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The San Francisco call., 1897-05-16
HER DORA WAS MARRIED IS AsX Gus FOR SAFETY WAS HIS OWN RECEIPT
c Crf CT OF Authority B:tween
Con5tab es aud Rae track
O fcers.
Con table Cronln Arrests tn, Gate,
keeper for r sisting an Officer
of tie Law
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL,

Il,
906 Broadway, MAY 15.j
Secretary Milroy OF the Oakland Race
track Association did not relish the fact
that deputy constable created him a
walking receipt ior bail money which he
was required to put up in contempt pro-
ceedings.
This little inconvenience is but one in
cident in conf ct which has broken out
between Constable Cronin OF Oakland
Township and the racetrack officers.
Two weeks ago Constable Cronin ar
rested two men in the betting ring who
were fighting until they were covered with
blood. He waited for some time to see if
the track officers would stop the row, and
seeing that they did not he at once placed
the men under arrest.
The knowledge that his action would
make public the fact that there had been
trouble at the track caused the officials to
do every thing in their power to prevent
Cronin from exercising his authority, and
10 add to the unpleasantness, day or
two later 1t became cessary for the Con-
sta bic to serve O subpoena on Mr.. Milroy.
The secretary ignored it, and was later
arrested on bench warrant. A few days
ago Constable Cronjn was attem ptine to
pass through the gate as the track as
usual, on account of his bein. al officer,
but he was informed that on no account
could he be permitted to 90 through. He
thereupon paid 81 and went in. The next
day this experience was repeated. Yes
terday Cronin had warrant to serve on a
man that was in the track. He went to
the gate, was refused admission, even
after he had made known his business.
and when Gatekeeper Detweiler forcibly
prevented him from entering Cronin at
once placed him under arrest for resisting
an officer and took him to the County
Jsii.
"These people at the track" said Cronin
to-day, "have been trying for some time
10 run things to suit themselves. But
they cannot do it so far as am concerned.
The District Attorney has advised me that
l am acting legally in going in there to
serve processes of court, and | will not be
interfered with by racetrack employees"
The racetrack officials say that there
was no trouble with Cronin until he was
refused the privilege of passing through
the gates as deadhead, and that as soon
as he was required to pay his way he be-
gan to make tronnie
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-16
Manager Krutts ciritt VIII Try
to Gear Mark.t
Stree.
Proposition to B. Submitted TO th
Council N xt Monday
Nj, ht.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL, !

9OS Broadway, May Is. !
Since the killing of John Knarston,
prominent officer OF tie Druids, a the
corner of Ma ket and Seventh streets,
nearly two years ago. there has been a
general desire on the part OF the public
that the gore block which makes that
point highly dangerous, should be re-
moved.
This afternoon an important meeting
was held at the deadly corner, for the pur-
pose of considering the removal of the
building there located. There were pres
ent General Manager Kruttschnitt of the
Southern Pacific, A. D. Wider, w. D.
Curtis. supervising engineer, superin-
tendent Fraser. Mayor Thomas. Council
men Pringls, Rowe, CuvelIier and Henne.
berry.
The building. which has been the cause
Of several people losing their lives
through not being able to see the train as
1t comes around the curve, is owned by q
man named Machado, and stands so lar
ont that there are only few feet between
its frontage and the track.
Councilman Cuvellier showed that the
house could be removed. the cellar filled
in ana the curb extended so that every
thing would be saie, and there would still
be little plot on which little grass and
few flowers could be planted. The re-
moval would also enable the com pany to
make the tracks at that point much
straighter.
Mr.. Kruttschnitt said that the removal
of the building would not only stand to
the benefit OF the city, but would at the
same time insure greater protection to
life. The house is assessed for $4,000 and
the land for $1,000.
A general consultation was held regard
ing the advisa bility of doing away with
the building, and also regarding the SUBJ
stitution OF electricity for steam, and the
conference concluded with an agreement
on the part of the railroad officials that
next Monday night they would submit
to the City Council a proposition regard
ing the removal of the building.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-16
4 Mother Finds a Missing Girl,
but Is Pcwarless to
Regain Her.
Went to Church Last Suud y Nigh :.
Met H,r Lover and Was
QlickIy Welded.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL, !

sos Broadway, May, 10.
There was & very unusual scene at the
corner OF Fourteenth and Broadway this
morning Mrs. E. B. McCord of Fruit
vale discovered her daughter riding in a
buggy with a young man named Ray
Torras.
Last Sunday evening Miss Dora Nc
Cord, who is better known as Miss Bing-
ham, told her mother that she was going
to church. She left the house and within
an hour she was the legal wife of Ray Tor
ras. Nothing was said about the mar
riage, and it was not until the published
announcement of the marriage license
reached Mrs. McCord that she knew what
her daughter had done. The young lady
went home after the marriage as usua al,
but when the secret was out there was
lively scene at the McCord household.
The next day Mrs. McCord went to JUS
tice Lawrence and asked for a warrant
charging Torras with kidnapping her
daughter, who after the discovery had
disappeared. All efforts to locate the
young couple were in vain until this
m or ming, when Mrs. McCord saw her
daughter and son-in-iaw riding along
Broadway in a buggy.
Constable Weldon, who was with Mrs.
McCord, stopped the buggy and questioned
the young couple. He was soon satisfied
the girl was over the age of lS and also
that she had been legally married. and
consequently he advised the mother he
could do nothing in the premises. Mrs.
McCord attempted to pull young Mrs.
Torras out of the buggy, but her husband
prevented her and drove away as quickly
as possible.
They could not be found during the rest
of the day, but caused it to be known that
they left tonight for some place where
they will not be troubled any more.
For several months it has been known
that cordial relations existed between the
two young people, and Mrs. McCord was
very outspoken in her objections TO Ray
Torras not only to her daughter, bu: to
her neighbors. The young lady, however,
had mind of her own and refused TO dis
courage Rays attentions. and decided at
last to act on her own responsibility
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-16
Prizes at St. Mary's.

OAKLAND, CAL, May 15.-The stu
dents of St. Mary's College celebrated the
distribution OF the prizes of their late
field day with an appropriate entertain
ment in the college auditorium last night.
The hall was beautifully decorated with
flags and bunting for the occasion. AT
the conclusion of the programme the
prizes were awarded to the successful
competitors by the officers of the athletic
association. The annual banquet will
take place Wednesday. May 10, in the
college dining hall. Those who took part
in the exercises were: Edward Sheehy,
Messrs Young, Flanagan, w. P. Sulli-
van, F. MicheIs, So]en. Rattigan, Hay
ward. Cone, Brady, Finan and the college
orchestra,
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-16
BARBECUE At A
TUNNELS MOUTH
How Contra Costa Will
Try to Create Public
Enthusiasm.
General Rally of All Interested
in Joining Two Couu.
ties.
Hoa. ]. M. Steve Has Prepared
Statement and P an to Raise
the Fund.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL,
9OS Broadway, May Is.

gus Broadway, May 10.
Contra Costa County is going TO take
the initiative in arousing public enthusi-
asm on behalf of the proposed tunnel
through the hills into Alameda County.
committee of citizens is now arrang-
ing for a grand demonstration next Satur-
day at the Contra Costa end OF the tunnel.
There will be barbecue and some speech
making and general rally of those who
favor the project in those counties. and
very enthusiastic gathering is expected.
The com mittees from both coun ties, ap-
pointed to boom the project and look up
the route, will be present, as we'll as The
members of the Oakland Board of Trade,
Merchants Exchange, Alameda and Con-
ira Costa Supervisors and other inflen-
tiaI citizens.
Hon. ]. NJ. Stowe of Walnut Greek, who
has always been an earnest advocate Of
the tunnel road, has secured estimates OF
the cost of the proposed enterp-lre and
finds that tunnel 1000 feet in length can
be excavated Tor $28 900, to which it will
be necessary TO add $4,000 for the ap-
proaches on both sides of the hill
This would make a total of $40. COO, of
which Contra Costa County has expressed
itself as being willing TO pay half.
Mr.. Stowe says this amount could be
most easily raised by appropriating 5000
from the general fund of the county, leav-
ing SO 900 TO be raised by bonding the
road district which will be directly
benefited. This would increase he taxa
tion of townships and 3 but 81 cents
on each $1,000 worth OF taxable property
for the next ten years. This would be
small outlay compared with the benefits
that would accrue by reason of added
population and the consequent increase of
taxable property that would follow the
opening of the new road.
AS matters stand al present Alameda
County, which has done the greater part
of the clamoring for the road during the
past twenty years, is now showing less
anxiety to have il completed than Contra
Costa.
The Supervisors are about equally
divided as to whether to make an appro-
priation for the work at the beginning OF
the next fiscal year. which commences
July l, or to undertake half of the work
and join with the Contra Costa Super
visors.
The merchants of Oakland are still ac-
lively advocating the proposition and are
not at all disheartened.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-16
SHOT IN sELF-DEFENsE.
Mcmahon Says q Few Words Abou
the Elmhurst Tragedy.

McMahon Says q Few Words About
the Elmhurs Tragedy.
OAKLAND. CAL, May 15-P D. Nc.
Mahon, the Emhurst painter who shot
Deputy Constable Carrage last night.
still refuses to say anything about the
affair. The wounded man has been given
up by the physicians, who declare that
there is not one chance in thousand for
his life.
Mr<. Mcmahon said to-day that when her
husband came home last night he struck
their little three-year-old boy. He then
threatened to strike his wife, and little
later knocked her down in corner of the
room, kicked her on the chest and struck
her on the head several times. Her
screams brought the constable to the
house,
To his jailer to-day Mcmahon made the
statement that Clarrage entered the hou Sc
while he was having some trouble with
his wife. He did not know that he was
an officer, and says that Clarraee
fiourished pistol in his face before he
went to his bedroom and got his shotgun
to protect himself. Clarrage's diving
statement when he regained onscious-
ness was taken to-day by the District At
torney.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-16

tenant, as he was about to leave Berkeley
tor good. They raised money by sub
scription and bought a costly sword, in.
tending to have an interesting little pre-
sentation ceremony at the commencement
exercises. When the afternoon came they
were surprised to find that there was no
lieutenant present. The exercises wore
on, and still the head of the military de-
partment did not appear.
An investigation disclosed the fact that
he had said q last farewell to the campus
over which he has marched unwilling
cadets for four years. He had started for
England to be present at the Queens jub-
lice.
TIE disgruntled students abandoned
their gift idea. The maker of the sword
agreed to take it back and refund the pur-
chase money ana to-day the handsome
present with its kindly sentiments written
in steel found its way back to the business
firm that designed it.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-16
SENT. THE SWORD
TO ITS MAKER
A Gift Intended as a Com
pliment, but Never
Presented.
Students Who Desired to
Remember Lieutenant
Winn.
The Lieutenant Went Away AMI the
Present. Buyers Got Their
Monsy Back.

BERKELEY. CAL, May ia gold
mounted sword inscribed with the name
of Lieutenant Frank Long Winn, was re-
turned to it's maker to-day. The sword
was to have been presented to the man
whose name it bears by the officers of the
University Battalion, but the lieutenant
absented himself from the commence
ment exercises. at which the gift was to
have been made, and now the purchasers
have got their money back and the CON-
plimentary inscription telling of the good
qualities of the intended recipient of the
weapon will be melted away.
The officers OF the battalion decided
that it would be a most appropriate act on
their part to make some gift to the lieu-
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-16
Saturdays Baseball Match.

OAKLAND, CAL, May 5.-The Young
Invinclbes defeated the Franklin Schools
by score OF 6 to 10. The features Of the
and g. Bigley, first baseman. Captain
Bigley says he would like to hear from
any team under IA years of age.
The Young CALIFORNIA; defeated the
Happy Days (both OF Oikland) by score
OF 10 TO 8. The Cali ornias are: Manuel
Swartz, pitcher; Richie Cruz, catcher !;
Joe Pacheco. captain; Dick Wolf, first
base; Dan Sullivan, second base; Joe Fur
taedo, third base; Louis Smith, left field.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-16
ED SCHIEFFELIN DEAD,
Sudden Death Of tho Noted Mine at
Canyonville, Or, From Some
Unknown Cause.

Canyonville, Or, From Some
Unknown Cause.
ALAMEDA, CAL. May ia dispatch
was received here to-day from Canyon.
vile. Or, announcing the sudden death
there to-day of Edward L. Schieffelin, the
well-known miner, who for sevrral years
has been a resident of this place what
time he was not absent looking after his
mining interests in Alaska, Arizona and
elsewhere.
The dispatch gave no details, but simply
said that he had peen found dead in his
bed, either from apoplexy or heart dis.
ease. Schieffelin and his brothers first
came into prominence as the discoverers
of the famous Tombstone mines in Ari-
zona, which made them milllonaires.
Since then they have engaged in mining
in many other localities and with great
success. The deceased left here about
week ago to go to Oregon to look after
some mines there. He was the pink OF
health apparently when he left ana his
death is a sudden and terrible shock. His
wife is visiting in the southern part of the
State and could not be reached 10 be mott.
fed to-day of the death of her husband.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-16


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The San Francisco call., 1897-05-16
Notes.

The famous horse Altamont is in this CITY.
under the care OF veterinary surgeon.
The cricket game that was to have been
played tomorrow at the West End between the
Alameda and San Jose teams has been post
poned because of the death OF G. G. Ward, a
member Of the frst-named club.
The rite of confirmation will be admin istered
at Christ Church Tomorrow by Bishop Mich
OILS and at ST. JOSEF ph's by Archbishop Riordan.
Large classes will be confirmed in both cases.
The Alameda Boat Club regatta will take
place at 2 P. NJ. tomorrow. The Buffalo Base
bal. Club and the Fruitvsle Stars will play
base ball at 10 A. NJ. tomorrow, aud the
Olympics and Hiesemans will pray at2PM
The Lincoln Gun Club will have a shoot at
Alameda Point tomorrow. The Encinals will
shoot at Birds Point. and there will be ten
man shoot of the San Jose and Empire Clubs
at Alameda Point
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-16
DR.. Hobbs to Preach.
At the Theaters.

OAKLAND, CAL, May 15.-De Wolf
Hopper and his company will play TO
packed houses during the two nights OF
their Oakland engagement-next Monday
and Tuesday. The Hoppers have not yet
found a theater large enough for the m i,
and "El Capitan" promises 10 be no ex-
ception.
Some frst-class vaudeville has been seen
at the Oakland Theater this week, and
will be continued next week, with many
Improvements and some new and c.ever
people.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-16

The Queens coronation ring is never
out of her sight and is worn by her every
evening. 1t is band OF gold containing
a cross in rnbies surrounded by white
brilliants. A coronation ring is supposed
to symboize the wedding of the sovereign
with the nation.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-16

When Moroccos Sultan decides to
marry, the whole country becomes
shrouded in gloom, as every abiect must
contribute wedding present. The Sultan
is about to take second wife, aud much
discomfort is reported.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-16

A japanese woman's bridal veil is care
fully put aside after the ceremony and is
not used again until her death. when it is
utilized as u shroud.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-16
THEY WANT BRYAN.
The Bimeta1lic Club Will Ask the Ex-
Candidate to Pay Alameda
"a Visit

Visit
ALAMEDA, CAL, May 15.-At the
meeting of the Alameda Bimetallic Club
last evening com mittee consisting of
Postmaster Stoddard and Recorder st.
Sure was appointed to send letter of in
vitation to w. J. Bryan TO pay a visit to
this city on the occasion OF his coming
trip to California. President Voogt OF The
club will be in Los Angeles when the ex-
Candle idate is there. and will extend a per-
sonal invitation to him. 1t Is believed
that Mr.. Bryan will have warm welcome
mere, although it is an overwh el mingly
Repub blican town.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-16

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The San Francisco call., 1897-05-16

Every room in the Hotel Cecil, London,
has telephone in it.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-01-06
Labor Notes.

Cincinnati newspaper carriers Will
org ,uize They claim that newsboys
hurt them by selling on their routes.
Brooklyn Central Labor Union will
try to prevent the establish ment OF
rrinting and other plants in the peni-
tentiary.
The New York Central Labor Union
has referred the plan of the Machinists'
Association for an inter-oceanIc canal
to the Secretary of the Treasury in
Washington.
The ex-foreman of the composing
room of the Superior (Wis.) Telegram
has sued the union for not accepting
him as a member since the office has
been unionized. He places damages
at $1,000.
Amalgamated Steel Metal Workers
of Chicago not only won a strike for
tie discharge of nCn union men, but
t.. manager of the building advanced
S2o to the workmen to pay their dues
to the organization.
Milwaukee is to have labor ex-
change. A person producing an arti-
Gle of value to others can deposit and
get warehouse receipt, with which he
can secure some other article of equal
value that has been deposited by some
other producer.
The regular tariff for Maine barber
shops. excepting hotel shops, is as fol-
lows: Shaving, 10 cents; hair trimming,
Is or 20 cents; hair cutting % cents;
shampooing, 25 cents. The bar bers
are now organizing to do away with
5-cent shops, etc.
The factory laws of Massachusetts,
limiting the employment of woman
and minors to 5S hours per week and
preventing the employment of SUCH
persons more than 10 hours in any one
day are being violated in many work
shops in Boston. Central Labor Union
wants the Chief of Police to enforce
the law.
The Federation of Labor of the
State of Minnesota calls upon the
working people of that to State organize
both on eco omical and independent
political lines for purpose of es-
tiblishiug the cooperative common
wealth based on the collective owner
ship of the means of production and
their operation for the benefit of the
people.
The State Labor Bureau of Minne-
sofa will seek amendments in the in
terest of child labor. Eight-hour laws,
amendments to the arbitration law and
the repeal of the strIck jury law will
be asked for. Miners want mine in
spectors elected by popular vote and
the corporation to take out b2dies of
eutombed miners. Broommakers and
shoemakers want convict work la
Neled. !
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-01-06
Patent Notes

A recently designed ink-stand has a
port ion of it's cover hinged to the side
of the bottle IN sucfr ;.-manI,'r :. as TO be
easily depressed oy the pen, returning
to position by Its .Ouan weight and clos
ing the aperture as ssSu rs the pen is
removed.
To deposit sand on i.s rails in 'front.'
of street car = ce q. Avention has =
sand reservoir. at the bottom of which
is horizontal pipe in which screw is
operated by crank on the platform
of the car, thus forcing the sand into a
slanting tube, from which it runs to
the track.
A combined wire stretcher and do.
mestic scale has just been patented. 1t
consists of a central bar having teeth
to ensasra thyshnrt end of lever for
use as stretcher, aud coied spring,
for use as scaleo, surrounding the bar,
on which is placed series of figures
indicating different weights.
An automatic grain-measuriug de
vice consists OF an elevator with q chain
Of buckets and a counterpoised recep-
tacle, into which the grain falls When
the right quantity is obtained the recep-
tacle drops downward, stopping the
elevator and emptying the grain
through an opening in the bottom,
when it returns to Its position and
automatically starts the elevator again. 1
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-01-06
tens of Interest.

The valuation of Utah for taxation
purposes is Sl06. 743,0S2
st. Louis is the largest tobacco manu-
factoring center in the world.
The gifts to the New York University
last year amounted to S457 173.
This years mustard crop in Cali
fornia amoants to 16. 6.000,0 ,000 pounds.
Philadelphia was the first city TO
issue directory, its first edition coming
out in 1875.
Every citizen is bound to assist a
sheriff in making an arrest when called
upon.
The first religious journal in this
country was the Recorder, at Chilli
cothe, o., in 1914.
There are now no survivors of the
battle of Waterloo, which was fought
81 years ago.
The first patent was issued to Samuel
Hopkins in 1870 for making "pOt or
pearl ashes"
The cost of we'll bred pack of fox
hounds is about S., 900. and the annual
bill for keep about as much.
1t ls stated in fashionable journal
that LOCO, 900 bonnets we're sold in
London during one week recently.
The speed of he fastest Atlantic
steamer is now greater than that of the
express trains on Italian railways.
Prof. Huxley says that an oyster is a
for more complicated piece of machin-
cry than the finest SWISS watch.
The greatest taxpayer is tobacco In
the last 81 years this product has paid
a tribute of 81, 900, ,O00,0 900 to Uncle
Sam alone.
A Boston physician carries storage
battery in his gig to light the gig
lamps, and also an electric hight on the
horses head.
If a strip of webbing two inches wide
is sewed tightly On the underside of
rug close to the edge it Will prevent the
curling.
The United States Military Academy
at West Point was established by act OF
Congress in 1902, Cadets receive $54U
a year.
There are 5000 distileries in the
United States. North Carolina leads,
with 1924, and Virginia is next, with
1852. Pennsylvania has l g.