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The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27
GEORGE GREEN
MET Ills MASTER
BE Fought a Game Battle,
but Was Completely
Outclassed.
Waloott Turned the Trick Early
in the Eighteenth
Round.
The Local Champion Was an Odds On
Favorite, but at No Stage Of the
Great Battle Stood Chance.
For home talent, crepe and tears.

For home talent, crepe and tears.
That's proper form, now, after last
nights physical exhibition at
Wood ward S Pavilion.
Curly haired, handsome and hard-hit-
ting George Green is unquestionably a
great welter- weight. But last night he
ran against something from classical
Boston that turned out to be a veritabIe
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27

ing man and soon was able to kick Rodgers
o the neel ana lay him low. Rodgers then
vent into court and pleaded guilty to three
coun te rfeit money, with passing it and with
having ii in his possession. He was ordered
to appear for sentence next Saturday.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27
BOOKED MANY PLAYS.

Friedlander Returns With Theatrical
Contracts for the Winter
Season.
Manager FIiedlander OF the Colum bia
Theater, the California Theater and the
Oakland Marlborough Theater returned
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-27

VISIT Ukiah Saturday, August %. Special
excursion rate. 50 for the round trip. Leave
Ifburon ferry 80 A. M. Return. leave Ukiah
I'm.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-12
LIEUT.. MoRFORD WILL BEGIN TO
TELL HOW 1T ALL HAPPENED
WEDNESDAY.
HIS ATTORNEY SECURES TIME
TO FAMILIARIZE HIMSELF WITH
HIS CLIENTS WITNESSES AND
THE EVIDENCE.
SPECIFICATION XII CONSIDERED.
involved the Alleged Duplication of
His January VOucher-Techni-
cal Error Shown.

When the prosecution in the Morford
court martial in progress at Fort
Smelling rested it's case, yesterday
afternoon about 1 o'clock, counsel for
the defendant officer obtained a con-
tinuance of the trial until next Wednes
day morning at 10 O'Clock when the in
PRODUCTION of testimony in behalf or
Second Lieut. William H. Morford will
begin Attorney PEBBLES gave as his
reason for asking the continuance that
he had been called into the case at
such a late date it had been impossible
for him to familiarize himself with his
clients witnesses and the evidence he
had to make up his case.
At the opening of yesterdays ses-
sion, Col. Hunter, the judge advocate,
called F. w. Johnson, bookkeeper for
William Donaldson & Co, of Mime
apolis, to the stand to testify in rela-
ton to the accused Iieutenant's finan-
cial transactions with Mr. Donaldson.
Specifications XII of the general
charges, alleges that the accused officer
transferred and assigned his pay ac-
count and voucher for the loan of
$12S.33 his salary for January, 1897, to
William Donaldson & Co.. after which
he Wrongfully duplicated his account
for the salary in question, receiving
from Col George E. Glenn, assistant
paymaster general, the January salary
by presenting therefor second vouch-
er.
Witness testified that at his firms
store on Jan. 10, 1897, Mr. Donaldson
n civ I
ford the $12S.33 in question, the officer
giving to him for security the pay ac-
count and voucher, which the officer
told Mr.. Donaldson to keep until the
latter part of January, when he should
send them in to Fort Smelling, where
they would be hOnOred. Witness said
that his employer turned the papers
over to him for safe keeping. One day
during the last of January witness had
received a telephone message from
Lieut.. Morford telling him to ask Mr..
Donaldson to hold the papers over and
not send them in, when was done, Mr..
Donaldson desiring to accommodate the
officer Here the witness identified the
duplicate pay account and voucher
which Mr.. Donaldson had possessed.
The introduction of these papers
caused Attorney PEBBLES to raise an
objection, but the judge advocate stat
ed that he intended to prove that the
accused officer duplicated his pay ac-
count and voucher for January, and
that he received his pay on the dupi
Gates. The court sustained the judge
advocate.
Witness stated that on Feb. 5, the
lieutenant paid $100 on the loan, send
ing the money in letter in which was
inclosed a receipt for the papers and
a request that Mr. Donaldson send
them to&the officer, which he ordered
witness to do. Witness never heard
Mr.. Donaldson agree with the lieu
tenant to hold the papers longer than
the first of the month. The transac-
ton between the gentlemen was pure
ly a personal matter with Mr.. Donald
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-12

plain to the wife what kept them away from
homo and why they a little short of
change there are other ways of getting into
trouble over Playing poker. This was the
case with a young married man who lives
in the West end, and who is prominently
connected with railroad office in this city.
The young man in question has for some
time past had a winning streak, and has
spent a number of nights away from home,
always explaining the next day that he had
been compelled to make trip 'out on the
road" Night before last the young man spent a
pleasant evening with several congeniai
spirits and the party INDUCED in the Ameri-
game, with the result that the young
married man went home yesterday morning
with about $100 in bills tucked snugly away
in the fob pocket of his trousers. He has
been wearing light summer suit which had
seen its best days, and when he arose yes
terday morning the weather being cooler,
he donned a heavier suit of clothes and went
to his office. He also forgot to remove from
the old suit the money he was holding out
on his wife, and when he thought of it later
in the day he concluded that it was safe where
it was.
When he went home to dinner yesterday
evening he went to his room, but could not
find the trousers in which the money was
secreted. Not wishing to arouse his wife's
suspicious he said nothing until after din
ner, when In casual way he inquired where
the trousers had been put
why, they were about worn out and
sold them to old-clothes man today" an
swered the wife. 81 got % cents for them"
Inc young man almost Iainteu as lie tnouSnC
of his poker money. He explained to her
that there was valuable paper In one of the
pockets of the trousers. The wife gave him
a description Of the second hand man to whom
she had sold them, and he made quick chase
to a Washington avenue car and down town.
The remainder of the evening was spent on
Franklin avenue and Morgan street, search
ing the second hand stores At late hour
last night he still searching with all
hopes of success gone.
He says that if he ever plays poker again
and wins he will not attempt to hold out
on his wife.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-12

poodle There was cry of 'let go
everybody a swishing sound, and the
mighty balloon darted heavenward,
while seated on the frail bar under
meath was the aeronaut, holding the
dog.
A startled "oh' burst from the lips
of the spectators, and minute later
came another cry:
She's going to drop the dog now!
This was the truth. Far aloft on her
eerie perch she could be seen fastening
the dog to something and then the
canine was thrown far out into space
but horror of horrors, the parachute
wouldn't open.
The fall of the poodle to the ground
away over in the field had hardly oc-
Cured before Agent Moak was hasten
ing thitherward, across the uneven
meadow to end the suffering of the
little thing AS he approached he saw
a motionless form lying on the fresh
green sward. 1t was the dog and it
was plainly evident that it was dead,
killed by the fall. With an expression
of pity he stopped over the victim cf
the balloonists' cruelty. But, instead
of picking it up, he gave it kick.
1t was a woolly dummy.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-12
CAUSED A SHUDDER
ExHIBITION OF REFINED CRUELTY,
ADVERTISED BY THE FAIR
MANAGEMENT, GIVEN.
POODLE TAKEN INTO MlD-AlR,
ATTACHED TO A PARACHUTE, AND
DROPPED TO THE HARD
GROUND.
THE PARACHUTE WOULDN'T WORK
When Agent MOalx Reached the
Spot There Was No Sign OF
Life.

John Moak, the special agent OF the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals, witnessed a sight at the
fair grounds yesterday afternoon that
he will long remember.
When it became bruited about, sew
eraI weeks ago, that the state fair
MANAGEMENT had secured an attrac-
tion in the shape of a balloon ascension
and parachute leap, and that
the daring aeronaut would also send
down pet dog from on high, securely
attached to a parachute, Sthe Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty at once
took the matter up. Some people
might seek to discourage the balloon
list from his Cor in this case, herr per-
tious trip, but not so the society; Its Ell
forts were to protect the poodle.
Letters protesting against the alleg-
ed cruel act were sent to the officers
of the fair, and even the newspaper
columns were used to complain of the
indifference of these officers, but Pres
ident Weaver and Secretary Randall
were inexorable on this point; they had
advertised that the dog was going TO
be taken up and dropped in a para
chute, and they were not going to have
it is said by everybody afterwards that
they hadn't lived up to every promise
they had made.
Thursday a formal protest was filed
with them and they were threatened
with arrest and punishment if they
persisted in their intentions,
but it was noticed that neither Weav-
er nor Randall went out to hunt for
bondsmen to bail them out when placed
under arrest. 5They merely said in a
quiet, determined way that the balloon
was going up and so was the dog.
Thus it was that yesterday after
noon, while the balloon was being in
f1ated Agent Moak lowered in
its vicinity; perhaps "palpitated" would
be a better Word than -fhovered' to
express his actions. He was armed
with a star and a determination to do
his duty or perish in the attempt. II.
P. Hall noticed his uneasy actions and
said to police officer:
why don't you order that man
back; he is interfering with our work.
Why he belongs to the balloon,
answered the officer.
mo he DOESN'T replied Mr.. Hall.
Hes no better than anybody else and
has nothing to do with the balloon.
You fire him out Of there or 1 WILL
directed the doughty H. p.
So the officer started to gently, but
firmly, inform Agent Moak that he
had to get out of that immediate To-
cality, and just then there came
glimpse of loneliness, the female
aeronaut, carrying @ small but pretty
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-12

the ground floor, commanding the en-
trance to the house and grounds.
From this advantage point, by an inge-
NOUS arrangement of mirrors, she
could see everything that went on
around the house and in the gardens;
while her sense of hearing became
such that nothing transpired inside It's
four walls which escaped her attention.
Neither the death of her father nor
that of her mother, which took place
after she had retired from this long
rest, operated to alter her resolution
On the latter's decease she found her.
self possessor of the property. She
had the house locked up at 9 o'clock
every night and the keys put on a
table at her bedside. She proved an
excellent woman of business, transact
ing all her affairs, managing her SerV-
ants, entertaining her guests and re-
vising her visiting list, without turn
ing a counterpart. so to speak. Neither
did she change her diet in any way,
but, despite her recumbent habit of
life, continued to eat her usual meals,
dining at and consuming such things
as ducks, game, peaches, pork and all
things indigestible and taking her cof-
fee and liquors regularly all her life.
Doctors visited her, but she had no
need of their prescriptions, and 1T was
only a few months ago that the
life began to be visible. Then she grad
ually broke up. The medical men who
made a post norton examination of
her remains found that her heart and
lungs were free from disease, so that
had she led an ordinary existence
she would in all probability have lived
for another fifteen years. AT her
death, at the age of seventy-seven, she
weighed nearly seventeen stone. and
the coffin in which she was buried was
considered the largest ever made in
South Devon. She was no miser, but
lived we'll gave freely and handed
on her fortune unimpaired to her col
lateral descendants.
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son, said witness and the firm of Will
lam Donaldson & Co., was in no way
interested
The croSS-eXamination brought out
the fact that witness saw Lieut.. Nor
ford a number Of times after Feb. l, at
the store in conversation with Mr..
Donaldson, although it was not until
about the middle Of the following
June, fully five months after the lieu
tenant had negotiated the loan that
it was paid in full. On June 1, Lieut..
Morford made another payment of $40,
and about June Is he paid the balance,
1883. Mr.. Donaldson had never
spoken to witness dispairingly about
getting his money back nor had he
ever said i'll against the lieutenant.
Witness had never heard Mr.. Donald
son reprimand Lieut. Morford for lack
of faith in the transaction.
The point which the defense scored
on Mr. Johnson's testimony was that
the loan to Lieut.. Morford was per
sonal matter ;.Af" aa,".. MIN and Mr..
donaldson and not a transaction in
which the firm of William Donaldson
& Co., had been interested as set forth
in the charges.
Col Glenn testified as to having paid
to Lieut. Morford on Feb. 2. his salary
for January. Nobody had notified him
that the officer had assigned his claim
and he was not aware that the lieu
tenant had obtained the money on
duplicate voucher.
Lieut.. c. w Kennedy, of the Third
infantry, Lieut. Morford's regiment,
testified from records that the accused
officer had been arrested on Aug. 8,
and counsel fer the defense admitted
that the charges against Lieut.. Nor
ford had been served on the defen ant
Aug. 15
With reference to the arrest, on
DISCRIMINATION Lieut.. MCrford
asked witness if. he did not know THAT
he (Morford) had been placed under
arrest at Camp LakeYiew previous to
Aug. s, on charges preferred, and sub
sequently released. Witness could not
swear to the facts, but he had heard
such had been the case. However, the
records of the fort would show and the
the defense announced that this ques-
ton would be gone into when its side
of the case was reached.
The prosecution seeks to show by
bringing out the date of the lieuten-
ants arrest that it was after Aug.
he settled several Of the claims against
him. Here is where its case rested.
1t is estimated by officers a Fort
Smelling that the trial of Lieut.. Nor
ford will cost the war department at
least $1,000.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-12
FAIR WEEK WRECK
is Recalled by Proceedings in the
District Court

The motion for new trial of the
case of Julia Fillmore against the ST.
Paul City Railway company, was ar
gued before Judge Lewis yesterday at
special term. The court took the case
under advisement
Mrs. Fillmore has already recovered
two verdicts in her suit for alleged per-
sOnal injuries. She was a passenger on
the street railway company's car dur
ing fair week a year ago, and was in
jured in the collision that occurred at
Smelling avenue between the car and
a Minneapolis e. st. Louis train.
On the first trial before Judge Willis
and jury, the jury awarded the plain
tiff verdict of SO, 500. Judge Willis
set aside this verdict, as excessive I'M
der the testimony. The second trial
before Judge Lewis and a jury, result
ed in a verdict for the plaintiff in the
sum of $3.50. Judge Lewis will an
nCunce his decision within a few days.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-12
LIEUT.. BABES ERROR.
He Admits 1t and His Victims Let 1t
Go at That.

George F. Lotus and John H. Kane,
the two railroad clerks arrested by
Lieut.. Babe Friday night, on a charge
of attempting to pick woman's
pocket, appeared before Judge Orr yes
terday in the police court T. D.
O'Brien, as their attorney, had con-
sulation with Lieut. Bane, and then
explained to the court that the officer
had evidently made mistake in ar
resting the defendants. Owing to the
crowded condition of the street and the
fact that there had been reports made
that some of the light-fingered gentry
were at work, the arrest of his clients
had followed. The officer, Mr.. O'Brien
said, admitted that he had made a mis-
take, and for this reason hes5wou1d
ask that the defendants be discharged.
Judge Orr stated that this would be
the decision of the court, and he was
glad to have the statement made in
open court and the defendants eXoner-
ated from all charges.
Both Lotus and Kane received a
deal of Kidding and congratulations
from their acquaintance during the
day. and both arrived at the same con-
clusion that in the future they would
travel alone on the streets and not to-
gether.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-12
ARIZONA
Guardians of the Peace Must Ee
Handy With Their Guns.

It became the fashion, years ago, for
mining companies and other concerns
which handle large sums of money in
Arizona to employ the worst of the
road agents to act as watchmen at
high wages. Thus one of the most
prosperous copper companies hires, at
very high salary, fellow who is
said to have eighteen murders on
his conscience and yet is a most faith
full and trustworthy guardian Of the
property under his charge. Towns fol-
lowed the example. Tombstone had
for a long time in it's employ as city
marshal one of the brothers carp,
each OF whom always fired with his
gun resting on his arm. Experience
Rad taught them that this practice
gave them a start of two or three sec
onds over the shooter who raises his
gun to the level of the eye, and in pct
hunting two or three seconds are ev-
erything A town not far from Tomb
stone had been greatly injured by the
riotouS behavior of some of its resi-
dents who were bad men" 1t en-
gagged, at a salary Of $4,000 yeNr, the
very worst desperate in the territory
to act as city marshal. The day after
his appointment he was accosted by
three noted ruff1ans, who, drawing
their guns, sneered:
80 you're a-goin' to run this here
town, air yer?''
The new marshal had his gun up his
sleeve and before the rascals could pull
trigger he fired three times and each
time laid a man dead at his feet.
"'Tain't everything" said he, ito
draw quick and shoot straight; yer
must put yer lead where it viii do
most good. Eff yer don't, t'other party
may slice yer with his knife after
you've shot him. F"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-12
WAITED A WARSHIp
PREMIER SALISBURY REQUESTED
TO BOMBARD THE STATE OF
MINNESOTA.
IRATE BRITISH SUBJECT,
ARRESTED FOR FAILING TO PAY
POLL TAX, APPEALED TO
LONDON.
IN RE THE C.:.ssEE or .5RRATNE.
No Representation Yet Made to the
Vice Consul by the English
Actor.
IN RE THE Csc Or .,GRR3TNE

A telegram to the G | O b from La
Crosse under date of Thursday, an
nounced that Fred Lorraine, an actor.
taken back to Rochester by a police
officer, at which point after a hearing,
he was discharged. Further inforrua-
ton was given that Lorraine is a
British subject and would have the
consul assist in prosecuting the officer
who arrested him.
E. H. Morphy, vice British consul,
was seen at his Office in the Manhattan
building, this city, yesterday, relative
TO the Lorraine case. MI Morpny
said he had not been advised as yet,
but thought probably he would be. 1t
was rather peculiar he said that a
number of British subjects, especially
in the Northwest, seemed TO have the
idea that they were not amenable to
the laws of the states or cities in
which they lived. AS to the facts in
the Lorraine case, he knew nothing,
but he related what may be regarded
as funny case which had been
brought to his official notice recently
Some British subject residing III the
southern part of the state, was taken
before a justice of the peace for refus-
ing to work out his poll tax The case
was continued and the loyal subject
of the queen Immediately wrote Pre-
mier Salisbury, at London, of the out
rage, and suggested that a gunboat
or TWO sent to this country and up
the Mississippi river might have the
effect of having the case dismissed ard
proper PREPARATION made for his arrest
The letter was sent to Vice Consul
Morphy by the officials in England,
and the British subject in Minnesota
formally notified that nothing could be
done for him under the circumstances
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-12
REUNION AND SUPPER.
Class of '96 of State school of A.ri-
culture.

Friday evening, the second annual
reunion and supper of the class of SO
of the State School of Agriculture was
held in the dining hall of the expert
mental farm. Out of the twenty-eight
members, fourteen were present Dr.
Lugger, class father, is visiting in Ger
many, and consequently was unable to
attend. After the banquet a toast was
given by each member. The class of
'96 enjoys the distinction of being the
largest class ever graduated from the
Minnesota school of agriculture The
following members were present: S.
B. Bassett, class president; G. S. AL
drich, ]. V Bailey, S. r. Struck, o. H.
Wolner, c P Taylor, M T. Seaman
E. H Riley, E. N. Disney, George
Craig, R. R Clark, D. NJ Holmquist
and wife, and R. w. Herrick
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-12
Ladies Underwear, TIC.

Ladies' Underwear, TIC.
Ladies' heavy ribbed Underwear, Vests
long sleeves, fall weight, each. ......... lie
Ladies' heavy r.pbed. feece-lined I'm
derwear, vests are high neck and
long sleeves, crocheted silk front and
neck, satin ribbon tapped, each. ........ zoe
Ladies heavy natural merino Under
wear, about SO per cent wool, each. 80. 36c
Ladies very heavy hygenc natural
feeced Underwear, each. ....-.... 42c
Ladies fashioned wool ribbed Under
wear made by the Norfolk and New
Brunswick Hosiery Co., about two
thirds wool, each Observation-Disclosures. 47c
Ladies fine camels hair Underwear, al
wool, with slight mixture of cotton
to make them non-shrinkable, EACH. 4Sc
Ladies' extra heavy lambs wool Under
wear, guaranteed pure wool, each. 80. CSC
Girls and boys heavy Scotch Random
Underwear large sizes, each. ........... lie
Children's, Misses and Boys camels'
hair Underwear, all wool, with a Sight
mixture of cotton to make them non
shrinkable, each and upwards. ......... loo
Children's very heavy hygienic natural
feeced Underwear each and upwards. 14c
Misses, very heavy fleece lined ribbed
Underwear all sizes, each. -...-....... 15c
Infants finest Australian lambs wool
Undervests, each...... ...... FAC
Corsets, Csc.
One lot Summer Corsets, about five
styles broken sizes, worth from 40c to
65c II your size is among them take Or
Good quality fast black or French
Grey Sateen, shook Corsets, heavily
boned. heavy side steels, lace trimmed,
Over fifty other styles of Corsets, includ-
ing all popular styles of Thomson's Glove
Fitting Corsets all styles DR.. Warmers Cor
sets; all styles imported P. d. Corsets; all
styles American Lady Corsets; all styles
Ferris Waists ETC., etc.
Beaver ShawIs, $l.2O.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-12
Wasn't Col. Tietz.s Debt.

The garnishment proceedings instituted by
F. w. Bergmeier against Edward Tietz were
'smissed yesterday afternoon by Judge Two
by in the civil division of the municipal court.
Mr.. Bergmeier engaged D. PEBBLES as his at
torney some time ago and. instructed the lat
ter to garnishee Mr. Tietz-s salary. in order
to secure the payment of $3.50, which Berg
meier claimed as compensation for pr nting
furnished for the benefit given Edward Tit
man by the Athenaeum Dramatic society.
is at present member of the Giffen-Neill
company testified that he alone
sponsible for the payment of the claim at