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FRIDAY PECKMBER 13, 1895 AMUSEMENTS. BAU>wnr Thf.ati.-h.- Bice's His "1492." Cat.ifokxia Theateb—-' Inironiar." CoLfMBiA Til eat «?— "Cleopatra." Korosco's Opeba-hovse— "A son of Thespls." Trvoi i Cn BA-BorsK— "The Bfßgar Student." CBFHBUK- ]!i£li-("ass Vaudi'Vilie. (Trvii's Ai.cAMR.-'-An Honest Girl" and •M.iitle.lohn L." Macdokottqh Theatkb (Oakland) -" Dr S\n: in." V . • ii whs' I'avii. ion— Poultry Show. 'I'm: California Vknts-AI 10 Post street. i i Tin- chvtfs — Daily at Haight street, c i «- 1 ock t'usl of tlio lark. PacificCoast.Tock r\ Ci.ru.- Races. AUCTION SALES. By F.apton, Eunnsi <fc Co.— This day (Yr\- riny), Kiii;-:. at 6-!!) Satter street, at 2:SO p. k. !•■. I'a«to\-. Ki.piuixiF. it Co.— Tuesday, Dec. Estate, a: i-ah-srooms. 638 Market street, at 12 o'clock noon. rv Indiana Ancnosi Co.— This day (Frl- d > . Japanese Art and Curios, at 22 Geary street, at S2 p. m. Bi i. ii. i'm!i«kn * Co.— Real Estate, Saturday, ber2B, M 12 o'clock uoon at salesroom, 14 imery stroet. CITY NEWS IN BEIEF. The Republican County Committee met last evening. Many women and children are Deing ruined by the pool rooms. The rendezvous for the benefit of the Boys' Brigade opened auspiciously. - Lady of Guadalupe was ccle brnttt! at the Spanish Church yesterday. well case yesterday Mrs. How ell told how she received the "Dear Matt" letter. '.rectors of the California Girls' Trai n:■ yesterday indorsed the work of Mrs. M. French. •mmercial Travelers' Association will ts annual benefit at the Columbia The b the :27th inst. The verbatim report of Attorney D. M. Del iriHs' eloquent argument in the MUler & Lux : tied wood City. Ihe will of Dr. George Gerlach was filed for ■■ yesterday. He left all his property to his wife and daughter. The law firm of Morrison, Stratton & For esterwas di>solved yesterday by mutual con sent, Mr. Straiten retiring. Local artists will hold a meeting at the Art Institute next Monday to arrange the details of the dearies presentation. The unions of the building trades are still at work upon a pian for the establishment of a al building trades council. Mrs. Leonora EttLnger is»suing her absent nd for support. She charges that her father-in-law is seeping them apart. luternftl Revenue Collector Welburn is ask- Treasury Department in his present report for an increase of clerical force. Frauenholz, ex-manager of the Ba- Brewery, committed suicide at the ocean beach yesterday afternoon by shooting him- Ci'.ief ("rowley yesterday swore in Dennis J. Daley as a police officer. Daley is 28 years of ative of San Francisco and a plumber by tri The weather forecast for to-day is "foggy in >rning, generally cloudy during the day; stationary temperature; fresh northerly to ;. v.ii.d.-." The attendance at the poultry show yester day was an improvement on the day before. Several awards were made during the after noon and evening. Postmaster John Graham of Forest Home, Amador County, bas been arrested by the Fed eral authorities on an indictment for tamper* I ;th the mails. A young man who registered at the Rriss as "Max Liuse of New York" tried to It suicide yesterday morning by turning (in the gas in his room. The women's mas^-meeting at Metropolitan le wks addressed by Mrs. A. C. Wells, Mrs. L. V. lloore, Mrs. H. "Chandler, Mrs. Anna Smith and otners last night. The Bacon Printing Company, started over forty years ago, has failed and the business is now in the hands of an assignee to satisfy the Uma for $16,000. rmu/^antE Bella won the G. H. Mamm & tea at Ingleside yesterday. The other r&were: sir Richard, Ferris Hartman, {'obey and I'hiloinena. The jury in Judge Bahrs' court acquitted R. H. McDonald of the charge of embezzling the nioney his brother, Frank V., claimed to have lost "in Chicago from an old trunk. T. C. Spelling, attorney for depositors and stockholders of the defunct People's Home Savings Bank, makes a vigorous attack on the ma Sale Deposit and Trust Company. Arthur Arlington, the women-swindler with miny abases, was yesterday held to answer before the Superior Court by Judge Conlan on the charge of felony embezzlement in $3000 The Fire Commissioners yesterday announced that in future procers and liquor men would have to collect their own bills from firemen, as the board refused longer to be a collection tain L. O.Parker, who has been In charge c{ i<ie San Francisco United States Army re cruiting station for the past four years, has been relieved and will join his regiment at Benlcia. Collector Wise seized Captain Charles Luch • allng schooner the Kate and Annie yes terday, for violating the regulations as to the .\\ ard. Her cargo of sealskins was left in Astoria. The testimony taken in the Hale & Xorcross ■ Bterday releted to the method of taking imDles, the percentages of return to be expected on various assays, and the financial transactions of the firm. Kvidence in the test case brought by the Southern Pacific Company against Richard H. Collier for falsely personating another was i;eard before Judge Cotilan yesterday and de c,-:on reserved till to-day. The P-attle ''reek salmon hatchery will be on the 15th inst. The result of the sea - rk was 10.000,008 spawn, which is shipped to the .^isson and Clackamas hatcheries for distribution. \ letter from J. A. Filcher, who is in charge of the California exhibit At the Atlanta Expo- Bition -•;■•(•* that the number of gold medais won by meritorious products of this State has ; reased to thirty-four. LuigiSciTfoH suing to recover $3000 from OttavToGavaxw), which he claim^was collected from the Home Insurance Company for him by <;r-, "zzo and was then applied to the purchase of land by his faithless friend. The police have discovered that John Hill, ! real estate dealer, has swindled a laree number of people out of small suras of money by faisely representing that he was about to cfose an important real estate deal, i The board of adjustment of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers of the Southern Pa cific system is holding its annual session in f mid presenting local grievances to the Southern Pacific Company for adjustment. A dispatch from Washington states that the order requiring a certificate of inspection to accompany export beef has been modiUed to po into effect March 1 instead of January 1. The local beef exporters are hignly pleased. Milk inspector Dockory caught J. W. Rey nolds of the Woodland dairy in the act of watering the milk in his cans from a trough, on I.ilv avenue and Lnguna street, early yes teraay morning, and will have him arrested. The Veteran Volunteer Fireman's Associa tion of California held its annual meeting on the evening of the 10th instant for the pur rose of nominating officers for the ensuing >. ur, to be balloted for at the next monthly , :ig. Miss Ro-el'la La Faille, a well-known and popular Mission public school teacher, has de'ermir.ed to .adopt the stage as a profession. c Mill join Belasco's "Heart of Maryland company at Washington with the coming of tha new" year. Currant has been granted a stay of proceed ings for twenty days delaying his removal :rom the jail to thfi State I'rison while nis counsel ?hall be hard at work drawing up voluminous exceptions to present to the su preme Court lortlie purpose of pointing'out mistakes in the trial. Mrs. Mabel Wilson, a young woman, com mitted suicide by taking strychnine eanv yes terday morning at the Acme House, 9.x Mar ket street. In letters which she had written, she charged Albert E. Barilett with having abandoned her for another woman. A protest i? to be sent on to Secret aiv Carlisle by the owners of ihe seized sealing schooners Hi.whead ami Winchester, through Attorney Kiordan.conn laining tliat Collector of Customs Wise Hh.l strained the technicalities oi the ry Department very much to the injury oi the scaling industry. Attorneys I oote and Quitzow, chosen as judges In the Yorke-Koss controversy, held a confer ence yesterday, but could come to no agree ment, and as a result new judges may have ;o h*-. named. Kt-v. Dr. Case replies to Father Vorke's statement relative to his Brazilian cousin and withdraws from the controversy. M'DONALD IS ACQUITTED The Burden of Guilt Is Thrown on the Brother, Who Is in Exile. IT WAS THE DOCTOE'S MONEY. The Cash Drawn Out on the Eve of Failure Was Carried Off by Frank McDonald. The jury in Judge Bahr's court yes terday declared Richard H. McDonald Jr.. the Pacific Bank wrecker, not guilty of the charge in the indictment for embezzle ment for his part in getting away with the $14,000. which his brother Frank had announced in the newspapers was lost from his trunk in Chicago. The defense introduced evidence to show that the money which was drawn out after banking hours the evening before the suspension by the two brothers was drawn by checks of Dr. R. H. McDonald, signed by Frank V. McDonald as his attorney, and that "Dick" had nothing to do with it. Tney claimed that the doctor had a balance at the bank ample to cover the amount, and that the money was drawn to pay back an overdraft at the Chemical National Bank of New York, but the prosecution had proved that there was no overdraft and that the money never was used for any such purpose. However, the defense succeeded in shifting the burden to the shoulders of Frank V. McDonald, the cashier brother, now in exile, and the jury had nothing to do but bring in a verdict of not euilty against the ex-vice-president now in jail. The defense at the opening of court in the morning recalled W. S. Boddy, who had been collector for the Pacific Bank. He testified that neither when he gave the |«5000 nor when he gave the $8000 to Frank V. McDonald on the afternoon of June 22 was he accompanied by the defendant and he did not see Richard with Frank after ward that afternoon. Carroll Cook made the opening state ment for the defense, promising to show that the money was drawn by checks of R. H. McDonald Jr. by Frank Y. as his attor ney, to be used for the purpose of repaying an overdraft at the Chemical National Bank of New York; that the money when drawn was charged to R. H. McDonald Sr. and became his property, and that what was done with it could be no affair of the bank's; that even if any crime was com mitted it was committed by Frank Y. Mc donaid and not by Richard, because he would show that the latter had nothing to do with drawing th% money or using it. W. H. Eastland testified that as finan cial broker for the Pacific Bank in New York in June, 1893. he had gone to the Chemical National Bank and arranged fur an overdraft. Joseph K. Carter, who was assistant bookkeeper at the Pacific Bank, exhibited books to show that the Paciric Bank was indebted in June, 1883, to the Ch mical National Bank to the amount of $121,253 11. On cross-examination he said that this was the secured account and that there were no overdrafts drawn after Eastland had arranged fur them. As to the rela tions of the brothers in the bank he paid that they were "just friendly, as between brothers, except at times when Frank would want to put through some matters or schemes of his own which his brother would object to. They differed as to methods of banking. When any such friction would occur Frank would prevail." D. M. Gavigan, a deputy from the Re corder's office, produced the records showing that a power of attorney from Dr. McDonald to Frank Y. McDonald, dated in New York June 1893, and re voked in January, ISO 4, had been tiled for record June 23, 1893. The power of attorney, however, only gave Frank McDonald the right to transfer real estate for his father, and not to draw checks or do any other business. L. Yescari, who had been paying-teller at the Paciric Bank for twenty years, testified that Frank V. McDonald had been in the habit of drawing checks in his father's name. This closed the case for the defense, and Carroll Cook, for the defense, an<l Walter S. Hinide made short addresses to the jury. Judge Bahrs charged the jury that if they iound that R. H. McDonald Sr. had a balance on his account at the banic suffi cient to pay the checks and if Frank V. McDonald had authority to withdraw the money and open and avowedly withdrew it tney would not be justified in convict ing the defendant. At the close of the Judge's charge Mr. Hinkle threw up the sponge and said that a verdict of acquittal would be rendered. Tue jury was out Dut half an hour, and when they came in brought a verdict of not guilty. BOYS` BRIGADE BENEFIT. The Opening of the Rendez vous Is Largely Attended. A Musical and Literary Programme Will Be Rendered Each Evening. The rendezvous of the Boys' Brigade opened auspiciously at the former Y. M. C. A. quarters, 232 Sutter street, yesterday. More than 300 persons were served with luncheon and thtre were numerous cus tomers at the booths. The entrance is an index to the charac ter of the entertainment from the fact that Master M. Letts, in brigade uniform, challenges all visitors without passes. Passing through the hall with its brav ery of National colors the visitor goes to the assembly rooms, where are the lunch tables, the ice cream booth— an artistic combination of borax pillars and hr, pre- sided over by Mrs. E. J. Lovejoy and other Alameda ladies, who serve frozen delicacies — the old homestead, a clever representation of primitive housekeeping in charge of ladies from Hovavd Metho dist Church, the cake booth in care of Mrs. I. Littlefield, all with the setting of riags and banners galore. The old gymnasium is occupied by a picturesque shooting gallery in charge of L. T. Ward. In the parlors are handsome booths, many of them novel as well. Miss Maud Phillip ifl the presiding gen:us, Rebecca at tho Well, and dispenses lemonade; Miss K. D. Wilson looks after the date booth, which is embowered in paiuis; Colonel Walker, Mrs. J. G. Ward and Miss E. W. W T ard are in charge of the Oriental booth, where the late Ferdinand Richardt's paintings are on sale; Mrs. Isabel Nolte has the fancy booth, and some girls from the Methodist Mission are in the Chinese booth. Miss Ladd and Mis» Hew lett dispense goods at the floral booth; Mrs. M*. S. Hauser tlie candy; Mrs. li. Gray has the fancy booth, contributed by Grace Methodist Episcopal Church: Miss Mary Speakman has the curio gallery ; and the voting booth whore ballots will be cast for the most popular lady and gentleman, is in charge of Miss Clara C. Staobridge. The Edison quarters are looked after by A. Omond. TYere are photographic views of camp life at the photograph corner, and toe boys' exchange is a bureau of THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1895. wood-carving and other articles exclusively manufactured by boys. The "plan of the campaign" is the work of W. D. Kingsbury, chairman of the committee on arrangements, Colonel Walker, J. H. Martin, Edwin Holmes, Bert Weymouth and others, and Mrs. Holton and Mrs. I. L. Cromwell are in charge of the lunchroom. The membership of the Boys' Brigade, the rendezvous' beneficiary, has reached 2500 in the State. Dr. Ledyard Is its presi dent and J. H. Russell brigadier-general. Churches of San Franc/sco, Oakland, Berkeley, Alameda and San Jose are rep resented at the rendezvous, which will be in progress each day and evening, ex cepting Sunday, until Wednesday. Special programmes of music and liter ary exercises are given each evening. ;his wife testifies. In the Howell Case Mrs. Howell Tells How She Received the "Dear Matt" Letter. Martin D. Howell's cross-examination was concluded in the United States Dis trict Court yesterday. Mrs. Ho well was put on the stand. She told how she received the "Dear Matt" let ter. She got it, she said, from the Post master at Lathrop hefore liowell's second trial, and it was postmarked "Ariz." The letter, she explained, she gave to her at torneys. Her reason for not testifying at her husband's second trial as to how she received it was because she was not asked any questions then about it. Henry Wadsworth of Wells, Fargo & Co., testified as to Howell's bank account, and A. S. Loewi and others were called to show that they were in doubt as to the money said to have been passed by Howell having been counterfeit or not. Mrs. Edith Green, Howell's step-daugh ter, testified that Matt Jones once tried to have her take some bad money from him. WITH A SCILPED TICKET. Evidence in the Test Case Against Richard H. Col lier Heard. Decision Reserved Till the Ques tion of Jurisdiction Is Considered. Richard H. Collier, the insurance solic itor, appeared in Judge Conlan's court yesterday morning to answer to the charge of falseiy personating another. The case is a test one brought by the Southern Pacific Railroad Company to decide whether a person can travel over its lines with a "scalped" ticket, and At torney Kelly was present as special prose cutor for the company. The ticket was issued by the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Company to Wil liam H. McPhee. In July last Collier pre sented the ticket at the office of George Lippman, passenger agent for the com pany, on Market street, and Collier, in his presence, signed McPhee's name to it. Collier was going East, and on the train near Port Costa Conductor Hubbard took up the ticket and ordered Collier off the train. He paid the regular fare to Reno, New, and remained on the train. "When he returned to the City two or three weeks ago lie was arrested. George Lippman testified to Collier pre senting the ticket at his off -c and signing McPhee's name to it. Conductor Hubbard testified to taking the ticket from Collier. He said to him, "You are not McPhee.' Collier replied, "Yes, I am." Then Hubbard asked him to sign his name to the ticket, and after he bad signed MiPhee's name Hubbard looked at the original signature and at once took up the ticket and ordered him off the train or pay the regular fare. Nathan Gantz, a passenger on the train, corroborated Hubbard as to Collier signing McPhee'sname and the conversation that took place between them. Collier took the stand and testified that he got the ticket from McPhee, who is a business man of Michigan, and who au thorized him to sign his name to it. "If that is so, why did you not send for McPhee to testify in your behalf?" asked Attorney Kelly. * "I didn't think it necessary," replied ('oilier. "Why did you not use your mileage ticket?" was the next question. "I had left it in the pocket of a coat at home with other papers." "Why did you not tell the conductor when he took up your ticket that you were not McPb.ee. but that he had authorized you to &i£n his name?" "I didn't think it necessary." After argument of counsel the Judge said he would take the case under advise ment till to-day, as he was not sure whether he had jurisdiction in the matter. AN ANNUAL BENEFIT. The Commercial Travelers* Association Will Hear Fanny Rice in a New Comedy. One of the most interesting benefit per formances that have taken place this win ter will be the annual benefit of the Pacific Coast Commercial Travelers' Association, which will take place at the Columbia Theater onVhe 27th inst. The organization has so mar.y friends that it is reputed that the capacitiy of the pretty little theater will be taxed to ac commodate the audience. The entertain ment committee has been fortunate in se curing the Columbia during the run of one of the best attractions that will visit it this winter. Fanny Rice and her company will be the performers, and the Commer cial Travelers' Association will see her in her new play, "Nancy at tbe French Ball." This comedy is one of the best that the jovial actress has produced for a long time. In the East it has been highly spoken of by the critics, and the fact of its being a novelty to San Francisco will add considerably to the interest of the benefit performance. VETEEAN FIREMEN MEET. Officers Are Nominated to Be Balloted lur at the Next Meeting. The Veteran Volunteer Firemen's Asso ciation of California held its annual meet- ing on the evening of ihe 10th inst., for the purpose of nominating officers for the ensuing year, to be balloted for at the next monthly meeting. Following is the list of the nominations: President, Joseph D. Marshall; first vice president, Stephen Bunner, Charles Wilson; second vice-president, George Carlisle; third vice-president, William Nuder; recording sec retary, William A.Scollay; financial secretary, •Jus I'ohlman; treasurer. William Fahrenkrug. Board of directors— William Kramer, Frank Terramorse, George Pidgein, Thomas Cornell, John Foley, George Warren, Ala Harriss, William Rauburger* Board of trustees— Fred Will, H. J. Burus, William McMann, Richard Harrold. The question regarding the appropriation of funds by the Supervisors for the relief of the deserving veterans for the follow ine year was discussed at the meeting. Over forty veterans are now receiving funds at the hands of the relief committee. A fund of $12,000 was asked for, but as only $fXHX) was appropriated, there is some doubt that the amount will be sufficient to carry them through the year, but the officers are in hopes that they will be able to make more elaborate arrangements for the next term. CoJony-ProinoterH Sued. The creditor of the old Elmore colony, a scheme started to induce people to invest in Glenn County lands, are suing A. E. More and Thomas H. Downing, the promoters, for $28,338. Suit is brought through A. S. Wariaer, who is assignee of over sixty claims. LINCOLN NIGHT CLASSES. How People Who Work All Day Do Their Studying After Dark. NUMEROUS PUPILS ATTEND. Professor Mac Donald Says the School Should Not Be Abolished as Was Suggested. If the Lincoln Night School is closed, as has been suggested, it will make the edu cation of nearly 1500 students and pupils a difficult problem to solve. At the present time there are thirty-six classes under the care of thirty-six teach ers graduating pupils whose studies after dark make it possible for them to secure an education which they are denied in the daytime because of the great struggle for bread and fight for existence. It is the largest night school in the world and contains nine grades, which care for the instruction of all sorts and condi tions of men, girls and boys ranging from 7 to 70 years of age. A visit to the Lincoln Nighrt School will convince any one who cares to make the trip that the work of educating the at tendants is worthy of the fruit it bears. When the school opens at 7 : 15 old men and hard-working boys file in and give up the time to study that other people Students at the Lincoln Night School. spend in enjoyment. Women whose days are spent in toil bend over primers and arithmetics trying to gain that knowledge that will make them more valuable in some other walk of life. Young girls, whose tongues are only able to handle some foreign language, apply themselves to a common English grammar and strive to learn the standard tongue. Their efforts are sincere, and the result is the spreading of education among those who really have a thirst for knowledge. Elderly men who have long ago passed the age* of youthful illusions delve in readers and spellers for that fragment of knowledge that can only come tp them through industry and diligent appliance. Tn the adult grades there are different nationalities to be found, and the patience they display in attempting (and generally with success) to get a fragmentary under standing of the elements of an education, justifies ihe belief that it would be a foolish thing to abolish the school. Professor A. 11. Mac Donald, who is principal of the school, said when speak ing of the institution : "I do not think it would be a wise thing to abolish this par ticular place of learning. It has done too much' good already to be called an experi ment, and some of the brightest men we have in San Francisco are graduates from this night school. I can go into any busi ness house in San Francisco and lind pupils who are receiving their education here— men and boys wbo cannot find time to study in the light of day. Remember that we have enrolled since the beginning of the July term over 1900 pupils and that we have a regular nightly attendance of nearly 1500. It is possible for a student at this school to graduate into the medical, dental and pharmaceutical college with out further examination. We graduate our scholars just the same as any common English grammar school and without it there would be a ureat many men and boys who would grow up in ignorance and never be anything better than unlettered workingmen. "In the children's grades we have youngsters who are the sole support of mothers and can only attend school after dark, finding it necesscry to work in the daytime. We have boys aud girls here who were not able to speau a word of English when they entered, and there is not a single case where they have not suc ceeded in mastering our tongue so that they are able to converse intelligently. Aside from that we have a Spanish class for those who care to take up the study of that language. The attendance there alone is over thirty, and all of them are getting along well. "We start our pupils in the receiving class and gradually work them up along the line of knowledge until they finally graduate with education sufficient to carry them through the world reasonably well. Without night school a great many of them would have only the knowledge they were born with." A Call representative walked through the institution with Professor Mac Donald and found a most intelligent and capable corps of teachers instilling knowledge into the minds of pupils who were so absorbed in study that many of them were uncon scious of the presence of a stranger. NORTON BUSH'S WORKS. Auction Sale of Some of the Late Artist's Faintiugs at Low Prices. The sale of paintings belonging to the estate of the late Norton Busti did not at tract a crowd at the salesrooms of Bovee, Toy & Co. yesterday. When Auctioneer Butterfield began his oration there were four women and ten men present. None of them seemed anxious to Dossess the pictures. The bidding lacged fromnhe start. It seemed impossible to get more than $5 for anything, but at last J. D. Phelan was prevailed on to offer $60 for "Adrift on a Lee Shore," and it was knocked down to him for that price. A choice tropic scene went to llusscll Wilson for $37 50. It was the last painting touched by Bush's pencil, and probably the gem of the collection, for it shows the best characteristics of Bush's work; not ably the softness of tone and the delicacy of touch that gave him whatever fame he possessed. It was upon his tropics that Bush based his claim. to recognition, A few years ago— it seems only a few days- Norton Busn was the vogue in San Fran cisco. It seemed a confirmation of the ofttold tale of human forgetfulness to note that but few of the artist's old-time friends and associates were present. Among the works sold were the follow ing: "Marine Storm," $2; "Napoleon, Eve Before Waterloo," $2 50; "Landscape in New York, $3; "OR the Heads," $3; "Golden Gate," $6. These were all taken by Mr. Buckingham. Mr. Eddy paidsl 75 for a "Rock Scene" and $3 25 for "On the Hudson, New York." "Mount Diablo," an imposing view of our nearest height, sketched from the Sacramento River at the head of Suisun Bay, was bought for $22. Others went at these figures: "Flowers" (tulip), $4 25; "A Gray Day" (marine), $6 50; "Scene in Central Park," $350; "Fishing-boat," $3 50. Forty-two pictures were offered. INDORSED MBS. FRENCH. Action Taken by the Directors of the Girls' Training Home. Mrs. Rose M. French was heartily in dorsed by the directors of the California Girls' Training Home at their meeting yesterday. Their action was ratib'ed by the association, which met later. The matter of a formal reply to the charges Mrs. George W. Kneib is said to have made against the management was broached, but the ladies declared the home was above suspicion in every particular, and its books were open to public inspec tion. It was decided to make the fee of life membership for gentlemen $50, for ladies $25, and for young people $10. Most of the directors arranged to be enrolled as life members. Mrs. Frank J. French and Mrs. A. M. Nash were elected delegates to the Women's Federation for Puolic Good. FAILED TO OBTAIN WORK. Without Any Hope Left Max Linse Tries to Commit Suicide. Turned on the Gas in His Room at the Russ House, but He Was Caught in Time. An attempt at suicide by asphyxiation was made by a young Austrian at the Russ House early yesterday morning, but failed because of a timely discovery. About six weeks ago the would-be sui cide came to this City, and on November 8 he registered at the Russ House as "Max Linse of New York." This, according to his own confession, is not his right name. He is a dry-goods salesman by occupation, and inability to find work Is his explana tion of why he wanted to destroy himself. He told an acquaintance at the hotel on Tuesday that he "would like to die, I ' and yesterday morning he proceeded to put his wish into execution. He turned on the gas in his room, No. 57. Frank Hansen, a bellboy, happened to smell the escaping gas while passing by and reported that fact to the manager, Captain J. S. Young. The door of the room was at once opened and "Linse" was seen lying on his bed, with his head covered by a blanket. Gas was flowing with full force from the burner. It was turned off and a cup of hot coffee was pro cured and forced down fiis throat. In about a half hour he was resuscitated. His first words were : "Let me die ! Don't try to bring me to!" and when he had fully recovered he asked Captain Young : "Why did you not take the money out of my pocket and let me die?" Captain Young remonstrated with him, telling him he had a good future before him, and prevailed upon him to go for a walk, accompanied by one of the bellboys. "Linse" went only a block, and then asked the boy to take him down to the bay. The boy took him back to the hotel instead, and then Captain Young turned him over to Lieutenant Esola at the California-street police station. Lieutenant Esola had him sent to Chief Crowley. A letter was found in his room written in German and addressed to Coroner Hawkins. In it he had expressed a desire that no effort would be made to ascertain his true name, as he did not want his parents to know that he had been "a can didate for suicide. " He had directed that his trunk be sent to Miss fanny Epstein, 144 Second avenne, New York, and that his body be buried in the Jewish cemetery. Part of the letter, as translated, reads: Not being successful in my efforts to secure work of any kind, and having spent all I had, 1 see no other way, as I do not want to become a beggar or a thief; but so ending my life. To me personally it is hard to part from a world that has brought me from my childhood nothing but hard work and insults of every kind. If I nevertheless find it hard to act the way I am compelled to it is on account of my love to my parents, to whom I promised to support them when they are aged, whicn promise I cannot keep now. The man will be detained for examina tion as to his mental condition. His rela tives live in New York. FORCED FROM HIS WIFE. Mrs. Ettlinger Charges Her Father-in- Law With Enticing Her Husband From Her. Leonora Ettlinger is suing her 21-year old husband for support. The husband is Isaac Ettlinger, junior partner of the grain firm of Eppinger & Co. They were mar ried in San Rafael, November 3,1894, but the marriage was kept secret from the hus band's father until a few months ago, when a child was born to them. Then the girl's mother told Ettlinger of his son's marriage and there was trouble at once. Mrs. Ettlinger's attorneys say that every thing possible was done to keep the young people apart, and finally the young man was sent East. He has not been heard from since, but in the meantime his wife and child have been left with very little means, so when it was learned that he had returned to this City, suit for maintenance was commenced against him. The young wife will not sue for divorce, and her attorneys say that if parental maneuvering were stopped young Ettlin ger would rejoin his wifo at once. The young wife was a Miss Leonora Midgley. FEDERAL COURT CALENDAR. UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COUET. [McKenna r J.] E. Riley vs. O. M. Welburn ot al.— Time for defendant to plead extended ntteen days. Blythe et al. vs. Hinckley el al.— Plaintiff al lowed to file amended complaint. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COTJKT. [Morrow, J.ji United States vs. Howell— On trial. Testi mony for the defense beiug taken. Howard Cltib Revives. A reorganization was effected Wednesday evening of the Howard Club of this City, which was once a potential organization in the Re pub! ican party. The preliminary organization was placed in the hands of the following com mittee of five: Daniel J. Crowley, William J. Blattner, John P. Glynn, Thomas J. Fleming and Fred Eggers. This committee has under consideration a plan of permanent organiza tion which will be submitted to the club at its initial meeting. It is the intention of the old members of the Howards to revive the club and make it the important factor politically in the future that it has been in the past. A. O. U. TV. Elects Officers. Harmony Lodge No. 9, A. O. U. W., held its aanual election last night. The following officers were chosen and installed: H. D. Dohnken, past master workman; M. Crane, master workman; J. J. Gillmore. foreman; S. F. Luck, overseer; L. Johnson, recorder; E. A. Smith, financier; C. Schwerin. receiver; T. J. Foley, inside watchman; S. McFadden, trustee; medical examiners— Dr. F. F. Lord and Dr. George Adam. FORTY YEARS AND FAILS The Bacon Printing Company Turns Everything Over to Its Creditors. i ENOUGH TO SATISFY THEM. A Pioneer Printing Firm Is Unsuc cessful and Assigns to Cancel $16,000. The Bacon Printing Company that has done business in this City for over forty years baa gone to the wall. The firm has finally decided to abandon an uphill fight and to turn its affairs over for an assignee to handle for the bsnefit of the creditors, whose claims amount to $16,000, which, it is believed, is amply cov ered by the value of the plant. I. Zellerbach assumed control of the business yesterday as a result of a meeting of the creditors held Wednesday, when the stockholders decided to turn over every thing to make a complete settlement. The principal creditors are Blake, Moffit & Towne; Zellerbach & Sons and Bonestell & Co., local paper dealers; Mrs. Bacon and James E. Agar, the stockholders, for per sonal loans made the tirm, and some East ern indebtedness. All the contracts on hand will be ful filled by the assignee, but at a meeting of the creditors, to be held to-day, measures will be taken to sell the business outright, as the creditors have no intention or de sire to continue the enterprise. James E. Agar, president of the com pany, when seen yesterday said: "The business was established in 1854, and the firm had a long and honorable record. Naturally, I feel sorry to see the old business abandoned, for it is just thirty years ago this week since I entered it as a boy in the employ of Bacon & Co. "But the stockholders thought it better to let everything go to satisfy our cred itors. Though the indebtedness is about $16,000, the assets nominally very greatly ex>:eed that. Mr. Bacon and 1 used to think the busiuess worth $40,000, but it would not sell for so much as that. Mrs. Bacon and I are the only stockholders. "About eight months ago Mr. Bacon died and I became the president of the corporation. There was quite a large in debtedness upon the business at that time, and perhaps it would have been better if we had had a meeting of the creditors then; but we were desirous of maintain ing t:ie integrity of the business and of keeping our obligations as in the past. "I put a considerable amount of money into the business shortly after taking charge eight months ago, for I hoped times would be better and that business would be more prosperous, and that we would be able to work out of our difficulty. For several months business was prosper- ous and then it became greatly depressed. "About a year and a half ago several of the larger creditors granted an extension on the amounts due them, with the under standing that payment was to be made in monthly installments of $150 on their united claims. This payment, in addition to the running expenses of the business, has had to be left unpaid. "The pressure in business, the falling off in the volume of our work and the keen competition that has prevailed have com bined to make the business unprofitable. "The firm printed the first number of the Overland Monthly and the first issue of the Bulletin. In the early days it was known as Whetton, Towne & Co. That was the original firm. Mr. Ba:on being tho silent partner. In the later '50's Whetton retired and the firm became Towne & Ba con. Then in 1867 Towne retired and en tered the paper business as a member of the present firm of Blake, Moffitt & Towne. In 186"8 Mr. Bacon associated with himself Robert E. C. Sterns, at one time secretary of the Board of Regents of the State Uni versity, under the firm name of Bacon & Co., and three years ago it became a cor poration with its present name." The senior member of the tirm of Zeller bach <fc Sons, one of the creditors, said that the affairs of the Bacon Printing Company had been in a dubious state for several years, and that latterly the firm had really lost money in trying to keep up the business. One reason, he thought, for the unprosperous decline was a setback given the business by a boycott imposed by the Typographical Union about five years ago because this firm had neglected to comply with its demands. At a meet ing of the larger creditors a year and a half ago, he explainer), the stockholders agreed never to mortgage the property, but to leave it free as a security against their claims. This has been done, as the present ar rangement shows. 1. Zellerbach, the assignee, explained that his appointment was the result of a desire to avoid the necessary expense at tached to insolvency proceedings and to secure the full amount of eacn creditor's claim. DR. GERLACH'S WILL. He Leaves a 910,000 Estate to His Wife and Daughter. The will of Dr. George Gerlach, who committed suicide two weeks ago, was filed for probate yesterday. It was entirely written by himself and reads as follows: My last will: In case of my death 1 give and bequeath all of my property, real and personal, to my wife, Annie Gerlach, and to my adopted daughter, Annie Marie Gerlach, to be divided share and share alike; my said wife to be ex excutrix without bonds. t De. George Gerlach. San Francisco, August 15,1892. Dr. Gerlach had an estate valued at $10, • 000, consisting mostly of , real property. .. » - * —-••^ —-——.: ' Ann Callaghan's Estate. The estate of Ann Callaghan has been ap praised at $130,281 68. It consists mostly of real estate. The appraisers ' submitted a bill for $40 each . for eight days' work, and this succinct memorandum was Indorsed below it by Judge Coffey: ' : "Mem.: I think this bill a trifle steep. , "J. V. C." 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Between Stockton an] Po-vjtL TO-NIGHT AND DURING THE WEEK, A GREAT ALL-STAR BILL! MORE NKW PEOPLK I HILL AND HULL, CLOTILDE ANTONIO, PHOITE-PINAUD TROUPE —AND OUR UNRIVALED STELLAR COMPANY .Reserved seats, 25c; Balcony, 10c: Opera enatri and Box seats. 50c. SHOOT THE CHUTES ON Haight St., near the Park ! — CONCERTS AT 2 AND BP. M.— - — ADMISSION 10 CENTS. SUNDAY TWO BALLOON ASCENSIONS 12 and 3:30 P. M. BICYCLES AND BALLOONS I MACDONOUGH THEATER ■■ (OAKLAND). DE WOLF HOPPER and His Merry Conap'y Presenting "DR. SYNTAX" To-ni;ht and Saturday Matinee and "WANG" Saturday Evening (Fare- well Perrormance). • • PACIFIC COAST JOCKEY CLUB (Ingleside Track). FIVE OR MORE RACES DAILY. (BAIN OR SHINE.) FIRST RACE AT 2:00 P. n. ADMISSION ' 81.00. • Take Southern Pacific trains at Third and Town- . send street Depot, leaving at 12:40 and 1:15 p. a. Fare for round trip, including admission to grand stand, 1. Take Mission-street electric line direct ' to track.' ' ■ -X ' '■ ■» . - . - '••".. '; A. B. 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