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Show FORTUNE'S WHEEL. A Tnrn in Favor of a Sua Francisco Fran-cisco Law Clerk. AN IMMENSE FORT USE IN INDIA AWAIT- : ISO A FUGITIVE SON FOB ELEVEH YEARS $500,000 IN LANDS. Another San Franciscan has met with a sudden reverse of fortune, although al-though in the right way, the lucky individual being one Rupert Manuel, a young man well known about lawyers' offices and the court rooma (or many years past. He has recently reveived positive proof of having been the recipient of a parent's death-bed favors to the amount of about a half a million dollars in real estate and about $15,000 ia ready coin. The sudden turn of the wheel of fortune is ofan overwhelming character to one who, though possessed of more than the average degree of industry and energy common to young men of his age, has not been able to do aught but support himself in respectable style. Hia father whose considerable wealth has reverted to the fortunate young man, was raised in India, where the young man was bom, and j was appointed, after many years of I experience in that particular line of ! business, an I I INSPECTOR OF OIMU-M. i It is well known that the poppy, from which opium ia obtained, is native to India and grows in immense im-mense quantities there, whence it is shipped to China, Japan and other countries where it ia extensively used. Mr. Manuel held the position for many years and up to the time of his death, practicing Buch habits of industry in-dustry and economy as to be enabled to accumulate the large fortune to which the son has fallen heir. Young Manuel was high-Bpirited, and, in the course of a discussion with his parent, became so angry that he abandoned his home and left India. That was in 1S63, and he traveled Europe a year or more, and finally appeared in this city, which he has since made hia home. While here be wrote home to his family, but receiving no answer concluded that his folks were inexorable in the resolve to cast him from them and he discontinued all communications. He entered a law office in this city as a CLERK AND ERRAND boy, and has remained constant to that occupation since, although in different offices. He has held positions posi-tions in the respective offices ot Mr. Lawrence, Halo & Edmonds before tho dissolution of that firm, Parker & Roche, John Wade, and lor a brief period in the office of McAllister & Bergin as an extra clerk. Latterly he was in the employ of H. E. Highton. I While he was toiling hard ia this city a princely fortune was awaiting hia appearance or tidings from him in India. His father had died in 1SG5, two years after his son'a hotdeparture, leaving behind lands valued at between be-tween $400,000 and $500,000, together with a large sum of money. According Accord-ing to law the estate was entailed to him, being the eldest bod, and be had gone. His brother started out on a forlorn journey to find him. He traveled through Europe, in all the principal cities, setting the machinery of the various police forces in action to assist him, but to no avail. Ho visited Australia, whither We had been informed the FUGITIVE FROM FORTUNE had blown but found him not. Finally, a few days since, the disheartened dis-heartened brother turned hia weary feet in the direction of this city, the Mecca of all fugitive and fortune hunters of the old world, and immediately imme-diately on his arrival inquired as to the best medium through which to trace tho missing youth. He was told to advertise in the Chronicle, and if he waa anywhere on the Pacific coast he would answer it, On the 15th of February the personal inquiring for the young man appeared in the Chronicle, and on the following day tho searcher was overjoyed upon re-: coiviug an answer from the fugitive himself, who little dreamed what news was in store for him. An interview inter-view succeeded and young Manuel was amazed. The brothers leave for India via China to day or to-morrow on the City of Pddmj. The fortunate youth has two brothers and three sisters sis-ters and ho avows the commendable design of taking but a third of the property, giving the remainder to his brothers and sisters. His discovery after so many years is opportune, becauso be-causo the estate was about to bo thrown into chancery. San Francisco Fran-cisco Chronicle. |