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The San Francisco call., 1899-10-28
CRIMSON LETTERS WOULD HAVE TOLD THE TALE
Headed bv Jacob Oppenhemer ncorgbe Ward
Quentin and Prepare for Five Weeks to Commit
Murder Ultimately to Make Their Escape

fierce we were to huddle against the doors
of our cells and yell fire to get Jones to
us from being cooked alive. We felt con-
fident that in the furry and excitement
attending the affair his humane feelings
would cause him to do this. Then we
would have waited till three or four of
the boys were released and fallen upon
him and killed him. or rendered him in
have been placed in a cell, the fires ex-
tinguished, the others released with the
keys which we knew Jones carried and
when Barwell returned 1t would have
been an easy matter to put him out of the
way.
when 1t was very dark we would have
slipped out quietly and waylaid Sergeant
of the Night Watch Ellis and his seven
men separately and knocked them out
with bludgeons. Securing their clothes
and weapons and keys we would have re-
leased few of the most desperate pris-
oners and set fire to one of the buildings
in the southern part of the yard. When
the fire blazed high and the guards on
the wall ran around there we would have
instructed the men last released to rush
over the west wall, and while the guards
were shooting at them we could have
easily. escaped unnoticed over the north
wall"
realize that some of the men going over
the west wall would be killed. He
laughed and said the convicts in the In
corrigible ward had club of common
Cl bllOll sympathy IOTIleu ana
didn't care for the rabble of prisoners
anyway.
Oppenheimer was released from his
straightJacket last night and with tears in
his eyes said he would make no more at
tempts to escape. He said he had all he
wanted Of Aguirre and should have taken
warning from the case of Sir" Harry
Cooper and Morrell All the other convicts
in the incorrigible ward denied that they
were concerned in the plan, and as there
was no proof that they were except the
word Of Oppenheimer they were allowed
to go unpunished
Here is a case" asserted Warden
Aguirre last evening, where these incor-
rlgible fellows have tried to escape within
q rev weeks of the time when two of their
number were punished severely for the
very same thing. Now Sir Harry Nor
rell and Oppenheimer have all been quiet
ed and will stay that way. With these
restless spirits rendered tractable, we an
ticipate no further trouble in that quarter
Yet there are people who rail against the
incorrigible cell system. and would have
such convicts as these permitted to roam
about where their chances of working evil
would be increased a hundred fold"
Captains Russell and Edgar both be-
! lieve there viii be no more trouble in the
! incorrigible ward for some time to come
! Guard Jones, to whose vigilance is per
| haps due the lives of ten men, has beer
thanked by the Warden and by Prison Di-
rector Wilkins for his devotion to duty.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-28

said, the convict Immediately complied
with the order. Warden Aguirre was sent
for and asked Oppenheimer what he had
done such a thing for.
well" was the surly reply, "if l tell
you you will know as much about 1t as
/ do
The Warden sent Jones for a strait
Jacket without any loss of time and placed
the intractable criminal in this instru-
ment of torture At o'clock yesterday
afternoon Oppenheimer's spirit was
broken sufficiently that he sent for
Aguirre and declared that his craving for
a smoke was more than he could endure
and he had taken that means of securing
It. Aguirre laughed and asked Open
heimer If he expected to smoke the mat
tress. Seeing ne, was cornered, the man
broke down completely and confessed to
the Warden a tale of intended murder
and escape so terrible in circumstantial
detail that even the head of the prison,
with all his dealings with the criminal
class. was dumfounded After telling
about taking the inner pages out of the
religious paper and making the tube OPP
penhcimer's tale was as follows:
MY intention, according to the plan.
was to set fire to my mattress and pass
the burning tube along to few others OF
the prisoners, and when the blaze grew
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-28

Captain Newth confirms the report brought by Cap
tain Bodfsh about the mortality among the natives
When the Jeanette at Cape Smyth there had been
thiry-eght deaths from disease resembling pneumo-
family, consisting of father, mother, son,
three children all died of the NAL
adv days. Nothing be done stay the
ravages of the disease and native is taken
sick he simply gives and dies in few days.
Esqumaux Cape Prince of Wales discovered
gold large quantities of the creeks They tried
to keep themselves, but it leaked out and
there rush of gold hunters the place when the
jeanette there Captain Newth also says that he
heard that placer and quartz had been dis
covered Kotzebue Sound. The whaling bark Alaska
for carrying passengers and Captain Cogan
intends stopping Cape Nome the way down to
bring all the miners who want come home
The jeanette is at Howard street wharf, but as
soon as discharged will go Oakland Creek
and up for the winter. In the spring she will
back the Arctic. This Captain Newth was first
to the and the home. first to the
this fact he attributes his good luck and
next year will try the tactics.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-28

British ship Persian Monarch and was
built at Dumbarton. Scotland, while the
Rice was built at ThOmastown; Me. The
Henry 3. Hyde was built in 1854 and Is
2449 tons net burden 26T feet 9 inches long,
IS feet beam and 20 feet inches deep.
The May Flint is an iron ship Of 52SS
tons net burden and was built in 1880. She
is $50 feet s inches long. 42 feet inches
beam and q feet inches deep.
The a. J. Fuller was built in 1871 and Is
1913 tons net burden. 229 feet 3 inches long
II feet inches beam and II feet inches
The John Mcdonald was built IN 1888
and IS 2l2S tons net burden, 249 feet
inches long, 43 feet l inch beam and 19
feet 9 inches deep.
The S. D. Carlton was built in 1890 and
is 1888 tons net burden, 240 feet long, "A
feet inches beam and % feet inches
The Pactolus was built in 1891 and is
1864 tons net burden, 223 feet inches long,
Al feet inches beam and "a feet deep.
The r. d. Rice was built in 1888 and is
252 feet inch long. 43 feet inches beam
and Is feet inches deep.
The St David is the oldest vessel of
the fleet. She was built In 187l and is l4I6
tons net burden. 213 feet inches long, 40
feet inches beam and II feet 2 inches
deep.
IS 1851 tons net burden, 231 feet inches
long, Il feet S inches beam and II feet 7
inches deep. while the st. James was built
in 1853 and is 1853 tons net burden, 2lS feet
s inches long, Al feet inches beam and %
feet inches deep. All the vessels are
in first class trim and nearly all Of them
have been in this port within the last two
years. The Henry B. Hyde is one of the
most able wooden ships a6oat, and the
May Flint is almost as good now as the
day she was launched. The ships will
prove a welcome addition to the fleet
owned on this coast, and their purchase
will be good news TO shippers who have
been seeking in vain for tonnage to carry
their merchandise.
The news of the deal will come as a
surprise TO shipping men, as II is only a
few days ago that a circular was re-
ceived stating that Flint & Co. and Dear
born & Co. had incorporated under the
name Of Flint, Dearborn g. CO. and would
operate their sailing vessels from New
York and Philadelphia to Pacific Coast
ports in connection with the four new
steamers Of the American Hawaiian
Steamship Company. II was suspected
however. that fair offer for the sailing
vessels would not be refused, but no one
expected to see all ten ships come to San
Francisco.
". E Mighen. who will handle the
newly purchased fleet, is known as one
OF the ablest managers Of vessels in this
port. At the present time he Is manag-
fng owner Of the Carrollton, EIwell Cen
eral Fairchlld, ]. B. Brown. Oregon, Ru-
fus r. Wood. Sea King. Wachusett and
others The wilma, one OF his vessels
was burned on Puget Sound a couple OF
weeks ago. There are no better found
vessels ahoat than those managed by
Mr.. Mighell.
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tions as the New York, Boston and Chi
cago athletic clubs, and from such other
clubs as may provide the material we
desire will be represented. This will be
followed by a revival of wrestling, catch
as-catch-can style, on the same lines as
the other.
Club will be the building Of ball court
and a rearrangement and remodeling of
the bathing facilities. What I particu-
dFy ne ahd udr ce gw a
ready begun to take Spurt; and the in
creasing in every direction of the personal
member shall feel he is getting the full
value of his investment the present board
of directors aspire to give frequent ath-
letic exhibitions.
I'm regard to the tone of the club, it
has improved very materially of late, as
the board of directors have determined to
retain in the club only those who can be-
caused a number of designations, but the
gap has been more than filled by the re-
turn of old and the election of new
members. Already the classes are very
much enlarged. The salaries Of the teach
ers nave been increased and their hours
of labor largely extended. The club is on
the upgrade and every one interested in
the advance of athletics on this coast is
helping 1t on.
A great part of Mr.. Harrisons time in
New York was spent on board the Erin,
as the guest of Sir Thomas Upton. OF
Sir Thomas he said:
He is a generous host, affable compan-
ion and keen sportsman. One of his many
good qualities is that he never forgets his
friends Almost the first words he said
when l met him were to inquire after his
old friend Mr.. Pollok of the Palace Hotel,
to whom he desired to be warmly remem-
bered."
In company with some of Sir Thomas
guests Mr.. Harrison viewed the great
naval parade in Dewey'S honor. He pro-
fessed himself greatly disappointed, as it
did not approach in spectacular effect the
recent one in San Francisco; neither
could the illuminations, on the night of
the land parade, compare with those
which we provided to welcome the First
Regiment home.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-28
HOT SHOT FOR ROBERTS.
Congregationalists Declare Agains
Seating Utah's Congressman
F1ocf

The last official act of the California
State Congregational Association was to
protest against the seating of Congress-
man b. H. Roberts of Utah in the follow
ing unequivocal terms:
Resolved That the General Association OF
congregational Churches of California do most
heartily protest against the seating of Con-
gressman-eiect Roberts of Utah. on the ground
that such an action would show contempt for
law, morality and social purity.
Resolved That the registrar send copies OF
gress.
The resolution was introduced by Rev
r. r. Roberts of North Berkeley
RESOLUTIONS of thanks were adopted ex-
pressing gratitude to the First Congrega-
ness
The conference will hold its next annual
meeting at Eureka, the place chosen by
the nominating committee.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-28
RIGHTS OF THE WIFE.
Riverside Conspiracy Case in the Su-
preme Court.

preme Court.
Mrs. Eleanor Hart of Riverside County
brought an action against her husband
Elton Hart, and Katherine A. Church to
compel the cancellation and surrender OF
q mortgage in the sum of 5000 upon the
plaintiffs homestead. The circumstances
Of the trouble are peculiar. In 1894 Hart
took the Church woman to his home and,
according TO the complaint, bestowed upon
her the attentions due only to the Wife
Mrs. Hart charges that while she was
sorelv troubled in mind and Ill Hart and
the Church woman, by threats and In
timidation, compelled her to sign note
for $1,000 and secure the payment thereof
by giving a mortgage on the homestead.
In the lower court Mrs Hart won, but In
the higher court, to which the case was
appealed, the judgment was modified. The
Superior Court sustained the part direct
ing the cancellation of the mortgage, on
the ground that the instrument was not
executed jointly and .concurrently by the
husband and wife. The husband did
sign and acknowledge a statement that he
Joined with his wife in incumbering the
property, but not until five months after
she had been induced to sign the mort
gage. This made II invalid. because it did
not comply with the code. AS the COM
plant did not ask for the rescission and
cancellation of the note, which the lower
court directed, this part of the first order
was reversed
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-28

"HE steam whaler Jeanette arrived from the Arc
tic yesterday. after the most successful cruise of
the She left here last January but dur
the interval the succeeded in taxing
- eighteen whales, few less than all the rest OF
the feet combined. The eighteen leviathans yielded
"a 600 pounds whaebone valued at In round figures,
100000 49,
The Jeanette docked quickly as possible and
the cargo unoaded The will be shipped East
at once and from New York will to France At
LYONS and manufacturing centers 1t Will
be made into and joined with silk will be turned
into the stiff dresses that come TO San Francisco
and cost s much money.
Captain Newth OF the jeanette reports the Karluk
with 4 Thrasher a. Bowhead 5, Mermaid 2, Alaska l,
William Baylies Belvedere and Alexander whales
Captain McKenna the Fearless did not catch whale
He IS going winter at Herschel Island, While the
Grampus BalaeDa and Narwhal will winter at Cape
Bathurst. Thrasher has lost half OF one or the
of her propeller and will be few days late max
ing mort The rest feet is hourly expected
Frank Smith, of the crew of the Jeanette dled IN
August last of consumption and was buried at sea-
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-28
GREER HARRISON
PROMISES SPORT
To OL-YMP| 5
Returns Home Again
Fight Hungry.

Under the direction of William Greer
Harrison. sportsman and litterateur, ath-
letics in this city are promised bfg
boom. Mr. Harrison has returned from
a trip through the East, during which he
paid particular attention to the features
and arrangements of all the most promi-
nent athletic clubs there.
ST want to say" said Mr.. Harrison,
when seen yesterday afternoon, that as
regards appointments and conveniences,
the Olympic is the premier athletic club
of the United States. / am negotiating
for a grand athletic boxing tournament,
to which the best boxing talent in ali
classes, from such prominent organiza-
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-28
SUSPECTED DIAMOND
THIEF IN THE TANKS
All Sing, a Chinese Cook, Departs
With Mrs. Carleton Cranes
Cams

All Sing, an alleged diamond thief. who
processes to be Chinese cook, was ar
rested last night by Detectives Wren and
Dinan and taken to the City Prison,
where he was placed in the tanks.
Carleton C. Crane, the well-known local
agent for the Vanderbilt lines, had abso-
lutte faith In All Sings honesty and ability
and last Monday employed the Chinaman
as a cook and sent him to his country
residence at Verona, near Niles.
On Wednesday Ah Sing complained of
feeling i'll and he asked permission to
come to the city.
Mrs. Crane granted the desired permis-
sion. When dinner time arrived and All
Sing did not return, Mrs. Crane became
suspicious and began to search the house
to see If anything was missing. She went
to her jewel case first and found that six
elegant and costly diamond rings had been
stolen.
The matter was at once reported to
Chief Lees and he detailed Detectives
Wren and Dinan to apprehend All Sing.
The Chinaman was found hiding in a
Chinese store on Commercial street. but
the stolen tewelry was not found on his
person.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-28

. NDAUNTED by the failure Of
their conspiracy to garrote
Guard William Barwell and
vi leave the story Of their escape
from San Quentin Prison written
in letters of blood on the floor of the old
factory building, the desperate convlcts
confined in the incorrigible cells have for
five weeks been laying new plans TO
escape-plans so clever in formation and
detail that the prison officials are filled
with amazement and horror; amazement
al the indefadgable efforts Of these des-
perate criminals to regain their liberty In
the face of obstacles generally regarded
as insuperable, and horror at. the awful
carnage that would have resulted had the
plot been carried out without hitch
Jacob Oppenhcimer, the hend, who
stabbed Guard James Mcdonald in
the lutte mill on May 16 last and inflicted
wounds which almost resulted fatally,
was selected as the Napoleon to lead them
forth to freedom. and the fact that OPP
nenheimer repented of his leadership in
a straitjacket until o'clock last even
ing was not due to his own desire or in
tention. but to the vigilance Of Guard j.
D. Jones who first came into prominence
by serving on the death watch over w.
HIT. Durrant. For five weeks the cum
ming 'fncorrigibles' have been at work
DeTfeCIlQR IDelI pldBs eii1N ~ HA'-
material necessary for the expected
break. Last night they took the initial
step toward carrying out their awful
plans.
For more than month Oppenheimer
has been supplied weekly with three
copies of the Christian Advance and Vol
unteers' Gazette. Before he returned each
COPY the convict removed the inner sheet.
and in five weeks time had accumulated
fifteen of these inner sheets. One OF these
was made into d tube. another into a
smaller tube, which would fit into the
first, and so on until paper tube eleven
feet long had been prepared the points
where the sections were joined being
made secure with thread.
About o clock Thursday evening, While
Guard Jones was in the small room at the
east end Of the upper floor Of the factory
building about thirty feet away from the
tier Of incorrigible cells-Barwell being
absent at supper-Oppenheimer thrust
this paper tube through the wicket in the
door Of his cell and lighted 1t at the gas
iet hanging from the ceiling ten feet
away. Jones observed the act just as the
lighted taper was being drawn back into
the cell and slipped quietly up in time to
see Oppenheirner ignite his mattress.
Drawing his revolver, the guard sternly
commanded Oppenheimer to stamp out
the fire and pass the taper through the
wicket Seeing that Jones meant what he
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-28
A BIC DEAL IN
SAILING SHIPS
JUST COMPLETE
Flint & Co. Sell Their
Entire Fleet.
BOUGHT BY LOCAL SYNDICATE
They Have Been Running Between
New York and This City, but
San Francisco Will Now
Be Their Home Port,
BOUGHT BY LOCAL SYNDICATE

The biggest deal ever made in sailing
ehips on this coast was consummated yes
terday. A syndicate. headed by William
f AIigheu. William Babcock. Charles
Boudrow. Edward Kenfeld, Pope & Tai
bot H T. Allen. H. L. Z. Meyer and NJ.
Blum. has purchased the entire fleet Of
sailing vessels owned by Flint & Co. Of
New York. James T. Chapman & co.
represented Flint & Co. and William e.
Nighen the syndicate, and as, soon as
price was agreed upon It did not take
long to consummate the deal
Flint d Co. owned the following vessels,
all of which viii now claim San Francisco
as their home port: May Flint henry
3. Hyde. John Mcdonald. A. J. Fuller, 5.
D Carlton. Pactolus, R. d. Rice. st.
David. st. Francis and st, James. The
money involved IN the deal IS said to be
over half a million dollars.
All Of the vessels, with the exception OF
the May Flint and r. D. Rice, We're built
at Bath. Me. The Flint was formerly the
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-28

October %, leaving an estate valued at
$4,000, was filed for probate yesterday
1t bequeaths S4OO each to Mrs. Mary Nc
Culloch and her six children, 5000 to An
drew McEwan, $50 to Edwin Tyrrell and
$50 to Elizabeth Norris, niece. The
residue Of the estate is devised to John
w. Satchwell, his son. John G. Glunes
and Richard Harold are named as exc
CutOrs.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-28

Through the courtesy of General Shaf-
ter, room on the fourth floor of the
use of the American Library The object
OF this library is to supply the soldiers in
the philippines with reading matter. Miss
Lowenberg is in charge. All books and
papers will be thankfully received.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-28
Two Days' Festival,

The Ladies Society of st. Paul's hurch,
corner of Eddy and Cough streets, has a
two days festival in view. The compile
ton of the parsonage on Eddy street and
the anniversary of Reformation day, the
31st of October, will be celebrated in the
Sunday school rooms of the church on the
afternoon and evening of both Monday
and Tuesday, the 30th and 31st of October.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-28
A "Fakev Printer.

The police were notified yesterday by
the secretary of the Typographical Union
that a man was soliciting money for the
support of the union. The man is fraud,
as the union does not require to solicit
funds. Tie Is described as about 80 years
of age, medium height and has Il black
mustache
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-28
trimmed hats reduced.

we have taken forty of our fall hats,
trimmed in the latest designs and col
orings, that have been until to-day
six and eight dollar hats. and reduced
them all to one low price.
childrens hats, that were three to
six dollars, have likewise been reduced
to Observation-Disclosures. 81 to 81
every hat is the product Of skillful
and artistic designing, and In every
way the latest style.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-28
WHITTIER. CORURN COMPANY,
1o7 Front St., San Francisco, Cal.

Coburn, Tevis e. Co have transferred
all their prtnership business and affairs
to Whittier. Coburn & Co, corpora
ton, which corporation viii hereafter
conduct and carry on the business here
tofore conducted and carried on by the
late firm Of Coburn, Tevis & Co., and
we bespeak for our successor the good
will and patronage Of all our customers.
Dated October 9th, 1899. COBURN,
TEVIS & co
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-28
ladies' vests.

ladies' extra. quality pure wool
vests. richelieu ribbed, handsomely
finished, high neck and long sleeves
pearl buttons, satin ribbon in neck,
colors pink, natural, white and black,
worth $1.25, new price $1.15 each.
ladies' swiss ribbed merino vests,
guaranteed nonshrinkable, good
heavy weight-nicely finished seams,
all covered, white or natural gray,
sizes 4, 5 and 6; new price, 81 each.
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good towels.

300 dozen huck towels. fine weave,
fringed ends, colored borders; it's a
good towel for hotels, lodging houses
and BARRIERS, but not being a regular
size with us, we shall close them out:
15X31 inches Csc a dozen
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-28
pillow cases.

600 pillow cases, of unbleached, good
quality muslin; lot the manufac-
turer had to dispose of; we bought
them so that we can sell them at less
than the material costs by the yard.
45X36 inches, Sc each.
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brated In ST. Francis Church. Vallejo
street, at II o'clock. An appropriate SER
mon will be preached by the pastor, Rev.
T. Caraher.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

lLETTEE TO MRS. PISKHAM NO. 4e, ,97ol
b 81 had female COM
plants SO bad that it
caused me to have
hysterical fits; have had
as many as nine in one
day.
"Five bottles of
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
cured me and it has
been a year since | had
an attack.
HrS. Edna Jackson,
Pearl, La.
II Mrs. pinEham's Compound will cure
such severe cases as this surely it
must be a great medicines there
any sufferer foolish enough not to
give it a trial?
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-28
cloak department..

Is misses golf capes, 10 to IS years
with plaid silk-lined hood and cape,
faced with same, finely tailored, color
blue, SIS cape for 81 each.
"a black cheviot separate skirts
finely braided and tailored. lined with
best percaline and bound with vel
veteen, new cut, and perfect fitting,
$6 value for $5 each.
36 fine imported kersey cloth jack
cts; button, double breasted, half
silk lined, finely stitched and tailored,
color new castor shade, an excellent
value, $3.50 each.
Is black worsted and homespun
cheviot suits, just received, double
breasted, six button, tight fitting
Jackets, and silk lined throughout.
new habit back skirt, lined with best
percaline and bound with corduroy,
a perfect fitting suit and excellent
value, 800 each.
36 black sateen underskirts, made
with deep full f1ounce and ruff1e, in all
sizes, $1.25 each.
II children's cloaks in red and blue,
all wool, finely made and lined, with
large cape, trimmed with black thi-
bet fur and braid, sizes 2 to years, 81
each.