The morning call., 1890-11-12
ACROSS THE BAY.
Oakland's Climatic Effects Upon
Lung Troubles.
a General System Of Transfsrs-An the Re.
turns Canvasssd-The curfew Shall Ring.
Alameda Wants the Banner.

A table prepared by Paul Schafer, Secre-
tary of the Oakland Board of Health. ex-
tending over the period of fifteen years,
shows that of those who died during that
time from pulmonary diseases, So did so
after only residence OF six months or less,
60 had resided in the city between six months
and one year. q in two years, 10 in three
years, p in four years. IA in five years, "a in
five to ten years, IS in ten to fifteen years
and 90 whose term Of residence is unknown.
A general system of exchange or transfer
on all the lines OF the Consolidated Piedmont
Cable Company has been inaugurated and
patrons can ride from West Oakland. Adj
cline station or North Oakland to Piedmont
for one scent fare.
Lyon Post No. 8, G. A. R., decided last
evening to pay fraternal visit to Lincoln
Post, No. !. of San Francisco on Thursday
evening, the Goth inst.
Frederick Delger has paid So, 3SS in taxes
for 1S9o-9l, of which S6043 q is city tax.
CANvAssING RETURNS
The work of canvassing the election re-
turns was finished at about 10 O'clock yes
terday morning by the Alameda County
Board Of Supervisors. but the footings will
not be completed until some time this fore
noon. The board worked all Monday night
without intermission. The results are about
as heretofore published. The plurality for
Markham for Governor is 3059 and "a major
ity of 1879.
The City Trustees have decided to ring
the curfew at 9 o'clock in the evening on the
new fire alarm bell, and instructed the po-
lice to arrest all minors on the street with
out good cause after that hour, in accord
ance with the ordinance.
John A. Logan Circle No. 5, of the Ladies
OF the &. A. R., are preparing for mas
querade on Wednesday. November 10th, for
the benefit of its relief fund.
The official count of Alameda County
gives Markham 1888, Pond 6274, Bidwell
1880.
BECAME VIOLENT AGAIN.
Mrs. Rosa Finigin OF $40 Nineteenth street
was examined a few days ago by the Com
mlSsloners OF Lunacy, but as she appeared
to have entirely recovered from what was
apparently temporary alteration she was
not committed. She became violent again
yesterday and was taken into custody and
was committed to the Stockton Asylum.
The Alameda County Republicans claim
now to be the banner county OF the State,
and will send a committee down to Los
Angeles for the return of the banner sent
down to the Republicans Of that county
after the election two years ago.
John A. Church Jr. has brought suit
against the Examiner for $780, 900 damages
for alleged libel The paper called him a
vagrant and other names.
The roof of the kitchen Of the residence,pf
William Barry, at 459 East Eleventh street.,
caught fire yesterday afternoon, but was
soon eXtinguished. The loss was about
$500.
AN IMPROVEMENT CLUB.
The residents in the vicinity of Twenty
third avenue are clamoring for sewers,
macadamiZej streets, electric aud gas lights
and other improvements and will hold a
meeting this evening to organize an improve
ment association for the purpose Of urging
upon the City Council the special needs of
the locality and asking its action.
a petition has been filed with the County
Clerk for liquor license at Piedmont
Springs Hotel by +. ID. Black, who was a
few days ago sued by James ID. Marvin, his
partner in the hotel, for an accounting and
dissolution of partnership. Marvin alleged
that Black does not conduct the hotel prop
erly.
The official plurality of F. w. Henshaw
for Judge of the Superior Court over +. NJ
Gibson Is 1902, ard that of w. Z. Greene
over Judge Gibson is 1886 Judge Rosbor-
ough ran 2l00 votes behind his colleague,
Judge Gibson.
The will OF Jacob Bob was filed for pro-
bate yesterday. The estate, valued at $500,
is devised TO the widow and consists of a
house and lot In Berkeley.
Alameda.
Justice of the Peace elect Swasey will
open his courtroom on Webster street.
when he goes into Office next January.
The price paid by this city for two acres
Of marsh land at the foot of Seventeenth
Grand street was $1,000.
Two locomotives, which have undergone
complete repairs and received many improve
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local run, taking the place OF two others
that were badly worn out.
No definite answer has yet been received
from the railroad company to the petition
asking that the names OF the stations be
changed to correspond to the number of the
streets where they are located. The matter
is under consideration by General Manager
A. N. Towne.
The burglars have temporarily ceased their
operations in this city, no cases having been
reported to the police since last Sunday. 1t
is estimated that the amount of coin which
they stole in Alameda Is $500, besides q
large quantity OF jewelry, silverware and
other articles.
The City Trustees opened bids Monday
night for a steam fire-engine. Three bids
tor third-class engines were submitted, the
highest being 1925 for an Amoskeag and the
lowest for Watrous at $780, The third
bid was for Clapp 81 Jones at S4100. The
Trustees postponed action on the bids for
one week.
George T. Morris has been ordered to ap-
pear before the Superior Court of Tehama
County on December 9TH and show cause
why the order awarding him the care and
custody OF his siX-year-old child should
not be revoked. His divorced wife, Flora.
made affidavit alleging that he is an unfit
person TO have the custody of the