Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-06
Grave Charges.
Los ANGELES.
No More ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Propri-
etors of Lotteries.

No More acknowledgements Propri-
etors of Lotteries.
Los ANGELES, January 5th.-InterYiews
held with the Santa Fe management in this
| city developed the statement that no more
removals will be made in the officials in
this city except for cause. 1t is understood
that Chief Clerks McMillan and Kyes will
retain their positions. Rumors are rife
that Fl. c. Whitehead, Auditor, will resign
shortly, but a California Associated Press
correspondent was informed that Mr..
Whitehead has strong friends in the head
| office at Topeka who will keep him in the
position of Auditor here. Several officials
have given their private opinion that they
would not grieye should Mr.. Whitehead
resign. 1t is said he has created vacancies
here and filled them with friends from the
East, which material was not nearly so
good as that discarded.
4 telephone message was received in this
city from Pasadena stating that a man was
frozen to death at Wilson Peak A search
ing party was organized at Pasadena and
started for the mountains. 1t is not known
who the man is.
The Police Commission has taken in hand
the question of Chinese and other lottery
games. The Commission held special
session to hear the report of the Chief of
OliCS OCiCCNlfCo III IOSdlu W luc
games. The report stated that half dozen
games are running; that there are also a
number of places where tickets of an East
ern lottery were sold.
Instructions were given to the officers to
arrest the proprietors of every game and
also those selling foreign tickets, aud 10
proceed against The owners of buildings
where the games were being carried on.
The Commission expressed the determina-
ton to suppress the games. They will also
try to prohibit the publication of the win
ming numbers also any advertisements
relative to lotteries,
81. L. Dyer, the prominent citizen who
disappeared the 1st inst, still remains
missing, and no trace of him can be found.
He was last seen about 10 o'clock Wednes-
day night, wandering aimlessly around
town. 1t is now positively stated he left
town in a temporary fit of insanity. His
young wife is nearly distracted, and his
family has issued a circular giving de-
scription of the missing man aud offering q
reward for any information in regard to his
whereabouts. He is described as five ieet
seven inches high, with forid complexion,
blue eyes, heavy reddish mustache and
dark brown hair. He wore gray plaid
suit, gray overcoat, and black derby hat
He weighs about 160 pounds. Any infor-
nation may be sent to the Chief of Police
of this city.
LATER.
Los ANGELKs, January 5th.-The first
| tangible clue in regard to the disappear
| ance of M. L. Dyer was discovered to-day
by W. B. Bell Jr., a brother-in-law of the
missing man. Bell went to San Pedro this
morning in the hope of hearing something.
He there learned that a man answering the
description of Dyer wrote telephone mes
sage to send to No. IS Athena street, in
this city, on the night of the 1st. Bell
went to the telephone station and found
the following in Dyer's handwriting:
wv. B. Bell, No. Is Athera street, Los
Angeles. NJ. L. Dyer is at San Pedro and
is all right but can't get home for few
days. Signed, New York M.n."
1t was learned at San Pedro that man
was with Dyer who was we'll dressed,
short, stout, with a scrubby, sandy beard,
and it is thought the two went north on
the steamer Los Angeles.
His relatives are positive that Dyer is
laboring under temporary alteration of
the mind.
The man with him is stranger, and IS
Dyer bad large sum of money on his
person they fear foul play.