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The San Francisco call., 1898-03-23
H0FF STILL
 UNDER FIRE
Witnesses for the Prosecution Remain in Evil
 dence.
The Defense Will Without Doubt Have Chance Within the
 Next Few Days.

The trial of Albert Hoff was resumed before Judge Carroll Cook and jury yes terday, pr. Inman was first called to the stand for crosS-eXamination, and stated that he was called to the house at sos Guerrero street after the tragedy was committed. He stated that on his arrivel at the house he had found the body of Mrs. Cute lying on the floor and that the body was in IifeIess state at the time of discovery.
 A. Gallaten a vegetable peddler, testi fled that he had visited the home Of Mrs Clute at sos Guerrero street at the insu- gation of witness Legg. lie saw the Dody of Mrs. Clute lyings on the floor. Numer- ous other witnesses followed who repeat ed the testimony given at the preliminary examination.
 Policemen Filben and Riordan told of how they had been detailed on the. case. and they were followed by Robert Gooel; a shoemaker, who stated that Hon had slept with him on the evening Of the murder, and had exhibited a scratch on the left hand which had been declared was the result of taking up mating in the house of some lady not named by the defendant. Thomas Hannon, laborer, stated that he had visited grocery store on the corner of Van Ness and Turk streets on the morning after the tragedy and that Hoff came in as he was reading the account of the murder, and stated ttat it looked bad for him, as he was laying carpet in the house the previous day. Gobel told him while in the store not to talk so much, and words passed between them. Henry DiercKs, a partner i:- the grocery concern at Van Ness and Turk street. testified that he had seen Eioff in the store on the morning after the tragedy, but his mind was blank cn other subjects
 Then came testimony regarding the wounds received by Mrs Cute Various physicians testified to the same tune as given at the prcvlous examination. and it was afterward discovered that Hoff had been worried by the staten ents of Han non that he fitted the description given by the papers following the murder. The witnesses for the prosecution will follow to-day.
 Dr. Gallagher, autopsy physician at the Morgue, testified relative to the wounds found on the head of the de- ceased. He was of the opinion that the coupling pin held as evidence against Hoff would produce wounds similar to those found on the decedent.
 The trial will be resumed to-day.
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aid and engineer officer, accompanied by First Lieutenant Charles G. Meno- her, ordnance officer at the Presidio, yesterday made an examination of the Notifications at Fort Point. Although General Shafter is perfectly familiar with every detail connected with the defenses of San Francisco harbor, yet of late so much important work has been done that this visit was consid- cred necessary to keep posted on the new work as it progresses. The ten- inch rifles, 12-inch guns and the mor- tar batteries, the emplacements for fiye-inch rapid-fring guns were all thoroughly inspected and found to be in perfect condition and ready to with stand the approach of any foreign war vessel that might attempt to enter the harbor through the narrow channel between Fort Point and Fort Baker Iime Point). These officers under stand exactly what is needed to put this city in a perfect state of defense, and the War Department will be re- quested to furnish what is necessary to carry out their views.
 General Shafter was evidently we'll satisfied with the condition of affairs. After his return to headquarters in the city he expressed his satisfaction. Speaking of the garrison, he said: The troops on duty are sufficient to care for the high-power guns and keep them in readiness for use, but the force is not large enough to man the guns in the event of war. Should war come volunteers would probably be called into service to assist in manning the batteries"
 When asked if the works defending San Francisco were ample to resist any fleet that Spain could send to the Pa cific, the general replied: Spain could send nothing here. Her ships and men would be needed elsewhere
 The activity of the Engineer Corps of the Pacific Division scommendable. In the defensive work the engineers are away ahead of the Ordnance Corps The construction work of the new mor- tar battery at the Presidio is now fin ished, but the guns are not here. There is now a rush in the East to get the guns and carriages ready.
 Emplacements have been constructed at Fort Point for two 5-inch breech- loading rapid-fire guns. These quick firing pieces will occupy a position be- tween the 12-inch rifles and the 10-inch disappearing guns. The 5-inch rifles have range of five miles and are very effective at shorter range where ob- jects as large as human figure are visible on the decks of ship.
 Word comes by wire from Washing ton that the Ordnance Bureau has made a contract with the California Powder Works for 250.000 pounds of brown prismatic powder Tests have been made recently at the Presidio of powder manufactured in this State The experiments have obviously dem- onstrated the. fact to the satisfaction of the authorities in Washington that powder suitable for the high
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power guns can be made on this coast. The ordinary charge of powder for 12-inch rifle Is 450 pounds. The charge must give to the 1000 pound projectile an initial velocity of 2100 feet per sec ond, but must not impose too great pressure on the gun. The ordnance officers here found no difficulty in ob- taining the required velocity from the charge. but the pressure exceeded the Government limit. The objective ele- ments were gradually eliminated, and now the works in California can sup ply powder of the grade demanded.
 Colonel James NJ. Moore, chief quar- termaster of the Department of Cali fornia, left the city for San Diego last evening to arrange some important matters concerning transportation to Ballast Point from San Diego, and for the erection of barracks at the battery commanding the approach to that ha rhnr
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-23
MEMORIAL WINDOW.
Appropriate Services Held at the Chapel of the Holy Innocents.

On Sunday, March 20. at the Chapel of the Holy Innocents, after morning pray CT and celebration of holy communion was held the service of dedication of the memorial glass window which has lately been placed in the chapel by A. c. Hur- rell in memory of his late wife.
 The vested choir sang an appropriate hymn, after which the Rev. E. B. Spauld- ing. rector of St. Johns Parish, made the following remarks:
 we are called upon to-day to set apart in the Chapel of the Holy Innocents a memorial to a beloved wife, and at the same time to the honor and glory of God. The memorial has two natures which are not always considered-one, its beauty and costnnesS; the other, instead Of be- Ing placed in some lonely graveyard or mausoleum, 1t is placed in the house of God where it may be a benediction to others who will come here for his honor and glory and for his worship.
 Tt is gratifying to think that this beautiful window will look down upon those who, as the years roll by, will gather to listen to the teachings of the dear Master. and that 1t will be to them an encourag cement to remain in His ser vice. l therefore ask you to unite with me in prayer to God for the benediction of this window"
 The usual prayers upon such occasions were then offered, after which the con- gregation disbanded with the customary retrocessional hymn.
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tract resulted in loss to the State wholly disproportionate to the profit that accrued to MT. Mccarthy and his friends.
 With the changing of the style of the of the necessity of putting on two coats mates twice the entire ground space was relieved of the necessity of putting ish Of the meZZanine floor. The plumber the work required by the terms of his 1t goes on down through the entire list completion of building of this class. No doubt Mir. Mccarthy felt bad be- cause he could not hog the whole cheese" as the tough boy would say. but the other contractors were cores feeling was preserved and nobody was missioner Colnon and his official satel- lites.
 MT. Colnon has not seen fit to come to the defense of the acts of himself and his associates in reference to con- tracts other than that for masonry, the assumption being that the acts charged against them are not suscept- ible of plausible 'afense. Be that as it may, he will have to make another attempt before he can convince the public that he or any one else has saved the State s53.0O0 on the masonry con-
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for S6 thousand. For this change Mo Carthy was paid $2416 in addition to his contract price. The negative assump- ton implied in the adage that "A fair exchange Is no robbery justifies the belief that this transaction was some thing very nearly approaching a hold up"
 This is not the end of the story, how ever The masonry contract, having proved itself to be a teat from which the States funds could be milked with out protest, the good work went mer- rily on. The next. change" included the omission of the terra cotta caps, plinths, bases and string courses from the grand nave, a little matter that effected a saving to the contractor or $3345. Then came the substitution or yellow brick for Roman pressed ana molded brick above the marble Walns- coting in the grand nave. This netted a neat little profit, the amount or which has not yet been computed.
 These were small matters, however, when comnared with the next under taking in the way of change. inc specifications under which MT McCar- thy was granted the contract for do- ing the masonry work called TOT terra cotta arches and steel tie rods under the mezzanine and the second story floors. AS MT. Mccarthy was unableto furnish the necessary terra cotta except at loss to himself, for reasons already set forth, Commissioner Colnon and his as- sociates in the board, aided by Archi- tect Swain, rushed to the rescue With suggestion that saved the contractor something more than $12,000, and re- suited in providing the building with a set of floor arches a few degrees more inartistic, to say nothing of their util- ity, than any to be found in this or any other city. Instead of the terra cotta
 IaI Cnr thy was allowed to construct concrete and expanded metal arches, the State furnishing the cement for the concrete, the cement being the rrincipal item of cost. This is a master stroke, and one well worthy of the superior genius of the honorable gentlemen who engi- neered 1t.
 By the time the masonry contract had reached this very remunerative point in it's existence other contractors had been taken into the fold, and it was found that the appropriation, orig inally more than sufficient for the com pletion of the structure, was running short. A conference of the powers was held and it was decided to reduce ex- penses by emitting the finish of the en- tire mezzanine floor. Here is where the masonry contractor made another ten strike AS originally planned the nezzanine floor was to be divided into thirty-five rooms. The partitions were to be built of terra cotta. It is barely possible that the fact that MT. Me Carthy was short on terra cotta may have had some weight with the honor able Commissioners in coming to an agreement regarding the omission of the mezzanine floor finish. At any rate the contractor benefited by the decision to an extent that should not be hard for a Grand Jury expert to figure out.
 Unfortunately for the taxpayers these various changes in the masonry con-
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-23
THE BELCIC PUT
 IN QUARANTINE A Case of Smallpox Developed During the Voyage
 Here.
Sailinq of the Steamer Moana for Australia Delayed Until This
 Evening".

The steamer Belgic arrived from Hong kong via Yokohama and Honolulu yes terday. She was delayed somewhat by the northwest gale but was not much be- hind her schedule time. Between Hong kong and Yokohama one of the Chinese passengers was taken sick with smallpox and was landed at the latter port. AS soon as Dr. hosenau boarded the vessel he ordered the yellow flag raised and then awaited the arrival of Dr. Hill, the State quarantine officer After consultation it was decided to land the mall and the cabin passengers but to fumigate the ship and the crew This was accordingly done and late last night the steamer went to her dock.
 The steamer Umatilla sailed for Puget Sound ports yesterday. She took away 470 passengers, of whom seventy-hve were bound for the gold fields. The departure of the Umatilla was somewhat delayed Santa Rosa with fruit from southern ports for the sound
 The English mail to be dispatched by the steamship Moana, due to arrive in this city this morning, will not arrive un- til this afternoon, and in consequence the steamer will not sail until 10 D. m.
 Captain Gray, superintendent of the Shpowners' and Merchants Towboat Company, was on Change again yester- day He has been absent from the city for two weeks on business in Puget Sound. He says he enjoyed his trip and is looking well, but asserts that there Is no
 
 Lester A Young. a ship carpenter em- ployed on the Two Brothers, fell down that vessels hold yesterday and sustained a fracture of the base of the skull. He was treated by pr. Hartley of the liar Dor Receiving Hospital, who considers his chances of recovery very slight. Young lived with his parents at S54 Mission street
 For several months past Chief Wharf finger Root and Assistant Chief Wharfin- ger Scott have been taking their lunch con aboard the ferry steamer Ifburon and Henry the cook, had worked his way into their good graces by means of | the many nice dishes he prepared for 1 them Henry was tired of life on a ferry steamer so MT. Scott gave him letter of introduction to Captain A. l. Lowell of | the new ightship. Henry at. once hied 1 himself to Murray & Ready, the employ | ment agents, and sold the letter of intro ductior The latter then resold it to a man named Parkenson for s4. The letter was inclosed in an envelope bearing the 1 stamp of the chief wharfinger and thither went Parkenson yesterday to learn where | he could find captain Lowell. The man l he inquired of was the writer of the 1 letter himself and in a few seconds he
 was telling Murray & Ready. what he l thought of them over the telephone The 1 letter was torn up and ParkenSon went l back to the employment agents to re- l cover his $4.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-23
Married Couples Not Happy.

Daisy A. Vandyboguit has commenced suit for divorce against Ira H. Vandy- boguit on the ground of cruelty; Daisy c. Walton from Henry H. Walton, cruel ty; May F. Majority from John Majority, desertion; and Lars c. Hansen from Mar pethe Hansen, desertton.
 Charles Engelke has been granted a divorce from Louise Engelke on the ground of desertion.
 Judge Hebbard yesterday granted t.iine Scott a divorce from Joseph Scot on the ground of failure to provide, and Hannah Edwardson a divorce from Alexander Ed Wardson on t-.e ground of cruelty
 Judge Seawell has granted Cora Lind say a divorce from Harry D. H. Lindsay on the ground of failure to provioe
 Edward F. Squires has been granted a divorce from Josephine E. Squires on the ground of desertion
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-23
WILL ADOPT ALICE JOY. When She Fully Recovers Her Health She Will Receive a Home.

At last a beam of sunshine has crossed the checkered career of little Alice and Bennie Loy, the two children who were so inhumanly treated by Mrs. Clark and her confederate Engleberg of Jesus Christ's Army. The guardianship of the little ones was awarded, by a decision of T" oe Slack yesterday afternoon, to Frank Kane, secretary of the Society for the Suppression of Vice, which wrests what ever control the Clark woman or her ac- complice might have had over the chil dren.
 Alice Is now in the Sisters Hospital at Sacramento, and when she fully recovers her health she will be adopted into the family of a woman residing in the Capi- tai City. Bennie is attending the Youths Directory in this city. The charge of cru city againt Mrs. Clark and Engelberg is still pending in Judge Campbells court.
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pear, but 1t does appear that when the time came for him to perform the work as provided for by the terms of his contract the Board of Harbor Commis- sioners came to his rescue with a timely change" in the plans and spe- cifcations
 Tennessee marble was substituted for white enameled terra cotta in the grand nave. No change was made in the contract price, though the saving to the contractor was S13.S96 Common brick was substituted for Roman pressed and molded brick at the ends of the building. The cost of Roman brick is $75 a thousand. Common brick sells
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-23
The Lelys' Concert.

The second of the song recitals and lectures by MT. and Mrs. Outward Lely was given last night in the Y. M. c. A. Auditorium before an enthusiastic audi ence. Rose, Thistle and Shamrock" was the subject title of the entertainment, in which MT. Lely dwelt authoritatively on epoch-making song of the United King dom, punctuating his little talks by sym pathetically singing the more important of the ballads. Mrs. Lely accompanied on the pianoforte. MT. Lely was at one time Patti's leading tenor.
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not only refused to give her money but he would not pay the rent. As result, the family has been in destitute circum- stances for a long time.
 Yesterday Aubertine walked into the. of flee of the society and said that he had heard that there was a warrant out for his arrest, and this news reaching his employers, had caused him to lose his position. Colonel Dimphel had not sworn to any warrant, but he wanted to catch the man, so he placed him under arrest and got out the warrant afterward. The charge is refusing to provide for his chtl- dren for the man told the secretary that he would not support his family.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-23
Partners at Outs.

M. Brilliant, the inventor and manu- facturer of a new parlor bedchair at 1177 Market street, was taken to the Receiv- ing Hospital yesterday morning to have a lacerated wound of the eyeorow treated. He said that his partner, F. McQuinn, had been for some time endeavoring to drive him out of the business, so as to get entire possession oI 1t, and yesterday morning McQuinn struck him ana threat ened to kill him. Brilliant declared that he would have McQuinn arrested for bat tery and threats to kill.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-23
A WAITER IN HOT WATER.
George Aubertine Arrested for Re
 fusing to Support His Children.

George Aubertine a waiter. is under ar rest for refusing to provide for his minor children. The arrest was made by Sec retary Dimphel of the Eureka Society for the Protection of Children. Several days ago Mrs. Mamie Aubertine, who lives with her two little children at 546 Minna street, went to the office of the society and told the secretary that her husband had not provided for the family for long time. Also that when he did return to his home he abused her most shamefuly, and
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-23
Tenders on Cars.

The case of H. E. Huntington, president of the Market-street railway system, charged with violating an ordinance that nroyides for lenders being on cars, was called In Judge Conlan's court yesterday, and as the defendant had not returned to the city the case was continued tIl April IA This was according to the agreement when the case was first called.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-23
Settling the Fair Estate.

The compensation of Theodore Kytka, who was called as an expert in handwrit- ing in the Craven-Fair suit, was fixed at s3750 yesterday by Judge Slack. The mat ter of fixing the fees of the appraisers of the Fair estate was taken under advise ment, as Judge Slack believed the bills presented were too high.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-23
To Cure Headache in 15 Minutes. pr. Davis Anti-Headache. All Druggists
Wiggins Is Improving

The condition of w. H. Wiggins, the elevator attendant injured in the Ap- praiser's building last Monday by being caught between the cage and the top of the door frame, was reported yesterday as improving. It was at first feared that he had received fatal internal injuries from the twenty-foot fall from the top of the door to the bottom of the pit. He is at St Luke's Hospital. His predecessor, MT Shaen. has taken charge of the post of danger.
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General William R. Shafter, com manding the Department of California, and First Lieutenant John D. Miley,
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-23
A New Steamboat Company.

Articles of incorporation of the Yukon River Steamboat Company were filed yesterday by Walter R. Rideout w. H. Smith w. M. Boots Jr., F. E. Emlay and T. c. JudkinS.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-23

GUS CARSON, 23s Kearny street, near Bush. sells STANDARD" shirts.
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Powder of the Grade Demanded b1 the Ordnance Bureau Gan Be
 Supplied.
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SKATER
 INSPECTS
 THE WORKS Hiqh Power Guns of This HarbOr Are in
 Good Order. Enplacements Ready for Two Five-Inch Rapid
 Fire Rifles. California Powder Works Ob- tain a Big Contract From
 the Government.

RESULT OF RECENT TESTS.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-01-20

The Springfield (Mo) Leader.
Democrat devotes over q column to
an episode at the Opera House in
that city during the performance
given by a comic opera company.
The elite OF that city had turned out,
and the house was crowded by the
fashionable people OF that town.
Big hats and big plumes were con
spicuous on the heads of ladies occu.
plying the best seats. so that q view
of the stage was greatly obstructed
to those occupying the roar seats.
Just as the curtain began TO roll up
on the first act, . very prominent
lady-a leader among the society
people-quickly removed her bat
which was followed by two or three
hundred ladies Of the best families
in Springfield. 1t is really surprising
how much good one sensible lady
can accomplish in community
when she is Inclined that way
Henry County Democrat.
This has been a custom among
the Butler ladies for some time and
while no general newspaper comment
has heretofore been made, the ladies
can rest assured that their conduct
in this matter is not only highly
gratifying to the gentlemen, but is q
mark of their wisdom and fore
thought. We look to see this reform
next brought to the churches and
other assemblages.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-01-20
Prominent Men on Grand Jury.

Trenton, n. j., Jan. Is One of
the most notable grand iuries ever
drawn in the United States District
court for the District of New Jersey
is that which will be sworn in on
Tuesday at the opening of the Janu
airy term of court. The panel will
include several miIlionaires, among
them George j. Gould; an ex-United
States Senator, four Mayors, and
several other persons of prominen nee.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-01-20
Inhuman Eiends.

On Wednesday morning a boy liv-
ing east of Salt Fork discovered two
horses near the old water mill with
their threats cut. One was dead
and the other was bleeding profuse-
ly. The animals were tied with
leather halters to a tree The cuts
were deep and were evidently made
with large knife. The horse still
alive was taken to house in the
vicinity and the wound sewed up
and dressed. The animal may re-
cover. No Que it seems has vet
been to identify the horses and no
one knows who perpetrated the
deed, although every effort will be
made to capture the iend-Nar.
shall Democrat News.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-01-20
Every Bone RroIen.

Chicago, Ill, Jan. 15-An un-
known man jumped down the inside
rotunda from the sixteenth -four OF
the Masonic temple this morning.
After the body had swept down
ID flights il struck and bent an iron
railing, falling thence to the floor of
the rotunda.
The suicide struck on his head,
which WAS reduced to a mass q
pulp. Every bone in the body was
broken.