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The San Francisco call., 1898-05-11
USED CUPID AS
 A HANDY BAIT
Matrimonial Agent Fecker Must Answer a Crimi-
 nal Charge.
Joseph Neuraan Thinks He Was Bunkoed Into Buying a Bad
 Business.

The interesting suit wherein Joseph Neuman charges c. Fecker with obtaining money by bunko scheme will be heard by Judge Low to-day. It Is suit that will throw some light on the way mar riage bureaus are conducted in this city by some of those who serve Cupid in the capacity of agents.
 Fecker sold Neuman 8 half interest in his business for s2OO. He represented, so Neuman says, that he was making a great deal of money out of psychology and matrimony. Neuman was caught by a drag-net business card, which con- tained the following conglomerate an- nouncementS:
 c. Fecker, principal of the California In- stitute of Psychology also professor of the Principles and Practice of Human Magnetism, Hypnotism and Suggestive Therapeutics Lee turer at the California Psychic Club Editor of the California Hypnotic Journal. Eleven years active practice in San Francisco. Office to D. Instructions private in classes. Free clinic for the needy from 10 to Ii a. daily. Real estate and general business brok- CTS. Patents of all kinds handled and put on the market. Businesses of all kinds sold and exchanged. Insurance solicited. Lodging houses a speciality. Loans negotiated. Our gages secured Correspondence in English, Ger man and Scandinavian languages. All pur- chasers are held responsible .or our commits sion if money Is not paid through this office
 Neuman says that he was soon dis gusted by the small returns and by the fact that Fecker wanted his wife to act for the bureau. He asked her to meet men who advertised for wives and pre- tend that she was anxious to get mar ried He will claim that the business was a bunuko affair and that he swallowed a bait in the form of a half-tnterest Swindle
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price paid by Uncle Sam was $l60. .0oo. She is 1344 tons net burden, 2S5 feet long, 39 feet 1 inch broad. 22 feet inches deep and was built in Englano in 1896. Upon receipt of telegrapnic instructions she followed the fleet 10 Manila and after discharging her coal would probably return to Hongkong for further supplies. The name or tne second vessel purchased by Admiral Dewey as a Storeship was not brought over by the Picking.
 The gold hunters who came from the East on the schooner Levi Woodbury received a letter from Boston yester- day which gave some of them a scare. It contained news to the effect that the schooner Julia E. Whalen, which left Boston 145 days ago with another party of fortune seekers, had been captured by a Spanish cruiser. When they came to think it over, however, the men re- membered that the Wha1en, Concord and Woodbury had passed out of the Straits of Magellan in company, and as there have been no Spanish cruisers heard of in the Pacific since Dewey captured the Manila feet they came to the conclusion that the story was with out foundation. The chances are that both the Whalen and Concord have been delayed by strong headwinds which have prevailed along the coast for some weeks past.
 The steamer Gaelic sailed for Hong kong via Honolulu and Yokohama yes terday. She took away an unusually large cargo and a considerable quan- tity of treasure which the Chinese mer- chants here were afraid to ship in an American bottom on account of the war.
 Boys broke into the Tiburon ferry depot last Monday night and raided the fruit stand. They broke a pane of glass and passed the smallest of their number through. When he got inside he passed out nearly all of the cigars, cigarettes, chewing gum and candy in the place and made his escape. Ser geant Tom Mahoney is on the trail of the culprits and expects to make some arrests to-day.
 The most impatient man on the water front yesterday was Captain White side of the bark Northern Light. He fully expected to get away for Kotze-
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-11
POLICEMAN MURPHY
 IN DEEP DISGRACE
When Caught in a Saloon He Threatened to Assault
 Sergeant Brophy.
Lieutenant Hanna Allowed Him to Patrol His Beat, Knowing He
 Was Intoxicated.

Policeman Joseph F. Murphy of the southern station will have to answer to a charge of drunkenness at the next meeting of the Police Commissioners.
 Several nights ago Sergeant Brophy met Murphy and concluding that he was lIn- der the influence of liquor he requested him to accompany him to the Southern station. Lieutenant Hanna was in charge, and notwithstanding, it Is claimed, that he at once detected that Murphy had been drinking, he sent him back to his beat with the admonition not to touch another drop"
 A short time afterward Sergeant Bro- phy discovered Murphy in saloon on Grammar street. He was under the in- f1uence of liquor, and when Brophy called him to account Murphy became belliger- ently indignant and defied his superior officer to prefer charges against him. As Murphy was in an ugly mood and rather the Southern station and reported the facts to Lieutenant Hanna As the lat ter showed disposition to protect the erring officer Brophy waited until Mur- phy reported off duty.
 Shortly after o'clock he staggered into the assembly room of the Southern sta- ton. Captain Spillane happened to be present and he at once ordered Brophy to prefer charges against him.
 It Is not unlikely that Lieutenant Han na will be called upon by the Commis- sioners to explain his action in sending Murphy back to his beat knowing at the time that he was under the influence of liquor
 Captain Spillane was indignant when he heard of Hanna's error and severely roasted" him for what he termed his blundering methods.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-11
Could Not Agree on the Indictne ent of Many
 Accused Persons.
Some Roundly Denounced by Others as a Band of USe-
 less Inquisitors.
NEW JURY TO BE CALLED.
Judges Hope That the Next Body Will Proceed to Business With
 out Delay.

Foreman Gerberding has decided that he will not accept Judge Belcher's suggestion that the Grand Jury meet between now and Thursday, and indict such persons as it had on the list.
 In spite of Judge Belcher's caustic criticism of the jury for its failure to indict men high in power there are many members of the jury who refuse to resent the aspersions of the wearer of the ermine.
 A number of jurors refused to dis cuss Grand Jury matters yesterday, and most of them were glad Judge Belcher notified them to come into court and be discharged.
 The language which some of the prominent Grand Jurors are reported to have used concerning others of the same august body is decidedly unfit for publication. From the outset of the jury's investigations it became ap- parent, so some of the members say, that there would be frequent disagree mentS in matters that concerned prom inent offenders in the School Board and the Harbor Commission. In spite of that fact the jury succeeded on Mon- day night in getting an admission from a prominent man that he had no account of the lumber sold to the School Department. Some of the Ju- TOTS say they would have succeeded in getting out a true bill had they been allowed to proceed, but when the Judges summary order came to them Monday night they resolved to adjourn without delay and give up the work in disgust Their original programme will not be varied.
 Another interesting feature of the deliberations of the indicting body that did not indict is the fact that they es- tablished sort of trial court early in their proceedings. Whenever man was charged with some grave offense they not only heard all that was to be said against him, but they extended to him the benign influence and protec- tion of the doctrine that gives every body a hearing. This resulted in parti- sanship in the jury room, for all cases have some phase that will win friends in a panel of jurors.
 It is Judge Belcher's intention to call another Grand Jury at an early date, and it Is the general hope of the public that the new jury will be able to agree on several important matters now be- fore the attention of the authorities.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-11

 VISIT TIE
 PRESIDIo The Soldiers Robbed While They Are
 Asleep. The Sentinels Unable to Discover the Gull
 prits.
Indignant Over the Numerous Thefts, the Officers Consult
 Chief Lees.
VALUABLES ARE TAKEN.
One of the Men Relieved of g Diamond Ring and His
 Watch.

The soldiers at the Presdio are indig- nant over the loss of many valuable arti- cles which were stolen from them by some clever thieves. A private named Carlson was robbed of a gold watch and his papers while he was asleep Tn his tent. Several other privates were robbed in similar manner, and as they are anxious to catch the thieves they decided to enlist the services of the police. Last night one of the officers of the garrison visited police headquarters and invoked the aid of Chief Lees in finding the cul- prits.
 He gave description of the property taken as far as he knew, and requested the Chief to do all in his power to arrest the thieves.
 Since the militia went to camp at the Presidio the members have been syste- matically robbed of their valuables. Sev- eral suspicious characters were arrested, but as nothing of an discriminating nature was found on them they were released. In view of the frequent losses or the sol diers the officer in charge has issued or ders not to allow any person to pass the gates unless he is known.
 A private named Riley mourns the loss and silver watch He was asleep in his tent, when the thief cleverly relieved nlm of the valuables. Suspecting that one of his bedfellow soldiers had taken the
  pressed it, Riley questioned them; but as they professed ignorance of the where abouts of the money and 1ewelry, he be- came alarmed, and notified the captain of the regiment. The following day another private, named Becker, was robbed of watch and a small amount In money. AS the thefts continued, the men in camp grew justly indignant, and informed their superior officer. Instructions were issued to the sentinels not to allow any person to enter the tents unless they had the password. Despite the vigilance of the sentinels, the soldiers continued to lose their valuables. AS the last extreme, the commanding officer decided to inform the police, with the hope of locating the cul- prit.
 After learning of the numerous thefts Chief Lees at once detailed De- tectives Silvey and Graham to make an investigation and, if possible, arrest the thieves. Last night they recovered DOT tion of the stolen property in several pawnshops. where it had been, disposed of by the pilferers.
 As they have good description of the men, they confidently expect to arrest them.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-11
Board of Health Takes Steps to Les sen the Imminent Danger Caused
 by Deadly Gases.

A conference was held yesterday be- tween the Board of Health and the mem bers of the former Sewer Commission for the purpose of abating, if possible, the danger of contagion arising from the present defective sewer system. There were present Drs. Morse, F'itzgibbon, Hart and Williamson and Professor George Davidson. Marsden Manson Her man Schussler and George F. AIlardt of the former Sewer Commission. Professor Davidson said the chief danger was from diphtherfa caused by sewer gas He said the sewers were ventilated chiefly through connections with residences, and he ad- vised that all vent holes be closed to prevent the escape of gas. The sewers should also be thoroughly flushed from time to time.
 MT. Schussler said the flushing should be done under the personal supervision of the Board of Health, and even the most thorough flushing would not entirely eradicate the evil, owing to the faulty construction of the sewers.
 Mir Manson said that of 240 miles of sewers inspected by the commission less than five miles were properly constructed, It would cost $4,000,O00 to build an effi- cient sewer system for the city.
 It was finally decided to ask the Super visors to take some action toward abat- ing the evil, and that the two boards CO., operate for the improvement of the sewer system.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-11
EXCITEMENT IN
 THE WHEAT PIT Harry Wise Buys 5000 Tons of December in a Single Trans
 action. A Prediction That Prices Will Rule Still Higher-No Friends for
 Barley.

Yesterdays wheat market was one of extreme excitement from the opening un- til the gong sounded closing the day s trading.
 The local market acted in keeping with that of Chicago. Early Liverpool cables quoted wheat futures cents higher. Paris showed an advance of 1 franc. Foreign markets were less excited than traders generally had anticipated, and this caused an easy opening. July started at s1 1701 IS, against S1 27 on the curb the afternoon previous.
 At the opening, commission houses bought freely. Much of the trading was said to be for foreign account The price jumped 1 cent at a time until Sl 70 was reached. May sold at s1 S7. Armour s brokers sold apout 100000 of July over $1 20. The local market was presented with all kinds of news-bearish, bullish and otherwise-before the opening. Prices at the start were only fractionally lower than those at the close Monday. The weakness in closing English cables caused long holders and shorts to sell freely By noon December wheat had sold down to $1 721z, with one or two faint rallies
 The Government report issued at noon yesterday was regarded as bearish by. the trade. The report makes winter wheat acreage 6 per cent and the condition per cent greater than on May last year. The effect of this report gave an easier feeling to wheat in Eastern markets, the weak ness being reflected in the local trading. During the afternoon session December sold at $1 n at the opening to Sl TIA at the close. The late strength was caused by Harry Wise bidding for wheat. After he left the pits shorts began hammer1ng the market. On the curb $l 7112 was asked.
 Prices may temporarily work somewhat lower, but everything points to much higher prices before many weeks pass by
 Barley appears to have no friends. Few no buyers at $1 31, against s1 33 yester- day. The demand for spot has fallen of to comparatively nothing, heavy imports or corn from the East being the chief cause.
 The largest single transaction executed on the call board in the past year was the selling of 5000 tons of December wheat at $1 79 by E. A. Bresse to Harry Wise.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-11
REGENTS SHOW
 PATRIOTISM
Decide to Allow PrOfesso Full Pay During His
 Enlistment.
Additional Compensation to Be Paid Attaches of the State
 University.

\. The Regents of the University of Cali fornia paused in their arduous labors or discussing the report of the committee on finance and audit yesterday to give vent to their patriotism. The departure was brought about by Judge Wallace moving that Lieutenant A. F. Hayne, an assist ant professor in the department Of agr1- culture. be allowed half pay during his absence as a volunteer soldier. Regent Halliday forgot the scarcity of funds and enthusiastically amended the motion by making it full pay. Regent J. E. Budd added his voice by saying that if any stu dent or professor in the university de- sired to enlist In their country's defense he should be given leave of absence and full pay.
 At another time during the session the spark of patriotism was again famed into fame Regent Budd was speaking in favor of raising the salary of Professor Syle of the department of English to slS00 This was discussed at previous meeting, at which time Regent Houghton opposed the raise on the ground that the professor had uttered unpatriotic senti- ments in a lecture at Berkeley. Budd read letters of professors who had attend ed the lecture, in which they declared Professor Syle had been grossly mis- quoted by the press. He then defended the latter and spoke in glowing terms of his ability and worth. In defending him. self MT Houghton said that the remarks he had made were based on reports he had read in the morning papers, In which the professor compared the United States with the Roman empire, and that Syle had been reported as saying that the vices of the Roman empire were preva- lent in the United States, and the end of this country would be like Rome.
 Regent Black indorsed the lecture as one of the most patriotic he had ever heard. saying it was along the line of Kiping's great poem, Lest We Forget" Judge Foote eloquently defended Berke- ley's representative, saying that one brought up under the shades of Berkeley could not be disloyal.
 After the wave had passed the members agreed to advance Professor Syle's salary if Professor w. D. Armes of the same de- compromise was easily effected and both professors will receive $500 per annum.
 Herman SchuSSler, Colonel Walker and Gustav Clutch were appointed emeritus professors at the university without sal ary.
 The following attaches of the university will receive additional compensation for their services: E. w. Davis, Rebecca Meyerstein, May l.. Cheney, R. H. Jones, J. D. Layman, c. K. Jones, J. Gillick, F. T. Bioletti. E. Kellner, A. O. Leuschner, w. B. Rising, E. O'Neill, H. I. Randall, burn. J. H. senger. J. T. Allen, H. M Hopkins. Bernard Moses, K. c. Babcock, L. J. Richardson. w. H. Wright, M. w. Haskell. L. B. Dickson, c. l.. Cory, Ira Currier, w. H. LoZier, T. F. Bailey, F. P. Dressler, G. NJ Stratton. E. B. McCil- E. Ritter and H. B. Torrey.
 Professor George Davidson will recelve s4000 per annum instead of 5000 H. T. Ardley's petition to the board Tor adoi-
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-11
They Want Their Pay.

An indignant delegation of workmen who had been employed upon the construction of the benches for the Sha rkev-Jeffries fight called upon State Labor Commissioner Fitzgerald on Mon dav before whom they laid the complaint that they had not been paid, for their work by Contractor Doran. They stated thai inc contractor had hired large force to get the seats up in time. for the fight, and although the benches fell with . crash. iniuring many of the spectators. the workn1en were not responsible, for they had constructed as directed. They said that they worked from 9S to 100 hours at 20 cents an hour, making their bills hetween SIS and $20 to the man. Doran, they said. had sold the old lumber, and now states that he has no money to pay them The Commissioner will do what he can with Groom and Gibbs. who had the work done, to have them pay the men before paying the contractor.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-11
@sPUDs" FOR THE BALDWIN.
Mrs. Mahoney Tells How the Million aire Came to Borrow Money
 From Her.

Justice of the Peace Carroll yesterday heard testimony in the suit brought by the widow of the late Senator Mahoney to recover s65 from E. J. Baldwin. Mrs. Mahoney testified that in 1895 F. B. Dex- ter, Baidwin's brother-in-law, borrowed S100 from Mahoney and s20 from her to pay a vegetable bill for the Baldwin Ho- tel. Baldwin had since repaid $55 but all her efforts to collect the balance were fruitless Dexter testified that he bor- rowed the money on his own account and not for the hotel.
 Baldwin swore the money was not for hotel purposes, but that he had agreed to pay S60 Of this he had paid s55 and still owed s5 which he was willing to pay. The attorneys will submit briefs, each be- ing allowed five days to do so.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-11

been wrecked on the Shan Tung Penin- sula, China, and will be a total loss. The fate of her crew Is as yet unknown. The news came in 8 cable to the Mer- chants Exchange yesterday, and was the one topic among shipping men on the water front.
 The Amarapoora came to this coast about two years ago, and from the time she dropped anchor in San Francisco Bay up to her wreck she was almost constantly in trouble. There is hardly a port from Panama to Vancouver but what she has been libeled in. In San Jose de Guatemala Captain Cameron was in trouble over his cargo of coal. In Mexico he was at outs with the cus- tom house authorities, and his vessel was seized on two occasions in this port, the crew libeling her for their wages. In Tacoma and Seattle she was held for weeks at a time on different occasions because the money was not forthcoming with which to pay the merchants who fitted her out. In Octo- Der last the Amarapoora left San Fran cisco, after satisfying a judgment in the United States District Court, and went to Puget Sound to load lumber for Tientsin, China She was in trouble there again on account of money due the crew, but finally got away, and on November 20 put into Yokohama in distress. That was the beginning of the end. Things went from bad to worse, and on January 19 last the sur veyors refused to give her certificate of seaworthiness. Finally her cargo of lumber was discharged and another survey was held, which resulted in her boilers being ordered overhauled and considerable work being done on the hull. While the repairs were being made the men in the engineers de- partment were constantly fighting among themselves, and the result was several cases in the British Admiralty Court in Yokohama
 When the Picking sailed from Yoko- hama on April 1e last the Amarapoora was still in that port, but she was ex- pected to get away in short time. The surveyors must therefore have given her @ certificate of seaworthiness and she must have made another start for Tientsin- The chances are that she must have been caught in typhoon in the Yellow Sea and driven on the rocky shore of Shan Tung. The Amarapoora was built in 1874 at Greenock, England, and was owned by J. W. Adamson. She was 1619 tons net burden, $50 feet 2 inches long, 36 feet inches beam and 27 feet deep. She had been an unfor- tunate ship from the start and has ended her career just about in the man. ner that every shipping man in this city predicted she would.
 The steamer purchased by Admiral Dewey in Hongkong to act as a ten der to his fleet was the Hongkong- Bangkok liner Nashan. She had 5000 tons of coal aboard and the pnrsshs pns SC
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-11
Sugar in Abundance.

The annual meeting and election of off, cers of the Hutchinson Sugar Plantation Company was held yesterday afternoon, and the yearly report of President Burke on the condition of the company for the past year, including the assets and lia- bilities and the prospects for the future. was presented. The total amount of sugar cal year ending March 31, 1898, was 7939 tons, which was disposed of at an aver age net price of S62 "A ton, yielding in all $494, ,936 56 About half of the two miles of railroad between Houapo and Hilea was reported completed, the esti- mated cost of the completion of the work being about s3O00. The total assets of the company during the past year were $l.955,- 429 B and the liabilities $5000.
 for the coming year are as follows: Presi- dent, John A. Buck; vice-president, Mich olas Ohlandt directors-William Gift, Albert aMeyer and c. P. Overton; secre- tary, B. H. Sheldon.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-11
Gave Official Permission.

At a meeting of the executive board of the Theatrical Employees Union Local No. IS, held yesterday, permission was grant ed to the following members of tl.is union emnloyed at the Orpheum Theater to vol unteer their services at the benefit of the Red Cross Society of California to be held ernoon. May 12: George Holden. Frank Damon, William J. McCarty, G. Garraud, John Victor Charles Larsemier, $. Bost- wick, William T. Quinn and George Whit taly
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-11
Father Yorke to Lecture.

The Rev. Father Yorke will lecture at St. Teresa's Church st 7:SO o'clock on Sunday evening. May 15. The subject will be Catholic and Protestant Coup- tries Compared" The proceeds win be devoted to liquidating the expense of frescoing the church of St. Teresa. ee.rs
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-11
Organizing in Alameda.

ALAMEDA, May 9.-The mass meeting which is to be called to discuss the organ ization of A branch of the Red Cross Ileague Izaal1 " viii be held at the council rooms in the City Hall on sunday next, at pp p. m. Mrs. Otis, Mrs. Col1uIn als. ana Mrs- Mrs Mastick, president of the. league, in ar ranging the preliminaries for the meeting. Twenty vice-presidents Will also De ap- pointed for the same purpose