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Mrs. Mamie a. Erickson.

The funeral OF Mrs. Mamie A. Erickson,
wife OF Alex Erickson. Esq, took place
yesterday morning Mt 10 o'clock from the
family residence. No. 100, Dart rtroct.
There was very large crowd of friends
and relatives iu attendance and the cerc-
monies were solemn and impressive.
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cHRIsriAN ENDEAvoR RALLY.

Tonight at the First Bapns. eh''sh
t,,sre wnl be q convention rally by tho
sst-s.sian Endeayors OF Houston 10
/ tSssse enthusiesm over the coming ais.
fr1cf Qhrivtian Endeayor c0nvenssrrpm !" ~ ],
Z ksid "a A1vin next Weonexosy, hurchns
"a s sssssSsi a sss.ssss& s e c. and help
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BASE BALL NOTES.

Tho hoard of directors held n meeting
yesterday afternoon, at which routine
business was transacted. Tho president
was instructed TO secure righthclder at
once
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.

Announcements under this head &c per
word each insertion.
ELEGANTLY FURNISHED HOUSE
for rent from May 10 october, 10 fam
lily without small children; Inquire at
llN3 Millm. Charles II. neck.
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thority that tho great Burden diamond
robbery had been solved. 1t was stated
that Il former servant committed the
thef,s.
LEBANON. Ind.-Rev. Thomas C. Work.
man of this city was granted pension
three months ago as a veteran of the
Mexican war and few days later he died.
shortly aftorward his widow made appli-
cation Tor II pension and II was granted
her last Thursday. She died Saturday of
consumption.
COLUMBUS, ohio-Thr National miners
convention Reelected lhil H. penna OF
Linton, Ind, president, Cameron Miller
Of Massilon,. ohio, vice president; NJ. g.
I'carcc of Corning. Ohio. secretary ana
,rgasnrer. \ resolution IN favor OF lDobs
AWFUL howl and was defeated.
SELMA Ala.-rhe residence of judge
AlonIo irwin, seven miles west of Selma
wa Wa surrounded ~ negroes who threat.
r nn6,. 70 murIer me family; Sheriff Ken
me negroes heard the posse comlni. ana
dispersed. The leader Lcwclllng Osborn.
,'iuson 10 surrender and was mortally
M MINNEAPOLIS. Mnn.-The Northwest
eern Miller gives the following milling news
lor the week; The Hour output nj thrco
i lax y, , l4s' weGk Mnneapolls. April ii.
SH a.d IA,Rrll Il, 1885, q g2o April b, iS,5
ssD 'TW' =, Milwaukee, Aplli IL. 1896, S.'7so,
A 81 u ID; Nt'' $50, Totals. April II. 1856
re - i"i 4o'Ht --Ar-lJ
lpIEkA, kan;-Methodists In Kansas
r m,, n iGc% a ,,6 indignant over com
| nluiHe'illon charging that there ara e,ev",
open saloons running In Fort Se SEQ t'o aun
lnat they are all conn,cnanced ana H.
| oensed by Governor Morrills police board
lson m"l sy of whom are officials in Inc
rort scott Methodist church. These 81.
| joints" 40 Met"ouls'
4, clilNAGp-..A mania for self-destruction
t is ppnvathhnt IN Chicago To tho i've at
| Tour fresh tragedies have been added ~,
n n,ati barney Joseph, took a drink Of am.
v v"rslt. w Nr hosnondent from business re-
III, 49, arr bertha Eckert. cut her throa,
H. imfourHe; u years old. took n dose of cdr.
MAN. nu,iS a Ma,i While despondent unknown
Tron, N Nh dressed. jumped into the river
| covered. ''"s'' p"uy hot re-
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only a day now before the season opens
Hou.ton should have three s,raights Il
start with.
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anmtodsoN's MlMEoGRAPH. the New
,Aulona,ic. Just received pastoriya,s ST.
uohefy Store soi Main street.
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LAWYER's REASON nFr1po,,r,n

ruthrie, o. T., April is.-Attorney los.
e epn w, Miller OF this city suddenly be.
onme insane yesterday as the result Of
c eornnor ,, ana worry. lie is at present
he magnes he Is busy trv ,1 ma" cas wh s,,
w'il soon be sent to an asylum. '''
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GOSSIP OF GOTHAM.

New York, April IA Wall street man
informs me that several managers of var
ious makes of blast furnaces have started
for France to bc present at II competitive
furnace test about TO be conducted by the
French government.
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=. Goodcll. Chnirmnn
I'., W.,
James II. NowcomS, sccrclary,
THE Local. STAGE.

Tho DAILY sessions of the conven,i
be held In the Auditorium.
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Fresh groceries at IA. Il. Roberts &
SONS. corner Kusk and Travis.
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WE WANT YOUR WAsHIN

The finest soda water IN the city al
Burgheims Drug store.
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thority that tho great Burden diamond
robbery had been solved. 1t was stated
that former servant committed the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-17

The business part of Greater London Is
called the city" Ground In the city
sells for 500 square foot, and is stlll
advancing. II is a guinea II square inch.
Mhnhuttnn ls.und y the city part of
Greater New York. Ground on the corner
of Pine and Nassau streets gold recently
tor s277 u squnr. foot. This is nearly 81
Il square inch. And some enthusiasts
ronl estate men declare this Is dirt cheap.
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l.. c. Crawford. the Tea Man. 1912 Texas
avenue
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baltimore. Md, April 16.--rhe season
was opened here before crowd OF about
II 600, Score:
r. Il.
naltimorc oooolo1l-5 {
Brooklyu... =. e. % 81 20 ! Go $ I
charlottesville Mahon and Robinson,
Kennedy and Grim.
L -nnlrn--l, nnfn.
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Insccticldo poison for bedbugs, guaran-
trod Is cents and y cents bottle. VI
Lcwyn's drug store, Binz corner.
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CANNOT SELL STOCK.
Victory of George Richards Over the
q French Gulch Mining
Company.

Judge Hubbard has rendered judgment
in favor of George G. Richards in his suit
against the French Gulch Gold Mining
Company. The action was brought to
straighten out the tangle over $4,000 shares
of the stock of the company. The stock
was pledged by J. w. Conant,a director
in the company, to Wilson T. Smith, to
recure a loan of $4,000. Smith afterward
transferred II 20 Richards and then
an assessment was levied and Richards
stock was going to be held up for sale for
delinquency, but an injunction stopped
this. In the meantime, Conant's original
Indebtedness having matured, Richards
demanded it and then in default OF pay
ment he sold the security, buying 1t in
himself In consequence he became the
absolute owner.
In his suit for an injunction Richards
included also plea to declare the assess
ment invalid. and TO oust the directors who
levied it. The demand to oust the direc-
tors was withdrawn, however, and Richards
has secured favorable judgment on the
remaining points.
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give him S. and a suit of clothes-which
Mr.. Hays il his statement spelled
'cloathes."
Mr.. Hays presented a slip of paper on
which dire ctions were written how to find
the place. This writing was compared
with some other known 10 be that of
Miller's and certain resembances were
alleged to be traced. But HAYS said he
had another link to add to his chain, and
the result was that f. S. j Riley, hobo
and draughtsman was placed on the sta nd.
He said that between 7 and 8 o'clock on
the evening of Tuesday, the 18th, he met
Frank Hays on Kearny street, and HAYS
told him that he had 40 cents and an order
for a suit of clothes, which were to be
given to him if he would call for them on
the following evening.
what time was it?" asked the Coroner
Between and O'clock In the even
ing"
The subsequent testimony of Mr. Riley
had little interest for either Captain Lees
OF the Coroner.
Hays was recalled and confessed that he
had been tramp since he was Is years of
age, and had not worked at anything
within the past three years.
a juryman asked him to explain how it
was that while he had met Miller between
10 and II o'clock, according to his own
story, he (Hays) was able to tell Riley
about the interview between and 8
o clock, according to Rileys story.
This was the first intimation that Hays
had of the discrepancy in their testi-
mony, and he said he did not know how
that was. He confessed to having been
arrested number of times for vagrancy.
He was allowed to go.
Miller was recalled and questioned by
Captain Lees as to his mental condition,
asking him plainly if he considered him
self all right in the head.
Miller said he was sure of it; there was
nothing wrong with his head.
+. J. Knoles, locksmith, testified that
he was at the Franklin house early on
the day after the killing, examined the
locks and wires, and found in the lock of
the door leading from the kitchen u broken
key. Part ofthe key was in the lock, and
he extracted it. The escutcheon was in
dented as though some instrument had
been forced into it, and the end OF the key
bore marks as though pliers had been used
upon it..
Detective Bee. j. L.. FRANKLIN and others
of his household and officers of the Cor
oner's and police force gave further testI-
mony or lines that have been covered,
and without developing any new feature
to the story.
The jury retired, and in few minutes
returned with the verdict, vindicatng the
young butler as stated.
Mr.. Franklin and his family were evil
IDENTIFY greatly rejoiced, and shook Miller
warmly by the hand. Miller thanked the
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respect. He and his friend Riley, another
tramp, were begging on the street. Riley
was half block away from the other fell
low, HAYS, who was walking with Miller.
When Havs returned he and Riley went
to the saloon on Sacramento street where
the tramps generally meet and get their
soup and two glasses of beer for five cents.
1t was in this place Hays told Riley and
another man of the proposition made to
him by Miller-to go to the big white house
at California and Baber streets where he
was to sit on the back steps and get two
bundles.
This, Der, was told Immediately
after the conversation with Miller. and
there was no reason for this one tramp
to lie to his friends. He also produced
Miller's note, which l have now, giving
him directions how to reach the place.
$50 as to make doubly sure that Hays
was telling straight story l took two
photographs of Miller, one | got from
Portland and another taken here mixed
them with dozen others of young men
who looked something like Miller and
asked Hays to pick out the man who
had offerhd him $5 and suit of clothes.
He first picked the Portland picture and
then he picked the other one.
'Better still, on the day knew Miller
would go TO the Coroner's office 1 had
Hays stand around there to see if he could
recognize Miller when he passed. l re-
remained fifty feet away and watched the
proceedings. When Miller came along
Hays knew him at glance and gave me
the agreed signal by raising his finger.
''At that same moment Miller saw Hays
and was startled. He Immediately drew
his handkerchief and wiped his forehead,
covering his face from view.
''As to the condition of affairs at the
Franklin house, 1 will say that it is unsat-
isfsctory. There is no chance for any one
to open that kitchen door from the out
side. The hole made in the wire screen
and window would not admit childs
hand. The carving of the other kitchen
door leading into the house was purposely
done by an amateur, who cut it in .bung-
ling fashion and without any intent to
afford means of reaching the lock.
The fellow Miller. in my judement t.,
must have done all this himself and the n
tipped lighted candle over, so as to let
the grease drip over the floor.
"The remainder of the story can only be
surmised. Whether Miller brought the
tramp there or not, whether he shot the
tramp or the tramp shot him must be
solved by some one else. There is one
thing l believe, and that is that for reasons
| best known to himself, Miller pinched the
skin OF his neck with his left hand, drew it
out and shot through it. so as to make but
slight wound. The bullet went in and
came out within space OF quarter of an
incu, touching nothing but the cuticle.
"In making its exit, however, the bullet
| carried away the top OF Miller's thumb.
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one of the Mongols that came over
the side OF the Doric into the bay. Better
counsels prevailed, however. and the Chi
nese were allowed to go aboard.
1T is just this way" said Harry Ed
wards. one OF the crew, yesterday. 1--WE
shipped in Liverpool for voyage to San
francisco and back to an English port at
IA month. Now that we are here we find
that our places have been filled by Chi
hese. They wanted to pay us off at once
ana have done with the matter, but we
can t see it in that light.
Next they offered TO pay our way back
10 Liverpool, but that was only after the
british Consul was called in. We won't
accept that offer either, and there is where
the trouble comes in. 1t is Just this way.
II we went back to British port on the
Dorlc we would have at least another
month pay coming TO us. Let the South
ern Pacific pay us a month s wages and
our passage money and the Chinese can
nave the JOB just as soon as they please.
" course they could run the Doric up TO
British Columbia and discharge us there,
but the game would not be worth the can
die, so | think we will gain our point"
In the meantime the Doric has two
crews on board. The Caucasians are
handling the vessel while the Chinese are
doing nothing and reveling in the pros
poets of doing nothing and still drawing
pay fer several days to come. If an at
tempt is made to put the coolies to work
there will be a row, and the Britishers
say that the chances are that they will
not get the worst of it.
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GOETHE-SCHILLER FESTIVAL.
Another Entertainment to Be Held at
Eintracht Hall in the Miss

Another Entertainment to Be Held at
Eintracht Hall in the Mission.
From the Goethe Schiller fair a mum Der
OF valuable prizes remain. Also about 700
of the literary souvenirs of the festival
which were sold at that time at so cents
each are still on hand. In order to dis
pose of these, as we'll as to bring the fund
for the monument up to $4,000, the
Goethe-Schiller Monument Association
has arranged for a festival under the aus
pices of the turning and singing societies,
to be held on the evening of March at
Eintracht Hall in the Mission. The pro-
gramme will consist of literary exercises,
music, singing and dancing. Tickets are
on sale at the following places: A. Becker,
IA Third street; H. Beverson, 535 Fourth
street; Robert Capelle. 11S Montgomery
street, George Rutz, 1856 Valencia street; A.
Schohay, 302 Hayes street; j. Sievers, %
Post street; "A. Entzmann, 30S Battery
street; f. w. Barkhaus, 213 Kearnv street,
and Verei1 Eintracht Hall, 237 Twelfth
streer. Each ticket entities a gentleman
and as many ladies as he wishes to take to
admission to the festival. The commi tee,
ofwhich Mr.. A. Entzmann is the chair
man, is working hard to make this as sue
cessful as the recent festival at the Pavil-
ION, and it is confidently expected that the
necessary sum of money ill result.
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love lost between them. One gang is COM
posed of Chinese and the other of Caucasi-
ans. The latter are in possession of the
decks and frerooms and refuse to vacate.
Ii the Chinese seek TO force matters there
will be q fight and the Mongolians will
surely get the worst of it.
British Consul Moore was aboard the
Doric yesterday nearly all the afternoon
trying 10 adjust the differences, but failed,
and a deadlock has ensued. The white
crew of the white STAR steamer insist
on staying by the vessel until she returns
to Liverpool, but the Southern Pacific
Railroad Company, the charterers of the
Doric, insist on putting Chinese in their
place. The octopus IS opposed to white
labor, and it will not pay $50 month for
seamen and firemen when it can get
Chinese to do work for 81 So said
sailor yesterday. .,
When the Doric left England for San
Francisco crew was shipped at f4 a
month for the trip to this port and back
to an English port. The vessel had barely
sailed. however, before the Occidental and
Oriental Steamship Company had con-
tracted in Hongkong for a Chinese crew
to be sent to San Francisco to meet the
steamer here. The Chinese arrived here
on the Belgic last Thursday night, and
were transferred TO the DOrlc Dy the tug
Millen Griffith yesterday.
When the tug got alongside with her
horde of coolie laborers aboard the men
in possession made demonstration. They
refused to handle the Mongolians' bag
gage, and finally numb Der of the Chinese
| had to get on board by means of q rope
lowered by the chief officer. They then
put down a rope-ladder and the remainder
of the coolies got aboard, after passing up
their luggage. The Chinese are fine,
healthy set of men, and compare more
than favorably with the Chinese crews of
the other vessels controlled by Coils p
Huntington.
1t was when the Chinese had managed
to get aboard the Doric that the deadlock
occurred. The sailors would not allow the
Chinese to take their; places, while they
themselv refused to work until the diff
Guilty was adjusted. 1t was then that Com
sui Moore was sent for and representa-
tive of the Southern Pacific also put in an
appearance. The men stated their grie 2
ance and the Consul sided with them
When, however, the railroad company of
fered to pay the men at the rate of "a a
month from the time they left Liverpool
up to date and to pay their passage back
to England the Consul sided with the rail-
road. The men refused the offer, how
ever, and held the fort, while the Chinese
went below and made themselves as COM
Portable as possible.
While the Millen Griffith was along
side with the Chinese crew aboard a
proposition was made to throw the first
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The Coroner's Jury Vindicates
the Butler, Frank
Miller.
THE HOBO NOT BELIEVED.
Captain Lees Theory Spoiled by a
New Hobo, Who Slipped on the
Question of Time.

The Coroner's jury declared yesterday
in their verdict that Butter Frank Miller
killed the unidentified burglar in J. L.
Franklin's house on the morning of the
18th inst. while defending his own life.
That meant to say that the hobo who
testified as to Miller inviting him to come
to the Franklin house was lying.
Another hobo was introduced into the
case yesterday morning to corroborate the
opium fiend of the day before, but they diff
fered fatally in the very essential clement
OF time.
Frank Hays, the hobo OF the first in
stance, had said that he met Frank Miller.
the young butler, on Kearny street be-
tween 10 and u o'clock on the night of
Tuesday, the 18th inst, and that Miller
had invited him to come to Franklin's S
house the following evening and he would
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POPULAR MUSIC.
The San Francisco Symphony Orch e IS ira
Gives Its Fifth Concert in Golden
Gate Hall.


The fifth concert of the San Francisco
Symphony Orchestra took place yesterday
afternoon in Golden Gate Hall and, as
usual, an excellent programme was per-
formed.
Yesterdays was popular concert, con-
sisting entirely of semi-classical and pop
ular music without any symphony. The
programme opened with the overture to
"Der Freischutz," which was played with
a full appreciation of Weber's beautiful
orchestration. The transcription of airs
from "Ernani" was rendered with plenty
of amin alton, and of course aroused warm
applause, as Verdi in his popular vein is
almost sure to do when we'll rendered.
Another popular number was the Null
ler-Berghaus arrangement of Liszt's "Sec-
ond Hungarian Rhapsode," which was
played with all due verve and caprlcious-
ness. HandePs ever popular Largo" was
also on the programme.
The soloist was Donald de Y. Graham,
whose singing is so excellent that one re-
srets he is not heard great deal oftener.
Mr.. Graham sang with school and finish
HandePs aria from 'Semele," "Where
Fer You Walk" as we'll as songs by Tosti
and Meyer Helmund.
The programme was cleverly constructed
to pander both to the popular as we'll as
TO the more severe musical taste. In addl-
ton to the numbers above mentioned the
we'll known "Entre'acte Gavotte," by
Gillet for strings, and Dvoraks brilliant
"S!avish Dance" No. were PLAYED. The
whole performance was received with
warm applause by a thoroughly appre-
ciative audience. The attendance showed
a marked increase in numb bers, and was a
visible proof of the fact that the enterprise
of the musicians in organizing concerts OF
their own is meeting with the public ap-
probation it deserves. J. II. Howe, as
usual, conducted.
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jury, and then Franklin led the Coroner
and a number of friends away TO dinner.
CAPTAIN LEES SPEAKS.
He Is Of the Belief That Miller Is Not
the Hero Some Believe
Him

Him.
Captain Lees is quite astonished, in a
way, that the Coroners jury exculpated
Frank Miller from all blame
Il am not in position to say much in
the matter of that jury" he stated, "but
they are not the representative class of
men | would have liked to see impaneled
in case so serious as this one is. AS q
matter of fact do not believe they rem
dered their decision in accordance with
the evidence.
"Now, l will review the whole case for
you" he added, "but I will preface it by
saying that my private opinion is that
there is something wrong about Miller.
The questions asked him VIII en- caused
the women to leave the Coroner's office
indicate what l mean. Added to this, the
fellow says he is only 10 years old, when.
by his own admissions, covering the time
he reached this country at 9 years of age.
he travelled from State to State, he is more
than % years of age.
"He does not properly account for him.
self at any time. 1t is positive fact that
on the night of Tuesday, when he claims
to have been in bed in Franklin's house at
9 O'Clock in the evening, he was not there.
The servant girl is positive of this fact, for
she used Millers room in which to do her
writing until late in the night, when she
left because the place was too lonely.
at was on this Tuesday night that the
tramp claims he met Miller on Kearnv
and Clay streets, walked up to Dupont
and down Sacramento.
81 wantto say this about the tramp: His
statements have been corroborated in every
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You can see where tie powder burned the
skin and face, which would naturally be
the result if the weapon is held close to
the wound"
Frank Miller agreed to Captain Lees
request that the reporters be allowed to
call upon him last evening and make
personal examination of his wounds as
well as to get his statement of how they
were inflicted. When the newspaper men
called, in accordance with the appoint
ment, they found that Miller would neither
speak nor allow himself to be examined.
Captain Lees has decided that he will
submit his theory to District Attorney
Barnes with view to having q warrant
issued for the arrest of Miller on charge
of murder
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ADJUSTMENTS.

BALDWIN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS."
CALIFORNIA THEATER-"The Bicycle Girl"
COLUMBIA THEATER--"The Old Limekiln."
MoRosco's OPERA-HoCsE - " Pulse OF New
York.
TIvoLI OPERA-HoUsF.-"De FreischutZ''
oRPHErM.-H High-Class Vaudeville.
GrovER's AICh7AR.-'Liy of Killarney"
AUpIToRIUM-C Corner Eddy and Jones streets
Sousas Peerless Band.
GOLDEN GATE HAIL-Carr- Beel Concert, this
afern on, AT BIS o'clock.
CALIFORNIA THEATFR.-C Grand benefit rendered
the Theatrical Mechanics Association, tomorrow
afternoon, At AS o'clock.
MACDoNoTGH THEATER (OAKLASp)-"Trilby -
Wednesday, March :.
SHOOT THE CHCTEs-Daily at HaCht street
one block east OF Re Park.
lA1 DISTINCT TRACK.-Races.