The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-06

Portland worth $500, 900. Mr.. Richardson has
two nephews, who are supposed to be rightful
heirs, and they have had control OF the prop
erty for some time, through Mr.. Richardson,
who was made trustee.
In this way Mr.. Richardson may be consid-
cred really one OF the contestants. The litiga-
ton is still going on.
Mr.. Richardson has fine residence in the
Webfoot metropolis. He was one of the old !
timers and got in the ground floor, and like
many OF the old Oregonians has taken great
pains to stay there. Because of this he has
accumulated wealth in divers ways.
He is at present one of the owners in The
Portland, the big, handsome hotel there. He
is said to have been q heavy owner, also, in
the Portland water works before the city
bought out the works and began dispensing
water to the people.
Mr.. Richardson is very widely known.
Louis James, the tragedian, who arrived
here yesterday, was for u long time close
friend OF Lawrence Barrett The events which
led to the severance of the bond which had
united them for years is interesting.
James met Barrett when the dead trage0ian
was touring the country as q star in the old
days when all large cities had stock companies
which supported visiting actors. Road COM
panies were unheard OF then, and the combi-
nation system prevalent to-day was dream OF
the future. Louis James was at that time q
member of the Macauley Stock Company in
Louisville, KY, and met Barrett on the occa-
sion OF his playing star engagement at the
head OF the Maeauley Company. He was
mere boy then, learning the rudiments of his
art in hard school.
Then, as now, he had happy, buoyanL dis
! position, which made him q great fayorite
with all his associates, and was most am
bilious youngster. Mr.. Barrett, who was at
tracted by his frankness and sincerity, took
| lively interest in him, and succeeded in get
! ting him position in Mrs. John Drew's Phila-
| delphia company, then the greatest stock COM
pany In America, and otherwise furthered the
| young actor, who came rapidly to the front.
| Through all the years OF his apprenticeship
Mr.. James cherished the friendship OF Mr..
Barrett, and the dead tragedian not only aided
his young friend with counsel and cheering
words, but gave him the moral support OF a
sincere affection. Louis James used to remind
him very forcibly, he used to say, of his dead
brother Joe, brilliant young actor who died
before the great promise he showed could ma
terialize. Mr.. James happy disposition and
perpetual good humor were a great relief
TO Mr.. Barrett, who was respondent and some
what gloomy by disposition, and the spirit of
fun that lurked ever in the young actor
brought many a smile to the lips of his mentor
and friend when business worries or the NOR
bid fancies of his brain filed the tragedian
with gloom.
About the time that Mr.. James severed his
connection with the Barrett company some in
Vidious person began to poison Mr.. Barrett's
mind against James, and by dint of continual
pressure succeeded in effecting a rupture be-
tween them. Mr.. James was sorely distressed
at the fact and sought TO bring about a recon-
Citation, but somehow the days wore into
weeks and the weeks into months and nothing
was done. Finally hearing that Mr. Barrett
was declining in health Mr.. James made the
advances and wrote to him. A long letter it
was, and it went straight TO the heart of the
great actor, who Immediately wrote an an
sWer and ordered IL mailed at once He asked
Mr.. James to come and make up the differences
OF the past and begin anew. AS Mr.. Barrett's
secretary was about to leave for the postoffice
the same person who had brought about the
separation showed him newspaper article
which greatly displeased Mr.. Barrett and
when he 1nslnuated that Louis James was re-
sponsible for it Mr.. Barrett called back his sec
rotary and ordered destroyed the letter he had
written. Mr.. Barrett died before Mr. James
had an opportunity of seeing him or commu-
n1cating with him again, and two friends were
separated by the gulf that cannot be bridged
Telling OF the occurrence yesterday Mr.
James concluded with the words that Mr. Bar
rett had spoken so many times to him in Ju-
Illus Caesar, when we meet again then shall
we smile indeed"
u. McGeeney, Commentaries book
binder, has what he claims to be the best all
round disreputable dog in San Francisco. This
interesting specimen OF the canine family
answers to the name Rover He is
not unhandsome and is cross
between the Newfoundland and St.
Bernard breeds His reputation has been
widely established, and among other signif-
cant requirements he has come into possession
OF the name "Rover the Boozer."
t'He is great dog" said Mr.. McGeeney when
asked about the particular Rover. He has
his periodical sprees, and the words of the
song about the difference in the morning
have peculiar application to his normal con-
dition between dawn and daylight. I don't
know how it happened, but he has positive
hankerlng after beer. Where he came by it
cannot say, but the fact is evident enough at
almost any time you meet him. 1 believe,
however, that in his gay youth friend of mine
favored him with a mug of the exhilarating
amber and the habit grew on him.
'All of the grocers in the neighborhood
know him and he is q frequent caller at the
Darkroom counters. He drinks as much as
he can beg or steal, and when he feels satisfied
he slips out and hides himself to get over the