The morning call., 1890-06-05
ACROSS THE BAY.
Sheriff Hale Doing All He Can to
Find Engineer Dunn.
Death Rate for One Month-AaTt'n Kelly's
sucoessor-Excava;lons R'commenceo
for the New Gable Company.

,~ There is an effort in some quarters TO CEN
erra sheriff Hale for not having appre-
bepded Engineer Dunn after the railroad
accident at the Webster-street bridge. 1t
seems to come from those opposed to his
reelection. He had no authority under the
law to apprehend without a warrant, but
personally attended the inquest and had
warrants made out ready for the filling in
and the Coroner's signature as soon as the
jury should bring in verdict. If 1t should
accuse him of any crime. As soon as the
warrant was signed. at 10:40 O'Clock on
Monday evening, he personally took charge
lit, and spent the remainder of the night
and all Of the next day in trying to find
Dunn.
There were 60 deaths in Oakland during
the month of May, exclusive of the victims
of Fridays disaster. Pneumonia was fatal
in y cases, measles 5, searlatina 3, con-
sumption 10, heart disease Z, inanition B.
Births-males 81, females 20; total 81. Rate
of deaths to 1000 1880; for April 1860
The Board of Free Library Trustees has
appointed Mrs. Waggoner curator of the
East Oakland Free Reading-room, vice Mrs.
c. Z. ShUey. nee Bromley, resigned.
Il II. HAMER 5 WILL.
The will of 81. Il. Hamer, who died on
May Sd. was fled yesterday for probate.
His estate consists Of lot and building in
Haywards. valued at about 5000; another
lot at HaywaIdS $500, an interest in tract
of land in Eden Township $1,000 and twenty
acres at Cucamonga $1,000. The will is
holographic and bears date San Francisco,
August 8, 1882 Mr.. Hamer wrote it on
slip of paper about 3x5 inches in size. 1t
provides that Whatsoever L may possess
shall go to my mother, Mrs. Z. V. Hamer,
TO be devoted to her support and comfort
during the remainder of her life" A
brother and sister also survives.
The heirs of Thomas T. Hill, who was
Killed by the explosion on September 10,
1889, have sued the California Door Com
pany for $4,000 damages. Hill had no
family, but the plaintiffs are brothers aud
sisters.
Justice Ogden, sitting for Police Judge
Henshaw in the Oakland Police Court, held
three sessions yesterday to clear the docket.
He held a night session ana remained on
the bench until nearly 10 O'Clock at night
TWenty-six acres of the Vernon Park
Tract between Oakland and Berkeley have
been sold for S27, 500.
OAKLAND CHAUTAUQUA CIRCLE.
At the closing services of the Oakland
ChautauQla Literary and Scientific Circle,
held in Young Mems Christian Association
Hall, the following programme was carried
out: Prayer by Captain Bray; remarks by
Rev. II. II. Rice; Instrumental duet, Mrs.
Starr and Miss Davenport; reading, ''Gon-
d0las of Venice" W. W. Fogg; violin solo,
a. Stewart; reading, Boadicea," Miss
Mae Rowland; violin solo, " Tit for Tat,
Mrs. Davenport; instrumental solo, Miss
Irincano; reading, scene from Cataline.
Lille Stets0n; vocal duet, Mrs. Starr and
Miss Long; recitation, "Lasca," Nellie
Highly; vocal solo, b. Abbott; recitation,
+. Cooley. President Rice was presented
with hue picture ana easel as testi
monial OF the gratitude of the circle. Work
will be resumed on September 21st.
Secretary Charles Putnam of the Oak
land Board Of Health has been appointed
Assistant Wharhnger OF the state Har60r
Commission, vice ex-senator Martin Kelly,
deceased, and has resigned as Secretary OF
the Board of Health. He had been in the
employ of the commission previously.
A conference of leading Christian gentle
men of Oakland will be held to-day for the
purpose of discussing the means for raising
$1,000 to complete the Oakland Young
Mems Christian Association Building.
ire occurred at O'clock yesterday
morning in junk-store on Lower Broad
way. Tue loss was about $1,000.
EXCAVATIONS RECOMMENDED.
The Piedmont Cable Company yesterday
recommended its excavations on Fourteenth
street, between Broadway aud Clay, to
complete the gap. When the two blocks
are finished the route will be almost COM
pleted between Oakland and Piedmont.
The work on the gravity curves at Clay
and Eighth and at Washington street cor
ners are being put in. Twelve cOmbina-
tion-cars have been contracted for with the
John Hammond Company.
If nothing happens the Fifth Infantry
Regiment Band, n. g. c., will commence
its usual summer concerts in the City Hall
Park tomorrow night. S. E. Brookes has
secured subscriptions amounting 70 500
month fOr three months, and II he can
secure as much more by to-day the concerts
viii be started.
The commission of A. w. Bishop as Post
master of Oakland has arrived by mail and
was delivered yesterday afternoon. He will
probably take charge about the first OF the
week.
Rev. DR.. I. E. Dwinell, Vice-President of
Mills Collage and Professor at the Pacific
Theological Seminary, is reported as dan
gerously i'll at his residence, 450 Plymouth
avenue.
TO CoLoNIZE AND IMPROVE.
The articles of incorporation of the West
ern Cooperative Colonization improvement
Company have been filed to buy aud I'M
prove lands, to grow, buy, sell, dig, pick,
etc, orchard and other produce, and to do
all things necessary to carry out the pur-
poses indicated by the name. The princi-
Da. place GI business Is OhkldHu, anu IL has
a capital stock of 100000, divided into 1000
shares of the par value of 500 each. The
Directors for the first year are: K. A.
Barker, William Mckay, Il. G. Ellis, w. r.
Batten and N. P. Brown.
Jonathan Munson, aged years, living
with his parents at $40 East Sixteenth
street, fell between the cars of the moving
local, near Clinton Station, yesterday after
noon and lost both legs below the knee. He
says he was crossing between two cars and
was pushed by another boy and fell through
between the cars. Others state that he was
jumping on and off the train with other
boys. The limbs were amputated at the
Receiving Hospital.
The Oakland city officials have asked the
Board of Public Works to have the cooking
of cabbage in the City Prison kitchen dis
continued because the odOr permeates all the
offices in the building. The board referred
the matter to the Chief Of Police.
The sum of S4936 has been apportioned
by County Superintendent Fisher among
the various school districts. OF this amount
Oakland received S2629 A.
Alameda.
The members Of Thompson Hose Com
pany have secured new uniforms.
Max Gundlach and bride have taken up
their residence on st. Charles street.
During the year ending June 1st 567 new
buildings were erected in this city.
Rev. E. Y. Garrette, pastor of the Pres
byterian Church. has been quite i'll, but is
porv convalaspant