The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-07
LATEST OAKLAND NEWS.
Supervisors CuPtaIl Expenses
by DiSmisSing Seven
Clerks.
COWBOY RICE DENOUNCED.
4 Waterfront Riot Prevented by
the Police May Sue
the City.

In anticipation Of q shortage in the
csuncv funds for the remainder OF the
fiscal year the Supervisors began cutting
EXPENSES yesterday, and Topped of the
heads Of seven extra clerks IN the Offices Of
the County Clerk and Recorder. These
clerks were specially appointed by the
board to copy old record-books which had
becone worn Or dis6gured through long
use, and each drew salary Of 500 3
month.
Those removed were: D. J. Mullin, ".
D. Powers, f. L Johnson, Clarence
Croweu, Henry Dapman, J. G. Mates Jr.
and Charles i. Alexander. The latter was
appointed at the last meeting OF the board,
week ago. Z NJ. Long, mortgage clerk,
was the only one Of the extra clerks re-
tanned. The saving 20 the county in con-
sequence Of the removals VIII be $3.50.
Attic same time that the resolution de-
cspitating the copyists was passed an
other was adopted which read IS follows:
Rss0IreG, That al Of the county officers and
those IN charge OF the County Innrnsry and
Receiving Hospital be requested 70 eurtalI
expenses Of their respective Offices IS much As
possible from and after this date
II IS anticipated that further reduction
Of expenses viii take place st the next
meeting OF the board
Caught on One Charge.
Manuel Stone and John Kelly, two
Young men who are very badly wanted by
the Oakland police on charges Of grand
larceny, we're arrested II San Francisco by
Constable Crouin last evening and placed
IN care OF the san Francisco police until
the warrants for their arrest can be served
on them
From the contents OF their pockets It IS
believed BY the police that they have been
carrying on z wholesale forgery business
Bank checks On the CrOCker-W o0lFOrth
Bank, American Bank and Trust Com pany,
y eIis-EaTgo Bank, First National Bank,
Sather Banking Company and London and
san Francisco Bank were found On their
persons. together with large number OF
checks 10 which had been forged the names
OF q number OF prominent Oakland and
san Francisco people.
The checks were nearly 81 for SIS or $50
and the names attached we're those Of ".
q. Henshaw. Samuel Beal. 4. J. Pope, 3.
:. Smith, r II. White and Charles u.
Plum & Co The latter name, which IS
that OF the san Francisco carpet Rru, was
used OfCeuer than any OF the rest- The
handwriting on nun Der Of letters which
Stone admitted that ne had written showed
that the names on the checks had been
written By him
Stone and Kelly disappeared from Oak
land about i've weeks ago, about the time
that ". W Moore j.. the Broadway hat
ter missed 500 from the till IN his store.
Moore had no clerk. and as Stone vas oct
or employment and was willing 20 IOO6
out Tor the store while the proprietor was
81 lunch and dinner and 70 sleep there 1t
nights, he was allowed 10 do so, M. Moore
giving him money for his meals
one CaT Moore went OUT 70 lunch and IL
formed Stone that he had left SEQ n the
til n Ude rear Of the store When he
returned Stone and she money had dis
appeared
Kelly dropped out Of sighr about the
same time, ana for month nothing more
was heard o. them, and then word came
that they had been seen n Los Angeles
and the police CT that city we're wired 10
look ont for them. They managed 70 sip
away however, and we're next heard from
n MOIave, Whers they again succeeded n
elUdIng the officers.
Those who we're On their trail had about
given up hope Of catching them when Con-
stable CrolIc suddenly located them n
San Francisco. They VIII be brought here
today and Vii BE prosecuted 70 the full
extent as NJ. Moore feels that he was very
sHlo7--E treated by stone, whom lie had
50 often 0eiTisu1ed-
In addition 20 the forged checks. several
found On the prisoners. one OF the forged
checks was Endorsed with the name Of
Frank u. smith. the borax king
stone whose brother l. the editor OF 3
Portuguese paper IN oakland, Is very
smooth individual, dresses well and :
quite Z fav0-Ite among the ladies' Kelly
Is lot 50 well known.
The FabioIa Fete.
Secretary Pomeroy Of the Fsbiola fets
4
replies 70 his circular letter calling upon
philosophical citizens 70 make the eele-
bratiOa greater than It was originally
planned 70 De-
Only those who Witnessed the spectacle
IS L vas imposingly presented last Wednes-
day have any idea OF its grandeur. The
expenditure OF hundreds Of dollars on !
carriage makes II q thing OF beauty, and
as Il gives an opportunity for the present
ueut OF artistic taste IN the matter OF deco
ratioHs II brings out al the ideas OF those
who make such matters speciality. Dan
pened and trailing, as some OF the feStOols
were IN last Wednesdays rain. they still
showed the splend0r Of the arrangements.
and II il Is fine day next Saturday the
pageant VIII vie with that OF any other
fiesta given n the State.
The enthusiasm which is thus rife IN
Oakland IS by no means confined to that
CITY. Il Is expressed N Alameda. Berks-
ley, San Leandro and al the sUrTogndiug
villages and settlements, snd so strong 5
the sentiment that pre- rails that there Is no
question Of unbOunded success
From the stand pinL OF an entertain
nent It viii be worth witnessing anyhow,
for Il Is doubtful II more varied aggreza-
ton Of outdoor sports has been arranged
for one afternoon. The horse meet and
parade alone should be attractive enough
20 induce the attendance OF thousands. and
when 10 this IS added the wheelmen's
tournament, 70 De participated N by al
the crack riders OF the State, the strength
OF the drawing card becomes more sppar-
elE
Preacher Rice Denounced,
G. D. ". Robinson, C. Edward Boyer.
G. Flynn, John Ross and William Lesser
OF Los Angeles have sent letter 10 Mayor
DAVE denouncIng Justin E Rice, the COW
boy street preacher, who was recently ar
rested Tor obstructing the street The mis-
sIve was IS follows:
Los ANGELES, Msy 3, 1898
Eo71 joan L Dcgle, AGyOF Of 0GktGEd-DEAR
sIE: Being American citizens who have all r.
spec5 Tor law and order and above all for free
speech whether religious or otherwise we take
the liberty OF addressing these few lines 70 the
people OF oakland TO the effect that one justin
( Rice, otherwise known as The cowboy
preacher is q fraud Of the ranksst kind. Re