The morning call., 1891-04-10
ACROSS THE BAY.
Wild Stories of the Unearlhing
of Lot of Gold.
Mrs. Clerc Now Wants a Divorce Litigation
Disposed of-Eliason and His Mining
Stock Speculation.

Disposed of-Eliason and His Mining
Stock Speculation.
The fact that E. II. Flora bought lot on
Twenty-second street on April 1st and paid off
mortgage of 5000 for his brother and that
Charles Bayless, the house-mover, recorded
deeds yesterday to two lots, each 27x125. in
the same vicinity has given color to the wild
stories about them finding lot OF gold
buried somewhere in the city while moving
an old house. Bayless cannot be found, but
it is said that lie has gone to England to
bring his father to the United States. After
reading the private stories in the papers old
man Flora has evidently decided to humor
the hunters for improbable yarns by admit
ting that he and Bayless found great
amount OF gold, so heavy that he could not
lift 1t and enough to make himself and two
other men Independently rich. but when.
where and who the third party is he says he
Will not tell. The first admission that he and
Bayless had made a strike in lottery seems
the most probable solution of the matter.
his Oldest son, Albert, cement-pavement
layer, is out of employment and went to
San francisco to seek work yesterday. He
does not know anything about the find, and
would be glad to have q small portion OF 1t.
Another son Is foreman OF newspaper in
Alameda, and he does not know anything
OF find, but Is satisfied that his father has
been giving the gullible young men I'LL. ="
The family does not know anything more
about it than what Mr.. Flora told young
man who called at the house and has not
seen any OF the gold, nor has there been any
talk OF moving from the humble apartments
IN the rear OF grocery. The lots bought
by Bayless and Flora are not valuable, and
are evidently intended for little homes as
soon as the men can raise enough to build.
In fact, Flora put homestead upon his lot
right away.
SHE WANTS A DIVORCE NOW.
Sayonna NJ. Cierc, the doctress. sued yes
tefday Tor divorce from Professor z. NJ.
Clerc. the ex-priest, on the ground of
cruelty. Some interesting testimony will
be given If the case should come to trial, as
she has in her possession letters by him to
his attorney in which he says she is bound
to support him. In one he says he had given
her great sum OF money, to wit: the sum
OF $50 Mrs. Clerc recently petitioned to
become sole trader, and this so offended
her husband that he visited her in anger
and afterWard she had him arrested Tor dis
turbing the peace, but refused to prosecute.
She is an herb doctress, and prior to and
since her marriage with the ex-priest has
conducted drug and medicine store, as
well as attended patients. He claims COM
there is likely to be contest over the
matter
The articles Of Incorporation of the Oak
land Fruit-pTeserving Company have been
hled, The principal place of business is
Oakland and the capital stock $3.50, 900.
The Directors are Samuel A. Marshall aud
Edwin Fretwell of San Francisco; a. l..
House. A. C. Donnell and Thomas A.
Mitchell of Oakland.
QUICKLY DISPOSED OF.
The suit of Henry Wolters VS.. George W.
Shrine commenced in tho Superior Court of
San Francisco and afterward in Fresno
County, was transferred to the Superior
Court of Alameda County on transfer by
change OF venue yesterday afternoon. The
amount of judgment asked for was S9i33 IS,
and shortly after the filing of the papers the
suit was dismissed by consent. The matter
has been settled out of court and several
transfers of real estate and mortgages be-
tween the parties were executed and placed
on record yesterday.
A. Il. Brooks was granted decree OF di-
vorce yesterday from Mary E. Brooks. on
the ground of habitual intemperance. Judge
Ellsworth refused to grant divorce To
Magdelena from Christian Morton.
The estate OF Robert Noyes has been ap-
praised at $3.50 81.
SUING HIS PRINCIPAL.
A. G. Dietz, as co-surety with Thomas
Beach on an undertaking on appeal i'll the
suit of Whittier. Fuller & Co. VS.. Mrs. II.
F. HOLSTER and others. yesterday sued
Thomas Beach, j. A. Benham and others to
recover first from Beach one-half of the
Judgment rendered in the former suit,
1851, and interest, which he alleges he paid
as surety. He asks for Judgment against
Beach for S308 30 and against the other de-
PENDANTS for S5S1 and interest from April
a, 1890.
II. d. Eliason, the Fourteenth-stre
newsdealer. regrets the sale of 500 shares of
Consolidated California and Virginia nj
| 81 80 per share to make improvements in
his store. The stock went up in a couple
Of days to SD 80 and he lost $4,000 on the
stock he had been holding for years.
The estate OF Michael Fitzgerald has been
appraised at S1lS3
FORMALLY ACCEPTED.
The new $4,000 engine-house on Fiji
| teenth street is completed aud was yesterday
formally turned over to the Board of Public
| Works, which examined it and then ac-
cepted it. The keys were thereupon
Department, who this entered into custody.
The building will not be occupied though
! for the present as the furniture for it is not
yet secured.
The reception to General Secretary Wat
son Of the Oakland Young Mems Christian
AsSUCldGOu duQ Ills Nllc, Hclu III lu6
assembly hall of the new building. on
Twelfth and Clay streets, was attended by
| 600 people. An address of welcome was
| delivered by ID. Edward Collins, President
| of the association, and responded to by the
new Secretary. Rev. Drs. Ollie and Mclean
| and Rev. G. III. Hobart delivered brief ad-
| dresses, and the quartet of the association
| sang selections. At the close of the pro-
| gramme refreshments were served in the
| dining-room by the Ladies Auxiliary Com
| mittee.
1t was stated last evening that Mayor
| Chapman had appointed J. T. Carothers as
| a member of the Commissions of Public
| Works and Police and Fire. but the ap.
| pointment has not been filed with the CLERK
| of the Board.
Alameda.
Rev. Father McNaboe. pastor Of st
Joseph's Church, has been taken to St
Mary's Hospital. San Francisco. He i:
| slowly failing.
Rev. Thomas Van Ness will deliver ar
| address on Unitarians," before the Uni.
tartan Society on Sunday. in Masonic Hall
| a number of West End residents assem-.
| bled last evening in Holt's Hall and listened
| to speeches in favor of high license. To
morrow evening high license meeting will
| be held in Park Opera-HouSe.
| A man named FosS, who was accused OF
| threatening to take the life OF John Nc
Dermond, his former employer, had hi:
] preliminary examination yesterday and the
| charge was dismissed.
| Politics are in such heated state In this
| city that both parties are charging the other
| with using money, and denials are coming
| thick and fast The Executive Committee
of each party offers a reward of 500 for the
arrest and conviction of every person fraud-
uiently voting or Offering to vote at the cleo
| ton.
Mr.. Mee,z, who has been granted permits
| sion TO use electricity as a motor on his
| street-car line, says that he will commence
! at once to make arrangements to substitute
| electricity Tor horses. lie favors the accu.
mulator system and is negotiating with a
| firm to make an experiment ON his road.