The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-25
The Water Front Pile. Driver
Moved in West Oakland.
There Is Trouble in the Humane Society.
Mere Bad Blood-seoretary Theobald to
Be Arrested for Libel


spoke Forth.
But it hadn't a CALL reporter ran plumb
upon it yesterday, at the end of long
search for its whereabouts
II is snugly mOored in the West Oakland
railroad yards, from which place it was
taken. 1t was NEST innocent pile-driver,
and 1t was simply taken away because the
Water Front Company was through with it.
1t isn't going to jump any more land It
doesn't pay.
TO END IN COURT.
Things have Quieted down considerably
abe ut the seat Of war" and the rest of the
battle will be fought in the courts. Next
Tuesday the suit OF Taylor against Forth,
TO settle the right OF possession, will be
heard before Judge Henshaw. The de-
cisiOn in the suit viii have an important
bearing in the title to the land. as il will
settle the question as to whether the Shoal-
water Bay Company or the Water Front
Company had the right to lease it,
The suit against Davie, concerning the
right to tie property east of the Webster
street bridge. will be the next to come into
court.
The Sheriff has levied an attachment on
Frank Thomas saloon to satisfy the judy
ment Of S255 in favor Of Edison Adams for
the pa!t which Thomas and old man Me
Masters played in SQuatting on Adams
claim. One of Thomas Scows mOOred in
East Oakland has also been attached.
WANT THE CITY TO OWN IT.
The Federated Trades have taken hand
in the fight, and passed the following reso-
lutions:
WHEREAS, The present trouble at the water
front bids fair 10 result IN riot aud blOOdshed II
permitted TO cOntluuei aud whereas. neither fac
ton desires 10 take advantage OF the laws made
10 settle such differences IN The courts Of the
state and whereas, this cOBclusively shows that
helthef OF Tie parties has legal or valid claim:
therefore be IL
ResoIued That the citizens Of Oakland take
steps 10 recover property that has been taken
ON them Illegally RGd is now held by force Of
arms; sud
ResoIrsd, That We demand the Mayor of the
city Of Oakland, Melvin {. Chapman, in his Of
fetal capacity TO take steps 10 secure immediate
possession Of cur water front
Councilman Pardee is said to be prepar-
ing an ordinance by which the city will be-
gln tight 10 get back possession of the
water front He Is also 10 introduce a reso-
luton providing for the opening Of all
streets 10 tie wafer
THE CHRISTIAN sCIENCE" VICTIM.
Mrs. Lester s. Buss, the victim Of
Christian Science" tie sad story of whom
was told In The CALL yesterday, died
Thursday night. She and. her child viii be
buried together Her young husband is
frantic with grief. and her fatheT-in-law, an
old man, vigorously expressed himself yes
terday by saying Il feel toward Dr.. Fluno
as If he had come into my house with d re-
volyer and shot my sons wife and child
dead, and my son feels the same way"
Or. Sill, the physician wao was called
after FiunO was "6Ted," stated that it is
palpsble case Of criminal neglect, and that
# there IS any law 10 cover il tile case
should be brought to the attention of the
authorities.
Lynch law is good" said a uefghbor yes
terday, one Of many who has been wrought
up to high pitch If excitement by the cir
cnmstances attending the case.
The father and husband want ii under
stood that they made all possible protests
against the services of any one except
regular physician, aud only yielded because
they ala not want to cross the will Of tie
wife
''She had commissions for y hours" said
DR.. Sill, "but she could have been saved
had AID been summoned IN time.
THE PLOT THICKENs.
DIT. Carpenter, a director Of the Humane
Society, yesterday sWOre out a warrant for
the arrest of Secretary Iheobald on a charge
Of criminal libel The charge is based on
printed statement Of TheObald charging
DIT Carpenter win having attended the Joe
Dieyes- badger-fght Mr.. Theobald could
lot be found last night, aud the warrant
vas not served.
Stevens, the ex-celector, who IS now IN
isil charged with embeZZiing Sl07, Will have
A subpoena has been issued requiring Sec
rotary IheObald and DR., Carpenter to
produce the books Of the association at the
examination.
DR.. Carpenter is out with a newspaper
statement saying that he can prove an alIhl
ia regard TO the badger fight. He denies the
existence Of a secret twelve who wit
messed the night; and Mayor Chapman, who
was included, by a hint, in the twelve"
also denies any completely.
Nv hen the trial comes l hope TO show
this man Stevens Up in his true colors,"
said Jhe0baid In his letter.
it Is understood that sensational state
ments are 10 be made against Stevens
and his wife. One is that they we're
never legally married. and another refers
to an elopement from Australia, 10
drunkenness and to the abuse u a child.
These statements and others, have already
been prepared. Stevens was asked about
them yesterday and be denied them ALL 4
man named C0pp, who had charge Of the
Russell children, called on Stevens last
night in reference TO the $50 sent to Theo-
bald to send the children 10 Los An
geies. he stated that Le asked Theobald
about the money two or three times ana
that he repeatedly asserted that none had
been sent.
IMPROVING A FERRY STEAMER.
The West Oakland shipyard has been
lighted by electricity. and there are now
ire steamers mO0red there for repairs.
One Of these is the ferry steamer Oakland,
which is undergoing a complete tTaDsfoTma-
ton. The vessel is on the ways for remod-
cling. Teeoppering and repaintlng Her
boilers were Inspected yesterday by the
Government representatives. When the
steamer resumes her route she viii be
equipped with $50 incandescent electric
lights, the plant to cost $1,000.
BEGGs HELD OVER.
The preliminary examination Of r. c.
dpF q
and Berkeley Electric Railway Company.
was held in the Police Court yesterday.
BegRs was bound over to the Superior Court
with bail at $500 or bonds at $4,000 The
examination Of Gallagher, his accomplish.
is set for to-day.
George ". Farwell, the barkeeper, who
shot James Marvin, his employer, at the
Piedmont Springs Hotel, was discharged On
writ of habeas corpus yesterday. Marvin
refused to make charges.
SHE HAD MYSTERIES
The Ryan divorce case was ended yester-
day. The decree was granted TO the hus-
band on a crOss-complaint against the
plaintiff charging her with unfaithfulneSs,
and making Harry Brown. cOlored man.
a co-defendant. Judge Ellsworth gave the
parties to the suit terrible scoring. say
ing that the evidence was a mass Of cor
ruptiUn and perjury. When the decision
was announced the wife became hysterieal
and her mother and women friends joined
freely in shedding tears. The husband was
awarded the custody Of the child, for which
bitter fight was made in court some time
ago. when the husband abducted il.
DAMAGES WANTED.
Cook & Lang have presented bill for
S500 10 the San Leandro Trustees for dam
age 10 fruit caused by the recent riot at
their cherry packing establishment, by
which the Chinese were driven out and the
fruit left to spoil.
Harry Davidson, a native OF San Fran
cisco and former resident Of Oakland, was
killed by blast in the mines in WardneT.
Idaho, a few days ago. He had gone there
TO learn mining engineering. Davidson was
a civil engineer and was a candidate for
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