The morning call., 1892-06-15
FROM ACROSS THE BAY.
Oakland Citizens Aroused On the
Railroad Situation.
A Test Case to Be Made Of the Registration
Problem-City officials on the
Anxious Seat

organize for the purpose of assisting all
competing roads coming into the city.
FORTY OF the citizens responded, and the
meeting was held at the office of the board,
Ninth street, last night. TWAS an executive
meeting Tor the most part, and lasted until
nearly midnight. A temporary OrganiZa-
ton was formed and the body was named
The Oakland Progress Association" Ex-
! Mayor w. X. Davis was elected temporary
| president and +. G. Boswell temporary
secretary. A list of one hundred names
was prepared, and it was expected to make
a canvass for members among those on the
list, each canvasser present taking per-
sonal obligation 10 see that he secures
certain number of members.
The Prime object OF the association is to
destroy for Oakland the monopoly of the
southern Pacific of Kentucky and eventu-
ally to take steps to reclaim the Oakland
| water front. 1t means much for Oakland.
and is the first decisive step taken here that
Will tell In the work of assisting compel
ing road into the city. Among other equally
representative men present last night were
Eli w. Playter, j. Palmateer and G. w.
| Kinsey.
Another meeting will be held next Tues
day night, and in the meantime not mo-
ment VIII be spared in getting the Organiza-
tion permanently formed and in working
| order. 1t ls an association that means busl-
! ness and that has capital and influence to
aid it In releasing Oakland from her thrall-
dom.
THERE WILL BE MUSIC.
Principal McChesney of the High School
is now in the East, but his friends say that
there will be music in the Board OF Edu-
cation when he returns and replies TO the
hot words spoken against him by President
| Smith.
Mr.. Smith had been instrumental in re.
moving Miss Littlejohn as a teacher in the
| High School, and he claims TO have done it
because the principal advised 1t. McChes-
| ney told others. however, that he was em-
| phatcally opposed 10 IL, and Smith heard
about it. but not until McChesney had left.
| tie moved for the reinstatement of the
teacher, aud remarked. among other things,
that he regretted the lack of power Of the
board to remove McChesney. Director
Russ tried to smooth matters by remarking
| that perhaps Smith and McCheSney had not
| properly understood each other, but Smith.
| who Is blunt president, grew paler than
| ever with anger and said that he guessed he
knew what he was talking about DIR. Russ
sat down and Mr.. Smith will wait until Mr..
McChesney gets back.
THEY WILL TEST 1T.
The county officials have decided TO make
! test ease out Of the registration problem.
/ To do this County Assessor Leckie has APP
| piled to the Board of Supervisors for four
| ment roll. This was referred to the District
| Attorney. He has since consulted other
lawyers of note and they have agreed that
| his opinion lately expressed to the board
| and opposite to the one taken by Attorney
| General Hart is correct The District At
t0rney, however. will prepare a statement
| OF the facts as they exist in this county and
| send them to the Attorney General, asking
! his opinion. The Supervisors will not take
| action until this is given, and If 1t is favor
! al n q 10 n
Crane out of dilemma, as registration will
| be necessary.
ANXIOUsLY WAITING.
The 1st of July is anXlously looked for
ward 10 by those who have had their
fingers in the city pie for the past four
| years. Then is when the Board of Public
| Works will begin TO revOlutioniZe things, ac-
cOrding to all statements. There has been
a good deal Of quiet pulling by those seek
ing appointments as city officials.
The following letter has been sent to
| Theodore Meetz, the ''bobtaiI streetcar
magnate," by order OF the Board Of Super
| Vls0rs:
Mr. Theodore Meetz-DEAR SIR: At an ad.
! jOurned meeting Of the Board of supervisors The
! clerk was instructed TO notify you to Immediately
place the street at The approaches to the bridge
across the tidal canal in as good condition as it
was before you disturbed IL. II this Is not done
| the penalty mentioned In your franchise VIII be
| exActed of you. JAMES +. CRANE, Clerk
The case Of Mrs. Mary E. Martin for
| obtaining $4,000 by false pretenses from
Miss Sarah Leonard will be submitted to
| the jury tomorrow or Friday. 1t has cost
| the county $3.50 to prosecute Mrs Martin.
STRONG MANIAC.
William Beale. a commission merchant,
! was taken to the County Jail yesterday,
| violently insane He had made an attempt
TO kill his vile, and after he was locked in
| Jail he seized a prisoner. and but for JaiIer
! SchOeman would have chOked him to death
! SQhOpman bo ia
| a big man, attacked him fercely, but was
| knocked down and put in a StTaitjacket.
| On former occasion, when he was locked
UP for insanity, he seized Jaier Schroeder
| and knocked his teeth out. The Judge sent
! him to the asylum as quickly as possible
| yesterday.
Miss BERTHE Ware, the octoroon girl. was
| taken before the Commissioners on Insanity
yesterday and her examination postponed
| until Friday. Her case will be investigR-
| ted. There was suspicion at first that she
| had been drugged, but Jaller Marsh now
! expresses the opinion that she is hysterical
| rather than anything else. She means con-
| tinually about her lover Dave" who is a
! Pulman-car conductor and who is now in
| Chicago.
NUMEROUS RoBBERIEs.
| A multitude OF small robteries has lately
| been committed. Last Wednesday night
/ the saloon of Gus Williams, on Twenty.
! third avenue, was broken into and a small
| sum OF money was taken from the till. On
! Sunday night SIMPSONS saloon, at 1857
! Fourteenth street, was broken into, but
| nothing was taken. The residence of J. Il.
| Marshall on Harrison street, was visited
| by housebreakers at 9 o'clock on Monday
| morning and ransacked Three Cinnamon
! were stood up and robbed of S35 at Forty
| fifth street and Telegraph avenue Sunday
! evening. Wemmer & Franz, saloon keepers
| on Eighth street, report that $500 was stolen
/ from their safe Tuesday night, but the
police put but little credence in this The
bOldest robbery of all was on Tuesday
evening, when two men who had been bath
ing at Stewards sanitarium entered the
office and took SIS, one Of them holding a
revolver to the head of n man named Olsen,
who had charge at the time. None of the
thieves have been eaught.
The California College property on CLAY
street has been sold by Kahn Bros. to an
Oakland woman for $4,000.
SCHOOL SITES.
special meeting of the Board of Eduea-
ton will be held tomorrow night to discuss
the purchase OF additional school sites.
One OF the sites In project is that adjoining
the Cole School yard, 4jx230 feet intended
to be used as playground. The board has
an option on this for $4,000, and also upon
the land al West and Nineteenth streets for
Sal, 175. The Council will be asked to make
an appropriation to pay for them.
John I. irish is going 20 the Democratic
national convention. He will be the proxy
of G. w. Taylor of Shasta
Oakland mas grown so rapidly that the
scarcity Of fire hydrants is becoming pain
fully evident. The vicinity of Twenty
third avenue is practically without them,
and there are only five north of Fourteenth |
street, between Market and Adellne Chief |
Kenneday says that the Arps residence |
burned the other night for lack of water. |
Sixty bydrants, according to the Chief En- |
gineeT, are absolutely. necessary.
THE WATERFRONT WAR
Admiral Woolsey went down TO F0rtin's |
Landing yesterday afternoon and was |
driven away with shotguns. He wanted to |