The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-22
ACROSS THE BAY.
Oakland's City Council Not Max.
ing Itself Popular.
Protest Against Observation-Disclosures
Teachers-Mrs. Greehy's Suit Dismissed.
DR.. Crowley Rearrested.

OakiandS CITY CCuDcu is oeIeTmlneu 10
make itself decidedly unpopular. In the
first place it refused to accede to the wishes
Of at least two-thrds of the people who
elected il by refusing TO pass the antl-pool-
selling ordinance, and is evidently doing
what the very worst OF the element which
worked against its election desires it TO DO.
In Committee Of the Whole it has decided TO
return 10 a license Of the merchants, and
has had an ordinance prepared TO that eff
feet. This has raised protest all along
tie line, and 1t Is understood that concerted
action VIII be taken by the Board Of Trade
and by the ether merchants. There are
few. however, who think that license tax
for tie benefit of the city finances, provided
it Is moderate, would not be such great
burden. The eight Republican members OF
the City Council were elected upon plat
form that contained this pledge
PeS0ired That il Is the Judgment OF this con
Yenti0n mat a license tax on mercantile and
manufacturing Industries IS an un@ise ana uh-
necessary system OF taxation, calculated 10 bur
den enterprise fetard development OF new III
dustries aud 10 compel hat class OF our citizens
20 bear more than their Jusl portion OF all cost
of governments and so renewing We IdfoI
reduction OF mercantile and manufacturing IL
cen>es 10 a minimum looking 10 The ultimate
repeal OF The buFdeus0ine Charges on our iheI-
canIe aud manufacturing INTERESTS but we be-
lieye that licenses upon nonresident vendors,
haWkefs and peddlers who are not producers
should be placed al high rates.
They seem to have forgotten it, but the
merchants have not
At the conclusion of the evidence for the
plaintiff in the case of Lewis Y. HagaT vs..
the Southern Pacific Company yesterday
afternoon Judge HensDaw granted nom
suit. The action was for S1027 damages for
the killing Of team Of horses by local
train al West Oakland on July 4, 1889.
Mrs. de la We're of 239 Hannah street.
North Oakland, has adopted the abandoned
bT-h he fpEvH Al
vacant house adjoining her residence.
AGAINST POOL GAMBLING.
A large and enthusiastic meeting was held
last evening by the citizens of Oakland at
Die.z's Opera House to protest against the
licensing Of pool gambling by the City
Council. Giles II. Gray presided ana stir
ring addresses were made by the Chairman,
bv ex-JusIice Charles \. Fox Of the ou-
preme Court Rev. Dr.. Ollie, eX-Judge ). q.
HibOrn and Rev. .. 81. Hobart. The best
citizens of Oakland attended the meeting.
Resolutions were adopted denOuncing pool
selling and the efforts to fasten il upen the
city or Oakland. The form Of petition to
be signed by citizens requesting the City
Council to refrain from licensing poOl-sell-
ing was also adopted. Justice FOX's address
was very strong one, IN which he eompll-
mented san Francisco IN driving the evil
from its midst
Frank Waller, William Body and John
". Calhoun went to San Jose and returned
70 Oakland, 100 miles, yesterday IN eleven
hours on bicyCleS, remaining in San Jose
over two hours. Waller made trip around
the San Leandr0 triangle, miles, on the re-
turn trip, making los miles from $50 OclOck
q the morning 70 o:15 O'Clock In the even
ing.
It is announced that the new bath-house
Of the Piedmont Consolidated Company,
near the cable-house, will be opened for pat
TOnage in three weeks
CERTIFICATES TO TEACHERS.
The Oakland Board of City Examiners
has granted certificates to the following
teachers: Second grade TO Miss Emma Ely
and Miss May Roeth; first grade TO Miss
Ellen r.. Downey; second grade to Miss May
Shook; first TO Miss Josie Irving and Miss
Annie /. DOlman; second to Miss Lillian
Libby and Miss Kate A. Smyth first grade
10 Miss Lillian Bergen second to Miss Clara
y. " Fowler and Miss Charlotte f. Hunt; ;
first grade to Miss Isabel NJ. McCTacken
The graduating exercises of Smell Semi
nary were held last evening at the First
Congregational Church The admission
was by ticket and the church was filed.
Only three Of the graduating essays were
read. The exercises were interesting and
participated in by the remaining thirteen
graduates.
Fred T. Whitney, attorney for absent
heirs in the Walkerley estate, has filed an
objection to the sufficiency Of the sureties
on the bonds Of Mary ). D0uty, Il. Il. New
man and others, on appeal to the Supreme
Court.
The work on the cable line between the
City Hall ana the Sixteenlh-street depot Is
expected to be begun some time next month.
DISMISSED AT LAST
Mrs. Catherine A Greehy's suit for d.
yorce against John Z. Davis, the San Joa-
quin County millionaire farmer, was dis
missed Yesterday by her substituted attor-
ney without prejudice. She learned that
Davis had a wife in the East from whom he
had not been legally separated, and she was
afraid she would not fare any better in the
contract business than did her friend. Sarah
Althea Hill.
DR.. d. d. Crowley was arrested yesterday
afternoon on the charge OF battery upon
Professor Hugo Mansfield. He gave bond
IN the sum Of $3.50 and viii appear this
morning for trial. The highest penalty is
$1,000 hne 1t is not known whether he
VIII plead guilty or demand jury and stand
= trial.
The estate Of Henry Donnelly has been
appraised at So, 346, of which S1366 is cash.
real estate $4,000. The remainder is in
st ocks ana bonds, Of which $4,000 is in 100
shares OF the stock OF tho Bank Of Cali
fOrnia.
Joseph C. Milligan was found dead in his
room at $40 Clay street last night. Death is
supposed TO have been IRON heart disease
The Coroner will investigate
SUIT on A LEASE
K. S. Mallory, who keeps a small variety
store al Twenty third avenue East Oakland
sued her landlord j. II. Thomas, yesterday
for $1,000 damages. She alleges that she
leased the little store from Thomas, but
that lie afterwaTd entered upon the premi-
ses, defaeed the ceiling, tore down partitions
and performed other acts Of spoliation, which
damaged the sto k. broke up her business
and injured her health.
The articles of incorporation Of the Oak