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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-03-08
DRUGGED LIQUORS.
A Greas Risk Which Is Incurred by Tip
piers.


One of the worst forms of crime Is
the drugging of liquors by evil-minded
people, who wish thus to take advan-
tage of their unsuspecting victims. The
Enquirer, in it's investigation of the
recent death of printer of that city
who was known to have been in the
company of notorious characters in a
drinking saloon, discovers that one OF
the devices for drugging victims for
robbery is to engage the intended vic.
tim in a drinking bout, and to
propose the touching of glasses
before drinking, and while touch
ing them to drop penny
pill" which has been held concealed
in the finger, into the strangers glass.
This pill, dissolved in a glass of beer,
is so medicated with morphine as to
speedily induce unconsciousness, after
which the robbery is easy. Dragging
is resorted to accomplish variety
of evil ends, and drinkers should be
everywhere forewarned as to the dan
ger involved. The wise and safe way
is to abstain altogether from all intoX'
icants.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-03-08
II KILLED HIS NERVE.
One Experience With Woman Cured
Him of the Book Agency Fever.

One Experience With Woman Cured
Him of the Book Agency Fever.
The man had answered an agents
wanted notice in person, and when
he found it was to sell book he backed
away.
"Why don't you want it?" asked the
chief. ''You can do well with it,
mo, 1 can't" he replied firmly.
1--WE got gall enough and know how
to talk, but not for books. I've lost
my nerve in that line. used to be
right spry, but about two years ago
women, just to fill in a week of spare
first house | struck was presided over
by woman who was about the
scrawniest specimen ever saw.
Good morning, Miss | says to her.
thinking the Miss would catch her,
which it did temporarily. 1 have here
a book which I'm sure will interest
you. 1t is just what you want; tells
you how to remove wrinkles and traces
of age: how to make a thin, scrawny
neck plump and firm: how to cultivate
perfect complexion; how to restore
an old face to youth. how to turn grey
hair back to its original color; how to
make bad figure perfect; how to de-
velop sunken checks round and full;
how to shape the limbs, hand and feet;
kow to make thin hair grow;'how to
make women beautiful: how to -
and right there l stopped. | don't
know what made me do it. but some
thing in her expression warned me, SC
to speak, and all at once it struck ne
that what l was talking about and
what that woman was didn't coincide
exactly, and l had put my foot in it.
Anyhow, somehow l got out of there
in wrecked condition, and since that
fatal moment I've had no heart in sell
ing books. Not much, and he walked
out. detroit Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-03-08

He-You are slave to fashion.
She-Well, believe am, as my
dressmaller is the fashion. DE roit
Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-03-08

Of rest. The great daily papers, the
theaters, the clergy, besides the regu-
lar charity organizations, are making
extraordinary efforts to relieve the
sutferings of all in need Of aid, and
the good they do is simply incalculable.
The charity movement in New York
Ia greater and more comprehensive
The morning call., 1894-08-04
WEARY OF LIFE.
Suicide of a Clerk at the
Lick House.
A Bullet Through His Heart-AlI Is
Explained in Unique Letter
to the Coroner.

W. B. Krummacher, middle.aged clerk,
committed suicide at the Lick House yesterday
afternoon. chambermaid found him lying on
his bed shortly after o'clock. There was a
bullet wound in his breast and on the floor by
the side of the bed lay pistol which had
dropped from his hand. The body was taken
TO the Morgue last night.
krummacher was a frequent guest at the
hotel and had many friends among the attaches.
He had little 10 say about himself. but it was
known that he had wealthy relatives III Ger
many who at times supplied him with funds.
krummacher was recently employed as book
keeper by AnSpacher Bros of LiVermore, but
had no employment during the last six weeks.
He expected remittance from Germany, but
il did not come, and when his effects were ex.
amined by the Coroner's deputy only 81 was
found. he following letter, addressed to
Coroner Hughes, was found on table:
This is to certify that have decided to take my
lite. being thoroughly disgusted with the whole
world. and myself especlaly
My brains are in perfect condition and my life
not being insured in any manner your jury need
not render any verdict about my being crazy.
MI Mohn, 319 California street, will attend to
my funeral, and you will please deliver my per-
W B. KRUxMACHER.
Born October %. 1874. in Bremen Germany
Krummacher was married, but was separated
from his wife, who Is now living In Salt Lake
City. The Coroner, in spite OF the consldera-
tion shown for him by the deceased, will prob
inalion of the remains showed that the bullet
hod passed through the heart. IL was found
imbedded in the mattress on which krnm-
macler lay.
The morning call., 1894-08-04
BASEBALL TOMORROW.
The Boys Expect to Put Up Good
Cia1~3e

Game.
The second game of the baseball season
which was inaugurated last Sunday will be
played tomorrow at the Haight-street grounds
Considerable pains have been taken during tho
week 10 select good teams and it is expected
that some honest ball will be put up for the
many patrons of The great national pastime.
The San Franciscos have been practcing
daily with the view of winning the pennanT.
Farrell, formerly of Vallejo, will catch for
Frisco tomorrow.
Manager Dextraze has signed f. Knighty to
play third base foI the Friscos
Home talent seems in demand.
Mullee OF The CALIFORNIA; has been getting In
form for tO-mOrTow's game.
Shields of the Californias Is considered the
speediest boy in the league.
"Blockers" Hanley will surprise his old-time
friends.
Manager MulIee of the CALIFORNIA; will give
Zeis trial on third base tomorrow.
Cannon of lhe CALIFORNIA; can throw the best
Of them out at the plate.
Bodie of the San Francscos is promising
catcher.
Dextraze is playing irst.class ball at secono
Baseball is coming up again. Some OF the old
PLAYERS and spectators are becoming enthused.
Joe Shea of the CALIFORNIA;, whose old time
slide Will be remembered, says he intends to be
Rube Levy of the Friscos, the heavy weight
champion OF the kindergarten, has commenced
reducing his avOrdupois.
There Is considerable rivalry between the
CALIFORNIA; and FriscOs regarding The following
each club will attract to tie grounds to morrow
Matt Stanley OF the CalifOrnfas is very
graceful catcher.
Secretary r. Bliss Is daily receiving applica-
tlons from players for bertbs on the teams.
1t Will be pretty race for batting honors In
the new league.
Joe Corbelt. brother of Jim the Great, will
pitch for the San FTancscos tomorrow
Charlie Gagus will appear on the field TO-
morrow in suit Of green.
Jackson will plcn tomorrow for the Calfor-
Mas.
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out every time. so gave it up as bad job.
Then he got the witness to state that he
remained at Eastport three or four days
and called at the Martin house three times.
He was on trip along the coast with his
brother.
Il promised Mr.. William Martin to call
and see him If l passed that way" said the
witness.
Were yon in court on Tuesday last.
during the examination of Mrs. Tibbets ?"
asked johnson. by way Of re-cross-exami-
nation.
II was there for ten minutes in the fore
noon. l don't think was there during the
afternoon"
THIS closed Mr.. Hutchinson's testimony,
and the arguments over the proposed ad-
journment were resumed. At one time it
was agreed to go on in the afternoon, as
the expert was present in court But as
IL afterward turned out that some impor-
tant exhibits had only just been handed
to the expert for examination, and he
needed time TO study them, Grove l.. John
SOB and Crttenden Thornton at last came
to an amfcable understanding, and after u
mild protest from Mr.. Delmas Judge Cof-
fey continued the case until Monday next.
The expert who ls expected to say that
the second Will is genuine document is
+. o. Young, who gave such valuable testi-
mOny in the Dana will contest. Mr..
Young is an expert penman as well as an
expert on handwriting. and enjoys The
reputation of being the best pistol shot on
the coast He is almost as good with a
rife, and She'll Mound sees him every Sun
day
The morning call., 1894-08-04
dust and be ready to volunteer right away
again for train DUTY.

dust and be ready to volunteer right away
again for train duty
When Colonel Geary first sent out his
skirmisherS there were ninety-ive dead
engines in the yards. Not a wheel was
turning and commerce was consequently
paralyzed. The strictest discipline was at
once established; even Superintendent
Wilder was not allowed to enter the yards
without a pass. One night Colonel Mac
donald made midnight tour OF the camp
to inspect the sentries. He claimed after
ward that in the whole course Of his life
he had never had so many escapes from
sudden death as in that brief hour. -Four
times the cooked pistol of watchful SEN
tuel had been held close to his head while
the password was demanded. The colonel
aflerward made more midnight patrols.
"The boys were always ready and will
ing TO carry out all orders. and disagree
able duties were in every instance faith
fully executed" said Corporal Paul
Hemore Of the First Troop Cavalry
yesterday. "The only thing that worried
us was whether we were in danger OF
losing our jobs in the city by reason OF
our enforced absence. Many man re-
ceived his morning mail in fear and trem-
bling, not Knowing whether The letter he
held in his hands contained polite but
firm request for him to return Immediately
under pain of dismissal. Plenty Of the
militiamen are now in the position OF the
strikers they were sent out against-out of
work"
According to Corporal Helmore. the
crumpled roseleaf in camp life was the
impossbiity of keeping clean. From the
colonel down to the prlvates every one of
US went about with faces looking as though
we were made up for a minstrel show.
The saving Your own mother wouldn't
know YOU was exemplified in the case of
Private Clark of the troop. who was
actually asked bv his own mother, while
on sentry duty, if he could tell her where
Tommy Clark was TO be found. When
Tommy confessed to his identity she
burst into tears and asked him to tender
his resignation"
IL happened that few days before the
men were released from camp, when train
and patrol duty were ceasing TO monopo-
The morning call., 1894-08-04
I37
MILLIONS

Is the amount of Uncle
Sans bill against the Pacific
Railroads. That's about S.
apiece for every American
male old enough to wear
pants.
Now if each of these males
would get his next suit of us
the MAKERS RETAIL
ING AT WHOLESALE
PRICES-the total amounts
saved would be more than
enough to satisfy this stu
pendous claim.
This is not a scheme of
fered as a substitute for the
funding bill-it's merely an
ad for our money-saving
clothes, for Man, Boy and
Child.
The morning call., 1894-08-04
CLEANER STREETS
Excellent Plan Proposed
by Merchants.
1t Would Give Work to the Unem-
ployed and the Expense Would
Not Be Burden.

The merchants who have been showing their
fellow-citiZens what clean streets look Ike and
how work can be found for the unemployed
held very enthusiastic meeting last night.
The president of the association, +. w.
DOhrmann. spoke at some length on the work
accomplished and the possibilities of the fu-
ture. The assistance given the movement by
the press of the city was gratefully acknowl-
edged and the members werr urged TO bestir
themselves in recruiting for the association.
Every country, it is SAID" the president
remarked in conclusion, has as good a Gov.
eminent as 1t deserves to have. and If we have
as good streets as we deserve TO have. we shall
not rank very high among tile municipalities OF
the world"
The board of directors submitted report of
the work that has been done and their plans
for proposed future action. The following plan
was adopted:
To obtain by subscription a Sufficient sum for
the coming year, that this association by adding
such money to the municipal appropriation W Ill
be able to have the larger part OF the business
portion of the streets kept clean throughout the
day and the service in tue entire city very greatly
improved.
The work should be done by the deserving un-
employed. of which class there are almost as
many in this city as ever before, In such way
that all wEo are residents OF san Francisco and
have families may share equally in this labor.
1t is not possible to say just how mucn money
would be required TO mplish all this, but as
far as statistics being prepared show the city
should have appropriated least $120,000 last
year and that $l50,UO0 can be spent to advantage
in this work, of which the city would furnish by
regular appropriation $4,000.
HOW the larger part of this sum (the difference
between $50 900 and $l50O00) could be raised
and by whom paid would be subjects for further
consideration. but from the $9S, 600 subscribed
last year for park improvements, contrib al
most solely TO relieve the wants OF the unem-
poyed, it does seem entirely within the bounds of
reason that good part OF that amount could be
collected this year for work In which every citi-
OF san Francisco has a personal pride and .
very large number direct business interest.
The chairman OF The board stated that the
Supervisors would adopt any plan for the
sweeping of the streets formulated by the assO-
citation. He had no DOUBT the $4,000 aupTo-
prIated by The city would be turned over 10 The
organization, whose duty il would be TO pro-
cure the additional amount which would be re-
quired If the work was 10 be done by hand.
After long discussion the direc Ors were in
structed 10 call uhon commercial organizations.
prOvemrnt clubs and prOpeTty-owners for
the purpose of obtaining The necessary amount.
When this has been doAe definite proposition
will be made 10 tile Supervisors.
The morning call., 1894-08-04

Dutchmen, the Swedes and the Portuguese
and the "baby company" Ii the history
of the camp is never written till it has
become inextricably mingled with myth,
like the Homeric deeds OF the Trojan war,
future generations may imagine the whole
world was in arms. That. however, was
not so. Various national distinctives were
applied to the companies, but the men In
them were all good patriotic Americans,
and to prevent future Misunderstanding
it cannot be too soon stated that the
dudes" were Company D of the Naval
Battalion, the ''grls" Battery Z OF the
Second Artillery. the "Irishmen" Battery
Z of the Second. Battery = and ID the
"Dutchmen" and 'Portuguese." while
Company of the Naval Battalion re-
joiced in the sobriquet of the "Baby Com
pany." The girls" and the "dudes," it
may be stated, were particularly fine,
stalwart fellows.
AS for the work accomplished under
Colonel Geary's command,.its results are
being felt all over the State. At 1880
P. NJ. on the 18th of July most of the men
were called hurriedly from their homes
and assembled at the armories. AT 2
o'clock on the morning of the 18th they
were marched out and at 3:15 left the
ferry. Colonel Geary only divulging where
thev were going after the boat had started.
The strikers had been in the habit of
going to the Oakland yards in the early
morning and seeing that no men went to
work. On the morning of the 18th
they found pickets established from
the Point to Market street, and they
knew better than to attempt to break
through those lines. The men who went
with Colonel Geary and established the
pIckets were six batteries of the Second
Artillery, one gun detachment from the
Naval Battalion and two from the Light
Battery. The re-enfOrcements received
the next dav we're Battery B OF Napa,
Companies c and B of the Second Infantry
from Vallejo, the First Troop Cavalry,
three more companies of the Naval Bat
talon and additional men from the Light
The morning call., 1894-08-04
A STRANGE TALE.
=" Ships That Pass in the
Night
1t Is by Beatrice Harraden and "CaII''
Readers Can Obtain 1t for
10 Cents.

Have you read "Ships That Pass in the
Nigbt"? If not You should do so, and at once,
because THE CALL i Offering its readers the
book for o cents and one coupon. The book
is well bound and printed on good paper. 1t
ca mot be obtained elsewhere for three times
the price.
The idea OF The book is TO show that we have
little control over our lives, but aie dependent
on those around us.
A young woman who has been overworked
goes to a mountain resort TO recuperate and
there meets man who is sick of the world
BY a series OF strange incidents they are thrown
together and she eXertS an influence over him
that makes him see life differently.
She leaves The resort and goes to England
He determines not TO, but in less than week
lie is by her side. From that 10 the end OF the
story curious circumstances follow one another
rapidly, and IrIhing incidents are made TO
change plans although those whom they most
affect are not aware of the cause.
The story is intensely interesting from be-
ginning 10 end and does not contain a weari.
some massage.
The morning call., 1894-08-04
OF Geary's Camp at West
Oakland,
AS VETERANS WILL TELL 1T.
Colonel Macdonald's Midnight
Tour of Inspection.
HOW THE DUDES TOOK A FLAG
And Buried 1t Without Honors-A
Boy Whose Own Mother Did
Not Know Him.

The strike is over and the camp at Oak
land will soon be silent and deserted. Its
military glories have not vanished how
ever, they are only in sense commencing.
Fifty years from now the grizzled vet
Grams who survive will swap stories about
the war and small descendants to the third
and fourth generation will clamor to hear
over again ''how grandpa quelled the
strike"
Yes, those were thrilling times. and their
history has never yet been freely chroni-
cled. Whoever heard of 1.-THE girls ?'
Yet history will tell that the girls were
first in the field and that the girls, assisted
by "the dudes," took the only prisoners.
Then there wero the Irishmen and the
The morning call., 1894-08-04
IMPORTERS OFFENDED.
Collector Wise flakes q Rule That
Causes Trouble.

Collector Wise Issued an order yesterday
that was received with anything but favor by
importers. The order read: "Regulations in
regard to passing entries through the Custom
house. dated September 26. 1893. are hereby
amended so as TO require the importer TO make
The declaration required by act OF June 10,
1890, on his entry at the time he files 1t in the
Custom house."
Heretofore goods have been entered and
duties assessed before the entries were sworn
10. Under the new rule the entries must be
sworn to at once and the importers will have
no opportunity to detect and correct errors. A
formal protest VIII be made against the new
order TODAY.
The morning call., 1894-08-04

Battery and from the Signal Corps. Alto
gether fourteen organizations we're repre-
sented. with a total of nearly 800 mep.
The camp was splendidy organized
from the beginning. There'was never a
murmur about the accomm0da or the
rations, though for the first lew days the
bows had amateur cooking The command
all through the camp was popular, the
men respected their officers. and instead
of having to urge on the courage of the
Young recruits il was as much as those
gallant commanders could do to restrain
their ardor.
1.-THE boys did their work splendidly."
The morning call., 1894-08-04

lize every moment OF the boys time, the
troop bethought itself that within its
ranks was strong man. He had not
fought booted lions. nor had he ever posed
in a theater. but for all that he was con-
sidered to be host in hmself. So, trust
ing in him, the troop challenged the Naval
Battalion to a tug-of-war. They forgot,
however, that If any one ought 10 be able
to pull on a rope it should be the tars,
though they remembered the fact when
they and their heroes were laid low and
the sailors were being carried round the
The morning call., 1894-08-04
FAILURE OF j. j. LEEK.
The Dentist Forced to Declare Him
self InSOlyent.

John J. Leek, the dentist, who so narrowly
escaped death few months ago at his house
at Fifth street-a tragic event i'll which Miss
Alice Aldersley lost her ltfe-has filed his petl-
ton 10 Insolvency. Depression In trade and
the unpleasant nooriety occasioned by the
tragedy above alluded TO are no doubt RESPONSE
bic for DR.. Leek's embarrassed 81 uation,
Dr. LeeK's debts amount in all TO S1029 55.
TINS sum Is made up OF bills for advertising
losses on contracts and money due for services
rendered. His assets consist solely of stock
of dental Instruments. office furniture, etc.
valued in ali at $500. There is also lease of
the rooms IL, Is, IA, 10 and is at l Fifth
streeT. but the value of This lease is set down
as nominal.
Judge Hebbard has made an order adjudi-
eating the debtor insoyenL, and fixing Septem-
ber 10 for The first meeting of creditors IN
Judge Levy's courtroom.
The morning call., 1894-08-04

not patriotic, ami when they espied an
alien flag in camp they charged down and
captured it, bearing it in triumph TO their
quarters on the shores of the bay where
they broke the staff and buried the flag in
the sand. What fearful imDrecations rang
through the tents of the Dutchmen were
realized only by those who knew their
language. If they had not tired them
selves in the tug-of-war, there might have
been bloodshed.
AS is usual in war times cameras were
not allowed within the lines, but James j.
Kerlin managed in some occult manner to
take the accompanying pictures.
The morning call., 1894-08-04

order was made returnable before Judge Slack
next Friday. The proceedings were Instituted
by August Laver, an architect, who wants to
compel the commissioners TO go to an expense
OF nearly 81, 100000 to put mansard root on
the hall and erect tower over 400 feet high,
instead OF 900 as is now contemplated. Mayor
tect. and says the work on the tower will not be
Interrupted
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camp on the backs of their ardent adj
mirers. Then the Irishmen and their
rivals the Dutchmen struggled for nearly
al hour on the slippery path of fame, till
the latter were vanauished and afterward
sent two comical trophies to the victors.
The Irishmen returned the compliment by
sending to the "Dutchmen" national
peace offerings and German flag, which
latter was Immediately hung conspicu-
ously over the guardhouse.
Now the Naval Battalion are nothing if
The morning call., 1894-08-04

observed Colonel Geary. speaking yester-
day on the subject. "TheY were plucky
and determined; the only fault with them
was that they were too eager 10 kill They
were eager to work, though. l have seen
those fellows 20 mp to Sacramento and
come right back, with only few hours at
The other end for sleep, and then they
would come into camp grimed with coal
The morning call., 1894-08-04
Alfred Clarke and His Assignee.

Counselor Alfred Clarke rich in resource II
not. as he decar es, in worldly goods, has sued
Ell T. Sheppard. the appointed assignee OF bis
estate in insolvency, to recover the deed of his
property which Sheppard obtained from the
County Clerk, and TO recover S1o0 900 damages.
Clarke asserts that Eli T. Sheppard's appoint
ment was Illegal and is void, and claims
damages for losses alleged TO have been sus-
tanned by reason of his having been kept so
long out of his properly.