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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-04
WHY L|TTLEf|ELD
USED HIS FOOT
Booted a Liquor-Seller off
the Corral Hollow Com
pany's Property.
Poured Whisky on the Ground
and Aiterward Kicked
the Smuggler.
The Superintendent Is Arrested for
Battery, and Says He Is Anxious
to B, Hear1 in Court

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL
908 Broadway, May 3.
Superintendent Lttlefield of the Corral
Hollow coal mines will be tried at Liver
more this week on charge of battery.
The circumstances attending it are rather
unusual.
Mr.. Littlefied applied his boot in an
unceremonious manner to Constantine
Machia, who has persisted in trying to
sell liquor upon the premises owned by
the coal-mine company. Mr.. Littleield
has made rule that no liquor shall be
sold on the premises, nor supplied to the
men if it be possible to avoid it. For
long time he has been bothered by people
who surreptltousiy carried liquor on the
premises and sold 1t 10 the miners Upon
the principle that the company would be
held responsible for accidents arising
from incompetent employees, the superin-
tendent argues that he is justified in using
all the means within his power to keep
Hquor-dealers away.
Last week Constantine Machia of Liver
more had several jugs of whisky in
wagon on the premises. What occurred is
best related by Mr.. Littlefield:
This man Machia," he said, land two
other dealers of Livermore, have been fur
withstanding the strict prohibitory meas
ures we have enforced to keep liquor away
from the mines, they have found way to
bring it there. Not long ago met Machia
with load of whisky in wagon, which
he was driving on our property. l ordered
him off the place and warned him never
to bring liquor there again. l asked him
if he understood me, and he answered
that he did. A few days afterward l
learned that he was bringing up liquor 10
the miners after nightfall, arriving some
times as late as midnight.
FINALLY last week Machia grew bolder
and came to the mines with load OF
liquor. [ met him just off the county
road and did not lose any time pulling
him out of his wagon and attempting to
kick a little docency into him. | then
broke all his whisky-jugs and compelled
him to leave the premises"
Mr.. Littleheld was afIerward arrested
on charge OF battery, and he declares ne
is quite willing for the case to come to a
speedy trial. He says he is busy man,
and it is his duty to protect the interests
of the property and lives placed in his
charge, and as his time is limited he in
stituted speedy and effective method of
abating what he considered nuisance.
AT the mines several hundred people are
employed. Before the mines were opened
many Of these men constituted the unem-
ployed of Lvermore and locality, and the
residents of the town have expressed
their Willingness to support Mr.. Little
field in his task OF keeping liquor from the
miners.
The case will be tried before Judge Tay-
lor some day this week.
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TRUSTEES SALEM ACCORDANCE WITH
deed of trust. duly executed by WILLIAM :.
HOPKINS and LIZZIE GEErkUDE HOPKINS
(hs wfe), and WILLIAM H l.. BARNES,
ceAMPBELL ' and THAbD bd B. Rent trus
FRA isps HcIsco SAVINGS " uHIoN, party Of the
third part dated May LIST, 1890, and recorded
and County OF San Francisco, State OF California,
in liber 1402 Of deeds at pages SO and follow
Ing ss and in @ ss Of n "a on
tors OF said SAN FRANCISCO SAVINGS UNION.
a corporation, and the holder OF the note (No::
deed of trust was executed, declaring that default
had been made in the payment OF the principal
and other sums due under said note and
deed of trust, and requesting and directing said
HENRY c. CAMPBELL and THADDEUS B.
KENT, trustees, to sell the real estate described
therein to satisfy said Indebtedness.
We, HEN kY G. CAMPBELL and THADDEU5
B. KENT. trustees, do hereby give notice that on
TUESDAY, the 18th day Of May, A. D. 1897.
at IL O'Clock noon of that day, and at the auction
salesroom OF Easton. Eldrldge d Co., NO o3S Mar
ket street. in The City and County of San Francisco
State of California, will sell at public auction
the highest bidder, for cash in gold coin of the
United States, the piece or parcel OF land situate
in the City and County of san Francisco, State
of California. described as follows, to wit:
Commencing at point on The southerly line OF
Suffer street, distant thereon one hundred and
thirty-Seven feet six inches (137 and 6-i2 feet)
street; running thence easterly along said line OF
suffer street one hundred and thirty seven feet
six inches (l37 and 6-l2 feeD: thence at right
angles herly hundred and thirty feet
six inches Q37 and 6-l2 feeD; thence az right
angles westerly one hundred and thfrty-seven feet
six inches (137 and g. feet) and thence TT right
angles herly hundred and thirty feet
six inches (137 and 612 feet 10 the point OF com
mencement; being lot number one thousand one
hundred and twentyone Q12l) of the ffty-vara
lot survey of the City Of San FrancscosaccordinS
to the official map thereof together with the af-
purtenances.
TERMS OF SALE-Cash in gold coin OF the
United States 10 per cent payable to the under
Gall ne thn hoy lpNnr n
livery of deed and If not paid, unless for want
OF title (ten days being allowed for search) then
said 10 per cent TO be forfeited and the sale to be
void. Acts of sale at purchasers expense.
henry e. CAMPBELL OTrustsaz
nn I
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Craig OF San francisco, who was con-
nected with the Pacific Coast Dental and
Medical Collection Agency. They then
lived on Mission street, near Sixth, in San
Francisco, and on the 18th of last month
her landlady told her to vacate her rooms,
az the rent was long unpaid.
Some days afterward the landlady took
possession of all Mrs. Craig's personal
property, but worse than ALL stripped the
bedcloth ing from the bed. The night this
occurred little girl was born and the
only substitute for clothing was parcel
of newspapers. At this time the family
was practically penniless.
when the baby was week DID," said
Mrs. Craig, my husband came home,
kissed us all good-by and said he would be
back shortly, but he never returned again.
l cannot account for his disappearance
and l have made inquiries wherever he
was known, but no tidings have been re-
ceived. The kindllest construction l can
put upon his strange conduct is that his
mind may have become unbalanced and
he has wandered off.
II am, however, inclined to the opinion
that he has been persuaded to forsake his
family through the influence of one of his
former partners. One night on the other
side OF the folding doors l overheard
conversation between my husband and the
man / refer to. He was persuading Mr..
Craig to leave his family and urging him
not TO be tied up to wife and little chill
dren. My husband refused TO entertain
his proposition, but a few days later he
disappeared. l have written to all pla aces
where he was known, but with no result.
''In my helpless and desperate condi-
ton, with the landlady threatening to put
me and my babies on the street, was
compelled to tell my story to my friends.
1 came to Oakland with friend and was
taken to the home Of Mrs. Lane, a kind
hearted mem Der of the Baptist church,
who Kept us a week.
"Our case was then presented to the
Chabot Home and we were brought here
l m in desperate condition, but cannot
think of parting with my children, and at
present cannot see how it is possible for
me to obtain work and keep them with
me. 1 have no plans, and am simply
waiting and hoping that my husband will
be found"
Mr.. Craig is well-educated gentlemanly
Scotchman, and has always shown a
marked loyalty and devotion to his fam
ily. His strange conduct cannot be ex-
pi aimed by any of his friends, but the mis-
cradle little woman, who is young and
frail, is still pursuing her inquiries, in the
hope that in some manner she may find
raliaf
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THE MONTICELLO.
Judge Morrow Awards Three Hundred
and Fifty Dollars for Towing
Her Into Safety.

Ho nAoEEoW n "otus AhACO Gu
and Fifty Dollars for Towing
Her Into Safety.
United States District Judge Morrow
yesterday rendered an opinion in the case
of the Pacific improvement Company
against the steamship Monticello, q. ].
Hatch claimant, a libel for salvage services.
Judge Morrow said:
l am of the opinion that the service rem
dered in the case at bar, If it can be deemed
salvage service at all, is of very low order.
The Monticello was not in any immediate
peril or danger, nor does the violence indicate
that she would have been in a dangerous
position before the arrival of the tugs which
had been sent for. The San Benito did not ex-
perience any risk peril in rendering the
service, and beyond a delay of five hours, a
slight shift of her cargo, the chatting of her
hawser and the loss of so me rope, does not ap-
pear to have suffered any particular incon-
venience. 1t was testified that the charge for
towage services by tug from the locality
where the San Benito towed the Mon ticello
would be from 1926 to $3.50 The claimant
had rendered the sum OF 5000. l am of the
opinion. however, that under the circum-
stances the San Benito is entitled to more than
the amount rendered, and something more
than.the ordinary towage compensation.
snail allow the sum of $3.50, which amount
will cover the damage done to the hawser and
the loss of the rope. A decree will be entered
in accordance with this opinion.
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DOCTORS AND POLITICS.
Saturdays Work of the Health Board
Was Illegal, and the AK Fell
in Vain.

OAKLAND, CAL, May 3.-Matters in
the Board OF Health are considerably
mixed. o. Saturday, as published, the
new board met and proceeded without
delay TO turn out all the officials of the
board and elect their successors. City
Attorney Dow has now rendered an
opinion that the meeting was entirely
illegal and consequently, all their acts
were null and void, as proper notices were
not sent out.
This leaves the board in an unorganized
condition, without a president and to
make matters more complex, DR.. A. E.
Small, the family physician of the Mayor.
rendered his resignation. The speed
with which matters were carried out on
Saturday clearly shows that programme
had been prepared before the doctors took
office, as their appointments were only
- FLED early in the morning and they met
ana changed all the patronage before 2
o'clock.
The resignation OF DR.. Small comes as
great surprise and has added considerable
interest to what is now a political sensa-
hon. DR.. Small attended the Mayor all
through the last political campaign, when
Mr.. Thomas was seriously i'll, and the
2. only. time be appeared on a public plat
form was when he was accompanied by
his QOcLOr. In Is an u0Qer-
lined phrase which reads 81 always keep
my word" and this has caused much
comment.
An effort was made to-day to call an
other meeting of the Board of Health for
the purpose of legally making the changes
lin patronage. AS there is no president
this could only be done by getting the
signature of three members. DR.. Cham
Derlain, one of the homeopathic hold
overs, would rot sign and of the three
new mem bers Dr.. Brinckerhoff is out of
town, consequently no meeting could be
held.
In the meantime the members of the
board and Mayor Thomas are trying to
toss the ball of responsibility for Satur-
days hasty proceedings from one to the
other.
Harry Thomas secretary of the Board
Of Works, said his father did not make up
any programme, but that the members of
the Board of Health acted on their own
judgment. .Asyoung Thomas, on account
of his fathers illness, was his right-hand
man during the campaign his utterances
may be regarded as correct.
On The other hand one of the three new
mem bers stated he was presented with
paper containing list of the changes to
be made, but he declined to say from
whom he received it.
1t is nov possible that the slate may be
broken. Republicans are making loud
protest at the appointment OF Dr. Slim.
son for veterinary surgeon and the re-
moval OF DR.. Pierce. Stimson was an
out-and- out worker for the fuslonists last
Novem Der, while Pierce has always been
an ardent Republican. Paul Schaffer, the
secretary, whose place was illegally gwen
on Saturday to H. X. Snow, is the son-ln-
law OF Captain Hunt. who worked actively
and spent his money freely in the Repub-
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OORINTHIAN YACHT CLUB.
Regattas and Cruises That Will Il,
Held This Season.

Regattas and Cruises That Will BE
Held This Season.
The CORN hian Yacht Club has arranged
the folio wing schedule OF events for the
season, which opened on April "a and
will end on October 81:
Mays, open; 8, open; 10, cruise to Vallejo;
16, return; %, open; %, open: 20, open; 80,
open; 81, annual regatta.
June-5, open; 6, open; IL, cruise to Peta
luna drawbridge; 10, return; 10, open; 20
open: 26. cruise TO Marin Islands; n, return
July-3, cruise to Martinez; A, Vallejo; 5,
return; 10, cruise to San Matco; IL, re turn
II, open; 10, open; "a, open; %, open; 81,
cruise 10 Vallejo.
August. return; z. summer cruise; 8, .ac-
companying yachts return; Ia. meet yachts
returning from summer cruise; 15, home; 81,
open; %, open; %. cruise 10 McNears; %, re
turn.
September-4, outside cruise, brakes Bay: 5,
return; z, open National Dor day.; 8, inter
club regatta; IL, Marin Islands (clam chow
der); II, return; 1s, open; 10, open; %, Dill
Ions Point 26, return.
October-2, open; 3, open; A, open State
labor day.; 8, CoriD thi an Cove; 10. Corin-
THAN games; 10, closing day; IL, cruise in
squadron.
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lican cause and especially for Captain
Thomas, and it is stated that Captain
Thomas promised Hunt that Schaffer
should not be disturb bed, and that the
underlined phrase in DR.. SmalPs resigna-
ton has more than ordinary significance.
Politicians are busy tonight trying to
ferret out the meaning OF the whole affair.
This evening the necessary three sigma
lures to call special meeting were OBJ
tanned and the board will meet al o clock
to- morrow morning.
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FOURTH OF JULY.
Alameda Will Join With Oakland In
Celebrating the Day.

ALAMEDA, CAL, May 3.-In accord ance
with request, President Forderer of the
Board OF City Trustees. to-day appointed
a committee OF citizens to confer with the
Oakland Fourth OF July committee with a
view to Joint celebration of independen ce
day. The following are the gentlemen
selected:
Theodore w. Leydecker, William Hammond,
NJ W. Simpson, B. F. Lamborn, Charles E..
F. l.. Volherg E. A. Won Schm idt, Linwood Pal
mer, Edward A. Randlett, J. A. Riley, John
Lubben, J. A. Remmel, DR.. E. M Keys, ]. A.
SAMSON, T. G. Daniels, D. w. Martin, &. F.
Weeks, Thomas A. Smith, Henry Muller A. g.
Burns, W. FL. Noy. J. w. Harbourne and George
NJ Bew.
Alameda City Trustees.
ALAMEDA, CAL, May 3.-The City
Trustees reduced tonight from $40 to SIS
the license on billiard ia bles. This was at
the "blliard parlors." Saloons pay no
license on tables, as they come under the
general yearly license OF $500. Trustee
Brick advocated general readjustment
of business licenses, claiming that they
are unequal, that the city is not deriving
the income that it should and that the
gratuitous license petitions are being
overdone The time for this read justment
was inopportune, however, the license year
having expired with the month Of April,
and so no action was taken on the sugges-
ton.
City Electrician Wiese re ported expenses
of the municipal electric light plant to
have been $500 80 for the quarter, and
$4045 So rs the receipts. Reasons were
given for the large construction accou mt,
and request was made TO appoint some
disinterested person to examine and re-
port upon the valuation of the plant.
Trustee CLARK for tine light committee said
this suggestion would be acted upon now
that the construction account is closed in
order that interest and wear and tear may
be computed.
Inquest on Painter Ross
ALAMEDA, CAL, May 3-An inquest
was held this morning on the remains of
James III. Ross, the painter who died yes
terday morning from the effects of in.
juries received on Friday. The funeral
will be held tomorrow from Armory Hail.
Deceased was q mem Der OF Cordes hose
and of Company G, and his dying request
was that he be buried by these organiza-
TONS He was a native of Ocean View,
CAL, and was % years old.
Fell From a Windmill.
ALAMEDA, CAL, May 3.-While at.
tending to the machinery OF a windmill at
Dr. Gibbons place this afternoon, James
R. P. Mcnamara of 1909 Regent street fell
to the ground. He fractured and dislo-
Gated his left ankle, and remained an hour
or more before assistance could be sum-
moEed.
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HABITS OF THE HEN,
The Case of Cruelty Against Miss Mary
Mckinney, Schoolteacher, Dis
missed.

The Case of Cruelty Against Miss Mary
Mckinney, Schoolteacher, Dis
missed.
Miss Mary Mckinney, schooteacher,
was up before Judge Joachimsen yester-
day to answer charge OF cruelty to ami
mails.
1t appears that pullet belonging to
Mrs. K. Floethr, housewife, living at All
Thirty-ffth avenue, strayed away week
ago and went foraging into the Mckinney
yard.
The neighbor objected 10 having her
plants pecked by the fowl and, according
to Mrs. Floethr, proceeded to belabor the
hen with a CLUB, ultimately casting it
over The fence into the Floethr yard, and
in due time, according 10 the testimony,
it had to be killed, properly cooked and
dlned off by the family.
Attorney Cabaniss for the defense, won
his case by his bright answer to the state
ment made by the Judge. which held that
it was the natural instinct of the hen to
roam about and seek her food where she
might best get it. He replied that it was
the natural instinct of the human being to
protect his property against the predatory
habits of any animal, even the chicken.
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HOAG CHOSEN CAPTAIN.
Berkeley Honors the Successful Base
ball Player.

BERKELEY, CAL, May civilian B.
Hoag. familiarly known among his fell
lows as Oddly" has been chosen captain
OF the victorious University of California
base ball team for the year 1898. By a
unanimous vote cast last night st the
banquet of the team after the game the
pucky little center-felder, who has prob
ably won more distinction for the Berke-
ley nine this season than any other man,
exec pting perhaps Captain Elston, was
elected to lead the team OF 1898.
Hosg's career in the diamond mas been
particularly brilliant one. During the
season of games just closed he piled up a
list of more home runs than any other
man on the team, and in the three con-
tests with Stanford did not make single
error.
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BORNE TO THE TOMB.
Emil Nusbaumer and Eddie Hall Burie
From Their Late Homes.

OAKLAND, CAL, May 3.-Emil Nus
banner and Eddie Hall, the young lads
drowned in Lake Merritt Saturday even
ing, were buried from their respective
homes this afternoon.
At the Nusbaumer home Rev. c. H.
Hobart conducted the simple ceremonies,
and the pallbearers were A. A. Moore Jr.,
G. E. Jackson, N. A. Griffin and H. N.
North.
DR.. G. W. Wendte conducted the cere-
was over six schoolmates of the unfortu-
nate lad bore the remains to the hearse.
They were Robert Jordan, Howard Met
calf, John Goodman, Shirley Houghton,
Victor Metcalf and Robert Weller.
The two caskets were taken TO Mountain
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The Coroner's jury held two inquests yester-
day, one on the body of Mrs. Mary R. Loring,
who died suddenly on April Is. The verdict
was that her death was caused by injuries in
ficted by her husband, Robert Loring, while
she was in a delicate condition. Loring was
booked afterward on a charge of murder
The other case was that of Mrs. Mary Lem
mers, asphyxiated by gas at her residence,
dentally.
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Big Tobacco Experiment.

OAKLAND, CAL, May Be. c. Hahn
OF Llvermore will commence this week
the planting of fifteen acres of tobacco
seed few miles from town. He ha: en-
gagged the services of an expert who has
long been in the business in the Southern
States and who will have full control of
the culture and curing of the weed.
Mr.. Hahn has been very successful in
his experiments with tobacco and this
year will plant SumatIa and Havana
brands.
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tonight. The delay was due to the de-
railing of freight train at Suisun early
in the evening. The wrecked cars blocked
the track and delayed the express. The
overland train was not injured and no
one was hurt of the freight's crew. 1t ar
rived at the pier few minutes after TO-
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BORN ON A BED
OF NEWSPAPERS
Pitiful Experience of a
Young Mother in the
Chabot Home.
Deserted by Her Husband and
Unable to Support Herself
and Little Ones.
The Father Said Farewell and Never
Cams Back, but Followed a
Fake Friends Advice

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALI
908 Broadway, May 8.
Mrs. Thomas F. Craig, who has been
admitted to the Chabot Home, tells
story OF poverty and desertion such as is
rarely met with even in an institution
where cases such as hers are common.
According to the woman's story she was
in such poverty when her little baby was
born that newspapers were the only COW
ing on her bed. Two months ago Mrs.
Craig was the happy wife OF Thomas
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Looking for Heirs

Samuel Schurch, an attorney of Cincinnati,
asked Mayor Phelan to make inquiries gard
ing relatives of John Hameridge, deceased.
There is big estate in Texas, purchased by
Hameridge in 1887, awaiting division when
he heirs are found.
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HOTELS.

brooklyn HOTEL, 2OS-2I2 BUSH ST.,
- board and room 81 to 81 per day. So to $l3
per week; choice rooms 80 cents to 81; suite
rooms for family 81 TO 81 so per night; hrst-cass
sesvice Tree coach CHARLES MONTGOMERY
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STORAGE.
TRUSTEES SALES.

DEDUCED RATES, FURNITURE, PIANOS,
LII household goods. etc. j. NJ. PIERCE. 735 Mkt
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

TOHN E. RICHARDS LAW OFFICES ROOMS
y 26 and ~, Crocker building; &lephons kaLa
70, Gan Francisco Cal
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strong but friendly rivalry as to who shall
dispose of the most tickets.
A good band will furnish music for the
drill and also military concert for those
who attend.