The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 11, 1897, Page 2

o THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, JUNE 11 1897 knowledge of the books having been wrongly kept, as Chief Lecs said ke had, | and that he had frequently shown dissat- | isfaction with Figel on account of the way | that the bookkeeper neglected his dati-s. In a statement made by Figel yesterday, a new feature has been added to the| already thoroughly mixedup situation, and anotber character has been promi- nently placed upon the boards. He charged that some of the “omissions,’” as be called them, which had been discovered in the | books relative to the bank account, must | be placed to the credit of Isaac Gellert, the assistant bookkeeper of Hoffman, Rothehild & Co. Attorney Ach made a move yesterday looking to his being allowed to appear before th e Coroner's jury for the pur- pose of aiding to bring out all the circum- stances surrounding the killing of Isaac Hoffan. Tue Coroner made formal re- to Ach’s request, informing bim that such a course was not contemplated n or authorized by the law. As matters now stand there is little or no likelinood of there being any arrest made until after the Coromer’s inques This will probably take place next Tues- Chief Lees siated yesterday that | dto bave all his evidence in ime, and the Coroner is| tie pleasure of the head of the e Depar ment. - HOFFMAN’S CHARACTER. Portrayed by His Partner as That‘ of a Good, Hard-Working Man. ugh Mr. Henry Ach of Rothchild tiorne; or the firm of Hoffman, cuild & Co., E. & Rothchild made the following statement last night: | “[ nave been associated with Mr. Hoff- | bout May 19, 1896. | nave known Mr. Hoffman and knew thai he w a man of cheerful disposition, and a man who had so far as I know no extravagant habits of any | kind or characier, a man who left his | home in the morning and came directly 1o the store remaining there all day long, | occupation. He would ieave bour and would return im- | lunch and remain at ss at work until the | hours and then immedi- at the Iu mediatel his place close of bus ately go to bi S0 far as 1 cutside specu character. sensions himsel. ch y after b ations or enterprises of a 1 knew of no quacrels or between Hoffman’s wife | Per-onally, he spent very little | money, as littie hy mun I know in his | position. His entire ambition seemed to me to be in his business and for his family. | I expected to leave New York on June | 10, to_arrive home on the 15th, and ea- | pected Hoffman to leave a day or two after that. There was nothing in any let- | ter which was written by Hoffman to me | which 1indicated that he expecied any | troubleof any kind or character, but on | the contrary his letters indicated that he was very busy and was paying the stric est attention t0 that portion of the bus which he was devoted, namely, d-- | he manufacturing portion thereof e of merchandise. during my association with rancisco, paid_very little at- | office or the buoks, and | | rever he desired to know anyt would go to Mr. Fizel and make in- so wou'd I very fre ntly 5 owning horses 1 never 3 ver k v that he v life, and it, and he then said or somo one else. 2 Hoffman's ter- ribledeath I was t shocked, for I Tegarded him, as he was, 2 man in good circumstances, full of vigor, life' and am- bition. Mess man had a surplus | the business, and so far as any drafis by Hoffman were concerned, a could not and wou slightest objectior learnin ave made the but I cannot in any | concel vat Hoffman would | have had for money outside of his living expenses, and as to those I | knew } extreme!y economical.” | Mr. Rothchild brought back a statement | ehowing the condition of the account with the bank in the handwriting of Mr. Figel, in which he staies payments to the bank as foll nd as to which comparison with th of the bank was not| made: March 1 $1500; March 3, $100; | rcn 4, $1000; Marcn 8, $1500: March 10, | Alpril 23, $3000; April 7, $: This is in the handw 3 3 letter written 1o Mr. Rothchild by he expressly and directly states that fiman does not teil him what he writes temld, and also advises Mr. child that Hoffman has told mim along that Mr. Rothchild desired balance- theets. | So far as the statements are concerned for the end of the year about May 18 or 19, | Mr. ild had never received any up | e time of bis departure from New | the only thing he received was | 1 from Mr. Hoffman advising | of the net profits of the firm for ll?lcY el to hava a pistol, or | that be was afraid of anything or any- | body. I never heard of any threais hav- | ing been made against Hofiman, as stated | in some of the newspaper reports, and I never knew of either Figel or Hoffman | carrying a pistol. | I'never had reason to suspect Figel of | any irrezularities in connection with his | books, but was dissatistied when I was | here befors with the manner in which Figel conducted his business. *‘So far 1 know lsaac Hoffman did not know of Figel's betting operations.” this point Mr. Meverstein inter- rupted to say that Mr. Hoffman did know of them, as he had told Hoffman of them. Mr. Ro:hchild then continued: ““1 never saw any small bottles of ink in | or about the store or offices since we oc- cupied our present qnariers, into which | we moved on or about the 4ih of June, 1896. 1never knew Hoffman to remain in the store after closing hours, which were nsually about five or ten minutes betore 6. He would sometimes have the men come back in the evening, and would some- times also return after his supper, but he never remained after the others lcit. “Hoffman never to my knowladge had any ind:vidual bank accouat.” Has anything definite been deeided upon as to the arrest of Figel?” asked 11E CALy reporter. “Ihat is a matter that is entirely in the hanos of the attorneys of the firm,” inter- | rupied Mr. Ach. *'So far as that is con- | cerned,” be continued, “nothing has at ths time been determined upon, or will | be until full opportunity has bean given | 10 the police to take action in the matter. | We shall wait at least until we see what | develops at the Coroner’s inquest. Addressing his question to E. S. Roth- chi.d, the reporter atked: *Is therc any. thing in the parinership agreement that would permit Mr. Hoffman to draw a Jarge sum ot money—say $5000 or $10,000— | withcus the consent of his partners? 'l en came_the astonishing statement | ch places Mr. Figel in an awkward po- | tion, to put it mildly. “The two Hoffman brothers,” said Mr. Rothchild, ““bave a large surplus invested in the bu-iness, on which they are not | even drawing interest, so far as I know, | and they havea perfect right to draw this for their own private use whenever they please and without asking me or any one ¢lse about it.” "ould you have any objection to stat- ing that this amount is in excess of, say $95002” Not at all. The amount that they have : the business overand above the amount | thai_he partvership agreement requirea 47.000." I'bex there would have been no neces- sity for Mr. Hoffman seeking to conceal the fact from you that he hal drawn $9500 out of the business?” & None atall. Inotice that a statement has been published that all the punnush - | and i timeI was away on my | poral Rus were aware of there b inz false entries in the books, S0 far as I am concerned that isnot true. I never knew of such being the case, nor did I even at any time sus- pect such a thine. I am also convinced that Charles Hoffman, the member of toe firm who is now in New York, has no knowledge of anything being wrong with the books. His first knowledge came after the death of his brother. Iam also fuily satisfied from conversations that I had with Charles Hoffman that he does not believe that his brother committed suicide. He is of the firm belief that he was murderea.”” —— FIGEL ACCUSES GELLERT. He Says the Errors Were Made by the Assistant Book=- kesper. Theodore Figel said last night at his temporary residence: “I am not going to see Mr. Rothchild to-night, but will wait until he sends for me. “The books cannot be properiy nor cor- rectly experted without my assi-tance, it allowed to make the necessary closing entries the alleged discrepancies and shortages can be quickly cleared u 1 am surprised that I was not allowed 10 bring the books up to date, instead of having them | placed iu the hands of those who do not understand them. Up to April 1 those books will be found correct, and will agree with the statements of the vear's busi- ness sent by me to New York to Mr. Rothehild, which I hear he has brought | with him. “‘Since April 1st there are entries made at Mr, Hoffman’s direction that may seem queer, and wronz, but the truh in regard to them will exonerate me. Especially in regard to the $U50) item, the receipt for ch I obtained from Mr. Hoffman. ir. Ach iays great siress on my ac- countat t: e First National Bank showi such a small balance and being closed so quickly, Asa matter of fact 1 had dur- ing the last month of my account there com parativ little dealings with the bank, but kept my money in a box in the safe deposit aepartment of the bank. My | reason was that the bank did not have currency'enoughb on hand in bills of large denominations to meet my requirements and those of Mr. Hoffman; hence, instead of depositing gold, I would exchange it for currency, ihiere or elsewhere, and place the same in my box, where 1t would be bandy for me. Mr. Maxwell, the teller, knows ubout this and will corroborate my statement. “I used this money to plav the races with. Mr. Hoffman did not 10 my knowl- o |edge play the races, nor dia I ever act as his a:ent in disbursing the $9500 and other moneys he drew from the firm. *I admit tuat circumstances iook bad for me, but whatever course is taken by Me-srs. Rothchild and Ach I will be fully prepared 1o meet and es:ablish my innocence. If you meet E. 8. Rothe child to-night tell him 1 say that, if per- mitted. I can explain every apparent dis- crepancy on the books that may be shown him. “Anotner th in regard to those cash entries. Mr. Gellert was responsible for a great many omissions, that, in ckecking up, I detected, and was necessariiy com- pelled to enter them ou dates subsequent 10 theiractual payment. It 1s untrue, except in one particular, that I owed money to any of the em- ployes of the stores—ou the contrary, I was constautly loaning money to them.” Lol WANTED LARGE BILLS. Maxwell Explains Transactlons at the Bank. George R. E. Maxwell, the teller of the First Nationa! Bank, to whom Figel re- ferred THE CALL reporter, when seen at his residence on Baker street last night, corroborated Mr. Figel's statement in re- gard to the large bills desired by Figel. “Why he closed his account with the bank I cannot say,” said he, “‘as at the vacation, but on numerous occasions he brought coin to the bank and excbanged it for bills. The rea- son he did not deposit the gold, he said, was that be found the currency conveni- Figel's | ent to carry about and use, and he could not be sure that we could cash his checks | on call with bills large enough to suit | him.” From this statement it would appear that the bank statement does not shew the full amount of Figel’s transactions, and that theamount of money be handled was far in excessof that shown by the bank account. e WILL MAKE NO ARRESTS. Chief Lees Will Awalt the Verdict of the Jury Before Taking Action. Said Chief Lees at bis office last night: “I have no idea of making any arrests at the present time, nor wili I at anybody's nstigation give my opinion as to ihe manner of Hoffman’s death. Attorney Ach has tried his best to force an opinion from me, but neither he nor any one else can do so. Before he has finiched with this case I am under the impression that he will find that he isnot the criminal lawyer he thinks he is, nor an expert bockkeeper. ‘I have not shadowed Mr. Figel atany time, and if there are any detectives watching his movements they are not from my department, but may be from Morse’s agency. “I am endeavoring to get all the evi- dence in, soas to have the inquest next Tuesdav, and 1 will then submit it and let the jury pronounce the verdict. This is anotuer case of the newspapers trying a case in advance, and I for one wili not | contribute any evidence I may have before the proper time. “Mr. Ach has never submitted to me the books of the firm of Hoffman, Roth- child & Co., but wben Mrs. Figel brought the books to me ihat her husband had taken to San Rafael on the night of the 1st of June I sent them to Mr. Ach for such information as he might derive from them, since which time [ have not seen t ‘I will not see Mr. E. 8, Rothchild to- night, but will possibly to-morrow, when I can talk with Lim alone and free from any interference. “'SBhould be desire it I will submit to him all the evidence in this case I have in my possession, which he can use as he may deem best. I had photographs taken to-day of the carpet, desk, chair, door, artition and other articles that were in offman’s office at tie time of the shoot- ing, and will have more taken to-morrow for use at the inquest. “The statement that Theodore Figel is compelled to report 1o me every morning is untrue. He bas shown up at the office since the frugedy every day but to-day, but he has not done so at my suggestion or through coercion.” LEES DO:=ZS SOME WORK. Had Photographs Taken of the Carpet and of the Varlous Blood-Stains. Chief Lees had photographs taken yes- terday afterncon of the office carpet and lining underneath, showing the blood- stains and corroborating the trail of blood as shown on the diagram prepared by Cor. Ii, the draughtsman of the depariment, which was published in TrEe CALL a few days ago. The giass door of the telephone-room and the partition, or at least a portion of it showing the bloody finger-marks, were also photographed, as well as the desk and office chair, On the desk there are between twenty and thirty drops of blood to the right. evidently showing- that Hoffman's head had besn leaning in that direction while seated in his chair. The side of the desk on top is also smeared with blood and there are drobs of blood on the arms and leather cushion of tne chair. These bloody marks would lead to the presumption that after shooting himself or being shot near the telephone office door Hoffman siroggled to his fee:, as shown by the marks on the door and wall, staggered to bis own office, clutched the side of the desk, as snown by the smears and drops of blood on the desk, swaved himself rouna till he sank into his chair and then fell to the floor, where he was found by Ferrenbach. ——— MADE NO WILL. Evidence Gathered by Mr. Ach Tending to Show Murder. Attorney Ach is still indefatigable in his efforts to solve the mystery of the death of Isaac Hoffman and will not in any manner admit that the suicide theory is tenable. He is very desirous of exam- ining witnesses at the inquest to be held next week and to that end wrote a strong letter to the Coroner, asking the privilege of assisting him in examining witnesses. This request was denied by the Coroner, who construes paragraph 4290, section 2 of the Political Code, defining his duties, to mean that he should go no further for as- sistance than to request the services of the District Attorney. Late yesterday afternoon Attorney Ach stated that he had no new information to give out further tban that a letter had been found that was written by Hoffman on June 1, which showed tbat he was | negotiating with parties in Washington and Oregon for the extension of the firm’s busines-. Attorney Napthaly is positive that Hofi- man was murdered and he is backed upin this theory by the fact that the dead merchant left no will, and a most careful search made by him personaliy utterly | failed in disclosing as much as & scrap of paper indicating wha: disposition Hoff- man desired 1o make of his estate. He said that on the arrival of E. 8. Rothckild he would apply to the court to have an appraisement made of the estate and that Mrs. Hoffman would be guided in her actions very much according to Mr. Roth- child’s aavice. She has taken no interest in the matier as far as endeavoring to solve the mystery or advance any theory, being utierly prostrated by her bereave- ment. For the first time since the tragedy the clothes worn by Mr. Hoffman at the time of his death were submitted for inspection by the Coroner to-day, and whiie they do not disciose uny additional evidence, the blood stains tend to carry out the descrip- tion of the scene given by Mr. Ach. The shoes worn were dark tan, and were more or less spatiered with blood. The soles showed that the deceased merchant ha stood in blood, and near the toes gave evidence of having been drazged over a | rough substance, as there were scraiches beginning ata point two inches from the toes and running to the extreme point. Whether these marks were caused at the time of the removal of the boay or at the time of the shooting is an interesting point Attorney Ach made diligent inqui- ries about, but failed 10 get any satisiac- reply. ht knee of the trousers was soaked with blood, as was the right knee of the drawers, while the left knee was en- tirely free from stains, This would seem to indicate that when Hoffman fell near the telephone door upon which the bicody finger marks were found be sank on one knee oniv. One seam on the overlapping tail of the trock coat is heavily outlined with what appears to be dust or dirt. It is ground | into the cloth to such an extent that brushing #nd rubbing failed to remove it, and furnishes jurther indications that the dead merchant had been dragged over the | floor. The text of the letter addressed by Henry Ach to the Coroner was as follows June 10, 1897. omér of the City and Dr. W. J. Hawking, ¢ County of San Franeisco, 6. City—MY DEAR SIR: A% one of the sttorneys representing the firm of Hoffman. Rothchil & Cu., and the widow of Issac Hoftmau, d ed, 1 beg leave to advise you thatl have devoted cousiderable time aud labor in en- deavoring 1o determine whether the violent | death of Mr. Hoffmean was a suicide or murder. | for whatever it is worth, I will my investigations I am sati fied that a murder was committed. voted some time to an investigation of tue books of Hoffman, Rotheaild & Co., and to s, for 'the purpose of discovering I nave in my posession sufi- cient facts to warrant me in stating that va. state that fro rion: tstatements made by Theodore A. Figel ere not true. telative to the $9500 receipt which Mr. Figel produced. and concerning which he has made certaiu siatemen s, which, if true, might furnish a motive for sui e by Issac Hoffman, I nave secured expert testimony taat it is & forgery. 1 have communicated many facts to the Police Department of this City, and deem it of imporiance that the Coroner’s jury should commence to hear the evidence in this case | at the earliest moment Wiil you kindly advise me when the inquest wili begin, and ‘also whether yvou will accord | me the privilege of examining and cross-exam- ining winesses s I desire. 1 would thank you for an early answer. Respecifuily yours, HENRY AcH. The following is the Coroner’s reply : June 10, 1897. Henry Ach, Esq—DEAR §IR: Referring to your leiter of even date, this office is awaiting ihe completion 0f the investigation by ihe Police Depertment before setting a date for the tnque As the law does not admit the examining and the cross-examining of witnecses ut s Coroner’s inquest by attorney cannot grant that privilege yours, W. J. HAwKINs, Coroner. Mr. Ach denied the statement credited to Chief Lees in an afternoon paver to the effect that the Chief had been denied ac- cess to the books and samples of Figel's and Hoffman's handwriting. ““The books,” said he, ‘‘have always been at the disposal of the Chief, and he is entirely of handwriting as he may desire. Kespe Why Chief Lees makes me the object of such | and simlar remarks 1s more than I can understand. My only desire is to bring out the facts in this case, and to that end I will work in conjunction with the Chief as far as submitting to him every detail of evidence that has come into my posses- sion.” A further bit of evidence as to the time of Figel’s arrival at the ferry ou the even- ing of June 1 was uneartiied yesterday | and proves beyond doubt that he pur- chased a monthly commutation ticket not later than 6:30 o'clock. The number of Figel's ticket is A 243, and the date on the back of the stub shoWws that it was pur- chased on June 1. Mr. Johnson, one of the clerks at the ferry office, sold the ticket to Figel and positively asserts tnat he delivered it not less than five minutes | before the departure of the boat. As the boai, according to the official record, left at 6:34, this fixes the time of Figel's arrival at not later than 6:30 o'clock. Ir. Johnson, who knows Figel by sight, said that he noticed nothing about Figel’s appearance or manner that would indi- cate that he was laboring under any ex- citement, and that there was nothing un- usual about his eppearance or demeanor to attract his attention. LATEST AkuY "PUINTMENTS, Changes Succreding Promotions in the Steff« of Various Posis. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 10 —The following army orders were issued to-da Major John A. Darling, Third Artillery, having attained the aze of 62 years, is at his own request and by direction of the President retired from active service. He wi'l proceed to his hom Colonel Evan Miles, promoted from lieutenant-colonel First Infantry to the First Infantry, to date from May 4, vice Shafter, appointed brigadier-general, Lieutenant-Colonel William H. Bisbee, promoted from major Eighth Infantry to the First Infantry, to date from May 4, 1897, vice Miles, ‘vromoted. He will re- port by telegraph to the commanding general, Department of California, for assignment o station, and proceed 10 join the siation to which he may be assigied. Major Benjamin H. Rogers promoted from captain of Thirteenth Infantry to the Eighth Infantry, to date from May 4, 1897, vice Bisbee, promoted. He will pro- ceed to join his regiment, 641 Merchant street, | I have de- | 1, therefore, | ly | Iy welcome to as many specimens | TILLMAN TALKS FOR FARMERS Their Needs a Tariff Which Would Not Rob Them. { Sugar Schedule Again Be- comes the Daily Bone of Senate Contention. Caffery Reverts to Havemeyer's Testimony to Prove the Object of a Trust. WASHINGTON, D. C.,, June 10.—The Senate bezan work at 11 A. X. to-day, and the tariff bill was taken up as soon as the routine business was out of the way. Tiliman of South Carolina took the floor on the pending amendment of Cannon of | Utab, providing an expor: bounty on agri- cultural products. He said he desired the | attention of his associates, and, as the at- | tendance was meager, he noted the ab- sence of a quorum. The call disclosed fifty-four Senators present, nine more than a quorum, snd Tillman proceeded. | | He saia the tariff debate had disclosed a | | nebulous condition in the minds of Sen- | ators. The Republican Senators sat quiet- i | Iy, apparently controlled by the caucus, | refusing to discuss tne iniquities of the bill and unanimously voting for the ex- | actions in behalf of trusts and monopoli *‘On the o:her hand,” proceeded Till- man, “the Democrats are in a period of | transition. They do not know where they | are at. The older and more experienced | proclaim their alicgiance to the old, | time-honored doctrines. We had an im- | passioned speech yesterday (by Mills) on bebalf of tie Walker tariff principles, brought forward at this late day as Demo- | cratic doctrine. Secession, nullification | and other issues which bave passed out of | the minds of men might as well be brought bere. The tar if 1s merely a ques- tion of policy as to how the Government | will raise its revenue. Itis (o the bestin- terest of the American people that the | articles corsumed by our people should | be produced by our people. If that is Re- | publican docirine, well and good. If | that is not Democratic doctrine it ought ; to be.” | Tillman went on to show that diversified industries gave diversitied means of labor. | As to the farmers, the need was not for | more farmers, but for a tariff which no longer would rob the tarmer we have. The | farmer stood, his skinny, bony hand out- | stretched, asking this export bounty to | and the cover was frequently torn by the overcome the robbery of the present sys- | | tem, and yet Senators sat in stony calm, | | expecting th's idiotic farmer with the | | mortgage gnawing on his home not to | | know that they refuse to give hum relief. | Tillmen vehemently pledged his word | to his colleagues that they would not de- | ceive the farmers and that the 9,000,000 followers of the plow *will settle with you | at the batiot-box.” Tiliman’s speech was in his usual vein, | though not quiie so sensational or ex- | clamatory and more srgumentative. He declared tha? the South had been treated | as an Isamaelite since the war, and with | the farmers generally Lad been bled to | benetit New England. After some running debate a vote was taken on the Camrnon amendment, pro- viding an export bounty for agricultural products, and it was defeated—ayes 10, noes 59. The affirmative vote was given by Allen, Butler, Stewart, Harris of | Kansas, Heitfeld (Pop.), Cannon, Mantle, er K.), Roach and Till- | man (D.). | This closed the consideration of the cereal para:raph of the agricultural | schedule, and the sugar schedule was | then takenup. Senator Jones of Arkansas | | opened the debate. He said there should be a single rate on raw and refined sugar miving one-eighth of a cent additional, which would make the rate plain. | Notice of four amendments was given— | one by Jones of Arkansas, to make a dif- ferential batwéen unrefined and refined | of 14 cent a pouna; one by Lindsay, to | piace refined and unrefined on the same | basis of duty; one by Morgan, putting a | tax of 1 cent a pound on the product of any sugar refinery in the United States, | exempting refineries with a capital of Jess | than $100.000 and not connecied with otner refineries, and one by Pettigrew, abolishing duties on articles controlled by trusts. Jones of Arkansas said the figures would show the profits of sugar refiners under the present provision ‘‘away be- | yond the profits that woull have gone to them under the Dingley bill, and was a long way above what was professed by | the commitiees of both houses as being the margin which they intended to give, Under the existing law the refiners had a differential of 1§ cent a round. They were prospering under it. What was the reason for increasing the margin? It would simply increase the profi.s of a business already very profitable. He did not offer an amendment in a captious | spirit. He believed, as God is his judge, that it was fair as between refiners and consumers and gave to the refiners all the margin they were entitled to. Vest saia the sugar schedule always caused vast irritation whenever the tariff bill is under cousideration. In 1894 it had been the Cape Hatteras of aebate, It | bad called out vituperation, libel and | slanders until the character of Senators bad become involved. The sugar trust| was an open, bold and admitted trust. It produced 96 per cent of all the refined sugnar used in this country. Its capital stock was $75,000,000 and it paid 12 per cent on common stock and 7 per cent on preferred. White inquired suggestively as to the effect caucus action has on the vrice of | | sugarstock on Wall street. Vest replied that speculators understood immediately and almost intuitively the | effect of proposed legisiation on sugar, and stock had gone up five points in thirty minutes on the action of the Republican caucus. Caffery spoke of the sugar trust as a con- fessed monopoly, and read extracts from Havemeyer's testimony before the Senate investigating committes stating that the object of the trust was to control ail sugar in the United States. He said the profits under all tariffs nad been enormous, At the close of bis sprech the bill went over and the Senate adjourned. COMMER(IAL AGENCY SERVICE. How to Increass Efficiency Pointed Out on the Last Day. KANSAS CITY, Mo, June 10.— The second day’s proceedings of the annual convention of the Nationai Associa ion of 1 Credit Men were opened by an invocation, | SETTLERS FLEEING FROM HOME. followed by the report of the committee on mercantile agencies, presented by A. L. Redaan of New Orieans. The reading of this paper was followed by an animated discussion, the tenor of which indicated that the members of the ion believed in a more hearty co- N with these institutions. G. H. Hovey of Chicago then presented a paper on “Business Literature,” and 8. S. Conover of New York spoke upon “'Credit Department Methods,” The pro- ceedings closed with addresses by repre- sentatives of the Jeading mercantile agen- cies, who vointed out to the delegates the various ways in which they could add to the efficiency of the commercial agency service, SR s A CANNON PITCHES BASEBALL. Batsm:n Got Onto I.s Curves and It De- layed Base-Running and Base- Stealing. PRINCETON, N. J., June 10.—The first game of baseball ever played in which cannon were used instead of regular pitch- ers, occurred to-day in the Princeton Varsity field between the Tiger Inn and Viking Club teams. The game was the first practical test of Frofessor Hinton's | invention. It was clearly shown that the gun will never prove a serious factor in the Na- | tional game. The time required to load | and make the necessary electrical join- | ings, by means of which a man sets off | the gun, causes a tedious delay of nearly a minute between each delivery, and it took over two hours to play three innings. Now base-running rules also had to be made. After the ball had been rammed into the muzzle a baserunner was not per- mitted to steal, and Le could advance a base only when the ball was hit or the | catcher made an error. | Batsmen could easily determine the curve by observation of the “fingers” at the muzzle of the cannon, which had to be changed for different curves. The powder smoke tended to blacken the ball fingers, so the increased number of balls required in a regular game would make no small item of expense. ool A ENGINEERS WANT NAVAL JOBS.| The D partment Overrun With Applica- " tions, and the Result Wil Be Determined by Ex:m nation. | WASHINGTON, D. C., June 10.—Ap- pointments to the civil engineer corps of | the navy are hereafter to be made through | competitive examination, as the depart- | ment is overrun with applications for an existing vacancy, and believes this is the | best means of securing good material. For tue vacancy created by the recent | retirement of Engineer McCullum thers | are twenty-five candidates. The naval authorities have concluded to establish a post-graduate course at the naval academy for cadets inteaded for the con- struction corps. Orders were issued to-day designating Assistant Construcior Hobson to report | for auty as the head of this department. | The Government tnus undertakes educa- | tion which students were heretofore com- pelied to learn abroaa. s o e Cheyenne Bands Determned That White Buil Shall Not Be Tcken Without Bloves*ed. LAMEDER INDIAN AGENCY, Moxr., | June 10. — Sheriff Gibbs and deputies | arrived to-night with warrants for Whate | Bull and two otber Indians, charged with complicity in the murder of Herder Hoover. The chiefs of various Cheyenne bands | are bound that these men shall not be taken without force, and bloodshed i imminent. In view of the alarming state of affairs settlers and their families are | again fleeing from their homes, and Rose- | bud Valley is deserted. To further complicate matters, the right of the Sheriff 10 serve warrants on the Government reservation has been ques- tioned, and the solution of the problem is awaited with anxiety. =i e, A SEVEN LDAYS" QUARANTIKE Guatemalan Government Ties Up Fac.fic Mail and 0.her Stecmships cn Account of Fever. NEW YORK, N. Y., June 10.—The Herald’s correspondent in Guatemala telegraphs that the Government has i sued a decree quarantining for seven days all vessels on which cases of fever of any kind have occurred. | The Pacific Mail steamships San Jose | and Acapulco are in quarantine at the | port of San Jose. | s OF INTEREST 70 THE COAST. Delayed Orienial Mails ot Tacoma and Aew California Postmasters WASHINGTON, D. C., June 10.—The | following order was issued to-da, ! formation is receivea that the steamer | Pathan, on account of being disabled, will not sail from Tacoma, Wash., the 12(h inst. China-Japan mails should be for- warded to San Francisco for dispatch on the 17¢h inst.” California Postmasters appointed—L. J. Pinard at Madrone, Santa Clara Count vice J. B. Doler, deceased; E. R. Daly at Osk _Park, Sacramento County, vice H. 1. Glacken, removed; R. E. Fowles at Sa ley, Sierra County, vice E. E. Church, de. ceased. Representative Barlow to-day presented a petition of labor councils of Los Angeles favoring the abrogation of the treaty with Hawaii. | newspaper accounts of | intended for the banker.” AFTERMATH OF THE NEW YORK FIASCO Maher, Sharkey, et al. Are Discharged From Custody. Magistrate Cornell Decides That the Pugilists Did Not Violate the Law. Inspector McLaughlin Insists That the Brulsers Engaged In “A Regular Prize-Fight.” NEW YORK, N. Y., June 10.—Maher and Sharkey, Referee Colville and the timekeepers and seconds were arraigned in the Harlem Police Court to-day to an- swer a charge of *'prize-fighting.” When the charge had been read Magis- trate Cornell said he had carefully read the fight and could not see how the men had violated ihe law. inspector McLaughlin stated they had indulged in a prize-fight and bhad cou- tinued slogging each other after the gong had been sounded. He said: “There was a regular prize-fight. These men slugged each other and knocked each other down. I think they violated the law.” “Why, inspector,” said the Magistrate, ‘“you know there are many thingsata prize-fight which you would notseeata tea-table, and in a fight tke men will strike each other and are extremely apt to knock each other down. But that does not necessarily constitute a violation of thelaw. I believe you aid right to stop the fight and arrest the men because they lost their heads at a critical moment. I'm glad they were arrested, but cannot enter- tain the complaint of a violation of law against them.” The Magistrate then discharged all the prisoners. Dan Lynch, Sharkey’s manager, wants to get Maher and Sharkey together again. To-day he received a dispatch from the N nal Atnletic Club of San Francisco stating that organization would give $10,000 if Maher and Sharkey would fight twenty rounds during August. Lynch scemed pleased at the prospect of the meeting, and immediately sought Buck Connolly, Maher’s representative. Con- nolly saild: “I would not fight in San Francisco if they geave us $50,000. Any- where but that place, and that goes, t00.” it s SULLIVAN W NTS TO FIGHT. The Great ““Has Neen” Anxious to Meot Fitsrimmons. BUFFALO, N. Y., June 10.—John L. Sullivan came to Buffilo to-night to chal- lenge Fitzsimmons publicly. He took a | seat in a box at the Court-street Theater. When Fiizsimmons came out, Sullivan was to staud up, shake $1000 at him and offer to fight for any stake. Before Fiiz- simmons appeared, Martin Julian saun- tered into Sullivan’s box. Sullivan told bim his intentions. Julian said Sullivan deserved a chance and should have it He saia Fitzsimmons meant to fizht n as soon as he had tired of vosing as champion, perhaps in nine months ora year. He could not give Gorbett a chance, not 1f Corbett foughta hundred | men, but was quite agreeable to accept a challenge from Sullivan. He said Fitz- simmons would meet Sullivan after the show and talk it over. Sullivan aban- doned his programme and cheered Fitz- | simmons when he pounded the bag. After the show they had an informal talk, but nothing was said definitely about the match. AND SrALDI G WINCED, The Same Law Made for the Pickpocket Intended for the Banker. CHICAGO, ILL., June 10.—The jury to try Charles Spalding for embezzling State university bonds while president of the | Giobe Savings Bank was comnpleted this afternoon. Assistant State’s Attorney McEwen made the opening address. He said the State would prove that Spalding was an embezzler. Attorney Forest, in examining venire- men, confused certain ones by his ex- planation that they were to be the judge of the law and evidence. McEwen straightened out matters by saying: ““There is no especial law for this case. The same law made for the pickpocket is At this Spald- ing winced. SoeRs o MINNEAPOLIS ORDERED HOME. Will G@o Out of Commission and Her Men Be Transferrved. 1 WASHINGTUN, D. C., June 19.—The triple-screw fiyer Minneapolis, the show ship of the American squadron in the Mediterranean, has been ordered home. She will be put out of commission, her officers detached and the men transferred to the new gunboats ready for service. b To Try Commuander Mullan. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 10.—At the personal request of Commander Mullan, recently commandant of the Pensaco'a navy-yard, a court-martial will be held next Thursdey to investizate charges of favoritism. NEW TO-DAY. Energetic Manhood. ERGY 1S THE SECRET OF SUCCESSFUL manhood. The snap and vigor that are its characteristics ars Naturc’s gifts. If you have never felt tae sirength of nerve, the courage nnd sell-confidence that marks’ the maily man; if you .ave wasted your enersy in early indisccel ons, or i1 you have lelt the fire of youth oniy to lose it by disstpation or | excesses; if you feel yournanhood slipping awey irom you, do not uespair. Do no: look with envy upon tie man who ha the gift 0f Nature. 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