The morning call., 1891-09-01
OAKLAND g. ALAMEDA.
A Package. OF Burglars Tools
. Found in o HcdgehOle. ...
Death after Drinking Ice-Creem Soda County
e. Supervisors Meeting a Franchise
j. ..... Matter Disposed OF II. +.

A package Of burglars tools were dis
covered by the police yesterday concealed
in a hole in the ground in hedge fence at
> the northeast corner of lice and Durant OF
Nineteenth streets. They Weie wrapped up
in two San francisco papers OF dates OF the
10th and 2Stliult. Two drills and a piece
of fuse partly burned, the: purse taken from
+. the Log Cabin Bakery and the steel watch
chain Of Mr.. Ward, the proprietor OF the
bakery, and AIN old log cabin coin of 1870,
also taken from the bakery, were found IN
the package. The drills are believed: to be
similar to those used at the narrew-gauge
depot and the Sixteen th-street, depot, and
the iinding of the Log Cabin Bakery articles
With them indicates that they belong to the
men who did the bold robbing Of the cashier
at the office of the Oakland and Berkeley
Rapid Transit Company, and that of the
bakery on the following evening. The
police were anxious to keep the discovery,
quiet fora few days and endeayor to catch
the parties by shadowing the place. but
blunderfngly took some, newspaper men
into their: confidence, for fear they might
suspect something If the men were dis
covered Swallowing the place. ~.
IN. APOLOGY TO THE MULE.
In referring TO the mistake of the Board OF
Supervisors Of Santa Clara County in sup
posing that tile Oakland and Haywar ds
electric road had the privilege of using
mules, a gentleman living at that place
stated that the person at San Jose Whe
wrote for the copy OF the franchise must
have been furnished with one OF Harry w
Meek S franchise for the one-mule street
railroad now running between the town Of
Haywartis. and the railroad depot, upon
which horses and mules are allowed 30 be
and are being used. The Oakland and Hay
wards franchise contains: no such prosisl on.
Charles Ripenberg was. arrested last night
for an assault with deadly weapon on ons
James Il. Lingen. -"
: DEATH FROM ICE CREAM sODA.
Walter Warren, o f0uTteen-year-Uld boy,
died at East Oakland at an early hour les
terday morning, it is believed. from the eff
fecIS of drinking iee-Cream soda too soon
after hearty meal. He was taken with
COMMISSIONS, which continued until his
death. The physician who attended him
thinks that digestion was stopped and the
stomach too suddenly chilled. The boy was
not very strong physically.
A young man named James White was ar
rested laSteyening and charged with az
tempting TO pass a counterfeit of money.
He attempted 10 pass an old Bank OF Co
lumbus (Ga.) So bill OF January l, 1853.
A clearinghouse kept by I. 0Grady az
West Oakland was burned down at an early
hour yesterday morning
COUNTY SUPERVISORS.
Forty applications for licenses to sell
LIQUORS were made to the Alameda County
Board of Supervisors yesterday The Chap
PELLET electric railroad franchise was not E.
ported. The Committee of the Whole Will
Investigate the report of the Supervisor of
the Mount Eden Road District that the long
bridge between AlyaradO and Mount Eden
is in dangerous condition.
AS Auditor Snow refuses to pay the $500
bill of Robert McKilliean for booths at the
recent election, he has secured counsel and
will in a day or two institute mandamus
proceedings.
Elmer Harry Crooks. Is wears OF age, was
| arrested yesterday afternoon as runaway
from Fresno Country.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
At the meeting of the City Council reso-
luton was adopted requesting the telephone
company to place. free OF charge. in the
City Hall eight telephones for the use OF
the officials of the city. Two communica-
tons from the Auditor, rejecting the bills OF
the Times and Alameda Argus, for the an
nexation election, were referred 10 the
Finance Committee, but afterward a reso-
| luton was adopted ordering the payment OF
! the bills, Notwithstanding the objections
| John w. Hearsts petition for au electric
| franchise 10 East Oakland was referred to
the Committee of the Whole, and the Coun-
ell then went into a discussion Of the esI-
mates Of the various departments, continuing
at this until midnight.