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The San Francisco call., 1899-09-10
SHE LOVED HER
FIRST HUSBAND
BEST OF ALL
Mrs. Smith, Despond-
ent, Kills Herself.

Because Mrs. Pauline NJ. Smith found
marriage to be failure in her case, and
because she loved her first husband, she
sent pistol bullet through her brain
early yesterday morning while her second
husband lay sleeping by her side. Her
second husband is T. n. Smith, who, 1t Is
said, has amassed considerable money in
the liquor business.
From the story told by Mr.. Smith 1t
would appear that the dead woman had
fretted over her separation from her dl-
Vorced husband until she became disgust
ed with life.
Smith married the deceased in Portland,
Or, about eleven months ago, after she
had been divorced from William Hull.
After ner marriage to Smith she continued
10 visit Hun at his office. and Smith pro
tested. She explained that Hull was max
ing collections for her and attending 10
her business affairs, and Smith replled
mat he was competent to manage ner az
fairs and did not like the ldea OF her go
Ing to see her ex-husband even on pusl5
ness Mrs. Smith thereupon requested
him to take her away from Portland, as
she thought that If she kept away from
that city she would be able to forget Hull.
In pursuance Of her request the. couple
paid visit to this city about tnTee
months ago and made q call upon Mrs.
w. NJ. kretz, niece of Mrs. smith, IV-
ing on Fair Oaks street. Mrs smith pc
came so favorably impressed with this
city that she prevailed upon her husband
to buy her a little home. He bought a
small place, but she became tired or II,
and he sold 1t and purchased the rurni-
ture of a fat at 921h2 Mission street.
Through ali these changes the untor-
tunate woman pined for her home in
Portland. 1t had become endeared to her
because of its associations and the pleas
ant memories connected with the man
from whom she had been divorced. Her
husband saw that she was not contented
here, and when she expressed a desire 10
return to Portland he readily agreed. He
sold the furniture to Simon Schlweck, q
dealer, and on Friday Smith drew all their
money out of the bank, yesterday being a
holiday, so that they might leave for Port
land on the next day.
On Friday night they went to the OIym-
pia beer hall and had about four glasses
of beer, returning home and retiring at
half an hour after midnight. Mrs: smith
was somewhat depressed in spirits, but
did not say nor do anything to lead him
destruction. Before retiring she placed
a loaded revolver on a small table at the
head of the bed as a protecuon against
burglars, all the money and Jewelry OF
the couple being in the house. Smith said
that he did not carry revolver ana that
the weapon belonged to his wife
She was a very daring woman, he
added, when he told his story to Coroner
Hill.
At about a quarter before o'clock in
the morning the husband was awakened
by a noise that sounded like a pistol shot,
but his slumber was so profound that he
did not realize what had happened AS
soon as he awolle he placed his right arm
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-10

THE Commandery Of the State Of Cal
ifornia, Society of American Wars
OF the United States, was informally
Instituted yesterday. The meeting
OF the members was held in the parlors
OF the Palace Hotel, among those present
being David Starr Jordan, w. A. Ander-
son, II. G. Stevenson, Arthur Crosby, Cap
tain Henry Glass, Commander Charles w.
Rae, Professor Elmer e. Brown, Professor
Charles *. Babcock. DR.. Philip K. Brow wn
and Arthur j. Edwards. The total mem
bership in California is about sixty.
The meeting was called to order by
President David Starr Jordan, vice COM
mander general of the national society,
who spoke briefly of the aims of the So
ciety and explained that the present meet
ing was preliminary to the formal organ
1Zauon of the commandery, which Will
take place about the middle of October.
DIR. Jordan explained that the society was
historical an genealogical in its purposes,
that the men who have held positions of
trust during the formation Of the colonies
and of the United States, and who have
taken part in the wars that have been
waged by the United States, were a
picked class of men, and that to their de-
scendants this distinction has descended
and their memory should be preserved.
He then spoke further, explaining that
the Society of American Wars was insti
tuted by Edward Junius Edwards Janu-
airy II. 1887. for perpetuating among their
descendants the memory of the men who
were instrumental in establishing the colo
MES of North America and were founders
of this nation; of the men who achieved
American independence, and of the men
who in military and naval positions OF
trust assisted in the preservation of the
republic in the 1872. Mexican and Civil
wars; collecting for preservation docu
ments relating to those periods; providing
suitable commemorau of the prominent
events connected with those periods and
inspiring in It's companions the fraternaI
and patriotic spirit of their forefathers.
After this Introduction the society pro-
ceeded to the election of officers. Captain
Henry Glass, u. S. N, was elected com
mander and Arthur Jordan Edwards of
Stanford University was made recorder.
Captain Glass then took the chair, and
the details of the preliminary organization
were completed. 1t was decided to hold
the formal institution of the commandery
and the banquet on the evening of Tues
day, October II, in commemoration of
the surrender of Burgoyne at Saratoga
during the War of the Revolution. After
a discussion of the details of the banquet
the meeting adjourned.
The Society of American Wars Is pa
triotic society. formed along the same
general lines as the Society of the Gin
cinnati. the Society of Colonial Wars
and Sons of the Revolution, where the
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-10
NEIGHBORS IN DEATH.
Two Cd Residents OF DeLOng
Avenue Commit Suicide.

Avenue Commit Suicide.
Two suicides, both old men. one of them
residing at 40 De Long avenue and the
other living at Ill De Long avenue, were
reported to the Morgue yesterday. 1t is
not believed that the suicide of one had
any connection with the suicide of the
other, but the fact that the two men are
favorably known in the locality where
they lived, besides being lifelong friends,
makes a story a little out of the ordinary.
Poverty and dependency Were the causes
CT both acts.
At o'clock yesterday morning A. King,
aged as years and residing at Ill De Tong
avenue left home and went to Golden
Gate Park He has been despoIdent for
some time owing to the fact that he has
been out of work, and has complained
much of the circumstances which have
been against him. At las p. m. he blew
out his brains near the Lincoln monu-
ment with a 3S-calber revolver and died
instantly. Captain Thompson of the park
police notified the Coroner and deputies
Immediately took charge of the case.
King was married and just before he
took his life he scrawled this note:
1 am going insane. My head.
Deceased was member of Friendship
Lodge Nc. 179, A. o. y. w.
at the first of the two addresses given
above, was found dying of asphyXiation
in a bathroom connected with ms home
at $50 yesterday afternoon He. had
turned the stopper on a gas jet used un-
der cooking stove, and closing all of the
doors and windows prepared for deach.
When the neighbors entered tho house
he was breathing his last, and the efforts
of DR.. Spencer, who was called, were in
vain Deceased was employed with the
Schmidt Lithographing Company for many
years, but recently had been out of work
and had grown Respondent He left a
wife and son. the latter being about %
years of age. He was also a native son
of California
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-10

fired. I am glad I killed him, but I
am sorry did not shoot myself. How
ever, 1 hourly await the time when L
am to eXpiate my crime on. the gal
lows"
The police are convinced that Hunt
is mentally deranged. To-day he will
be taken before the Commissioners of
Insanity and be examined as to his
mental condition.
Elliot resided at 91S Hampshire street,
had been married for six years and
had three children. He was man
highly respected by all who knew him
and enjoyed the utmost confidence OF
his employers.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-10
At Our SalesrOom. 63S Market Street.

WESTERN ADDITION RESIDENCE.
North side of Pine st. (No 1870. 220 feet west
or Cough; 30xl37:6; elegant residence of IL
rooms; choice location; convenient to cars
CLAY-STREET INVESTMENT.
South side CNos. 1115-11151) Clay St. near
Mason; 40x46 feet; pays l6 per cent per anuun:
tenements; always rented.
DOWNTOWN INVESTMENT.
North side Mnna St (No. 30 200 feet west
of First; 25xSO feet; fats. L. 4, rooms and
rear house of rooms; rents S44: in the center
of the manufacturing district
FRANKLIN STREET FLATS
West side Franklin St (Nos 313-313I6) s.
feet south of Grove; flats, 5, g. rooms and
bath; rents S69; few blocks from Market st
and the City Hall.
AsHBURY HEIGHTS RESIDENCE.
East side OF Ashbury st. (No 1860 near
Seventeenth; 5Gx95 feet; nice house of : ,oon7s
and bath; marine and inland view
MISSION COTTAGE.
West side Of Noe st. CNo. 31O) south Of Mar
ket; ZoxLoo Ieet; nice cottage of rooms. bath,
basement and stable; half block off Market st.
PRESIDE HEIGHTS RESIDENCE
South side OF Clay St Clo. 33o9l 11s.g west
OF Central ave; 30x127 feet; modern residence
OF rooms and bath; select neighborhood
WESTERN ADDITION RESIDENCE
South side Of Geary st CNo. 1879. 1OS feet
West oil Laguna; 4:4xlS7:6: S-story residence
OF Ia rooms. baths and stable; Geary-st. cars.
FILBERT- STREET INVESTMENT.
North SIDE OF Filbert st. (No. 20lS). 1S9 feet
west OF Buchanan; 27:6xl2O: 2 cottages, 5.
rooms; rents $40; double frontage
BUSINESS PROPERTY
sou1neast corner of Mariposa and Florida
SITS; 2oxlo feet; store and rooms and fiat OF
saloon.
EASTON. ELDRIDGE g. CO..
o39 Market Street. Auotioneers.
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around her, she being on the outside Of
the bed. and his hand touched the re
vover. 1t was clutched in her right
hand. He found that she had shot her
self through the right temple.
The other inmates were alarmed and
DR.. Margaret Mahoney was summoned,
woman had killed herself instantly.
Mrs. Schmidt. who occupies the lower
fiat, and Mrs. Kretz, the niece of the dead
woman, informed Coroner Hill yesterday
that Mrs. Smith had frequently declared
that she intended to shoot herself.
An inquest will be held at o'clock to-
morrow morning.
nine wears ago.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-10

the Receiving Hospital through Dan
Burns, is opposed to reporters and news
paper artists visiting that notorious insti-
tuition. Last night he caused bulletin
to be placed near the entrance announcing
that in the future nobody but the hospital
staff would be admitted to the operating
room.
Like Dan Burns, the man to whom he
owes his position, Heintz, who was for
merly a rancher in Monterey County,
winces under newspaper criticism. He
fears the bungling work which is being
done in the hospital under his administra-
ton will come to the notice of the report
ers. and for this reason he is anxious to
exclude them.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-10
VICTIM OF MORPHINE.
Henry Behrens Gives Up the
Fight to Control an Evil
Habit.

Henry Behrens, residing at sos Minna
Street, committed suicide by taking an
overdose of morphine yesterday. He has
been a confirmed morphine user for the
past year. and the fact that he has not
been able to rid himself of the habit drove
him to suicide. He left several letters, of
which the following is the most interest
ing:
Anna: No doubt this will surprice you. Grant
me two wishes-you and Mary. First. do not
weep, do not sorrow for me one second-Mary
the same. Ever since L saw that the end was
my only hope, and If you could see how easy it
is. you would say, mo wonder he wanted to
go" Second, forgive me. l have struggled
with might and main as long there one
spark of hope. l swear this. l have no fear
whatever may be hereafter. for 1 can say L
have done my very best. And to any man who
is on this same road 1 would say do not try
to turn back. You will only suffer the most
ungodly torture for nothing. 1 wish you all
the good 1 possibly think of. Good-by to
you all. I have spent my last dollar. l pray
you do not spend one cent on me. Let the city
take care of me. 1 pray you don't let it bother
you. Do not give my case second thought.
HENRY.
The suicide was a laborer, aged 40 years
and single. He died at about o'clock
yesterday evening His body was taken
to the Morgue, where an inquest will be
held.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-10
Death of P Ross Martin.

The death was announced at the City and
County Hospital yesterday afternoon of
p. Ross Martin, prominent figure in
socialistic movements in this city in past
years The immediate cause of death
was heart trouble. Deceased was a ma
tive of Prince Edward Island, 81 years of
age, and had no family or relatives in
this State.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-10

n FORGE ELLIOT, a teamster, was
shot and killed and E. R. Knippen-
u berg. a saloon-keeper at Steuart
and Howard streets, possibly fatally
shot by Robert L. Hunt yesterday af-
ternoon. The tragedy was caused by
q revolver in. the hands of an insane
man, who imagined he had a grievance
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-10

habit Of carrying a revolver, and with
my trusted weapon I started out last
night to kill Elliot Knowing that he
was in the habit of visiting the saloon
where the shooting took place, 1 sat
down and waited his coming. Just as
he and his brother appeared, I waited
until his back was turned and then
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-10

mented man had been injured on the
head by a falling roof about four years
ago, and that since that time he has
not been responsible for his actions.
He shows no contrition for his crime,
and says that if he had the chance he
would murder a few more people lie
implicates the Elliot brothers in long
line of mythical family troubles. and
kept the prisoners around him awake
all night with his rawlings. He made
the following statement for publication,
which shows just how eccentric the
fellow is:
"I went to the saloon" he said. with
fixed determination to shoot Elliot. L
waited there short time, when he ap-
peared, accompanied by his brother. L
quickly arose, and, drawing my re-
volver, shot him in the back. AS he
turned he cried oh, Bobby! l then
fred a second shot, and he fell NOR
tally wounded. / waited till the police
officer arrived and was taken into Gus
tody. I am glad 1 killed him, and L
now want to be hanged for my crime.
How pleased I would be to have my
friends see me on the gallows with
rope around my neck. My soul is gone,
and without it 1 cannot live. About
two years ago l became acquainted
with Elliot while l was in the employ
of Simpson, the well-known lumber
merchant Elliot knew me we'll and up
to within few days ago had no hard
feelings against him. They thought me
crazy while in the employ of Simpson,
and I was forced to resign my position.
II went to Tacoma, and after work
ing there for some time, travelled to
Portland. l tried to join the Salvation
Army at the latter place, but for some
reason they refused to accept my ap-
lication. Tired and worn out and know
ing that Elliot was my relentless
enemy, I returned to San Francisco two
days ago determined to wreak ven
geance upon him. / have been in the
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-10
George Elliot a Victim of Robert
Hunts Bullets.
SaIOOn-Keeper Knippenberg Possibly Fatally
Injured in the Affair, but Did Not
Know He Had Been Shot Until
an Hour AfterWard.

against Elliot and his brother. The
shooting happened in the Young Amer
lea saloon kept by Knippenberg and
came without any provocation or warn
ing. The most remarkable incident at
tending it was the fact that the pro-
prietor of the house did not know that
he had been shot until nearly an
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-10

| Advances made on furniture and pianos, with
| or without removal J. Noonan. 10l7-l023 Mission
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-10
HEINTz's FOOLISH BLUFF.

Threatens to Exclude Reporters From
the Hospital.
Police Surgeon Heintz. who boasts that
he secured the appointment as head Of
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-10
NEW WESTERN HOTEL.

H EARNY AND WASHINGTON S1S.-RE-
- modeled and renovated. KING, WARD
~. european plan. Rooms soc to 81 90 day:
90 10 % week: IS to $50 month. Free oatss; hes
ana cold water every room: fire CRATES In every
room; elevator runs all night.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-10

EASTON. ELDRIDGE 81 CO..
oSS Market Street. AuCtioneers
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INFLUENCE OF PREJUDICE
AND MISNOMERS'
An Address delivered in the Tabernacle, Salt Lake City
November 49, 1890, by
ELDER JAMES E. TALMACE.

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GRATIFYING SPREAD
OF THE GOSPEL.
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ELDER BRIGHAM YOUNG.

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VITALITY OF "MoRMoNIsM. F"

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pressed those who have regarded q from
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the inconsistent. wrongly-termed sys-
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: VI Lattsr-day Saints has been advsno-
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| rejoice In the truths that are
promulgated by those who preach the
doctrine Of this Church. for such stand
upon their own merits. They require
no propplng. They are honored for
their own sake. Yet We have been told
today that those who have accepted the
truth are but a handful compared with
those who have rejected 1t. II Nor
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may We hope tina, some day II win be-
come the universal religion? I think
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dulged in Immediately after meals. Ply
sicians are beginning to recognize the ',c5
hat drugs are not the most potent roe'lr-
atives Il that exercise, peace Of mind,
congenial society and recrcation are not
merely luxuries but necessities II god
health is to be preserved.
Chapped and rough lips nro not only
painful, but ditiguring, and it is aIris-
able never to go into the open air without
previously using a little glycerin or N.oc-
line upon the mouth. To moisten the lips
with the tongue has q drying effect urOn
the skin ultimately and the habit is on 10
be vigorously avoided.
Toilet soap Of inferior quality is OK
tremely injurious TO the complexion. Only
the nest soap SHOULD he employed, and
that does not necessarily moan the ap
most extensively got up with lace md
ribbons. Pure g%lycerin or olive oil . AZ
unscentod is very good and not specially
costly.
An illustration IS given which shows a,
simple but attractive hat Of golden brown
felt. 1t il Of the new, three cornercd ,h4r"
and is trimmed with lapis lazuli blue -,J-
in, which forms u drapcry around tha
round crown. In front a fancy feather is
PASSED through the satin, and at tho lo.i
side a bunch of white viulets is placed IN
der the brim. JUDO CHOLLEI.