The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 27, 1896, Page 9

THE FRANCISCO CALL. T R SDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1896 e ————— e R e el i el e e L e e e e R e e A NEW RAILROAD FRAUD ALLEGED, Bonds Issued on Securities That Are Partly Chimerical. FRAGMENTS MORTGAGED Properties That Would Be of Little Value to the Mortgagees. LETTER TO SENATOR SHERMAN Startling Facts Brought to Light by John T. Doyle—An Investiga- tion Likely, Oneof the most iniquitous practices re- sorted to by C. P. Hur.ington and his col- leagues to defraud the pecple of the coun- | fair | try, who have been induced by promises and gross misrepresentations to invest in the securities of the companies comprised in the Southern Pacific Com- pany, has up to the present writing, been ehtirely ignored, notwithstanding that somewhat over $90,000,000 worth of secur- ties are involved, Attention was first called to this imposi- tion on the financial world in a letter ad- dressed to Senator John Sherman by John T. Doyle on January 1895, in reference to the funding measure now before Con- gress pertaining to the indebtedness of the Central Pacific Railroad Company to the Government. In arguing against the funding bill, Mr. Doyle wroie as follows: “If Congr undertakes to take title to, or security on, this Central Pacific road, | without previous judicial ascertainment and adjudication of the details of prop- erty and its title, it will probably getaroad out ccommo- g stock—a skeleton road; what has been epigrammatically described as 'two streaks of rust and arightof w g In explanation of this broad and peculiar assertion Mr. Doy 1 as follows not for the legitimate profits of transpor- tz bonds the road be- v mort- , and themselves, of railroac e estments. usually so arranged ice of a substan- and yet to afford no reai one because the thing mort- plete and unservice- 1t some other property which is i to other parties for other debts, rern Pacific Company as gen- n put all the separate parcels le use, but the mortgagees when me to foreclose and own tind they have got but one leg of ned by the Southern Pacific Compan peculiar mode of dealing is fair llustrated by the mortgage of the Central | c Railroad to secure one set of bonds, the mortgaging of the terminal unds, indispensable to its utility, to e another, while the connecting is a separate property belonging to er. “Similarly the first Southern Pacific Rail nominally covers a s »m San Francisco to tne Colorado River. engers and freight sent overland via re Southern Pacific road_are supposed to over the mortgaged line and no other. is a delusion, for when the mort- vas made the road was under con- 1 and it was built in: sections. n of 110 miles or so connect- rough the Santa Clara Val- irough the valley of the (a very difficult piece of ) road ana expensive to con- ruct) has never been built and the build- been abandoned. Passengers by the Southern Pacific road 1 Pacif mortgage of the (April 1, 1875) » vond leading 5 0. The bonds of this issue having all been ved off 10 the public, the manage have no longer any motive for building the connecting link across the coast range, and in their latest mbrtgage (September 15, 1893) covenant to issue no more bonds under that of 1875, which 1s equivalent to & covenent never to complete the origi- nal road described in that mortgage. These are specimen cases.”’ In another portion of this communica- tion occurs the following: “The report of the Pacihic Railway Com- mission (vol. X, p..7) shows that the mnet earnings of the Central Pacific road over all operating expenses, taxes, interest on debt and Government requirements—abso- Iute clear profits—were as follows: ec. 31, 186 2, Dec. 31, 18 Jan. 1, 1884, Down to Di Thenc « Thence Inall.......oecnnn “The capital stock is shown in the same report to have been entirely *fictitious and the whole of the $246,062,365 (the gross re- ceipts from which this residnum was de- rived) was wrung from the pioneers of the Pacitic Coast, and chiefly from the people of California, by excessive charges levied mainly on local traffic. Honestly applied it would have extinguished the whole Gov- ernment debt.” Inc uding his letter to the Senator Mr. Doyle wrote: i “Senator Sherman, the people of Cali- fornia have faith in you and trust you, predisposed to this by their aifectionate sdmiration for your brother, the general, who roughed it here with ns in early days, d whom they proudly reckon asone ol selves. They have been confirmed in it by their observation of your public career and the kindly recollections thev cherish of your visits to our State and of r intercourse with you. ‘hey are convinced that to extend or r this railroad debt will makeita total loss to the United States and inflicta dire calamity on them, besides tacitly sanctioning a series of enormons frauds, the pardon of which would be disgraceful to the country. They are equally per- ded that a study of the case will 30 con- vince every upright and Impartial mind. Very many of us rely on you to giveit such study, and to give us the aid of your voice and influence to defeat g0 odiousand oppressive a measure.”” Many of the tonds (in the way de- scribed by Mr. Doyle) are said to be now in the haads of trust companies and sav- ing in iions, many having been sold at 10 per cent above par. In view of these facts it is not unlikely that the committees of stock boards which list these improverly and inadequately se- cured bonds may institute an inguiry, or n that the rail- | ion, but from those derived from the | the | the sezur- | tongs, the other leg of which is | some large holder of these securities may take action leading to an investigation of the matter. | FOR 8100,000. That Is the Figure for Which the Young Men’s Christian Association Reaches. An appeal has been made by the mem- bers of the Young Men's Christian Associa- tion for $100,000 with which to pay for their new buiiding. In a note to THE CALL. Secretary McCoy says that the can- vass for funas with which to pay the association’s indebtedness has o far pro- gressed that it is consicered opportune to make a general appeal to the public. The appeal is as follows: To the People of San Francisco: The critical condition, financially, of the Young Men's Christian’ Association of San Francisco, has recently been so fully set forth in the City pa- pers that the subject has come to be generally understood. The unexampled business depression which followed the financial crash of 1893 came on while the os for its new building were be- ing carried out, subjecting the management to embarrassment and disappointment in various ~more particularly in their efforts to dis- pose of asseis reiied upon to meet the increased obligations incurred. The new home was completed, but payment being in arrears, it has not yet been dedicated, and will not be until it is entirely free from debt. In order to effect this, the trustees have made the most diligent efforts to find a limited number of public-spirited eftizens and business firms who would agree to give in the aggregate £100,000, no pledge to be binding until this amount is subsecribed. Ta endow the institution the sum of $150,- 000 is needed, and it is belicved that the pub- lic in general will contribute the balance in smaller sums. The regular income from rentals ana membership fees will meet all its current expenses. After eight months of strenuous exertion we 500, but to secure it, according to the conditions nemed, $22,500 must be vromptly added. At this critical IS EATHER A STRANGER fPeculiar Position of Young La- | tham McMullin of This City. |SEQUEL TO A SEPARATION. | Mrs. Virginia McMullin Is Suing for a Large Sum for Her Main- tenance. For nearly twenty years Latham Mec- Mullin has lived in this City and yet he bas never known his father, who has been here at the same time. McMullin sepa- rated from his wife in 1877 and since then no communication has passed between them. Mrs. McMullin is now suing for main- tenance. After alapse of nineteen years she wishes her husband to pay her $350 a month alimony and $4200 for the twelve | months preceding the filing of ber suit. She alleges desertion on the part of the divorce, for she says she is opposed to divorces on religious grounds. The suit | The advocates of the new charter simply | ask that those who would criticize it would defendant, but she does not ask for a| was on trial before Judge Seawell yester- | the ground. The premises being incorrect the conclusions drawn are necessarily so. do so fairly and with a strict regard to its merits. 5 ““The charter as proposed for this City is by no means perfect. No hun.an work is infallible. It is, however, such a vast im- provement upon the present unsatisfactory method of government in this City that it is idle for any one of intelligence to say that it is draited in the interest of corpora- tions. “Section 8 of the constitution was amended by the Legislature in the session of 1890, and adopted by the people at the election in November, 1892. Thusit will be plainly seen that Mr. Reynolds is in error regarding the charter and the law bearing on its being brought into operation, pro- vided the people see fit to adopr. it.” Mr. Reynolds’ interview in THE Carn vesterday has brought out the following strong letter from Charles Wesley Reed : THE CaLL this morning prints an interview with John M. Reynolds in which he announces his hostility to the new charter; states that he has been looking for a fatal defect in it, and declares that his search has been rewarded. He finds that the new charter has provided for only one Board ot Supervisors, while the con- stitution requires that there shall be two. ““It seems incredible,” says Mr. Reynolds, “that a board of freeholders composed of intelligent, | thinking men, some of them attorneys, should | have made such a mistake.” Itis indeed incredible. Itisa pity thatitis not equally incredible that the opponents of the c%lner should make ridiculous and un- founded statements of what the new charter H ml‘l‘!‘?)‘em' and what the effect of its adoption | w! . In 1894 the people of the State of California adopted an amendment to section 7, article X1 | of the constitution, by which all that portion of the section relating to two houses of legisla- | tion in consolidated cities and counties was | omitted, leaving to such municipalities the | power o have one, two, or haif & dozen houses of legislation, as they might elect. day. Virginia McMullin, the plaintiff, was Sectlon 7 of article X1 of the constitution { (amended in 1394) is as fHllows: | " City and county governments may be consoli- | Mrs. McMullin, her Son and, Sitting Opposite to Her, Her Husband, the Principals in a Peculiar Case. stage the good work lags. Wa therefore, while | continuing in the lime of effort mentioned, make this appeal direct to the community, and would 8ay to each member thereof: Reflect, if but for a moment, upon the acknowledged merits of the association and the urgency of its t needs, of which there can be no ques- 1 its young men,and freedom from debt is essential to this organization to enable it to prosecute effectively its great mission among the 50,000 young men of this City. It lertakes to promote p cal, intel- lectual, social and moral well-being of young men, thus proving itself one of the most useful | and important institutions of the age. It is | non-sectarian, heving w | those of the Protestant, Catholic and Hebrew faiths. Any young man of good character is eli- | gible to become a member, and all its appoint- ments and factlities are placed within his | reach at a nominal fee. Probably no place in needs & work of this kind more than | the worl | this City. We do not believe thet the people of San Franci 10 lagk the necessary means 1o extricate itself from unforeseen and unavoidable difliculties. | Help us to the extent of your ability. For the sake of Jesus Christ, in whose neme and for whose cause we labor, heln ns. For the sake of & struggling, rising humanity, help us. For the fair fame and well-being of this great City, help us. | 52 ¥ Mccoy, for the past fourteen vears general secretary of the association, will, at | the Tequest of the trustees, undertake a can- | yass to aid in securing the necessary funds to liquidate the debt. He will have the full operation of the board, and they most heartily commend him to the community. Arraignment of the Wife-Slayer in Judge Joachimsen’s Court. His Appearance as Callous and In- | different as Ever—Result of | the Autopsy. | Nicholas Claussen, the baker who fatally shot his wife at 12 Everett street on Tues- | day afternoon, was arraigned in Judge Joachimeen’s court yesterday on the charge of murder. . He was represen ted by Attorney Walter Gallagher. After being instructed as to his righis as a defendant his preliminary examination was, at the request of his attorney, fixed for March 5 in order to await the decision of the Coroner’s jury. Claussen showed by his manner that he was as callous and indifferent as ever. If he realizes the full extent of his cold- blooded crime his appearance does not in- dicate it. Acv.ing under the instructions of his atforney, he now declines to talk. The defense will probably be insanity. The two boys, Willie and Louis, were taken from the City Prison yesterday morning by their aunt, Mrs. Christensen, and wllffind a home with her along with their sister. X Dr. Barrett held an autopsy on the body of the murdered woman yesterday morn- ing. He found that the wound which caused death was occasioned by a bullet that passed through the right arm and entered the fifth intercostal space one inch to the left of the left nipple, passing backward through the heart and lodging in the liver. Another bullet entered at a point three inches to the left of the umbilicus, passing through the abdominal cavity and lodging under the skin six inches to the right. The third bullet entered the left armpit and was found in the spinal column. The Coroner has not yet fixed the date for the inquest, but it will likely be held on Saturday. e Victor Robert of Paris has paid $30,000 for the collection of postage stamps—all new—of Count Primoli, Princess Mathilde’s nephew. The stamps were valued one by one: Moldavia’s, $1600; Reunions, $1000: Tuscany, 3lire, $600, and so on. M. Robert is a famous “timbrophile.” e Sifted From the Blood By the kidneys, impurities pass off harmlessly. The inactivity of the organs named not only cause these impuritic®o remain and poison the system, but also leads to the degeneration and destruction of the orgens themsclves. Prevent Bright's dis- ease, diabetes, dropsy, gravel and other atlments which affect the kidneys and bladder with Hostet- ter's Stomach Bitters, which likewise overcomes malarial, dyspeptic, bilious, nervous and rheum- atic complaluts. in its membership | co will allow & work of so much im- | portance, and un institution so broad in spirit, THE CLAUSSEN MURDER. the first witness called. She said her hus- band, Thurlow McMullin, was a traveling agent for Tillmann, Bendel & Co., and was earning $425 8 month. They were mar- ried in 1871. For two years they lived together and then trouble began. She said he stayed away from home 170 nights, | and finally when he sent her a note one | evening saying he would not be home to dinner, shé sent him this answer: Mr. Thurlow McMullin: Stay where you are, if it will keep me from ever seeing you again. To-morzow 1 take steps for a divoree. | VIRGINIA MCMULLIN, This letter was the beginning of the end. = then he has not seen Ler. For six months the child which had been born to them | was_taken to its father regularly once a week, but after six months had passed the mother put a stop to the visits of the child, and from that time the husband ceased to pay her pills. While on the stand Mrs. McMullin said she had not seen her husband since they parted. She has been in the City since then and so has he, but she has never seen him; nor did she know him when he con- fronted her in court. Her son Latham was in a similar state. He had never seen his father to recognize him, and when he took the stand he denied knowing him. He was asked if he had met his father, and he said “no.”” Then he was asked if he knew his father, and again he said *no.” Then he was asked to point out his father in the courtroom, and though in his glance around his eyes met thoseof his parent, he could not indicate the man. Then for the | first time his tather was pointed out to him. He was asked if he knew who the man was and for the third time he said “no.’’ The Witness denied that his mother had ever attempted to poison his mind against his father. He said that his mother had alweys provided for him and his father had done nothing, so be did not have any interest in his father at all. Thurlow McMullin’s testimony was peculiar. He said he had left his wife be- cause he believed she desired it. Once since he had written to her asking her to live with him as his wife again, but she refused. He said he had often gone down to Baker & Hamilton’s store, where his son works, and nad inquired about his child. He kept track of the boy, but never spoke to him. His life is insured for $5000 in favor of his wife and child. He said he earns $425 a month, and from that he must pay his traveling expenses. | What property he hasis unproductive, and he has to pay interest on a $10,000 mort- gage on some land he owns in Fresno County. When the testimony for the plaintiff | was all in Charles S. Wheeler, counsel for defendant, moved for a nonsuit, but Judge Seawell was unwilling to grantit offhand, so the case will continue to-day. DEFENDING THE CHARTER, The Merchants’ Association Dis- pute the Ground Taken by J. M. Reynolds. The Constitution Regarding Two Boards of Supervisors for Cities Amended. “The supposed defect discovered by John M. Reynolds in the proposed new charter,”” said J. Richard Freud, secretary of the Merchants' Association, yesterday, ““is really no defect at all.”” The Merchants' Association is among the strongest advocates of the new charter and its secretary, speaking of the ecriti- cisms of Mr. Reynolds, said that the clause to which exception had been taken had no real existence, but had been amended out of the proposed charter. Mr. Freud then cited the section in ques- tion, which reads as follows: Section 7, Article XI.—City and county gov- ornments may be merged and consolidated into one municipal government with one set ot officers, and may be incorporated uunder gen- eral laws providing for the incorporation and organization of corporations for municipal purposes. The provisions of this constitution | applicabie to cities, and aiso those applicable to counties, so iar 88 not incomsistent or pro- hibited to cities, shall be applicable to such consolidated government.; Continuing Mr. Freud said: *“Mr. Rey- nolds’ entire argument therefore falls to Mullin left his wife soon after and since | | dated and merged into one municipal government with one set of ofticers and may be incorporated under general laws providing for the incorporation and organization of corporations for municipal | purposes. The provisions of this constitution ap- | plicable to cities. and aiso those applicable to coun- | tles, 50 faras not incousistent nor prohibited to | | cities, shail be applicable 10 such municipal gov- | ernm If the prominent attorneys mentioned by Mr. Reynolds gave him the advice he claims | they dia, they, as well as he, must bear the | | responsibiiity of making unreliable and care- | less statemerits regarding the new charter to create an unfounded prejudice against that instrument. | From now on one may expect the opponents | of the new charter to bring upevery argument at their command to secure its rejection, but it issafe to say thet if they would spend a small portion of the time in searching for its good | points which they now spend in the discovery | of defects, which™ exist only in thejr own i | agination, the new charter would have suffi- | clent friends to meke itsadoption by a large | un{arlly certain, ‘ The reason that Mr. Reynolds assigns for his industry in searching for defects in the new | eharter which do not exist is that “it puts too | much power in the hands of one man—the | Mayor.” That of course is the one great rea- son that the enemies of the new charter give | for tneir opposition. The supreme testin the United States of the wisdom and Americanism | of any constitution or charter is the constitu- tion of the Uunited States. That instrument | provides for the concentration of sll execuiive authority in the United States Government in | the hands of one man. The practical success | of the Government provided by the constitu- tion is the just pride of every American. The new charter is an approach toward the consti- | tution from the miserable irresponsibility and inefficiency of our present Consolidation Act. It does not, however. attain to the standard set by the American constitution. It does not g0 1ar enough in concentrating executive authority to satisfy the requirements of & good | constituiion, measured by that instrument in | which all tnat is American lives and moves | and has its being. | Until the eonstitution is changed by the | people, all the officers who are at present elective will continue to be elcctive except the City and County Attorney, the Superintendent of Streets and the City and County Surveyor. | Certain officers, who are now appointed by the Governor or hold for Life, will be appointed by the Mayor. The wildest opponents of the new charter admit that now the Mayor has too littie power—that he is little more than a | figurehead. The power that he has under the new charter will hardly be any greater until the people vote fo change the constitution, Surely the people have a right to the form of government that they desire, but until they will have manifested that desire by amending the constitution the Mayor, under the new charter, will not have a grester addition of power than the most conservative and cautious man would deem necessary for the successiul management of affairs A DINNER BY LUIGI The Prince Entertains Officers of the Colombo and Other Friends at the Palace. Prince Lnigi of Savoy last night gave a dinner to the officers of the Cristoforo Colombo and other guests at the Palace Hotel. It wasa swell affair. The tables were arranged in the form of a hollow square, potted palms being artistically ar- ranged in the center. At one end, just over the Italian griuce, was the flag of his native land, and at the other was the American tlag. Among the guests aside from the officers of the Colombo were the following: Horace Platt. General Forsyth, James 5 Phelan, Lieutenant J. F. D. Sandis, John F. Fugazzi, John Craig, Hugh Craig, presi- dent of the Chamber of Commerce, Count Cerri and the Italian Consul. There were & number of handsome floral decorations. The room looked very beau- ful. There were a number of speeches, all by the ltalians being in the Italian lan- guage. When the Prince arose to speak everybody else arose and remained sta ing till "he had finished. Count Cerri made a brief address. = WILL GET THEIR MONEY Teachers Will Be Paid Back Salary for October Last on March 5. On the 5th of next month the teachers who were deprived of one-fourth of their salaries in October last in order to tide the Board of Education over the finan- cial difficulties of the last fiscal year will be gladdened by receiving their long- delayed money. The apportionment of school money for the present year was larger than usual and the Directors see no difficulty in sparing the §$18,000 necessary | paid. ! salary (15,134, paid $12,333,746 77, includ- ONE YEAR OF THE S, P, That Corporation’s Report . for Twelve Months Up to Last June. SOME SIGNIFICANT FIGURES. Statements Furnished by the Company Regarding Its Annual Earnings and Expenses. The annual report of the Southern Pacific Company for the year ending June 30, 1895, was presented to the Board 'of Railroad Commissioners at the board’s monthly meeting yesterday. It was ac- companied by a letter from Mr. Klink, acting secretary of the company, who made apologies for the delay in not filing the report earlier. The excuse was that owing to the iliness and death of Secretary Lansing the report could not have been prepared at an earlier date. The report begins with the statement {hat the Southern Pacific Company was organized March 17, 1884, under the laws of the State of Kentucky. The charter was approved March 17, 1884, and again on March 21, 1888. The directors live in New York and in San Francisco, but none in Kentucky. At the last election of di- rectors there were 162 stockholders in the corporation. The lines in the system include tne Southern Pacific in California, Southern Pacific in Arizona and New Mexico, the South Pacific Coast Railway (narrow auge), Northern Railway, Northern Cali- ?omia Railway, California Pacific, Union Pacific (five miles west of Ogden), Central Pacific, Oregon and California Railway and Northern Railway, aggregating 4374.81 miles. Notwithstanding the fact that officials of the company have at various times stated the Southern Pacific owned and operated a coal mine up north, it is writ- ten in the report that the company owns no mine that would affect the general bal- ance sheet. The capital stock consists of 1,500,000 shares—par value $100 each. The total amount 1ssued and outstanding is $120,- 934,170, of which $1,000,000 is represented by shares issued for cash, the balance having been given for stock of railway companies. The income account for the Atlantic and Pacific systems of the Southern Pacific shows gross earning from operation, § 847,810 36; operating expenses, $23,79 596 24. Dividends on stock and interest on bonds are added. Then deductions are made to cover interest on funded debt accrued, on interest-bearing current lia- bilities accrued, rents, taxes, permanent improvements and *‘ other deductions.” The total gross earnings from operation are stated at $31,245,143 89, made up as follows: Total freight earnings, $19,187,- 454 08; total passenger earnings, $11,021 - 129 62; total other earnings, $1,036,560 19. In the long list of stocks owned avpears the Northern California Railway, par value $1,280,000, valuation $10. The total valuation of stocks aggregates $123,260,- 900 16. The list of bonds owned 1s much lighter, footing up $2,621,378 Then follow particulars of rentals re- ceived, operating expenses and rentals Undier the head of “important changes during the year” are only noted: ‘‘Steam- ship bonds redeemed, $143,000,” and *‘ma- terials and supplies acquired in the opera- tion of the Central Pacific Railroad transferred to the ownership of that com- pany.” appear these significant notes: ‘‘Rates for mails are fixed by the United States Gov- ernment on the Southern Pacific; these rates are subject to the terms of the sev- eral acts of Congress granting aid for the construction of said railroad.’’ Reearding other contracts, “‘the Central Pacific Rail- road, the Southern Pacific Railroad and the Oregon and California Railroad each received aid in its construction from the United States and are subject to the =acts granting such aid and to certain restric- tions and conditions regarding the trans- portation of freight, passengers and mails, Thesé acts of Congress constitute contracts between the railroads and the United States."’ Then follow tabulated statements on “security for funded debt'’; employes and ing the pay of 83 officers); passenger, freight and train mileage; freight traffic movement; mileage; renewal of rails and ties. The list of “accidents to persons’’ com- rises: Deaths 128, 31 being employes and 97 passengers and “‘others’”; injuries 695, 507 being employes and 138 passengers and ‘“others.” Of the passengers and others killed 84 were trespassers and 13 not trespassers. POLROOMS STILL OPEN A Point in Judge Wallace’s De- Touching ‘‘contracts, agreements, etc.,” | NEW TO-DAY. - MONYONS RHEUMATISM CURE. Munyon’s Rheumatism Cure is guaran- teed to be absolutely harmless and a strong tonic in building up the weak and de- bilitated, It cures acute or muscular rheumatism in from one to five days. Sharp, shooting pains in any part of the body stopped by afew doses. A prompt, complete and permanent cure for lame- ness, stiff back and all pains in hips ana loins. Chronic rheumatism, sciatica, lum- bago or pain in the back are speedily cured. Itseldom fails to give relief from one or two doses, and almost invariably cures before one bottle has been used. Price 25c. 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An arrangement having been made that the pool-sellers arrested for violating the pool ordinance would abide by the decision ol Judge Wallace, which wasagainst them, they appeared in the Police Courts yester- day and entered a plea of guilty. In Judge Joachimsen’s court there were J. Calisher, two charges; John D. Bow- man, Francis M. Gagin, Herman Pfungst, two charges; Henry Corbett, James Mc- Cann, A. Levy, C. Kingsley, W. Jackman, ‘W. Lawrence, F. Ward alias Patterson, C. J. O'Dennell, two charges; G. F. Tuttle, D. F. Herbert and Gilbert Blodes. The contingent in Judge Low’s court was composed of T. W. Lee, W. Ritemire, W. J. Fitzgerald, Thomas W. McQuade, M. Levy, C. J. O'Donnell and J. L. Belzet. The two Judges held a conference and decided to consider the penalty to be im- posed between now and Monday, when sentence would be pronounced. The pool.sellers have commenced opera- tions again in view of Judge Wallace's decision, which in effect said tkat the money must be bet at the track where the horses were running. The poolrooms are now kept open till 1:30 p, M., and then the money is taken out to the track and bet, This they think is in keeping with the decision. The police think differently, and yester- day Levy Schwartz, son of enry Schwartz, whose rooms are inthe rear of the Stock Exchange, and William Hicks, 25 Leidesdorff street, were arrested on warrants for violating the ordinance. They gave cash bail and were released. Every poolroom proprietor who keeps his place open will be arrested. ———— Some of the Armenian monasteries claim to have pieces of the identical ark in which Noah landed upon the mountain, and there is aravine near it which is pointed to work up the deficiency. The money will be paid at the same time the Febru- ary warrants are given out. e EL REP0S0 PERFECTOS arrived yesterday. 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