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LIST OF THE DEAD
Is GROWING LARGER

CHICAGO, Aug. 29-The list of those
who lost their lives yesterday in the fall
ing of the heavy iron arches which form
ed the skeleton of the Coliseum, a huge
hall in course of construction, now num-
bers ten.
One man, Edward Swanson, reported
among the missing, was to-day added to
the the roll LOT of death. ! eompano9 of Swan
told the police he had taken his friend S
body from the ruins in a horribly
mangled condition, and that it had been
taken away in an ambulance. What dis
position was made of it is unknown
Samuel Smith, Alexander Milas, Joseph
King and others reported missing have
The hospital authorities reported to-day
that of the injured. John Marshall was
in the most serious condition and will
probably die. His skull was fractured,
his. right leg cut off and the other limb
badlV cr11Sba5
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warrants this conclusion. The curves and
tangents in the coast division between
San Francisco and Lompoc are being re-
duced. The distance between San Luis
Obispo and Castroyille has been lessened
by six miles The cutoff between Santa
Barbara and Los Angeles via Chatsworth
Park, it is to-day stated, will become the
direct route between the north and the
south. This change will cause a reduction
of twentyfour miles between the main
points The endeavor of the Southern Pa
cific will be to make the run from here
to San Francisco in twelve hours. With
the 1000 feet at Tehachapi gone and the
highest elevation near Cueta, on the coase
line at 1900 feet. and thirty miles less 20
run, officials incline to the opinion that
all southern points will be along and
through the Pacific Coast counties Of Cali
ifornia.
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DEFENDS HER HUSBAND
Mrs. Turner Says Frenna Was
the Tool Of Con Snipatnpc

the Tool Of COnSpipatOPS.
During the long hours last night Mrs.
Turner. surrounded by her friends, sat
by the body of her husband and between
her sobs spoke in defense of the dead.
Many who have remained loyal to her
husband through his many trials, and
who ever refused to believe that he was
other than the victim of a conspiracy
against his honor and against his life,
were there to comfort her best they
could and to care for her daughters, for
whom it seems the sun of happiness has
forever set.
"An assassin, the tool of shrewder con-
spirators, has forever closed my hus-
bands lips" said Mrs. Turner, but, with
the closing of his, mine have been opened,
and before the end of 1t all l will tell
the world my story, and then 1t will be-
lieve with me that my dead husband was
not the vicious character that his enc
mics painted him. There was but one
motive for this awful crime. After years
of battle he had finally bested his enc
mics, and the time had come for him to
turn the tide and bring them to trial for
the many crimes they committed against
him. In a few days Frenna was to have
been arrested by my husband. This he
knew and was fearful of the conse-
quences. He has gone to my husband s
lawyers and to his friends and begged
them to intercede in his behalf and let
him keep his liberty. Knowing that nv
husband would never forgive them for
the many wrongs they have done him
Frenna was so advised, and he was in
despair. Still l do not believe that in his
own mind he felt very bitter toward my
husband. 1t was Lawrence S. Meggin-
son, who, after he had been befriended
turned traitor and formed the conspiracy
against my husband that kept the feel
ing of bitterness ever burning within
Frenna, and it is indirectly through his
influence on Frenna,. who readily. sue
cumbed to his smooth tongue, that my
husband now lies dead, the victim of a
murderer's bullet.
1T Is said that Frenna will try to JUS
tify his act by claim of self-defense
and will also contend that he was swim
died out of vast sums of money. To re-
fute the former claim he could not have
acted in self-defense, as my husband had
no weapon upon him with which TO attack
his murderer, and, again, the bullets that
caused my poor husbands death came
from behind. For months my husband
had been in fear of his life al the hands
arming himself to guard against a poSsi-
Bile attack, but l coaxed him not to carry
a weapon. Then L understood that he
went to Chief Lees and had Frenna put
under bonds to keep the peace. After this
] rested more contented hut lately again
! heard Frenna had said that either Mrs.
Turner or Mrs Frenna would wear black
in the near future; Mr. Turner was
afraid, but I told him that l did not be-
lieve that Frenna had the courage to
shoot him. He said that he did not fear
Frenna on the street, but believed that
he was an assassin and would lie in wait
for him, perhaps behind our steps, and
shoot him in the back. For this reason
for the past week some one has come
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which he had forged the name Of the
Recorder. Turner was convicted on
the charge of forgery and sentenced 70
ten years Imprisonment at Folsom. An
appeal was taken to the Supreme Court
and the cause remanded upon a tech
nicality The word "wilIfully" had not
been inserted in the original complaint,
and the wise men of the law gave Tur-
ner his freedom. The grand larceny
charge and trial came to naught. as the
jury disagreed. and the case was af-
terward dismissed on motion Of the
District Attorney. In 1897 Turner was
again indicted, this time on charges of
perjury alleged to have been COM
mitted- in the previous trials. Nothing
came Of this however, and he was in
dicted again with the same good for
tune in seeing the charges fall to the
ground The third Indictment brought
more than the laws delays. Turner was
convicted in Judge Carroll Cook
court, but the Supreme Court came to
his relief and he was released on an
other techncality. This man not only
outwitted his fellow creatures, but 4
streak of luck put him above the reach
Of justice.
About four years ago Frenna and
Turner INDUCED in an interchange Of
deeds for the settlement of some busi-
ness operation. The deed which Fren-
ma gave to Turner was for a piece OF
land in Santa Clara County. This was
not recorded at the time. Two weeks
ago Frenna engaged in a business deal
with another party for the sale Of sew
eral hundred acres of fruit land in
Sonoma County He employed G. E
Gregory to have a transcript Of the
title made, when he discovered that
the land was decided away in the
original indenture given to Turner four
wears before at the sale Of the Santa
Clara property. Frenna claims that
Turner inserted the description of the
Sonoma property very recently in or
der to prevent the sale and to fraudu-
lently acquire the land for himself. In
other words, Frenna charges a for
gerry similar TO the one for which Tur-
ner was indicted in 1895.
When these facts were discovered by
the barber he fairly burst with passion,
though no one has ever heard him utter
anv direct threats against Turner. In
fact, according to statements of friends,
Frenna feared a quarrel with the man
he has murdered and avoided him.
A year ago Turner brought charges
against his murderer in the police
courts on the ground Of threats
against life, but Frenna was dismissed
on the promise of peaceful conduct.
Whether the murder yesterday was
provoked by the misdeeds Of the dead
man or was really in imagined self
defense may never be known.
On the body of the dead man were
found enough papers, documents and
wallets to fill a large-sized office desk.
Tt may truly be said of j. F. Turner
that "he carried his office in his hat
Deeds, notes, checks. memoranda, a
plethora of names and letters were
slowed away in the capacious pockets
of his coats and always at hand for
his immediate use. Some of these docu-
ments throw light on his business
methods and his fraudulent practices,
but the bulk Of his past transactions
have no record left but memory in
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CHANGE IN ROUTE
OF THE OWL TRAIN

LOS ANGELES, Aug. @.-The recent
visit to this end of the State by George
Crocker, second vice president of the
Southern Pacific Railroad, has set all the
energies of that corporation at work to
push the construction of the coast line
from Santa Barbara to Lompoc.
When Crocker came south he did not
visit Los Angeles, but directly went to
Santa Barbara via Saugus. He consulted
the field engineers, and from them OBJ
tained the latest data regarding progress
The final stakes covering the sixty-fve
miles to be constructed have been driven
The rights of way, with the exception of
two small stretches, have been secured
These two distractions VIII not prove a
hindrance. as the lands will be con-
demned. Every contract for construction
including the roadbed upon the disputed
rights of way, has been let Mr.. Crocker.
it is reported by those who are cognizant
Of the facts, gave explicit instructions
that every contractor must not lag a mo-
ment.
The Owl train of the Southern Pacific
will run from Los Angeles via Santa Bar
bara and San Francisco after January l.
1900. Every movement that the Southern
Pacific is now making in the southland
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the brain channels of those who were
duped and it is not likely that they
viii come forward and tell their eX-
periences with this clever manipulation
Such men as "Nobby" Clarke, Judah
Boas, Jacob Bertz, Asa Fisk. j. NJ.
Raum, F. S. Rowley and such corpora
tions as the Collateral Loan Bank and
the Pacific Bank and a number of
smaller banking firms are supposed to
have been the mark for this man for
sums ranging from $500 to $40. 900.
When Turner approached a new
client it was with Difference and re-
spect that captivated. He was soft Of
speech, gracious and wouldn't harm the
most inoffensive person in the world
AS he unfolded his scheme visions of
wealth began to dance before the eyes
of his victims and they were drawn in
with a scoop net. When he finished
with his man it was the case of Turner
having the money and the friend the
experience.
The following letter found among the
dead mans effects will throw a little
light upon his systematized business
methods:
January 2s, 1899.
ing Call that John Nicho of Oakland lives
at 1851 Fourth avenue, Oakland. There is
quite an article in the paper about him. 1t
seems that he is a very rich man over 20 years
of age and about to get married so that II
Won't do to let the grass grow under our feet
lis Second avenue. San Francisco.
Besides number of deeds for land
in various coupties of the State and for
all of which the consideration was SO
each, typewriter copy of what pur-
ported to be a series of letters was
found in a wallet belonging to the dead
man. In consideration Of various sums
the writer guarantees to have many
men arrested, all enemies of Turner.
and others punished in a variety Of
ways. Among the list Of names are
those of Albert z. Lucas, the attorney,
judah Boas and Lawrence Megginson.
Fake advertisements for $4,000 real
estate securities and the like were also
found in great numbers.
1t seemed that the dead man was ad-
dicted to the use of opium. In his
pocket was found a package of yen-she.
Frenna, who claims to know of Turner s
habit, stated last night that the latter
was an opium smoker during all the
time he knew him. 1t is said that while
he was in prison on the various charges
brought against him at one time and
another he had bribed all the iailers
to smuggle in the Lethean weed
Turner's ability first demonstrated it
self in the case of "Nobby" Clarke from
whom he received notes aggregating to
1865, 900 and which he was to dispose of
for Clarke on a discount. These notes
caused much trouble, particularly of
the financial sort, when people did dis
count them. Monty A. Rose was
caught for many thousand dollars on
the deal, as were many others 1t
would be almost impossible to get a full
list of the duped, but here are some of
the supposed victims: Henry Oterson,
1000; judah Boas, 10,0O0; w. f. Kin
caid, $4,000; j. NJ Raum, SIS, 800: Currau
and Kern, $500; n. Dodge, $4,000; Jacob
BertZ, $4,000, Collateral Loan Bank.
$4,000; V. Duhem, $11. 900: Charles J.
Wesson, $12,500; f. S. Rowley. S2O, ,0Oo
Asa Fisk, $4,000; R. S. Starrett, $4,000.
Many times was Turner before the
courts and he ran the gamut Of legal
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contention. always walking out of court
with a smile and without even a fine.
When seen yesterday all Frenna had
to say was: Il killed the man in self
defense. l feared for my life and 1
shot him for that reason" Frenna ad-
mitted that Turner had small package
in his hand. but he said he was afraid
to take a chance with Turner and that
is why he fired when the latter reached
for his hip pocket.
In the afternoon Frenna. accompanied
by two officers, was allowed to visit
his wife, who is Ill since Monday. when
a little girl was born to them. The
wife had heard of the affair and Frenna
was permitted to visit her.
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on the arrival from johannesburg of
$50 children, whose parents are too poor
to come themselves. 1t is estimated
that 5000 people have left the Trans
vaal since the crisis began In the
House of Assembly to-day the Govern
ment announced it was considering a
proposal to afford great facilities for
women and children to leave Johannes
burg. BechuanaIand is in state of
ferment owing to the fears of a Boer
raid Colonel Baden PCwell's forces
there are wholly inadequate to protect
such an extended frontier and the
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alarming turn. Great Britain, at the
request of the Uitlanders' Council, has
enlarged the original demands of Sir
Alfred Miner, the British High Com
missioner, and is adopting the view of
Cecil Rhodes that President Kruger
will never withstand an ultimatum
( have, however, high authority for
asserting that President Kruger, the
Nolksraad and the nation will un-
1tedly resist an unconditional de-
mand for giving effect to the Miner
programme, but will concede reforms on
the conditions already reported.
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Beers appear to be quietly concentrat-
ing in the western part of the Trans
vaal. A Boer spy has been arrested in
Ramattabama Camp, in British Bechu-
analand.
The Johannesburg correspondent of
the Morning Post says: President
Kruger, in the course of an interview
to-day (Tuesday) regarding the crisis,
said he considered the Boer position
best defined by Psalm SO.
The Pretoria correspondent of the
Daily Chronicle, telegraphing Tues
day, says Events have taken an
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ClJTICLE CONTRIBUTED
TO SAVE A MANS LIFE
Six Friends Of a ScaIded Stockton Citizen
Assist in Skin-Grafting
Process.


!
Pacific Tnnery
off varied
the
a
ewh
: clean washed and
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Complete files of The Call contain
ing accounts of the welcome home TO
our heroes can be obtained at Call
Business Office. Send a copy to your
Eastern friends.
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Pan erican Exposition.

BUFFALO, n. Y. Aug. 29.-The posi-
ton of director general of the Pan-Amer-
lean exposition has been formally tend
cred to William /. Buchanan, United
States Minister to the Argentine Repub-
lie. Mr.. Buchanan is expected in Buffalo
In a few days to look over the situation.
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FOUR ISSUES OF THE CALI

FOUR ISSUES OF THE CALL
containing full account of Califor-
MAS royal welcome to her soldier
boys and the celebration in their
honor, wrapped ready for mailing to
friends, 20 cents. Send your order to
Call Business Office.
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LATE SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE,

TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS.
BOULOGNE-Arrived Aug 29-Stmr Rotter-
dam, from New York, for Rotterdam.
QUEENSTOWN-Arrv Aug 29-Stmr Ma
jestic, from New York, for Liverpool, and pro-
ceeded.
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PHOTOGRAPHY BY NIGHT-Get the
Wasp of this week, out to-day. See how
the great night parade of Saturday has
been reproduced. A Photographic wonders
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SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 25 18oo

DR.. ABORN. office and residence, 554
Sutter street. Office hours: 10 to II and
to 4; evenings to 8.
Those who reside at a distance and un-
able TO call personally may consult DR..
Aborn by letter and be treated efficaciously
bV COrreSDOndence
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HITCHCOCK SCHOOL
(LATE SELB0RNE),

This school will reopen on August 2s. with
handsome buildings. heated by steam and
lighted by electricity. Every pupil has sepa-
rate room, choice Of bedrooms first and Sec
ond floors Steam from outside, furnace. no
etoves no hues in boys quarters The nearest
approach to a freproof school Arrangements
have been made for boarding pupils and carry
ing on the school the Hotel Rafael until the
buildings completed For catalogues testi-
monials and references apply to the principal.
REV. CHARLES HITCHCOCK, San Rafael
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MISCELLANEOUS.
THE TREATMENT OF
GRADUATED LIDS.
Frank d. Gaskin Relieved After
Twenty Years Suffering by DR..
Aborn. 554 Suttep Street.

To those who are suffering from dis
tressing diseases of the eye, ear. head,
throat and lungs. as well as affections of
the digestive organs and nervous systems,
DR.. Aborn's revitalizing methods of treat
ment at 554 Sutter street will prove rev.
elatiOn. The following testimonial of
Frank J. Gaskin of 3516 Sixteenth street,
published herewith, is quite apropos:
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 25, 1899.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: 1
wish to state for the benefit of the af-
flicted that l had been suffering for over
twenty years with infamed and granu-
lated eyelids. Tried several doctors with
out relief. 1 applied to DR.. Aborn, 554
Sutter street. who gave me instant relief.
and now, after ten days treatment, con-
slider myself about well
FRANK J. GASKIN,
1916 Sixteenth street.
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SAN DOMINGO
TOWNS TAKEN
BY REBELS
Impossible for the Govern
ment to Resist the
Rising.
ITS DOOM CERTAIN
Brooke Cannot Hold Jiminez Indef-
initely and He May Leave
Cuba if he Wants To.

Special Cable to The Call and the New York
Herald. Copyrighted, 1899, by James Cor
don Bennett.
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T JOHANNESBURG. Aug. 29-The
Standard and Diggers' News credits
1 General Joubert, the commander
ID in-chief of the Transvaal forces.
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Mail The Calls great souvenir
Edition to your friends.
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WESTCHESTER COUNTY.
WHITE PLAINS.

:, ,bo County Court Yesterday Judge Lent as
CHARGED Frank l. Lockwood. the Peekskli oehus''
haId for failure 10 pay sac for the support OF ms
off and child Ths discharge was granted on ''e
petition Of the wife ,.-
Relew & Merritt. Of Tuckahoe. are busy iHH"e
me tics and poles in Grovc-st. and old Post koau
for the extension Of the trolley 10 the ScarsdaIe
town line IL is expected that cars VIII ne Iu''i''"e
on The extension Within a month. \, d.
White PAINS Lodge No i's. a., a''F forfioth an.
making preparations 70 cele"id'' ~ 'V'' "
niVersary or April 81. Ardeiov
m. certificate Of Incorporation ~ the AtuSi'E
water Company filed IN the county - \ :
ofRce Yesterday The corporation is formed 70
sunnlv' water for manufacturing. power ana a."
rn,sitc use I'm the town OF Grcenburs J. ne 'dlN'H'
STOCK Is 5000 divided into 500 shareS. ! ne , ,-'a
ZION Of tho company is nifty years ana me or
ors are Newton Clark Lyon 81 Montcialr y, d..
Samuel r Davis Dr.. of Ardsley- ont h hudson
and Lewis \ Bceho of pohhs Ferry; ne &c! ~! t,
csts ~ inc0ruOration Of the ArdSleN Electro ON
,,anv vas also filed The directors ar" the same
&c those Of tho water company. The capNaI $40 X
l. 20 0n1 divided into iON shares. ana me uuI
&c fxed al fifty years. The electric company now
ever has general clause i'm IT'S cerilnca't. tlI.nR
/, Inc privilege OF supplying electricity LOT pro
dpcinc light heat or power In any OF the clles'
VII ges or towns Of the State. .
Surrogate Sikman has issued iestanentdiN ~
ters to John Rowlcy on the VIII OF Johh ttO"l,{,
of Crcenbirg and 10 Ahram \. Coles on the VII
Of MARY Donnclly Of Tarrytown LetterS OF 40.
rninis,ration have been granted 10 Max Steln on
the estate of Amelia Stein, Of Grcenhurg' 10 0!Ntr
T Smith on the estate Of Willis r smith. OF W me
plains and 20 Hannah Emerson and James W:
Pierce the estate Of Thomas Emerson. OF Mount
PifaSaQt
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Corner llOth st AMI
Western Boulevard
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NEW-YORK CITY.

Special haf-hour Lcntcn services for business
men, consisting Of the Litany, hymns and a brief
address are held every Friday in Lent in St Paurs
Chapel at y Oj o'clock.
monthly meeting Of the Church Association for
the Advancement Of the Interests Of Labor will be
held on Tuesday at S p. m IN s.. Marys Church
guild room One hundred-and forty -second-st. and
Alexander-ave. The Rev Or. John =. Peters and
Patrick Kcarney will speak about Sunday closing.
The Schoolmastcrs' Association held its monthly
meeting yesterday morning at No. L West Forty
fourth-st. The chief part Of the meeting the
reading Of a paper by Edward Howard Gr.ggs. pro-
fessOr OF ethics IN the Leland Stanford University
California. on Education for the Art Of Life"
Wilbur F Wakoman. the United States Appraiser
for the Port Of NewYork. sailed yesterday after
noon for Florida for brief vacation. lie expects
20 be back in New-York on March q. lie is
companied on the trip by Mrs. Wakeman.
The first OF the series OF lectures on "Our War
with Spain" is 10 De given in the Mariners Temple,
Chatham Square. Tuesday evening. illustrated
by William PaIcy with scenes taken by him per
sonally Judge J. " Lansing, OF Lincoln. Neb., is
10 describe the Hfe-mOton scenes.
The fourth annual dinner Of the Booksellers
League will be held Wednesday at $50 p m. at
the Uptown Association No III Fifth-aye.
The monthly meeting Of the Rutgers College
Alumna viii be held tomorrow at the house OF
Miss Pryor. so. % West Twenty seventh-st.. at
D. m. The subject for discussion will be Scan
dnayia: It's Modern History. Literature. Arr and
Social Life" Mrs Mary Vanderpool. the president.
Is expected 10 be present. having just returned
from trip around the world.
The American Water Color Societys exhibition
will be open from 10 a TO II p. m. to-day. This
Is positively the day OF the exhibition IT
decided to keep It open to-day owing to requests
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MOUNT VERNON.

Arthur Bussing a lawyer thirty years old, has
been missing for more than week He is the eld-
est son Of John Bussing. q large property-owner
of Mount Vernon. His disappearance was not re-
ported the police until last night Bussing is six
feet tall weighs two hundred pounds ana IS an
athlete Only six months his brother David
Bussng. who also left home suddenly. committed
suicide IN a BOwery lodging house.
The members Of the Mount Vernon Musical So
Getty are making preparations for their next con-
cert. when The Creation Will be given. The date
IS Thursday evening. March o.
Since the recent burglaries there has been an
overwhelming demand on the public officers of
Mount Vernon and New-Rochclle by citizens for
the right 20 carry reVolVers. one officer has had
nearly hundred applications Judge Schatz is
having thousand PERMITS printed.