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The San Francisco call., 1897-08-21
THE PROSECUTION RESTS.
There Is Only One More Wit
ness Against Figel to Be
Heard.
The Defense Will Begin It's Case
Monday-Will Not Finish Before
September l.

The attorneys for the prosecution in the
case against Theodore Figel rested their
case yesterday morning, but reserved the
right to put one witness on the stand
Monday morning before the defense be-
gins IS case.
The evidence yesterday was along the
line of forgery and EN- mbezzlement, and
the witnesses who testified in the cases
against Figel on those charges were
merely placed on the stand and the testi-
mony they gave at the former trials was
read to them and they affirmed it. George
Otis Mitchell. J. M. Rothchi.d and Henry
Ach testified in this manner.
In connection with the evidence Mr..
Ach further testified that he saw Figel in
the offices OF Hoffman. Rothchid & Co.
on the NJ orning of June 4. Figel told him
that he had returned 10 The store the
night Hoffman was killed to get SAM
pie bottle of ink, but could not find any.
He rem aimed at the store about ten min
utes. He arrived there about 6:10 and
left after 6:20. The defendant also told
Ach that that evening he wore the same
clothes he had on then. June 4
After finishing his testimony Mr.. Ach
offered all the EXHIBITS and evidence in
the forgery and em bezzement case as
evidence on the charge of murder. and
by consent of the defense they were ac-
cepted.
The witness held in reserve by the pros-
ecution is Mr.. Fiegus of Santa Cruz. He
was expected yesterday, but was delayed
by railroad accident. The defense has
large mum ber of witnesses ana will
probably not finish its case before the last
of the month.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-21
STUFFING CIGAR-B0XES.
Arrest of a Man Charged With Sell
ing Chinese Refuse for
Hayauas

C. E. Frank was arrested by United
States Marshal Baldwin yesterday after
noon on a charge of illegally rehllIng
cigar-boxes.
Frank, who is well-dressed man, says
that he makes IAN honest living" by sell
ing Chinese cigars, jewelry and other
wares on the street from place to place.
He says that he got the cigars from a
''grafter" whose name he did not learn,
and who sold them at reduced rate be-
cause the cigars were minus the gilded
paper bands which distinguish the par
ticular brand OF cigars epresented by the
box. Frank took them TO Mr.. Hawley,
who keeps an oyster saloon in the
Spreckels market. and sold him the 300
'stinkadoTes" al 8 cents apiece, reduc-
ton in the regular price of the good cigars
having been made because of the a bsence
of the giIded bands which make cigars
smoke so we'll.
Mr.. Hawley smoked one OF thecigars,
and the miasma arising made him sick.
Then he knew that he had been made the
victim OF CRATER"
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-21
Other Coast Ports Will Be
Visited and Fast Pas
sages Made.
THE COAST AGENCY 10 BE- HERE.
Five Steamers Will Be Built and
Named After California
Counties.

The new clipper line to New York is
known as the Atlantic and Pacific Trans
portation Company. Henry d. Walls of
Fifteenth and Market streets, Philadelphia,
will manage the Eastern business of the
company, and the Johnson-Locke Mer-
cantiie Company of 204 Front street will be
the General Pacific Coast agents.
Within the next thirty or forty days
lines will be laid for five steamers for This
company. They will be completed in
about fifteen months, when they will imme-
d ately be placed in commission between
New York and this City to supersede the
sailing vessels OF the company. These
steamers will be named after counties of
California.
Their construction is claimed to be di-
rect result of the new tariff, which encour-
ages American commerce more than ever
before.
Already the ship Iroquois has been
commissioned and will sail from New
York on September 10 for this port. The
addition of the large ships Indiana and
Rea per. to sail few weeks later.
In addition to these vessels, which will
run 10 Gan FRANCISCO, others VIII be pu'
on exclusively for trade with Portland,
Or, and Los Anseles. TIE first ship for
Portland will be the Tacoma.
The intention is, when the steamers are
ready, to make the trip round the Horn
in fifty days, or only little lower time
than now consumed by The isthmus route,
with its breaking OF bulk and extra
handling OF cargo.
These vessels will load in the East under
covered wharves and probably similar
convenient arrangements will be secured
here.
The company has the contract to trans
port Cum berland coal from the East and
as most of the cargo will be assured
prompt departures Will be expected.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-21
THE LADY AND
THE POLICY
Close Of the Testimony in
the Ten Thousand In
surance Suit.
Mrs. .AbelPs PsAgreement Admitted
in Evidence Against Her
Counsel's Objection.
A Document That Unexplained Would
Give the Money to the Estate
of the Deceased.

At yesterday afternoons session of the
United States Circuit Court was ended
the testimony in the suit of the Penn
Mutual Life Insurance Company against
the Union Trust Company, to determine
whether the estate of the late General
Dimond or Mrs. Theresa Abel was en-
titled to the proceeds of life insurance
policy on the generals life for $40, 900.
Only three witnesses were exaIninec-Ed-
win Dimond, DR.. Rosenthal and Georg
II. Pippey. They testified that the gene
raj was of sound mind.
Mrs. Abel, a stately, good-looking
woman of about 35 years of age, was in
court, attired in sober black, the dreari-
ness of which was relieved by pair OF
white kid gloves ami smart little turban.
MIR. Cannon drew from Mr.. Dimouo the
statement that the general complained OF
a pain in the back OF his head, but the
witness explained that the pain was
caused by arrangement of the stomach
and rot of the brain.
At this stage of the proceedings Lawyer
Platt offered in evidence the following
document:
San Francisco. Feb. 15, 500.
General w. III. D.mond, City My
Dear Sir: Pertaining to our business
and personal matters, and which were
by us mutually referred to Ed Di-
mond and Drury Melone for adjust
ment, L beg to say that a full settle
ment has been IN ade and to my entire
isfaction in every particular. With
gratitude to you and thanks to the
gentlem en- above named. remain very
truly yours. THERESA ABELL.
We certify to the CORE ctn ess OF the
foregoing statement and tn at each and
both of us witnessed the signature of
Mrs. Abel. DRURY MELONE,
EDWIN X. DIMOND.
The introduction Of this document was
objected 10 very strongly by Mr.. Cannon,
on the ground that he had been taken by
surprise, and that. he could prove by Drury
Melone that the policy had been excepted
from the settlement and that 1t was a
separate matter. He asked for continu-
ance in order that he might have an op-
portunity of having Mr.. Melone as wit
ness.
Lawyer Cannon was asked by Lawyer
Platt to examine young Mr.. Dimond, who
was in court and who with Mr.. Meione
witnessed Mrs. AbeIPs signature to the
document. He could tell, Mr.. Piatt ex-
planned, whether the polcv was or was
not included in the agreement.
Mr.. Cannon took no notice OF the sug-
gestion, and Judge Morrow denied the
motion for continuance.
Next Friday was fixed as the day foi
the argument.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-21

ness for oyster culture, is at the Grand
Hotel on his way to Hum boldt Bay
where he will ascertain the condition o f
the twenty-five barrels OF oysters planted
there. Those of Yaquina Bay he found
fat and doing well. They have recently
spawned, but it is not known yet whether
or not the young will mature to perfec-
ton. The Eastern oysters planted in
these northern bays appear TO be doing
much better than those tried in San
Francisco Bay. the waters of which have
been found 10 be too warm for the Eastern
oyster. Professor Washburn reports that
Coos Bay is almost as well adapted 10
oyster growth is is Yaquina Bay.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-21
JANE" AT THE ALCAZAR,
An Amused Audience Greets the
Whimsical Farce, Which Will Run
Till Further Notice

Francis Powers Greco Turkish play
gave way to Jane" at the Alcazar last
night. 1t was the first time that the side
splitting farce had been given in this City
at popular prices and the audience that
assembled to witness it was the largest by
far that the Alcazar has seen for some
time.
An amusing and thoroughly spirited
performance was given hy the company
George Trader played the role of Charley
Shackleton, the youth who, having traded
Oh his relations for two years with tales
OF his wife's extravaganza, is finally
nearly ruined by not having wife, as his
rich uncle comes to town to demonstrate
with the lady, and the nephew is at his
wits end to borrow a wife for the occa-
sion. Trader showed plenty of vim in
the part, and Selena Johnson looked and
acted well as the servant who consented
TO act the role of wife for the time being.
Mrs. Bates also added to the hilarity OF
the evening.
The whole cast was good and the fun
never tagged. Jane will be continued
till further notice.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-21
VICTIMS OF HARD TIMES,
A Pleasant Social for the Bene eft of the
EpwOrth League.


EpwOrth League.
The mem bers OF the California Meiho-
dist Episcopal Church, on Broderick and
California streets, held a ''hard times"
social last evening in the parlor, of the
church, and it was most enjoyabls af-
fair. Every feature of the social clearly
indicated the participants were the vic
Tins of the Cleveland ad ministratIon in
dress and department.. 1t was given for
the benefit of the Epworth League. and
was so conducted that neat little sum
was realized. The invitation stated that
all who attended attired in Inappropriate
garments would be fined by the commit
tee. Fines of from to 10 cents were i'm.
posed upon ali who wore pointed shoes.
ornamental hairpins, jewelry. boiled
shirts, silk or wooden dresses. or who
parted their hair in the middle The cot
lection OF flnes caused considerable mer.
riment
Aside from this there was a musical
and literary entertainment. in which the
following took part: Miss Bertha Creerv
Miss Jacobs, Miss Ollie Spencer, Miss
Baulsen. Miss Edna Currier, ]. w. Wet
more, cameron Owen and others. Miss
Mabel Ptlfer. cute little girl, sang a
p easing song in the costume of a news
BOY. Inc CONT quartet caused much
merrlment by their quaint songs while al
tired in the hard-times garments. After
the entertainment hard-t times refresh.
ments IN the shape OF pork and beans and
bread were served. The com m ttee of ar
rangements consisted of Mrs II. F. lin.
coin, Mrs. Grlffiths, H. Winn, Miss Louie
Phelps and Miss Bertha Eckmann. Tbe
hard-times committee was composed of
Mrs. ID. p. Lincoln, Miss s. E. Powell. H
VIM, Harry Burke and Miss Lottie
Phelps. ''e
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-21
THE VETERAN FIREMEN.

The Volunteers Receive Several Invita-
tions for Future Festivities.
There was largely attended meeting OF
the Veteran Volun teer Firemen's Asso-
citation held last evening. An invitation
was received from the Watsonville Fire
Department to participate in the celebra.
1isn IN that city on the 9th OF September.
Another was received from the Native
Sons of the Golden West asking the vet
Grams to accompany them to Santa Rosa
The directors OF the Mechanics Insti-
tute also sent a request tha at the associa-
ton be present at the Mechanics Fair on
the evening of the 26th inst, which was
accepted. The old vets will turn out with
their old machine as in the days of yore.
A committee WAS appointed to make ar
rangements for the usual Septem ber out
ing. Il consisted of Gus Pohlmann, G..
Il. Pidgeon, Stephen Bunner. John Satch-
we'll and G. Bayreuther.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-21
Misrepresented His Salary.

Angelo Lallement swore to a complaint be-
fore Judge Low yesterday afternoon charging
her former husband, Alphonse Lallement
with perjury. Angelo obtained a divorce
from Alphonse a few months ago, and to de-
feat her claim Tor alimony he swore he
receiving but $40 a month. In supplement-
ary proceedings held in Judge Bahr's court
yesterday afternoon, evidence wss adduced
tending to show that Alphonse had an income
of $50 month. Upon this estimonv the per-
jury complaint was founded.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-21
EASTERN OYSTER GROWING,

Professor Washbuin Finds the Yaouinn
Bay Experiment Succeeding.
The Eastern oysters that the United
States Fish Commission planted last year
in Humboldt and Yaquina bays for ex-
perimental purposes are doing we'll.
Professor f. l.. Washburn, head of the
department of biology in the University
OF Oregon, recsntly appointed by United
States Fish Commissioner Brice 10 ex-
anime and report upon the bays of Ore
gon with view to ascertaining their TT
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-21
1t Was Suicide.

Coroner's jury yesterday rendered a yer.
dict to the effect that Myrtle C. Richards, a
16-year-old girl who died from the effects of
poison the otHer day, came to ner death from
arsenic taken with suicidal in tent. The girls
stepmother Mrs. Menk, testified that she had
scolded the girl for wanting to go out at nigh I
with another girl who the stepmother did not
think was fit company for Myrtle. She told
the jury that She feared that ii Myrtle were
allowed TO run around in doubtful com pany
she might meet the fate of the two girls found
in the belfry OF the Emmun uel Baptist Church.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-21
Charged With Misconduct.

William Miller, an engineer, and Mrs. Nellie
Coburn were arrested Thursday on charge
OF misconduct The complaining witness
against Miller is his wife, Mrs. Harriet Miller,
1910 Marketstreet, and Mrs. Roxannah Joyce
of The same address is the complaining witness
against Mrs. Coburn, who has husband, W.
H. Coburn, living in the City. Secretary Kane
OF the Pacific Coast Society for the Suppression
OF Vice has charge of the case.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-21
Pesos VS.. Picayune es

Is the title of bright bit OF dialogue over
heard by Amy L. Wells in Market-street
restaurant and retailed for Town Talks read
ers this week. This number OF the popular
weekly is full to overiowing of readable mat
ter-sound editorials, couched in faultless
En- glish; impartial and interesting M us1cal,
literary and dramatic criticisms; beautiful
stories, poems and portraits OF prominent
peop e.. Town Talks midsummer special is
stili selling
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-21

John c. Lynch's Bonds Approved.
Acting Collector of Internal Revenue Thomas
received instructions from Washington yester.
day afternoon to turn over the Office to John
{. Lynch on the last day OF this month, Mr..
Lynch's bonds having been approved.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-21
A WOMAN'S BODY.
What It's Neglect Leads to. Mrs. Chas.
Kings Experience.

Inse are the
given Immediate attention will untold misery not oed
Lydia f. Pnkhams Vegetable beyond the
doubt relieve all this S ceo
after their troubles chronic
Inc compound should be taken Immediately the
ana stimulates the entire female organism and will produce @ @ In o
Rosewood ST., Philadelphia, Pa. whose attach
write these few lines thanking restoring my r e
suffered impossible Ihad
bacahe burning sensation stomach chi ana @
tour and i've faintng spells day had several doctors anu p
ent medicines lhad 10 go
Vegetable
have OF health
truthfully me-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-18
A Man for an Emergency.

EMpoRIA, Kas., Nov. 1S.-1hree Of
icers while attempting to arrest cattle
thief in the postoffice last evening
were all three di:armed by single ma n
who escaped. Sheriff Gaugban had re-
ceived telegram asking that man
named Kooken be arrested. Sheriff
Wagner, Santa Fe detective Laws and
policeman Randolph went to the post.
Office and placed Kooken under arrest
while he was reading letter. GAIL
right said Kooken, "Tll go with you
in a minute" and commenced placing
his letter in his pocket. Like u fash
be pulled a revolver in each hand,
showed one into the face of Wagner and
coolly said Cough up your gun"
and almost in the same breath covered
he other two officers. In a moment
the three men were disarmed. Showing
the pistols into his overcoat pockets he
rushed for the door and disappeared.
A posse of deputy sheriffs and the en-
tire police force are now out hunting
him
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-18
Steamer Burned.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Nov. 1S.-Word just
comes from Chester, ILL.,, that the
steamer Bluff City of this city was
burned in the Mississippi at that point
to day. The i'll fated steamer was one
of the Anchor Lines. She was one Of
the first and newest boats on the lower
Mississippi river which left on We'd
nesday bound for New Orleans with 4C
passengers and 1000 tons of miscellan.
eous freight All the passengers and
crew escaped without injury but moth
ing on board was saved. The loss
which is total, will aggregate 100000
A number of valuable race horses, that
were being taken to New Orleans for
the races there were burned up on
beard the boat. When the flames
reached the powder magazine there was
a tremendous explosion which shattered
the boat and caused it to sink to the
bottom of the river. Numerous window
panes in buildings on the shore were
'roken and the town of Chester was
badly shaken.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-18
NEWS OF THE DAY.

A French maid and her r~,volver
routed crowd of sleuths wb'o laid in
wait in Mount Vernon. N. " vester.
day to seize the missing ueiress to the
Duncombe millions.
The Competito,e prisoners have at
last been releae Led from Cabana Fort.
ress 10 ouo' oy order of Captain-Gen-
eral 6'a- Eco, in accordance with orders
from Spain, They will sail for New
Ic,rk to-day.
The Paris newspapers report VIC
lent gale in the Mediterranean. Three
steamers, Russian, Austrian and Greek,
have been lost in the Levant, and six
sailing vessels have been wrecked on
the Syrian coast.
Fritz Meyer, already convicted of the
murder of policeman in a Catholic
church in New York, confessed to his
daughter yesterday that he and q COM
panion killed the old bell.ringer of a
Catholic church in Brooklyn last sum.
mer.
Rev. DR.. George Fl. Houghton, for
many years the rector of the Church OF
the TRANSPORTATION, or, as it was more
Familiarity known, the Little Church
Around the Corner" died at his home
in east Twenty.ninth street, New York
on Tuesday evening, after an illness OF
three hours.
Six tramps set out to rob in the high.
ways of Tarrytown, New York, on
Tuesday. Two OF them tried to force
Mrs. George B. Newton, wife of mil
lionaire coal mine owner, to surrender
her purse, but did not succeed. Miss
Helen Gould, who was out driving,
was not molested.
Mrs. Charles L Tiffany, wife of the
bead of the famous firm of Tiffany &.
Co., died yesterday at her home
in New York. The golden wed
ding of MIR. and Mrs. Tiffany was
celebrated about one year ago, when
the army of employees of the house
made q touching demonstration of their
esteem.
The latest news from japan is that
she will demand 100000 indemnity
Tor what she call the emigration out.
rage on the part of the republic of Ha
wall. The demand is bound to accen.
tuate the strained relations of Japan
and Hawaii. The indemnity is asked
because the Dole government refuse to
allow the landing of Japanese who, i;
was suspected, were being dumped
iuto Hawaii for future political service
In accordance with an agreement o.
counsel, Judges Crane and Merrick al
La Plata, Md, yesterday rendered
judgement sustaining the demurrer te
the declaration in the suit of the iDfan,
children of joseph Cooking against the
bondsmen of Sheriff Wade, who was
sued for alleged neglect in allowing
Cooking 10 be hanged while in his Gus
tody. An appeal was taken in the case
by Mr.. Strimpson, one of the counse
for plaintiffs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-18
POOR BETTINA GIRARD,

There was a pathetic reconciliation
in Bellevue Hospital yesterday. Mrs
Ordway, wife of General Albert Ord
way, there mingled her tears with those
OF her unfortunate daughter, known to
the theatreeoers as Bettina Girard
who, after meteoric career, beginning
in Washington society and ending in
the feverish life of a footlight favorite,
now lies in Bellevue Hospital, known
only as plain Betty Schuyler" old and
worn, at twenty-eight, helpless in
valid, suffering from partial paralysis.
General Ordway, with his wife and
little Miss Padclford, Bettina's daugh
ter, of whom the grandparents have
taken charge, reached the city on Tues
day on the ocean liner Kaiser Wilhelm
der Crosse. Despite the i'll health Of
the father, whe has been an invalid q
year and a half, his thought was fol
his daughter. He wanted to know
where she was and what means he
could take to aid her.
In the midst of his paternal eagerness
the intirm old man was stricken in his
apartments at the Hoffman House. Fol-
some time was feared that he was at
the point of death. a hurried call We
sent for DR.. Daniel p. Pease, the hotel
physician, who was obliged to admins
ter morphine.
Mrs. Ord way then brayely decided to
do what she knew would please the
stricken general more than anything
else in this world. A barouche drove
up to the Hoffman House ard Mrs.
Ordway, accompanied by DR.. W. G.
Wylie, was driven to Bellevue Hospital
where she was left alone with her
daughter.
"Do you intend to have your daugh-
ter removed from the hospital" Mrs.
Ordway was asked later.
YES" she replied. "We have made
arrangements TO take her 10 a private
sanitarium. She is still go weak that
she can scarcely life her arms" and the
mothers eyes filled with tears. "But
she will get well; We are sure of it.
She spoke to me cheerfully. She is in
good spirits"
"Do you think General Ordway's at.
tack was induced by worry on his
daughters accouut?'
mo; I don't think So" replied Mrs.
Ordway. "He has been thinking con-
tinually of her, however, and he want
ed to know where she was"
General Ordway said later at the
Hoffman House: II am feeling much
better now. I have been suffering from
q complaint for more than a year. We
went to Wiesbaden, and there I be.
CO ne better and better. On the voyage
over l caught bad cold, aud that is re-
sponsible for my attack to-day"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-18
Yellow Fever.

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 1S.-The coolest
weather of the season was recorded
here this morning, the temperature
registering ~ degrees. There was Q
light frost in protected places, the wind
preventing general formal. Cold and
frost were general throughout the
State. Alexandria reported tempera.
ture of 2S with ice and frost that killed
vegetation. The fever situation was
otherwise improved, there being but
one case aud one death since last night.
1t is expected that the visitation OF
frost will result 10 the raising of these
guarantees which are still in effect.
MOBILE, Nov. 1S.-No new Cases OF
yellow fever or deaths to-day 80 far.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-18
Gen. WeyIer arrives in Spain.

CoRUNNA, Spain, Nov. 1S.-The ex.
element and activity of the Wey-
lerians and the anti. Weylerians is
increasing IS the hour for the arrival OF
General Weyler approaches. The cap
tain general of the department will
demand from General Weyler explaua-
tions of his alleged reasonable utter.
ances upon the occasion of his
departure from Cuba.
1t is generally believed, however,
that General Weyler will easily excul-
pate himself, as the Spanish govern
ment is not DESTROYS of pushing him to
the wall.
The Weylerians are preparing to
meet the Montserrst in boats and to
fl -e COCO rockets which, when they ex-
ploie, will drop ribbons inscribed "Viva
Weyler."
CoRUNNA, Spain, Nov. 1S-The
Spanish steamer Montserrat, with Gen.
eral Weyler, the former captain-general
of Cuba on board, arrived here unex.
pectedly to day. She was not due IN.
til Friday evening.