The morning call., 1892-04-07
FROM ACROSS THE BAY.
The SeethIng Pool or Politics In Our
Sister City.

Interest in tie appointment of success
sor tn j. West Martin as member OF the
Board of Public Works is intense. Last
night the politicians were on the anxious
seat about il and will be until the Mayor
announces the name of the appointee. 1t
is understood that Councnmen Brosnahan
and Earl are both on the warpath and will
make things warm in the City Council dur
ing the current year il they do not get the
appointment. as it is now said that il was
promised to Earl nearly year ago and he
was sure of il.
As the Democratic candidate, Mr.. Bros
nahan, has. until the last three or four days,
been on the inside of the ring, but now.
owing to q change of front on the part or
the water, gas and railroad companies, Is
among those OH the outer circle, he Is sure
to be heard from and he strikes from the
shoulder. He has once or twice kicked over
the traces in the Council in his independent
-way. Earl is considerable of a politician
and Will watch his chances.
Among the changes expected when the
Board Of Public Works is TeOTgdnized Is
that of the Police Department. Ii has been
rumOred that the head OF the present Chief
OF the Police, John w. TOmpkins. would
fall into the basket with possibly those Of
Captains Wilson and Fletcher
PUTTING ON THE SCREWS.
Thomas A. Downey, regular officer, is
likely TO receive the appointment as Chief,
but the captains are still in doubt. The
screws, however, are 10 be placed upon j.
L. Carothers, who il was supposed would
vote with the new members TO make the
changes, so that he will vote to retain Temp
kins. IL is supposed that the Southern Pa
ciic will dictate in this matter TO Mr..
Carothers, because he happens TO be in lis
service as general baggage master. PeO-
pie of Oakland want to know how this can
be so if, as Mr.. Huntington says, the rail-
road is out of politics.
Meanwhile Mayor Chapman says nothing.
He did say yesterday that MI Playter. who
remains on the board with Mr. CarotherS,
was appointed by Mayor GlascOck as a
member Of the Citizens party. and had
worked and voted at the election just prior
10 his appointment against the Republican
ticket lie stated in answer TO question
that Mr.. PlAyter might be regarded by some
as not Republican, but declined to an
swer as 10 himself as the question was
leading Neither would he answer as to
whether he would appoint Il Democrat or
Republican. lie said he would probably
make his announcement to-day. AS Re is
understood to be going out of politics at the
end of his term as Mayor and will decline
Congress. for which he has been mentioned,
he may be independent enough to appoint
some one who has not been named or
thought of. No matter vino il may be,
there is going to be a rumpus-so many
politicians think.
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
The session of the Women's Occidental
Board Of Foreign Missions opened at
| the First Presbyterian Church yester-
day. Rev. /. NJ. Condlt presided.
! Quoted the devotional exercises. Rev. DIR.
| Coyle delivered an address of welcome.
| Rev III. II. Rice Of West Oakland delivered
an address on "Tithes." Rev. A. j. Kerr.
| Rev. T.. ;. Chapman. ID. d.. DIR. .. s. Surge
and Ng Poon Chew delivered addresses.
| The following is The programme for to-day ::
! Devotional hour, Mrs. III. a. ketchnm,
Berkeley; meeting called to order by the
! president, MIS- p. ID. Browne committee
| on credentials; address of welcome, Mrs. l..
X. Baker. Oakland; response, Mrs. w. G.
| Cochran, LoSsAngeleS; greetings from other
| boards; minutes, Mrs. Ii. u. Pinney hymn.
| Reports of State officers: Special object
and corresponding secretary, Mrs. II. b.
Smith recording and general secretary, Mrs.
| J. q. Chown; State Presbyterial secretary.
| Mrs l. NJ. COndlt; State treasurer. Mrs l..
| A. Kelley; singing In Japanese; reports OF
| missionaries and teachers: Chinese homes
and Christian homes, Miss Culbertson; De-
| cidental school. Miss Baskin house TO house
| visitation, Miss Alexander.
A SUSPICIOUS MARRIAGE.
On the 26th of March James Christopher
| Owens and Emily Eckman procured q mar
| riage license in Oakland, both signing the
| affidavit, which stated that Owens was a
| resident of San Francisco and Mrs. Eckman
1
day by Rev. DR.. Ollie in Oakland. A notice
was given to TIE CALL that night and
published in the marriage column next day
! stating that they were married in the city
| by DR.. Ollie on the Goth ult. A gentleman
| friend or relative apparently, Of the woman
| visited Oakland yesterday TO see if n license
had been issued to them, he had failed
TO find IL in the records OF the San Francisco
County Clerks Office. He was asked about
the matter and said, as they were really
| HgrFiph ahOnf
il. He intmated that the woman had mar
ried Eekman without getting a divorce from
former husband, and that Eckman had
afterward died. The residence of the
woman was given in the affidavit to the
County Clerk as Oakland, while the inquir-
ing friend or relative said she did not aud
never had lived in Oakland but her resi-
dence was 1l3h Brannan street, Sar
Francisco.
Alameda.