The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 25, 1895, Page 2

[ THE FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1895. e e et e ——————— CARSON'S BAD MELTS, Secret Investigation of the Mint Steal Goes On. MASON CROSS-EXAMINED. He Tells Why He Suspects Jones of Having Substi- tuted Bogus Bars. IMPORTANT DUPLICATE KEY. The Shortage Supposed to Have Occurred During the Silver Administration. CARSON, N .—The examina- tion of Jones is still being condutted with closed doors, and the Nevada papers are not able to publish accounts of the pro- ceedings, except the App which ap- peared this morning with a full account. At 10 o’clock this morning Mason resumed | his testimony for the Government. He was questioned a good deal by General Clark, bringing out more positively facts elicited by the testimony the day before. He reiterated the statement that the stealing began after the clean-up of June, 1892. He was very positive on this point, and explained how the system of book- keeping in the mint clearly demonstrated the fact. The defense took the witness and asked him a good many questions, evidently with a view of confusing him. The witness was perfectly cool and answered each as ur- banely as he did in the direct examination. Finally the question was put point blank, *‘Have you a personal feeling against the defendant, Jones?”’ “None whatever, or against any one else in the case. I was sent from Washington to find where the shortage was. It was im- material to me where the facts direct me. Iam here to find the one who is guilty, if possible. The Government desires to pun- ish the guilty and recover the amount stolen. I have reasons for believing that the defendant is the guilty one. This is why the Government has begun proceed- ings against him. Personally, there is no feeling in the matter whatever.” “Did Harnis tell you that he thought Jones guilty when you came here 2" “No. The first I learned of Jones being regarded as a party was by reading a letter in Washington which Harris had written to Superintendent Adams when he re- ported the shortage to him. The letter was forwarded by Adams to the depart- ment, and it was there I saw it and first learned of Jones.” “Didn’t you also find out that bullion had been stolen under the present admin- istration?” “Yea,” “How did you discover it?” “‘Harris, the melter and refiner, discov- ered it and reported it?” ““When did he report it?" ““He reported it as soon as he discovered it. I think early in February.” (The dis- covery was made by Harrison Febraary 10. The missing bar weighed thirty-nine ounces and was worth about $730.) “What did he think had become of the bar?” “He thought it was stolen by Mr. Jones.” “What other matters did Harris’ letter to Adams contain?” “It was all in relation to the shortage.” “How did he account for it?” “He said that bars had been stolen or else were of such a character that they did not hold up to their assay value.” Coftin then discussed Mason's theories of the case, and said he had theories in the case, but had endeavored to get at the facts. When he paused for a moment, Mr. Woodburn rose up and said he desired to ask a question relative to the Standard mine, entered originally in the gold book as No. 77. Commissioner Edwards glanced atthe clock and remarking that it was 12 announced that there would be a recess until 1 o’clock. The cross-examination of Mason was re- sumed at the afternoon session. Attempts to rattle the witness on the part of Coffin failed. The matter of theories was again reverted to, and the witness said his theory, based on his investigation, was that the first stealing took place in June of 1893, when the Standard mine deposit of $23,000 came to the mint. After the ten and a third bars had been remelted $20,000 in gold had been taken out and silver sub- stituted, so that the bars after remelting were only worth about $3000.. What he had before testified relative to a conversa- tion with Jones regarding the matter was gone over. He said he had told Jones he considered that the change in the bars could only have occurred in his depart- ment. Jones had replied: “Well, that looks pretty rough for me, don’t it?"’ or words to that effect. Another thing that strengthened the theory of the witness was the fact “that Harris had found a duplicate key to the refinery in Jones’ desk. This ewvidence came out quite unexpectedly to the de- fense and caused attorneys to put their heads together. The witness continued that the only key to the room which was supposed to exist was in the hands of Su- perintendent Harris, who had told him that he had found the key in Jones’ desk about the time he had suspended him. Coffin’s cross-examination was continued on the theory that the shortage occurred after the silver administration came in, and from the questions it was manifest that the defense would be made on these lines. . Mason was asked by Coffin if his orders were to fasten the shortage on any admin- istration or person. “No, sir. I have investigated every- thing that I could learn of street rumors and from every source possible, both in and outside of the mint.” *‘Has any one tried to influence your in- vestigation ?”” *No, sir.” “Do you know of bullion being taken in the mint at any time to make good the melter and refiner’s accounts?” “Yes, sir. Mr. Jones told me he took in $560 in June, 1894.” “When does your investigation show that the first shortage existed ?"’ +I think in 1892, before the annual settle- ment.” “Why do you think so?” “Because of the melts in the settlement that year and 1893 and 1894 that I consider to be like the one here in court, bogus.” “Have you investigated any or all melts?” “Yes. I asked Jones what they were. He said they represented the slums from T t them ?” oy 0 you suspect them b 8 nZver inew or heard of slum melts having such a high proportion of gold.” Here he read the slums of 1893, Nos. 131, 23 and 33 all being over 300 gold fineness, and compared these with slum melts of preceding years, when they ran from 40 to 200 fine in gold. ““Have the present officers tried to keep anything back from you?” “No; on the contrary, they have been both willing and anxious to aid in every way.” Here Mason explained how the bogus melt could have been made from bullion in the mint, and cited a deposit that con- tained 1914 gold and 943 silver that was the exact recorded fineness December 17, 1894, of the bogus melt. Coffin immediately jumped onto this, and to his surprise learned that the deposit had been turned over by Mr. Harris in settlement April, 1895. During all of Mason’s cross-examination he and Coffin had many tilts, and Mason each time came off best. Mason was asked if the bogus melt could have been made without the complicity of the melter and refiner or his assistants. “No, sir; and I think melt 164, made un- der Jones’ supervision in the latter part of June, 1893, and the other that made up the deficit came down from the years 1892-93.”" After further examination by Clarke he was excused and Hirsch Harris was called. He showed that the melt of November, 1892, for which the bogus one was substi- tuted, when it was delivered by the Su- perintendent had the number 77 on it. The bogus melt had no such number. Harris stated that on June 1, when he took charge, Zabriskie was not ready to turn over his bullion, but kept scraping and melting until June 8 and 9. “How was the delivery made when you received the bullion from Zabriskie ?" “The delivery took place in his vault. Mr. Jones, my assistant melter and re- finer, supervised and Mr. Elrod did the weighing. I merely checked the list fur- | nished me by Hofer. The bullion was put on trucks, weighed and put back in the vault.” “Was this bogus melt among the de- livery ?” “Yes, sir.” “Has it been in your possession ever since?” “Yes, sir.” “Could any one have made it during your term without your knowledge ?"’ No, sir.” “When did you first mistrust that some- thing was wrong with your gold 2" “In October.” “Did you speak to Mr. Jones about it?" “Yes, sir. He told me it was all right and would be found in the slums.” “When did you first know of a short- age?” ‘““After the returns from the nitric acid gold from the refinery in January. The returns showed a shortage of 1500 standard ounces. I thendecided to have a clean-up in my department.” “Did Mr. Jones when he went to San Francisco know that you were short ?”’ “Yes, sir. I told him everything. While he was gone Mr. Ellis and myself checked the gold and Mr. Noteware and Mr. Ray- craft the silver. When Jones came back he advised checking again and we weighed all the bullion, including the bogus melt, No. 164, which Mr. Jones did not discover to be bogus, although looking for such melts.” Court adjourned. SEATLE RATES RESTORED War Between the Steamsihp Companies Comes to an Amicable Ending. Owners Say the Farallon Has Not Been Making Money So They Decided to Quit. SEATTLE, Wasn., April 24.—The rate war between the Pacific Coast Steamship Company and the steamer Farallon, run- ning between Seattle and San Francisco, which has been in progress for some months, has been ended by the withdrawal of the Farallon. Both parties deny that any inducement was given the Farallon to withdraw, and the ownerssay they simply gave up because they were making no money, although the boat was crowded every trip. It is believed the transcontinental rail- road had something to do with her with- drawal as the low rates were affecting over- land business on all lines. The Farallon has been chartered for one year by the Yaquina Steamship Company, which ig controlled by the Oregon Pacific Railroad, and will run between Yaquina Bay and San Francisco. She left here on her last trip to-day crowded with pas- sengers and freight. AGAINST A SBHYLOCK. Seattle’s Superior Court Scores a Usurer for Bringing Suit. . SEATTLE, Was#., April 24.—John Fair- field Dore, who has just cleared himself of the charges of embezzlement at Boston, gained a decision to-day in the Superior Court against Henry Binnian, a notorious 5 per cent man, who sought to recover $581 on a $200 promissory note executed in 1890, and on which $280 had been paid. Judge Langley scored Binnian severely and dis- missed his complaint and granted Dore a perpetual injunction to restrain Binnian from foreclosing a chattel mortgage given to secure the note. There is no usury law in this State, but the court held practically that in a court of equity in the case of a usurious contract only the legal rate at the time of making the contract could be recovered. As Bin- nian had already been paid more than $46 in excess of the legal rate (10 per cent) per annum the terms were not acceptable. ———— ASKED TO RESIGN. An Old Cashier of the Northern Pacific to Step Down. TACOMA, Wasn., April 24—W. H. Cushman, who has been cashier of the Northern Pacific Land Department here since 1878, resigned to-day at the request of Land Agent Cooper. He was in no way connected with the Schulze shortage. C. H. Knapp, chief clerk of the engineering department, will succeed him. Land Agent Phipps returned home to-day, but leaves a force of men at work checking up the Schulze accounts. SAEADRE S ZTacoma Rolling-Mill Starts, TACOMA, Wasn., April 24.—The West- ern Iron and Steel Company’s rolling-mill at Lakeview, which was moved here from Burlington, Iowa, was started up to-day and a successfal test of the rolling machin- ery made. Itisthe only rolling-mill on the coast, excepting one at San Francisco, and has a capacity of eighty tons of bar iron per day. The start is made with seve nty-five men. Superintendent Joyce says the outlook is promising for the rapid development of the iron industry in the Northwest. A large portion of iron which has been shipped from the East will now be made here. RATES ARE TOO HIGH, Plaints of Denver Men to the Interstate Commission. BUSINESS IS CRIPPLED. Industries of Colorado Re- tarded by Unfair Dis- crimination. REDUCTIONS MUST BE MADE. Railway Officlals Dismally Fail In Trying to Make Plausible Explanations. DENVER, Coro., April 24.—The Inter- state Commerce Commission this morning heard from railroad officials the reasons for the higher freight rates to San Fran- cisco from Denver than from Chicago and other Eastern points. They claim they are obliged to make lower rates from Chicago than they could afford to make from in- terior cities, situated like Denver, on ac- count of the competition. J. A. Monroe, general traffic agent of the Union Pacific system, who was the first witness to-day, frankly conceded, Low- ever, that rates from Denver were too high and declared in favor of granting to Den- ver the same freight rate to the coast asis enjoyed by Chicago. J. W. Nesmith, manufacturer of mining and milling machinery, next presented a complaint. He said his industry had been built up slowly from small beginnings, and he had built many smelters in the West in competition with Eastern manufacturers. He did not ask unreasonably low rates, the raw material for his establishment be- ing right at hand in Colorado. To El Paso the rate on manufactured products which | | consequent discussion. | the clerk announced the bill than there he made was just the same from St. Louis as it was from Denver, though the former was twice as far from El Paso. Chicago had a rate within 9 cents of the Denver rate, though 1000 miles further away. He thought there was no reason why Denver should not have a chance to ship machinery to the North, but it was shut out by the freight rates. The Missouri- River points should be open to Denver for cofhpetition with Chicago, but that was out of the question because the rates were all in favor of Chicago. Mr. Nesmith felt indignant that Denver was not given a fair chance to become a great manufacturing and distributing center. H. Z. Salomon told of his attempts to get rates such that he could developa large body of clay containing aluminum which he owned near Denver. If he had been given a rate equal to that on metallic ores he could have got into the Eastern markets with it. He had failed to do so. W. A. Bissell, assistant freight traffic manager of the Santa Fe, was next called. He gave a detailed account of the principle upon which rates to Denver and California from the East were made. . He said such rates were largely in- fluenced by water competition. It was a question of abandoning coast business or meeting the low rates of the steamship lines. The Panama line was the strongest competitor the transcontinental lines had, There was no such competition in Denver. Upon this basis he explained some of the particular cases which Mr. Kindel had mentioned in the way of freight discrimi- nation. His line would, he said, be willing to give a satisfactory rate, as low as the Chi- cago rate, to San Francisco for Denver products if that would not involve the cor- responding lowering of rates to intermedi- ate points. If the interstate commerce law required this the roads would prefer to give up their coast business. General Freight Agent Crosby of the Burlington dwelt upon the effect of hard times upon the railroads and was of the opinion that all the lines had always done the best they could for Denver merchants and manufacturers. He said there was never any complaint concerning the rates on ores, bullion and other products, which largely constituted Colorado’s output. It is stated to-night that the roads have practically conceded that Denver and Pu- eblo shall be made terminals, This means that they will really be distributing cen- ters of the Chicago freight level. The Southern Pacific, however, insists that the commission shall not extend this ruling to intermediate points, as that would compel that road to abandon competition with water carriers on transcontinental busi- ness and fall back on local business, which would compel it to help develop its tribu- tary country. Freight Agent Smurr of the Bouthern Pacific was on the stand the en- tire afternoon telling much of the condi- tions which his road contended it should be allowed to maintain. 1f the concession practically agreed upon is made Denver manufacturers in other lines will be granted the same methods of rate-making between Denver and the West as have been granted the complainants in this hearing, and will be able to make use of the rate for a short haul equitable with that made for the long haul. This applies, however, to westbound business only. VILLARD AGAIN IN CONTROL. Once More to Guide the Destiny of the Northern Pacific Kailroad. ST. PAUL, M1~x., April 24.—A dispatch this afternoon will say: Henry Villard has again secured control of the Northern Pacific, and will come to this country for the purpose of making arrangements to wind up the receivership and assume the direction of the property. This, it is said, has been accomplished through the efforts of the Deutsche Bank of Berlin, Viilard’s backer ever since his connection with the Northern Pacific began. Twice Villard had control of the road, once at its beginning and once later, and each time it seems he has had the Ameri- can stockholders to contend with in his efforts to look after the interests of the bondholders who are represented by the Deutsche Bank. The stockholders have invariably carried the day, and Villard has been ousted. The last time, however, the ousting was followed in no great length by the receivership, so that the stockholders did not gain a very great benefit from the process. % e e THOMAS C. BUSBY DEAD. He Introduced McKinley to the First Outside Political Meeting. SPRINGFIELD, Omro, April 24—T. C. Busby, a pioneer residing near here, died to-day aged 80. Mr. Busby had the honor of introducing Governor McKinley to the first political meeting he ever addressed outside of his own district. The speech, an experimental one, proved a stepping- stone to success. Mr. Busby’s five surviv- ing sons are all prominent newspaper men. William H. Busby is managing editor of the Chicago Inter Ocean; Hamilton Busby, editor of Turf, Field and Parm; L. W. Busby of the Inter Ocean, T. A. Busby of the Railway Age, and C.A. Busby of the Railway Review. WENT BY THE GAS ROUTE. Unrequited Love Causes an Austrian to Commit Swicide. CHICAGO, Ixx., April 24.—TJilted by the girl he loved and despondent because he ‘was without money or friends in America, Lndwig Grossman, an ex-lieutenant in the Austrianarmy, ended his life late last night in his room in the Niagara House. Shortly before the body was discovered the odor of gas was noticed coming from Grossman’s door. The door was forced and Grossman found lying on the bed, and near his mouth a rubber tube attached to the gas jet. Grossman had been in this country since January 25, and went to the Niagara House two weeks ago. A passport is- sued by the Austrian Government and 11 cents were the only property found in his possession. His home was in Prague, Bohemia. Grossman was en- gaged to be married to a young woman who lived in Prague. He entered the army when he was 21, but when he came home he found the young woman had married another man. To forget his misery he sailed for America, but he had no friends here and could find no employ- ment. PROTECT PUBLIC MORALS, Ainsworth Explains the Object of His Anti-Nudity Bill. But the New York Assembly De- cldes to Materially Prune the Measure. ALBANY, N. Y., April 24—What was designed to be a very tame, business-like session of the Assembly last night started in a contrary manner by the launching of the Ainsworth anti-nudity bill, and a No sooner had was an amendment offered by Mr. Friday exempting from the bill’s provisions all entertainments where historical costum- ing, ballets or operatic ptrformances were concerned. Mr. Ainsworth said he hoped that no such amendments would prevail. The bill was designed to protect \he morals of the community and hinder any display that was in any way indecent, No man would stand up and justify such exhibi- tions as have caused the introduction of the bill. The bill was demanded by every de- cent citizen in the State, and no man was a lover of the land and the people who would oppose it or amend it. Mr. Foley moved to strike out the en- acting clause, and said the measure was entirely too drastic. Dr. Bush hoped no such motion would prevail. Mr. Ainsworth—Why, Mr. Speaker, these destroyers of morals and all that is decent have even sent their pernicious literature into the female academies and schools of the land. There is nothing in this bill that will stop decent exhibitions, and no theatrical manager has protested against it. Mr. Foley—1 don’t believe that art views of the female form are so very detri- mental to anybody’s morals. Itisrather the acting and conversation in indecent lines. Mr. Armstrong—I am in favor of the principle of the bill, but I am also for the amendment, for I believe that the line should be drawn in the bill and not leit so ambiguous that art sales, exhibitions, etc., shall be prohibited. Mr. Ainsworth—I contend that there are great differencesin productions, and that no one shall say that a representation of the Greek Slave or Cleopatra is inde- cent, but that a fully clothed figure doing a Cairo street dgnce is decent. Mr. Stanchfield contended that the law was 80 broad that any production de- nounced by a crowd could be adjudged in- decent, and he believed that the line should be drawn. Mr. Ainsworth—This bill is not destined to say how people shall be clothed, but to say that that they shall not be unclothed. Mr. Friday’s amendment was adopted by a decisive vote and the bill was amended and ordered printed for passage. s LE D NO DANGER OF TROUBLE. Impartial Investigation of Affatrs Among the Winnebagoes. OmauA, NEBR,, April 24.—A special from the Bee's staff man hurriedly sent to the ‘Winnebago Indian reservation to-day to ascertion the exact truth as to the rumors of a probable uprising, says: ““There is no danger of organized trouble with the Indians as a result of the leasing of reservation land by white settlers. All talk to the contrary is by irresponsible persons. Much bad blood has been en- gendered, but at no time has it reached the proportions of imminent danger of an uprising. These reports have been started by those interested therein, making it ap- pear that the Indians were demanding an immediate decision. The trial of the two Indian police arrested by the Sheriff will occur Friday. S Never Miss Wainwright's Angel. CHICAGO, I, April 24.—In an inter- view with Julian Magnus, Actress Marie ‘Wainwright's manager, he said: ‘“‘Paul Schulze, the well-known Western railroad official, was never Miss Wainwright’s angel, and she has had no backer for three seasons, as she did not need one. Miss Wainwright, however, was intimately ac- quainted with Mr. Schulze and his family, She has not received that farewell letter from him mentioned in the newspaper dis- patches. The only communication was a letter from Schulze’s lawyer telling of his suicide. Marie Wainwright has not played in Tacoma for two seasons. The story of any affair between her and the dead man is absolutely without foundation.” ———— Not Interfered With. BOSTON, Mass., April 24.—The British steamer plying between here and Jamaica, reported to have been chased by a Spanish gunboat on her last trip, arrived in port to- day. Captain Hopkins said: ‘A Spanish gunboat chased a small vessel which went in before us, but we were not interfered with.” . sl oo T Nitro-Glycerine Explodes. LIMA, Onmwo, April 24.—Five tons of nitro-glycerine at the factory of the Ohio and Indiana Torpedo Company, two miles west of here, exploded to-day. The shock was felt twenty miles away. o A Collector Hall’s Shortage. ST. JOSEPH, Mo., April 24.—The short- age of County Collector Hall continues to me and it is now thought the deficiency s greatly in excess of $18,400, as first re- g:;ted Hall has not been seen for several 8. ' RALLY OF THE CLANS Republicans Are Ready for the National Meeting. LEAGUES ALL IN LINE. One Innovation Will Be the Holding of an Open Session. SILVER BOOMERS TO ATTEND. General Clarkson, Warner Miller and Other Noted Men to Be Among the Speakers. CLEVELAND, Omro, April 24.—Secre- tary A. B. Humphrey of the National League of Republican Clubs is in the city in conference with the committee in charge of the arrangements for the coming con- vention of the league in Cleveland in June. It has been decided to introduce an inno- vation at this convention in the shape of one open session, at ,which free discussion of all political questions will be permitted. This, it is believed, will furnish an op- portunity for a lively fight over the silver question. Information has been received to the effect that a special train will be sent from Chicago. A boatload of Republicans will also come from Duluth. Denver will send a trainload of silver boomers. There will also be a special train from Pittsburg, one from Iowa with the cele- brated Iowa State band, anotber from Louisville, Nashville and Cincinnati, one from Philadelphia and one from Indiana, and still another from New York, A special boat will also be run from Buffalo. The invitations to address the conven- tions have already been accepted by ex- Senator Warner Miller of New York, Hon. J. 8. Clarkson of Iowa, Mrs. J. Ellen Foster of Washington, Governor McKinley, Hon. John M. Thurston of Nebraska, ex-Gover- nor Foraker of Ohio, Hon. A. B. Cummins of Des Moines and Senator J. Burrows of Michigan. It is also expected that Senators Alli- son, Wolcott and Teller and Chaancey M. Depew will accept the invitations which have been sent them. The committee to-day decided that Con- gressman Boutelle of Maine should pre- side at the banquet to be given the visitors. MAKES 4 COMPROMISE, Controversy of Atlantic and Pacific Re- ceivers With a Trust Company. ALBUQUERQUE, N. Mex., April 24— The United States Trust Company and the Mercantile Trust Company of New York, and the receivers of the Atlantic and Pacific road compromised their differences in the United States District Court to-day in the matter of borrowing money to pay the rental on the line of the road from Needles to Mojave, Cal. The parties stipulated that an order could be made authorizing the receivers to borrow $75,000 and issued receivers’ certificates for the same and an order was made by the court and entered accordingly. Thereceivers intended to borrow $275,000 but the United States Trust Company which is the trustees of nearly all the first mortgage bonds objected to so large a loan. The question was then taken into court and a compromise was the result. o Opposed to Free Coinage. LOUISVILLE, K., April 24.—The Post prints an interview with James B. Mec- Creary to-day, in which he declares him- self unalterably opposed to the free coin- age of silver. This utterance was brought out by Senator Blackburn’s stand in favor of silver. McCreary says: “I favor an in- ternational agreement consistent with sound business methods, but to throw open the mints of this country to the world is simply preposterous.” b S Witnesses From Heaven.” ROCKFORD, IrL., April 24.—The case of George Jacob Schweinfurth, the alleged “Messiah,” is being investigated by the Grand Jury. A dozen witnesses were in from the ‘“‘Heaven” and several out from Chicago to testify against him. Marguerite Taft, mother of one of the illegitimate children at Schweinfurth’s, created a sen- sation to-day by going to Wisconsin and marrying William Weldon to evade giving evidence before the Grand Jury. g APPEALED TO THE POLICE. An Aged Miss Would Take Her Lover by Force. NEW YORK, N. Y., April 24.—Chief of Police Donovan of Hoboken was appealed to in a singular manner last night. Miss Helena Rauch, who is 50 years of age, and whose home is in Chicago, wanted the Chief to compel a young man, Rxcha'rd Elso, to accompany her to Chicago. Miss Rauch ig said to be rich. Last hovgmber she went to Leipsic to spend the winter. While at a hotel there she fell in love with Elso,a young man who was the book- keeper of the establishment. Despite the disparity of their ages she and Elso ar- ranged to return to Chicago together and be married. When they arrived in Hobo- ken Elso said he liked the town and re- fused to go to Chicago. He was still will- ing to marry Miss Rauch, he said, but she would not consent to the ceremony unless he would accompany her to Chicago as he had agreed. Donovan told the lady that there was no law to compel Mr. Elso to go to Chicago against his will. The couple are still at the hotel, with little proba- bility of reaching an agreement. THEY CONCEAL A CRIME Blunders of Hospital Doctors in a Case of Wife- Poisoning. A Plain Case of Murder by Parls Green Dignosed at the Autopsy as ‘‘Alcoholism.” NEW YORK, N. Y., April 24.—A sup- posed wrong diagnosis of the illness of Mary Kane by the doctors at Bellevue Hospital,’and the incomplete autopsy on the part of the pathologist of the same hospital, came very near hiding what is believed to be a case of murder. The vic- tim died of paris green poisoning, which was diagnosed as alcoholism, but whether she died by her own hand or was poisoned by some one else will be determined by the police and the District Attorney. The doctor explained that when he gave the information upon which the certifi- cate of death was given his autopsy had been imperfect, inasmuch as he had not examined the stomach of the woman. ‘When, however, he returned to finish his work, he found that there was a quantity of paris green in the stomach. The woman came to the hospital suffer- ing so much from the effects of drink that she staggered. She was dazed and could not speak. She was put to bed in the female ward, but died three hours later without having regained consciousness. The woman, who was only 26 years old, lived with her husband, John Kane, a pressman, who is about 60 years old. By the people living in the house the couple were regarded as excessive drinkers. Dur- ing the last week their quarrels annoyed their neighbors more than usual. The woman was helplessly intoxicated Saturday night, and during the night and morning moans in her room led some people living on the same floor to inquire what ailed her. She said that her coffee at supper had upset her. Later she went out, saying she was so ill that she would g0 to the hospital. Her husband did not return to the house until Monday night. He made inquiries about the health of his wife of the housekeeper. He told her that Mrs. Kane had taken the keys of the room tohimin a saloon. He then asked the housekeeper to allow him to stay in the house without paying his rent, as his wife was insured. She consented and he went up to hisroom alone and removed some packages of powder which had been se- creted under the cover of the bureau. These he took away with him and he has not been seen since. e Colonel Fairbanks Dead. ST. JOHNSBURG, Vr., April 24.—Col- onel Franklin Fairbanks, president of the Fairbanks Scale Company, died to-night. He has been ill a month. “Prices Cause-== ‘We have supplied the trade with all the stock of Spring and Summer Clothing they can carry. The balance, a complete unbroken selection of fine garments, in the very latest styles, must be sold. ‘We don’t carry any Summer stock over—can’t sell it in ‘Winter—so it must be dis- posed of now. BROWN o & o ‘Wholesale Manufacturers of Clothing for Man, Boy or Child. Spring and Summer Clothing TR AT e w ' Without Profit” Z=pUXm nc =Hme Effect-- Unable to sell this stock at Wholesale, it must.go at Re- tail and go rapidly. To do this the prices must be al- tered, so on every tag we have marked ““Prices Without Pro- fit.” Itdon’tpay us, but it's better than carrying the stock —so “Prices Without Profit” go. 121-128 Sansome St., Between Bush and Pine. LOOK FOR THE BLUE SIGNS. WHY YOUR BRAIN WHIRLS. A Plain Reason Given Which All Can Appreciate. YOU IuUsT BE CAUTIOUS. Hundreds of People Are Hover- ing Over the Brink of a Severe Sick Spell and Don’t Realize It. The Whirling of the Brain a Good Indication. 40h, doctor, my brain whirls!” said a lady & short time ago. Now what does this really mean? Is it not the languageof nature? Does she not tell you as plainly as possible that you are getting all out of sorts. You are becoming fagged out, worn out, tired out, exhausted. The general system needs rest. You must have & clearing away of the bile from the liver: your kidneys must be put in order. Your stomach should be cleansed, your blood puri- The professional man, the busine tradesman, the laborer, the house plain how worn out and tired th : cause the blood is sluggish; it needs cleansing, 1t needs renewal. What the doetor says when your brain whirls: Nature Makes Extra Efforts. The Stomach is More Active. The Liver Works Harder. The Kidneys More Active. N i lates these organs to make extra e!;:)::r‘i-rex Sp‘:'?i"(‘)xr:\ikhg their functions to replace the excessive strain on the system. Nature Rebels, Nature Is Worn Out, Nature Has Done Double Work, Nature Has Overstimulated These organs, and these organs devoid of nature’s stimulant refuse to periorm the funce tions properly. Of course your brain whirls. When the brain whirls you may be just o the brink, or you may have fallen over the precipice of nervous prostration. THEN— Your brain is not supplied with rich blood. Take Joy’s Vegetable Sarsaparilla, Your brain 1s robbed of its nourishment. 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Flnally I took one of the Sarsaparillas. 1t did not help me, and caused pimples to break out on my face. ThisI was told was the result of the potash contained in it. Hearing that joy's Vegetable Sarsaparilla did not contain mineral and acted differently I got some. The pimples disappeared almost immediately, und T Bave not had any since. I have not had a symptom of my old disease, nor do I think it will return. MRS. C. B. STEWART, 400 Hayes street, City. Good Health for All Mankind in Joy's Vegetable Sarsaparilla. To show you my gratitude and for the benefit of others, I make it my auty 1o inform you that vour Joy's Vegetable parilla has done me imore good than anything 1 have ever used, and 1 have tried nearly everything. I used to rest but little at nights, tossed from side to side, and after meals was troubled with indigestion, and my headaches nearly drove me irantic. Your medicine has wrought magic, and 1 feel like a different person and all my gone. MRS, SAL 2119 Seventh street, I take great pleasure in recommending your Sarsaparilla. I have only taken one bottle so far, but I feel like a new man. ed from headaches and bloating of the stomac U 1 presume, from indigestion. I shall conti to use it for & while and I he: recomm it tomy friends. Itisa cr;ul Jo X rsH, 1016 Market street, city. SEE THAT YOU GET THE GREAT «“HOME REMEDY.” Ve i me ch good. Your Sarsaparilla has done me muc X About a veupago 1 began to feel very miserable § ellow. I was and my ekin was turning ver all nch);s and pains. I went to the doctor m:_d» he told me my liver was out of order and gave me some medicine, which did me no good. One of my neighbors came in and advised me ‘::,"‘,;‘ Joy's Vegetable Sarsaparilla. I aid, and with good effect. 1iecl K2 & Be¥ 03 1F ot dono ish every one (0 AL ORGE DELRIDGE, o Butte City, Mont. STITUTE. REFUSE A bled for & long time with 115,28 beer & froules, and had tried man er o with little or no effect, but your Call ;""‘? o8 medy acted like magic with me, and ornia Rttt bottle I was relieved from & case with the 188 1L Y eadache that one ever has. of the wordl & e opportunity to write you the Inow take (B PP'think your remedy will fact, and 8150 IS ch disorders. It gives me eftectually’ €013 ou this testimonial, and you pleasurs 0 feopla 0 me who may heed con- ; fse facts. Yours truly, firmation of these S0%.y G 8 PRICE, 16 Prospect place, San Francisco Cal. Vegetable Sarsaparilla, being recom- mended to me for general debility, I com- Tenced taking it. Itallayed the nervousness and made me sleep more soundly than had been my habit. It has been of great benefit to me, and I am still taking it occasionally. A casé of old catarrh now under my observation has also nearly succumbed to its corrective in- fiuences. Your Vegetable Sarsaparilla fulfills said of it. all that has been iRs. 7. BARROY, 1428eventh street, city. Dr.Gibbon’s Dispensary, 623 KEARNY ST. Established in 1854 for the treatment of Private Diseases, Lost Manhood. Debility or mmwnflni_ohn bodyand 1aind and 'Skin Diseases. The doctor enres when others fall. Try him. Charges low, Curesguaran . Call or write. Dr.J. F- GIBRO! Francisoo AgSY PILLS! % -m'?p:‘fi%cmm"f-'. Joy's