The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-15
ACROSS THE BAY.
Annual Election OF Officers by the
C. w. C. T. u.
Hamilton Hall Remortgaged - Leckie's De-
mand Audited-shakespeare Quoted in
the Pratt Divorce Case.
The California wOman's Christian Tenn

The California Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union yesterday elected The follow
ing officers for the ensuing year, Mrs.
Sturtevant Peet of San Jose, President;
Mrs. S. j. Church Of San Jose, First Vice
President: Mrs. J. L. EVerts of Santa Cruz,
Second Vice-President; Mrs Ii. E. Brown,
Recording Secretary; Mrs. d. j. Spencer,
Corresponding Secretary; Mrs. Emily Hop
pin was reelected Treasurer and Mrs. l.. Nj.
Carver Auditor. An address Of welcome
was delivered TO the State association by
Mayor Chapman, and addresses were also
delivered by Fl. T. Smith, President of the
Board of Education, on behalf Of that body,
and by Joseph Humphrey and Mr. Elbed
ON behalf Of kindred temperance societies.
Professor ]. c. ellison has mOrtgaged
Hamilton Hall, at the corner of Thirteenth
and jefferson streets, for $4,000. He has
in reality renewed a mortgage of $500 and
added $500 more to it.
The Police Court fines for September
were only 1921, more than half less than for
the previous month.
AUDITED AT LAST.
Auditor r. W. Snow has finally audited
the claim and drawn the warrant of County
Assessor Il. S. Leckie in the sum of S2400.
Mr.. Snow refused to draw the warrant for
some time, on the ground that there was an
overcharge in the making of the duplicate
textbooks for the city from the county
books OF S1065, but in view of the decision
of the Superior Court in the matter of the
claim of Robert McKillican and on the ad-
vice of attorneys that Mr.. Leekie's claim is
a legal one, he decided it was unnecessary
and unwise to incur the expense of law
suit.
Mrs Liljegren has filed cross complaint
for divorce against her husband, Rev. +. U.
Liljegren, on the ground of his harsh and
cruel treatment. She charges him with
neglect. and states that through this neg
lect the death of their child was occasioned.
The Piedmont Bath Company is putting
in a filter to purify the water taken from
Lake Merritt for its bathing tank.
THE LAWYERS ARE TALKING.
MI Foote made his argument yesterday
morning against Mr.. Reddy's motinn for n
nonsuit in the Pratt case. He paid his re-
spects rather harShly to Mr.. LLOYD for his
refusal to testify to what Mrs. Pratt had
told him when he called upon her He
charged Mr.. Lloyd with being inconsistent
in his testimony and also quoted from
Shakespeare's Richard HIP in comment
upon BromwelPs acts. At the afternoon
session Mr.. Reddy, who had commenced
few minutes before the noon hour to make
his reply, stated that he was too i'll to pro
morrow morning at 10 o'clock.
c. A. Dougherty, private detective, has
been arrested on the complaint of Mrs. ID.
d. Hayes for the embeZzlement of $50 en-
trusted by Mayor Chapman TO pay over to
her as alimOny in the divorce suit against
Daniel D. Hayes. The hearing was set for
October 10Th and Dougherty was admitted
to bail in $3.50.
The examination OF Henry Woolcoek yes
terday afternoon resulted in his being held
to answer on the charge of arson with bail
at $1,000
City taxes are being paid at the rate Of
about $1,000 day.
SECRETARY DAMS SUCCESSOR.
C. C. Kaufman. young architects who
has been working with J. 5. White, a builder,
has been appointed Secretary of the Board OF
Public Works by the board, vice c. l.. Dam
resigned. ". r. Lambert, Deputy Internal
Revenue Collector who was at one time
Secretary of the Board of Health, was said
to be booked for the place, but the capa-
biities of Kaufman as an engineer and
draughtsman gave him the place. He Is
no politician, though lie is a Republican in
politics.
Judge Ellsworth yesterday decided
against the petition of Henry Veghle for
writ Of mandate against the Berkeley Board
Of Education. to be reinstated as principal
of the Berkeley High School. This matter
has been hanging for nearly or quite year.
II is understood that Mr.. Neghte will sue
the Board of Education for back salary.
The kland Y rendered a reception last
evening to the California State WOman's
Christian Temperance Union, at the First
! Congregational Church.
Tie Superintendent of Streets has re-
| ported the expenses of the department for
September at SS219 81.