The morning call., 1892-10-11

county candidates and number Of eminent
speakers will be present.
The Coanty Executive Committee now
meets every evening at 0Ciock.
The trustsessof the First Hebrew Church
held meeting last evening TO arrange for
the ANNUAL meeting OF the congregation, te
be bella next Sunday. At that time the
recent trouble in the pulpit with Rabbi
Sessier will be brought I'D and settled.
The memorial. which has been largely
signed, generating the rabbi from blame,
will be presented
The Board of Education last evening
ordered an abstract OF title to be taken of
the Rudolph School out in the Third Ward,
which it is proposed to purchase.
A resolution was adopted asking the
Board Of Public Works to invite plans for
improving the High School
Miss Jennie German was appointed a
substitute teacher in the intermediate
school temporarily in place Of Miss Smith.
A resolution was adopted to make an ex-
hibition of kindergarten work at the
Worlds Fair.
Nicholas Richardson. an oiler in the en-
ploy Of the Southern Pacific, living at 233
Hollis street, became violently insane last
night and attempted to kill his wife. She
had him arrested.
A decision will be given at 10 o'clock this
morning on the question submitted to the
three judges In the waterfront suit as to
whether the Carpenter ordinance can be
submitted in evidence BY the alleged or
dinapce the whole OF the Oakland water
front was granted to Carpenter by the
city in 1852. on condition that he was to
build schoOlhouse and three wharyes.
The decision will contain 10000 words, and
will be the longest ever given In Alameda
County.
A good many gamblers are gnashing their
teeth at a discovery made yesterday beneath
the farO-table In the raid on the Newland
House last Saturday. 1t was fitted up with
steel springs so that pressure oil the knee
Of the operator would throw out any card
makes 1t perfectly plain to the gamblers as
| to how they nearly always lost.
The condition Of George w. Doherty, who
was injured by falling from one OF Theo-
dore MeetZ's horsecarS few weeks ago, Is
pronounced hopeless. Heis lying very near
| deaths door at the Oakland General Hos
pital. Doherty received internal injuries
and had his hip fractured, from which, be-
| cause of his extreme old age, the physician
says it is impossible for him to get we'll.
Mrs. Johanna Burrell died at her home.
! 318 Third street. yesterday at the age OF 81.
| She was the wife Of A. w. Burrell. one OF
| the early Trustees of Oakland.
Leslie Blackburn, formerly the watch
| dog OF the pOolr0oms," is now deputy In
! Judge HeuShaw's courtroom, vice Major
| Macy, who became angry and quit when
the Sheriff asked him to resign: The major
1
! John YuIe, representing the City Treas
| urer, made his returns before Judge Greene
i yesterday in the matter of the application
| of l.. Hewlett for an alternative writ OF
| mandate to compel the payment OF money
| owed for streetwork. The respondent
| appropriated to pay the bond election print
ing bills The case will be heard on the
| 3lst Inst.
Captain John Hackett. to whom was
awarded the contract for dredging the OAK
land Harbor says that he will begin work
In February. II is the intention to dredge
a 300-fo0t channel with 20 feet Of water al
low tide from the old narrowgauge slip to
Webster street A channel will afterward
he dredged from the foot Of Sixth avenue
to the cotton-mills.
| Mrs Amy Liljegren has notified her at
torneys to take steps for new trial of hel
divorce case, and, IL this fails. to carry 1t tt
the Supreme Court.
| M. J. Keller, president of the Board Of
| Trade, has announced that he may put the
recent letter Of Charles Croker, president
| of the Waterfront Company, on record al
the Recorders office. The object VIII be tC
| protect all waterfront leases. The lettel
| was in answer to questions asked by INT
board, and made promises OF removing re
| strictiOns in regard to leases, which hav'
not been carried out. 1t is believed tina
| the letter will hold good in law.
Members OF the Oakland Board of Trad
have become interested in the new road t.
| Contra Costa County. A delegation. &C
| companed by other prominent citizens
will form committee to ask the Supervis
ors at their next meeting to make an ap
preparation to assist in completing the road
Mrs. Remi Chabot of this city has opene
negotiations with the town of Vallejo.
sell the water system owned by her 10
nearly half million dollars.
Several weeks ago the house of Conducto
John Aikens in West Oakland was robbie
Of $3.50 worth of valuables. The thief wa
caught in San Francisco by Detective Ho
land yesterday. He is a notorious eharat
ter known as Billy Jones. He had dispose
OF the stolen goods by peddling them froi
house to house.
Two footpads attempted to rob c. d
Hartoff. at Sixteenth street and San Pail
avenue, at II O'Clock last night. One
; the robbers presented a revolver and hal
toff struck him blow in the face with
cane and the robber went off bowling. 10
, lowed by his companion.