The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-08-09
OAKLAND-ALAMEDA.
Mrs. Blethen Makes No OPPOSE
ton to a Divorce.
A Stipulation in the Annexation Case-Church
Dedication-Civil Service Eligibles.
The County Delegation.

panied by tlelr HILle QauRutcT. luo uuS-
band took the witness-stand and related
how she came to him one day and informed
him that she was going to leave him for
ever. He demonstrated with her, and ap-
pealed, if not for her sake. then for that of
their child. to remain at home and try to
lead a happy life. She was determined
to go, however, and packed up her
clothing, and went away, taking
with her the little girl. He said that
time and again he had appealed to her to
return, but invariably received the reply
that she would never live with him again.
He gave up all hope of reconciliation and
then determined on securing divorce.
Mrs. Blethen made no reply to the state
ment made by her husband, and he was
granted divorce. BY agreement, the GUS
tody of the child was given to the mother,
and Blethen agreed to pay SIS month for
her support. The mother was unwilling
that the father should visit his child more
than once a week and so he was given per-
mission to see her every Sunday afternoon.
They were married in 1882 and the wife
left in April, 1889.
There was a small fire yesterday on the
Eighth-street bridge, which is being re-
paired, but it was eXtinguished on a still
alarm.
ONE IOlNI 0A14NDD'
The attorneys for the City of Oakland
and the Adams estate, in the matter Of the
annexation suit, have signed stipulation
asking the Superior Court to decide-frst,
is the statute governing the proceedings
under which the territory was annexed
legal; and second, il it is, does it apply to
Oakland?
An effort will now be made to have
the Superior Court render a speedy de-
cision on these points. and II the cass
should go to the Supreme Court an effort
will then be made to have it advanced on
the calendar, because the heirs of the
Adams estate are as anxious to have the
matter settled one way or the other as the
city authorities are. They do not want any
errors made that may afterWard AFFECT the
property.
The following candidates have passed the
recent Civil Service examination for posi-
tons in the Postoffiee Department and are
eligible for appointment: Clerk-Mrs. BeS-
sic Jordan. average so. All the male APP
plicantS failed ter-Carrers-lsaac Co.
hen, 90; Ashley d. Cameron. 81; Frank e.
Burger, 81; John H. Barnett, So; Charles
b. Amidon, So.
The announcement is make that the Sew
enth-day Adventist annual camp-meeting
will be held at Twenty-sixth street and San
Pablo avenue from September 18th to the
30th, inclusive.
NOT MISSING, BUT SICK.
Mrs. Gilbert, wife of A. Z. Gilbert, APP
peared in court yesterday and showed by
medical certificate that he is not missing as
had been reported he is sick at home and
in great pain in consequence OF having his
teeth pulled out and catching cold. The
case OF N. b. ClawS0D against him to re-
cover $1,000 paid him as deposit on sale
of property which Gilbert is said to have
represented that he owned himself, was
continued until August 10th. In the case
OF the Union Savings Bank VS.. Gilbert and
AAF Nf w HolanH1nts no
been entered. This a suit to foreclose a
note and mortgage for 5000 at I V per cent
interest.
Kate d. Mclaughlin, the executrix of the
estate of Charles Mclaughlin, has sold
to John III. Wise and George d. New hall an
undivided one-half interest in a tract of
1870 acres of land in Murray Township, and
an undivided one-eighth interest i'll another
tract of 1913 acres.
The Alameda delegates TO the State Con-
Yention are preparing Tor the trip, but have
not yet secured headquarters. 1t is an
nOunced that no caucus will be held by the
delegation until Monday evening.
GERMAN LUTHERAN CHURCH.
The new St. Marcus German Lutheran
Church on Hilbert street, between Seventh
and Eighth, will be dedicated with appro-
pirate ceremonies tomorrow morning.
Rev. Fuendeling, the pastor, the choir and
the entire congregation of ST. Marcus Luth-
Gran Church on Geary street, San Francis
co, will attend. The dedicatory sermon
will be delivered by DR.. Severinghaus of
Chicago, assisted by Rev. 2. III. Brandes OF
Petaluma, Rev. Jatho, the present pastor,
ana others. The exercises will commence
at 10 O'Clock.
The Agassiz Club Of the Oakland High
School, which was organized by DR.. Bucket
in 1879, has been reorganized under the d.
rection of the Vlce-Prncipal, Professor
5. 2. Mead, with nineteen members on the
roll. William Gorrill has been chosen
President and MISS Lille Brown, Secre-
tary. There Will be sections at work in
botany, mineralogy and entomology.
Rev. DR.. Mclean of the First Congrega-
tional Church returned yesterday after a
three months vacation. The reception at
the church parlOrs to greet the pastor was
largely attended by the members of the
church and friends of the clergyman.
There was the usual large attendance at
the open-air concert in the City Hall Park
last evening.
KAHN's DAMAGED TREES.
Maurice Kahn has sued the California
Nursery Company of Niles for So, COO dam
ages. Kahn is the owner of 200 acres Of
land near Winters, 1olo County, which are
particularly adapted for apricots and
peaches. IN January, 1887, he bought OF
the nursery company 1000 royal apricot
trees and 500 Lowell peach trees, and now
charges that the trees furnished were of in
ferior kinds and not Of the kinds repre-
Sented, but that lie was not aware OIL the
fraud until last April.
Rev. E. C. Jacks has declined the call to
the pastorate of the Golden Gate Presby-
terrain Church where he has been laboring
for some time. 1t is said that he intends
going East. One of the members, few
weeks ago, approached young minister of
another denomination with reference to ac-
cepting call, but he ascertained the salary
was less than that received by the young
minister.
Yesterday twenty more Chinese, who
tried to smugge in over the Mexican Dor
der, were locked up in the Alameda County
Jail at Oakland to await transportation
back to the Flowery Kingdom. They were
in charge of five officers,
The Methodists Of Oakland and Alameda
are preparing for large camp meeting at
Reulah Park, East Oakland, to open next
Thursday.
BOTH LEGS MANGLED.
A matchmaker named Speak, aged 80
years. deaf and near-sighted, ran out in
front of the local train at East Berkeley
few minutes after 9 o'clock last night and
had both legs so badly mangled that they
had to be amputated. He will hardly sur
viye the operation at the Receiving Hos
pital.