The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-11-04
OAKLAND ALAMEDA.
A Marriage Contract Greatly in
Demand in Il Case.
Another Rumor Concerning Railroad-Fa.
vOring Home Productiors-A Kepubli-
can Victory Expected

The hearing on the motion to strike out
the complaint of Mrs. Catherine a. Davis,
also known as Mrs. Greeley, was continued
for one week in Judge EIlsworth's depart
ment yesterday. She claims to be the con-
tract wife of j. F. Davis. the San Joaquin
Valley farmer, who is reputed to be worth
al least $500, 600. This document she guards
as carefully as ever did Mrs. Terry hers. A
photograph copy of the marriage contract
was served upon Davis attorneys, but they
are not satisfied because they want to see
the contract itself Judge Ellsworth granted
the continuance, hoping in the meantime
that both sides may come to a satisfactory
arrangement 1t is proposed that the con-
tract shall be placed with the clerk of the
court or deposited in bank. She is suing
for support and maintenance and not for a
divorce. He is living in Stockton. while she
is at present making her home at Berkeley.
Work on the Southern Pacific line from
= Avon Contra Costa County, to PleaSanton
was commenced yesterday.
ANOTHER RAILROAD RUMoR.
1t is believed that at last the Santa Fe or
Union Pacific is preparing to come to San
Francisco Bay. J. W. Smith of the Cali
fornia and Nevada narrow-gauge has given
orders that in the further extension of the
line into Contra Costa County the track
shall be laid down at broad-gauge width.
1t is also stated that the track from Emery
vile to Wagner's ranch, near Walnut Creek,
VIII be spread to the broad-Sauge width,
which can easily be done, as the ties are
broad-gauge length. MIR. Smith will neither
deny nor affirm these rumors.
William and James Mcguire brothers,
living near the Four-mile House, Claremont
tad nil n,,A
James stabbed William three times in the
side and back with a knife. The wounded
man Is 80 years of age and his brother fifteen
years older. The wounds are no: considered
dangerous.
A large audience greeted Congressman
Morrow and McKenDa at the Oakland
Theater last evening. The Republican AL
lance escorted them with banners flying
and torches blazing amid the firing Of guns.
ALAMEDA's HoRTICULTURIsrs.
A meeting of the Alameda County Board
Of Horticulture was held yesterday, at which
Il resolution was passed lndorslng the actl on
of the County Board OF Education IN recon-
mending the teachers of the county 20 use
the entomology chart of Professor L. j.
WickSOn of the State University in their
schools. Another resolution was adopted
requesting an allowance from the Board of
Supervisors to print the annual report on
the best methods of eXterminating insect
pests, the report to be distributed among
hOrticulturists and schools
The County Board of Supervisors yester-
day determined to assist home industry, and
adopted the following resolution:
Resolved, By the Board Of Supervisors of Ala
media County, that the granting OF all railroad
franchises OF either steam, electric or other
power be made upon the conditions thai all
machinery which can be obtained or manufac-
tured IN California for the construction OF the
roads be obtained and manufactured in Call
fufnia.
Republicans who are compelled to go TO
San Francisco to-day are reminded that they
had better cast their ballots before they go,
as the polls will close at O'Clock in the al
ternoon and they may lose their franchise.
WHAT THE INDICATIONS ARE.
The indications are that the entire Repub-
lean county ticket of Alameda County will
be elected by majorities ranging from 1900
10 5000 votes. The State ticket will also
have a large majority, and Congressman
Mckenna will poll about the same vote he
did two years ago. with the natural increase
There is a large number Of twenty
among the voters this year, and large
majority will vote the Republican ticket.
For Judges of the Superior Court Greene
and HenShaw are sure Of large maJ0ritles.
The Public Administrator mas petitiOned for
letters on the estate of f. Il. Hawley, some
times known as II. Ii. Hawley, who died at
Anderson, Shasta County, last month,
though a resident of Alameda County. He
left an estate valued at $4,000 and the only
heir is a child about eight years old, now in
the State Of New York.
The public schools will not be closed to-
day as has been rumored.
The LIQUOR dealers Association has
called upon all saloon-keepers to close
under the law and has offered to assist in
prosecuting offenders.