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The morning call., 1893-10-08
HUNG TO A TREE.
What Two Boys Saw in
Sutro's Nursery.
The Deputy Coroner Fails to Find
the Body-Two Men Capture
the Morgue Wagon.

Two boys, Louis Hansen and Charlei
Taylor, while walking in the brush al
Sutro's nursery. at the end of Sullivan
street, yesterday afternoon, came upon
the body of man hanging to gum tree
by piece of hay rope. They cut the body
down and reported the case to the Coroner.
Deputy Coroner Jones and Driver Kelly
wen. out with the Morgue wagon for the
body. Darkness had set In when they
reached the end of Sullivan street, and as
they could find neither a post nor fence,
they had to leave the team unhtched.
They searched in the brush for nearly an
hour, but could not find the body. They
finally gave up the search and decided to
return this morning. When they came
back for the wagon it was gone. After
few minutes spent in investigation they
learned that the team got tired waiting
and trotted off. Two men standing on the
rear end of Haight-street car saw the
team Jogging along without driver.
jumped off and stopped them. As they
were in hurry to get into tue city. they
turned the team over to two laborers, Will
lam Westland and Austin Roper. who live
at the Merchants Hotel, Haight and Stan
yam streets.
Westland and Roper, instead Of waiting
tlll the deputy COTOner anu uTlSeI Hduo
their appearance. drove the team TO the
Morgue and wanted $40 for their trouble.
They were kept in the Coroner's Office till
the deputy and driver arrived. as the
Coroner was under the impression that
they might have driven off with the team
from where they were standing with the
intention of claiming a reward.
Deputy Jones in the circumstances de-
clined to recommend the granting of re-
ward. although Westland came down to
dollar each. The Coroner took their names
and addresses, and told them he would in
quire into their claim, and IL they were
entitled to anything they would get it.
Wes tland was disgusted. and as he left
the Office he said, addressing the Coroner:
All right; we'll remember this"
The morning call., 1893-10-08

the railroad to leave its platforms and
steps free and unobstructed, just as the
ater or other public place frequentej by
large numbers of people Is compelled to
leave its doors and passageways free and
unobstructed. Immediately thereafter the
railroad company. by happy coin cidence.
no doubt. and not to revenge itself on the
good people of Oakland. began to run its
trains still slower; and now succeed in
missing connections with several boats
day.
ut is said that the railroad company
claims that the trains cannot be run any
faster under the ordinance as it now is,
and that it is the fault of the ordinance
and not of the company that the trains are
now running 80 slowly through the
streets. But the ordinance applies equally
to the trains on Webster street aud to the
trains on First street; yet the trains on
these two streets are running almost il
not quite as fast as they did before the
ordinance went into effect. The narrow
gauge trains do not have to miss any boats
on account of the wicked ordinance passed
by the revengeful City Council Of the city
of Oakland; and neither do the Alameda
local trains on First street go crawling
along at a snaiPs pace. 1t Is strange
thing to see only one set of trains COM
PEELED to slow down by an ordinance
which applies to them ALL Not only that.
but the trains formerly stopped at all the
stations and made all the boats and did
not run faster than eighteen miles per
hour"
In concluding. Mr.. Pardee thus treats
the attitude Of the railroad organs:
SIT will be noticed that the railroad or
gans, both local and foreign, have lately
been as mum as the traditional oyster.
Not a word of censure for the anti-railroad
Council, or of praise for their benevolent
masters have these journals printed in
their columns during the past few days.
1t looks as IL the unrevengeful Southern
Pacific of Kentucky had come to the con-
clusion that still hunt is the best way to
get even with the good people of the city
Of Oakland for daring 10 elect city gov
ernment not IN the employ of the corpora
ton It looks as If the corporation had
resolved on course of deeds, not words.
and had determined to ge on with its pile
driving and its boat missing, its passenger
caging, and its generally pacifying and un-
revengeful course in the hope that the
people will lose sight of the fact that it is
the meek and lowly railroad and not the
City Council that is responsible for the
silly and child-ike spirit shown by the
corporation in the management of its trains
on Seventh street"
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After speaking of the destruction Of the
fences he said:
"The railroad company pretended to get
very mad at this move; and called the
Mayor of the city and the City Council a
mob But the railroad did not call itself
a mob when it placed small army of paid
fighters on a barge at the foot of Webster
and Harrison stree is and tried to dispos-
sess some people from the land at the foot
of these streets. No. the railroad was n OF
mob when it defied the La on that men,
orable occasion; but the Mayor and the
City Council are a mob when they remove
from the public street nuisance and an
obstruction maintained by the Southern
Pacific of Kentucky"
The Mayor then called attention to the suit
brought by the railroad company against
himself and the members of the City Coun-
Gil as means OF intimidation, and then
passed on to the introduction Of the train
called the flyer" which, he said. "hew
thu ough the streets Of Oakland for several
weeks, endangerIng the lives and limbs of
our citizens, and carrying dismay and fear
into the hearts of those who had any bust
ness to cross the tracks on Seventh street.
The City Council, after carefully studying
over the matter for some time, came to the
very just con clusion that there was limit
which even the great Southern Pacific of
Kentucky should not be allowed to over
step. And so the Council. very properly,
passed an ordinance restricting the speed
of trains to eighteen miles an hour between
stations, and eight miles an hour while
passing stations. This ordinance was not
passed without a careful study of the sltua-
ton. Time cards were obtained, trainmen
were interviewed, trains were timed, dis
tances were measured, and it was found
that speed of eighteen miles an hour was
amply sufficient to permit the trains TO
catch boats and TO permit the com pany to
give the people as good service as it had
ever given the city of Oakland. So the
ordinance was passed. was signed by the
Mayor and became law"
Mr.. Pardee then proceeded to show how
the railroad attempted to create a senti-
ment against the ordinance by purposely
failing to make connection with the boats,
and next referred to the introduction of the
locked cars:
'The City Council thought that the rail-
road was Oversteppipg the bounds again
when 1t threatened to lock its patrons into
cars and give them no chance for their
lives in case of accident. So the Council
began to consider an ordinance to comrel
The morning call., 1893-10-08
NOT YET SETTLED,
Union Carpenters Still
Unsuccessful.
The Midwinter Fair Commissioners
Seem to Oppose the Eight
Hour Proposition.

Failing to find the Midwinter Fair Com.
missioners at their headquarters in the
Mills building yesterday afternoon, w. II.
Bagge, j. j. Walsh, Robert Leinbart and
w. FL. Goff, representing the union car.
penters. went out TO Golden Gate Park,
where a conference was had on the eight.
hour question.
Commissioners de Young. Andrews.
Mitchell and Lilienthal were found at the
building which Contractor Hurlburt is
putting up, and they invited the carpenters
into Mr.. Hurlburt's Office.
The demeanor of Mr.. Hurlburt toward
the carpenters was rather demonstrative.
He would not stop to listen to their rea.
soning. and once put his fist in Mr.
Walsh's face, emphasizing that action by
charging him with falsifying.
"You fellows come here debating to
me-" said he. ''as to how shall run my
business. I want you to know that
don't work my men twelve hours, and the
man that says do is liar; only work
them eleven hours"
The commissioners seemed to take the
side of Mr.. Hurlburt. Cant you men lei
us do one piece of public work without
giving US trouble?" Mr.. Lilienthal asked
duu u0 UuuS tuEcdl-
ened that carpenters would be shipped in
from the East, even from Chicago, to put
up the buildings. if necessary. Under the
circumstance there was nothing for the
carpenters committee to do but to return
to town and report to meeting Of the
full committee of all the unions at night
which they did.
They do not give up. though, for at last
nights meeting mass-meeting Of all the
union carpenters OF the city. who are about
1900 In nun Der, was proposed. 1t was de.
cided. however. to make an appeal to the
Builders Association before taking any
active hostile measures.
1t was stated at the meeting that Con-
tractor Mclaughlin Is working his brick
layers on an eight-hOur basis. The brick
layers unions are close organizations
however, and will not permit their members
to work alongside non-union men at ALL
whereas union carpenters are allowed to
work with n0n-uni0n fellow.craftsmen,
provided the latter conform to the rules
of the United Brotherhood as to hours o1
labor and amount Of wages. But thi:
liberality will not 60 far enough to let the
union carpenters work with non-unionist.
who 20 contrary to the eight-hour rule
That is why the union carpenters of this
city say they will be barred out OF all the
Midwinter Exposition jobs If an eight
hour basis is not agreed upon.
Various meetings will be held at tht
Building Trades headquarters from day
to day.
The morning call., 1893-10-08
PARK LANE CLUB.
The Extension of Seventeenth Street
Discussed.

The Extension of Seventeenth Street
Discussed.
The Park Lane Improvement Club at
last nights meeting considered the cutting
through and extending Of Seventeenth
street, between AshbuIy and Uranus.
Considerable expense was said TO be at
tached TO the work of grading the bluff Of
fifty-five feet at that point and as the cost
will exceed over one-half OF the value Of
the land directly fronting thereon an as
sessment district was ordered by the
Board of Supervisors to help defray the
additional amount required to pay for the
grading. The Superintendent of Streets
fixed the boundaries between Castro and
Ashbury. running on Seventeenth street
for distance of 120 feet on either side.
This district was thought too small to bear
the burden, and the Supervisors will be
asked TO extend the boundaries to Harrison
street on the east and westerly TO Stanyan.
The advisability Of increasing the district
so to include other streets besides Seven
teenth was urged.
The morning call., 1893-10-08
PREPARING FOR TROUBLE.
Railroad Detectives VIII Watch on
Seventh Street.

Seventh Street.
The Southern Pacific is maxim arrange
ments to prevent any trouble Tuesday
when the gate system goes into effect on
the Ssventh-street local in Oakland. Many
of its detectives and special police have re-
ceived orders to be present along the line
and the city officials have also been ap-
pealed to.
The great demonstration at the foot of
Castro street last week frightened the Off
GERS Of the monopoly and they are going
TO be prepared for any emergency.
It is well known that the only equivalent
Oakland ever received for the valuable
franchise of its streets used as beds Tor
the railroad was the privilege Of its citi-
zens riding free within the corporate
limits. For years this has been enjoyed
by the inhabitants and centers Of trade
have grown according TO the location of
stations. Laboring men have been enabled
to ride to and fro TO their work. house,
wives to the markets and stores and school
children to their daily tasks.
This privilege the railroad intends to cut
off by the use OF gates, and after Tuesday
no one will be allowed 10 enter its cars un-
less tickets are purchased. The COMPANY y
has arbitrarily Cancelled their part of the
bargain, but propose that the city shall live
up to its agreement, and they will use th g
streets as heretofore.
Mntterings of discomfort have been
heard and the people are figuratively up in
arms. No definite threats have been made,
but in view of the action at the foot of
The morning call., 1893-10-08
THE CHINESE QUESTION.
Meeting of the Law and Order League
Last Night.


Last Night.
The Anti Chinese Law and Order League
held meeting last night In front of the
Mint at which Dennis Kearny. George w.
Fox. James Kidney, Alexander Mccall
and Dan Cronin delivered addresses.
The remarks of all the speakers were
principally directed against the present
administration for its failure to enforce
the Geary law, and number of resolu
tions were adopted covering the same
ground.
The purport of these resolutions was a
denuncation of the McCreary bill as an
attempt TO nullify all laws looking toward
the restriction of Chinese labor and de-
portation of the Mongolians; that the
President and his law officers by their
weak and vacillating policy in dealing
with the Chinese question have given evil
dence of the fact that they have more re-
gard for these foreigners than they have
for the welfare of American labor; and an
invitation to all citizens to join with the
league in having all Government officials
who are seeking to override the decision
Of the Supreme Court summarily Inn
peached and driven from Office.
An announcement was also made that
thrae meetings will be held by the league
tomorrow night. And 1t was voted that
copy Of the resolutions adopted should
be sent our representatives In Congress.
The morning call., 1893-10-08

far as the United States Government would
permit The bustlipg scenes along the
water fronts so evident in other cities of
the United States would not be witnessed
there. No railroad could enter San Fran
cisco from the north. the circuitous south
ern route would be the only one open.
So is it not easy to see why these wooden
legs out in San Francisco Bay are valuable
ones, and the last ones the railroad has?
Is it not also easy to see that the people
were betrayed when Information was
given last week that the State was about
to begin action?
The Oakland City Council has decided
to have its attorneys render all the aid
possible to Mr.. Hart and keep close watch
of the case. And at the same time every
step will be scrutinized by the people.
The morning call., 1893-10-08
THOSE SPEED TESTS.
The General Public Not Much En-
lightened.


All day yesterday Vice-President
Crocker's handsome private car was
hitched to the Oakland local train and run
back and forth between the mole and
Fruitvale. The train that pulled the car
was the regular train and there was no
prearranged programme as regards the
Board of Trade being shown the working.
A few of the members OF the board made
trips in the car ana some few OaklanGers
availeG themselves of the privilege of see-
ing what the in side Of travelling palace
looked like, but there was no very big
crowd on the car at any time during the
day. The following railroad men occu-
pied the car: Messrs. A. d. Wilder, Fl.
W. Slater, Southern Pacific electrician;
w. G. Curtis, assistant general manager;
w. B. Ludlow, master car-builder. w. A.
Kenney, j. Mallory, A. Palmer an d M. j.
Keller were also noticed among those in
the car on one of the trips.
a pretty high rate Of speed was attained
on several occasions, notably on the east
side of the estuary, where the ordinanc ce
does not apply. speed Of twenty-five and
in one instance thirty miles an hour being
reached.
The round trip took hour and min
utes. with layover at Fruitvale Of four
minutes for switching. Under the old
schedule the round trip was made In hour
and min utes.
1t is insisted by those persons who are
well posted in such matters that the miss.
ing Of every third boat Is not the fault of
the train but because the railroad company
makes the boat with which it should con-
meet leave couple of minutes ahead Of
time. This could be easily done. and the
time couid be readily arranged on the
The morning call., 1893-10-08
THAT cAsTRo-s1REET FENCE.
A Plant From the Southern Pacific
of Kentucky,


The Pacific Improvement Company, an
other one of the many railroad sideshows,
yesterday filed complaints against V. l..
Fortin ana the Fortin Brick Company.
and A. Kendell. FL. j. Kendell and the
Pacific Coast Lumber and Mill Company,
for perpetual injunction to stop the de-
PENDANTS from entering upon or passing
over the Castro-street property, where
10000 Oaklanders gathered few evenings
since at the blowing OF whistle and tore
down q barb-wire fence which had grown
too obnoxious to be longer tolerated.
Plaintiff corporal ton alleges that it an
its grantor and posSessor in interest were
in peaceable possession of the place on
September &C. and had a beautiful fence
entirely inclosing the same from the COM
mon herd; that on the 9th day of the
same month, with force and violence and
without legal right. the defendants did
break and tear down and cause to be
broken and torn down said fence, and en-
tered upon the land with teams and men.
The complaint goes on to complain piti-
fully that defendants have daily and
nightly by force and by violence repeat
edly entered upon the land to the great
damage of the plaintiff, and that the de-
PENDANTS declare that they will continue to
enter upon. pass over and use the said
tract and destroy the fences thereon as
often as they may be erected. and thus
subject the plaintiff to a multiplicity of
suits.
The railroad asks for permanent in
junction and costs. It makes no mention
Of the other nine thousand nine hundre
and ninety-nine odd defendants who were
participants in the tearing down process.
The morning call., 1893-10-08
Travelling Risks.

With the increased facilities for travel and
the great number OF travellers there has been
naturally a great increase In the risk Of acci-
dents.
Every one. who for any reason is compelled
to incur these risks. should keep by him sup
ply OF ALLCoCK's POROUS PLAsTERs, for they
are wonderful specific in strains Of the back
or limbs, such as are almost inevitable in case
of accident.
Any one starting on a long journey should
have ono as a part of his equipment. Com
muters on suburban trains should keep them
both at home and 10 the office.
ALLCoCKS POROUS PLASTERs have repeat.
edly proved their great value In time of need.
BRANDRETH's PILLS remove all impurities.
The morning call., 1893-10-08

Castro street the railroad deems it advisa-
BILE to have an array of force on the spot
when it adopts its high-handed measures.
To be sure the Council has under con-
sideration the Dow ordinance, which pro-
hibits the using Of these gates. but that
cannot become law until seventeen days
from last Monday. In the meanwhile there
is othing of legal nature that can pre-
vent the railroad taking away the peoples
rights. Even If the Dow ordinance be-
comes law it will probably be contested
in the courts, and the gates used right
along until final decision is reached.
The morning call., 1893-10-08
PERSONAL NOTES.

E. F. Hamilton, prominent mining man
of Denver, Colo, is at the Baldwin.
]. Eryine Crowell, an extensive fruit
grower of Riverside. is guest at the Lick.
John C. Jewett, retired Buffalo On. 7 J
capitalist and banker, is registered at the
Baldwin.
Prison Director r. I. Devlin is down
from Sacramento on flying trip and is
staying at the Grand.
Fl. w. Crabb, the well-known Oakville
yineyardist, is In the city on business and
has taken quarters at the Grand.
Mr.. and Mrs. Timothy Hopkins, accom-
panied by Mrs. Kohl and daughter, are
down from Menlo Park on short visit
and are staying at the Palace.
The morning call., 1893-10-08
ON THE COMSTOCK.
Weekly Bulletins of Work Done in
the Mines.

VIRGINIA CITY, Oct. Z. - Appended
will be found the official letters Of superin-
tendents of operations on the Comstock:
Con. CAL. & VA.-1500 level-From the
openings 256 feet south from tine main
shaft midway between this and the 1400
level we have extracted during the week
35 tons of ore, assaying about $50 per ton.
1900 level-Are making some repairs to the
drifts on the sill floor of this level. 1850
level--Have continued making necessary
repairs to the drifts on the sill floor Of this
level. The upraise started in the main
northwest drift at point 81 feet south
from its junction with the main west drift
from the C. g. G. shaft has been carried ~
10 feet, total height 81 feet: top in hard
porphyry, clay and quartz From the drift
The morning call., 1893-10-08
PARDEE SPEAKS OUT.

he Reviews the Course of the
Southern Pacific.
Mayor Pardee Of Oakland, in an inter-
view published yesterday, reviews at
length the status Of the present fight by
the people of the city against the encroach-
ments Of the Southern Pacific Railroad.
The morning call., 1893-10-08

water by having the boat travel a little bit
slower.
A commuter said yesterday: "It would
be very good idea to put that speed
Indicator on the boats. That's where the
whole trouble lies"
The morning call., 1893-10-08

SAVE your sight and go to Bertelings for
glasses. 427 kearny street.
The morning call., 1893-10-08

California wines are beginning to gain
favor in Europe.
The morning call., 1893-10-08

continued. as Murray. the principal wit
ness, was not present
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-09-14
SuCCESS WELL EARNED.
Note worthy achievements of ~ Local
Ply sictau aud Surgeon.


A HERALD scribe had the pleasure oil
examining Health Officer W. W. McCov.
mick's extensive cabinet of surgical in
struments, the other day, and was sur
prised at its completeness in every
respect. He was also pleased to note
that the Doctors elegant offices are SO
tastefully set with such fine furniture. A
unique basket made wholly of clothespins
attracted the reporters eye and he could
not repel the suspicion that il was a
dainty specimen of feminine handicraft.
Tne Doctor, in iadulging the reporters
inquisitivencss, stated that during the
month OF August be had travelled near.S
il not quite, 100 miles professionally
throughout the county.
The reputation DR.. Mccormick has
Justly acquired as a physician and sur
geon in 80 short n residence among us is
very gratifying alike to him and his many
friends.
Referring to the ill.tempered thrusts at
him in the columns Of local paper, the
Doctor smilingly remarked that they
were extremely mild in comparison with
the savage dislike for him officially, dis
played on the streets by the astute repor-
ter OF that publication.
As health officer DR.. Mccormick has
given unqualified satisfaction by his con-
scientious attention to duty and his faith
full observance Of the needs of the COM
munity. Hts official reports have all
been accepted and approved.
With placidly composed countenance
the Doctor also declared that he was sat-
isfied with his salary.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-09-14
WAS IT THE MsCARTY GANG.
The Delta Bank Robbers Pr0babI y
Those who Operated at Rosiyn.

Fix Chief OF Police Farley, of Denver,
expresses the opinion that the recent
bold bank robbery at Delta, Colo, was
committed by the McCarty gang who
operated SO extensively in Denver, and
who, no doubt, robbed the Roslyn bank
last year. The Roslyn bank robbery on
September "a, 1892, was done on the
same plan as was pursued Mt Delta, but
at Delta two OF the robbers were killed.
At Roslyn five men operated, believed to
be Ras Christensen and George, Bill,
Tom and Fred McCarty. Ras Christen-
son and George McCarty were last week
released from jail ut Ellensburgh, and
nobody knows where Bill, Tom and Fred
McCarty are. May be they were the
Delta robbers. Tom is the man who got
$21 900 out of Banker Moffat, of Denver.
The Youmans, the Jameses and the Dali
tons are not to be compared with the
McCartys for the boldness and success oil
their operations. Besides the Roslyn
and Moffat robberies, the McCsrtys RIB
bed banks at Telluride, Colo, -Wallows
Ore, Summerville, Ore, and many other
points.
Later information by telegraph estab'
fishes the fact that it was the McCarty
gang who perpetrated the. Delta robbery
The two robbers who were killed have
been exhumed and identified as Tom and
Fred McCsrty, father and son. Bill Nc.
Carly was also in the party, but escaped
Sheriff Condee, of Baker City, Ore, iden.
tilted the dead men.