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The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-07-27
7He EXPRESSIVE HumAM HAND.
Strength of the Fingers Is an index 10
Mental Balances

Much hs4 seen written about tho
banj. Artists have doricto1 It's porfec-
sion, pbysiognomists have interpreted
It's SHAPE ard expression. cJiroiogis;s
and the gypsy queels bdvo tried to
prnptiesy from i.- markings. But a
stpd5 of It's pecaiia,ities by tina iuduc.
two methosi takes INC into entirely new
fields snd shows that TO interpret the
Significance - tho hand orc must start
OIL quite new lines. There iS.EomethiuG
perhaps in the fact that 10 artistic
band hos somewhat tspo-iug fingers,
ont beyond this cne deals VITA uncer-
families, aud ! recollcct an idios youth
wDose exTemities bad tho contour u =
genius u T.ilby.
II ono examines fha hands If Z large
number Of Ic>seus with nervous ca.
9cwmeut. he viii finf curious defects IL
rho FeuGb ami relatives proportions al
she fingers. The length ~ tho finger y
determined by that Of the middle one.
Il tue index and medius orc closed UpoC
She palm, the ring and httle hugsr bc-
lug left extended. the middle finger
will reach c.ose TO the place where toe
50 cailed life Zinc runs doTSE, between
the bali Of tho thumb anu that Cf the
little finger. ft~il tooch the palm just
beiow re highest part Of fac ball eli the
th1mh The middle Gegef is taken %
rhe standard Of length by WHICH IL
gauge that Of Others. pu 81 uormal hand
the fUrefinSer reaches just TO The foct q
the middle finger, The +inc finger = hn.
ser aud ghould reach neJrIy 10 tic mid.
die OF the pail Of tho mediUsj Hbiie the
fit,le finger should reach to tbe last
Joint Of the tbird 6uger. Now. in IL.
striatess cpileptics. neurotics aud tho
Gegenerat+ve generally these proportions
ara otter not Observed. The most com.
mon defect Is shurttess, especially CT the
third and little tingc+t, though sones
tires q dispIopoTtionate length ocGrTs
SOMETIMES these fingers ere uppat1rsl<
~ slender, OF the littie finger IS slicbtlv
bent. The most common abnormality of
the thumb Is excessive sbot tness, with .
GcftctiTe mobility. These Fscrli=ritcsj
Veil acuentuase1, f-cr hat 70 pla.
call the fdec43en5 haud"--the hand
that writes ouE stnsUous povels, tbs
aauptmauu drama paints symbolic PIC
tCGss and exploits ruy4 s4heisna- Such
bands may be we'll formed to she o,di.
nary eye Snd may be attached TO Fiendet
and graceful limbs, but this giRd q
beautiful band end arm IS found quits
ss often Among fire ebiIdrep OF alcohol.
fcg and aucn9 those highly Cultivated
families whioahdve become degenerateI
By vioios vices AID vioiouus crossing. -
Medical Record
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-07-27
MARVELLOUS annNy LIMO.
interesting sis,nfulsoNpces Of tic "svre,iss,
NightinasaIe.-

interesting sis,si1iscNpces Of the 'svredssh
Nightingale
Among the most Interesting of those
Of whom John Addington Synlontls gives
"reminiscences IN his Recently published
autobiography is Nine Jenny Lind
Gcldsubinilt, Of whom the image has
faded away fer the present generation,
lile that of all wiIuse power was dis
played OH the ephemeral sphere of the
stage He gives q very charming ac-
eouut of this silnnib minded, graoious
and womanly singer, who had the high
eEt devotion to her art saying, II sing
10 God, land whoss home life and man
ners We're those Of simple affection and
womanliness. Jenny Lind had passed
beyond the bloom of youth when Sy
mUnds saw her, and her marvellous voice
was beginning to lose its power, bur
bef artistic method was as pure as ever,
and I,er expression as magical. The fol-
lowing is his impression of her singing:
"Mme. Goldschmidt came OF second
81 ON Mighty P;ealls. She was quite in
black and looked to NE an old, worn
lady, with large head and small pr
son. She wuTu no crinoiine, and her
dress. with its loose waist, reminded me
OF grandmamwa' g. At the first tones OF
her voice / quivvfed all over. II was
not her wonderful execution, her pathos,
varying expression, subtlc infiexihility.
that surprised me. bat the pure Gmbre
which so vibratud and thrilled MY very
soul that tears came into my eyes. Tine
Eoltme of tone she threw ont and then
diminished to "a whisper, which per
measel the room; the dimiuueDdoes and
c1escandoes. tho nightingale metallic
strokes, brilliant accents and foods OF
swift, successive notes ] expected, but
had not realized such quality Of voice.
He gives charming picture Of ths
home OF fhe Gol6sChmidts ut Oak Lee,
aud this account of the aging usntatrioe
singing &c her bird is very graceful:
az blackhird hung in n cage outside
the door. Nine. Goldschmidt wont NJ
aud talked to it Come, pretty bird,
prettv; pretty little bird, do give MS
ht;ie cong. we want 70 hear yon sing
SO much, you pretty, pretty little bird,
in such aooaxing way that the bird, who
had been shy at FIST, got down and
came close to her and put It's head on
enc side to listen Thou Hne. Gold
schmidt sang to it roulades and long
shakes and high, sharp notes which
made tho bird mos: inqnisitive. But be
confirmed silent until She TUNED to go,
sud ther ne gave loud, shriii cbirrup,
as IL to call her hack. "-Cncinnati Eu.
quirer.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-07-27

sugar planters refuse to pay
contributions to the insdrgent
army leaders, the fevoIutionisis
threaten to burn all the planta-
tionsiB the Manzanjllo district,
which property represents mil
lions of dollars.
fnsufgpnt Leader Solamo has
died Of wounds received recer ;
~ in an engagement with
Spanish noope.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-07-27
ELoUDBURsT AT SILVER
CITY.
Business Portion Of the Town
in Ruins.

Silver. City, N. NJ, July % =
1letween 8 O'Clock and midnight
Sunday night i've inches Of rain
fell in thie city and in the
snountains north. Before 8 o.
tiock tbe wafer was rushing
down the mountain side in tor
sehts and q few minutes later
the business streets Of the city
were filled with a food from
,wo 10 four feet deep. The
grade of the streets is heavy
aud the water rushed through
the streets with such swiitness
that crossing was impossible.
4 foot bridge which had been
constructed SO that people in
Tie lower part of town could
cross through To a place OF
safety in case Of a flood was
sweep. away and all means of
The Hooded district was cut of.
The night was intensely dark
ana for three hours the people
nf the city were panic stricken.
Scores Of people gave them
selves UP for lost when sone of
the weaker buildings began to
rsnmble before the destructive
flood. Nine buildings were
washed down and many others
Injured, hut strange as it may
seem not life was lost.
.ghe business part Of the city
beggars description. The main
street. on which most of the
business houses and public
Buildings we're situated, is the
hollow of the ratine down
ehich the raging flood chased
for victims. Striking the post
office i, made quick work Of
that building, a port OF the
waits fell today Many other
bindings, sbe Trimmer House,
fremont Hottse end Broadway.
rlie three leading hotels, were
complete wrecks, and the store
of Gillette & Sons was flooded
I'LL al least sl2, eco of the stock
Of goods were ruined Many
other houses we're more or less
damaged and sore Of them are
crumbling down fodaP. The
amount Of less may reach
thousands of dollars more than
the losses which are nov GER
fafn. Some estimates place The
loss as high as $3ao.09E, hai
this fs probably excessive. 'Fbe
Santa Fe Road sustaFns a heavy
loss and it will take more tlian
a week 10 repair tire tracks 50
FIAT a train can be got in fere.
TeIegfaphic Communication lIas
Been restored.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-07-27

Caffarelil thought SO much OF his
voice that orce when challenged 70
duel he re.9sol On tbs ground
& had 20 right TO expos 60 any
l.zzo ca 10 la.esS = sazzgezl
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-06
CABLE AND ELECTRICITY.
The Auxiliary Rope on the Fillmore
Street Line Found to Work
Well.

The new auxiliary cable to be used in
moving the cars of the Fillmore electric
line up and down the steep grade between
Green street and Broadway was tested yes
terday morning for the first time in the
presence of II. III. Lynch, superintendent
of construction of the Market-street rail-
way system, other officials of the road and
large number of citizens. The grades,
the steepest in the City on which cars run,
had been found to be too steep Tor cars to
be moved on them with safety, and it was
concluded to use cable for distance of
two blocks from Broad way to Green street.
Vallejo street is 10 feet higher than Green
street and Broadway 76 feet higher than
Vallejo street.
In the center of Fillmore street, south of
Broadway, there was constructed brick
vault in which was placed heavy castiron
wheel. A similar wheel was placed under
ground south of Green street. Around
these there is heavy wire cable running
through channels similar to those used on
cable-roads. Under each slot there is q
strong steel carriage that runs on special
track and is attached to the cable and so
arranged that each moves as If in top and
bottom groove. Through the slot there is
heavy projecting rod with an eye at the
end. At one end of each car is long
V-shaped iron attachment which is free to
rise or fall with the grade over which the
car passes. This, by heavy bolt, is con-
nected with the rod of the travelling car
rage. and the car is ready to move.
In order to operate this portion of the
road an ascending car must be at the foot
and descending car at the top of the
grade. When the descending car starts
down the grade, moved by the trolley cur
rent, the weight of the seven and half
ton vehicle starts the cable. and at the
same time the ascending car is hauled up
ward. the trolley and current assisting
When the current is shut off the cars will
come to standstill on the steepest por-
ton of the grade.
The trisl made with two cars was per-
feet success from the start, and these were
run all day, As soon as all the cars are
provided with the coupling attachments
they will run to Bay street, the northern
terminus OF the road,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-06
Morosco,s 0pera-House,

''By Order of the Gar" a Russian play in
five acts, was presented last night for the first
time at Morosco's Grand Opera-house to a large
audience. 1t is one of the most attractive pla VS.
that has ever been placed on the stage at this
house, and the stage setting and costumes OF
the performers are unusually attractive AS
the curtain rose on the final scene, showing
the reception-room in the Cars Winter Palace
at st. Petersburg, round CT applause was the
tribute to the skill of the machinists who set
the scene. Scenes in the other acts were equally
marvels of scenic effect The story of the play is
a scandal involving the betrayal of q Young
woman and the honor of three officers OF the
Imperial guard, their denunciation by the in
jured girl who seeks JUSTICE their condemns.
ton by the Gear and Punishment to Siberia.
The situations are striking, the dialogue is
good, the tableau at the close of each
act splendid one. In the character
of Caraissa, young musician whose accu.
sation caused The Punishment of the officers,
Maud Edna Hall showed q clear conception OF
the part she had assumed and acted 1t with q
naturalness that won for her many rounds OF
applause. Edmond Hayes gave splendid
representation of the Emperor OF all the Rus.
sias. The other characters were well sustained.
The play will be given every night this week.
and it is sure to fill the house nightly.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-06
CHARGES BY HER SISTER,
Mrs. Arthur Rodgers Appears as the
Defendant in a Suit for
@36O,OOO.

A suit against Mrs. Elizabeth A. Rod
gers, wife of Arthur Rodgers, for $3.50, 900,
was filed in the Superior Court yesterday
by the defendants sister, Mrs. Kittie Nor
rison. The claim is based on alleged as
sistance given to Mrs. Rodgers eleven
years ago in bringing about her marriage
to Alexander Montgomery and in securing
to her the immense estate of the million
alre.
Arthur Rodgers, the attorney, is made a
party in the suit as the husband of the de-
PENDANT, and in the same manner Andrew
J. Morrison is made a co-plaintiff, though
he really is not concerned in the litiga-
ton.
Attorney Arthur Rodgers was informed
of the filing of Mrs. Morrison's complaint
by CALL reporter.
II had no knowledge of such condition
of things" said Mr.. Rodgers, ''nor did
Mrs. Rodgers. We have been summering
at our home in Marin County near Camp
Taylor for the last two months, and neither
of u.s. SO far as l know, had an intimation
OF it.
Gas far as the relationship between Mrs.
Rodgers and her sister Kitty is concerned
it has been of the most affectionate nature
and Mrs. Rodgers has more personal re-
gard for her than for any other individual
living. What the complaint means am
at loss to know.
$50 far as the Sanitarium at Livermore
is concerned, and the charges that Mrs.
Rodgers and myself had Mrs. Morrison in
carcerated in the same, that only presents
itself to me in this way: Mrs. Morrison
not long ago became seriously i'll after the
birth of her child. The strain upon her
physical nature made her nervous, and
DR.. Henry Gibbon instructed her to go to
the Sanitarium at Livermore where she
could find rest and medical attention, to-
gether with quiet.
However 1 am completely at sea re-
garding the whole thing, and until my
wife and I have read the complaint,
neither of us will be prepared to discuss it
intelligently.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-06

them. Gillette's new play is clean and
rather clever; it has many humorous stu
atoms, a lot of natural conversation, few
excellent scenes and serious bit of acting
between Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus Billings
which is very prettily and effectively
done. The play is not aIarmingly reason
able, but it is ingeniously constructed
and asks for no favor from its audience ex-
cept desire to be amused. The curtain
should fall few minutes sooner. Billings
leisure, airy departure from the web of
lies he has woven on the Cuban plantation
is the natural end of the story; the audi
ence may safely be trusted to imagine the
rest.
The company is capable one. Gillette's
comedy consists of continually smoking
cigars, in telling falsehoods with grace and
facility, in preserving an imperturbable
calmness in the midst of exciting events and
in being utterly but sweetly conscienceless-
save in the one serious scene with his wife,
when his laconic, commonplace sentences
become full of expression and suggestion
immaculate and extensive wardrobe, Gill
lette is not the star of his own troupe.
His calm, white radiance is outshone in
the fiery rays of the Johnson, who is too
much. Mr.. Delmore's acting makes
all of the happenings in Cuba almost
probable. He fills the role completely; in
voice, accent, personal appearance and
manner he is just what he should be. The
little scene between Billings and Johnson
which precedes their drinking together is
one of the best in the play. Miss Haslam
plays her part gracefully and naturally,
with never suspicion OF over-acting. Miss
Meek is an excellent mother-in-law, Mr..
Bell is a good Monsieur Dathis, and the
rest of the cast is altogether satisfactory.
MIRIAM NICHOLSON.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-06
ANSWER TO nBABY JOHN, !
The Charges of Fraud Made by
Mrs. Isabella J. Martin
Denied.
NO BRIDES FOR THE JURORS.
Defendants Declare They Had No
Communication With the Jury
During the Trial.

The first of the answers in the suit of
Mrs. Isabella j. Martin, as the guardian of
John B. Martin Jr., against E. B. Pond,
administrator of Henry Martins estate,
Arthur Rodgers and May E. Martin, was
filed yesterday by Attorney Van R. Pater-
son, representing Arthur Rodgers.
The general facts relating to the will and
the celebrated contest are admitted, though
it is denied that fraud was used in obtain
ing verdict. and then the defendant says:
This defendant denies that said defendants
or any of them combined or conspired together
or with any person to corruptly or coiiuslvely
or at all influence several or any or either OF
the jurors in said case, and denies that the de-
PENDANTS or any of them or this defendant did
improperly or corruptly or at all influence sew
eral or any or either of the jurors in said case
to render verdict in favor of said defendant,
May E. Martin, or against the validity OF said
alleged will of February %, 1898 or at all
And this defendant denies that said May T..
Martin furnished the money or any money for
said alleged purpose, and denies that the said
defendants, Pond and Rodgers, or either OF
them, at any time while said cause was on
trial, secretly or in any way interviewed said
jurors or any of them, or learned from said
jurors or from any of them that they or any OF
them thought BABY John meaning the ne
the one third mentioned in said alleged will OF
February %, 1893 or any money or property:
and denies That thereupon, or ever OF at Ill,
said defendants, Pond and Rodgers, or either
of them, said to said jurors, or to any or either
OF them, that they, the jurors, would never get
g cent out of Mrs. John B. Martin, for she has
nothing.
It is denied that any Weaverville clothes
closet evidence had been Intentionally left
out of the case, that any money was used
to bribe the jury, or that there was any
collision or fraud. The following admls-
sion is the conclusion of the answer:
This defendant admits that it was not pos
sible to discover the alleged facts constituting
such alleged fraud SO as to present the same to
the court for relief on that ground for more
than six months after the judgment was pro-
nounced by the court on such verdict and
after the time prescribed by law for relief by
motion or appeal or any other proceeding in
said cause, and further alleges that 1T was not
possible for the plaintiff to discover the said
alleged facts at any time; but this defendant
denies that said impossibility of discovery was
on account or by reason of the alleged way or
manner in which such verdict was obtained as
in said complaint alleged, and alleges on the
contrary that said impossibility was on &C
count and by reason of the fact that said al
legged facts were and are wholly untrue and
had and have no existence.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-06

the company's line in Nevada. His engine
was a very hard one to keep in repair and
during long run something went wrong
with the injector check valve. Johnson
went out on the running board to tap it
down and while doing so lurch of the
engine threw him off and he was killed
His widow, Eliza Ann Johnson, brought
suit to recover $50, 900 damages, and Jury
Nevada gave her $4,000. Later Mrs.
Johnson offered to take $15,000 but the
company refused the compromise and
carried the case to the higher court In
reversing the decision of the lower body
their honors held that there was con-
tributary negligence and that the court
below should have so instructed the jury.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-06

hard all day in the Office of DR.. R. L.
Walsh, 1857 Geary street, and after the out
ing across the bay complained of being
very tired and as supposed by the family
made haste to retire.
1.-THE manner in which he dropped his
clothes on chairs, contrary to his usual
custom of putting his clothes away care.
fully" said Mrs. White, sis evidence to me
that he was tired and sleepy. / think he
must have stood on the bed to extinguish
the gas and caught his sleeve in the key,
which was quite loose, and so turned the
gas on. My daughter discovered him at
o'clock In the morning."
The deceased was born at Aurora, New,
and came to San Francisco with his mother
and sisters five years ago to attend the
University of California Dental College,
whence he graduated last June, He was
% years old. The remains will be taken
by the mother and sisters to-day to Carson,
New for burial
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-06
AROUND THE WATER FRONT
The Steamer Monticello Floun-
dering in Zone of
Hard Luck.
A NEW SCHOONER KODIAK.
Mysterious Tropic Visitor to the
Ship Ropes Off the Stormy
Cape Horn.

The little passenger steamer Monticello
which arrived here from Seattle recently
to run between San Francisco and Vallejo
seems to have sailed into zone of hard
luck. On her way down to this port she
broke down, and was picked up by the
schooner Bessie K. The towline parted at
night, and the two vessels drifted apart.
The steam collier San Benito happened to
come up, and towed the Monticello into
harbor. This rescue was the proverbial
passage from the frying pan into the fire,
for the rescuer was in the employ of the
Southern Pacific RAILROAD Company. To
man up tree it appeared as though
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-06
The Columbia,

Last night was souvenir night at the Column.
bia Theater and the first of the farewell per-
formanees of the Frawley Company. This
pretty bijou of theater was crowded by the
friends of the performers who for months have
contributed to the enjoyment of theater- goers
by their charming rendition of the various pa rts
that were assigned to them. That charming
comedy,"Al the Comforts of Home" by Gillette
was the play presented. 1t was given with all
lis force and effects, each of the participants
ton of the audience. Tonight the same play
will be produced. Tomorrow night it viii be
followed by "The Arabian Nights" popular
farce-comedy. Last evening each lady who at
tended was given souvenir cabinet photo
graph OF group of the members of the com
Dany
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-06
AT THE CITY THEATERS,
How HToo Much Johnson" Was
Received at the Baldwin
Theater.
by ORDER OF THE CAR"
Farewell Performances by the
Frawley Company-The Tivoli
and Orpheum.

The Baldwin was crowded last night
with people so ready and willing to laugh
that "Too Much Johnson" need not have
been nearly SO good performance to have
satisfied them. Gillette's slightest word
his merest hint of expression was enough
The audience was bubbling over with
laughter before the end OF the first act;
the company was enthusiastically recalled
at the end of the second, and when the
play closed there wasn't a smileless man
or woman in the house.
There have been funnier comedies than
"Too Much Johnson" but it is long since
San Francisco has been invited to enjoy
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-06
The TiYoli.

That ever popular lyric opera "Martha," by
Won Flotow, was the one offered to the patrons
of the Tivoli Opera-house last evening with
Laura Willard in the character of Lady Harriet,
maid of honor to Queen Anne, and George H.
Frederick in the character of Plunkett. a
wealthy young farmer. The character of Lionel
was taken by Martin Pache. Broderick who Is
a new basso at this house, has a good voice and
he was well received. In the scene between
Lionel and Lady Harriet, who to him was
known as Martha, Miss Millard when asked to
sing q song rendered with much sweetness
rewarded with loud applause, a handsome
bunch of roses and an encore. Tonight Alice
Nielsen will appear in this role, the two singers
alternating during the week.