The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-04-08
ACROSS THE BAY.
Committees Announced at the
Council Meeting.
a Veterans Trip Across the continent-Exag-
gerated Reports Of the Doom-Sealsrs."
Alameda and Berkeley Notes.

tentlon of Judge Greene until a late hour
yesterday afternoon. A year ago Judge
Greene granted William III. Land0n di-
vorce from his wife, and awarded the child
to the father. The contest at that time WAS
a spirited one, and the Judge in awarding
the divorce and child to Landon used Sc
we're language to the mother on her conduct
as shown by witnesses, and on her own be-
half on the witness-stand-in effect staring
that he did not believe her testimony. The
woman seemed to think great deal Of the
child, and made scene when it was taken
from her. A few weeks ago she made an
application to have the decree modified and
allow the child to be placed in her custody
or that of her mother, Mrs. S. NJ. Gushing,
with whom she is now living. In the hear
Ing on the petition yesterday, the life and
manner of living of the parties and of Mr..
Cushing and his family for eighteen years
was opened up, and it was shown that he
was willing to take care Of his stepdaughter
and her child, even if he did have small
salary and small house.
Prentice Milford, who delivered the lee
ture on 1.-THE Great Resources of Califor-
mia" throughout Great Britain few years
ago, will deliver lecture in Hamilton Hall
tomorrow evening on ga Prospecting Tour
in England and France" AS this will be
the first time of lis delivery he will prob
ably have large audience.
CITY COUNCIL TOPICS.
At the meeting of the Oakland City Coun-
made brief address on taking the chair,
after which he announced the committees
as follows:
Ordinance ana Judiciary - Evans, Haekelt,
Cannon, Brosnahan aud Towle.
Auditing and Finance-Earl, Wakefield, Nc
AyOy, Kirk and Macdonald.
StTeets-TowIe, McAyoy, Cannon, Evans and
Kirk.
Fire and Water-Brosnanan, Hackett, Evans,
Macdonald ana Earl.
Street Lights and Lampposts-Kirk, TowIe,
Evans, Camron and Wakefield.
Removals ana Observation-Disclosures Hack
ell, McAyoy, BrOSnahan ana Kirk.
Public Prlnilng-McAFoy, Wakefield, Earl,
Towle and BrOsnahan.
Public Wharf-Hackett, Camron, Evans Earl
and Wakefield.
Education : Wakefield, TOwIe, Macdonald.
Brosnahan and McAvey.
Public Healfh-CamrOn, ackett, Kirk Mac
donald and Earl.
In his opening address Collins stated that
the newspal ers had not correctly reported
the proceedings of the Council, and gave
warning that they would have to be more
careful IN future, lntimating that they
might be excluded. A long discussion was
ha over grating conduit privileges TO the
Edison Electric Company and TO the Oak
land Light and Motor Company with the
Oakland Gaslight and Well Company. The
matter was finally referred to the Board of
Public Works to investigate. and to report
10 the Council.
The Young Women's Christian Temper
ance Union of Oakland will open its new
headquarters this evening on Broadway,
between Third and Fourth streets. Ad-
dresses will be made by leading clergymen
nd frgnf do n tlnax
terested in the work.
The injunction between the poultice pave
ment companies has been so modified by
the United States Circuit Court that the
work on the street between Seventh and
Eighth, on Broadway, half completed, will
be finished.
ACROSS THE CONTINENT.
Considerable excitement was oceasioned
on the streets Of Oakland yesterday by the
appearance of John l. Wales, a former
member of the Second United States Ar
tillery Regiment with cart of two light
seven-foot wheels having a highly painted
box, and on Its two sides representations of
the Golden Gate, Bartholdfs Statue OF
Liberty etc, and in a scroll above San
francisco. New York, London and Paris. -
On the farme was thermometer. clock
and representation of n g. a. +. badge.
The box contained a camping outfit and
provisions for few days. The old veteran
had started to tramp to New York pulling
and pushing his cart with him. He expects
TO live on the country as he goes along, but
says he will not forage as he did in the war
times twenty-five years ago. He intends to
arrive in New York by next September.
Wales formerly lived in Vernon, Michigan.
The will of AIRS. James de Fremery. who
died abroad. was admitted to probate yes
terday and the bond was fixed at S140,O00.
James de Fremery Jr. was appointed ad-
minIstrator for the reason that the hus-
hand WIN nominated ia in Hnfland
being Consul to the Netherlands.
The Oakland Light aud Motor Company
&c. X. Lords company has asked for the
same privileges in regard to laying wires,
etc, as the Oakland Gaslght and Heat
Company or those recently applied for by
the Edison Company.
wooDwoRTH's "DooM-sEALERs."
That number of Mrs. W0odworth' s
"doonl-sealers have departed for rising
ground from Oakland, San Francisco and
other towns about the bay is undoubtedly
true, but that the exodus is anything like
the stories published in the sensational
papers is untrue. The entire number Of the
fleers" from Oakland ana vicinity does
not exceed fifty, if that number. There are
a great many people in Oakland, even
among the members OF churches, who refuse
to believe that Mrs. Woodwork was not a
good woman. but who take no stock in the
prophecy of the insane Scandinavian Erick-
son. The reports of the sales of property
at sacrifice are greatly exaggerated, and
only two or three cases can be traced down
to the actual fact. Verify, we must have
sensations, and the suburban fakir is given
full latitude
At the meeting of the Board of Superyi-
sors of Alameda County yesterday the
monthly reports of the officers were filed.
II was reported that from $500 to $1,000
would be needed TO put the Niles Canyon
road in passable condition, An encroach-
M of VI Nv n Hoolyar
mary avenue was reported, leaving the
roadway only twelve feet wide. The mat
ter was referred. A petition was presented
by residents of FTuitYale district, asking
the board to declare road No. 1910 public
highway.
w. j. Schmidt has brought an attachment
suit against w. b. Strelinger on. B. Curtis)
and also against his wife to recover SlO07.
The property of the defendant at Berkeley
has been levied upon by the Sheriff.
An address has been issued by the Com
mittee OF One Hundred. asking for sub
scriptiOns TO the amount of $4,000 to carry
out its purposes.
SAFE NOW AT NAPA.
John S. Chase was committed to Napa
Asylum yesterday afternoon. He is sailor,
and has previously had attacks. After his
commitment Deputy Sheriff Jamhson start
ed 10 First and Broadway with him, to take
him to the pier to overtake the Napa train.
AS soon as Chase saw the nasts of the
schooners in the estuary he broke away and
said, There Is ship; am going to ship
on her;" and Mr.. Jameson had to cali on
some lumbermen to help him. Finally the
madman was handcuffed and taken back to
the Jail, where he was strapped, and Deputy
Sheriff Morrison took him to the train i'll q
hack aud went with him TO Napa.
The attachment against the Won Schmidt
steam dredger in the estuary was released
by Sheriff Hale yesterday by direction of
the plaintiff in the suit of George A Miller
vs. John A. Benson. The sale, which had
been twice postponed, was to have taken
place yesterday. but it is supposed that
some compromise had been effected. The
owners of the dredger claimed that John
a. Benson had no interest in her, but that
his brother William was a part owner.
The opposition to the final discharge as
an insolvent debtor Of f. l.. Fisher, the
Sacramento street (San Francisco printer,
was dismissed and Fisher was granted his