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ACCUSES NO
ONE OF THE
POISONING
Verdict of the Coroner's
Jury in the Be lew
Inquest.
SLAIN BY A PERSON
UNKNOWN.
I
Evidence Is Not Sufficient
to Justify Specific
Charges.
WITNESSES SPRING SOME
SURPRISES.
Two Men Contradict Frank Beiew's j
Testimony as to His
Whereabouts.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
DIXON. Nov. 23.— Aa anticipated in
'J he Call to-day, the Coroner's jury in
the Belew poisoning cases to-nignt ren
dered a verdict that Louis and Sa-ie ;
Belew were killed by arsenic adminis- !
tered by a person or persons to the jurors
unknown. The jury deiiterated for nearly
an hour. Though it «a- eager io blame
some one, the evidence did not justify
specific charees.
Tne to7n was crowded all day. The
hall was fill to overflowing, ar.cl interest
throughout was intense. Many women
were present at the investigation. The
chief features were the testimony of the
accused brother of Sune Beiew and that •
of her former lover, a! o under su-picion. !
Night Watchman Btaton and his
broihrr were new witne-ses. They swore i
they aw Frank Belew as .ate as 9 o'clock !
on the night preceding the murder, a
thoneh be swore he left town at 7:30 j
o'clock. Eugene Ferguson also surprised i
Teopie by testify n.' that he heard Frank
Beiew say on the day of his relatives' ;
funeral:
"Tommy wants to be administrator, but j
I want a stranser. They pot the best of j
me before, bar they cannot j;et the best of i
rue tnis time."
Deputy Coroner Maynard and District
Attorney Devlin conducted the inquest, i
assisted by Captain Cjrti:> of San Fran
cisco.
Kigbt Watchman Joe Staton and his
b;other both swore they saw Frank Be- '
lew on the street? at 9 p. M. on the 7ih of j
November. He claims to have been in '
lei miles away a half-hoar prior j
10 tbat time. Frank Belew ao
mittfd that he had some "Rough on
Kats" a ypar upto. This compound con
tains ar-enic. I: wa* « ho-vn by the afri
aavit of Chemist Wenz-il and by tne cv.- j
dente of Pr< f-_'«s<.">.- ir instead that death
was can» n d by ar-<3n c. Thomas Belew, j
Frank Bsle and Miss Louise Brim ley !
swore mat Frank Belew, the su-rect,
claimed to have had a hea '.?.che the night
he l:i-t ate at his sister's home.
The largest hai! here is the Veniome,
where the i:>ves:i£at;on was < eld. It was
crowded to us fnliest caiacity and there
"•a* at times baraiy standing room.
The coole most intelligent and l«st
all-around witness of the flay was Frank
Beiew, the brother who has been gene
rally accused of the 'erf me. A great deal
of interest was taken in his evidence, but
it revealed nothing new or startling. He
swore thai either he or his wife bought i
•ome rough on rat» a few years a.-o. Hi' ',
was sure the dox was empty and that he ;
had not seen the prison .or fully a year.
He had not burnt d Hie box, bat hid it ■
; ('Tit his children. FranK described in j
de'ail, ns heretofore puhlishfd exclusively |
in The Call, how be me supper with his !
dead brother and sister the night be:ore I
•.he fa;a! breakfast.
"I was met at the dojr or Susie," he i
said, "and she exclaimed, as was usual
with her, Why, here's Fran*.' Icamein
and ate."
According to the evidence of all the ]
witnesses save M ; ss Br.mley, there was a
great deal of li<:iit talking among the
guests on the evening of the last supper.
It seems that Frank a.d Bruno Kline i
were joking. with Sas c and Loui; Beiew
about their coming nuptials. Frank, ac
cord, to Kline, remarked that Louis
hart bought a $40 tailor-made suit, Susie
did not like the gossip about her wedding,
and she remarked that all the ] eople of
Dixoii seemed to know more about her af
la rs than she herself did.
There was attempt 10 fix the time when
the polsoii might have been placea in the
teakettle. There were a i<»w momenis
when Susie was fixing her hair, prep ra
tory to a vi-it from her sweetheart, when
Frank could have dropped the faiai
draught in the leaKettie, or he would have
had an opportunity while the other guests
were leaving the house, as he stood in the
doorway.
Frank toM in detail of a visit to San
Francisco about October 8. He said he
went to but two place? there— the MiUc
men's Headquarters and a bookstore. He
was questioned very closely as to any
visit to a drugstore, but denied that he
had visited such a place or purchased any
poison. The line of questions was so di
rect as to give suspicion that Captain
Cur tin and Che: Lees may have found a
clew as to the purchase of poison in the
city. Frank Belew stood the ordeal well,
however, and was in no maunor weak
ened.
Harry Alien, the rejected lover of the
dead i in, male » fine impression.. He
said he had nothing to conceal in the
case. He had no lawyer, but lie had no
objection to being questioned lin detail.
He told how the dead Louis Belew, brother
<it the girl, had int r!ered with his suit;
how ul. the brothers tried to get their sis
ter to quit going with him. and conlessed
that he haa oUe:i said he would, get even
with Loots.
"But I only meant that I would qnit
pa 1 ionizing his stable," ; said he, "and
that > would do all I could to hurt him in
a business way."
Alien swore positively that he never
bought arsenic nor any other poison at
any time since he came to the Stale, nor
had it in his possession for any purpose.
He told in detail where tie was the night
when the teakettle v. as s-up| d to have
been poisoned. He spent mojt of his
time in various saloons. He al«o told
where he had been employed for the past
nine years and asked for a thorough in
vestigation of His hab
Much of ttie evidence introduced was of •
littl • general interest.. Dr.-. Downing and
Tralton tod how the gitl suffered and
died lrom arsenic and how the symptoms
at first struck Dr. Trafton as being tnose
of fcute indigeston.
Thoraa:- Beiew Heain told the story of
the last supper. Bruno Kline, the hired
man, who wa-, the sole survivor of ihe
ratal breakfast, told of how he was taken
111 and how he heard the unfortunate Susie
Scene in Vendome Hall at Dixon During the Belew Inquest*
tell of her suffering after she had eaten
the poisoned food.
>lrs. iit-urje Eh matin told tbe story of
the fatal draughts from the poisoned tea
pot. According to her statement ;he
women who attended the dying girl were
giving her arsenic water from the ou;set,
without knowing what they were doing.
Her testimony was largely corroborated
bs r mat o: Mrs. Eugene Ferguson, who
w s also a nur-e.
Miss Louise Brimley, who is betrothed to
Tnoma-. Beiew, was the only new witness
in t:ie case, anl her evidence was not of
great importance, as it was wholly per
taining to the last supper. In many mi
nor details her evidence contradicted that
of Thomas Be:ew. She swore that it was
at the supper that she first me, Frank Be
lew. He was quiet. All he »ai?i during
the entire evening was. '"Goo i evening.'"
Th d.d not strike her as at all our), al
though, she said, he knew that she was
engaged to his brother.
CHINESE CROSSING
THE MEXICAN LINE
Seven Arrested by a United
States Officer at Cala
basas.
Hundreds Cathpred at the Border ;
Awaiting a Chance to Enter
Arizona.
fc-p*-clal Dispatch to The Call.
NOG ALE 8, Ariz., Nov. 23.— For a con
siderao.e time jus: scores of Chinese have
been landing at Guavmas, a port in the
state of Bonora, Mex;co, whence they
have been gradually working their way to
the .American frontier.
Recently trey have been arriving in
g'eater numbers than usual. Their
avowed purpose has been to eventually
effect : ii entrance into the United States
over ihr: Arizona border, where fo: a dis
tance of 450 mile 3 Uncle Sam has but
seven mounted customs inspectors and a
limited number of special Chinese in
specors.
A few days ago tbe Chinese specials at
Nojrales were apprise 1 of a concerted
movement on the pan of the Mongolians
; towar I tbe Ar:zona boundary line. Last
j night the firs: of a gans of recently landed
! Chinamen crossed the line in the vicinity
■ of Noeales, and rode across the mountain
j trail* to CHiabns-is, Ariz., a flt^ simion on
the N p w Mix, tco and Arizona Railroad
north of Nojak-s, where they boarded tbe
train destined lor San Francisco. They
' were promptly arrested by a member of
the Nogaie* customs foic*, who was on
I the train that th>; Chinese boarded.
As i result of t!:i&»bold a.tempt to defy
1 the Ciiinese exclusion act seven China
| men now lati^uish in the Tucson iail
\ awaitin* tn- arrival of United States
j Judge Davis, when they will be ordered
j de: orted to the Fiowerv Kinedom. Ther^
! are at present some 200 Cuinainen in No
• gales, Sonora, and vicinity.
I>t;i:ns TO CHVRCH l'ROTEltr
Transfer Mad* by Archbishop J'iordan
at linn Jo**'
SAN JOSE, Nov. 23 —Archbishop P.
W. Riordan 10-day tiled a deed in the
Recorder's office by which the Catholic
church property in Santa Clara County,
which has been held in his own individual
name, is transferred to the Roman
Catholic Archbishop of San Francisco.
The deed is dated June 24, 1897.
'Ihe property conveyed is as follows:
St. PatricK 1 * Church property on the
corner of Ninth and Santa Clara streets
in this cty; 250 acres on the Almaden
real near the Kell phce; a small tract
on the Chipman road; i wo acres of the
Laguaa B<co Rmcho; a small traci on
the Han Francisco and San Jose road; an
acre on the Pane mill road; an acre and
a : aif in Mllpitas; a tract of 302 acres
formerly th« T. A. Smith place, near
Milpita-; small lots in Saratoga, Alviso
and Mountain View; and four lots in
the Lathrop addition of San Jose.
At the San Jnne Inntitutf.
SAN JOSE, Nov. 23.— There was an mi
i creased attendance at the IVachers' Ins;i
tute to-day, and great, interest was mani
fested in the proceedings. T:ie following
! pavers were read and discussel : ''Written
; L-inL'Uaiie," Superintendent F. F. Ru sell;
j "Elementary Sci -nee Teaching. 1 ' Frole^sor
| 0. K. Jenkins; "Drawing," Miss R. F.
EiiL-lish; "The Teaching ot Civil Govern
ment" Proifysor L. dv Pont Syie; "Geo
eraphy," MssC. L Place. Th;s evenint:
Professor Angnll o f Ktaniord delivered a
lecture on "Modern Witchcraft."
To Cure a <J<..d in One I>»y
Take Laxative iSromo Quinine Tablets. All drug-
Klsti reiiiDd the money if it fails to cure. iiSc.
The geuuine has JL. B. <4- ou tacii tablet.
THE SAX FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, yOTEMBER 24, 1897.
MINERS LOST
ON THE DESERT
Death From Thirs' the
Probable Fate of
Two Men.
Left Randsburg Two Weeks
Ago and Have Not
Retut ned.
Their Wapon and Outfit Found at
an Abandoned Well Near
the Camp.
Special Dispatrh to The Call.
RANDS BURG, Nov. 23.— 0 a November
11 two Randsbur m ■• ■ ••\:\n v William
McL»od and Felix Donnelly started for
Wilsons Canron, about >ix:y-tive miles
north from R.ndsLur^. Tney hired a
h' re a:id li>;ht wagon from Joe Mon
a^liiin, intending to be .one about fo r
day«. Yesterdaf the wagon and outfit
were tiisiovered near Lander?>welL four
teen msles from Gardner station. Appear
ances indicated that the two miner* ar
rived there the same night af'er leaving
Randsbur?. They were probably shori
of wa.tr, and expected to obtain It there.
The o;d well has be*n abandoned and
tilled in this summer, but of this Donueily
and Me L ■ d were not aware.
A cloi>e inspection of the outfit by Presi
dent Dougherty of the RanJsburg Rail
road and Thomns Keele, the persons who
discovered it yesterday, revealed the fact
that the men had evidently unhitched the
horse and s art<jd to obtain water from
•on-.e of ihe adjacent mines. Returning
from what must have b a en a futile search,
tney found that the horse ha.l broken
loose and probably started in quest of
water i i self, ior the broken hitchine-rope
was still there on the wagon.
It is presumed tnat the miners then
started after the horse, became lost o.va\
perhaps perished. The biankets and bed
ding on ihe wagon had not been unrolled,
and the untouched luncheon and coats ot
both gave evidence thac their owners ex
pected to return. President Dougherty
and is companion made diligent research
and inquiry at Garden station, the next
watering place, for men anil horses, but
j neither had been peen. 0:i urrivin^ at
i RamUburg the case was reported to the
: owner of the wagon and horse, Joe Mona
ghan.
It was not long before a searching party
| wa3 organized, headed by William Some
j and his partner. Grant, who started out to
looK lor the unfortunates this afternoon.
Donnel y and McLeod were o;d miners
well known on the desert anl Siad many
friends here, who argue that if the men
! were all right and safe some .vord would
huv« reached Ra-idwburg of their where
abouts ere this, as they expected to return
not iatcr than November 15. Tnev un
doubtedly arrived at Landers well the
night that they left Randsburg, as they
parsed through Garden station early in
the afternoon.
S» v ral parties returning over ihe Wii
son Canyon road have been interviewed,
but no information or trace of the unfor
tunates has been obtained.
MkltlCAL OFI-Kt.U* <.UA.KGET>.
Some Trnnnfer* Made h>j IHrrction of
ihe t>rcr*tnrtf of HVir.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.— 8y direction
of the Secretary of War the following
changes in stations and duties of oflicers
of the medical department are ordered:
Captain Isaac I. Ware, assistant sur
geon, is relieved from duty at Fort Grant,
Ariz., and will report in person, on ex
piration of bis tiresen' leave of absenc,
to the coinmandipg officer at Benicia
Barracks, Cnl., for duty at that
post, and by letter 10 tbe com
manding general of the d epartment of
the California; Captain Merritt E. W.
Ireland, assistant surgeon, will be re
lieved ironi duty at B-nicia Birracks
uion the arrival at that post of Captain
Ware and will then proceed to tne Pre
sidio, San Francisco, an I report in pers<on
to the commanding officer for duty at
that po<'.
By direction of the Secrectary of War
Colonel Charles R. Greenleaf, assistant
surgeon-generai, is detailed as a member
of the exam ning board, appointed to
meet in San Francisc >, vice Liueteuant-
Colonel Johnson V. D. Middleton. sur
teon-Keneral, wao is hereby relieved.
SHOWS SCARS
TO THE COURT
Hammond's Proof of
Captain Lovering's
Barbarity.
Tells Hew the Oificer Prodded
him With the Point of
His Sword.
Marks of Brutality That the Perss- |
cuted Soldier Will Bear to His
Grave.
X Special Dispatch to Tim Call.
CHICAGO, Nov. 23.— Private Charles
Hammond was the principal witness in J
the Lovering court-martial to-day and
; roy d himself entirely capable of holding I
Irs own with the attorneys who are acting
for Captain Lover n•. He gave damaging
evidence againsi Levering and could not
be made to contradict himself on the !
stand, nor was he at any time confused by
the tharp cross-examination to which he
«a- subjected.
Questions relating to his personal his
tory before he entered the army he quietly
refused to an-wer, because, as he said,
"they have no bearing on this case.''
Hammond in his evidence nearly doubled
the number of s^'ord thrusts mentioned j
by preceding witnesses, and then proved
his evidence by showing the scar?.
. Judge Advocate Hunter's first question
to Hammond was:
"Hay? the articles of war ever been read
in your presence?"
"Yes, 1 have heard them," replied Ham
mond.
"\V at orders did you receive on the
morning of October 9? And relate what
followed," was the next question.
"1 was told that I was wanted at the
summary courtroom; but 1 said that 1
would not go, and after that message had
been repeated to Captain Lovering he |
came to my cell and told me| to get out
and walk. He gave the order, 'Yank that
man out,' when I again refused; and when
I was part out of the cell door he prodded
me twice witi his sword and 'hen stepped |
past me into the cell and kicked me in
the shoulders. He then stepped over me
a-* I lay on the floor and gave me two more
prod. in the left side. -He also gave me
another order to walK, but I did not an
swer. Then the rope was tied upon my
feet, and I was dragged over the curbs,
sidewalicj. and road and un and down
steps until I reached the courtroom in the
adjutant's cilice."
••When you refused to walk to he
court did any one ask you for your rea
sons?" was the next question of the
court.
"Members of the guard asked me-," re
plied Hammond, "and I told them 1
thought i ought, to be tried for the first
offense before I was tried for the second.
The first offense was that of leaving my
barracks at Piattsburg, ■N. V., without
leave." '
• "It has been said that .while you- were
being dragged an order for double time
was riven. Is that true?" asked Colonel
.Hunter. £B'i£r'}"M.
"Yes, sir," said llnramonrf. "Captain
Lovering told the men to 'double time,'
but they were unable to com ply with the
order."
The witness was then given to Attorney
Blair for cross-examination.
"You bad been working from the time
you reported at this post on. September 29
up to October 8," said tbe attorney.
"Now, why was it that you changed your
mind about work about the latter date?"
"I had been waiting for a trial,, and I
.thought it was about time 1 had it," said
Hammond.
The attorney then endeavored to bring
out the alleged fact that Hammond joined
the arm y to escape arrest for shooting a
man in Michigan, but the witness refused
to answer. The attorney also tried to
ascertain the different points visited by
Hammond after he left the barracks at
Piattsburg, N. Y. The witness refused to
answer those questions, saying: "I came
here and gave myself up before the end of
ten days, that is enough."
J. ".You say you were stabbed six time%"
was the attorney's next remark. "Were
those sabs me re* pin scratches or are you
scarred for life?"
"1 will bear the marks to my grave,"
rep, ied Hammond.
SAYS A TRAITOR
BETRAYED CHILE
Santiago Paper Claims
Plans of a Fort Were
Sold.
Peru Said to Have Paid for
Information to Ba Used
in War.
Talcahuano - Fortifications at the
Mercy of the Neighboring
Republic.
Special Dispatch'to The Call.
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 23.— South Ameri
can paters rece ye i tc-dav on the gun
boat Alert give some details of tne scan
dal that i* agittting Chilean newspaper?
and jiibiic men. It be -an with the con
demnation of the Taicahuano Fort oy La
Union and other Influential papers. L <
Union said the fort was entirely incapab c
of defending the t arbor against foreign
foes, and that any good ironclad coui !
subdue it with a few shots. Other papers
followed with similar criticisms. The
Government was harshly criticized for
building roads upon which to tarry big
suns to the fort. It was declared to be a
unless extravagance and sub tantially a
turning over 01 the puns to foreign ene
mies, who might take the fort.
To cap the climax La Ta:-de. a Santiago
paper, came out in a startling article
alleging that the inside plans of the fort,
the number of guns, ca iber, make, etc.,
had been sold to a neighboring republic.
It rid not name the republic, but every
body understood it 10 refer to Peru.
This article caused a tremendous sensa
tion and the Government called upon the
aper for particulars as to tne troth
of us allegations. Later editions of the
paper pave further detail?, claiming that
the military attaches of tne neighboring
republic had been inside the fort and
obtained full data as to the location of the
ammunition chambers, the amount of
ammunition on hand, etc
The Valparaiso and Santiago papers
have waxe 1 warm over the subject, and
threats of waraguns; the "neighboring
republic" are freely made. General K-or
ner, chief of Hie military staff, and ex-
Colonel Biezold. chief of the fortifications
department, come in for most of ihe scor
ing. They have replied in spirited lan
guage, and several challenges have re
sulted over the incident. The Govern
ment, will probably appoint a commission
to investigate the condition of ;tff:tirs at
the fort. The Government will look into
the charge; that the plans of the fort were
sold.
WILL HO D KIAO CHAU.
Germany to Retain Possession as a
Guarantee That Missionaries Will
Not Be Attacked.
BERLIN, Nov. 23.— The newspapers of
this city report ihat Prince Henry of
Prussia, brother of Emperor William, i 3
to take command of the second German
squidron in Cninese waters, consisting of
the K»i<er n Aagtuta, the D-utschlana
and ' tic tie c >ii, wnich will probuby start
for Kiao Chau Bay about December 10
next.
Aiimiral yon Diederich will still com
mand the Combined squadron^.
Tne Govern tnent organs are still assi
duously poißtiag to the Chinese opera
tions as approving the necessity for an
increase in the navy. It is believed trie
Government is determined to retain pos
session of Kiao CLau Bay as a guarantee
a ainst the recurrence of attacks upon
German missionaries.
TvoHttnnn's Surveyor Dead.
SONORA, Nov. 23.— 5. W. Smith,
County Surveyor, was found dead in his
room at the Ho;el \V:llow, in Jamestown,
where he had been surveyine. He had
been ailing f.»r some time.
CASTOR I A
For Infants and Children.
Th« he- 0 __
limile STs AS*?* „ "■ »s oa
ALL THE
MYSTERY
CLEARED
I
True Circumstances of
the Shooting of Dick
Mandelbaum.
KIRK'S CASE NOT TO
BE DROPPED.
Will Be Bitterly Prosecuted for
Firing Upon His Wronged
Friend.
PERSISTENCY OF THE KING
OF DUDES.
R3galned His Inf u^nce Over Mrs.
Mandelbaum After She Had
Confessed to Her Husband.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
NEW YORK, Nov. 23.— The examina
tion of J. Waldere Kirk, the self-styled
''king of the dudes," who on November
13 shot Richard S. Mandelbaum in 'the
Hotel Gerard, was postponed this morn
ing: m the Police Court to December 7.
Kirk and his cousin. Emanuel Friend,
were present. A. H. Kffenbergof Howe
& Hummel, who aDD?ared for Mandel
baum, showed a certificate from a physi
cian, who slated that Mandelbaum was in
too weak a condition to come to court for
two weeks at least. He said that hough
Mandelbaum's condition is not dangerous
the bullet had not yet been extracted
f om his left breast. The hearing was
then continued.
It had hitherto been supposed that the
case would te allowed to drop, but Hum
mel says that after the criminal proceed
ings are over it is probable that a civil
act. on will be begun. A woman was the
cause of the shooting, and, according to
Hummel, the woman was the wi c of
Mandelbaum. Hummel states that he ob
tained a detailed statement from Mandel
baum yesterday, in which the mystery is
all cleared away.
"For many years Kirk had been an in
timate friend of Mandeluaum's," said
Hummel. "He traveled with Mandel
baum and often called at the hotel to
vi-it bis wife. His visits were regarded in
the light of calls by a friend of the family
until atiout three months ago when jlar,
delbanm discovered tuat his wife was un
faithful.
"The discovery was followed by a terri
ble jo w, and thereat of the affair was
th.it Mrs. Man elbaum ma a written
confession to ncr husband. Mandeibaum
was deeply in Jove with hi- wife, and
listened to her pleadings and forgave her.
He made her solemnly swear that
she would never see Kirk again.
Mandelbaum also warned Kirn that if ne
ever spoke to his wife again there would
be trouble.
'■Fora time Kirk stayed away from Mrs.
Mandelbaum, and the two men spi.ke
wnenever they nie' as if nothing unusual
nad happened. Kirk, however, oiiow6 i
the Maude i ba urns up to the Gerard Apart
ment-nou c, when t ey m.>ved, and look
apartments sev r 1 floors below them.
For a time Mr . Manuel avoided
him, in spite ot his e7ident intention to
regain his influence over her.
On th> Bigbi of me shooting Mandel
baum came home earlier man usual and
went to hs rooms and found his wife
absent. He went to several other apart
ments in the House, whera tie thought she
might be visiting, and in all they tola him
she had not b ten there.
"Suspeutui. that Kirk might have in
duced her to vi.-it him, Mundeloauni went
t> KirK rooms. Tnere he found his j
wife. Mandelbaum states that Kirk de- j
KEW TO-PAT.
! a^^C^" 0011 ' 1 Jump!"
■ff^^Hß"^' ># In a moment of
i a^i :^^^sAC > peril people often
fV^'/V^|iP> " lose leir heads. ' '
I fc\ •' /^j-?WBf Sometimes at a fire
r^J^^^^Pf a ' frantic woman
H\'^H»9 jumps to her death
KJnU \vmr J ust aS rescue sat
■ \%\ Av^f Women who suf-
B^ \ \]wf fer with some dis-
_^^^^j-_ j ease or weakness j
I ~^ ll until it becomes un-
— — — D bearable, often jump
c ~jl into worse trouble and
"j^T^ still further endanger their
J(f\\\ health by taking some so-
.^irir called remedy prepared by
V^E/-A an i ncom petent, uneducated
person, perhaps a mere
nurse who has no knowledge of medi-
cine and no experience in prescribing for
complicated diseases.
The safe and sensible course is to con-
sult an educated, experienced physician.
Dr. R. V. Pierce, chief consulting physi-
cian of the Invalids' Hotel aud Surgical
Institute, Buffalo, N. V., may be con-
sulted free of charge, either personally
or by letter, and will give sound profes-
sional advice to any woman who writes
him. He is one of the most eminent
living specialists in women's diseases,
and his Favorite Prescription has
cured more troubles of this kind than
any other remedy known to medical
science.-
-" I truly believe that Dr. Pierces Favorite Pre-
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until I heard of you. Now I am well at last by
taking your medicines. My good health pleases
me and pleases my husband. He wants me to
give you his good wishes. Every invalid lady
should take Dr. Pierces Favorite Prescription."
For obstinate constipation, Dr. Pierces
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stomach, liver and bowels; cure bilious-
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Sold by druggists.
f'^tfS^bK&M ■ "^ l " ** '" » -poisonous
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fijjfy ia 1 to 5 4*ts. Whites, unnatural <iis-
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f?SITHEEvAN3CHEMirii (X Cranes. Non-astringent.
wWlko[Nc:mTi.o HHI Sold by I » ra csci»u.
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• ■ Circular »-ut on request.
lir;erat iy shot him, an 1 that in the melpe
.Mr-. Mandelbaum escaped upstairs un
n'/ti' cd."
Hummel said tha' Mrs. Mandeibaum
wouli apoear a* a itness against Kirk in
her husband's c.-c and that ihe latter
wonld probecute Kirk to the full extent
of the law.
STRUCK BY A RUNAWAY TEAM-
Two Men Driving Near Salinas Se
riously Injured and Their
Horse Killed.
SALINAS, N >T 25.— Ape uli&r accident
occur-ed late this evening on the County
road. Carl V.'oif and Frank Earle, two
employe* of the new tugar fac-ory near
this p^ac. were driving in a roa<i c.;:-. o
town. V.'nen jast within thp city limits
they heard a rnnawsv team comi t
ward them at full g» 1 p Before they bi d
time to turn ou- of the way the ro « oi t c
wa»!on drawn by the 'earn struck tie:
hor pin tijp chest, sank fu ly a :oot to
the flesh of the amnia! and broke off. The
tw-. infuriated horses jumped on the cait
an'! injured the men seriously. The ho se
that wa- struck died Jmme-nate v and it
is feared the injuries of or.c of the m« i
will prove fatal.
rnt'nt* <■; CuU,«r_*lnna.
WASHiNGION. Nov. 23. — California
patents were issued to-day as follows:
Francis C. Bates, San Jose, assignor of
one half to J. W. Holland, crude petro
leum burner; Abram W. Duck, Oakland,
bicycle brake; Jonathan El wood, Sander,
observation opening for aoor-; Clarence
V. Greenmayer, Los Angelas, assignor of
one hal: to" A. P. Cross, car bearing ad
juster; Edward Hauak, Sacramen'.o, auto
matic weighing and packing machine;
Jame- J. Knowlton. CHkiand, sne*t 1
roofinz; Waiter C. Matte^on, StocktoA,
a gangplow and seeder attac :
for eangpiows; Charles S. McCr^idy*.,
Bowie, assignor one haif to L. A. Mur
phy, miners' combined candlestick, cnp,
crimper and fuserutter; Wiliam McNaai,
Braiiey, envelope; Jonn Swizer, Ban
J>ancisco. flax thre«hins machine.
TA"n/^"n "Continual dropping will
JJj^^Jj^ wear aw«y a rock." Noth-
' ing can withstand a wear-
ing-away process. And
you ought to know that
your constitution is not a
rock by any means. But
on you go! On go tne
drains.
TYD AID "° drop in a backet" la
UXIiV/JTi an expression that yoa
may have heard. But your
poor weakened constitu-
ii n can stand only a very
few more of tne drains on
your big system — even if
you were it strong man.
t"\t*) /-^-p)| For a moment drop yonr
IJnDr' folly. TRY to wake up to
* /iUUX ' the" necessisiea of your
ca-e. Spots before your
eye-; tremor in your
speech; , noises in your
head: we* lt knee 3; no will
jio«er. Why will you not
be a man?
AW A V TA * ht ai=va y will your
Xi. Yf Xi. L troubles fly if you want
them to. The doctors of
the grand old Hud-onian
Institute will send you a
great deal o food advica
wit :i out cuit if y<,u but
conduit them. No pub-
licity.
/^(/-\t-iqi Go and ask yours as to 1
|t| I r. iS tow mucn of a man you 9
V* vuw are 1 lieu wri c a ; . a te f
ttie electors of me In-n-<"
tute all about it. Your
casf* is <U'ab!e — don't
doubt that. If it were not
CuraDie you would be told.
r __ TT - 1 The preat worrr with you
1 1 j-j U is that you do not try to
X JLi. J-J b«* p you 'self. You not
en v expt-ct t tie dec o - s to
i send you sdrice and testi-
monials free, iat too do
not -f-em to have energy
eonugti left even to sen^
your addre?3.
t^A/^TT A roct is a firm thing
JTLUvjXjli u-u illy, tv c ntinuout
uroppmes wii. wear it
aw v. Are you interested
enough in your strength
to try to save it, or do you
va;itit to go altogether?
Make up your mind and
act!
Hudson Medical Institute
Stockton. Market and Elli3 Sts.,
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
1897-TAXES-1897
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AM.E DUE FROM THOSi. WHO HAVK
ALREADY .a ID THE ASSESSOR, will be de-
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Jit VK ', BK 29. at 8 o'clock V m.
NO I'HKtKS received after sATUKDAY, XO-
VEMB B -.0.
i fficeopen Friday and Saturday evenings, No-
vember '26 and 37, irom 7 to 9 p. m.
JAMES >. BLOCK.
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Franc sco.
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