The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 30, 1895, Page 13

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1895 13 All the News of Alameda County. HAD A PISTOL I COURT. | children residin Herbert Powell, a LoveSick | Operator, Sent to Jail for Contempt. ANXIOUS TO MARRY A GIRL. But She Flatly Refused to Have Him, and Now He Pretends to Be Insane. OARLAND OFFICE 908 % Herbert Powell created a sensation in Justice Clift's cour troom this afternoon by drawing a revolver behind Attorney Ayers while the latter was cross-examining Pow- ell's mother. The case trunk by Mr: se out of the detention of a C. Powell belonging to Miss Dora Harde Some time ago Miss Har- den went board with Mrs. Powell. ‘While there Herbert fell in love with her and his suit w who was anxious to see the young couvle married. As Herbert was a little back- wara Mrs. Powell, it is alleged, did the proposin, s Miss Dora was not willing to enter- tain the proposition she left the house, and when she sent for her trunk the Powells refused. A deputy constable took the pistol from Herbert in court yesterday. Judge Clift severely reprimanded the youth and let the matter pass. A few minutes later Herbert was on the stand and while testi- | fying he caused Attorney Ayers to ask the Judge to have him examined as to his sanity. When Herbert was asked gquestions he sometimes refused to answer them, and | ark have been s supported by his mother, | rest as one of the spectators at the dog-fight in Bottomley's barn. Farno claims he was not Eresenl, 2nd that his reputation was damaged ¥ the arrest. A number of cases of scarlet fever among the just outside of the cityin en reported, though s yet o fatal Tesults. Mr.end Mrs, Rossini L. Ingraham of New- | ¢ permitted to adopt Annie Wad- itzka, aged 13, whose father died about ten years ago, and who was abandoned by her | mother. Dennis O'Keete, a 12-year-old lad of East | Oakiand, died from lockjaw Sunday, the result of & cut on the forefinger of the left hand. He | was cutting kindlings and wounded his finger with the hatchet. The nith annual grand prize masque carni- val of Oakland Branch No. 6, Journeymen | Butchers’ Protective and Benevolent Associa- tion is to be given Wednesday evening of next | week at Germania Hall. The Public Administrator has sold under an order of court ten shares of stock of the Spring Valley Water Company belonging to the estate of the late Benjamin Hull, to K. G. Brown of San Francisco for $11,096 25. Judge Frick has admitted Michael Collins to beilin the sum oi $10,000. An effortis be- ing made to secure bondsmen to qualify in that amount in_order that the old man may be released from the County Jail, where he has been since January last. ‘DR MERRITT WAS HUMAN Fruitvale have there have been n | | The Man of Iron, as Shownin a E Diary of His Youth, Loved [ His Mother. The Doctor’s Friends Think He In. tended a Picture in the Book for Mrs. Garcelon. OaxLaxD OFFICE Sax Francisco CALL,} | 908 Broadway, Oct. 29. A little diary which has just come to | light is interesting at this time as showing | the character of Dr. Merritt, the dead mil- | lionaire, thirty-five years ago. It de- | scribes, in the doctor's own handwriting, | the details of a very interesting visit made to the East before the breaking out of the | i A REPRODUCTION OF A PENCIL SEKETCH IN DR. MERRITT’S DIARY FOR 1860. sometimes he answered them in Latin. He refused to obey the order of the court and ntelligently, so Judge Clift sent him to the county jail for twenty-four hours for contempt. Herbert Powell is a Southern Pacific telegraph operator. e has been out of work since the last strike, and it is thought his mind is not balanced. Death of Mrs. Stephen T. Gage. Mrs. Stephen T. Gage, wife of the well- | known and_veteran attache of the Central | Pacific Railroad Company, died at_her residence, 1300 Harrison street, to-night. For several days little hope has been_ en- tertained for the recovery of the patient, although she has succeeded bravely for al- most a decade of years in fighting a malady which many pronounced incur- able. To her, however, the disease appeared to be within the skill of physicians to cure, and witi that end in view she has had at her command the best medical advice and attendance that coulda be obtained in both continents. Despite her will power, however, and de- spite also the skill of the best physicians, the ailment steadily made inroads upon her constitution and attacked some of the vital organs. In this instance it was Mrs, Gage’s lungs that had been assaiied, and s0 severely that the gallant battle for life of the patient ended in defeat. Last night it was thought that the end bad almost arrived and that Mrs. Gage could not long survive, should be able to the sun rise this morning. However. just when it seemed that all hope had gone a change was no- ticed in the condition of the sick woman. Suberallied with an intensity and strength which surprised her physicians and brought joy to the hearts of the members of her sorrowing fagmily. But it was short lived and this evéning she breathed her last. Pierce Had Them Run Down. Market Inspector Pierce received a_ visit to-day from Meat Inspector Davis of San Fiancisco, to ask co-operation in stopping the transportation of bad meat from this side across the bay. The San Francisco inspector called ‘particular attention to two men named Mike Gormley and Jacob Weill as two of the worst offenders. He expressed great surprise when told that Pierce had both of these men under arrest. e HISTORY OF A DAY. Alameda County Happenings Told in Brief Chapter. OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL,) 908 Broadway, Oct. 29. { Jim Mokler, one of the men arrested at the dog-fight paid a $28 fine iu Justice Clift's court yesterday. J. W. Hampton has located & mining claim upon & manganese lode, in this county, near Livermore. Philip Boogar’s last will and testament was admitted to probate this morning in Judge Greene’s court. The setting of C. R. Bennett’s case for trial & third time went over for four weeks to-day. There is an appeal pending. The settlement of the bill of exceptions pre- liminary to the appeal of the water-front case has been continued to November 4. Tie eutopsy held upon the remains of Mrs. Carrie A. Libby developed the fact thab the sudden death 0f the San Francisco lady was due 1o an abdominal tumor. Judge Ogden has overruled the decision of Mrs. 8, C. Sanford in the suit brought by W. E. Ferno for $2000 damages on account of an ar- if, indeed, she | | Civil War. started to make his fortune, and on one of the pages of the diary he estimated that on January 4, 1860, he was worth nearly $162,000. Even at that early date the amount of money loaned on notes was culations: “Interest due to date, $3060 11. Must get some of it in.” There is not a line in the diary that re- flects on any human being. On several | pages there are little pencil-drawings, which show that he was somewhat of an artist as well as an author. It throws no light on Bowdoin College, the hospital trust or Mrs. Garcelon’s frame of mind, but one little sketch of an old lady sitting in a rocking-chair and smoking a pipe is said by some of his friends to be intended as a sketch of that lady. Scattered through the pages are crude pictures of horses and hackney carriages, with an occasional diagram of some piece of real estate, While in Maine, it 1s very plain_that the doctor was very fond of rides with young ladies, and scattered over a month of his records we find, “Rode out with Miss Perkins,” “Took a ride with Miss Me- Crea,” “Rode to Brunswick with Miss Havden.” There are also many references to lit~ tle trips with Miss Robinson, who was evi- dently the favorite, Nearly every day there is an item ot a few dollars for some book or carriage, at- | tached to which, in parenthesis, is the | word “mother.” It does not appear any- where tiat he ever allowed her to eat'a meal which cost less than $1. Dr. Merritt's old diary was hidden in a pile of rubbish for more than a quarter of a century, and was found when the furni- ture of the Merritt house was sold at auc- tion a few years ago. Liiie bR v LIGHTNING WORKS A MIRACLE. It Was a Remarkable Coincidence and Folks Are Astonished. What is regarded as a miraculous occur- rence in Neversink ToWnship, New York, is attracting deep attention among resi- dents of the vicinity and a deep religious fever has suddenly seized the community. Hiram Hornbeck has one son, Abner, who in his youth was headstrong and frequently quarreled with his parents. ‘Twelve years ago he left home, leaving a note saying he was going West to make his fortune, and during that time his parents had not heard from him. Abner came home, aiter a complete financial failure, last week. He gyas ragged, penniless and penitent. He got home just in time to escape a drenching from a terrific storm. His aged father and mother had just ac- comfi their wayward son a glad greeting when lightning struck and killed a calf in the farmyard. The same bolt entered an open window of the house, struck the family Bible, and opened it at the fifteenth chapter of St. Luke, which contains the parable of the prodigal son, and left a black mark oppo- site the twenty-third verse of that chapter, which reads: And bring hither the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and be merry. The Bible has been left as it lay after the lightning struck it, and hundreds of men and women have gazed upon it with reverence and awe.—New York Recorder, | At that tiwe he had just| | $75,000, and he adds at the end of his cal- | | does not think the ‘CHURCH WOULD NOT PAY. He Says the “Fish” Gang Is Try- ing to Extort Money From Him. HOW PERATA DID POLITICS, He Had Orders From Church to Allow No Thirsty Men Around the Polls. 0AKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL,} 908 Broadway, Oct, 29. In West QOakland is a gang of young politicians known sometimes as the ‘‘Fish gang’’ and at other times as the *“Sporting- life gang.” It was a genuine surprise when Frank Perata, brother of the leader of the gang, filed a complaint against Supervisor Church for $110 “for political services.” Tt was not known that Supervisor Church had enlisted the services of the gang | which furnishes a large provortion of the | cases to the Police Court. He declares | that he knows nothing of them, but Perata says differently, and the matter will now be ventilated in the Superior Court. Last February Perata tried to collect his [bill and filed a suit, the particulars of which read thus: W. H. Church To Frank Perata. OAKLAND, Feb. 1, 1895. November 6, 1894—To money paid out elec- tioneering for you, and which you prom- ised to repay. 5 $25 00 November 6 and 7—To ser polis and counting votes 25 00 Total ..850 00 The suit was dismissed by the plaintiif’s attorney, who stared that his client had re- | ceived some encouragement from Church that induced him to withdraw his claim. Evidently Church did not keep his alleged promise, though just how the $50 grew to §110 1s not made plain. Perata says he a bill of particulars, but if he should doso, Perata says he is able to furnish them. “What did my client do?”” said Attorney Aram to-day. “Well, he did politics. Three days he spent in distributing tickets and watching the polls for Mr. Church, and, of course, he found many by the wayv- side who were beset by thirst, and Mr. Church had given orders that no thirsty men were to be permitted near the polling- booth. Supervisor Church says that the case is one of pure blackmail. “Some time ago Perata came to me,” he said, “and demanded $25. I told him he could not have it. He said he was in trouble and needed some money. I told | him I would give him $5, but he refused it and said be would push the matter through. When I asked him what he meant he replied he was going to sue for it. I told him to go ahead and this is the result. Itis a scheme to get money out of Those fellows try to bleed ail office- holders, but I refuse to be bled. Tam only too willing to go into court, but I have cautioned him to be very careful regarding his testimon “I never went near that crowd when 1 was running for office and never promised them anything. Even had he any claim for such servic lawed by the purity of election laws. They are being backed by certain influences here with the idea that it will hurt me.” SLOGENG AT FODTBALL Three Berkeley Men Will Be Laid Up for the Next Ten Days. Town Officials Arrested for Confiscating Property of Saloons—Mrs. Lib- by’s Death. BERKELEY, Oct. A general spirit | of dissatisfaction has shown itself in the | few days at the character of the football | game played by the Reliance team last | Saturday. It is charged that the latter and other unfair tactics. The generally used-up condition of the college men who took part has been offered as a proof of the statements made against | their opponents. At least three men will be laid up for the next ten days as a result of the game. To further substantiate the position taken by the University of California men | a prominent player on the team to-day referred to the unfair tactics used by a member of the Rehance Club in the prac- tice game at Berkeley three weeks ago when Hupp left the field because of the slogging of Sherrard, and when Butter- worth came forward and scored Sherrard for his action. “Josh” Did Not Appear. “Josh” did not come out this morning, the time for its regular appearance. The committee on students’ whom Editor Steele, Chairman Jackson and Business Manager Robbins were 1ecently summoned for examination, have not as yet served an injunction on “Josh.”’ Robbins, the business manager, was called before the committee to-day to give an explanation as to why he allowed the advertisement reflecting on the character of Lieutenant Winn to appear. The exact conversation could not be learned, but it was understood that some of the commit- tee considered the personalities 1n the last issue of Josh were meant as a sortof a **bluff”” for the purpose of finding out if they would really order the publication stopped. Town Authorities Sued. Marshal Lloyd and Deputies Kerns and Esmond, who raided a nember of illegiti- mate saloons a short time ago and confis- cated a quantity of liquor, were sued to- day by O. Berg, one of the men whose place was searched, for the recovery of $59. Of this amount $29 is alleged to be the value of the liquor seized, while the bal- ance represents Costs. This action on the part of Berg is said to be a “‘feeler,” and if the liquor men win, it is understood that they wiil bring suit for heavy damages against the odgcinls for confiscating their goods. Died From Natural Causes. An autopsy over the remains of Mrs. Libby of 2222 Hyde street, San Francisco, who was supposed yesterday to have died from the effects of eating poisoned mush, showed that she came to her death through natural causes. The funeral will take place to-morrow from Berkeley. ' Improved Mail Service. On November 1 the mail service will be extended by the addition of another car- rier, whose territory will be confined to the central part of town. ————— Yerba Buena Jinks. The members of Yerba Buena Parlor No. 84 of the Native Sons of the Golden West had a jolly good time with a numberof their friends in Social Hall, Aleazar buwlding, night. It wasa high fidks 1o s swokgr. upervisor witl demand | as he alleges they are out- | student body of the university for the past | was given to continued slogging, fouling | affairs, before | interesting programme Was presented. Among those who participated were the Hawthorne quartet, the Castiliian quartet, Frank Murasky who gave a recitation, Ferris Hartman who sang a song, Thomas Keane who recited, Henry Larsen who played a violin solo, J, J. Cooney Who sang several comic songs, and J. C. Hughes w;\olgn\'e & vocal solo. Dr. H. J. Richards pre- sided. NOE LAND SUIT AT LAST. Papers Filed in the Twenty-Five Million Dollar Liti- gation. The long threatened and longer deferred $24,000,000 1and suit of the Noe heirs was filed late yesterday afternoon. There are several thousand defendants, only a few hundred being mentioned in the complaint. Among those best known are: Wellington C. Burnett, William O. Bush, O. D. Baldwin, Sarah J. Boyle, James L. Fraser, Eugene J. Goss, Golden Gate Park Land and Improvement Com- pany, Milo Hoadley, Henry T. Holmes, Laura T. Holmes, R. P. Hammond, Thomas Kelly, Homer 8. King, Mark Levi, Market and Stanyan Street Land and Im- rovement Company, Robert McMillan, i‘dgar Strauss, Castro Street Land Com- pany, Jacob Heyman, Solomon Getz, John R. Spring, William M. Fitzhugh, James P. McCarthy, E. Avery McCarthy, Robert H. Blanding, L. H. Bonestell, John Mogan, M. Bruns, Behrend Joost, Home of Peace Cemetery, Congregation Shereth Isreal. The names of the Noe heirs. who are plaintiffs in the suit are given as follows: Miguel Noe, Vincente Noe, = Catalina Splivalo and Catalina Noe. After describing the lands of the San Miguel Rancho claimed by the heirs, as beretofore shown by THE CALL in cen- nection with a map, the complaint asks | for a decree in favor of the plaintiffs. CITY HALL WORK FAULTY, Even Alameda Experiences | Trouble With Its New | Building. | . | Town Trustees Reject Bolts in the | Steel Vaults—National Guard Shoot. ALAMEDA, Carn, Oct. 29.—The City | Trustees visited the City Hall this | morning to inspect the vaults, their attention being called to the bolts, which were not 1n accordance with the | plans and specifications, and not the size required mor of sufficient number. The | work will not be accepted. The work on the municipal building is being carefully watched by the building committee. City Clerk Een Lamborn has been in- structed by the Trustees to advertise for plans and specifications for furnishing vaults in the offices of the City Treasurer, City Clerk and City Marshal, also to ad- vertise for bids to furnish the Treasurer’s office, City Clerk’s office and the Council chamber. The cost of running the electric light plant for the past five years amounted to $64,045 67, the monthly cost per lamp be- ing $8 25. Expert J. A. Sansome to the Board of City Trustees when the subject was discussed relative to municipal awnership. i To Shoot for'a Trophy. Range Committees of Company G, N. G. C., 2nd Company B, Naval Battalion, are arranging for a match shoot by a team of twenty-five men selected from each com- pany. Threeshoots are proposed, and will take place at the High-street range, Shell Mound Park and Harbor View. The con- test will be for a trophy, and the team ng the highest total score will be de- clared the winner. A Menace to Drivers. The arc lamp and pole lccated at the site of the old depot will be removed to- morrow. The light will be placed at the southeast corner of Railroad avenue and Park street. This mast and the pole of the electric road were the cause of an acci- { dent, and the Trustees ordered the re- moval made about two weeks ago, but the | order was not complied with. The City | Clerk will again request the electric rail- | way to remove the obstruction, as itisa menace to drivers of vehicles. The chry Staniey s been holding at 5 San Jose avenue, for will be continued indefin- Mrs. Stephenson will devote the itely. proceeds of the show to the fund of the women’s society of the First Congrega- tional Church. Death of an Old Kesident. Henry T. Teeple, father of Conductor George Teeple of the broadgange local | train, died suddenly at his home, 1124 Thirteenth street, last night. Deceased | was 74 years of age, and an old resident of Alameda County. Germania Concert, The singing section of the Verein Ger- mania will give a concert Sunday evening, November 10, at Germania Hall on Lin- coln avenue, The Verein Germania will | be assisted by the Oakland Singing So- ciety. HOTEL ARRIVALS. £ HOTEL. | J Finnell, Tehama | J T Harmon, San Rafael | # W Crooks, Bos:on M L Nelson, Chicago | Dr R M Eames&w,Wash Mrs W Kohl, San Mateo | Miss Kobl, San Mateo H.C Bogzalléy, London . C Smith, Fresno 1 W Minturn; Minturn | BJ Marrow, N Y W LKelley,Cape Vincent F Scott, N Y Mrs C W Waldron, Cal TBStarr&w,NY A Stetson, Cal Mrs H Banning.Los Ang J Hurper, London A Hill, Keswick C 'S Yoag, Bridgeport Mrs CSHoag.Bridgeport L Freund, N ¥ R E Jack, Cal BALDWIN HOTEL, 0 Zicyea, San Jose J L Beard, Centerville ° A Lyon, Sacramento U Sloan & w, St Louis Mrs J Hess, N Y L Levy, Chicago F Lvans & w, Arthur,I1 J A Campbell, Arthur il W H Young, Santa Rosa E D Fanow, Visalia D Webster, Boston M Bowles Jr, Nev hiting&w, Woodind H A Schran, St Helena ¥ E Burns. Sacramento J A O'Brien, Los Angeles C E Woods, gan Diego Miss Woods, 8an Dicgo O A Smith, Porliand W J Dusun, Boston J E Moore, Cario £ O'Brien, Carlo LICK HOUSE.; Z W Moore, Mexico R i Wilhoit, Stockton H G Rogskins, S Ratael W P Osteraau, Livermore ‘W Grant, San Anselmo W E Bains, Coos B Judge S 3 Buck, Eureka W W Thompson, Na Mrs W H Packwood, Ba- Mrs W Thompson, Napa ker City, Or adge Packwood, Oregon ¥ W Allen, San Jose J A Sanborn, Oakiand H D Bowman, Selma H R Bush, Su H de Vries Van Does- J E Carroli, New Mexico burgh. St Helena G Hueter, Alma, J P Stanley, Ukiah ¥ M Goodrich, Hanford N Rosenthial, Madera _ Mrs ¥ Goodrich, Hanford GRAND HOTEL. S L Reed. Reedley irs C F Oliver, San Josa J Rock, Niles £ T Lounge, Santa Hosa G F Ditzler, Bizgs H Campbell, Chicago G B Reed, Chicago Dr Annle Wilder,Auburn J M Vance & C H Smith, Cal TRosencran: H Robinson, New York © E Lindsey, Santa Cruz R J King, Fresno © B Clough & wf, Mass A Westheimer, Fresno W M Hersman, S Martin F D Ryan, Sacramento G _Johnstou, Pleasanton Mrs R'J. Lewis, Boston J S Longley, Ariz Miss & Lewis, Boston _ J A Francls & w, Hanford PALAC F Hadra, Salt Lake I W Nute, St Louis B Jiss Susie Lewis, Boston G L Belcher, Cal Mester R Lewis, Boston T F Chatfield. Sacto W D Creighton & w,Frsno R T Jones, St John CH Dwineile, Felton ¥ Gilroy T J Mason, Newcastle W C Hellb; KansasCyJ W B an Jose Chico e By Queen Victoria’s wish the room in Kensington Palace where her Majesty was born and which was closed for years, has been renovated so as to present the exact appearance which it had in 1819, These figures were rendered by | SLOT MACHINES DOOMED, Harbor Commissioner Colnon Declares Them to Be a Nuisance. THE FAMOUS TANBARK CASE. Heyman & Mayer Present Their De- fense and Gain a Big Con- cession. President Coluon of tne Harbor Com- mission put down his foot yesterday and the chances are that the ‘“nickel-in-the-slot machines” at the ferries will be a thing of the past next Friday. “I think that the deriving of revenue from such a source is beneath the dignity of this commission,” said the president, and the representative of James Wainwright and the Sunset Tele- graph and Telephone Company retired. The Wainwright Company asserts that it has held the exclusive right of exhibit- ing phonographs at the ferries and the op- position wants to gain a foothold. It was then that President Colnon got angry and moved that everything in the shape of a nickel-in-the-slot machine be removed. “L think that if the entire traveling public was polled,” said he, ‘‘the vast ma- Jority would be in fayor of abolishing the machines. Anyhow i think it is beneath the dignity of the board to accept an in- come from such a source.” The matter went over until the next meeting of the board. George W. Kneass appeared before the board in regard to his boatyard on Illinois and Solano streets. He pointed out that he had been there for years and no rent had been demanded from him. Commis- sioner Cole said that the matter had never before been cailed to the consideration of tbe board, but that now something had to be done, as a revort bad been made. President Colnon was not sure that the Commissioners had a right to lease the property, so the final settlement of the matter went over to the next meeting of the board. The question of Heyman & Mayer’s re- bate on tanbark came up on the motion of President Colnon. The firm wants a re- duction on wharfage, but as Secretary Regan asserted they had been granted a similar privilege some time ago and charged their client full rates, the natter went over until yesterday. In talking fo a preposed reduction of rates Mr. Mayer said : We wish to give our version af the matter. In May, 1894, Mr. Windsor of the firm of R. D. Hume & Co. came to us and stated that he had some bark on Center-street wharf that he could not sell on account of its being some- what dameged. We took hold of the matter &u{l managed to sell the bark to A. B. Patrick Co. Atthe same we had some tan bark on_the whari that was shipped in to us from Fish Rock, Mendocino County. After all the bark was sold two bills came to us for extra wharfage. Onebill was for about #20, being extra on the bark from Fish Rock. The other was for $78, being for the bark be- longing to R. D. Hume & Co. We showed the large bill t6 Mr. Windsor of R. D, Hume & Co. and at the same time told him that if he went before the Board of Harbor Commissioners no doubt he could get a rebate bill. Hesaid that as we had a bill wonld we take his bill at the same time aund try to get a rebate for him also? Mr. Heyman took the two bills to the Board of Commissioners and stated the case. The board remitted the small bill altogether and bark from Fish Rock had been on the wharf for about ten days and the bark ot R. D. Hume & Co. for from thirty to forty day Maginiss came to collect _the bi Hume & Co. and that the bill belonged to R. D. that he should go there to collect it. Mr. Ma- giniss must have done so. Mr. Windsor then met Mr. Heyman and asked him about the bill, saying that he thought it rather high and wanted to know of Heyman if he could induce the board to reduce it still more. Heyman said ‘no’; that he had doneall hecould for him, | and that he ought to be well satisfied with the | Iie conld try himself. | Windsor ilen went to the secretary and to him stated his case. We have not received one cent benefit in this matter on account of R. D. Hume & Co. We attended to this matter for R. D. Hume & Co. the seme as we would for any other customer, and shall continue to look after the interests of our customers aslong as we are in the business. We have had no business transactions with R. D. Hume & Co. since May, 1894, We have had no rebates allowed our firm this yenr. YSVe have the bill that Messrs. R, D. Hume & | Co. paid to the Harbor Commissioners. Mr. Windsor will testify to the foregoing as being correct. The two bills were charged to Heyman & Mayer, and rebates allowed to Heyman & Mayer and not to B. D. Hume & Co. That’s all T've got to say. After President Colnon had protested that the speech was all out of order he nevertheless came back to the fact that it was charging “all’” if not “‘more” than the traflic would bear. The poor producer gets nothing and the transportation agency gets the profit. Ir the case under discus- sion Heyman & Mayer showed that freight on tanbark was $2 50 a ton, and that at the chute it cost §1 delivered. At the present time the article is only worth $3a cord, and naturally Mayer wanted to know where the producer was going to “get off” in the transaction. On the motionof Com- missioner Cole the bill of §54 was cut in two, and Presigent Colnon announced that at the next meeting he would move to have the rates on tanbark reduced in order to help the small shippers. One Democrat and one Republican were one Republican less in office. On the mo- tion of President Colnon Thomas Casev was appointed to the position of collector at sections 3 and 4 of the seawall, to super- sede J. H. McCann, whose time has ex- pired. John Newford, on the motion of Commissioner Cole, takes the place of H. G. Geddes as collector at section 1. New- ford is a favorite from one end of the front to the other, and hisappointment will give general satisfaction. *“Tom” Casey is a power among the Democrats, and his ele- vation to office is hailed with fjny by “‘the boys.” Casey has had years of experience as” “shipping clerk” on American and English vessels, so he is well fitted for his new positio: GRAND JURY IN SESSION, Chief Crowley Called on the Sub- ject of Signboards and Sidewalks. More Complaint Against the Conduct of Police Courts—A Case of Betrayal. Many witnesses were called before the Grand Jury yesterday and among them was Chief of Police Crowley. The Grand Jury immediately after its impanelment started out with a great rush to sweep the sidewalks clear of obstruc- tions, to remove suspended signs and cause unsightly bulletin boards to vanish. The Supervisors, complying with a request from the jury, passed a resolution revok- ing all special permits and privileges. The Chief of Police was also instructed to enforce the order against obstructions. The revocation of special privileges gave the Chief an opportunity to make his work effective, and his campaign against obstructions became so vigorous that the Supervisors implored him to suspend actiyity until they could confer with the on_thia | reduced the large bill from $78 to $39. The | | revate allowed and if he was not satisfied that, appointed to places on the front, making | Merchants’ Association and agree upon an ordinance that would allow signs of various descriptions and obstructions of a minor character to be maintained. p . The action of the Board of Supervisors in voting to rescind the resolution revok- ing special privileges and a copy of the resolution of the board calling on the Chief to suspend operations came before the Grand {I’u . The Chief is not much concerned in the disagreement between the Supervisors and the Grand Jury, for the reason that most of the obstructions which disfigured the streets have been removed. Three witnesses were on hand yesterday to teli the Grana Jury something more about Police Judge Campbell. The matter of which they complain was before the Grand Jury which immediately preceded this one, and was referred to a committee, which did not report on the_subject. The assertion is made that Judge Campbell’s court allows property to be seized and transferred under search warrants issued in his court, and that such proceeding is contrary to law and justice. It is said that Judge Campbell is not the only of- fender in this respect, but that other Po- lice Judges follow his example. The wit- nesses in #his complaint will again be heard next Friday. A case which has claimed the attention of the Grand Jury and caused snany wit- nesses of both sexesand various ages to visit the City Hall and wait for hours in the jury anteroom, relates to the betrayal of a girl, and incidentally involves the future welfare of a baby. The mother and infant have shivered for hours in the cold anteroom, and_ if the infant survives the investigation it will be a wonder. The case was once in Judge Low’s court, but the young man who is accused of betray- ing the girl was allowed to go free. It understood that the purpose of the investi- gation is to ascertain all the facts and re- port whether Judge Low was right in dis- missing the case. An indictment may be found. The investigation is known as the Stinder-Cropp case. Tne Grand Jury has received informa- tion that an attorney who has had some practice in the Probate Court for several years had appropriated to his own use sums of money amounting to $4000 which belonged to his clients. Since a lawyer can so easily appropriate an estate by process of law some surprise is manifested that one of the guild should resort to ille- gal methods in probate business. Yesterday City and County Surveyor Tilton was on the sick list, so he was not called to explain the process by which he calculated lLat 85,000 cubic yards of earth had gone into the Army-street filling. Arthur Crocker, police officer, introduced a yvoung man to the Grand Jury yesterday. The story goes that the voung man was robbed of a sum of money and badly treated generally by some of his associates. In the Police Court the case against the Eersons supposed to be guilty of the rob- ery was dismissed. ——— REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS. Charles Calne to Sophie McKay, lot on W line ot Elllmore sireet, 30 N'of Lombard, N 60, W 110; $1300. Lucius avd Elizabeth Little to Marcus Harrls, lot on 1 Devisadero sireet, 77:8%4 8 0 v of Francisco to J. D. Thorn- Williams and Bessie Thorn on, ex state of Harry I. Thornton, lot on SE t street, thence with N Seventeenth, 4:114, SW 40 to beginning. whau ‘Company (a_corporation) to tbson, lot on W line of Hampshire i Tiwenty-first, S 25 by W 100; $10. P. J. Donahtie, loton W line of Hamp- 122:6 N of Twenty-second, N 25 by W | ntrix Morg er L shire street, 100: $10. Michael Garrity to_A. M. Speck. lot on W line ot Castro street, 173:8 § of Eighteenth, S 24:8 by W 125: $10. Mictiael and Peter Lynch (executors of estate | of Ann Lyneh) to Bridget Cooper, ot on NW line | of ¥ treet, 195 SW of Third, SW 20 by NW | 80 #3700. | Michael C., Timothy D., Joseph P., Hubert T., Peter J. and Owen F. Lynch to same, same; $10. City and County ot San Francisco to Benjamin 1. iarishorse. 10v on W _corner of 100-vara lot 71,275 NW ot Townsend and 275 SW of Sixth, | | | an "A. Martin to Charles er, 1ot on W line of Seventeenth avenue, of 3 street, § 26 by W 120 $10. Rozers to Franz R.Schmid, lot on of Prague street Russian avenue, W20/ sior Homestead; ag n 0, block 90, Excel $10. Same to Wilhelm and Carolina Herwig, lot on W of Prague street, 50 N of Persia avenue, N 50 | by W 200. b.ock 90, Excelsior Homestead; $10. Catharine Mullaney to Jucob Heyman, 10t 492, Giit Mup 1; $10. ALAMEDA COUNTY. ! 0. A.and Louisiana J. Rudolph to H. M. Allen, | 1ot on N Tine of Twenty-eighth street, 75 E of | kilbert, ¥ 50 by N 100, block B, Golden Gate | Homestead, Oakland: $10. | E.TL.and Sarah E. Higgins to Columbian Mu- | ilding and Loan Association, lot on S line of Thirty-third or N reet, | eraph avenue, S 123, W 85, N 1 beginning, being portion of lots 1 and | Boston Tract, Oakland; §10. | “Mary J. Moss et al. to_J. L. Arbogast, Alameda, lots § and 20, block X, Amended Map of Moss 1yn Township: $10. rang to Fred and Flora B. Snarey of t beginning at a point 42 on S street, from the intersection of S line of h E line of Main street, £ S0 by S ace V. King, lot com- oint 25 N from NW corner of Twen- Jiyrile streets, W 100, N 70:1014, W 195: 1014 to beginning also lot cond and Myrtle streets, i i 51.451, to 2, Map of | on'SW cornerof Hoicomb 10 t Central Land Com- | pany (incorporation). lot on NW eorner of Thirty fourth and Market streets, N 60 601, E | vlock 0, 6, W 118:21, 123:7 to beginning, being a portion of mapof Central Land Company’s Tract, fe S. Fish to Axel H. Fish, street, 80 N of Prospect, a portion of lots 10 and 11, nd; $10. Alcyone Till to Waltér Van Dyke, lots 12, 18, Ridgéwood, East Oakland: $10. G. and Mary . Francis to A. M. Gard- W corner of Third avenue and Fiftcenth 73 by NW 160, biock 63, Clluton, East 400. lliam B. King to Grace V. King, lot on SE | corner of Prospect avenue and ‘Oak street, £ 160 | by S100, being lots 12, 13, in plat 17, Lake View, East Vaklan ift. Orlando McCool to Charies R. Root, 1ot 35, Re- vised Map Piedmont Cable Tract, Oakland Town- shi . o. and Tsabel O. Bigelow to James S. Dough- | erty,lot_on SE line of Howe street, 195 NE of Boone, NE 45 by SE 125, belug lot 16, and NE half lot 17, block F, Thermal Hill, formerly Howe Tract, Oskland Township; $10. Derby Estate Company (a corporation) to County | of Alameda, lot on N line of right of way of Cen- | tral Pacific Railroad with W line of Frultvale ave- nue, thence NW 290, NE 50, SE 260, S 100 to be- ginning, excepting that portion granted to the Cen- tral Pacific Raflroad for depot purposes, Brooklyn | Township; $—. C. P. and Helene C. Bladt to same, right of way over lot beginning on line dividing_ the lands ot Jacobson and the lands of Bladt, SW 763:3 he SE corner of lands of 1.70, SW _85.40. 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