The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-09-29
ACROSS THE BAY.
Semi-Annual Session Of the Pres
bytery.
Fighting for an Assigneeship Super
visors - Mrs. Wright's Contest.
Another Ferry.

Easton, d. D.. OF Calvary Church. San Fran
cisco, from Proverbs xxi :2S: Remove Not
the Old Landmarks" His remarks were for
standing by the old standards OF the church.
The roll of churches was called for repre-
sentatives, more than a quorum being pres
ent. Rev. n. B. Klink of West Berkeley
was elected Moderator for the ensuing six
months. and Rev. NJ. L. A. White OF Pros
rect Hill temporary clerk Rev. Mr.. Clyde
of the Presbytery of Sacramento, Rev. Mr.
Watson of the Presbytery OF Spokane. and
Rev. Philip Graft of the English Lutheran
Church of Oakland were present and were
invited to sit as corresponding members.
The Presbytery then listened to the reading
by Rev. A. j. Kerr, Stated Clerk, OF the
forty-thsee pages of record during the past
six monhs, after which the Presbytery ad-
iOurned until o'clock this morning, with
prayer by Rev. DR.. E. 5. Chapman.
DAVID HUGHES ASSIGNEE.
The election of an assignee in tine matter
of the insolvency proceedings OF DAVID
Hughes, recently clerk in the Southern
Pacific office, developed fight between two
or three aspirants for the office. The debts
amount to upward Of $4,000, and the as
sets are placed at $4,000, consequently the
fees will amount TO something. At yester-
days election about $4,000 was repre-
SRnteu ana JOln L. OuluLliuS, Il 1bliON-
| clerk, had few hundred dollars the advan-
| tage of j. Shain and was about TO be
appointed. when Cummins' residence was
questioned. 1t was shown by his own teS-
timony that he had only been resident one
| day, and that most Of his personal property
| is in San Francisco. Judge Greene contin-
ued the election for one week 1t Is under
stood that another candidate expects to
| come in as dark horse on Monday.
Justice j. Ii. Taylor of LivermOre dis
| missed the charge against William Krum-
scher, who killed Joseph b. May about
| three weeks ago. The plea was seif-detense.
| The examination was held on Saturday and
the decision rendered yesterday.
The Wildemer Gold Mining Company OF
| Oak land, Cal, has incorporated with il cap
ital of S5,0OO.OO0 The Directors are A. J.
| NJ, Govern. J. w. Smith, c. X. King h. M.
Gibson and E. ". Woodward.
A fourth attempt has been made by burg
| lars to enter the liquor store ut Fourth and
| jefferson streets this summer. The latest
was on Sunday night but the Inmates OF
the floor above were aroused and the alarm
| given.
The CorOner's jury rendered vest rday a
verdict that Frederick Hecker came to his
| death by jumping off the narrow-gauge
train, and not by falling Off Ills remains
were shipped to OroviIle.
| Lulu Mugrago has sued Henry 5. Mug
rage for divorce.
| COUNTY SUPERVISORS.
At the meeting of the Alameda County
| Board of Supervisors yesterday Theodore
Meetz applied for franchise for an electric
street railroad on High streat in Brooklyn
| Township r. Guy Mcclellan presented
| petition from residents of Bay District,
! stating that all proceedings in the manda-
| mus suit had been dismissed, and asking
| that the board rescnd all its action with
| reference TO the former petitions Tor Sanl-
tary district. and create one to be known as
Bay Sanitary District, No. 1, according to
| the boundaries OF the new petition. The
action was reseinded, and the new petition
referred to the District Attorney.
Clara SheaTer, about 20 years of age was
| examined before Judge Henshaw yesterday
| and committed TO Agnews Asylum. She
was raving mad. and Kept up an lnces SAINT
talking, first in English ana again IN Ger
man. She lives with her sister at the stock
| yards. 1t is said sickness and love affair
| are the causes of her ailment.
The argument in the Pratt divorce case
| over the admission of the alleged confession
was continued by Judge Ellsworth yester-
| day by agreement Of counsel until 10 o'clock
| tomorrow morning.
The Athenian Club will move into its new
! quarters in the Park House tomorrow.
CONTEST OF wRIGHT's WILL.
Mrs. Tille Erol Good-Wright has filed a
contest of the last will and testament Of
| willard c. Wright, alleging that he was of
unsound mind when he wrote the will, in
| which he left her but 81 and called her a
| vile adventures. She declares that his
surviving heirs are his mother Mrs. Eccles.
| and herself rs his widow, and states that
| he left certain interests In certain mining
! property and beneficiary certificate OF
| $1,000 in the Ancient Order of United Work
| men payable to his administrators. She
asks for letters Of administration.
a young woman. the wife of Harry Gurr,
| said to be an Episcopal minister, was
| tD IN ha
| examined for insanity. 1t was thought by
some that an effort was being made to rail-
| road her into an asylum, and on the request
| of her mother and other friends the Lunacy
| Commission declined to commit her. She
| was sent to the Fabinla Hospital.
| The will of Mrs. Fidelia Meek was fled
yesterday. The provisions have heretofore
| been published. Horny W. Meek applies
! for letters with his sister Susie, as joint ex-
| eeutors, nominated by the will without
| bonds
A ferry between Haywards and San
! Francisco is talked of, but as the fare and
time by the new enterprise would be about
| the same as now 1t Is not seen what advan-
tage it would be.
Charles Lawson. brother OF Detective
A. b. Lawson, who was with Len Harris at
| the Gees train robbery, is under arrest
here for vagrancy.
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
At meeting of the Board of Education
| last evening a long discussion was held over
| question requiring the parents OF children
| residing within the boundaries of the Harri-
| son-street School to send their children to
| that school instead of to the Lincoln School,
| as some are now doing. The principal OF
| the Lincoln School was directed to refuse
admission to children out of the district, and
| send the parents individually TO the board
Mrs. Carrie Ryan and her mother, Mrs Il.
| Cahill. appeared in court yesterday morning
n amer 70 ba oh of poutampt N
moving Mrs. RYan's little boy, Willie, from
| the custody of his aunt, Mrs. Finnegin, but
on motion OF the Assistant District Attorney
they were purged of contempt, he showing
that the child had been returned immedi-
| ately on service of the citation.
| f. w. Burnham, the young man of Stock
| ton, arrested by Chief of Police Tompkins
of Oakland on suspicion of being the "tall
man" of the combination that worked Oak
land few weeks ago, has had dismissed his
suit against the Chief for $4,000 for false
| Imprisonment.
| August Rogelle, the Frenchman with the
| bear, visited Oakland yesterday and was ar
| rested by the police. He and his bear were
taken to the City Prison.
FOR INJURIES TO HER EYES.
Matte Henderson has sued the Calforn ia
| Fireworks Company to recover $40, 800 dam
| ages for injuries to her eyes by an eX-
| ploson on July IS, 1891, of substance used
| In making matches at the factory of the
company in West Oakland. by which she
ssdstained permanent injuries. She alleges
| that the explosion was no fault Of hers, but
was due to the negligence of G. F. GRADER,
the eOmpany's manager.
The County Supervisors have fixed the
| annual tax levy at the amount mentioned
two weeks ago, viz: So cents on the 800
valuation. Of this 44.6 cents is for the State
and Ala for the county. In addition 30
cents will be levied in the outside districts
! for road purposes, making the levy outside
| of the interpretations 81 10 on the 500. In
Oakland the total levy will be 81 o.
| Public Administrator James Stanley petit
| toned yesterday afternoon for letters on the
estate Of James Smith, who was killed on
the 21st inst. at Corral Hollow, San joaquin
| County. by George Leonard His estate
consists OF personal property Cattle valued
! at $1,000 in Alameda County.
G. f. Croker OF the Southern Pacific has
notified committee of citizens that the
company is now about ready to change the
Telegraph-ayenue car line into an electric
road.
| Alameda.