The morning call., 1892-07-23
FROM ACROSS THE BAY.
Mrs. Liljegren's Attorney Talks
Himself HOarse.
The School Board and Its Secret Sessions
The City Attorney Sustains the
Auditor.


when the Liljegren divorce suit was called
before Judge Ellsworth yesterday.
what is he sick of. your Honor? asked
Mr.. Chapman, the opposing attorney.
''Sore throat" Mr.. Gibson answered.
i've talked too much, / reckon"
Judge Ellsworth was compelled to con-
tinue the case until next Wednesday. He
had held night session the evening before,
hoping to get through With the case in time
to enjoy his vacation. That he was disap-
pointed was evident. though he did not
complain at Mr.. Gibson's procrastination.
The endless dispute of counsel end the un-
commonly close attention necessary to the
peculiar evidence has caused Judge Els
worth to show signs of w0rriment The other
Judges are off enjoying themselves and he
IS transacting all necessary court business
during their absence, besides listening to
the divorce suit. And when his decision is
finally given 1t will be carried TO the Su-
preme Court, as intimated by Gibson, Mrs.
Liljegen's attorney. Thursday. 1t is one Of
the most bitterly contested cases ever heard
in the Alameda County courts, and the
testimony for both sides. which has been
carefully planned and dissected, is perhaps
the most sensational. the notorious Pratt
case not excepted
THE SCHOOL DIRECTORS.
School Director Russ says that he does
not suppose any more secret sessions Of the
Directors will be held because OF the recent
severe criticism that has befailen II,
although he himself claims that they ara
sometimes necessary. Recently Director
Plunkett introduced a resolution to do
away with staT-chamber sessions, but II
was speedily laid on the table.
There has never been anything done In
secret sessions except what might have been
transacted in public just as well, say the
Directors ia one breath, ana then IN the
next they assert ii would never do for the
public TO hear what they say at such meet
ings because sometimes the character of
teachers is discussed and ii might be very
bad for the teachers.
a story is told to the effect that at one of
| these sessions delegation OF female teach
| ers called With teapols and cups and asked
the Directors if it would not be nice TO have
some mild refreshments while they chatted.
The story, however, President Smith de-
nies with bee oming dignity.
A session of the Board of Education is
| interesting. After they have filed in from
the star chamber President Smith looks
wise and impenetrable Director Plunkeit
| smiles radlantly and continually, MI kued
| lights a cigar and Mr. lngler begins 10 talk.
| The others vote and talk at intervals, and
| ROwell and Girard invariably manage 10
/ edge in a little speech on their pet folbles-
| ROweIl on books and Girard on his love for
! American institutions TO the exclusion Of
| all others.
| DELIVERED HIS LAST LETTER.
Black draperies hung about the doors of
the pOstottice yesterday and the carriers
| were mUTe subdued than usual. One Of
| their number was dead. William Davies.
always genial and pleasant had been sum-
m0ned TO leave his route forever. He died
| after a very brief Illness of typhOd-pneu-
| monia. The funeral will take place under
| the auspices of the letter-carTiers.
Mrs. Ellen NJ Stevens. wife Of the late
Governor c. {. Stevens of Nevada, died on
! Moss avenue Wednesday.
Arthur ID. Wayne, the brakeman injured
at the mole several days ago, died at the
railroad hospital yesterday.
David i. Lees, who was mysteriOusly
! shot at MelrOSe, has recovered sufficiently
to be out. The ball is still in his abdomen,
! but has been located, and an operation for
It's extraction Will soon be made.
ILLEGAL PRINTING BILLS.
City Attorney johnson has filed an opIn-
| Ion that the printing bills for the late bond
election are Illegal and void. They were
returned TO the Council by the Auditor
| Monday night he refusing to pay them.
| The claims were Originally S15. COO Tor the
| Times and Sl265 for the JOurn al (German),
! but were reduced 10 S97l6 and S7S1, re-
| spectIvely. The chief basis OF the attorneys
| opinion is that there was no occasion TO
order the advertising in any other than the
city official paper, which was under con-
| tract TO do such advertising free OF charge
The City Attorney has given another
| opinion relative 10 school bonds. This Is
that the interest coupons should be Maid
| from the funds OF the fiscal year in which
the coupons become due. The present. state
OF things In the treasury will make il
hard to do this for this year at least.
ESTIMATED LIBRARY EXPENSES.
Secretary Osgood of the Free Library
Trustees has fled an estimate of the
outlay required for the present fiscal year
for Improving and maintaining the library
md readng-rOOms. lie places it at SlS,-
22l 81, OF which amount Sl1, ,533 40 Is in
tended Tor the library proper, 1880 20 for
the central readng-rOon, Sl3S5 2S for the
East Oakland reading-rO0m. Sl472 55 for the
West Oakland reading-rOom, $685. 56 for the
North Oakland reading-rOOm. and SSS3 Y
for the Twentv-thiTd avenue room. The
total comprises increases over that Of last
year OF $500 Tor painting and repairing the
building, $500 for books and $3.50 for cata-
lOgue machine.
Next Tuesday Thomas Bradley will begin
his official search for the missing records OF
the Oakland Board of Trustees of 1928.
He will Tummage among the old papers In
the City Hall attic, and if unsuccessful
there will pursue the search in places to be
designated by the Mayor.
The corrected blanks for the school bonds
have been received and will b. signed al
once by the Mayor, City Treasurer aud City
Clerk.
THE MILLS MEETINGS.
The Mills meetings will close Sunday
night. Last night the Salvation Army at
tended themeeting in body by special
invitation. Next Wednesday Mr. Mills will
assist i'll the dedication Of the Beulah Park
home.
The German Mutual Savings Bank has
filed articles OF incorporation, with the fol.
lowing directors; Jacob Greenhood. G.. c.
Nordhausen. William Moller, John c. West
phal, X. +. Crist, A. Kaysrr, j. K. w. SOhst.
Charles JurgenS, S. III. Babbitt, William
nellie and a. c. Henry.
The examination of Frank Thorpe, one of
tie Juds0n train-Tobbery suspects, was yes
terday continued for one week by Justice
Melvin.
Belle i. Gould, formerly Miss Belle
| Wheeler of this city. has returned to Oak
land. and brought suit for divorce from
Charles E. Gould, her actor husband, on
the charge of failure to provide
The Acme Athletic Club will establish
headquarters in the City Market building
on Eleventh street. The building is to be
improved, and the club will have the use of
the second story
| County Assessor Leckie has assessed the
franchise of the Spring Valley Water Works
at $4,000. the Contra Costa Water Com
pany at Si5O,000, the Alameda Water Com
pany at $4,000 and the Berkeley Water
Company al $4,000.
Charles Slattery was taken to the county
jail last night for stealing a horse in
Merced. He came TO Haywards and sold
the animal to mlkman, and then painted
San Francisco, Oakland and Alameda red.
afterward going to Petaluma 10 exc ont a
good time on the small remainder OF the
proceeds. Sheriff Hussey's deputies got
him az the latter place. and are holding him
by order of the Sheriff OF Stanislaus County.
Fred Stefins, the brutal tramp who kid
naped and criminally assaulted the four
year-old boy of Principal Jordan of the
Haywards High School, has been held to
answer without bail before the Superior
Court. he was closely guarded in the Hay
wards courtroom TO prevent violence at the
hands Of indignant citizens.