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outgeneral him. After the trust had been
lnvaiidated his occupation would be gone
and then all hands could proceed unh am.
pered with the pencil will.
Shortly before Mrs. Craven filed her
deeds, she said, she had a talk with Rms.
sell J. Wilson. He, too, told her that il
was still intended to probate the .snenc;lII.
will, but that there was hitch in reoard
to the payment of the $500, 600. He said
that Charles L. Fair was not acttnr rioht
having refused to pay his promised third
OF the amount He was doing this. said
Mr. Wilson, because the trust clause had
been invalidated and Charles was of tho
opinion that now one will was as good "a
the otner. Mr.. Wilson, continued the
witness, told her that lie could get her
$500 600 for her claims, but could NOT
guarantee to get more because of Charles
Fairs attitude. He advised her to take
the amount-that half a loaf was better
than none.
Il told him would not take $500. ooO,"
said Mrs. Craven. AZ said that unless
they paid me what they agreed to nav me
| would withdraw from the negotiations
and file my papers," Mr.. Wilson said be
was afraid that that was the best he
could do and said she had probably better
file the papers.
Mrs. Craven was asked how long these
negotiations were under way and the
question aroused another argument The
point was still under discussion when
court adjourned.
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ACH UNCoNVINCED.
Declares That His Faith In the
Murder Theory is Not Shaken
bv XesterdavSs TestIn1 ony

Declares That His Faith In the
Murder Theory Is Not Shaken
by Yesterdays Testimony.
''The testimony given at the inque 4
does not change my opinion" said At
torney Ach yesterday afternoon. miss
Cohn says that she does not know what
time it was. She says that she saw Mr..
Hoffman turn the corner with some
gentleman. Mr.. Unger did not see any
body at all when he posted his letters.
He says he mailed his letters at 6:25.
put all these people together, that
Chief Lees has got, at the time they say
they were at the corner of Bush and Bat
terry streets and you would have a mob.
The letter-carr,er saw no one at $3.50.
Officer Colen was there and saw no one ST
$3.50, and this young girl, if she saw any
body with Mr.. Hoffman, saw Mr.. Fried
man, to a certainty.
IF Mr.. Hoffman was murdered. as he
unquestionabiy was, he was murdered
with that pistol. If it were not done by
Fige! Mr.. Hoffman must have given the
pistol to some one TO murder him With,
and that somebody must have then bor-
rowed Mr.. Hoffman's keys, gone outside
and locked the door and then gone in
again and put the KEYS on the shelf, and
then gone out again and locked the door
with something in tie shape of key.
The only other persons who had key to
the pla ce besides Figel and Hoffman were
Schultz and E. S Hoffman, and the latter
was in New York at the time OF the
tragedy and, of course, no one suspects
the entry clerk for a moment.
wv hen it comes 10 question of time
of five or ten minutes-I think it is getting
pretty close, it Is u pretty shakv defense if
man Is charged with any crime"
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the course that he took on that day in
order to satisfy himself as to the time he
had taken In his walk.
In explaining his appearance as a wit
ness in the case, Turn bull stated that he
had read OF the affair in the papers, and
that In view of the position Fipel was in
he had thought it his duty TO tell all he
knew. de had, therefore, gone to Mr.
Lloyd yesterday morning and had offered
10 give his testimony.
Al This iuncture there was another call
for Figel by the Coroner, and Attorney
Lloyd then said he thought, in view of the
fact that Figel stood in the position of
being accused, he should not be called un-
iii all the other witnesses had given their
testimony. To this Coroner Hawkins re-
pl1ed that he was simply trying to carry
out the evident wishes of Chief Lees.
Fred w. Bishop reporter OF The CALL,
testified that on the night of the tragedy
lie was shown the revolver with which
The killing had been DONE and that he
had failed TO notice any blood spots on ii.
The testimony ofthe police officers had
been that there was blood on the weapon
when it was placed in their custody on the
night of June 1.
Abe Hoffman, brother of the deceased,
stated Ihat his brother was not In the
habit OF carrying a revolver; he had
great horror of firearms. tie said he was
engaged TO be married, but denied that
MS Drotner nao given MIN or promised 10
him present of money in honor Of the
coming event. So far as he knew his
brother mad never made any statement to
the effect that his wife had been talking
about a divorce. Hoffman, he said, was
not on good terms with his mother-in-law.
A. .. Alexander, a broJheT-in-law OF
Isaac Hoffman, was asked: did you ever
make statement that Hoffman was MUIR
dered and that Figel did not commit the
murder and that you knew who did it?"
Il said that did not think Figel COM
mitted the murder, but l did not say /
knew who did H." He also denied he had
said that when the affair was over it
would be known who had committed the
cri me. He added that he was at San Jose
on the night of the tragedy, and so was
his brother. Both were seen there by the
Chief OF Police OF San Jose.
Miss Lillian Cobn was witness whose
testimony evidently made q marked i'm
preston on all present. In substance her
testimony was as follows:
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at is not" answered Lloyd; and so the

1T is not" answered Lloyd; and so the
incident ended.
Lloyd afterward explained tnat the rea-
son he paid no attention TO the provoking
remark OF his adversary was that he had
been engaged in two rows in court on
other occasions and did not feel that he
had any right to prejudice the case of his
client in so serious matter by disturbing
the peace of the courtroom.
Unger continuing his testimony said
that his watch was exact, within minute,
and that he was at the letter box at 6:25,
not a minute later, though il may have
been minute earlier.
1t WAS about IL O'Clock and the Coroner
made another mpaiient call for Figel. He
failed to respond and Lloyd said that he
would have him present at o'clock this
morning.
"Then / guess we will take an ad journ-
ment until O'Clock tomorrow" retorted
the Coroner, and the session was over
much to the surprise of all concerned.
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WHY HE REMAIN ED.

Matthew Unger DELAYED Leaving
the Store So AS to Dine With
His Brother.
Matthew Unger, the brother of Harry
Unger, who testified yesterday. and who
will in all probability be called as wit
ness to-day, will simply testify TO the fact
that he was with his brother on that
eventful evening. and that the time was
after o'clock when they left the store in
company with Miss Cohn. He said yes
terday:
II was wit my brother on the evening
OF june i, and know that we left the
store after o'clock. How long after It
was am unable to state, but / know that
we left later than our usual time. did
not notice the street particularly and can
not recall having seen any one in front of
the store of Hoffman, Rothchild & Co.
My brother and do not live together,
and l waited for him on this particular
evening, as had accepted an invitation
20 dine with him. Miss Cohn, my brother
and myself left the store together and
went down Battery toward Market street."
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SPECIAL SAVING SALE
Monday Observation-Disclosures

When buying the goods quoted below
las of course you will at such prices) look
at our Window-Screens, Refrigerators,
Ice Cream Freezers, Garden Hose and
Sprinklers.
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MORTON SPECIAL DELIVERY.

Baggage transferred TO trains, steamers, etc.
Also moved in the city.
Furniture moved; estimates furnished.
Freight transferred and shipped.
40S Taylor street and $50 Market street
Telephone Main 40.
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THE LETTER CRANK.

One OF the Female Durrant Writer'S
Offers Her Testimony to the
Coroner.
A letter was received by the Coroner
Yesterday that bears all the earmarks of
having been written by a crank. The
Coroner places no crtdence in the infor-
nation conveyed, ana the Chief of Police,
when showed a copy of the letter and
hearing the name OF the writer. said:
''If l am not mistaken l have a letter
written by the same person offering TO
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Dear Hrs. Crdren: had a positive talk with
Wheeler on Saturday. Told him how you felt
about a certain matter, and received an ass ur-
ance that they intended 10 play absolutely
fair. 1t Was impossible, he said, TO go back on
your viii. They did not propose to try. He
wouid stake his reputation thereon. They
hoped and were negotiating to make matters
as pleasant as possible for you, aud believe if
the trust clause can De invalidated that the
last will can be put through hands down.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22

In every school in Paris there is q res.
taurant where free meals are served 10 the
children who are too poor to pay for
them.
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NEW EVIDENCE.

Testimony That Apparently Estab-
fishes an AIibi for the Sus-
pected Man.
The examination OF witnesses before the
Coroner began yesterday with William ].
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-08-21
AFTER THE SANTA FE.

Sweeping Subpnnas Issued by the Kansas
Board of Railroad Com missioners-
TOPEKA, Kan. Aug. 14--The board
of railroad commissioners has made
order in the Rice county freight
rate case which is unusual and so far
as ex-Gov- Lewelling, the member of
the board who signed it, knows, is the
first of its kind ever issued in Kansas.
The people of Rice county COM
planned to the state board that
the freight rates they We're pay
ing were too high and the board will
visit Lyons next Tuesday to hear evil
dence on the subject Subpenas were
issued for General Manager Frey and
the local agents of the company in
Rice county, calling for the contracts
for construction, maintenance and oper-
alton of the railroad. 1t proposes to
go into the history of the company and
lay bare its business secrets just as At
torney-General Boyle did in the stock
wards case
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-08-21
CRAZE SUBSlDING.
The KIondike Fever Subsiding Owing to
DiscOuraginE Reports.

The KIondike Fever Subsiding Owing to
DiscouraginE Reports.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 14.-During
the past week the Klondike fever has
abated somewhat in this city, owing,
probably, to the discouraging reports
received from Dyea- There are plenty
of people who announce their inten-
ton of trying the Chilkoot route in
the spring, and of those who are anx-
ious to go at once a large proportion
seem disposed to travel via st. Michael
and up the Yukon. Promoters of ex-
petitions by this route are ready with
profuse assurances that the trip can be
made before the closing of navigation,
but in ali cases they are careful not to
bind themselves in any way to take
passengers through this fall. At the
offices of the steamship companies it
is reported that the inquiry for tickets
is diminishing.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-08-21
A Rutned Reputatton.

"And you say" said the Sympathetic Per
son, looking down from the elevation of the
doorstep upon the latest applicant for sub
urban charity, that you have honestly
done your best to find employment
81 have, madam
NYou have regular vocation?"
II was formerly an expressman."
In what city,"
"In Boston,
sBut, surely, at this season of the year
you ought to find work enough as an ex-
pressman in large city like Boston,
Madam, you do not know Boston. You
have heard of the Bacchante? Yes2 Then
it is only necessary to tell you that am one
of the expressmen who carried her to the
station
3EBut I do not see-'
'sThe fact became generally known,
madam. From that moment have ceased
to be respectable. There is no one in Bos-
ton who will now employ me.''-Boston
Budget
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-08-21
b. & O. Improvement..

The work of Strengthening the track and
reducing the grade at Tabs Station on the
second division of the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad recently completed, and the
first train to use the new line was No. l, the
New York and St. Louis flyer. A heavy
grade and three bad curves have been elm
mated by this work. A mile east, at Meyers
Hole, similar improvement has also been
completed after months of work. Several
reverse curves and nasty and dangerous
dip done away with at this point. Near
Myers Hole, at Tablers, the alignment of the
the other two improvements, bad grades
and sharp, annoying curves are being re-
moved. This part of the work will be done
gerous places will have been entirely re-
moved. This work in its entirety means the
hauling of several additional cars in each
freight train, besides reducing the danger
of derailments to almost nothing. The sec
ond division, running from Cumberland to
brunswick, will soon be in first-class con-
dition and more cheaply operated than
ever.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-08-21
CREATED A SENSATION.
Connecticut Pastor Takes Strong Grounds
y Against Life Insurance.

\ A Connecticut Pastor Takes Strong Grounds
Against Life Insurance.
BRISTOL, Conn. Aug. 1.-THE crusade
against life insurance, preached by
Rev. Otto Duessel, pastor of the Ger
man Lutheran church here, has begun
to have a marked effect. Nearly
all the members of his congregati ton
have cancelled their policies and
the insurance agents are up in
arms. Pastor Duessel is member of
the Missourian synod, the most con-
sentative of the three branches of the
Lutheran church. He is young man
of fine appearance and is we'll educat-
ed. Yesterday he said:
While am pastor of this church none of my
parishioners shall carry life insurance if I can
help it The teaching of the German Lutheran
church is that God must be depended on in all
of our troubles to relieve Our lives do
not belong to ourselves They belong to
God. When one speculateS his
life he is specializing something
which does not belong to him. and is. there
fore, swindler- Life assurance is nothing
more than speculation. and he who gains
money from speculation is defying God. Spec
ulation is gambling game. and gambling is
forbidden by the rules of all Christian churches
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-08-21
WABASH LINE.


Buffalo, N Y, has been selected as the
place of meeting this year for the members
of the Grand Army of the Republic, August
sd to 18th.
The Wabash Railroad, having short lines
from the West and Southwest, via Kansas
City, st. Louis and Chicago, to Buffalo, is
well prepared to take care of all G. A. r.
Veterans and their friends who contemplate
making the trip, and is the only line oper-
ating its own trains over its own track from
Missouri AMI Mississippi River points to
Niagara Falls and Buffalo, and the only line
with Through Sleeping Cars from st. Louis
to Buffalo via Niagara Falls, without change.
The Wabash equipment is first-class in
every particular and Free Reclining Chair
Cars are operated between St. Louis, Chi
cago and Buffalo without change, and
Through Sleeping Cars between St. Louis,
Chicago and Buffalo without change. From
Kansas City, Omaha and Des MONIES, only
one change of cars is necessary, via Toledo
or Detroit. In addition to above service
there is a Free Reclining Chair Car and
Buffet Sleeping Car running through from
Kansas City to Toledo without change,
where direct connection is made for Buffalo.
The usual low rates always made hereto
fore for the members of the Grand Army
will be in effect again this year from all
stations.
Tickets will be on sale August 21st and
22d, 1897, from stations west of the Missis-
sippi River and August Dist, 22d and 23d,
1897, from Mississippi River points and sta
tions east. For particulars address call
on any representative of the Wabash line or
G. S. CRANE, G. P & F. A, St. Louis, Mo.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-08-21
Flood of Wheat at San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1.-THE sea
wall is blocked with wheat, which has
been pouring into this city for some
days past from all sections of the state.
Five steamers are alongside discharg-
ing wheat. and the huge sheds. which
are 1000 feet long by 200 wide, are
filled to their utmost capacity. The
City of Puebla arrived yesterday morn
ing with 40, 900 sacks of grain from
Port Hartford, and all the river boats
and scows that ply daily at river points
are bringing in more.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-08-21
INCREASE In TRADE.
General Feeling of Buoyancy the
Country Over.
Merchants Are Buying Literally and Every
City Reporting Notes a Great Revival
Agricultural and Manufactured
Products Higher.
New YORK, Aug. 14--Bradstreets
trade report saws:

Evidences of widespread revival in the de-
mand for merchandise and other products have
ignition The press has, therefore, ceased dis
cussing whether trade has already improved or
not, and has begun measuring The volume of
business compared with preceding periods A
buoyancy of feeling has appeared among buy
erS at New York, Baltimore Chicago, St
Louis and Kansas City, where interior mer-
chants have thronged this week. the like Of
which has not been for several years In
terror merchants buying dry goods cloth
ing, shoes groceries and fancy articles far
more freely than at any time since 1892 Crop
conditions have improved at the south and
southwest and merchants there are more en- :
couraged. Southern lumber mills not able
to keep up with orders, and innumerable small
consumers OF iron ana steel throughout central
western states are buying raw material as they
have not for years.
A nominal advance of 70 cents a ton for steel
bi1lets is more than feature. as it means the
confidence of makers in an early revival of the
demand for iron and steel which has been 50
long delayed Wool is higher speculative
holding and cotton yarns have advanced again
Hides and southern lumber are up, as are
wheat, flour, Indian and oats. and last
but not least, print cloths, the market for
which has been SO long depressed Prices for
sugar, coffee. lard and petroleum remain I'M
changed while pork is almost the only impor-
tant product quoted lower than last week
The great crops and the haste of foreigners
to buy and ship wheat in view of shortage else
where, have made the week memorable TAX
ing of profits by a pool lowered the price
cents on Saturday, but it has since risen
cents Western receipts. slow in July, have
in two weeks been 7.397.713 bushels against
6122. 362 last year, and Atlantic exports,
flour included, have been in the two
weeks, 6,1l4,031 bushels. against 1884 313 last
year. Even the demand for corn, by greatly
exceeding that of last year, shows that for
eign anxieties serious. for 5,510 1875 bush
els have been exported in two weeks
from Atlantic ports, against 2514,42S last
year. The price has advanced LIZ cents,
Notwithstanding enormous stocks being
brought over The urgency of French buying
of wheat. reports that Russia will stop exports
in order to keep supplies for itself and con-
tinucd shipments from the Pacific to the
countries usually having surplus, make even
the largest estimates of probable supplies not
too great for the possible demand.
There PA business failures reported
throughout the United States this week. COM
pared with PA last week, POS in the second
week of August, 1896, 1875 in the like period in
1895. 23i in 1894 and 209 in the like week of 1898.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-08-21
wEYLER ON THE RETREAT.

Insurgents Have Added Another Victory to
Their List-Spanish General Killed
HAVANA, Aug. 1.-THE insurgents
have added another victory to their
list, and this time not only defeated
the Spanish troops with heavy loss,
but they have put the commander-in-
chief, Gen. Weyler himself, in
full retreat. Another general was
killed outright This engagement,
which was important one. took
place in Matanzas province, near
Cardenas. The Spanish were badly
defeated with very heavy loss Gen.
Molina was killed The fight lasted
several hours and Gen. Weyler was
obliged to retreat from Aguacate to
Jaruca- The insurgents are waiting
outside of the town to see if they can
attack his forces there. The people of
Havana fear the dangers of the situa-
ton of WeJler.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-08-21
A Partner in Crime.

"Parson," said the dying man, edo you
believe in a deathbed confession?''
"Under certain circumstances" said the
reverend gentleman.
"Well, it is this way. Years ago was a
passenger on the Great Consolidated Street
railway"
Eyes, go on"
'Oh, hate to tell it,
go on
"And one day in moment of vicious in
sanity, l beat them out of nickel fare!''
He sank back exhausted.
Listen said the reverend man, cit may
comfort you. Can you hear me?"
Eyes, yes"
You needn't feel so worried about beat
ing that gang of robbers out of a paltry
Nickel beat 'em every chance l geti"
And the dying man passed away with a
peaceful smile.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-08-21
REDS ARE EXPECTED.
United States Officials Can Find No Law to
Exclude Anarchists.

Exclude Anarchists.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-Immigration
officials here are aroused at the reports
of threatened exodus of anarchists
from European ports to the United
States, and though they assidu-
ously looking up the laws in the case,
their search SO far has been more dis
appointing than otherwise. In fact,
they have as yet been unable to find
any law that does apply. and it now
appears that America, with her free in
situations. can offer no bar to men who
regard assassination as a glorious, hui
name deed.
1t is stated at the bureau of immi-
grafton that there is no law under
which persons can be excluded on the
ground that they are anarchists. Nor
is anarchy anywhere declared to be a
crime, so that if anarchists are re-
fused admission to this country, re-
fusai must be based solely upon the
fact that they come within the general
immigration law as to paupers, con-
tract laborers, criminals, etc
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-08-21
They MAY BE Indicted.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Aug 14.-It is
probable that the next federal grand
jury will be asked to indict ID. V. RE
ger, late president, and r. D. Coving-
ton, late cashier of the defunct Mis-
souri, national bank. Evidence of
transactions in the management of the
bank has been laid before Comptroller
Eckels by Receiver Wallace, and Mr..
Eckels admits that an other investiga-
ton of the affairs of the bank will be
instituted and that the indictments
NAV follow.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-08-21

PORTLAND, Me-, Aug. 1.-THE war
veterans of Maine are souring on
Speaker Reed and their displeasure
was ended yesterday by the sending of
a remonstrance to President McKin-
ley. The veterans of the First, Tenth
and Twenty-Ninth regiments held a
reunion at Long Island and the
speeches were sharp arraignment of
Reeds political tactics. They were
based on his sanctioning the turning
down of Pension Examiner j. T. Day.
of Saco.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-08-21
Great Crowds Greet Bryan.

BurTE, Mont, Aug. 14.-Amid the
screeching of steam whistles and
shouts of welcome from 80, 900 threats,
w. j. Bryan was received in Butte.
Housetops sagged under the weight
of thousands. and every window
where view could be obtained was
crowded with faces. The crowd at the
depot was so dense the police were I'M
able to cope with it.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-08-21
Fooled Again.

A savage light shone in her eyes as she
stealthily approached him whom she
hated. The lethal weapon was in her
grasp. He, all unconscious, remained pas
sive.
Nearer and nearer she came. Then
wave of disappointment swept over her
mobile countenance
The fly she had been making a sneak on
was on the other side of the screen.-Cin-
cinnati Enquirer.