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The morning call., 1891-07-24
WHERE is CHUTE?
Hepeated Inquiries for Him in
Judge Wallace's Court.
Stephen I. Gage Keeps Out of the Witness-Box
on Technieality-Th Taylor Doodle Case
May Come Before the Grand Jury.

The developments in the Taylor Doodle
suit yesterday were chiefly of the negati We
kind, but the silence was of its own Signih-
canoe. So was the absence of most of the
Sacramento legislators supposed TO be IN
tereSted IN the case, as defendants or other
wise. If they owed Mr.. Taylor any part of
the 5000 he claims for services rendered"
they did not seem TO be concerned about
judgment going by deiault
Frank Freeman, the Glenn County phil
anthropist about whose leave OF absence,
even for few hours. Mr.. Clunie had eX-
hibited SO much anxiety the day before,
was in attendance. But there was no sign
Of Stephen T. Gage, Richard Chute or
Henry Wangenheim, all of whom were be-
lIeved to be possessed of peculiarly valuable
information on Doodle legislation, as applied
TO this particular case.
As soon as Judge Wallace had settled
comfortably into his seat Harvey S. Brown.
one of the Southern Pacific Railroad Com
pany's attorneys, undertook to explain the
absence of Stephen I. Gage.
A SHOCKING IRRE6ULARITY.
Mr.. Brown proceeded To state that MI
Gage had been accosted by a stranger who
had presented to him what proved TO be a
subpoena to attend and give evidence in the
cause OF George w. Taylor against w. o.
Banks and others in this court. The matter
was submitted to him Brown, and when il
was discovered that the regular witness fee
Of 81 had not been paid when the subpoena
WAS served he had advised Mr.. Gage to
ignore the document
There were immediate inquiries as to
whether MI Gage was then and there
with reach of The court, but the Sheriff.
best inquiries failed to produce the gentle
The morning call., 1891-07-24

Addition and in South San Francisco. That
lotteries are still conducted in the city is
evident from the fact that nearly $4,000
worth of tickets are sold daily. Nearly
every Moreol connected with wash-houses
acts as an agent for the sale of tickets, and
several white men have also gone into the
business One of these Gus Snyder. was
arrested Wednesday night and when closely
searched at the City Prison several hundred
tickets. marked and ready for delivery, were
found concealed beneath his undertaking.
NO MORE LOTTERIES IN CHINATOWN.
Chief Crowley says he is determined that
no more lotteries shall be conducted in
Chinatown. A special detail of officers
visit all suspected places every morning and
night Sergeant Spillane aud posse, the
regular Chinatown squad, have consider
ably increased the city's revenue by their
frequent raids. During the month of May
fifty-eigbt arrests were made and the fines
amounted to $3.50. In June eighty persons.
including eleven keepers, were arrested. and
their fines aggregated $3.50. SO far this
month forty-n inc offenders have been CAP
tured and fined $40.
REGARDED WITH SUSPICION.
Every new wash-house opened is regarded
with suspicion by the officers. as the chances
are ten to one that 1t is blind for a lottery
den within its walls.
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FAMILY TROUBLES.
Elka Gordan Has Her Husband and Hi
Attorney Arrested.

Elka Gordan Has Her Husband and His
Attorney Arrested.
Yesterday afternoon Eliza Gordan, from
whom Robert GoIdan, a kearny- street tailor
whose marital troubles have been freely
ventilated in the courts. claims to be di-
vorced, appeared in Police Court and OBJ
tanned warrant for the arrest ON the
ground of libel of Robert Gordan and Her
bert Choynski, his attorney, in that they pro-
cured the publication in an evening sheet,
the Daily Stock Report, of the following
matter, to wit, The fact is that Judge H.
j. Buckles in Fairfield. the county seat of
Solano County, in December. 1887, granted
divorce to Robert from Eliza Gordan Oh
the ground of infidelity."
The warrant was issued, and at O'Clock
an entry was made on the Central Police
Register that Gordan and Choynski had
been arrested at the City Hall by Officer
Harris on a charge OF libel, and had been
released on $500 bonds each, accepted by
Police Court Clerk Duffield. AS matter
OF fact Harris made n such arrest All he
had to do with the case was the carrying of
the warrant with the release bond certified
on it from the office of the Captain of Po-
lice to the booking sergeant of the prison.
AS another matter of fact the warrant for
the arrest of Gordan aud Choynski and the
release bond, as attached, came simultane-
Ously to the Captain OF Policies Office
Officer Harris happening to be there, was
ordered to carry the document into the
prison, and that was his only connection
with the case.
The family troubles of the Gordan family
have occupied the atten ton of the Superior
Court for several years past. and at least
one suit is now pending before that tri-
buual
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CHINESE LOTTERIES.
Chinatown Practically Rid of the
Vicious Dens,
But They Are Spreading ALI Over the City
Every New Wash-House Regarded
With Suspicion.

Chinese lottery-dens no longer flourish In
the heart of the Mongol quarter. So closely
have the sleek Celestial gamblers been
pressed by the police that they have con
clnded that Chinatown is neither safe nor
profitable locality for conducting lotteries
Five of the oldest companies tried to evade
the law and the officers for many months by
continually lodging about and moving from
cellar to garnet, and from hou Sc to house.
Raid upon raid followed in such quick
succession that the lottery-keepers finally
decided to seek new fields. This they did
by extending operations outsidesthe filthy
and squaIid precincts of the Mongol strong
hold. Dozens of wash-houses and bazaars
outside Chinatown were fitted up as lotteries,
but their location soon became known to the
police. and were promptly broken up by IN
expected raids.
BRANCHING OUT ALL OVER THE CITY.
For time there were lotteries on Suffer,
Bush, Post, Geary, Ellis and Eddy streets.
Golden Gate avenue and several in the Chi
nese laundries south of Market street. These
places were broken up, but still the business
is carried on in more remote sections of the
city. Some of the lotteries. it is said, are
now being located as far out as the Western
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PERSONAL NOTES.

o. Ii. Spring, a merchant of Arcsta, is at
the Grand.
Robert Mudd, a st. Louis capitalist. is at
the Palace.
3. F. Porter, Los Angeles capitalist, is
at the Lick.
NJ. d. Foley, State-Senator of Nevada, is
at the Palace
J. B. Sperry, mill-owner of Stockton, is
at the Palace.
E. Jacobs. vineyardist of Vlsalia, is at
the Occidental.
S. d. Childress, Los Angeles banker, is
at the California.
George E. Dobn, Santa Rosa viticult-
urist, is at the Grand.
Stanton L. Carter. an attorney-at-law of
Stockton, is at the Lick.
Captain E. L. Marshall, q Los Angeles
capitalist, is at the Lick.
Baron A. de Gumberg Of st. Petersburg
Is registered at the Palace.
w. C. Hendricks OF Sacramento, ex-Secre-
tary of State. is at the Lick.
Ed R. Hamilton and wife, of Sacram ento
are stopping at the Hotel Pleasanton.
DIR. John Walker and A. P. johnson.
mining men OF Sonora, are at the Lick.
Alfred Tregidgo, mine-owner of Or
mande, Nevada County, is at the Grand,
George w. Solomon OF st. Louis, a whole
sale dealer in dried fruits, is at the Cali
fOrnia
A. A. McCulloch, a large wheat-farmer of
New Hope, San Joaquin County, is at the
Grand.
George H. Stewart, Los Angeles capital
ist and large property-owner, Is at the CALI
foruia.
John A. Cole, an orange orchardlst and
ex-Sheriff Of San BernardinO County, is az
the Grand
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edge of or intimacy with Burns, Chute and
Crimmins, but admitted that he knew L. l..
Bromweli and had had conversations with
him about insurance legislation. He posi-
lively denied having made any payment for
the purpose of defeating adverse legislation.
He admitted having TO contribute to the
funds of the Pacific Insurance Union.
GETTING TO THE POINT.
Attorney Campbell objected to any fur
ther questions Of this character. but Clunie
persisted and intimated that his hands were
clean. Said he: 1--WE have never made any
corrupt bargain. We never bribed Sacra-
men.o legislators. We were simply en-
ployed by Mr.. Burns"
Mr.. Campbell, who had thus far been
patient, arose Indignantly. He said "This
plaintiff Indicating Faylor) has gone on the
stand and has testified that he knew Of no
other purpose in the combine than the sale
of votes to the highest bidders. He has
testified that he is a contractor, but lie has
not shown that he Is possessed of any abil-
ity in that line. He sues the combine for
his services at the rate CT $1,000 n month. or
5000 for three months, for simply being a
messenger. Now $1,000 is more than your
Honor can earn in year and half; more
than the average attorney can earn in year
or more. 1t must be evident to this court
that the combine that he says was formed
used his services to assist them in corrupt
work. We respectfully submit that sup
posing he rendered all the services he
combinations as tend to corruption; and in
order to recover from us this man must
show the legality Of tie whole copartner-
ship. don't think that he could. There
is nothing tending to prove a copartnership
other than for corrupt purposes. Your
Honor cannot sit here and decide between
plaintiff and defendant in case of CORFU DIT
copartnership and say how much money is
coming Tor his services"
OBJECTION ovERRULED.
Judge Wallace-I cannot entertain YOUR
objections at present. Let the plaintiff pro-
coed with his proof i shall Oyerrule the
objections.
Mr. Campbell noted exceptions on all
points and Clunie pressed his question to
MIR. Haven as to the proportion of the
money the latter paid. Campbell again OBJ
iected and the Court put the question in
another form by asking the object OF the
payment
THE INSURANCE COMBINE.
De Ravens replied that the purpose of the
The morning call., 1891-07-24
A JOKE.
But the Man Who Perpetrated 1t Had to
for

But the Man Who Perpetrated 1t Had to
Pay for 1t.
At recent sitting of the Liverpool en-
gland County Court suit was brought
against a terpsieborean tailor named Staid-
ley for assault. the damages being stated at
946 It's Cd, about $685.. Counsel for the
plaintiff, in opening the case, said the action
arose out OF circumstances which happened
at ball at the City Hall, promoted by a
science club. The plaintiff, having taken a
ticket for the ball, went there about $50
in the evening, and, after walking around
the room, stood near fireplace eonversing
with some ladies. While he was SO doing
the defendant, who was total stranger to
the plaintiff, came up and said. "Ailow me
to offer you chair"
This the plaintiff accepted. thanking the
defendant. and was in the act of sitting
down when the defendant suddenly with
drew the chair. The consequence was that
the plaintiff fell heavily to the ground. He
got up feeling giddy, and after few mo-
ments said to the defendant:
Did you offer me chair and pull 1t
away" TO which the defendant replied
Yes" Subsequently the defendant was
ancing with lady, who would be called
witness, to whom he said:
II only did 1t for joke"
The result Of this fall was that the plain
tiff had great difficulty in keeping some
after the ball was over it was found that
his spine was injured, and he had to keep
his bed four weeks. and subsequently had
to go to Laindudno to recuperate This
thing was probably, counsel remar X ed,
nothing but silly, practical joke on the
part of tile defendant. an nnm annerly and
rude man, for the sake of creating laughter,
but it was joke for which he must be made
to pay.
Evidence was then called to support the
opening statement
The jury returned verdict for the plain
tiff OF EJ0.-EX
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PIETRO'S BAD LUCK,
He Was Hunting for Work, but Got
Bullet Through His Thigh.

He Was Hunting for Work, but Got q
Bull let Through His Thigh.
An illustration of tie dangers attending
the seeker for honest employment was given
at the Receiving Hospital last night. Pietro
Rachicona went out to the country to look
for work yesterday afternoon. Instead of
getting a job Pietro got bullet in his leg
and came back to have il removed
Pietrn is Il thirteen-year-old Italian living
at 1913 Dupont street. Yesterday morning he
and Patsy Bocca, a boy about his own age,
started out to San Pedro TO get jobs on
fruit farm, so Pietro says. Patsy carried a
25-caioer pistol along to guard against an
attack from pirates that might be lurking
in the underbrush near the highway.
The boys could not find work, so they
started back to town. While resting on a
bridge about $3.50 o'clock in the afternoon
Patsy drew his pistol to see if it was loaded.
1t was loaded, but instead OF blowing down
the barrel in the customary manner Patsy
pointed the weapon at Piatro and pulled the
trigger. The bullet passed through the
fleshy part of the boys right thigh, making
painful but not dangerous wound.
The morning call., 1891-07-24

Mrs. Sarah Reardon, who was arrested
several days ago on bench warrant, issued
in Judge HeDbard's court, for failing to ap-
pear in court when required in case
against her Of assault with deadly weapon.
was released yesterday on her own recog.
nizance. She fired shot at Folsom-street
car-driver. whom she mistook for her worth :
less husband. He had deserted her and her
children for a disreputable character. She
was directed to appear on Saturday for ar
Iaignmaut.
The morning call., 1891-07-24
IIusicians' Big Masquerade.

Arrangements are completed for the big
carnival and prize masquerade ball of the
San Francisco Musical Fund Society in the
Mechanics Pavilion tomorrow night. The
illuminated street pageant, headed by a
monster band Of 100 rieces, viii start from
the corner of California and kearny streets
at O'Clock. In the procession will be two
companies OF militia. magnificent floats and
100 members Of the Coast Seamen's Union
in full uniform. The first door prize for
ladies will be $500 piano and for men two
cases of California wines. Many valuable
prizes will be awarded on characters and
The morning call., 1891-07-24
Lumber-Dealer Missing,

John A. Gray, prominent lum5er-dealer
from Puget Sound, is missing. He arrived
in San Francisco a few days ago on the
schooner Emma, which locked ut the foot
of Lombard street. At 30 Wednesday
morning Mr.. Gray left the schooner and
has not been seen since. He Is AZ years of
age, feet 9 inches high. and dressed in a
dark suit of ciOthps
The morning call., 1891-07-24

wears it ont and quickly destroys the nap.
This is fallaey. The dust and dirt and
grease are primarily responsible for hats
quickly becoming shabby. Never put on
your lat without brushing it with a soft
brush (whisk brooms injure it,, and when
you lay it aside take care also that no dust
remains upon it. Attend to these simple
rules and your hats will last twice as long
and look respectable even when they are
nearly worn Out-EX
The morning call., 1891-07-24
She Went Insane.

Blanche Hewett, servant girl, was taken
to the Home for Inebriates last night to be
treated for insanity. She was living at ia
Bush street. where she had been employed
for some time past. The girl has been SUBJ
ject to the malady, which suddenly took q
violent form yesterday.
The morning call., 1891-07-24

Lawrence Stevens, an employee of the
Pacific Rolling-mills, had three toes on his
right foot crushed yesterday afternoon by
heavy piece of iron falling on his foot.
The injured members were amputated at
the Receiving Hospital.
The morning call., 1891-07-24
The Cotfex Jurx Disagr...

The jury in the case of Attorney NJ. M.
Cotfey, tried in Judge Hebbard's court on
the charge Of bribing witness in the case
of Frank p. Queen, disagreed late on
Wednesday night, and was discharged.
They are understood to have stood 6 to 6.
The morning call., 1891-07-24
The AIexine Case.

The prosecution flushed taking testimony
in the Aexine case last night and The
defense will begin this evening. Two OF
the little Russian boys, Officer Holbrook
and Father Joseph we're called to the stand.
Nothing new was developed in the examina-
tion of the witnesses
The morning call., 1891-07-24
! @ La ::
For a Term of Years the Beautiful
ABBOTSFORD HOUSE.

CITUATED AT LARKIN, BROADWAY AND
- Vallejo SITS, San Francisco. block from HYDE
street cable (Calfornia-Street system), one block
from Polk-sreet cable (Sutter3treet system)and the
new electric road now building Will pass the door on
Vallejo street.
This house contains l6s bright bed rooms parIor
ohice, dining-room kitchen, etc., bathrooms etc.
partly furnished and carpeted
The whole house has just been thoroughly reno
waited. having received new brick foundation,
new roof, new sanitary plumbing throughout been
thoroughly painted in and out side and every room
IN the house newly papered; concrete sidewalk in
front OF the hotel. and everything put rstclass
order.
The right man make a profit OF from $500 to
$1,000 each III onth in the year. The house is suita-
Die for either lodging or boarding house first
class family hotel.
Terms of lease reasonable
Apply to r. MOHR, Room 80. Flood Building or
to IL. GEILFUSS. 100 Fulton street.
lyl9 st Sup MoweFr2p
The morning call., 1891-07-24
How Thex Come and g.

Chinese statistics compiled by the Custom
house for the last six months show 1854
Chinese have left the country and 94S have
arrived, difference of 1906
The morning call., 1891-07-24

II. C. Hensel, aged 63. 4 native of Ger
many, residing at 2214 Hilbert street. died
suddenly yesterday from natural causes,
The body was removed TO the Morgue.
The morning call., 1891-07-24
BOARD OF NEW CITY HALL COMMISSIONERS
PROPOSALS FOR METALLIC FILES.

CEALED PROPOSALS FOR THE FOLLOWING
~ work ana materials will be rec eived by the Board
OF New City Ran Commissioners, in the cham Der of
the Board OF Supervisors. WEDNESDAY, the
18th day OF August, 1891, between the hours Of IL
A. N. and IL N. of that day:
For the furnishing and placing OF metallic docu-
ment file boxes in the httings made therefor in the
County Clerks new office. in the rthwest wing of
the New City Hall, to the amount of 10, 900 or
thereaDouts. Proposals to be accompanied by sam.
pies OF the file boxes bid upon and the work to be
1891.
Dimensions of files to BIO obtained In the ONCE OF
the architect
In awarding this contract the question OF quality
and durability of the files bid upon, in connection
with the price, Will be considered.
The secretary will furnish blank forms of propos-
ais and bonds to intending bidders. No bid VIII be
entertained unless made upon blanks SO furnished
The bids must be accompanied with certified
check, or with = bond with two good and
SUFFICIENT eties In the sum OF 10 cont Of the
total sum OF tender to guarantee the closing of the
contract when awarded. The name Of the bonds
men, when bond Is given must be submitted to the
Commissioners at least three days before the open
ing Of the bids. In order that they may pass upon
their competency. The board reserves the right 70
reject any and all bids Payments Will be made by
aadited demands upon the treasury drawn against
the New City Hall Fund.
with reference to bondsmen should they have
them instead OF cheeks
GEORGE II. sANDERsoN,
THOMAS J. L. SMILEY,
JOHN II. BURST,
Board OF New City Hall Commissioner,
EDWARD l. WOLFE, Secretary.
San Francisco. July a. 1891. D7 SCI
The morning call., 1891-07-24

How to Make Yonr Hat PresentabIe.
Many men believe that brushing a hat
The morning call., 1891-07-24
TaZeS-l8}l-I'3ZGS
Notice to Taxpayers!

TAXPAYERS ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT
l. In accordance with Section of an act entitled
lar act in relation to the assessment collection
of taxes upon persona property in the City and
County OF San Francisco" approved March lS
1874. That certified copy of the Assessment
Book, containing the City and Countys portion of
the personal property taxes for the year 1891 has
this day been received.
The personal property taxes for City and County
purposes are now due and payable at the Office OF
the undersigned
The above named taxes will become delinqaent
on Monday, August 8, 1891, at O'Clock p NJ, after
which time per cent Will be added TO the amount
thereof
Taxpayers will please send for their bills as early
as possible. Positively cheeks received after
Friday. July 81. 1891
For the convenience or those parties unable to
call during the daytime, the ONCE will remain omen
from 10 p. NJ during the evenings of July SOth
and 3lst and August lst
THOMAS o'BRIEN, Tax Collector
OF the City and County OF San Francisco, New City
Hall.
Dated, San Francisco. July ID, 1891.
jyl4 cod to aus
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On Her Own Recoenixance.

John A. Cole, an orange orchardist and
t-Sheriff of San Bernardino County, is at
"a Grand ~
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-11

WAsniNdToN. Dec. 100 Commits.
sioner o. NAVIGATION Baics, IN his an
nual report, dwclls on marine iugnr.
ance. and rays that We are fasl drlting
into dependency on foreign undrrwflt.
ing. The manifest decsdelco % our
undorwrling power IA 81 NATIONAL COM
ccru. 10 ~ ~ necessary 10 have inarine
underwriting Of our own, q commerce
~ our own, " shipping " our own.
Marine Insurance IA the facility aud
power for the command u trade ncoi.
iul In peace, bus essentlai in war. The
uuderw riilrg ~ our rnoniy not 90 10
thought of; that u a rival should never
Ice depended on. The c1mmls.ionur
recommends the atrngall1n NJ the
treaty with Great Britain which pre-.
vents the building Of afniei vessels on
tho lakes, and the repeal or lhH act Of
,t5., authorizing the naturalization of
nfclgn vessels.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-11
THE END OF SAN JOSE JOE.
Monster shark That Was Kuawn u
All skippsrs OF tho Pacific Coast.

A Monster shark That Was Known -
All skippsrs OF tho Pacific Coast.
There is on exhibition In Stewart
street In the shape OF photograph "all
that Is mortal' OF ''san jose Joc.n San
Jose Joe was In his lifetime u shark.
and Was better known all along the
eoast from Guatemala to Panama than
any skipper sailing the Pacific, and he
was an object OF general respect too.
The fint known 10 tho men who tell
lsh stories Is that lac came into promi.
nenco about fourteen years ago by tax.
ing on a cargo Of two natives, who
were enjoying the luxury ola sea bath
on tho Guatemala coast. Like "Old
Brin, the grizzly OF the Sierrns, his
reputation as n man eater Increased
rapidly, and he was given credit for tho
havoc wrough. By all tho sharks In tho
district ho infested.
joe had u certain route which no
worked" and Il was early noticed
that his weather ego was always open
for a choice moncl with line attached
to Il. The expression on his counte.
nance when the ships cook would cast
Vim well lardcd shank was odifylng
10 behold, but he had human con.
tempt for people who gave donations
with string 10 them"
Mariners on tho west coast Of Con-
tral America, after experimenting with
hook Oh Joe for some time. Mt length
discarded that method OF orectlng his
capture and rsprted to firearms. The
amount Of lead Joe had fired into him
with all sorts Of firearms no doubt add.
ed TO his weight, but Il had no appre.
ciable effect on HE buoyhnt spirits or
on his appetite for bathcrs and lone
rowboats.
As the United States steamer RANGER
was lying IN the hurbor Of san Joso do
Guatemala, the noted shark came
alongside aud cast n hungry glnnco 20.
ward the cookhousc. Captain Rotor
armed himself with hurpoon aud On.
tcrod a dIngy lying aft Ito was so
fortunate rs 20 get an opportunity Tor
landing the harpoou Ia vital SPOT;
md, Ia short order, tho old shark. who
had terrorized tho coast for so many
years, WIS lying an inert mass on tho
calm waters
Tho carcass was hauled on board and
photographed, Measurements were
taken, aud Joe's body was weighed
His weight was $3.50 pounds lilo
was 20 feet s Inches In length, and
was feet 3 inches In circumference
back OF the gills Il was found that
the old fellow had no teeth. probably
owing TO hisgrcat age IIo was a tiger
sliark-that IL, spotted lko u tiger
Tho natives Oh the coast have brcathed
easier since his timely taking OFT, and
Captain Relter is very popular man
down there. San Francisco Report.