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The San Francisco call., 1899-04-28
POOLS STILL
BEING SOLD
IN THE CITY
Law Openly Violated
by the Gamblers.
ARCADE SALOON IN BUSINESS
MONEY HEAVILY WAGERED ON
THE RACES DAILY.
Broyer & Glynn, the Proprietors, Said
to Be Banking j. Roche, Who
Receives the Money and
Records Bets.
ARCADE SALOON IN BUSINESS
MONEY HEAVILY WAGERED ON
THE RACES DAILY.

The impunity with which the racehorse
men and touts continue to violate the
recent ordinance of the Supervisors for
bidding the making of hand books and
selling Of pools in the city on the result
Of the races argues little for the efficiency
Of Chief Lees and his officers, who are
supposed to represent law and order in
San Francisco.
Recently, after The Calls expose caused
the passage of an ordinance whereby the
wagering of money at Ingleside on the
races was made an offense, the touts and
horsemen sought to evade the limitations
of their demoralzing rights by making
hand books. That this was a fact and
that it was done with Haunting publicity
despite the ordinance passed prohibiting
il The Call proved a few days ago, when
it clearly showed that a notorious tout
named Fred Jackson was making a daily
habit of hunting up and down Ellis street
in the vicinity of Powell seeking for
victims, with whom he laid odds against
the horses. 1t was further shown that
the violators of the law made 1t a habit
to go from place to place plying their
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-28

notorious games had agreed to tenn
pOrarily cease operations caused CONSIDER
able consternation among the "grafters
and "sure-thing" gamblers. Shortly after
the games closed down the disreputable
horde gathered about the Cafe Royal and
vigorously denounced the proprietors for
acceding to the demands of the police.
Il thought they'd get cold feet, re-
marked a well-dressed gambler. who has
waXed fat on the money he has won from
poker-crazed youths. Il was .willin to
make a book on it. We made barrels OF
stuff for them, and now they throw US
down because the papers make howl.
If | were interested in the game yer kin
bet yer dough that l would give EN- run
for their money Lees is maxim roar
and pretendin' to be struck by the wave
Of virtue, but it don't go with me. See?
| am goin' to open up few games my
self and if these blokes try to down me
there will be somethin doin'. Are you
His sentiments seemed to meet the .ap--
proval of the gang and they loudly Volced
their appreciation. Just as they were oe-
nouncing the police for interfering with
them a broad-shouldered officer from the
Southern station appeared on the scene
and compelled the dlsgruntled gang to
Captain spillane is determined, that
gambling shall cease south OF Market
street. AS q precautionary measure, ne
has instructed his men to visit the places
where gambling has heretofore been car
ried on every hour and 20 arrest any and
all persons caught playing percentage
The visit of the Police Commissioners
to the gambling dens Wednesday night
no doubt mpelled the proprietors to cease
ent cases is reached Satisfied that the
games come within the purview of the
law relating to percentage, the Commits
sionerS agreed that they should be sup
pressed. Evidently learning of their de-
cision, the proprieters of the joints,
rather than suffer the police TO make an
other raid on them, concluded to shut
down until the ordinance is tested.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-28

Past Grand High Priest Thomas II; Cas-
we'll assisted by Past Grand High Priest
David c. Smith.
The ceremony was rendered with all
the fmpressiveness of that degree or
Masonry in the presence of large num-
the following named companions: CharleS
DiminCck Bunker. Charles Follen tta-
nett Fred Herbert Gibson, Charles aus
tin Dav James Woods keystone, Edwin
Warren Tucker and Frank Bragg. Inc
officers of the new chapter, who were IN
stalled for the current term, are; Phlllp
y. Code, high priest; Andrew Christen-
sen. king; Franklin Dallon, scribe; Alex
ander Middleton Cox, captain of the
host; Henry Chase Bunker, principal SO,
iourner; James Beverly Hodgdon, royal
arch captain; William Brady Jr.. master
of the third rail; George Dickson Ozark,
master of the second rail; Dewey Comm,
master of the first rail; Christian He'll
wig treasurer; John Ruben Hillman, sec
retary. and Edward Gilberts, guard
After the ceremonies and congratula-
tions there was an adjournment to the
banquet hall, where was served an eX-
cellent collation., followed by songs and
few responses to toasts. the principal
sneakers being Grand High Priest F'lorin
l.. Jones and Samuel M Shortridge.
The visitors who attended the institu-
ton We're: H. j. Owen, ]. b. Roberts, w.
Wells. John Hilleker, f. G. Hare, J. 7.
Gallop, Martin Musil, J; A. Emerson, r.
w. Madden, s. Wolf, E. E. Johnson, p.
w Barton, Alex Martin, George II. Fox,
Claus Frahm, Oscar Ohnstein, Charles j.
King II. J. Burns. B. n. Rowley, H. 7.
Burns, James Mccarthy, Robert Ashe,
James MacMulien, j. T. Grey, c. n.
II. Baker, c. Moody Plummer, d. Nc
Neil. r. d. Brand. Henry c. Hubbard. ].
f. Connolly. J. Tonningsen E. Peabody
E w. Peabody, Henry Ascroft, Florin l..
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lawless business and that according to the
honor among thieves they limit their en-
erges to certain districts. That is to say.
one will not encroach on the territory of
another.
The recent closing of the poolrooms has
not broken up the business of robbing the
wont to risk their mites in vain hopes of
beating the impossible. Those that prey
upon the inSatlate greed\of the ignorant
still ply their high-handed robbery under
the very eyes of the police. When these
men who have brought hunger and want
to many of the homes of the poor classes
We're driven from Stevenson street they
simply moved away TO other quarters
and took additional care to keep secret
their dens of iniquity. One Of these is
but a little way off Market street, and
into it daily there go the pittances of
those TO whom the small sums mean food
and clothing.
The place in question is the Arcade sa-
loon, at the southwest corner of Fourth
and Mission streets. The proprietors of
this den are Alexander B. Broyer and
John p. Glynn. ana it is said that they
are behind the bank, so TO speak.
A man who gives the name of j. Roche
is the stool pigeon Of the house. He it
is who receives the money records the
bet and pays out-that is when the bettor
wins. which is seldom. This den is
crowded during the early morning hours
and while the races last. The money Is
| openly received at the bar by the man
! calling himself Roche, but there is pri-
I
! picious person or any one unknown to the
! touts comes in the betting goes on un-
/ molested. In this rear room is also
| telephone, by which the results of the
! races are received. Roche is careful to
! give no receipt of any kind for the money
/ that is placed with him. The patrons Of
the place are of that class that cannot
afford to lose, and for whose protection
the ordinance against poolrooms was
passed. These men and boys openly bet
| their money. and the scenes that were
once enacted in the dens on Stevenson
! street have simply been transferred to
another place. This is but one of the
many dives of the kind that are running
in open defiance of the law.
Yesterday there was the same crowd
who. as usual were fieeced. During the
afternoon Sergeant ConbOy stood for a
! while in front of the Arcade saloon, but
his august presence had no effect on those
that wanted to risk their money. They
merely went in and bet their money and
! then hung around to await the result of
] the race 1t is said that Roche is not the
! true name of the man that takes the
money, but that he is in the employ OF
Broyer & Glynn. However, he claims to
be running the pool on his own account.
This may be- but it is not improbable
that the proprietors get the customary
"rake-down" for permitting the pool to
be run in their saloon.
That pools are daily sold at the Arcade
is a well-known fact not only throughout
the Mission but along and north of Mar
ket street. The convenient locality of the
place is one of the reasons that 1t does
such a thriving business.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-28
ROBBED A GROCERY.
Ozais Danis, q Notorious Thief, Is
Booked on Charge of Grand
Larceny

Ozais Danis, a member Of a notorious
gang Of thieves who 5 now awaiting his
trial in the Superior Court on a charge Of
burglary, was arrested yesterday morn
ing as he was leaving Judge Lawlor's s
court by Detectives Dinan, Reynolds and
Graham and booked at the City Prison
on a charge Of grand larceny.
He was out on bonds and on April q
ne and a companion went to the grocery
Of otto Schroeder. 1915 Mission street.
Danis went to the bar and asked for a
glass of beer. While Schroeder was serv-
ing him his companion walked into the
grocery and detained Schroeder as long
as he could in making a small purchase of
ham. Meantime Danis had sneaked into
a room off the bar. where Schroeder kept
his money, and stole $50. The previous
day Danis had called at the store asking
for the change of s. gold piece and saw
where the money was kept His com
panion has not been caught.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-28

Jones, William J. B. Warren, A. Schu-
lenberg, w B. Holland, 7. f. Mcguire,
c. Somers, J. B. Warwick, p. 2. Dali,
Robert 3. Humphrey, ]. NJ. Peel, II. NJ.
Furman, C. Bliss, J. A. Hosmer, George
T. H. Caswell, S. Bloom. Henry Hanson,
+. c. Morgan, E. b Church, James F..
Gordon Samuel NJ. Shortrdge, ]. P.
Fraser, Frank n. Nicolaysen, w: Robin
Hammtt, j. A Marsh, w. H. Thomas,
F. A. Hornbower. A. NJ. Hendry, D. j.
Sullivan, ]. a. Moller. T. Eisfeldt, Ralph
l. Hathorn, j. H. Soper, Samuel Adel-
stein, j. E. Purdy, c. J. Perrain, J. r..
DagSett. c. P. Overton, w. H; Edwards,
j. H Brown, NJ S. Bernstein, George
Humphreys. j. Simon, A. Michaels, Aaron
Doud. A Mckay, Thomas Lockwood, j..
w. Seeley, E. r. Bryant, T. ]. Fraser,
George T. Shaw, A. A. Batkin and j. M.
wilkins
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-28
GETTING READY TO KILL.
Deputies Looking Over the Ground at
the Sea Lion Rookeries.

preliminary step toward thinning out
the seal herds will be taken to-day. AL
Wilson and Mr.. Nelson, connected with
the California Fish and Game Commits
sion, will go to Point Reyes to look over
the ground and see If the herds have as
sembled at the rookery
The majority of the herds do not stay
at the rookeries all Of the year, but prin-
cipally during the season when the young
come forth. This period is between the
first of May and the last OF June. After
the latter date the female sea lions take
their pups away and the rookeries of the
point are comparatively deserted, except
by few old females, until the next sea-
son comes around again. In the interim
the seals and their young scatter along
the coast. only congregating at the en-
frances of the bays and rivers when the
spring and fall runs of salmon are on.
Then is when they do their deadly work
and reduce the number of fish going to
the spawning grounds by the thousands
of pounds.
From what can be learned, the breed
ing season of the sea lions has not be-
gun yet. The deputies have gone to the
rookeries to get the lay of the ground. in
order that no time may be lost when
the real work of thinning out the herds
begins. The reason that the first move
is to be made on Point Reyes is that the
rookeries there are not on Government
ground, as Is the case with the Farallon
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-28
GAMES SOUTH
Of MARKET ARE
CLOSED DOWN
The Proprietors Fear
Another Raid.

The propretors of the various gambling
joints along Market street have decided
to close their games until after the pres
cnt cases against them are disposed of in
the Police Courts.
Yesterday afternoon Hornlein & Krumb,
proprietors of the Cafe Royal, visited the
Southern police station, and informed
Captain Spillane that they had concluded
to "close up" pending a decision as to
whether or not poker as played in their
resort is a percentage game. Shortly
afterward the proprietors of other games
along Market street also announced their
intention OF not further violating the law
until the present cases are decided
The news that the conductors OF the
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-28
MAYOR PHELAN ISSUES A
DEWEY-DAY PROCl AMATION

Phen:
Of
honoro the intrepid adj i ha
will be
o
Pacific the
ID IateP there a
the
aIs5r estedt to decorate
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-28
A MASONIC EVENT
OF A GENERATION
A NEW CHAPTER INSTITUTED
AT THE MISSION.
The First Time in Forty-Two Years
That Such Ceremony Has
Taken Place Here.

There was an unusual event in Mission
Masonic Temple last night. and that was
the institution of a new chapter of the
Royal Arch Masons. the first that has been
instituted in this city in a period of forty
two years. The new body. the third in
this city. is known as Mission Chapter
No. 79 The officiating officer was M E.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-28
Death of Vicar General Elena.

BERLIN. April 27.-Rev. L. Elena,
Vicar General Of the diocese of hamilton,
is dead, aged So years.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-28
LATE SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVED.

ARRIVED.
Thursday April 27.
Schr John a, Hellquist, 10 hours from Eu-
schr Maxim, Olsen. 2s hours from Caspar.
DOMESTIC PORTS.
PORT BLAKELEY-Arrived April 27-Chil
ship Temuco, from Victoria.
,TAcoMA---Arrived April 25-stmr Queen,
Eence APRIL q April 26-Stmr Macklnaw,
sailed April 25-stmr Orizaba for Alaska.
IACOMA-Sailed April 27-Schr Lena Swea-
sse.. Ior SAN Francisco: bark Tidal Dave. for
GREENWOoD-saied April 27-stmr Alca-
BoWENs LANDING-sailed April 27-schr
Newark. for San Francisco.
CSAL-sailed April 27-Stmr Newsboy, for
sEATTI. .E-Arrived April 27-stmr Laurada
FOREIGN PORTS.
HoNOLULU-Sailed April n--Br stmr Cop
tic, for san Francisco; ;-Haw bark r Rithet
Tor san FRANCISCO I3r stmr Doric for Yoso-
hama; strnr Chas Nelson for Manila April
I-ship G Sargent, for Seattle; bktn Ame-
liza. for Port Blakeley; pr stmr Aorangi. for
for San Francisco; Br stnr Warrimoo. for Syd,
ney. April 15-Bark McNear for Iaysan
Hama; Fr schr Tahiteinne for NIarquesas
April 1s-Schr Jennie Wand for Hama: Br bark
Invermark for Taltal: ship Geo r Skolield
for Delaware Breakwater. April l9-Jap stnr
Nippon Maru, for Yokohama; schr Mctha Mel
son. for Mahukona: stnr Elihu Thomson. for
San Francisco; schr Spokane. for Port Town
send.
Arrived April 11-Br stmr Coptic from Yo-
kohama April 12-Stmr Australia. hence April
3: Br stmr Aorangi, from sydney shin 2
Hitchcock hence March 26, via Hilo April IA
Br stmr Warrimoo. from Victoria; schr Def
ance from Newcastle. NSW. April l6-Ship
Erskine NJ Phelps, hence April !; bark Albert.
hence March 81. April 17-Blftn Castle.
hence March 81. April 19-Ship lroquois, from
New York
Passed this port April 1s-Bark Wilma hence
April l. for VladivostOk.
TRANSATLANTIC STEAMER.
NEW YORK-Arriyed April 26-Stmr Trave.
from Bremen.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-28

nal requests, and many are of the opin-
ion. as Miss Torres contends, that WindelI
was not of sound mind when he revoked
the legacies and attempted to give them
to Miss HOhle.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-28
A Woman's Sudden Death.

An elderly woman, whose name is be-
lieved to be Mrs. Mary Donnelly, was
found lying on the doorstep of the house
at 1929 Ellis street in an unconscious con-
dition last night. The ambulance was
called, but before the woman could be
driven to the Receiving Hospital she ex-
pired. When the woman was found on
the doorstep she had milkcan and a pie
in her arms. The doctors believe that she
was suddenly attacked with heart failure.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-28

'Pegamoid'' gold, latest. best perfect paint:
sample bottle 25c. Pegamod 6S Chronicle bldg =
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-28

A beautiful Decker Piano for 5000 at
Mauvais, 1853. Market street.
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-28

On B1rgafn FRIDAY ONLY.
Special Sale Closed out from from
o. Bibles. House theirs their sample
line of Bibles. and we place on sale $50
Oxford Workers Bibles, French Morocco,
divinity circuit, round corners, red under
gold edges, with II full-page plates, size
Tx inches, made to sell at $2-for to-
postage zoe ezra.
BW Mye's Remarks, Royal
8vo, published at 81 25-On sale to-day
at .49c
(P0sfags I5c latraL
Library of Wit and HHss1Or,
by Mark Twain and others, Royal 8vo,
published at $1.50-on sale to-day at.
.....,....-.1k9 9G
CPOstags I7c ezra.
AAA 4 a a a A AA AAAAAAAA 4
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-28


Thursday. April 27.
schr John a, Hellquist, 70 hours from Eu-
reka.
Schr Maxim, Olsen. 26 hours from Caspar.
DOMESTIC PORTS
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-28

q AN FRANCISCO'S jobbers have an
- other battle on their hands. 1t is to
1 J be the old war of transcontinental
- traffic and a fight to prevent the big
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-28

et-Books, we'll made of Grain Leather,
with patented slot frame, warranted not
to pull out great value 25c Pock t.
Book-special to-day. y....................T5c
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-04-07
Office of G. N. & E. r. Moses.
March 27, 1899 .

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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-04-07
Bats For Suckers.

A Downs man read the ad of an east
ern firm that offered for the small sum
of SI.25 to send a monthly paper for
one year, and a set of dishes-eighty-
three pieces. This was too good an
opportunity to pass by. and the thrifty
Downs man forwarded his dollar and a
quarter. Some days later he was called
upon to pay the express charges on a
package of toy dishes; but he invested
enough in the deal. and allowed the
express company to retain the goods.
Taking this as text the Times makes
a few pointed remarks on the advisa-
bility of trading at home. There IS an
other fraud scheme being worked now.
which is catching the unwary in Kan
sas. A company in New York is ad.
Yer!Ising to ship wheels to any address
on receipt of Ss.s5. The wheel that
the dupe receives is merely a cheap
watch charm; and it is only after it
arrives that he appreciates the full
meaning IN the sucker catching
ad which reads: "You cannot ride the
wheel and puncture or cut the tire. 1t
does not weigh thirty pounds. 1t is
light and easily carried"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-04-07
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS We sell piano for $3.50
Gdmepster KOeger. The Gdmeer KOger
Steinway. the Gdemeester
good
We don't wish tire but while reading just well
find the business line well gossip
world Of the the business world will the dollars
and
where We sell violin dollars
doin dollars dao for dollars guitar for dollars and
autoharp for dollars and a half
We kinds making
it and We handle
makes of that sell from $40 The going
We keep several kinds of organs satisfy
Furniture and Fixtures We handle great variety of and
from chenille
81 % from Scots table from Scots iron beds from
81 bed
tables dollars kitchen tables
So so frames 1920 moulding %
formerly sold dollars We of
moulding you kind
home, W to be garden.
Stoves
Garland the gasoline that made Quick Meal
Lamps We selling alb
kinds styles of lamps both in stand and hanging lamps
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-04-07
OLMITZ.

From 'Citizen."
Easter was beautiful day.
All fools day is past; was you q
sucker?
Henry Boyle was in town last Sat-
urday morning.
Will Bunting from the city took
dinner at the hotel here last Friday.
G. w. Eddy and wife have a new
baby at their house. The baby crop
mostly hits in Kansas.
After many months resting the mill
here grinds again. Charlie Kreisel
manager.
One man reports fve-fourths of
wheat in ground out here past re-
demption, but it's the first we knew
wheat had 6ye-fourths.
Report says I'll. II. Boyle is much
better, and now his mother and six of
the younger children are sick with the
measles.
Many farmers are sowing the killed
wheat ground to spring wheat, barley
and oats, and say they will have
plenty of ground left for corn, cane,
miliet and other feed crops, and it is
to be hoped they will not SOW and
plant IN vain in these latter crops, but
will be blessed with bountiful yield.
Methinks the competition spoken of
by this writer sometime ago is now
partly with us, and the result is there
is much more hustling at the present
time among firms for trade, and as we
prophesied goods are selling faster
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-04-07

a 81 be to pal simply
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and iris dse hehe lake home boom p something
tina will make nm orep o life is enjoy y % ard
earning We Hev tina homes nj is enjoys eby ave to ukh
We often stand
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cauetd,a and furnished hrn writing ppe d p ire t. yo u@
writing your f also water ap a room o hgh of
ehe you buy from nOt Cmn dejuy yourselves
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-04-07

We vf tho b and bk Ak nc old UGH
spins
hd hh G o
college bring in tepe fany made
"a
Iinware
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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-04-07
You Can an Hour II Around M0CEC
be to in md Sex U.s. L.

Some say for evil return ye good,
This is easy to talk you know,
But failures cause a shortage of food,
Then surely their rows will be hard to hoe.
Truth is mighty, and will prevail,
Remember this always proves so,
Kansas wheat this year has already failed,
Now watch for the many hard rows to hoe.
Aud the Kansas COW. and Kansas hen,
Are the farmers friends. all through,
If they should fail pray tell US then,
Would they not then hav hard rowst to hoe
Finally when you read this poem DER,
You'll understand and readily know,
Without our writing any more,
Why Kansas farmers have hard rows to hoe
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-04-07

and some cheaper to buyers. 1t pay
for towns to have plenty of competi.
ton and then use plenty of printers
ink-just what our merchants are
beginning to do here.
Shafer, of Albion, shot large
eagle and brought it in Saturday last,
to ship east to a taxidermist to have
it stuffed and mounted, and place it
on the cupalo of his new barn.
c. S. Emery, southwest Russell
county. was here one day last week.
Emery reports the wheat in his VIC
Unity in much better condition than it
is around this town and Galatia.
HARD ROWS To HOE.
Kansas farmers. are hustling crew
And most times on the go,
But often feel little blue,
The season making hard rows to hoe
Their wheat they grow, and corn they plant,
AS the seasons come and go,
And never say they won't or can't.
Yet theirs is hard row TO hoe
Some will say they. should not complain.
Call them grumblers fer doing so,
But then to speak true and plain,
They have mighty hard row to hoe.
The farmers work is in the fields,
AS this you ali well do know,
Kansas crops ofsimes fail to yield.
Is what makes their rows hard to hoe
The business wheels all go round.
And it's farmers crops make them go,
II nothing comes from the faithful ground.
Farmers and ali have hard rows to hoe
The wheat crop here at present time.
Never looked harder in April all know,
Farmers agree, and it's not whine
This~z ear viii bring many hard rows 10 hoe
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-04-07

Clafiin ships out eggs by the car load
lot. But Claflin does nothing on a
small scale. Look at her annual
spring runaway carnival When the
runaway season opens at CIaf1In any
old ring.spavined and string-halted
plug will get frisky and canter off with
results more or less sauguinary.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-04-07

See the city clerks financial state.
ment for the quarter year ending March
31ss. It shows balance in the treas-
dry OF 81 ,S74 st. as against 81 $500 a
year ago. The natural result of a
"dry" policy.