The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-21
FROM ACROSS THE BAY.
The City Council Rescinds Thorn.
sons Appointment.
Bids for School Bonds Will Be Called Fora
Child's Ruin-A Romantic Woman
Heard From.


park and boulevard 0.o00-pronosition,
expressed themselves as wishing they had
taken THE CALLS advice and voted against
both propositions. They knew the school
Improvements were needed and supposed
that the printing job Of $4,000 for Or
dnances. ETC., having been put through and
having to be paid for anyhow. that would
end the matter. and the remainder OF the
100000 less the election expenses would 60
TO the legitimate uses of buying schoolsites
aud erecting proper buildings. They never
for moment suspected that any such
scheme as that of last Monday night would
be attempted, and especially in the face of
the offer of Splitter & Co. of taking the
bonds at par and paying $1,000 bonus.
The friends of Mr.. Thomson were much
surprised that he would allow his name to
be used In any such scheme, aud it is said
that he did not anticipate any bids in open
Council when he agreed to act and allow his
name to go in the resolution. He expected
to GO East and sell them at the highest pos
sible premium and give the city the best
benefit of the sales.
THOMSON THROWS Up THE SPONGE.
A specal meeting of the City Council was
called by Mayor Chapman for last night to
discuss the matter on account OF the high
feeling among the citizens. After President
Hoffman had stated the reasons for the call
MT. lHODlS0D look TIE MOOR anu utCllUeu
the position OF financial agent. The decli-
nation was accepted. MacdOnald's motion
10 reconsider the action appointing Mr..
Thomson was adopted and the resolu tons
rescinded, after which the Council ad-
journed.
At the next meeting of the Council the
best manner Of proceeding, with reference
to the sale of the bonds. will be discussed.
1t is cOntended that 1t should be done by
advertising for and receiving sealed bids,
and IL is likely this plan will be formulated.
There are some coDlectures that the SHAKE
up and combination as formed and made
manifest at last Monday evenings session
of the Council will not last, but will soon
go to pieces again. and that Mr.. h0snahan
cannot hold them together. 1t is known to
be the desire Of some Of the present major
ity to 60 after the poolrooms and pass an
ordinance against them. Their consttu-
encies are getting ready 10 ask for such an
ordinance. and it is dOu btful if the ma 0rlty
would hold together on it.
AN UNPOPULAR NOMINATION.
The nomination of ex-Judge Gibson as a
delegate to the Stockton convention does
not satisfy many of the Republicans of the
Second Ward. in which he now lives. He
ran on the Democratic ticket last election
with eX- Judge Rosborough against Judges
HenshaW and Greene and was defeated
Many think il is rather soon after running
against and trying to defeat Republicans for
him 10 sit in State convention of the party
from the banner Republican county.
Certified articles of incorporation of the
California Title Insurance and Trust Com
pany. incorporated 1856, were filed in the
clerks Office of Alameda County yesterday.
The reason OF this was apparent later when
deed of trust was filed for record in the
Recorders Office from the Oakland, San Lee
andre and Haywards Electric Railway Com
pany for 100000 TO secure payment of its
mortgage bonds TO the Title Insurance Com
pany.
Little 13-year- old Josie Anderson has made
definite charges against James Dugan, man
SO years Of age, with being her ruin. He is
now under arrest for felony. The little
one it is said will before long become a
mother.
Elizabeth f. Gordon Yesterday sued l.. p
Critics to recover 5000 and fOreciese a mort
gage on $50 acres in Washington Town
ship.
Hanna w. Carpenter has suad E. W.
Carpenter for divorce on the ground Of
desertlon.
DIR. RoBINsoN's FIGHT.
To the surprise of those in habit of riding
occasionally between Twenty-third avenue
and Fruitvale stations no fares have been
collected between these points the past
week. The fare was 10 cents. DR.. Ro bin
son and his friends opposed to the railroad
company are knocked out again. They
were in tile habit of walking over to Fruit
vac station and demanding stop-0yer
tickets for San Francisco.
The First English Evangelical Lutheran
Church of Oakland filed articles of incor-
poratIon yesterday; Tie corporate directors
are Rev. Philip Graft, Christian Schre-
Der. George w. Flick, Hugo Steinmeyer
and p. NJ. Fisher. The congregation has a
lot at Sixteenth and Grove streets and will
build chapel this summer.
Superintendent Rutherford SAYS be ex-
poets TO have the electric line running TO the
Sixteenth street depot by May /.
The Oakland, San Leandro and Haywards
electric line expects To run trial trips next
week and commence regular trips about
May 1.
Title Frances Nicolaides has sent power
of attorney from England to y. Benedict of
Oakland. She will be remembered as the
young woman who married Brown, the con-
sumptiye printer. believing him on his
deathbed. but who after ward recovered and
lived several years. Mrs. Brown finally
went across the water to Europe and mar
ried there. She sold some Of her Alameda
County property year or two ago and
probably wants to dispose of more.
HUNTING FOR COMPTON.
Fl. Compton. who shot Constable Trefrv
on Monday evening. at Centerville, is still
at large. He is eyadng the constabes,
deputy sherifs and police officers who are in
pursuit and no Is now believed to be in San
Francisco, where he has a sister living. He
is thought to have hidden some place near
San Leandro ON Tuesday and to have come
into Oakland early yesterday morning. A
man answering his description Is known to
have crossed Eighth-street bridge. Another
elew leads into the country beyond Dublin
Trefry was said to be resting easily last
| evening. but ii was thought best not to try
| to locate the bullet for few days.
Alameda.