The morning call., 1891-08-06
OAKLAND-ALAMEDA,
McEWen's Collection of $50 From
f. j. M0ffitt.
Remains Found in the Bay - Enjoining the
Boulevard Scheme-Suit Against the Rail-
road-A Cap Factory Burned

Arthur MeEwep, O well-known local ne VS.
paper writer had q very narrow escape a
few days ago from inveluntarily solving the
problem of the great hereafter, Frank j.
Mofitt, the editor of the Oakland Times,
being the willing agent in tile matter with
the aid of pistol.
McEwen tried to collect from Mofitt pay
for certain articles that he had written for
the Times. the amount due being said to be
| $50. Moffitt refused to settle. a quarrel en-
sued and pistol was drawn and pointed at
McEwen.
The latter. under the pressure, threw up
his hands. at the same time intimating that
to kill him would be hardly fair on the in
Surance companies in which he, McEwen.
was insured. Moffitt took no heed of the
suggestion, but fred the shot, the bullet
passing through McEwen's lett coat sleeve,
but otherwise inficting no in jury. After
further discussion Mofiitt paid the amount
McEwen claimed.
ANDERsoN's REMAINS FOUND.
The body OF a man was picked up at the
end OF the sea-wall, on the north side of the
mouth OF the estuary. 1t was taken TO the
Perata-street Wharf and then to the Morgue.
The deceased was a sailor or longshoreman,
judging from his clothing. about 80 years of
age, with gray hair and a s:ubby growth of
beard of about one week. He was about
six feet tall and about $50 pounds in weight.
In his pockets were found So in silver, a
latch-key, short clay pipe and an imitation
gold chain. with a miniature compass at
tached. The body was Identified as Charles
p. Anderson, Swedish stevedore, re siding
at 3l9 Brannan street, San Francisco. He
went fishing one week ago on Sunday ard
YEa Ia off Ial auu
Il son 10 years of age. He was Identified by
George II. Thomas of the LongshoTem ems
Union.
1t is rumored that a suit to enjoin the
grading of the boulevard around Lake Mer-
rift will be brought by the Oakland Water
Front Company, Oh the claim that it never
decided the land to the city.
The Board of Public Works has asked the
City Council to authorize the expenditure
OF $1,000 IN cleaning The main lake sewer.
METHODIST DELEGATES.
The following-named have been elected
delegates from the First Methodist Church,
Oakland, to the Methodist Lay Association of
the California annual conference to be held
at Pacific Grove Septem Der 10 to -, 1891: Z.
w. Playter. II. I. Holc0mb, c. W. Kinsey,
E. S. Finch Mrs. T. S. Finch. Miss Joeita
Evans, DR.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Hnkle, DR.. L.
Z. Kelley, DIR. w. Z. Lewis, o. b. Smith,
Dr. r. T. Stratton, NJ. A. Wastell. o. j.
Backus, p. V. Chamberlain, Miss Margaret
Mrs. w. +. Lewis.
Harry Lawson's trial for assault on Ed
ward Gates will come up before Judge
Greene to-day. Harry is an old-timer, and
was only nine days cut of State Prison
when he committed the assault for which
he will be tried.
john 81cWade has been held by Police
Judge Ogden to answer before the Superior
Court the charge of assauting Katie jack
son, Predetermined young woman. Bonds
were fixed al 5000.
Pauline W. Young, who resides at Golden
Gate, has sued Tor divorce from Jonn b,
Young Desert!on is the ground.
DESTROYED BY FIRE.
The Office and principal building of the
Judson Black Powder Works of Point Isa-
bel was destroyed by fire on Monday after
noon. Tine building was at Siege Station.
and was used as a cap factory and was
known as the California Cap Company. 1t
is supposed that SPONTANEOUS combustion
was the cause. The loss is about $500;
insured.
Mary f. Cure has been granted divorce
from John Cure or the ground of his
cruelty and deserton. with permission TO
resume her maiden name. After he left
her their child died, and when Informed of
its death he refused to pay anything for the
funeral expenses.
Captain D. b. Finch and wife, of Oak
land, have donated twO-story house and
six acres of land for the site of an orphan
age 10 be conducted by the Methodist
Church.
There is some talk of adopting safety
bicycles in the P1stoffice Department for
the use of letter-carriers who have long
routes.
Annie Smith yesterday sued for divorce
IRON Frank L. Smith. photographer.
PAPERS WERE FILED.
The papers in the threatened suit of the
Misses Hannah and Emma Anderson, who
were put off on the marsh because they re-
fused to lay an additional 10 cents from the
pier TO Alameda when they had purchased
through tickets from Los Angeles to Ala
media, have been filed against the Southern
Pacific Company They demand $4,000
damages each.
Great changes are pending at the First
National Bank, which is one 1f the city'S
solid financial Institutions. V. ID. Moody,
the President, is about to retire as head Of
the institution and Arthur d. Thomson, the
cashier. is about to take his place.
William Stecker of West Oakland was
fined SIS 0y Police Judge Ogden for main
tanning a billIard-t table. lie failed to take
out the 81 per quarter license for eight quar-
ters, but the Judge let him off with the SIS.
I. p. Robinson yesterday petitloned for
letters on the estate of his decea,ed wife,
Mary L. Robinson. consisting OF real prop
erty valued at $1,000.