The morning call., 1892-07-21
DR.. Hatch Only Went Riding
With Mrs. Liljegren.
School Board Textbook Prices Ignored by
Retail Dealsrs-The Oakland POST
office Appropriation Bill.


ride with him. and because it looked much
nicer to drive up Broadway with stylishly
dressed female companion behind his high
stepping PAGER than to be alone. When it
was explained that the aged doctors vanity
was all that got him into trouble he was
allowed to withdraw gracefully from the
divorce muddle.
There Is a complaint and counter-eom-
plant. Liliegren aud wife each charging the
other with unfaithfulneSs. After the suit
was brought, several months ago. Liljegren
got into trouble with his church because of
certain acts Of his in placing a spy on the
tracks of his wife, aud he was suspended
from ministerial functions because of con-
duet unhecomDg a Christian. He was
finally restored he has been pastor OF the
West Oakland Swedish n. L. Church for
three years.
At the trial yesterday Deacon Lindhhlom
gave testimony concerning the attempt of a
private detective, hired by Liljegren, to get
evidence of unfaithfulness ON the part Of
his wife.
Mrs. Liljegren. who is locally known as
the Swedish nightingale, says that she
married Liljegren in the old country by in
timidatiOn of her friends, and that she
never liked him because he is brute and
entirely Incompatible to her refined in
Stincts.
THE BOARD AND THE DEALERS.
Trouble has arisen over the purchase of
the new list of textbooks lately adopted by
the Board Of Education. Basing its SEIZED
ule OF lrices on bids made by Eastern pub
fishers the board has printed and pasted in
the school buildings the names and costs of
books TO be used during the present course.
When the pupils went to tile retail dealers
they found the prices TO be considerably
higher than those designated by the School
Directors. Now there is howl OF ind qua
ton, the dealers saying 10 effect that no
school board can run them, pupils aud
parents wanting 10 know why this
is thus" and Superintendent Nc
CleymOnds blandly trying TO smooth
things. The dealers say that they cannot
afford to sell the, books at publishers prices
as there would be loss instead of a profit
alter transportation. 1t is a com binatton
not easily broken and the directors have
referred the matter TO Mr.. RoWelI of the
book committee, In the hope that he can
see a way out of 1t. One of the retail deal
els said yesterday that a local agent repre-
senting the publishers might be able to fur
nish TIE books at the boards prices, but
that the dealers could not.
AT 1T AGAIN.
There are nine lives to the rumor that
the Southern Pacific is going To remove
steam traffic from Seventh TO First street
and though rumor after rumOr has been de-
stTOyed another one has bObbed serenelv
up that Mr.. Huntington will begin the
change Immediately on arriving here with
in few weeks. There will be an electric
road on Seventh street and Telegraph
avenue and Twelfth-street lines will be
feeders to it, says the Tumor. Huntington
was nOn-committal on the topic during his
late visit, but il is known that for a long
time the company mas been plating
some sort OF a change
'MIDwEEK SUNDAY"
There was general response among the
business men of Oakla yesterday to the
request 10 close their places in honor Of the
Mills meetings. This was dOus without re-
gard 10 creed. The attendance at The schools
was slim and the Free Reading-rooms were
closed from 10 A. NJ. to p. NJ. AS a cOnse-
quence the tabernacle was crowded to its
utmost during the services. The midweek
closing was a remarkable event in Oak and,
there never having been anything like il
before
Neigh borhood prayer-meetings were held
at private houses at A. NJ. ana 9-o'clock
services were held in the churches. At 10
o'clock services at the tabernacle began and
and at 2:30, 80 and 80 O'Clock services at
the latter place were also held.
THE PosTOFFICE BILL.
Judge Mckenna, eX-COngreSsman has
stated that there is no hope OF the Oakland
pOstoftice appropriation bill passing at this
session Of Congress, but that it is now in
such a condition that there will be no
difficulty in getting il through next winter.
1t is filed among mum Der of other appro-
priation bills, and is the fourth or fifth On
the calendar.
The friends OF ex-Judge Hfborn express
confidence that he will be the successful
nominee for Congressman from the Third
district at the State convention. They claim
% votes in Alameda and Solano Counties.
Ten more votes will do the business, they
say, and they have the counties OF Colusa,
Contra, Costa Lake. Glen and YolO to get
them from.
HENRY wETHERBEE'S ESTATE.
The estate of the late Henry Wetherbee
of FTuitvaIe. has been appraised at $751;
CD 10. 1t consists OF an interest in four
schOonerS, in promlsSory notes and in realty
in San Francisco and Mendocno County.
There are go lots in San Francisco valued
al $500.
A year ago the will of Anna L. Murphy,
who died in England, was filed for probate
in this county, an attorney going to London
from O"kland parposely to get the will. 1t
left property worth half a million dollars
located in Oakland and vicinity to her
daughters, with the exception of Lady
Woolsey of England. This daughter and
three sons have now filed a protest. Her
ground for disinheriting them was that
Lady Woolsey had been provided for by
Mr.. Murphy and already had more than
any of her other daughters, while the three
sons had likewise already been cared for
and were independent. The protest alleges
tidt VIC Will Was HOt u Iiat one, DeiDS III
tended only as memorandum and that for
no good reason it disinheriis several men,
bers of the family who are minors. Daniel
Murphy, one OF the protestants, recently
broke his fathers will and got $3.50, 900.
FLUNo's CASE.
Rev. Dr. Fluno Christian scientist TO
whom the attention OF the authorities and
the public was directed by the death of
Mrs. Lester Bussck and child, is to god
through the crucible of the California State
Homeopathic Medical Society, TO which he
belongs. The Oakland Board of Health de-
manded an investigation, aud this is to be
held in San Francisco next week. II he is
found guilty OF unprofesSional conduct by
abandoning homeopathic principles and re-
sorting to song and prayer" as charged,
his license to practice will be cancelled
Curtis Stetfins. the brute who assaulted
the fOur-year-old boy of l.. A. Jordan of
Haywards, has been placed in the Alameda
County Jail TO avoid the vengeance of Hay
wards citizens.
Mortimer Fox, the forger, has been held
to answer before the Superior Court, with
bail fixed at $1,000.
John McCourtney of Temescal was found
dead a few days ago in creek bed near his
ranch at San Miguel. He had been i'll for
several days. He was a son of Mrs. NJ. z.
McCOurtney of Telegraph avenue.
There are $50 pupils at the High School,
more than the building can reasonably
accommodate. and more room will have to
be provided.
Stewart McMullin Is circulating a petit
ton to the Council to make appropriations
for completing the boulevard.
Alameda.
Mrs. A. V. Clark, wife of Manager Clark
OF the pottery works is dangerouslv i'll with