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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-16
THE STRAW BOND EVIL.

THE conviction OF Thomas A Kelly, former
clerk OF the Police Court, who was indicted
Tor accepting a straw bond upon which I
ooored accused Of felony escaped from the City
Prison, constitutes sort OF mile post on the broad
highway OF City Hall chicanery and corruption
The manufacture OF straw bonds has been a Police
Court industry with which the authorities have tenn
porized and trifed for many years Grand juries
have investigated numerous scandals having straw
bonds Tor their objective. the police have protested
publicly and privately against the acceptance OF such
sureties. and the Supervisors have occasionally
adopted measures 10 restrain the evil; but the case
Ncrs the clerks OF the Police Court and the political
bosses have continued to divide the proceeds OF the
business without practically any more serious inter
ference than occasional newspaper exposure
Every time Board OF Supervisors has been in
Quoted into Office the members have been warned
against appointing Police Court clerks persons ad-
dicted TO the habit OF accepting straw bonds But in
most cases the warnings have gone unheeded. Year
after year a class OF men have sought and obtained
these places whose only purpose has been TO use their
for defeating justice and acquiring wealth corrupty
Ii is proper enough that Kelly should be punished
since his oense was notorious and fragrant but his
conviction comes rather late 10 be OF reformatory
value. ON January 8 the new charter will do what
grand juries the Police Department, the Police
1t viii make a permanent end OF the straw bond evil
Boy aboshng the power OF corrupt officials to accept
dummy sureties
Under that instrument, in order to procure posi-
tons in the Police Court, the case fxers and their
tools will have to apply to the County Clerk, not to
The Board OF Supervisors, and in case will they be
permitted 10 accept bail bonds. That function has
been transferred 10 official to be called warrant
and bond clerk" who will be paid good salary and
held 10 a strict accountability. This individual will
be appointed 10y the District Attorney; he must be
lawyer qualified to practice in all the courts of the
State. and il is made his duty TO examine the sure
ties all hail bonds accepted in sums of less than
$1,000 and make written report on their sufciency
within fortyeight hours after they are fled He is
required keep his office open continuously and for
that purpose he is allowed two clerks who must
also be attorneys. His bond is fixed by the charter
n $4,000.
However, notwithstanding all this it is well enough
20 pursue the evildoers in the Kelly case Judge
Lawlor having called attention TO the perjury en-
ployed in the defense OF that individual If the Grand
jury now does its duty it viii find several more in
dictments But the evil OF accepting straw bonds will
receive It's deathbow on January g. Like Othello.
the hxers will be without an occupation after
that date
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-16
AROUND THE
CORRIDORS

a. Robinson, mining man from San
Andreas, is at the Lick.
Joseph r. Ryland, San Jose capitalist,
Is registered at the Occidental.
j. f. Parke. a wealthy mine owner OF
jackson, is staying at the Palace.
Sidney N. Hodgkins, a traveller from
England, is guest at the Palace
District Attorney Carl z. Lindsey Of
Santa Cruz Is guest at the Grand
w. A. Bowen. a well-known business
man OF Honolulu. is at the Occidental.
A. Trebelli, the singer. is at the Palace
He arrived from Australia on the Mari
posa.
R. H. Gaylord. the Pasadena capitalist,
is at the Occidental. accompanied by his
wife.
Arthur H. Flemming. one OF the leading
business men OF Pasadena, is a guest at
the Palace.
Mr.. and Mrs. Garrett have come down
from their home in Marysville and are
staying at the Lick.
Rev. DR.. Murphy, prominent clergy
man Of Baltimore, Nd, is registered for
a short stay at the Grand
Edward de la Cuesta, a wealthy cattle
dealer of Santa Barbara, is among the
recent arrivals at the Lick.
Frank S. Johnston, a well-known fruit
man OF Los Angeles. is registered at the
Lick while on a short business trip to this
city.
f. w. Macfarlane. the Honolulu mag
nate, is one of those who arrived in the
city yesterday on the Mariposa. He is at
the Palace.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Chambers, ac-
.companied by their daughter. have come
up from their home In Los Angeles and
are at the Palace.
D. II. Davis and G.. Schumacher, two
wealthy fruit buyers from Chicago, are
registered at the Palace while on a bust
ness trip 10 this city.
Arthur Patterson, a traveller from Lon
don who is making a tour OF the world
arrived on the Mariposa yesterday and
went to the Occidental.
c. Schraeder. paymaster OF the German
cruiser Geier, is at the Occidental on his
way home to Germany after having been
detached from his ship.
A. II. Harlin. w. II. Newman, r. Has
lom and J. ]. Tully. quartet OF Stockton
business men who are visiting the city on
pleasure bent. are at the Grand.
Mr.. and Mrs. McClanahan arrived in the
city yesterday from Honolulu and regis
tered at the Occidental. Mr.. McClanahan
is one Of the leading attorneys of the ISL
ands.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-16

HIS OWN SON-Amelia, City. The man
who. pointing to another, says: Brothers
and sisters / have none, but that mans
father is my fathers son." alludes to his
own son.
LIE DU DIABLE-J. II. W., City. lie
du Diable. on which Dreyfus was con-
fined. is one Of small group Of three ISL
ands off the coast of French Guiana. in
north latitude and So west Longitude
The group known as lies lies du Salut"
are part of French Guiana, on the north
eastern coast OF South America 81 miles
northwest from Cayenne. They are called
lie Joseph, lie Royale and lie du Diable.
A SIGN-W., City. If widow desires
TO practice dentistry, and wants 20 place
a sign at the door of her Office IL would
be in good taste 10 use the following:
Helen Blank, ID. ID. S.; that would con-
vey the Information that she Is a doctor
of dental surgery. II she should nse 6r
Helen Blank IL might lead the reader OF
the sign to believe that she was a prac-
ticing physician. The most comprehen-
sive sign she could use would be- Helen
Blank, Dentist.
A LIST OF CoINs-subscriber CITY
OF the long list OF coins submitted, there
is but one that commands a premium
that is the three-cent piece of 1865. for
which from 25 to 80 cents is offered The
selling price of the others is from 20 to
selling price OF a half dollar of 1894 is from
81 so TO 50. The selling price of a $40 gold
piece of 1872 Is from S13 to SIS. The Mint
mark % does not stand for Ohio, but
for New Orleans.
HoMING PIGEoNS-H., Alameda Ca,
If you have picked up a homing pigeon
that belongs to the United States NAVY
you had better communicate with the
Navy pay office in the Phelan building
san Francisco. In California a person
who picks up an estray is entitled to rea-
sonable compensation for the care OF the
same, also to reward. Homing pigeons
may be registered with ]. Barnes. secre-
tary OF the California Homing Pigeon
Club, l6S fremont avenue, San Francisco
LAUNDRY JOURNAL-A Subscriber
City. The answer given last Saturday rel
ative to laundry journal was based on
the fact that II does not appear I'm the
list of papers published in the directorv
of San Francisco that there is such
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-16

publication as the California Laundry
man. and the name of that Qualification
does not appear in the list OF class four
mans printed in Rowells directory of pa
since that answer was published this de-
partment has been furnished a COPY of a
PeTlodicai issued I'm this city bearing the
utie OF the California Laundryman.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-16
The California Limited

On the Santa Fe Route. Connecting train
leaves at p. m. Monday. Wednesday. Friday
and Saturday one day TO see Los Angeles ana
beautiful Pasadena n desired. All meals served
in Harvey's dining cars. Finest equipped train
and best track OF any line 20 the East &c,
full particulars and handsome folder at ticket
office. 62s Market street
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-16
RadgeskY Again Sued.

Mary a. Henarie, by her attorneys.
Rogers, Paterson & Slack. has fled
another suit against Louis ID. Radgesky 10
recover title TO an improved lot OF land
on Haight street, near .Broderick. which
she alleges Radgesky induced her hus-
band. the late ID. v. y. Henarie. through
undue influence and fraudulent repre-
sensations, 10 convey TO him Mrs Hem
arie also demands an accounting.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-16
Tourist Excursions.

Personally conducted tourist excursions. VIA.
Santa Fe Route. with latest vestibuled. gas ma
upholstered sleeping cars through from Cali
fornia 20 Boston every Wednesday. St Paul
every Sunday and Friday. 70 St. Louis every
Sunday. and 20 Chicago and intermediate
points every Sunday Wednesday and Frida,
Call at ticket office. s2s Market street for FUN
particulars
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-16
Goodman,s Win Contested

Adolphus Henry Scott. a grandson OF
the late George Goodman. who died De-
cember 81, 1s9s. leaving an estate valued
at $4,000. filed contest 10 decedent's will
yesterday. He alleges that the deceased
was unduly Influenced by his children.
Duereasso Goodman and Lucretin
Tnomas, and also that he was OF unsOund
mind at the time the will was executed
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-16
On account of the time neces-

On account of the time neces-
sary in the preparation of the
Christmas edition of THE
CALL, to be issued Sunday,
December II, NO ADVERTISE
MENTS for that issue will be
received AFTER ESQ P. M.
SATURDAY.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-16

Waldo. chaplain; Mrs. ]. A. Duncan. trearur.-.
Mrs A. l.. Craig financial secretary. MI
carrie Mayors, recording secretary. NJ.
Annie Sharp. marshal: Mary Burroughs 49,
GEN. Mrs Georgia Root. inside guard. Iar9ts
NJ. duncan, outside guard; Mrs. Belle Rirh-
mona, organist: John Rinner. Mrs Ida B1arE-
an and III y. BurlIngame. trustees
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-16

Patriotism seems to be in disfavor at the ,ations
capital The House of Representatives has declined
to be represented officially at the unwilling of a
statue OF Daniel Webster which has been erected in
Washington
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-16
Letter Carriers Association

The San Francisco Letter Carriers Nu-
tual Aid Association will celebrate the
twelfth anniversary OF its organization bv
January 90
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-16

No waiting at Townsend's: plenty OF
help. Thousands OF packages OF California
Glace Fruits and Candies packed all ready
10 hand out. sH Market street.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-16
ADJUSTMENTS.

orrheura-VaudeyfIle.
Coluuhia-''The Lions Mouth
callf0rn.a-''The Sporting Duchess"
IlrCli-'-Tar Tartar"
Grand opera-house-'The Chimes OF NORMANDY
Ai-azar--MCther Earth"
AIlarlhra-Georria Mlnstrels.
evening.
olympia corner Mason Ellis streets-Speciares
Central Park-Steepiechase and Coney
Panorama Battle OF Manila Bay. Market street near
Eighth. $3.50 ~
we.tera Turt Association. san Mateo county-Raees
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-16

Special information supplied daily -
business houses and public men by m,
Press Clipping Bureau (Auen's). SO Mont
g0mery street. Telephone Main lO42
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-16

Great bargains-Closiug out children's
poCSsl games and dolls, cheap. Sanborn.
Vail * Co. 7n Market street.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-16

Time 10 send your Eastern friends
Iownsend,s California Glace Fruits: SOC M
In fire-etched boxes s27 Marker. Paiscs :
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-16

II is announced that the nckeln-the-sot telephone
ordinance has been hung up in the Supervisors.
What else could you expect of telephone ordnance1
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-16

The local barber who tried three times in three DAYS
unsuccessfuly to carve his wife death must have
lest that lnac which sometimes makes his craft so
prominently uncomfortable to customers.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-16

+. NJ Fighter OF Campbell hit the nail on the head
with sledge-hammer stroke when in the discussion
on cooperation at the Fruit growers Convention in
san Jose he said I'VE have had talk enough on the
subject: now LEI US have organization"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-16

Fine plum puddlng al Townsend.s.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-16

The Sultan Of the Sulus has struck hard bargain
with Uncle Sam. The South Sea savage has prom
ised TO protect Americans from assassination and
piracy in exchange for Americas guarantee that
slavery and polygamy shall be recognized. Expan-
sion is playing sad tricks with American ideas
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-16

Christmas novelties at Townsend's.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-16
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

HIS OWN SoN-Amelia. City. The man
who. pointing to another. says: Brothers
and sisters have none, but that mans
father is my fathers son. alludes to his
own son.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-16
THE SAME, OLD Ass.
WHERE BRYANISM
HAS LED DEMOCRACY

Not Democratic Governor
OF any Northern State.
Not a Democratic Senator
from any Northern State.
Both houses OF Congress
Republican.
New York lost by 100000.
New Jersey lost by 10000.
Connecticut lost by $4,000.
Indiana lost by 1900.
Old leaders deposed and
Populists in control.
Nothing left 10 lose.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-16

NEW YORK NEWS STANDS
Wnldorf-Astoria Hotels A. BrentHno. 81 Union
Squares Murray Hfn Hotel
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-16

WASHINGTON Cd. O. OFFICE. wellington Hotel
j. n. ENGLISH, Correspondent.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1899-07-17
y Son Estos Sus Sintomas Z

, Predilecci6n al onanismo, emisionea de d1a
una persona del sexo opuesto al entretener
ideas lasclvas; granos, contraccionee de los
siaG pensamientos y suehos voluptuosos; So
focac1ones, tendencias dormttar dorm1r,
ds fs9 or enara3s da
concentrar las ideas, dolores en- Las pternas y
en- los mtsculos, sensacion de tristeza y de
cision melancolia, cansancio despues de quail
ante ante Ia Vista, debi idad despues del ac1o de
esfuerzos en- la silla, rufdo siib,do en- los
oidos, timidez, manos y pies pegajosos frios
tenor de algdn peligro lnminente de muerte
g infortunio, impotence parclal total. der
rame premature tardio, perdida disminu-
cion de los deseos, decaimiento de la sensiht-
etc. Algunos de esos sintomas son adver-
tencias naturales para IN hombre que debe
recuperar sus enervsdas fuerzas vttaies. q
vendra ser presa de alguna fatal enfer-
Nosotros eolicitamos de todos que sufren
1e 9adoss atsoGaG1 G1E = 0ssERHEN Si e1 EiEN e9 Es1E
ATISO, comunicandose con nuestra Com
do veinte amos de experiencla, trata \ 10 en-
fermedades de los nervios y del sistSna se-
xual, y Quienes pueden garantizar INA Gu
rac16n radical permanente.
Envenos una relacion completa de su case
daudonos todo su nombre direction, edad,
ocupacien, 81 es casado seltero. cuAlee de
los sfntomas nombradOs sc 10 han manifea-
tado I'd, 81 I'd. ha usado aigun trata-
miento para gonorrea, estrechez. sittis al
guna otra enfermedad venerea- Nueetra
junta de m@dicos diagnosticara enseguida
Embellishments su caso tgratis), infOrmar8
& I'd. de 10 que le cuesta IN tratamlento da
10 dias, en- el que SO efectuara una curacion
radical. y SO le restablecera I'd. su compile
ia salud; = yolvera Ud. ser un hombre Vi
goroso. 81 I'd. hos remtte IS en- ntiletes de-
remos ensegu1da las medicinas requeridAs
por correo registrado, tan pronto como nues-
to tratamiento a que I'd. debe someterse.
00MPANIA EsPEC1ALIsTA del NORTE,
:: Broadway, No. 4es
New York, z, q Do A,
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1899-07-17

EseS2a Ea7j-z i-aNCA mum. 2, esqnina
= :ysa '1t<s 4 a Tetuan, San Juan TO-
::co Depds!to general suoursai de la gran
saniiaotura de tabacs vstablecida en- Cayev
var s>,n Carlos Lopez. En- este establecimien
Gay sieinpre TN surtido constante de todas
x *;tolas c,'nocidas, tan ben presentadas como
NE iores dc Ia ii::bana. Rama lcgftima do
Vegas del f, $, ctense catalogos.
et<ssseneaat@. ALBERTO PEDREIRA- P
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1899-07-17

PoeS!a 7 Pfnse te'i.ooson escogad. ~ h,
Produociones del Anspsra*
Roets festive escritor CON jose Maria Moax.
(Justo Derecho). un tomo de 42a papinas =.
Prologo de don Nicanor Bolet Perazs. en- rsps
A11nsdo superior, se vende peso SO cents
eos 81 ejemplsr en- las ibrerfas de los sexo.ss
L. SOLO Compahia. don Fraae;sss J.. Mar.
zach 8 y ,ae~ u q! Asekast= va@aa - ~,ss
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1899-07-17
|H0MbRES DkBILES

Parece que el Creador ha ordenado que des-
pues de Ia sangre ell 1uido vital seminal sea
Ia sustancia mas preciosa en- ell cuerpo del,
hombre, y alguna p6rdida contranatural de.
! Muchos hombres han muerto de enferme-,
dades corrientes, tales como las del cOraz0n,
del hlgado, de los rinones. enfermedades pull
Hdad gastarse, exponiendose asi ser faciles
yfctimas de estas enfermedades. cuando a..
4 tempo, habrfan impedtdo estas debilitantes
perdidas, asi preservando su yitalidad para
reststtr los ataQues de esas peugrosas enfer-
medades.
Muchos hombres han llegado lenta, pero
seguramente, un estado de demencia in
durable causa de estas perdidas, sin saber
Ia verdadera causa del NAL. :
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1899-07-17

Supcamos elgne pdbco
garan-
mas
cARL0SE S70RE7 ceero
general banqueo
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-10-04
,,M0oN TOUCH i"
These Are the Days in New Jersey
When People Become Real
"Lunatics."

In ali the varied experience of the
Camden police and hospitals at no time
has there been so many cases qfinsan-
ity as duriag the latter part of the sum
mer. In most cases the Authorizations
OF the unfortunates were grotesque end
were attributed to the action Of the
moon.
This statement seems absurd, but it
syas made recently IN the course of a
conyersSy ON with an authority on men
tai Affections, who also made the decla.
ration:
Hundreds of people annually BECOME
temporarily demented by the..qold rays
of the full MOON"
The majority OF the cases occur in
torrid latitudes. and the distorted fea-
lures OF The aborigines of Central Amer
ica are caused by moon rays. Not in
frequently this peculiar influence ex-
erted by that luminary travels over the
continents in zones. Anyone who wants
TO try the experiment will get ,f.ae effect
by sleeping at night under The rays of a
usw moon. Should the experimenter
happen to lie in the zone lit by the men
tal,listurbing rays the rising sun will
fpd bis featvres horribly distorted and
the mind back of them on u rampage.
Sleeping tramps in the fields of this
latitude suffer the most from moon
touch"
The case OF Frederick Jones, a tramp,
who was arrested by Police Sergeant
Abbott OF the Third district, Camden,
on July IS, was a case of "moon-touch."
The moon was "fulling" then, and
Jones looked as II he had been "out with
tiif Aes2p." His mouth was twisted over
and had nearly caught on the upper lobe
of his ear. His nose was twisted, a la
"Bsrxerac," while the ''moon-touched'
leyelids we're, in sailor parlance, SKY
WhiFed,y
Another 'moon-touched" tramp,
found on July 10, near Collingswood, N.
j., stood almost motionless in field for
hours. His clothes were decked with
pranches Of leaves.
Seldom are the cases of "moon-touch'
either violent or dangerous, and, though
sometimes prolonged, the waves of lu-
macy are uncertain and ether-like, and
pervade the air. Not infrequeptly these
!,'moan-touch" waves in q particularly
rieaT and dry month simulate cases Of
sunstroke.
"Moon-touch" frequently causes aim
Jess wanderings to the subject. The
f'moon-touch" wave zone is running
through the middle states now, and the
doctors say: Look out for distorted
faces and increased cases of insanity
about August 20. That is full-moon day
for this month. Times.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-10-04

t, G. Sharp, plaintiff. W. Durand Gold
mines, Limited, a corporation sometimes
called Consolidated Esmeralda, Limited,
a corporation. defendant.
The State Of Nevada sends greeting to
Durand Gold Mines, Limjtsd. > corpora
ton, sometimes called Consolidated Esme-
ralda, Limited, corporation, defendant.
You are hereby required to appear in an
action brought against you by the above
named Plaintiff in the Justices Court Of
the goth Township, county Of Esmeralda,
State of Nevada. and answer the complaint
before the Justice. at his office In said
township within five days exclusive Of
the day Of service) after the service on
you Of this summons, II served within tho
township in which this action Is brought;
or. II served out Of said township. but in
said county, within 10 days; otherwise
within forty days.
The said action Is brought to obtain
judgment against you for the sum Of one
hundred and four ($l0t.00) dollars gold
coin Of the United States, and to obtain
decree OF foreclosure Of certain mechan-
les lien, filed on the 18th day OF February,
1899. for labor performed and money ex-
pended on the Bright Star mining Claim,
situated in Esmeralda mining District,
Esmeralda comfy, Nevada, in doing the
annual assessment work thereon for the
year 1898, and for costs Of suit, as more
fully appears from the complaint on file
herein, to which you are especially re-
ferred.
And you are hereby notified that il you
fail to appear and answer said complaint
as above required, said plaintiff will take
Judgment against you for the said sum OF
ono hundred and four dollars gold coin Of
the United Btatss. lptes6st as aforesaid,
and for costs Of this actinn, and decree of
foreclosure Of said mschanics' lien.
Given under my hand this 18th day II
August, 1899. A. j. McCARTHY,
Justice Of the Peace of said Township.
@. s. GREEN. Attorney for Plaintiff
First publication. August 20. 1899.