The morning call., 1891-02-28
ACROSS THE BAY.
A Final Account in the Merritt
Estate Rendered.
indications of Lively Primaries-British Sail
OTIS In jall-Dr. Hoffman of Alameda Not
Dead-Water in the Tidal Canal.

Inc hrst and final account of Henry Rog-
ef anu israel Lawton, as executors of the
estate OF DR.. Samuel Merritt, was fled yes
leiu"y AFTERNOON. showing that the ap-
piasehheht was S2,0S1 JIG, and the amount
" Tue estate which came into the hands of
~, nne executors and accounted for 81 H. 9S7 so.
Inc executors also rendered their resigna-
'ion' Inc VIII made them Trustees to take
az VI INC estate and pay certain annuities,
ou' 'he agreement and paying of these in
lump sums practically dissolved the trust,
anu NE executors desired on that account to
be relieved. Mr.. Lawton. while he did not
MAKE regal objection to the distribution, a
lew weeks ago under the agreement ex-
pressed himself in open court as dissatisfied
WIN INC arrangement. cOntendlng that he
hau peen ignored in the matter of the set
tlement, believing that the friendship ex-
lstihg between him and the deceased en-
titled him to more consideration in the
matter than he had received. 1t is also said
that he was net satisfied altogether that the
directions OF the will with reference to
the trust and annuities had been carried
out ne petition was also filed of Mrs.
0a'neIihe M. Garcelon, the sister of de-
GTast9 ana principal legaree, and of Stephen
" burlington, asking that the account
VI the executors and their resigna-
tions be accepted by the court; also
mat letters of administration, with
me VIII annexed be issued to Stephen w.
burlington. Mrs GareelOn signs the re-
port OF the executors as having examined
IL ana found it correct in every particular.
Inc matter will be heard by Judge Els
worth. The only heirs at law are Mrs Gar
ceIon, aged Y; Frederick A. Merritt, aged
~, an0 James z. Merritt, aged 40, sons of
MIS- ID. A. Merritt ard deceased brother
OF leStator. BY the agreement filed some
tine ago settlement of several hundred
thouSano dollars WAS made on the two neph-
ews ana contest of the will avoided. The
executors were allowed So, 600 in the agree
me mt. This would be about the amount of
the commissions allowed under the law.
HOLDING OF PRIMARIES.
Inc Republican primaries for delegates to
the municipal Convention on Monday will
be held to-day between the hours of l and
80 o'clock IN the afternoon. Caucuses are
oeing heid every evening in the wards in the
interest OF various candidates, and the ndi-
Gations are that the primaries will be lively.
Inc Democratic primaries will be held in
the ward clubs this evening, and the con-
vention on Wednesday.
Martin Bitterly and Walter Reeves two
mere OF the Sporting Life gang, are on the
way TO tie State Prison. They We're held
~ - udSO OE'ltI Ol Tile Olltt court yeStGT-
day IN $1,000 bail each to answer the charge
of burglary
The estate of Ann Dwyer has been APP
praised at Sl2O76, consist of portions of
the V. and ID. Peralta rancho near Berkeley.
BRITISH SAILORS IN JAIL.
Gilbert lnkester, William Thompson and
Gilbert Sheridan were arrested and com-
mitted TO the Alameda County Jail on
charges OF mlSdemeanor yesterday. They
are sailors on the British ship Crown of
Denmark and were taken off the vessel at
The loot OF Broadway for trying to clean out
a bar-room. Sheriff Hussey has written to
Consul DonOhOe of the fact of their arrest.
Their trial is set before Justice of the Peace
Shook to-day.
Ex-Sergeant George Gano of the San
Francisco police was arrested again yester-
day, In Oakland. This time it was for dis
turblng the peace of the same fellow whom
lie disturbed before, and for which he was
fined. The fellow will persist in foolng
around Gano's wife.
Tom Gomez, who was arrested about a
month ago in San Francisco, as he was
about to leave for Mexico, and accused of
robbing DR.. Ackermann at Pleasanton,
pleaded not guilty to the charge, yesterday.
but admitted prior conviction for grand
l'F'enyss
Alameda.
Timothy Hopkins, eX-Snerin of San Fran
cisco, is seriously i'll with poisoning.
at Mrs. S, L. Mastick's residence on Pacific
avenue, West End.
: LienteT7ant Berry. drill-master of the
Boys Briaaee of the Presbyterian Church,
intends to resign his position. He will
shortly remove to San Francisco.
Over two dozen electric light lamp globes
were broken during the present storm, and
City Electrician GOldthwate has been kept
busy supplying new ones
The smelling works Of Whittier, Fuller &
Co., have been closed down for several
weeks, and in consequence the schooner
traffic between Melr0se and San Francisco
is very light
The pay ar of the narrow-gauge railroad
went out yesterday. The employees of the
company will receive their pay to-day, upon
the return OF the car from Santa Cruz.
j. IL. NiSsen, a dancng-master, is threat
ened with blindness. HIS eyeSight has been
falling him for some time, and an oculist
whom he consulted informed him that he
does not use 90 per cent of the power of his
eyes.
William Wilhelm has received a letter
from DR.. hoffman, now in Paris, which an
nounces that he Is in good health aud en- joy
ing himself. The doctor was falsely re-
ported to have died from an injection of DR..
hochs lymph, to experiment on which was
his motive Tor going TO Europe.
When ii. r. Sorensen, who is employed
by Wangenheim, Sternheim IL Co. of San
francisco, arrived at his home, corner of
Railroad avenue and Willow street, on
Thursday night. his wife was dead. But he
could not believe the sad fact, and, becOm-
ing hySterical. tried to open her eyes. His
actions were such that he was taken to the
city lookup upon complaint of his brother
in-law. E. Rand.
There was heavy fall of rain in this city
yesterday, and Its effect was noticeable in
lie volume OF water in the bed of the tidal
canal excavation. Proposals for the con-
Structlon of the bridge across the tidal canal
cut on Park street will he opened to-day,
and the awarding of the contract is awaited
with much interest by the residents of this
city. Before work can be commenced upon
the bridge the water must be pumped out,
and 1t Is now estimated that over 30.000.000
gallons have collected there.
Berkeley.
Rev. William r. Alger of Boston will
preach in Berkeley on four Sundays during
the month
1t is announced that the electric lights for
the streets will be closed down until about
June 1st.
There was almost cloudburst in the vi
cinity of the University Observatory on
Sunday, as the rain-gange showed a fall of
5.9S inches in the twenty-four hours.
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