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The San Francisco call., 1896-11-20
PLANS and SPECIFICATIONS
For a School Building.
OFFICE BoARp OF EnUcArIoN.

SAN FRANCISCO, November IL, 1896. !
IN ACCORDANCE WITH A RESOLUTION
L adopted by the Beard of Education of the City
and County of San Francisco, November 16, 1896,
pubic notice Is hereby given to architects that
competitive plans and specifications for the erec-
tion of Ugh school building in the Mission dis
trict In said City and County will be wed
cordlng TO the "General Instruc ions to Archi-
tects" copies of which be obtained at the Of
nee OF sad board) in open session of the Board Of
Educaton on Monday, November 80, 1896 at 8
O'Clock P. N as fol ows: On lot 39S feet. front
racing south, by depth of 81 feet having three
street from ages. The said plans and specifications
are 10 be In compliance vito General Instru clons
TO Architects, and to be prepared that the cost
OF the building, excluding the architects commits
slon nall not exceed in the agg egste the sum OF
S137.U The architect whose plans and specif-
cations are adopted by the board will be appointed
architect and superintendent of the building at
compensation OF i've (5) per cent of the total cost
OF the structure. The architects submittin. plans
and specifications determined by the board to be
second and third in merit will receive premiums
of $500 and $500 respectively.
GEORGE BEANSTON, Secretary.
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FOSTER IN HONOLULU.
Said to Be Studying Hawaiian affairs
(. With Reference to Annexation of
the Islands
the Islands.

HONOLULU, HAWAII, Nov. 12.-Hon.
John w. Foster and wife arrived on the
I'd, and are at the Hawaiian Hotel, having
declined private entertainment by Minis
ter Damon. 1t is believed that Mr.. Foster
is here for the purpose of studying Ha-
waiian affairs with reference to annexa-
ton. He has been more in conference
with L. A. Thurston than any one else,
which has led to the surmise that he is
concerning himself about the cable project
OF Colonel Spalding, whose attorney
Thurston Is.
Royalists are making great efforts to
impress upon Mr.. Foster the necessity of
taking plebiscite of the native Hawaiians
before annexation is considered. To
certain German planters who oppose an
nexation Mr.. Foster has stated his opinion
that if annexation should be rejected the
treaty of reciprocity will not long be con-
tinued. One planter replied that he
would rather lose the advantages of recip-
rocity than to lose the cheap Asiatic abor,
to which annexation would put an end.
1t is substantially ascertained from the
new census that the population OF the
islands reaches 10000, an increase of
20 coo in six years.
rate which is more gratifying to Asiatics
than to white residents.
Something has at last been learned of
the much-desired record of the swindIer
Julien ID. Hayne, who recently figured In
Honolulu as editor of the Hawaiian. He
led successful career of fraud in 1889 in
Roanoke, Va, and from 1890 to 1892 in
Buchanan, Va, where he became social
and business leader, finally decamping
with every body's funds and eloping with
Julia Gabbot. whom he married and soon
deserted in Chicago. He appears to have
come from Kingston, Jamaica. In 1894
he married the widow Brush of Usage
City, whom he deserted after robbing her
OF $40, 900 or $50, ,0O0. The last heard of
him was in an advertisement from Salt
Lake hotel, which he defrauded of S40O.
Hayne robbed his Honolulu friends of
about $4,000. He is q 6ne-looking man,
with rare powers of ia cination.
Last night Editor Harrington, with his
bride and her mother, lost all their CLOTH
ing and wedding gifts by fire while at the
theater.
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MARY FRANCES SCOTT si0D0Ns.
Death of the Accomplished Actress, Who
Was One of the Most Beautiful Women
on the Stage in Her Day.

PARIS, FRANCE, Nov. 19.-Mrs- Scott
Siddons, the cele brated actress, died here
to-day.
NEW YORK, N. Y, Nov. 19.-Mary
Frances Scott Siddons. an accomplished
actress and one of the mot beautiful
women on the stage in her day, was a
lineal descendant of the great ''fragic
Muse Mrs. Siddons' father, William
Young Siddons, being the son of George,
the eldest son of Mrs. Siddons.
Mrs. Scott Siddons was born in 1914 In
India. where her father was captain in
the British military service. Upon the
death of her father she returned to Eng
land with her mother and settled in Som
ersetshjre, where they remained several
years. She was then sent to Bonn, where
her education was completed. 1t was the
custom of the institution where she was a
pupil to give dramatic performances at
the close of the term. The young girl wit
messed performance of 'Altholie" on one
of these occasions and at the close of the
play asked permission to take part in the
next performance, which was granted.
Six months later she made her debut in
Germany and her performance was re-
markable.
On leaving Bonn she took up her resi-
dence at Winchester, where, at the age of
IL, she met Lieutenant Scott, young ma
val officer, to whom she was married In
1862. She made her debut in 1866 at the
Theater Royal, Nottingham. in the char
acter of Portia, in which her famous great
grandmother also appeared on the stage.
She made her debut on the London stage
as Rosalind and achieved the greatest sue
cess of her career.
In 1868 Mrs. Scott Siddons came to this
country and made her debut as a reader
at Newport, r. l. In October of the some
year she gave successful readings at Stein
way Hall, New York, and finally made
her first appearance on the stage in this
country at the Boston Museum as Rosa
lind. For fifteen years past she has lived
in retirement
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GAVE PROPERTY F0R LOVE.
But Courts Decided 1T an Invalid Bargain
and the Widows Daughter Gets
the Estate.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Nov. ia Times
special from Atlanta, Ca, says: Miss
Leonora Dean, pretty young maiden,
has succeeded in breaking sale of prop
erty made by her mother, widow, to her
lover under circumstances of peculiar in
terest. Mrs. Lola Marshall Dean, the
mother of the young woman, was woman
OF great beauty and decided literary abil-
ity. When her husband died he left her a
fortune of $4,000.
For several winters she passed her time
at Florida resort. where she made the
acquaintance of S. NJ. Pinkham, a we'll
known hotelkeeper and local politician,
with whom she became desperately enam-
ored. Plnkham appears to have been
likewise smitten, but when he pressed his
suit he was met with the objection that
the fair lady had made promise to her
dead usband that she would never marry
again. She decided, however, that their
love should be of platonic kind.
This was not quite warm enough for
Plnkham, who thereupon began paying
his respects to another lady III a neigh hbor-
Ing town. When Mrs. Dean heard of this
she was terribly agitated, and sending for
her lover, promised him that if he would
not visit her rival for space of eighteen
months she would deed him her property.
The lover was more practical than senti-
mental and quickly accepted the PROPOSE
ton, whereupon the lady made out formal
deeds and reciting a nominal sum as the
consideration, put him in possession of
her estate. Shortly afterward she died,
whereupon her minor daughter brought
suit for the recovery of the property.
There was considerable latitude in the
discussion of the case. it being claimed
that an undelivered love like Pinkham's
was not sufficient collateral for so much
property. The jury took this view of the
case, and returned verdict declaring the
deeds to be null and void and restoring
the property to the young girl, who has
fought so hard for it
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THE coSFEDERArE DAUGH7ERs
Mrs. Jefferson Daris Attends the Grand
Ball in st. Louis.

Mrs. Jefferson Daris Attends the erand
Ball in st. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Nov. 19.-For six sue
cessive years the annual ball of the Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy has been the So
ciety event of the season in this city, and
tonight the immense hall of the Mer-
chants Exchange was crowded with ''the
children of lost cause" and their guests
Mrs. Jefferson Davis, the venerable
widow of the leader of the Confederacy,
and her daughter, Winnie. were guests OF
honor. 1t is Mrs. Davis first visit to St.
Louis since her husband was Union SOL
dier and stationed at Jefferson barracks.
A notable incident of the evening was
the visit to the ballroom of mum Der of
Union generals in attendance at the re-
union of the Society of the Army of the
Tennessee, and their presentation to Mrs.
Davis and the wives and daughters OF
those who wore the gray.
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Fttsstmn.om. Ready to .Fsghs.

BOSTON, MASS, Nov. 19.-The Globe
says: The offer OF $25,o 900 by the Bohemian
Athletic Club for twenty-round boxing
match between Corbett and Fitzsim mons
was topped last night by Jimmy ColvilIe,
the sporting man, OF this city, who offered
Corbett SIG, 900 on behalf of a New York
club, whose name he would not disclose,
Corbett reiterated his statement of last
night that if by Friday there was no other
offer he would accept it. Fitzsimmons
has been notified of the offer by tele-
graph.
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Dr,.,,.,ner-B Robbed.

COLUMBUS, OHIO. Nov. I'm. Kip
part, travelling salesman for Hipp, Did,
sheim q Co., SO Nassau street, New York,
was robbed here this evening of vaIise
containing $1,000 worth OF gold watches.
hippart had boarded Big -Four train
ior cincinnati, carrying two satchels,
which be placed in the seat beside him.
Seeing en- acquaintance outside he left
the car Tor moment, and when he came
oack the valise with the valuable contents
was gone. Though the car was full of peo-
PIE no one could ri We the slightest cIew to
the robber.
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Petroleum, In Ne,yfoundland.

ST. JOHNS. N. F., Nov. ia British
syndicate is arranging for the purchase
of the petroleum deposits on the west
coast of the islands. Borings which have
been made show splendid flow of rich
oil, yielding 81 per cent lubricating oil
and 43 per cent for Illuminating purposes.
The shares of the local company which
is now working the property are selling at
four times their face value.
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BURNING TWELVE YEARS.
serious State of AFairs discovered in an
Ohio Coat Mine.

Ohio Coal Mine.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Nov. ia special
from Colum bus, Ohio, says: A question
that was referred to Attorney General
Monnett yesterday by Mine Inspector
Hazeiton discloses q remarkable siiua-
tion- Twelve years ago during .he great
miners strike mine 139, at New Straits.
vile, owned by John Elliott of GAINESVILLE
and operated by the Great Vein Coal
Com pany, was fired. 1t was abandoned.
Recently the discovery was made that
the coal has been burning all these years
and threatens, unless extinguished, not
only TO communicate 10 other mines but
to let many houses drop through the thin
roof Elliott, the owner of the mine, will
be asked to put out the fire, and there
are threats of prosecution in case of has
refusal
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Los Gatos Co,.rssng Club.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Nov. 19.-The owners
OF greyhounds in the vicinity of Los Gatos
Will shortly organize coursing club.
There are about twenty valuable dogs in
the neighborhood, NUMBER of which
have won county and State fame as
runners and thoroughbreds. 1t is pro-
posed TO celebrate the organization of the
club by grand coursing match during the
holidays.
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margin in the.pork- packing business for
the last year and d. L. Quirk, the presi-
dent and principal stockholder of the COM
pany, who is very wealthy bank presi-
dent of Ypsilanti, Mich, concluded that
the small profits at the present time did
not justify the risk incurred. 1t is ru-
mored that the company will be reorgan-
lzed In the near future with several Chi
cago capitalists as officers.
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MR.. merritt,. Boay cren. ofea.

LONDON. ENG. Nov. 19.-The body of
Mrs. Alma Merritt, wife of George w.
Merritt of New York, who committed sui
eide in the Hotel Cecil Saturday night
while temporar ly insane, was taken last
night to ST. Martins Church, where
funeral services were held, and to-day it
was cremated at Woeking. MIR. Merritt
has received a large number of letters OF
sympathy.
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Unsversas Suffrage Rejected.

PARIS, FRANCE, Nov. 19.-The Senate
to-day by vote of 2l2 to 80 rejected
motion of urgency on the proposition
adopted IN the Chamber of Deputies on
Wednesday TO substitute universal
suffrage for the nicipal councils in the
elections of delegates who elect Senator'S.
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Gnuaawr Not R.adv 10 Ro,y..

TORONTO. ONT, Nov. 19.-Jacob Gau-
daur, the oarsman. in reply to w. H. Bar
rvs challenge to row him on the Thames
for f250 side, says his boat was smashed
into shreds on the way across the ocean |;
that he is out of training and as winter is
coming on he has no facilities for rowing.
He ADDS, however, that if Barry comes to
Canada he (Gaudaur) will row him for as
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Failure of a crockery- Dealer.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Nov. 19.-J. W.
Prugh, d large dealer in crockery, followed
the First National Bank to the wall this
afternoon. His business was an extensive
one, but no statement of the assets and
liabilities is obtainable.
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Lasker In the Lead.

MOSCOW, RUSSIA, Nov. 19-The fourth
and nth games OF the championship chess
match being played between Steinitz and
Lasker resulted in the players winning
one game each. The latter beat Steinitz
yesterday in a Giuoco piano after sixty
hve moves. The score is now to in
favor of Lasker.
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Gloss of a Packano- Ho,,..

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Nov. 19.-The East st.
Louis Packing Company, which has a
plant valued at $4O0 900 in East St. LOUIS
and also maintained large establishment
in this city, have closed up their packing
house on the east side and are selling off
their property. There has been very little
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-20
George Du Maurie,,s Estate.

LONDON, Enc, Nov. 19.-The personal
estate of the late George du Maurier, the
celebrated artist and author, is ascer-
tanned to be SAT, $50.
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To Be Tented nj s.a

SANDY HOOK, N. Y, Nov. 1e.-The
United States monitor Terror passed
here this morning. She carries the Inspec-
tion Board and will be thoroughly tested
at sea. The cruise will occupy several
days.
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Clark,, Appeat Dismi,,ed.

LONDON. Eng, Nov. 19.-The appeal of
Sir Edward Clark from the judgment of
the Court of Appeals, compelling A. D.
Clark, owner of the yacht Satanita, to pay
Lord Dunraven, owner of the yacht Val
kyrie II for the loss of tpe latter vessel by
collision with the Satahita i'll 1894, has
been dismissed with costs by the House of
Lords.
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Ram aground sn a Fog.

ROTTERDAM. HOLLAND Nov. 19.-
The Netherlands line steamer Spaarndam,
from New York Novemb ber for this port.
ran aground at Maasluis, ten miles south
of here, this morning in thick fog. Her
passengers were landed.
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D.,a,pearance of a Wreck.

LONDON, Eng. Nov. 19.-The British
steamer Memphis. which was wrecked on
Tuesday in Dunlough Bay on the south
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TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets All drug
gists refund the money if it fails to cure. 25c<
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large an amount as he chooses 10 name
ana allow reasonable expenses. He prom
ises to row Barry on the Thames next
spring for f25O.
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coast of Ireland, has entirely disappeared
The coast is strewn with wreckage, which
is being stolen and carried away by the
wholesale.
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ATTORNEY COFFEY
KNOCKED OUT
Lawyer Noah F. Flood
Delivers the Violent
Blow.
POLICE COURT SCENE.
Coffey Was Addressing the Court
When the Assault Was
Made.
FLOOD PLACED UNDER ARREST
Judge Campbell Fined Him $500 for
Contempt and Sent Him 10 Jail
for TwentY.Four Hours.

Noah f. Flood, an attorney in the Par
rott building, created scene in Judge
Campbelrs court yesterday morning re-
sulting in fine of 500 being imposed
upon him and one days Imprisonment in
the County Jail for contempt of court.
The case of Stephen Otis, stockbroker,
charged with felony embezzlement by
Mrs. Annie McManus, was being heard.
Attorney John J. Coffey represented Mrs.
McManus and he was on his feet address
ing the court when Flood came in. Flood
walked along till he reached where Mr..
Otis was seated. He whispered something
in Mr.. Otis ear and the stockbroker
pushed him away. Flood then addressed
the court, saying: There's going to be a
knockout in this case"
The Judge thinking that he might have
been called into the case and imagining
that Flood meant TO spring motion to
bring the matter TO sudden close waited
for Flood to proceed.
Coffey had wheeled around and was
looking at Flood in a surprised way when
Flood shot out his right fist and struck
Coffey violent blow in the face, which
staggered him and soon raised a lump
around his right eye.
A scene of wild confusion ensued, but
the Judge promptly restored order. Flood,
who had evidently been drinking, realized
that he bad made mistake and did not
attempt to repeat the assault.
Il will fine you 500 for contempt of
court said the Judge to Flood, land
order that you be imprisoned in the
County Jail for twenty-four hours. Your
conduct is disgraceful. Take him away"
Policeman Coughlin and Deputy Bailiff
Harris grabbed hold of Flood and he
struggled fercely to get away from them.
In the struggle Flood was thrown to the
floor. He was picked up and escorted out
side the courtroom, where Policeman
Fleming held him till Coughlin got his
hat. Flood tried to get back into the
courtroom and Fleming had all he could
do to restrain him.
ALI the way to the City Prison Flood
was abusive in his language to Coughiin,
and in prison he struck at him twice
while being searched, but Coughlin evaded
the blows.
After Flood had left the courtroom Cot
fey apologizeG to the court for being an
innocent party to such disgraceful scene
Out of respect to the court he did not
return the blow, but he was determined TO
make Flood suffer for the indignity.
Ceffey swore to complaint charging
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THIS SON WAS UNfILIAL
w. Cron Jr. Charged With
Having Defrauded His
Father.
Induced Him TO Sign a Quitclaim
Deed to His Property Unoer
Misrepresentation.

William Cron, an old and well-known
German citizen, through his attorney,
Alfred Thurman, began suit yesterday
against his son, William Cron Jr., to re-
cover property worth $4,000, which the
old man alleges his son secured from him
by fraud.
The old gentleman is 6S years of age and
only brought the suit against the son be-
cause OF having by the sons act been re-
duced almost to want.
Cron was for many years engaged in the
butcher business, but, having amessed q
competency, retired several years ago.
He secured from James Boardman lease
for twenty years of lot in Oakland, upon
which he built a house, giving his son a
deed for half-interest in the same. The
lease and Improvements were valued at
$40, 600.
According to the complaint filed, the
son induced the old man to sign paper
on the 18th of June, 1894, which he repre-
sented to be a power of attorney in certain
litigation he was then engaged in. The
paper was really quitciaim deed to the
property, from the ownership of which
the old man has since been ousted, the
son claiming all the revenue.
The old man has been compelled to
open a small shop in South San Francisco
in order to make a living, and has finally
begun suit to recover his own.
Cron, the elder, has always been promi-
nent among the German element and was
once the State grand president OF the
order of Hermann Sons.
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HIS HONOR WAS ANGRY,
Justice Gro'zinger Gives a Money
Lender an Oral Cast.
cation.
Charles Ehn's Reward for Charging
10 Per Cent a Month on
Note.

A sad story was told in Justice
Groezinger's court Yesterday, and the tell
ing resulted in Charles Elm, a money
lender, being thoroughly roasted by
the bench.
The defendant is Mrs. Rose Madero,
who, with her five children, lives at 1926
Green street According to the testimony
one OF her children fell sick several
months ago, and being without funds to
purchase the medicines and delicacies
needed for the little one, she decided to
borrow money On her scanty furniture
and sent for Elm.
The money-lender came, and after listen
ing to her sad tale, in which she related
the story of her dying babe and of her
great need, he consented to loan her $50 if
she would give Linn a note secured by a
chattel mortgage. Mrs. Madero accom-
panied him to notary, and there, not be-
ing able to read or write, affixed her X
mark to a note in which she agreed to pay
10 per cent a month for the use of $50 for
ninety days.
She also had to pay the notary's fees for
making out the mortgage and note. Elm
told her that all she must do was TO pay
So per month, which she supposed would
pay interest and principal, her knowledge
OF ngureS being very limited.
The next day her baby died.
With the assistance of one of her little
girls, who earns 40 cents day in factory,
she managed TO pay $40 i'll So driblets, and
then to her establishment was served
with the papers in suit to foreclose the
mortgage, J. ]. Rauer being the assignee
of the claim.
When the case came up yesterday the
attorney for the defendant begged for a
continuance of ten days stating that his
client had managed to borrow $35 and
would pay that down and the balance
within the time specified or allow the
furniture to go without further protest.
Elm entered a vigorous protest, but was
brought to sudden halt by the Justice
who had been looking over the papers.
This is simply an outrage and one
that shall hot allow to go unnoticed, :"
he said. lit appears from this com plant
that the assignor here Elm charged this
poor woman 10per cent per month for the
loan OF $50 and that he now, after receiv-
ing $40 Of his claim, desires to take her
few little belongings from her.
ut ls' simply barbarous and it is the
greatest shame that the law does not pro-
vide severe penalty for such proceed
lngs. 1t is worse than robbery.
II shall give Mrs. MADEIRA thirty davs'
time instead OF the ten as asked by her
attorney and no interest will be allowed
either. Any jury in the land would have
given her verdict. but under the circum-
stances am sorry to say | cannotu
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feeling upon the love that all should
have for the Blessed Virgin, the mother
OF God. She, too, suffered all the pains of
mind and body that affiict the women OF
modern times and, having suffered, can
feel for those who are in trouble.
Those who are in distress can and should
appeal to the Virgin who will intercede
with the Son.
At the conclusion about 500 young girls
were dedicated to the Virgin. and, Father
Mullane requested that the little bouquet
of flowers that each carried be presented
at tine shrine. The children presented a
very pretty picture in . their robes of pure
white