The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-30
ACROSS THE BAY.
Oakland City Has Caught the 30.
nus Fever.
Sunday School Normal Directors - Closing
Stores on Saturday - Two Small Bank
ruptcies An Arrest at Livermore

Oakland has caught the bonus fever. The
$4,000 bonus for the Macdonough Theater
and the $1,000 bonus for the Tweuty-third
Avenue Electric Street Railroad having
proved successful there is now on hand
$4,000 for the San Leandro and Hay
wards Electric Road, which is said to
be in fair way Of accomplishment. Now
has come the man who wanted to be Mayor
of Oakland in the spring, and worked as
hard as ever Dr.. O'Donnell did for the same
position in the metropolis; and he says that
if the people Of Oakland will put up 10 per
cent of the cost of big hotel as bonus
the syndicate company of which he IS Presl-
dent Will erect one on the lot at the north
east corner of Fourteenth street and Broad
way, Just north OF the site OF the new thea
ter. He says that his company has the re-
fusal of the lot
The bids on the Lake Merritt boulevard
embankment will be opened by the Board
OF Public Works this evening.
The next meeting of the City Council VIII
be on Monday.
sUNDAY-sCHoOL NORMAL.
At meeting of the directors Of the Oak
land Sunday-schOOl Normal last evening It
was decided TO hold a maSs-meeting on the
18th of July, at 80 o'clock in the afternoon,
in the First Methodist Episcopal Church
The classes will open on Monday evening
There will be four-One in the First Con-
gregationaI, one In the First Presbyterian,
one in the Brooklyn and one in the Thirty
fOurth-Street Methodist Church The tuition
fee has been fixed at 81 for the year OF
thirty-tWO weeks.
a brakeman named Utterback had his
left lex crushed on Sunday afternoon, and 1t
was amputated at the Railroad Hospital in
Oakland He resides at 967 kirkham street
An agreement has been signed by all the
leading merchants TO close their stores on
the Fourth of July.
TO TEACH AT MILLS COLLEGE.
Miss Marietta Kies, AN. Ph.D.. has ac-
cepted the position Of teacher of mental and
moral philosophy at Mills College Miss
Kes was educated at Mount HolyOke and at
Ann ArbOr, receiving her degrees at the
latter place. She has distinguished herself
as a scholar and teacher, and has resigned
an important place at Mount Holyoke Col
lege to accept the position at Mills College.
Professor Harris, Superintendent OF the
Bureau of National Education at Washing
ton, d. c., writes in very complimentary
terms Of the lady's ability.
Ex-State Senator f. J. MOffitt, manager of
the Oakland Times, has gone to Portland,
Oregon, for brief visit and will meet Mrs.
Motfitt who has been visiting relatives in
Seattle, Wash. They will return during the
week.
Edward A Brown has made an assign
ment to b. McFadden for the benefit of his
creditors. His liabilities are about $1,000.
lie was in the wood and coal business.
BROUGHT N FROM LIvERMoRE.
An old man named Perry has been ar
rested at LlvermOre and brought to Oak
land on a complaint charging him with OBJ
tanning money and goods under false pre-
lenses. He claims that it is an attempt to
collect a bill from him as security for
another party. A friend bought an article
and he agreed to pay for it, if his friend
didn't. He claims IL Is what Is called a
cinch arrest"
Oakland is sweltering under the tropical
wave, and on Sunday the thermometer in
the shade and IN draught registered 90 at
IL o'clock. Yesterday the same thermOme-
ter registered 90. In a more exposed To-
caiity, but still in the shade, the mercury
rose 10 80.
Under Sheriff Harlow sold lot on Pros
DeCt street and Railroad avenue, Alameda,
yesterday to the plaintiff in the suit Of John
Janke vs.. William Holtz and ii. TOeikin
The amount bid was 1881 81, also the
amount of the judgment and costs.
GIVEN LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
F. 3. Ogden. Justice of the Peace, and
acting Judge OF the Oakland Police Court,
has been granted a thirty days leave of alb
sence from the State by the County Board
of Supervisors The board has also re-
elected {. /. Smith as Commissioner for
the Burial Of INDECENT Soldiers and Sailors
Of the late war.
Thomas Desmond, the young man WHO
was caught In a burglary Of a hotel at Sew
enth and W aShlngtOn streets, within thirty
days after discharge from San Quentin,
after two years Imprisonment, was given
TWO terms Of four years each on his plea Of
guilty. He was taken to Folsom last even =
ing.
Mrs. Frances II. Meyer. a dealer in fancy
goods and stamping and piuking establish
meut, has filed petition in insolvency on
account Of ill-health and depression in
business.