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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-05

administration. Chief Lloyd, by his
numerous raids on gambling dens and
illegal saloons, has created an army of
enemies who will stop at nothing to ac-
complish his official ruin. They realize
that their existence depends on i'm
munity from justice and they are now
convinced that. such immunity cannot
be enjoyed under Chief Lloyd. Many
officers could be named who openly ridi.
Guile their chief, and because OF his known
religious propenslties, are continually as
sorting "that Christian Endeavorers can
not catch rogues." Another remark often
heard is that if Chief Lloyd is wanted "he
is either leading the choir or conducting
prayer-meeting." The spirit of indiffer-
encc and disdain that prompts these re-
marks is significant of the feeling that
exists and helps to account for the fact
that although forty crimes have been com
mitted in three weeks not a single arrest
has been made excepting that of a lad
caught with burglars tools in his posses
sion and sent to jail yesterday for five
months.
This state of affairs has undoubtedly
reached the ears of the crooks that usually
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-05
EXPRESS CONSOLIDATION.
The Proprietors of the Ray Cities to
Form a Combine.

The Proprietors of the Ray Cities to
Form a Combine.
OAKLAND, CAL, Feb. 4.-Messrs. Eek
stein 81 Sorenson of Alameda are working
on scheme to consolidate the various ex-
press companies of Oakland, Alameda and
Berkeley into one large concern which
would do all the work required and yet
not employ nearly the same number OF
teams. If no unexpected difficulty arises
the seven independent companies of the
three cities may soon become one large
concern.
The plan on which they are operating is
to obtain options on each business with
the understanding that one general incor-
poration would be organized. It is said
they have succeeded in getting options on
Whitney's and the Peoples, the two big
companies in this city; Sharpe's of Ala
media, Patterson's of Berkeley, Ducker's
of East Oakland, Anderson's of West Oak
land and Kellogg's of Alameda. Jones'
and the Merchants express have not yet
been secured.
Report places the figures at which the
two large companies are bonded to DO
$50, 600 for Whitney's and $685. 900 for the
Peoples, while the other FIVE taken to-
gether are supposed to reach $4,000. The
plan is to pay the proprietors one-half
cash and one-half stock in the new cor
poration if the enterprise goes through
1t is believed one company could so sys-
tematize the business that it could be
transacted at much less expense, and thus
pay profit where now there is nothing
in it.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-05
FAITH IN A DUMMY.
It Did More for J. T. Moran Than
Policemen Did for
Glrard.

OAKLAND, CAL, Feb. Al. T. Moran,
the we'll known Broadway merchant, keeps
a safe in his office in the rear of his store.
and he is very anxious that it shall not be
melested. He has adopted novel method
of protecting it, and finds that it works
like charm.
The stores all over town have been Wis.
tied, and now gas is burning all night long.
Mr.. Moran keeps two jets of gas burning,
and last night he adopted the expedient
of having one of his clerks sleep in
side the store, ready to receive the
burglars that might arrive. The plan
worked so we'll that the proprietor
intends to continue it. The clerk silent
sounoly all through the night and did not
even move. A burglar or any one else look
ing through the wire-screened window on
Eleventh street could plainly sea the nro-
tector of the store. Trousers were on. one
chair, hat on top of bundle of clothes.
pair of boots were against the counter
and the scene was one of an improvised
bedroom.
Policeman Carson was on that beat last
night and he was the first to detect the
anti burglar device. The light fell strongly
on the features and people who took one
look at the clerk will never FORGET
it. 1t was face that leaves what roman
cists call ian indelible impression on the
memory" 1t created just such an impress
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GIRARD'S WILL LOST.
The Burglars Cause the Plano Man
to See Visions of Lit
sgatiOn.

OAKLAND, CAL, Feb. 4.-Mr. Girard,
whose store was wrecked, has difficult
matter to handle. 1t did not come to his
notice until the excitement caused by to-
days burglary at his store had subsidized.
Then he remembered that among the pa
pers taken from his stronghold was his
last will and testament.
The loss of the Will caused host of I'M
pleasant possibilities to come to his mem
DRY. He had made it carefully and
thoughtfully and had placed it away ready
to be found when he should have crossed
into the land where thieves do not loot
strong-boxes. He had intended that no
one should look at that final disposition of
his property for two reasons. He might
want to change his mind, and he might
have ''left out" some names of people
who would like to be in it, and if they did
not know it till to late too make alterations
they could not annoy him while alive.
Eyes, it's gone sure enough" said Mr..
Girard, as he looked for the tenth time
among the rags of the piano covers that
the explosive had scattered all over the
Office. ''The thieves have taken
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-05
Mary Burnett of Alameda Tries
to Kill Her Grand
Parents.
A DOSE OF ROUGH ON RATS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burnett Swallowed the
Poison - Saved By
Physician.

ALAMEDA, CAL, Feb. 4.-Because her
grandparents had taken occasion to repri-
mand her for some trivial offense, Mary
Agnes Burnett, young girl IS years of
age, who lives at Bay station, tried to
poison them by putting trough on rats"
in their tea. The grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Evan Burnett, owe their existence to
the prompt work of DR.. Sander. When
summoned to the assistance of the aged
couple the poison had begun to operate,
and it was only after considerable effort
that the physician was able to save the
victims
1t was not known at first who had placed
the poison in the cups for Mr.. and Mrs.
Burnett. Suspicion, however, pointed to
the granddaughter. because of her nervous
manner and peculiar actions. She denied
emphatically, upon being accused, that
she was guilty.
The girls conscience must have smitten
her later, however, for she wrote letter
to DR.. Sander confessing thatshe had tried
to poison her grandparents, and expressed
great sorrow and repentance for her acts.
She implored the doctor to shield her.
But the doctor did not do SO,
and, instead, he gave the let
ter to the grandparents. They
made all haste to get the girl away from
this city and arranged to send her to other
relatives in Colusa, where she now is. The
girl has always received the best of treat
ment at the hands of Mr.. and Mrs. Bur-
nett, and they are unable to account for
her attempt at life-taking, unless it be the
intense anger which became aroused on
account of some fancied great wrong.
Alameda School Directorz
ALAMEDA, CAL, Feb. 4.-The School
Directors tonight adopted the vertical
system of handwriting for the public
schools of Alameda. 1t also adopted a
recommendation of Superintendent Sulli-
van permitting teachers to visit grades in
Alameda, Oakland and San Francisco to
observe methods of teaching, in order to
derive personally the benefit of such OBJ
ject lessons.
Fire on Railroad Avenue.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Feb. 4.-From box 80
an alarm of fire was turned in for a small
blaze at the cottage of w. Davis, a sail
maker, at 1718 Railroad avenue, near the
corner of Minturn street. Some old clothes
in closet adjoining the Kitchen were dis
covered to be blazing by Mrs. Davis, who
turned in the alarm. The fire was put out
without the assistance of the department.,
damage amounting to about $25.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-05
THE INQUEST RECORD.
Welsh Hanlon's Death an Accident and
Thomas Adm gton's Fate
Suicide.

Among the four inquests held by Cor
oner Hawkins yesterday were those on
Welsh Hanlon, victim of an explosion
at Perine's quarry in San Mateo County,
and Thomas L. Arlington, an old English
bartender, who, being out of work and
penniless, poisoned himself with NOR
phine.
The jury found that in Hanlon's case
the death was accidental. HanIon was an
old man and somewhat deaf. When or
dered by Foreman Drum to come down
from the top of the hill and "tamp" a
hole which had already been Sprung"
he at first did not understand. Finally
he was made to hear, and owing to the
loss of time caused by his failure to hear
the order at first, he reached the hole Just
a little before the explosion. Drum was
badly injured also and is now at the City
and County Hospital. HanIon was en-
ployed by Contractor Smith, it was said.
He died ct the City and County Hospital
January 81.
In Adlington's case the verdict was sui
eide. He expected to obtain work at the
Cliff House, but was disappointed. He
took the morphine at Ito Ninth street and
died at the Receiving Hospital January
%. He was go years old.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-05
UNIQUE GAMBLING LAYOUT
Captured During the Sunday Raid. in
Chinatown.

OAKLAND, CAL, Feb. 4.-The first raid
on the Chinese gamblers of this city in
over five years has resulted in securing a
very unique layout, which is now in the
police station property The princi-
pal implement used in the tan game of the
Chinese is fat white button, or cor
rectly, large number of them. To play
the dealer takes a handful of these and
covers them up with brass receptacle.
The players then bet, after which The
dealer removes the cover and, with thin
piece OF bamboo separates the buttons
into piles of four each. He goes very
slowly, so as to give all the players a
chance to count the buttons. According
as there are one, two, three or four left in
the last pile the winnings are made.
Knowing their game to be unlawful the
willy Chinese have everything prepared
for raid of the police. They have tin
scoop with round hole in the handle,
and to this is attached bag. In case of
an alarm the buttons are scooped up and
the bag thrown into some convenient
hiding place. In the recent raid they
only had time to throw it behind a box,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-05
HISTORY OF A DAY.
Alameda County Happenings Told in
Brief Chapters.


OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL
90S Broadway, Feb. 4. !
The case of S. ]. Won Hirsch charged with
cruelty to his stepdaughter, will be set for trial
in the Police Court tomorrow.
Carrie NJ. Andross was granted divorce to-
day by Judge Ellsworth from Winfield S. An
dross for desertiol. She last heard from him
in Montana.
The committee ON celebration of Washing
toms birthday are making rapid progress and
report lively interest," by the numerous socie-
ties OF the county.
Armstrong for $3025, original contract price of
q house at Berkeley, and $3.50 is on account of
seventeen changes from the original plans.
The negotiations that have been conducted
contest have been settled. The contestants
have agreed to the terms of the Murphy girls
and all litigation will cease.
The case of Michael Collins, who shot Philip
Boogar in front of the Galindo Hotel in Janu-
airy, 1895, was continued to-day by Judge
Greene until March IT. The motion was made
with the consent of the District Attorneys Of
fee.
Pietro Saraeo has sued the California I'm
provement Company for $4,000 for the loss of
an eye and other injuries sustained by pre-
mature explosion of blast at the Laundry
Farm qusrry on account OF an alleged defect
i've fuse.
Judge Greene to-day overruled the objection
of w. IL. Aldrich to the Jurisdiction of the court
in the matter of the settlement of the account
of the trustees of the estate of w. A. Aldrich,
and continued the hearing of the account un-
til February II.
The estate of the late John W. Smith has
been appraised as worth S1O,307. The princi-
pal items are two tracts In the Rancho Ell So
brante, in Contra Costa County, consisting of
thirty-fiye acres valued at $500 and eighty
Fix acres worth 5000.
City Treasurer Gilpin is locking the door be-
fore the horse is stolen. In the future the
city's money will be kept in the banks over
night. He has notified those having warrants
to present them before 3 O'Clock, as at that
hour the money will be removed.
Thirty-six aspirants for positions as clerks
and carriers in the postofice took the civil
service examinations this morning in the
Council chamber. Twenty-Five want to be car
riers and eleven are anxious to pose behind
desks, among the latter being four ladies.
County Clerk Jordan to-day revoked the ap-
pointments of number of deputy county
clerks whose commissions only entitled them
to register voters. This move was made in an
ticipation of new dealwhen the work of pre-
pairing the great register commences on Feb
ruary IL.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-05
A FORTUNE IN A WELL.
What Four Silent Men Expect to
Find in East Oak
land.
A PREACHER WANTS A JOB.
He Breaks Through the Rules of
Etiquette and Advertises for
a Church.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANcrsco CALL

9oS Broadway, Feb. 4. {
OAKLAND, CAL, Feb. 4.-There are
four men at work on Fred Saubech's place,
634 Valdez street, between Livingston and
Dennison, sinking shaft. They are not
at all inclined to talk, but appear to know
their business and stick to it. They have
gone down to a depth of twenty-five feet
and are now in brown gravel, which con-
tains an apparently unlimited supply of
water which somewhat interferes with the
work.
Mr.. Laubech is well advanced in years
and is well known in the vicinity where
he resides. When questioned regarding
the mems work. he said: ''No, have not
ordered a well dug. All 1 know is that
these men came to me and said they
wanted to dig, and told them they could
Gig if they desired to do so. 1 do not
know whether there is gold there or not
If they should be so fortunate as to find
gold while digging there / guess they
would let me have part of it at least"
A full-grown son of Mr.. Saubech re-
marked: II might as we'll tell you the
truth regarding this matter. My father
has nothing to do regarding this work.
These men came here and told him they
believed there was gold down in this
gravel and they wanted his permission to
dig for it. He told them to go ahead and
dig as long as they wanted"
The quartet work very system atically.
Two of the treasure seekers work print
tive windlass over the shaft, while one digs
at the bottom and sends up great buckets
full OF gravel, which the fourth and oldest
man dumps into wheelharrow and care
fully carts off to a safe part OF the lot,
where it is deposited with as much care as
II every pebble was pure gold.
Owing to the great flow of water the
work has been slow, but to-day they Sc
cured the old FELTON, engine, with Andy
Hutchinson as engineer, and soon had the
shaft pumped out. After that the work
proceeded more rapidly. The shaft is en-
cased with pine boards about FIVE feet
square. These are greatly decayed and
certainly could not have been put in by
the present workers. 1t is believed that
this wooden casing has aroused the cupid
ity of the workmen, but how they learned
OF the old well is mystery. The work
men are the same as those who, some time
ago, sought for hidden treasure on old
Garibaldl's place in West Oakland.
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RESULT OF POLITICS.
How Corruption Has Worked to the
Detriment OF the Police
Force.

OAKLAND OFFICE, SAN Francisco CALI
9oS Broadway, Feb. 4. !
When Mr.. Girard looked over his
wrecked warehouse to-day and said This
is politics." he told a naked truth. The
present. era of crime in Oakland is the
direct result of ten years of corrupt politics.
1t is clear apparent that notone half of the
police force is doing its duty There is
motive for this systematic neglect, and it
is TO be found in the fact that the depart
ment is overwhelmingly in politics and
that large proportion of the force is
anxious to heap ignominy on the present
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sion on one person, and at noon to-day a
big discovery was made.
The clerk who had guarded the store
during the night was on duty during the
day supporting suit of clothes on the in
ner edge of the sidewalk. Mr.. Moran was
consulted and the secret leaked out. The
clerk was store dummy, and the shoes,
hat and clothing were but adiuncts to the
great anti-burgIar device.
1T protected my store" said Mr.. Moran
to-day, land that's more than half a
dozen officers did for Brother Girard."
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Bought a Haunted House.

OAKLAND, CAL, Feb. 4.-George A.
Cakes, the weli-known and popular Native
Son and journalist of Hay wards, has pur-
chased the John Meig her place, about one
mile out of that city. The estate has been
In court some eleven years and was orig
inally appraised at $3.50, which included
some barnyard fowls and other articles
which have long gone to decay or waste.
1t has been the source of much gossip and
is claimed to be haunted. His bid of $3.50
was affirmed blythe court to-day.
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where it was soon found by the oficsrN
1t is said that the dealer becomes such an
expert that the entire lot can be swept up
at one stroke when the alarm is given by
the lookout. Besides the thin white.but-
ton used by the dealer the other players
have different buttons to indicate the
amount of their bet. All participants bet
against the dealer and at the end of the
game another Chinese pays the bets from
q small Enclosure.
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work in San Francisco, and they are now
IN this city doing as they please and feel
ing safe from arrest. Unless some strong
moral support is accorded Chief LLOYD
and some radical changes are made in the
police force the prospect for the future is
no brighter than the present outlook.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-19
INIs


NEW YORK. July lS-Tho weekly
Statcmcn. of the Associated Banks shows
the following changes.
Reserve. decrease -............-S 4Gf 80
Loans. incr'-se .-.....--..-..--.. 2,''@~ 900
Specie increase ...--...--.-.... JOS
LEGAL tenders. decrease ...-..-... 2-l 100
Deposits. increase --..........-.. <.OVO
Circulation. increase ........... 5000
The banks now hold 81. 773o25 in ex-
cess OF LEGAL requirements.
The New York Flnancier says this
week:
The statement OF the Clearing House
banks of Sew York city Tor the week
ending July 18th shows an expansion Of
s. gs.. ODu ii loans. which is disunctvcly
"a favorable feature. but since the two
million dollars Withdrawn for export Fri
day are not included in the totals for
the week. the real condition OF the banks
g. not shown az tho close OF business
SATURDAY. The fan Boo domestic exchange
rates. which has been prominent fca-
ture ~ the week az nearly every interior
point o. importance. IS certain indica-
ton that the heavy flow Of money 20
this point is 40 an end. and an opposite
movement is 10 be expected. especially
toward tho South and West. The banks
FdirrI something like million dollars
4f"'N N.H interior movement A"t ttt' 'f''f'
cnl.re Saturday but with exchange at
heavy discount 30 is not likely that ms
addition 90 excess cash VIII De continued.
on tae other hand preparations for the
fan season arc Under way. and This should
create a demand for money from mercan-
tic SOURCES. Ihc loans oi the New York
banks. While row no tlc highest point
o. f0e year. arc stl tweuty-seycn mill
lions less fhan at This time last year. but
~ is Co be noted chat the increase last
year dld not eliminate until late Boz Sep
tDmber. when am additional increase %
sixteen millions was made. II this year
repeats the experience of last season. the
trmlesg or the money market would seem
assured. The gain in cash, according
60 tlc statement Was $4,000 for the
week and deposits increased s. JO3. 600
which about equals TIE loan expansion.
The surplus reserve. az the result OF the
weeks operations stands at $50 IA. O2j.
decrease OF 500. 30 as compared with
last week
Since tax OF another bond issue Is
popular. II might be well 10 call atten-
ton 70 the fact that or the millions that
have been taken from tho treasury since
February eth. little. n any. OF The amount
has found It's way into New York banks,
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authorized the use OF gold in regular
Treasury expenditures.
Q. Were those two years a period or
prosperity A. For this country. PERIOD
OF unparalleled prosperity.
q. How long did this prosperity last?
A. Until the s!lver-coinage movement
was again threatening our maintenance
OF the gold standard
Q. What happened then? A. Gold pay
ments into the Treasury almost ceased
and gold Withdrawals through redeHp-
ton OF Cove rnment notes grew larger
Q. Suppose all the gold in the Treasury
reserve were 10 be used up. what wouiu
happen? a. The Government could not
pay gold coin 70 the holders OF its notes.
q. What difference would that make
10 a holder Of Government note-say
or n dollar blll-who did not care TO use
gold7 4. His dollar bill would depreciate
along with all other Government notes.
since II no longer could exchange for a
dollar I'm gold. II would no longer buy
what a dollar In gold would buy.
.. How would such depreciation show
itself? a. BY an artificial and general
rise I'm prices, without rise in wages
and salaries.
Q. Has this ever actually happened?
A. During tho civil war. when the gold
standard was abandoned. the Govern
mcnt paper money deprecated 10 80 per
cent. OF lts gold value. the gold premium
rose above To-. and there was frightful
advance in prices.
Q. Then would suspension OF gold pay
ment on Gov eminent notes injure all hold
ers OF such notes? A. Sooner or later,
Il would cheat every man with a dollar
BIN IN his pocket.-New York Evening
Post