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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23
OUTW|TTED THE SHERIFF..
A HOuSeful of Furniture Under
Attachment Spirited
Away
Whelan's Force of Men, Assisted by
the Police, Find 1t After a
Weeks Search.

Sheriff Whelan has just passed an ex-
ceedingly troublesome week, with enough
worry from day to day to keep him awake
at night, but he has come out successful
though with a determination to insist
upon strict discipline in his Office.
Through some negligence in the case of
F. W. Gross, at 1912 York street, the Sher-
ifs Office was plunged into confusion every
man in it from Under Sheriff Clack to the
messenger was temporarily transformed
into detective, and even the whole police
force was called upon to assist them in
every possible way,
Gross had furnished his house on York
street from Mission street dealer on the
installment plan. He failed, SO it is de-
clared to pay according to contract and,
on August II, was attached by thel Hard
ing Collection Agency for the amount of
the bill. The Sheriff put man in charge
of the furniture, but it seems that the
keeper strolled away to see some other
property which had come under the official
lock and key. incidentally he remained
altogether too long for the safety of his
charge, for when he returned there was
nothing there but an empty, hollow cot
tage with an open door. The furniture
disappeared in the keepers brief absence
with such rapidity and completeness it
was like bit of magic.
The Eeighbors knew nothing, had seen
nothing, heard nothing, and all that re-
manned for the keeper to do was to report
at the City Hall what had come upon him.
A search was at once commenced through
out the City. Some one had said that the
attached household goods went to Harri-
son street, and then the hunt was turned
into the long thoroughfare. The police
took part in the search, with every office
assistant and outside deputy who could be
spared by the Sheriff. The assistant iailers
had double tasks to perform, for when
not actually employed in watching the
prisoners they were out on Harrison street.
More than week was spent in the search,
and on Tuesday the property was discov-
cred hidden in back cellar in the Mission.
The owner of the house refused, however,
to allow either a policeman or Deputy
Sheriff upon his premises. Eventually
the furniture was recovered on search
warrant and taken to the Sheriff's ware
house in triumph.
But what troubled the Sheriff most was
that such thing as attached property
under his lock and guarded by keeper
should have disappeared on more occasions
than this particular one.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23
A CORNER IN LANTERNS.
Chinese Spectators Have Sc
cured Control of Decora-
tive Lamps.
Dogs Are Poisoned in the Seaside
Suburb at the Rate of Thirty
Week.

An informal meeting was held on the
Sausalito yesterday morning regarding the
naval engagement fete. The City Council
was represented by General Dickinson and
J. w. Sperrv, and ]. B. Stetson APP
peared for the railroad and ferry company.
While the fete will undoubtedly take place
some time next month, and while all the
preparations for the placing OF the ships
and the building of the fort will occupy
but short period, the difficulty of procur-
ing Chinese lanterns for the civic decora-
lions is going to cause so me delay.
There is a corner IN Chinese lanterns.
The willy Chinese, aided and abetted by a
ring OF shrewd Caucasian spectators,
have made corner in lanterns. Those
fragile paper illuminators have jumped up
like mining stock when rich ore is struck.
They are closely held, and 100 per cent
advance is demanded for even the most
modest quality. Now, as several thousand
dozens would be necessary TO make good
showing on the hillsides fronting the bay.
the expense of illuminating would be more
than the householders feel inclined to pay.
To obviate this J. w. Sperry has
suggested that he telegraph to the agents
of his company in Hongkong to ship
over the necessary number of lanterns by
the next Asiatic steamer bound hither
This will defeat the rapacity of the specu-
lators, and Tighten by 100 per cent the
expenses of house illumination.
The head committee now consists of j.
u. Stetson, j. W. Sperry, General Dickin-
son, G. 2. Hamilton, ]. T. Harness, D..
Ross and C. C. Bruce.
This committee will meet on Saturday
afternoon and appoint subcommittee to
attend to the various details of the fete.
The Sausalito Borgia is again abroad in
the land. During the last thirty days the
average OF dogs that have taken the potent
pill has been thirty week. AT this rate dog
will soon be as much of rarity in Sausa-
Tito as white blackbird. Many valuable
dogs have been destroyed and their mourn
ing owners are wild to discover the perpe-
traitors OF these dastardly murders. Sus-
picion centers on an individual whose
progress by any home when dog fingers
on the street is strewn with canine corpses.
Ii he is guilty he does his work so cleverly
that 1t is almost impossible to prove his
guilt. But he is closely watched, and his
carcass, if not his life, will be in serious
danger when the dog-slaughter is brought
home to him.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23
MCDONALD Is FORGOTTEN
The Five Cases Against Him Were
Dropped From Judge Murphy's
Calendar Yesterday.

With the coming of the Durrant case the
five cases against R. II. Mcdonald Jr.-
two of forgery, two of embezzlement and
one of felony-which were pending in
Judge Murphy's court have dropped into
oblivion. Yesterday the finishing touch
YVES put upon their state of retirement by
an order of court dropping the five cases
from the calendar of Department 3.
Legally speaking, the cases, like Mo-
hammed's coffin, are between heaven nd
earth. They cannot be tried in Judge
Murphy's court, they will not be tried
elsewhere if other Judges have as much
say as was formerly the case. When 1T
first came to question as to where they
should be assigned none of the criminal
Judges wanted them. All complained of
full calendars and long lines OF waiting
prisoners waiting for that hearing which
the law is supposed to give them, and to
fix matters the five cases were assigned to
Judge Murphy, who had no criminal cal
endar, but offered to take few cases to
help out the criminal department.
One of the forgery charges came to a
trial of some weeks, and after causing no
end of scandal and the subsequent convic-
ton of William Hurley for attempted
jury bribing, the jury in the case dis
agreed. Then Judge Murphy cried enough.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23
GOETHE-SCHILLER FESTIVAL.
Preparations Being Made for Grand
Affair in the Pavilion.

A meeting of the ladies invited to form
an auxiliary to the Goethe-Schiller Monu-
ment Association was held yesterday after
noon in Beethoven Hall, on Post and
Powell streets. Charles Bundschu pre-
sided. About $50 ladies had been asked to
attend this preliminary meeting, and more
than half the number were present. Many
sent regrets for their inability to attend,
and several sent cash donations for the
fund to be raised for the purpose of erect
ing a monument in Golden Gate Park.
The president gave an interesting outline
of the character of the festivities to be held
in the Mechanics Pavilion in November
next, and general discussion, in which
many of the ladies took part, showed that
great deal OF enthusiasm prevailed and
that the ladies will assist most effectively
in making the contemplated festival a
great success.
A committee consisting of Mrs. Fred
Hess, Mrs. DR.. Regensberger and Mrs. w.
c. Hildebrandt was appointed and re-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23
SAUSAL|TO THE PATIENT.
DR.. Freeman Turns the Tables
on the People by
the Sea.
The State Board Of Medical Exam
liners Gather Up Some Rec
ordS in Old England.

Sausalito has its little troubles as we'll as
any other city. This time it can be laid at
the door of Richard T. Freeman, who was,
up to yesterday, practicing physician in
the State of California, having been issued
q certificate to practice by the State Board
of Medical Examiners in December, 1894
Yesterday afternoon DIR. Wadsworth,
secretary of the board, went to Sausalito
and informed the diamond-decked doc
tor that he would expect him to deliver
that particular certificate up for cancella-
ton, and Mr.. Freeman proceeded to do so,
writing the words delivered for cancella-
ton" across the certificate with his own
hand, using red ink to accomplish the
work.
In an interview with CALL reporter last
night Dr. Wadsworth stated that he had
the following reasons Tor demanding the
certificate:
"Dr. Freeman came here in 1894 and the
State board issued him certificate on the
ground OF his having been a llcentiate OF
the Royal College of Surgeons in 1864. We
did not know what became of him after
that until he turned up in Sausalito, where
he got into some difficulty recently. 1t
resulted in local physician writing to
DR.. Miller, registrar of the General Council
of Medical Education and Registration OF
the United Kingdom, 299 Oxford street,
London, and he was promptly informed
that Freeman had been removed from the
register for criminal practice in 1893, and
to bear out the statement DIR. Miller sent
an extract from the minutes of the General
Council May % of the same year. The
extract contained information that DIR.
Freeman had by criminal practice caused
the death of Ellen Matilda Franklin at the
instgation of William Chaslwoo, and was
assisted by Annie Francis. He failed to
appear before the council to answer to the
charges and his name was forthwith re-
moved.
81 took this statement to Sausalito with
me and asked him what he intended to 90
in the matter and he confessed that it was
all true | informed him that the State
association could not submit to having
him practice in California, and he forthwith
delivered his certificate, writing his can
collation. with his own hand. We are try
ing to keep the medical profession in Cali
fornla clean from such incidents, and
assure you they are very unpleasant to us.
Before l left Sausalito his professional
board was removed and he is no longer a
practicing physician
Residents of Sausalito say that Dr.
Freeman was man who seemed very much
addicted to the diamond habit and gener-
ally wore them in profusion. He was a
man about 65 years of age and was rather
inclined to mingle with the bon-ton.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23
ALEXANDRIA OPERA-HOUSE,
Redwood City to Have a High
Glass Temple of
Music.
c. JossELYN THE BUILDER
Fine Equipment of Scenery and a
Curtain of Surprising
Beauty.

The Alhambra of Redwood City may
never rival in grandeur and historic asso-
citation the famous palace of Granada, but
it will give to the progressive jewellers in
the capital of San Mateo County all the
comforts of modern opera-house. Red
wood, as Paul said of the town
whence he came, "is no mean city," There
is public spirit in the place. Beautiful,
broad ways-macadamized, watered and
free of dust-render it pleasant to drive
from town to the suburban villas. Water
communication with San Francisco sup
plements railway facilities. Vessels draw
ing ten feet can come to the town, hence
there is traffic for freight and passenger
boats.
The population of the place is 1000; a
modern electric plant supplies light; the
water supply is pure and abundant, the
drainage system first class, and the health
of the town consequently good.
No wonder then that the people so hap
PLY endowed with the solid comforts of
life should sigh for the intellectual pleas
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23
LIKELY TO RECOVER.
Charles Kane's Case Pulling the
Doctors at the HospitaI

Charles kane's Case Pulling the
Doctors at the Hospital.
The case of the boy Charles Kane. who
was kicked by his fathers horse and had
his skull crushed in Sunday in Golden
Gate Park. is puzzling the doctors at the
Receiving Hospital.
A piece about four inches square was
taken from his skull and part of the brain
matter had oozed out. 1t was thought by
the doctors that he could not live many
hours, but he is still alive and there
are hopes that he may recover Yesterday
morning he regained CONSCIOUSNESS, and
when he opened his eyes and saw his
mother sitting at his bedside he smiled and
put his arms round her neck and kissed
her.
If he should recover a piece of silver
plate will be inserted to fill up the gap in
his skull. The puzzling question is
whether the loss of portion of his brain
matter will permanently affect him. and if
SO In what way.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23
PRACTICAL COOPERATION,
The Successful Business of a
Los Angeles Grocery
Firm.
Employers and Employees Divide the
Net Profits and Are Pros
porous.

Several months ago Labor Commissioner
Fitzgerald received from one of the pro-
fessors in the university at Chicago a
letter requesting that he forward any in
formation he might possess upon the SUBJ
ject of cooperative corporations in this
State. 1t was not until Mr.. Fitzgerald
visited Los Angeles that he was able to
secure any information on the matter. He
said: "While l was in Los Angeles dis
covered model cooperative store in sue
cessful operation. 1t is the wholesale and
retail grocery-store of ]. r. Newberry &
Co. l should have said stores, for they
have half dozen establishments in that
part of the State all conducted upon the
cooperative principle.
There are four members at the head OF
the firm, AMI their plan is very simple.
They pay their EN- ployes good wages and
divided. the employers taking one-half
and the employees the other half. The
employees share is divided pro rata accord
ing to the positions held and the wages re-
ceived. This really makes the employees
partners in the business, and as such
every man is keenly alive to the interests
of the business. The division is made
every year when the firm takes in stock
"Mr. Newberry told me that he adopted
this system not as matter of principle
but of business. The employees do not
allow anything to go to waste that can be
saved, and their care saves the firm from
to per cent on the natural loss in stock.
For example, barrel of olives worth $50
burst, and Mr.. Newberry said that not
over $40 could be saved. To his surprise
he found every cents worth had been
saved by the head man and a porter,
who had worked half of a night putting
the fruit up In fancy glass packages. In
the Los Angeles store there are about
fifteen men employed and every one is a
drummer for the store. AS result the
store does very large business.
The firms other stores run from five to
ten men each. The store at Riverside
does business of $4,000, and the others
in proportion to the size of the towns in
which they are located. Mr.. Newberry
says that his father in Germany followed
the same system successfully, and the Los
Angeles man has conducted his business
on this principle for twenty years
He says that he would have been bank
rupt several times If Ii had not been for
his employee partners who stood by him
in hard times. Not one of the employees
could be induced to leave the firm. One
thing Mr.. Newberry insists upon, and that
is that every one of his men shall get his
life insured. Mr.. Newberry says he will
look out for the men when they are alive,
but the latter must make provision for
their families in case of death This CO.
operative store in Los Angeles is the most
perfect | have ever seen. Its interior has
more the appearance of bazaar or fair
than an ordinary grocery-store, and all the
men are well satisfied with their posi-
TONS"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23
PAVING FOLSOM STREET.
Several Bicycle Clubs will Join in the
Agitation.

The executive committee of the South
Side improvement Club met representa-
tives from seven bicycle clubs last evening
at lrish-Am erlcan Hall, on Howard street,
for the purpose of devising methods for CO.
operating in making the mass-meeting a
success called for September 3, at Metro
polltan Hall, to agitate the paving of
Folsom street from Nineteenth to the
water front.
The following-named bicycle clubs were
represented: San Francisco, POLYTECHNIC,
Liberty, California Imperial, Waverly and
Outing: In addition to the above mem
bers OF three Folsom-stree improvement
clubs were in attendance and one repre-
sentative from the Golden Gate Improve
ment Club.
DR.. I. A. Rottanzi presided. On mo-
ton of A. B. Mcguire. seconded by M.
Haas, the chairman appointed the follow
ing gentlemen to constitute visiting COM
mlttee to the various bicycle clubs of the
city. asking cooperation in the proposed
meeting: Henry VIM, J. w. Mcguire, J.
Schwartz, L. Samuels, T. A. Rottanzi.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23
MILLIONA|RES IN COURT.
Defense of John w. MaCkay
and His Associates in the
Fox Suit.
SENATOR JONES DEPOSITION
Story of the Reopening of the Con-
solidated California and Vir-
glnia Mine.

The suit of Theodore Fox against John
". Mackay, Senator John P. Jones and
other directors of the Consolidated Cali
.fornia aud Virginia Mining Company, for
an accounting, was taken up for trial by
Judge Seawell yesterday.
This is case with issues similar in
some respects to those in the Hale & Nor
cross case, and the amount of money in
volved is 81, $4,000. The demand for an
accounting was made in December, 1891,
and the case has since that time beeni in
the courts.
In the complaint Mr.. Fox alleges that
The directors of the Consolidated California
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23

quested to report at the next meeting the
names of twelve ladies who with them
selves will form the executive committee
OF the Ladies' Auxiliary to act In conlunc-
ton with the pentlemen's executive COM
mittee of the association.
A general invitation will be rendered to
all ladies who are interested in this festi-
val to be present at the next meeting of the
Ladies Auxiliary, which will meet on the
10Th inst. At that meeting the committee
of three will report their selections. The
next move will be to organize the different
sections to take charge of the booths.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23
League of the Cross Cadets.

Company G, League of the Cross Cadets of
st. Brigid's parish, will give grand compli-
mentary entertainment at National Guard
Hall, on Ellis street, near Polk, next Friday
evening. The programme will include nun
bers by the best local professional and amateur
talent. Rev. P. c. Yorke, the chancellor of the
the occasion will be an inspection and an exhi-
bition drill. There will also be q competitive
drill for two handsomely engraved gold med
ais, one for privates and one for non-commis-
stoned officers. The awards will be made by
Rev. NJ P. Ryan of St. Brigids, spiritual d.
rector of the company, and the judges will be
Sergeants Healey and O'Connel of Battery II
and Sergeant Kropp of Battery l., United States
Artillery, stationed at the Preside.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23
A Rapid Pilprimaae.

A telegram was received yesterday at the
Union Pacific Office in this city, announcing
that the special train sent out by General Agent
d. w. Hitchcock of the Union Pacific with
Oakland Commandery had been running at the
rate OF sixty miles an hour over the Nebraska
division of the railway, and had made such
headway 1t would arrive at Kansas City three
hours ahead of time. The Knights OF Oakland
Commandery and their friends have been
treated to most agreeable surprise in the ser
vice and attention given them under MI.
Hltchcocks paternal supervision.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23

He vowed that no more Mcdonald cases
should come within the doors of Depart
ment 3, and in pursuant to his determine
ton the cases were yesterday consigned to
comparative oblivion by the order men
toned.
Who will take the cases now is delicate
question, for all the Judges have declared
against them, and will not take them up
unless compelled to do so.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23

as the District Attorneys statement shows
that Lauer purchased the property indi-
vidually from the corporation and had the
same charged to himself on the books of
the corporation. The goods then became
his individual property, in which the cor
poration had no further interest; conse-
quently Supervisor Lauer, member of
the corporation. is presumed to have no
interest, direct or indirect, provided, of
course, that the purchase of the goods by
Benjamin Lauer was bona fde-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23

who presented the full list of stockholders
in the Consolidated California and Vir-
ginia Mining Company and the amount OF
stock held by each.
He was examined at some length in re-
lation to the books of the company and the
case was continued to Monday.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-23

E. j. Stark cantor of the Temple Emanuel,
has composed and arranged for a solo and
double chorus memorial hymn, "Why Are
Thou Cast Down, My Soul?" The hymn is de-
voted to the memory of the composers father,
Cantor Josef Stark.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-23
Mnc Never pocs rnim.. IL, rsaI,c.

Long needed in Norfolk has been a
lirst-class ladies lunch room. The want
is now supplied Mir Il W Macdonald.
whose lunch rooms for men. have sprung
up like mush rooms ana are appreciate
ed as highly opened Yesterday at li1
Church street, a gem of Il place whore
ladies alone, or ACCOMPANIED by gCu-
tlcmcu. viii feel equally at home. For
triiic customers ar" supplied with a
ih" cnItec. for which Mac is dcSrrNcdly
famous, and many toOthsomc dclicacirs,
are furnished Mr. Macdonald bought
the Reid bakery. retaining NIr Reid i'm
harsc of the order department. and
VIII make Il speciality Of furnishing
cakes for weddings, already haNiu. FUR
nishcd some 10 wcll-kuown society rea-
pie Courteous and cutcrprising. his
success is certain
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-23
KNOWLEDGE

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ter Than others and enjoy life more, with
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adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
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remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
In the form most acceptable and pleas
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dispelling colds, headaches and fevcrs
and permanently curing constipation,
Ii has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because il acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
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every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
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and being well informed, you will not
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