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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-12

a large extent prominent. OF course she is
not esthetic to the degree that marks the
line between art and affectation. She is
very Jolly girl, and her work proves her to
be a clever artist. Her studio is one Of
those carelessly graceful places where a
woman is supposed to do art work at her
own convenience, but in which the most
energetic work could not be called out of
place. Her market scene picture shows
how much attention to detail Miss Froe-
Itch is apt to give to her work, while the
corner of her studio shows her dissatisfac-
ton with anything like routine work.
If any one saw Miss Froelich on the
street he would be more than apt to assume
that she was one of the many gilded girls
whose study of art is a fad rather than
profession. An energetic pupil and a
woman of strong personality, charming as
only a woman of her taste can be, Miss
Froelich offers to every visitor to her
studio that pleasant, genial fellowship that
marks the line between the fancied artist
and the worker.
AS an instance OF how clearly the atone
time-supposed-to-be- softer sex proves its
own weakness, it might be said that in
this artistic cabbage garden of which Miss
Froelich has monopoly there is large
and, according to report, very ferocious
gander. Now Miss Froelich goes down
there to study the tones of a cabbage leaf
and the practically CARRIED Italian owner,
who sits quiescently in the middle of her
cabbages and poses. Unfortunately now
and then when Miss Froelich goes there to
do her work the owner of the garden is not
there, although the gander is. Then there
is wild attack on the part of the gander
and hurried flight on the part of the
artist.
There was once time, when the garden
house was closed and Miss Froelich went
down to continue her study of the garden,
that the gander was there very much. He
spread out his wings, outstretched his
neck, and assumed violently belligerent
attitude. AS natural consequence, Miss
Froeich was afraid, Just why, she won't
admit herself, but the fact remains. She
couldn't jump the fence, but she made
close race for the gate, and she beat the
gander by a neck. If she had beaten him
a little less that gander's neck would have
been injured in the gate, but as it hap
pened she got in just a little ahead of him,
and, having closed the gate, she did
purely feminine thing. She opened her
umbrella at him-possibly because she for
got that the fence between herself and her
foe was sufficient barrier.
When this study of Miss Froelich's is
completed and exhibited at the spring ex-
hibition, those who see it will understand
the military disadvantages under which
the lady worked. Despite all this she is
personally and professionally one of San
Francisco's young artists who promise
much.
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THROUGH HEAVY GALES.
A Death on Board the italian Ship
Macdiarmid.


The Italian ship Macdiarmid arrived in
port yesterday morning, 149 days from
Liverpool with a cargo of general mer-
chandise consigned to John D. Spreckels
Bros. & Co.
The ship had hard time of it rounding
the Horn, and for eight days was badly
battered by wind and waves. On Deem
Der 10 gale set in from the northwest and
the wind increased in fury. Big seas were
shipped, sweeping through the galley, fill
ing the decks and washing everything
movable overheard. The main lower top
sail yard came crashing down on deck and
the main and lower topsails were blown
out of the bolt ropes and went flying in
shreds through the sky. The ship wealth
cred the storm in good shape, coming
through it with but slight damage.
On the 9th inst. Jose Espinosa, an able
seaman, dropped dead. Captain Longo-
bardo diagnosed the case and pronounced
it heart disease, and the sailors body was
consigned to the deep on Sunday last. On
| February IS, in latitude Is deg. north and
| longitude ia deg. west, the Macdiarmid
sighted the British ship Amphitrite, bound
from the Gulf of California for Falmouth.
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ton she has filed an affidavit in which,
regardless of former statements, she says
the statements originally made by her
were entirely false. and were made at the
commands almost of the District Attorney
of New York.
A new phase has entered into the case
since Hazael has been remanded, how
ever; it is in the shape of an angry part
ner who wants $500 which Hazael has seen
fit to put in his pocket. 1t seems that on
Sunday Hazael, who has been out on bail,
got wind of the fact that he would in all
probability be remanded, and to pay his
expenses he took all the money which
happened to be in the cashbox of the
theater and put it into his own particular
purse. His partner, Howe, found out
about the matter soon after and immedi-
ately tried to get warrant for Hazaeps
arrest; It was partnership d money iy hoy o
then tried to delay the fugitive's return
to New York, but without success. Hazael
started eastward yesterday morning with
the $500 securely buttoned in his inside
pOcRet
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GRAVEYARDS OF The CITY
MAYOR SUTRo AND STATE AND
CITY BOARDS OF HEALTH
AGAINST THEM.
THE LEGISLATURE TO BE AssAILED
WITH A POWERFUL
PETITION.

Before the Legislature adjourns for the
session there will be another and stronger
effort made to pass the bill prohibiting the
burial of the dead within the corporate
limits of any incorporated city or city and
county of over 100000 inhabitants from and
after the first day of January, 1900.
This bill was referred to the San Fran
cisco legislative delegation at Sacramento
which reported the same back with the
recommendation that it do not pass, add
ing that it was proper subject for the
Board of Health and the Board of Super
visors of San Francisco.
The matter was taken up by Charles H
Hubbs, president of the Richmond District
Association, who has prepared petition
to the Legislature on behalf of that associa-
ton. He succeeded in inducing the presi-
dent of the Board of Health of San Fran
cisco to call special meeting, at which a
resolution was unanimously passed urging
the San Francisco delegation in both
branches to pass the bill. And in this
resolution was embodied the following Ian
guage:
We deem the passage of this bill an actual ne
cessity to prevent epidemics from forming and
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PAVING The CITY STREETS.
The MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION TO
INTRODUCE A SYSTEM OF
IMPROVEMENT.
Los ANGELES MERCHANTS APPRE-
CIATE THE CITY's INTEREST
THE FIESTA.

The Merchants Association, which has
done such splendid work in the matter of
street sweeping and thus giving employ
ment to many deserving persons, has en-
gagged Ernest Mccullough as consulting
engineer with view of investigating the
subject OF paving the different streets of
the city.
1t is the intention to pave a number of
blocks as an experiment, that conclusion
may be reached as to the best pavements
IN point of durability and economy The
experience OF other large cities in this
connection will also be consulted, as it is
the desire of the association to introduce
the best system obtainable.
The street-sweeping methods introduced
by the association have been pronounced
success. All the streets this side of Chan
mel are swept and Market street is cleaned
four times day. The old system of
sweeping was found to be imperfect and
many OF the streets were so filthy that
from $40 to $50 per week was expended in
cleaning them. Contracts were taken to
do this work at thirds the cost, so that
the city has derived much benefit from the
efforts of the association, which is allowed
only $4,000 per month by the Street Depart
ment.
f. w. Dohrmann, president of the Mer-
chants Association and the prime mover
IN the work, has found time to arouse the
interest of the merchants and others in
the coming Los Angeles fiesta, that San
Francisco may be represented in minia-
ture, and in this connection has received
the following explanatory letter;
THE MERCHANTs' ASSOCIATION
Los ANGELES, March 8, 1888
To the Merchants Association of San Fran
ciSco-G ENTLEMEN: The board of directors of
the Merchants Association of Los Angeles beg
to acknowledge your favor of the 2Sth ult,
which was read at a meeting held March 7,
and heartily thank you for the interest taken
by your board OF directors in the coming fes-
tivites of our city.
1t is with much qualification that the board
of directors OF this association see the spirit in
which you hold our annual fiesta, and your
kindness in cooperating with us in this direc-
| ton is particularly appreciated.
Your views expressed as regards the benef-
cial results which the annual fiesta brings
forth to our beloved city in particular and the
State in general is certainly fact which can
not be disputed, and this association feels
proud that the Merchants Associate of San
Francisco agrees on that particular point.
We hope and trust that the example this city
has established will be followed by your own
city as well as the other large cities on the
coast so that California may, in addition to her
other pre-eminent reputation for health wealth
and beauty, gain a reputation for these festiyi-
ties which in time are bound to bring a great
many strangers to the State to attend them.
Very respectfully, ]. E. WILCOX, Secretary.
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ON HIS WIFE's COMPLAINT.
Alvin W. Rhodes Arrested for Failure
to Provide.


to Provide.
Alvin W. Rhodes, a painter, was arrested
yesterday morning on the complaint of his
wife, Mary c. Rhodes, who charges him
with failure to provide for their minor
child
Mrs. Rhodes stated that she was married
about two years ago and since then her
husband has treated her cruelty, and has
failed TO provide for his child, now 7
months old. She is living at 1915 Sanchez
street.
Rhodes is the man who some months
ago had Attorney G. G. Groezinger, JUS
tlce OF the Peace, arrested on the charge of
forgery Rhodes had a suit instituted
against him in Justice of the Peace Dunn s
court by an undertaking company for the
expenses of his deceased wife's funeral.
He conveyed his house and lot on Sanchez
street to the company as security for their
account and costs, and he charged that
Groezinger,. who was the attorney for the
company, had made alterations in the
deed after he had signed it. When the
case came on for trial it was shown there
was not the slightest foundation for the
charges.
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SECRETARY SMITH SCORED.
LAND AGENT MILLS DENOUNCES
THE SUSPENSION OF LAND
PATENTS.
SAYS DEFAULT ON BONDS MUST
PRECEDE FORFEITURE OF
LANDS.

William H. Mills, land agent of the
Central Pacific Railroad Company, was
shown a recent press dispatch, dated
Washington, in which the statement is
made that Secretary of the Interior Hoke
Smith is determined that no more patents
for lands granted to subsidized railroads
shall be issued until there has been a
settlement of the debt due the Government
from these roads. When Mr.. Mills was
asked what view the railroad company
took of this action, he replied:
ga Congressman of the State of Cali
fornia, during the session, introduced a
resolution in the House suspending the
patenting of lands to the land-aided rail-
roads of the country. The House of Rep
resentatives refused to pass his resolution.
The Central Pacific Railroad Company is
not in default as to the payment of the
money loaned by the Government to aid
in its construction, and this suspension, if
it be true, is without warrant or authority
of law. The Secretary of the Interior
possesses no power to suspend the act of
Congress.
Shortly after the lands were granted to
the Central Pacific Railroad Company they
were used as the basis of security for loan
VI S1pJOOO,OOO W dlO III Illc COASIIuCtlOll Vi d
railroad, and a mortgage represented by
bonds was placed upon the lands These
bonds have not yet been redeemed. A de-
cision was rendered by the Supreme Court
of the United States which in effect de-
clares that mortgage to have been legal
disposition of the land within the mean
ing of the act. The lands are being sold
for the purpose of satisfying that mort
gage. The mortgage itself has been sub
mitted to judicial determination, and its
validity as an incumbrance upon the land
has been passed upon by the highest court
of the United States. To suspend the
issue of title to the land would be
process of discharging a mortgage declared
by the Supreme Court of the United States
to be valid lien on the lands. The Cen
trail Pacific Railroad Company will give
itself no uneasiness, and will pay no atten-
ton whatever to this extraordinary at
tempt on the part of the Secretary of the
Interior to suspend the laws of the coun-
try"
In answer to an inquiry as to whether
individuals who have purchased lands and
have not yet received their titles would be
affected, Mr.. Mills replied: IN individual
will be affected in the slightest. The con-
veyances, as made by the company, confer
be made to land excepted from the opera
ton of the grant itself. Lands sold can
never become subject to forfeiture. The
act granting lands in aid of the construc-
ton of railroad recites that upon default
! such land only as remains in the owner
ship of the company will be subject to for
fixture.
1.-The refusal of the Government" con-
tinued Mr.. Mills, ''to patent the lands
before default of the payment of the bonds
is made would be the basis of claim for
indemnify"
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spreading throughout the city and county of
San Francisco and likewise the entire State OF
California.
Mayor Sutro has also appealed to the
Legislature to pass this bill. In COM
murication to that body he wrote:
The city will cover before many years all the
available space which is now the city and
county, and by giving five years notice II
should be ample time for the different GENE
terry societies to procure new sites, which a
number of them have already done. AS a SAM
tary measure it is desirable that this act should
pass at as early moment as possible.
The State Board of Health has also sub
mltted a petition to the Senators and AS
semblymen, in which it is stated:
We do most earnestly urge and request you
as an actual necessity for the prevention OF
epldemlcS forming and spreading throughout
the State of California and more especially in
the larger cities therein, as also for many
otner sanitary reasons which are familiar 10
the medical fraternity of California, and which
make it imperative that you secure the passage
during the present session of the bill in queS-
ton, so that it shall become the law OF this
State at the earliest possible moment.
All of these matters have been included
in the petition which Mr.. Hubs will pre-
sent to the Legislature within day or two.
In concluding his petition Mr.. Hubbs says
Now, gentlemen. in view of the prompt ac-
ton taken by those whom you desire TO act in
this matter, as above shown, and their unani-
nous recommendation OF the immediate pass
age of this bill, ss well as the showing made
that the health of the entire State of California
is liable to be jeopardized by the continuance
OF burials within these larger cities, we appeal
to you to protect the health and lives of our
families who reside in the city and county OF
San Francisco, as also those who visit the same
city, by Immediately passing the said bill. No
better idea of the absolute necessity of favor
able action on this measure can be gained than
from the statement that the burials within the
city limits average more than 5000 annually
Now, it takes an average of ten years for the
San Francisco is, therefore, continuously
| threatened from the exhalstions OF 10000 de-
composing bodies.
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DoUSED IN THE BAY.
A Whitehall Overturned by SqualI
Escape of the Occupants.

"A Wh1Iendll overturned Dy "a Squat.
Escape of the Occupants.
Considerable excitement was created
yesterday by the capsizing of a Whitehall
boat about a mile out off the Oakland
ferry. The occupants of the boat were
Billy Bean, boatman, and ]. H. Hapman.
They were bound for ship out in the
stream, and for seafaring men both Hap
man and Bean appeared to know little
about navigation. As soon as the wharves
were cleared sail was hoisted and the sheet
fastened to thwart
A squat hit the sail. and before the
latter could be eased off over went the
Whitehall, dumping the occupants into
the water. The accident occurred between
u 80 and 1 O'Clock, Just as the steamer
Piedmont had pulled out for Oakland.
The big steamer stopped and the pas
sengers rushed to the side, and in their
eagerness gave the ferry boat heavy list
to port. A boat was lowered. but before it
reached the scene of the accident the two
men were picked up the tug Hazel. Hap
mans trip had to be deferred, and he, the
boatman and the overturned boat were
landed at Clay-street wharf. Hapman
said that he had come out here for his
health, and Bean remarked that salt
water was great health restorer.
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WORK OF AN INCENDIARY.
AN ATTEMPT TO BURN DOWN THE
RESIDENCE OF JACOB
LIEBES.
FIRE MARSHAL ToWE AND A DE-
TECTIvE INVESTIGATING THE
CASE.

a fire that has every appearance Of being
the work of an incendiary is being investi-
gated by Fire Marshal Towe, who has got
Detective Handley to assist him.
An alarm was rung from box 164 at II :0S
o'clock yesterday morning for fire in the
residence of Jacob Liebes, 1718 Sacramento
street The fremen quickly responded
| and extinguished the fires, for there were
two of them, before much damage was
done.
The building is two-story one, with
| basement, and is owned by L. Lupi. One
of the fires had started in a room in the
| basement used for storing wines and pre-
serves and the other in a room used as a
| laundry, also in the basement.
The Fire Marshal was notified, and yes
terday morning he went to the house and
began his investigation.
"The servant girl" he said last night,
"told me she had been away from o'clock
in the afternoon until IL at night Her
bedroom is on the first floor, Immediately
above the laundry room. When she was
caying her prayers before retiring she
heard a cracking noise, and on opening
her door she smelled smoke. She imme-
diately alarmed the house.
'Mr. Liebes said he had company last
night at his house and they did not leave
till shortly before midnight. They were all
asleep in bed when they were awakened
by the servant girl. He had no idea as to
| who could have started the fires
There is no doubt that the place was set
| on fire, but by whom and for what motive
l am so far at a loss to understand. l have
procured the assistance OF Detective
Handley and we may be able to clear up
the mystery.
"Mr. Lupi has the house insured for $4,000,
and Mr.. Liebes' furniture is insured for
$4,000. The loss is about $50 on the con-
tents and the same amount on the
building"
CoMFoRT in the chimney corner-teIling
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many Of the property -owners Of this city

many Of the property owners of this city
to its detriment.
The property-owner on the south side of
the street has conformed to the new Grade
and the result is that his reighbor on the
east has sidewalk that is foot below the
new one and in order to reach it the pedes-
trian has to walk down two steps. This is
all very well by daylight, when one can
see how the walks are built but on corpo-
ration moonlight nights, when the moon
is obscured by fog and there are no street
lights, it is dangerous. 1t is to be hoped
that the owners of property on that street
will rise to the occasion and do what they
can to make the street passable one.
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Big Interest on a Note

Leonard Grover and Leonard Grover Jr., the
actors and theatrical managers, have been sued
in the Justice Court by J. n Norton on a
evolves of New York" from Norton in New
York on October 10, 1891, agreeing to pay $3.50
per week for its use, The note, which carried
interest at the rate of per cent a week, fell
due on January IS, 1892, and as no part has
been paid the action was begun.
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FOLSOM STREET.
1t Is Being Raised Nearly One Foot
Above the Old Grade.

1t Is Being Raised Nearly One Foot
Above the Old Grade.
The Market-street Railway Company is
at this time engaged in laying its tracks on
Folsom street. between Fourth and Sixth.
These are for the electric line to be run on
that street. The tracks are at the Fifth
street crossing nearly foot above the
grade. and as result the houses on both
sides of Folsom street are considerably be-
low grade.
A few of the property-owners have taken
steps to keep up with the march of i'm
provement and are having their houses
raised to the level of the new grade. If the
others follow the example of these, then
the two blocks named will present good
appearance, but should they fail to do so
the sidewalks will be left in a condition
that will be monument to the spirit of
backwardness that too long has marked
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THE BEEOROFT's LONG VOYAGE.
Nearly Two Hundred Days Out From
San Francisco.

san FranciscO.
The British ship Beecroft arrived at Lon
don on Sunday, making the longest run
from San Francisco of the California fleet
The vessel left here on August and is the
last to arrive of the big crowd of vessels
which sailed during that month. The Bee
croft was very foul when she left here,
having laid in the stream for many months
Captain MERCER stated that he would
sweep her bottom on the way home, and
would arrive out long before many of the
fleet. Adverse winds and bad weather
were against him though, and he got in in
tne MI 6i F sailed for o,
after the Beecroft, arrived at her destina-
ton on January Is, and is again on her
way to San Francisco. The Sierra Parma,
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Miss FROELICH'S
DAINTY Studio.
HER PET CABBAGE GARDEN HAS A
FEATHERED AND FIGHTING
GUARDIAN.
ONE DISADVANTAGE OF ART.
WHEN THE GANDER's OWNER Is
ABSENT THE ARTIST HAS A
HARD TINE.

Miss Maren NJ. Froelich is the proud
possessor of not only one of the prettiest
little studios in town, but she owns by art
istic right vegetable garden some miles
out of town; that is, she says she owns it
because she is there half the time nowadays
making study for the spring exhibition.
AS a representative of feminine artistic
ability in San Francisco Miss Froelich is to
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Critic Will Fight Green.

W. A. Brady, manager of Champion Corbett,
has telegraphed to the Olympic Club to know
whether George Green would meet Critic, the
Australian lightweight, in a limited contest.
The message was sent to Green, who is now in
Los Angeles.
The directors of the Olympic Club, who will
meet on Wednesday evening, may decide upon
Offering some inducements to further an in
terest in amateur athletic sports
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Booked for Burglary

James Murphy, young hoodlum, was booked
at the City Prison yesterday by Detectives
Gibson and Crockett and Policeman Lynch on
two charges OF burglary. On February 10 he
broke into the residence of Charles E. Nogus,
713 Webster street, and stole large quantity
of jewelry. On February % he entered the
room of Miss Lulu Morris, II Stockton street,
and stole her jewelry. Most of the stolen arti.
cles have been recovered.