The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-09-13
OAKLAND-A LAMBDA.
Veto of Another Electric Road
Franchise Order.
The Oldest Native Son of American Parents
Found at Niles-san Ramon Ranch Liti-
gation-P Primaries Across the Bay.

trio railroad from West Seventeenth street
and the line of the Northern railway one
block north of the Sixteenth-street depot
across the city by various streets and avenues
to Twenty-third avenue, East Oakland. The
veto is on the ground that there is no pro-
vision in the code for the use of electricity
as IN olive power for street railroads He
says in his message that his reasons Tor
Withholding his approval of the ordinance
are set forth in his veto message of
in the ordinance granting to the Oak
land and Berkeley Rapid Transit Com
pany similar franchise. Nothing has oc-
Cured since the transmission of said mes
sage to induce him to alter or qualify the
views therein expressed. The City Council
passed the other franchise over his veto and
will probably do the same with the cross
town franchise.
Prof essor Joseph LIE Conte delivered his
lee ture on Immortality from the Stand
point of Natural Science" under the au-
spices Of the Oakland Starr King Fraternity,
at Hamilton Hall last evening, before fair
audience. There are five other lectures by
University professors in the course.
THE OLDEST NATIVE SON.
To Niles probably belongs the honor OF
American parents. The gentleman is a
prosperous fruit-grower, and is not men,
er of the order, and so the fact did not leak
out until this week. Martin Nichols was
born in 1914 in Yerba Buena, and was the
son of Joseph Nichols, a pioneer lately
deceased, who, with several Others, organ
lied the first public school ever established
On this Coast.
II Is tI,n mi Tod
Presbyterian Church of San Francisco
preached at the First United Presbyterian
Church of Oakland. AT the close of the
sermon j. Kirkland and J. A. Calhoun
were ordained as ruling elders in the con-
gregation by Rev. j. Charles Hanna, the
pastor Of the coDgre CATION.
The Athenian Club is again discussing
the question Of leasing some other building.
The one now known as Park Block, for
merly Cannon Block, on Fourteenth street,
is under consideration.
SAN RAMON RANCHO CASE.
IN the suit of Charles NJ. Dougherty VS..
Ada NJ DOugherty aud others, involving
a claim of the San Fran 'lSco Savings Union
to mortgages, interest in certain parts of
the san Ramon Rancho, belonging to the
estate of Elizabeth Dougherty, and now
sought to be partitioned among the heirs,
the latter-named corporation, one OF the
defendants, has filed an answer IN which 1t
sets up that the property described Is
covered by deeds Of trust securing loans OF
upward of S11l,o0o.
It is reported that John Stoddard, until
few months ago foreman of the pottery near
Twenty-tbrd avenue, East Oakland, has
deserted his wife and gone TO Arizona, leav-
ing her with one child, years old, after
selling their bone, and that she has been
obliged TO depend 0ffss~frlends for support.
Hat hu- af on, ~ E.atioWS' lOuHe
at East Oakland.
1lle Board of Public Works have decided
to Ell sct Windmill and tank on the north
eriy shore OF the westerly arm OF Lake
M-ut, 10 raise water TO be used 10 sprink-
Tins streets 10 that section.
The Oakland Anti-Saloon Alliance held q
meeting last eyen.-g IN the rooms Of the
Young Mems Christian Association Build
ing.
BROUGHT FOR INTERMENT.
The remains of f. E. Langdon, the un-
fortunate brakeman who fell off his tram on
Monday on the Coast Division Of the South
ern Pacific Railroad and died from the ef-
feets Of his injuries. were brought TO the
home of his parents in Oakland yesterday.
Laugdln died at Wats0nville on Tuesday
afternoon. His father is also IN the employ
of the Southern Pacific Company.
The Oakland and Berkeley Rapid Transit
Company has decided to 90 into Berkeley
via Shattuck avenue instead of by way OF
L0rin, though line may be run that way
later on. II is said that the subsidy prom
ised via Lorin was $1,000, and 1t is claimed
that this is $1,000 larger than by the Shat
tuck-avenue route. James Gamble has resi-
gned as General Manager OF the company.
The Alameda County friends OF William
d. English, known as the English Club,
surprised him on Thursday evening at his
residence in Oakland and presented him and
his wife with silver dinner-service.
Charles ID. Pierce made the presentation
speech in behalf of the club.
The residence of the late eX-Judge Cham
berlain, at Franklin and Duraut streets. has
been purchased by A. d. Sharon for $4,000.
The estate of the Rev. /. L. Dwlnell has
been appraised at So, 800 81.
REGISTRATION CLERKS DISMISSED.
The Board of Supervisors, at its meeting
on Wednesday afternoon, ordered eight of
the eighteen registration clerks at work in
the County Clerks office dismissed immed-
ately. Notwithstanding this, the full eigh-
teen were at work on Thursday and yesier-
day as usual. A member of the Finance
Committee OF the Supervisors was asked
about it yesterday and SAID they were or
dered discharged by resolution of the board
When asked how the extra eight ere to be
paid Tor the time over Wednesday, he said
he did not know, the board would not audit
any claims for more than the ten clerks
authorized.
A popular open-air concert will be given
at Blair Park at Piedmont this evening by
Louis n Ritzau's Orchestra. The pro-
gramme will be as follows:
!. Marche Francois, LA la victoire" Came
2. Ballet "Syiyia," valse lente Delibes
l. ceiebrated minnet dor strings only boecherini
3. Grand operate selection. "kigoletto"- Verdi
9. Serenade for flute and horn. It'll
Messrs. Pausen and Adechod
Z. Overture. miners Dream" descriptive.
p:,ro Vit Owl,
10. Carnival OF Venice lin different styles
Of celebrated u;fz CONTESTED
II. "Pizzicata Polka. Strauss
The Republican primaries in Oakland,
between the hours OF / 80 and 1880 to-
day, for delegates to the County Con-
vention, which meets at 10 O'Clock next
Tuesday morning, promise to be very warm
in some of the wards, especially in the
Fourth. There will be two tickets in all the
wards, excepting the Second:
The work of paving Eighth street be-
tween Washington and Clay with bitumen
has been commenced by the Piedmont
Cable Company, according to agreement
with the city.
The estates of Elizabeth and Theresa
Frances Colombet have been appraised at
$1,000 each.
There was the usual large attendance last
evening at the open-air concert in the City
Hall Park.
Alameda.
City Clerk Wilmington will spend his two
weeks vacation with his daughter in
Seattle. Wash.
w. G. Jones. the lessee of the Park Hotel,
is suffering from stroke Of paralysis and
for the past two days has been out of his
mind
The Alameda City Band will give con-
cert this evening in the town park and a
programme of new selections will be rem
derod. The banner which was presented to
the band by Mrs. Z. Scheffelin will be placed
in the stand.
Jacob Wagner ST.. was not in court yester-
day morning when his case was called for
trial on charge of cruelty to animals.
Justice Byler issued q bench-warrant for
his arrest and few hours later he was in
the City Prison. lie will be tried next Mon
day.
Rev. John Kirby, pastor. and oseph
Forderer. Mr.. Ferguson, Mrs. Jones and
Mrs. +. w. Greeley, lay delegates of Park
street M. e. Church, are in attendan nee at
the Methodist conference at Pacific Grove.
1t is very likely that Rev. Mr.. Kirby will
ba returned n A lanndo ha il vary por,u