The morning call., 1891-08-13

the entire ranch Of eco acres was decided to
man named Gillian for a named consid-
Grafton Of $1,000. Gillian decided it to
Simeon Stivers, who was a nephew of Mar
shalrs. SIivers, in consideration of $4,000.
decided back to his uncle and wife a life
interest in 500 acres The land is now
valued at 100000, and it is now asserted by
the other heirs Of Marshall, fifty-three in
number, that undue influence or some other
unlawful means was used to obtain the
land by Stivers.
Auditor Snow has reported that the
actual deficit of the Oakland City Fund is
SSS01.
The Oakland Free Clinic has elected, Mrs.
j. n. Driscoll. President; Mrs. j. C. Mar
tin, Nice-President; Mrs. Z. II Parsons,
The lady Directors are: Mrs. j. and Mrs.
T. J. Mofiitt, Mrs. George E. de Cola, Mrs.
A. D. Thomson aud Mrs. B. A. Knight
An order has been made by Judge Hen
shaw committing Guy Z. Ruley to the Whit
tier Reform School for four years. He has
not been guilty of any serious otfense, so far
as known, but his mother, who has to work
out is afraid that he may learn bad habits
from association with idle and dis5olute
company.
The Norwegian and Swedish Methodist
Episcopal Church has petitioned the Supe-
rior Court for leave to mortgage its property
for $500.
NO NEW DEVELOPMENTS.
There were no new developments in the
cases Of Howell and Maxwell yesterday.
Mrs. Howell is with her husband most of
the time and Mrs. Maxwell spends great
deal Of the time with him. MANY friends OF
both prisoners visit them in the City Prison.
Neither of them cares to talk about the case,
except to very intimate friends and their
attorneys. Attorney Z. l.. ColYin win go
East this evening with the remains of his
brother, so that he will not be present at the
,i,,ar - Z II I'll
on Wednesday, or OF Perrie Maxwell two
days later. He held consultation with the
attorneys for the prosecution last evening
and turned over to them the letters men,
toned by his brother as having a bearing on
the case.
The Coroner's deputies state that when
Edward Z. Dodge was asked whether he
wished to see his wife'S remains he declared
with an oath that he did not. He was
given the jewery found on the body and, il
is said, did not even thank the boys for TAX
ing it from the badly decomposed body.
The Board of Trustees of San Leandro
has re-established the Board of Health and
selected the following named as members
DR.. Du Bots, Luis Castro, G. E.; G. r.
Morgan, w. S. Peters, NJ. j. Garcia
TOO MUCH SOUR MASH
Two Oakland youths named Kauth i'm
bibed loo much sour mash, or equally strong
beverage, a few evenings since, and on 90
run things 10 suit themselves. When two
police officers were called IL the young men
proceeded to do them up with an ax-handie
and wagon spoke. They were sober in the
Police Court yesterday and pleaded guilty.
The clubs were IN court as evidence. Judge
Ogden let them OFF easy Oh account of their
youth and it being their first offenSe. He
fined one $50 or thirty days and the other
$40 or twenty days.
Judge Henshaw has decided that the Sew
lArNr "a lot a ,fntsx
the Pacific Sabbatarian Association, is not a
religious incorporation within the meaning
of the code, and Is entitled to sell real prop
erty without an order of the Superior Court.
The forty-seven Italians who struck at
the Piedmont quarry because their poI-taX
was deducted from their wages have re-
turned to work, after having been made to
understand the law.
HOPE WHILE THERE'S LIFE.
The physician who is attending the Mar
lin boy, who was severely injured by being
run over by wagon near Haywards. says
that the pressure OF the pieces of the frac-
tured rib have produced traumatic pneu-
monia. The boy has high fever. The
complication most feared is peritonits.
When the doctor was asked of the probable
result, he replied: while there is life there
is hope"
CITY Auditor R. W. Snow declines to audit
ia claims against the city and will refuse
to issue warrants for that number out Of
800 passed by the City Council at its recent
meeting, for the reason that the services for
which they are claimed to be due were not
rendered during the present fiscal year.
The State Convention OF the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union will assemble
in this city on October 18th, and remain in
session until the nth Mayor Chapman
will welcome the delegates.
The appraisement of the estate of John
9th in Eden Township vaiues it at S27S2.
The Board Of Supervisors is fifth ng up the