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The San Francisco call., 1897-03-22
.C0ULDN' 7 fIND THE PEA.
How a San Francisco port Was
Swindled at Carson by
a Faker.

There is one man-and a well-known
one-of this City who will fight shy of the
suave and bland sure-thing gambler the
next time he attends a prizefight, and
will run as the deer when pea-and-shell
game heaves in sight.
George F. Ehrenpfort of Rothchild &
Ehrenpfort, the candy manufacturers, is a
good sport, aud he never misses fight
that is worth seeing. So 1t was that he
journeyed to Carson with portly
wallet and many anticipations of royal
battle between the aspirants for the fistic
cham mpionship.
He did not contemplate an encounter
with the tiger himself, but he had one,
and his friends are making merry at his
expense. Ehrenpfort landed in Carson
the day before the fight, and, after engag-
ing quarters at many good hard dollars
per hour, started out 10 see the sights.
He had not gone far before the festive pea
and-shell faker met his eye. and the meet
ing was fateful for Ehrenpfort.
He had never seen the game because its
day had waned in San Francisco before
the candyman's appetite ior pugilism
awoke, and he tarried to witness the
play.
A man who looked as though he hailed
from Pun pklnvllle, Dut VINO, OF course,
was the "capper," bet the faker $40 that
the pea was under certain shell. 1t goes
without saying that he lost.
Ehrenpfort was sure that he had seen
where the elusive vegetable had gone and
quickly placing his hand over another
shell to make certain that the pea was not
spirited away. he dug up double eagle
and wagered the gambler that he was
right. OF course the pea was not there.
but Ehrenpfort was sure be could guess
again. and bet $50 the next throw.
This followed the first contribution to
the laker's ''roll,' but the sports bood
was up and he did not stop hunting that
pea at $50 hunt until he was cleaned out
and $500 had been transferred to the
gamblers pocket.
Then Ehrenpfort was sorry, but It did
not help him any, for while he was con-
sidering whether to thrash the faker or
call the police the man who stole his
money emulated the Arab and stole away.
Luckily Ehrenpforl's commercial rating
was well known to large mum Der OF those
in the prize-fght town. and he was easily
able to raise enough funds to get home, a
sadder and wiser man.
And it is said that "there were Others"
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-22

TO CURE COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All drug
aists refund the money ii it fails TO cure 25c
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-22
GAGGED AND TIED
WHILE IN BED
Daring Robbery of a
Woman by Black and
White Burglars.
Three Sleeping Children Not
Disturbed by the Desper.
ate Visitors.
While the Ro rs Ransatked
Mrs. Bcst Was Bound Four Hours,
Her House.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALI

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALI
90S Broadway, March 81.
Mrs. Lucy Bost, colored woman, was
found in her bed .his morning with her
hands and feet tied and her mouth
gagged. She had been roughly treated.
and was nearly dead with fright and ex-
haustion when discovered by her children.
Last evening Mrs. Bost went to San
Francisco with some friends. They re-
turned early in the evening. and Mrs.
Bost got off the train at West Oakland and
visited there. She came on to Broadway
late and met a gentleman friend named
Turner. He offered TO escort her home,
and she accepted.
Turner and Mrs. Bost went to her house,
which is at GIG Sixth street, and as they
approached they noticed man leaving
the gate. He ran off before he could be
a>ked his business. Mrs. Bost asked
Turner to search the house. and he did so,
but nothing suspicious was found, and he
went away.
II do not know how long had been
asleep" said Mrs. Bost when telling her
story to-day, ''but ink it was about 2
o'clock when I was awoke by tap on the
shoulder. / awoke suddenly and could
see two men in the room. One OF them
placed q handkerchief over my mouth and
tied IL tightly, ana could not utter
sound. 7 ey then tied my hands and feet
and proceeded to rob the house.
They found my purse and took from 1t
all the money amounting to sixteen dol
lars and few little pieces of jewelry. and
then they searched the bureau, but evil
DENLY did not see anything they wanted,
for they took nothing but the money.
While they were tying me they gave me
several slaps with their hands.
my three children were asleep in the
house, but they were not disturbed. After
satisfying themselves that there was
nothing else lett to take they went off
leaving me bound and gagged"
Mrs. Bost says that one OF the men was
colored and the other white. She has
furnished quite complete description TO
the police and good clew is being fol-
lowed that will probably result in the
capture of the black man.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-22
SEEKING HARMONY.
The University Glass of '99 Preparing e
to Obviate ifnculties in the Pub
Iication of Their Year Book.

The University Glass of 's9 Preparing
to Obviate ifficulties in the Pub
Iication of Their Year Book.
BERKELEY, CAL, March 21. - The
difficulties which the last two or three
junior classes at the State University
have met, both as regards finances and the
publication of liquor lads" have taught
the coming junior class lesson. Hitherto
the condit .ons surrounding the election of
off GERS have been so lax that when any
trou BILE has arisen there was no one who
could be held to account. The executive
committee of the class devised a plan by
which they believe that no faction can
elect candidate and thus control the
policy of the publication, but that through
it the best men will be chosen, expense
will be reduced, harmony will be assured
and responsibility can be traced.
The committee has submitted the fol-
lowing plan, which will be considered by
the class next Wednesday afternoon:
Instead of chooing an editor-in-chief and
business manager, board of editors, consist
ing of seven members, shall be elected. This
board shall in turn elect from their own num-
Der an editor-;n-ch chief and business manager.
The board OF editors shall assume the entire
financial responsi oility of the publication. If
there be any loss or any profit they shall share
it among themselves as they agree
The class shall guafantee 10 the board of
editors an assessment, to be raised as follows:
Each member of the class shall pay an assess
ment OF So so, or. If 1t is preferred So, which
shall entltle Inc payer to copy OF the Blue
and Gold.
Briefly stated, the advantages of the pro-
posed plan are these: First, there will be har-
mony among the class in support OF the book.
No one faction can elect its candidates. Every
element will be represented and the book will
have undivided support Second, the best
men will b. chosen editors. There will be
larger number of candidates from which TO
choose and each man will have TO run on his
own merit and special fitness. AS a result the
best and most representative men will be
elected. Third, the book will be the best that
could possibly be produced. Each man will
feel an inaividual financial responsibility;
each man will have loss to work against
and profit 10 work for, and each man Will
put forth his best efforts to make the book the
most successful ever published. Fourth, at
the same time the assessment will be greatly
rec uced on the one hand from So 90 10 - 80;
on the other. if a B. and G. is purchased, from
So so to 81 IS.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-22

Tho Soft Glow Of the Tea Rose
is acquired by ladies who use PozzoNI's
COMPLEXION PowDER. Try it.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-22
SAYS 1T Is FALSE.
Richard Lloyd, Berkeley's Marshal, De
cIares That O'NeilPs Affidavit
Is Lie.


Is Lie.
BERKELEY, CAL, March 21-Richard
Lloyd, Berkeley's Marshal, denies in toto
the charges of malfeasance in office pre-
ferred against him by Hugh ONeill of the
West End as told in this mornings CALL.
He said to-day that the affidavit from the
hand of O'Neill charging him with per-
mitting certain lquor-houses to remain
open after midnight contrary to law and
of himself drinking alter midnight with
the alleged viola tors is lie from begin
ming to end.
"Tne whole thing was concocted," said
Lloyd, with view to having me turned
down in the coming election. II is simply
a cam paign lie.
1.-THE word of ONeill is not worth the
snap of your finger. He has been arrested
twice recently for drunkenness and disor-
derby conduct and begged for clemency
both times.
"Tne people of Berkeley know my
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-22
SELECTIONS roa TO-DAY.

First race-Santa BELLA, sallie Cliquot,
Yankee Doodle.
Second race-Rey del TERRA, George
Palmer, st. Distaff.
Third race-Mobalaska, TheIma, Day
light.
Fourth race-B. & w. stable, Martha,
Niton.
Fifth race-Joe Terry, Psrseus, Morte
Fonse.
Cash Day.
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e tire hstory
ing rush Of
William the O. El
general been extended public President Kellogg
will
whom Frank Dunn G. Bet Harry H.
D. O.
making The
library.
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Booth-Tucker lnspecs His Troops.

OAKLAND, CAL, March 81. = Com
mander Booth-Tucker Of the Salvation
Army visited this city to-day. This morn
ing he conducted meeting at the bar
racks and Ia the afternoon he gave an ad-
dress on The social work of the army at
the First Congregational Church. This
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-22

record as marshal and don't believe this
statement of O'NeilPs will have any
effect. 1 am not ashamed of any thing ]
have done while marshal, and conse-
quently have no apologies to make to any.
one."
Interscholastic Debate.
BERKELEY, CAL, March 21.-Ar.
rangements are being perfected for the
Berkeley Oakland interscholastic debate
which is to take place in May at the Oak
land High. The question which they
will discuss is the adoption OF the "in-
For Berkeley there have already entered
in the preliminaries. which will take
place April 2, G. B. Bell, Joseph Wilson,
Harry Johnson. Fred Barlow, al
Matthew, Charles Finn, H. Mac Donald,
William Downer, John Beatty, W. Rich
ardson, Fred Grubb. O. Baxter, r. Meally,
Fred Nelson, o. Peterson and Wallace
Turner.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-22
RACING AT INGLESIDE.

Two-Year-Old Stase the Feature of
the Gard.
Ingleside track will reopen again to-day
for two weeks siege Of racing. The card,
while not above mediocrity, should fur
nish some good sport.
The entries are as follows:
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-06
MORE TROOPS FOR CHINA.
GERMANY TIGHTExs HER GRASP
ON SEIZED TERRITORY.
The Press Frankly Admit That the
Massacre Of Missionaries II Wei
coined ~ A60rdlng Prefexs
to Carry Out an Agreed Policy.

BERLIN, Dec. 5.-when the German
reinsorcements. consisting or four conpa
nies Of marines. numbering = oincsfs anu
$50 men and a company CT naval artii-
iery. arrived at kiao Chau bay, for Waiea
point as already eabled. they Will 5000
set out, they viii bring the total Ger
man force there up 10 s,56s men. the iarg-
est body Germany has ever sent beyond
European waters. II Is understood taas
the reserves had TO be drawn upon
The admiralty denies that other Euro
pean squadrons have entered the maroon
at Kiao Chau 10 watch Germanys pro-
ceedngs, and Il is believed that Admlfai
Won Diedrich would protest vigorously
against such an attempt.
The kolinsehe Zeitung regards the ex-
petition having twc-fold aim; hrst,
TO obtain missionary reparation. and. sec
ord, TO obtain the concession OF hiao
Chau as payment for past services rem
dered China by Germany IN connection
with the conclusion OF peace with Japan.
There is much self-congratulation
among the Germans that the missionary
incident absolves the government from
the tedious and perhaps abortive process
Of automatically claiming coaiing sta
ton, in the form Of a demand for treaty
port or a settlement on perpetual lease.
II is believed unnecessary TO take Great
Britain into account, as she Is occupied
elsewhere. while Japan is not likely 10
resist the coalition OF Germany. Russia
and France
This is the contention of the Kolnische
Zeitung AT the same time IL says that
Germany will rot be led by the allure
ments OF France or Russia, to deviate
from a policy of moderation in China.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-06
\ Sehiii,ng y Company
Saa Fra5ebsEo

to creditors Of iDsolvent banks during the
year slS Is1 81 IN dividends
The nasnitusss NJ this uneaualsd record.
the report says. will b. more forcthiy Illus
tratsf II considered in the light Of what has
been ACCOMPLISHED heretofore in the way OK
dividend payments 10 the creditors OF IN
solvent institutions. In 1850 there was pad
In divide IDS s. ~ s46: IN 1894. BEAST. IN
1856 81 2sa Esz: IN lsss s. Ill .ssa. and in lss1
So, is3, Isl. making a total Of dividends PAID
within the five years from 1893 10 1877 OF
81 .550.5I5, or 3st4 per cent. OF all oiFiden1s
that have ever been paid to creditors o. IN
solvent national hanks.
From 1855 TO is9T there has been paid IN
dividends 81 ss5 s25 ard fl the year en-
braced Ia this report So, iss Isl, OF Il Is per
cent Of ali the dividends that have been
paid during the period os t3irty-four years
OF the existence of the system. Since Ocfo-
ier 81, the end Of the report year, seven
teen additional dividends have been or
dered. amounting IN the aggregate TO about
$50 Go
The report contains the latest compiled
statistics relative Ia the worlds monetary
syztsms and the stock OF gold. silver ana
paper currency. A very interesting feature
of this statement is the per capita amount
OF each kind OF money In the countries
named. Tie per capita averages IN the
principal countries of the world are as 'oi-
lows: United States s23.To; United King
dom. s2o.s5: France s54.ss: Germany, 1889
Austria Hungary 1915, ard Russia, $50
The comptroller renews his recommenda-
ton of last year urging that national banK
examiners be paid an annual salary instead
Of fees as now.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-06
Union Pacific Trains Have been
Making Phenomenal Runs.

OMAHA, Dec. 5-Celebrating it's new
birth. the Union Pacific has taken two
more falls out of Father Time. and has set
a pace for fast running that Will likely
stand in the West for some time. Three
reeord-breaking spurts in one week is its
record.
OF the first. the Associated Press fur
nished full particulars last Tuesday. At
that time a 520-mile run was made AT the
rate of 62ia miles an hour. with a 100-mile
dash at the rate of 6s.2 miles an hour.
Yesterday the fast mail was again late in
Wyoming, and was danced across the Ne
braska plains at rate that makes the
Tuesday run look slow. Ii covered forty
two miles. from Sidney to Julesburg in IS
minutes; eighty-one miles, from Julesburg
to North Platte, IN Il minutes; sixty miles.
North Platte 10 Lexington. in 60 minutes:
thirtyfive miles Lexington to Kearney. in
sS minutes. and a final dash of forty-two
miles from kearney to Grand Island in 81
minutes, or seventy miles an hour TIE 26l
miles from Sidney to Grand Island was
made in 23S minutes. an average of CSC
miles an hour. From Grand Island to
Omaha the run was ordinary, the lost time
having been made up.
Today the Union Pacific brought a the
atrical company on a special train from
Julesburg TO Council Bluffs. 294 miles in
2S6 minutes. From this mus. be deducted
five minutes for changing engines at Grand
Island. four minutes delay by n Missouri
Pacific train on the crossing at Petrol, and
the necessary slowing UP through Omaha
and a slow run over the Missouri river
bridge. The actual running time OF the
train was 215 minutes. an average of CSC
miles an hour.
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SURGEON GENERALS REPORT.
More strict National Quarantine
Laws Are Much Needed.

WASHINGTON. Dec 5.-~Surgeon Cen
erai Wyman of the marine hospital serV-
lee. has submitted his annual report 10 sec
rotary Gage. IL shows thaE during the
fiscal year ended June 80, iSsl, the totaI
number OF patients treated at hospitals and
the s,lspensaries connected with the service
was a.4T7. Although the total number OF
patients treated was go in excess of those
treated during the previous fiscal year. the
expenditures were SOS .535. which IL sZlovV
less than the previous year. The number
of immigrants inspected by officers OF the
service at the various ports aggregated
2s2 147.
The surgeon general says:
''rhe necessity Of legislation to secure
proper shelter for deck crews on Western
rivers, to which attention was called In
the last report. was met by the act OF con
grcss requiring every steamboat upon the
Mississippi river and its tributaries to FUR
nish a place for the crew with protection
from the weather This subject is one that
has long engaged the attention of the ma
rtne hospital surgeons, who have made ire
auenf reports thereon, and this action OF
congress will be productive OF much RELIEF.
although the act does not take eject until
June 30. is9s.
ITO meet the growing demands for the
service new regulations have been pre-
pared and will shortly be issued
The surgeon general Invites attention 10
the excellent work by officers of the corps
during the recent visitation Of yellow fever
In the South. Officers were assigned 10 in
fected districts. and although number OF
them were not immune to yellow fever.
nevertheless they responded with alacrity
and performed their duties with Judgment
and efficiency. Three officers contracted
yellow fever. and one lost his life by aeei-
dent In the line OF duty.
Under the head OF public health serv-
ice" the surgeon general treats the subjects
of cholera, smallpox and yellow fever. The
appearance OF cholera IN Japan and China
he says Is now a matter OF greater mo-
ment 10 the United States than at any pre-
vious time. owing TO the growth or com
merce between those countries and the Pa
cislc coast.
The surgeon general refers to the neces-
sity of more strict national quarantine
law. which he has made the subject OF
special report In the past two years, and he
makes recommendations looking 10 the
STRENGTHENING Of the law, both to prevent
the spread OF disease and interference with
interstate commerce during time OF cpl
demic.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-06
GuLpENsUrrE BURIED AT LAST.
uoly of the Victim of Thorn and
Mrs. Mack Laid Away.

NEW YORK, Dec. 5.--The funeral OF
bath Rubber Guldensupne, who was muir
deresf at Wocdside. Long Island, on June
* by Martin Thorn and Augusta Mack,
took place this afternoon from an under
taking shop on East Third street. where
the body had lain since IL was removed
frera the mprgue.
All day Saturday and today from II
O'Clock in the morning until the hour ot
the funeral Immense crowds Of the curious
fiockea TO get a hook az the murdered man.
The siiainemhsred body, arrayed In dress
sun. Law Ia an oak coffin with sliding glass
top. The arms were crossed over the
breast where the head should have bern
vas vacant space, save for a photo
graph az the murdered man. which was
placed against the side OF the coffin. Upon
the coffin plate WAS engraved:
Christian w Guldensuppc. died June ..
1857 aged A. years
The funeral WAS arranged ny two lodges
Of which tiuldensuppe was a member.
Eight members cf tire New York crew OF
bath ruhhers who worked with Cullen
suppe. contributed \ large aorai head
pisee about four fee high. Two wrea:hg
were sent IN nv ihe lodges. There We're no
ceremonies whatever.
A. e'elock the coffin WAS placed in a
hearSe and driven to the Lutheran Ccale-
terry at Ni.diesSx Village l.. l.
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g. with eight Klond.kers Or

November .. with eight KIondikers on
beard.
Steamship Valencia 1.so tons, Capt.
Ford, 10 sail from New York before De-
cember Is.
Brig Harriet G.. Capt. John A. Way
land. sailed from New York November "A
with eleven passengers, including three
women and one girl Of Il years.
Schooners Nellie Coleman and StowelI
Sherman, the former commanded by Capt.
Ross and the latter BY Capt. Charles Cous-
ins. sailed from Boston November 3 for
the KIondike, their first stopping place 20
be Port Townsend. These two schooners
viii race around the Horn and up the
American coast to Puget sound. Both have
passengers on board. the party in each
instance being made up OF cooperative
concerns, who own the schooner and are
well provided with means 10 make sue
cess Of their venture.
In addition to the foregoing. there are
dozens Of similar projects under way, and
most OF them viii be successful. and they
will also set sail for the Klondike and
Puget sound before spring.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-06
MESSAGE OF SYMPATHY.
BohemiaBs I'm Chicago Wire to Their
Brethren in Prague

CHICAGO. Dec Sat a mass meeting
If the Bohemian citizens OF Chicago this
afternoon the following message TO the
lord mayor Of Prague was prepared and
c3bied:
Chicago Dee. 5
DIR. Julius Podilpny. Lord Mayor OF
Prague. Bohemia: The bohemian Auert-
cans Ia meeting assembled al the Ro-
homian Turner hall IN Chicago. desire
10 express to thetr brethren in Bohemia
their heartfelt sympathy for the cause
FOR which they are struggling, and COM
mend the firm stand taken by than in
their fight for the preservation ~ their
language and their national existence
Polish and SjaN0ulan representatives
joined the BOhem.~pS with words of en-
CouraEvmeat for the bohemian cause
tSsGned.b COMMITTEE"
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INTERFERENCE NOT LOOKED FOR.
Spanish Press Thinks This Country
VIII Leave Cuban Question Alone.

MADRID, Dec. 5.-El Liberal, the Off
cial organ. contends that there Is no
ground to fear that the United States will
recognize the insurgents as belligerents or
otherwise interfere in the settlement of
the Cuban difficulty.
'Inasmuch as Spain has accorded her
colonies In the Antilles, the maximum Of
liberty that old powers accord to their col
on!es, therefore" concludes the journal.
1.-THE United States ought to be grateful
to Spain. But If Americas good will is
hampered by offensive or restrictive condi-
lions, We must ignore them and act In ac-
cordance with our interests, our honor and
sovereignty"
Senior Sagasta. the premier. Is indisposed
today and confined to his room.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-06

Au English Company secure. Con-
reSsion From Nicaragua

MANAGTA. Nicaragua. Dec 5~(Vla
Galveston IL WichmaHn. representing
the English corporation known az the A.
lAs steamship Company. has deposited
with the treasurer of Nicaragua S5na IN
Eola as the companys guaranty uuler is
contract With the Nt~araguan goVenment
cV the terms OF which TIRE company re-
eeEves the exclusive right % steam naI{-
CATION COR thirty years on tie Slice Ia
COON. Lake NlcaTa qua, and the river san
JHan del Norte. with the exclusive rtTht
also Ger the same time or constructing
tr&uwayS and railways along the line and
as the hast places 10 avoid the obstacles
n the river.