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The morning call., 1891-01-31
ARMY AND NAVY LEAGUE.
Annual Meeting of Two Camps of the Or
ganization.

Annual Meeting of Two Camps of the Or
ganization.
Pursuant to notice Camp l, Army and
Navy Republican League, met in B'nai
Birth Hail last evening. Colonel Randall
occupied the chair, and the following
named comrades were elected to serve dur
ing the ensuing term: w. j. Randall,
Colonel; J. +. French, Lieutenant Colonel ;
F. J. Kearney, Major; Martin Murray,
Quarte.master; D. J. King, Adjutant; John
Dessekes, Officer of the Day; J. 4. Hen
messy, Officer Of the Guard.
The following were elected delegates
10 the state encampment: John +. Shee-
han. J. 5. French, A. L. Rockwell, {. Ma
son Kline. }. I: Bonniield, ID. J. King,
+. j. hearney, Joseph Crutchteld; alter
uates-H. J. Brady, j. A. Stock. J. 4. Hen
messy, G. ". Sherman, 4. VI. Kemp A. p.
Coyle. l.. T. Smith.
A resolution fayoriug the union of the
various camps in the city was adopted.
Speeches were made by Comrades Muir
ray, Lyon and Welch.
At the annual meeting of Camp No. 9,
Army and Navy Republican League, held
last evening Colonel Solomon Cahan pre-
sided. c. ?. Welch Adjutant.
The following were elected officers for the
coming year: c. 2. Welch, Colonel; j. II.
Justice, Lieutenant-Cal0nel; w. y. South
wick, Major; p. NJ. Bolton, Quarterlnastpr
Delegates to the State Encaulpmeut-J. Il
Rabbit. j. Il. Eustiee, w. o. Snuthwick, J.
II. Thompson, 4. Ennis, +. Il johnson;
alternates-P. N. Bolton, J. McPeake. E.
Niegand, L. Briorly, a. Fleming c. ).
True.
feet temporary consolidation OF the Yari-
Gus camps in this city.
After passing thanks to Colonel Cahen for
services rendered the camp adjourned.
The morning call., 1891-01-31
RIVAL PAWNBROKERS.
Jewelry Is Quoted High by New Yorl
Money Lenders,

Jewelry Is Quoted High by New York
Money Lenders.
There is at present great business compe-
tltitn between the rival pawnbrokers of
Park Row and the Bowery. The result is
that silverware, iewelry and diamonds can
be pledged almost up to their real selling
value. Several of the most prominent
pawnbrokers are often forced to sell unre-
deemed pledges at sum less than they
loaned on the articles. In catering to the
jewelry and silverware custom the rivalry
has reached the highest point ever known
in the business. This state of affairs has
given q boom to the small army of dealers
who make a specially of attending pawn
brokers' sales.
The dealers, for instance, will pay $50 for
set of jewelry pledged for S45. Then they
will repledge the jewelry for S45 and sell
the ticket for at least SIS. Several such
transactions each day nets them a comfort
able weekly income. In October. 1882
man was advanced SIS by pawnbroker on
q sealskin coat which bad cost $3.50 and
which bad been worn only few times. The
sale it fetched only SS5. The secondhand
dealer offers to sell it now for S1G0 aud says
he would be happy to secure SIS profit on
his bargain. The pawnbroker cleared $40
on his loan, which was much less than he
would have cleared il the coat had been re-
deemed by paying the amount advanced
with the legal rate of interest. Pawn
brokers are little chary of giving loans on
dress goods, no matter how valuable they
NAV be or how small the amount of the
loan asked.-N. Y. World.
The morning call., 1891-01-31
A GRANDPARENTS GRIEF.
Purchasing a Child From a DissoIut.
Father for so.

a thlAu rom d DEssOlute
Father for $50.
Robert Anderson returned to his home.
near Bellefonte, Pa, with his eight-year-old
grandson, for whom he had paid $50 to get
the lad out of the clutches of a dissolute
father. There was a tone of sadness in the
old mans voice as he rehearsed the ro-
nance.
Ten years ago." said he, my only
daughter. Lizzie, was bright country girl,
IS years old She was a favorite in the
neighborhood. One day she met
gay young fellow from Philadelphia.
named Frank McCaulley. He was visiting
an uncle near our home. NV daughter
and McCaulley were soon fast friends l
did not like him, and let my disapprobation
be known. They eloped. | heard they had
gone to philadelphia, but found no trace
OF them. A year afterward | reeeiued let
ter from my daughter. She was then in
San Francisco. The letter led me to believe
her married life was not a smooth one,
Finally the couple moved to Pittsburg
That was in 1887. They have been here
since. l visited them once. McCaulley
would not speak to me- lie was working
as laborer, and spent his money for
drink. l tried to get my daughter to
go. home with me, but size would
not. Last week l received a postal
from my son-in-law. 1t was sent from
Newcastle. 1t read: Lizzie died last
Tuesday. Her funeral took place Thurs
day" To think that my child had died
without ne knowing of her sickness was
terrible. went 10 Newcastle, determined
to remove the remains to Bellefonte but
permission was refused. McCaulley had
moved to Pttsburg after his wife's death
l found him in a howell This little boy
came TO the door as we were speaking, aud
l asked to adopt him. McCaully laughed at
me. Finally he said: Gimme $50 and
take the kid" You cannot guess how
quickly l counted out the money. l am 60
lug home now, and will educate the boy as
my son."-Pittsburg special to the Globe
Democrat
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they soon made their appearance at the rear
door and were in tie back yard before they
saw 0Maley.
Hold up your hands and stand still,
said the officer.
''We will, we will; don't shoot, please
DON'T" and they dropped the sack they were
carrying and stood like statues
THE PRISONERS SEARCHED.
Officers Cotter and O'Maley then took
them to the Police Station. A search de-
velOped about $500 worth of diamonds,
bracelets and other valuables in the sack,
and pistol, slung-shot and three skeleton
keys on Clarke and pawn tickets for gold
watches and clothes on both of them
The house where they were caught IS the
home of John Millane, railroad employee
There was about $1,000 worth of jewelry and
over $500 in money in the house, and but
for the timely appearance of the officers It
would have become matter OF history with
the family.
Clarke is about 80 years of age and
Smusky about %. While they are probably
old hands at the business, they value their
lives more than their liberty.
The morning call., 1891-01-31
JOCKo AND THE PENNIES.
A Wise Monkey Who Stole From the MIX
Pitchers to Buy Bananas.

Wise Monkey Who Stole From the MIX
Pitchers to Buy Bananas.
Early one morning Jocko found a pitcher
standing at the head of the stairs with some
pennies in it. They were for the milkmen.
JockO took the pennies and ran downstairs.
When he returned from his visit to his Ital-
ian friend that afternoon he had two bananas
instead of one.
Jocko found that if he got up little
earlier he could get great many pennirs
from the pitchers on the second and third
floor, too. For long time nobody suspected
him, though Mr.. Hoffman often wondered
at the iiberality oil the banana vender. The
milkman would ring the bell and demand
payment for his milk, and the tenants would
swear that they had left it in their pitchers
Jocko happened to oyersleep one dav, and
when he went upstairs there was no pitcher
on the second or third floors.
Miss kautfmann's pitcher was in its place,
but instead of pennies it contained milk.
Jocko put his paw into the milk and splashed
it around. He was watching the white liquid
tTickle down his brown arms when the door
opened and Miss Kaufman appeared.
Jock0 slid down the b ilustrade on his tail,
while the pitcher turned over and fell down
a step or two, and the milk trickled down
stairs.-N. Y. Sun.
The morning call., 1891-01-31
THE CHAMPION HOTEL BEAT.
How He Won Suit of Clothes and So
ON His Gall.

How He Won Suit of Clothes and SS5
on His Gall.
The fellow had no baggage when he regis
tered first at the Markham House last week,
but had very glib tongue and told such a
plausible story that he was permitted TO
register and given room. He was we'll
dressed and very pleasant spoken fellow,
and his bar bill soon assumed startling pro-
portions. The hotel people became alarmed
and after he had been there several days
party stopping there told them he was
that evening he got into the fellows room
calmly gathering up the fellows coat, vest
and pants told him they could be redeemed
at the office for the amount of his bill.
The fellows nerve did not desert him
even in this extremity. He borrowed q
macintosh coat from the clerk, which
reached to his heels, which he put on over
his underclOthing in order to go after some
money and walked to the kimball House,
where he boldly registered and was shown
10 a room. leaving VOID that when his bag
gage arrived it was to be kept until he got
up in the morning.
At about o'clock in the morning he came
jumping downstairs, making great noise,
with tale of robbery in which he had lost
his clothes and $50 N cash. The hotel man
agement, without stopping to investigate the
fellow, got him a new suit Of clothes and
paid him S8J rather than have such noto-
riety attached to the house. The fellow
then walked back to the Markham House,
paid his bill, obtained his clothes and jumped
out OF toWn.-ChattanoOga Times.
The morning call., 1891-01-31
NELL CAME SINGING"
" VIII Be Coming, Tom, Make It as Light
as You Can"

VIII Be Coming, Tom, Make It as Light
as You Cam"
The train was running at high rate OF
speed across the country, with everything
apparently going well, when the speed sud-
denly slackened, and presently we came to
dead STOP There had boon an accident by
which the engineer had been terribly hurt,
and he was brought back to the baggage-car
and one of the trainmen sent forward, says
the New York Sun.
" How bad is it, Jim?" asked the con-
uuctor, as we were trying TO do what we
could for the poor fellow.
!" So bad that l shan't pull through, Tom"
Don't say thati You'll be home in
twenty minutes, and the doctor won't find 1t
SO bad"
At the end of the time specified we stopped
at small country station, and as the wheels
ceased to roll the suffering man looked I'D at
the conductor and said:
Nell will be coming, Tom"
Eyes"
Nuke it as light as you can. Poor NellP'
And as we were lifting the burned and
bleeding body out of the side door of the
car bit OF woman, wearing the whitest
OF aprons and the cutest OF straw hats, came
up the platform. singing "Annie Laurie"
SheNhad some flowers in her hand, cuiled
from the little front do0r-yard fer her Jim,
and she had almost passed us on her way to
the engine when she caught sight of our
burden, cried out in her fear and agony, and
fell as one dead.
Poor Nell, she came singing" moaned
the engineer.
Poor Nelli' whispered every one gath
cred about, and for long hours as we sped
forward each signal whistle from the hand
of the man who looked upon that picture of
woe ana misery seemed to shrek out the
words, "Poor-po0r NellI
The morning call., 1891-01-31
L0OTING A HOUSE.
Two Reckless Thieves Caught at
Their Trade.

r. E. Clarke has had devoted to his name
several lines on the police register at the
Seventeenth-street Station. He is charged
with burglary, carrying a weapon concealed
(pistoI, carrying slung-shot and having
burglar tools in his possession.
Along with his name appears the unusual
one OF George Smusky, who is charged with
burglary. The arrests were made about
halt-past o'clock yesterday afternoon on
Valencia street by Officers O'Maley and
Cotter.
While Officer O'Maley was patrolling his
beat on Valencia street and when he ar
rived at.fnurteenth street he met Clarke and
Smusky and remarked their appearance.
Clarke smiled at the officer, but did NOT
speak. Officer OMalry was sure he had
never seen either, and was not deluded or
beguIled by the seductive smile in the
stranger, Instead it made him watch all the
closer. When OMaley reached Fifteenth
street re noticrd the two standing on the
Sidewalk watching him, and at Sixteenth he
saw that one had disappeared. soon after
the other vanished, aud the officer started
Daek to see what was on the tapis.
FLUSHING THE THIEVES.
At that moment Officer Golfer came along
on car and jumped off to speak to O'Maley.
Together they went back. Cotter was sta
ti0ued in front on the street, while O'Maley
reconneitered in the rear of the buildings
They thought the linen had entered at 80
Valencia street, and directed their attention
TO that building. Growing impatient, OFF,
Ger Cotter rang the bell on the front door.
Evidently this alarmed the burglars. far
The morning call., 1891-01-31
A LIVELY BLAZE.
Three Frame Buildings on Dupont Street
DESTROYED.

Three Frame Buildings on Dupont Street
Destroyed.
At II o'clock last night an alarm was
turned in from Box for fire that Quilted
the two thTee-story frame buildings occupied
as bakery. dry-goods store and saloon on
the ground floor and as lodgings on the
upper stories at 1923, 1925 aud 1927 Dupont,
between Vallejo and Green. No. 1928 was
n bakery kept by Jacques Bill, No. 1925 the
dry-go0ds store of Brown, Epstein IL Co.,
AMI No. 1927 saloon kept by Henry Ham
sen.
The fire Is supposed to have started in
one OF the lOdgng-rooms on the second
story over No. 1925 and spread
with so much rapidity that when. The
fire was finally under eantroi ths thrOa
buildings, which were old-time structures.
were entirely Quilted aud only the shells
left standing. There was considerable ex-
element while the numerous families re-
siding in the burned buildings were re-
moving their furniture aud mOyables, much
of which, however, Was destroyed. The
total loss on the buildings and their con-
tents is estimated at $1,000.
A rumor was current that could not be
traced TO any reliable source that one of the
dodgers on the second floor of 1925 had a
large quantity of coal oil stored in his room
and that the fire started there. CAPTAIN
White Of the Fire Patrol will investigate
this report thoroughly.
The morning call., 1891-01-31
AN UGLY SCAR.
1t Leads TO the Identification of
a FOOtpad.

Sitting in a STOPPING posture, with his
elbows on his knees and chin supported in
the palms Of his hands. Matt Collins pre-
scented a complete picture of preoccupation
20 any enc looking III on him through the
small wicket of a Southern Station cell yes
terday afternoon.
If his posture was not enough to impress
any one that he was not DESTROYS of talking,
Collins obdurate silence when saluted. as he
was every few minutes by passing officers.
would do so.
Collins was arrested yesterday by Officers
Z. L. Ryan, A. A. Perrin and ]. S. Adams
on Fremont street for robbing Michael Sui
iiYan, a leHgshoreman, last Wednesday. He
is very tail and stout, aud has an ugly scar
down the middle of his forehead. It was
this scar that led to his Identification.
II was only few minutes after O'Clock
last Wednesday morning that Sullivan was
making his way along Folsom street. When
he arrived about m dway between First and
,Second streets three men s2rang upon him
and demanded his money. InSteod of sub
hitting quietly to their proceedings Su!li-
van cried Justify for help. One Of his assail-
ants. whom lie has since identified as Col
Inns, struck him, then the three hurried
away in as many different directions.
The matter was not reported TO the police
Immediately, but when Sullivan gave des-
criptiOn OF his asssilant the police knew
Collins to be the Only man fitting it and a
warrant was sworn out for his arrest.
HIS pals are known to the police, but their
Identification will be more difficult. -sasss
Collins has history that is far from en-
viabie. In a word ne is a worthy Buckley
lamb. Immediately after the last Presiden-
tial election he was convicted of ballot stuf-
ing and sentenced to one years imprison-
ment in the Alameda County Jail. When
tried he was fireman at the new City Hail.
After having served his sentence in full he
returned to his old haunts ana was put al
work in his old position. 1t was quantity
asked, why not? He never resigned aud
his absence was only vacation. BE has a
right 90 the PLACE"
When the new Board of Supervisors went
into office Collins was deposed and has had
70 take 10 more open robbery than formerly.
he IS known as bad man from 'wsy
back" ami Is always spoken of as 'Split-lip
Collins"
The morning call., 1891-01-31
AN HOUR WITH DICKENS.
Last of the L. L. Hin RecitaIs at Central
Nj. E. Church.

Last of the L. L. Hill RecitaIs at Central
Nj. E. Church.
Last night the third of the Thomas Locker
Hill recitals was delivered before large
audience at the Central NJ. E. Church. The
evenings programme consisted in main of
the rendition of 4 Christmas carol from
Dickens, the attention of the listeners being
carried along with the speaker rs he accom-
panied old Scrooge in his pilgrimage back to
boyhood, greeted on every hand by visions
of things that were," and at last having his
hard old heart softened to mankind.
hush fell upon the audience as the
touching picture of Tiny Tom was recalled,
but rounds of applause interrupted the
speaker as he cOmcaly portrayed the final
reform of the grim old financirr. The in
terest was preserved throughout
Miss Madeline Bgekhusen then played a
solo on the violin, whereupon comic reeita-
ton by DR.. Hill closed the evening exercises.
The morning call., 1891-01-31
Whose Daughter Was She ?

Constable Evans of Williams. Colusa
County, telegraphed to Chief Crowley yes
terday that woman who gave the name of
Sadie Van Orden was burned to death in
disreputable house in that town on Thurs
day last. just before her death she stated
that she was the daughter of real estate
agent IN this city named Van Orden. An
officer was sent to interview Mr. Van Orlen.
but ne SAID that the deceased could not be
a relative, and further that he has no daugh-
ters. laboring man, who gave the name of
Charles Van Norden, called on the Chief of
Police last night and stated that he believed
the young woman might be his daughter.
About eleven years ago she married man
named John Smith, and since then he had
heard nothing of her. II tue dead woman
were his daughter she would now be about
N wears nf age
The morning call., 1891-01-31
Carroll Was the Cats Paw

Officers Coulter and Feeney arrested
Malachi BarmOn. Michael Healey. William
and George Stevens, graduates of the Indus
trial School, yesterday morning on a charge
Of grand larceny. Several days ago these
youths induced boy named Carroll to steal
S175 from his aged father. When he re-
turned to them with the money they took it
thief Is the best owner" The youthful
criminals then went on a spree, and were
recovering from the effects of it when ar
rested. In September young Carroll stole
$50 from his father and ran away to Liver
more. When he returned the parent re-
fused to prosecute
The morning call., 1891-01-31
Anarchy and Peace.
Gore was below discount this morning
triumphed! so did Peace!

Gore was below discount this morning.
Anarchy triumphed! SO did Peace
He got on at Eighteenth street. There
was wild, 't-give-a-cent-for-y our-goy-
eminent look in his eyes. His beard was
six years old, clothes Of the same vintage,
and his hat looked as though il had been
tarred and featnered
The other gentleman was meek and do
nestle looking. He seated himself and took
out book of baseball rifles.
At Park place both gentlemen arose to
leave the car. Neither liked the other; each
said so. The gentleman with anarchistical
tendencies jumped for the platform, wab-
bled along to the head of the stairs and
stopped short.
In front of him was blank space with
" To Rent " on 1t.
"UmpahI' he grunted. He boiled within.
His eyes bulged out of his head. He opened
his mouth to speak, then he shut it with a
The morning call., 1891-01-31

snap. He put both hands in his coat pock-
cts, and they went through the bottoms. He
wheeled around and looked at the mild gen.
tleman.
Then with the air of man who knows he
IS right and is going ahead he took out
pencil and wrote, Rent is robbery" and
put six exclamation marks after it.
The mild-looking gentleman took out a
pencil and wrote, You are a liar" and put
seven exclamation marks after it.
There was rage in the eye.of each. Each
reached for his pistol-poeket aud taking
therefr0m his handkerchief wiped the per-
spiration from his brow.
Each showed his hands deeper into his
pockets, glared at the other. and both walked
away in opposite directions.-N. Y. Sun.
The morning call., 1891-01-31
EASILY FRIGHTENED.
Otto Ortland Repentant of His Marriag


Otto Ortland Repentant of His Marriage
Agreement.
Otto Ortland has begun proceedings
against Annie V. Ortland for an annuil-
ment OF their marriage, alleging that he was
united to her on the 18th inst at Oakland.
but that the marriage was not one of mutual
consent, because one DIETRICH Vassbrinck,
instigated by her, Threatened to shoot him
unless he contaminated the said marriage.
Not being satisfied with this form of duress
Vassbrinck, it is further charged, threat
ened that he would have served on him a
warrant for his arrest, which he held, and
would have him committed to the County
Jail, where he would be imprisoned until he
agreed to do as ordered. The threats had
the desired effect, wherefore now 0rtIand
praYs for the annullment of the marriage.
The morning call., 1891-01-31
KOCH'S CURE.
Very Little Change Noted in the
C0nsumptives.

From the bedside of the consumptives at
the City and County Hospital, where physi-
clans ands.surgeons of erudition and wide
experience are watching the progress of the
Kochen treatment in five cases, little of in
terest even to the medical profession has is
sued so far. all remain in the state natu-
raj for consumptives, and with very few
symptoms, nothing has been attributable to
the lymph injections. From day to day the
bulletins of Anthony Quinn are issued every
two hours, and diagnoses are taken in the
other four cases.
Anthony Quinn's bulletin for yesterday is
The morning call., 1891-01-31

Last night three suspicious individuals
were seen proving about the Potrero. and
they were followed by Officer C. L. Wand
hannah and posse. At the railroad tract,
they were overtaken and struggle took
place. Two escaped. but George G. Kins-
ley was not so lucky. A search revealed a
yeStigatiOn can be had 49, -
The morning call., 1891-01-31
A Cnmhatixe Rerrar.

For several nights past number Of beg
gars have infested the corner of Jones and
Sacramento streets, threatening passers by
with violence II their demands for money
We're not complied with. Last night Officer
Charleston reduced the number of the gang
Dy arrestiBg James Smith, sturdy young
man, who resisted when placed under ar
rest, and had to be handcuffed before he
was brought TO the Central Station, where
charges OF begging and battery were placed
against him.
The morning call., 1891-01-31

Quinn was made the subject for an iniec-
ton of seven and half milligrams of
the lymph yesterday morning. Beyond his
suffering from stiffened joints there is no
change Frederickson is still experiencing
pans IN his left SIDE. Charles Hufmiller
feels oppressed and can hardly draw a fuII
breath. Holland and Satto, the Jap. are
abOut the same