The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-29
IIDINGS FROM
ACROSS THE BAY.
A New Baggage. Master at the
SiXteenth-Street Depot.
Uncle Woods Testament-o Opposition to a
Cemetsry-Joined the Salvation Army.
Robberiss Reported.

John P. Abbott, better known as Jack"
has been transferred from Stockton and
made baggage-master at the Sixteenth street
depot, vice George L. Taylor, who has been
transferred to the general freight Office of
the company in San Francisco. Mr.. Abbott
ana his wife have arrived in Oakland. He
will take charge tomorrow morning
Nh Taolor, whom MI Abbott succeeds,
was injured some months ago by being
struck by Berkeley train while attending
to baggage on the platform, and since he has
resumed the duties the work has been too
heavy for him. Mr.. Abbott was with Mr..
Taylor before he went to Stockton.
sIhe District Attorney filed informatlons
with the County Clerk We sterday charging
T. D. de Marke with burglary and j. $
Hunt for an assault with deadly weapon
upon DR.. A. Shirk, Superin tendent of the
Alameda County Intrmary.
Secretary &. Z. Bennett Of the Society
for the Prevention OF Vice is hunting up
evidence against Rosso's Cottage, on tie
Twelfth-street dyke at Lake Merritt.
JOHN W. wooD's WILL.
The, will Of the late Uncle" John W
Wood. the old collector Of the Oakland Pier,
was filed yesterday by his sister, Mrs.
Frances A Fellows. The estate is given
principally to her. 1t is valued at S25, 900,
Of which sum $4,000 is in money in an Oak
land savings bank. He left S17OO to his
brother. Russell a. Wood. and wife, Fidelia
b, of Weedspori, n. Y. The will provides
that his remains bs sent to Weedsport n
y, and buried alongside his mother The
body was sent East for interment in ac-
cordance with the request last evening"
The tug-Of-waT at the Oakland TheateF is
meeting with some encouragement, but it is
not pronounced success because the citi-
Zens do not take the interest in it that was
expected. The manager of the affair was
only able to induce the Americans, Irish,
Germans, Danes, Portuguese and SWedes to
enter teams.
The residents OF Piedmont are preparing
petition to the Board Of Supervisors re-
questlng the passage of an ordinance pro-
hibltlng the establishment of a cemetery in
any location unless fifteen residents of the
district recommend Its construction.
IN QUEST OF A DEMOCRAT.
Delosma Thomas Gerlinger procured a
license to marry Mary Catherine Arnevich.
lie asked Cupid Edgar to give him the name
OF Democratic Judge or Justice of the
Peace, as he wanted to be married by
Democrat. Cupid Stnrtevant produced the
California Blue Book" and showed him
that all the Judges and Justices Of the
county were Republicans. GerIinger then
started outln quest Of Democratic minister
of the gospel.
1t was learned yesterday afternoon that
Charles Montgomery and wife of San Fran
cisco joined on Friday afternoon the Saliva
ton Army, taking the vows and being adj
mitted as cadets Mr.. Montgomery is the
well-knowB wealthy citizen.
William Schmidt, who is charged by
Harry r. Allen with asSaulting him with a
deadly weapon, surrendered himself yester-
day when be heard of the warrant, and was
released on $1,000 bonds.
Charles ID. Wells has mortgaged a lot in
the Oakland View Homestead Association
to w. +. Whittier Tor S12. S43.
REPORTED RoBBERIEs.
Thomas Flanagan of TIC Filbert street. re-
ported yesterday morning that he was at
tackled about midnight on bis way home.
while near Market and Seventh streets, by
two footpads, who threw him down and
took Sl4 in coin and his watch. A man iiv-
ing at 76l Twenty-fifth street is also re-
ported to have been knocked down while
near his home on Friday night and relieved
of his money.
Blanche Campbell, formerly living in Oak
land, but now in Stockton, has sworn TO
complaint for the arrest OF Clark, the abb