The morning call., 1890-08-15
ACROSS THE BAY.
Contra Costa People Determined
to Have a Railroad.
A Tell-Tale Letter From Coolie-Dr Merritt
Confined to Bed-students Returning to
Berkelsy-Alameda's Postofice.

1t is the report that the people of Contra
Costa County are determined to build the
road from Avon to Pleasanton, and that
while at the recent meeting of citizens in
terested the fund to buy the right of way
lacked $500 or $4,000 of being complete,
the committee in charge assumed RESPONSE
bilty for the balance. AS soon as the deeds
for right of way are secured, the Southern
Pacific, it is said, will send up its lawyer
to inspect them, and, If all right, work will
be commenced. The deeds are not TO take
effect till the railroad has been built. 1t
is denied that any of the money raised is
for subsidy, but only to buy the right Of
way, which was all the company asked.
1t is said that Judge E. NJ. Gibson Of this
county was waited upon by delegation al
Sacramento, who rendered him It's support
for the long term as Associate Justice of
the Supreme Court, but that he declined on
the ground that it would be an injustice to
his friend, Justice Fox.
Mrs. Bateham will deliver Lecture at the
First Presbyterian Church this evening on
Sabbath observance.
TO ONE OF THE SIX COMPANIES.
A letter was written to the head of one of
the Chinese six companies in San Fran
cisco yesterday by one of the five in the City
Prison, and given to the interpreter, Gee
Gaur. A copy was taken and sent to the
person addressed, but the original was kept
as evidence. The exact contents have not
been divulged. but it is understood that aid
is asked Tor, and there are illusions to
foreigner, who was interested in their IN
generation. One part of the letter states
that they were arrested for making the
change. Only the names of the Chinese are
given, and occasionally an atlusion is made
TO the Foreigners"
The five Chinese who atteIfb pied to obtain
free passage back to China by substitution
at the Alameda County Jail for five who
desired to remain in California alter coming
over the Mexican border appeared in the
Police Court yesterday, each charged with
attempting to assist Lee Yick, prisoner,
to escape. They were held in $500 cash or
$1,000 bond bail and their cases set for the
22d inst.
The final account in the estate of Charles
J. Stevens has been filed, showing bal
ance of $50, 0G0 to be distributed.
Seven Chinese girls in transit to China for
evading the Restriction Act have been
placed in the Alameda County Jail.
ANOTHER CORPORATION.
The Washington Coal and Lumber Com
pany has been incorporated to lease and
purchase coal lands in the States of Oregon
and Washington and 10 prospect, develop
business is Oakland, and the capital stock
is 81, 900, 900, in 10000 shares Of 500. The
Directors are Charles Elliott, WiiiiGm Z.
Holiday, Jesse X. Marsh and John l..
Daire, Wesley S. Elliott of Chico and Os-
wei Ii. Hershb berger of Linkyille. Oregon.
Emil J. &. Hahn has petitioned for letters
on the estate of Henry G. Lehman. The
estate is valued at SlS25. all but S75 of which
is real estate in Alameda County. The
heirs are Bertha Lehmann, the widow, and
Maud Hahn, daughter. Lehman is the
shoemaker who committed suicide on Mon
day last by taking dose of strychnine.
John Casey, alias Collins, was examined
Yesterday afternoon and sent to Agnews.
He was acting strangely at Oakland pier
on Wednesday evening and talked inco-
herently. He was not much better on
yesterday.
At the Methodist camp-meeting now in
progress at Beulah Park. East Oakland,
Mrs. L. o. Robinson of Indiana will preach
each evening and on Sunday morning.
There will be preaching every morning at
10 and Bible-reading at 30 every after
noon.
A decree of foreclosure of mortgage has
been entered in the suit of the Union Saw
ings Bank VS.. A. e. Gilbert. The amount
of judgment is $50 %.
STILL CONFINED TO BED.
DR.. Samuel Merritt. whose illness has
been the subject of several contradictory
statements BIZ the press is still confined II
his bed, altho Igh tis physician states that
he sat up on Wednesday and that his CON-
dition is slightly improved He was taken
i'll suddenly on Monday last, but has not
been well the past year.
Speaking of the nomination of Markham
in opposition to the efforts of the Alameda
delegation, ETC., Mayor Glascock is reported
to have said nothing else might be expected,
when the fight was placed in the hands Of
kindergarten politicians like Charley Alex
ander and Frederick Stratton as against
old warehouses; like Williams, Estee. etc.
The Mayor, however, is a Democrat.
A petition has been fled by Frank and
w. II. Stoddard, requesting the Superior
Court to appoint j. OBJ. Gum as trustee.
vice II. II. Seaton, deceased, of the legacy
left them by Mrs. Elizabeth Huntington.
A meeting of the Oakland 1roquois Club
will be held this evening to make arrange
ments to ratify the San Jose nominations
next week
WILL NOT BE INSoLyENTS.
The firm of SAILS IL NehauS of Centsrville
objects to the effort of creditors to have it
declared an involuntary insOlvent on the
ground that if such is done and the prop
ertv placed in the hands of an assignee it
would depreciate in value. The protestants
say that if allowed to handle their property
they will come out all right and will be able
TO pay all their debts in full.
Fred LinquiSt, Russian Finn, recently
employed as a cook, jumped from the 2:30
lgnl- nit 4ras ntfr hill