The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-03-30
ACROSS THE BAY.
Contents Of the SatcheI of q
Dead Spanish Woman.
q Forger Who Has Not Been Located-sheriff
Hussey Declines to Interfere in Dis
mute About Dog.
James Brothers, who is wanted at Holton,

James Brothers, who is wanted at Hoton,
Ontario, on a charge of forgery and is sup
posed to be in Oakland, cannot be located.
A petition is being signed by the prop.
erty-owners on East Twelfth street, from
Oak street to Thirteenth avenue. at Brook
Ign Station, for the Improvement OF that
thoroughfare.
The cost of the new addition to the city
wharf, at the foot of Franklin street, has
been $500 The City Engineer pronounces
it a good piece Of work.
Two boys, aged 13, named Joe McCloskey
and Willie Britton, were arrested yesterday
on charges of petty larceny in stealing lead
ripe fro m unoecupied new houses. They
would sell the pipe.
An old and infirm Frenchman named Will
lam Hickes. who was brought down from
tie County Iniirmary at San Leandro ten
days ago, has been examined and sent TO
Agnews Asylum.
The return to the new writ of mandate,
to show cause why Mrs. Eunlce ID. Marion
should not be restored to her place as teacher
in the public schools and paid back salary,
claimed to be due her as principal Of tn e
SWEET School, will come up for hearing be-
fore Judge Ellsworth this morning.
The Oakland Salvation Army is holding a
three days big meeting at the barracks.
commencing with Saturday evening. Inc
Services yesterday consisted OF knee drill at
9 O'clock in the morning; holiness meeting,
Il free and easy at o'clock i'll the afternoon,
and a jubilee at O'Clock in the evening.
Major Philip Kyle had charge Of the bat
talon.
Sheriff Hussey dec lined yesterday to in
terfere in the case of disagreement OF two
OF his neiGhbors. A dog belonging TO Mrs.
IA 1f.tl 81 1fh tpN
The latter wanted tie Sheriff to shoot the
dog. but he referred him to the District At
torney, so it is probable the merits and de-
merits of Mrs. AbbOtts dog will be heard
III the Police Court IN day or t"u.
Lorenz Theodore Hanson was admonished
by Judge Henshaw some weaks ago 10 read
up and find out something about the United
States Government. her laws, how they were
made and how The country was governed
before he again undertook TO be admitted TO
citizenship. Hanson followed the ADVICE OF
the Court and ON Saturday he appeared and
showed that he was possessed vi the neces-
sary information To become citizen with
all and every other qualification, and lie was
permitted to become an American.
Alameda
A strange combination of circumstances
has been brought to light in Alameda. a
Spanish woman named sylvia, who lived for
many years at the corner Of Eleventh street
and Central avenue, died a few days ago.
She had an interest in the store Of }. Alex
ander Forbes ON Central avenue, but this
fact was not generally known. A short
time before her death she gave to a friend
and neghbor named Sozo small satchel
and among the articles contained in 1t was
a prumissOTy note executed by Forbes and
his wife in favor oil Mrs. sylvia. Saturday
evening Forbes went before Justice Sway
Sey and filed suit of claim and delivery for
the purpose OF obtaining possession OF the
satchel, with its contents, including the
promlssOry note, first making an affidavit
that all the property belonged to him. 1t is
the intention of the Public Administrator 10
step in and contest Forbes claim and an eX-
tended litigation will probably follow.
Some of the persons were were nominated
by the high-liCense non-partisan cOnven-
ton are not disposed 10 subscribe to the
pledge in the platform which requires them
10 use their efforts to oppose reduction OF
the $500 imposed on on-keeperS. Vi
course, the nominees for City Trustees Will
readily subscribe TO il, because they are
making their fight for office on this issue.
but most Of the other nominees on the ticket
intimate that they VIII not subscribe 10 this
pledge, rs the offices to which they aspire
are concerned with neither high nor low
3ifSHa,,' A"t.itH'tte1f y. anu -dT. 6fSS---G- =
been appointed to - ait I1I.an all THAR candi-
dates to have them ind0rse the convention
platform in toto, and the answer OF some IS
awaited with interest. 1t case OF refusal 1t
is not yet positively known whether other
persons will be substituted. -,
Arrangements are in progress for citi-
zans' convention, which Will have 500
license plank on saoon-keepers. fheiI
main point will be that the City Trustees
have full power to deny saloon license and
~ nEa md having q
| 500 license is sufficiently high il the gov
| eminent of the city is in The hands OF CON-
| pelent Board Of Trustees
James Cook, eX-City Marshal OF Alameda
| has gone 10 Mexico in the interests OF the
| Southern Pacific Company.