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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-05
POET DAVID LEZ|NSKY DEAD
The Eccentric Young Author
Blows Out His
Brains.
A MAN OF PECULIAR IDEAS.
Peculiarities of the College Student
We're Akin to Madness in
the Man.

The dead body OF David Lesser Lezinsky,
the young poet, was found stretched on a
lounge in the basement of the family resi-
dence. 1925 Eddy street, yesterday morn
ing A hole in the temple showed how he
had met his death, while a pistol tightly
gripped in the stiffened fingers indicated
that the fatal wound was self-inhicted.
The news of Mr.. Lezinsky's suicide will
be a great surprise to many. He was
known to be somewhat eccentric, but it
was not thought that he would destroy
himself.
OF late. however, his peculiarities had
become more marked. His vagaries at
last were so distressing that about two
months ago he retired from the store of
the Beach Book and Stationery Company
at 107 Montgomery street, in which he was
employed as clerk, and remained at his
home.
He was suffering from an entire break
ing down of the nervous system. This, his
relatives announced, was due to overwork.
The statement is undoubtedly correct al
though his peculiar temperament loaned
itself to Fastening the end.
Since quitting the bookstore Lezinsky
had been under treatment for nervous
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THE dorm COURT MARTIAL
Secretary Herbert Disapproves
of the Findings in the
Case.
The Cylinder Was Reported All Right
When Received From the
Navy-Yard.

The telegraphed statement that the
Secretary of the Navy had disapproved of
the findings of the court-martial in the
case of Lieutenant E. ]. Dorm was a sur
prise to the naval officers here. 1t will be
remembered that Lieutenants Dorm and
Buchanan, ordnance and divisional officers
respectively on board the cruiser Olympia,
were tried by court-martial at Mare Island,
June 7. While the vessel was at Santa
Barbara a few weeks before, Gunner
Johnson was killed by the recoil of
a gun while firing at target practice, and
upon examination the glycerine-cylinder
of the piece, which takes up the recoil, was
found to be empty. Dorm, as being Off
cially responsible for the condition of the
ship's armament, and Buchanan, as officer
in charge of the division to which the dis
abled rife belonged, were charged with
negligence.
As the case involved the question of
personal responsibility of an officer to
every minute detail of his ,multitudinous
duties it excited much interest throughout
the service. The court acquitted both
officers and the findings were forwarded to
the departments at Washington. Secretary
Herbert approved of the acquittal of Blu
chanan, but disapproved of that of Dorm.
quoting literally from the Drill Book and
Ordnance Instructions to prove that officer
culpable because he had received the gun
twenty-three days before from the navy
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THE FIRE RECORD.
A Few Small B1azes Keep the Depart
ment Busy During the
Night.

There were but few fires yesterday, and
none were very serious. This was partly
due to the fact that the usual rocket was
less in evidence than on previous celebra-
tons and also to the falling of little rain
during the evening" which dampened roofs
and walls until they were proof against
smoldering paper. -.
The first alarm came from box 173 at 5 "A
Ellis street, owned by David Hunters es-
tate, and occupied by Mrs. e. Andrews. 1t
was caused by fireworks; ~
at 9:13, box % was rung in for fire on
the roof of VOLTS grocery, at Sacra-
mento and Taylor streets. The damage
was nominal
At ga box $50 sounded an alarm for a
fire at 1109 York street, in house occupied
by c. II. Heddrick. Fireworks caused that
also. The damage was about $40.
Box 27S rang at 10 :05 for d small blaze in
9. house on Twenty-fourth street, near
Castro. :.:..
At 80 box 326 rang in for a blaze at
1906 Lyon street. caused by lamp ex-
plosion. Joseph Doyle occupied :. the
house, which was damaged to the extent
of SIPS.
A still alarm was given for fire on the
roof of dwelling at 2102 Larkin street at
80 o'clock this morning. Engine s and
truck 4 responded and extinguished the
blaze before much damage was done.
At ID this morning an alarm was sent
in from box 294 for a blaze in the awning
of a small fruit stand owned by Al Chep-
pernich, at the corner of Clay and Stock
ton streets. The cause was unknown, but
it was supposed to have been tirecrackers.
About $3.50 worth of damage was. done,
principally by water
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bathers and the general excellence OF what
has come to be considered the most per-
fectly equipped bathing establishment in
America.
At a cost of $4,000 an annex has been
added to the main building. The structure
is 10 feet deep, IS wide and reaches to
height of 80 feet. The main object in
building the annex was to secure a storage
place for warm salt water, that has hitherto
gone to waste, and, further, to furnish adj
ditional dressing-rooms to accommodate
the increasing patronage. This latter diff
Guilty has been overcome by the addition
of ninety dressing-rooms and ten large
rooms for the accommodation of families.
Underneath the ground floor OF the annex
has been built cement tank, 40 by 20, with
a capacity of 10000 gallons of water. In
addition to this there are eight wooden
tanks, two of which are on the first floor,
the remainder resting on the roof. Each
tank has a capacity of 10000 gallons, or
240, 900 gallons all told. To this must be
added 600 gallons of cold water for re-
duction OF temperature, which brings the
total storage capacity to 480, 900 gallons, or
Just the amount it takes to fill the main
Swimming-tank.
The annex designed by Architect H. A.
Schultz, is constructed of wood, iron and
cement, and is probably the strongest
building in San Francisco. The upper
floor is called upon to support weight of
water amounting to 1,2500O0 pounds, to
which must be added the weight of the
tanks ga, 900 pounds). This makes total
dead weight on the upper floor of 1 ,284,0 900
pounds.
1.-The objects of the annex are: First, to
receive and settle all the water used in the
main tank" said Vice President William
Greer Harrison yesterday; second to en-
able the main tank to be filled each night
in an hour and half in the full view of
the spectators. Heretofore the work of
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ments, by which all sediment is removed

ments, by which all sediment is removed
daily.
"WhiIe the water in the Lurline Baths
has always been changed daily, the time
occupied hours-has rendered
the work very laborious and unsatisfac-
tory. After next Monday our patrons can
amuse themselves watching the process of
emptying the tank every night at 10
O'Clock and reilling one hour later. For
this purpose three 1S-inch ialets have
been cut in the main tank, and the water
will pour in every night in three great
streams.
THE water used in the Lurline Baths is
pumped daily from the ocean at point
half mile south of the Cliff House and
seven and half miles from the baths.
To secure absolute purity of water it was
necessary to go to the ocean. To have
pumped water from the bay would have
been to have used filth-the sewerage of
the City communicating all the shore
waters of the bay.
Pumping from the ocean instead of the
bay cost the company $4,000 in piping
and pier, the latter running out into the
ocean a distance of $50 feet. All the
water passes through sand separator on
the beach. Owing to this fact and to tie
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-05
SUICIDE OF A BOOKKEEPER.

George Campbell Takes CarboIic Acid
While Despondent and Dies.
George Campbell, bookkeeper, COM
mitted suicide last night about 11:50
o'clock by taking carbolic acid.
He was formerly employed by Wright,
Bovine e. Co., on Steuart street, but has
been out of work for about year.
His wife died about two years ago and a
little baby boy succumbed few days after
ward Since then Campbell has looked at
the gloomy side of life and his dependency
became morbid.
He took the poison at the residence of
his sister, 32l Eddy street, which he had
made his home for some time past, As
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emptying and filling the tank has been a
matter of several hours very hard work
A third object to be attained is to secure by
evaporation and settlement in the new
tanks an even temperature in the main
tank.
Cali the water entering the Lurline
Baths is heated to temperature of 104 de-
grees, and is therefore too hot for bathers
This temperature will be reduced in the
receiving tanks to IS degrees, which, for
summer bathing, seems to meet the wishes
of the public In winter temperature 2
degrees higher will be maintained. All
the tanks are fitted with automatic attach
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A Mammoth Flag.

A novel and particularly appropriate ex-
preston of patriotism greeted the large crowds
which gathered at the Grand Opera house last
night. This was q new drop curtain painted
by Forrest Seabury for the occasion on which,
against striking background of clouds, APP
peared q colossal American flag. The subject
occupied almost the entire curtain space, which
is thirty EIGHT by forty-four feet. Its appear
ance, in flood of limelight, was greeted with
long and enthusiastic applause.
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heating OF the water to 104 degrees, the
water in the main tank is free from all
bacterial germs, and is absolutely pure
ocean salt water.
''In addition to all this we have built a
large gymnasium which will be open TO
patrons of the baths. This is new de-
parture, but we think it will be a popular
one. The gymnasium will be fitted with
all the latest appliances, including the
punching bag, rowing machine ana similar
apparatus."
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comes from the fact that the police be-
lieyed him to be the man who stole a box
of candles from waterfront grocery.
After the arrests were made Motifs aged
mother appeared at the police station and
told pitiful tale of her sons treatment of
her. She said that on several occasions
when she refused to give him money he
would maltreat her, and finally take the
contents of the purse after she was too
weak to prevent him. She inquired very
anxiously as to whether there was posi-
billy of him getting out of prison during
the night on bail. Moffitt is well known
to the police, and has been in trouble
before.
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A Socialist Ball.

The singing society of the German section of
the socialist party gave ball at the Turk
street Temple last evening. George Ludwig's
orchestra provided the music for dancing, and
the singing society, which consists OF seventy
five members, gave several vocal choruses dur
ing the evening
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BY command of the Emperor of Russia,
seal with purple silk Innings. and another
in red seal with white Innings, all with
massive clasps in gold and silver, have been
filled with cuttings from the entire Ameri-
can press referring to the illness and death
of the late Gear.
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IMPROVING THE BATHS,
The Lurline MANAGEMENT
Builds a Valuable and
Costly Annex.
NINETY BATHROOMS ADDED
Additional Storage Capacity for
100000 Gallons of Water
Also Built.

The great bathing resort of San Fran.
cisco, the Lurline Baths, have recently
undergone extensive improvements, which
add materially to the comfort of the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-05
a BAD SON IN JAIL,
Robert AIoffitt, Who Maltreated His
Mother. in Custody Again.

Robert Moffitt, who claims to be a sailor,
has become involved in trouble with the
police. He was arrested yesterday on
charges of vagrancy and petty larceny.
At the same time Thomas Mallory was
taken in charge for vagrancy The two
men live on Natoma street, and have been
under police surveillance for some time
past.
The petty larceny charge against Moffitt
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soon as discovered he was removed to the:
Receiving Hospital, but all efforts to save
him were without avail. He was only29
years of age.
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Tennis at San Rafnel.

Threatening weather yesterday led to the
of the finals in the San Rafael
tennis tournament till this afternoon at $50
o'clock,
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THERE is an article on the market seldom
equaled and never excelled-Jesse Moore Whis-
Ky. Moore, Hunt g. Co. guarantee its purity
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-05

FURNITURE moved, stored, packed and
shipped at low rates by Morton Special De-
livery, 81 Geary street and 40S Taylor streets
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-05

The Old Catholics have 665 members in
four societies.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-05

The ;Amish Mennonites have following
of10, 10l.
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prostration, He developed a suicidal
himself, but had lately seemed much more
The advocate., 1895-04-24

house. Here is the way a club man
put it this afternoon: "There is a fea-
ture about the Cornelius Vanderbilt
house which is rather startling. He
has an idea that the anarchists and un-
employed will one day rise up against
the wealthy, and the two first points
of attack will be the Metropolitan club
and the Vanderbilt mansion. In fact
there are men in the Metropolitan to-
day who are rather afraid of sitting in
full view of the pOpulace at any one of
the great windows on the avenue, and
that is probably why one so seldom
sees the besming faces Of multi-mil-
lionsires peering forth. The Wander
bilt house, however, appears to its
owner as the place where, like the
Tuilleries in the time Of the commune,
the mob will rush in one great gate on
Fifty.seVenth street and out the other
one on Fifty-eighth, using the wide
halls as they did those of the French
palace and applying the torch as they
crowd through the building"
The advocate., 1895-04-24

should replace them with men who are
tried and tEue and who are in touch with
che people.
Resolved, That this Alliance especially
condemn and emphatiOally protest against
the passage Of any bills in the congress Of
the United States authorizing the national
government TO detail officers from She reg
ulsr army 10 serve az drill masters In our
public schools and colleges, or any institu-
tion Of learning, and We further condemn
the growing power Of the military spirit Of
the United States made 30 By building war
ships, increasing che army and establishing
aEmorles at our large cities, and we ask
thRt all Alliances throughout the United
States who are in sympathy with the above
10 pass similar resolutions and have them
published. Let Che people be heard from.
Resolved, That we are not ashamed Of
Kansas, nor have we lost faith in her, OF
her resources, and, as interested citizens,
We demand chat the present state admins
tEation do RulRll itg pledges made TO the
people before sleCtloD, and enforce the laws
of our state, as they promised 10 do.
A. s. Cook,
IRwIa STANLEY,
R. MITCHRLL,
A. A. JORDAN,
Committee.
Beloit, Kas., April 13.
The advocate., 1895-04-24
Mitchell County Alliance.

The members Of the county Alliance
Of Mitchell county Endorsed the follow
ing resolutions:
Resolved, That while we stand By our
Alliance as an institution for our better
nant socially, morally and financially, yet
We recognize she fact that We must make
cus influence felt in the political world II
Va would bring the reforms We need and
wa hers and now renew our pledge 10 sup
pcrt the Omaha platform and itS principles
las6 down therein, and are opposed TO
cne plank platform for free silver alone.
Resolved, That while we do not indOrse
ors things done By our sO-oalled leaders,
utA 3e heartily indOrSe Che principles OF
pur order and Of the Omaha platform, and
6siieye % : great extent We are responsible
orr Ieadog4 acAions. and should hold
rssponsihle, and Il thsy fail us We
The advocate., 1895-04-24
Beloit, Kas., April 1S.
The Kanpas NutinY.

Some call the scramble for offices in
Kansas an old-fashioned row, but the
Kansas City Star calls it by the more
elegant name of "mutiny." 1t says:
"The situation in Kansas is ealcu-
lated to make the judiciOus grieVe and
to fill the heart of all observers inter
ested in the honor and good name of
the republican party with mingled sor-
row and contempt.
"The republican army having, after
q severe struggle, driven the Populists
from their entrenched camp now seems
to have fallen out with its commander
about the spoils. Every consideration
seems to have been lost sight Of in the
quarrel over plunder. Every old sad
die or rusty saber, or abandoned can
teen is the center of gang of scufflers
who cuff each other, and, above all,
curse the chief because he does not
award to each the bit Of prey which is
the object of the jealous contention of
all.
"It is difficult to recognize in this
crowd of bloody.nosed and disheVeled
screamers the high-minded patriots
who, short time ago, were declsim.
ing in lofty notes about the "greed" of
the POpulists; yet they are the same.
The sight of few offices seems to have
thoroughly demorslized the republican
forces, and instead of keeping in ranks
and awaiting the next onset of the foe,
which they may be assured will be no
child'S play, they are running about in
search of odds and ends, or surround.
ing the headquarters of their COM
msnder with cries and shouts and
abuses noises of which little was intel
ligible save that they wanted some
thing and that somebody else has
got it.
"The only lesson to be drawn from
this pitiable business is for those who
are counted outsiders, who are not in
volVed as yet in partisan politics in
theory or practice; these may learn
from the spectacle the infinite mean.
ness of greedy psrtisanship; of parties
organized apparently for what they
can get, and ready to abandon any
principle or take up with any impos.
ture, according to the exigencies of the
cup and platter, and ready to follow or
desert chief according to his success
In subsidiZinR the inferior officers,
The advocate., 1895-04-24

Reader, 40 you know tnst Ehe express
siOns, "legal-tender" and money" are
in fact synonymous terms? That all
real money is legsl.tendsF, and all legal.
tender regardless Of it's materially is real
money? II you do not know this, the
time has arrived when you should. II
Ia your duty to know it--R duty you
owe to yourself, your family and to your
country. A thorough knowledge Of this
one unControvertible truth will give
your ballot q potency it does not now
possess. This knowledge win enable
The advocate., 1895-04-24
They See Il Coming.

NEW YORK, April 1S.-Cornelius
Vanderbilt who returned home from
abroad to day, has an idea that the an
srchists will some day burn down bis
The advocate., 1895-04-24
Oaage County Alliance.

The following resolutions were adopted
as tho quarterly meeting Of Usage county
II. "A. & 1. u. No sol, which was held at
Peterson, April 1S, 1855:
WHHREAs, Usage county Alliance, the
banner Alliance Of Kansas, realizing the
urgent need Of action in protecting our in
terests from organized mOnOpolies, and
believing that greater effort should be made
10 educate the masses; therefore
Resolved, That we recommend 30 sub
Alliance organizations, the line Of eduOs-
zion adopted By che State Alliance, believ-
ing that the plan outlined by superinSend-
ent Of entertainment and exhibits in To-
peks ADVOCATE, will do much in building
up the organization; also
Resolved, That we, the county organiEa
tion Of the E. A. & /. o. In quarterly meet
ing assembled, most respectfully request
the attorney general Of the United States
20 prosecute TO the full extent any and all
representatives and senators in congress-
who have been guilty Of selling any Of the
Asld OK garden seeds furnished by the az
ricultural department for distribution to
thelr constituents,
WHHzRAv, We view with alarm She in
cFeased activity in military circles IN form
inc companies FOX drill; and in teaching
the arts Of war TO the young; therefore
Resolved, That we enter our most solemn
protest against the present activity in mill
sarv circles, especially in teaching the arts
Of war TO the young men Of our time, be-
lisyinR it TO be brutsliElng in it's tendency
and contrary TO the teachings Of the Prince
or Peace, and the good Of mankind:
WHERRAs, A new party has been formed
upon The single issue Of free coinage Of sill
ysr, as We believe, for the sole purpose Of
dividing the reform forces; therefore belt
Resolved, That while We Htrictly adhere
20 shs free OoiDsge plank In the original
Ooals demands Of the +. A. & /. o., WO are
unalterably opposed TO any alteration or
cuEsailing Of soid OcalS demands, chat will
Dot change in the least our work In favor Of
Che three principal features thereof, viz:
finance, land and transportation.
WHEREAS, Our Alliance, having learned
of The deaths Of our brothers, William Hal
Din and Brother Montgomery, with pro-
found sorrow we bow TO the iDsOrutNble
ana all. wise Providence, and TO His irresist-
able DEGREES. We hereby express our grief
BY resolving that the heartfelt sympathy
ana coincidence Of very member Of Usage
county Alliance Is hereby rendered 90 the
families in this their hour Of distress, and
chat this tribute Of respect to the memory
Of our departed brothers be spread upon
ehs minutes. Brother Halpin was q mem
boz az the Aid Degree. Also,
Resolved, That copy Of these resolutions
be presented 20 the bsreaved families.
Resolved, That we tender our thanks TO
ne citizens Of Peterson for the use Of their
school house, TO Che member0 Of Dry Greek
Alliance and citizens for their hospitality
ana entertainment, and 10 the slee club
for their excellent musiO.
Resolved, That q copy Of these resolu
Nons be sent 70 the Peoples Herald and
Ana Topeka ADVOCATE for publication.
EMMA TROUDHHR,
O. p. MORGAN,
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-06-12
san LUIS Valley Notes

La lara citizens have formed good
roads society.
Flour is going up. 1t IS now 1915 in
Del Norte-an advance of rs cents since
March.
There are 377 children between the
ages of and 81 years in the Alamosa
school district.
Grain is very scarce in Manassa. Flour
has gone up to $1.75 per hundred and may
reach So before grain is raised again.
The south part of the valley is inter
ested in the fact of a daily train again
going over Veta pass, and is curious as
30. why it is done. y
1t is strange to see 80 much water in
the San Luis in June. As rule the
farmers at this season are busily engaged
in struggle to get eech his share OF
water which is always little less than he
is entitled to. This year peace reigns gu
preme.
T. 9. Henry, who is still engaged in
populating southern Colorado land, has
just brought number of farmers from
Kansas and located them south of Ala
mosa.