The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-04-07
ACROSS THE BAY.
Incorporation of a State Mission
airy Society.
Horse-Traders Come to words-Rival Electric
Road Franchises-The Annexation Suit
Fine-Engines for Alameda.

the California Home Missionary Society
into the treasury of which all undesignated
funds shall be paid, and to be channel
through which any designated funds can
be conveyed to any other missionary OF
charitable objects and organizations. The
principal place of business is Oakland. The
Directors for the first year are: Helen w.
Pond and Mary L. F. Eastman, San Fran
cisco; Letitia W. Eckley, Alameda; Susan
NJ. Farnum, Alameda County; Mary l.,
Merritt Harriet S. Burbank, Mariana w
Gray, Mary II. Haven, Colinia l.. Knox,
Marie Il. Rutherford and Sarah +. Arm
strong of Oakland. The society has no
capital stock.
The revival services of Messrs. Crittenden
and Carpenter opened in the First Methodist
Episcopal Church last evening, and will
continue throughout the week.
OVER A HORSE TRADE.
A little excitement was created yesterday
afternoon at San Pablo avenue and Twen-
ty-second street over horse trade by Louis
LuudDerg a butcher. and a peddler named
Louis Salsbinger. The horses were eX-
changed and put in the vehicles when the
declared the trade off and demanded his
own animal. The butcher refused to give
him up and telephoning down to the City
Hall had the peddler arrested for disturb
ing the peace. The pedder gave bail ana
the matter will be ventilated in the Police
Court.
Judge Green yesterday granted Ella E.
Sparhawk a divorce from Frank E. Spar
hawk on the ground of willful neglect. She
was allowed to resume her maiden name of
Ella L. Bateman and was awarded the
custody of the minor child. Florence.
1t is said that the divorce suit of Frances
against John Wiegner will be dismissed
through the Intervention of their daughter.
ELECTRIC ROAD FRANCHISES.
certified copy of resolutions of the Hay
wards Town Trustees recommending the
City Council to grant the electric road fran
chise of Harry w. Meek and others was
filed yesterday afternoon with the City
Clerk. This company and the Sessions
Wand ercook Company have ordinances
passed to print for franchises over Eighth
street from Fifth avenue TO Broadway, and
the tight is to secure a final passage for one
or the other. as franchise is not likely 10
be granted TO both over the same route.
Deeds to valuable property were recorded
yesterday from John Bechtel, who died on
Saturday from heart disease in San Pablo
avenue car, to his vile, Caroline. The
deeds were executed on the 9th Of February
and Bechtel's funeral took place yesterday
afternoon.
A. johnson as City Attorney and he has
qualified. He has held the Office for three
terms and the City Council confirmed his
reappolntment.
A LICENSE VERY MUCH WANTED.
T. ID. Black, the proprietor of the Pied
mont Springs Hotel, has filed another petit
ton for liquor license before the Board of
Supervisors. At the meeting yesterday two
protests were filed and argued by attorneys
Tor and against the granting of the license.
The matter was continued until tomorrow
for argument before the Judiciary Commit
tee The protestants claim that none of
the ten signers are legal.
There was fair attendance at the quarto-
centennial celebration of the Grand Army
of the Republic by Lyon Post, No. s. Com
mander King presided. The Past Post COM
mandeTs of the post gave fve-minute &C
counts of their Administrations, commencing
with the history of the organization of the
post in November, 1878, by George w.
Hoguet, the fist Post Commander.
The brief on appeal in the annexation
suit to the Supreme Court IS now being
compared in the County Clerks Office and
Will probably be filed with the clerk Uf the
Supreme Court to-day or tomorrow.
CLERE MAKES OBJECTIONS.
P Nj. Clere, the eX- priest and husband of
Sayonna NJ. Clere, the doctreSs, who filed a
petition to be allowed to become a sole
she wants to control the community prop
erty. He denies that his memory is poor, or
that any cause exists which renders him
unable to cope with the world or to earn a
living. judge Green decided that Clere'S
opposition was too late, and ordered it
She desires to carry oh drug and medicine
store, but does not want a divorce.
1t Is understood that the following section
of the city charter will .sdown several OF
the applicants for Health Officer of Oak
land 'Section 100, The board shall appoint
# pla m
shall also act as City Physician, and whose
compensation shall be fixed by the Council.
He must be at least 30 years of age, grad
uate of regular medical college" etc.
The will of Stephen Catfyn was filed for
probate yesterday by Sarah C. Caffyn. The
estate is valued at $4,000, and is devised tC
the sister of the testator, Beulah Ferris OF
San Diego.
LEGISLATION RE-ENACTED.
The City Council took up and passed last
evening all the legislation enacted by the
retired City Council at its last meeting, ex
cept the ordinance changing the name OF
Lake Merritt" TO "Lake Peralta" and
this was laid upon the table. The Council
then adjourned without making anY APP
pointments. 1t was decided by ex-May0l
Davis, Mayor Chapman and City Attorney
johnson that the legislation passed at the
last session of the retired Council was lille
gal, hence the necessity for re-enactment.
w. S. Cleveland was arrested on Sunday
by Secretary Theobal1 of the Humane Sc.
ciety for allowing one Arthur Cragg, thir.
teen years of age, to appear as an acroba
with Cleveland's Minstrel show. He pu
up $50 bail, and yesterday morning, on thu
promise that he would not allow the boy Il
perform again in the county, the ba il wa
reduced in the Police Court to $50 and for
feited.
Francis Laboeuf who has had trouble
with labor unions for three years, and re
Gently sued the Iron-molders' Union of Sar
Francisco for damages, has been arrested fO
carrying weapon. He showed permi
from the Chief of Police of San Francisco t.
have pistol, but the Oakland officer re