The morning call., 1890-07-18
ACROSS THE BAY.
AppOrti0nment of Delegates for
Alameda County.
C. q. Chamberlain's Will-Raising Oakland,
Assessment-Reports Concerning Com
mutation Tickets.

The Alameda County Republican Central
Committee met last evening and appor-
toned the forty-fve delegates as follows:
Oakland-First Ward g. Second 4, Third 4,
Fourth 4, Fifth 2, Sixth 2, Seventh 4.
Alameda Townships.
Brooklyn Township Outside oakland)-1.
Eden Townships.
Murray Township-2.
washington TOwnship-2.
Oakland Township Outside clty)-5.
AT large-1.
Ex-Mayor W. r. Davis was elected by the
committee as delegate-at-large as a COM
promise candidate. Charles o. Alexander
(Harbor Commissioner, Senator W. E.
Dargie and w. M. Kent were candidates,
but as neither had sufficient strength to
carry, compromise was effected by select
ing Davis.
Alexander and Davis were the only can
didates named, and upon ballot being
taken Davis received 9 and Alexander 4
votes. The primaries, under the Crawford
law, will be held on Saturday, the Goth
inst, between the hours OF and o'clock
in the afternoon, the call for the same to be
published five days before the day of the
holding OF the election
a LOT IN DISPUTE.
Anne Beam and her husband yesterday
sued James j. Heating and Public Admin
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to be the owners of an eight-elevenths in
terest in lot on Market street, near Tween
ty-second, held in the name of Mary Keat-
ing, the deceased mother of James j. Keat-
ing. Mrs. Beam aud Mary Heating were
sisters and bought the lot jointly, though
the deed was taken in Mary's name.
a telegram was received yesterday from
Professor r. p. Gleason of Worcester,
Mass, stating that he would arrive in Oak
land ON Sunday and be ready to take up his
work as physical instructor In the public
schools.
Subscription books will be opened in
Oakland in a few days for the formation of
a company TO supply the city with water
from the Blue Lakes in the Sierra Nevada
Mountains.
Mrs. Mills of Mills College has returned
from her visit to the Eastern States.
C. H. CHAMBERLAIN WILL.
The Photographic will of Charles d. Cham
beriain was filed for probate yesterday by
Mrs. Susan Chamberlain, the widow, who
is made sole devisee. but must make certain
payments to legatees named In the Will.
An eleven year-old boy named Willie
Reeves is held for examination on the
charge of stealing horse and buggy. Will
lie thought he would visit his uncle at
Pleasanton, and unhitching horse at
tached to buggy drove off with both. He
was captured by Constable about mile
and half from Pleasant0n.
1t is rumored that the City Council. as
Board of Equalization, is contemplating the
raising of the city assessment $1l, 100000.
bringing it up to S5o,000,000. 1t is now
$50, 100000
The lootings of the annual report of Au-
ditor Snow of Oakland shows the total of
the city's income the past year from all
sources to be S649,0T2 66.
NO CONNECTION WITH THE s. P.
j. II. Woodland, recently Pacific Coast
agent of the Wabash Western Railway, ar
arrived in Oakland from the East, and
states that there is absolutely no truth in
the statement that he has any present or
prospective intention of taking any posi-
ton with the Southern Pacific Company.
He says that he will look after the interests
of the Los Angeles Times in Northern Cali
forDia.
a young man named Daniel Cole pur-
Joined several articles of jewelry while
waiting in the house of Mrs. Bancroft,
wel-known philanthropic lady of Oakland.
He afterward became eonscience-smitten,
and gave himself up, telling where he had
pawned the articles. The charges against
him were reduced to petty larceny, and he
was given light sentence Of twenty days
yesterday.
The PRINCIPALS and teachers of the Oak
land public schools will hold a meeting at
the Superintendent Office at 4 o'clock in
the afternoon to-day IOr general discus
sion of the schools.
City Attorney johnson declares that the
annex alton suits must be pushed to ter
mination, and it is the intention of the
city'S counsel to press matters.