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though not relevant, was Turner's his
tory He told of the dead man s AFFAIRS
and how some years ago Turner despaired
Of life because there We're a rev Specu-
lators who thought he had swindled them
and for this reason intended to send him
70 Jail. This scene occurred In the same
office where the GGrGner Iod qnar5frs bfs syp are
pathy and Turner promised TO do nothing
An hour was needed by the jury to ar
rive at a conclusion. Coroner Hill was
called in for advice which he freely gave.
At / o'clock Foreman A. 7. SPOTS re-
turned and announced the verdict OF the
The ending of ]. F. Turner's life has
uncovered a veritable sea Of business In
iauities, and if the whole truth rises from
the depths in which 1t is buried some in
teresting tales will be furnished gratis.
Turner in reality practiced upon the GU
pidity Of man, and this accounts for his
success ] p Frenna was thick in the
schemes which Turner concocted and
which resulted in Frenna's financial un-
doing. Frenna had no hesitancy in de-
claring repeatedly that he would put Tur-
ner behind the bars If he lost every cent
he had To a number Of men who are
shaved in his shop he has said from time
10 time hat he would be forced TO infiict
the "severest violence upon Turner; that
this would be the only course left him.
Frenna appeared before Police Judge
Graham yesterday morning and was In
structed in regard to his legal rights The
case was then continued until this morn
ing pending the action Of the Coroners
fury.
william Patrick w alsh. messenger
boy in the employ Of the Western Union
Telegraph Company. tells the following
story Of the shooting:
Il was coming down the stairs from
the ninth floor of the Crocker building,
and lust as I reached the last step Of the
third floor I heard loud talking between
two men near the elevator about twenty
feet from me, / should judge. They
walking toward the other. and at that
moment ] saw a flash of pistol in the
mans hand who was walking toward the
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and then Frenna backed out like cow

and then Frenna backed out like a cow
ard
D. f. Beseker, among the last to see
Turner alive, says that al one time Fren-
ma told him that Turner did not owe
him a cent, a complete settlement having
been effected between them Mr.. Beseker
also knew of the word sent F'renna to
send his account to Jake Rauer If he had
one for settlement, and no account came.
In regard to the statement that Frenna
holds notes from Turner for $1S,000 he
also says is false. Turner was either
careless or Frenna wormed them from
him by persecution and threats:
come forth to give their evidence against
Turner. but there will be many to give
theirs against Frenna for the act, which
even many of his best friends say was
premeditated and that of a coward
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no such thing as coffee lying on the
wharves in Guatemala and Costa Rican
ports for five or six months awaiting
shipment.
The steamers of the new line will dock
at the Oceanic wharf and ,,S all supplies fei foi
here. Captain Howard, the able super
intendent of the Oceanic Steamship Com
pany, will handle the steamers, so they
are sure to get good dispatch and be wei
cared for. John d. Spreckels & Bros
Company will be the local agents for the
new line.
If matters progress as well as is antic
ipated the kosmos Company will put {
line of steamers. under the German flag
on the run between San Francisco and
the Orient. Leudal NJ. Gray, genera
agent of the Kosmos line. leaves fol
Mexico on Saturday to arrange matters
in connection with the advent of the
Tanis, the first steamer of the line, a
MeXican ports next month.
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family, to whom she confessed that
she had nothing to live for since her
lover had discarded her and her moth
er had threatened to drive her into the
street.
Yesterday morning Beatrice went to
work as usual, but returned home at
about 10 o'clock. A half hour later
her mother, who was alone in the
house, was startled by her screaming:
Mamma, 1 am dying! Mamma, [ am
dyingi" and rushing into her room,
found her writhing in agony on the
bed dressed only in her nightgown,
an empty bottle labeled lysol on the
floor. Aid was quickly summoned, but
the poison had done its work thor
oughly and half an hour later the
girl died as the doctors were working
over her at the Harbor Receiving Hos
pital. The inquest will be held at the
MOrgue at 10 o'clock this morning.
The girl suicide had gone under the
name of Beatrice Garcia de Pacheco,
but it IS claimed that Pacheco is only
her mothers maiden name Last even
ing a Mrs. Baro and her daughters
called at the Morgue to view the body
Josie Baro, one of the daughters, was
the chum and companion of Beatrice.
She says that in all the condolences
which passed between the dead girl
and herself the name Of the formers
lover was never mentioned. Beatrice
complained Of her mothers precise
rulings and had asked the Baro family
If she might make her home with them
a few days ago. She arranged to come
on last Sunday, but did not put in an
appearance.
The mother of the unfortunate girl
is said to be in a state of mental col
lapse, verging on insanity. An autopsy
was performed last evening by DIR.
Zabala. AID the result determined that
lysol was the agent of death. Accord
ing to the statement of friends, the girl
was but II years of age, but her family
gives her age as 49,
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ARRIVAL OF BISHOP NINDE.
Here in the Interests of Workers OF
Epworth League.

The Epworth Leaguers, who will meet
I'm conference at Pacific Grove on
September 8, were strongly rein
forced by the arrival here on
Tuesday evening of Right Rev. W. X.
Ninde. DID, LID. Bishop of the Meth,
odist Episcopal church. Bishop Ninde has
been appointed to the control Of the Pa
cifc Coast Conference and will meet the
local workers of the Epworth League this
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Keith's attend solely to their own bust
ness: millinery opening Friday and Satur-
day. Phelan building. sos Market street.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-31

The Friends have ninety colleges in this
country, with a total attendance of 10000
students.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-31

Advances made on furniture and pianos, with
or without removal. ]. Noonan 1O17-1023 Mission.
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The Crystal Hot Sea Baths.

Physicians recommend the Crystal warm sea
water tub and swimming baths. North Beach, .
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ENDS HER LIFE BECAUSE .,-. rv~--4 /.
OF UNREQUTTED LOVE

the same establishment was employed
the girl who had succeeded her in the
affections of Uriarte.
few days ago Beatrice met An
tonic and urged him to keep his prom
ise to marry her. She told him that
her mothers opposition no longer
counted, inssmuch as she had told her
she could get out of the house and do
as she pleased. But Antonio was OBJ
durate and left her crying on the
street, where she was found few
minutes later by an old friend of the
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In MEXICAN PRISON.
BangorinIan Confined without Legal
Process.

Bangor, October 24-Lucien O. Ever
ett, clerk In the treasurer's office Of the
Bangor and Aroostook railroad, received
information ON Monday concerning a mis-
fortune to his brother, W. y. Everett,
which may involve the United States
and the republic of Mexico IN interna.
tional complicatinrs. Mr.. Everett has
been thrown into prison ir Patzquar, In
the state of Michoacan, Mexico, Bnd Ike of
there since October :, without trial II
hearing.
Mr.. Everett was In charge of oonstruc-
tion train near PAtzquaro, when one
night early this month, as be was return.
ing to his car. he discovered two Mexi-
cans in the act OF robbins it. lie started
for them and for few minutes managed
to make things decidedly unpleasant,
One of the robbers succeeded In escaping.
but the other one received a thrashing,
He Is at present In the hospital, but the
physicians are hopeful of his ultimate
recovery.
Mr.. Everett was Immediately arrested
by the Mexican authorities and without
any hearing whatever, was thrown into
prison, where he has remained ever since.
Mr. Everett wrote concerning his prs.
dicament on October and ou Monday
morning his brother In this city received
the news. Congressman Boutelle was at
once informed and he placed the matter
In the hands OF the state department,
Monday night.
One OF the prison guards assaulted NJ r.
Everett a snort time after his capture and
attempted to rob him. The guard come
off second best. however, In the rough
and tumble fight which ensued and was
severely punished by the prison authori-
ties
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MADE A FATAL MISTAKE.
Details of Death of Rev. Washington
L. Price, Baptist Missionary in
Burmah.

Saco, October 23. "A letter received
today from the Rev. John Il. Cummings,
Baptist missionary among the Burmans
at Henzada, Burmah, gives the particu-
lars OF the death of ths Rey. Washington
l. Price, Baptist missionary in the
Karsn district there, an announcement Of
which was recently cabled to the Ameri.
can Baptist Missionary Union headquar-
ters in Boston.
Mr.. Price had been in failing health
some time, and was preparing to come
home on leave OF absence. Early in
the morning Of September 70 he went
TO his medicine case. intending to take
a quinine pill. and. by mistake, 'swal-
lowed a ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS pill instead.
immediately he discovered what he had
done and ran to the house of doctor.
who promptly applied remedies and
elected all tho poison from his systsm.
The unfortunate man was considered out
CT danger, but in i've hours later q ner-
vous TeaC tlon sat In and spasms followed
In rapid succession till hs died, the next
morning. The physieian's statement in
the case was that death was not directly
due to the poison, but that the shock
ocoasionsd BY the 4, oident hastened a
nervous collapse that was inevitably CON-
ing.
Mr.. Prices widow and children are at
Beaver Dam, Wis.
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FELL INTO A WELL.
Remarkable Presence of Mind OF a
Little chicopee Girl.


Chioopee, October 24.--Little Ethel
Irene, this six-year-old daughter OF Rev.
William ana Mrs. Bragg, fell into an
unused well near the old Peunell mill.
while playing with the little Pennell boy
on Monday. 1t is supposed that while
running over the cover that one end Of 1t
slipped OH its bearing ard fell into the
we'll, she following. feet first. The well
was about ten feet deep with about two
and half feet OF water. But in the bot
tom was square planked caisson which
had been SINK when the well had been
dug deeper. She says TINT when she
found herself going into the water she
kept hcr mouth shut tight, and when her
head came up above the water she got
hold Of tho planks Of the caisson.
The littlc boy gave the alarm and when
her mother and Mrs. Pennell got there
she was holding on and by their direc-
tions she climbed up on the box and
stood there until they got ladder when
she walked up ON to terra flrma. ste
showed remarkable presence of mind in
not making any outory and keeping her
mouth shnt while In the water, and
when found did just as she was told,
coming up all alone, none the worse
for her tall except little hruise on one
hip and soaking from head to foot.
Tuesday morning she felt little stiff,
but went to school as usual.
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WORST FEARS REALIZED.

London, October 25.-The war office
despatch seems to realizs the worst fears.
General Yule has abandoned not only
Dundee but Glencoe also and. SO far as
present news would indicate he has
neither Joined General White nor reached
Ladysmith.
General Whites successful action an
nounced IN Parliament by Mr.. Wyndham
seems to resolve itself into mere engag-
ing Of tbs attention of the Frse State
troops whiIs General Yule is slipping
southwark.
II Ii evident from the official despatches s
that both Commandant General Jeabert's s
column on the north and the Orange
Free State troops on the vest now jcou-
py strong positions and that moth ing
binders the Beers from folio wing up GEN.
sral Yule's retirement aud getting
around Lady ysmith from the southeast.
Until reinfoIosments arri We 1t seems that
General White is obliged to concentrate
on Ladysmith.
aItSis- believed that the government ha
other dispatches that have not yet been
published.
The secretary of state for war left Mr..
Choate's residence Immediately at the
end of the banquet to General Harrison
and proceeded to this war Office, where,
even after midnight, thsre vas corsid-
cradle activity many visitors calling to
inquire for information.
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The Natal Campaign Thus Far
Has Been Failure.
A Few More Battles Would Leave the
English Army Without Officers.

London. October 25.-The Cane Town
CORRESPONDENT Of the Daily Mall tels-
graphing at .. IS p. M, yesterday, says:
"General Yule has performed brilliant
strategIcal movement BY a swift march
to the south, leaving Glencoe empty, be
has effected junction of his forces with
those of Sir George Stewart White, slight
ly to the north Of Ladysmith.
"1he two are now In position to offer
battle. believe the first attack will be
made on the large Free state force which
entered Natal by way of Tentwa Pass,
and which has since been harrassing
Ladysmith. The military authorities
decided that by joining their forces. the
two generals W ould be better able to cope
with one large force at time than by
having TWO small detachments TO oppose
simultaneously two big Boer forces.
Accordingly, after defeating the Free
state troops they will offer battle to Com
mandant General Joubers. Only forty
miles now separates the two Rosr forces.
Hence ths need for swift and telling
action. Ths two sections OF the Eosr army
together outnumber the entire British
force three to one. Hard fighJIng Ia
certain at q very early date. Our men are
confident and there is much enthusiasm.
1hs fighting today outside Ladysmi NTH
was mere brush. The losses on neither
side were significant. 1t was merely an
artillery duel. In which the Beers came
OF decidedly the worst.
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BOERS FEAR BASUTOS.
Tried to Make an Agreement With
Them.

Tried TO Make an Agreement with
Cape Town, October 24.-The following
advices have been received here from
Maseru, Basutoland, dated October 20.
A reliable native lately visited Laager
of Orange Free State troops just oppo-
site Maseru. He found 1t to consist of
wagons. surrounded by turf piled three
feet high. He noticed only few
maussrs The Boer commandant ques-
toned him regarding the feeling of the
different Basuto chiefs, principally til 9
paramount chief, Lerothoui, and. i'll
order to draw the co mmandant, the ma
tive replied that the chiefs sided with the
Beers.
TheIeupon the commandant said ths
two republics wished to kill ths British
ers and to take over and govern the
Basutos, restoring to the latter that rart
OF the country which the Free State
formerly t,ok from them. As to the
Britishers those whom they failed to kin,
they would drive into the sea.
The commandant wished a decision
o1 the part Of Lerothodi and the other
chiefs as soon as possible, whether they
would light the Beers or the British
bscluss his contingent was anxious to
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REPORT DISCREDITED.
Some Reason To Doubt whether YuI,
Has Joined General White.

Some Reason To Doubt whether YuIe
Has Joined General White.
London, October 90 Although there is
no reason t. doubt the accuracy of the
despatch from Caps Town to the Daily
Mall regarding General Yule's move.
ment, it is curious that General Whites
telegram to the war office Is also date I
at 8 p. m, but makes no mention of
Joining of forces. When the war office
despatch was issued, just altar midnight,
the officials announced that nothing more
would be communicated until Wednesday
forenoon, SO that 1t Is impossible to con
firm or deny the news. General Yuls
had heavy march Monday over the
StrAtford slopes and the Zurfontein
table. both over five thousand feet high
and arrived after dusk at Ee tn, which ia
half way between Rorkes Drift and Wasch-
bank. He had still heavy march AMI
was hardly expected to join General
White at Ladysmith until today.
His movements were actuatsd by sound
Judgment, since he soon would have been
surrounded and In desperate position.
The combined forces at Ladysmith now
amounting to some 10000 men will be
amply sufficient to act on the defensive.
A few mole Victories like Glencoe and
Elandslaagte would leave the British
troops without officers.
While the Beers have failed to take ad-
vantage of their strategic position, ow-
ing TO Incompetence or haste OF their
leader, the British have no cause for con-
gratulation over the results of the Natal
operations. They have suffered heavy
losses in men and their victories have
practically done for nothing, the whole
of northern Natal being now abandoned
to the Beers.
1t would have bsen better to have CON-
csntrated on Ladysmith in the first in
stance but General White and General
Symons had to yield to political exigen-
cles and to the local reluctance to aban-
don an inch Of territory more than was
necessary. 1t is not expected that the
wounded left at Dundee win suffer incon.
ysnisncn except in being prisoners of
war. The correspondents who were taken
prisoners in the train at Elardslaagte
have since escaped. They report that
thsy were well treated by the Beers and
that In collecting and assisting the
wounded, Beers ami British seem to have
been mutually helpful.
At Cape Town 1t is proposed to raise a
Cape irregular force.
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ing at eleven, was poste1 at the war office
econ after midnight:
"LRdys.nith, October "a, o D. m,
Information received yesterday showed
that the Beers had established themselves
In considerable numbers In an exceeding
ly strong position west of the main road
leading from Ladysmith to Dundee.
81 had also information that the Dun.
dee fores, formerly commanded by Gen.
eral Symons and, since his wounding,
commanded by General YuIe, was falling
back on Ladysmith by way of the Help
makaar road, Beth and the valleys of tte
Waschbank and Sunday rivers and was
expected to reach Sunday river valley
today.
II therefore moved out with a strong
force to cover the movement Of Yule's col
unn. The enemy was discovered about
ssven mills out Of Ladysmith In a POSI-
tion of exceptional natural strength, west
of the road. When hs saw that prepara-
tons were being mad against him, he
opened fire with ons gue, with great ac-
curacy. =.
sour ar tiliery soon got into position
and The gun was silenoed. Orr troops
were ordered to occupy strong ridge,
parallel TO the eremy's position, but
nearer the road.
~ confined my efforhs to occupying
him and hitting him hard enough to pre-
vent his.taking action against Yule's
column. Numbers of the enemy fed to
The west and the firing had been praotl-
oally ceased at two O'Clock"
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10 Pages.

help the Beers elsewhere. He ank nowl-
edged that his men wers afraid OF the
BAsutos because their wives and families
as well as their cattle, were within reach
OF Basuto inoursIon; and he said be was
prepared to enter into an agreement
with the chiefs, signing the same. to give
a very substantial rscompeDse to the
tribesmen for assisting the Boers. Fall
ing this, IL the Basutos would give a
written understanding not to assist
either side, the commandant said his force
would withdraw from the Basutoland
border ana go to the assistance Of their
countrymen whsre thu fighting was
hottest
BASUTos UNEASY.
London, October 24.-The colonial
office this evening, publish cable de-
spatch from the British high commits
sioner in South Africa, Sir Alfred Mil
ner. communicating q significant despatch
from Sir Godfrey Lagden, the British
resident commissioners In Basutoland,
calling attention to the recklessness Of
ths Basutos who. he says, he has te,n
trying to calm. The resident commits
sioner adds:
"Our policy. however, has been made
difncult by the clustering of the Beers,
who have freely threatened to attack
Mssuru and other stations. Those threats
combined with intriguing have contri-
buted to rouss excitement among the
natives. / wish to place 1t on record that
the Beers have unwisely attempted to
shake the allegiance of the Basutos ard
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-25
(TALK NO. 20)
BECOMING GLASSES.

Very often l hear people say
they will not wear glasses because
they are not becoming to them.
They have tried them on a great
many times but they never looked
well. The trouble is they have
never tried the right kind. What
looks we'll on some faces may be
unbecoming to others. There are
glasses and glasses. They are
made with oval springs, square
springs, bar springs Grecian
springs. There are plain guards,
offset guards, fan guards, and
hundred othera. There are
straight temples and riding tenn
pies. Large lenses and small ones.
A thousand different styles and
combinations. | have given consid-
erable study to this subject. With
my experience can aid you in Sc
lecting the most becoming shapes
l know that can give you glasses
that will look well, and that are
suited to your face.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-25
WEATHER OBSERVATIONS.

The agricultural department weather
bureau for yesterday, Oct. "a, taken at 6
p. m, meridian time, the observation for
each section being given in this order:
Temperature, direction of wind, state of
weather.
Boston, 81, SF, partly cldy; New York,
bS, SE, cloudy; PHILADELPHIA, 60. E,
p cldy; Washington. t2, e. clear; Albany,
SO, s, clear; Buffalo. &c. SW, clear
Detroit, 81, S, clear; Chicago, 10. s, clear
st Paul. so, N. rain; Huron, Dak., 30,
NV. cldy; Bismarck, A, NV, clear
Jaeskonville. 72. NE clear.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-25
LOCAL WEATHER REP oRT

Portland. Oct. "a. 1899. The local
weather bureau records the following
sa m.-BaromeEer 30 400: thermome-
ter 40; dew point, 81; Rel humidity
~; direction OF wind, N; wind veloc-
ity, g. state Of weather. clear.
Sp. m.-Barometer. 30.44i; thermome.
ter. so; dew point 43; rel. humidity, rs;
direction OF wind, S; wind velocity, 4 /;
state of westher. cloudy.
Max. temp, 81; min. temp, 81; mean
temp, A., max. wind velocity, NV;
precipitation-24 hours, %.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-25
BODY CUT In TWO.
Horrible Accident to Man I'm Rumford
Falls Pulp MfII.
tsPEc1AL TO 1HE paKss.,

Rumford Falls, October 24.--Paul Cyr
was instantly killed In the Suiphite mill
here this afternoon. He was attempting
to roll log onto q saw carriage. when
his can't dog slipped ald be fell back
wards onto the saw. His body was cut
almost In twain. The deceased leaves a
sick wife and six small children. His
daughter. now about 10 years, had an
arm taken off In an accident at Camden
few years ago.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-25
LlFa IMPRIsON MENT.

Keene. N. H.. October si.-Louis
Caster, who shot his wife last June, was
sentenced to lifeA imprisonment today
Ritgr pleading guilty of M urder In the
second dsgrAs b fore Chief Justlos Blod-
getr 10 thT supreme court Tie pea was
entered upon Castor's appt arancs In
court this afternoon and aoce2s-u the
state and hs was Immediately sentenced.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-25

ments Of boards filed the air for wide
area.
Very fortunately no one was injured
although crew OF twenty or thirty men
were working on a dam near by.
The building was about twelve feet
square. After the explosion nothing but
the BOILER was left and that was thrown
on its side.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-25
THE BOILER HOUSE MISSING.

Sanford, October a4.-A heavy explo.
SION occurred Sunday morning at
Emery's Mills whore the Sanford mills
company are building new dam. Six.
teen dynamite cartridges had been left In
the boilsr houEe to dry near the b oiler
Tbs man wno put them there had lust
got to a safe distance from the house
when the explosion occurred AMI fray.
The Portland daily press., 1899-10-25
THE WEATHER.

Boston, Oct. 24-Fair, warmer; light
to fresh southerly winds.
Washington, Oct. 24-New England
Fair Wednesday and Thursday; fresh
south to southeast winds.