The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-07
OAKLAND = ALAMED
The Prohibition Bngaboo in Lo-
cal Politics.
Division Of the Annexed Tsrritory-How
Walshe Lost His Young WIfe-Popular
Sentiment on the Recent Decision.

It was supposed and understood that
the Oakland Local OptioniSts would en-
deavor to secure q pledge from each OF the
party conventions to instruct their candi-
dates to allow the question to be sub mitted
to the people Of The city at special cleo
tion; but they seem to have lost their op-
purtunity and are playing into the hands of
the Democrats by voting to join hands with
the minority party. the Americans, and
draw enough votes, if possible, from the
Republicans to give the Democrats two
years longer lease Of the city offices. That
at least is what prominent Republican
stated yesterday to be his view OF the case,
but he also stated that these are the
tactics Of the Prohibitionists all over the
country. They are willing to admit that
great majority of the Republicans Is in SYM
pathy with them : but instead of assisting
the Republicans to elect their ticket, always
help side-show ticket, which gives the
Democrats the offices. He believed that if a
pledge could be had from all the candidates
for the council that if elected they would
submit the question to the people and the
pledges were kept, no matter which party
obtained the council, local option would be
assured, and the saloons would have to 90.
But" added he, ''they can generally be
depended on to make a mistake. and it looks
as II they had done so once more"
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
At the meeting of the City Council last
evening Councilman Evans raised point
that unless the appeal in the annexation
suit TO the Supreme Court is sustained The
city will have to go back to the old ward
lines. Mayor Gascoek. ex-Mayor Davis
and City Attorney johnson were requested
to examine into the matter and report.
They returned, and Mayor Giascock, for
the committee, recommended that the
territory in the annexed territory be
divided into two precinctS-that part of
the territory in the Second Ward into one
precinct and that part in the Seventh Ward
into aAother-and that the proclamation be
issued as II the territory is still in the city.
The annexed territory was divided as adj
Vlsed, and the election proclamation was
then adopted as If the decision of the Su-
peror Court had not been rendered against
the annexation of Vernon Heights and
Adams Point. An adjournment was then
taken until next Thursday evening, at
which time the attorneys will advise the
council whether or not to take an appeal to
the Supreme Court.
AND THEY WERE DIVORCED.
A divorce has been granted from Ida V.
Walshe 10 James Walshe on the ground OF
her desertlOn. Walsha is an old resident of
Washington Corners, and repnted to be
wealthy. He MAS past the half-century
post, while Ida was only 30. She shortly
discovered that the old mans places were
mortgaged, and he did not pan out the cash
as freely as she expected and desired, SO on
pietense OF going on visit to her sister at
San Jose in September. 1889. she depaI ted
for her relatives in Michigan, and has since
remained there. On the statement of these
facts the Court Commissioner recommended
a decree in accordance with his prayer aud
the court so ordered.
John A. Logan Circle of the Ladies' of the
u. a. X. viii hold a campfire at Grand
Army Hall this evening
THE GENERAL SENTIMENT.
The general sentiment of the citizens of
Oakland yesterday, after having taken
nights sleep over the decision of Judges
Ellsworth and Greene on the question OF the
Vernon Heights and Adams Point annexa-
ton, was that a new election Should be i'm
mediateiy called under the act Of 1889, rather
than appeal to the Supreme Court. City
Attorney johnson and a few others think
an appeal should be taken and claim that
the act of 1889 is defective on the elective
franchise point, but others deny this and
hold that 1t gives the voters in tile territory
TO be annexed the right to vote.
The PrOhibiti0nists will meet this evening
ana nominate municipal ticket. They
pOiled about forty votes two years ago, ana
they hope to have at least ten more this
election.
TO CONSTRUCT A FILTER.
An agreement has been entered into by
the Hyatt Pure Water Company of New
Jersey and the Contra Costa Water Com
pany of Oakland for the construction of
Hyatt filter, near Lake ChabOt, for the sum
of $4,000. There are to be nine filters of
the horizontal pattern, twenty feeG long by
eight In iaIneter. The payment is to be in
three equal amounts. the last to be made In
thirteen months. The constructing conf
Lid i'll. 1t
caused by strikes, or acts OF Providence or
other unavoidable causes, and the capacity
of the filters VIII be 4,0C0,uO0 gallons daily.
Between the hours of and o'clock yes
terday morning, JOHN Donnelly. of the
sporting Life gang" was caught tamper-
ing with safe in a saloon n Seventh and
Wood streets. He is an old offender, and
had been in the Police Court nine times
during 1890 for yagrancy. drunkenness, ETC.,
but this is the first arrest for felony. He is
20 years OF age.
FABIoLA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION.
The annual meeting of the Fabl0la Hos
pital Association was held at the hospital
yesterday afternoon and the reports of the
officers were presented. They show that
267 patients were treated during the year,
and that OF these 1SS were regular patients
while 70 were free dispensary patients. The
training department for nurses has sixteen
young lady students under the care of
competent lnstructresS, and 1t was reported
that the class will be increased to twenty
five. An annex of thirty-four rooms was
built during the year at cost of ST., 500,
and the total membership of the association
is now 10, gain of ten during the year
Maggie Scott, in her complaint for divorce
filed yesterday, states that she married
George |. Scott in S.. Joseph, No., in 1856,
but that she is compelled to save her life to
seek separation on account of his cruelty
She asks the custody of their little girl aud
reasonable alimony for the support of her
self and child. He is a foreman in the West
Oakland railroad yards. Her maiden name
was Lazzader ana her father is also in the
employ of the railroad at West Oakland
Alameda.
Z. G. Waite Secretary of State, was in
Alameda yesterday morning, making ar
rangements to move his family to Sacra-
mento.
The sale of the lot and improvements be-
longing to the estate of the late G. F. Runge,
at the northwest corner of Railroad avenue
and Seventh street, has been placed on rec
ord. The purchaser is T. p. Muller, and the
price paid was S3625.
The trial of Mrs. Flora Morris on the
charge of battery. alleged to have been COM
mitted on Justice Byler, viii take place to-
day in the City Recorders court, which will
hardly be big enough to hold the crowd that
will want to hear the proceedings.
j. n. Conant, q contractor, and John
Rev, brick-layer, are airing their domes-
tic troubles. Several months ago Rev mar
ried woman who was popularity supposed
once to have been Conanfs wife, for she
lived with him six years. Conant denies
that they we're ever married or divorced,
and Rev married her soon after she paaspd