The morning call., 1890-05-10
ACROSS THE BAY.
A Gingerly Discussion of the
Liquor License Law.
School Children on the Psychological Gradu-
stes-Meeting of Hoosiers-Alameda
and Berkeley.

At meeting OF the Committee OF the Whole of
the Alameda County Supervisors yesterday the
new license ordinance was discussed. and il was
decided 10 strike out the mercantile license
clause, thus reducing the amount collected for
licenses $500 per annum. The question OF
raising The amount OF the liquor license fee was
also considered, but rather giDgerly. II Is evil
dent that the members of The board are afraid OF
the liquor men ana will not raise the amount.
An election is approaching, and some OF the
board may desire reelection. The saloon men
power evidently In Alameda County
politics as we'll as I'm other localities and loss
of their votes and influence is feared. while the
votes OF those desiring higher license are not to
be feared, because they are thrown away on
prohibition tickets. One member Of the board
thought The fee might be raised from $50 10 SIS
per quarter, but tile majority was of the opinion
thai the doubling Of tie fee during the present
year, VIZ: from SO 10 $50, as was done some
months since, is sufficient. Many OF the pro-
visions OF the Oakland ordinance, with reference
10 restrictions, were passed.
EXCURSION OF SCHOOL CHILDREN.
An excursion of The school children Will take
place on the bay to-day on the ferry steamer
Newark, leaving the foot of Broadway at 9:S5
o'clock in the morning aud returning al o'clock
in the afternoon. The principal points of inter
est on the bay will be visited and view Of the
Charleston afforded The excursion is for the
benefit of the free kindergarten schools of this
city. Subscriptions to the amount Of over $500
have been collected, but adults Will he charged
so cents and children % cents, although Ii was
announced on Thursday in the schools that
school children would be taxed only 10 cents
The tickets TO the graduation exercises OF the
Oakland High School on the 23d inst. viii not be
gwen out until the 9Th, and then will be dis
JTibuled by the Superintendent of Schools.
Five students OF the Pacific Theological SEMI
nary graduated last evening. The graduating
class was; j. b. Eddie, j. Z. Brons, F. n. Mack,
j. c. Robbins and l.. l.. Nift.
test of The new chemical engine OF the Oak
land Fire Department Will be given with bonfire
al O'clock this afternoon.
HOLSTERS BASKET MEETING.
Among the prominent citizens of California,
but natives of the HooseT State, who Will at
tend the basket meeting of the Indiana Slate
Association of California at Oak Grove III Contra
Costa county, to-day are Secretary OF State w.
c. Hendricks, Attorney-General George john
son, Rev Drs. Ollie of Oakland and Beard Of
Napa, Judges A. j. Buckles, L. NJ. Gibson ana
II. c. Dibble, the three last having each lost d
leg during The late war. Among other Hooslers
expected are ex-senator Newton Booth ASSo-
ciate Justice J. ID. Works OF The Supreme Court
southern Pacific Company, Elisha 5. Babcock
ii. OF lie Coronado Hotel, san Diego, aud
others.
man was run over and killed by one of the
Wrrckng trains OF the railroad company and
died at LiveTmore yesterday. An inquest was
held last evening aud the corpse Will be brought
down TINS morning.
About $1,000 has been collected thus far by the
Cny Licruse Collector this month for liquor
licenses. OF Which l31 expired on Wednesday !;
$4,000 VIII be collected this month from this
DR.. j. p. Reilly, the druggist, is lying danger
ouSy iii al his residence. He Is 20 years of age.
AT THE PIONEER PLANING-MILLs.
-Four Of the bench-hands of the Pioneer Planning
mills walked out yesterday ON account OF a non
uHion man being In the employ of Inc mill On
W Wednesday, tile bench-bands of the East Oak-
land PlanlHS- mills walked out for The same
reason but as the non-union man Was discharged
they returned.
Patrick Duffy, saoon-keeper on San Pablo
road, beyond Golden cate. shot a young man
named hughes IN the cheek for throwing beer
kes al nm. A charge OF assault 10 murder was
placed against him. He was bailed out of jail
last night by Harry NJ Wall and Charles Nc
Judge Ellsworth yesterday ordered the two
child en- OF Johanna Schmidt (uee Casey into the
custody of Nathaniel Hunter, Secretary OF the
Society for The Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
Johanna is in the City Prison for drunkenness
The enrolment OF pupils In the public schools
Of Oakland during the month OF April, as shown
by tie reports OF Superintendent McClymOnds,
was 7444.
CROWDED FREIGHr-YARDs.
The freight yards OF the South Pacific Coast
Railroad Company, at Fourteenth and Franklin
streets, have been SO crowded OF late with cars
OF WOOD coal, hay and bilumlnous rock that ii
has been Impossible to transact The increasing
business OF The ROAD as 1t should be. In order 10
relieve tile yard IL Will be enlarged, and two new
tracks are now being put IN, and large coal
bunker Is being erected beside tue fTegh-house
ON + Outteeuth street. Since this road was pur-
chased by the Southern Pacific Company The
freight business has been steadily growing, aud
Oakland height has Increased in greater ratio
than that Of any other station on the road.
Al the request OF n. q. Siurtevant, candidate
for Town Clerk OF San LeandrO, defeated at the
recent election, he Trustees TecOunted the
votes. The recount showed that Quinn had re-
G. wed Que more vote than was counted for him
by lie officers Of lie election, hence his plural
lily i four instead OF three.
coil OF cable weighing thlrty-three tons aud
CONTAINING about 10000 linear feet is being
moved from MaIket-stTeet station 10 the engine
House OF lie Piedmont Cable Company.
Complaint has been made to the police office OF
the gypsy camp al the corner Of Thirty-second
and Market