The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 7, 1896, Page 16

16 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 1896, DIED IN EACH OTHER'S ARMES. Two Young Lovers in Oak- land Seek Lethe To- gether. THE PATHETIC LETTERS Diana Pacheco and Edward Hack, Eighteen and Twenty Years. ONE PISTOL AND TWO BULLETS. Circumstances Prevented Their Mar- riage—Mrs. Jessie Larue Un- pleasantly Mentioned. OARLAND OFFICE SaN Fr S 908 Broadway, Mz Diana Pacheco, a eirl about 18 years of age, and Edward Hack, a youth of 20, yvielded up their lives, either last night or early this morning, because they would not be separated. Miss Pacheco is a member of a family re- siding at Concord, Contra Costa County. She has been QOakland some months and was an intimate acquaintance of Mrs. Jessie Larue. Mrs. Larue obtained some degree of notoriety last summer by follow- ing up her husband on her bicycle. She found itim keeping an appointment with another woman, and produced a little cow- hide and 2 scene on Broadway at the same sere were divorce proceedings after- ward and counter charges of secret moon- light bicycle rides, but eventually Mrs. Larue got the divorce and the baby re- ferred to in the letters written by the voung couple now dead. After her divorce Mrs. Larue was employed as a waitress in the St. Paul restaurant on Eighth street. | Her companion was Miss Pacheco, who was also a waitress. Mrs. Larue's hus- band was always on the lookout for some- thing that could lay the foundation for his | obtaining the custody of the child, and | evidently Mrs. Larue suspected Diana was telling Mr. Larue things that his divorced wife did not want him to know. From | the letters it is clearly inferred that Mrs. | Larue wrote to the father of Diana’s sweet- heart and told him his son was keeping company with a young woman unworthy of him. Young Edward Hack, who was a barber employed at the Fashion Parlors, was told { by his father of all that had been said and he repeated it to the young lady, to whom he was passionately attached. Then the tragedy was decided upor. Ed was {0 kill Diana and then turn the pistol on himself. How faithfully the plan was carried out was made known to-night. About a week ago Miss Pacheco rented a room at 511 Fifth 'street. Last Monday evening Hack came and the two have been in each other’s company ever since. Last night they went together to the girl's room about 7 o’ clock. About 11 o’clock Hack went out fora few minutes and returned, and after that nothing was seen of the couple till they svered side by side to-night with in each heart. . A. Dannaker, the landlord of the house, said he was suspicious that all was not right to-night, so he decided to break { in the door. “I had not seen them all day,” he said, “‘and when the door was tried it was found to be locked. I waited till about 8 o’clock and then I broke it in and found them both dead.” When the Cororer entered the room half | an hour later the tragedy was seen at & glance. Hack was dressed with the excep- tion of his coat and boots. The girl had also only taken off her waist and boots. Both were lying straight on the bed, their bodies cold and almost rigid, showing that death had taken place many hours before. Hack was on the left, with his left arm under the girl’s head and her left hana was reised so as to grasp his fingers. His right arm was under his head, and the attitude of the two was one of perfect repose. Over the heart of the girl was a large hole in her clothing, with powder buras around, showing that the shot had been fired while the barrel of the pistol was pressed upon Ler oreast. Over the heart of young Hack and on his shirt, which was exposed by his open vest, was a similar hole, showing where the second bullet had found a rest- ing-place. ~Hack’s his breast, just as. it had fallen when he pulled the trigger the second time. Be- tween them, as 1t had fallen from his hand, was the pistol. On the bureau was a pen and a bottle of ink. In an envelope addressed to his father was a long letter that tells its own sad story. On several envelopes was a letter from the girl. As there was only one pen each must have written sepa- rately. There were several corrections and interlineations, but the same spirit is shown in both of them. It must have taken at least two hours to do the writing, and what the thoughts of each must have been as they watched the other penning their dying message can easily be learned from the letters themselves. There was evidently more than a touch right arm lay across of sentimentalism in the nature of the girl, for in the middle of one of her paragraphs she drew an outline of two hearts. An ar- row was pictured as having pierced them —— NEW TO-DAY. (iticura FOR THE A warm shampoo with Cuticura Soap, rand a single application of Cuticura | (ointment), the great Skin Cure, clear the |scalp and hair of crusts, scales, and dard- .ruff, allay itching, soothe irritation, stim- {ulate the hair follicles, and nourish the roots, thus producing Luxuriant Hair, with a clean, wholesome scalp. out the world. Porrsr Dzve & Cass. Gt Soto Bropriston, Bosios, Uy B. e o+ CTHE both and underneath was the inscription, **Our broken hearts.” Although there were several lodgers in adjoining rooms no one can be found who heard the shots. From this it is considered probable that the murder and suicide did not take place till after the Ioflg?rs were asleep or until they had left their rooms early this morning. = Mrs. Larue, who is blamed so bitterly by Diana in her letter as being at the bot- tom of all their unhappiness, is at present in Sacramento. Judging from the letters, she has become acquainted with Hack’s father and had influenced him against the girl, as Edward refers to being disowned if he does not give her up. At the morgue the Coroner's deputy arranged the bodies and the pistol exactly as they had been found in the room. One glance at the two unhappy children, for they appeared to be very youthful, is all the evidence any juryman would need. Diana Pacheco is of pure Spanish descent. She has a petite figure, dark eyes, and a mass of dark hair that hangs far below ber shoulders. She was rather pretty, but very cheaply dressed. . Edward Hack also has some Spanish blood in his veins, and has dark features and thick black hair. He was evidently a bright young fellow, with a physique very little larger than that of a girl. As they lay side by side they had the appearance almost of having been brother and sister. The restaurant in which Diana Pacheco and Mrs. Larue were waitresses dispensed with some of their help a few weeks ago, among them Diana, and it is not known where the murdered girl has been since then until last Monday. Diana was, like Mrs. Larue, an ardent lover of the bicycle, and was a familiar figure on the streets of Oakland. Mrs. Larue’s husband was also a barber, and it is said that he and young Hack both worked in the same shop. The letter leit by Diana Pacheco is as follows: Dear Papa and Mamma: 1 suppose you have already forgotten me, s you have not an- swered my letter that I wrote to you about two weeks ago. Dear mamma and paps, you must forgive me for doing such & crime, as my lov- ing Ed and Isaid we would end our lives be- fore we would separate; so we have. Do not blame my darling Ed, for he said if he could not have me he would end his life, as hl!1 father could not have him to marry me, as he is under age. There is only onein this wide world that I am against and her name is Mrs. Jessie Larue, the Oakland champion bicycle rider, as they call her. She has told many lies to Ed’s father and he of course beiieved her. She may swear to them, but she is & liar. How 1 hate to use that word on any one, but I must cell her. Bnt God forgive her, as I couldn’t have such a weak heart as he She lives in Sacramento now. It has broke us two all up of whet she hes ssid, but now as we are gone she may say every thing she pleates. But 1 do not believe her, us she is & har. Mamma dear, kiss papa, brothers and sisters your dear self for me, and remember me to Mrs. D. Dalton and family. You may love my dear d a8 you love me, as he is the only man in this wide world for me besides you all. Wish- ing everybody & happy weliare, it 15 our last wish to be buried in the same place, side by side, plain as possible. E.H. and D.P. “Our true hearts. (Here is roughly drawn a picture of two hearts pierced with one arrow.) 1begged my darling Ed to shoot me before himself. Bury us side by side, as plain as possible. Please do not let the doctors mangle with our bodies. 1 begged my darling to shoot me. Do not let doctors mangle our bodies. Let our bodies be buried as weare. Itisour wish to be buried together. Forgive us; bury usin the same place, side by side. He said he would end his life before he would leave me. You cannot imagine how my darling Ed loved me, and we could not stay away from each other. Darling papa and mamma, we went across the bay and had a good time. Please forgive us, and do not blame itonto us, as we loved each other and we had to do it, so thers is no murder in the ending ot our lives. God bless my dear little Rosie. Your true and unfortunate danghter, D1axNA PACHECO. The following letter writien by Hack was found on the bureau: OAKLAND, March 3. My Dear Father: 1disobeyed you by coming down here against your will, but I could not | rest till you would be willing to have me come toherilove. Icameas my love was stronger than my truthfulness. Mrs. Larue has led what she has said aboat my darling. Sheis no good herself, and likes to drag others down equal to hersel. Diana tells me that Mrs. La- e and her mother and Mr. Peters, her brother-in-law, think I have been spying on Mrs. Larue (Jessie), but I only called there to favor Ed (her hushand) to see their baby, he was anxious to know if it was kept well. My dear father, 1 am sorry you believe so bad of my sweetheart, who I know loves me more than life, no matter what she may have done in the past. 1know she would do what is right | and be a faithful wife to me, when I should be- come old enongh to marry. Yousey I must give her up. I NEVER WILL, and as you will disown me, my true darling and I wiil fly to- gether from this eruel, heartless world. Diana forgives you for the way you have misjudged her. She is not the bad girl you think her. This seli-murder seems to be a very toolish and wicked thing to do, but if you only knew how we have both suffered you could not think us so mad and foolhardy. You know what you said to me, dear father, and I told you I'd rather die than give her up. You do not know me, father, although Iam your son. If you knew how my poor darling has suf- ered you would RELENT. It is TOO LATE now. Diana gave me her oath on her knees,and I believe her before any one slse. She begged me to kil her rather than quit her. and so I have. Let Diana’s folks know that she begs their forgiveness and dies happy in my love. My dear loving father, this is a very cruel way to treat you, but forgive me and do not injure yourself, do not kill yourself or do any- thing rash. I know how you feel, but this is my last and only wish. For tne love you bear me do not worry over me, for the dead are bet- ter off than the living. Father, if you love me o not harm yourself. You have been a good father to me, too good, in fact. Let me be buried plain and cheap, side by side, or cre- mated, and our ashes put together. I am per- fectly cool and in my sober senses. I1fI'm crazy 1 do not know it. Mrs. Larue bates me. She thinks I have been telling on her to Ed, her husband. I like Ed: he is a good fellow, and I em sorry for him in having such & devil for a wife. She does this to get even on me. God bless the little lady. I will not say any more, as you understand my feelings. I bid all of my friends good-by, and Diana the same to hers. My darling and I would rather fly to the ills we know not of then live a life that would be & hell. Good-by, father. Your loving son, Ep HACK. The name Diana Pacheco was also put to the letter. On Hack was found a conductor’s check for ferry passage. It had on its face: “Notice on other side.” On the back was written in pencil “I have with me $5 75, a Colt’s revolver, a diamond stud, a watch, knife; rings on girl’s finger. Give them to my father.” The envelope was addressed : “Mr. Henry L. Hack, 727 I street, Sacra- mento, Cal.”” The Coroner telegraphed to young Hack’s father at Sacramento, telling him of the double tragedy. TO REMOVE THE PESTHOUSE -Meeting of Interested Citizens to Be Held This Evening. The Nuevo Potrero improvement Club will hold a special mass-meeting this even- ing at the hall, Twenty-fourth and Ver- mont streets, at 8 o’clock, sharp. The meeting will be held to discuss the removal of the Pesthouse,which is a matter of great importance to the property-own- ers and residents of this district, who are now determined to remove this plague spot from their midst. Several well-known speakers will address the meeting. ———— A winder in a Swiss silkmill receives about 40 cents a day. BLOW AT THE JURY SYSTEM. Important Decision Ren- dered by the Supreme Court. POWERS OF A JUDGE. He Must Be Convinced Beyond a Doubt, as Well as the Jurymen, MAY SET ASIDE ANY VERDICT. Theories Which Enlarge the Judicial Power Until It Becomes Almost Absolute. “In theexercise of that power he should always satisfy himself that the evidence, as a whole, is sufficient to sustain the ver- dict found, and if in his sound judgment it does not he shoula'unhesitatingly say 80 and set the verdict aside.” This comprehensive paragraph is from an opinion of the Supreme Court rendered yesterday. The case decided was that of the people against Christian Knutte, charged with obtaining money under false pretenses, and the major portion of the opinion was devoted to defining the powers of a Judge to set aside the verdict of a jury. The opinion gives a Judge practically unlimited power over the verdict. He must be convinced of the guilt of the pris- oner beyona a reasonable doubt, says the Supreme Court, just as required of an ordinary juryman, and then 1if he be not convinced he miay set aside the jury’s ver- dict, even though the jury be unanimous; and all because he (the Judge) may not be convinced, It bas all along been- considered proper for a Judge to set aside the verdict of a jury when such verdict was entirely at variance with the law and the facts—when the verdict is manifestly one born of sym- pathy, malice, ignorance or otherapparent cause; but the Supreme Court in its opinion says nothing about such cases, only that the Judge himself must be con- vinced of the prisoner’s guilt or inno- cence, or the verdict may—and, indeed, by the Supreme Court’s direction must—be set aside. There would seem tobe but little use for the jury under the circum- stances, and at once the Judge assumes & position of power little short of absolute. The Knutte case was a peculiar one. At the conclusion of the prosecution the de- fense asked for an instruction to acquit, | and the instruction was given, the reason being that in the judgment of the court the case against the prisoner had not been established. There was no testimony sub- mitted for the defense, and the jury found the defendant guiity, regardless of the instructions of the court, and then the court set aside the verdict and granted the defendant a new trial. From this order granting a] new trial the people appealed, and the Supreme Court has affirmed the order. The point was made that the action of the court was an abuse of its discretion. This discretion, the Supreme Court says, is not arbitrary, but like any other judicial function, it must be exercised under the sanction of the judicial oath, and the strong presumption i3 that it was so exer- cised. Continuing, the opinion says: While it is tne exclusive province of the jury to find the facts, it is nevertheless one of the most important requirements of the trial Judge to see to it that this function of the jury is intellizentiy and justly xercised. The Judge has the witnesses before him and * * * an equal opportunity with the jury to observe the mannerof the witnesses, the character of their testimony and to judge of their incredibility and to discover their mo- tives. Heought tobe sstistied that the evi- dence as & whole was sufficient to sustain the verdict. If he was not,it wasnot only the proper exercise of a legal discretion, but his duty, to grant a new trial. Nor does it affect the question that the evi- dence in the case may have a legal tendency to prove all the material facts. Guilt is to e es- tablished beyond a reasonable doubt, and while there may be some €evidence to support each fact this does not signify that it is neces- sarily such as to satisfy the consclence of the Judge that a case is made which warrants con- vietion. 3 There have been several cases in the courts lately which have brought the prin- ciples annunciated in the opimon into prominence. Some weeks ago Judge Dain- gerfield instructed the jury to find for the plaintiff in a certain action and the jury did so, although afterward each one averred that his vote would have gone the other way haa it not been for the court's order. This, however, was a civil case. More receatly Judge Bahrs has exercised the same power in two criminal cases. In the trial of the charge of embezzlement against Burnetv G. Haskell the jury was instructed to acquit after the case for the people had closed. The jury rstired and came back into ccurt and demanded the’ testimony for the defense. It was given and once more the jury was instructed to acquit. This time, however, the jury dis- agreed and Judge Bahrs discharged the prisoner. There was no appeal to the Supreme Court. The case was ended there. In the caseof one Godfrey, also before Judge Bahrs, the jury found the man guilty, but Judge Bahrs set the verdict aside and granted Godfrey a new trial. There was no doubt about the assault, and the main question was whether or not it had been provoked. It would have done just well as had Judge Bahrs passed upon the case a! once instead of holding twelve men for two days and then setting aside their verdict. Carry to their hmits the provisions of the opinion and there will soon be no use for a jury at all. The opinion suggests that the discretion it allows be exercised under sanction of the judicial oath, but there isno limit set to the judicial oath and nothing to show how far a Judge may proceed and still be under its sanction. THE NEW CHARTER. The Board of Frecholders Will Discuss Its Principal Points. The Merchants' Association has taken up the cause of the new charter in earnest, and no efforts will be spared to effect its adoption. At the quarterly meeting of the association, which will be beld in ‘Beet- hoven Hall at 336 Post street on the even- ing of March 12, the pro charter will be the special matter for consideraticn. Many prominent speakers will be present. In order to bring out the most important points the freeholders who framed the charter will be requested to tell why they introduced the various parts in the docu: ment. A number have promised to speak. Joseph - Britton, - the president of . the Freeholders’ Convention, will :address the meeting upon the charter in general; I J. Truman will speak on the legislative de- rtment, George T. Marye on tte Police partment, Dr. Jerome A. Anderson on the Health Department and J. J. O’Brien on the civil service article in:the new charter.. The other seven Freenolders wili be requested to speak upon the subjects of which théy were chairmen. in the Free- holders’ Convention, and no doubt they will all cheerfully comply with the request of the association. e e IT WAS A LIVELY SET-TO. Evan J. Coleman and Frank Smith En- tertain a Large Impromtu Audience. A lively fight took place about 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon in front of the Occi- dental Hotel between Frank Smith of that caravansary and Attorney Evan J. Cole- man, president of the Pacific Transfer Company. The difficulty occurred’ over an old account between Major Hooper of the hotel and Mr. Coleman. Mr. Smith and the latter gentleman happening to meet their conversation turned from general matters to the sub- ject of the olg account. Before they knew of 1t ‘they were both hotly disputing the respactive positions of each other as to the money due. Atthis juncture Mr. Smith is credited with passing the lie w0 his op- ponent.. Coleman had a cane in his hand and he brought it down on Smith’s head, inflicting a Iong, deep wound across the forehead, from which the blood flowed fast and plentifully. It was then the boniface’s turn. He waded -in and did several things 1o Mr. Coleman, knocking him down and_pre- paring to give him more blows. ' How- ever, mutual friends from the large crowd which had congregated rushed in and separated them. No arrests were made, THE DEADHOUSES OF CHINATOWN, Health Officer Lovelace Will Investigate the Dens at Once. TO SUPPRESS THE EVIL. Board -of Health Was in Ignor- ance' of the “Chambers of Tranquility.” DECLARED PUBLIC NUISANCES. Unknown Horrors of the Mongolian Quarter—Secrets Not Shown to White Visitors. TrE CALL'S expose of the deadhouses of Chinatown came as a surprise to almost everybody in the City. Certainly it wasa great surprise to the Health Office, and, 2 00 \ ‘ 11\;. a5 ;o.\Jl,i I}I = M=o A Qs \g’}m@m\‘ S ;‘\_‘ : Exterior of ‘“The Quiet Nursing Place,” or Tseng Ycong Sho of the Yeong Wah Company, One of the Ghastly Deadhouses, at 742 Pacific Street, [Sketched by a “Call artist.” ] It is said that Mr. Smith and Mr. Coleman shook hands when they at first met, neither 1lpp|rently at that. time scenting the trouble that was precipitated. The following letter is self-explanatory: FRIDAY EVENING, March 6, 1896. Editor Call—Will you kindly publish this cor- ? of & ridienfously untrue account in to- day’s Post of an encounter between Mr. Smith, clerk at the Occidental Hotel, and myself, in which the name of James V. Coleman was ccn- founded with my own. The facts, briefly stated, are as follows: I met Mr. Smith by accident on Montgomery street, near the Occidental Hotel. In the course of s friendly conversation in regard to certain business matters which had caused some friction between the manager of the Occi- dental Hotel and the United Carriage Company (of which I am president) Mr. Smith offensive.y remarked that he did not believe the statement 1'had iast made. 1 asked him if he meant to say that what I had stated was not true. He replied that he did. Theteupon I struck him in the face with asmall cane I had in my hand. In the brief struggle which followed he scratched me slightly on the face and I inflicted several severe blows with my cane on his head. Some person, to me unknown, in the endeavor to draw e away, caught me about the waist, pulling me down to the sidewalk. The fall I received through the kindly “meant interfes ence of this gentleman was the only incon- venience I suffered. The whole affair was over in & few moments. Respectfully, EVAN J. COLEMAN, WILLIAM G. MARCY DEAD. He Was in California Before the Ameri- can Occupation. William G. Marcy died at an early hour yesterday morning at the Crocker Old People’'s Home, to which he moved with his family on November 30 last to spend the remainder of their days. The Ala- meda Argus says of the deceased: William George Marcy has been a prominent figure in the history of this State. He was born in Troy, N. Y., in October, 1818. After finishing his education, he' engaged in the banking business in Albany and New York. At the -{s of 21 he was made paying teller of the Bank of Commerce of New York. In 1846 he was commissioped a captain in the commis- sary department of the United States army, and was assigned to duty withand accom- panied the First Com: y of New York Volun- 1eers (Stevenson’s rey ent) to California. He arrived at San Francisco March 20, 1847. Monterey was the military headquarters of the Department of the Pacific, and he succeeded General Sherman in his duties at that post. He remained in charge until after the close of the Mexican war, e -was secretary of the first Coustitutional Convention, which was hetd at Monterey, and was associated with the Iate Washingion Bartlett, at one time Mayor of San Francisco and afterward Governor of Cali- ‘fomgl. it the first State Printing Office of Cali- ornia. In 1853 Captain Marcy was lpgohlhd ay- master in the Unitea States Navy by President Pierce. He filled this position for seventeen years, seeing service in various parts of the world. One of his cruises was in the old {rigate Cumberland, when she was the flagship of the African squadron. The Cumberland was sunk during the Civil War by the Confederate iron- clsd Merrimac, in Hampton Roads, her crew firing a broadside while sinking. When he re- tired from the service he engaged in the grain and commission business in San Francisco uxtil 1878. His home was in Alameda, where he was greatly respected, having been & mem- ber of the Board of City Trustees. Captain Marcy was s son of William L. Marcy, who, during President Pierce's ad- ministration, was regarded as one of the ablest statesmen and brightest politiclans in the country. He was & Justice of the Supreme Court of New York, afterward becoming State Controller, and was then chosen State Senator. e had not completed his term as Senator when he was u; to stand as a candidate for the governorship. He did s0, was elected and held the office three consecutive terms. He was Becretary of War during the Mexican War, and auring President Plerce's administration was Secretary of State, with additional luster to his reputation. he Marcy home in Alameds was at 2603 Santa Clara avenue, at the corner of Broad- way, and was sold shortly before his with- drawal to the Crocker home. The deceased was a prominent member of the Society of California Pioneers, and be buried under the auspices of "“'I organization, o for the most part, to the police as well. Some of the Chinatown policemen knew 1n a vague sort of way of the existence of these ghastly dens,.but they had never before, so far as is- known, been pene- trated by white men until those who made the.investigations for THE CALYL se- cured an entrance into the Pacific-street “chamber of tranquility.” And so' THe CaLv's story vyesterday morning wasnews not only to its general readers, but to the officials of the City as well. No complaints have ever been made belore, and'no policeman ever had occa- sion to peneirate. these noisome and ghastly thresholds. Their occupants are quite orderly; they are called ‘‘chambers of tranquility.” And the name is true enough in a mate- rial sense. Those who pass the portals of these ‘‘chambers”” make no disturbance, do nothing of their own will to break the peace or attract attention. They go in dying. They come out in rude coffins. Oh, yes, they are ‘‘Chambers of Tranquil- ity”—if the absence of noise denotes tran- quility. But_the sufferings of the dving! Well, that is a circumstance the Chinese code takes no cognizance of, and then the living corpses interred in these deadhouses can- not suffer long—tkey usually die withina week, or a fortnight at most, and some- times within a day or two. So why bother about that part of it? Thisis the Mon- golian' view of the case. The Christian reasons from a different basis and does not measure time altogether by mathematic calculation. Time is rela- tive and a dying man, housed in a dank and foul room, within touch, sight and smell of grinning skeletons and rotting corpses, may suffer, perchance, even though a heathen, eternities of agony in a week or a day. And this humane view of the case is sufficient, it is thought, to secure the gompt action of the officials. The ealth - Office will act promptly. Dr. Lovelace, the Health Officer, was greatly surprised when he read of the horrors of these “Chambers of Tranquility” in T CaLL iyz”wrd“' “1 had no idea,” he said, ‘‘that such places could exist in this City, even in Chinatown, and I believe the public owes a debt of gratitude to THE CALL for mak- ing known this state of affairs. I shall make a versonal examination of these places at the very earliest possible moment and have them suppressed. “They are a menace to the health of the entire neighborhood, of course, and at all events thereis sufficient warrant for inter- ference on the grounds of humanity. The dyipg ones who are housed in these dens must suffer tortures, being so supersti- tious about death. It wonld be a horrible fate for the bravest white man who has no superstitions at all. *It is not a little strange, I think, that these deadhouses have never before been exploited. However, now that the evil has been made public you may depend upon it that we will act at once.” There is, of course, ampie authority in law _for the suppression of these Chinese deadhouses by the proper authorities. It is a well-established custom in Chinatown to preserve the bodies of deceased Mon- golians for shipment to China. In the case of wullh{ or well-to-do Chinese there is no reasonable objection to_this, because the bodies are usually embalmed or pre- served in some sanitary method, or else inclosed in hermetically sealed caskets. But with the pauper Chinese who dies a lingering death In these ‘‘chambers ot tranquility” the case is different. Often their corpses are kept in these rooms for more than a week, nailed up in bokes, with no precautions taken against decom- position. Section 1 of City ordinance 2457, touching the burial of the deceased, is as follows: The bodies of all deceased within the City and County of rsons dyin 0 Fran A!,_ also the bodies of all deceased persons brought to this City and County for interment, must be interred or placed in a vaultin some cemetery withina period of five days from the occur- rence of the death of such person dying in this City and County,and in the case of bodies transported to this City and County for burial within a like period of five days from and after the date of arrival of such body. If this law were strictly enforced in Chi- natown the entire quarter would bein a much more wholesome and sanitary con- dition. There are also several ordinances, as well as State laws, forbidding the own- ers of premises to maintain “foul or offen- sive’’ quarters that are in way ‘“prejudi- cial to public health or comfort.” DEATH OF A SALOON-KEEPER. E. B. Love Dies in the Keceiving Hospi- tal From Morphine Poisoning. E. B. Love, a retired saloon-keeper, died last evening in the RKeceiving Hospital from the effects of an overdose of mor- phine. Love, who, prior to his death, had been stopping at the International Hotel, returned to his room early yesterday morning presumably in a state of intoxi- cation. At4 o'clock in the afternoon the bedmaker called at the room and found him lying on the bed in an unconscious condition. The ambulance was sum- moned and the unfortunate man was taken to the Receiving Hospital, but after arriving it was found that he had died on the way.: Up to a few months ago Love was the proprietor of the Boston Exchange on Howard street. He sold out ana in- vested 'his money in other enteprises, which rroved failures. This fact leads many of his friends to.believe that he took the morphine with suicidal intent, but this theory will be left for the Coroner’s jury to decid WL e ¥orged a Money Order. Joseph Ott was arrested by the postal in- spectors yesterday for forging a postal order for $760 dnd collecting the money. A letter containing the order and intended for another ffmm of the same name was delivered to Ott. € was released on $1000 bonds. AMONG THE UNIONISTS, Two Crafts Over Which the Clouds of Adversity Are Hovering. Other Organizations Report New Mem- bers and a Better Condition of Trade. T. F. Burns presided at the meeting of the Trades Council last evening, where several interesting reports upon the condi- tion of labor in this City were made. In response to a letter of inquiry nearly all of the labor unions sent communications | stating that their organizations are in favor of the declaration of principles submitted by the labor convention, and in favor of the unions entering into politics as advised by the convention recently. There is one body that does not favor the latter move. The theatrical stage employes sent a letter declining to enter into politicsin any man- ner or form. E. W. Thurman of the Typographical Union made a very gloomy report of the condition of his craft. He said that since the introduction of typese.ting machines the number of printers thrown out of em- plogyment has been increasing at an alarm- ing rate. Notwithstanding the scarcity of work in this City, dozens of idle printers continue to pour in from all seetions of the country. He said that in this City there is but one of the large daily papers that continues to employ hand printers. C. M. Shortridge, proprietor of THE CALL, promised the print- «rs not to use typesetting machines for eighteen months, and to this paper only could the printers look for relief. At the present time there are over three hundred printers in San Francisco, he said, and among this number not a few are in desti- tute circumstances and with families to | provide for. Something must be done, he said, to prevent the craft from being starved out of existence. Delegate Thur- man stated that all of the job printing of- fices are filed, but even in job printing oftices there is a very dark future. Already the typesetting machine has found its way into job offices where briefs and such things are set. Where the bosses can save three- quarters of the cost of composition by the use of mackines there will be but littie chance for those who set type by hand. The delegate of the Boiler-makers’ Union reported tbat his organization is in avery bad way, there being only four- teen paying members. The bad condition of the trade is the cause ior this state of affairs. The delegates of the other unions pre- sented reports that were pleasing con- trasts to those preceding. The iron- molders’ delegate said that the union is gaining in membership and the tradeis constantly increasing. “At the rate we are booming along,” he said, ‘‘we hope to be back soon to where we were before the great strike.” Delegate Burman of the woodworkers said that since his union hadlaffiliated with the international body the craft has been making great strides.” All the wood- sworkers in the City are coming into the organization and similar reports are com- ing in from all parts of the United States. Delegate Burns of the organizing com- mittee spoke of the garment-workers, who have recently perfected an organization. He said that the body will receive its charter on Tuesday evening, when it will select its permanent officers. ——-—— Sold Unstamped Cigars. Yee Sing pleaded guilty to selling unstamped clf‘n and was fined $50 by United States Dis- trict Judge Morrow yesterday. In default of the payment of the fine he was sent tojail. NEW TO-DAY. 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