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THROUGH THE HEART.
f. L. Parker Makes Good His
Threat to End His Life.

Fiske l.. Parker, well-known member Oh
the Native Sons of the Golden West, COM
mitted suicide at an early hour yesterday
morning by shooting himself through the
heart. He ended his life at the home OF his
mother, $3.50 California street. where he was
also born. The deceased was an account
ant By occupation and aged So years. lie
served as a deputy under County Clerk kuo-
dick, and had been courtroom clerk OIL
Judge Wallace's department of the superior
Court, but for two years had been out OIL
work.
For nearly three years he had suffered
from liver complaint, and at times was very
respondent. Frequently he had threatened
to kill himself, saying that in death he would
be better off. When Mrs. Angelina Parker.
his aged mother, entered his room at z
O'Clock yesterday morning she was horTIneu
to find him dead in bed. A Smith u ives
son revolver lay by his side, and the Deddlhs
was stained with blood that had ho"ed from
the wound in his left breast. The coroner
was notified and the remains were removed
to the MOrgue. An inquest was held IN the
afternoon AMI the jury returned verdict OF
suicide.
81 saw my son last alive" testified Mrs.
Parker, "about 9 30 O'clock last night, when
lie was in bed. He arose about IL O'Clock,
and looked at the string Of carriages convey
ing guests 10 Senator Stanford's reception
of the President across the street The
next time l saw him was at o'clock TINS
morning when / went into his room to see
what he would have for breakfast. He was
lying on his back with both hands up toward
his head, and pistol lay near his left side:
His room was three doors from mine, but L
heard no pistol shot last night, and no one
else in the house did. Years ago, at varl-
Gus times, he threatened to take his life, but
had not said much about it lately. When
ever he met with reverses he threatened to
jump overheard and drown himself. Since
lie was clerk in Judge Wallace's court two
years ago he has not done much work. He
drank at times to excess, but has been more
temperate lately.
THAT is all know about It," concluded
the heart-br0ken mother, who is So years OF
age, and who wept bitterly as she signed
her testimony. Tie father of the deceased
was drowned in a shipwreck in 1854.
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OFFICIAL CORRUPTION.
Charges Against Two Police Court
Attaches.

Chief of Police Crowley has decided TO
demand the removal of Louis Pistolesi, As
sistant Prosecuting Attorney of Police Court
/, and of John O'Connor, Bailiff of Police
Court 2. The police claim to have unearthed
a mascot corruption, in which these two
public officers are concerned. Complaint
was made to the Chief yesterday, an inYesti-
cation was made by Sergeant Coles, and this
is what the investigators. say they discov-
cred:
On Monday, Mrs. Annie Webb complained
10 Pistolesi that Ed Hinkle and Frank
Thompson had stolen $40 from hand
satchel in her room at the Brunswick House,
and asked that warrant be issued for their
arrest on a charge Of petty larceny. PistO-
lesi issued the warrant and at the same time
said he would have to charge her 81 90, as
he was not working for his health. Mrs.
Webb said she did not have the money with
her, as she justly supposed that no fee was
charged for issuing warrants. lie told her
to bring the money by o'clock in the alter
noon, but she did not call again and Pisto-
lesi went to her rooms. Upon being refused
money, she claims ne used very insulting
language.
On the following day Mrs. Webb received
call from Bailif Conner and Daniel Don,
Ovan, a Police Court lawyer. They asked
her not to prosecute Hinkle and Thompson,
but told her if she would call at George
HOTsey's saloon in Dunbar alley she would
receive present She went to the saloon
and received a sealed envelope containing
81 90. On the same evening she received
another visit from OConnOr and Donovan.
and this time Z. NJ. Railton, an electrician
ana friend Of Mrs. Webb, was present. He
took exception to the language used by
Donovan and, observing a star on OCon-
nor's vest, called upon him to arrest the fel-
low.
0Connor declared that he was not an Of
hcer and soon left with Donovan. RailtOn
reported the affair to Chief Crowley and an
investigation resulted in the discovery of
the circumstances related. Judge Morley
will be asked to dismiss 0'Connor and like
request will be made to the Board of Super
VisOTs in reference to PistOlesi. The latter
denies that he asked Mrs. Webb for money,
but asserts that he visited her for the pur-
pose of insisting that the warrants be served
upon Hinkle aud Thompson.
He says that Mrs. Webb consulted him
about accepting the stolen money and he ad-
yiSed her to take it without making any
agreement with Hinkle or Thompson
0Connor admits having visited Mrs. Webb,
but does not make clear explanation in
reference to the object of his visit. The
warrants issued for the arrest of Hinkle and
Thompson have not yet been served.
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HARD TO EXPLAIN.
Bamberger & Kaempfer's Books Foun
in a Bad State.

Bamberger 6 Kaempfer's Books Found
in Bad State.
The creditors of Bamberger & Kaempfer
have reached the conclusion that the firms
books are in very bad condition, and have
authorized Receiver Simpson 10 spend
$4,000 in investigating the case Checks
worth S2400 were found in Bamberger' S
house, and the partners were arrested for
attempting to defraud creditors. They were
also arrested for grand larceny for obtain
ing $1,000 worth of brandy from-L. p. DreX-
Ter and transferring it to somebody else.
to So coo, realized to the EXPERT only $500,
and the stock, which they said was worth
$4,000, sold for only $1,000. 1t was also dis
covered that brother of Kaempfer, who
was represented as New York wine
dealer, is really in the clothing business and
had received S25, 600 worth Of liquors.
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JULY FOURTEENTH.
French Citizens Preparing for Their An
nual Celebration.

French Citizens Preparing for Their An
nual Celebration.
A preliminary meeting of French citizens
was held last evening at Lafayette Hall to
take steps to properly celebrate the 14th Of
July Emanuel Meyer and j. Desehamps,
the President and Secretary of last years
celebration, were chosen to preside over the
meeting.
The members decided by a unanimous
vote to celebrate the coming 14th of July,
and to devote the remainder of any funds
to charity. If the amount is $3.50 or less,
the disI ostlOn of it is to be left to the EX-
ecutiye Committee; if it exceeds this sum a
mass-meeting of French citizens shall be
called to arrange for its distribution.
The details of the coming celebration are
to be left to a committee of thirty, who will
be elected by ballot on the 18th of July. be-
tween and 8 O'Clock in the evening, at
Lafayette Hall.
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St. Dominic,s Fair.

The ladies' fair in aid of st. Dominic's
Church opened last night at st. Dominic's
Har, on Pine street, between Steiner and
Pierce. During the evening the following
musical selections were rendered: Piano
selections, Miss N. Muldoon; operetta,
"Grandma's Birthday" by fifty children,
under the direction of Mrs. Daniel Sheerin !;
quartet, Give Us Freshenng Breeze"
Messrs. Taylor, Franklin, White and Sheer
in; recitation, "Fontenoy" Davis, James
Garden Jr.; trio. "Oh. Restless Sea-" Mrs.
Sheerin, Miss Muldoon and d. Sheerin Jr.
A number of other musical selections was
also rendered during the evening"
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ception of Saturday, when they may be kept
open for business for two hours longer Inc
members will also refuse to employ any VINO
are not affiliated with the association: Some
125 joined the society and with the fixing OF
the Initiation fee at 81 and the monthly
dues at so cents, officers were elected as fol
lows: President, Stephano Cereghino vice
President, V. Fuscho; Secretary, u. b.
Canepa; Treasurer, Giovanni Somensa; Ser
geant-at- Arms, Bastiano Olivia; DIRECTORS
Stephano Denlartini, l.. Sigarini, Geo rye
Myers, MARITIME Sigarini. Sabatu Vitalo and
Antonio COrdan0.
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Boothlacks, Assnciatinn.

A meeting of some 200 bootblacks was held
on Tuesday evening in the hall at the corner
of Powell and Union streets, and at which
the San Francisco Bootblacks' Association
was organized. 1t will be beneficiary in
character, but will seek also to have all
stands closed at 8 CLOCK on Sunday and at
s o'clock on days Of the week, with the ex-
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-04-30
Laveucia and His Peanut Wagon.

Thomas Lavencia runs peanut wagon,
and for some time has been supplying the
people at the ferry with the toothsome
ground nut. He was not content to remain
in line with the other vendors, but had
placed his vehicle right in the passage way
leading to the Sausalito ferry. He was
driven away by Sergeant Cavanaugh several
times, but persisted in returning, and pa
thence ceasing to be virtue, he was arrested
by the Sergeant yesterday.
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One Exbibition was sunicient.

professor Jules Greenbaum and Mile.
Emma" two stage performers, have sued
recover rec SlH 500 for one weeks wages. They
claim tt at they had a contract to appear at
the Wigwam at 500 week, but after Civ
ing one exhibition of their ability the man
ayers refused to let them give another, nor
would they pay them the contract price Of
500.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-04-30

Judge Wallace has referred the divorce
suit of John McCraig VS.. Annie McCraig to
a commissioner for the taking of testimony.
The Craigs married in Ireland several years
ago and he charges that she has deserted
and used him cruelty. He is waiter at
the Occidental Hotel and earns a monthly
salary of S3j
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Lost Her Rank-Rnnk.

Mrs. Alice NJ Macarthur has brought suit
against the Peoples Home Savings Bank to
recover S4125 on deposit there in her name.
She states that she had unfortunately lost
her bank book, showing the above amount
to her credit with the bank. Not being
able therefore to produce it, the bank re-
fuses to pay the money over to her.
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Installments Not Kept Up.

Suit has been commenced by the j. Dew
ing Company against Benjamin F. Nap
thaly to recover possession of piano aud
some books, valued at S5S2 80, and bought
on the installment plan.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-04-30

HELD FOR RoBBERY.-John Kearny and Ed
ward Goldenson, who stole $50 and watch and
chain from Pierre Caderre were held for tria
Yesterday on charge OF robbery, each in $4,000
bonds.
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OCEANIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

Carrying United States, Hawaiian aud Co.
lOnial Mails.
WILL LEAVE HE COMP ANY'5 kz
w Wharf foot OF Folsom street. EaSR
for honolulu. Auckland aud Sydney.
WITHOUT CHANGE
The Splendid New 3O0O-ton Iron Steamsr
Monowai FRIDAY, May / st, , p. VI.
OF Immediately on arrival OF the British mail
For Honolulu.
SIS. Australia (30U0 Ionsl. May 18th. lat P.
S. Zealandia. ...-....-....,.. May 9th. at P. NJ
Hs- For freight passage. apply at Office. 321
Market street. JOHN D. SPRECkELS It BROS.
se.6tf General AgenLz
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OCEAN STEAMSHIPS.
PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP co
FOR PORTLAND & ASTORIA, OREGON

THE UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY ke~aa
L Ocean DivisiOn-and PACIFIC COAST %SEGStTS
STEAMSHIP COMPANY will dispatch from Spear-
street Wharf at 10 a. for the above ports OF
their Al iron steamships, viz:
STATE OF CALIFORSIA-April l. IS, %. May
z, 10. 81.
OREGON--Mareh "a, April 5, II, 20, May H. %.
Connecting via Portland with the Northern Pacific
Railroad, Oregon Short Line and other dverglng
lines for all points in oregon, Washington, British
Columbia, Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Dakota, Utah.
wyoming, Yellowstone Park, and all points East and
South and TO Europe.
Fare to Portland-Cabin, sl6; steerage. 80; round
trip. cabin, $50
Ticket Offces-1 Montgomery St and Palace Ho-
tel, New Montgomery ST.
GOODALL, PERKINS & CO.. Supt. Ocean Line.
10 Market It. San Francisco
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LADIES' AND cHILDREN'S
HOSIERY And UNDERWEAR.

At lOc.
100 dozen LADIES' GERMAN FANCY
COTTON HOSE, full finished, extra
long, in stripes and combinations, me-
dunn and dark colors, good value for 25c
At 1Ec.
20 dozen EXTRA FINE LADIES' FAN CY
COTTON HOSE, In Tan and Light
Grays, fancy boot styles. regular
value $3.50.
AT Be.
500 dozen CHILDREN'S SCHOOL HOSE,
in Navy, Seal and Garnet full fin ished,
French ribbed, 8 to S1s inches, regular
value 2jc.
AT 35c.
10 dozen LADIES' FINE RIBBED CASH
MERE VESTS, low neck no sleeves in
pink only, edges slightly faded from
show window, former price 75c.
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FOR SALE oELEBRATED PANORAMA
PHILLIPPoTEAUX. now exhibited In Paris,
Champs Eiysees. Address NINE. MARIE LAROCHE
apps Tn 5F
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PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

THE CoMPANY'S STEAMSHIPS WILL ksvq,
l. sail Ela2y
FOR NEW YORK VIA PANAMA.
Steamship ACAPULCO. Monday, May 4. 1891, at
~ noon. taking passengers and freight direct for
Mazatlan, Acapulco, Ocoz. ChaNperico, San Jose de
Guatemala Acaiutla, La Libertad. CorintO. Punta
Arenas and Panama. This steamer WI make
spe cial call at san Benito direct.
FOR HONG-KO &c VIA YOKOHAMA.
CHINA.............Thu Thursday, May z. 1891, at PM
CITY OF ...........,,............,..
..................T TUESDAY, June I'd. 1891, at PM
CITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO. ...... -................
,..,,.......... Thursday June %, 1891, at PM
Round trip tickets to Yokohama and return at re-
duced rates
For freight passage apply at the ofee corner OF
First and Brannan streets
Branch ofice-202 Front street.
JOHN Nj. DOW, Acting General Agent
de15 tt GEORGE II. RICE. Trafc Manager
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-06-04
ARMY PROMOTIONS.

Secretary PROCTOR has appointed board
of officers to conduct an examination for
the admission Of civilians to the army to
NIL the vacancies now existing among the
commissioned officers, to be held in Wash
lngton this month. There are now about
one hundred vacancies actually existing o,
IN prospect, sixty five of which will be
necessary to accommodate the cadets of
the class that will graduate from the mill
tary academy on the 18th instant We
would like to know why the remainder is
not filled from the non-commissioned Off
GERS Of the army, unless it be to square up
some political debt in that way.
We have heard so much lately
about the superior quality of the
new enlistments that we cannot CON-
prehend why preference should not be
given to the men who choose the army as
their profession. 1t is certainly not just to
those who enter the service with view to
gaining commission TO ignore them in
favor Of a batch Of youth without any
other experience save that of lobbying for
office. No wonder assertions are so nu-
merous when the way to promotion is so per-
sistenty barred. To be sure it is expected
that fifteen non-commissioned officers
Will be promoted, but from past experience
1t Is plain that they are Predetermined
through that kind of influence. The
twenty civilians who will be provided by
Secretary PRocToR will all be political
protegees.
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WHAT Is FREE TRADE?

What is free trade? Does the Demo-
cratic party favor free trade. These two
questions should be settled in the mind OF
every inquiring voter.
Free trade is defined by the Century die
tionary, the highest authority in our
language, as unrestricted trade; especially
trade or commerce between different coup.
tries free from restrictions or customs
duties; in a narrower and more common
sense, international trade free from pro-
tective or discriminative duties; trade sub
iect only to such tariffs and regulations as
are necessary for revenue and police"
1t will be seen from the above, that "free
trade has two meanings. One meaning
attached to the term implies that under
free trade there is no tariff; the other
states that free trade'' means no discrimi-
mating tariff. 1t is important to dis
tinguish between these two meanings.
In the first sense, that free trade means
no tariff, there are no Democratic free
traders. No Democrat has ever advocated
abolition of tariff taxes. "The PROPOSE
tion," said CLEVELAND, "with which we
are confronted is the reduction of the rev.
enue received by the government. The
question of free trade is not involved"
"What is the tariff !' asked THURMAN.
sit is a duty or tax levied by the govern
ment upon goods imported into the United
States. When no higher than was required
by the purposes of revenue, it has always
been cheerfully acquiesced in by the peo-
pie. They have generally preferred it to
any other mode o. taxation. But when
tariff like that now in force, is framed, not
for revenue purposes, but to give to one
class Of capitalists monopoly of the mar
ket, it becomes seriously oppressive. 1t is
a tax that benefits no one but the favored
capitalist"
II by "free trade" any one means there
will be no tariff taxes, it is abundantly
clear that the Democrats do not believe in
free trade. In, this sense the MILLS bill
was no more like free trade than washing
your face is like drowning yourself; it re-
duced the tariff taxes from an average of A.
to an average Of AZ per cent.
The second definition of free trade
"trade free from protective or discrimin-
alive duties"-is the doctrine of many
Democrats. II protective and dis
are regarded as SYNONYMS.
then all tariff Is either for free trade or pro-
lection, and every man must be either in
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-06-04

Our MORNING contemporary. being de-
serted by self-respecting Republicans and
fast losing its Liberal following, rushes in
with a tender of its services as the organ of
Mr.. ANGUS NJ. CANNON and performs it's
first service in the new field by trying to
say something mean about The HERALD
because this paper suggested, the other
morning, that it was not exactly the proper
thing to teach partisan politics from the
pulpit. We do not imagine that Mr.. CAN
NON will be boastful OF his champion.
Rather do we think he would prefer single
handed defense than such defender. AS
to THE HERALD which doesn't seem to be
managed to the taste Of the Tribune we live
in the hope that in the course of time our
disgruntIed and decaying contemporary
will awake to the fact with which every
BODY else is familiar, that this is Demo-
cratic newspaper, dealing with issues of to
day and too busy to dig up and drool over
questions so long buried that only anchient
history knows that such questions were
ever alive
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BE HONEST AND CONSCIENTIOUS.

We have heard it said that sit will look
badly if all the Mormons join the Demo
cratic party 1t will 'look'' Just right for
them to do this very thing, if they are all
Democrats, and it would ''look' mighty
badly for any Of them, who are Democrats,
to join any other party. OF course moth
ing of this kind will be done, and we refer
TO the matter only because certain persons
who entertain no other opinion of politics
than that il is a trading business, are trying
to make the Mormons believe that for ''the
sake of appearances they should distribute
themselves between the parties in equit-
able proportions" The HERALD wants to
say right here that the man who talks to
another in this strain offers an insult TO
the latter. and when he talks it to the en-
tire community, he prcclaims himself a
fool or expresses the opinion that he is ad-
dressing fools. TIE question now before
Mormons and Gentiles alike, is not one of
'spolicy," but of politics. and of politics in
other than the corrupt ana trading sense.
The question is one of principe, not of ex-
pediency. Unfortunately all Mormons are
not at heart Democrats We wish they
were. We wish that every one of them,
now that the Peoples party has disbanded,
because there is now no longer occasion for
its existence, was so well convinced OF the
rightfuiness of Democratic principles that
he could conscientiously come within
active worker for the establishment
OF the supremacy of the best principles
ever devised for human government We
wish this with al our heart, and if they
were all so convinced would heartily wei
come them into camp. whatever might be
said as to appearances.
What would look badly and would be bad
In every respect, would be for these people.
or any others for that matter, to nominally
unite with any political party without re-
gard to principles, merely "for the sake of
appearances" If any of that kind of poll
tics shall be practiced here those who en-
gage in It viii regret their action as long
4s they live; they will bring shame, if not
disaster, to themselves and the party with
which they trade.
What THE HERALD wants is honesty and
good faith in politics as in everything else.
We would have all the members of the dis
banded Peoples party become Democrats,
but we would not have one Of them say he
was a Democrat when he was not, and join
the organization Tor the purpose of seven
ing up'' matters, his neighbor having cast
his lot with the Republicans. We want all to
come in and help fight the battle for good
government, but before you come in make
certain that the principles Of Democracy
are your principles. Be honest and con-
scientioas in making choice Of parties and
Their you will regret nothing, and your
work will be labor of love and VIII be
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-06-04
ENROLL FOR VICTORY.

Since the Democratic club of Salt Lake
by its declaration of principles started a
political reformation, the profes sional OBJ
structionists of every movement that is
calculated 10 lift Utah to plane OF prom
inence she deserves, have been trying 20
dIsparage it by denying il force and vital
ity. Just the same the Democratic party is
living power, growing, gaining every
day. Few dissenters hold aloof on both
sides from sheer habit of past association.
Still, the large majority of the people Of
Salt Lake and Utah are Democrats at heart.
and since the Peoples party is dissolved
and the Liberal party discredited, we fear
not the issue. When it comes to the test
next August Democracy will be triumph
ant and for the first time the territorial
legislature will organize in accordance
with American politics. But it is not
enough to win, it is important that the
strength of the party be so fully displayed
as to convince the hating Democrats and
to confuse the Boosting obstruc-
tionists. In this first battle for
national principles the hosts on both sides
will be counted and it behooves every
Democrat to do his duty. To that end it is
imperative that every citizen register.
Only three days more remain for that. Let
no one neglect it. The Liberals, to keep
up their pretense for further existence.
are alive to the urgency of polling every
vote they can. The Democrats cannot
afford to give them any advantage. We
therefore repeat, register and enroll for
success.