The morning call., 1891-08-15
ACROSS THE BAY.
A Controversy to BE Had Over
Sanitary Districts.
Rev. ]. q. Thesis Of Oakland Is Opposed to
secret soeieties-A Serious Runaway
Accident-Notes.

new gentlemen's social club has been
organized. to be called Ell Encino, signify
ing :" The Oak"
D. west Martin is authority for the state
ment that the Pacific Improvement Com
>pany has ordered rails for an electric road
Oh Telegraph avenue.
Inc Oakland Sash and Door Company
has been organized with Edward c. Bridge
man, Thomas l.. Hierlihy, William A. Bos-
con, Charles A. Taber and co-partners.
George Jones has objected to the Fidelity
Endowment Association being declared in-
solvent He has attached $1,000 of the
money of the association.
The suit of E. r. and P. C. Fantz ys.
George w. Strine of East Oakland on a
mole Tor $500 given in Fresno on January TO-
1889, has been transferred to Alameda
County for trial. The note bears 10 per
cent per month, compromising monthly,
until paid.
The fifteen-year-old girl Lulu Ellie was
sent &c Whittier Reform School yesterday
by Judge Greene Her mother stated that
1t was Impossible to do anything with her.
She VIII remain in the school until she is is
years OF age.
A RUNAWAY.
The horse of Mrs. w. II. Whitney ran
away with her. lady and Mrs. Whitney's
son In the carriage yesterday on Shattuck
avenue, Berkeley. The carriage was over
turned and the occupants thrown out. Mrs
Whitney'S head struck post and she was
rendered insenSible. Her son and lady
friend were not injured.
Ihe funeral of Miss Florence f. Ravens
at the Blake House was largely attended
yesterday. The Episcopal burial service
was read by Rev. DR.. Lathrop, and the
service closed with prayer by Rev. DR..
M NJ, The pail bearers were: o. II.
Blow, c. w. Fischer. r. B. Goeway, George
M2Gillivray and Z. X. O'Brien.
Inc members of the Alameda County
Board OF Supervisors have made a trip over
the proposed route of the new electric road
from Haywards to San Jose. A petition for
franchise is now pending before the Super
vlSorS.
BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
Louis w Mickey ct al. yesterday sued
Jessie May Murray and Thomas Murray
to recover Judgment for $685. %, and de-
clare the same to be lien upon &C rtain lots
held IN the name of Mrs. Murray. The
plaintiffs are brothers and sisters of Mrs.
Murray. and the contest grows out of the
estate of Mrs. Jessie Mary Mickey. deceased,
tle mother of the parties who died in
October, 1889, in Philadelphia, Pa.
The bill of Robert McKillican for con-
structiug booths for the recent annexation
election III the sum of $500. will be returned
by the Auditor for the reason that the work
was NV ptllOIiutu uHUeT the PROVISION OF
me charter. 1t was not done through the
Board OF Public Works, but was ordered
done by the City Clerk. under the authority
OF the City Council.
Yesterday Mrs. Bridget Feeney, widow,
sued Ii. G. Hinckley and w. White to re-
cover the sum OF $500 for rent unpaid on 100
acres OF land In Brooklyn Township adjoin-
ing the lands of Hugh Dimond, on Indian
Guleh Creek, and for restitution of the
premises under the terms of the lease. She
n 20. h, %
The ordinance appropriatng S170O for
laying bitumen on the west side OF San
Pablo avenue from Fourteenth to Fifteenth
streets, and on the south side of Fifteenth
street TO the westerly line of the city's prop
erty, has been signed by the Mayor.
OPPOSED TO SECRET SOCIETIES.
Rev. j. II. Thesis of the Oakland German
Lutheran Zion Church is pronounced in his
opposition to secret societies. In conse-
quence Mrs. Catherine b. VOgt. deceased,
had two funerals yesterday. She was a
Daughter of Rebekah, l. o. o, F.. and
knowing that Mr.. Thesis would not permit
them to attend the church in a body in re-
gala. they held service at the residence
before the remains were taken to the church
He refused TO permit even service at the
grave. The ladies waited until tie service
was finished, the grave filled up aud the
congregation dispersed anu they then held
their closing service.
In the suit of Herbert Kendall VS.. J. W.
house upon lot in the Christiana Tract for
$50, the defendant has filed a cross-com-
plant for S440 He alleges that he is dam
aged in the sum OF $3.50 in the building, and
the further sum of $3.50 by reason OF leaks
in the roof, which DESTROYED bedding, cloth
ing and furniture and caused the defend
ants sickness and doctors bill of S25 with
weeks loss of time of SS5 more. Alto
gether he wants the court to give him judg-
ment against the plaintiff for S4i0
SANITARY DISTRICTS.
On the 25th of July j. E. McEIrath and
thlrty-nine other persons filed petition
with the Board of Supervisors of Alameda
County to call an election under the act of
March 31st, for the purpose of creating San
itary District No. l OF Alameda County.
The district was to include 1emescal, Lorn,
etc. On the 9th of July petition was filed
with the board signed by Thomas A. Evans
and thirty-one others asking the creation of
smaller district including Lorin and ad-
joining territory, bu: not extending so far
as Temescal. This petition also asked that
the district thus created be Sanitary Dis
trict No. ], Alameda County. The Super
vlsors on the 81 day of August granted the
petition of the Lorinites and denied the
Iemescal petition. The dale of tho cleo
ton was fixed for September 18th. Yester-
day Andrew w. Porter one of the Temescal
petitioners, filed petition asking for writ
CT mandate to compel the Supervisors to
grant the petition of the forty petitioners
whose application was first filed, ana also
asking for Il writ of prohibition against the
Lorin people to prevent them from holding
the election. The writS were granted by
Judge Greene, returnable on the oath inst.
Alameda.
John Harron was severely burned about
the hands while handling a hose at the fire
on Walnut street on Thursday morning.
Justice Byler yesterday sentenced Frank
.InungOO %
nine months in the County Jail. johnson,
who is also known as Arnold, is morphine
fiend.
The West End Postoffice went out of ex
stence yesterday evening. and to-day car
rler service will be extended to the West
End Miss Morris. who has been postmis-
tress at the West End for many years, will
leave IN few days for Catalina Island
where her brother, Rev. George Morris. is
minister.
Another unlicensed acknowledgment has
become discouraged i'll his fight against the
license ordinance. Yesterday Frank Lefevre
who was found guilty of selling liquor with
GU! license and sentenced to pay a fine of
$40 or serve sixty days in the County Jail,
informed the Recorder that he had aban-
d0ned his Intention to appeal to the Superior
Court and asked the Recorder to be more
lenient with him. The Recorder reduced
his line to 500. which he paid. and the
other charge against him was then dis
missed.
The City Trustees last evening investi-
gated the charge Of selling liquor to minors
made by Mrs. Fannie Beach against Dan
helm " Somers, saloon-keepers on Bay
street. The minors named in the complaint
were Oscar Anderson, Bruno Steinmez,
Farmer Sanford and Fred Newman. 1t was
proved that beer was sold by the accused to
these boys. but 1t was also proved that the
saloon-keepers questioned the boys about
their ages. which are from 16 to Is years,
and each replied he was over Is years. The
board did not think there was an Intentional
violation OF the ordinance and dismissed the
charge, Trustee Forderer voting no.
"SHARKS" ON STRIKE.