Money Goes To The State

San Francisco, May 6.- A pathetic romance has just come to light in the settlement of the estáte of Capt. Frederick G. Clark, who is supposed to have been lost at sea with the ill-fated seal■ing sctiooner Dagmar In 1878. He wanted nis money to go to his nancee, but as he failed to make a will the state of California Will get it. The public administrator has just flled his final account in the case, which was flrst placed in his hands in September, 1894. Though there is no legal way by which the dead captain's wishes may be enforced, it has come to the knowledge of the public administrator that Clark wanted his money to go to Miss Nellie Ormond, of Boston, to whom he was engaged. Capt. Clark first met the young lady on his return from the civil war. He and her brother had been companions, and when Ormond was wounded the captain nursed him faithfully. By a strange misfortune Clark was seriously hurt while in Bos'.on and his devoted nurse was Nellie Ormond. After his convalescence they were engaged, The captain came to San Francisco and entered the service of the Alaska Commercial Company, and it was arranged that he sbould marry the girl on his return from the trip, which- as fate willed it- cost him his life. Capt. Clark's companions often heard him speak of his nancee and his business a3sociates heard him say time and again that he wanted all his money to go to her il anything should happen to him, but ai he died without making a will, and aa none of his relatives can be found, his estáte, which amounts to about $50,000, will go to the state.