The morning call., 1891-05-05
ACROSS THE BAY.
The Failure of the Reception Due
to Mistake.
Gustav Dressler Dying From Poison-Church
Property Mortgaged-F Foreclosure Of
FIGURING Mills at Livermore.

lands reception to the President was mis-
understanding OF half an hour in time. The
Grand Marshal and staff and organizations
TO escort him to the square understood that
he was to be at Durant and Webster streets
at 80 o'clock in the afternoon, and the
members of the Reception Committee, who
went to Berkeley to meet him, understood
the hour to be o'clock, therefore they ar
rived with the guest half an hour ahead of
time. The escort would have been on the
ground at the appointed place at 2:15, all
ready to accompany the President as in
tended. The attempt to make capital out
of it against the President by political OPP
ponents is not likely to be very successful.
The Directors of the Alameda County
Worlds Fair Association will meet to-day
in the Blake & Mofftt Building at Eighth
street and Broadway.
HE HAD TAKEN POISON.
AT an early hour yesterday Gustav Dress
Ter, an old resident and shoeman of East
Oakland. was found in his bedroom in the
rear of his store, at 615 East Twelfth street,
in an unconscious condition, lying on the
floor of his room. The indications were that
he had taken poison and two physicians
were summoned who did everything they
He was of middle age and had no relatives
in this country. He had not been in very
good health recently. He carried a stock
valued at about $4,000 ana it is supposed that
he had snug sum in San Francisco banks.
He was living at last account last night
The First Unitarian Society has been
given permission to mortgage its property at
Fourteenth and Castro streets to the Ger
or
The Chief of Police has suspended Police
Officer Boyce, charged with having been in
toxicated.
THE ISSUE WAS NOT MET.
At o'clock yesterday afternoon a writ of
habeas corpus was issued by Judge Hen
shaw, returnable forthwith, on the petition
of S. p. Ramirez, sentenced six months ago
in the Police Court to the City Prison for
six months, with a fine of $500, for INSIDE
meauor. He claims that the Court had no
power to fix Imprisonment as an alternative
for the payment of the fine. The writ was
served a few minutes alter 4 80 o'clock and
one hour later Ramirez was discharged.
A. Montgomery yesterday afternoon sued
w. F. I.aumeister and Jacob Hanna to re-
cover $780, an attorneys fee Of $3.50 and to
f0recl0se q mortgage on the Llverm0re
Roller FlouriEg-mlll at LiyermOre.
The cash register OF an Oakland barber
shop was opened by burglars on Sunday
and SIG secured.
MEETING OF SUPERVISORS.
At the meeting of The Board of Super
visOrs yesterday afternoon l.. Fillmore APP
peared and requested that the tender of the
bridge over the estuary at Webster street be
instructed to flag trains as heretofore.
About three months ago he refused to act
as hagman, and the railroad company has
been compelled to employ a fiagman at
cost Of $50 per month. The brldge-tender
is employed by the county. The matter
was referred to the Road and Bridge Com
mittee and the District Attorney.
The petition of j.. II. Dohrmann to be
relieved of trust in connection with the
estate of Delina A: Carrick was filed yes
terday lie expects to go to Mexico TO re-
side permanently and will not be able TO
perform the duties of the trust.
Coant Valensin has sued Mrs. K. j.
OR0urke and her husband John to recover
$625 ON promissOry notes.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
at the meeting of the City Council last
evening the ordinance prohibiting pool
selling was passed TO print A petition was
filed signed by Mrs John Dennot Mrs. o.
b. Adams, Mrs. E. III. Burbank, Mrs. III.
Beckley, Mrs G. T. Hick0x, Mrs. L. r.
Childs and Mrs. NJ. A. Robinson ask
ing for the investigation of certain
Associated Charities. Otto Won Lenthe, and
was referred to the Finance Committee. An
ordinance calling for an election for the an
nexaton OF Adams Point was laid over until
next meeting. The Koenig liquor license
came up again and COunc ilman Pardee
asked that it be laid over until the next
meeting and it was so ordered. The petition
of Ex-Governor Blasdel for a franchise
for an electric road on PARK avenue, East
Oakland, was passed to print. The ordi-
nance requiring all wooden awnings to be
removed from Broadway and Washington
streets within ninety days was finally PASSED
An ordinance requiring the licensing of
stationery engineers and creating the Office
of Examining Engineer was passed TO print
The ordinance to repeal and transfer S20,-
coo appropriated for the boulevard was re-
ferred to the committee again.