The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-09-03
ACROSS THE BAY.
Alameda County Ladies Arrayed
Against Saloons.
A Damage Suit Begun Against Florence
Blythe's Guardians by Frank RENE.
Native Sons in Alameda.

The $4,000 damage suit of Frank Rene
against James Crisp Perry and Attorney w.
ID. ID. Hart Tor false imprisonment grow
Ing out OF his arrest on April Z, 1888. for
alleged attempted abduction of Florence
Blythe in Berkeley. was begun yesterday
afternoon before jury. Florence Blythe
was In attendance in the court room,
plainly attIred in light summer clothing.
Rene was in jail about six months, pend
ing the decision of his case. He claims
that he was acting as detective and look
ing for the lost Annie Mooney.
A meeting of the Oakland Prohibition
Club was held last evening at which the out
look for the present campaign was discussed.
WAR ON THE SALOONS.
The Ladies' Committee of One Hundred
OF Alameda County has appointed COM
mittee OF eleven to circulate the appeal of
the Anti-Salooa Alliance, asking the voters
to pledge themselves to support only such
candidates for the City Council, County
Supervisors and State Legislature who are
IN favor of great restrictions regarding
number and localities OF saloons.
The Baptists have organized a theological
class in connection with the California Col
lege at Highland Park. The class in
Will 10 Ietf. DTS L. IL DEHy anu
G. S. Abbott, Rev. c. H. Hobart and Mrs.
DR.. kellogg.
One of the locomotives of the local railroad
was damaged on Monday evening at Seventh
and jackson streets by coliding with
wagon of the Oakland Lumber Company
A horse was killed and the driver stunned,
but not seriously hurt. The train was de-
layed half an hour until the arrival of
another locomotive.
Y. M. C. A. IMPROVEMENT.
The Oakland Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION has elected the following Directors
for the ensuing year: d. Edward Collins, E.
S. Finch, William Ii. Bailey, Cary Howard,
George 7. Hawley, DR.. w. f. Lewis, Colonel
George Babcock. 1t is stated that of the
$4,000 subscribed for the new building,
about $1,000 remains unpaid. The GYM
nasium, baths, and bowling alley are being
fitted up.
Stephen r. Wood, a law student, has con-
GUIDED 10 study for the ministry at Oberlin
College and has rendered his resignation as
Notary Public to Governor Waterman.
Judge Gibson yesterday refused to admit
Joseph a. a. Sander to citizenship because
he had two first papers," showing that IN
1884 he took out one in the name of Adolf
phuS Sander and in 1885 as Ambrose Doc
tor In his testimony he said he received
| the name Of Ambrose Doctor in joining
church society. His mother called him
Joseph and his father Adolphus. The Court
| ascertain his true name.
A THIEF PUNISHED.
a charge of grand larceny against John
Rodgers for picking the pocket of Mrs. Ross
on the Berkeley local train, near Shell
| Mound Park, was reduced yesterday to
| petty larceny, and the defendant was
sentenced to six months Imprisonment in
| the County Jail
Mrs. Margaret Boyce yesterday was
| allowed to readopt her daughter, Mary E.,
aged 4, who was adopted last February by
her late husbands brother, Shepherd Il.
J B0yce, and wife, Huldah +. B0yce
The Piedmont Cable Company has leased
Blair's Park for five years. Concerts by the
Fifth Regiment n. G. G. band will be given
in the park on Wednesdays, Saturdays and
Sundays from to o'clock in the after
noon.
The Fourth Ward Republican Club has
been organized and meets on Friday even
lneS. None Of the other ward clubs have as
yet organized, preferring to wait until after
the county convention.
The house of George BOlser was entered
by burglars Monday night, and several hun
dred dollars worth of jewery was taken.
The family were visiting in Alameda at the
time.