The morning call., 1891-01-09
ACROSS THE BAY.
Another Letter on the Yosemite
Park Set-0ff Lands.
Complaint Filed by A. C. Gilbert High Priced
Real Estate Collision of Freight Trains.
Pupils in the Schools.


Jose in townships IS. 10. 20, 81, % of Mari
posa County, which were set off by the act
of October /, 1890, of Congress as part of the
Yosemite Public Park. and concerning which
Land Commissioner Gross in letter written
on December %, $780, stated that he knows
of no law by which the parties can have re-
turned to them the money paid cut for eX-
penses, etc., Congressman VandeveI, under
date of January 2, 1891, has written to Mr..
Lebrecht as follows: Yours Of 9th ult.
received. In reply can only say that no act
of Congress can authorize the taking of
private property for public use, without just
compensation to the owner. | am not aware
that the Yosemite Public Park law, APP
proved October l, 1890, violates this prin-
clple of American constitutional law"
Ex-Sheriff Hale returned from Sacramento
yesterday. He says that things look favor
able for the San Quentin wardenship, but
he is not Over-contident.
COMPLAINT HAS BEEN FILED.
The suit fol- 100000 damages against NJ
c. Clasen, mentioned some time ago, has
finally been instituted by a. c. Gilbert
The latter was real estate agent and was
prosecuted criminally by Clasen on the
charge of obtaining money under false pre-
lenses in connection with transaction in
L asst Oakland, the trial lasting couple of
weeks and ending in complete vindlcatlon
of the accused, although the charge against
him broke up his business. he now sues
for false Imprisonment and malicious pros e
cution.
The estate of Julie Bocqueraz has been
appraised at $97, 900. OF this sum $500 is
money and personal property, and SIS, 500
the value of two pieces of real property.
The northwest corner of Washington and
Seventh streets T5X1Cn is 9nnTalSp1 Mt So
600, or Sl133 per front foot
Z. X. Lord and |. A. BOyntOn have sued
Anita tallon to recover S1770, claimed to be
due on a contract for the erection of q house
in Peralta Park Tract, Berkeley, also $3.50
costs and $3.50 attorneys fee.
A RUNAWAY AND A sMAsHUP.
1t is reported that a ser ious runaway and
Smashup occurred on East Fourteenth street
at an early hour yesterday. An eX-cOa-
duct0r said to he well known at Fruitvale
was with lady companion and engaged
rig from a downtown stable at late hour
on Wednesday night. While returning from
Fruitvale after midnight the horse and vehl-
Gle collded with the barrels sta ding IN the
gutter by Clinton plaza, where a stone side
walk has recently been laid. The buggy
was wrecked and the occupants thrown out
and much bruised.
Charles g. Overacker, who has been court
room clerk in Judge Gibson's department
Tor the past two years, but has given place
to Il. NJ. Robinson, has been appointed by
the Board Of Supervisors to list the mort
g ges Tor the assessment OF 1891. He will
be assisted by Fred Maill0t.
Pubic Administrator James Stanley re-
ports that the total value of the estates ad-
ministered on by him during the past half
came into his hands during the year was
Sl5726 IS, of which he now has S13, 746 Is
in his hands.
FREIGHT TRAINS IN COLLISION.
Two freight trains figured in a collisio at
Byron al ) o clock yesterday morning No.
% and No. p. both running between Oak
land aud Lathrop by way of MARTINEZ, met
near the siding at Byron. No. % ran by
the siding ten car-lengths and into No. 25's
engine. The pilot of the latter was smashed
to pieces and both engines were disfgured,
but none of the traInmen injured.
There are now 7014 pupils in attendance at
the Oakland public schools, besides those
attending the various semnaries and
academies. The Cole School has S9S, the
Dnrant $50, the Prescott S72, the Lincoln
l45 and others on down TO 147 in the SWEET.
There are 55S enrolled in the High School
The funeral OF Miss Alice Vincent took
place at the Christian Church yesterday,
Rev. DR.. Sweeney, the pastor, conducting
the services. The church was filed with
the friends Of the deceased, and had been
profusely decorated with flowers for the
occasion.
BOUND UNDER THE LAW.
Joseph Lawrence was h ED in $500 bonds
by Judge Ogden in the Police Court yester-
day Tor asNaulling Henry Smith with a
knife. Lawrence IS said to be quarrelsOme,
but willing to and does work. while the
other, whom he assaulted, is said to be idle
and sailing under an alias. Judge Ogden
stated that Smith, according to the testi-
mony, bad made an unprovoked assault upon
Lawrence, but that under the law he was
bound to hold Lawrence.
The NOuOp Mona
has elected the following officers Tor the
year: Honorary President, John NJ. Buff
ington; President. ID. Edward Collins: First
Nice-President. Charles g. Reed; Second
Vice-PreSident, Charles 4. Alexander;
Treasurer, Z. w. kinsey; Recording Secre-
tary, Cary Howard; General Secretary, va
cant; Assistant Secretary, A. K. Anthony.
Charles A. Bailey has sued the Anglo
Pacific Trust and Loan Company, Limited,
ct al, to quiet title 20 three acres of Plat 81
of the ranches of Vicente and Domingo
Peralta, and thrty-one lots and parts of
lots III Map b, Berkeley Land and Town
Improvement Association.
The estate of George D. Burbank has
been appraised at S5473 90.
Alameda.
1t is very doubtful whether the projected
purchase of Bay Farm Island by syndi-
cate viii be cOnsunmated, owing to the
high prices which the islanders want for
their land. Most of them ask $1,000 an acre
and this is deemed too dear for speculative
purposes.
The trial Of p. A. Dean on a charge of
violating a city ordinance in permitting
gambling in his saloon will take place TO-
morrow before City Recorder Crosby. Dean
will be prosecuted by the Alameda Home
Protective Association, which has COM
menced system of espionage on all the
saloons OF Alameda.
At the meeting of the Alameda Improve.
ment Association last evening, ii was an
nounced that bill had been prepared and
would be introduced in the Legislature
dividing Alameda County and making a city
and county out of Oakland, Oakland Town
ship, Brooklyn Township and Alameda.
1t was the sense Of the association that the
measure should be vigorously opposed, in
so far as 1t relates to Alameda, and the
President OF the association was instructed
to call mass-meetlng when the bill is in
troduced. The impression prevails very
generally that if Alameda is absorbed by
Oakland 1t Will virtually kill the town, as
its individuality will be lost. The associa-
ton will send delegation of citizens to
Sacramento. committee was also ap-
pointed to confer with the Oakland Gas
Company about securing the right of way
for the boulevard through its property
Justice Byler, who was attacked by Mrs
Flora Morris on the local train on Wednes-
day, because he made an affidavit stating
that in his opinion she is an immoral
woman, swore to complaint yesterday for
the arrest of young man named Westphal,
who was present with her during the attack
and handled the Justice in rough manner.
The charge is battery. Mrs. Morris was re-
leased from the County Jail last evening on
bail furnished by Keller, a Park-street
grocer, whom Morris charges with having
wrecked his home. Morris is still In hiding
with his little boy, and the motion to amend
the order of the Court awarding him to the
mother will be heard next Tuesday in the
Superior Court of Tehama County.
Berkeley
The new bridge across Strawberry Creek,
on the line Of the electric road, has been