The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-08-09
FROM ACROSS THE BAY.
What Caused the Death Of B0wra,
the Young Artist.
The Board Of Trade Waited for the Letter
That Never Csms-The Bakers Boycott.
Resignation Of Pastor.


ing-house. Yesterday afternoon DR.. w. h.
Hopkins OF San Francisco signed certih-
cate. ascribing death to paralysis OF the
vocal chords and epilepsy. The brother. j..
Bowra, OF San Francisco. then had the body
removed from the morgue. The brother and
physician explained that il was two years
ago that an operation was performed to re-
move some false teeth. which became
lodged in the throat. He had been wearing
an electric battery, and wound, which
was not entirely healed and which was
plainly visible on the dead mans throat,
was ascribed to the effects Of the battery.
The pills labeled poison found in the room
had been used as tonic, and the physician
said that they could not have caused the
death Of an adult Bowra had been under
treatment long time, and his brother
stated that his death was not surprise, as
1t had been expected.
TO CONSIDER THE ANSWER.
Yesterday the Board of Trade met TO
receive the answer of the Waterfront
Company to a communication sent by the
board, Of which the following is copy:
OAKLAND. July 25.
To the Oakland Water Front Company, San
fr0nctsco-GENTLEMEN: Owing 20 certain
feeling Of unrest aud dissatisfaction among the
citizens of Oakland at the lack OF Interest shown
by the Oakland Water Front Company in the
deye lorment OF that property, the Board OF
Trade directors, at meeting held to-day,
adopted the following resolutions:
WHEREAS, the citizens OF Oakland have been
Tor many years anxiously looking for the inn
proyement OF The water front property, so that
mis- city might derive the commercial benefit
that her natural advantages entlile her 10. there
fore
Resolved, That it is the sense OF the Board Of
Trade of this city that the Water Front Com
pany make known TO the citizens OF Oakland
what their Intentions are IN regard To the I'M
provement or this property, aud IN OF der TO arrive
nff hair Int
respectfully request them TO answer In writing
al their earliest convenience the following ques-
tons:
Flrst-Is It your intention to ma improve
ments on the water front In the way of docks
piers and warehouses? II so. when?
SecOnd-Nlll you offer for sale or lease, with
ont restrictions as 10 use, The water front ptop-
erty In parcels 10 suiI al reasonable, fixed
Thifd-Wln you remove the restrictions as to
use upon property already sold or leased by
you?
But IT DID NOT COME.
The answer did not come. Instead the
company sent word that an answer had
been written but that it had been sent to
Mr.. Huntington for approval When the
communication was sent the company re-
piled that answer would be given within "a
hours, but the board had given 10 days
time ana 10 days additional had elapsed
without an answer Under the circum-
stances the board could do nothing.
OTHER BUSINESS.
The Fulton Iron Works bonus was dis
cusSed and committee was appointed to
secure $3.50 subscription frem the men,
bers.
The proposition that the board should
declare in favor OF either the Dayie- FiiZ-
gerald or the Whtmore- Alsip franchise for
an electric road along Harrison street came
up, but was continued until the next meet
ing.
4 communication was read from C. r.
Of ha
asking that the board assist in raising a
bonus of $4,000 to aid the company in
locating It's works in this city, and was laid
over.
READY FOR GENERAL WEAVER.
All arrangements have been completed
candidate for President on the Peoples
party ticket. Accompanied by Mrs.
Weaver, Mrs. Lease. Colonel Powers and
Mrs. Streator he will arrive at the Six
teenth- street depot in the forenoon. whence
he viii be driven to the residence of J. L.
Lyon. After formal reception there th ely
will be driven 70 the Mills tabernacle. where
addresses will be delivered by General
Weaver, Mrs. Lease, Thomas V. Gator and
others. The Mayor has extended the free
dom OF the city to the visiting party. The
reception committee is composed Of j. l..
Lyon chairman, w. III. Loomis, +. Hitler.
Mrs. o. NJ. Sanford. A Kelsey.
Among the yice-presdents at the meeting
will be ID. Stewart, A Bretts, c. Husband,
Mr.. Pratt, w. Cubery, o. NJ. Sanford, Dr.
Mason, Daniel Inman, G. r. Read. Eugene
Hough, j. II. de Ninsr, A. J. Gregg.
THE BAKERS BOYCOTT.
The bakers boycott on the Liberty
bakery, OF which an account was given in
yesterdays CALL, promises TO assume
serious proportions. The proprietors of the
bakery carried out their threat of having
the members who distributed the boyeotting
circulars arrested. These were Gus Bric
and William HolzhauseD. who were char ged
al the City Prison with disturbing the peace
After they had been locked up a few hours
other mem bers Of the union gave bonds for
their release and the work of distributing
the circulars was resumed. The bakers are
incensed. and will ask the aid of the Fed
Grated Trades In the matter.
sCHAAKEY's SUSPICION.
John ID. Schaakey, the North Oakland
man who disappeared for three DAYS and
aiterward excused himself on the ground
that he had been decoyed and robbed and
then Kept in confinement, is trying to fastep
guilt on man named May, who bad charge
OF the railroad pumping apparatus near the
East oakland station. May left the dav
alter Sehaakey was released by his captors
aud Sehaakey says that his description cor
responds with the man who deceived him to
the vicinity OF the pumping-station. In
Vestlgatlon shows that May had previously
given notice that he intended to quit the
pumping-station 10 90 TO Arizona as fireman
on LOCOMOTIVES. He left at the time desig-
mated and this appears to be the only
ground upon which Schaakey bases his
suspicious. The police do not credit him.
CITY ESTIMATES.
Heads OF the city departments have fur
nished Auditor Snow with estimates of ex-
pense Tor the ensuing year. They make an
Auditor estimates that there will be an in
come OF 1926, 600. leaving S6i4, S26 that will
nave to be raised by tax-levy. This would
necessltate city tax-rate of 81 40 on each
500, and as the charter fixes a limit of 81,
except Tor bonds and interest, and as the
latter will place the rate at 81 %, something
Will have to be done. To keep within this
limit 1t viii be necessary to cut out $50, 600
from the department estimates.
The Piedmont Cable Company has pur-
chased from the Howe Brothers the right of
way on the Howe Tract for the purpose of
running a stTeetcar line TO the cemetery
gate. The price paid was $4,000.
Edison Adams is making arrangements 10
construct wharves and docks on the water
front property between Alice street and the
north arm of the estuary. consignment
Oh lumber Tor this purpose has arrived.
decree OF divorce has been ordered in
the suit OF Carrie L. Adams against Charles
Adams on the ground Of cruelty. Adams
Is a conductor on the Haight-street cable
road. San Francisco. The wife has asked
Tor $50 per month alim0ny.
Recently the City Council, by resolution,
Instructed the clerk 10 ask the Oakland
Consolidated Railroad Company why il has
not begun the construction OF a road on
Eighth street as per agreement W hen the
franchise was given. George w. McNear.
president of the road, has filed an answer.
In which he says there has been delay in
getting material and equipments, but that
the road will be built within 80 days
APPLICATIONS FOR CITIZENSHIP.
There Is rush of applications for citi-
zenship preparatory to the coming election.
Judge Greene held night session last even
ing to consider several applications which
camc up yesterday and which had TO be
postponed because of other business