The morning call., 1891-01-08
ACROSS THE BAY.
No Pay for Those Who Have
Located in the Yosemite.
oaklands Balance Sheet-Almira More's Es-
tate - An Exciting Scene on the
Alameda Local Train

The following was in letter sent to John
w. Noble, Secretary of the Interior, few
weeks ago by Mr.. Labrecht of Mission San
Jose:
During the past year about 100 citizens
OF this county have taken up land in Town
ships is, 10, 20, 81, %, which has since been
set aside by act of Compress as park for
the Yosemite. We would like to be in
formed what provisions have been, or are
likely to be made, to pay US for our expense
and trouble. An early reply is respectfully
asked"
Mr.. Lebreeht has received from Commits
sioner Croft the following in a reply under
date Of December 18th: TN reply TO your
letter OF the 9th inst, addressed to the Hon.
Secretary of the Interior and by him re-
1erred to this Office, l have TO state that l
KNOW OF no provisions that have been made
Tor paying parties who have taken up land
In the different townships set apart by re-
cent act of Congress as a park for the Yo-
semitic, presumed to be the act of October
l, 1890, pamphlet statutes, page $50, for
compensation for the trouble and expense
incurred by them in connection herewith"
EX-County School Superintendent p. NJ.
Fisher is among those who took up one of
the manifestations mentioned.
THE CITY's BALANCE SHEET.
The balance sheet OF the City Treasurer
yesterday showed the following as the con-
dition of the various funds: General S73,-
400 II, salary SIS, 325 y, street $460S is,
water S11,3l2 49, street light S23, 1884 50,
free library SS61 u, school $500 TO- State
school salary S5O92 40, school library
S2S7 81, bond interest Sl4.31 %, bond re-
demption $751; 81, wharf improvement
S1l,969 80. disinterment 500, police relief
S33 49, Filbert-street opening S34O6 40, Mag
nolia-street opening $50 81, Fire Depart
ment relief 81 so, duplicate tax S45 rs.
Against the General Fund there has already
oeen authorized the expenditure OF $4,000
for 6eginnic the boulevard and $4,000 for
the Fltteenth-street engine-house.
ALMIRA MoRE's WILL.
The will of Almira More was fled for
probate yesterday. The estate consists of
notes. mortgages, stocks and personal estate,
situated in this State and in Ohio. valued at
SlSO,OO0 To her brothers, George Orcutt of
Iowa and Chester Orcutt of Ohio she be-
Queathed $4,000 and all her furniture
books, etc. TO her nephews she gave $1,000
each; to her half-SiSter, Olive Harrington,
$500; to the heirs Of her half-sister, Parnell
starr, deceased, $500; to the heir of her
hail-Sister, Elizabeth Lyon, deceased, 500.
besides small sums to several cousins; to
the Women's Board of Missions for the Pa
enc clOUO; TO the " umen'S State Home
Missionary Society Of California, $1,000;
with the heirs of the husband, the residuary
legatees. l.. w. More of Santa Bari and
w. y. Chickering are nominated as execu-
tors Of the will. The teslatrix died in Oak
land on Christmas day at the age of 81.
THROWN OUT OF a BUGGY.
Mrs. S. II. Bruins of Oakland and Mrs
Sexton of 1887 Howard street, San Fran
cisco, was thrown out of a buggy yesterday
while turning the corner of Twelfth and
Harrison streets too suddenly. Mrs. Bruins
was picked up unconscious from conclusion
OF the brain, but afterward recovered. Mrs.
Sexton received several bruises about the
face, but was not seriously hurt.
MIS-. Louisa Sackrider has asked that S.
NJ. Rabbit be appointed to admi lister on
the estate of her late husband, Atwood
Sackrider. The estate consists of horses,
carriages, etc, of the Dashaway Stable.
The congregation of the First Uuited
Presbyterian Church held meeting last
evening, and accepted the grant of $1,000 for
the purchase Of the building site at
Eighteenth and Castro streets
Miss L. c. Cole has been elected assistant
at the Free Public Library, vice Mrs Elder,
resigned.