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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-06
LIVING WITH ANIMALS.
A FrightfuI Case of Destitution at 535
Vallejo Street.

A FrightfuI Case of Destitution at 535
Vallejo Street.
A frightful case of restitution coupled
with cruelty to children was brought to
the attention of the Humane Society at
535 Vallejo street on Sunday.
Late on the afternoon of that day Officers
Holbrook and McMurray of the Humane
Society were informed that shameful
case of neglect and consequent suffering
existed at the number given. The officers,
hardened as they are to scenes of direful
poverty, were not prepared to see what
they were destined to behold
In a cold, dingy basement in the rear of
the building lives Spanish woman named
Pochetia, who has just turned her ninetieth
year. She is the mother-in-law of George
Keller, a shiftless 'longshoreman who de-
serted his wife and two babes several
weeks ago. Mrs. Keller sought in every
way to provide home for her children,
the elder of which is nearly 8 years old
and the youngest only II months. She
was unsuccessful in this and as last re-
sort she thought of her decrepit old mother
who for years had subsisted by begging.
Mrs. Keller visited her mother one day
last week and requested permission to leave
her children with the old woman, saying
that she would return for them within a
few hours Mrs. Keller then left the place
and has not been seen since. Her sole OBJ
ject in visiting her poverty stricken mother
was to foist her children upon her, and in
this she succeeded
In the meantime Keller, who was suffer-
ing from the effects of a prolonged debauch,
heard of the whereabouts of his children
and went to Mrs. Pochetia's quarters. He
determined to make that place his rendez-
vous, and, despite the old woman's pro-
tests, took up his lodging in her room. He
what the woman procured for the children
The officers found in the room twelve
feet square Mrs. Pochetia, Keller, the two
children, parrot two cats and two dogs
Piles of gunnysacks were strewn about
here and there, and on these the animals
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-06
SECRETARY OF
THE VALLEY ROAD.
ALEXANDER MACKIE WAS ELECTED
TO THAT POSITION YES
TERDAY.
HE IS A VERY CAPABLE MAN.
MANY AsPIRANTs ARE SEEKING
THE IMPORTANT PLACE OF
ENGINEER.

The board of directors of the valley road
met in Claus Spreckels' office again yester
day and took up the matter of election of a
secretary and also discussed the question
of filling the office of engineer, but took no
action upon the latter.
For secretary of the company Alexander
Mackie was about the only person who
was seriously considered for the office, and
he was elected.
Mr.. Mackie has been for number of
years identified with the Atlantic and Pa
cifc road in this city in the capacity of
cashier. He is capable man in every
respect and Will make the road an efficient
official.
w. A. Bissell, under whom Mr.. Mackie
has long labored, speaks in high terms of
him and was especially pleased at his good
fortune in securing the position. On Mont
gomery street. among the railroad offices,
a general expression of good will for the
new secretary was heard on all sides. Mr..
Mackio will take up the duties of his office
tomorrow, when the new road will open its
offices at 321 Market street, in the Spreck-
els building.
Although the position of engineer for the
new company has not yet been filled, Ly-
man Bridges, who is a known applicant
for the place, was very much in evidence
yesterday. After waiting in the anteroom
for some time he was finally summoned
before the meeting and took with him a
number of maps and other documents
which, it is presumed, will have a bearing
upon the future route of the new road.
Although the aggregate amount of SUBJ
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-06
Miss Agnes Castor, Who Married the
Man Frog.
From photograph

enemies to be much handsomer in
his frog costume than without it, are the
chief actors. They were formally intro
duced on last Saturday, formally engaged
to be married on Sunday and were for
mally welded by Justice on Monday
This is the smartest piece of acting
known in theatrical circles for some time,
and thus the Thespians have pretty NOR
sci of gossip to discuss and sleep on. But
the romance has a pathetic side. The
pretty young aspirant for artistic honors
smashed the hearts and hopes of whole
army of young men who nightly showered
bouquets and compliments upon her.
Miss Castor is only Is years of age. She
is mezZoblondina, shapely of form,
graceful dancer and sweet singer. When
the ''Sinbad" people were at the Baldwin
she sought and secured place in the ranks
of the AmaZons, and won especial favor
from managers and others. That was her
debut. Now she nightly appears before the
footlights in the BLACK Crook Up to Date
at the Alcazar, and, along with Irene Cook,
Blanche Mcclellan and Annie Johnson,
who comprise the French Folly quartet,
provokes the enthusiasm and the delight
of large audiences. Manager ]. w. Dever-
eaux speaks highly of the young actress,
and predicts a bright future for her.
Due has only DeeI dt Tie bntdIeI u
week" said Mr.. Devereaux, "but came
here well recommended. She is q good
girl, bright and pretty. What put it into
her head to go off and marry a man whom
she hardly knew is something 1 know
nothing about. But Juno is a wonder in
his line, and | suppose they know their
own business best
Very little is known about the career of
Juno, whose right name is Campbell, ex-
eept that he appeared at the Peoples Pal
ace and the Orpheum, and is about 19years
of age.
Meanwhile the widowed mother of Miss
Castor, living at the corner of Larkin and
Bush streets, is weeping over her child's
sudden marriage, and vows that she will
never forgive her. The girls father, is
dead, but the family is well and favorably
known. Mrs. Juno has not been home
since she married the frog man, as she
fears that the doors of her mothers house
have been closed against her.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-06
UNCLE SAM and SOCIETY.
SOCIAL MYSTERIES OF THE MAILS
YIELD TO SLEUTHS OF
THE SERVICE.
vITATIoNS AND RISES IN
DEFENSE.

Postmaster McCoppin rose yesterday
with touch of pride and feeling, and per-
haps triumph, to the defense of the local
postal service.
Several accusers have recently charged
that when carriers have found patches of
what were plainly social invitations they
have delivered them to the sewer or some
such place and saved a lot of walking.
Postal inspectors, superintendent and
carriers have been diligently running
down these charges, and some of them
have smiled at the real fate of some social
invitations that the senders grew angry
about.
In last Sundays papers were reports of
three or four complaints. The Misses
Preston, daughters of Attorney E. F.
Preston, had mailed a lot of invitations
with "R. S. V. P" on them and no an
swers were received from seventeen.
Some Western Addition matron, whose
name was not given. mailed another lot,
and it was reported that her husband hap
pened to find bunch of them under
bush in vacant lot 1t has not been before
reported, but it turns out that Mrs. Rev.
Robert Mckenzie has recently experienced
a similar misfortune with lot of invita-
tons. She made complaint, but has vol
Invitations to the Press Club reception
and jinks last Saturday night were adj
dressed to all members of the Bohemian
Club, guests for the night, but only few
were received. President Horace g. Plat
of the Bohemian Club telephoned in indig-
nant sorrow to President Naughton of the
Press Club, asking if only a select few
Bohemians were invited. A compre-
hensive invitation was cordially extended
by telephone and the report that the invi-
tations failed of delivery was published
1t has turned out that lot of the Press
Club invitations were stolen. Postmaster
McCoppin can't find any trace of the man
who found his wife's invitations under a
bramble bush. According to Postmaster Nc
Coppin, the sleuths who ran down some of
the invitations, found that some of the
people had received them, but not wanting
to accept them had innocently and with
intense sorrow announced that they had
received no invitations 1t appears that
this constituencies subterfuge of making
Uncle Sam a scapegoat for little sins of
polite society is comparatively common.
A polite but hayward human heart and the
existence of a letter-carrier appears to
sometimes produce temptation to wicked
ness that is hard on the carrier
In the case of the Preston complaint it
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-06
THEY WANT ANOTHER SHIP,
The PANAMA STEAMSHIP COMPANY
LOOKING FOR A NEW
VESSEL.
COMING OF THE WAsHToNAw FROM
New RK-SIGNIFIcANcE OF
HER VISIT.

The Panama Steamship Company is
looking for a new steamer to put on the
route between here and Panama and it is
rumored that the company has its eye on
vessel at present bound from England to
New York. The steamer in question is
the Washtonaw, which was recently
bought by the Saginaw Steel Steamship
Company. James Jerome, agent for the
latter company, denies the report, and
says that the new vessel is coming to the
coast to take the place of the lost Kewee-
nav. cat least" he adds, "she is not
chartered
General Agent Haswel of the Panama
Railway. Company, said yesterday that the
steamship company had not yet chartered
any vessel, but he seemed to know. all
about the Washtonaw. eve wanted a
steamer very badly some months ago."
said Mr.. Haswell, but were unable to get
one on the coast. Steamers for our line
must have certain requirements of which
freight space is the most important. |
have not heard of any arrangements being
made as to the Washtonaw but she would
be good vessel for our business, CARRYING,
as she does, $500 tons.
"Our principal traffic is throughs fret ght
to New York, and in this there is no com
petition. We also handle considerable
Ooueh fAiAiSAiSdh llClSHt, dilQ III tudU TRADE
we come in contact with the Pacific Mail
Company. To do this we run our ships as
cheaply as we can, and the saving of coal
is big item to us. Our New York trade
has increased to such an extent that they
have been obliged to refuse freight at the
other end. The Saturn left Panama yes
terday with as large cargo as she could
carry, cleaning up the freight on the 18TH
mus. We could use another steamer, but
would have to get it from the East"
The Washtonaw was a British steamer,
formerly known as the Oxford About a
year ago she was wrecked on the coast of
Florida, and was subsequently towed to
New York and then to Newport News,
where she was repaired. Over one-third
Of her original cost having been expended
In repairs she was entitled to change her
registry, and she now flies the American
flag. She is 2901 tons gross, 264O tons be-
tween decks, and has net tonnage of
1892. She is 3t5: 3 feet in length, 40 IS feet
in breadth of beam, and has depth of
hold of % feet The vessel is now on her
way to New York, and at that port she
will take in cargo of coal and sail for San
Francisco through the Straits of Magellan.
REvERIEs of Florence, the great actor, in the
nf a nisraf dali
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to his conduct of the case. incidentally,
however, it was learned on the outside that
unless immediate action is taken some of
the clauses in the Indictment will be out
lawed
When sked what he knew about the latter
assertion ex- United States District Attorney
Garter laughed and said: "Why, you can
not outlaw Uncle Sam. He has the right to
bring suit at any time" Just the same,
Mr.. McKesick is losing no time and will
see that none of the counts in the indict-
ment lapse for want of proper attention.
The case will be called the latter part of
this month or early in April in the United
States Circuit Court, and some interesting
developments are expected.
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and their masters found resting-place in
common. There was one grimy window
looking out into the rear yard, but even at
midday the light was so dim that q candle
was necessary to distinguish the objects
clearly.
Officers Holbrook and McMurray found
it necessary to proceed with caution, and
their first care was to drive out the dogs
and cats. They then took the children in
charge, and Invested them of the rags
which scantily clothed their emaciated
bodies.
The children were temporarily sent to
the Boys and Girls Aid Society, but yes
terday home was found for them with
the Sisters of Charity in South San Fran
cisco. Mrs. Pochetia has been removed to
more congenial quarters, where her wants,
which, owing to her advanced age cannot
be numerous, will be supplied.
Keller was arrested and charged with
cruelty to children
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-06
he IS LOSING NO TIME.
The Claim Against the Stanford Estat
Will Be Pushed.

The Claim Against the Stanford Estate
Will Be Pushed.
Lewis D. McKisick, the newly appointed
Assistant United States District Attorney
TO prosecute the claim of the United States
against the Leland Stanford estate, has
lost no time in getting to work. He was
closeted all yesterday afternoon with ex-
United States District Attorney Garter,
and finally came to a determination as to
what course he should pursue.
When seen about the matter Mr.. Nc
Kisick declined to discuss the question,
and said his policy in regard to this case
would be outlined as soon as it came to
trial. In the meantime it would be i'm
proper for him to say anything in regard
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-06

appeared TO be simply matter of misin-
formation. The official report of w. J.
Simon, superintendent of Station A, made
after detailed investigation of the charges
preferred by Miss Preston, says:
Mr.. kearny, my clerk, took down in
writing the names of the parties she said
had not received nvitations-seventeen in
all. These names l submitted to carriers
for Investigation and a written report, and
furnished them with slips, on which they
were to procure written statements of
addresses. This was done, and all but
three OF the parties answered that they had
received their invitations. This report
was shown to Miss Preston and she was
asked if she wished the investigation car
ried further. She said mo- and appeared
perfectly satisfied at the time, and so ex-
pressed herself in the presence of Clerk
Kearny."
Another recent complaint was preferred
by man who moved to Fulton street and
gave change of address. He didn't get
his mail, worked up case against the
postal service and then made quite a fuss
about it. Investigation has just shown
that there is no such number as he gave
Mr.. McCoppin.
There are POS carriers who get $1,000 a
year for life" said the Postmaster yester-
day. land there are forty-nine substitutes
working irregularly and anxious to slip
into regular place. Is it likely that men
who have waited years for situation they
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-06

value would risk it by throwing away mail
to save going few blocks? 1t is prepos-
ferrous and l will not believe it until have
proof. Yet people make. these loose state
ments on slight suspicion. Of course,
there are sometimes substantial grounds
for complaints, and there always will be
while 446 men are handling 100000 letters
a day, but they are isolated cases and
every complaint is diligently scrutinized
and investigated. 1t must be or the SER
vice would soon go to pieces, but such
complaints as those generally turn out as
these have done"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-06
THE DELAYING PIN AGAIN.
CAPTAIN MOREHOUSEOFTH DASH
ING WAVE USES IT ON
HIS CREW.
COAST SEAMEN OBJECT TO DEEP
WATER METHODS OF DIS
CIPLINE.

The coast sailor never gets so far from
the shore that he loses his rights either
conferred by his union or by the con-
tiguity of the beach, from which vantage
ground the ship and her skipper may be
consigned to torrid places with safety to
the consignor. Consequently he violently
resents any innovations or interferences
on the part of deep-water captains.
In the matter of clubhings, which are
portion of every good ships government,
he is satisfied if no foreign methods are
introduced. Jack is always a sea-lawyer,
and the constitutionality of his privileged
thumpings, whether by the butt end of a
revolver in the hand of mutiny-smashing
mate or by the big fist of boarding house
runner who has pocketed the advance, is
stoutly maintained.
One of the customs which went out with
the last decade was the belaying-pin as
gentle reminder to the sailor that pie and
duff with-plums-in-it'' were prerogatives
Of the cabin and not the o'c'le," and the
watch below was the place and time for
growing. Jack saw the belaying-pin rele-
gated to its rack, and cheerfully accepted
other and severer methods for his undoing
and subduing.
But time has apparently turned back
ward in its flight, and Captain Morehouse
of the ship Dashing Wave is the cause of
the chronological change. On the last
trip of the vessel down the coast Henry
Holbrook, Thomas Prince and Nicholas
swanson, three merry, merry men of the
sea, turned to and proceeded to discipline
the second mate. They were cheerily en-.
sanguinating the deck with the luckless
officer when the captain came up from be-
low. The wlndmill-let it be remem bered
that the Dashing Wave is the windmill
ship and sails and pumps herself with the
same breeze-the windmill was going and
the whirllng canvas arms of the machine
hid the field of battle from the quarter
deck. Presently the wind shifted and the
mill being taken aback stopped, permitting
a, view OF the topgallant forecastle, where
the three men were ministering to the
mate.
The scene stirred the martial ardor of
Captain Morehouse, and, forgetting the
windmill which the strong head breeze was
wrecklng, he gathered a long-unused be-
laying pin from the rail and REINFORCED his
officer.
The results were disastrous for Holbrook
and his messmates. Several painful scalp
wounds were received by the warning sea-
men before they noticed how unfairly the
captain fought, and when the vessel arrived
In this port complaint was sworn to in
the United States Attorneys Office. When
the warrant reaches Captain Morehouse
he will be cited to explain why he resorts
to belaylng-pins and other effete ways of
reminding his crew that second mates have
rights which coast seamen should respect.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-06
THE COMPANY ORGANIZED.

Officers of the San Francisco and San
Joaquin Coal Company.
The stockholders of the San Francisco
and San Joaquin Coal Company, which ex-
poets to bring the price of fuel in this city
down to So or 81 ton, met yesterday after
noon to select their officers and board of
directors for the ensuing year.
The men chosen for the respective po-
sltions We're: President, Henry Williams /;
vice-president, John w. Coleman; treas
urer, James Treadwell; secretary, B. M.
Bradford. Directors - Henry Williams,
Colonel J. D. Fry, J. c. Johnson, III. A.
Williams, John w. Coleman, r. D. Fry
and James Treadwell
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-06
The Case Was Settled.

Ed Murphy, alias "Scotty," a bunko man.
had his case dismissed in Judge Lows court
yesterday He was charged with swindling
Charles Carrigton, hotel clerk from Los An
geles, out of $50 by the pea and shell game.
when placed on the witness-stand YESTERDAY
his memory failed him and he would not swear
that Murphy was the man. Judge Low, in dis
another instance of the complaining witness
being squared
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-06
SHE MARRIED JUNO,
THE MAN FROG.
PRETTY AGNES CASTOR KNEW THE
MAN SHE Welded ONLY
THREE DAYS.
HER PEOPLE ARE INDIGNANT
ON THE BILLS AT THE
ALCAZAR.

The Alcazar Theater has produced ro-
nance that is not on the bills and is real
istic in every detail. Miss Agnes Castor,
the pretty danseuse, and Juno, the frog
man, who is unjustly said by his
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-06
Proving Election Frauds.

Election officials who counted or recorded
votes in precincts where gross frauds were dis
covered in the recounts following the late cleo
tons had chance to explain themselves be-
fore the Grand Jury Monday evening The frauds
in the Twenty eighth, Twenty-ninth, Thirty.
fifth and Thirty-seventh districts were proved
but no indictments were brought, and Regis
trar Hinton brought armful of tally-sheets
and spent some time before the jury.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-06
A Hypocritical Thief.

Felix n Runge was arrested on Hayes street
yesterday morning by Policeman Fleming, who
caught him walking off with two bottles of
milk, two loaves of bread and three newspapers
which he had stolen from doorsteps He was
booked for petty larceny, and aroused the SYM
patny OF me prison officials by stating that his
wife ana family We're starving at 217 Hickory
avenue and that he had stolen the bread and
milk for them. When searched a gold-plated
watch and 81 80 were found in his pockets
His wife called to see him and her fingers were
covered. with rings. Judge Campbell found
MN guilty and ordered him to appear for SEN
tence to-day.
Good Advertising.
SELLING PURE WHITE DINNER PLATES
AT FIVE CENTS EACH
GREAT AMERICAN IMP TEA CO.'S STORES.
Other lines of Crockery equally cheap.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-06
MARRIED
FOR
MONEY!!
q. J. !!


The good style and
quality of many a
shoe is marred
often quite spoilt-
in the making; all
for m on for
profit. To sell it
cheap and yet make
a good retail profit
it must be gotten
up cheaply.
AT the big factory
the absence or that
retail profit allows
CHI e a pness and
goodness to dwell
together.
SHOES RETAILED
All FACTORY
PRICES.
: !;
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-06

REvERIEs of Florence, the great actor, in the
smoke of an Almighty-dollar Cigar.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-06

Commencing Monday, March 4th, will offer our
New Importation Of FRENCH AND ENGLISH BLACK
DRESS FABRICS comprising all the latest and most
elegant Novelties of the season.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-02-02
Hope.
Hope Examiner:

Hope Examiner:
Deputy U. S. Marshal Smith ar
rived in town Wednesday on "No.
2" went down to the Chinese quar-
ter and arrested Sung Ho, bookkeep-
er for the Twin-Wo Company, and
took him to Seattle on "No. /" the
same evening. Sung-Ho stands
charges with having "sweated" rev.
enue stamps on opium in his pos
session. He claimed to be innO-
cent, saying he did not know the
stamps were not right as the opium
had been purchased of Seattle
firm of Cinnamon. On examining
the opium here the officer found
that the government stamps had
been removed from imported opium
and pasted on cans of the Struggled
article. Much excitement was
aroased in the Chinese quarter by
the arrest of so prominent a person
there, and for time it looked as il
Marshal Smith would have some
trouble in taking away his prison
er. The United States, however
usually gets the man it wants, anC
this case proved no exception.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-02-02

RADIO, in a few days, to look after
some mining interests.
The Sunrise claim, on Grouse
mountain, which Jacob lsh, of Spo-
kane Bridge, Wash, purchased
last fall of Eaton Il Morrow, of
Bonner's Ferry, will be developed
this spring by large force of men.
Mr.. Ish is an old mining man and
has the greatest faith in the prop
erty. Messrs Eaton q Morrow re-
ceived in the transfer 1870 head of
cattle and some real estate in
Rathdrum.