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The San Francisco call., 1896-02-21
A NIGHT FOR THE LADIES,
Success of the Festivities at
the San Francisco Press
Club.
Nine. Thea Dorre, Homer Henley, w. T
Carleton and Others Contribute
to the Enjoyment.

Music, light and laughter, song, jest and
feasting, were the features that combined
to make ladies" night at the San Francisco
Press Club last evening an unqualified
success.
The platform was adorned with flowers
and palms, and festoons of gay ribbons
and bright costumes of the ladies' added to
the splendor of the scene.
While the press was well represented
the other professions also contributed a
goodly quota to the ladies and gentlemen
who thronged the Press Club rooms.
c. NJ. Cole, president of the club, made a
brief but happy address of welcome, after
which he announced the opening number
selection by the Press Club quartet,
which was received with hearty applause.
Julius Kahn read Judge Hunts paper
on Officials" Mrs: Maud Chappelle
henley followed with contralto solo;
Siglnund Beel gave a violin solo,
IN which he was accompanied by
Mrs. Carmichael Carr; Frank Coffin
sang dream On; Miss Newlands
rendered a soprano solo; Homer Henley
sang a convivial solo. that inspired his au-
dience to give a rousing encore; Harry
spectively, upon "Club Life" and 1.-THE
ladies'; Carroll Johnson gave solo;
Reina Atkinson and w. T. Carleton, stars
of the Carleton Opera Company, contrib
uted their talent; Nine. Thea Dorre also
charmed her listeners, and Mrs. Morrissy
closed the musical programme.
James Swinnerton occasioned mirth by
/ his drawings, and the phenomenal clay
thrower from the Orpheum introduced a
novelty in the practice of his accomplish
ment.
Besides the journalists present were
seen Judge and Mrs sanderson and the
Misses Sanderson, MIR. and Mrs. Homer
Henley, Miss Lindley, Miss Love, Mrs.
Blake, Mrs. Carmichael Carr, Sigmund
Beel, Mr.. and Mrs. n. ]. Britain,
George W. Pippev, Kim ball Brig s, Mrs.
Lister, Judge Hebbard, Judge C. w. Slack,
James McNair, Sam Tucker, Fletcher Til
ton, Mrs. Alice Kingsbury Cooley, Charles
Stillwell, Assistant District Attorney
Black, James Hamilton Howe, Howard
Trumbo, DR.. and Mrs. Hanson Judge
Joachimson, Nathan Landsberger, Otto
Dobbertin, George W. Adams, Mr. and
Mrs Henry James, Miss Leda Richards.
Miss Buckley, Mrs. Tuey, Mrs. Bird and
Miss Bird.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-21
POLICE IN THE DARK.
There Is No Clew Yet to the Daring &
Criminals Who Startled the
Citv.

All the efforts of the police to find the
perpetrators of the three crimes that have
startled the community within the past
twelve days have been futile. The MUIR
derer of Mamie McDermott on Morton
street, the two companions of the burglar
who was killed in the Franklin residence
and the three men who robbed the Market
street bank have succeeded in leaving no
clew that woCld lead to their identity.
The body of the dead burglar was buried
in the potter's field by the City under
taker yesterday. While Coroner Hawkins
was disposed to hold the remains as long
as possible, to aid the efforts of the police
in identifying the deceased, decomposi-
ton had advanced to a stage that rendered
lntermen mt necessity.
Captain Lees is waiting till Miller. the
butler, is in position to be interviewed,
as he wants to interrogate him about the
one or two discrepancies that appeared in
the statement he made last Friday.
Captain Lees said last night that he had
nothing new to impart in regard to the
bank robbery. 1t is the general belief now
that the robbers LETT the City at the first
opportunity after the robbery. The sug-
gestion of one when Cashier Hopkins and
Accountant Hayhurst were forced into
the vault to kill them has led to the con-
clusion that they were not novices at the
business of robbery.
1t was learned. however, that the police
have discovered a man who saw the three
robbers leaving the bank He is II. l..
Anderson, an inventor and street-broker,
who went to the Market-street bank to
transact some business. He was Just en-
tering the bank when three men who were
walking rapidly came out of the bank and
passed him. He noticed one of them held
something under his coat which bulged
out. Anderson told his son, who is an at
torney, what he had seen, and the son ad-
vised him to call upon Captain Lees and
give description of the three men. He did
so last night, but as he only had feeting
glance at them it was imperfect
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-21

to them individually and when the COM
pany does not require it of them.
"As soon as had read the article in THE
CALL, he continued, 81 called the super
lntendent of the lamplghts, ]. III. Ham
m ond, to the Office and subjected him to a
close examination on the subject and he
assured me that the lights had not been
extinguished before the time specified in
the contract. But as each man had
seventy lamps to attend to on his beat it
may be, and of course is of necessity, that
some lamps are extinguished before the
hour. This may have been the case on the
street over which some of the business
men had to travel who complained.
However. the superintendent will see to it
that the contract with the City shall be
fulfilled to the letter. There is nothing
small or mean about the gas company
when it.comes to the burning of street
lamp for a few minutes longer or shorter
than the time called for.
The City has treated the company
fairly and the company is desirous of
treating the taxpayers as Justly. In the
mean time l will say that The CALL was
very fair in its presentation of the griev-
ance as represented to it by those who
made the complaint"
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-21
MONARCH OF WILD MEN,
Rounsevelle Wildman Talks
About a Veritable Bor.
mean King.
How Rajah Brooke, an Englishman,
Subdued and Ruled Head
Hunters and Pirates.

The third lecture of the present popular
course given under the auspices of the
Geographical Society of California was
delivered Tuesday evening in Golden Gate
Hall. to large audience. by Rounsevele
Wildman, late United States Consul at
Singapore. The subject was, "Borneo and
Rajah Brooke
Brooke was an Engiishman who wan
dered away to the northern shores of
Borneo, and there became an absolute
monarch. The tasks which he accom-
plished were those at which England and
Holland hesitated. Brooke had to fight
against pirates and the head hunters of
the island, and also to overcome the Sui
tan, who had settled almost in the same
territory. And Brooke, by hisindomitable
energy, his great executive ability, STRAIT
egic power and determination became
the victor. The head-hunters of North
ern Borneo were pretty bad lot.
for, as the lecturer explained with a grim
vividness, none of the women would
marry man unless ne had at least one
human head to decorate their happy domi-
clle. The pirates were equally as unde-
sirable neighbors; they were intrepid'to a
last degree, sangulnary enough to be char
acters for dime novels and relentless foes
who resented any encroachment upon
their domain.
With this unpromising material Brooke
organized kingdom that paid taxes, sus-
tanned an army and navy-such as they
were-and maintained and respected its
new Government. Slavery in every form
was overcome and in nine years the pirates
to man were under subsection. Brooke
was the Washington of those unknown
nations. He died in 1868, crowned with
glories from the Queen of England and
various scientific societies and colleges,
Mr.. Wildman asked the Rajah's son one
day how all this had been accomplished;
the natives made tractable and peaceful
people-a new race almost--while America
after more than 100 years had only made
paupers or the remnants of the red men.
The answer was that Ralah Brooke had
always lived up to his word strictly with
those people and they eventually came to
know and adm ire him; and the rest was
easy.
Brooke like his native country, how
ever, enlarged his territory much as Eng
land is spreading out at present in Ven
ezuela, and the old Sultan of the neigh
boring kingdom is panper in wretched
bungalow. He used to complain that
Brooke took 1900 miles of his territory
The lecture was illustrated with numer-
Gus photographs of Singapore and Borneo
and the straits settlements, and with each
picture the speaker had something instruc-
tive and entertaining to say. When the
photograph of the magnificent palace OF
the English Governor of Singapore was
shown Mr.. Wildman said the palace was
three times as large as the White House in
Washington, quite as elegantly furnished
and decorated inside, and that the Cover
nor had an income almost as large as the
President.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-21
BROWN AT OBERLlN.
The Preacher Defended Against
Charges Relating to Col
leG6 DdVS,

SPRINGFIELD, OHIO, Feb. 2O.-An
Oberlin tOhio) special to-day says: ''Sey-
eraI dispatches were received here TODAY
referring TO charges made against DR.
Charles 0. Brown, the well-known San
Francisco Congregational preacher. who
at present is figuring so prominently in a
scandalous blackmailing suit in San Fran.
cisco.
"Dr. Brown used to live in Oberlin, and
1t has been alleged that while here he.
tween 1865 and 1870, Mr.. Brown was ar-
rested for performing a criminal operation
on girl named Jennie Lawton. 1t is also
reported that Judge Frazier of the Circpit
Court acquitted him on technicaIity.
1hese charges are not true. Prominent
cltlzens IN Oberlin all assert that Mr..
Brown was straightforward young man
oottns MS stay IN Oberlln, and that he
never was guilty of any impropriety here.
"A thorough search through the dockets
showed that DR.. Brown was never arrested
mere on any charge. Further than this
no one named Jennie Lawton ever lived
heIe' nor was any Judge named Frazier
ever on the circuit bench in this district.
MT; Brown came to Oberlin about 1S65
with his father, Major o. NJ. Brown, now
OF Cleveland. Major Brown had just come
from the army, and his son, though very
Young, had been with him in the war for
several months. Charles immediately en-
tered the Oberlin preparatory department,
win the intention OF going through col
Iege de was known as good fellow and
was dlllgent and hard student.
soon after he came here he was con-
Nerted under the preaching of Charles G.
tlnney, then president OF Oberlin College
After his conversion he began TO study
with greater vlgor than ever and fully in
tended TO become minister.
About 1868 his plans had to be changed
somewhat He fell in love with Miss Mary
w neat and at the age of IS he married
her. Miss Wheat was an attractive young
lady and the daughter of prominent Ober-
I'm people. She was 81 years old al the
time OF the wedding. The marriage was
happy one, but it caused young Brown TO
materially change his plans. BY the rules
OF Oberlin College no student can marry
and continue his college studies. Conse-
quently Brown was compelled to give up
his school work here.
The member of the faculty were not
not all in favor of requiring Brown to
leave, but the rule was an iron one and
had to be obeyed.
I'm 1869 or 1870, therefore, Brown left
Oberiin and went ID Olivet College, Mich
lgan, where he went on and finished his
course. He completed his school work
and went TO preaching without even taking
a course in theology. He mas preached
since In Minnesota, Michigan and Cali
fornia.
He has never been in Oberlin since his
departure in 1863. except to visit. He was
here for day early last December Mr..
Brown was never even suspected of an Y
lmmoralities here. He has four sons, Vir-
gll, Vincent, Valentine and Vernon"
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-21
Exciting Encounter in a Hayes.
Street Cable-Car Yester.
day Afternoon.
COULD NOT GET HIS CHANGE,
A Passengers Savage Revenge for
the Seeming Neglect of an
Employe.

Passengers going to the ferries on car 1O4
of the Hayes-street line early yesterday
afternoon saw fistfght that would have
done justice to pair of professional
pugilists, between Conductor H., Peter
son and young man. The conductor
now nurses a badly confused eye and a
fond hope that he will some day cross the
trail of his assailant.
The latter got on the car somewhere
above Kearny street and rendered SIC
gold piece in payment of his fare. Not
having sufficient change to ''break" the
piece the conductor told the man that he
would give him the change later. He pu,
the coin in his pocket. When near Front
street the passenger shouted at the con.
ductor that he wanted his change, as he
was going to alight at the street men
toned.
Cant give it to you now: you will have
to wait until we get to the ferry" answered
Peterson.
"But haven't time to 60 to the ferry"
said the passenger; 'giye me my money
and let me off,
The conductor still refused to produce
coin or change, and the young man made
grab at the bell cord and gave the signal
to stop. Peterson tried to start the car
again, but a second signal to stop was
given. Then the two men clinched and
proceeded to pummel each other in savage
earnest.
Women in the car began to scream and
excitement was at its height, when the
gripman, hearing the noise of the en-
counter, came back and separated the
com batants, who were both bruised, dis
ordered as to dress and anxious to con-
tinue the fight.
After learning the cause of the squabble,
the gripman decided that the conductor
was in the wrong and should have made
some effort to procure the change from
other passengers. He instituted a canvass
himself ana soon had the necessary silver
to make the change.
This he handed to the conductor ar
went forward to continue his trip to the
ferry.
The young man who had caused the
disturbance went to the rear platform to
receive his change and held out his left
hand for it. Peterson's hands were trem-
bling from his exertions and the excite
ment of the fight and he was some time
in counting out the correct amount
AS the last coin dropped into the young
mans hand the passenger closed his
fingers over it, and, drawing back his
right fist, gave Peterson, who was stand
Ing partially in the door, terrific blow
between the eyes, sending him reeling
through the car until he stumbled over
the foot of passenger and fell to the floor.
With an oath his assailant dashed off
the car and ran down the street at break
neck speed. Before Peterson could re-
cover himself sufficiently and follow his
assailant the latter had disappeared in a
side street, and, no policeman being in
sight, he escaped.
Peterson says he knows the face OF the
man ana that if he ever meets him sorne
one else will carry black eye for few
days.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-21
FLAGGED THE TRAIN.
How an Old Railroad Man Saved tn
Lives of Many Passengers.

How an Old Railroad Man Saved the
Lives of Many Passengers.
Martin Troy is an old railroad man and
was down at the East Bristol bridge watch
ing the men at work. When the Las
train from Bristol came along the bridge
was noticea bly, weak. The train stopped
before entirely crossing the bridge and the
passengers got out and walked across. AT
that time the bridge sank about two feet,
the weight of the train SO jarring 1T that
ell the wooden piling under 1t was carried
away. Troy then went down under the
bridge.
When he saw that the spiling had been
carried away and the bridge had sunk he
hurried up the bank to flag the 4:20 train
from Hartford, which would arrive at this
point about P. NJ. 1t had grown quite
dark by this time and Troy had no Ian
tern. But as the train came along he
took matches from his pocket and lit
them for a danger signal, and stopped the
train just as the engine was about to go on
the bridge.
His self-possession and presence of mind
undop btedly saved the passenger train
and the lives of those on board. When
the gang of workmen came along they
tried TO induce Troy to go TO work with
them on the bridge. but he refused to do
so, claiming that the bridge was likely to
go at any time.
Troy was on the east end of the bridge
watching the work as it was proceeding In
spite Of his warning. He felt the first
tremble of the bridge and shouted: "Boys,
look out, she's going!" But his warning
came too late. Before they could leave
the bridge the collapse came-Hartford
Courant.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-21
The PUG CAUSED TROUBLE
Why John Doe Waller Was
Sued for Damages in the
Justices Court.
A Man Who Asked a Reward for the
Return of Dog Says He Was
ThraShed.

A dog-a little, helpless, baby pug dog,
even of the gentler sex-has caused two
strong men to come to strife, procured for
one a drubbing and the other lawsuit.
More-i. has caused the character of the
great and powerful Olympic Club to be
called into question, caused it to be pub
lished in the records of the Justice courts
as place where men of brawn-pugilists.
to be plaln-are brought to the front as
they were in the arenas of ancient Greece
and Rome.
The story is told in a suit filed in the
Justice courts yesterday by Attorney ].
Hail Lewis on behalf of John Richards,
who demands $299 damages from John
Doe Waller for beating which he alleges
he received at the hands of the defendant
on the 7th inst.
On the day previous, according to the
com plant, he was driving along Grant
avenue, when he saw small pug dog
standing in the middle of the street in
great danger of being run over by passing
teams.
The forlorn, lonesome look in the little
dogs eyes appealed TO his compassionate
nature, and to save her life he lifted her
into his wagon and took her to his home,
where she was given all the comforts that
the care and attention of his family could
desire. On the day OF which the COM
plainant speaks his eyes were gladdened
by seeing the following advertisement in
morning paper:
Lost-Small female pug dog. Return to SO
Grant avenue. Reward.
The plaintiff says that he sent an en-
pIoye to return the dog and receive the
reward mentioned.
The first part of his instructions were
carried out, the second was not. for his
man came back saying that John Doe
Waller--who is one OF the members of the
Waller Bros. drug firm-had refused to
pay the reward and had driven him
from the store with threats and violent
language.
Then the plaintiff went himself to see
the owner of the dog and ascertain why
the reward (S2 50) was not forthcoming
after and for the care apd attention he
had lavished on the dog. He alleges that
he was received not only with threats and
violent language, but with blows that
confused, bruised, lacerated and humili-
ated him, that he was driven into the
streets with force and kicks and that he
did not get the reward.
Walters prowess in the art of fisticuffs
was explained by the following paragraph
relating to the Olympic Club:
That defendantis man of very strong and
powerful physique and much skilled in the art
of pugilism and fisticuffs and as plaintiff is in
formed and believes is member OF the Olympic
Club of the City and County of San Francisco
which said club is an organization giving
special opportunities and offering special in
ducements for strong and athletic men to Join
said club and perfect themselves in the art OF
pugilism.
Plaintiff alleges that he was compelled
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-21
A SERVICE OF WORCESTER.
A Fine Porcelain That Was Ordered b,
George ".

A Fine Porcelain That Was Ordered by
George w.
Toward the end of the century the first
sign of the royal favor was vouchsafed to
Worcester. George III visited the factories,
and under the impetus given by his pa
tronage the wares of the city advanced so
much in popularity that in the early part
of this century, it Is said, there were few
noble families which had not in their china
closets an elaborate service of Worcester.
bearing the family arms and motto in ap-
propriate embldzonment. In 1911 George
", being then Prince Regent, several
splendid services of Worcester porcelain
were ordered to equip his table for the
new social duties entailed by his regency,
and one of these alone cost $4,000. In the
museums at the Worcester works there
are specimens of many beautiful services,
designed in accordance with the contem-
porary ideas Of pomp and stateliness.
The porcelain artists in those days must
have been we'll versed in heraldry, for
their chief duties seem to have been the
reproduction of crests and coats-of-arms,
some of the services have interesting
storiet. There is one of deep rovaI blue,
beautifully decorated, and bearing in the
center an emblematical figure of Hope.
The story ran that it was ordered by Nell
son for presentation to the Duke of Cum
berland, and that the figure of Hope was
really a portrait of Lady Hamilton. This,
ordered by the Duke himself in the ordi-
nary way, and though Lord Nelson did
order service of Worcester porcelain, he
died before it could be completed, and it
was afterwards dispersed. - Chambers
Journal.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-21
WHEN THE BOBRS MOBILIZE.
Can Put in the Field "a 700 white Men
and $4,000 Kaffirs

and $4,000 Kaffirs.
The military forces of the South African
Republic are composed OF all the able
bodied men in the country between the
ages OF 16 and 60 years, and, if necessary,
all of the 63, 600 native KaffiIs, whose chiefs
are under the jurisdiction Of the republic
This would bring out almost "a, 600 white
men; since there are Is, 500 able men OF
the ages from is TO 81, $500 from "a to so
and bout 1000 under IS and over 80.
4 mobilization is ordered by the Presi-
dent and executed by the "kommandant
general" p. J. Joubert, who gives his
orders TO the commanders of the seven
teen districts into which the country is
divided. who in turn issue their orders to
the sixty-four field comets of the 160 sec
tions ana sub-sectious. Immediately after
the receipt % he order of mobilization
the field coruS.s, with al the men at their
disposal, move to the point mentioned
in the order OF their commander, and
leave substitute or assistant to fol-
low with those that have not ar
rived at the point designated for the
meeting twelve hours after the first call.
Thus, II IS possible for the Beers 10 put
into the field strong body of armed men
practically within less than twenty-four
hours. All these forces named above are
not trained soldiers, but similar to militia
vaal are small corps of artillery, under
Commander P. \. Pretorious. This corps
consists of seven officers, thirteen non
comm. issioned officers and 100 prIvates,
and dispose of six light Krupp filed guns
six heavy Krupp rapid-fring guns, four
light and two heavy Maxim Nordenfeldt
guns, one rife breech-loader and one
French mitrailleuse.
The Beers wear no uniform, but their
ordinary dress is SO universally alike that
g troop Of them riding in regular files
would be considered uniformed by one not
acquainted with the people. A 'Baaitie,"
q short jacket of English cloth, trousers of
the same goods, gray wide-brim med soft
felt hat. and boots form their dress. The
gun which is furnished them by the Gov
ernment rests in the right stirrup with the
gunstock, when riding. How quickly
mobilization can be effected in the Trans
vaal may be gathered from the incident of
$780, when the Uitlanders tore down the
flag of the Transvaal Republic in Johan-
nesburg. At clock in the evening the
order of mobilization was given to three
districts, and the next morning at 4
o'clock 1900 Beers. under their field cor
nets, entered the city from three sides.-
South African Gazette.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-21

deacon excepting Morse was a rot
ten man. All her statements show
the revenge and bravado which animate
her: She even went so far as to boast to a
well-known official that she had got S2500
from rich man. But she is undeserying
OF belief. A blackmailer will always be in
order to blacken the character of a man
upon whom her villainous designs have
failed"
1t was already nearing / o'clock this
morning. Several OF the brethren present
were evidently unaccustomed to hours so
late and were yawning at a great rate.
Accordingly an adjournment. was taken
until o'clock next Tuesday afternoon.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-21
Wayward Annie Brady.

Annie Brady, a pretty girl 16 years OF age,
was sent to the Magdalen Asylum yesterday
She is the daughter of an ex-policeman. and
left her home at 1910 Kearny street last Christ
mas. She was found in a lodging-house of
doubtful character by the police, and was
allowed to return to her home on promising to
lead proper life. 1t was not long before she
left home again, and yesterday she was found
by Officers McMurray and Holbrook, OF the
Society for the Suppression of Vice in lodging
house on Eleventh street