady Ashton and will alternate
Henry Ashton of Lammermoor and Mar
tin Pache will render the part of Lord
Edgar of Ravenswood.
This evening Manager Morrisey will pre-
sent to the patrons OF the Orpheum a
great bill. A number of new artists and
acts will be brought out and probably the
most attractive will be Pearl Andrews, re-
puted to be the most clever mimic on the
stage to-day.
At Growers Alcazar the double bill
" Everybody's Friend" and "a Ringer"
will be offered. 1t was we'll received on
the opening night and will doubtless prove
attractive to the theater-goers during the
week.
This evening May Nannery will open in
the Oakland Theater with her dramatic
company in "Wife or No Wife, with Miss
Nannery in the leading role.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-16
DISCUSSING THE SOUL.
DIR. Mackenzie Delivers the First of a
Series OF Discoprses on the Souls
Immortality.

Immortality.
Rev. DR.. Mackenzie delivered the first of
8 series of disedurses on ''The Soul, its
Immortality and its Supernatural Exist
ence" at the First Presbyterian Church
last night. In his opening remarks last
night DIR. Mackenzie said:
"Does man have soul, and is that
soul supernatural? Is there anything SUI
pernatural, and if SO, how are we to know
it? All things in nature may De shad-
owed, but we are convinced in the reality
of ourselves. The same mechanical laws
are observed in men as are found in ma
ture, and yet man is something more than
matter more than life, for there is some
thing else. What is that? We may know
a thing without seeing it or feeling it
that is a phenomenon. There is nothing in
nature as it stands tonight but what is
latent, while that is not true of man.
aThis something else that is in Us
is not an evolution of some old element,
but a supernatural quality. which is the
soul. The will of man is able to accom-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-16
MRS. KARR'S LECTURE.
Her Discourse on Spiritualism Turned
Into WrangIe.

Her DISCOURSE on SpirituaIism Turned
Into q Wrangle.
Mrs. Lizzie Karr, late matron of the City
Receiving Hospital, undertook to give a
lecture in Odd Fellows Hall last evening
upon "Spiritualism or Devilism the Curse
of the Nineteenth Century," She had an
audience of about 100 people, many of
whom were mediums and believers in
spiritualism. Mrs. Karr accused several
of the mediums present with having de-
frauded her out of money and the accused
Indignantly denied that she spoke the
truth The whole affair was fiasco and
no one went away satisfied.
At times great confusion prevailed and
word was sent to the police station that
there would be trouble. Several officers
went to the hall but seeing that it was
only wrangle and not row they did not
feel called upon to interfere.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-16
Chinese for Deportation.

Nine Chinese were brought to this City yes
terday by two deputy United States Marshals
for deportation, four of them from Texas and
the other five from New Mexico. Their names
are: Louie Knu, Louie Nou, Yu Yuen, All
All Lock and Lee Chung Hi. They were
placed in the County Jail to await the de-
parture af the next steamer.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-16
AUCTION SALES.

BY EAsToN, ELDRIDGE & Co.-Tuesday, Septem-
Der II, Real Estate, at Salesrooms, o3S Market
street. at IL O'Clock noon.
WILLIAM J. DINGEE-The Real Estate AUG
uoneer, $50 and 462 Eighth street, VIII Sell at
auction Saturday September Is, the Lake Mer-
rift Boulevard Tract.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-16
Robbed and Thrown Overheard.

William Gill. foreman for Contractor Ker-
shaw at the new racetrack, was at Mission
street wharf last night when two men robbed
him of $23 and threw him into the bay. He
was rescued by bostman when nearly
drowned. He did not know the robbers and
could not identify them.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-16
ADJUSTMENTS

BALDWIN THEATER.-'D orcas"
COLUMBIA THKATER-"The District Attorney"
MoRosCo's OPERA-HoUsE-"The Great Metrop
oils"
T1voLI MISREPRESENTATION di Hammer
moor"
ORPHEUM-High-Class Vaudeville.
growers ALCAZAR.-" Everybody's Friend"
and "A Ringer
MAcDONoUGF THEATER OAKLAND Wife
for Wife" commencing tonight.
STATE BOARD OF TRADE ExHIBIT-575 Market
t1eet, below Second. Open daily. Admission tree
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-16

Two thousand three hundred and ninety
six of Mr.. Surgeons sermons have been
printed
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-16
PICNICs AND EXCURSIONS.

OCEAN ExCURsIoNs.-Steamsh Pomona, tc
Santa Cruz and Monterey, leaves Saturdays, 4 p
M, due tack Mondays, A. NJ. Ticket ONCE,
New Montgomery street.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-16

Jean Paul Richter had only five or six
books, all philosophical.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-08-02
In tl,p Circuit Courts.

Judge PAUL. Yesterday entered a VNcn.
ton order Diminishing tho divorce suit OF
Catherine ljoonO 49, Albert Boone, on
account Of tho death Of tho defendant,
Tho evidence In tho hRboaa corpus
proceeding Of j. j. Tucker w. Thomas
Smith aud vito was fully heard aud tho
decision reserved.
In Judge CampbCll's court, In tho case
Of /. 4. Stiicl Va. Abort Boone oL nL,
tho death Of Boone was suggested, aud
an Injunction restraining Special Com
missioner George u. Boyd from paying
over certain mouiCs to Mrs Catherine
DonnO was dissolved.
Judge Campbell also onlOrOl dOcroO
confirming tho Haln Of tho rCa estate NJ
issue In tho case oi Samuel II. Smiths
executor VA. William i Smith Ut nl., by
W. NJ. Dunlap, special commissioner
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-08-02
ALIEurENANr DETAILED
As Military In'tructor ut the Lin'lJ fol
Three Years.

As Military InItFuctor at the Lin'lJ for
Three Years.
A telegram was received by the H.
rELLraEScER from Hon. John o. Psudle-
ton, at Washington, saying that Lieut..
Van Dulsr, Of the navy, had been as
uiguod to the LinSly Institute, in this
city, as military instructor for the next
three years.
Lieut. Van Duzor IL regarded as an
excellent man for the position, and
Principal Birch aud the trustees
have been trying for some time
to have him detailed here Prof,
Birch went to Washington City
last week to try TO bring q pressure to
bear to secure him, and has evidently
succeeded.
The news will be received with much
qualification by the patrons and friends
Of the LinSly and by the entire com
munity az we'll.