The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-13
OAKLAND ALAMEDA.
I'll. A. Powell Has Come Out for
the MayOralty.
Suit Against Street Railroad-An Appeal in
the Annexation Case-The American ALI
anoe Standing on Its Own Bottom.i

It has been rumored for some days that
III. A. Powell would be candidate for
Mayor and yesterday petition asking him
TO stand as candidate was made public,
with his acceptance. Many OF the names on
the petition are those prominently identified
with the citizens movement of two years
ago. The contest will probably be between
NJ. Z. Chapman and Mr.. Powell at the prim-
aries. There is a number of other candi-
dates in the Republican ranks, but it is
likely that they will cut small figure only
in the contest. The present outlook is that
Dir. Chapman will be the nominee of the
Republicans.
The City Council will meet again this
evening 10 discuss the matter of fixing the
water rates and invitations have been sent
to members of the Citizens Committee of
One Hundred and other leading citizens to
be present.
RAILROAD COMPANY SUED.
Mrs. Amala Goethe yesterday afternoon
sued the Oakland Railroad Company to re-
cover S21,700 damages for injuries to her
person at the turn-table of the company at
San Pablo and Park avenues-the terminus
OF the cable. She claims that the agents
and employees OF the company commenced to
turn the table before she had alighted from
the car, and she was thrown to the ground,
breaking one of her limbs. She wants S20,0O
general damages, 500 for loss of business,
500 Tor physicians bills and $3.50 for medi-
clneS.
Johnny Maher, who kept the notorious
sportlng-place at Butchertown, has left for
Texas, taking, 1t Is said, seventy-two game
chickens, with which he intends TO clean out
all the game birds in the Lone Star State.
The raids were too frequent for him.
An inquest was held yesterday Oh the body
OF the unknown man who was run over at
West Berkeley on tuesday night, and a YER
dict OF accidental death rendered. The re-
mains were unidentified.
AN APPEAL WILL BE TAKEN.
The counsel for the city OF Oakland re-
ported last evening in favor of appealing
the suit Of the State of California ON the re-
lation of Edison T. Adams against the city
to The Supreme Court, and the Council
unanimously passed resolution authoriZ-
ing the periectlng OF the appeal. An effort
Will be made to have an early decision. A
resolution was passed requesting the Board
OF Public Works TO refrain from expanding
any oil the $4,000 appropriated for the Lake
Merritt boulevard until the further action
OF the City Council.
The American Alliance has decided that
the non-paTtisan movement attempted to be
lnaugurated by it Is a failure, and it will
hold Its own convention on Monday even
Ing and nominate a straight American mu-
niclpal ticket.
Charles McWorthy. the opium fiend, has
been found guilty Of burglary in the second
degree on his second trial. A jury disagreed
on former trial He Will be sentenced by
Judge Henshaw on Monday.
THE SMALL BOYS WORK.
A mischievGus boy named Clough threw
the basket OF Hong Kee of the moving local
tram between East Berkeley and Berry
man Station yesterday afternoon and the
Chinaman went after il alighting on his
head. He was taken to the County Receiv-
ing Hospital at Oakland with his head badly
bruised, his shoulder broken, and internal
injuries and conclusion OF the brain.
The conference of the Republican City
Central Committee last evening with the
Central Republican Club and other mem
bers Of the party was entirely harmonious.
An adjournment was taken until next
Wednesday evening at which time q call
for primaries Will be decided upon.
Work was commenced on the new Frank
lin-street Wharf yesterday aud it is esti-
mated that it will require sixty days to COM
plete 1t. The slip will be 800 feet long.
Alameda.