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The San Francisco call., 1897-10-09
IGAIS N DAS, Who Spent Twelve Days Cake of Ics.

power. but owing to the excessive charge
of $3.50 month the light was discon ntinued
and coa-loil lamps were substituted. The
Grand Jury recommends that the building
be again lighted by electricity.
The Grand Jury also recommends that
the branch jails and the Almshouse De
supplied with fire hose, that additional
hydrants be placed and that the water
supply be increased. Fire-escapes and
iie-saving nets are commended.
The report holds that there should be
placed at the Almshouse third-class fire.
engine. The recommendation in this re-
pect is as follows:
The placing in service of steam flre-engine
at this Institution would incur no extra ex-
pense, as there are six or seven engineers con-
fined therein as inmates who are sutfi Glen tly
able to take care OF and run this apparatus
besides, there are number of horses that
conld be used whenever required.
The engine and cart should be placed in
service as soon as possible, as this institution
is so isolated from fire protection, and the
structures being old and of wood and the in i.
mates so helpless that in case of fire at this
time, and without the protection herein men,
toned, 1t certainly would result very seri-
ously.
The committee report, which was
adopted by the Grand jury, is signed by
John \. Much, Hugo d. Keil and Ber.
thold Kahn.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-09
lBalzerini Cottage Mys-
terry Battles Marin
Officials.
Evidences Of an Awful Struggle
in the Hillside Dwell
ing.
BloodstaIns Found on Every Hand
and the Furniture Almost
Demolished.
Special Dispatch TO THE CALL

SAN RAFAEL CAL, Oct. S.-As inves-
LEGATIONS continue darker grows the mys-
terry tnat surrounds the home of Mrs Ner-
celina Balzerini. That some terrible
tragedy was enacted within the four walls
of the little cottage while the woman and
her husband were away is not improbable,
vet the officials can obtain no clew that
will serve to supply a positive solution to
the mystery. Constable William Trainor,
who made the Investigations, said that his
attention was called 10 the affair by boy,
who informed him that cottage beyond
the Hotel Rafael was full of blood, and
mat the walls ana the bed we're covered
with the crimson stains.
II proceeded 10 the house, " said Traino-
to-day, land found that the boy was tell
ing the truth. The cottage has three
rooms and is occupied by Mrs. Vercelina
Bslzerini, whose husband is a gardener
having employ yment in Ross Valley, where
he lives. Mrs. BaIzerini is afraid TO sleep
in the house alone, so she locks up the
place, so she tells me, and goes to spend
eacn night with Mrs. Jacob Obitz, q
neigh Dor.
on Wednesday night Mrs. Balzerini
went to Mrs. Obitz' home as usual tc
spend the night. Before leaving her cabin
she securely locked the doors and the
windows. The next morning when she
visited the house she found that during
the night some terrible tragedy had taken
place and her dwelling was almost
wrecked.
My Investigations disclosed that the
bedroom-there are three rooms in the
cottage-was the scene of the fight. OF
whatever occurred in the place. The car
pet was saturated with blood, and two
windows had been broken TO pieces
the sashes torn from their places and
splintered. The doors were hacked, as
though some person had kicked them with
heavy boots. The furniture was in a de-
moraIized state. most of it being over
turned or broken, and the bedclothes
were covered with blood stains, yet not q
single object was missing from the place,
and it is clearly evident that no robbery
was INTENDED"
Mrs. BaIzerini's story is told in few
words. She says that sne locked the pl ace
the night before and in the morning found
blood over everything She cannot ac-
count for it, and the mystery is battling
the Marin County officers.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-09
M. A. Gunst Says There Is
Too Much Wrangling for
the Good of the City.
Sound Advice From the Com
missioner just Returned From
a Trip to Europe.
Advises the People to Profit by
Others Experience and Beware of
Reformers.

Police Com missioner NJ. A. Gunst, with
his family, returned last evening from
six months trip to Europe much i'm
proved in health.
He had been afflicted with spinal
trouble for some time. and the first part
of his trip was spent in taking treatment
at Bad Neuheim and Gesbach, where he
was greatly benefited. but ON the advice of
his physicians he will return again next
year for the same treatment.
The remainder of his time he spent in
visiting London, Paris, Frankfurt, Aus
tria and Berlin. At all of these cities he
made special study of the workings of
the police departments and was shown
mum berless courtesies by the officials.
London, he says, has the finest system in
the world and the discipline is wonderful,
Paris is gradually adopting the same
methods, and Germany has the finest
looking body of policemen he saw.
''In New York, he said, "the depart
ment has i'm proved greatly under the
new Chief, and If it isn't lnterfered with
| by politicians bids fair to become one of
the best. But at present, taken as a
whole, our own department here in San
| Francisco is the best in the United States.
This is not my opinion alone, but have
been told so by numb ber of people who
| have visited the coast.
"In my observations l came across a
mum Der OF ideas which would be of bene-
fit If adopted by our department., and
| when | get rested l intend to place then
| before the other commissioners for their
consideration.
Il was pleased to find that in England
and France one hears California mem
| toned oftener and spoke of IN higher
terms than any other State in the Union.
| Nearly all OF the dried fruits seen over
| there come from this State, ana France is
| i'm porting considera bic wine from here.
| There is one thing l want to call the
attention of the people to anu that is the
so-called reforms The prime movers in
| these are only working for their own sell
| fish interests, and not for the good of the
| people. as they claim. l find that New
| York and Chicago have been set back two
| or three years By the movements agitated
| by the 'reformers, and are just beginning
| to recover from the evil effects
/ Asked as to what he thought of the
wrangle in the Board of Supervisors Mr..
| Gunst said:
while the mem bers of the board are
not personal friends of mine and L only
| know one or two of them slightly l am
| pleased to see that they were reinstated.
| 1t is tiresome to see this continual jeal-
ousy and wrangling. The trouble with US
| in San Francisco is that we seem to live TO
disagree. If we could learn to stand
| shoulder to shoulder and pull together we
| would be able to accomplish great deal
| more than we do at present"
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-09
TWELVE DAYS
AFLOAT ON ice
The Whaler Bonanza Brings
a Story Of Shipwreck
From the Arctic.
Pitiful Fate of the Crew of the
Crushed Schooner.
Nevarch.
Adrift on an Icefoe, the Men
Were Eating Their Skin Cloth
ing When Rescued.

The whaling schooner Bonanza arrived
from the Arctic last night bringing inn
portant news cont terning the fate OF the
unfortunate crew of the wrecked whaler
Nevarch, whose survivors were picked up
on August % thirty miles east of Point
Barrow.
The most important person aboard the
Bonanza was l. n. Dias, third mate OF the
Nevarch, who was rescued from his
perilous fast OF twelves days on a cake of
ice just as mis- life was about to ebb away.
D.as was the weakest of the sixteen men
who battied with the waves and boreal
blasts without food for nearly two weeks.
He is partly paralyzsd and has almost
wholly lost his spec ch as a result OF his
terrible ordeal.
The story of the Nevarch was told
graphically last night bv Manuel Quln.a-
nello. steward of the Bonanza, who re-
members many of the details of the rescue
and the catastrophe. He said:
when their whaling boat capsiZed the
sixteen men were fortunate enough to
land on a cake of ice about twenty feet by
twenty, but their weight bore it down in
the water so far that the sea constantly
washed over them. They had no canvas
nor any kind Ell shelter from the weather
They said the captain would not allow
them 10 take any thing from the Nevarch.
They had nothing whatever to eat, not
even dry bead, and when they were
found lney were eating their skin CLOTH
ing. They had almost given up all hope
and were the worst emaciated persons
ever saw"
The third mate was seen at his boarding
house, 20 Commercial street, but he could
not talk further than to cay Terrible" " in
response to questions as to his recollec-
tion OF the crushing of the ship in the ice
and the suffering that followed.
! The Bonanza brings news that the fol-
| lowing of the crew were saved: First Mate
Blaine, Second Mate Egan, Third Mate
Dias, Fourth Mate Reed. Boatheade-
| Peter and Steerers Peter, Cora, Santos,
Andrews, Silva and Holmes.
| The following are known to have been
lost: w. w. Whiting. steward; Jonn
Hannis, cook; Thomas c. LORD, fireman
! Jonn Sands, chief engineer; NJ. J. Scan
| Ian, assistant engineer; CharIas ThrasIer,
fireman, and ten sailors. Those who were
| lost STAYED by the fragments of the ship,
drifted beyond human aid and were never
picked up by any passing ships.
One of the sixteen rescued men was
| Charles Brewer, agent of the Liebes Com
pany, two of ose children arrived on
! the Bonanza in charge of Missionary
| Stevenson, having been sent down 10 be
| educated.
The schooner brought news of the death
of J. H. Shear, weIl-known whaler, TO,
many years mate. He was buried IN St.
| Lawrence Bay.
The cargo OF the whaler consisted of 10,
! 600 pounds of bone and 100 bear skins.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-09
LOST TO STANFORD STUDENTS.
Professor Potcers to Leave the Uafuerst'y
aud study in Emrone.

aud study fn Europe.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CAL, Oct.
S.-The university world was this morning
taken completely by surprise when Pro-
fessor Powers OF the economies depart
ment announced to his classes that it
would be the last time he would meet
them for some time, as he intended to
leave for a years study in Europe. When
interviewed afterward Professor Powers
said that for more than year he had
been trying to obtain leave of absence
in order to finish some private work
which he had planned for some time.
He will leave at once to join his family in
Berlin, and intends to spend his whole
time working in Germany.
~Dr. Durand, who is now studying in
Europe. will pro badly return to strengthen n
the economies department, which viii
be further weakened next semester by
the absence of DR.. Warner, who will re-
turn to Colorado for his health. For the
time being, Dr.. Jordan says, the work OF
the department. will have TO be doubled
up and divided among Dr.. Warner, DR..
Ross and DR.. Smith.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-09
Wounded Hunter Found
in the WildS Near
Fresno.
Unable to Move, He Lay for
Two Days Without Food
or Drink.
Victim OF an Accidental Shooting
Stumbled Upon by Another
Sportsman.
Special Dispatch to THE CALL

FRESNO, CAL, Oct. S.-Early Tuesday
morning Elliott Lee. aged % years, who
resides in Cantua Canyon, left his home
for the higher mountains of the coast
range 10 hunt deer. Alone he penetrated
the recesses of the wilderness. and his SUBJ
sequent experience probably taught him
not to risk himself away from the assist
ance of his fellow men again.
The intrepid young hunter was fully
armed for the hunt, his principal weapon
being Winchester rife. He was making
his way through the brush, when his foot
slipped on a rock and he fell forward.
The hammer of the rife struck on the
rock and the irearm was discharged.
Lee had fallen In such a position that
the bullet entered the thigh of his right
Ies. The hunter bandaged up the wound
as best he could and stopped the flow of
blood to a considerable extent. When he
attem pied to arse and walk he found that
he could not use his leg. The wound was
so painful that he could not crawl, the
motion irritating 1t and making it worse.
The position OF the man was desperate.
He was miles from the nearest human
abode. He was In locality where man
rarely ventured. For months, probab bly,,
no human being had been nearer than
several miles from the place He was
without food or water. He had intended
to return home that forenoon before din
ner time and had relied on the mountain
springs for water.
The thought of his approaching suffer
ing only tended to hasten il. By the aft
ernoon he was suffering from thirst and
by night the pangs of hunger began to
assert themselves. For about forty-five
hours the unfortunate man lay suffering
the tortures that only those know who
have been in want of food and water.
The pain from the bulet-wound in
creased and added to his suffering, but Lee
did not give up hope, Notwithstanding his
terrible predicament. He carefully tended
to the bullet-hole and stopped the flow Of
blood as much as possible.
On Thursday morning another hunter,
named Robinson, by the merest chance
/ happened TO 60 in search of deer to the
| locality where Lee was lying. He heard
| the heavy groanlng of the man, who was
in awful Distress and soon found him in
! the brush.
Lee could not have lived much longer
had he not been found. He was famis ed
| for food and drink, and the small stream
of blood which had trickied from the
wound for many hours had seriously
| drained his system.
Robinson at once obtained assistance
and Lee was conveyed to his home, where
he was cared for. 1t is dou btful if he will
recover. VIM. Lynch came over from
Cantua to take a doctor back to attend
Lee. Lee is brother of Marshall Lee of
Fresno and a brolher-in-Iaw OF Frank
Williams.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-09
Wanted for a Bog Car Murder.

SPOKANE, WASH, Oct. S-John Ed
wards, James Clark and Martin Harrity
are under arrest for a murde er com m; ;tted
ten days ago near Glasgow, Mont Two
men were stealing ride in a box car.
Five men entered the car and after rob
bing them ordered them to jump from
the train. While they were hesitating
the robbers opened fire. One of the men
was shot in the back and died q few
hours later. The police here are conf
dent that they have three of the murder
Gus gang. They also think that this is the
gang that recently murdered man near
Hillsboro, n. d.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-09
Conoreoat,onoi Concfar. End

SANTA CRUZ, CAL, Oct. S.-The Con.
gregational Association closed its annual
session to-day. Rev. G. G. Adams and
Judge Haven were elected delegates TO
the national triennial convention of Con-
gregational churches to be held next July
in Portland, Or, and Rev. c. K. Brown
and Mr.. Addison were CHOSEN alternates.
Rev. J. A. Cruzan conducted an interest.
ing parliament on 1.-The Most Important
Question Touching the Church To-day"
spirited discussion followed. The as
sociation closed with impressive com.
munion services, conducted bv Rev. Mr..
Hawkins of Pescadero and Rev. w. A.
Day of ROcklin
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-09
DEMENTsD BoY CAkED FoR.
strange Lad Found laundering on a
Kern County R0nd.

II a
Kern county ROnd.
BAKERSFIELD. CAL, Oct. S.-There
is an unknown eight-year-old boy at the
County Hospital suffering with dementia
He was found to-day by Mrs. Beardsley
wandering on the county road, in front of
her house, three miles from town, and
brought to the hospital. MS. Beard sley
said that the lad when first seen was piling
sticks together. When asked why he was
doing that he replied that he vas making
a fire to cook dinner. He was taken in
by Mrs. Beardsley and given a meal. He
ate ravenously. The boys mind appears
to be complete blank. He talks readily
and uIciates well. When asked 10 tell
about his home be would answer:
AT the house with mama"
This was the only information that
could be obtained from ques .ioning him.
He understands when told to come 10 his
meals. The boy is stranger. No one in
the Beardsley neigh borhood knows any,
thing about him. He was dressed like an
ordinary street urchin.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-09
CHIEF WANTS MORE MONEY.
The Health and Police Committee Is
Not Able to Help Him.

The Health and Police Committee Is
Not Able to Help Him.
Chief Of Police Lees appeared before the
Health and Police Committee of the Board
of Supervisors yesterday, and asked that
some action he taken TO prevent mis- appro-
priation for conducting tie police patrol
from running short.
He stated that the amount allowed the
department for that purpose in making
up the tax levy would fal. $40. 900 snort OF
the sum necessary. He asked that the
deficiency, should it occur, be made up
out of the general fund.
The committee could not see its way
clear to recon mendlng such action and
so in formed the Chief.
A resolution was adopted authorizing
and instructing the Superintendent OF
Streets to prohibit contractors from doing
street work on Sunday.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-09
Contest of Joseph s.oakv,, Bi,,

SAN JOSE, CAL, Oct. 8.-Charles sladky
has filed contest 10 the codicil of the
will of his deceased father, Joseph Sladky.
In the body of the will Charles. Jose nb
and Mary, the three children of the tes.
tator, were named as executors, but in the
codicil the name OF Charles was omitted
The will Gisposes of properly at Mountain
View valued at 100000 The contestan,
charges that the codicil was not the deed
of his father, and also alleges thar the
testator was of unsound mind. The CON.
testant was given special letters of ad min.
istratlon today.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-09
Jdentity cam Iu,one yon

SAN JOSE, CAL, Oct. s.-The county
authorities are trying 10 locate the friends
of Samuel Martin, found on the street ia
a hopeless condition of dementia Ali he
can tell is his name and that of his son-in-
law, Paul Foster. who, he says, lives
right over yonder near Duluth" where
he is a grain buyer. Martin is about 62
years of age, has been sea pilot and saws
he was a member of the Fenian Brother
hood in 1866 He is neatly dressed and
had money IN his pocket.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-09
A BICYCLIST INJURED.
G. III ami1ton CoIlides With Wagon
and Loses Hand.

G. III amiIton COIlides With a Wagon
and Loses n Hand.
George Hamilton, boy Is years of age,
living at 94l Capp street, while riding a
bicycle last evening met with an accident
that will Cause him to be cripple for the
remainder of his life. On the corner of
Eighteenth and Howard streets he COL
lided with a heavy wagon and was thrown
10 tue ground.
Before he could get out of the way the
wheel of the wagon passed over his right
hand and crushed the bones so badly that
that mem Der had to be am mputated at the
wrist. The operation was performed at
the City ano County Hospital.
A huge cypress tree in Tule, in the State
of Oaxaca, Mexico, is 154 feet in circum-
ference.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-09
s,te, for Henry Dnmnaes.

SAN JOSE. CAL, Oct. S.-Peter McIn-
tyre has sued II ubbard & Carmichael Bros.
for $l5770 damages Tor injuries alleged to
have been received in an accident with a
runaway car. The plaintiff states that he
was employed by. the defendants to run a
Par; that he was unfamiliar with the work,
fand that the car ran away, jun ping The
Mack. In the accident Mcintyre sustained
several injuries, including broken leg.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-09
FREIGHT THAiN DITCHED.
Engineer and Fireman Reported Badly
Injured in Disaster Near
7ruckee.

RENO, New, Oct. 8.-An East-bound
freight train was derailed about o'clock
this evening, fifteen miles east of Truckee.
The engine and five CIR six cars were
ditched. The engineer and fireman are
reported badly hurt. The track was torn
up for several hundred feet. 1t is expected
that the track Will be cleared early in the
morning PASSENGER trains will be de-
layed six or eight hours.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-09
ARTILLERY AT REDWooD CITY
BdHertes and f of the Third Regiment
IN Camp.

REDWOOD CITY. CAL, Oct. s.-Bat-
teries and F of the Third Regiment,
United States Artillery, arrived at noon
to-day and will camp here for four or five
days. During their stay they will be en-
gagged chiefly in target practice. From
here they will proceed to Santa Cruz.
Major Kinzie is in command. The officers
of battery are Captain Taylor, Lieuten-
, ants Birkhimer, Barrett and Campbell.
FBattery is under command of Captain
Potts. Lleutenants Palmer, Hayne and
o Hearn. The medical department is in
charge of Captain Frick. Major Edward
Field, inspector of artillery for the de-
partment OF California, is also with the
COMPANY.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-09
anil,eax Mnst Ren.ore ob.trre.ion,.

FRESNO, CAL. Oct. S.--Soms excite
Anent has been created here by an attempt
being made to open streets across the
Southern Pacific reservation. a petition
asking that the streets be opened was filed
with the Board of Trustees at its last
meeting. Yesterday deed was found by
which Charles Crocker conveys TO the
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-09

At the end of each month the tickets
collected will be presented to the Post.
master here for payment at the regular
rate of 5 cents fare.
Heretofore letter-carriers, except in a
very few instances and for short distances,
have not been permitted to ride free while
on duty. Certain exceptions were made
to few carriers riding on Market street,
from the ferries to Filth street.
The new plan is IN line with similar in
novations in some of the Eastern cities,
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-09
Sate of the Hntch Orchard.

SUISUN, CAL, Oct. S.-The Hatch
orchard in Suisun Valley will be sold at
commissioners sale on October 80 at the
courthouse door in Fairfield. The sale is
10 be made to satisfy acclaim of r. d.
Robbins, who sued and obtained iudg-
ment in the sum of $21S,975 81. The
orchard contains over 900 acres. 1t has
been ascertained from relia bic authority
that the profits this year amounted to over
$4,000 1t is expected that outside capital
will be represented at the sale.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-09
Inst Pnp.r- chm, of ,b x

: SAN RAFAEL. CAL. Oct. S-The final
paper-chase OF the season will be held to-
morrow, the start to be made from the en-.
trance of the Hotel Rafael The course
will be an easv one. over picturesque bit
OF country. As this is the last chase to he
given by the San Rafael Hunt Club the
occasion will be made as brilliant as pos
sible.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-09
GRAND JURY session.
Dangers of Fire at the Aims
house and Branch
Jails.
Report Recommending That the Board
of Supervisors Provide Rydrants,
Hose and Engines.

The Grand Jury yesterday transmitted
a Communication to the Board oil Super
visor, calling attention TO the dangerous
condition existing III Branch Jail owing
TO the use OF coal lamps in The building.
The entire building is wired, and at one
time electricity was used as a lighting
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-09

county of Fresno the title to all streets in
the town OF Fresno. Attorneys hold that
all that is now necessary is for the Super
intendent OF Streets to order the Southern
Pacific Company to remove distractions
maintained on the streets which 1t is de-
sired to omen.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-09
SLAVERY
UNDER THE
OLD FLAG
Continued from First Page.

the best in terests OF this country for the fol-
lowing reasons:
"Flrst-because slavery and involuntary
servitude now existing in these islands will
have tendency to extend itself to the same
latitude, climate and employment within our
country.
''Second-Because such involuntary servi-
tude may now, under the decision OF the Su-
preme Court of the United States in the Arago
case, be so extended"
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-09
Booth BtI Ttsit Folsom.

SANTA CRUZ. CAL, Oct. s.-BalIing.
ton Booth spoke 10 large audience a,
the Congregational Church this evening.
He will leave tomorrow morning for
Folsom, where he will speak 10 the con-
Victs.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-09
UNCLE SAM TO PAY FARE
Letter Carriers VIII Be Furnishe ed
Streetcar Tickets by the San Fran
cisco Postoffice.

cisco Postoffice.
Uncle Sans letter-carriers are to have
their carfare paid in San Francisco while
they are actually on duty carrying a
mail bag and wearing a number.
The new arrangement was made yester-
day by Postmaster w. w. Montague to
facilitate the handling of mails.
Hereafter carriers will be furnished
with little red tickets similar to the ac-
companying design and good on the car
lines mentioned.