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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-04-02
ATTACKED HIS BRO HER.

Peter Brooks Arrested for Disturbing
the Peace of His Home.
Peter Brooks, who has been in the Gus
tody Of the police on several occasions for
petty offegces, was locked up at the South
ern Station last evening on a charge of
battery preferred by his brother Michael.
The latter is hard-working young fellow,
who supports the family at "a Park avenue
On mis- salary as news agent on the South
ern Pacific road, while the former is a
- blackOsheep," who spends his money for
liquor and annoys the family greatly.
Michael returned Unexpectedly from a trip
last evening, and found his brother in the
house terrorizing the family. He ordered
him out and was attacked by the brother.
who tried TO eject him. An officer put an
end TO the trouble, but not before Michael
had Been struck several times. Peter was
arrested some time ago for frightening the
7neighbors with revolver, which he threat
ened to use on any one who interfered with
him
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THE PRICE OF BEER.
German Saloon-Keepers Combine
to Keep 1t Up.
They Are Opposed to High License, Local OPP
ton and Dives, and 1nimical to the
Soda-Water Trust.

The "Verein Deutscher Wierthe," which,
being freely translated, means the German
Saloon-keepers' Association, was organized
three years ago for the purpose of opposing
high license, local option and prohibition
movements, and for the purpose of driving
diYe-keepers out of business. Among the
members of the association are some of the
best known saloon-keepers of the city.
Joseph Straub is President and Jacob Ru-
metsch Secretary. Adolf Becker, William
kreling and q. NoerZ are members
The association has led peaceful ex-
istence, but its future is overcast. Some
time ago certain members of the Brewers
Association began to reduce the price of
beer. They reduced it so low that saloon
keepers could afford to sell it for ) cents
glass. They sold and still sell barrel of
steam beer for So.
There are 500 glasses in a barrel of beer.
and the retailer receives S25 for them-a
profit of $50 on barrel. Certain brewers
wish to reduce the wholesale price, and it
is said that if this is done many saloon
keepers will lower the price of beer to 3
cents glass.
A REDUCTION OPPOSED.
The members of the SaOon-keepers' AS
ISOLATION want no reduction They will op-
pose any attempt to reduce the prce, and
will not patrOniZe any brewer who does not
maintain the present rates. The members
of the verein have organized the Liberty
Soda Water Works, in opposition TO the
Soda Water Trust, which they assert is COM
posed of the brewers who are cutting prices.
The Soda Water Trust" said member
OF the vereln yesterday, bought up the
only glass factory in the city, and would not
sell us bottles if we did not buy their soda
water. We were not prepared to submit to
their tyranny, and decided that our only
salvation lay in manufacturing soda water
for ourselves. So we organized the Liberty
Soda Water Company, and have managed to
get along without the trust. Our verein
was organized for the purpose of opposing
high license, local option aud similar laws,
and for the purpose of driving dIsreputable
men out of the business.
ENTITLED TO RESPECT.
We believe that an honest saloon-keeper
is entitled to the respect of his fellow-citi-
Zens as much as any other man. We would
not sell liquor if the public did not demand
it. If whisky and beer were not wanted,
they would neither be made nor sold.
There is no reason why the saoon-keeper
should be a diye-keeper. The business of
selling liquor is as legitimate as the bust
ness of selling drugs, and is as honorable.
Our society will see that it is kept honor
able"
AS the 800 members of the association
have decided that a reduction Of the whole
sale price of beer will inevitably cause a re-
ductiOn of the retail price, they will take
action at their next meeting against the
brewers who favor a reduction.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-04-02
A DOCTOK'S SUICIDE.
Dependency Drives Him to Put a Bull
let Through His Brain.

dependency Drives Him to Put Bull
let Through His Brain.
Dr. James Philpct Webb committed sui
eide yesterday morning at his rooms at
1923 Mission street by shooting himself
through the right temple. He lived only a
few minutes. Dependency moved him to
commit the rash act. Pinned to his desk
was the following note:
desire my BODY TO be given to the Medical De.
paitment OF the University OF California for dis.
section. This would have happened in any case
sooner or later. j. Z. WFBB,
Shortly before IL o'clock Mrs Il. |. Full
Ter, the landlady, was startled by the re-
port OF pistol In the doctors room. With
some dodgers she went to the room and
found DR.. Webb lying on the floor in the
front OF his big easy-chair. BY his head
was an immense pool of clotted blood and
his right hand grasped pistol. The fright
ened women Immediately ran into the street
and sent for an officer. Policemen Davis
and Cotter responded, and after visiting the
room, notlted tie Coroner, who took charge
of the body
DR.. Webb has been in ill-health recently,
paid little attention to his practice and con-
sequently became Respondent. With these
troubles his eyesight failed him lately, and
III many cases prevented him from attend
Ing to his profes sional duties. 1t has been
SAID that he was heavy drinker, but there
is no truth in this. and his many friends
are highly indignant over the false report.
DR.. Webb has been resident OF this city
Tor nearly fifteen years, before which he
was for many years Post Surgeon at the
military barracks at Sitka, Alaska. The
doctor was native of Ireland and gradu-
ate of Queens College, Cork.
His mother was a sister of the famous
John Philpot Curran, the Irish orator and
barrister. The deceased was so wears OF
age and single. He has a sister and niece
living IN this city. At one time he was
well know III the medical profession here
and is still highly spoken of by all who
knew him, either socially or professionally.
He lived alone and had often, especially
when his troubles weighed on him, com
planned that he had no one to look to-
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APRIL FOOLS DAY.
But Little Attention Paid to Practi
Jokes in This CITY.

But Little Attention Paid to Practical
Jokes in This City.
The ancient custom on April 1st of play-
ing all SUITS of deceiving tricks on credulous
passers-by was not generally observed in this
city yesterday. Like other wayback land
marks. deceiving people, specially on April
LIST, has fallen into deep, dark, innocuous
desuetude. In fact. hardly one man out of
a hundred recalled the fact that April LIST
used To be called April Fools day
The old stale tricks of placing a hat with
brick in it on the sidewalk for the pur-
pose OF inducing somebody to kick it; the
mailing down of dollar to the sidewalk !.
the dropping of an old purse stuffed with
paper, and all such similar stale chestnutty
fakes were happily non est. The old or
der tof toolishness) changed, giving way to
to new (and more sensibe) ideas.
Captain Donleayy OF the North Harbor
Station said, however, that lie mad been a
little April fooled, as not a prisoner had
been arrested by his subordinates up to
noon. He also had presented himself with
a new suit OF clothes in honor of the day.
The leading April-fooler of the day was a
sielght-of-hand artist on the front, noar the
Chief Wharfinger's office, who seld for so
cents cakes of soap with $50 bills wrapped
around them, and reaDed rich harvest.
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SPANIER'S WIDOW.
She Maintains Her Position as Claimant
of the Estate.

She Maintains Her Position as Claimant
of the Estate.
Judge Coffey yesterday took up the mat
ter of the three applications for letters of
administration on the estate of Joseph
Spanier. The applicants were the Public
Administrator, Mrs. Pauline Sharp, sister
of the deceased, and Belle Spanier, who
claims to be the widow.
Mrs. Spanier was examined and testified
that she had signed marriage contract in
house on California street. between Ma
son and Taylor. The paper is not in her
possession, and she could not tell what had
become of it. Since it was signed she and
Spanier had always conducted themselves
as husband and wife, and were received as
such by all their friends. The paper was
duly witnessed. Judge Coffey further asked
the witness what had become of the written
contract, and she replied that it had been
destroyed by Mr.. Spanier.
Attorney Cole, who appeared for the sis
ter of the deceased, announced that he was
satisfied with Mrs. Spanier's claim, and that
there was really no contest.
The widow then filed document in which
she stated that owing to the $50. 0C0 bond
that was required as eXecutrix OF the estate
she desired that j. Fl. Sharp, the husband
of Spanier's sister, should be appointed in
her stead. This action was taken by the
Court. The estate is valued at $4,000.
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A REPORTER DUCKED.

Row Santa Clara Men Resent a Local
sss. G. Item. 90
In last Saturdays issue of the Santa
Clara Journal appeared an article which
was true in5the main in reference to four
of our young men who spend their leisure
moments IN building castles in Spain in the
rear of their business houses. Yesterday
afternoon, shortly before o'clock. as pro-
: lessor 3. o. uanby, the local editor OF the
Journal, was leisurely walking along
Franklin street in search of news he was
oyerpowered by three of these men, viz
j. Il. Tucker and j. Judkins, the photog-
raphers, and f. S. Widney, the real
estate agent. Before Handy was given
notice of the cause of the attack his arms
and feet were held fast by his assailants
while they lifted HIM from the walk and
tumbled him head first into tile w. c. L. U.
trough, that stands filed with water for
the benefit of the horses. To the bottom of
the trough went Handy. aud when he
crawled out and stood shivefing in the
center of a large gathering lad, named
Montgomery, added to his discomfort by
throwing a bucket of water on him. A
reporters lot is not altogether happy
one.5San Jose Times, April lst.
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PERSONAL NOTES.

J. ". Estes Of Sonoma is at the Palace.
j. NJ. Larue of Stockton is at the Grand.
Chester Rossett of Chicago is at the Occi-
dental.
]. a. Bidwell of San Bernardino is at the
Palace.
F. L. Coombs, a Napa attorney, is at the
Grand.
L. H. Goodrich of Phoenix, Ariz., is at the
Palace.
A. Naylor of Valparaiso is at the Occi-
dental.
L. G. Holt of San Bernardino is at the
Palace.
c. W. Clark of Philadelphia is at the
Palace.
E. Ferris of Colorado Springs is at the
Palace.
R. McGarvey. Ukiah lawyer, is at the
E. E. Leake of the Dixon Tribune is Mt
the Lick.
DR.. J. II. Eskridge of Chicago is at the
Baldwin.
Senator B. V. Sargent of Monterey is at
the Lick.
Rev. J. F. Holmes of Monterey is at the
Occidental.
Jose Bado of Tapachula, Mex, is at the
Oscar L. Gordon, a Santa Cruz capitalist,
Is at the Lick.
Douglass Gum, Mayor Of San Diego, is
registered at the Palace
A. d. Grant, lace merchant Of New
York, is at the Grand.
Ii. O. Southworth, prominent citizen Of
Stockton. is at the Lick.
g. b. Katzenstein, a prominent citizen of
Sacramento, is at the Lick.
l. de Turk, well-known Santa Rosa
Wine-grower, is at the Lick.
w. NJ. Ayres, the well-known horseman
oil portland, Oregon, is at the Grand.
r. S. Kearney, largely interested in the
Sacramento street-car lines, is at the Grand.
?. Stuart, a merchant at Santa Maria,
San Luis Obispo County, is at the Grand.
Thomas Fitch, the well-Rnown lawyer
and orator of Reno, New, is at the Palace
j. w. Whitlatch, well-known mining
man, has returned from trip TO Mexico and
is at the Baldwin.
Charles p. Owen, Treasurer of Santa
Clara County, and G. S. McMintry, Treas
urer OF Los Gatos, are at the Grand.
George II. Arnold, formerly of the Palace
ana Baldwin hotels, has gone to Redondo
Beach TO take charge of the new hotel there.
A party of four leading Eastern hotelmen,
with their wives, arrived yesterday at the
Palace. They are A. b. Darling of the
Fifth Avenue, New York; j. e. Kingsley
Of the Continental at Philadelphia John
j. Donke of the Grand Pacific, Chicago, and
u. Neatherbee of the Windsor New York.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-04-02
The Ability to Bear Pain

Is the test of fortitude among the Indian tribes.
But we defy any Cherokee Sioux Comanehe to
endure the twinges OF rheumatism without winc-
ing. These indeed are slight at first, but grow in
intensity until they become unbearable. No mai
ady is more obstinate in its maturity than that
which gives rise to them. The more need then OF
tracking 1t at the outset. Foremost among RENE
dies for IL is i0steter's Stomach Btters safer and
infinitely more effective than colehiculn, veratrum
and nux vomica, all remedies which might nroye
destructive OF life In slightly excessive dose
Mineral depurents, also, when not positively mis-
chievous, are far inferior in remedial power to this
sanitary botanic medicine 1t entirely expeIs from
the blood the acrid Impurities which originate the
disease. and enriches well ceanses It, consti-
patton, liver complaint, dyspepsia and other all
mentS also give way to it. Ia
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-04-02
NOT A POLITICAL BOARD.
What Was Shown at an Election for
PRESIDENT IF Iha Free IIhrarH.

What Was Shown at Election for
President of The Free Library.
: sit is very evident there are no politicians
in this board" said Joseph 0'Connor at the
meeting of the Free Library Trustees.
when the members can switch off from the
election Of President 10 the binding Of a
book"
He had nominated Trustee Charles G.
Terriil for the presidency. he being the
oldest member, but in the easy methods of
procedure in the board, before the nomina-
tion was put, Trustee P. n. Lilienthal in
eQuired Of Secretary Stevens whether the
new supplemental catalogues had been
bound. Interest became at once centered
in these books, and the Trustees forgot
about the election until Mr. O'Conn0r re-
called them with the remark quoted
The members INDUCED in hearty laugh,
and the Secretary was then instructed TO
cast the ballot. there being but the one can
sdldate. This he did, declaring the vote
unanimous, which raised another laugh, for
to be so the nominee must have voted for
himself. Some jocaiar remarks were passed
over this regarding the importation of the
Oakland Councils plan of electlng PreSi-
dents, and the members then settled down
to business.
: 1t was found that the new catalogues
were finished and lying in a downtown
printing warehouse uninsured, wherefore
the board authorized the placing of $1,000
policy at once.
Thee Committee on Rules and Admins
traitor, to which had been referred the pc
titi0n@of the San Francisco Library EX-
change Company for the privilege of ex-
changing books of patrons for small fee,
Teporte1ln favor Of permitting it to make
the experiment, on condition that it procure
10000 subscribers and furnish a suitable
bond. After considerable discussion, the
whole matter was again referred to the
committee with power to act
Harry j. Ewing complained that the
librarian would not permit him to take from
the. library volume 1867. The Secretary
explained that it was a rare book, but Trus-
teeaO' Conner thought it might be one which
could go out, and the matter was referred
to the Committee on Books with full power.
" Along discussion was held over the pay
ment of the salary of a substitute for As
esistant Librarian Miss Wade, but the ques-
ton was finally referred to the Committee
ON Rules for settlement
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A RAPID RISE,

Mr.. Upton's Career Shows the Posi-
bilities in Japan.
President Upton. of the proposed trans
Pacific line OF steamers from Tacoma to
Yokohama, is said by gentleman who has
known him to have risen from position
on Steamship to that of one Of the richest
men IN Japan. He was afterward clerk for
concern engaged in the milk, dairy and
teaming business and soon secured a part
Bership interest in the firm and gradually
absorbed it, From this he was engaged as
interpreter in the house of a wealthy
Japanese, and afterward became interested
in coal-mining enterprises. He also built
the first gas-works in Japan. From all of
which it would appear that America is not
the only country in which it is possible to
rise from ObseuritY to wealth and fame.
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% SUPERINTENDENT PRATT.
he win Enter Upon the Duties of HI
Office To-Day

HeaoWiIl Enter Upon the Duties of His
Office To-Day.
a The newly appointed Surveyor General
Of the State. William II. Pratt of Eureka,
will formally assume the duties of his office
this afternoon. He will be accompanied by
his chief clerk, j. D. Alderman of Eureka,
who will take the position now filled by Mr.
Ruddock.
Mr.. Ruddock will continue in the duties
Of his Office for several days, in order to
familarZe his successor with the business
of the office. No other changes will be made
for some time TO come, and several of the
present employees will probably be retained
permanently.
The new Surveyor-General has long been
identified with Republican politics. and has
held the positions of Receiver of Public
Moneys at Humboldt, Indian Agent at the
Hooper Valley Reservation and Collector
of the Port OF Humboldt. The first men
toned appointment was conferred upon
him by President Abraham Lincoln in 1861.
Chief Clerk Alderman is a we'll known
citizen of Eureka, and has held several
county offices. He was in the real estate
business when called to office.
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THE MISSION WIDENING.
Property to Appear Before I'll


Property-owners to Appear Before the
etreet Committee.
The property-owners along Mission street.
from Twenty-sixth to the county line, have
become very impatient at the long delay in
the work of widening that thoroughfare.
All the owners have paid their assessments
and are anxious to have the strip of 16b
feet which will be added to the street de-
termined, so they can go on with their i'm
provements. On Monday night petition.
containing over 800 names, among which
were those of Archbishop Riordan and
James G. Fair, was presented 10 the Super
visOrs, and by them referred to the Street
Committee 1t asks the board to ascertain
why the Commissioners have done nothing
but draw their monthly salaries of 5000
each. The matter will be examined to-mur-
row morning at 9 o'clock by the Street
Committee and the petitioners request that
all pr0perty-owners be present.
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LAUREL HILL CEMETERY.
Meeting of Lot-HoIders and Election of
Trustees.

Meeting of Lot HoIders and Election of
Trustees.
The annual meeting of the lot-owners in
Laurel Hill Cemetery for the election of
Trustees was held at S2S Montgomery street
yesterday afternoon.
There are nine Trustees, six of whom
hold over. One vacancy, oeeasioned by the
death of James r. Bolton, was filed by the
election of James V. Fair. w. f. Whittier,
K. III. Lloyd and Thomas Young, whose
terms expired, were reelected for period
of three years.
After the adjournment of the lot-owners'
meeting there was a session of the Board of
Trustees for organization and the election
of officers. 1t resulted in the reelection of
A. j.. GunnisOn, President; Nicholas Lun-
ing, Vice-President; L. White, Treasurer.
and III. Crowel, Secretary. The Treasur-
er's report shows the finances to be in first
class condition
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-04-02

Mrs. Helen Moor on The Competition
System, and Tow Il Affects Women" Mrs.
Moor divides all women into two classes
work. OF the former class she thought
they were hardly worth mentioning, and
the latter were sorely oppressed by the COM
petition system. They have no time TO cul-
tivate their minds, and thus prepare them
selves to fulfil their highest destiny. Abol-
ish this cruel system of competition and
you will see better wives and mothers.
Women do not have the time to devote TO
their children that they should have. She
advised Young men to abstain from matri-
mony unless they were wealthy enough to
SUPPORT wife in proper STYLE"
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At the Baldwin.

These are the last nights of the Kendals
at the Baldwin. The repertory for the rest
of the week is as follows; This evening and
Friday night, "a Scrap of Paper; Thurs
day evening. Impulse; farewell matinee
Saturday, The Queens Shilling" ana for
the farewell performan ce next Saturday
evening they will give grand double bill,
the charming one-act comedy, MY Uncle's
WILL" and Sydney Grundy's brilliant play,
"a White Lie"
Next week the popular Bostonians viii!
appear again. The repertoire announced
is most brilliant one. Their opening
opera will be one of their greatest sue
cesses. "Fatinltza." The repertory for two
weeks is announced and the sale of seats
for both weeks will commence tomorrow
morning
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IDA CARROLL'S PICTURES.
70

They Are introduced in the Failing Case
to Show the Woman's Character.
The testimony in behalf of Mrs. Xarifa
j. Failing. charged with the murder of her
husband, was concluded yesterday after
noon. The defense introduced half dozen
photographs of Ida NJ. Carroll, found among
the deceased's effects, and most of them of
a very indecent character. They were pro-
dueed to show what kind of a woman she
is. the prosecution relying largely on her
testimony to convict Mrs. Falling The
Carroll woman was riding with Falling at
the time of the shooting The prosecution
will present testimony in rebuttal to-day,
and it is expected that the arguments will
begin this afternoon.
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derer. According to the evidence, Ching
was the hired assassin and Chun Chuck the
principal. intrusted with the task of re-
venging the death of Lee Chuck's victim.
The night of the shooting Chun Chuck APP
want to earn that 800 tonight" Ching
said he would, aud having been armed, the
victim was pointed out to him by Chuck
Ching was charged by the Coroner's jury
with the crime and Chuck as an accessory
hafnre The fact
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A FATAL FALL.
Terrible Death of Craneman at the
Union Iron Works.

terrible Death of Crnneman at the
Union Iron Works.
John Hall. an employe of the Union
Iron Works, was killed yesterday shortly
after noon by fall from the overhead
cranes on the new war-ship under construc-
ton. He fell about forty feet and died
few minutes later from internal injuries.
HIS body was taken to the Morgue. Ills
duty was to adjust gearing at the top Of the
high shears and while at work yesterdav
beside a fellow craneman named James
Hitler. he lost his balance and met his
death.
Only his comrades attended him until the
Morgue wagon arrived, and it is said the
the poor fellows terrible end. de lived
with his parents at 6h Rausch street, and
helped suppOrt them.