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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-23
MRS. McKEOWN'S STORY
The Landlady of the Brighton Tells
of the Fall.

The Landlady Of the Brig hton Tells
of the Fall.
Mrs. K. McKeown, woman about 30 years
of age, who managed the two upper floors
as a clearinghouse, was one of the first 10
be rescued from the wreck. She was cut
behind the left ear, slightly injured about
the hands and severely bruised over the
left hip.
Removed at once to the clearinghouse in
the rear she was soon visited by physi-
clan, who pronounced her injuries not
dangerous. She had not yet received def.
mite assurance of the safety of her hus-
band, and her first inquiry was for news
of him.
Being assured that he had been removed
to the Receiving Hospital with only a
comparatively slight cash across the
cheek, Mrs. McKeown told the following
story of the experience through which she
had passed:
81 was on the top floor, in the hall. AL
at once it commenced to rumble and il
grew dark. and the ceiling began to fall in
great, big pieces. Everything started to
slide and it got terribly dark i'll just a
second or two.
"There were seven or eight of US, I guess
altogether on the third floor. Nobody,
think, was ON the floor below. There was
my husband and one other man, Gus
Sprouse, Mrs. Eugenia Byrne, her daugh-
ter, Miss Sarah Byrne, Mrs. John Waller,
Miss May Ward-all roomers-and Mrs.
Yager, who does the housework
II was in room 16 and Mrs. Byrne was
right opposite, in room IL, while Miss
Ward was in room Is. When the first
crash came 1 rushed into the hall. 1 was
there when the rest happened.
at didn't seem that / fell very far.
was picked up at once on top OF the pile.
The men rescued me about three minutes
after the crash. l was out in plain sight
and above everything, only was caught
by the beams and held by my hips so I
couldn't get loose.
my loss? ! think what / lost in fur
niture and other things was worth about
$1,000"
Mrs. McKeown was injured more
seriously than she first believed. Three
physicians examined her injuries at the
undertaking establishment of McAvoy &
Gallagher, where she was taken immedi-
ately after the accident. They found that
three ribs were broken besides the severe
wound on her head. After she was treated
her anxiety for her husband prompted her
to visit the Receiving Hospital After
standing about she was finally taken by
friends to the residence of Mrs. John
Murphy on Hayes street, her cousin.
Last night while suffering extreme pain
she repeated in substance the above story,
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Altering Buildings.

Alterations or repairs to frame build
ings within the fire limits, and this build
ing was within sucn, cannot be made with
out permit obtained from eitherithe Fire
Wardens or the Board OF Supervisors, but
this does not entail upon either of these
powers any authority to perform any other
function than that of seeing that the al
terations or repairs are in excess of those
mentioned in the permit. The wardens
do not watch the progress of the work.
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THE COLLAPSED BUILDING.
Those Who We're the Occupants Of
the Structure.

the Structure.
The building was known as Nos. 20 and
% Fifth street. IL had % feet front by 6
depth OF rs feet. The ground floor was oc
cupied as lunch-house and coffee saloon
kept by Martin A. G. Christensen, while
the two upper floors were occupied by
Mrs. K. McKeown, who kept lodging
house known as 1.-THE Brighton"
The building was erected a number Of
years ago on the slight style of construc
ton prevalent in those days. A few weeks
ago it was noticed that the foundation was
not as secure as it ought to be. Samuel
O. Kelly of 312 Ellis street, the owner, con-
cluded to have new foundation placed
under it. He secured the services OF an
architect, Edmund Kollopotto of 939
Market street. to prepare plans for the
work of Improvement.
This having been done, the contract for
the necessary repairs was let to Adam
Miller of 404 Kearny street, who sublet
the contract for grading to Levi B. Sibley
of 1905 Howard street; and the one for
placing the building on cribs and screws
was let to P. w. Gleason of 800 Mason
street.
The foundation was found to be exceed
ingly weak, and it became necessary to
prop up the structure with iackscrews
and cribs, as house movers and ralsers
use.
These rested on a sandy bottom, but
whether this was responsible for the col
lapse it was impossible last night to de-
termine. 1t was the opinion of some who
claimed knowledge of such matters that
the sand at some point had caused the
building to toppie and fall.
1t was the intention to place a brick
foundation under the building, and for
that purpose there were at work mum Der
of hod-carriers, bricklayers and car
penters.
About year ago the old building and
the property on which it stood were
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Resting From Rescue.

At about II 80 last evening the Fire De-
partment was Withdrawn from the scene
of the wreck as there was no further need
OF its services. All search for bodies wa.
abandoned until to-day, when a thorough
investigation will be made and the ques-
ton settled as to VIII Their any more per-
sons persisted in the catastrophe.
Down among the ruins one more sur
vivor was rescued and extracted from dan.
gerous and close quarters. 1t was q
parrot belonging to Joseph Burnes, one of
dodgers. 1t was uninjured but full oil
fight, and bit the hand of the police officer
that carried it from the wreck, till the
blood came.
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Carthy, bricklayer, a son of the man
who discovered cinnabar mine on his
property in the Western Addition few
years ago; and Michael Rourke, hod-
carrier.
The contractors were unable to furnish
the names of all the men in their employ,
and that fact added to the difficulty of
determining how many men were missing.
George Connen of 220 Dore street, who
went to work on the building yesterday
morning, and Charles Riordan, carpen-
ter whose home is on Dolores street and
who had been working for several days on
the building, were reported missing.
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Redemption Of Dupont. Bonds.

TREAsURER'S OFFICE, CITY AND COUNTY
of San Francisco, June II, 1896.
Holders of Dupont-street bonds issued under an
act of he State Legislature entitled, "An act to
authorize the widening of Dupont street, in the
City of San Francisco adopted March 49, 1875.
are ht reby notified that the undersigned will re-
ceive sealed proposals for surrender of said
bonds, as provided by section Is of said act, at
his office, in the New CITY Hall, San Francisco,
until IL o'clock noon of TUESDAY, June 30,
1896.
The amount to be applied to the redemption Of
said bonds is about three hundred and seventy-fve
thousand dollars 1878 ,U00). Bidders will state
at what rate they will surrender their bonds for
pawn ent, less coupons due. No proposals above
par will be considered.
Bids to be Endorsed. proposals for Surrender of
Dupont-Street Bonds" A. q. W1DBER,
City and County Treasurer.
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Aid for the Sufferers.

Theater, has made arrangements to lend
assistance to the sufferers by yesterday S
accident in way that is at once practical
substantial ana timely. The entire re-
ceipts of the theater. on Friday evening
will be devoted to this charitable purpose
and the amount that will be placed at the
disposal of those III charge of the donations
for the sufferers will no doubt be liberia
one. The play that will be presented is
the popular Irish comedy, "Cruiskeen
Lawn" with Dan Mccarthy and Miss Lou
Ripley in the leading roles.
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and saie.that Mrs. Silverstein was calling
on her yesterday afternoon and had just
LETT her. She was at the time on the top
Hoor and was descending the stairs when
the crash came. Then she says every
thing grew dark and she felt the heavy
beam bearing down on her side. She saw
the daylight and pushed aside the beam.
1t was then that the men rescued her.
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An Order for AIimony.

Judge Seawell yesterday ordered Osmond G..
Nielsen to pay to Julia A. Nielsen alimony
amounting to $35 per month, pending
the hearing of the suit for divorce which Mrs
Nielsen has instituted against her husband
Nielsen is also commanded to pay his wife $50
for counsel fees on or before July ! and $25
additional on he day OF trial
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The Identified Dead.

Those who were killed, as appears from
the records at the Morgue. are Ernestine
Silverstine of 2S4 Stevenson street, and on
whose body was found purse with a small
sum of money and handbook showing a
deposit of 5000. She leaves brother, ia
cab Levy.
Jesse May died while being conveyed to
the hospital. laborer, So ears of age, who
lived at 1862 Market street.
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Cures

Absolute, perfect, permanent cures, even
after other medicines have utterly failed
have given Hoods Sarsaparilla the first
place among medicines and the largest
sales in the world.
II had chills and fever for the last nine
months. / have been using Hoods Sarsa-
parilla and Hoods Pills, and these medi-
cines have cured me. Miss Gertie Binger.
Loci Gal
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offered for sale for ZOO, and were soon
after purchased at sale by auction by
Samuel O. Kelly. the capitalist, for the
reduced sum of $4,000.
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Still in the Ruins,

Still in the Ruins.
1t was reported at late hour last night
that there were still three bodies in the
ruins: Lennon, bricklayer; John Nc
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FLAGS And DECORATING MATERIAL
OF ALL KINDS.

NoTE-Goods delivered free OF charge in Sausa-
Ito, Blithedale, Mill Valley Tiburon, Antioch San
Rafael, Stockton, Haywards, Vallejo. Napa, san
Lorenzo, Melrose, San Leandro. Oakland, Ala
media and Berkeley.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1896-02-01
DEBS CASE IN CONGRESS-.

Resolution Regarding the Subject of
Contempt Of Courts in the Senate.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-Mr. Calls
resolution for an investigation of an
arrest of Eugene V. Debs came up in the
senate, and Mr.. Call urged immediate
action, saying that the laboring inter-
ests of the country desired the inquiry.
Mr.. Hill thought the whole matter Of
contempt of court should be gone over
by regular senate committee and
offered an amendment directing that
the whole subject of contempt of court
as enforced by the federal judiciary be
Investigated by the committee on ju-
dietary and that report be made as to
what, if any, legislation was necessary.
Mr.. Call dissented to the amendment.
Was it intended to suppress this in
quiry? he asked. These regular com.
mittees were the "sspulchres of legisla-
tion." If action was to /be taken a
special committee was the only means
of accomplishing it. Mr.. Call spoke
vigorously upon the indignities and
wrong against E. v. Debs because he
had ventured to express opinions con.
trary to those entertained by court.
The senator said this inquiry was vital
to the preservation Of civil liberty and
the inviolability Of the personal rights
Of the individual.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1896-02-01

Mrs. Edmund Tucker was choked to
death by a burglar at Yonkers, N. Y.
A Populist meeting at Powhattan,
Ark, broke up in a riot in which sew
eral persons were seriously injured.
w. A. and G. S. Brown of Marinette,
Wis, have purchased the Last Chance
gold mine in the Cripple Greek region.
As the result Of fire at the house OF
John Steele at Pittsburg, two Of his
children are dead and his wife is dying.
w. T. Jacobs, George Props and
Thomas Higgins were drowned at
Sewall, w. Va, while crossing New
river in boat.
Colonel Theodore Seminario, the hero
Of the Northern campaign in the recent
evolutionary movement in Peru, has
committed suicide.
The Franklin mine at Houghton,
Mich, has resumed work after two
months of idleness caused by the burn.
ING of the engine houses
The Brazilian government denies the
report that the cruiser Benjamin Con.
stant has gone to Trinidad. It also
says negotiations are on friendly basis.
An electric car on the Knoxville
street railway and q switch engine on
the Southern railway collided at q
crossing at Knoxville. Several persons
were injured. two perhaps fatally.
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passage, I predict that it will be
Adopted by Such q Decisive vo,

Adopted by Such = Decisive Vote
as will advise all Christendom of the
stand which the people of this country
are prepared to make for the main.
tenance and enforcement of the Monroe
doctrine. Sir, believing that the honor
OF my country is involved; that the
hour calls for the highest expression of
loyalty and patriotism, calmly conf
dent of the verdict Of posterity, rever-
emily calling God to witness the sim
cerity of my purpose, I shall vote for
the resolution reported by the commit
tee on foreign affairs. shall vote for
it, not as an affront to any other nation,
but to uphold the dignity of my own, I
shall vote for it in this time Of tran
guilty confident that peace and honor
can be preserved; but, sir, I would vote
it just as surely were we already stand
ing in the awful shadow of declared
war. I would vote for it were the
navies Of all Europe laundering at our
harbors would vote for it were the
shells of British .battleships bursting
above the dome of the nations capitol.
I would vote for it and would maintain
it at all hazards and at any cost to tho
last dollar, with the last man; yea,
though it might presage the coming Of
mighty conflict, whose conclusion
should leave me without a son as tho
last great contest left me without sire.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1896-02-01
DISSATISFACTION
Supreme Court Justices Decide
Northern Pacific Receiver
ship Cases.
All Courts Along the Line Are
Aneillaxy to Judge Jenkins
Court,
Which Is Given Charge Of the
Receivership All Along the
Line.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-Judges Field,
Harlan, Brewer and Brown of the su.
preme court have rendered their de-
cision in the Northern Pacific receiver
ship case, holding all the courts along
the line of the road to be ancillary to
Judge Jenkins court at Milwaukee.
This decision gives the Milwaukee
court the jurisdiction over the entire
system in the matter of receiverships.
The case was argued before all these
members of the supreme court sitting
in chambers and as individual justices
presiding over the various judicial Cir.
cults which the road traversed, except
in the case of Justice Brown of the Sec
ond circuit, who sat in the case because
Of the fact that the Northern Pacific
has large property interests in New
York, which is in his circuit.
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ARE DOING MUCH DAMAGE.
Insurgents Under Maceo Displayipf
Groof rtivifv

Insurgents Under Maceo Displaying
Great Activity.
HAVANA, Jan. 29.-Communication
with Pinar del Rio is still very much
interrupted, but reports received by
courier show that the insurgents there
under Antonio Maceo are displaying
great activity and are doing much dam.
age. 1t is admitted that some 2,OO0
residents of Pinar del Rio province have
joined the forces Of the insurgents.
Maceo and his men are now in the
extreme western portion Of Pinar del
Rio. The volunteer troops at Pasc
Real and Guanes report that large
numbers Of insurgents have been pass
ing those points in the direction Of
the city of Pinar del Rio and that they
have formed junction with Maceo,
whose following was about 1000.
Those who are fleeing before the ad.
vance of the insurgents can 60 no fur.
ther west on land, and at Arroyos de
Mantua they have boarded the pilot
boats Guanora, Lincei, Nueva Holanda
and Khivas for refuge.
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Declare For - Arbit> >>.tion Tribunal

Declare For - Arbit >>stion Tribunal.
LONDON Jan. 28 Tho text of q dec.
laration is publisned here urging the
establishment Of permanent tribunal
Of arbitration for all the English speak.
ing nations, and suggesting that the
governments give effect to the resolu.
tions on this subject of the American
congress in 1892, and the house Of com.
mons in 1898.
Mrs. Betsey Holler Moody, mother OF
Dwight Lyman Moody, the famous
evangelist. is dead at East Northfeld,
vt. She was G1 years old. .
The sale Of the Macon and Birming.
ham railway to Edwards q Parsons Of
Baltimore for $500. 900 was confirmed
before Judge Fenton at Macon, Ga
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Nebraska Senator Tells Whv He
Will Vote for the Davis =.
Resolution.
More Of a Question Involved
Than the Fixing of a South
American Boundary.
Would Vote for the Resolution
If Bombs Were Exploding
Above the Capitol.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator John
n. Thurston of Nebraska addressed the
senate on the Monroe doctrine, his
speech being in the form of reply to
the arguments Of Senator Walcott
against the adoption Of the Davis reso-
tntion. Mr.. Thurston began by saying
that If the little strip Of Venezuelan
territory were all that was involved the
Interference Of the United States and
the consequences which might ensue
would not be warranted, but when the
highest official Of the British govern
ment calmly stated that the Monroe
doctrine was not and would not be
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THE BACHELOR GIRLS.

Young Ladies' Of Carlyle, nis.. Uniquely
Entertsin #. lends.
CARLYLE, Ills, Jan. 29.-At the
Bachelor Girls" ball here the new
woman showed that she can take the
aggressive, pay the bills, lay the plans
and entertain as handsomely as she was
ever entertained.
The ladies outnumbered the gentle.
men. Seeing their opportunity, they
kept the male guests dancing without
respite until the lady escorts were
begged to take the ''other fellows"
home.
On the walls were notices whose
general tenor is shown in these SAM
pies: He that enters here leaves hope
behind;" '.All is fair in love and war;
Gentlemen will remember leap year
and act accordingly"
The Bachelor Girls club will during
the season, give card party, q "hard
times BALI and. q minstrel show. The
young men figure on saving money this
winter.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1896-02-01
GRAND ARMY ENCAMPMENT.

Commander Walker In Chicago to Meet
Passenger Association Ohicials.
CHICAGO, Jan. 29.-Commander-in.
Chief Walker of the Grand Army of
the Republic has arrived in Chicago
from Indianapolis.
Commander Walker is in Chicago to
confer with the Western Passenger as
ISOLATION in regard to rates to the ma
tioAal encampment to be held at St.
Paul. Rates to st. Paul have been
made, but there is a possibility that a
change in location may be decided
updn, unless the railways consent to a
modification of the rates.
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BROKE ALL THE RECORDS.

rYod uction Of Pig Iron IN 1895 tAs,
Largcst in Our History.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 22.-The Amer;-
can Iron and Steel association has re-
ceived from the manufacturers COM
plete returns of the production Of pig:
iron in the United States in 1895. The
total production Of p g iron In 1895 wass
the largest in our iron making history,
amounting to 9,446,30S gross tons,
against 1867 1888 tons in 1894, 7,l24, ,b02
tons in 1898, y, i57, 900 tons in 1891.
8,279,S7O tons in 1891 and 9,202, ,708
tons in 1890.
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Restablished Normal Condition,

Restablished Normal Conditions.
MANAaUA, Nicaragua, Jan. 29.-The
government Of Nicaragua has re-estab-
lished the normal internal conditions Of
the country, and the political crisis.
which has been q disturbing element
for some time past. is now pronounced
to be over.
Bannock Indians at Jackson's Hole,
Wyo., promis\ more trouble.
CongressmansH. D. Money is to sue
.ceed Senator George Of Mississippi.
Lasker is final winner in the interna-
tional chess tournament. Pillsbury has
third place.
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M. Henri Brisson has been elected
president Of the French chamber oe
deputies.
1t is said to be obable ex.Queon
Lilioukalani will receive full pardon
Jan. II, the third anniversary Of HA-
waiian independence.
At Pendleton, Or. Postmaster John.
son was held up by masked robber at
the point Of pistol and compelled 20
surrender $500 Of postal money order
funds.
According to information collected
killed at Orfah on December 20 and ~.
and at Bredjih, Roumkale and Djibire.
600 were killed.
The plan Of reorganization Of the
Wisconsin Central railroad ISSUED, by
the Coppen committee has been unani-
mously adopted at a meeting Of Tho
first mortgage bondholders.
The North German Gazette declares
that no communication on the Trans
vaal question of an apologetic character
have been sent to London from author
itative sources in Germany. .-' ...
Arrangements have been completed
for the handing over of DR.. Jameson
and his men to the English authorities
for trial
The death sentence Of Joseph Don.
nelly Of Audrain county. Missouri. was
commuted to 80 years in the peniten-
tiary. ~,
The steamer Congo sank near c.
ruthersville, Mo. Four persons are be.
ieved to have been drowned and two
were injured.
The liabilities of Keen, Sutterlee Il
Co., leather dealers Of Philadelphia.
who failed Tuesday, will reach A,0O0,.
600; assets unknown.
Congressman Henry H. johnson Of
the Six Indiana district, caused q
sensation by coming out fiat footed
against General Harrison for the presi.
dental nomination.
A federation Of Missouri Women's
clubs was formed at st. Louis.
The next Illinois state q. A. r. q.
campment will be held at Cairoin May.
The Venezuelan government has or.
dered four torpedo boats from New
York.
r. O. Bailey, ono Of the noted mon
Of South Dakota, died at Spear6sh from
injuries sustained by . fall.
Yang Yu, Chinese minister 70 the
United States, has been promoted n
president Of the Chinese imperial board
Of sacrificial worship.
Near Sulphur Springs, KY. John
Flora, q well.to-do farmer. aged 65,
was shot and probably fatally injured
by his wife, aged ~, while trying %
kdnap their child
Russia and Turkey. Il = reported.
have formed an alliance, and HSancs,
also, may join.
The London Times has become moro
favorable to the arbitration Of the Ven
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