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The San Francisco call., 1895-12-19
Wife of the Late Chief Justice
Morrison Expires From
Pneumonia.
WAS ONLY ILL FOUR DAYS.
Mrs. Joseph Powning, Wife of the Pow.
der.Maker, Also Passes Away
at the Palace.

Two well-known ladies, noted for their
kindness and charity, passed away at al
most the same moment at the Palace Hotel
last night.
One was the widow of the late Chief JUS
tiee r. M. Morrison of California, and the
other was the wife of Joseph Powning of
Oakland, who made fortune here in man
ufacturing powder.
Mrs. Morrison has for some years been
living at the Palace and at Menlo Park.
At the latter place she resided most of the
time with the family of Colonel E. E. Eyre.
who was a long time secretary to the
bonanza king, James O'Brien.
The lady has been in rather feeble health
for some years, but lately had been feeling
better than usual. A few days ago she
came up from Menlo and had taken her
usual pleasant rooms at the Palace.
During the recent changeable weather
she took cold, and on Saturday last became
so i'll that she was not able to venture from
her rooms. A physician was called, and
he did what he could for her, but the all
ment soon took a serious form and de-
veloped into pneumonia. She passed
away about 9 o'clock last night.
Miss Eyre and her brother, l.. l.. Eyre,
were at the hotel at the time and Colonel
had no children. Her estate is said to be
worth about 100000. No definite arrange
ments have yet been iaade for the funeral.
Justice Morrison died here about eight
years ago. He was devout Catholic, and
the Very Rev. Father Prendergast, V. g.,
officiated at the obsequies, as will be re-
mem bered, at st. Mary's Cathedral, there
being throngs in attendance.
Mrs. Powning, who is the wife of Capt.
talist Joseph Powning and aunt of G. G.
Powning of Reno, New, returned with her
husband from Europe November24. They
had been absent year and visited the
Holy Land and had taken an extended tour
in England, France and Germany.
They had taken rooms at the Palace for
year. Will A. Powning was with them.
The lady had not been entirely we'll for
some time and physician was called a
few days ago to attend her. Two hours
before her death last night she was so well
that the several relatives present were sat-
isfied she would recover. 1t was therefore
a rude shock to them and surprise to all
when she so suddenly passed away.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-19

derson and Gustave Wollweber from Com
pany d and James III. Helms from Com
pany G.
Policeman Edward Nettleton was dis
missed from the force for physical In
trinity and Policeman B. Griffiths was
fined $25 for falling asleep while on station
duty at Ocean View.
Charges were made by Mrs. Cecil Romer
against Policeman Henry Clancy OF undue
familiarity with students from the Girls
High School and married women living ON
his beat between Geary and Post streets,
from Steiner street to Central avenue.
Chief Crowley referred the matter to Cap
tain Whitman, who detailed two sergeants
to make thorough investigation. The
sergeants did so and submitted report,
which was laid before the Commissioners
last night, and which stated that there was
not the slightest foundation for the charges
The report stated that Mr.. and Mrs.
Barron who, it was alleged. saw Clancy
kissing a student of the Girls High School.
characterized it as maliciously false, and
MIR. and Mrs. Nightingale, two other wit
nesses named by Mrs. Romer, said that
Clancy was the best officer that had ever
been on the beat and they had nothing
to say against him.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-19
HEARD HIS KING REV|LED.
The Italian Consul Has a Pain.
full Experience at
Meeting.
FUGAZTS HONORS RESENTED.
The Consul Was Powerless to Resent
Humbert's Being Called
Vampire"
FUGAzTs HoNoRs RESENTED.

''It is an act of indecency that you should
permit our institutions to be discussed thus
in your presence"
"Ah! you talk like that because you are
a newspaper man."
And you act in this way because you
do not know how to play the Consul"
The above fragment of dialogue is a
sample OF the spirited way in which the
Italian Consul, Bruno Grimaldi tried to
hold his own at meeting IN Garibaldi
Hall at which, according to his own
words from the platform, he was forced
to hear "Our institutions discussed and
our king insulted."
The Consul had not the least idea that
things would turn out that way when he
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-19
WOULD Be EASILY sunk,
British Ships Could Never Pass
the Big Dynamite
Battery.
A Shell Fired Into a Rocky Bluff
Makes a Hole Thirty Feet
in Diameter.

Although England is recognized as hav-
ing the most powerful navy of any nation
on the globe her Majesuys warships will
never enter Golden Gate harbor and lay
waste to San Francisco, whatever may be
the outcome of the present controversy be-
tween the American and English govern
ments over the Venezuela boundary dis
pute. This much at least has been demon
strated by the recent tests of the new dy-
mite battery just completed at Fort Win
field Scott.
The companying picture shows the re-
suit of shot from one of the big dynamite
guns which was fired across the narrows
against the bluff between Point Diablo
and Point Bonita. The shell was the
smallest sized projectile used in the guns,
and contained 100 pounds of nitro-glycer-
inc gelatine. 1t was thrown two miles and
exploded against the spongy red-rock
form alton of the bluff, making crater in
the hillside thirty feet in diameter and six
feet deep.
When the destruction wrought in SUBJ
stance offering much greater resistance to
dynamite force than one of more solid
nature, like granite or the steel sides of an
armored vessel, it can easily be imagined
what would become of battle-ship upon
whose decks one of these terrible engines
should fall, even though it were of the
smallest size used i'll the guns.
The battery is the strongest of its kind
in the world and consists of three 15-inch
dynamite guns. From them can be fired
projectiles containing from 100 to 500
pounds of explosives, and so accurately
can they be operated that three
shells could be dropped on YES
sci while it was traversing dis
tance of 100 yards, provided it lived
long enough to run that distance after the
explosion of the first shell. The range of
the battery covers the entire entrance to
the harbor, each gun can be fired every ten
minutes, and being an air gun, there is
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-19
THORNTON AFTER FEES.
The Attorneys Suit for Services
in the Wickersham
Case.
He Wants $4,000 or Part Thereof,
but There Is a Dispute Among
the Counsel.

The case of Crittenden Thornton, the
attorney, against 1. G. Wickersham, the
Petaluma banker, for $4,000 for services
rendered, was on trial before Judge SeaweIl
yesterday.
1t was prolific of spicy questions and re-
replies that sustained interest in the pro-
ceedings, which otherwise had given
promise of being colorless. as most legal
contests are.
At yesterdays hearing, however, Crit
tenden Thornton, the plaintiff himself,
was on the stand for long time and came
in for a hot cross-examination from Sam
uel M. Shortridge, who represented Mr..
Wickersham in the case.
In 1891 Mr.. Wickersnam was a stock
holder in the San Luis Obispo County
Bank and he brought suit against James
L. Crittenden, also a stockholder and di-
rector of the bank at tnat time. Various
suits were subsequently brought, in which
Crittenden Thornton claims to have been
employed as counsel for Wickersham.
The facts are Lippitt e. Lippitt, attor-
neys of Petaluma. and Henley q Swift of
San Francisco were attorneys for Wicker
sham and mad a contract to be paid per
cent as fees of what money was recovered.
Barclay Henley of his own accord re-
tanned Thornton to assist him. Thorn
ton did act In the case, but later on
wanted Wickersham to pay him. The
Petaluma banker refused and Thornton
abandoned the litigation, refusing to work,
while the contest was kept up by the other
attorneys.
In the end Thornton sued for SIS, 600
services alleged by him to have been rem
dered in the litigation, and it is this ques-
tion that now confronts Judge Seawell.
Thornton stated that Henley was en-
titled to half the $15, 900, and he himself to
a half of Henley's fee; Lippltt & Lippitt
were also entitled to $500, of which he
was to get half In that way Thornton
would get $500
Lippitt & Lippitt denied that they had
made any arrangements and claimed that
Thornton's services were voluntary so far
as they were concerned. The arrange
ments were wholly with Henley.
Thornton was on the stand yesterday
and kept busy finding satisfactory replies.
He will be again called for cross-eXemin-
alton to-day.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-19
To EXAMINE THE ASSETS,
The Changers Bank to Be In
vestigated by the Com.
misSionerS.
The Directors Promise to Arrange to
Pay the Depositors Very
Shortly.

The Grangers' Bank directors called
upon the members of the Bank Commis-
sion in town yesterday, Messrs. Kilburn
and Fuller, to talk over the affairs of the
bank. A statement of the banks affairs
was presented, but it showed little change
from what has already been published.
The majority of the directors were at first
in favor of having the bank declared in
solvent and placed in charge of the COM
mission in order to avoid lawsuits and
complications, but this the Commi issioners
did not care to do, claiming that as far as
the creditors went the bank is perfectly
solvent. They determined, however, to
begin thorough investigation to-day.
After talking the matter over, the direc-
tors suggested that no action except max
ing an examination be taken until after
the meeting of the shareholders is held.
January IA. Daniel Meyer, who is one of
the meeting, and he, as we'll as the direc-
tors, thought that without doubt the
shareholders would at their meeting ar
range to pay off the depositors immedi-
ately.
Colonel Fuller of the commission said
last evening: 'There can be no question
that the bank is solvent as far as all the
creditors go. The securities are valued at
some 81, 100000 and the liabilities TO de-
positors and other banks do not exceed
$500, 900. We begin our examination into
the value of these assets tomorrow, and
shall look into them closely. 1t will take
several days to get at the exact value.
However, you can say that there can be no
question about the depositors being paid
up in full and shortly"
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-19

for not coming sooner. He was soundly kicked
before he succeeded in explaining the cause of
the delay. Ester then went forward and beat
Larson for being late.
John Steward-Beaten while on the fore
castle lookout at night He reported passing
vessels lights, and some time afterward the
mate came forward and kicked him for not do
ing SO. He was beaten for denying that he had
been asleep and for "arguing" with the officer
Ester called Stewards denials "dictation and
the lookout got more clubbing. At the
same time, the sea was breaking over
the forecastle, and the lookout could hardly
keep from being washed overheard.
The man upon whom Ester constantly
vented his spleen was Joseph Jenkins,
who is deaf and dumb. He is an intell-
gent sailor. and owes his affiiction to an
accident on shipboard several years ago.
Dummy" as he is called. was taken in
the lroquois for passage to this port, and
was m ade assistant to the carpenter at S3
per month. As he cannot hear word the
only way the mate had of calling his at
tention was by beating him. In the laconic
words OF one of the crew ester would
wake Dummy up by knocking him down.
The poor fellow could make 40 outcry, and
not daring to resist the big brute that as
sauited him, took his punishment in
silence like q butchered sheep. When
the mate couldn't find some other man to
club with his ever ready fists he pounced
upon poor Dummy" and the deaf mute
'CdugnG III. w ucu dSkeu III Writlng YES
terday what he had to say he picked up
piece of board and wrote: GA that have
to say is that We have been in hell for five
months" That was the story of the dumb.
Added to their daily torture was the
pangs of hunger They sold their vefv
clothing for food-something unknown
even in the hardest snip. If man
couldn't eat his moldy sea-biscuit he could
easily find hungry purchaser. The boat
swain and other petty officers of the yes
sells large crew got more to eat and of
better quality than the ordinary hands,
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-19
POLICE CHANGES.
Sergeants Transferred From One Dis
trict to Another-Unfounded Charges
Against an icer.

The Police Commissioners at their meet
ing last night recommended that the follow
ing transfers of sergeants take place Decem-
Der u at $50 P. NJ: J. f. Donovan. M. J.
Conboy, B. McManus from Company A,
Captain Whitman, to Company B, Captain
Spillane; ]. b. Martin and II. Monaghan,
from Company A, Captain Whitman, to
Company d, Captain Gillin; +. r. Harper,
from Company A, Captain Whitman, to
Company G., Captain Dunlevy. Company
A, Captain Whitman, will have William
Price. II. III. Christensen, ]. B. Cooke and
P. j. Tobin from Company B, M. Q. An
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-19
INVESTIGATING A CONTRACT.
Experts to Examine the Wickersham
Fire Engine House Job.


Fire Engine House Job.
A week or SO ago interested citizens filed
with the Board of Supervisors protest
against the work done on the new fire en-
CINE and ware houses on Francisco and
Stockton streets; also against the payment
of money to Contractor Wickersham until
the work was performed according to the
plans and specifications.
The complaint sets forth that the work
was done in bungling and unworkman-
like manner, the walls bulged and a dozen
and one other points were mentioned in
the protest.
The protest came up before the Super
visors several days ago, and one or two of
the board paid visit to the new engine
house to make personal inspection of the
work. Yesterday in order to have on Off
cial report upon the character of the work
done the Supervisors appointed III. M.
Saunders, who is a practical carpenter;
Architect Wilson, who made the plans,
and District Engineer Shaughnessey of the
Fire Department to inspect the work and
report to the board as soon as possible as
to the character OF the work performed.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-19
Died in the Patrol Wagon.

Frank G. Bouton, an attaehe OF the Califor-
mia Billiard rooms, fell unconscious on Post
and Kearny streets last night. While being
removed to the Receiving Hospital in the po-
lice patrol wagon he died. 1t is supposed that
heart disease was the cause. Bouton was 65
years of age and he lived on Castro street.
When the body was taken to the Morgue the
Coronor's deputies found on the dead man.
vest q regular police officers star, a badge of
authority that no private citizen is permitted
by law to wear. Where he got it is a mystery.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-19

practically no limit to its life during proper
usage. Thus it will be seen that with
plentiful supply of ammunition in the
magazines there is very little danger of
British shells ever exploding in the streets
OF San Francisco from being thrown from
warships floating in the harbor.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-19
Fell Into the Ray.

James Hansen, a sailor, fell from the hurri.
cane deck of q schooner at the foot of Berry
street last night into the bay and was rescued
by one of the other sailors, as he WIS going
down for the third time. In falling he had
struck against the vessels side and his nose
was broken and his lip split open. He was
taken to the Receiving Hospital and attended
to By DR.. Fitzgibbon.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-19
Boys Club Concert.

A concert will be given Friday night, under
the management of H. B. Pasmore. for the
benefit of the BOYS Club. Mendelssohn's Gas
the Hart Pants will be sung by sixty youth
full voices. III. J. Stewart will be the organist
and Miss Ina Griffin the pianist.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-19
Christmas
HandkerChiefs.
Two Attractive Specials. They
won't last long at these prices.

Ladies' Oriental Lace-trimmed Handker-
chiefs-very dainty-patterns new-laoe wide
some have insertion-only $3.50 and SOC.
Gents Hemstitched Coiored Border Silk
Handkerehlefs-some navy borders, with de-
signs in white-others small colorsd designs
SOC would be cheap-special at 25c.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-19

London bridge was first built with tim
Der, in the reign of Ethelred, between the
years 993 and 1016. 1t was repaired, or
rather newly built of timber in i163 The
stone bridge was begun by Henry II in
1176. and finished under King John in the
year 1909.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-19

The huge hotel approaching completion
in the Strand and on the Thames embank-
ment, in London, called the Hotel Cecil
is advertised to open early next year with
1000 rooms.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-19

THERE are more leather, silver, celluloid and
wood frames for cabinet, card and Paris panel
pictures at Sanborn & Wallis than in all the
other stores combined. Their prices are right
on everything. Come and see them. Open
evenings.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-19
1t Pays
To Do
Your
Holiday
Shopping
With Us.
Christmas
Suspenders.

Nicest kind of a present for a man.
He will think you made them your.
self it you buy the hand embroidered
kind. We have largest and most
varied assortment shown In city.
Fine satin-metal mountings-machine en-
broidered-wide range of patterns and color
ings-a third less than last seasons prices
75c, 81 so and 81 rs.
Beautifully embroidered by hand in chenille
Armstrong or satin mountings-pretty
glass-top boxes-a special lot, worth $3 so
and 81 50-now So so and So.
Best made-heavy shaded silk floss hand
enlbroidery-daintiest designs-best satin
best mountings-$3 so, 81 and "a SO.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-19

IF you want bargains in books inspect the lot
being closed out for storage charges at 747
Market street
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-19
NEW TO-DAY.
KOHLBERG,
STRAUSS s.
FROHMAN.
1O7-lOo POST ST.
1920, 1927, 1924 MARKET ST.

Now comes the time e
when the anxious
husband gets the pa
per early and takes it
downtown with him,
so that his wife won't
see the numerous al
Turing Christmas ads.
Much better for the
Men folks pocket
books if they would
allow their wives TO
just glance over our
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-19
Christmas
Fan Sale.

Prices Actually Cut in Half. After
Xmas not many Fans sold. Must
ell now or hold till next season, so
lere goes.
Gauze or Satin Folding Fans-hand-painted
or plain-wood or bone sticks-with and with
out lace Observation-Disclosures to choose from
II you come at once-half real value-4Oc
soc, 75c, 81, 81 rs TO So.
Hand painted Gauze Fan - elaborately
trimmed with Duchess lace-carved ivory
sticks-was SI0-now $5.
Bridal Fan-pont lace-orange blossoms
was $I2-now Sc.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-19
Sensible Present
Suggestions.

There is suitability
and money-saving in
every one OF them
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-22
A WOMAN HISTORIAN.
We me. Ragozin. of Russia, Is Writ
ing a Valuable Series.

A new light has suddenly appeared
upon the literary horizon, Nine. Zenaide
A. Ragozin, the Russian historian, chron-
icler of the most ancient countries OF the
Orient from 5000 to 500 years B. C.
So quietly has she been working away
in New York for a number of years past
that, though living in the very heart OF
the great metropolis, only members OF
her own circle have found her out.
Born in ST. Petersburg, Nine. Ragczin
is a Russian of noble family. On her ia
theirs side she is of Oriental descent, dat
ing back to the time of ivan the Terrible.
Gar of Russia.
She has lived a life varied and eventful.
In her native and she followed a liter
airy career. Twenty years ago she de-
termined to sail for America.
Historical study and research pelng a
favorable, pursuit with her she finally
talents to the writing of a series OF eight
volumes dealing. with Eastern lore. 50
great has been this learned scholars sue
cess that to-day she stands alone as the
author of the most complete popular his
tory of those early and distant lands, 50
teenling with romance; The Volumes al
dea,' THE Story of Assyria,' Media,
Babylon and Persia" and the new one,
1.-The Story of Vedic, India.o She writes
very Idpluly dId IOpCo " Lisa liz ~
ries before long.
She is altogether impartial and unbi7
ased in, her work. She defines her meth
DDS and position as ION the fence, going
down to the bottom facts simply, and
leaving all party feeling to Others"
Her style is delightful, her productions
so interesting and yet so truthfully exact
that her readers devour her books with
avidity and call for more. !.
This spring she delivered a course of
lectures in New York on THE Oldest Re
ligion in india" also a talk On THE Cot
tage Industries of Russia" all under
fashionable patronage, for the erudite
lady is very much of a swell and the
Four Hundred delight to honor her.
She is a member of the American ORR
entail Society, the Societe E~thnologique
of Paris, the Royal Asiatic. Society of
Great Britain and Ireland and many 9TH
ers similar
Personally she is large and handsome,
rather Oriental in cast of feature, with
dark hair. h is cordial and winning
in manner, perfectly simple and unas-
Stunning, but bright and full of gay talk
This summer she expects to visit the
estates of relatives In Russia, and will
collect pictures to Illustrate her books
and lectures.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-22
GOSSIP.

A children's party was given on Satur-
day evening by the Misses Entwhistle
of Old Bergen Road 1t was given to
| members of the Daisy Glass of the Kings
Daughters. The fun began at three
o'clock in the afternoon with tableaux
and charades. Games and dancing fol
lowed and then fruit, ice cream and
| cake were served and the little ones
| revelled in the good things. Among
those present were Misses Title and
Frances Arbuthnot, Carrie Curran, Annie
and Jennie Entwhistle, Lucy Childers,
Margery Klein, Frederick Weber, Jen
ME Heiber and Marie LamSen.
The annual picnic of st. Paul's R.. G.
| athletic contests will be the feature OF
| the outing. It will be held in Armbrus-
ter's Schuetzen Park.
Tomorrow evening the Arrangement
! Committee to complete the necessary de-
| tails for a new bank in Greenville will
meet in the Lembeck building at eight
O'Clock.
the new entrance to offices of the New
York Bay Cemetery at Garfield avenu
are nearing completion and the trustees
are satisfied with the work done and pro-
gress made. In the cemetery the laying
out of flower beds and paths proceeds
rapidly and Florist George Kruse is doing
remarkable work. Nothing can be more
pleasing than the neatly kept parterres
and trim walks. The cemetery is rapidly
becoming a beautiful spot.
Kaiser Coaching Club will meet this
week and definitely settle all the pre-
l.minaries for the second annual outing
whieh Will take place on August u at
Gifford's, Staten Island.