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The morning call., 1892-09-20
lie "SABES" THE GAME LAW
A Chinaman Who Trapped
Quail Near San Rafael.
If Prosecuted by a Judge He Will Demand
Jury Trial-All Jurymen Catch
Quail and Fish.

The game and fish laws are so openly. vo-
lated In Marin County that Chinamen. like
their white brothers who laugh at the laws,
have begun to trap quail almost IN der the
very noses of tho officers of the law
On Sunday Deputy Constable Msllon of
San Rafael arrested Hong Sing, Chinese
cook employed by bicycle club, for trap
ping quail in Ross Valley.
The Mongolian was caught In the act OF
taking quail from a large trap. and was
then placed under arrest, the officer secur-
Ing the game as evidence.
The Chinaman was not at all Disconnected
over his unexpected removal from the pure
atmosphere of Ross Valley to dungeon
where damp and foul air is not at all times
difficult to ind.
Hong Sing was seen by a sportsman soon
after his incarceration, and when informed
that the law would go hard on him big
heavy weight smile lit up the c0untenance
OF the homely M0ngol.
"You no sabe Marin County law" re-
torted the trapper of quails; "hlm Judge
and jurymen all catchee quails and fishes
here all velly good men. all same me.
Sabe?"
The sportsman, after hearing the China
mans off-handed and impairment remarks,
looked wise. and concluded that. after all,
it is hard matter to convict an offender OF
the game and fish laws in Marin County.
Hong, you must not feel too positive OF
getting clear of the charge that Is pending
against you" suggested the sportsman.
Your case will come up before Judge
who will certainly convict YOU"
The Chinaman said that 1t may be so, but
that heknOws his business, and will demand
a jury trial.
He said that he works for a bicycle firm.
He said further that his lawyer will get
good jurymen, who will be favorable TO him.
The sportsman wondered if the game and
fish law are of any value in this State.
The morning call., 1892-09-20
IT'S ONLY A LITTLE OFF.
The City's Chloride Of Lime
Of Fair Quality.
so SAYS THOMAS PRICE.
Allowance Must Be Made for Evaporation.
The Call " Has the Stuff Analysed
by Chemist.

To The Morning Call:
ne hare made a careful analysts OF
sample of chloride Of lime brought to Ht'
office by you, and find the araitdbte CHLORINE
present to be 24.06 per cent.
of acreage commercial quality should NOT
be less than 80 per cent.
In its strongest form 1t cannot erceed 80
per cent arailGbfe chlorine. Yours truly,
THOMAS PRICE & SON.
What kind of chloride Of lime is being
used on our streetsP
Is 1t pure?
The CALL had an analysis made of some
of 1t yesterday. The result is given above
1t had been reported to The CALL that
the chloride was badly adulterated, but
Thomas Price, the chemist. says it is not
THE sample you gave us is not strictly
pure, said MIR. Price yesterday, but IL IS
not aduterated. You have to make allow
ance for evaporation"
1t was ascertained that the chloride OF
lime distributed in Chinatown and the
lower portions of the city had been pur-
chased from a Cai:fornia-street firm.
Altogether two tons or thirteen barrels
had been procured.
Eight barrels were distributed last week
and three yesterday, leaving two still In the
basement at the new City Hail, which will
probably be distributed to-day.
sample was procured from one OF these
two barrels and taken TO the chemists for
analysis.
The barrel from which the sample was
taken was open at the top and about three
parts full.
1t may have been open for several days
and as chloride of lime loses its strength by
exposure the analysis would show that the
article supplied TO the city is of fair quality.
There Is satisfaction in knowing that the
report OF the adulteration Of the Chronicle
was incorrect,
The morning call., 1892-09-20
A SHIFTY MANAGER.

He II u1leQ his company OuL OF BAD
PFediesment.
St Louis Globe Democrat
''The masters Of strategy are not the men
who wear the title OF general before their
names and ride at the head OF military pro-
eessions. but the untitled managers of peri
patetic amusement com panies," said Alvin
C. Price, at the Lndell. at requires
higher order Of genius to steer q company
Of transformers clear Of the Sheriff than to
conduct the retreat of Xenophon's ten thou
sand. Last winter | was plotting a second
class company through Virginia. Our
repertory was Shakespearean and at
Richmond our baggage was attached. At
the same time we got cut of paper, the treas
urv was empty and our case looked des-
perate indeed. | resolved TO make one
herculean effort to get out of the hole. ran
sacked the plunder-rOom of the Richmond
Theaier and secured lot Of leftover paper
of a dozen different companies, ranging from
burlesque opera to historical tragedy. | got
Autographs OF Edwin Booth and the Swiss
beILringers, Alexander SalVini and Patti
Rosa, Clara Morris and Dan Rice. l had
one stand for a minstrel show and another
for Richeieu, one for the Spider and Fly
and another for Queen Elizabeth. l struck
out and billed town for Julius Cesar and
Camille, Cal Wagner's Ministries and a
grand opera, Jim the Penman and Hole III
the Ground, all to occur simultaneously at
the same hall and for one price Of admis-
sion.
1--WE played Olhello in street costume.
The Moor wore striped pants and sack
coat, the Desdemona showed up in a gray
travelling suit and a sunshade. After
OtheIlo we gave them an Irish farce,
Othello appearing as a jig dancer without
changing his costume or makeup. The hall
was packed and everybody pleased We
expected to sneak out of town on the night
train but remained by request and played
TO big business. Those VirginiaDs were
simply charmed with our polite and elegant
The morning call., 1892-09-20
UNR0LLING AN ENGRAVING.
Something That a Lady Learned by Vial,
ing Picture Store.

Something That n Lady Learned by Walt
ing Picture-Store.
The other day lady entered picture.
store and laid before the clerk who waited
upon her long roll, saying at the time that
she mad received 1t from the East
"And what is t?" asked the clerk.
why" said the lady, "it's very fine en-
craving which l havs tried to straighten
out. but cannot do 1t. Can you?"
Certainly, madam, nothing easier" and
with that he unrolled the engraving and
then taking from a drawer roll OF heavy
paper placed the engraving face down upon
portion OF the paper which had been un-
rolled and rolled the paper close. In doing
this he rolled the picture the reverse from
the manner in which it had come to the
lady.
In about five minutes he again unrolled it
and there the engraving was as fiat and as
smooth as when 1t came from the press.
Beautiful, and so simple" said the lady.
What do owe you?"
half liar"
What" exclaimed the lady. "half dol.
lar Tor hve minutes time In strengthening a
picture; why, that's prepo sterous."
Madam" said the clerk, at Is neither
the time nor the labor that we make the
charge for; it's the knowledge that enables
US TO accomplish the result that we charge
for; but I'll tell you what I'll do. IL you give
US an order to frame the picture we will not
charge you anything for this little Job"
The lady gave the order nd remem bered
the lesson she had learned.
The morning call., 1892-09-20
ELECTRIC LIGHTS MISPLACED.
Residents Of the Potrero Do Not Want
Them In Desert Localities.

Kesfdents Of the Potrero Do Not Want
Them In Desert Localities.
Through the efforts Of the Potrero I'M
provement clubs the residents Of that pol
ton of the city and county have been
allowed seven more electric lights. The
Street Committee of the Supervisors sew
eral days ago designated the streets on
which the poles should be erected.
Yesterday the electric light company
having the contrac. to erect the poles started
10 place them In position.
The people Of the suburb were not salts
fed with the places where the poles were
being placed, and special meeting OF some
of the prominent residents was called.
1t was decided to hurry off to the Board
of Supervisors in search Of Supervisor Ia
Der and have the places for the lights
changed so that they may be of benefit to
the residents of the great iron district and
not shed their illumination in localities
where no light was required.
One Of the poles was being placed yester-
day back Of the old boneyard, in a spot
where it would be Of no earthly good what
ever.
Sergeant Bennett of the Potrero police
got angry when he saw this, for he desires
the lights in localities where his officers may
be assisted in the work of preventing crime.
When he heard that the poles were being
misplaced he got buggy and hurried to the
Office OF the electric light company and
had 1t stop work until better localities could
be selected for the electric lights.
The morning call., 1892-09-20
DECAyED ooCoANUr SHELLS.
A Nuisance Maintained at Fifteenth and
Dolores Streets.

A Nuisance Maintained at Fifteenth and
Dolores Streets.
The stencil arising from decaying cocoa
nut shells is not pleasant.
So think the residents in the vicinity of
Fifteenth and Dolores streets.
Thirty-two of them have signed q commu-
nication addressed TO Health Officer DR..
Keeney calling attention to an establish
nent located at Fifteenth and Dolores
streets where is maintained a dumping
sink for decomposed eocoanut shells"
The communication says:
The stencil arising from them creates auch
a noxious effluyium which pervades the
whole neighDOrhood that it is standing
menace To the health of the locality.
There have been some fatal cases of
scarlet fever recorded already directly trace
able to the above rotten refuse.
Another disagreeable and not less dan
gerous nuisance can De found in Dolores
street, between Fourteenth and Fifteenth,
which is known as the chemical tannery.
1T is hard to say If 1t is less disgusting
than the decayed shells. but between both
PLACES the inhabitants are made to suffer
Now when our city Is In danger of being
visited by the destroying scourge Of enolera,
1t behOoves every one 10 be on the alert,
and. therefore, we request the Board of
Health to take speedy action regarding the
aforementioned places and remove the
cause of danger at once"
Police officers are now making daily re-
ports TO the Health Office of the sanitary
condition of tenements on their respective
beats Fifty-fve such reports, nearly all
from the southern portion Of the city, were
received by DR., Keeney, which includes
nearly one thousand habitations visited.
Most OF The houses visited were reported 10
be in good condition, but occasionally prem
q \ 10 A. I &, -
ing the immediate attention of the health
officers. Among the nuisances found by the
officers are the lack of proper drainage or
no sewerage, overlooking open water-closets,
chicken ranches, decayed fruit and vege-
tables and wooden ash barrels.
The morning call., 1892-09-20

shooting and was invited to set the pace
lie replied that he never tlrowed away any
ammunition, but that if they would put up
thelr crack shot he would shoot with him
Tor ten Mexican dollars. The crowd agreed
ana the stranger unslung his gingerbread
gan, as his opponent dubbed it. Perhaps
va like t. raise the bet? said the stranger,
as ne ambled up to the crowd. 1t was
doubled, then trebled. He then offered to
pet his gun against that of his opponent.
Ihe wager was accepted, and the stranger
brought his rifle to his shoulder. The muz-
zle wabbled' badly. and some one cried
out that he was going to shoot circle
around the target The stranger lowered
ms gun and offered to wager his horse
against forty Mexican dollars on the result
Ills proposition was promptly accepted, and
ne once more brought the gingerbread gun
70 his shoulder. But it did not wobble
inns time. He put bullet in the exact
center OF the target, then shot two moro
through the same hole, winning easily. AS
ne rode off with the spells, some one cried
OUT, asking his name. 'Davy Crockett
came the reply. and the party adjourned TO
the nearest saloon without another word"
The morning call., 1892-09-20
TOOK HIS PIPE ALONG.
Louis Meyers Sensational Leap TO Death
From Steamer.

Louis Meyers Sensational Leap to Death
From Steamer.
One of the coolest suicides recorded in
many years was that accomplished by
Louis Meyer, cook of the steamer Hattie
Gage, which came in from Port Kenyon On
Sunday.
Captain Yameberg's account of the matter
leaves nothing to the Imagination.
1t is as matteT-0f-fact as il he were call
ing off the entries in his logbook.
Meyer, so the captain says, had been
drinking hard before the Hattie Gage
started for this port.
He was given chance to "sleep il off,"
but instead OF this he went up on deck,
when the steamer was off Westport, shook
hands with the purser, lighted his pipe and
wished the purser good-by.
Just to humor him Purser Smith laughed
and returned the hand-shake rendered by
Never
Meyer later took two or thres pulls al
his pipe ana walked rapidly to the railing,
SAYING he was going to jump over
Smith began to feel uneasy. but before he
could move close enough TO grasp Meyer he
shouted ''good-by" and jumped over.
He was seen distinctly as the steamer was
stopped, floating about with the pipe in his
mouth.
When the ships boat reached the spot he
bad disappeared.
Meyer was So years old and native Of
Switzerland.
The morning call., 1892-09-20
SHOT AT HIMSELF.
He Mistook bis Own Reflection for a
Burglar In a Hotel.
St Louis Gobe- Democrat.


St Louis Gobe- Democrat.
TT once cost me $50 to shoot at myself"
said Frank E. Blair TO the Story Tellers'
Club, that was holding an informal session
on the sidewalk at the Southern. II got
Int a Baltimore hotel very late one night
ard very tired. A thunder storm was
raging at the time, and / am as afraid of
lightning as a sweet-girl graduate OF a
mouse, so / turned off the light, intending to
disrobe in the darkness. l had taken my
pistol out Of my pocket to place it under my
pillow, when there was binding fash oil
lightning. | caught sight Of villainous-
looking fellow not ten feet distant with
pistol in his hand. He WAS standing IN q
crOuebing, expeciant attitude, and l felt
sure that his intention was to murder and
rob me. Who's thereY / called. but got no
reply. i grasped my pistol firmly and ad-
vanced step or two. There was another
flash of lightning and there was the villain.
almost within arms length. gun In hand. /
pulled the trigger twice. There were two
stunning reports and crashing OF glass.
Then realized that / had done it-made an
ass of myself. / sat down on the edge of
the bed. ashamed to turn Oh the light. 1t
was a full length mirror. had shot my
own shadow TO smithereens-had mistaken
myself for cutthroat.
The morning call., 1892-09-20
House of Lords Not Representative.


Lord Salisbury is fond OF airing his some
what musty doctrine that the House Of
conrse. il Representative" be used in its
customary meaning, Lord Salisbury talks
sheer nonsense. When Mill wrote on REP
resentative Government he referred 10
government through delegates elected I'M
der some sort of franchise. wide. or re-
strcted, high or low. The House oil LORDS,
with the exception OF the Scottish and Irish
peers. Is not elected at ali.
Lord Salisbury would probably say that
he meant by representative BODY one
taken from all classes Of the community
But that will not serve him either. For the
Lords come almost entirely from one class.
namely, the owners of the soil. II would
uot be strictly true to assert that there was
a property qualification for the peeTage. be-
cause the prerogatiye OF the crown In the
creation of peers is practically unlimited.
But as a matter of fact, with scarcely an
exception, every peer is landowner, and
this truth Is illustrated by the circumstance
of their all having territorial titles.
The morning call., 1892-09-20
FILTERED A SHOW-WIND0W.
Daring Thieves Smash a Pane of Glas
and Steal Jewelry.

Daring Thieves smash a Pane OF GLASS
and Steal Jewelry.
The large plate-glass show-window of
Hammersmith 81 Field, jewelers.. on Suffer
street, between Kearny and Montgomery,
was smashed about 2:3O o'clock. yesterday
morning and over $1,000 worth of jewelry
was stolen. In their excitement and haste
the burglars overlooked $1,000 worth of
silverware in the same window. After
breaking in the glass with an iron bar and
securing 800 rings and six opera-glasses, the
thieves retreatei at the approach Of a
Waterman.
1t Was most daring piece OF work, as the
street was we'll lighted and many policemen
and watchmen are supposed TO be on duty
in the vicinity.
The police have no clew upon which to
work. Those questioned at headquarters
yesterday said: Don't know anything
about 1t. 1t has not been off cally rep orted. !"
The morning call., 1892-09-20

in their brains at II Clay street Saturday
night Witnesses reviewed the circum-
stances of the homicide. but no new facts
were brought forth. The Coroner's jury
found that Anderson died from a gunshot
wound inflicted by Steinfurth, who COM
mitted suicide.
The bodies will be inferred to-day by the
Sailors Union Of the Pacific.
The morning call., 1892-09-20
NORTH GERMAN LLOYD s. s. co.

SPREE HAVEL, LAIN. TRAY E. n H-'
ALLER. ELDER, EMS, wERhA, ULDA'
ELBE, KAISER WILHELM H.
New York Southampton, Bremen, nae i Tyy SS
BAY and SATURDAY. landing pa, passSen n' Vor Ia
Southampton in 71s days or ess h rv snssd on6
These steamers are celebrated ior 'AeAA 'peo~ "~
the comfort afforded passenSer4 49,.
ROBERT CAPELLE. Gen. Agent ior racine GoasG,
xlo mono ia7 1y THU
The morning call., 1892-09-20
IT WAS DAVY CROCKETT.
He Astonfshed the Crack Marksmen at
Shooting Match.

st. Louis Globe Democrat
Il once saw Davy Crockett clean up a
crowd Of crack Shots" said Judge Asa Mus
grove. one of the early "path-fnders. who
Is now at the Southern en- route to his home
In Northern Indiana. 1T was in 1894
shortly before the outbreak of the war be-
tween Texas and Mexico. l was in Santa
Fe, N. Nj. A party Of dozen or more were
shooting at target with rifles, when a
stranger rode up, threw his leg across the
pommel OF the saddle and watched the
sport. He had long rife strapped across
the back of his saddle. one of those old
fashioned affairs, heavily ornamented with
silver. He was inclined TO criticize the
The morning call., 1892-09-20
A Rad Bargain.

Though king can do DO wrong he may
occasionally make bad bargain. When
Charles ruled over England his excheQuer.
always at low ebb, became so nearly
empty that be disposed OF his thirty-six
shares In the New River Company in con-
sideration of an annual payment OF e500 to
be made to himself and his heirs as long as
the company should exist. This $500 year
is still paid into the royal treasury. but
each individual share Of the stock now earns
$1,000 year. an increase of unearned incre-
ment beside which Chemical Bank stock is
nowhere. In other words, the unucky
King sold for $500 year property that now
realizes S46S, 600 in annual profits.
The morning call., 1892-09-20
RoyAl MAIL STEAM PACKET co.

CLEANERS LEAVE ASPIN WALL "A
- fortnightly for the West Indies and zs6G
Southampton, calling en- route at Cheroourg,
FRANCE, and Plymouth to land passengers.
Through Bills OF Lading. in connection with the
Pacific Mail SIS. Co, issued fer freight ana treasure
to direct ports in Eng land and Germany.
Through tickets from San Francisco TO Ply mouth,
Cherbours Southampton. firstciass, SlSo; third
class Sg7 SO. For further particulars apply to
II PARkOTr & CO., Agents, sos CALIFORNIA Sc
The morning call., 1892-09-20
Association of Civil Engineers.

The California Association of Civil En-
gneers has elected the following named as
its officers for the ensuing term: Hubert
Vischer. president; G. E. Grunsky. vice.
president; DIrectors-George +. AlIardt,
William Ham Hall. James ID. Schuyler, S.
Harrison Smith. Z. i. Tucker
The morning call., 1892-09-20
CIlNaRn LINE

New York to Liverpool, via Queeustowns
from Pier 40, North River.
FAST EAfRESS MAIL SERVICE
Umbria, Sept 10, 8 100 AM Umbri1, Oct g. 100 AN
Aurania Sept. IL 100 PM Aurania, ocr Is, 100
Etrura, Sept. "a, 80 AM Etrura oct. %, 500 AN
Hervla Oct 1..... Noon Servia Oct, 20, IL 90 AM
Cabin passage, $50 and upward; second cabin,
S35. Steerage tickets to and from all parts of
Europe at very low rates For freight and passage
apply at company 8 oface,4 Bowling Green, NewYork
VERNON H. BROWN CO, General Agents.
Good ACCOMMODATION can always be secured
application to WILLIAMS. DiMOND 81 CO.,
iy27 TuThSa Agents San francisco.
The morning call., 1892-09-20
COMPaGNlE GENERalE
7 X A \ S A 7 l. A y I q y z
Eranch Line To Hayre.

French Line to Havre.
CoMPANY'S PIER (NEw), az NORTH SKA.
" River, foot OF Morton ST. Travellers by JaSSSR
this line avoid both transit by English railway and
the discomfort of crossing the channel 10 small
boat
LA ToURAINE, Capt Frangeul. ................
................... saturday, Oct. 1st 10 100 A.
LA GASCOGNE Santelli.. ........................
..................S Saturday, oct. Sth, 1 80 A N.
LA CHAMPAGNE, Capt. Boyer. .,...............
,..,,.......,.... Saturday, Oct 18th, 10 80 A.. N.
LA B0UR6OGNE, Capt. LebOeuf. ...............
....................Sa Saturday Oct 20, 4; 80 A. N.
CO For further particulars apply to
A. FORGET, Agent,
No. Bowling Green New York
j. r. FUGAZI d CO., Agents, Montgomery ave-.
San Francisco.
Branch Office, l9 Montgomery street
p. S.-All steamers of this line will make the ser
vice between Cherbourg and New York instead OF
Havre. commencing on Saturday, until further
notice aust "
The morning call., 1892-09-20
PROPOSALS
= Painting ScllOolhOuSes.

Orp,cr or THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Onew CITY Hall, san Francisco, Sept Ia, 1892.
saaSsd nronosals will be received by the Supertn-
..DGant n Common schools. In open session OF the
hoard on WEDNESDAY, September 20, 1892 from
Stos:3o O'Clock NJ, for furnishing labor. tools,
srsgug ladders and falls. and painting the exterior
Of fen sc hooIhouses In this city aud county. in
cordance with specifications which may be seen az
the office OF Charles l. Havens. architect OF the
Board Of Education, room IS, Flood building.
southwest corner of Fourth and Market streets.
Each bid must be accompanied by certified
check In the OF (i0) per cent OF the amouns
of the bid presented made payable TO the order of
the secretary OF the Board OF Education. condi-
tIoual that n the proposal be accepted aud the
tract awarded. aud II the bidder shall fail neg
lect 10 execute written agreement and give the
bond required within six days after the award s
made then and In that case the said check shall be
forfeited TO tho Board OF Education.
The Board reserves the right to reject any or All
bids, as the public good may require
The party or parties to whom the contracts are
awarded will be required prior tO or at the time %
the execution OF the contracts, to pay the cost OF
advertising.
BLANK proposals furnished by the secretary.
sel4 I'd GEORGE BEANSrON. Secretary.
The morning call., 1892-09-20
PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP co.

DISPATCH STEAMERS FROM SAN <S,a.
~ Francisco for ports in Alaska 8 A. II. ESEX
September and October d, 2l.
For British Columbia and Puget Sound ports,
August u. Sept ana oct, !, g. Il. rs, u, 20.
For Eureka, humboldt Bay. Wednesdays. A. N.
For Santa Ana, Los Angeles and all way ports,
every fourth and fifth day, 8 A. ~.
For San Diego, stopping only at Los Angeles,
Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo, every fourth
and fifth day at Il A. N.
For ports in Mexico. first OF each month.
Ticket Ofice-Palaee Hotel New Montgomery st.
GOODALL, PERKINS 4 CO.. General Agents.
Il 10 Market ST.. San FRANCISCO,
The morning call., 1892-09-20
Licensed to Marry.

Yesterday marriage licenses were issued
to the following:
Pierre E. Bannaffe and Marie c. Matthew. 26-
81.
Lewis 8. Bailey and Susie B. Stealer, 1924.
Edward Muhlbach and Anne M. Johnson, So
3S.
10. q
Charles P. Hurley and Nora Linshan. 28-26.
John Mcdonald and Maggie A. Pearl, 28-24.
Thomas j. Burke and Mary Daley, 1927.
John Heiuler and Christina Abels, $3.50.
Otto A. Dlederchsen and Margaret A. Dunn,
1928
Frank E. Pope and Maggie A. Roam. 24-19.
James McCaferty aud Annie McGinnis, 30
80.
The morning call., 1892-09-20
srrinfurth and victim.

bodies of Charles Steinfurth and Theodore
Anderson, the sailors who died with bullets