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The Yale expositor., 1895-03-22
Ex-Gov. Campbell Drank Ammonia.

The family OF ex-Gov. Campbell at
Hamilton, o., had a frightful shock.
The ex-governor after placing glass
of water TO his lips, suddenly rose,
staggering and foaming at the mouth
anu speechless. Investigation showed
that servant had placed a bottle of
ammonia in the ice chest in such a
way that when the lid was closed the
contents spilled into the drinking
water. A physician administered anti
dotes quickly, but Mr.. Campbell suf-
fered severely.
The Yale expositor., 1895-03-22
A Respected Woman Assaulted and Hung

Mrs. w. +. Holton was found dead
in her home in Keya Paha county, Neb.
Her body was lying on the floor with
piece of rope about 10 feet long and
hatchet and a hammer beside her.
An autopsy showed that she died of
strangulation and had also been as
saulted. The woman was living alone
as her husband had been sent TO an
insane asylum. 1t is supposed the
motive of the lynching was TO prevent
the woman from giving testimony
against a gang of cattle thieves. 1t
was evident that she had fought hard
for her life and honor.
The Yale expositor., 1895-03-22

Pelxin: Ii Hung Chang telegraped
the details of his commission and
powers as Chinese peace envoy to
Japan, saying that if they were un-
satisfactory he would not start on his
mission. Japan's reply was not given
out, but it must have been satisfactory,
as LII Hung Chang started for Hiro-
shima by way of Tien Tsin. Wung Tung
Ho, tutor to the emperor of China,
who has been regarded as n big STUN
bling block to modern progress, has in
Cured the displeasure of the emperor,
and a number of other confidents have
been dropped. On the other hand Lii
Hung Chang met with especial marks
of royal esteem, and was granted five
audiences with the emperor and two
with the empress. Hon. John w. Eos
ter, counsel for Chinese peace commits
sion, accompanied LII Hung.
The Yale expositor., 1895-03-22
Cleveland World BurneI Out.

The Worthington block at Cleveland
occupied by the World newspaper
plant and the A. n. Kellogg News
paper company, was entirely destroyed
10y fire. The building was of brick and
five stories in height. The loss on the
buildings is estimated at $4,000. The
loss of the Cleveland World is placed
at $4,000. The Kellogg Newspaper
company's loss is S4i, 90. Other losses
bring the total to Sl65,000.
The Yale expositor., 1895-03-22

A new gun has been invented at
Springfield, o., which, it is said, will
discharge 1000 shots per minute. IL
is operated by electricity and is $ feet
long. The utmost secrecy as to the
inventor and other facts are main
tanned.
The Yale expositor., 1895-03-22
WEEKLY TRADE REVIEW.

NEW YoRK.-The most interesting points OF
the weekly reviews OF trade issued by the Dun
aud the Bradstrcet commercial agencies:
substantially all indications as to the state OF
business are rather more favorable, farm prod
ucts are little higher. railroad earnings
shade better. clearing house exchanges q small
percentage larger and most OF the Industries
show q somewhat better front though their
gain Is not large. Money markets continue I'M
disturbed, the operations OF tue syndicate stlll
prevent exports OF gold and Withdrawals from
the treasury have OF late practically ceased.
There is not much enthusiasm about the situa-
ton. however. because the gain is slow and
business IL n long way from what Is considered
only a prosperous condition. Further, the gain
is due in some cases TO temporary causes and
to some causes which do not mako prosperity.
In addition to increased competition here by
Australian wool the demand for the raw staple
has iallen OF and word is received that Ameri-
can dress goods manufacturers are using con-
siderable Australian mixed with the American
staple. The dry goods trade continues de-
pressed. Prominent advances In prices were
made in be ssemer pig iron, wheat. corn,
oats. cotton. sugar pork. lard. leather. hides
and petroleum. Quotations arc unchanged for
wool. tin coke. conec aud live cattle. Prices
dropped on coal, print cloths. steel Bullets,
copper. butter and Gigs. Failures in the U. ,.
the past week wero 206 against 254 last year
The Yale expositor., 1895-03-22

Isaac Twilliger, of Trufant. was ar
rested and taken to Stanton jail upon
a shocking charge preferred by his
three daughters, aged IL, IL and 16.
The two Older ones allege improper re-
lations for two years past; the young
est says she was obliged to run TO a
Dcighbor for protection.
bIuskegcn may in few years rival
famous Kalamazoo as far as her colery
T. concerned. The amount which will
DC plantea6 yhSrg next ssrar will be
double ths263fast season. Last year
:. SEQ, 900 <~ere set out. There
20 Es @sa 30 ~s sss 19yEf' and
The Yale expositor., 1895-03-22
Fatal Carciessncss with Gasniine.

Jessie Richfeld, the ls-year-old
daughter of Charles Richfeld, was
burned to death at Battle Creek. Iier
father was repairing the gasoline
stove and the girl was holding the
light for him. Another child brought
in measure of gasoline and laid it on
the stove. The father accidentally
upset the liquid over his daughter. and
her clothing took fire. She died In a
few moments. Her father was burned,
but not seriously.
The Yale expositor., 1895-03-22
sunday and saloon Reforms in Cincinnati.

A reign of terror prevails among the
saloon and gambling fraternities at
Cincinnati caused by the Law and
Order league. Slot machines have
been run out and gambling places have
been closed in all sections. Over 30
saloonists were arrested for keeping
open on Sunday.
The Yale expositor., 1895-03-22
Robbers Nearly Kill owosso.s Postmaster.

Robbers Nearly XIII Owosso's Postmaster.
Postmaster N. McBain, of 0wosso,
WAS discovered in an abandoned mill
race near the 0wosso Brewing Co.
His face was despatched with blood
and hair was matted. The blood
Eushed from n CHASTITY wound on the
hack of his head. All that Mr.. Nc
Bain remembered is that he was struck
n terrific blow over the head. The
would-be assassin, evidently believed
his victim to be dead and dragged the
body to the secluded place where it
was found. The assailant attempted
robbery, bat he was frightened away
before finishing the task, as the
POSTMASTER was in possession of his
watch when found, but his money was
missing, and his clothes were torn al
most entirely from his person. Mr.
McBain is an appointee of President
Harrison.
The Yale expositor., 1895-03-22

The murder of Mrs. Peter Peany in
the village of Tontogany, o., has re-
suited in several sensations. First,
her husband was arrested, but was
soon released. Then DIR. Eddmons,
the village druggist, and Nellie Hart
sig, his domestic, were locked up, but
later the doctor was set at liberty. IL
was then reported that Miss Hartsig
had confessed the murder, being mad
dened by jealousy, but now she has
been released because of insufficient
evidence.
The Yale expositor., 1895-03-22

FLOOR Gave Way at Funcral-Four Xniured
BY the breaking of the floor in n
small house near Fostoria during the
funeral services of Mrs. j. Thompson,
Che living and dead were pileG up to-
gether in promiscuous heap. Without
warning, the entire floor gave way and
all the occupants with the corpse, two
stoves in which fires were burning and
che furniture of the room were precip-
stated into the cellar eight feet below.
The terror-stricken mourners became
Granite in their cndeavors TO release
themselves, the cries of the injured
and fears of all that the ruins would
take fire from the stoves rendered the
situation exciting. Four were badly
injured, bat it is thought all will re-
cover.
The Yale expositor., 1895-03-22
New aud Important Ra'lrond schome.

New aud Important Ra'iroad Scheme.
There is scheme on foot for new
railroad across Michigan, running
from AuSable TO Elmira, via Lewiston
and Gaylord, with East Jordan with
a connection with Lake Michigan, as
its ultimate western terminus. IL will
form a connection between the NJ. G.
and G.. Il. <; !. aud thus travellers from
che north and from the west will be
brought fully 200 miles nearer the
Huron shore points than at present,
and the proposed extension to Vienna
viii, tap rich timber district which
will feed the Au Sable mills for u
number of years,
The Yale expositor., 1895-03-22

Alonzo West, aged Is, hanged him
self in his grandfather's barn at North
star. No cause is known.
The Yale expositor., 1895-03-22

The Nevada legislature passed re
solution indorsing Sibley and the bi
metallic platform.
The Yale expositor., 1895-03-22

Phillip Poupore. of West Detroit.
was instantly killed at Wyandotte
while trying 20 jump aboard train.
The Yale expositor., 1895-03-22

North Branch will purchase fair
grounds and build new race track.
The Yale expositor., 1895-03-22
THE MARKETS.
LIVE STOCK.
GRAIN, ETC

Wheat. Corn. Oats
No.red No2mix No white
Toledo 50 6g59l ~ IS - ,3kLa
New York 61a.L6iis 5lH b5li 36A t37
Chicago 65Is D56 4ia1ft4i. ga 32E
FDetroit hS4 b8af 40 90 30 N3iM
Cincinnati-59 B59 a. N48Is 32h b33
Pittsburg-54Is ASK ~ et42I 3iA Ja3s
Cleveland o. I54A Is Gs45 81 d35
sDetroit- Hay. No / Timothy. q % 4 $50
Potatoes, 81 10. Live Poultry, Chickens. TO-
Turkeys, gal0; Ducks, 10 IL Eggs, strictly
fresh, 12H G13 Butter Fresh dairy, l3D15;
Creamery IA DO
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-27
EXTORTION ALLEGED.
A Discharged Bookkeeper of Maj or
Mclaughlin of Orovi1le Charged
With the Offense.

Clarence P. Thorne was arrested yester-
day by Detective Ross Whitaker and
Policeman 0. c. Phillips on the charge of
petty larceny, and taken to Oroville by
Sheriff Dooley, where a felony charge of
attempting to extort money will be pre-
ferred against him.
On September 1 the bookkeeper and
stenographer of Major Mclaughlin, the
mining millionaire, was taken sick. and
upon recommendation of friends Thorne
was appointed in his place. After two
weeks trial Thornes services was dis
pensed with, and he received $50 in excess
OF his salary as compensation for his sum-
mary dismissal
Thorne came to this City and sent a let
ter to the major asking for loan of $25,
which was refused. He wrote another let
ter demanding $3.50 for the return of GER
tain documents which he had in his pos
session. Mclaughlin made an investiga-
ton, and found that Thorne had kept
copies OF private correspondence and taken
with him book containing stenographic
reports and another valuable book. He
Immediately wired to Chief Crowley to
arrest Thorne.
The case was put in the hands of Detec-
tive Whitaker and Policeman Phillips.
They watched the general delivery box at
the Postoffice. and when Thorne called
there they placed him under arrest.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-27
SOLD UNDER THE HAMMER.
Probate Auction Sale of Shainwa1d,
Buckbee & Co.

Probate Auction Sale of shainwa1d,
Buckbee & Co.
The probate sale of realty at the auction
rooms of Shainwald, Buckbee e. Co. was
we'll attended and the prices realized were
satisfactory to the agents. who report the
following sales: To James Attridge, lot
and improvements at 1708 Turk street,
$3.50; to c. E. Bonner, house and lot at
the corner of Market and Lydia streets,
Oakland, S675; to e. H. Lake, two
story house and lot at the north
west corner of Bush and Broderick,
$5000 to G. D. Kohn, two-s story house
and lot at 901 Haight street, $1,000; to Mrs.
Esther Dowd, cottage and lot at 1922
Bryant street, $2275; to James McNanner.
cottage and lot at 1929 Twenty street,
1875; to Margaret L. Hawthorne, five lots
at the northwest corner of Sacramento and
Walnut streets, $19,562 So to c. H. Elem
ming lot on south side of Sacramento
street, S7:6 feet west of Laurel, $500; to
H. P. Sonntag, lot adjoining on the west,
$685. to Nathan Steinberger, lot 81 :S14xS7:6
at the northeast corner of Walnut and
Sacramento streets, $1,000; to H. D. Ober-
field, lot, adjoining on Sacramento street,
25x102 :S1l, $3.50; to H. P. Sonntag, next lot
adjoining last, same size, $l460; and four
pieces passed.
This firm also reports the consummation
yesterday at private sale of the property
at 210 Powell street, 35x137:6, to Isaac
Liebes at $1,000 per front foot.
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viii be borne to rest by loving hands. His eye
lids are closed. The bright eye beams not
upon us now, but the spirit, the soul-that
which thought and that which loved, that
which hoped and that which sorrowed--it is
not dead
Cold in the grave the persisted heart may lie,
But that which warmed it once can never die.
And so, dear friend, loving teacher. honest,
faithful, noble heart, we bid you farewell.
Farewell, word that must be and hath been
sound that makes US linger; yet, farewell.
At the conclusion of the address Rev.
Mr.. Stebbins recited a prayer over the
casket and the choir sang Nearer, My
God, 10 Thee" At the close of the hymn
all present passed down the center aisle and
saw the dead face in the coffin. Mrs.
Kennedy and her family spent some time
beside their dead, after which the body
was borne to Cypress Lawn Cemetery,
where the interment was attended only by
the family and most intimate friends OF
the deceased.
The pallbearers were: R. D. Faulkner,
W. H. Edwards, J. T. Hamilton. J. l..
Crittenden, J. W. Rea of San lose, Ira G.
Hoitt, L. B. White and J. W. Welsh.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-27
THE CASHIER Is GONE.
j. c. Siedenberg Abandons His Family
and Insurance Company.

and Insurance Company.
J. c. Siedenberg of 2006 Union street,
bookkeeper and acting cashier of the San
Francisco branch of the Fidelity and Cas-
ualty Company, has disappeared, and
neither his family nor any one connected
with the company know anything of his
whereabouts.
Last Saturday afternoon he left the COM
pany's Office on Sansome street, and the
next heard of him was on Monday, when
Mrs. Siedenberg came to the office and
asked S. G. Pardee, the general manager,
for information about him. Mrs. Sieden-
berg said he had taken two of the children
to the matinee at one of the theaters, and
that afterward he gave them money to
pay their streetcar fare. saying: "Good- by;
you will never see me again"
Mr.. Pardee, to a CALL reporter, said:
"When Mrs. Siedenberg came to my office
and made inquiries about her husband
naturally suspected something was wrong
and Immediately began an examination of
his accounts, and besides gave notice to
the Fidelity and Deposit Company that is
on his bond for $1,000. The first discrep-
ency l discovered was that two checks
from the company in New York, drawn in
my favor for $12 % and $40 43 respectively,
ana Wnlcn, dIler iHuoTslng tneH, naQ
given to Mr.. Seidenberg to deposit in the
Anglo California Bank, had been cashed
at that bank. The proceeds were not de-
posted to our account. Foreign checks
may be cashed at the exchange desk, and
as the checks were Endorsed he had no
trouble getting the money. Further in
vestigation shows that since September
last Mr.. Siedenberg's books have been
kept very loosely, and yet cannot state
the extent of his Irregularities but will be
able 10 do so in few davs."
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will rely on the testimony OF these wit
nesses to establish the fact that he must
have been overcome by gas.
The paper upon which Rev. J. George
Gibson wrote his own name and that OF
George R. King and Professor Schernstein,
at the suggestion OF General Dickinson
during Durrants preliminary examina-
ton, and which was thought to have been
lost from the exhibits of the defense, has
been found, together with two other speci-
mems of DR. Gibson's writing. in which the
They will be introduced by the defense
among the exhibits by which they will
endeavor to show the similarity between
DIR. Gibson's chirographv and that found
on the newspaper wrapper IN which
Blanche Lamont's rings were returned to
Mrs. Noble.
Among the former classmates of Dur
rant who have been subpenaed to testify
for the defense are: c. V. Cross, Gilbert
F. Graham, r. III. Carter, Stephen Wythe,
II. Waters and E. 0. Campbell. They will
be expected to establish Durrant's good
standing among his associates at college
and to assist in proving his presence at DR..
Cheney's lecture.
yesterday Mrs. Annie Gray, residing OH
Howard street, was overcome by excite
ment and the heat of the courtroom and
had to be carried out. She had insisted on
remaining to get look at the prisoner
after she found the sitting atmosphere
and the surroundings were too much for
her nervous temperament and, as result,
tainted.
Durrant has received translation of the
strange cryptogram that was sent to him
anonymously some Gays ago and which
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-27
PACIFIC BANK BOOKS,
To BE Produced in the Superior
Court on Monday Morn
ing Next.
Attorney Clunie Anxious for Infor-
nation About Some Past
Investments.

The attorneys for the directors of the Pa
cific Bank, Messrs.' Sawyer and Burnett,
entered general denial yesterday in the
matter of the order to show cause why the
members OF the present board should not
be ousted from their positions.
They were cited by P. f. Dundon, a de-
positor, who alleges that they are not try
ing to compel the McDonalds, the original
managers of the institut ton, to give up the
money which they are alleged to have
plundered from the bank.
The attorneys for the directors claimed
that the records of the court would show
that the settlement of the affairs of the
bank was being pushed along as rapidly as
circumstances would permit. They said
that the liabilities had been reduced one
third, and that the directors expected to
wipe ont the entire Indebtedness.
Attorney Clunie for the depositors called
the secretary and manager, J. E. Farnum,
to the stand and questioned him regarding
the methods employed in settling up the
affairs Of the bank, and asked whether he
had brought the books of the institution.
eve will not need them if you will adj
NIT that the wreck was brought about by
the former board of directors" he said.
interposed the attorney for the directors,
eve stand on the pleadings."
1t was agreed to have the books at the
afternoon session and Mr.. Farnum was
questioned regarding the manner in which
the John Brown colony was mixed up in
the affairs of the bank. He stated that
$27s,0O0 had been loaned, all the security
for which that he could find was $50, 900
worth of land.
Tho Of triad 10 chou hxyf ha fovt
mony of the manager that the character
of the securities accepted by R. II. McDon-
aid Jr., while manager of the bank, had
not been of the best. The manager pleaded
Ignorance of many of the details of the
matter, and was ordered to produce the
books, from which it was expected the in
formation would be obtained.
AS both sides were not ready to proceed
when the afternoon session was called, the
case wentsover until next Monday, when
the books and accounts will probably be
placed in evidence.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS.

Hartwig L. Miller to Margaret Miller, lot on n
line of Jackson street, 225 w of Larkin, W so by
Florence Mccarthy to Maria It. Mccarthy, lot on
w line of Polk street, 1856 S of Green S % by W
James L. Boyd to s. G. Murphy, lot on Sw cor
ner of Greenwich and Buchanan streets w 1852 IS
by 12O. subject to mortgage; also lot on SW
ITO: $40. y .
Hibernia Savings and Loan Society to George O.
Davis, lot on line of Ellis street, $50 w of La
William and Margaret Mccormick to Elma c.
Farnham (trustee OF the estate of Sylvanus c.
Farnham), lot on SW corner of Liberty and VaIen-
cia streets, S IA by w ITO, subject TO mortgage:
line of Valley street, 1918 w of Church. w 25 IS
by ia; gift.
Joseph NJ. and Eliza K. Comerford to John A.
Mcconnell, lot on line of Twentieth street 100
Of Diamond, E so by no; $40.
San Francisco Stock Brewery TO Henry F. Bruins.
10, on 81 corner OF Powell and Francisco streets,
Josephine J. Wilson to Eva A. Haxe lot on E
line OF Powell street, 1925 of o'Farrell. n So
Eva A. Haxe to Isaac Liebes, lot on f. line n,
Powell street, 1922 y OF o'Farrell, 35:l1a by
1875: $40.
o Same TO sane, LOT on line Of Powell street,
Elizabeth Schafer to r. j.. Buiannoff, lot on E
$40. . 10
Margaret Haliigan to j. C. Bates, lot on NE cor
2S:11, 100, 20. w so, 3:ll, w so: $40
j. b. Haggn, Lloyd Tevis and Henry Wads
worth. trustees San Francisco and Point Lobos
Road Company, to Frank w. Smith. lot on w line
OF twenty seventh avenue 100 Of Point Lobos
avenue, w 120 by N 200, and lot on SW corner Of
Clement street and Twenty-seventh avenue. s 100
by w 1916; $3.50. Aoo
Thomas and Marlannina Linane TO William r
Rowlands lots 1851 TO 146u, Gift Man 2. SID
a. l.. and Hattie c. LeDgfeld TO A c. Doan lot
on SW line of Tenth avenue South l75 SF az p
$40. ~ - go
EVA 6. Beck (e1ecutrix OF estate Of Eugene B.
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testify that the accused student did repair
the electrical and gas apparatus, but will
confine himself to the judgment of an ex-
pert relative to the probability that the
defendant would have been more likely
than not to have been overcome by gas in
the performance of the work.
In Mr.. Deuprey's opening statement on
Wednesday he said with reference to his
client:
1--WE will show you he arrived at the
church at five minutes to 5, and not before,
that he entered by the door on the south
side, that he went into the library in re-
gard to a book and card he wanted. He
removed his coat, neatly folded it, took out
his watch, so that it would not fall out
while he was fixing the gas jets, felt if he
had the nippers. He went to the easterly
end, retraced his steps and went up to the
ceiling by way OF the ladder throug h the
hole in the ceiling, He then went and
fixed the sun-burners."
The defense expects to prove Durrant
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entered the church alone at the hour
named by woman whose identity is as
yet withheld, but whose story of meeting
the accused at the door of the church was
published in yesterdays CALL. They then
expect to show by the defendant himself
that he entered the library as stated, re-
moved his coat and laid aside his watch
and proceeded to repair the sun-burner.
1t is on what followed this point of the
defense that Nh. Martland's testimony
will bear. AS an expert he has been en-
ployed by the defense to make an investi-
cation of the lighting apparatus of the
church, particularly that portion pertain
ing to the snn-burners. He has made
measurements and prepared a drawing
showing the posture the defendant must
have been in to accomplish what he claims
to have done, together with all the details
attendant upon such repairing.
Mr.. MARYLAND will testify that the gas
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A WITNESS FOR DURRANT.
r. w. MARYLAND to Give I'M
portant Testimony for
the Defense.
ON GAS AND ELECTRICITY.
He VIII Show the Probability that
the Accused Was Partially
ASphyxiated.

One of the most important witnesses
who will testify for the defense in the Dur
rant trial is Robert W. Maitland of 2519
Suffer street. He is the manager of the
Pacific Electrical Contracting Company.
Mr.. Maitland is an expert electrician and
gasftter. He will be called to the wit
ness-stand to prove that person per-
forming the work on the sun-burners of
Emmanuel Baptist Church, which Dur
rant is alleged to have done, and in the
manner in which it is alleged he did 1t,
might very easily have been asphyxiated
or partially so. Mr.. MARYLAND will not