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The San Francisco call., 1896-01-26

formed an unwrItten compact for his pro-
lection. When he was finally captured
again it was said that success was due
to the malice OF jealous husband, who
had serious private reasons for desiring the
removal of the formidable Lothario.
Heavily chained and guarded by
strong corps of armed police officers, be
was brought into Russia, tried and sem
fenced to Siberia.
THAT is the story of Savin, as I recall
it.
In description he tailed well with the
Gently in this City. He was fully feet in
height, broad, strong, had dark hair and
light eyes, was good rider, shot well and
was charming conVersationalist.
If he is Savin people should be on their
guard. His flight is so high and so bold
that IL almost challenges admiration. He
is generous in way-especially in small
things, and TO women is fatally fascinat-
ing. At least he was before he went to
Siberia. 1t almost seemed as if he hypno-
tlzed his victims by the very frankness of
his dissimulation. As l said before con-
slder him the greatest adventurer that
ever lived"
Baron Ivan Malchin is young man, but
has already gained a great reputation as
fencer. While in Russia he defeated the
imperial fenc;ng-master Gussaroff, as well
as many other lesser lights. Before his de-
parture be may try conclusions with local
knights of the broadsword.
1t would appear, as Barnum once said,
that the American public like to be hum
plugged. Even though all the misdeeds of
Savin are set forth they still bite at the
bait thrown out by him.
a telegram to the New York Journal of
January II from st. Louis says:
The name of Count de Toulouse Lautrec
VINO Is said to resemble Savin, the world-famed
adventurer, appeared to-day on the register OF
the Planters Hotel. He was accompanied by
b. A. Aldrich, a wealthy manufacturer, who
came with him from San Francisco
Aldrich, who Is associated with L. N. Rum
sey, the st. Louis millionaire manufacturer
and m1ne-owner, went to San Francisco and
met the Count. He was completely canuVated
by the handsome and polished Russian. Ac-
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-26
TRENKLE WILL CONTEST.

The Doctors Sisters-in-Law Think They
Have Been Unjust1y Treated
The sisters-in-law of DR.. Emil Trenkle
are contesting the will OF the doctor, which
was filed last fall. He left an estate val
ued at 5000, the greater part of which
he left for educational and charitable pur-
poses.
The allegations made are that Dr.
TrenkIe was of unsound mind when he
made the will and was under the infu-
ence of Ida G. Skinner, to whom he left
substantial bequest and to whose care
he left his property until it should be
divided. The contestants were not men
toned In the will in any way.
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-26
FROM HOUSE TO HOUSE.
Postmaster General Wilson Contem-
plates System of Mail Collection
From Private Dwellings.

From Private Dwellings.
The news has come from Washington
that Postmaster General Wilson contem-
plates working a complete revolution in
the system of city mail collection. Just
how far it will be found practicable will
depend upon whether the idea is ever
really materialized. The plan is to in
augurate system of house-to-house col
lection.
At any rate, an order has been issued by
the Postmaster-General providing for a
system of collection from private houses,
and for the convenience of the experiment
boxes are to be placed upon the residences
or the gate posts of twenty-five cities, in
cluding San Francisco, as follows:
Allegheny, Pa; Atlanta. Boston, Buffalo; i;
Charleston, w. Va; Cleveland, Detroit; East
Orange, \. j.; Indianapolis, Joliet, Mime
apolis, New Orleans; Portland, Ne; Richmond,
San Francisco; Springfield, III. ; St. Adams, VT :
81. Louis, ST. Paul; Springfield. Mass; Syracuse,
Tacoma, Toledo, Vicksburg and Wheeling.
No official information has yet come to
the PostOffice here; but Secretary Richard
son says the idea was talked of once dur
ing John Wanamaker's administration,
and that Mr. Wanamaker had an ingeni-
ously contrived Ietter-box which IL was
thought householders might purchase
and place outside their doors for the car
riers TO collect from.
10 the box there was signal attach
ment TO indicate whether the box con-
tanned mall or not, so that carriers could
see at glance from across the street. This
box had been selected from a perfect
deluge Of inventors productions.
1t will be necessary TO increase the force
OF mail-carrlers here very much if Mr.
Wilson Is serious in his intention. There
are 205 carriers in the City, and they are
all overworked at times
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-26
THE JUDGES CHOICES.
Whom They Want for the Grand Jurors
of 1896.


of 1896.
The following names from which the
grand jurors of 1896 must be drawn have
been submitted by the Superior Judges:
Judge Seawell-James NJ. Goewey, Albert P.
Redding, Samuel B. Weleh, Edward A. Self
ridge, Henry Payot, James S. Severance, Louis
H. Bonestell, Edward P. Farnsworth, Michael
Maher, Charles G. Hooker, L. S. Adams E. B.
Pond.
Judge Daingerfield-L V. Dole, W. T. Gallo
way, Robert Haight, H. w. Hanneman, E. c.
Calvin, F. H. Kilduff. A. B. Mcguire, l. T. Milli-
kin, John II. Much, Richard Preeht, ]. Tormey,
John G. Conrad
Judge Murphy-A. P. Hotaling Jr. Ernest L.
Lilienthal Owen E. Brady, T. J. Stack, Drury
Melone, Leon sloss, Louis Radgesky, Martin i.
Fragley, James r. Kelly, Jules Cert, Edward G.
Denniston C. Edward Brown.
Judge Hebbard-Samuel w. Backus Hugh
keenan,, George Jones, A z. Buckingham, a.
j. Raische, a. Williams, II. Dutafd, Harry w f.
Goodall. John L. Haskell Harry Durbrow, VIII
liam j. Newman, j. G. Pennie Jr.
Judge Hunt-Patrick o. Aherne, John r.
Martin, Louis F. Kast, George T.. Gaden, John
c. Nobman, Michael Flood, Claud Hamilton.
Robert Coulter, ]. Ross jackson. James X
Cooper, Raphael Peixotto, William H. Pratt
Judge Wallace-Alex Center, C. J. Cheney, E.
NJ Detels, S. Feuchtwanger, James ]. Loggie,
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-26
Imnrnxemants in Train servioe.

Beginning with February 2 the time be-
tween San Francisco and Calistoga is to be re-
duced each way. The train that leaves this
City at z 80 A. NJ. will arrive at Calistoga at
1O:4O A. NJ. instead of IL :05, thus shortening
the time by twenty-five minutes, and the train
that now leaves Calistoga at 5:55 A. NJ. will
leave at 6 10 and arrive here at rs A. NJ as at
present
On the same date there viii be inaugurated
q change in the service between San Francisco
and Haywards. The Swinging" trains be-
tween Fruitvale and Haywards and Niles will
be abandoned and a through service from the
mole to Niles via the First-street track will be
mt on.
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-26

poration and moreover all the principals to
the suit were residents of this State.
Attorney G.. S. Wheeler for the corpora
ton, in his argument held that inasmuch
as the lands were part OF the islands a
regard to the comfy of nations would
move the corporation. He denied the al
injunction.
In the absence of Mr.. Delmas from the
city Mr.. Shortridge asked for continu-
ance till next Friday morning, and fur
ther argument will be heard at that time
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-26
THE SPRECKELS CASE.

Argument on the Demurrer to the In
junction Issued by the Superior
Court.
The argument on the demurrer to the
injunction issued by the Superior Court in
the case of Claus Spreckels against the Ha-
waiian Commercial and Sugar Company
was begun in Judge Troutt's court yester-
day.
On November 21 the Superior Court en-
joined the company from commencing
suit against Claus Spreckels in the Ha-
waiian Circuit Court, Notwithstanding
that the sugar lands in dispute were To-
Gated in the island of Maui. 1t was alleged
that the company was an American cor
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-26
THE WENDELL BENEFIT.

Concert Under the Auspices OF the
California Quartet Promised.
Z. /. Wendell is to be rendered benefit
concert at Odd Fellows Hall, corner of
seventh and Market streets. The affair is
TO be under the auspices of the California
Quartet, assisted by the Treble Clef Quartet
ana Messrs. Walter c. Campbell, S. Homer
Henley, John Marquardt and Mrs. Breits-
ehuck-M -Marquardt. From the artists par
uclpatlng a fine concert is assured, and
good crowd is expected.
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ADJUSTMENTS.

CA1IFoRN1A THEArEs-'' In Old Kentucky"
BALDWIN THEATER.-Grand Opera Season
Monday, February 3, " Aida"
COLUMBIA THEATlcR-"'The Ensign"
MoRosco's OPERA-HousE-" a Man Without a
Country"
TIVOLI OPERA-HoUSE.-"IXion;o or, Inc man Oh
the Wheel"
ORPHEUst-H HIgh-Class Vaudeville.
ERovFR's AIcAzAR-"W Wolves OF New L 1orK.
NfAcDoNouGH THRATER COAKLAND)-Schlling
Famous Minstrels, tomorrow nSht'
sYoo7rHr CrtI-rFs-Daily at Haight street
CIe llock east OF the Park.
Central PARK.-Broad Sword contests, sun
day, February ID, at 80 P NJ
GOLDEN GATE PARK-Golden Gate Park Band
BAY DISTRICT TRAcK.-Races tomorrow.
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front will come mp before the Harbor Com
missioners next Tuesday. Chief Engineer
Holmes has been instructed to report the
number of hydrants and mains owned by
the Spring Valley Water Company and
Goodall, Perkins & Co. If the latter own
them all resolution will be introduced
looking toward the establishment OF State
hydrants along the 'front.'
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COUNT SAVIN'S
LIFE IN RUSSIA,
Sensational Career of That
Prince of Adven-
turerS.
SCANDAL UPON SCANDAL.
Eloped With the Wife of One of
the Richest Bankers of st.
Petersburg.
ESCAPADES AND AN ESCAPE.
How a Horse Race Was Won-Women
Who Were Hypnotized by the
Notable Lothario.
AND AN ESCAPE.

Little by little the past record of Savin,
Prince OF Swindlers," who is believed to
have recently passed through this City as
the Count de Lutrec Toulouse, is coming
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-26
.r,s .,d Crafts Exbihi,

For the benefit of printers, engravers and
the exhibition OF Arts and
Crafts will be open to the public this afternoon
free of charge.
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-26
AucTIoN SALES.

BARRrrT & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS (Monday),
Diamonds Watches, Jewelry, etc, at 9 and IL
C;earv street. at i A. N. and 7 80 P. NJ.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-25

He is, as we all know, high-tariff
fanatic. 1t does not require, with him,
the end to justify the means. Protec-
ton is the single idea OF his life, and
seems to him a justification of Itself
He loves it for its own sake, without
regard to the revenue situation or the
country's need. But the men behind
him, who are pushing this thing along,
are not fanatics, and they are not
fools. If they desire, as it appears, to
face the consequence of an extra ses-
sion. it is because they have obligated
themselves to do so. They must pay
their debt to the protected barons of
industry. They must redeem the ma
turing coupons of the bonds that they
have given to the trusts. This is the
first test to which the party newly
vested with power is to be put. The
prospect now is that it will fail miser-
ably to meet IT,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-25
WITH INTENT TO AMUSE.

Mrs. Hope-Ethel, Miss Nerfus is coming
today, and 1 want you to be mammals good
little girl.
Ethel (aged fve)-Oh, yes, indeed. mamma.
I'm always very particular about what L do
when visitors are here-Harpers Round Ia
BILE.
'Stick to me closely" said the envelope to
the stamp.
'By gum, WILL replied the stamp.-Twin-
kes.
Servant (from next door)-Please, mum
misses sends her compliments, and will We
let your daughter sing and play the piano
Lady-Why, certainly Tell your mistress
I'm glad she likes 1t.
Scranton, it isn't that. mum; she's ex-
pecting a visit from the landlord, and she
wants some excuse for asking for a reduc-
ton of the rent.-Exchange.
Jones (picking himself up)-It's all right
Miss-Im not hurt
Miss Bloomer-Its all right? My new suit
is ruined! You mean thing, didn't you hear
me ring the bell?-Puck.
Tommy Kutun-Papa, what is repartee?
Mr.. Kutun-Repartee. my boy, is very
clever answer when you say it to anybody.
but a very rude answer when anybody says
it to you.-Punch.
Mistress-I don't see why you should leave
me- Bridget; l have helped you all / could
In fact, l have done most of the work.
Bridget-Thats just 1t, mum, 1 have that
pride 1 can't sthop wild a lady that does work
herself.-New York Tribune.
Bobby is attending to his piano lessons
very faithfully of late" said the youths
uncle.
YES" replied his mother, 81 don't have
any trouble with him about that now"
''How did you manage it?''
Some of the neighbors complained of the
noise his exercise made, and I told him about
it. Now he thinks it's fun to practice."-
Musical Record.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-25

Every well regulated European gov
eminent has paper through which, in
semi-official way. it can communicate
its views to the public without incur
ring the responsibilities attending a
declaration in it's congress. If public
sentiment Is adverse, the expressions of
the paper can be ignored or repudiated.
Whatever these papers may say on any
topic Of general interest is accepted as
a sort Of governmental feeler, inspired
by official sources, but not necessarily
expressing settled policies Heretofore
we have been without this kind of
paper except when Jackson's kitchen
cabinet set Francis P. Blair up as the
editor Of the Globe In Washington.
Eminent politicians, officers of admin
istrations and others, who wished to
obtain an expression Of the popular
opinion, have had recourse to the con-
venient interviewer, who generally re-
ceived the copy of the interview ready
written from the interviewer. If the
response was not satisfactory, curt
reputation of the interview followed
which the interviewer generally &C
cepted as one Of the amenities of his
profession.
But 1T is apparent that we are on the
brink of change in this respect and
that the country is to have, for this
administration at least, a semi official
organ. A two-column letter from
Washington to the Times-Herald, by
Walter Wellman, it's correspondent, fur
nishes the indication Of the revival, if
not of a kitchen cabinet, Of that i'm
plement of it, an administration organ.
There is an air Of cocksureness about
Wellman's predictions of what the in
coming administration will and will not
do or favor, told in such statesman
like style, as to indicate that the state
nlents are what Europeans call 'in-
spired." The TIL, If we are to have a
court organ, is naturally the one to
fill that place. 1t was Mr. Kohlsaat,
it's present owner, who organized the
relief corps which went to the aid of
Mr.. Mckinley when his too frequent
signatures on the back of a friends
notes had cast him into liabilities ex-
Ceeding a hundred thousand dollars, and
operated, like his famous bill, Ito re-
duce revenue Since Mr.. Kohlsaat
obtained control of the Times and Her
aid and hyphenated them, the TIL. has
been the leading advocate of Mr.. Nc
Kinleys nomination. 1t was the first
in the race and held the pole in all the
quarters, coming out ahead under the
wire on the home stretch. To 1t was
committed for communication to the
country the decision Of the committee
on platform to commit the Republican
party to the gold standard, and, gen
orally, it has spoken by the card. All
these circumstances, besides many mi
nor ones, make it clear that the TIL is
to be the quasi-official organ of the
next administration, as the Imperial
Gazette is that Of the Second William
Or the Nachrichten is that of Bismarck.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-25
THE BUSY WORLD.

Charles L. Smith, of Butte is at the Ryan.
NJ. R. Todd of Preston, is at the Windsor.
H. R. Elliott, of Duluth, is at the Mer-
chants.
Martin Shea, of Perham, is at the Mer-
chants.
S. W. Hamilton. of Winona, is at the Mer-
chants
E. B. Wallester, of Waseca, is at the
Windsor
]. S. Armour, of New York is guest at
the Ryan.
George H. Tilden, of Hamilton, Ont, is at
the Ryan.
]. L. streletsky of Chicago, is stopping at
the Ryan.
John Butler, of Ellsworth, Mimi, is at the
Merchants.
L. H. McCusick, Of Pine City is at the
Merchants.
w. H. Potter, of Boston, registered at the
Ryan yesterday.
A. R. Holman, of Spring Valley, is stopping
at the Windsor.
o. B. Dagg. of Fargo, was at the Mer-
Capt. w. L. Palmer, Of Carthage, N. D.,
is at the Windsor.
C. w. Mead James Larson and A. E. Clark
of Redwood Falls. are at the Windsor.
H. d. Campbell, of Saltwater was at the
Windsor yesterday.
E. A. PettengiI of Oshkosh, registered at
the Ryan yesterday.
C. NJ. DAHL of Bismarck, N. D., is stop
ping at the Merchants.
c. B. Buchanan of Little Falls, was at the
Merchants yesterday.
Mrs. NJ. M. -Lytle and child, of Great Falls
Mont, at the Ryan.
Mrs E. A. Murphy, Of St. Cloud, was at
the Merchants yesterday.
C. S. Benson and Col. William Westerman
of St. Cloud are at the Merchants.
Sheriff C. w. Mead of Redwood Falls, was
a caller at the office of the state auditor
yesterday.
Edwin Dunn, member of the state prison
board was in the city yesterday, route
from saltwater to his home at Eyota, and
stopped temporarily at the Ryan.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-25
HUMANE SOCIETY WORK.
Organized Effort VIII Be Made to
Promote 1t.

Rev WilliamR. Lord presided at the
meeting of the Humane society in the
Rellef rooms yesterday. owing to the
illness of President Wilson. The meet
Ing was called for the purpose of ar
ranging for the canvass to be made by
MRS. Nora L. Cause, who has come to
st. Paul for the second time to assist
the society in raising funds for the
work. If Mrs. Cause raises enough
money for the purpose, the society will
place upon the streets an agent who will
report at each monthly melting. The
members are attempting to arouse
fresh interest in the work, and will
meet the first Monday of each month
hereafter. Mrs. Cause wanted the So
eiety to attempt to raise money through
the city council to assist with the
work, but was informed by Charles
steele that this could not be done I'M
der the city charter. Mr.. Steele said
that the police officers Of the city were
III sympathy with the work, but that
the municipal judges were not Mrs.
Cause said that when she was here
last year she found the Judges very
much in sympathy with the work. Mr.
steele did not think an agent neces-
sary, and offered to do the work of an
agent himself, but was not accepted
Rev. Mr.. Lord said that the police
could not be expected to notice all the
OctSCo VI VI uClIy, duu uIS0Q the hiring
Of an agent if the funds could be OBJ
tanned. He spoke of the condition of
the chickens in coops on Third street,
which are over-crowded when they ar
rive in the city and should be cared
fer. Mr.. Jellett thought the chicken
cases needed a daily inspection. It
was decided to obtain the services Of
DR.. Jenkin Lloyd Jones to speak In ST.
Paul on Birds for the benefit of the
society. Mr.. Jones spoke here In the
winter last year on horses. He will
speak in Minneapolis Dec. 10. A com
mittee of three, composed Of Mrs. Dr.
Stone, Mrs. E. B. Smith and Rev. W.
r. Lord, was appointed to confer with
Mr.. Jones. Resolutions of thanks were
rendered Mrs. Biddleman for the gift
of the picture of Ned, the horse which
had attended every eneampment except
the one in st. Paul Mr.. Hutchins. at
the close Of the meeting, spoke of the
good work done by the police who, he
said, were keen to, see any cruelty TO
animals or children He also told Of the
aid Jailer John Harris had given the
prisoners in the Jail by investigating
the law and finding that 1t was lawful
to give the prisoners their breakfast
in the morning. This humane act was
commended by the society.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-25
NAIL TRUST GOING UNDER.
II. G Walther Explains the Reason
for Fall in Prices.

1.-THE nail trust has not yet collapsed,
but 1t probably will at the annual
meeting of the trust, to be held at
Chicago in December" said T. G. Wal
Their, of the Hackett Hardware COM
pany, yesterday. with all the mill
lions OF the concern,~it could not COM
pete with the little outside fellows, who
were constantly starting up for the
purpose of being bought. up by the
trust. The capital of the trust was
25,000,000 and, like all organizations
Of the kind, 1t was supposed to be i'm
pregnable. But there were some of the
smaller nail factories that would not
go into the deal, and the demand for
the product Of the mills was so small,
as compared with former years, that
the output of the outside mills was
almost sufficient to supply the entire
demand. The trust sought to control
the output by buying outright the
smaller mills and their accumulated
product, and in this way spent thou
sands Of dollars without stopping the
leak. 1t is fact that a good portion of
the sales of the trust during the year
were Of malls made by non-trust mills
that had been bought up by the trust
We are selling nails today at $780, SO
cents less than the trust price, and
we buy our nails from the trust at that
The price is going lower all the time
and I would not be Surprised to see
the price cut fully offeshalf 1t is prob
able, however, that at the December
meeting the trust will be reorganized
along new lines and the organization
strengthened. If So. the price will be
we'll maintained. The talk about the
collapse Of this trust being due to the
steel trust Is nonsense. The increase
in the price Of steel has been but nomi-
nal. 1t was the weakness of the nail
trust in itself and its management that
led to its collapse, But whatever the
future may have in store for the nail
men, 1t is certain that the product can
be bought today in St. Paul for much
less than the Pittsburg price which is
supposed to be the ruling price for
the country" a.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-25
NOTHING IN 1T,

The GIob e has received from Mr..
Louis Nash a communication which
would be published were it either new
er in subject or more reasonable in
length We cannot afford to surrender
a column or two OF our space to Mr..
Nash's proposition, which has not only
been tried innumerable times in the his
tory Of the world, but all the essen
tials of which can be expressed in ten
lines. 1t is the same idea that he
made public with reference to the con-
struction of a new library building for
St. Paul Noticing that the capitol
commission could proceed with more
advantage to the people if it had a
larger available supply Of ready funds,
Mr.. Nash suggests that the state
should issue capitol scrip sufficient in
quantity to complete the new building,
land make it receivable for all debts,
public and private, within the state"
This scrip, he says, will be received
readily by contractors and 1aborers be-
cause they would know that a dollars
worth of property stood behind every
dollars worth Of paper, and it could be
redeemed by the tax levy for capitol
purposes as fast as that was collected
each year.
It is very pretty arrangement, but,
like all other ideas for evolving wealth
out of legislative action, 1t would not
work. In the first place, before Mr..
Nash discusses these subjects publicly
he should familiarize himself with the
constitution of the United States. That
forbids any state to make anything
but gold and silver coin a legal tender
in payment of debts. The legal tender
quality could not, therefore, be con-
ferred upon his proposed paper issues.
Omitting that feature, the results of the
scheme are mathematically ascertaina-
BILE, and they are exactly the same to
a fraction of a mill as the results of is
suing interest-bearing bonds for the
same purpose. This scrip would I'M
questionably pass current within the
state Oh MIHHeSold WITHOUT any legal
tender power behind it if only enough
were issued to comply with the regu-
lations of the capitol law, and if
enough were retired each year to cancel
the entire issue within the time and
by the proceeds of the tax imposed for
capitol purposes. But it would not
pass at par, and there's the rub. Some
Of it would be redeemable one year
from date, some of it two, some three,
four, five and so forth.
Now, If Mr.. Nash has any idea that