The herald., 1894-04-22
TANMANY'S TOPICAL TALKS.
The Police Department Getting
a Shakeup.
The Chinese Making Wild Scramble
to Register.
r. M. Garrett Likely to Get n Pardon,
Poor MardI GrAs.
Personals and
Notes.
Special Correspondence to the HERALD.

Special Correspondence to the HERALD.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 20.
1t keeps the average San Francisco
policemen guessing these days whether
he will continue to wear the star or join
the Industrial army.
AT every meeting of the police com.
mission of late one or more heads have
been Topped off. The result of the last
meeting created genuine sensation, as
no less parsonage than Captain Hall,
confidential clerk for these many years
to Chief Crowley, was one OF five to be
dismissed. The chief intimates that the
cause of all this is the unearthing Of cor.
ruption among certain members of the
force, and that he intends to put stop
to it-as though it were possible to sep
arate those old time friends-the police
force and corruption.
Another officer dismissed at the same
meeting was Policeman Dawes, who had
earned the reputation of being the terror
of lottery dealers, both Chinese and
white. 1t now looks as though his mo-
tive was to scare these people, that be
might the better levy tribute upon them.
Dawes undou btedly learned his business
while deputy constable in Los An
geles.
There is now a wild scramble among
| the Chinese to register before it is too
late, and the vicinity of the registration
bureau is thronged with them from
early morning until late at night. Not
only are the Chinese residents in this
country anxious to avail themselves of
the McCreary act, but the incoming
China steamers have unusually large
passenger lists, the Peru arriving at
this port on the 18th inst, bringing 700
ceestials, all claiming to be merchants
and vet admitting that they are coming
more particularly to register.
This is the largest number brought on
any one steamer since the commence.
ment of the Scott exclusion act.
In speaking about the matter with
Vice-Oonsul King OwyAng, he stated
that his couRtrymen now in the Orient
we're under the erroneous impression
that all Chinese regardless OF their vo-
cation, were compelled to register,
hence their influx at this time.
The prison directors, at their last
meeting decided to recommend to the
governor for pardon Capt. F. M. Gar
rett. under sentence of 10 years for the
crime OF incest. Insurance Cepanis-
sioner Higgins interested himself in the
: sop-ssA,.{~slszlSAo Ao-AiaeS sszke-f ftss>isAng@Aas
r cause, giving aa reason that he had
been convicted of a crime he never com.
T.. mitted. The trial of Garrett ia still
f fresh in the minds Of the Los Angeles
| public. The evidence, which was OF q
! most revolving kind, left no doubt OF the
; inhuman fathers guilt, and bis convie-
, tion and sentence met with the approval
, Of those cenversant with the case. 1t is
certainly to be regretted that Garrett
was not compelled to finish the sentence
passed upon him by the court.
The Mardi Gras held here during the
week certainly did not come up to ex-
pectations. and the forty Thousand peo.
pie who went TO the fair grounds on
Wednesday night were rather diaap.
pointed at the tame parade they saw,
the whole consisting OF FL floats.
The board of supervisors appropriated
$4,000 few days since to be expended
in behalf of 500 unemployed men seek
ing to return to the east. This action
of the board ID to be commended, as it
frees the state of many men who had
lett their eastern homes expecting to
secure employ yment here, but were sadly
disappointed.
The coming meeting of the Republics
state central committee has been the
cause of numerous Los Angeles politi-
clans arriving here during the past few
days. Among the number are Hon.
Hervev Lindley, Walter s. Moore, Ed
Niles, VIM. Llewellyn, Judge CLARK,
Judge Mckinley, Chas. Pendleton, Ed
Naud and 0thAra 0f lQaaAr n0ta
Deputy Sheriff Paul Vignes, who has
the reputation OF being the best-natured
man in Southern California, spent a few
days in this city recently and succeeded
in that short time in earning a reputA-
tion among the ladies as q heartbreaker.
Adolph Ramish, the junior membe
of the well-known Los Angeles firm Of
Marsh & Ramish, contractors and poli-
ticsns. ia spending a brief vacation in
this city and making his headquarters
at the custom house, fixing up the next
state ticket with Bill English.
Customs Inspector Clark of Los An.
geles, who is familiarizing himself with
the various departments at the local
custom house, will leave for home agaim
on May 9th. Clarke leaves with his
mind firmly made up that he has not
overlooked any thing worth knowing.
Barney Levy, who was we'll known in
Los Angeles during boom days, is here
on visit from Tacoma.
Mrs. J. B. Lsnkershim and son are
among the many we'll known people
from the south.
Ed A. Preuss and Captain Barrett are
enjoying the pleasant weather San Fran
cisco has had of late.
TAMMANY.
A YOUTHFUL FooTPAD.
He Is Charged With Holding Up Store
keeper.
Ellis Valincourt was arrested yester-
day by Detectives Goodman and Bosoui