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The morning call., 1895-01-26

sending notices and explanations of pur-
poses to all the florists in San Francisco.
There are about fifty firms and individuals
who are engaged in the flower business ex-
clusively. The notices will state when an
other meeting is to be held, at which the
organization will be perfected and the
work of boycotting all Chinese flower
growers will begin.
There are about fifteen Chinese COM
panies, besides a number of individuals,
who cultivate flowers at various places be-
tween Palo Alto, San Mateo and San Fran
cisco. Their principal products are vio-
let's, sweet peas and chrysanthemums.
These they raise in such quantities and so
cheaply that the white producers cannot
compete with them and make living.
The lands which the Chinese occupy are
held in most cases free of rent. They Sc
cure a patch of ground from the owner
and do chores and other mental work in
return. The florists cannot ignore the
new organization, for the reason that the
finer species of flowers are produced by
whites, and if the dealers do not cut loose
from the Chinese producers the white
growers will at once cut off all supplies
from their gardens.
Most of the dealers in this city have ex-
pressed themselves as willing to Join the
organization and to discontinue all deal
ings with the Chinese growers. This will
leave the Cinnamon only the itinerant
street vendors, and it is possible that even
these will organize in favor of the boycott.
The morning call., 1895-01-26
ALAMEDA.

Captain E. D. Judd closed a real-estate
deal yesterday which involved money
transaction of $4,000. This negotiation
results in the transfer of B. A. Rowley' s
residence on Encinal avenue, west of Chest
nut street. The Rowley residence was
built about year ago, and is accounted to
be one of the finest and most commodlous
in the city and is supplied with all modern
conveniences, including heating furnaces
and electric bells. This is one of the
largest real-estate deals for the season and
is only surpassed by the Postoffice block
sale, which brought $50, 800.
j. L. Gould, who has large lumber and
mining interests in Placer County, is the
purchaser, and he intends making Alameda
his permanent residence.
Does 1t Mean Gates?
The report that the railroad officials had
under consideration the subject of running
half-hour trains through Alameda to Hay
wards did not create much of a stir in bust
ness circles. It is rumored that should
such move be made, the next step would
be to place gates on the cars, and should
the latter proceeding go into effect, it would
injure the business of Park-street mer-
chants considerably. There are number
of people, however, who see in every move
made by the railroad the placing of gates
on the local trains.
Cutting Rates.
The disruption of the Pacific Insurance
Union has caused much activity among
local agents in Alameda. Discounts are
being offered as high as so per cent, and a
great deal of insurance is being changed
from one company to another.
Notes.
T. N. Lehman died last evening as the
County Hospital of complication of dis
eases. The deceased leaves widow, who
resides on Prospect street, West End.
Hon. Frank Coombs, ex-United States
Minister to Japan, will give a lecture here
before Halcyon Parlor of Native Sons on
February s. His subject will be Japan"
Miss ]. c. de Yelling, national organizer
and lecturer for the w. G. T. o., will be
present at the Demorest medal contest here
next Friday. She will spend week here
under the auspices of the union.
The morning call., 1895-01-26
A TALK ON lola.

According to NJ. Dupuy He Is Too
Much of ReaIist
"Emile lola, the French Novelist" was
the subject of a very interesting talk at
Union-square Hall last night.
The speaker, E. J. Dupuy, was intro
duced to the audience by NJ. de Lalande,
Consul of France.
The lecture was in French, and the
speaker discussed lola both as man and as
writer. As described by the lecturer. lola
is stout, fair-looking man, who appears
by his bearing to be a well-to-do farmer.
who believes in taking life easy.
With the character of lola Dupuv had
no fault to find, but about his books he
spoke strongly.
ITO read lola is as though one were
taken out into the country, expecting to
see the beautiful fields the roads, the
grass and the sunshine, and, instead of
that, conducted to the cowshed, the out
houses and like places. AS though there
were not enough beautiful things in life to
portrayl'
Nearly all the characters in Zola' works
are taken from the lower seams of life; he
STUDIES the robbers and hoodlums, and
portrays them in inimitable style. lola
cannot be compared to any other novelist;
he stands by himself. He seems to take it
for granted that society is nothing but cor
ruption, and believes that romanclsts
should give everything its right name
without disguise.
Before beginning any work lola makes
The morning call., 1895-01-26
GONE TO THE JURY.
Frank Larrabee's Case Finally Submit
ted for Verdict.


Frank Larrabee's case was in the hands
of the lawyers nearly all day yesterday,
and it was about o'clock when it went to
the jury. There was no agreement an
hour after the case was submitted, so
about o'clock the jury was locked up for
the night. Before retiring, however, the
Jurors asked for the letters written by Lar
raoee before the crime and stating that he
intended to kill his mistress.
Walter Hinkle, for the defense, during
the morning closed his address, and AS
sistant District Attorney Black took up
the thread of the argument about half-past
II o'clock. The burden of both addresses
was the insanity plea, for each of the law
yers, after devoting a few minutes to the
evidence of those witnesses who knew
something of the tragedy itself, took up
the question of insanity and testimony of
the experts called by either side.
In his charge to the jury Judge Wallace
stated that its verdict must be in one of
SIX forms. 1t must be equity of murder
IN the first degree, +" "guilty of murder in the
nrst degree with the penalty fixed at i'm
prlsonment for life" guilty of murder in
the second degree guilty of mansiaugh-
ter mot guilty by reason of the defend
ants insanity" and mot guilty." The
court then proceeded to instruct as to dis
tlnctlons between the two degrees of
murder and between them and man.
slaughter. His charge upon the question
OF insanity contained the usual instruc-
tons as to how it must be proved the
weight OF expert testimony, and the nice
dlfferences between legal insanity and in
sanity from medical point of view.
The morning call., 1895-01-26

Track Notes.
The Stuyvesant Club was the newcomer
IN the betting ring yesterday.
Claire evidently joined the artillery be-
fore coming out for her run.
Carr was allowed to ride imp. Percy by
permission of Starter Ferguson. He had
been set down for four days and the time
had not expired.
Marty Bergen rode his first mount at the
meeting on Talbot Clifton. Well up in
front he was badly cut off coming up the
stretch hill and had to fall to the rear.
Ed Purser won $500 by the victory OF
Gordlus and must have won as much more
by the win of Mestor.
Podlga appeared to be very sore and
unit going to the post in the first race.
Following are the entries for to-day's
running events:
First race, eleyen-sixteenths of a mile, sell
g-Quarterstaff 1O0 Prieelle 100, Rear Guard
Veil 90.
Second race, eleven-sixteenths of a mile-Ex-
~, Major Cook 102, Ethel Dixon 100, Fir
:, Third race, one and a sixteenth miles, Palace
Hotel handicap-Ingomar lis, Lovdal Ia,
Ihornhill la, Gilead 113, DR.. Stevens l07,
Echo 81.
Fourth race, one and half miles, the Beyer-
wyck eplechase-Floodmore 1872, MY Luck
l4S, Iyro 14l, Woodford $50, LongweH l26.
cap-Art1cus 10Y, Quirt 1O2, Robin Hood l 81,
Howard 80
The morning call., 1895-01-26
MITCHELL WAS DISHONEST.
Dismissed by the Postmaster for EN-
bezzlement.
Three Months in Charge Of the Newspaper
Department and $3.50 Short.
How 1t Was Done.

Michael Mitchell, who was appointed
newspaper accountant at the Postoffice
three months ago, has been dismissed by
Postmaster McCoppin for embezzling re-
ceipts amounting to $3.50.
Mitchell came from Visalia, backed by
the recommendation of John Daggett,
superintendent of the Mint, and by the
good words of several prominent cattle
raisers. He was assistant clerk of the
State Senate several years ago, and is
known to politicians throughout Califor-
MIA. His salary at the Postoffice was
$1400 year, and under a recent order of
President Cleveland his position was
service law, so that he could not be re-
moved during good behavior.
Mitchell is young and unmarried, and
if he had any of the minor vices he
carefully refrained from revealing them to
the public eye. 1t is thought that he began
to fitch the Government coin very early in
his career at the Postoffice. Dishonesty in
his department was attended with little
danger of detection.
Atirregular intervals proprietors of news
papers sent money to the Postoffice for the
prepayment of mail upon their pubica-
tons. The accountant has a stub book
from which he is supposed to give receipts.
A dishonest accountant could ignore this
book, give receipts upon any paper and
pocket the cash paid by the publishers.
This is what the Postmaster thinks Mitchell
did.
An investigation of Mitchell's accounts
showed that he was $3.50 short and it is pos
sible that the amount of his populations
will be found to be larger. His bondsmen
have been informed that the Postmaster
holds them responsible.
The morning call., 1895-01-26
TO BOYCOTT THE CHINESE.

An Organization That Will Make War on
MOngolians Who Raise Flowers.
The florists in this city and the white
fiower-growers of the counties of Alameda,
San Mateo and San Francisco have decided
to crowd the Chinese fower-growers out of
the business. 1t is to be race war to the
bitter end, and it is the purpose of the agi-
tators in the movement to send all Chinese
fower-growers into some other line of bust
ness.
Twenty florists and growers had meet
ing at 900 Suffer street yesterday. They
had been called together for the purpose of
doing the preliminary work for a pro-
has not vet been decided. A committee of
three was appointed for the purpose of
The morning call., 1895-01-26
Seeds for a Song.

With the approach of springtime the
Sunset Seed and Plant Company of this
city and Menlo Park has issued an elegant
catalogue, the covers being artistically col
ored. Fe atures of the little pamphlet are
the originality and effective appearance of
the many Illustrations throughout the in
teresting pages. The California violet"
with its petals everything a big American
dollar, is shown together with descrip-
ton of new varieties of chrysanthemums
and roses that must be tantalizing to the
fower-lover. But the people of narrow
means are not forgotten. "Sunset seven"
is the name of collection of choice vege-
table seeds mailed free for Is cents, and
whole garden containing thirty distinct
varieties of plants is promised for 81.
The morning call., 1895-01-26
BREAKING Up THE GANG.
Former MISCONCEPTIONS Who Turned
to Burglars.
Sid Kellett and Frank Jones Arrested
With Stolen Property in Their
Possession.

The ex-messenger gang of young thieves,
burglars and all-round midnight maraud-
ers, who have been source of much an
noyance and loss to many persons during
the last three months, will all be safe in
jail pretty soon.
Sid Kellett, one of the leaders of the
gang, was arrested by Officers ]. J. Farrell
and G. E. Fennell on Suffer street yester-
day afternoon. Kellett had on his person
a coat and vest which were stolen from the
room occupied by A. Diftot, at 80 Stock
ton street, December 80.
Frank Jones, alias Frank Savage, an
other of the same gang and partner with
Thursday afternoon. Jones had been
under the surveillance of the police for
several days, and at last his mothers resi-
dence in Alameda was searched and a
number of stolen articles were found there.
The clearinghouse at 80 Stockton street
was entered on the night of December 80.
Only one room was forcibly entered, that
of A. Diftot. A number of articles of
clothing, fshing-reels, silver spoons and
bric-a-brac were stolen, and for several days
there was no clew to the thieves. But the
detectives set to work and began to pick
up stray threads here and there and soon
wove a mesh of evidence about several
young men who were formerly employed
as messenger-boys. A number of petty
burglaries were Indirectly traced to the
young rascals and several arrests followed.
Those who have not already come within
the grasp of the law are closely watched
no harm to other peoples rights of prop
erty. Jones and Kellett were booked for
burglary last night at the Central police
station and were locked in jail
The morning call., 1895-01-26

mand. R. Brewey, William Levy, Isaac
Policy, Terence Clancy, Patrick Driscoll,
James Spanton, Jacob Liebes, Charles
Striker, S. D. Hovey. Adolph Unger,
Thomas H. Callahan, Albert Muller, Robert
A. Wilson, Z. Mohrig, Charles W. Pike and
Alfred Hansen.
In the course of the afternoon Attorney
Livernash renewed his motion for change
of venue, but Judge Murphy SAID that as
eight Jurors had been secured he thought
things were going on very well. The mo-
ton was denied.
The eight jurymen who thought they
could deal fairly by the defendant are the
following: Marcus Unger, 726 O'Farrell
street; James Perry, u Brosnan; R. M
Fourth and Market; William NJ. Nc
earthly, 525 O'Farrell; George Borneman,
126 Kearny; Henry Cowel, I'll Drumm;
Michael Brewer, 535 Twenty
An order for another venire of fifty trial
jurors was ordered issued and made re-
turnable on Monday morning at 10 o'clock,
at which time the trial will be again
taken up.
The morning call., 1895-01-26

one of the largest Greek letter fraternities
in the United States, with hourishing
chapters at Berkeley and Stanford Univer-
sites. All Phi Gamma Deltas are re-
quested to make themselves and their
Whereabouts known to Charles S. Young,
secretary, Croker building, San francisco.
Larger Oakland.
The Council met last night in adjourned
session to consider the Temescal annexa-
tiCn project, and by vote of to 2 1T re-
fused to reconsider the ordinance already
passed taking in the smaller Temescal.
which includes in its boundaries Peralta,
Temescal proper and Emeryville. This
knocks out the stockyards and Golden
Gate districts, which were included in the
larger Temescal petition.
Schwegner Found Guilty.
The case of the people against Schweg-
ner, who was charged with assaultlng his
9-year-old daughter, was settled by the
jury yesterday in Judge Ogden's court
after only twenty minutes elaboration.
They found Schwegner guilty. He will be
Sc nteneed February IA.
Mrs. Martin Again.
A lot on Twenty-frst and West streets
belonging to Mrs. Isabella j. Martin, who
was widow of John Martin and figured
in the recent litigation in San Francisco,
was sold by the Sheriff yesterday under a
decree in the suit of McNutt VS.. Martin.
Too Long Between Paydays.
The street department laborers have
complained frequently that once month
was not often enough to draw their salary,
and now the Superintendent of Streets has
made arrangements for them to be paid
every Saturday night.
A New Police Clerk.
L. S. Agnew, son of Thomas Agnew,
has been appointed clerk in the Police De-
partment by Chief Schaffer in accordance
with instructions from the Council at the
meeting last Monday night.
The morning call., 1895-01-26
POVERTY Is INCREASING.
Weekly Report of Work Done by Asso
ciat ed Charities.

Weekly Report of Work Done by Assoc
ciat ed Charities.
The number of applications for assist
ance presented to the Associated Charities
during the last week was unusually large.
The report of the secretary as presented to
the regular weekly meeting yesterday
shows sixty new cases and forty recurrent
cases. These were presented to the Asso-
ciated Charities for investigation by the
following organizations:
San Francisco Benevolent Society, "a
cases; Merchants Association, ID; Fruit
and Flower Mission, 7; French Ladies'
Benevolent Society, 4; Helpers, 4; San
Francisco. Polytechnic, 8; Francesca Relief,
3; Foreign Societies, 3; Sisterhood
Emanuel, q; the Mayor, 3; personal, 81;
other cases, "a.
1t was found on investigation that out Of
the number stated ten false addresses had
been given. Most of the personal applica-
tons came from tramps and chronic va
grants.
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WILL BE TRIED HERE.
R. H. Mcdonald Jr. Refused
a Change Of Venue
ON ACCOUNT OF PREJUDICE.
Insanity Will Be the Main Point in
the Defense.
TALESMEN EXAMINED YESTERDAY.
Searching Questions Asked by Counsel.
Eight Acceptable Jurymen
We're Secured.
ON ACCOUNT OF PREJUDICE.
TALESMEN EXAMINED YESTERDAY.

The trial of Richard H. Mcdonald Jr.
upon the charge of perjury preferred by
the Grand Jury was begun in real earnest
in Judge Murphy court yesterday. There
have been many delays in the beginning of
the trial upon various grounds, and at the
very last moment the defense tried to
secure a change of venue, based upon the
ground that there was such deep seated
prejudice in the community that the de-
The morning call., 1895-01-26
SUED THE STOCKHOLDERS,
#. III. Williams Complaint Against the
Pacific Bank

F. H. Williams, in his own behalf and as
assignee of the claims of F. NJ. Stevens. ].
B. Gonyeau, James F. Logan and Martin
Hole, has brought suit against R. H. Nc
Donald Jr., F. V. Mcdonald, James M.
Mcdonald, Simon Meyer, H. G. Never.
Paul r. Maybury and Noiah Wood, stock
$16,607 25. the amount of his claim and
those of the plaintiffs whom he represents.
The defendants are sued proportionateIv
as follows r. H. Mcdonald, $1I, SIT 81:
Frank V. Mcdonald. $1S75 05; James M.
Mcdonald, S3441 "a; Simon Meyer, $1021 So;
81. G. Meyer, 687 o.; Paul Z. Maybury.
$645 40; Noiah Wood, $419 76.
The morning call., 1895-01-26
Knocked Down by a Car.

Julia Hallinan, woman about 80 years
of age, who lives at the American House
on Second street, was struck and knocked
down by cable-car at the crossing of Cali
fornia and Hyde streets yesterday after
noon. She was attempting to cross the
street at the time car suddenly started
forward. Her left elbow and arm were
badly confused and abraded. Her injuries
were attended to at the Receiving Hos
pital.
The morning call., 1895-01-26

careful study of the types of his charac
ter. In preparation for his new book
'.Notre Dame de Lourdes, he spent six
months at Lourdes studying the varioui
characters.
The morning call., 1895-01-26

NOTHING contributes more toward sound diges
ton than the use of DR.. Siegert's Angostura Bit
tiers the celebrated appetizer.
The morning call., 1895-01-26

Celluloid that is perfectly freproof Is
now Manufactured in England by a new
process from the spent fibers from paper.
mills.
The morning call., 1895-01-26

BROWNS BRONCHIAL TRoCHEs" are OF great
service in subduing Hoarseness and Coughs Sold
only in boxes. Avoid limitations.
The morning call., 1895-01-26

PURIFY your blood, strengthen and invigorate
your nerves and muscles. tone your stomach and
digestive organs aud build up your whole system
by the use or Hoods Sarsaparilla
The morning call., 1895-01-26

CUR-IT-UP heals wounds. burns and sores as
if by magic. Itcures chilblains and poison oak
in one application. 1t relieves all pain.
The morning call., 1895-01-26

MONDAY is bargain day at Nathan, Dohrmanp
& Co.'s, 122-132 Suffer street. Bargains in all
departments
The morning call., 1895-01-26

The Gar of Russia takes 300 trunks with
him when he travels,
The morning call., 1895-01-26

PLAIN mixed candies, loo ID. TOwnsend's.'
The morning call., 1895-01-26

BACON Printing Company, sos Clay street.
The morning call., 1895-01-26

ert SO TO l. Prince to L. Gladiator to /, Ravne
TO J., Little Tough Is to J, Booze TO !, Mendo-
emo lOO to I, Claire 20 to l.
The morning call., 1895-01-26
OO0 FIFTH RACE--Five and half furlongs
OCO. selling; tbree-year- olds and upwarc

Poor start Won easily. Time. 1:2OM. Win
ner, bay goldine, by Faisetto-W oodIark.
Betting: Mostor 20 TO l, Wsrrago 10 to /, Eek
The morning call., 1895-01-26
SUMMARY.
SAN EANcIsco. Jan. rs, 1895.

Good start. Won easily. Time. go. Winner,
chestnut mare. by Three Cheers-Dairy Maid.
Betting: ADJ 2 to !, Miss Ruth 20 to ], Faro
20 to /, May Day 30 to /, Rear Guard TO s, Flag
staff rs to 1, Podiga II to 1.
The morning call., 1895-01-26
900 FOURTH RAoE-si1 furlonss; selling;

Good start. Won driving Time, l:29. Win
ner, bay gelding: by Argyle 'erhar dine
q to s. Aicyone 49, to l, Lawyer to !, Tough
more 100 10 l, Talbot Clifton to /.
The morning call., 1895-01-26
DIR. Merritt,s Money.

George w. Reed, the administrator OF
the estate of DR.. Samuel Merritt, filed a
petition yesterday for the appointment of
involved, comprising all requests Of Dr..
Merritt to Mrs. Garcelon and the property
of that lady, all of which is now in the
hands of Judge Stanley, trustee.
The motion will be argued on the Sd of
February, and there is every promise of
long litigation before the case is settled.
The morning call., 1895-01-26

GOOD start. Won easily. Time, I:47A. Win
ner, bay horse. by imp. Cheviot-Scraps
betting; Imp. Paramatta 8 to s. Little Bob to
l. Mutineer to 5, Esperance 30 to /, Aibatross 20
TO 1. wicklow TO /. Prince Regent Is to /, Fl Fl
100 to l.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-02-05
LIGHT FLAS HE'S.

Auction Sale-40 head Of Mis-
souri, horses and mules, tomorrow
morning, Feb. 6, at the Iron Clad
Sale Stables, 800 West Nueva ST.,
at IL o'clock a. m. % 1t
The San Antonio Pressed Brick
company has been granted a char
ter by the Secretary of State. Its
capital is $4,000, Incorporated by
]. W. Dairy, G. Giorda and J. Leon
hardt.
"A heavy rain began at 4:3O
o'clock this morning which con-
continued steadily for two hours
and then relapsed into a steady
drizzle, continuing all the day.
The rain is reported quite
general along the railroad lines.
The rain today puts the land
in a condition for corn planting
1t was sadly needed as our season
for the planting of corn is on or
before February 18th. The farmers,
who few days ago dropped their
lips, are now jubilant.
There will be a dance at the
Belknap armory tonight.
William Martin, colored, was
arrested for seduction this morn.
ing and was placed in the county
Jail.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-02-05

sf, Prices Sseam BaEtSs PowGcs
SsrAc's Pei. asaaSs SSSdaI end DIR s.an.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-02-05
NEW SCRAPS.

Forcible introductions are not
conducive to lasting friendships.
One hundred and fifty Callaghan
workers without white or colored
man in the crowd ought to show
the poor white man, or laboring
Negro, what his chances would be
il Callaghan is elected, of which,
thank God, there is no danger.
Elmendorf's motto will be: "No
Irish need apply" Well not the
imported Irish from across the Rio
Grande.
Mr.. Elmendorf would not hire a
man whose work is not worth more
than one dollar per day he would
L OF hire him for himself, nor allow
him to be hired to the city.
Mr.. Elmendorf submitted to the
vote Of the council in awarding
the sewer contract to Mr.. Hindry,
although Mr.. Hindry's bid was &C
cepted against the advice Of Mr..
Gray, who believed no bid should
be accepted on figures below his
estimate. The highest contractor
has no chance with Elmendorf,
nor shall one entirely too low be
accepted, for the city, under Mr..
Callaghan, got a white elephant,
with Mr.. Braden's bid on the city
hall; again on block pavements,
when by way Of contract the high
est bid was accepted.
Mr.. Gray, Mr.. Hindry or the
council men, who are no boodlers,
could answer the Express ques-
ton why the contract was award
ed to Mr.. Hindry?
The most that can be said now
Of the imported vote across the
San Pedro is that no one can tell
who will get there; they are each
supplied with green and red
ribbon while our best Mexican cit
liens with homes among us seem
to prefer the Elmendorf ticket.