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The San Francisco call., 1897-06-07
TWO WITNESSES
SAW HOFF MAN
Only a Short Time Before
He Was Found Muir
dered.
WAS WITH AN UNKNOWN
MAN.
Either Hoffman or the Stranger
Shook His Fist Threat.
enlngly.
WHAT WAS SEEN BY MICHAEL
RICE.
He Had Not Gone More Than Four
Blocks Before the Murder w
Committed.
WHAT WAS SEEN BY MICHAEL
RICE.

Though moth ing developed yesterday in
the mysterious Hoffman tragedy to def
nitely determine whether the Battery
street merchants death was the result OF
murder or suicide, information was OBJ
tanned tending to exonerate Bookkeeper
Figel from any implication in the death
of Hoffman.
The most striking matter was the ap-
pearance of an entirely new witness
whose statement made to Chief Lees
would indicate that Hoffman was alive at
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-07
STUDYING EDUCATION.
One of Argentina's Prominent Officials
On Tour of Investigation

One of Argenttna's Prominent Officials
On a Tour of Investigation.
DIR. Eduardo Wilde, one of the most emil
nent of the public men of the Argentine
Republic, arrived on the Coptic last night.
The doctor has been on a trip to Japan,
where he has been studying the educa-
tional institutions of that cour<ry, and he
will pay similar attention to CALIFORNIA; $
temples of learning during the month he
is here.
DR.. Wilde has held many promi-
nent positions in his country. He has
been Minister of the Interior. Minister of
Public Instruction. q mem Der of the fac
ulty of the Argentine National Uni
versity.
Before leaving California DIR. Wilde ex-
poets to visit Yosemite, Monterey and
other points of interest.
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the Printers, Aid society Picnic

The tenth anniversary picnic and family ex-
cursion OF the Union Printers Mutual Aid So
ciety will be held at Camp Taylor on Wednes-
day, June %. AS this affair is intended as a
social and family ga herring, all who attend
may rest assured of having q good time. Va
rious am use ments have been provided for the
children, while for the oder folks there will
be dancing, fishing, bathing and boating. A
game of baseball viii be played between two
mines OF morning newspaper printers As this
society has the reputation OF giving one of the
finest outings of the season. it goes without
saying that this affsir will excel any OF the
former gatherings.
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Other Games.

At Grass Valley yesterday the Gilt
Edge team of Sacramento defeated the
Grass Valley Monarchs by a score of 10
to g
The White Clouds defeated the Sunset
Social Club at Seventh and Mission streets
by a score of IL to 4.
The Dauntless nine again defeated the
California Mascots by a score OF 26 to 3.
The features of the game were the pitcn-
ing of Demartini and the stickwork of the
victOrs
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Commercial League.

The Charles Boomers won from the
Valley Wizards by a score of IL TO 13
The f. l.. & P. Co. Works defeated
team from the office of the same company
by a score of 6 to 4.
The Florida Stars had an easy victory
over the Golden Stars. Score, too.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-07
SUhIMARY

SUMMARY.
Earned runs-Violets g. =. F. AS .. Two-base
hiis-Stroceker. Pieifer spellman. First base on
errOrs-Niole,s 6. ;. +. AS 1. FRS base on
called baIs-Vio cts 5, s f. Asa Left on bases
Violets 8, y f. As IL Struck out-By FIzpAt-
rick b, by Fleming T. Hit by pitcher-O' Day.
Fitzpatrick, Ford. Double p p.ays-Kennedy TO
swe gert, Connoway; Van Norden 10 Ford.
Passed balls-Stroceker 2. Wild pitches-Flem-
ing. Time OF game-l hour Az minutes. Um-
pires-Geggus and O'NeL Official scorer-Lewis.
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O,Connor-Mofratts Win.

An exciting game of baseball was played
at the Sixteenth and Folsom street
grounds yesterday afternoon between
OConnor, Moffatt & Co. and ]. J. O'Brien
& Co. of the Dry Goods Commercial Base
ball League, O'Connor, Moffatt e. Co. win
ming by score of % 10 13 The features
of the game were the battery work of Nor
rls and Lewis, the fielding of Sam and
Frank Warren, and the first base playing
of Joe O'Dea.
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Presidio Athletic Grounds.

The Daily Reports defaulted to the
Calls yesterday, as they did not put in
an appearance.
The Oakland Monarchs won from the
S. n. Woods by score OF too.
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Reception to Miss Best.

The Occidental Board of Foreign Missions
will give reception at 92O Sacramento street
to Miss Best of Philadelphia this afternoon
between half-past 3 and 5 O'Clock. Miss
Best is missionary on her way to Korea
ALI friends of the work are invited.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-07

have the child if I have to kill them
both"
Secretary Holbrook had not found any
trace OF the child up to a late hour last
night, but Winckelmann says he will soon
be able to follow clew to a successful
finish
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-07
AROUND TIE BASES.
The Violets De eat the San
Francisco Ath etc Club
i'll a Close Game.
The Reports Def u to the Calls-The
Charles Boomers Defeat the Val.
ley Wiz srds-Other Games.

The Violets defeated their old rival the
San Francisco Athletic CLUB yesterday by
a score OF TO 5.
The score is as follows:
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-07
NO T|D|NGS OF
THE STOLEN BABE
Charles Winckelmann Says
His Notorious Wife
Got II.
He Will Pursue Her Unto
Dea,h to Recapture His
Baby Boy.
Alleges That He Was Almost Muir.
dered at the Lexington, in
This City.

Charles Winckelmann, whose baby was
kidnapped from the residence of Mrs. Beh-
low. 3O7 Fell street, on Saturday, believes
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-07

These Illustrations made from photographs of Isaac Hoffman
taken at the Mogu the order of Chief Lees The the
left shows where the FIRST shot left its eect that the right the
pefoons made by thu second and third shots No. where the
second shot entered the head No. shows where part of
emerged No. shows where the last and fatal shot the
cavity of the
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-07
MAY BE A CLEW.

Michael Rice Saw a Quarrel Near
Hoffman's Store.
Michael NJ. Rice. a mining man. who re.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-07

The James D. Phelan Baseball Club de-
feated a picked nine at the Recreation
Grounds yesterday by the score of 10 to T.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-07

citing in, the life-savers were obliged to
abandon their search.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1897-04-09

on contact lime, between limeston
and porphry and trachyte, argentifer
ols c)ppsr ores also ucclr between
p%orphyry and lime, she ores being sui
phides, oxides and some iron.
Hermosa, Kingston, Percha. Hills
borough and Lake Valley ores are rlch
and easy to reduce.
Hillsbnrough is the comfy seat the
principal towns are Kingston, Lake
Valley, Chloride, F%airvtew, Hermosa
Grafton. Palomas, CuchillO, and MOI
ticello. Thelatter three are in the
agricultural sections of the country
whereasthe formerare mostly support
dbY the mining industry.
Sierra. although II of the youngest
counties in New Mexico, is a prosper
Gus and progressive one. Magnificent
chances for investment are offered
there, the capitalist, the stock-gIOwer
the miner, the farmer and the home
seeker.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-27

the quicksand herr in check. and make II read
lily possible for floating foundation" 10 be
placed upon it,
There is no foundation. 50 the experts Of New
York say. that cannot prove itself superior to
quicksaud If the proper precautions be taken
and if the engineers in charge understand their
business Should the sand stop tiicklinc out
from under adjoining buildings into the hole that
has just been dug il can be held in check by
sheet png which is an cmbankmcnt Of
boards held firmly in place against the advanc-
ing stream. and tongucd and erpovcd like the
boards Of a floor. Whep the Mills building was
started n number Of years ago an enormous
vault first dug out. The contractors felt
themselves perfectly secure in doing this and
no danger was anticipated until suddenly the
evidences of qucksand were seen. and the ad-
joining buildings began to show signs of giving
way. Here was q case where the most speedy
action was necessary. and the expert had to act
upon the moment CaiSson conSt ruCtf had not
been devised then. and piling would have been
of no use Without inStant's hesitation they
started in filling the vault hole with an enormous
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-27

seemed the most sensible thing that she said in
the course of the play.
II is not easy. in lool iug at such performance
this to avoid seeing it's humorous side. Per
haps il is not even desirable for the actors them
selves appear to Ice quite alive to that aspect of
II. But there is 4 serious side. too and il is TINT
which must be remembered lorgcr and more
clearly than the Other. II has been said that this
presentation is not like anything else. and
pCCially that il is not like either a professional or
an ordinary amateur performance. If it must he
likencI to anything else. it resembles in one par
tcular. the Passion Play of Obcrammcfgau.
Tho comparison seems strange one but it is
apt in one respect. though perhaps i'm movc
This one point of likeness is that the players not
pretending to b. actors or expecting or desiring
ever To hc. and having no general stage training.
hay" yet. 10y long. faithful. thoughtful and per
sistent study brought themselves in a wonder
ful degree into the knowledge and undcrsta nding
of the particular parts that they have 10 play.
II docs not follow that the girl who plays shy
lock- @" B@Sslnio or Portia or Jessi,a at North-
ampton could play any other part. OF that the
training that she has received for this would bo
of much use to her an attempt TO act in an
other play. but her own part in this play she has
mastered in her own way. She does not express
the part in the sam" way that actor no had
studied and practiScd hiS art for years Y ould
press it. yet she spectator is made feel that she
knows IN" part. IF the spectator does not ALWAYS
n
it. yet ii Is obvious that II" meaning THAI She
give is not a casual og a caiccs- one. bat has
been Thought out. considered. STUDIED and de
cid"d upon And this Is the cas-" with all the
parts. the small AS well the great ones and
even with the mo minors Of the mob in the street
AMI tn" t'iAl scenes II should be- said too. that
with all their limitations some of them do now
and tE"n and that not seldom show "A bit of act
inc that is truly effective and fine from the
strict point Of view Of dramatic
a rfDtman'"- 90 Shakrsi,earian play such
as would hc looked for on the professional stage
thcS" young women could not civ" and would not
try or wish to give. The usual slipshod perform
anc" nf amateurs they would stjll less Ice guilty
Of What th"y do is som thing which is original
and their own. II j. the result of their study Of
tn" plaE and its ChaIa tiers aided by the reading
OF comment and criticism. the observation OF
actors and the consideration Of stage tradition.
The impressions OF it which will remain longest
with til" spectator are its industry its careful
effort. it's patient study. its thorouEhncss and its
perfect sincerity and hon, sly.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-27

mass of concrete. aud it is upon this that tn,
Mills building rests. The progress of the quick
sand was readily checked.
from all this it will lie seen that it is not
quicksands on the site itself that the engineers
most dread but quiCksands from und : buildings
near by. The popular modern foundations for
Sky-scrapers" are the 'grulagc' Gron beams on
concrete. as already descvihcdD. ca issons either
pneumatic or hydraulic. and piles Both piles
ana calSSons can bc readily sunk. with the proper
degree of engineering skill. through any quick
sand ever Yet discovered. Both have been ac,u-
ally driven through qucksands something like
forty feet in depth. ana have found firm lodg-
ment and hold below. In the American Surety
FUNDING, where pneumatic Ca;sSons were sunk
seventy feet below the street level quiclsauds
were met with and in the johnson Buidiug. at
Broad-st. and Exchange Place. where the nv
draulic caisson method was used. these caissnps
went safely through both water and quicksand
despite the fact that a dangerous How of sand
poured in from several sides. and there We're
Tears for some time that the foundations Of the
adjoining BUILDINGS would b. torn out from under
them.
In this latter building sheet piliug applied in
thc way already told about. was used and sue
.c>sfuliy. t. check TN How. 4 unique method
of handling qucllsands is that cr freezing them.
process covered 10y Unite: States patents and
used with success Iron tubing is driven down.
the tubes being foot ca So apart i'm such 4
manner as completely To- surround thc quicksaul.
% the form OF a circle. To whatever depth it may
$50. The pipes having been GNcd securely i'm
il'cc. preparation which has ammo. ia as one
Il ills ingredients is poured into them ard the
arourd and duickSand surrounding each tube
frozen in much t!c way as ice Is formed
Al the outside Of the pipes III Il huge refrigcra,-
.nE plant. Thus a solid. frozen. nnpveenahlc
mass surrounds the qucksaud. and with this
t-ll firmly in vice. il is a simple matter to
hIl i'm with concrete and build UP foundation
hat ill stand il ii were reel. itself
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-27

What is not generally known however is that
downtown Ncw-York that portion south of ca
nal-st. at least. is filled with quicksauds and
that there is hardly an important building
operation where this danger is not met with.
Modern engineering has advanced So. howevc~.
that quiCksand as well anything else can
readily Ice srlpplcd with. and. in most cases the
contractors think it Of So little Importance that
10 public mention Of it crcers out. 1t is only
when the sand begins to run from under ad-
joining buildings. thus gradually undermining
their foundations. that the engineers begin to
Ice aroused ana have t. plan measures Of safety.
ROUNDED upon a rock is Biblical rh,as
that has come to Ia out OF date in ''s<y-scrHp.
construction. 1t frequently happens indeed.
that it is possible to place towering. heavy build
incs upon a rock foundation. ard that method is.
&C course. adopted when possible; but it is.
ncve' ..'elcss. Il fact that some Of the most i'm
portanj structures an the city do not stand upon
the rock all. Thee is one curious instanc.
of this. Despite the dangers of quioksard and
the care that has to b. exercised in handling il.
bull ling IF this cty that towers nearer tn Sky
than any other the ST Paul. just oppoeit, s.
Paul's Chur,h stands itself upon quic'lSand
the foundations being constructed in a move.
and peculiar manner but SO that the huI,dlr-
is as safe and So, lic if it rested unon Tia.
solid stone OF Manhattan
This is what is called floating foundations"
some speak of it ~ Il "EriliaSc foundation"
Here a heavy mass of concrete is built up
the sand Tor each column. Atop OF this CON
crete lie succession 81 heavy steel %, ANS. auG
To these the column il boltcd. held down rrml>
10y its own weight and 10y the mass that depends
~ uu it, Tho construction is secure THAI
this building has several times h.'n spoken 81
rs havin" been built directly on tho solid rock
ANA Tor all practical purposes it il just mas
SiNc and littlc liable to disaster as il il wei,
ia rock foundation The cnSiuc,rS VIII.
MANNED this ian piece or buiiiiug hn
ON, Great element Of advantage. Tho National
PatE Rank I;uil line. which surrounds its SIT,
TWO Sid,S. Wh,n il was hiilt. many Year
ago. had its foundation dug down below IN,
water level that it might not hc 'tunurIlcd"
These dep vaults and fnundati"ns togeth"r
with the fat that the old Herald" Building had
its foundation dug equally deep. suiced to hold
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-27

lane. TimOur was mighty conqucror He
surpa sscd Alexander the Great in tho extent
and success of his warfare and i'm the number
OF nations he subdued. At the height Of his
power ne was the sovereign Of almost the en-
tire known world. His doInn'ns extended
from IIindoDstan TO the BOSDDrus and from the
Indian ocean to the Arctic Sea. He ruled all
Asia except the Chinese Empire. and died while
on an expedition to subduc China in 1903.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-27
BUILDING on QUICKSAND.


DIFFERENT KINDS or FovNDATIoNS USED FOR
SUPPORTING SKYsCRArERS- PROPER PRE-
CAUTIONS ALWAYS SUCCESSFUL
The quicksand question in connection with
the foundations Of the "sky-scraporS" of New
YORK has come up again. this time concerning
The huge hoi" in the ground in and which the
twenty story Syndicate Building Park
Row, just opposite the Postoi'iee * 20 arise. It
seems that the buildings on either side Of this
excavation are beginning to show signs that
they arc gradually sinking. because of the fine
sand Underneath thrit W2HS slowly oozing out
rs This fine sand. which. either wet or dry. is
known as quiCksard. will run quite as readily
as water. and is difficult to stop when il once
gets going. the problem presented is a serious
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-27
TtuERAiNE ON PLAYING clRDS.

an Tie Chicago Record.
III" picture If The King in 4 pack Of PLAYING
cards was originally intended to hr Il portrait oc
rimnur. the great Mogul Of Tartary. who is
better known in history w. the name of Tanner
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-11
She Refused the lin.

The story Of Matthew Arnold and the
American college president who BACKED
his boots for him, recently narrated by
The Republican, reminds q correspond
ent of an experience of well known
Unitarian minister's wife in the Con-
necticut valley Of the very same nature.
An English clergyman staid over night
at their house, and their hired girl had
fallen i'll and gone to her own home. The
minister asked that one of the servants
should wake him up in season for break
fast
Mrs. arose early, started prepara-
tions for the meal and raped at the
guests do,A She found his boots there.
To use her own language, Il took the
boots and cleaned them and carried them
back. trembling lest ne should appear
and give further orders TO the servant.
I prepared the breakfast and got ii on
the dining table, then went TO my ROOM
prinked in honor OF our guest, then 70
the library and accompanied him TO the
table. When he was about to depart, IL
was not so difficult TO decline the tip for
the servant for the reason that she was
not accustomed to receive such gratui-
ties, as IL was TO keep a serious face
My husband has always complained
that selfishly monopoliZed all the fun
Springfield Republican.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-11
A TRUE HEROINE.
A Little California Girl Who Gave Her
Life For Her Brother.

Aie ror AheT f1rOther.
She lived in Placer county, not far
from where the pretty town Of Auburn
now stands, for 1t happened many years
ago, In tho early sixties, and expect that
byt few now residing there have any
re'salections OF the affair. The family,
consisting Of her father--a miner-her
mother and little brother, DIV cit in small
shanty erected under cover of convenient
ledge. The shanty was a miserable struc-
ture Of two rooms, but IL held what many
a grander dwelling failed TO contain, a
loving household. The mother lay sick
with the fever, and Carmen, then girl
of l2, performed the drudgcry of the house.
Her little BROTHER, curly headed romp Of
8, was Carmen's great responsibility. The
father was away from early morning un-
til lato mt night at hls work, and SO the
little hands Of L. found plenty to do. In
common with the custom Of miners, tho
father kept store of giant powder in the
house, which In the present case was con-
tained in sack placed in an old box that
atood by tho foot of the bed where lay the
sick mother. The upper rart of the
shanty under the sloping board roof, was
utilized us "a storage place for old dunnago
and rubbish. One night the father was
absent in tho mine on night work. BY
some means the shanty took fire, prob
ably from the cracked and defective adobe
chimney. Carmen awoke TO find that the
roof was aflre and sparks dropping down.
Springing up, she loudly cried TO awak
en- her mother and Tommy, but the little
boy became frightened and hid his head
beneath TIE covers OF his bed. Carmen
sprang 10 lift him from the bed when she
saw the shower Of sparks falling upon tho
powder box. Recognizing the awful
dapger, she attempted TO leave the child
for the moment and carry out the powder,
but in her excitement she caught her foot
in the oycrhGnging bed clothes and fell tC
the floor, breaking her thigh bone. I'm,
able TO arise, the brave girl crawlod to the
box of powder, and drawing herself up,
covered the box with her body. The
mother had by this time succeeded in get
ting out of bed and getting outside the
now furiously burning shanty, and man.
aged to take with her the little boy. The
cries Of Carmen, "Oh, take Tommy out,
won't you!" turned for time the mothers
thought from her daughters danger.
The fire had aroused some of the neigh.
bOrs, who speedily ran to the burning
shanty and lent what aid they could. Car.
men was discovered and removed. Her
rescuers found her almost hidden beneath
a mass Of burning cinders, her back fright
fully burned. Tender hands bore her to
neighboring sbanty, where all that could
be done to alleviate her suffering was ca.
gerly bestowed. But human aid came too
late. The brave little spirit fingered un-
til the following day and then departed for
a brighter land. 1t was not known until
after she had recovered consciousness, a
short time before she died. that che had
broken her leg. Her last words were:
kiss me, Tommy, dear I've saved you,
and I'm so happy y!'-San Francisco Call
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-11
THE TRIUMPH OF BELL.

The United States Supreme Court has
sustained the lower court and given the
Bell Telephone Company lease of life
that will cover a period extending up 10
1908.
The government has been i'm litigation
over this matter for long time 1t fought
the Bell people from point to point, but
with poor succegs. 1t was finally deter
mined by the highest court in the land
that the Berliner patent is good in law, and
there is nothing left for Uncle Sam but to
take his medicine like man.
The decision gives an immense advant-
age to the Bell company. 1t now has an
unobstructed monopoly in the telephone
business throughout the country. The re-
ceipts from the telephone is enormous.
There Is hardly a town i'm the land
where 1t has not ramified. and all con-
tribute to the swelling OF its over
flowing Golfers. 1t has adopted the
best OF the improvements, but it makes
the consumer pay his share, and the pros
poets are that the eleven more years re-
manning TO IL Of unrestricted SWAY. IL will
line its pockets well against old age.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-11
cities and towns of Rhode Island and will

cities and towns of Rhode Island and will
be rustic affair in appearance.
But 1t win be patriotic. 1t will be
nothing IL not that. 1t is to stand as an
emblem of that spirit which dwelt not
within the confines of the Massachusetts
colony. Roger Williams carried into the
new land of Rhode Island sentiment
then unknown elsewhere-that OF relig-
ious tolerance. No man was here stinted
in his belief, he was free to worship whom
he pleased and as best suited his fancy.
This spirit did not die nor weaken. 1t in
creased with the prestige OF its promoter.
1t exists still in Rhode Island, although
in many respects the dogmas and observ-
ances Of religious worship have altered
with the passing of time.
The Danes have raised considerable
share of the money. We hope they will
not have to contribute all the enthusiasm.