The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-11-20
ACROSS THE BAY.
A Macadamizing Company Retires
From Business.


The Alameda Macadamizing Company.
which has done great deal Of work for
the city of Oakland, has concluded to 60
out of business. The reason given is that
the quality OF its work does not answer the
requirements made by the City Council In
the new specifications for material lately
made. The late Hugh SIicer was president
Of the company, but his death, according TO
one of the directors, has nothing to do with
its retirement from business This Is the
company which built the first section of the
boule yard, and it has been in business IN
oakland for sixteen years. 1t Is now dis
Hantling its Quarries and Is purchasing
rock from another company to nnlsh It's
contracts.
The estate of john j. Bowe, one OF the
victims Of the Berkeley powder explosion,
has been appraised at $685.. Since his death
the widow has been drawing the amount OF
his wages every week. ana VIII continue 70
90 so as long as she remains widow. Ii
is understood that this is upon condition
that she is not to bring her threatened
damage suit for $4,000.
The actual work of building the new
sehoolhouses is expected to begin in Jsnu-
airy.
{. O'Drscoi. hotelkeeper. angrily de-
manded warrant, which was granted, yes
terday, for the arrest of John Dillon, a
boarder. When Dillon's unpaid board bill
Ia0 10 u uEuAc uc huutu
insult TO injury by inducing O'DriscOll to
accept a worthless check aud return $50
difference in good money. The swindler
claimed to be an empioye of the Berkeley
Electric Railroad Company, but after the
landlord had accepted the check he sorrow
fully learned that it was untrue.
Mrs. Mary Clifford died at 1000 Third
street yesterday. aged " years. She came
across the plains In caravan In 1919. and
was one of the earliest residents OF Oakland.
D. fe daaf IA IRit lanc in
made a contract with France e. Son Of Lex
ington. KY, by which they were to be given
the use of the famous horse, Sydney, for two
years, beginning in 1898. H. III Pitcher,
one of the executors. has asked the Superior
Court to set aside the contract. on the ground
that it will imperil the safety Of the horse
to take him away, and that it would be
allowing the removal OF large part of the
estate beyond the jurisdiction of the court
and upon uncertain conditions. Bv the con-
tract $1,000 Is to be forfeited should the con-
tract not be carried out
Sheriff Worden OF Saratoga. n. Y, left on
the Los Angeles express last evening with
Martin Foy. the escaped murderer of Hen
rietta Wilson. he was heavily shackied,
and will be kept go until he arrives East.
Eighteen orchestra seats have been en-
gagged at the Macdonough Theater next
Tuesday night for the Oakland and Los An
geles baseball teams. The Colonies will be
IN full dress, and will be drawn to and from
Jean Wand of Alameda died suddenly
Yesterday from alcoholism. Before night
the Public Administrator bad asked to take
$780,
The powder explosion in San Francisco
Yesterday morning was plainly felt in Oak
lahd and at other places throughout the
county Inc effect was similar. though not
90 severe, 70 the effect when the giant
pI II wo a at Berkeley were destroyed.
IL was long time before it Was known
where the explosion occurred. and ibn,a
was great deal OF unnasiness concerningi ~
ne loss at me Anderson residence nv fro
at midnight Friday Is estimated al $1,000
a small boy In the family was onita Sero'
ousiy burned, and the service Of nhvsician
was required yesterday. The fire startaa
from tne explosion OF lamp In the kitchen
me ponce were engaged In vain search
yesterday for dudish looking vonng n,e,
who snatched watch from Rroadwav
JeWeler The night before and ESCAPED. Tha
ofieer on the beat did not show uu for som
time afterward. and the thief by that time
was in safety. s'''0
Ex-Jldge Noble Hamilton Is eonfnss ~
bis home from The effects of severe accident
at CentervIlle. He fell from a yeranda in
the darkness and was seriously Injured
about the head.
The Saturday Morning Orchestra gave a
weii-attended concert at the Macdonouch
Iheater last evening for the benefit of tba
west Oakland free kindergarten.
lemescal defeated the proposition to issue
ponds In the sum Of $1,000 for q new school
nuliolng The election was held from In
r. 81 yesterday, and 140 votes were CAST
ouA OF which there was plurality of twelve
AGAINST the proposition.
ochool Director L. E. Chartrand was