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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-15
OFFERS TO GIVE A FARM,
Mrs. Phoebe Hearst's Generosity
to the Presbyterian
0rphanage.
All the Money Already Collected
Will Now Be Devoted to
Building.

Great satisfaction was expressed yester-
day at the meeting of the San Francisco
Presbyterian Orphanage and Farm, at
a letter from Mrs. Phoebe A. Hearst. offer
ing to donate q tract of land at San An
selma to be used as the orphanage farm.
For some months past the directors
have been trying to raise money to buy a
property at San Rafael, and it is only
owing to legal technicality that the first
installment of money has not yet been
paid. The price of this land is considered
to have been very high, and to raise funds
to purchase it would have hampered the
building projects of the directors for soma
time to come. Mrs. Hearst's offer there
fore was joyfully accepted. A committee
to confer with Mrs. Hearst was appointed
consisting of the president, Mrs. P D.
Browne; the secretary, Mrs. w. MacRae:
the treasurer, Mrs. w. 3. Noble; and the
chairman of the advisory committee, DR..
Noble of San Rafael 1t will be the object
of the committee to complete arrange
ments for accepting Mrs. Hearst's kind
offer as soon as possible, as building will
be commenced when the transfer Of the
property is com pleted.
In view of acquiring farm for moth inc
it was resolved that all money donated or
hereafter donated to the ordnance
shall be put into buildings.
The first annual report of the Presbyte-
rian Orphanage and Farm was issued yes
terday. 1t shows that the institution has
done extensive work during the first wear
OF its existence, although it had little or no
capital to start upon.
The annual donation party of the or
phanage Will take place on the oath at San
Rafael. Clothing for boys and girls under
IA years OF age Is particularly desired
The donation party will be preceded by
basket luncheon at Mrs. A. e. Kent's in
San Rafael. -
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-15
Took the Plunge as the Ferry
Boat Was Steaming by
Goat Island.
VAIN EFFORTS TO REVIVE HIM
al Have Taken NV Last Drink Of
Whisky" Was His Cry as He
Sprang Overheard.

]. E. Moore, for years a special police.
man employed at the Baldwin Hotel,
committed suicide at 7:20 o'clock last
evening by plunging into the bay from tn
deck of the ferry-boat Bay City.
Moore boarded the steamer at the narrow
gauge mole on the Oakland side at 7
o'clock. He was apperantly sober, and
behaved in rational manner. After
strolling about the vessel for few
moments, he walked inside the cabin and
took a seat.
When the boat was opposite Goat Island
Moore rose from his seat, rushed to the
rail, threw his hat on the deck and shout
ing, 81 have taken my last drink of
whisky" sprang overheard.
Captain John Leale, who witnessed the
act Immediately signaled the engines to
stop the steamer, and promptly ordered q
boat to be lowered. After a short search
Moore's body was found floating in the
wake of the steamer.
The body was taken into the boat and
thence hoisted aboard the steamer. Here
1t was rolled over a barrel, and physi-
clan, who CHANGED to be aboard, was sum-
moned, but when he came upon the scene
the last spark of life had departed.
On arriving at this side Captain Leale
hOhiASN bhS OOAOHCAt GlQ TIC OOOJ WAS re-
moved to the Morgue. Here it was no.
ticed that the mans ear was split and it
was first supposed that death was the re-
suit OF fracture of the SIX ull but an in
vestigation showed that it was undoubt-
e0ly due to drowning.
In the hat that Moore threw upon the
deck was found a letter addressed to the
deceased, at 187 Hyde street. The super
scription was written in bold characters,
apparently the handwriting of a man.
Inquiry at 1877 HYDE street elected the
Information that J. Moore was a special
officer employed at the Baldwin Hotel for
the past ten years, but who was dis
charged few months ago. He had been
recently employed at the New Louvre.
he had been drinking heavily tor some
time past and often expressed his inten-
ton OF committing suicide.
He left home last night about O'Clock
saying that he intended to end his life, as
he was tired of the way he was living.
His wife left home about o'clock to at
tend supper at a friends house, and was
unaware that her husband had committed
suicide. They had been married ten
years, but had no children. Moore was an
absinthe- drinker.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-15
McCoppin Claims the Credit.

Inc new streetcsr mail service was formally
inaugurated yesterday There was some slight
fear on the part of Superintendent Flint that
everything would not run smoothly. but the
results showed that these fears were nm
lou nded. True, there was slight hitch in the
line, but that was due to an
unavoidable accident in the powerehonse ' 81
the Market-street Railroad Company. The
scheouie, as published in THE CALL of Sunday
was carried out so perfectly as to create the
may with safety be inaugurated. Postmaster
McCoppln said yesterday it was through his
enorts entlreIy that the new service was estah-
Asheo. he began work on it, he said, as early
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-15

rectory, at 2030 Howard street, as he laid
his hand upon the head of a little dark
faced chap, with gypsyish appearance
and most woe-begone look
The little fellow referred to has his
tory-short, it is true-but mono the less
bitter and sorrowful for all that. He is
now in the care of those who will see that
his environment gives him chance for
mental and physical development.
AT 2:30 A. NJ. Sunday Patrolman Kern
was strolling down Sanchez street, when
his attention was directed to buggy in
Buckman's camp by slight noise pro-
ceeding therefrom. An Investigation dis
closed the fact that in the box a little
fellow was curled up asleep.
On being awakened he pitifully begged
the officer not to harm him. He was
speedily treasured on this point, and was
immediately taken to the Seventeenth
and Howard streets station. When thew
arrived there Lieutenant Burke got the
little wait to tell his story. He cannot
speak English very well, but managed to
make himself understood.
His name was given as Alberto Console
and his age as 10 years. He said he came
from Peru and with great tears yelling IN
IN his eyes said he had no parents. They
had been dead as long as he could remem.
Der. The only thing he knew was that
about three years ago some one brought
him 20 California and placed him in the
care of P. Bacigalupi, living at "a Dolan
street.
They gave him very little to eat, the
outcast said, and made him sleep at night
on the cold kitchen floor. In addition, he
complained that he was at times cruelty
mistreated.
"Three days ago." continued the child.
| II came to the conclusion that l would
stand better chance by myself and ran
away. l have wandered around nearly
everywhere and most of the time have
been without anything to eat.
"Once or twice some of the men at Buck
mans camp gave me something to eatwhen
came around. Last night l crawIed into
the buggy to sleep. Then that soldier
there found me and brought me here.''
''Of all the sorry sights / ever saw in
all my life" said Lieutenant Burke, sit
was that poor, friendless, little outcast.
His clothes were nearly rags, in many
places the nude BODY showing through the
rents and patches. HIS hair had not been
shorn for months and was tangled and
matted in way to set a currycomb at
defiance.
The rags he wore were infested with
vermin, and directly above the instep of
the right foot was blister as large as NY
hand.
I'VE feared it would frfghten the child
to put him into a cell and found an old
comforter in which to wrap him and let
him sleep in the station. In the morning
we had to put the comforter in the ash
BARREL"
Yesterday the child was taken to the
Youths Directory, where he will be prop
erly cared for. Father Crowley kindly
placed him in his old garments yesterday
to give THE CALL artist an idea of his APP
pearance before his bath and haircut.
Nobody was home at the Bacigalupi
mansion on Dolan street yesterday, but a
small son whom his companion denomi-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-15

of any movement, covert or otherwise,
against England, but instead they have
been asking the crown to pardon all the
Irish Fenian prisoners. With this petit
ton uppermost in their minds the story
of an alleged dynamite plot, coupled with
the arrest of men who have been in the
background for years, appeared abso-
lutely incredible. On one point they
agreed, ana that was that the whole
sensation was part of a well-conceived
scheme to manufacture public opinion
that would offset the scandals which they
claim are bound to come out in the Par
liamentary investigation into the treat
ment of Irish political prisoners in Brit
ish jails.
There are some prominent Irishmen in
San Francisco who knew P. J. lyman
quite intimately, and they are more
especially astonished at his arrest. His
brother, John T. lyman, who is an old
San Franciscan, said yesterday that he
could not believe that the man arrested
in France was his brother.
at may be like a drowning man catch
ing at straws. "'he said, "but, then, l can't
believe that my brother is in France.
There have been so many palpable lies in
the dispatches about him that l am rea-
sonably led to believe there is great mis-
take. Why. it is only two months now
since l got a letter from him. We were
in continual correspondence, ard he never
mentioned a word about leaving the
United States. On the contrary, he often
told me it was his wish to live out his
days in this country and to die here. In
his last letter there was nothing even to
lead me to think he was going out of the
United States.
in 1882 the English Under Secretary of
Foreign Affairs was sent to Washington
from London. He asked the United States
Government for recognition of extradition
papers for my brother, bnt it was denied
him. There was nothing against him no
proof of his connection with any of these
cases.
81 notice that the dispatches say he
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-15
Judge Lorenz at work.

Judge Ii. L. Lorenz, the special Commits
sioner appointed by the Department at Wash
ington TO investigate the claims of the letter
carriers for overtime, began his work yester-
day. Through the courtesy of Judge McKenna
a room adjoining the latter's chamber has
been secured Tor the purpose of con Quoting
the necessary inquiry into the merits of cac6
case. The demands viii be taken up by sta
tions. the alphabetical order being followed
as Glossy as practicable. The claims of carriers
gated. There is something like 5000 600 TO
be distributed among 300 men, the largest
single claim reaching $1,000. The majority
run from $500 to $1400, Clark McKerchen.
representing Charles, William B. and George
A. King, the Washington attorneys for the
carriers. is assisting Major Lorenz in his work.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-15
FEEDING upon GARBAGE
Sad Plight in Which Young
Francisco Fernandez Was
Discovered.
The Lads Body Bears Marks of Vic.
lence Inflicted. He Says, by
His Mother.

Officer W. T. Hooper of the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals OBJ
served little boy eating some refuse from
a barrel in front of fruit cannery, on
Francisco street, yesterday, as though
famished with hunger. Mr.. Hooper asked
him what he was doing there and why he
was eating such disgusting food.
The lad, in answer, told most pitiful
story. His name, he said, was Francisco
Fernandez, and until ten days ago he had
been living with his mother at Gerke
alley. According to the boys statement.
his mother has been extremely cruel, beat
ing him with coal-scuttles, brooms. tea
kettles, hot pokers and other instruments
of torture whenever she took the notion,
which, he says, was pretty often.
Ten days ago Francisco left his forlorn
abode and betook himself to a burrow
under the sidewalk on Francisco street,
whence he would occasionally emerge in
order to satisfy the cravings of hunger by
regaling himself on the apple cores. rotten
peaches and other garbage cast forth from
the cannery referred to. Whenever he
saw police officer he would dodge be-
meath the sidewalk or crawl into barrel,
and had Mr.. Hooper been in uniform
would doubtless have endeavored to get
away from him.
The boys body is in a frightful con-
dition, his left leg and side being a mass
OF sores. His hands are SCARED and burned,
he ayers, by repeated contact with the hot
poker, which seems to have been a favorite
means of correction.
The lad was taken to the County
Hospital for treatment, and will be kept
there until cured. He is 10 years old, but
looks younger His father died some years
ago. The case is now under investigation
by the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Children,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-15

Valley Railroad Company ever extends
from Bakersfield through Walkers Pass
II Wll benefit Inyo County greatly, and
VIII nave only a gap of sixty miles be-
tween the two railroads.
'lnyo County is the third largest county
In the State, its area being 10. 156 square
miles. There are 1014 voters registered in
inyo County this.year. They need protec-
tlon Tor their wool and soda, and the ques-
Iion Is, How can they get it2 Freight
charges are high to Inyo County points
from San Francisco and Sacramento, rang
ing from "a to ~ cents per pound.
he says that the production of soda
from the beds of Inyo amounts to 5000
tons a year. Over 100 acres of watts are
now In use. The plant is being extended
every year. The crude soda is shipped TO
pan francisco and Alameda to Smiths
oorax works, and the price ranges from
w TO $50 ton. A. ]. Laws, the superin-
tendent OF the Inyo Development Com
pany, which is operating the beds. has
Twelve White men and thirty Chinese at
work.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-15
BORAX BEDS OF INYO.
One Hundred Acres of Watts Going-LiveIy
Politics and Need of Railroad
and Canal

Among the arrivals at the Lick House is
W. Nj. Richards of Inyo County, who has
been agent for the Carson and Colorado
Railroad for over seven years at Keller
and Independence. He has resigned TO
engage in mining in Nevada County,
where his father, Captain Henry Richards,
has been prominently connected with the
mines for nearly forty years.
Mr.. Richards is enjoying his visit to San
Francisco, after his seven years work on
the desert.
He is an enthusiastic bicyclist, and in
tends making tour of the mining coun-
ties of the State on his electric bicycle
this month.
Mr.. Richards says Inyo County needs
more and better railroad facilities, and
some good irrigation canals.
1.-The railroad should DE extended from
Keller through the Panamint and Death
Valley mining section, and connect 1T
either Barstow or Mojave," he said. 18th
lead and silver mines are the mainstay of
Inyo, at present, but there are only three
or four mines working, where sixteen or
eighteen were formerly worked.
IF the San Francisco and San Joaquin
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-15

talked before bar while drinking. That
is a lie. Ny brother has been a strictly
temperate man, in fact, total abstainer,
for many years. He was not used to go
into saloons even, and as for talking so
that he could be overheard at a bar-that
is nonsense
Colonel John O'Byrne knew lyman in
timately in New York, and is firm be-
lever in his innocence.
1--WE had professional connection with
those people likely to know if such con-
spiracy existed" he said. Whereas the
Nationalist element of American citizens
OF Irish birth have not gone back upon
Interviews of Irish nationality, yet there
is no such thing as dynamite conspiracy
OF any kind or character, nor has there
been any in existence for many years. II
may be said by our enemies that it exists
IN either Chicago or New Y ork, but the
Nationalist here are in such close touch
with those of Chicago or New York that
it is utterly impossible that such con-
spiracy could exist in either of these cities,
or any part of the United States, without
1T coming to the knowledge of the people
here.
at is evidently scheme of some branch
OF the British Government to save the
name of England from the atrocities prac-
ticed upon the Irish Fenian prisoners.
Such men as Dr. Gallagher and John DAILY,
and others of that stamp, were all men of
culture, and everything has been done in
the English prisons to brUtalize them and
drive them mad. The English have
driven them insane, but were unable to
brutalize them.
81 look forward with a good deal of in
terest to the expose on this subject, GER
tain to be made by means of the Parlia-
mentary inquiry in the House of Com
mons, which Mr.. Balfour has been COM
PEELED to grant as to the treatment of
Irish prisoners in English prisons.
1T was well known at the time of the
murder of Lord Ed ward Cavendish, which
was cruel and cowardly one, that lyman
had nothing whatsoever to do with it.
There is one of the men yet living who
was engaged in that murder, and who is
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-15
SOCIALISTS ARE FREE.

Judge Con1an Dismisses the Cases on
Motion of Attorney Haskell.
The cases against the five Socialists.
Charles d. Sunfower. T. F. Burns, A.
Delaroche, Manuel Bottana and Leon
Brown, who were arrested on August % at
Seventh and Market streets for obstruct-
ing the street, were dismissed by Judge
Conlan yesterday.
Attorney Haskell, when the cases were
called. moved for a dismissal on two
grounds. he said the complaints were
defective, and from the fact that two diff
ferent iuries, who had been instructed to
bring in verdict OF guilty, had failed to
agree 1t was evident that 1T would be use
less to try the cases again before another
jury.
The prosecution conceded with Attorney
Haskell and the Judge accordingly dis
missed the cases.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-15
Suicide of a Young Girl.

Mary Mcnamara, while temporarily insane,
committed suicide at her home, 2424 Bryant
avenue, yesterday morning by swallowing
earbohe acid. About O'Clock in the morning
Mrs McKlana with whom she has been living
for some time visited the girls room and
found her unconscious On table was vial
labeled '.carbolic acid,'' showing plainly the
cause of the girls illness. Half an hour after
Mrs McKlana arrived the young woman died
Miss Mcnamara has recent been confined in
q private asylum, but was released some
weeks ago. 1t is thought that she committed
the rash act while suffering from the original
cause which led to her first incarceration
The dead girls mother lives in Vacaville.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-15

as October, 1895, and by continuous hammer
innovation. Mr.. McCoppin further said ne
had had three independent powers to com Dat,
namely, the Postmaster-General, HarDor COM
missioners and the Market-street Railway
Company. How successfully he fought the
three forces is seen in the establishment OF the
most nerfect CITY mail system in America.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-15
LAKE MERGED TUNNEL.
A. Il. Buchanan, the Contractor, Com
pietes Difficult and Dangerous
Piece of Work.

flece OF Work.
One OF the most difficult pieces of en-
gineering work ever undertaken in the
State has just been completed in the con-
struction of the great Lake MERGED tunnel
by a. E. Buchanan, the well-known con-
tractor, for the Spring Valley Water Corr
pany, which required just seventeen
months OF labor-both night and day-to
complete. Owing to the many difficulties
encountered in eddies of subterranean
water 1t was impossible to complete the
work sooner.
The pressure OF water upon the tunnel
compelled the system of shafts and up
per drift to be sunk and the engineering
dlthcuitles met with were embarrassing.
The work, however, was vigorously
pushed ahead by Mr. Buchanan. who is,
indeed, to be congratulated on the salts
factory completion of such diffic ult and
dangerous undertaking. Mr.. Herman
Schussler, chief engineer of the Spring
Valley Water Company, directed the en-
glneering part OF the contract.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-15
ted "Pete" was playing ball on the side

mated "Pete" was playing ball on the side
walk.
What you want to know who the kid is
ior?' he inquired, looking keenIy into the
face of the interrogation.
''Oh, you've got him at the Youths Di-
rectory, have you? Well, all 1 know about
him Is that his parents died in Lima.
Peru, six years ago. A man brought this
guy up here to cousin, who wouldn't
have him, and the man gave him to us.
He's no good. Wants to dress like a
SWELL and run away. We had some one
hunting for him, and if we found him we
was agoin' to send him to school In San
Rafael"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-15
ILLEGAL FISHING.
Six Men Arrested for Using Small Mes
Nets.

Six Men Arrested for Using SIN all Mesh
Nets.
Deputy Fish Commissioners John n.
and w. J. Davis, now patrolling the upper
bay in the launch Hustler, made two i'm
portant arrests early yesterday morning.
Iney made run along Suisun Bay, and
below Roe Island found two men fishing
LOT bass with small mesh nets. The depu-
ties started for Suisun with their prisoners,
ana lew miles further down the bay they
captured four more fishermen engaged in
the same illegal business. and when cap
tured had caught mum Der OF striped bass
In their small mesh nets.
The six prisoners were taken to the town
OF Sulsun, and not being able to secure
$3.50 bail each went to Jail.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-15
Two Months Ago P. ]. lyman
Had No Intention OF Going
Abroad.
IRISH NATIoNALIsTs TALK.
Men Who Knew "No. 1" Intimately
Believe It Is All a Scotland
Yard Plot.

The news of the arrest of P. J. lyman
came as thunderbolt out of clear sky
yesterday to the patriotic Irishmen in this
City. They had not the taintest thought
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-15
Besought Officer Kern, Who Dis.
covered Him, Not to
Harm Him.
HUNGRY AND CLOTHED IN RAGS
2. Bacigalupi Accused of Neglecting
and Abusing the Outcast-His
Sons Story.

at is only the short and simple annals
of the poor
Thus spoke Father Crowley, secretary
and general manager of the Youths Di-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-15

JOHN T. lyman, WeIlKnown Citizen of San Francisco
Brother of P. J. lyman The Latter Known "No. J."
Was Arrested Bouogne France, the Old Charge of
Being Concerned the Lord Cavendh Murder Phoenix
Park, Dubln 1882. The Arrested Mans Brother and
His Friends in This City Discredft the Stories Spread by
the English Police Since His Capture.
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1896-10-01

W lasy i W stepy a sami tucza
sic ma wielkich parafiach, i
wszystko W reku swym chca
dzierzyc.
Ale easy sic zmienia wkr6t
&c. Fdrsa ia ma ten dobry re
zultat vice i tarsa Jest CA.
sem potrzebna.
Przeciez mlodzi ksieza size sta.
nowia, a propaganda sw. jeszcze
W Rzymie istnieje.
Ma zako6czenie oswiadczamy
wszystkim, re zarzad jak dotad
tax i nadal wiernie STAG bedzie
PREY ustawach i uchwalach sci.
mowych i ze Zgoda pod obecna
redakcya kierunku do o~statniej
chwili ME zmieni - be idealom
swym wierna bedzie do konca.
lyle o tel farsie, zwanej Sum.
ME kongresem polsko. katolic.
kim.