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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-03-09
TRAINED AS A THIEF.

An Incident in a Store Told by the De-
tective Who Saw 1t.
A tall, square-shouldered man, with
florid face, dropping black mustache and
shrewd eyes, was walking leisurely about
the floor of large silverware establishment
on Broadway, taking quick glances at the
faces of the crowd trading at the counters,
says the New York Sun. A close observer
might have seen him stop short in his walk
at one point and fix his gaze upon boy
who stood with a lady before one of the
showcases. Then he dropped back into
the shadow of staircase and stood watch
ing the pair.
What he says he saw was as follows: The
lady was looking at silver spoons. She was
elegantly dressed, handsome and possessed
the air Of one occupying an enviable social
position. The boy at her side, who might
have been 10 years old, was also extensively
dressed, and his face resembled that of tine
woman sufficiently to indicate that the TWO
were mother and son. The boy, however,
had sharp, wicked expression of the eyes,
and there was hang-dog droop to his heat
quite remarkable in one apparently SO well
born.
The man watching from behind the stair
case emerged presently from the shadow and
advanced to the mother of the boy. When
he had got the lady'S attention he said:
Yes" she replied.
"Well, am detective and shall have to
ask you and him TO come TO the managers
office. The boy appears to be dishonest"
The boy had, heard the words and his
sharp eyes were upturned TO the face OF
the detective.
"She didn't have nothing to do with it,
said he, i'll dicating his mother by nod of
the head" "She's only been me mother for
little while. Big Slim will tell you who
l am."
The face of the lady had turned as pale as
death, and the detective looked perplexed.
He saw that the case was a mysterious one,
and when he repeated his request that the
lady should accompany him to the private
Office OF the manager he remarked that per-
haps matters could be explained Trembling
the woman followed the detective, and with
them went the boy to the office designated,
There the detective informed the manager
that he had discovered the boy putting sill
yer spoons In his pocket while the mother
was examining the wares; that the lady
seemed innocent and might wisely be al
lowed to make an explanation OF her SON
conduct. The manager looked at the dlmin-
utive thief and then at the bigh-bred woman.
well, WE'LL" said he; this is most ex-
traordinary. Madame, what possessed your
boy to do this thing?"
The lady told the manager of the estab-
lishment who she was, the wife of a reputa-
BILE and wealthy broker. and said that the
boy with her was her son. Owing to the
circumstances, which it would be imp0ssi-
BILE to explain, the boy had been placed
directly after his birth In the hands of q
woman who had been the mothers nurse,
and from that moment until month ago
this woman had reared him. The woman
| was thought to be honest and respectable,
but, as was learned by the real parents
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OVERLOOKED RIVERS.
Large Tracts Submerged, Bridges Washed
kYay and Railroads Damaged.

JACKSON (MiSs.), March 6.-The seVerest
rain-storm for years has prevailed almost
throughout the entire State during the past
thirty-eight hours. All the small streams
have overtlowed aud much damage has been
done to roads and bridges. The railroads
are badly washed cut and trains are all de-
layed or abandoned. At Yazoo City all the
warehouses are more or less ,ubmerged, and
many families living in the lower portion of
the city have been driven from their homes.
Many bridges across bayouS have been
washed away. The long treStle Of the va
700 and Mississippi Valley Railroad across
Martins Creek was swept away and the
r0ad-bed badly damaged.
From Canton, Miss, comes the story that
the Pearl and Big Black rivers were out of
their banks, and Bear Creek, ordinarily a
small stream, is now half mile wide. The
water backed up on the south and west
sides of the town to within quarter of a
mile of the courthouse. A number OF ne
gro families had to be moved out in boats.
MEMPHIS, March S.-The rainfall in this
city and section of the South for the past
two days is unprecedented. Nearly five
inches has fallen in this city during the
past iorty-eight hours. Specials from the
adj lcent country report the heavy rain as
general. The Tennessee River rose seven
feet in twenty hours at Florence, Ala, and
is still rising rapidly. The whole country
round about West Point, Miss, is flooded,
and all trains are badly delayed. The dam
age will be considerable Considerable bot
tom country in Arkansas and the lower
Mississippi is oYerhOWed.
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Precedents for Making the
Appointments.
Belief That the President Will Soon
ANNOUNCE His Selections.
The denomination Of James h. Beatty
as District Judge Of IdahO-The
Presidents Trip to California.


WASHINGTON, March S.-The appoint
ment of James Fl. Beatty as United States
District Judge of Idaho was thought to be
an official announcement that President
Harrison considers it proper for him to ap-
point nine Circuit Judges under the new law
without waiting for their confirmation by
the Senate. The cases Of the Idaho District
Judgeship and the new Circuit Judgeshps
are similar. The former is a new Office, it
not having existed prior to the admission OF
Idaho 10 Statehood. The President nomin-
ated Beatty to the Senate several weeks ago,
but the Idaho Senators caused delay in
acting upon the nomination that proved
fatal Tuesday last the nomination came
before the Senate and on motion of Farwell
it went over one day. The Senate took no
adjournment after that and the next day
never came, and when Congress expired on
Wednesday Beatty's nomination expired
with it. 1t was held by several Senators
that the President could not apront him to
new office without action by the Senate.
but he has done so, nevertheless.
Those of the Presidents advisers who re-
garded this action as legal, and who are ask
ing him to appoint the new Circuit Judges,
have found precedent which they think
answers all purposes. At the close of the
forty-ninth Congress President Cleveland
appointed Judge Lacombe of New York to a
Circuit Jpdgeship then just created, and
after long controversy when the Senate
met, he was confirmed, The members of the
Committee on Judiciary, TO whom the nomi-
nation was referred, were hopelessly
divided as regards the legality of the
Presidents action, hut the majority were of
the opinion that when Judge Lac0mbe was
nominated vacancy. in'the meaning of the
Constitution, did exist.
The Interstate Commerce Commissioners
were appointed and confirmed in like man
ner. They were appointed after the adj
lournment Of the Congress that created the
commission and were confirmed at the regu-
lar session of the Senate in December.
Notwithstanding these precedents, there
are many able lawyers in Washington who
hold that the appointment of men TO newly
created Offices is in no sense filling a
vacancy, and that President Harrison will
hardly have the temeTity 10 follow the
questionable precedent set by President
Cleveland in the case of the appointment of
Judge LacomGe. Moreover, close friends
of the President say that he is now consid-
ering the advisabilit of not appointing the
nine Judges until next December, aud thus
avoid the necessity of calling special ses-
sion of the Senate or indorsing precedent
that has been quite generally regarded as a
bad one.
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MYSTERIOUS SUICIDE.
4 Guest Of a Toledo Hotel Found Dead in
His Room.

TOLEDO Ohio. March S-There is con-
siderable excitement in Toledo tonight over
the mysterious suicide of a well-dressed
stranger in the best hotel iu town. Friday
night young man registered at the BoodY
House as Charles j. Edwards, but gave no
place of residence. Saturdav afternoon
Rev. Father Quigley, prominent Catholic
priest, called at the Boody House and asked
if Edwards was there. Receiving an affirma-
tive reply, he notified the Chief of Police
that lie feared Edwards would commit sui
side. The Chief promptly investigated
Upon the door being opened lie found the
man dead. On a stand near by was vial
of laudanum, vial of acOpite, and one of
prussic acid. An examination revealed the
fact that everything that might reveal the
suicides identity had been destroyed, ex-
cept much worn gold ring with the initials
M. n. G." Father Quigley says the man
came to his parsonage Friday evening and
told him he was going TO commit suicide.
Father Quigley finally obtained a promise
from Edwards that he would not commit
suicide for twenty hours. Father Quigley
says he bell yes that the man came to muir
do him
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PARIS RACES.
a Mild Enforcement of the New Anti-Gam-
hing Repulations.

a Mild enforcement OF the New Antl-Gam-
bling Regulations.
PARIS, March 9.-OWiug to the heavy
rains the race-cOurse at Auteuil early in the
day was almost deserted. In the afternoon
a few hundred onloOkers were present,
chiefly engaged in watching large force Of
police on the ground. Only few racing
men were present at tie weighing-in. A
number Of book-makers entered bets with
out being inttrfered with by the police
During the races there were isolated cries of
Down with the Cynstans," but otherwise
there were no disorder Two persons who
made themselves more especially prominent
by their deuuuciat0ns Of the Minister Of
tile Interior were placed under arrest. The
police appeared TO Ue acting under orders to
enforce the new anti-gambling regulations
in a mid manner. 4 report Is current that
lowed by the authorities. At the track TO-
day there were no Paris mutuals in o. era
4itn.
Tie TEMPS learns that the Government
Will reconsider the whole question Of betting
on horse races.
The -ceipts Of the Auteuil Racing Society
to-day were only 80, COO francs, against 10000
francs on the corresponding day last year.
he presence OF troops at Auteuil was the
cause OF much merIlment, the on-iCokers
frequently asking: Are your big guns
Out?" or why didn't yuu throw up re-
doubts around the course p" An additional
compromise is expected allowing Paris
mutuals by direct agreement with the
Municipal Council instead Of the Ministry
Of the INTERIOR AT the same time the Cab
met meditates submitting bill investing
the Ministry Of Husbandry with power to
authorize the opening of race courses and
control their financial arrangements.
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LAND SHARKS.
They Attempt to Shanghai a
Drunken Man.
Carried to the Ships side-Saved by an Acct
dent-The Boat Capsizes-Rescued
and Brought Ashore.

What was intended to be case of shang-
haing was frustrated yesterday afternoon
by the capsizDg of boat. Gus Strand, w.
Blum and Alex Clifford engaged boat at
Long Bridge in the early part of the after
noon for the purpose, as they said, of TAX
ing a sail. After getting the boat they
rowed TO tile Mail Dock, at the foot of
Brennan street, and took on board a man
about 30 years of age, who was pretty full
of liquor
OFF FOR THE WHALER.
The party then started out into the bay
and head ed for the whaling bark Lydia, ly-
ing some distance out in the stream.
The Lydia is to 60 TO sea to-day, and, 1t
appears, was man short in her crew. This
the three men named proposed to rectify,
and so got the old man into the boat after
filling him with liquor. intending to take
him off to the vessel.
All went well until the boat got alongside
the ship, and a line was thrown to them.
This they all tried to catch at once, and III
doing so capsized the boat and found them
selves flounderlng in the water.
DRIFTING WITH THE TIDE.
For some reason or other the men on
board the bark made no effort to pick the
men up, and cIiDging to the boat the strong
tide carried them down the bay. The mate
of the barkentine Skagit saw the upturned
boat and the men clinging to it, and getting
out a boat picked up the half-drowned quar-
tet and took them TO the Missl0n-street
Wharf, where they landed.
Tie old man had the whisky out of him
by that time, and scampered up the dock at
lively pace and soon disappeared, while
Strand and his men returned home dis
gusted with the result of their venture.
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HE GOT EVEN.

How Travelling Sign-Painter Tackled
the Wrong Place.
Some time Saturday night week ago,
saws the Milwaukee Sentinel, one of those
travelling fellows who make it their busi-
ness to paint signs on all available dead
walls sidled up to little dwelling house on
Cass street, and when morning dawned be-
hold there was sign extending along the
whole north side of the house, reading like
this:
"BUDD'S BEST BARLEY"
Wien the owner of the place saw what
vandalism had been done he was justiiably
angry. eXcaiming:
"Vell, py dondar! it's gold day ven 1
dond ged Iefd Bed you fordy cents l ged
efen nit dose cusses, ain'd it?" All that
afternoon he painted industriously on the
north side of his house. About o'clock he
stepped back and viewed his work with an
air of satisfaction. Then he took his single
pot of red paint i'll hand, looked again at
the sign, and, laughing softly, went into the
house.
The travelling painter came up that way
the next day to see how many of his deeora-
tions had been allowed to stand. What he
read on the north wall of the Cass-Street
house was this:
"BUDD's BEST BARLEY"
ut ain'd made any more. Don'd ask for
it,
The old man was seated on the north end
of the cast veranda. He saw the painter
and remarked: "How you like dot sign.
guess?"
"Well, it won't do to leave it that way. I'll
paint it all white again and call it quits.
80, | guess nod, mebbe dots all rigid
shnst der way il stands
swell, what you going to do about itP"
"Vell, whad be you goin' to do aboud id"
"See here, old man, I'll paint over the
bottom of that sign and pay you our regular
rates for the use Of the rest"
mo you wond; dell you whad you do.
You pring your baind bod righd inside und
bant der whole house or I'll have you al
rested for malicious drespassf'
''Neverl I'll be hanged first!'
''Mebbe you wand to pay tousand dollar
fine berhaps?"
That settled the question. The painter
climbed over the fence and the old man
hauled a ladder out from under the porch.
Then the painter began work. The old man
stood around and bossed the job, and the
two were still at it when we passed that
way, going home from Plymouth Church
Sunday evening. The old man had insisted
on two coats. with ornamental trimmings on
the front porch.
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INDIANS ARRESTED.
Yuma Chiefs Charged With The Murder Of
a Medicine Man.

YUMA, March S.-Miguel, the chief, and
Pedro, suo-chef of the Yuma tribe, with
three other indians, were arrested here to-
day by United States Marshal Card. with
the assistance of his deputies. The prison.
ers were taken to Los Angeles this evening.
The Indians are charged with numbering
Hekow, medicine man Of the tribe, in Oc-
tober last. Hekow disappeared very mys
ter iously some four months ago immedi-
ately after the death of prominent captain
of the tribe. According to the custom Of
the Yumas, medicine man who is unf0r-
tunate enough to loose three of his patients
is sure to be killed by the relatives of the
dece eased. Efforts have frequently been
made TO discover the murderers of the medi-
cine men, but without success, as no witness
to any such killing can ever be found. The
arrest of Miguel and Pedro was unexpected,
but is thought to be for the purpose OF
forcing them to disclose the names of the
real murderers who are on the reservation
in California. Much unfav0rable comment
was elected here on account of putting
irons ON Chief Miguel, who always has been
q faithful friend Of the whites.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-03-09
ANTI-PARNELLITE MEETING.
Remarks Of Lane and Hesly to Large
Gathering at MiddIeton.

Remarks Of Lane and Hesly to Large
Gathering at Middleton.
DUBLIN, March S.-Lane and Maurice
Healy, members of Parliament, went to
Middleton to-day to address an anti-Pay-
nelite meeting. On their arrival they
were received by the Town Commissioners.
Outside If the station a large crowd h0oted
at the visitors, and 4 band which had been
engaged to escort them to town refused to
play, but followed them mutely. The sub
sequent meetin 2, however, was a success,
being attended by a contingent from every
parish IN Cork, headed by priests. Canon
Kelly supported the meeting. and Lane and
HealY secured hearty reception. 1t was
announced that Canon Kelly would soon
start for America on behalf of the eYicted
tenants. The feeling i'll Middleton is shown
by the fact that the material required for
the construction of platform for to-day's
anti-Parnellite meeting had to be brought
from place six miles outside Of town, local
builders refusing to do the work.
In replying today 10 addresses from ff-
teen branches of National League councils
aud other organiZati rs, Parnell dwelt on
the significance of The presence of deputa-
tiCnS from districts where every possible
means had been employed TO slitie public
opinion" Parnell said that owing to the
comparative absence Of industries in Ire
land, lrishmen were pTecluded from lead
ing part IN the great labor movement, but
could join hands with the British workmen
to secure needed legislation, and TINS show
that tie brotherhood of Nations" as re-
garded the working classes, was solid be-
tween England and Ireland.
Dr. Joseph F. Fox, anu-Parnell member
of Parliament, says that a convention will
he held in Dublin en- Tuesday to organize
an Irish Federation, which is to be set on
foot in the place of the Irish National
League, which Is largely controlled Dy Par
nellItes.
BELFAST March S.-While Belfast con-
tiDgent, retu;n nirg from NeNry meeting,
was passing TaHderagCe station, two Shots
were fred from a carriage, wouuding two
persons seriously. The occupants of the
carriage were detained, but NO weapon was
found upon any OF them.
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nearly ten years after she took charge of
the child, she had married notorious GRIM
inal who. as the adopted father OF the boy,
trained him to the profession Of thief.
The lady begged her confessor to believe
that only the most desperate circumstances
had compelled her to forsake her child DUR
ing It's tender years, and as soon as she was
able to acknowledge it as her own she had
gone to the city where it was living and
taken it home. The boy, she said, would
change. He was only doing what he had
been taught from his birth to believe was
right.
The manager listened attentlvely to the
lady's story, and when she had finished he
advised the detective to allow her and her
child to go. The boy turned over the half
dozen spoons he had appropriated, looked
mothers arm with the air of having made
all the restitution that could be expected Of
him.
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A REVOLVING CRIME.
Startling Discovery Made at
Tours.
Remains Of a Murdered Couple DeYOured
by Dogs.
The Argentine Panic Stayed BY Timely
LOan-HeaYy SnOB-StOrm in Ger
many-YeSselS Wrecked.
Epecial 10 THE MoRNINe CALI

PARIS, March S-About week ago an
aged couple named Delhomais, residing in
Tours, mysteriously disappeared. The
neighbors, thinking something wrong, noti-
fed the police, who forced the door Of the
old couples house, when they discovered
that horrible crime had been committed
The man and wife had been brutally mur-
dered and the house stripped of everything
of value that could be conveniently carried
away. The bodies OF the aged victims pre-
sented a ghastly appearance. The house
hold dogs had been driven by hunger to
. feed upon tie bodies, large portions of
which were deYoured by the animals.
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LOST All MONTE CARLO.
Intellectual Efforts to Beat the Bank-Losses
Of nd

Intellectual Efforts to Beat the Bank-Losses
of Duke and Earl.
MONTE CARLO, March S.-Several in
stances of the futlity of trying to beat the
bank" have been recorded here the past
week. The first is that of an EngIIshman,
who a week ago, by an extraordinary
run of luck, won $1,000. Not salts
fed with his success the winner con-
tinued to tempt fortune, and the result was
that he lost not only all he had won, but
e15000 besides.
The second case is that of an English
Earl, who on Monday last won 100000
francs, all of which sum, with several thou
sands of francs more, he since passed into
the hands of the crOupiers.
The third unfortunate is an Italian Duke,
whose winnings, if he made any, are not re-
corded. but who is known to have lest with
in the last few weeks a handsome fortune OF
100000 francs.
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Prince Jerome.

ROME, March S.-The condition of Prince
jerome Napoleon is pronounced serious.
His daughter has been at his bedside all
day.
The condition of Prince Jerome Napoleon
is unchanged. All the members of the fam
lily, with the exception of Prince Victor, are
hurrying to Rome. Prince Victor declines
TO make submission. which is the only con-
ditiOn on which his father consents to receive
him. Cardinals B0nepart and MermillOd
are in attendance upon the Prince, but they
refrain from asking him to become recon-
ciled with the church.
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PRACTICALLY SLAVES.


Shocking Treatment of Italian La5orers
by Padrones.
A new branch of the padrone business in
this city has just come to light through the
escape of Gaetano Marello from the boss to
whom he WAS bound at DreytOn Station, 5.
c., says New York special to the ST. Louis
Globe Democrat, Marelo came from
Palermo, Italy, on the ship Alesia, which
reached here Oh December nth. Twenty
two other laborers came with him. just be-
fore Christmas day the twenty-three men
went to a restaurant in the basement OF 81
Mulberry street. where they met a man who
called himself Louis. Marello and his
friends had been warned not to nc cept work
In South Carolina. The man Louis, how
ever, held out such inducements that they
agreed to 20 south on his pledge that their
worK was to be in Virginia. Louis told them
that tie climate was fine and the work easy,
while they could earn ST % to 81 80 day.
He also agreed to pay the expenses OF their
trip to Virginia. On Christmas day the men,
under direction OF boss, were put aboard a
train and started south. After two days
they were landed at Charleston.
Not man of them had the slightest knowi-
edge of where they were. They might have
been in Florida and would have known no
difference. On reaching Charleston they
were forced to march for three hours to a
place called Dreyton Station, where they
were put to work digging pumice stone.
They were compelled to buy their own tools
and to pay their own travelling expenses.
Their work required them to stand in water
up to their waists, and the strongest OF them
could make only 40 cents a day. From this
they were compelled TO buy their own
provisions from the bosses, who charged
exorbtant prices, a small loaf Of bread
costing 10 cents. Escape was almost i'm
possible, as they were guarded constantly
by bosses and guards armed with rifles and
revolvers. Escape when possible was prao.
tically useless, owing to their ignorance Of
their whereabouts and surroundings and
their lack of money. Marello finally man
aged 10 effect his escape. After walking for
three days he got ride on the trucks under
the car. Tie train took him to seaport,
where he got ON board steamer which
brought him to New York. He told the
story of his sutferngs to Mr. Felice Tocci.
the editor of LEGO d'Italia, who wrote TO
the Italian Consul at Charleston and verified
Marello's account of pumice-stone quarry
there. Mr.. Tocci has sent an agent to Drey-
ton Station TO investigate. MarellO says
there are 100 Italians in practical slavery at
DreytOn Station,