The morning call., 1891-12-27
TIDlNGS FROM
ACROSS THE BAY.
Damages Sought for the Drown.
ing of Master White.
Lyden's Plea of neutrality-suspicious. Of
Road Funds Scholarship Endowment.
Halted by Robbers.


V. White, the 14-year- old son of George 2.
White, the cashier of the Oakland and
Berkeley Rapid Transit Company, was
drowned at the Piedmont baths. Yesterday
afternoon suit was brought by the father
against the Piedmont Baths and Power
Company to recover $50, 253 damages for the
boys death. White alleges that the baths
are improperly and unscientifcally con-
slructed. and that they were badly managed.
He declares that too many persons were
allowed 10 enter the baths at one time. and
that the drowning of his boy was due to the
oyercrowding of the baths and the inatten-
ton of the swimming teacher or attendant
OF the company.
The real estate transactions of Alameda
County this year show considerable of an
increase. The fees of the County Recorder
show an increase of about $1,000. The fees
of 1890 were S2410 and for the eleven
months of this year ending November 3Oth
S24, 10. The fees fer this month will be
little over $1,000 additional.
INSANITY WAS HIS PLEA.
Arthur Lyden, who was sent to the City
Prison for twenty-five and fifty days for
twice cursing the Court, was yesterday
given ninety days more by Judge Ogden on
the charge of disturbing the peace, for which
lie was arrested. He pleaded that he had
had an attack of sunstroke in India, and
that he sometimes suffered from that and
was net responsible for what he said. lie
admitted that he had deserted from the
British Army, ana that he had been pun
ished for assaulting the First Sc rgeant of
his comrany in the First United States In
fantry but said he had been honorably dis
charged on account of insanity.
County Treasurer HUFF has appOrtiOned
S56,olS 81 OF the money received for taxes to
! the road funds of the various districts after
placing Is per cent, SS522. in the General
Road Fund. The Bay District receives the
largest sum, SI22S. and Fruitvale the next
largest. SIlS2 The Aitamont District is
credited with the smallest 1892.
A little boy. years of age, named Harry
| HaineS, was arrested yesterday afternoon
| for indicting a flesh wound on passer-by
He was practicing with a toy gun at the
residence Of his father.
COMPASSION ON ROSENBERG.
On Thursday Police Judge Ogden had
| COMPASSION on }. NJ. Rosenberg, the
| crippled lottery ticket seller and allowed
! him to go on his own recognizance until
| yesterday morning to spend Christmas with
ms family. Yesterday the trial was set for
the Sth OF January, and Resent berg was re-
| manded TO the custody of the Chief of
| Police. with bail fixed at $780,
( Mrs. Anne Hook of Stockton has endowed
| scholarship in California College (BaptisN,
| East Oakland. with $1,000, to be known as
| the Anne Hook scholarship. The Hook
| Memorial Hall. a dormitory of the same
! college, was built a lew years ago with a
| donation by Mrs. Hook.
An attachment for Sl779 for green pickles
| SOLD has been levied against the pickle fac
| tory of Il. FRANKIE and Philip Steinhagen at
| the suit of A. w. Schafer Of Mount Eden.
| HALTED BY ROBBERS.
A young man named Henry Wisehmeyer,
| returning with young lady from Christ
| mas entert alnment, was relieved OF a watch
| and SIT So by fOotpad on Friday evening
! at Fifteenth and Webster streets. while a
| companion highwayman held a revolver at
| his head. He reported the matter at the
! Police Station as soon as he had escorted
the lady home, but the highwaymen made
| good their escape.
| a tramp emerged from under a car of the
! broad-gauge local at Broadway at II 80
| o clock yesterday forenoon. He had been
| stealing ride on brakebeam. When he
found that he had been riding on a free
! train instead of one that would take him to
! the interior he was mad. He clambered I'M
| der the car at the pier and had mistaken
| the train.
County Recorder R. W Church was pre-
! sented with gold-headed cane on Christ
mas eve by his deputies. The presentation
| was made by Deputy George Allen and was
| fifty responded to by the Recorder.
| Rev. DR.. Akerly, rector of St johns
| Win
la grippe. He is one of the pioneers of the
city and much loved and respected.
FOUND IN PRISON.
Ernst Gaemich started to San Francisco
| on wednesday to pay a bill for August
| klages, grocer. AS he did not return
| hlages had warrant issued for his arrest
! on charge of enlightenment. Gaemich
was found in the Oakland City Prison,
| where he had been placed on a charge OF
| drunkenness. He had been clerklng for
| kages about six weeks. 1t is claimed that
his father is rich merchant in Bremen.
f. r. Stevenson & Co. have filed in insol-
! yency. The liabilities are S2i.56), due prin-
| cipaily 10 san Francisco merchants. The
assets, consisting Of the stock in the crock
| ery-stOre at III broadway, are placed at
$1,000 The h:n has been in business
| since 1875.
Perrin Bros, saoon-keepers of Fresno,
| by I. f. Perrin, one of the firm, filed a petit
ton in insolvency yesterday. The liabili-
ties are $685. and the total assets $1,000, OF
| which $500 is claimed as exempt, and there
| is an membranes of $500.
| Mrs Charles Webb Howard has presented
to the High School handsome lfe-size busts
OF Washington, Lincoln and Franklin.
| Alameda.
c. f. Fisher has brought suit against H.
| B. Young to recover S8445 for plumbing and
| hardware.
| A Christmas praise service will be held
this evening in the Congregational Church
| Tomorrow evening the Sunday-schOol will
| nave its Christmas exercises.
Some person entered an clubhouse 10 the
rear OF Henry Won kappfs house on Cen
ira avenue few days ago and cut both
heads of the bass-drum belonging to the
| Alameda Brass Band.
A cave occurred yesterday on Park street,
caused by the sand washing into the sewer.
| Street Superintendent Frodden says that he
expects the crown OF Park street to cave in
any day. because of the uncemented condi-
| ton OF the sewer.
An establishment, recently opened on
| Central avenue, near High street, for the
| cure of nebriates proved a failure, and the
place is now closed. 1t was unable to Sc
cure patronage, depending principally upon
| patients from San Francisco
| The protest against the assesSment-roIl
for the improvement of Santa Clara avenue,
| which was overruled by the City Trustees,
| has been brought into the courts by Julius
| Qulnchard, who has sued out writ to test
the legality of the assessment.
The Harmonic Club is arranging to give
an entertainment and ball in its hall on
Paru street on New Years eve. A Germ an
comedy will be produced, in which will par
| ticipate Mrs. A. Victors, Margaret Soehlke.
| Dora Mayriscb, Mr.. Cramer, Mr. Schmidt.
| Mr. Bendixen and Others musical pro-
gramme Will also be given, followed by a
| dance.
| Berkeley.
According to the Evening Tribune classi-
cal Berkeley is just now overshadowed by a
war cloud which may have mora meaning
| Tor the little town than does the tabled
Chilean war. The two newspapers of the
| East End are becoming entangled in daadiy