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The San Francisco call., 1899-05-26
MRS, DURRANT
GOES TO JOIN
HER DAUGHTER

Mrs William A. Durrant, mother of
the late William Henry Theodore Dur
rant, hanged in January of last year at
San Quentin for the murder Of Blanche
Lamont in Emmanuel Baptist Church,
left this city last night on her way to
Europe, where she will remain several
years. The first stage of her journey will
terminate next Tuesday at Baltimore.
The next day she will take the German
Lloyd's steamer Dresden for Bremen,
from which place she will go to Berlin
to meet her daughter Eulah Maud Alma
Durrant who has been studying for the
past four years at the Royal Academy of
Music in the German capital.
Since the execution of her son, Mrs.
Durrant has been residing quietly with
her husband at the family residence, 425
Fair Oaks street, stunning the notorety
brought upon her and hers by the awful
crimes charged against the son. The
father has been working at his trade of
machine operator in the factory of the
Siebe Shoe Company, and the daughter
who was in Europe at the time her
brother was arrested for the Emmanuel
Church murders. has been perfecting her
self in her chosen profession with the
ultimate hope of being able to make
things easy for the latter days of her
Before the fatal moose was slipped over
a promise from his mother that she would
visit his sister and carry to her his dying
word that he was innocent of the helm
ous crime charged against him. It had
been the intention of Mrs. Durrant to
take the trip soon after the execution
as possible but one reason and another
deferred her, the principal one being the
fear of the notoriety that would attend
her trip if taken while the expiation of the
tragedy was still fresh in the minds of
the peopIe of the country. Then, again.
her daughter's apprenticeship at the Ber-
lin school was not up, and II was decided
between the two that the best time for
the tourney would be that which would
coincide with the graduation which takes
place this month.
husband last night as far as the Sixteenth
street station Oakland. where a silent
farewell was taken. A lady friend of the
family. who is bound for Detroit was
with Mrs. Durrant, and will accompany
her TO Chicago, which place they will
reach on Monday morning next, From
there Mrs Durrant will go direct to Balti-
more to take ship for Bremen
INV wife" said Durrant last night.
after he had returned to this side of the
bay. will spend couple, of years In
Europe, travelling with my daughter. who
intends to make her professional debut
in music within a very short time. Maud
has finished her instruction In the Acad-
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-26
CLUB OF LEADING
RAILROAD MEN
A. w. FOSTER ELECTED PRESI-
DENT OF THE ASSOCIATION.
The Club Will Meet Once a Month to
Discuss Problems in Railway
Management.

An important meeting of practical rail-
road men was held at the Palace Hotel
last evening to organize an association
similar to the Northwestern Club of Chi
cago. Nearly all the railway lines of the
Pacific Coast were represented at the
meeting last night. w. E. Amann, me-
Chanical expert, Franklin, Pa. presided
The list of charter members, embracing
one hundred and three names, was read
The meeting decided that the new or
ganization should be known as the Pacific
Coast Railway club. A. w. Foster was
elected president; H. j. Small first vice
president; Frank Graham, second vice
president. w. S. Palmer, third vice presi-
dent; W. F. Russell. fourth vice president;
L A. Gilbert secretary and treasurer;
and II. A. Hummell, assistant secretary.
The newly organized club will extend its
influence until every railroad organiZat ton
OF the Pacific Coast IS represented in its
premiership. Monthly meetings will be
held to hear papers on practical subjects
pertaining to the equipment, opera ton
and maintenance of railway lines. Dis
cussion will follow the reading of such
IaDers.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-26
FOR A LIVELY CAMPAIGN.

The executive committee of the Young
Mems Republican League of San Fran
cisco held a meeting last night in Judge
Kerrigan's chambers at the City Hail.
The meeting was a special one, called for
the purpose of completing the work of
organizing district clubs in every district
throughout the city for the coming cam
paign Henry C. Laugrehr presided and
DR. Charles X. Kohlman acted as secre-
tary.
F. X. Spencer, one of the leaders of the
organization reported that he and the
chairman had already selected delegates
in the several districts and had instructed
them fully as to the methods of organiz-
ing the clubs.
It was decided to invite some of the
leading lawyers of the city to be present
at the next meeting to speak on tns new
primary law.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-26
alfred T. DEWEY.

1904 Franklin street, this city, last night
He was native of Westfield, Mass,
aged 65 years, and leaves a widow, one
son, Alfred H., and one daughter, Anita
M. Dewey.
Mr.. Dewey was pioneer newspaper
man of the Pacific coast. In 1856 he sold
out his interest in the Wide Awake
American, published at Springfield,
Mass. Later he came to this State and
bought half interest in the Downieville
Mountain Messenger, with which he re-
mained until 1864, when he removed to
San Francisco and purchased an inter
est in the Mining and Scientific Press. In
1869 his firm began the publication of the
Rural Press, and later he established the
engraving company bearing his name.
Mr.. Dewey was member of Oakland
Lodge, F. and A M, the Masonic Vete-
rans' Association, Fountain Lodge, l. O.
o. F., and keystone Lodge, A: O.. y.
w. He was prominent also in the Cali
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-26
OFFICER FLYNN
NEARLY KILLED
BY A CRAZY MAN

Policeman j. Flynn is being congratu-
lated by his fellow officers that he is not
now occupying a slab in the Morgue. A
half hours struggle with a maniac nearly
sent him there. In that short period he
was shot at, choked, kicked and beaten
on the face by Fred Gilbert of 1922 O'Far-
rell street last night, and it took the com
bined efforts of five other officers to sub
due the insane man.
The incident created a stir in the neigh
borhood, but none of those who witnessed
the lone officer battling with his infuriat-
ed prisoner went to his assistance
Gilbert became suddenly insane last
evening and drove mis- aged mother from
the house at the point of pistol She
rushed hatless down The street in search
of assistance and met Officer Flynn. She
informed him of the state of affairs and
without first calling for assistance the
heroic officer boldly entered the house.
he found the demented son on the top
f1oor. of the house ald at once tried to
pacify him. Fearing that the policema n
was going to injure him the insane man
rushed to the bureau, where he had hid
den the pistol, and, pointing it at the off,
Ger. deliberately snapped the trigger. For
tunately for Flynn the bullets had been
extracted by Gilberts sister, who feared
or his man and then terrible struggle
ensued.
fiynn Is SAID to be very powerful, but
with all his strength he could not cone
W With IT. the n,a cray man Both struggled out
down the steps into the street. During
the battle Gilbert kicked, bit and struck
the policeman in the face, infiicting cuts
and bruises. When in the street Flynn
managed to get out his whistle and blew
shrill blasts for assistance Five of his
colleagues responded. and it took their
united efforts to iron Gilbert's feet and
hands and remove him to the O'Farrell
street station.
1t was later decided to take him TO the
Receiving Hospital, and the struggle was
renewed. Despite the manacles Gilbert
fought as only crazy man can When
the bracelets were removed at the hos
pital Gilbert fought with greater vigor.
and twelve men were necessary to place
him In the padded cell.
The attendants at the hospital claim
that Gilbert was one of the worst cases
they have contended with in their long
experience.
The mother of the demented man states
that her sons condition was due to over
work. He will in all probability be ex-
amined to-day and sent to an asylum or
private sanitarium.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-26
W|NCHESTER'S
CONDITION IS
MUCH IMPROVED
Smallpox Patient Get
ting on Nicely.
NO DANGER OF AN EPIDEMIC
PATIENT AND NURSES ARE COM
PLETELY QUARANTINED.
DR.. Harvey Writes Letter to the
Board of Health Requesting It
to Assume Charge of
the Cass.
PATIENT AND NURSES ARE COM
PLETELY QUARANTINED.

Roy Winchester, Hobbs, Wall & Co. S
stenographer, who contracted smallpox a
few days ago, was considerably improved
yesterday. The patient is completely
quarantined, and there is, SO the physi-
clans say, absolutely no danger of con-
tagion. AS soon as Winchester developed
| symptoms of the dread disease DR.. Will
liam A. Harvey, his attending physician,
Immediately reported it to the Health
| Department. Winchester was taken sick
last Saturday morning, and in the after
noon Dr. Harvey was called in to attend
him. The patient was removed to the
MacLean Hospital, and there he began to
develop the symptoms of the disease. He
suffered from high fever, had pains all
over his body, and the rash began to as
sert itself.
Winchester was instantly removed to a
cottage at IS Caselli avenue, and every
precaution was then taken to destroy any
germs that might have existed in his
room at his home, SIT Ellis street, or at
the hospital.
| yesterday morning he found him very
| much improved.
The cottage where Winchester is being
Hospital. Since the Board of Supervisors
ordered and effected the destruction of
| the Pesthouse there is no place at the dis
| posal of the Board of Health where cases
'Brien, the Health Officer. had no au-
| thority to purchase a structure where
Winchester could be isolated the MacLean
property was pressed into service.
DR.. Harvey directed a letter yesterday
to the Board of Health, calling their at
! tention to this state of affairs, and also
reminding them that it was the duty of
the Health Department to take charge
of and treat cases of this kind after they
assume the responsibility of isolating
them.
"Winchester's condition was very much
improved to-day" said DR.. Harvey.
There is no reason for alarm, as his
case is quite mild and every precaution
has been taken to prevent spreading
of the disease. l am not very fond of
| taking care of this case any further. and
l wish the Board of Health would relieve
me. Not that / am fearful lest l should
contract the disease, but because | think
it is the duty of the city to administer
medical aid to patients after. it once as
| sumes charge of them. A physician
should be furnished by the Board of
Health. If the Pesthouse had not been
| destroyed Winchester could be treated
there by city physician
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-26
F. w. VAN SiCkLEN,
VANDERLYN STOW,
j. B. RElNSTEIN,
r. p. SCHWERIN.
JOSEPH S. TOBIN,

TIME Dewey Monument Com
mittee. headed by Mayor
James D. Phelan, has issued
- its address to the people of
California, setting forth the
object for which the committee was
formed, giving some of the reasons
why California should thus honor
the American navy, and Admiral
Dewey in particular, and calling on
the people for contributions to the
patriotic movement. The amount
to be raised is named in the appeal
as 100000, and the San Francisco
daily papers and all the members
of the committee are authorized to
receive subscriptions.
The committee will meet at Mayor
Phelan's office at 4 o'clock this af-
ternoon when designs VIII be sum-
mitted for an Illuminated receipt to
be given to every subscriber to the
fund, no matter what the amount
of the subscription may be, and
which the possessors will be glad to
cherish as souvenirs of the occa-
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-26
Mckenzie Will Sustained.

A jury in Judge Troutts court yester-
day sustained the will of the late John G.
Mckenzie and decedent's estate, which is
valued at about $500, will be distributed
according to the provisions of that testa-
ment. BY the terms of the will Mrs Nc
Kenzie was given a life interest In piece
of property on Buchanan street and $1,000
in cash. The remainder of the estate was
devised to the testator's children. Mrs
McKenzi not wishing to be held to life
estate provision, contested the will, al
Ieging undue influence on the part OF
Joseph A. Mckenzie, the eldest son. The
iury held that the allegation was not
founded on fact however, and sustained
the will.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-26
Treasurer.
c. L. PATTON,
j. d. GRANT.
COL. c. H. MURPHY,
LEON SLOSS,
E. B. POND.

ably lay before the general commit
tee. What these plans are, none of
the members will discuss. but they
are said to be certain to aid the
enterprise vastly.
Then the subcommittee on design
has been devoting much attention
to statuary and monuments during
the past three days, and is likely
to have something of Importance as
well as of interest to report There
are several other committees to re-
port, as well. To-day's meeting
will also complete the preliminaries
for the great undertaking so that
when the meeting adJourns every
member will have his work mapped
out and know just what he Is ex-
pected to do. Each gentleman, COR
one thing, will be assigned to a Ger
tain district which he will thor
oughly canvass for subscriptions.
and there will be plenty of other
work for him to do as well. But
the members are all enthusiastic
and are willing to undertake any
amount of labor to carry the tribute
to Dewey to completion.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-26
Judgment Against the Fair Executors

A mandate from the United States CIR
cult Court of Appeals was filed in the
United States Circuit Court yesterday re-
versing the judgment of the Circuit Court
In the case of William Irvine against
James Angus, T. G. Crothers and w. S.
Goodfellow, executors of the last will and
testament of James G. Fair. deceased.
The Court of Appeals directs the Circuit
Court to render judgment upon the admis-
sion of the parties contained in the bill of
exceptions in favor of the plaintiff for the
sum of $11 527 80, with legal interest there
on from May 81, 1884, and $156 costs.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-26

fornia State grange, "P. OF H. and was
past secretary of the order for six years.
He was a charitable man of liberal views.
and leaves a large circle of friends to
mourn his loss.
The funeral will be held in this city
Saturday afternoon at o'clock from the
family residence.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-26

emy of Music in Berlin and will begin at
once TO get up repertoire preparatory
to making her bow before the critics. OF
course, 1t depends upon them to a great
extent how successful her career will be-
If they approve of her work on the piano
1t will be easy sailing; If not, l cannot
tell what will happen
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-26
Original Little Beneficencia PubIica Co
Of San Francisco, Cal Drawing
Nav % 1899.

No. 44s25 wins $3.50 oo sold in San Francisco
CITY New. No. 47sss wins ss25 90, sold in San
Francisco Calf: Nos 27432, 51154, 6So22, 6467C
and 1888 each wins s62 so. sold in San Fran
cisco Calf, and Benicia. Calf.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-26
A LUCKY MANI!
c. O. sJohan on. an Empioye on Board the
S.P. Co. g Freight Boat Transit"

San Francisco, May IS, 1851 hereby certify
that was the holder of ticket No. a2. 4S2 in
Henry S. Calm & Co.'S Little Honduras Lot
terry for which / paid ten cents. and that on
the drawing of May 13, 1889. my ticket drew
s4OO This amount was promptly paid to me
in full on presentation OF the winning ticket to
Henry s. Calm & Co. G. o. JOHANSON,
Freight Boat Transit.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-26
THE PASSING
Of A PIONEER
NEWSPA PAPER MAN
Alfred T. Dewey Is
Dead.
ILLNESS LASTED A YEAR
FOUNDED NUMEROUS JOURNALS
ON THIS COAST.
Was Prominent in Several Fraternal
Societies and Leaves Large
Circle of Sorrowing
Friends.

OAKLAND, May 25.-After an illness
of about a year. Alfred T.. Dewey, found
er of the Dewey Engraving Company of
San Francisco, passed away at his home.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-26


THIS APPEALS TO EVERY
PATRIOTIC CALIFORNIAN
Address to the Public by the Citizens Committee Having in
Charge the Erection Of the Monument to the American
Navy and Admiral George Dewey
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REASONS WHY CALIFORNIA SHOULD HONOR DewEys VICTORY:
He aooed position
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He destroyed the Spanish fleet thereby the chomu and San
Francisco and s ports . from beng placed s, forced tribute the
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The San Francisco call., 1899-05-26

r. T. Brodek, late prop. Baldwin Hotel
barber shop, is located at 226 Powell.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-26

sion. These receipts will be mar
vels of artistic beauty, and it is ex-
pected that there will be need of
some of them at to-day's meeting.
OF course the Illuminated receipts
will not be ready by that time, so
IL the expectations of the commit
tee are fulfilled, a less elaborate
substitute will have to be used tenn
porarily for some surprisingly large
amounts have already been prom
ised and Treasurer r. B. Pond will
go home with a handsome start on
the 100000 in his custody.
There are many important mat
ters to be considered at to-days
meeting, for the committeeman have
been hard at work since last Tues
day on various matters pertaining
to the work, and will have some in
teresting reports to make on the
encouragement they have received.
For instance, the subcommittee on
finance has had under consideration
a number of ambitious plans for
raising money which they will prob
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-26

New light on Christian Science and
its development in next Sundays
Call.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-26
Bargain Friday Sale.
Teapot Stands.

Square Majolica Teapot Stands, 6x6 inches
in size white, yellow or blue ground,
with raised designs-f flowers, birds,
animals, etc.-regularly 15c each
special to-day.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-26

not satisfactory When you haze
them home and examine them
closely.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-08-17
A MID LOVE
BERTHA M. CLAY.
BERTHA M. CLAY.


by 4 cry or pain, Tie would not have
written II he had been comirg; that he
had written proved that he had No
intention Of coMipg, She took the let
ter. but she dared not trust herself 10
open II in the presence IL her maid,
but when the gtrl was some, ~ tnere
was NO human eve TO rest on the tor
tured face she could not control, she
opened Il,
Deadly cold seemed to seize her; Il
deadly Shuddcr made tho letter fall
from her hands
No, ho was not coming.
He must so to Spatn--to Spain, with
his parents and n party OF tourists
hut he loved her just the Same, and ne
should return to her
"Hc is weak Of purpose, shc said to
herself when she had read the last
word; The loves me stil; he will come
back to me, he will make me his wife
in the eyes Of the law MS he has done
in the sight of Heaven. hut he is
weak OF purpose. The Countess OF
lanswcll has put Gitticulties In his
way, and he has let them conquer
him"
Then came to her mind those strong
words;
Unstable as water, thou shalt not nx,
cell"
For tho second time hor servants
found her cold and SCnscloss on the
ground but this timo she had M
orcn letter in her hand,
The pity was that tho whole worlt
could not SEQ how women trust tn,
promises of mon, and how men kccl
theirs,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-08-17

smoke and SCOT should favor its trial
in this city, But above all, the great
}esSeuing~in cost OF fuel which it APP
pears results from its use should touch
the interests OF those who SO far have
been deaf to appeals along more ideal
lines. II the beauty Of the city and
the comfort OF citizens Is nothing to
the many owners of smoke producers
in Chicago. the prospect OF saving
many dollars that now in the shape Of
SCOT NeSmirch walls and linen may
soon bring about an abatement Of the
greatest nuisance from which the city
suffers. II will be wise for the city
authorities Il watch this new smoke
consumer in their efforts to enforce
absolutely the smoke ordinances OF
Chicago.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-08-17
ulRFECT SMOKE CONSUMER.
Said to Have Been Invented by &
Foreigner.

Chicago has tried for years to abate
the smoke nuisance, says the Post, and
still from scores of tall chimneys pour
clouds of black, soot-laden vapor that
does more to mar and dull the city's
natural and artificial beauties than
any other agency. The smoke nuisance
is still a nuisance, a crying shame, a
constant reproach. Appeals have
been made to violators of the smoke
ordinance on aesthetic grounds. They
have been asked to use means to con-
sumo this smoke because it made the
city ugly and dirty, because it ruined
clothes and begrimed houses; but all
to no purpose. Now there is prospect
of an appeal to the pockets of these
violators, and victory for cleanliness
and health may not be far off, because
economy makes strong argument to
the average person.
Were it possible to collect all the
smoke that issues from Chicago's
thousands of chimneys during one day
it would be found to represent many
dollars in uncombusted material
material that should never have been
allowed to leave the furnace fire till
every degree of caloric had been ex-
tracted Show owners of these fur
naces that they are throwing dollars
out of their smokestacks every hour
and they will be interested in any
device which promises to successfully
consume smoke. Aestheticism is a
weak argument compared with cupid
ity.
In the governments consular re-
ports for July Frank H. Mason, United
States consul general at Berlin, gives
a most interesting account Of a new
understanding device which at
present is greatly interesting indust-
rial economists Of Germany. This de-
yice-the invention of Paul Cornelius
promises to solve more effectively
than has been done hitherto the prob
lem OF consuming bituminous coal
slack, sawdust and other inferior
forms OF feul. without smoke and under
conditions of extreme economy The
process consists simply in distributing
heated and slightly compressed air
through hollow CRATE bars to the whole
lower surface OF the furnace, which.
being injected upward through the
mass OF burning fuel. secures equal