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The San Francisco call., 1897-08-20
JUMPED INTO
THE TROUGH
Rare Presence of Mind of
Maggie Guegersnoh, a
Servant Girl.
Her Dress Caught Fire From
Oil and Turpentine She
Was Heating.
She Rushed Out of the House and
Plunged Into a Watering Trough
About a Block Away.

Maggie Guegersnoh, servant-girl, 10
years of age, in the employ of Mrs.
Vahent, 179 Noe street, showed rare
presence of mind last night and saved
herself from being burned to death.
Between and 10 O'Clock she was told to
warm some sweet oil and turpentine to
be used upon one of the family. The girl
put the oils in a tin cup and held Il on
TOP of gasjet to get warmed up.
The oil caught fire, and in her excite
ment she emptied a portion OF the con-
tents upon her dress, which Immediately
caught fire.
The girl ran shrieking from the room
with her clothing ablaze. Recollectlng g
that there was a watering-trough at the
corner of Noe and Fifteenth streets. she
rushed downstairs and out on to the
street, making for the trough as fast as
she could run.
AS soon as she reached the watering g
trough she threw herself into it and the
flames were e1ting guished.
The girl was carried back to the house
and the Saventeenth-s station was no.
titled to send the patrol wagon to take her
to the City and County Hospital. but as
she was suffering intense pain DR.. Car
penter was summoned and he attended to
her injuries.
The doctor found that she was severely
burned about the back chiefly, but that
she was not in serious condition.
A few minutes more and she would have
been fatally burned, as every particle of
her clothing on her back was burned to a
crisp,
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-20
ARE sure OF LUMBER.
The Citizens Colonization Com
mittee Guaranteed All
They Need.
The Prospective Oolonists Are of
Every Glass and Every
Religion.

1t will afford the three hundred appli-
cants for farms some consolation to know
that one important step has been taken
which brings the colonization day little
nearer at hand-the lumber to construct
the buildings has all been guaranteed. D..
L. Westover and F. a. Him have been
busy for the last few days intervie wing
lum Der merchants throughout the City,
and the result is that the most of the 600,-
900 feet of lumber has already been pur-
chased, and in every instance, when the
committee explained what it was wanted
for, very liberal reductions in the prices
have been made, and one dealer has made
the offer that, if enough lumber cannot be
obtained elsewhere be is willing to fur
nish the rest on very easy terms.
Although many of the applicants are
tradesmen, still there is slight sprnk-
ling from the professions. One clergyman,
whose voice has failed him; a chemist
who is in poor health, and newspaper
reporter, who wishes to try farming, have
applied. 1t is also noteworthy that
among those of the applicants who pro-
Tess any religion at all almost every faith
is represented, there being good scatter
ing OF Protestants, Catholics and Jews.
Only five Salvationists have applied so
lar.
1t also augurs we'll for the new colony
that at least two' thirds OF the prospective
colonists are more or less familiar with
farm work, and all appear to be fairly
we'll educated and intelllgent-two i'm
portant qualifications for successful farm
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-20
Trip to Switzerland.
FEW TO-DAY.

The ancient story tellers, no doubt, be-
Heved the infant Hercules inherited his
wonderful snake e-strangling powers from his
father, but modern science shows that a
baby's strength depends largely on the
mothers health at the time the baby is
born.
To bestow strong and rugged eonstitu-
ton on her little one, prospective mother
should fortify her own health and strength
with DR.. Pierce's Favoritc Prescription. 1t
is the most wonderful health builder ever
devised for women. 1t imparts elasticity
and endurance to the special organism,
and gives power and tone to the entire
constitution
Taken early during the expectant period,
1t enables her to meet her time of trial with
strong body and cheerful mind. 1t short
ems confinement; relieves labor of all its
danger and most of its pain, and promotes
the secretion of healthy nourishment tor
the child
There is no other medicine equal to 1t IN
nerve building power. 1t is the only rem
edy of its kind prepared by regular
ly graduated, experienced physician No
woman should risk her health by resort
ing to any preparation compounded by
mere nurse or other unscient1hc, uneou-
Gated person.
Women would save themselves and their
families from much unnecessary sickness
by obtaining and reading copy OF DIR.
Pierce's free book, "The Peoples Common
Sense Medical Adviser thousand page
volume, explaining human physiology. in
clear and interesting language ana giving
many suggestions and receipts for home
treatment of common ailments with over
three hundred illustrations ana colored
plates. II will be sent absolutely free on
receipt of twenty one cents in one cent
stamps to pay the cost of mailing only.
Address, Worlds Dispensary Medical As
sociation, No 663 Main Street Buffalo, n. Y.
If handsome cloth bound embossed bind
ing is desired send ten cents extra, thirty
one cents in alb to pay the additional
EXPENSE of this handsome cover.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-20
be cent short in his returns or to take a


bad piece of money.
Finally Sport became so degraded
and shiftless through excessive alcohol
drinking that he was unable to make even
the poorest of livings and was turned out
OF the little room he had occupied on
Fourth street. He always managed to
have a bottle of alcohol though and treas
ured it more highly than money. He
would seldom drink whisky, but would
borrow a glass from a barkeeper on the
pretext of wanting to take some medicine
and go to the washroom or toilet, where
he would satisfy his unnatural craving
by indulgence in his favor1te beverage.
On one occasion he left his bottle OF
alcohol on the washstand, Were the bar
keeper found it soon after. sport also
missed it and learning that the bartender
had found it the poor creature begged fo-
it's return with tears in his eyes saying
that he would surely die without it and
that ne had no money with which to buy
more. 1t was returned to him, and his
ioy was childish.
After he lost his room and had no place
to sleep "Sport'' became Still more shift-
less. For time he had no coat or vest
and would 60 about the streets with an
old overcoat buttoned up 10 his chin on
the warmest days. He spent the nights In
barrooms where they permitted him to
enter and the days in searching for his
1aVorlte Stlmulant.
At last sport" evidently made up his
mind he had lived too long, or, at least,
long enough, and he made preparations
for making his exit from this world. He
could not bring himself TO die without one
last good time" and he awaited the op-
portunity to crafty his desire. One day
he was given $50 at Corbetts Tor which to
get change. That was the last seen of
Sport" around his old haun.s. He had
never before been known to commit dis
honest act, and his first one was CON-
mitted on the verge of the grave. What
he did with the stolen money no one
knows, but he undoubtedly invested most
of it in alcohol. as some time elapsed be-
tween the date of the THEFT and his death.
Corbett made no effort to find him and he
was allowed to spend his last days in be-
sotted bliss.
When the money was gone and the time
to die came sport" did not finch. With
his last 81 he sent out to pawnshop for a
revolver, with instructions that it be
loaded. But he was not destined to take
his own life, for the Grim Reaper came
before the pistol and sports" soul had
left his emaciated, bloated body before he
could puncture it with eaden ball
He must have felt that death was COM
ing, for when they found him the unfor-
tunate man was on his knees, his elbows
resting on the sea- of chair, his hands
clasped and his head bowed as if awaiting
the executioner whom he could not elude.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-20
TWO DEPARTURES.
Cassius M. Coe to New York and M. G.
Jonas to Chicago for "The
CALI

Cassius NJ. Coe of the reportorial staff
left for New York City last evening, in
which city he will act as THE CALLS
special correspondent and will have
charge of its news service at that end of
the line. Mr.. Coe leaves many warm
friends behind who wish him success in
his new sphere. The Press Club passed a
resolution last night complimen ting Mr..
Coe, its president. upon its success unoer
his administration.
Chicago, in which wicked city he will act
as THE CALLS special correspondent. Mr..
Jonas is capable newsgatherer and
proved his worth while acting as local
manager of the United Press.
These two departures are but the pio-
neers in the movement which THE CALL
is lnaugurating to improve its news
service and to make it the best newspaper
west of the Rocky Mountains.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-20
A DRIVERS NARROW ESCAPE,
Philip Moholy Meets With an Accid ent
at Fire.

Philip Moholy Meets With an Accid ent
Philip Moholy, the driver of fire engine
13, narrowly escaped with his life last
evening while driving 10 a fire at San
Bruno road and Silver avenue. When on
San Bruno road but short distance frt m
the scene of the fire the horses quickly
swerved from the road and went down the
EN- bankment, and the horse nearest the
EN- bankment was almost entirely sub
merged in the soft loan in the cut. Before
it could be extricated from its position it
was seen that it had died from suffoca.
tion, having fallen head first Tne driver
was thrown from his seat, but luckily re-
ceived no injury. 1t is supposed that the
horses became frightened at load of hay
which was standing at the size OF the
road.
The fire started in one-story dwelling
house, owned and occupied by d. Irvine,
at the junction of San Bruno road and
Silver avenue. An alarm was turned in
from box 546 at 9 O'Clock. but owing to the
scarcity of water in that district the fire
was not under control for over an hour
The blaze was caused by the explosion of
coal oil lamp. The damage will exceed
$780,
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-20
GERMAN HOSPITAL.
DR.. Conrad Well Appointed the :
Resident Physician.

DR.. Conrad Well Appointed the New
Resident Physician.
The board of directors of the German
Benevolent Society met last night and
unanimously appointed Dr. Conrad We'll
a resident physician at the German Hos
pital.
Hitherto there has been only one resi-
dent physician, DR.. M. Salomon, and at
the general meeting of the society last
month resolution was passed that the
time had come when it was nece sary to
have two resident physicians instead of
one. The board of directors was author
ized to make the appointment of the new
resident physician.
1t was arranged that the hours of at
tendance of the resident physician should
be from y to P. NJ. and from to T. NJ.
each alternating.
DR.. We'll is the police surgeon at the Re-
celving Hospital.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-20
CAPTAIN Baines Must Be a Juror.

Captain Thomas Francis o. 'Malley Ba1nes
had shock in Judge Hunts court yesterday.
AS he left the iury-box, being excused on ac-
count OF not being on the assessment roll, he
remarked he always kept off the roll in order
to get out of serving on the jury. Judge Hunt
called up the gentleman and informed him
that he would write to the County Assessor
and have Mr. Beines put on the roll if only
for his clothes so that he could no longer get
out OF jury duty on the score OF not being on
the assessment roll
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-20
A MURDEROUS BURGLAR.

Herman Boehn Arrested on Charge
of Assault to Murder.
Herman Boehn, a mattress maker, was
brought from Benicia last night by Po-
liceman J. j. Crowley AMI was booked at
the City Prison on charge of assault to
murder.
Boehn is accused by James McIntire,
760 Church street, of being one of the
TWO men who broke into his house early
Sunday morning and who were distur bed
by him while ransacking his room.
Mclntlre Is an athlete and was getting
the better of the two men, when one OF
them, said to be Boehn, fired shot at
him, which fortunately missed him.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-20
THE STATEMENT
FIGEL MADE
What He Told Chief Lees
He Did On the Night
of June !.
Otto H. Heyneman Reads His
Shorthand Report Of the
Conversation.
The Prosecution Will Conclude Its
Case To-Day and the Defense Will
Begin Monday.

The case of the prosecution in the ex-
animation of Theodore A. Figel on the
charge of murder is about finished ana
the proceedings yesterday were rather dull.
The only witness OF importance was
Otto H. Heyneman. He testified that he
Is the stenographer for the Chief Of Police,
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-20
Arrival Of Binger Hermann,
the United States Com
missioner-General.
He Will Talk Officially to Sur
veyor-General Green
To-Day.
Benson Surveys to Be Discussed-A
Policy of Forest Preservation
Adopted.

With a map of California spread before
them on table in room OF the Palace
Hotel yesterday sat Binger Hermann,
Commissioner-General of the United States
Land Office, and B. F. Allen, Special
Agent and Supervisor of Forests of Cali
fornia and Arizona. The shaded sections
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-20
EpgIish Estate Contest Abandoned

In the Probate Court yesterday, when the
of the estate OF Sarah A. English was
called for trial, and before a jury was i'm
paneled, the contestant, Michael Hawkins,
through his attorney. announced that he
wished to abandon the contest and Judge
Coffey ordered the contest dismissed. Attor-
neys for the estate said that no compromise
was made.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-20
JUDGE BLAKE IMPROVING,
The Aged Jurist Recovering From His
Stroke of ApoD.exy

Stroke of Apop exy.
Greatly to the surprise and qualification
OF his friends and family Judge Maurice
I. Blake, the aged pioneer jurist, is rap
idly recovering from the stroke of paraly-
SIS that attacked HIM on last Sunday
night. For several days mis- condition
alarmed his friends. for hey argued that
MS advanced years were against him.
thursday night and yesterday he began
TO show signs of rapid improvement.
Judge Blake was feeling so well yesterday
that, accompanied by one his relatives,
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-20
Nrinlfs Indian VegetaIle Pill,

Areacknowledged by thousands OF persons who
rave used them for over forty years TO cure
sIcR HEADACHE, GIDDINESS, CONSTIPA
TION. Torpid Liver, Weak stomach, Pimples. ana
purify the blood
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-20

.sTyrone, Fermanagh and Donegal.
varied programme has been prepared for
the Tyrone, Fermanagh and Donegal Benev-
olent Society's seventh annual picnic and
games, TO be held at Shell Mound Park on
Sunday. August %. There will pe games and
jig dancing. The dance music will be by the
Home Rule Union band.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-20
(1rossnal'S Specific MjXtNpa

With this lemedy persons cure themselva.
without the least exposure, change OF diet n,
change in application to business The medicine
contains nothing that Is Of the least ipiury to hs
constitution ASK your druggist Tor II Price, o.
\ haLtIA
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-20

he was able to go downtown to his office
1t is believed that If no serious charge
takes place he will be good for several
years yet to come.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-20
Reunion of Christian workers.

Last evening the ladies connected with the
Young Mems Christian Association gave
complimentary dinner to their general secre-
tary and the Young men more actively en-
gagged on the committees in the dining hall
OF rhe association building, Mason and Ellis
streets. Covers were spread for about 100
+. A. Jackson responded to a toast in be ehalf of
the ladies'. After remarks by H. J. Mccoy
there were several short addresses on different
departments of the work. The occasion was
one of special enjoyment, and fttingly in
augurated the large undertakings of the as
sociation for the pres ent season.
Trip to Switzerland.
Rev. Charles w. Wendte will lecture this
evening at Metropolitan Temple on the sub
ject, "Afoot in Switzerland" The lecture will
be illustrated by appropriate views.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-20

In France there are far more female
than male bicyclists.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-16
\ coLoREp SUPPLEMENT

Dear Mars SANITY Claws.
Dunoo n you'n swlrc 20 member ~
Yer chile on Xmas morn. cause knova
rs pcwfuIly wicked. I IS: hu, II you'sr
gwine to put n q thing tail I'm my large
Xmas socks I hopes you'H not fhrrr,
10 bring sum,hlng youscrull.
MlNaus. shc iilus say, How Hcrman
wise he ken poN'rully large nor,m-ut
OF comftnhle prefcnts. initial handt r-
chiefs. lamb wool and rhocp wool ana all
wool und~rsulls soN dat nm darnrd ami
darned n you don't wear ON; he's done
bought a heap site M ncctiles spo1icrs
mighty warm oy~rcoats rur big una and
young unr umbershoo,s and parAsho5,u.
and heap ot other butcful things 10
wear and other wares
Anybody dat knows anything 'tnll
Knows dat Herman Wise he sells things
n heap site cheaper than anybody else
so dear Mars SANITY. please slddor dls
yer little chick. and swahr never 10
10 wicked no mohr; tso good, 'markahly
good now. smlllnpiy yours.
GEORGE WASHINGTON THOMAS
JEFFERSON LAUGH \ YET
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-16

shortened sail 20 close-rcCtcd topS'n
but at . o'clock that blow away, leaviue
the vessel for two hours without any
sails set. rolling and pitching teartul'y
In tho afternoon the storm eaSed OFT and
at night the wind was mcre from the
northwest. sail was ser and The course
set for Hanoock. which was sight'd Tues.
day morning st Il o'clock The ship was
hove to all night, and yesterday mornins
run was made for the mouth NJ the
river and a pilot was secured on the tug
Relief, which towod her into port yes'or-
day evening.
While lying or the river. Captain Judd
spoke tho ships MGtiadics and Belfast
The fourth ship. whica arrived In AZ
: o'clock kast evening, was the British
ship OamarU. from Dun~iiu. She an
chorJd in the lower harhor.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-16
BOUND
VESSELS SAFE
Several Arrivals 10 Astoria Haroor
Yesterday.
TALES OF THE DEEP SEA
The Freuch ship raciiiQue OFT the River Il
Days- British Ship NerOena
rs DAYS.

vos,s.,,ay was one OF the calm daE'
after A lengthy storm. and N4lu0 INV
,,s.,be- at the mouth Of the river Wa
not smooth several Of the ships ou'siu'
were enabled 10 get into port
rhs first vessel to cross in was th'
Ers,ch ship Paciiaue. Captain ]. Gouye'
us,n crew Of SS men. Il days from sa'
Franeisco. The captain says that ne VIZ
o,,v six davs in TRANSIT from Frisco 'e
,be mouth Of the river but on account
Of the ,errlbly rosHn weather was Obliged
N beat around for Il days. Satiruay
,here were eight ships in company "'U'
~, 1vbAn he saw the light ship for the
las, ,tme. After that she was oonsple-
,,,,s nv he. absence. He. brought with
him from San Francisco the weh-Kno"n
coast pilot. Mr. Thomas J. Powers. VINO
,s the man who took the Inflated Eliza
Anderson. having on board number oi
,s,or;aos and Portlanders bound for the
Klondike. into Dutch haTbor
The captain says that when ABOUT =
miles south us the Columbia he noticed
a large lot Of new lumber, which had been
thrown up on the beach. indicating that
some lumber ship had either been wrecked
or lost her deck load He did noi see any
thing Of the steamer Cleveland while
cruising about but six days ago at night
he sighted a large steamer bound north.
The last storm. pilot Powers says. vas
one Of the worst he ever experienced oni
This coast. December 10 he passed through
a lot OF new lumber. soaHtlins and pianks.
axs. % to 80 feet long and SIS " feet
long. abou, e miles nv from Cape Dis !
appointment.
The second ship n was the British
steamer omba. Captain John Munro. from
vladivostock She brought no bin oil
health. as that port is a Russian fort
and has no American consul Captain
Munro reports that he could not find the,
ligtrtship or the whistling buoy which al
Is Thought sIs9 has gone adrift in the.
storm. The omba left up river immeii-
ately.
Tne third ship to arrive in was the
Britisher verbenq Captain Judd. in BAL !
last from waliaroo. South Australia. He
reports a fine passage until he reached
'the North Pacific. 700 miles from this port /!
From there K took him IS days 10 reach
harbor. series Of ugly gales seeming
determined 70 keep him outside. On Sun
day the 5th. a heavy blow came up from
the southwest, having a force Of 10. From
that time up 70 last Saturday,the weather
was extremely rough on Saturday Cape
Hancock was sighted. as well az the light
ship. and he was then in company with
eight other large ships. No pilot could
be had on account Of the gale. and for
12 days he cruiscd about within $50 miles
Of port. unable to get into harbor. Satur-
day night the wind was variable. lasting
all night. At daylight It came up from
the southeast again. and by evening T.
was blowing another gale. with a force
Of 9. accompanied by a terrific fall Of rain
At O'Clock Monday morning the wind
was hauling 10 the southwark. increasing
in force until eight o'clock, when II
veered 10 the southwest. The captain
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-16
POULTRY SHOW
Weeks Exhibition Of Uigh Brei Fowls
70 be Held in Astoria.

70 be Held in Astoria.
NI- Emslic Houghteu a0i MrJ.M Hughes
yesterday afternoon called upon Mr..
George Fiavel Cor the purpose ot procur-
ing the building known rs the White
House store. in which to sive poultry
exhibition. The plan OF he shoN was
outlined and explained to Mr.. Flavel and
he kindly consented TO the Use Of the
place for the period Of week or longer.
It is the intention 10 have the poultry
exhibition 10 take p,a0e about January
Is or %, and the exhibition viii - con-
fined exclusively 10 Cla,sop cou7yy poul-
try. All the finest breeds In the county
win be displayed and II it proves no sue
cess expected. next wear there will Ne a
general poultry show. which viii take In
birds from all over the state. All who are
interested in the hreelinS % fine poultry
and their exhibition will communicute
or otherwise with Mr. Hough;en
or Mr. Hughes. Mr. Flave's place was
secured on account of its closeness to|
the \. P. c. A. exposition building.