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The San Francisco call., 1899-03-24

studying conditions relative to the needs
of the valley in the way of passenger
and freight transportation facilities. At
Stockton the party was joined by General
Passenger Agent Byrne of the Southern
California and by A. D. SSchindler, divi-
sion superintendent of the Valley road,
and at Fresno by General Freight Agent
of travel was to Bakersfield by way of
Visalia, returning by way of Hanford.
1t was found that the rains had done
in some instances to be of any great ben
eft. From reports made by expert grain
men along the line it was learned that
the wheat crop would average about. 60
per cent. The area planted to grain this
year is greatly in excess of that of any
previous year, and a 60 per cent crop,
enormous. The damage to the apricot
and peach crops was found to be not as
will be considerable. Ali other deciduous
fruits will show excellent returns
Traffic Manager Moss. when seen last
much elated over the indications for a
prosperous season for the valley. He
stated that while the rains had not been
ley, about Bakersfield. as was desired,
they had yet been sufficient to insure
good crops, with late showers and no
He thought there would be plenty
freight for both transportation compazs
that of the Santa Fe, as by the time the
crops are ready to be moved the track
iic and the Santa Fe, between Bakers
field and Mojave. will be in operation,
General Passenger Agent Byrne's trip
was made with the view to learning what
trains it would be necessary to put on
to run from Mojave in connection with
the service of the Valley road, so as to
make the through run to Stockton, and
later to San Francisco, with the great
est convenience to the patrons of the
road
The road was found in excellent condi-
ton, despite the heavy rains, and the Of
fcials are confident that sixty miles an
hour will be an easy achievement over 1t.
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A CRUSH GREETS MEIBA
IN THE ROLE OF JULIET
PiCturesqueness and Vocal Grace
Mark the PRESERVATION.
BY ASHTON STEVENS.

e. T: If S:s: s 1; = :s:
GO sort the Grand has not been big enough @
produced has given the best cast possible the re-
accomplishment Gadsks Aida is
sands have no oonged on GsdE and
@ ady M @ t1 p p Mb m % 6uranee @ G as M limited as her stock
on and we have heard her only in the pieces that provide special
her temperament and canary vocaization
nuscaly Faust" There
@ h n9de @ trio and % quartet and din little waltz song good
twice last night The audience gave 1T perfect reception
~ Mebas % h Ju Tnn @ new me m " b m fatef m night the California
Thear and
upon
whole opera
enjoy Perhaps one of our aabe g young m & pose
opera "cyrano"
MDas Juliet is picturesque and and
music with the best voice and art that modern
the
its own dramatic ] ~ Sn non a n M Word accept her as
will pleasure in the of
Not the least remarkable feature
Mba has had OF had
appearance last night the of
decac balcony
half voice and the big duet with telling
seniority and fair measure eHce4eR % m ut IN M @ ] 'ngf IN
the frars cell eel ne[ % tone came % that m T the actual limit was reached
cast deal in mider The
all that it might have been The orches
ira hands but the choruses not
m Tn m as v % Of % course Illness the only explanation for have
pod olnste singing from
ever the cause prominent
that not up to its mark & for & hdfor - -, Who'll, house, b
started badly His voice voice WAS ohqk q anq g ] % @ pn @
round and honest and @ hneGs were G well F balanced %
die another bit of character in the
tie song rather annexed role of Romeos
O. c+c+o+o+c+E
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MINNIE ADAMS
SHAMEFUL PAST
TOLD IN COURT
Preliminary Hearing
Begun.
WILSON GRAY'S TESTIMONY
PosITIVETHE WOMAN POISONED
THEIR CHILD.
Two Important Points Brought Out
in the Evidence Given by DR..
Zabala, the Autopsy
Surgeon.
WILSON GRAY'S TESTIMONY
PoSITIVETHE WOMAN POISONED
THEIR CHILD.

Two points were brought out in the pre-
liminary examination of Mrs Minnie Ad-
ans, charged with the poisoning of her
2-year-old child yesterday afternoon that
appeared to cause the defense no small
degree of uneasiness.
The examination was being conducted
before acting Police Judge Barry, sitting
in Judge Mogan's court, and Wilson Gray,
the father of the babe, had concluded his
testimony without, however, throwing
any material light on the tragedy that he
has not already made public. DR.. Ia
bala, autopsy physician for the Coroner,
was on the stand, and had described the
burns or scars on the child's body caused
by the carbolic acid. Under close ques-
tiontng by Prosecuting Attorney Carpen-
ter DR. Zabala testified that there were
no marks whatever on the little ones
hands, although the mouth, cheeks, chin
and even the neck were scared with the
fiery stuff.
This would tend to support the theory
of the prosecution that the child had been
held and the acid forced down its throat.
for it seems entirely probable that had he
taken the acid himself, when it began
to burn his mouth he would instinctively
seek to wipe away the cause of the smart
ing with his little hands.
The second point was developed by the
attorneys for the defense during the
Cross-examination of DR.. Zabala. and as
soon as they discovered they had poked
into a mares nest they dropped that line
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boa+ thew marched to the transport IheX
SiS not 90 aboard Immediately anu SpeIte
tbair time lettering about the W1dIl; ~
WcCa1i seeing a star t1sh attachgu 70
ona Of the piles between the Nessel anu ~
fIl tbe dock lowered himself into posltlon IN
u iScarcely had he reached his perllous Us
,,oeifinn than the huge hull hove sideways
~ wave and pinioned his mead peIWeeh
rs iron side and stout Wnar1 uIIio! un1DeI.
TSa 7ES = force of the jam crushed the soldier s
1liIll vet he momentarily endured ms IN
3IHrI Win great vitality. Those who wit
1essed the appalling affair expected 10 see
% body drop into the water when the yes
eel riehted itself again.
instead of this Mccall clung TO the
1vbaIf long enough to enable bystanders
70 '' pIace a rope around his body and haul
him to the dock. In this operation he
greativ assisted them and did not loose
SSonsciousness until he had been landed.
He was sent with all possible speed to
the Presidio Hospital, but was soon be-
Vond surgical aid and in an hour after the
accident happened he was dead.
The accident was characterized by those
who witnessed it as sickening in the ex-
treme. AS the unfortunate boys head
was slowly ground in the vise-like clamp
the skull split opening a gap about five
inches in width. That death did not re-
suit instantly is Derplexity. Every bone
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will come out all right and that it will be
over in a few days, and 1 shall be glad,
for I am tired and want to go home.
The modicum of intelligence with which
Mrs. Adams is endowed is just of quail
ity sufficient to make a thinking. animal
of her. She lacks the power either to
love or to hate. She is sorry her, boy Is
dead" but it is a sorrow that has its
being only from the tips of her lips. Gray
she has no use for" and the, greatest
depth of hatred she can cherish against
him she calmly sums up in her senten-
tious description. Hes pretty bad lot
terry ticket
Only one bit of the testimony. seeming
" unimportant, interested her, and IL was
the squabble between her attorneys and
the prosecution over the bottle that had
contained the fatal dose of acid. I've
been trlcked,'' she declared, with great
show of Importance, ''tricked about those
remaining drops of acid in the bottle.
There was none left-they put IT in there,
and now they will be going to prove it
was diluted I've been tricked. but I
have found 1t out and have told my at
torney about 1t.
That there is possibility that she will
be held for murder Mrs. Adams will not
for a moment entertain. II never killed
my boy" she said. "and they must let
me RO.''
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Registration of Pure Arabs.

NEW YORK, March pa meeting OF
the stewards of the Jockey Club was held
to-day. The following resolution was
adopted:
Resolved. That the registration Of pure
Arabs be accepted in the studbook, to be
classified under the head Of Arabs. Such
Arabs, If imported must either have been
registered in some recognized studbook
abroad as pure Arabs or have their pedi-
grees for five generations certified by
sheik. If bred in this country, to be de-
scendants of such horses"
The applications for reinstatement
lodged by Jockey John G. Dorsey and
Trainers John Croker and Luke Tully
were denied Jockey George G. Cox was
restored to all privileges under the Jockey
Cllih rllaS-
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TANGLE OF THE TRUSTEES.
Trouble Increased in the Los Angeles
Library.

LOS ANGELES, March 23.-The i'm
broglio of the library trustees, caused by
the refusal of Mrs. Harriet Wadleigh to
resign and refusing to step out after her
position was declared vacant, is further
complicated by the refusal of Editor G..
D. Willard, in an open letter, to accept
the position after unanimous election. At
the trustees meeting to-day Mrs. Wad-
leigh attempted to act as secretary, as is
required, but the board refused to hear
her read the minutes or act in any form.
Resolutions were adopted demanding
that Miss Gleason be designated as clerk
pro tenn, and that the president of the
board be authorized to assume control or
the library and serve without compensa-
ton. The belief is general that Willard
will accept If the appointment is approved
by the board, which assumes duty on
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-24
Liquor Men Dine.

The German Saloon-keepers' Associa-
ton held its annual banquet in California
Hall, on Bush street, last night. The cele-
bration was a twofold one. The associa-
ton has just elected new set of officers
and besides this a somewhat tardy cele-
bration of the success of the San Fran
cisco Protective Association, of which
this is a part, at the last election was
held. The association indorsed ten can
didates for members of the Board of Su-
perviscrs and every one of them was
elected Representatives of the Brewers
Union, the Liquor Dealers Protective AS
sociation, the Soda Water Dealers Pro
tective Association, the Beer Bottlers'
Protective Association. the Grocers' Pro-
tective Association and the Barkeepers'
and Saloon-keepers' Protective Associa-
ton were invited to the banquet.
After an excellent dinner speeches were
made by John Hagler president of the
Saloon keepers Association, J. 7. Hurley
of the Retail Grocers' Protective Union
and many others. The officers of the as
sociation are: John Hagler, president
Richard Kummerlander, vice-presdent;
Gustav Gunther treasurer; F. Fortmann,
secretary Finance commttee-D. B. FAX
tor. Richard Kummerlander. John Hag-
Ter; trustees-Valentine Hassmer, Captain
Sievers The association is already laying
plans for the fall campaign.
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HAVANA, March %, 9 p. m.-The ex-
ecutive committee of the Cuban Military
Assembly has appointed General Baro-
lone AIassO. former President Of the
Cuban Revolutionary Government,
commander-in-chief of the Cuban forces
in the Orient, or eastern provinces.
The Assembly was in session this after
noon. The motion proposed yesterday
by Senor Gomez for the reorganization
Of the Cuban army was passed, but un-
der existing conditions the action of the
Assembly in this respect is unlmpOr-
tant.
a dispatch was read from the Veter-
ans Association of Santiago asking the
Assembly TO restore General Maxine
Gomez TO the post of cOmmapder-in-
chief. From General MassO a telegram
was received recognizing on his part
the superior authority OF the Assembly,
acknowledging it as a duty to sustain
the Assembly and lamenting the con-
troversy with General Gomez.
Little has been said of late as TO the
proposed trip to Washington Of Senores
VilIalon, Hovia and Despaigne, the
committee appointed by the Assembly
on March II TO lay before President
Mckinley the resolution that Gay
adopted on the motion OF General san
gully to the effect that the 5000 00O
offered by the United States would not
be sufficient, and that the United states
should help Cuba TO obtain more py
way of a loan. Apparently the matter
has been dropped, but to-day Senor Ra-
tael POTtuOndO, chairman OF the eAecu-
tive committee, suggested that the COM
mission should hand the resolution 10
the Secretary Of War This course was
opposed by General Andrade, VINO Salu
General Alger would decline to IeCOg-
nize the Assembly officially and that
the commission would be SnuDDeu-
SenOr POrtuOndC's motion was lett on
the table
General SanguiIly suggested just be-
fore adjournment that tomorrow Ses-
sion be secret, and motion to TINS Ell
feet was passed, though some OF the
members professed ignorance Of the
reason for secrecy.
1t is reported that a secret meeting
is in progress this evening at the house
OF Senior Parragas, where the dissolu-
ton motion TO be argued on Saturday
is under preliminary consideration.
The Cuban generals, DlaZ, MGntea-
guido. NOdarz, BetancOUrt and Peraza,
who held a secret meeting last night
after consulting their command with
reference TO the course TO be taken IN
the controversy between Gomez ana
the Assembly, reported to-day that
they had decided to accept the S5,OoU,-
600 for the soldiers. and also to help to
organize new Cuban army of 10000
men under the American admlnlStra-
ton.
Meanwhile the Cuban muster rolls
are not yet in the hands of General
Brooke. They were last seen by an
American officer in Guanabacoa, when
they We're in the possession of General
R0lOff. the Cuban inspector general
From his hands they probably passed
to the Military Assembly, and If the
Assembly still possesses them the pay
ment can be indefinitely delayed mere
ly by the Withholding Of the rolls from
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her attorneys, apparently unaware OF the
damaging testimony being offered against
her by the man who is the father of her
dead boy Seated we'll back in her chair,
she gazed straight ahead, never for one
moment letting her eXpressionless china
blue eyes move in the direction of the
man who was trying so hard to swear
away her life. While he explained in de-
tail the circumstances of their "house-
keeping" their final separation and her
subsequent visits in company with the
dead child to his Harrison-street room
not the fiutter of an eyelash betrayed
that she either heard what was said or
saw the man who was delivering himself
of his testimony, and all the while watch
ing the prisoner with the glued gaze of a
lynx.
The rude recital of the pathetic scene
around the bier of the dead babe
touched her not; the description of burns
that disfigured the tiny face left her un-
moved, with shining eyes peering into
the distance. 1t was only when Gray told
how he stood beside the coffin of his
child and cried, Minnie, you have done
this" that the fixed stare shifted and
the eyes of the woman accused of mur-
dering her own child jumped madly, fash
ing furtively to either side and then re-
lapsed with their long, fixed meaningless
stare.
There were no outward trappings Of
woe" about Mrs. Adams No bit of black
to recall thoughts of the child she claims
she loved and now mourns for. Gray
had his hat banded with an uncouth bit
of coarse. rusty crepe that appeared in
strange contrast with the face of the
man that wore it as a badge of mourn
ing After he had finished his testimony
he still hung about the courtroom! eag-
erly intent upon the testimony of DR..
Zabala, yet managing TO watch the
woman he claims killed his child.
When court adjourned Mrs. Adams
nodded a careless good-by to her father,
mother and sister, who had been inter
ested spectators, and followed the officer
back to her cell in the City Prison.
She went back to the prison with a sigh
of contentment and expressed her relief
"T'm glad to get back to the prison, -
she said. "It was a long afternoon in
court and I am tired. I'm tired of every
thing Tired of being away from my chill
dren, tired of being away from my peo-
Pile 1 have no doubt but that my case
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-24
SAN JOAQUIN
VALLEY CROPS
WILL Be GREAT
Inspected by Railroad
Officials.
RAINS WERE MOST 0PP0RTUNE
WHEAT PRODUCT WILL BE THE
LARGEST FOR YEARS.
Ample Transportation Facilities Will
Be Provided by the Santa Fe
and Valley Rail
roads.
RAINsWERE MOST OPPORTUNE
WHEAT PRODUCT WILL BE THE
LARGEST FOR YEARS.

According to the present outlook, as
viewed by a party of officials of the Val
ley road who have just returned from a
tour of inspection through the San Joa-
quin Valley, that section will afford the
largest amount of freight that has come
out of that valley in many a year.
On Tuesday last William A. Bissell, as
sistant traffic manager of the Santa Fe
system, accompanied by Captain A. H
Payson, second vice president; John
Moss, traffic manager, and William B.
Storey, engineer and general superin-
tendent of the Valley road, left here for
a trip over the line, with the object OF
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-24
LOWE zYNSKI IS
HELD FOR PERJURY
Cannot Escape Swiss
Authorities.
spsoIal plgpateh 70 The can.

Call Headquarters, Wellington Hotel,
Washington, March %.
The State Department has been look
ing up the record Of the alleged Ameri-
can citizen who was in Prague, Switz-
erland. making himself generally OBJ
noxious and offensive. Perjury COM
mitted before the American Consul is
now charged against him in addition.
This man at first gave his name as
Anton Morescz, and claimed to reside
in Oakland. He said he had been a
doctor in the Third California Volun-
teers. and had fought at Santiago, San
Juan and elsewhere in Cuba, and that
he was now on a furlough. He pro-
duced naturalization papers issued to
Morescz, which appeared to be in
proper enough form with the exception
of some red ink interlineations. He
was equipped with military insignia,
decorations and American flags, but
notwithstanding all this he was sus-
pected of being an impOster He broke
down and confessed that his name was
Iowezynski; that he lived in San Fran
cisco and that he had borrowed the
naturalization papers Of Morescz, who
lives in Oakland. LOWeZynskl was then
identified as a Pole, who had IN times
past been regarded as dangerous
Russian anarchist.
T,oweZynski said that his wife lived
at 1O5 Steiner street, San Francisco, but
he had been absent from her FOR d year.
He is yet in prison at Prague Tor per-
jury, which is a very serious oftense
in Switzerland.
Lowezynski arrived in this city dur
ing the early part Of last year, and
lived q hand-to- mouth existence. he
assumed the title Of Count, ana was
known 10 the habitues Of downtown
music hall by that high-sounding ap-
Dallation. He managed to be introduced
"a Mrs H. L. Fabry, who was the
widow of the well-known merchant OF
that name, who was accidentally
asDhyxiated by gas in August, 1897. he
believed her TO be possessed or a large
sum of money left her and her son Dy
her first husband, and he pald aroent
court and won her. Two WEEKS 1-ts dI'e
tbeir engagement he secured a marriage
license and they were united by Judge
7 V Coffev at the residence of the
brides mother, Mrs. A. Won Gerzabek,
6O5 Steiner street.
Within a week after the wedding the
irnposter managed to secure SoUO ana a
Io+ of ieweIrv from his wife and left
+bie city for Chicago. where he alleged
he had a medical practice. On his ar
rival in the Windy City he VISITED ms
wife's relatives and borrowed few
hundred dollars on the jewelry and de-
camped for Europe.
Lowezynski was known throughout
the country as clever faKer. II was
his plan to simulate suicide in front or
a. handsome residence, and on being
cared for by those who found him he
would work on their sympathies and
receive substantial aid to tide him over
what hA represented to be temporary
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Worthless Bonds Burned.

LOS ANGELES. March 23-The func-
ton of burning 100000 worth of bonds in
the City Hall in lots of ten at time by
legal process was enacted this morning.
The property. cremated was funding
bonds that had been issued March l. 1895.
These bonds were by the Supreme Court
declared illegal and Freeman G. Teed,
then President of the Council, refused to
sign them. Subsequently representing
the liability of the city they could not be
destroyed save in the manner prescribed
by law. The bonds were declared Illegal
because they were made payable to the
Chemical National Bank, New York.
whereas the law requires municipal bonds
to be payable at the city treasury only.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-24
FIRE ENGINEERS FINED.
Two of Them Convicted of Neglect OF
Duty and Carelessness.

The Fire Commissioners met yesterday
afternoon and fined Engineer McLaugh-
lin of engine IS thirty days pay, and En-
gineer McShane of engine "a ten days
pay for neglect of duty and carelessness.
The board recommended the transfer of
an old engine to the Almshouse for fire
protection and a quantity of hose to the
Street Department for flushing purposes.
Thomas Mahoney of truck resigned
and William Cunniffe was appointed to
fill the vacancy. Maurice Barrett was
promoted from steward of chemical en-
cowitz was appointed hoseman of en-
oytn
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in the skull was fractured and the head
itself was almost q pulp. Fully three
minutes elapsed before he lost conscious
ness, which, in the face of his terrible in
jury, is remarkable.
Mccall was but IS years of age. His
home is in Penryn, n. Y, where he en-
listed a short time ago He has brother
in Company G of the same regiment, who
was near by him when the affair happen
ed The boy is almost heart-broken over
his brothers misfortune. He has made
arrangements for the shipment of the
hndV home
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distress. He was compelled to fee from
the CITY of Mexico and Chicago, as his
practice became notorious. and he was
in danger of arrest.
The mother of Mrs LowezynsN be
leves her daughter was hypnotized by
the scoundrel, and she was instru-
mental in having the latter take this
means of ridding herself Of a dlstaste-
full name and its unworthy owner.
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HANOVER KILLED BY
THE CHLOROFORM PROCESS
The Famous American Thoroughbred
Stallion Is Put to
Death

LEXINGTON. KY. March 23.-The fam
Gus American thoroughbred stallion Han
over, "A years old. by Hindo. dam by
Bourbon Bell. was put to death to-day by
the chloroform process. Gangrene in the
left foot rendered the destruction, Of the
horse necessary. Milton Young declined
offers of $50 900 and s75, 900 for him. Han
over was the sire of Hamburg Haima;
Ben Holiday and the Commoner He led
winning sires for the last three years.
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CRUSHED HIS
SKULL LIKE
AN EGGSHELL
A VentureSOme Sol
dier's Sad Fate.

A fatal accident marred the trip of the
Ninth Infantry regulars, bound for Ma
Mia. about o'clock yesterday afternoon.
1t happened at the Broadway wharf,
where the troops were boarding the City
Puebla preparatory to their ocean voy-
ago. The victim, Henry Mccall, was a
member of Company 1 and was among
Yesterdays arrivals from the East.
Shortly after the soldiers left the ferry
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Archbishop Hennessey Very III.

DUBUQUE. Iowa, March 2S.-Arch-
bishop Hennessey is seriously i'll at the
archiepiscopal residence here. He was
suddenly stricken after dinner yesterday.
His speech is affected, leading TO the as
sumption that he Is suffering from pa
fected.
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James Reavis' confession OF how
he forged the great Reavis Peralta
land claims, in next Sundays Call.
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Bogus Count a Defendant.

At a recent date it was exclusively an
nounced in the columns of The Call that
Mrs. Anna w de Lawczynsh was about
to bring suit against her husband.
Count Theophile F'loryan de Lawczyn-
ski. for divorce Yesterday the suit was
filed, the plaintiff alleging desertion and
failure to provide as cause of action.
The defendant, 1t is believed. is now in
Vienna.
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MRS. ADAMS IS NOW
QUITE INDIFFERENT
Pays No Apparent Attention to Will
son Gray's Damaging Testi-
nODV

Ldstless, Indifferent md altogether calm.
Mrs. Minnie Adams sat in court beside