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The morning call., 1893-01-17
A CLEVER FORGER
He Signs Sach Bros. & Co.'S Name to
a Draft.

On November last young man giving
his name as a. j. La Brie presen ted to the
paying teller of the London, Paris and
American Bank Of this city bill of ex-
change drawn on the Bank of Montreal.
Canada. for $3.50 and signed by S. L. Rund-
ley. La Brie was informed that the draft
would have to be Endorsed by some person
or firm known to the bank here and he said
that he could easily secure the indorse-
ment. He went away. returning in few
minutes with the Endorsement of Sachs
Bros. Co., wholesale dealers In fancy
goods. on the draft. The bank officials
compared the signature on the draft with
the signature of Sachs Bros. g. Co. on their
books and then handed La Brie the cash.
The draft went through the clearing
house and on January 4 last was returned
to the bank protested. Then it was that
Sachs Bros. IL Co. were interviewed and
they at once pronounced the Endorsement a
forgery. The matter was placed In the
hands OF the police. who located La Brle in
Portland, and securing eXtradition papers
Captain Lees sent Detective Whitaker
after him. The detective, upon arriving in
Portland, found La Brie In Jail or charge
OF grand larceny. Ii seems that the young
man had spent the $3.50 he received on the
draft here in riotous living and then at
tempted to beat his boardbiIl. The land
lord refused to let him have his trunk and
La Brie burglariously entered his room at
the hotel to secure his property and was ar
rested therefor.
La Brie returned with Whitaker yester-
day and was placed in the tanks of the City
Prison, He denies that the signature Of
Sachs Bros. q Co. on the draft is forgery,
and alleges that the draft itself was sent
him from Montreal by the man who signed
IT In payment OF gambling debt.
The morning call., 1893-01-17
SMALL TALES OF A BIG CITY.

The seasons rainfall TO date in this city is
10. 80 inches.
Tomorrow evening a set or slides received
from the Plainfeid Camera Club will be shown
IN the rooms OF the California Camera Club.
The case Of Paul o. Burns against Alexander
G. Halves, the manager OF the New York Life
Insurance Company for criminal libel was dis
missed by Judge Campbell yesterday.
The 81. Marks Church property. on the soutaa
side OF GeaTy street. oppasiie Union Square,
Which was purchased in 1866 for $1,000, has
been sold 10 c. J. Beblow Tor sl05, 900.
A boy named Walter Kideves, residing al 424
Skin street, was run over Dy horse and buggy,
driven by an unknown man, on Sixth street
yesterday afternoon. The boy was taken to The
Receiving Hospital. where it was found that he
mad sustained fracture OF tie left coiar-bone.
The United States Grand Jury made report
70 Judge Morrow yesterday Three indictments
found were placed on the secret file K A
Maddnx and j. C. Scott who were arrested in
Stockton with counterfeit IS pieces in their
possession, were indicted and will be ired on
tie charge III the United States District Court
The morning call., 1893-01-17
Personal NOTES.

p. Sweed of Petaluma is at tins Grand.
Dan Mcfarland is staying at the Palace.
w. P. Harkey of Yuba City is at the
Russ.
f. ID. Adams Of Redwood City is at the
Russ.
DR.. F. B. Freeman of Gridley is at the
Grand.
aE. NJ. Smith of Salt Lake. City is at the
Baldwin.
Judge Z. II. Lamme OF Los Angeles Is at
the Palace.
EMrs. john Wyeth of Philadelphia is at
the Palace.
e. IL. Holmes. from kellogg. is staying
at the Rnss.
w. }. Farrsgut of Guaymas. Mexico. is at
the Palace.
) F, 81. Dougheriy of Gainesville, Texas. is
at the Russ.
C. ii. Huffman OF MERGED lie registered
at the Palace
G. II. Willet OF the Northern Pacific Rail-
road is at the Palace.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Herker Of Detroit
are at the Occidental.
w. III. Taggart of Kinginan, Arizona, is
registered at the Lick House.
j. Reed Dickinson, the artist, is down
from his Windsor studio, stopping with II.
ii. Bancroft at his home on Van Ness ave-
nue.. preparing illustrations for Mr.. Ban
crofps book for the Chicago exposition.
The morning call., 1893-01-17
TRUSTEES SALE.

TN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND
under the authority of certain deed of trast
executed by WILLIAM o. JENNINGS, party OF the
first part. TO HENRY G. CAMPBELL and THAD-
DEUS b. KENT trustees, parties OF the second part
and the san FRANCISCO SAVINGS UNION, party
of the third part. dated August ], 1891, and re-
corded in tie ONCE of the County Recorder OF the
County OF Tebama State OF California, In liber
of trust deeds, at pages IL and following, and in
pursuance of resolution passed on the 2zd dry OF
December, 1892. by the board OF directors OF said
and the holder ofthenots (No. 1l.U62lt secure pay
ment of which the aforesaid deed or trust
ecutsd, declaring that default has been made in
the payment OF interest and other sums, due under
directing said HENRY C. CAMPBELL and THAD-
DEUS Is KENT, trustees, to sell the real estate de-
scribed therein and not heretofore reconYeyed to
satisfy said Indebtedness.
We. HENRY Z. CAMPBELL and THADDEUS b.
KENT, trustees, do hereby give notice that
TUESDAY the 7th day OF February A. d. 1893. at
IL O'Clock NJ OF that day. and at the auction sales
room OF EASTON. ELDRIDGE & Co., 638 Mar
State OF California VIII sell at public auction.
to the highest bidder. for cash in gold coin OF the
United States all that piece or parcel of land situate
In the county OF Tehama, state of California. de-
seribed as follows. TO wit: According to the Of
fetal piatS and system OF surveys of the Govern
ment OF the United states In township twenty -four
meridian, OF section thlrt, five 1857. the
half Is 1a) and the northeast quarter (NE. IA,
containing four hundred and eighty (4S0) acres OF
land more less
Together with the sppurtenances.
Terms of sale-Cash III gold coin Of the United
States: 10 per cent payable TO the undersigned on
the fall of the hammer. balance on delivery of
deed, and If not so paid unless for want of title
per cent to be forfeited and the safe TO be void.
Acts oi sale at purchasers expense.
HENRY c. CAMPBELL. lTrustaaS
THADDEUS b. KENT, Aiu''oeS'
ial7 ZD24 81 81 fe3
The morning call., 1893-01-17
MRS. JOHN SHARON.
The Chicago Woman's Son Is in the
City of Oakland.


City of Oakland.
In relation to the dispatch from Chicago
published in THE CALL yesterday, an
nouncing that Mrs. John Sharon, widow Of
nephew of the late Senator Sharon. was
in destitute circumstances in that city,
parties In this city stated that John Sharon
was assistant superintendent of one of
Shar0n's mines in Virginia City, and that
he died between two and three years ago.
The attorney who represents the ShaIon
estate stated that Fred Sharon is now in
New York. He said that he never heard of
John Sharon or of bis widow, and never
knew that there was a nameSske of Fred
Sharon.
The dispatch carried the information that
Mrs. Sharon said that her son Fred had run
away. reached California and was being
brought up in Hopkins Academy in Oak
land.
when Principal Anderson of that
institution was questioned as to the
correctness of the woman's deela-
ration he said that it is true :. that Fred
Wallace Sharon, son Of the woman men,
toned in the dispatch. is pupil in his
academy. as is also son Of w. l.. Sharon,
both of whom are being literally provided
for. Fred was found in San Francisco. aud
il appeared that ha had been shamefuiiy
neglected by those who had the care of him.
". f. Sharon has offered 10 provide Tor
FTed's brother.
It is also said that if the woman applied
for aid from the Sharons it was refused ;
there are good reasons for so doing.
The morning call., 1893-01-17
HIS FATAL FALL.
David Porter's Death in
the Mills Building.
HE DROPPED FIVE STORIES.
Deceased Was a WelI-to-do Liquor
Merchant Widely Known Among
the Scotch People.

David Porter. the well-known liquor mer-
Chant of Leidesdorff and HaIleck streets.
was killed al $50 o'clock yesterday after
noon by falling from the seventh to the
second story of the Mills building,
There is a spiral stairway in the building
leading from the basement TO the tenth
floor. The steps are of marble to the see
ond floor, and thence TO the top are of
iron. The balustrade is OF iron, and is but
thirty-fonr inches high. The spiral ascends
through a cylinder lighted by windows
on every landing, the panes of which are q
quarter OF an inch thick. Mr.. Porter parted
from q friend. who is a member Of the
Steck Exchange, at AS o'clock aud as
cended to the seventh floor OF The great
building on Montgomery street in the ele-
vator He was in the best Of spirits and
told his friend that in his opinion business
would be brisk this year. No one could be
found who saw him on the seventh floor of
the building. and it is supposed that while
standing by the low balustTade of the
The morning call., 1893-01-17
Alameda.

Opposition buses are again making Park
street lively. When ". M. Rank and as
soclates purchased the horsecar line from
Theodore Meetz they soon atterward bought
cut ihe bus line Of L. Z. Bartlett. which
competed with the car line for passengers
on Park street and TwentY-third avenue.
No sooner we're Bartlett's buses taken off
when a man named Gallagher started an
other line of buses, which have since been
in operation Mr. Rank has decided net TO
buy him of as he did Mr.. Bartlett, but socks
10 drive him out OF business by also putting
on line Of buses in addition to his horse
cars. The competition is becoming exciting.
and the buses race fercely on Alamo da's
leading thoToughfaTe.
The City Trustees last evening ordered
commissioners appointed 10 assess benefits
and damages for the extension OF Bueha
Vista avenue westerly, from Webster 10
Fifth street, and the extension of Fifth
street northerly, from Pacific to Blena
Vista avenue.
The title to a strip OF land south Of En-
cinal avenue, known as Alameda Park,
will shortly become vested in the city. as
the Objecting property have agreed
TO relnquish their titles to the land.
The Forthcoming election Of chief en-
gineer of the FiresDepartment promises to
be quite exciting, and the different COM
panies are taking 10 new members at each
meeting. The candidates for the place are
Fred K. Krauth Jr.. the incumbent. and
Max Gundlach.
The morning call., 1893-01-17
TRUSTEES SALE.

TN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND
under the authority OF certain deed OF trust,
duly executed by WILLIAM D JEA NINGS, party
of the first part, to HENRY G Campbell and
THADDEUS b. KENT, trustees, parties of the sec
oBd part, and the SAN FRANCISCO SAVINGS
UNION, party of the third part, dated August J.
1891. and recorded in the ONCE of the County
Recorder of the county OF Tehama, State of Cali
f0rDia, in liber of trust Deeds at pages l04 and
following. aud in pursuance of resolution passed
the 2Zd day of December 1892. by the board of
directors of said SAN FRAN CISCO SAVINGS
UNION, corporation and the holder of the note
(No 1861 10 secure payment o. which the aore-
said deed OF trust was executed declaring that de-
FAINT had been made in the payment OF interest aud
other sums due under said note and deed OF trust,
and requesting ana directing said hENRY {.
CAMPBELL and 1HADDEuS b. KENT, trustees.
sell the real estate described therein to satisfy
said indebtedness
We HENRY C. CAMPBELL and THADDEUS b.
KENT. trustees, do hereby give notice that
TUESDAY. the 7th day OF February, A. y. 1898 at
IL O'Clock NJ Of that day. and at the auction sales
room OF EASTON. ELDRlD6E CO. 6SS Market
st, In the city and county OF San Francisco, State
OF California, will sell at public auction TO the
highest oder, for cash In gold coin of the United
States all that piece or parcel of land situate IN
the county of Tehama State OF California, de.
scribed as follows. to w.t. according to the Official
plats and system of survey OF the Government OF
the United States: In township twenty-four ca
north, range four az west, Mount Diabio base and
meridian CT section thirty-four (34l. the north
half of the southeast quarter IN. e OF the Sc Ia
and the southwest quarter (SW. IA, containing
two hundred and forty (2&0) acres of land moro or
less, together with the sppurtenanees-
Terms of sale-Cash in gold coin OF the United
States; ten per cent payable TO the undersigned
the fall OF the hammer, balance delivery OF deed;
IL paid, unless want OF title (ten days
being allowed for seareh, then said ten per cent
be forfeited and the safe 10 be void Acts oil sale
at purchasers expense.
HENRY c. CAMPBELL, r.r...
THADDEUS b. KENT, ! Ai"Ssse'.
ial7 20 "a 27 81 fest
The morning call., 1893-01-17
FOR SWEET CHARITY.
The Football Game Between the STAN
fOrdS and OlympicS.

Considerable interest is being taken in The
football game al the Haight-street 81 ounds
on Washington's Birthday between the
Olympic Club and Stanford University,
more particularly from the fact that the pro-
ceeds will be devoted to the charitable In
situations Of the city.
Arrangements have been made to run spe-
eial trains and steamers from outside points
10 the city on that DAY and all steamboats,
on the bay and factories will blow their
whistles from 1880 to 80 p. NJ. while bust
ness men will decorate their stores with the
colers of the competing teams.
There will be grand parade, among the
prominent features of which will be large
number of the goods of Stanford Uniyer-
sity attired in pure white, about 100 of the
male students mounted on dOnkeys, three
or four coaches filed with State University
students of both sexes. the famous big horn
and wagons from each of the organizations
to be benefited by the game. There will
also be three bands of music.
The parade will start from Van Ness
avenue; thence to Bosh street. to Kearny.
to California. to Market. to Golden Gate
avenue, out to Haight-street grounds.
II is expected that there will be not less
than %, 600 tickets disposed of.
The morning call., 1893-01-17
Licenses to Wed

Marriage licenses were issued by the
County Clerk to the following parties yes.
teTday:
Kuma Miznno and Okin Baga 25-23
John 0Connor and Nora Healy, 29-2O
George KutZer and Alne Beehan, 4l-23
Frederick wood and Mary A. Dohetty 27- 90.
Dauten Z. Doggeit and May Burnham, 1876.
Arthur NJ. Anns and Emma L. Doinbach.
22-19.
Charles S. Bailey and Cynthia A. Mansfield,
28-20.
Benjsmin Mafa aud Bialris Lones, % -l9.
Ezra NJ Smith and Josephine Schiicher. So
Is.
Richard NJ. Dannelly and Anale Mcguire. 30
Joseph Cordano and Theresa Demariln. 20 :
The morning call., 1893-01-17
11lSCELl.AgEDCg.
OFFICIAL DRAWING
LOUISIANA State LOTTERY,
Single Number. Glass CA"
Drawn at New Orleans, Louisiana, on
Tuesday, January 10, 1898.

A LII GENUINE LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY
~ Tickets are issued at New Orleans. signed by
Paul Conrad President. and agree to pay all prizes
In New Orleans. where the company holds its char
ter from the State and where both the purchaser of
q ticket and the company are equally protected by
the laws of the State and The United States Tickets
signed with fictitious names dated and issued from
other cities IN the of the Louisiana State Lot
terry Company, promising TO pay prizes in other
places than New Orleans, are not Louisiana state
Lottery Tickets At ALL but are eounterfefts and
cheats ATTENDED to deceive and defraud the unwary,
Remember, when examining TO see II your ticket
has drawn prize never TO accept nything but our
official drawings. which copy rIghted under the
Act OF Congress and cannot be reprinted correctly
under penalty OF the law.
The morning call., 1893-01-17

tween Captain Woodruff and Lieutenant
Dumbrell, the two latter extending their
arms horizontally from their shoulders so
as TO form al Egyptian arch, under which
the ex-captains passed.
Company G is one of the oldest military
organizations in San Francisco. It has been
In existence as Az organization nearly thirty
seven years, dating its birth from August
r. 1855
The Nationals have signed lease with
W. c. Coleman for the occupancy of the
PoSt-street armory for the ensuing six
months. by which time they hope to take
possession OF their new armory to be erected
on Ellis street, near Van Ness avenue. The
building committee will open bids to.mor-
row for the construction of the new buiid-
ing, and 1t will award the contract for the
work Immediately if everything is satisfac-
The morning call., 1893-01-17
For the Oakland Races,

Interesting contests will be run off at the
Oakland Racetrack to day. Following
are the starters and weights in the various
events:
First race, four and half furlongs-
Young Thaddeus l20 Quarterstaff lO4, Stone
man III. Charger III, Daily Oregonian III,
Myrtle Ill. jim r III, Queen Bee Ill.
Second race, six furongs-Elwood ia,
Vanity 81. Estrella "a, Ledalia 80.
Third race, fifteen-sixteenths OF a mile
Fanny + 107. Altus 119. Cyclone 112.
Fourth race, one mile ana seventy yards
Misty Morn ia, Pescador 109, Garcia 81,
T'ESnaranza
The morning call., 1893-01-17
Mercantile Librarv Election.

The annual election of officers OF the Mer-
camille Library Association was held yes
terday at the library building, corner Of
Van Ness and Golden Gate avenues. 1t
resulted in the election of the following
officers who will he installed on the even
ing of next Thursday: N. ID. Rideout.
PRESIDENT Edmund Tauszky. vice-presi-
dent; George Ii. Kellogg, treasurer; A. S.
Howe, recording secretary; E. B. Holiday.
corresponding secretary; j. OH. Cosgrave.
Paul f, Kingston, E. W. Shelton, A. f.
Morrison, E. II. Young, r. III. Tobn. Will
liam Doxey, c. H. Howard, Colonel L. Ell.
Craig, trustees.
BERTELING has the only reliable methods to
fl elective sIrhf AoT Kearnv street
The morning call., 1893-01-17

about six months ago Jonas. for whose
brother he was working, came 10 him and
gave him two SO notes. with the under
standing that if he passed them he was to
receive half lie also SAID that at the time
Jonas gave them TO him he did not know
that they were counterfeits, but gave them
10 two ladies, who passed one on a man
named Gray, who made the complaint to
the Secret Service Department.
Detective Harris says they are tn finest
imitation of a United States treasury note
that he ever saw. He said they first made
their appearance here about six weeks ago,
and since that time they have appeared
quite frequently in the banks and sub
treasury.
The morning call., 1893-01-17
TRUSTEES SALE.

TN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND
under the authority OF certain deed Of trust
duly executed by WILLIAM o. JENNINGS, party
OF The first part. to HENRY G. CAMPBELL aud
THADDEUS B. KENT. trustees. parties Of the sec
ond part, and the SAN FRANCISCO SAVINGS
UNION, party of the third part, dated
August l. 1891. recorded in the once Of
the County Recorder Of the county OF
Tehama. State of California, In liber of
trust deeds. at pages llS snd following and In pur
susnco Of resolution passed the 22d day OF De
FRANCISCO SAVINGS UNION. a corporation. and
the holder OF the note mo. ll063), secure pay
ment of whichlthc Aforesaid deed OF trust exc
cuted, declaring thrt default had been made in the
payment OF interest and other sums due under said
note ana deed OF trust, aud requesting and direct
ing said HENRY G. CAMPBELL and THADDEUS
b. KENT trustees, to sell the real estate described
therein and not heretofore recovered to satisfy
said indebtedness.
We. HENRY g. CAMPBELL and THADDEUS b.
KENT. trustees. do hereby give notice that on
TUESDAY, the eth day OF February A. ID. 1888. at
IL O'Clock NJ OF that day, and at the auction safes
room of EASToN. ELDRIDGE a CO., 63S Market
street, In the city and county OF san FRANCISCO
State OF California. Will sell at pubic auction,
to the highest bidder fer cash in gold coin OF the
United States ali that piece parcel of land stu
ate in the county OF lehama State OF CallfornIa,
described follows. to wit: According TO the Off
cia pIats and system of surveys of the Government
of the United States. In township twenty four {24)
north. range four (4) west. Mount DiaDlo base and
meridian of section thirrysix 1867, the north halt
IN 1al. containing three hundred and twenty t32O)
acres Of land more or or less together with the ap
purtenances.
Terms of sale-Casn in gold coin OF the United
States 10 per cert payable to the undersigned ON
the fall of the hammer; balance on delivery OF
deed; and IL not SD paid. unless Tor want or Title
(ten days being allowed for scarcely, then said 10
per cent to be forfeited and the sale TO BE- void
Acts OF sale al pu -ehasers expense-
THADDECS r. KENT trustees.
JAZZ 20 "a "a 81 fes 2
The morning call., 1893-01-17
Revoked His License.

The Board of Pilot Commissioners, at the
meeting held Saturday afternoon, consid-
cred the case OF Captain Domitt, who ran
the steamer Starbuck on the mud fats la [
Thursday morning, so grave that his license
WAS revoked, and yesterday morning he re-
ceived a letter notifying him that he was
mn longer a pilOt
The morning call., 1893-01-17
THREE OF THE TALLEST
The Nationals Hold an Election and
Form an Egyptian Arch.

u III OH 10y plEdH F-ILH'
Company c, Nationals, First Infantry
Regiment, met at their armory at Post
street, pursuant to orders. last evening to
elect officers. Seventy members were pres
ent Major Dodd of the Second Brigade
staff presided. Captain II. II. Woodruff,
First Lieutenant A. j. Ruddick aud Second
Lieutenant j. w. Dumbrell were uuanim-
ously reelected.
Company c enjoys the unique distinction
of having among its officers three OF the
tallest men in the National Guard of Cali
fornia. Their aggregate height is Is feet
inches, exclusive OF helmets and boot heels.
The three officers are over 8 feet ia height
and both the ieutenants are taller than
their captain. After the election the sur
yiving ex-captains of the company were
called up and marched in single file be-
The morning call., 1893-01-17
Young and MiddIa-Hgad Men
TRUSTEES SALE.

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND
4 under the authority of certain deed OF trust
duly executed by p. j. 0'CONNUR and EMMA L.
O'CONNOR this Wife,, parties of The first part, to
HENRY c. CAMP BELL and THADDEUS q. KENT.
trustees, parties OF the second part, and the SAN
FRANCISCO SAVINGS UNION PARTY OF the third
part dated September 2, 1891, and recorded IN the
office OF the County Recorder OF the city and
county OF san Francisco, State Of California, in
ilber 1865 OF deeds, at pages 1928 and following.
and in pursuance OF resolution pa ssd on the 9Th
day of January. 1898 by tho Board of Directors Of
said SAN FRANCISCO SAVINGS UNION. corpor-
atlon ard the holder OF the nots (No II ,l24) tose
cure payment OF which the aforesaid deed of trust
was executed, declaring that default had been made
III the payment oil interest and other sums, nader
said note and deed of trust and requesting aud d.
recting said HENRY c. CAMPBELL and THAD-
DEUS b. KENT trustees to sell the real estate de-
scribed therein 10 satisfy said Indebtedness.
We HENRY c. CAMPBELL and THADDEUS B.
KENT, trustees. do hereby give notice, that on
TUESDAY. tire TIN day of Februsry, A. d. 1893, az
IL O'Clock OF that day. an at the auction sales
room OF EASToN, ELDRIDGE q CO, 63S Market
street, in the city and county OF San Francisco.
State OF California, will sell at public auction,
20 the highest bidder for cash In gold coin Of tho
United States, all that piece or parcel OF Iaud
situate in the city and county of san Francisco.
State OF California described as follows. to WIZ:
Commencing at a point on the northery line Of
Vallejo street, distant thereon, two hundred and
hsty-seyen feet six inches (2571a leet) westerly
from the westerly line of Baser street. and running
thence westerly along said line Of Vallejo street
fortyeight (48) feet. thence right angles north
ery one hundred and fifty (l50) feet, thence at
right angles easterIy forty-eight (4S1 feet ana
fifty (l50) feet 70 the point of commencement, be-
ing portion of Western Addition. block five hun
Together with the appurtenances
Terms OF ssle-Cash III gold coin OF the United
states: 10 per cent payable TO the undersigned on
the fall of the hammer, balance delivery OF deed.
and If not paid unless for want OF title ten days
Delng aloWed LOT search) then sald ~ per cent TO
be forfeited and the sale be void Acts OF sale at
HENRY C. CAMPBELL. r,,,.oas
THADDEUS Il KENT. Aiu7'eo''
ja17 20 "a ~ 81 FEB