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The San Francisco call., 1895-10-18

men on watch were doing little besides
gazing at an occasional star. Shortly after
the hour of midnight Mate Lucas strolled
forward and looked for Fitzgerald, but was
unable to find him. He went below in the
cabin, but he was not there. Captain Sod
engren was aroused and the man at the
wheel was questioned. He knew nothing.
A seaman was awakened. and, after an an
chor light was secured, search was made
for the missing man. Presently the search
ers came upon some traces of fresh blood,
and the sailor with the anchor light held it
above his head so as to cast its rays around
the fore and main rigging. In moment
the three men became accustomed to the
t1ickering light and pool of blood was
plainly visible at their feet. There was
the record of crime, and the captain
knew that a life had gone out while he
slept peacefully in his cabin. He touched
his fingers to his lips and asked if his COM
panlons were armed. They were not, and
he led them into his cabin, where weapons
were secured.
Cautiously the three men made their
way to the quarters of the sailors and
placed seven of them under arrest. 1t
was evident that mutiny was aboard, and
Herman Sparf, who was connected with
the murder, was confined in the forward
house while st. Clair and Hansen were
locked in the first mates cabin.
Further search disclosed the fact that
tiie StdrDoaru ran was Snleareu Win crlm-
son where the body had been dragged and
cast into the sea. 1t was too late to save
the dead man, and the captain realized
that the long, piercing shrek that came to
him about 10 o'clock on the night of the
murder was not the creaking of block
and tackle, but the last cry of anguish that
escaped the lips of the dead mate.
The red hand of murder had clutched
victim, and the captains wife, sailing the
hign seas on her honeymoon, stood guard
with rifle over the assassins while her
husband was on watch over his ship.
st. Clair and the others were taken be-
fore a Consular Court at Tahiti and
ordered sent to San Francisco for trial.
where, in the United States Circuit Court
before Judge McKenna, two of them were
found guilty of murder on the high seas.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-18
THE POULTNEY ESTATE,
AN HEIR IN THIS CITY CLAIMS
S15.000.000 IN THE BANK
OF ENGLAND.
HE IS SEVENTY YEARS OLD.
HIS NAME Is w. POULTNEY AND
He THINKS He HAS A
STRONG CASE.

w. Poultney of this City, late of Los
Angeles, is about to bring suit for SIS ,000-
QUO, the value of the estate of Sir William
Poultney, who died in 1905. Poultney
claims to be the sole surviving heir.
Sir William was a wealthy Englishman
whose speculative turn of mind led him to
invest several thousands of his surplus
pounds in American lands in and about
Buffalo, n. y. In the middle of the
eighteenth century Buffalo was only a
small settlement, but Sir William was
shrewd enough to see that the location of
the settlement was most advantageous and
1t was certain to become a large and i'm
portant city.
Sir William bought literally. Land
could be had for mere song, and when he
was through exchanging his pounds ster-
ling for rich virgin New York soil his
realty possessions were computed by
miles. One could walk twenty-nine miles
without getting off Sir Williams land.
Much of that land was sold as its value
increased, but thousands of acres were
held. When Sir William died. in 1905. he
left an estate valued at several million
pounds. A large part OF the estate con-
sisted of cash In the Bank of England and
the same at this time is estimated at
$l5,OO0,OOO
w. Poultney is 20 years of age. Some
years ago. he says, other heirs then living
brought suit to regain possession of certain
lands in and around Buffalo. A promi-
nent firm OF attorneys undertook the case,
but such a storm of indignation arose that
they were compelled to drop the litigation.
1t was in the days when suits to take per-
sons homes away from them were not as
common as they are now, and the ire OF
the landhoiders involved in the suit
knew no bounds, and there was talk of
lynching the attorneys for the plaintiffs.
That was years ago, and ever since then
the $15,000,000 has been lying in the Bank
of England waiting for the rightful heir to
come with his burden of proof. He has
come at last, and within a day or two the
contract will be signed between him and a
prominent legal firm, which will immedi-
ately take steps to bring the suit to an is
sue. The work of the local attorneys will
be done through legal representatives in
New York and England.
Poultney claims to have a strong case,
and the attorneys who have the matter un-
der consideration concur in that opinion.
They do not wish their names mentioned
in connection with the case until the con-
tract is executed and they have the mat
ter in their hands.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-18
THE FOLSOM STREET ROAD
GENIAL Mr.. VINING Is ANXIOUS
TO START HIS CARS AND
MAKE MONEY.
BUT THE SPARRoWs PERCH ON THE
RUSTING TROLLEY WIRE ABOVE
THE OLD TRACKS.

The southside boulevard projectors are
not cast down, even if defeated for the
present by the veto of the tax levy. and in
the words of one of the leaders the agita-
ton is quiet only to spring up again
stronger than ever.
But while the Supreme Court is e1pend-
ing judicial brain matter over the veto
question, the folk along that ruined thor
oughfare known as Folsom street are
wondering when it Will become a street
with electric cars and modern pavements
upon it.
Decay has travelled over the roadway for
months. Even a bobtail car with single
horse stumbling along over the little
boulders with which the street is
paved would be relief from the
deadness that prevails there The
Market-street Railway Company strun g
trolley wires over the old worn-out car
tracks, graded several blocks and stopped.
for about year the sparrows have
perched on these wires and watched the
ancient rails accumulate more rust below.
1hey saw hundreds of thousands of dollars
appropriated tor Improvements in other
parts OF the City and not a cent for the
south OF Market street, where there is
@H,UO,OOO OF taxable property and where
one-thlrd OF the pop ulation of the City re-
sides.
ii. H. Lynch, superintendent of con-
str9cton OF the Market-street Company,
SAID that the paving of Folsom-street
track would go on to finish as soon as it
was known whether basalt or bituminous
pavement would be used by the Street De-
partment. Only fifteen out of the forty
blocks OF the long thoroughfare were yet
to be paved and the delay was caused only
by the disagreement between the Citv
authorities and
kind OF pavement to be put down
superintendent Vining of the Market
street system hastened to disqualifv his
company from any desire to check the
progress of the work.
Eve are anxious to start the cars on
FOLSOM street and make some money
there" said he. But you see how it is
The people along the street want
bituminous pavement and VOW thew are
going to have it. | like the idea m yself
as twill make a noble roadway and a
popular thoroughfare and more people
will care to ride along that street. But the
Board OF Supervisors says basalt blocks.
and there you are.
I'VE might be obliged to take the
bituminous pavement all up again and put
down basalt. When that question is
settled We'll have the cars going"
DR.. T. a. Rottanzi, president of the
Southside improvement Club, was not
sure that Mr. Vining was talking seriously.
"The Market-street Company has its
heart set on basalt, cobblestones, boulders,
anything but the smooth pavement we
want" said he.
ut has been it's intention to put down
old blocks taken from other streets and
these worn slippery stones will again do
duty between the car rails on Folsom
street. We are tired of the condition in
which Folsom street has been left for all
these months. but we are not weary of
fighting for the boulevard and btumen.
Sooner or later we'll have them. Some
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-18
FATE OF JOHN DONNELLY.
Wreck of a Man Well Known Among
Local Minstrels.


Local MinstreIs.
John Donnelly, we'll known locally as
song and dance artist, was committed to
the Ukiah Asylum yesterday by order of
the Insanity Commissioners.
Donnelly became minstrel some fiji
teen years ago and with man named
Burns formed the team of Burns and DON
nelly. They were members of Billy EN-
erson's company and afterward PLAYED at
Tony Pastors in New York. They sepa-
rated in the East and Burns joined a part
ner named Hart. Donnelly drifted back
this way and in course of time became en-
gagged to young woman who frequented
the theater matinees.
Just before the marriage several friends
OF Donnelly told him certain stories they
knew concerning the young woman.
Donnelly was never the same man after
ward. He neglected his work in such
fashion that in course of time he lost all
chance of engagement. His condition
gradually became such that his friends
turned him over to the care of a doctor.
For the past three years the Elks have
been paying his expenses at local hospi-
tai. At . conference of his friends yester-
day it was decided to turn him over to the
Insanity Commissioners, who will have
his mental condition specially attended to.
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HER VOICE IS TRAINED.
MISS CARRIE LITTLE HAS Re-
TURNED AFTER THREE YEARS
IN GERMANY.
STUDIED UNDER SIGNORA DE RHUDA
FAMOUS IN MUSICAL
CIRCLES.

After three years spent in Germany un-
der the care of the most famous voice
culture teachers of that country, Miss
Carrie Little has returned to her home in
San Francisco an accomplished singer.
Colonel and Mrs. w. c. Little are highly
gratitied with the result of their dauhter's
devotion to her studies, and have ex-
pressed their satisfaction with the special
training undertaken and so admirably ac-
complished during the past two years by
Signora de Rhuda at Berlin. During this
period of private tutelage Miss Little's ca
pabilities were fully developed.
Signora de Rhu da's fame as a teacher is
extensive, the demand upon her time be-
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-18
VALLEY ROAD BRIDGES.
Bids for River Crossings Thirty-Three
Miles South From Stockton
Are Wanted.

The directors of the Valley Road will
open bids at their next meeting for piling,
piers and bridge lumber for bridges and
trestles over the Tuolumne River and the
bed of Dry Creek. Chief Engineer Storey
issued specifications for the materials
Wednesday, and several lumber merchants
have since been preparing estimates of the
cost.
The Tuolumne bridge will be 1900 feet
long and 40 feet high, and consist of piers
for the support of trusses of wood and
iron and long trestle on either side from
the bank to the stream.
The Dry Creek bridge will be about 500
feet long, with one long span and trestle
approaches.
Builders are working on the Stanislaus
River bridge, and also on the steel draw
bridge in Stockton over Mormon Channel
and other crossings over channels near
that city. With the last two bridges con-
tracted for all OF that class of work on the
Valley Road will have been given out to
builders over a distance of thirty-three
miles from the Stockton terminus.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-18
HANSEN AND ST. CLAIR AWAIT
THEIR DOOM TO-DAY IN
PEACE.
WILL HANG AT SAN QUENTIN.
MARSHAL BALDWIN INSISTS THAT
THE EXECUTION SHALL BE
PRIVATE.

The first Federal execution to take place
in the State of California and the first to
take place within the United States since
the administration of President Johnson
will be held TO-DAY at , o'clock, when
Hans Rasmus Hansen and Thomas st.
Clair, who on January 13, 1893, murdered
Maurice Fitzgerald, mate of the Hesper,
will expiate their crime.
Marshal Baldwin, who will hang the
men, will exclude from the death chamber
all except those who Immediately assist at
the execution, even representatives of the
press being refused adm ission.
Since being placed in the condemned
cell last Saturday the two men have been
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-18
A PERFECT COUNTERFEIT.
Worth Within Four Cents on the Dollar
as Much as the Genuine.

A new counterfeit half dollar bearing
the date of 1894 and admitted to be the
most perfect that has yet been put in cir
culation has recently been discovered in
this City and several specimens have been
detected at the United States sub-treasury.
1t first came to the notice of the authori-
ties when the cashier of the Manhattan
Railway Company of New York discovered
it among his cash. Since then many have
turned UP and have given the Government
no little trouble.
A specimen was sent to an assayer, who
found that the only difference between the
spurious coin and the genuine is that the
genuine weighs 1929 fine and the counter
felt 1872. It's fineness in silver is 1878, as
against 900 for the genuine; its base metal
1872 as against 100. A popularity about
the counterfeit is that it contains half a
point of gold, while there is none in the
genuine silver half dollar.
1t is believed that the counterfeit is
made either of Mexican coin or bullion.
The bogus coin contains only cents less
silver than the genuine and stands the
scale and acid tests.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-18
He WOULD RATHER DIE,
LOUIS RASMUSSEN REFUSES TO
RETURN TO HIS HOME
IN SELMA.
BEATEN BY HIS FATHER
WITH THE BUTT END OF
A WHIP.

Louis Rasmussen, IL years of age, ran
away from his fathers home in Selma on
September 3. Every effort was made to
find him without success till about three
weeks ago the parents received word that
he had been seen in this City, His mother
came to the City and asked help of the
police in her search for the missing boy
She also advertised in the papers offering
reward for information that would lead
to the discovery of his whereabouts.
On Wednesday the boy was found by
Sergeant Christensen. He had been
working in one of the markets since his
arrival here and had been attending the
night school. He was taken to the City
Prison and his mother was notified.
When asked why he had run away from
home. he said he had been brItally treated
by his father, who had beaten him fre-
quently with the butt end of heavy whip
without any cause whatever. He could
not bear 1T any longer and concluded to
start life on his own account.
Mrs. Rasmussen called at the prison yes
terday morning and was delighted to see
her son again. She asked him to return
home with her, but he positively refused.
81 would rather die, mother" he said,
than go back to be beaten by father
again.
The mother begged him with tears in
her eyes to go back with her, and finally
he gave a half promise that he might, but
he would think over it. She had to be
content with that and left him.
General McComb, secretary of the So
ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Children, has interested himself in the
boys case, as he has found him to be an
honest, industrious, intelligent lad. The
general will make inquiry as to the father s
treatment of the boy, and if it has been as
represented and the boy does not wish to
return home he will apply to the court for
letters of guardianship.
Meantime Louis is being properly cared
for by the Boys and Girls Aid Society.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-18
FOR A DOGS BITE.

The Man Who Was Bitten Receivers
$275 in Court.
George W. Mertes obtained $275 verdict
against G.. Cazere yesterday, as he had
been bitten by the latter's dog, young
Newfoundland. Cazere is meat-dealer,
and Mertes was delivering salt when the
dog attacked him. Dr. Van Bulow de-
clared in his testimony that Mertes was
delirious for four weeks. The dog was not
brought into court, but testimony was in
troduced to show that it had never bit any
body else. The suit was for $4,000. The
plaintiff was represented by Senator Bert
and the defendant by Attorney Ruef.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-18
HISTORY OF THE CRIME.
Brief Tale of the Bloody Deed for
Which Two Men Will Swing
Off TO-DaV

January 13, 1893, Maurice Hansen and
Thomas st. Clair conspired against Mate
Morris Fitzgerald of the bark Hesper, and
before dawn the next day the mates man.
gled and bloody body was cast into the sea i.
The night on which the murder was COM
mitted was dark and gloomy, on a COM
paratively smooth sea between Newcastle,
A ustralia, and the island OF Tahiti
Captain Sodengren had retired and the
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-18

tiary on April II, 1898, for three years for
assault TO rob in Siskiyou County, and was dis
charged on August - last. Simpson has q bad
record. On December IS, 1874, he was sent 10
Folsom for three years for grand larceny from
Placer County. On October 81, 1873, under
I he name of William Robinson he got six years
for burglary from Yuba County, and on
November l, 1888, he got fifteen years for stage
robbery in Sierra County. He Was discharged
on April l, 1898.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-18
fatra

ing constantly made by aspirants for the
opera stage.
Miss Little possessed at the beginning of
her studies excellent health, thoroughly
tory training given her by Mrs. Little, her
self an accomplished vocalist, rendered her
tractable in the hands of such a person as
Signora de Rhuda. Miss Little has al
ready taken part in several concerts, and
those who have heard her readily concede
that she has a remarkably rich, full and
well-traincd mezzo-soprano voice. In Ger
man songs she is particularly strong. and
in opera would no doubt appear to excel
lent advantage. 1t is not improbable that
she will be seen in some of the higher
operas before the season is ended.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-18

day the south of Market street will get
things in the way of modern improve
ment."
Among the indignant southsders it is
the general opinion that the delay of the
Market-street Railway Company to finish
the Folsom-street line is owing to other
causes. The failure to complete power
house at the corner of Twelfth and Bryant
streets has held the road back, and the
company's secret opposition to the btu
minous plan has delayed matters.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-18
Probate Court Notes.

John Mcdonald died in 1879 but his will
was not flied until yesterday. $50, 900 estate
is bequeathed to the widow, Rosanna Nc
Donald
Samuel P. Sphinx bequeathed $4,000 to his two
sons, James and Samuel Sphinx
q. w. Kline is suing Administrator Freese to
quiet title to land at Hyde and Ellis streets.
which is claimed by the Matthias Erish estate
Harold Wheeler has begun suit to collect a
$1,000 note from the w. c. Wilmerding estate
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-18
Two Desperadoes.

The police have been searching the records
for par ticulars about Tom Fletcher and William
Simpson, the two men who were charged with
assault to murder Frank Walker night clerk at
They have found that Fletcher under the name
of Henry Flesher was sent to Folsom peniten-
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-18
Scheei's Farewell.

Scheel's farewell concert takes place to-mor-
row night at the Mechanics Pavilion. There
will be over 100 artists in the orchestra, and
the following programme will be performed:
Overture to eta nnh auser". Wagner
Tristan und lsoldes Liebestodt. Wagner
Fine biblische scene, "Das Liebesmahl der
AposteF'
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-18

ADJUSTMENTS.
BALDWIN THEATER-"T Trilbvp
COLUMBIA THEAT ER-" Robin Hood"
MoRosCo's OPERA A-HoUsE-"The Phoenix
11No1I OPERA-HoUsE-"n Trovatore"
oRPHEuM-High-Cl Class Vaudeville
growers ALCAzAR.-"C Confusion"
PEOPLES THEATER, Howard st.-"After Dark"
BAY DISTRICT TRACK.-Races
STATE BOARD OF TRADE ExHIBIT.-575 Market
Ioe4ow second. Open daily. Admission free
MEcHANrCs' PAvILToN.-Farewell performance
OF Fritz Scheel, Saturday, October l9.
PlCNlCS AND EXCURSIONS.
EXCURSION To SANTA CRUZ-Sunday, October
70 given by the Southern Pacific Company.
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GIVEN BY THE
SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY
Under The personal supervision OF Its Excursion
Passenger Agent, Alr. WM. II. MENTION,
SUNDAY. Y.......................O OCTOBER 20
The last excursion Of the TO be given by the
Southern Pacific Company
Round Trip Tickets S2 Round Trip Tickets
Five hours for rest and recreation. Warm salt
water bathing, boating, fishing, electric 10 Nue
de IEau Park, natural bridge, aquarium, etc.
Take the 745 A. NJ boat from Narrow Gauge
ferry landing, foot OF Market st., san Francisco.
From Oakla take 7:45 A. II. train, Fourteenth
ana Franklin SIS. From Alameda, Park ST. Mar
row Gauge). take $40 A. ". train.
heturning. leave Santa Cruz at 4 r. NJ, arrive In
san Francisco at sos p. NJ
Excursion Tickets will be placed on sale az 6l3
Market 81. (Grand Hotel Ticket Ofticel. October
lb, IL ls aud 80, and az the ferry landing Mar
row Gauge On the morning OF the excurs or. Tie
kets can also be procured at -Four, cen'h and
Franklin ss., Oakland and Parls-st 81 a. on. Ala
media, on the dates named
RICHARD GRAY. r II GOODMAN
zen. Irai1c Manager. Gen. Pass. Agt.
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(d) Chor der Junglinge.
(b) Chor der Engeln.
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A FITTING CLOSE To 4 sue CCESSFUL SElsOY
FAMILY EXCURSION TO SANTA CRUT
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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-02-28
A PUMP SCANDAL,
MAY LEAD TO 4 LENOW COURT
IN LA CROSSE.
Council Names a COMMITTEES to Inves-
tigate the Board of Public
Works.

Lt Crosse, Wis, Feb. 27.-This city,
through the common council, has de-
cided to enjoy the luxury of a Lexow
committee, the body named having
been appointed to investigate the
board of public works, with authority
TO administer oaths, employ legal
talent etc. The action is another out
growth of the diSgraCeful pump squab-
Bile.
The aldcrmanic majority were in
cenSel at the board of publ. works
for letting the contract for Il pump to
Henry X. Worthington after being di-
rpctcd to give it to the t. +. AlliS COM
pnny and desired to revenge them
selves. so Interested have people be-
come in the struggle THAT 400 attended
the meeting last night. 1t is believed
sufficient evidence of wrong doing on
the part Of the part of the board can
be had to warrant Impeachment pro-
ceilings
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-02-28

! this old bounty. "We will soon have
! the question OF financial deficiency be-
fore us" said German. I'VE are today
and have been for two years, paying
current expenses Of the government
from bonds sold, and unless We make
provision for meeting our obligations
there win not be enough, by SGo,oOO,-
600, to pay the current expenses of the
current year
Mr.. WolCOtt offered an amendment
directing the purchase Of four million
ounces Of silver mGnthly for the next
eight months, and it's coinage into
standard silver dollars. BY "a vote Of
IL to 10 The amendment was declared
out Of order The vote was not sig
nilicant on silver lines. Mr.. P@ttigrcW
said that sugar men are no more en-
titled to compensation Than were DIN
crS injured by the Wilson tariff legis-
lation. a linal vote was then taken.
Tine question was divided the vote be
ing upon the proposition for bounty
on sugar produced prior TO the passage
Of THE tariff act, and 1t was agreed to-
16 10 20. 1'he vote WAS then taken on
the second branch of the sugar boun-
ty amendment, for an aggregate boun-
ty OF S5,OOO,O 600 and 1T was agreed to,
3G to %
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-02-28
THE MARKETS..
Latte Quotations i'm Live Stock and
Provisions.

Chicago, Feb. -. Wheat steady:
Feb, ~ Bile; May, ~ Use Corn
finn; Feb, IL Re; May, Ii 3,lc. Oats
hrm3 Feb, - Bile; May, - lie. Rye,
81 l2r, Barley, 52mJ3c, Flax, l.3o
Timothy, 5.75m5.SO. Glover, 92O.
Pork easier; May 1922 II. Lard
easier; May, Gl7 - Ribs ras en-;
May, 5.2T -
Hogs; Receipts, 2S,ooo; market, bn>,t
firm, others barely steady. light, 3.G.l6i
TO; mixed. 3S,mrl 20: heavy, 3S5Gi
l,35, CATTLE: Receipts, 1000; market
strong at yesterdays advance, Steers.
3,73Gt5.25; cows, 2.25Gr3oo; Texans,
HaO6tl,I5.
Sheep: Receipts, 10000; market
steady.
Milwaukee, Feb. -. Wheat firm; No.
. spring, ~ 3-Sr; May, - 3-Sr. Corn
steady; No. 3. T. lie, OalS higher;
No, > white. 81 Ste. Barley. - lie.
Rye ,r3r