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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-26
CROWDS GOING TO TEXAS.
observation-disclosures Contest
May Knock Out Rail-
way Rates.
Estimated That over rs. 900 People
VIII Soon Be Heading for the
Texas Mill.

The approaching Corbett Fitzsimmons
mill down the Texas way is stirring things
up in other than sporting circles. 1t is
going to be a tremendous event in the way
of attracting travel, and already local
ticket-chasers are scurrying about among
likely patrons of the great event.
An estimate made by a Texas railroad
man is that fully $4,000 people will 60 to
Dallas between now and the end of Octo-
Der if all preparations for the fight go on
as now arranged. That is something of a
crowd, ana no wonder the rival roads are
already fighting for the business. Because
Co.bett is Californian there is great in
terest here III the affair, and if any sort OF
reasonable round-trip rates can be made
there will be a large contingent go from
this City to shout for sour JIM" A num-
Der of prominent sporting men have al
ready arranged to go and all the City
newspapers will have representatives.
There is mere interest felt in Eastern
cities, il anything, than here, and the rail-
road passenger departments are shaking
themselves up in order to secure desired
traffic. Circulars and alluring folders are
being sent out and no tricks for business
are being lost. One circular sent out shows
that TIE amrh'theater building for - CO.
test viii t'e the largest in the way OF seating
Colosseum. It will actually seat 81, 6l2 per-
sous, and at the rates now quoted, paid adj
missions ought to foot up the tidy SUN OF
x15s, 6a0
The fight for the travel toward Dallas,
lies chiefly between the Southern Pacific,
the Santa Fe and the Texas Pacific. In
the East it is already so hot and heavy
that decentralization of rates is predicted,
and If that happens there will be some
lively chopping out here.
A Fort Worth paper comments thus on
the situation:
There Is no doubt about the Corbett-Fitxxim-
mons proposed pugilistie mill 81 Dallas exert
Ing an fnfluence over the various railway lines
which does not promise stability OF rates. The
Kat" has purchased large number of tickets
and contracted for great many more on eer-
tain conditions The Rock Island has pnr-
chased lot upon conditions. The santa Re
people bought block of 500 seats in the big
amphitheaseF, The block runs directly from
the ring side backward. The amphitheater is
In the form of circle In the center Is the
ring. Immediately around this ring are the
press tables. Outside the press tables are the
boxes, each seat IN which costs $40, and the
santa Re has 100 to seil Outside the boxes
come the reserved seats. each OF which is num-
bered and costs $50. Behind these reserved
seats come the general admission or rnreserved
seats, which cost $40 each.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-26
TO FIGHT FOR THE PLACE,
One of the Ousted Janitors
Claims to Have the Law
on His Side.
BACKED BY FIVE JUSTICES.
The Changes Made Enable the SUI
pervisorS to Distribute Tidy
Sum Of Public Money.

One of the janitors dismissed last Mon
day by the Solid Eight of the Board of
Supervisors has found a section of the code
and five friends that he thinks will rein
state him in his position in spite of those
who ousted him.
Louis Stroll, janitor and messenger of
the Justices Court, was among those re-
moved from office last Monday by order of
the Supervisors. James Taylor was ap-
pointed to his place. The salary at issue
is SIS month.
Yesterday one of the attaches of the
Justices Court pointed out to Stroll a
section of the code by which it is provided
that the five Justices of the Peace shall
have the sole appointment of the position
of janitor in their court. The section in
question reads as follows:
By act of March 80, 1866, it is pro-
vided that: "The Justices of the Peace
of the City and County of San Francisco are
authorized and empowered to appoint a jan
itor for their courtrooms at salary not ex-
ceeding $75 per month, and his salary shall
be allowed by the Auditor OF the City and
County of San Francisco and be paid in the
same manner that the Justices are paid-out of
the special fee fund"
StrohPs friends have advised him to
make a fight under the section. Presiding
Justice of the Peace Barry and Justices of
the Peace Cook, Groezinger, Kerrigan and
Carroll are very well satisfied with the
way Stroll performed his work and they
would very much like TO see him kept in
the place. They have informally agreed
to do what they can TO support him in the
place.
Yesterday it was agreed to elect him to
the position of janltor of the Justices
Court under the provision of the code
quoted above. II the Solid Eight force the
fight on their appointment both Taylor
and Stroll will appear before Auditor
Broderick at the end of the month with
.ssss ste 4s5sss an tue euuris and bring u
final judgment to settle the dispute.
An effort will first be made by the JUS
tees of the Peace on behalf of Stroll to
have Taylor transferred 20 some other de-
partment of the municipal Government
and allow Stroll 90 remain where he is.
That point will be settled by October /, the
date set by The Supervisors for the twenty
one lanitors, gardeners and patrol-wagon
drivers To walk out and the new appointecs
to take their places.
The best position made vacant was engi-
neer of the Fourth-street bridge. Henry
Healy, who viii take charge next week,
will receive 500 month.
The ianitors who were ordered ont all got
$50 month.
The bridge keeper of Fourth-street bridge
gets $75 month and the gardeners Of
Union, Portsmouth and Washington
squares each receive SIS.
The patrOl-wagon drivers receive $50 q
month.
The appointments make total of Sisl0
of public funds distributed monthly BY the
majority of the Board of Supervisors
among their political friends.
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Some Interesting Com
parsons Made by an
Attorney.
A TALK WITH GIBSON.
He Denies That Any Writing
on the Ring Package Was
Done by Him.
A SENSATIONAL TELEGRAM.
The Defense to Produce Witness
Who Saw Durrant Enter the
Church Alone.
A SENSATIONAL TELEGRAM.

That THE CALL, in its issue of yesterday,
outlined correctly and exclusively what
the defense in the Durrant case was to
comprise and what its sensational features
were to be was shown by the opening
statement of Eugene Deuprey in behalf OF
the defendant.
The most sensational feature of this was
the portion wherein the defendants coun-
sci said:
We will show you, as long as they have intro
duced a paper here with letters on II, that as
compared with letters found in Emmanuel
Baptist Church, that they are letters written
by the Rev. John George Gibson.
II we are TO act upon suspicious, if we are to
be placed in the position you are, by asking
you to believe a chain of circumstantial evi-
dence that cannot be supported, then we will
show you that there are others who have been
cast into suspicion, and worse than the defend
ant.
In view of this suspicion thus boldly
cast upon the pastor of Emmanuel Baptist
Church and the grounds of it, THE CALL
herewith reproduce illustrations of certain
handwritings and an experts comparison
and analysis of them.
It will be recalled that Attorney George
W. Monteith was the first person to call
the attention of the attorneys for the de-
tense to what he asserted was great and
striking similarity between the writing on
the wrapper of the package of rings and
the fac-simile reproduction of the signature
of Rev. J. George Gibson, attached to a
statement made by him and reproduced in
The CALL of the 18th of April.
Mr.. Monteith has now furnished the
defense with O comparison and analysis of
handwritings known to be those of the
Rev. J. George Gibson, the address on the
package of rings and the chirography of
Theodore H. Durrant, the accused. 1t is
as follows:
The proposition involved in the question of
the handwriting on the wrappers that in
closed the rings of the ill-fated girl when her
aunt received them is one of the most i'm
portant in the case.
OF course, in making even the hasty analysis
/ do here, il must be borne in mind that the
samples OF writing al hand are those of the
man the defense point at with such strong
suspicion,
There are two sets of writing on the wrapper
first, that which constitute the address, as fol-
lows:
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IT is plain that the most important compari-
sons are those of letters in the address Gig. Al
with letters found in Gibson's handwriting.
This is true, because 1t must be remem bered
that the rings left the dead girls fingers after
she disappeared, and were mailed and received
by her aunt before her body was discovered, a
fact that conclusively establishes either that
the sender of the rings was the guilty party or
that he received the rings under circum-
stances that conclusively show guilty knowl-
edge, making the sender culpable in either
case.
In the address we first notice peculiar cap
ital sc" in the word "City," which we segre-
gate below and compare with a number of ex-
amples taken from the samples OF what are
known 10 be Gibson's handwriting. SO we
take the small "i" and "t" from "City" and
the small "s" from Mrs" in the address and
compare them with the same character In Ny.
GibscE's writing. Ihsr stsoEgCr .kG- az
this RI fhn corr - rlse. - 20 rtslat sA-sesE =
Fig. \ With that taken from the samples Of Mr.
Gibson's as reproduced in Fig. G.
In order that the complete disEimilaFity Of
the foregoing, and the handwriting Of Durrant
may be seen ! present a sample OF Durranfs
manuscript,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-26
GLOVE AND KENNEL.
A New System of Voting at Olympic
Club Elections Great
Dog Race.

The directors of the Olympic Club are
determined to follow out the rules of the
club to letter. In the past it has been
custom of the club for members to vote as
they pleased, so to speak. And as matter
of fact considerable annoyance and dissat-
isfaction have resulted at election time.
According to orders recently issued by the
new directors members voting must now
hand their tickets to The secretary, who
will deposit them in a box in the secre-
tary's office, And any member whose in
debtedness to the club is more than SO can
not vote on any proposition.
There are about 100 members who have
allowed their dues to the club to remain
unpaid. Those delinquents who have
been notified will be given one months
time to settle or show cause for their tardi-
ness in paying up. 1t is expected that
another clearing-out sale of bad-paying
members will occur in October.
Manager Kennedy has completed his
matchmaking programme. There will be
six good special events on Tuesday even
ing, October 10, in the gymnasium of the
club.
The betting on the Hawkins and Ro-
Ghetto hight, which will be decided this
evening at Colma, is strongly in favor of
Hawkins, because he is considered the
cleverest man. Rochelle, however, will
give him hot race TO the finish.
The much-talked-of special match race
between II. Crocker's English setter Rods
Chaff and Howard Vernon's Glenbeigh
will be decided at Bakersfield on Thanks
giving day. The match is for 500 a side,
and, according to the conditions of the
agreement. the dogs will run two heats of
two hours duration each. Mr.. Crocker
has appointed Andrew Jackson to Judge,
and Vernon has selected William Dormer;
these latter sportsmen will select referee.
Allender is handling the pointer and the
setter is being looked after by walters. 1t
is whispered that the setter will give
surprise to the men who think Glenbeigh
the greatest dog on earth. Mr.. Croker is
only too well aware of the qualities that
Glenbeigh possesses as field dog, and, ac-
cording TO the remarks he has made to
friends recently relative TO the outcome OF
the race, il can be safely said that the
owner OF the pointer will not have the
valk-over he expects.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-26
GAYS SINGULAR DEATH.
Went to a Lodging-House and Died
Without a Doctor-Had Money
When He Left Home.

An old man named John G. Gay, who
has been living in the rear of AZ Russ
street, died at the Brunswick lodging
house, 148 Sixth street, last evening, under
such circumstanc as prompted Deputy
Coroner Hallett to make an investigation.
According to Mrs. Gays statement her
husband went out yesterday morning with
$16 in money and purse. There was only
40 cents on his person and no purse, said
Mr.. Hallett, when his remains were
searched for indications of his identity. .
Mrs. Virginia A. Brown, the colored
woman who keeps the lodging house. said
Gay came to her place, apparently well
enough, shortly after the noon hour, and
went up two flights OF stairs to room 49,
occupied by white woman calling herself
Mrs. Spencer. =. He died at 7:30 p. NJ.
The singular thing about Gays death is
that medical atterdanes vas not given
him in time. Ur. i. Nusbaum was called
in. but not until IL was too late Mrs.
Brown says telephone message was sent
from Or. George A. Roots drugstore NJ
4P.M. 90 the Receiving Hospital, asking
for an ambulance, but that the answer re-
eeived was that an ambulance would be
sent next morning. However. this story
was not verified when Mr.. Hallett tele-
phoned inquiries TO the Receiving Hos
pital.
Mrs. Spencer herself was very reticent,
and when asked by the reporters for in
formation that would throw some light on
the death, refused, giving as q reason tina.
she chad an enemy. and didn't want him
TO know whore she was
Ella HAYES, daughter Of hers by a
former husband, reported the death OF
Gay to the Southern station. Gay must
have been sick for several hours with
nausea.
An autopsy viii be held, Mrs. Gay told
the Deputy Coroner her husband had been
subject 10 fainting spells.
He owned the property where he lived.
and wa5 50 years of age. Besides his
widow he leaves a son.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-26
the biggest and most shining landmarks
on the peninsula.
RESCUED BY AN OFFICER.
Four Men I'm st Suffocated in Burnin e
Lodging House.

Four Men Almost SuffOcated in Burnin e
Lodging-H House.
The alarm from box 81 at 1890 o'clock
this morning was for a fire in the saloon
at 400 McAllister street, occupied by Robert
Hamilton.
The building was an old wooden struc-
ture, and the flames spread rapidly to the
stores of J. Bradley, plumb Der, at 402 Nc
Allister; w. S. Neumann's barber-shop
at 402A and lodging-house at 404, oc-
cupied by Mrs. Meldon; also to the resi-
dence occupied by Mrs. Mcbride, at 405
Polk street.
Four men who were asleep in the lodging
house were almost suffocated by the smoke,
and were rescued with considerable diff
Guilty by Officer Brophy. The property is
owned by Miss Donahue. The loss will be
about $500. Cause unknown.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-26
HANDWR|T|NGS IN THE DURRANT CASE.

starts the cross line at the down stroke and i'm
presses the pen wholly to the right ana in the
direction he writes, while Durrant carefully
crosses his
And the small of Gibson is made by
perpendicular down stroke and finished by an
ending at nearly right angles.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-26

as 10 avert or destroy. the suspicion raised
by the attorney for the defense. But this
failed OF effect, and only brought repeti-
ton Of the promise to perhaps furnish these
writings later.
District Attorney Barnes scoifs az the
idea OF attempting 10 connect DIR. Gibson
with the murder.
"Will the prosecution order bis arrest?"
Certainly not, replied be very EN-
phaticaily. The idea shat Mr.. Gibson
had any connection whatever with this
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-26
RIGURE D.

II requires no expert 10 form a conclusion
from the above showing. Take the little g's
Ia the two mems writing. for example. la
0ibSon's we ind the peculiar angular double
curved down stroke, whiis Durranfs Is the
man.
indeed, this peculiar Characteristic is not
alone in Gtbson's SIS. but IN his SIS as well
This i highly important as II shows II to be
q fixed characteristic Of his writing caused %
an involuntary nervous scti0n OF the hand.
The small Is another apt illustration. Glib
son does not always fairly cross his l. but
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-26

months ago and was run over, losing his right
foot, was begun in Judge Hunts court yester-
day. Comes was the only witness on the
PLAINTIFFS side. He declared that the conduc-
tor threw him off the train. though admitting
that he had been asleep in the car and that he
had been carried beyond his destination
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-26

The suit OF George Comes, a young PoFtu-
gaese who fell from train in Alameda several
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-26

THEY'VE iyrrl Their new building. ID Clay
ST.. opposite the ferry. The Mysell-Rollins Co.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-26
Blanket Specials.

GOOD, COMFORTABLE ALL
WOOL BLANKETS, long f1eecy
finish, fine heavy quality, the best
blankets we know of anywhere:
Size 66xSO inches. weight lbs. >. - 5 90 Pair
Size 68x82 inches, weight 6 TBS. :. 8 Is 90 Pair
Size 76xS4 inches, weight lbs. .. So 90 Pair
Size 76x9O inches, weights ID. :. So 90 Pair
Just dollar pound and full weight, too.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-26

GENTS ALL = WOOL UNDER
WEAR, heavy weight and good
quality, tan color, silk-bopnd neck
and front, drawers to match,
garment for winter wear. ....
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-26

LADIES' FLANNEL WRAPPERS,
full sleeves and front, large ruffie
over shoulder, mostly light col
ors, a 81 so value anywhere,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-26

In the next place we have the two names on
the wrapper, viz:
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-26

LADIES' GINGHAM WRAPPERS,
full sleeves, large ruffie over
shoulder, IN blue and pink stripes,
stylish, seasonable, special, regu-
lar value 81 rs, 10 close the line.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-26

LADIES' MUSLIN GOWNS, good,
heavy muslin, "V" shaped neck,
tucked and broid ere d
yoke, an excellent garment,
special ct.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-10-19

j. G.. Brown, tho child painter,
used to make sketches of things out
of doors, with notes giving tho color
effects and positions, and so on, and
then work on his paintings from
the sketches. But friend once said
to him; Brown, why don't you
paint right from the model? The
result is so much moro natural. J"
Tho remark struck Mr.. Brown, and
now he does everything from a
model
Mr.. Brown used to get his models
himself. He would seek them at
Thirty-third street and Broadway,
or round the Fifth Avenue hotel, or
in City Hall square and Printing
Housorow. and it was pretty hard
to get them sometimes" he said.
"They naturally knew nothing about
posing as models to an artist and
thought | was guying them when |
said ! would pay them to como and
stand still while ! painted them.
But now some boys who have served
long time as models for mo, hut
who have got too big to fill tho bill
any moro, are still useful in picking
out other boys who can serve tho
purpose. They know what I want
and never bring mo tho wrong kind
Of boy. john j. a Beckett in st.
| Nicholas.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-10-19
HiIdgewater village.

Mrs. George Bradley and SON are
visiting Mrs. John Mcconnell in
Lebanon, \. IL.
Warren Buck showed us . fine
specimen of gold bearing quartz.
Hugh Robinson is at work for +.
NJ. Allard.
Mrs. w. c. Raymond is visiting
at DR.. Clark's in Windsor.
Z. J. Woods and +. p. smith
bagged - birds last Tuesday.
Mrs. O. Marsh entertained COM
pany from Rutland last week,
Mrs. A. NJ. Sturtevant and Miss
6. V. Sturtcvant returned to Brook
Ign last Saturday.
Bert Furman has moved in the
house with Myron Ackley.
Mrs. c. B. Corey is IN Royaltol
for week.
Miss Halle Perkins, who has beer
at work for Stillman Wcedcn, went
home Monday, sick.
Mr.. Fitch and daughter, Mrs
Hubbard of Harrisburg, ILL.,, are
stopping with Chester Fitch, his
son.
Benz. Lear has discovered Wha
some think is silver ore on his farm
and specimens will be tested. Witt
gold and silver mines, this will b,
another Eldorado. Let her come
Mrs. Edward Carpenter is il
Amesbury, Mass. where she wa
called to attend funeral.
Mrs. A. w. Atwood has made
trip to the CITY and expects fine lint
of fall and winter goods.
Richard Smith and family visite,
his mother, Mrs. Geo. Smith, las
week.
l.. w. Holt of East Barnard ha
moved into the tenement vacated b.
Horace Baker. Mr.. and Mrs. Hol
have work in the factory.
H. ]. Sprague and Ed. Moore
have begun cider making.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-10-19
Our Widening Markets.

Under the operation of the Demo-
cratic tariff, the markets of the world
have opened to products of American
industry so readily and so widely as
to Give our manufacturers and our
Workingmcn new view of the pos
sihilitics OF the future. According
to the latest report of the Treasury
Bureau of Statistics. the total exports
of manufactures for the eight months
ending with last August were valued
at $I2g,44o,S6 !, against exports OF
the same character for the cores
ponding eight months of 1894
amounting to SIIS,o5o,I4I. This
rate of gain would afford an increase
for the calendar year of $I7,ooo,o 900,
and would make the total manufac.
turing exports of 1895 nearly $lo5,-
100000. This is about ST., 900, 200
higher than any fiscal year in the
commercial history of the country
and is S57, 900 IN excess of either
of the prosperous years 1892 ano
1893 under the Mckinley tariff
The fiscal year 1893 ended on June
80, just alter the pane had begun.
and the manufacturing exports OF
the year were $I5S,o23,IIS.-Bos'
ton Post.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-10-19
New England Amateur Photogra'
pliers.

OF the many strong features given
among the Photographic pictures of
the Boston Sunday Journal one OF
the most interesting has been the Sc
rics of vacation pictures taken by
New England amateurs. The Jour
NAILS Photographic pictures are spec
tally admired by all readers of that
paper, and the original subjects OF
New England life shown in the new
series will be priced by all who have
an eye for the beautiful. There are
many things that are lost in the ordi'
nary newspaper illustration, but the
Journals reproduction of photo
graphs by the half-tone process is
exact, and the amateur sees in thai
paper his picture just as he caught II
by the camcla. Each number of the
Sunday journal is "A veritable art
gallery, for it contains great variety
of pictures to please all tastes.