The morning call., 1890-08-19
ACROSS THE BAY.
A Physician Has Lively Struggle
With Maniac.
Two Switchmen Thrown Beneath Locomotive
and One Received Mortal Ipjuries-Fruit-
vale Wants Electric Lights.

The matter of the payment of city liquor
licenses by the various social clubs has been
referred to the club attorneys.
r. w. Snow. City Auditor of Oakland,
has figured that the tax levy for the ensu-
ing year may be kept within the 81 limit.
County Clerk Charles f. BOardman, who
was confined to his residence the past ten
days by illness. was out again yesterday.
A donation festival will be held Thurs
day afterno on at the Fabiola Hospital from
1 to o'clock for the benefit of the patients.
The City Council last night passed to
print an ordinance fixing the boundaries Of
the West Oakland Park, including $50 acres
of the marsh. A long discussion was held
over the appropriation Of $50, 500 for the city
wharf.
The annual estimate of the necessary ex-
penses of the Oakland Free Library and its
branches has been filed. The amount needed
has been put at S75.S99 10. OF this sum
$15,S99 10 is wanted at the library. $685. 10
to the branches. The sum of $4,000 is
asked to be appropriated for new build
ing.
DIR. MERRITT, DECEASED.
The will of the late DR.. Samuel Merritt is
sealed and will be opened the latter part of
this week. The estate is valued at several
million dollars. The funeral of deceased
takes place this afternoon at O'Clock from
the residence on Madison street and the in
terment will be at Mountain View Gene
terry.
Superintendent of City Schools j. W. Nc
ClymOndS reports that the number of pupils
enrolled the first month OF the present year
is 764S Uf which number 3706 are boys and
1912 girls. In the High School are 5SS
pupils, SIS of them being non-reSidents.
l. cpANs
The disappearance of Leland Gamble of
the Oakland and Berkeley Rapid Transit
Company is still unexplained, but his
friends ask suspension of Judgment until
the books are examined. An advertise
ment has been inserted in the local papers
for the recovery Of certificate Of stock OF
113 shares. but it is denied that Mr. Gamble
had anything to do with the loss of this
stock.
MISS LULU NELSON'S DIFFICULTIES.
1t is stated that Miss, not MRS., Lulu Mel
son, who was taken back to Fresno from
Oakland last week under arrest for owing
a 81 90 board bill, was hunOrably acquitted
of that charge, and las now filed petition
of insolvency i'll the Superior Court of
Fresno County She is muSic-teacher,
and has no means to pay the Judgment Of
$500 which two lawyers obtained against
her by default, hence the insolvency pro-
ceedngs. She lived many years in Oak
land aud is a member OF an East Oakland
church.
At the adjourned meeting of the Alameda
County Board of Supervisors yesterday,
the bonds of forty-four liquor-dealers were
approved. A number of new applications
were read and referred to the Judiciary
Committee for investigation. Thirty
seventh street, between San Pablo avenue
and Market street, was accepted as public
road. A petition was received from the
Board of Health of the Lorin District, ask
ifngr fba inn nj a
pervisOrs in the sum OF $4,000 for the con-
struction of sewers in Sanitary District l,
recently created by it. The matter was re-
ferred to the District Attorney to examine
and re- Ort.
STRUGGLE WITH A MANIAC.
While DR.. o. b. Adams was sitting in his
room, about midnight Sunday, he was sur
prised to see Il wild-eyed man, shoeleSS and
coateSs, enter his room and ask II the small
piece of opium he held in his hand was IN
furious. Supposing him to be drunk, the
doctor persuaded him to go downstairs. In
few minutes he TeapVeared, and Jumped
headlong through the glass door OF the
doctors sleeping apartment. He then as
saulted the doctor, and a struggle ensued.
Fortunately Police Officers Curtis, Miller
and Batchelder we're near at hand, and the
maniac was taken with difficulty to the
police station, where a straltJacket was
placed upon him. His name Is James War
reD, and he works in livery stable. He is
supposed to be suffering from drink and
opium.
At about o'clock yesterday afternoon J.
NJ. Griffith aud Z. Z. Owens, two switch
men, were in some unaccountable manner
thrown off the running board OF switch
engine as it was backing up, and under the
wheels. Griffith'S left thigh aud right foot
were crushed, and had to be amputated at
DR.. Woolsey's hospital. Owens right foot
had to be taken off at the ankle. Griffith's
wife was in the cab of the engine at the
time OF the accident, and accompanied her
unfortunate husband to the hospital. He
was so badly injured that lie VIII hardly re-
cover He mas one child. owens Is also
married man. He will recover, but will be
minus his right foot. He says that in some
way they had lost their balance and fell to-
gether ON the track. Griffith died from his
injuries last evening, and an inquest will be
held this evening.
A SOLID DELEGATION.
The Alameda County delegation to the
Democratic State Convention went down
TO San Jose by the narrOw-gauge train yes
terday afternoon. The full list of the dele
gates is as follows:
Ala media Township-E. p. Peckham and T. c.
SoddaId.
Brook Iyn Townshlp-B. F. Mason.
Eden Township-M. j. hirwin and j. A.
Lyster.
Oakland TOwDship-B. A. Hayne, Edward
Lawrence aud Johu w. Tucker.
First Ward-J. Il. Clark, Clinton Terry, S. Il.
Mckee and j. Ryal.
Second Ward - Thomas Moran and M. K.
White.
Third Ward-J. j. White aud NJ. j. Laymance
Fourth Ward-James Mccarthy and j. Elliott.
Fifth Ward Thomas Prather.
| Sixth Ward-Frank Mcguire and Z. +. Gill
| gan.
Seventh Ward-E. j. Rogers and A. Hampel.
AT lafge-J. L. Tnane, Charles McCleyerty and
| II. H.. Morley.
The delegation is pledged to vote and
II fnr / Enulich for Tho
| car conveying the delegation had on its
sides portrait of English and streamers
with the words: Alameda, SO lid for w.
| d. English for Governor"
Alameda.