The morning call., 1892-08-14
NEWS FROM ACROSS THE BAY.
Two Separate Conventions to BE
Held in Alameda County.
Another Train-Robbery "Clew" Exploded
An Objection From Powder Men-0fsr
Of Another School Site.

In executive session yesterday afternoon
the Republican County Committee decided
to hold separate legislative and county con-
ventons. The primaries, to nominate dele
gates for the selection Of Supervisors
. Assembymen and Senator, will be cid on
September "a and the convention on the
Goth. Previous to the executive session it
had already been decided to hold the
county primaries on September II and the
county convention two days later,
Nearly all the incumbents Will be candl-
dates for denomination, and new candidates
are springing up every day.
PowDER-DEALERs OBJECT.
The powder-dealers have begun TO object
to the threatened action OF the Council to
raise their license from So 30 TO $50 per
quarter. They have written a letter claim
Ing that it will ruin their business and that
purchasers will have to 90 to San Francisco
to be accommodated. where the license Is
only $40 per year.
The Forth Brick Company has fled ar
ticles of Incorporation with a capital stock
of $4,000 subscribed as follows: V. l..
Forth, Sol. 600; ID. Z. Forth, $4,000; Pierre
Forth, $4,000; j. j. North, $1,000, aud Dam
iel w. La Fortune. $1,000
The Fruitvale Republicans held a mass
DttlluR last tftDlDR on Tic corner cI tIull-
vale and Bray avenues. Addresses were
made by various candidates and others.
Piedmont ParlOr, Native Sons, will be the
guests of Sacramento Parlor on Admission
day. They will go in a special train and re-
main until Saturday to attend the State Fair.
ANOTHER SCHOOL SITE.
Next Monday night an offer 10 the Council
will be made of land adjoining the present
school lot at Seventeenth and West streets
for $4,000. This addition will make the
site little larger than the $40 175 lot which
has also been offered. and the price asked is
about $1,000 less.
A reception was given Mrs. Amy Lnjegren
at Montana Hall by her Swedish friends
last evening, prior to her departure Tor
Chicago.
DIR. +. K. Clark, founder of the Christian
Endsavor Union, has arrived here, accom-
panied by his wife. He was met by COM
mittee from the local union. lie will make
an adj Oss in the Tabernacle next Thursday
evening, and will be kept busy at a series
OF other meetings.
A JUDsoN "CLEw."
Every now and then q "clew" crops up TO
the JudsOn ironwOrks robbers. The latest
Is a rumor that one of them was shot IN the
shoulder and was treated for IL In the Sac
ramento Receiving Hospital The cleW was
dssipated when the Sacramento Chief OF
Police made an investigation In response 10
telegram from Chief Of Police TOmpkins
OF Oakland.
Annie Poll. a two-year-old child, investi-
gated the contents of a can Of carbolic acid
yesterday and was taken to the Receiving
Hospital by Its mother TO receive treatment
Tor badly SCARED face. The acid had
been placed in a room for disinfecting pur-
poses and the Child overturned the can con-
tanning it.
w. Ii. Epiey, grocer. has been arrested
on complaint OF his creditors and charged
with attempt TO defraud. He sold out and
went to Fresno without waiting to pay his
debts lie will have jury trisl in the po-
lice court Octo Der 10.