The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-26
OAKLAND-ALAMEDA.
Morrow's Supporters Confident
of Carrying the Day.
Carloads of Fruit Going Reimbursement
of Marsh Lands-Another Census Wanted.
The Narrow.Gauge Track.

Everything was quiet yesterday with
reference to to-day's Republican primaries.
The polls will open at 2 o'clock in the after
noon and close at o'clock this evening.
The apportionment of delegates is as fol-
lows: At large delegate already selected,
/; Alameda Township, 5; Brooklyn Town
ship Outside city of Oakland), l; Eden
Township, 3; Murray Township, q Wash
ington Township, 2; Oakland Township
Outside city of Oakland, 5; Oakland City
First Ward, 6; Second Ward, 4; Third
Ward, 4; Fourth Ward. 4 Fifth Ward, 2 :;
Sixth Ward, 2; Seven tn Ward, 4. Total, 45.
The Morrow supporters are confident and
expect to elect at least two-thirds or three
fourths of the delegation, while the Mark
ham supporters are not saying very much,
but evidently intend to be on hand.
Mrs. Annie A. Cr0ghan, Administrative
of the estate of Francis Croghan, has filed
an account showing that she has received
in cash S3167 and paid out Sl7S9. The estate
is valued at 5000. Mary f. Fabiano, one of
the heirs, had filed petition asking that
the executrix be removed from office be-
cause she did not file an account.
Z. c. Sessions, the principal owner of the
Fruityale and East Oakland street-car line,
is the patentee of double-deck car, which
he talks of putting on his line after recon-
structing it. The patent will also be for
sale to other street railroads.
An insurance of $4,000 will be placed on
the fire-alarm tower and machine-shop be-
meath.
CARLOADS OF FRESH FRUIT.
On Tuesday seven carloads of fresh fruit
were shipped to Chicago by passenger train
forming a portion of the regular Central
Pacific overland. Similar shipments will
be regularly made for some time to come.
a train-load of canned fruit was shipped
East on a special freight train by one of the
largest fruit-canning companies of San
Francisco on Wednesday evening. This is
the first time that such shipments have
ever been made in train-loads. An I'M
usually large amount of fruit IS being
handled in the West Oakland freight
yards this season, and the shipments OF the
year promise to excel those OF last year
very considerably. The quantity OF green,
dried and canned fruit leaving for the East
is larger now than it has been al any time
heretofore.
Police Officer George Crafts. whose beat
is at West Oakland, has been arrested on
the complaint of Peter Van Haltren, the
father of George, who charges him With
malicious mischief. 1t is claimed that Crafts
demanded admission to Van Haltren'S
house, and, on being denied, took the door
down and rausacked the house under the
preteXt that he was searching Tor Chinese
lottery dealer
The first and final account of A. n.
Drown and Harriet A. Fay, as executor and
eXecutriX of George X. Ray, was filed yes
terday afternoon. The amount of the es-
tate received by the executors was $685.
932 So
There was the usual large attendance at
the open-air concert at City Hall Park last
evening, but there was no disappointment
as on the Friday evening before on account
of the annual inspection.
MARSH LAND VALUES.
Little has been heard Of the raising OF
the assess ment on The West Oakland marsh
since it was first mentioned. One of the
Councilmen spoke at Thursdays meeting
of the board in favor of raising 1t above the
$3.50 per block now on IL, but the PROPOSE
ton was not discussed. II the assessment
was raised to the amount at first suggested
$1,000 per acre, or 5000 per DlOck-the in
crease in the amount OF taxes collected
would aggregate only about $3.50. 1t is
generally believed that in its unproductive
state it is not worth more than the $3.50 per
acre it is now assessed at The amount Of
money it would require to fill IL in and make
it of marketable value is matter OF specu-
lation and is yariOuSy estimated.
The County Board of Supervisors yester-
day decided to go as q Committee OF the
Whole and examine the Santa Cruz County
Jail before letting the contracts for the
additions to the Alameda County Jail. The
precinct registrations will open throughout
the county next Monday and the clerk was
directed to advertise in the various papers
in the county notifying citizens Of the fact.
\ license was taken out yesterday for
the marriage of Robert Stuart Knight aud
Henrietta NJ. Chabot. The latter Is the
daughter of the late Remi Chabot Robert
). Knight is young man well known in
oakland. He is also a graduate OF the
University.
1t is said that Mrs. Duncan Cameron of
East Oakland, whose house was Quilted by
fire a few days ago, is willing to sell the
| property. She will not rebuild the house
After the fire of last September the house
was rebuilt at a cost Of $1,000 only to be
burned down again.
RETAKING TIE CENSUS.
The citizens of Oakland are not yet salts
fed with the census as taken by the deputy
census supervisors. Mayor Glasc0ck and
X-Mayor Pierce have consulted about the
matter and have come to the conclusion
that they will call meeting of dozen or
more citizens representing the various wards
and have strong committee constituted to
superintend the recount OF population. They
believe that funds can be raised without
much trouble.
A farewellreception was rendered to Rev.
DIR. Horton aud wife in the chapel of the
First Presbyterian Church which was
largely attended. The doctor will preach
| his farewell sermons tomorrow and will
leave for his new charge, the Union Con-
gregational Church of Providence, K. l.,
next week. He will take with him the good
wishes of his congregation and oil the cltl-
| ZenS of Oakland.
The County Federation of Trades has by
| communication notified Rev j. II. c. Bonte,
| Secretary of the Board of Regents of the
| State University, that he is violating Sec
| ton 3245 of the Political Code and Article
| XX Section II of the State Constitution in
requiring employees to work ten hours In
| stead of eight.
A suit was commenced yesterday against
Edward Gill; the nurseryman, to condemn
the land through his nurseries necessary
for :he opening of Hilbert street. between
Twenty-first and Twenty-fourth and
Txenty-sixth and Twenty-eighth.
Mrs. William MOler has purchased a
lot, 150x275. OF the California Military
Academy property and will erect $4,000
residence on it. 1t is on the east of the
hill.
j. H. Mcdonald & Co. yesterday sued j.
c. GOuldln 10 recover $50, alleged to be
due as commission on $4,000 sale of real
estate.
THE NARRow-GAUGE TRACK.
The narrow-gauge track from Temeseal
| to Berkeley is being repaired and the road
bed TeDallaSted. Inc ola eDglne-nOu9e In
| the street was removed some time ago, and
| a new engine and car house with stalls for
two engines erected adjoining the stables
| at Temescal. From these facts there is a
rumor that the railroad company intends
to run local trains from the pier at Alameda
| Point to Berkeley, but this is denied by
| those who are supposed to know.
George II. Laperle was divorced from
| Mildred L. Laperle yesterday on the ground
| of her ntemperance. The testimony
| showed that she was often in 4 state Of
| beastly intoxication and consorted with low
| characters, white and black. The fourteen
year old daughter is following in her
mothers footsteps and has been committed
| by Justice Henshaw to the care of the Boys
| and Girls Aid Society.
Mills College will reopen on August 9th
| with several new instructors from the East
| graduates of Mount Holyoke, Vassar and
| Wellesley colleges and of the University of
| Ohio One Of these has been selected with
special reference to the department of
| physical culture.
There will be JOINT meeting of the
| Young Mems Institutes of Alameda County
| at Germania Hall tomorrow afternoon.
| Grand President J. +. Sullivan and other
of; ,,,i1l ha