The morning call., 1892-12-05
ACROSS THE BAY.
Death of a Noted Alameda
Character.
WILLIE HAS LOST HIS JOB.
Ministers Indorse the Non-Partisans.
Berkeley, Alameda and Uni
yerSity Notes.

John Jackson, noted character of Ala
media County in early days, died Saturday
al the County Infrmary. He came here on
a whaler in 1877 and worked on the Estu-
dillo ranch for ten years when lie married
and started saloon at MulfoTd's landing.
He was given the sobriQuet of 'Biaek Jack"
because OF his com plexion partly, and partly
because of his readiness with the pistol
when it became necessary TO use it. He
laid out cowboy or two while residentof
San Leandro, and as the provocation was
always on the other side the jury acquitted
him each time. He will be remembered by
many pioneers of Alameda County. The
cause of his death was paralysis, which re-
suited froDI fall down a stairway over a
year ago. He was born in New York in
1904
There was a strike among the boys at the
Central Telephone Office several weeks ago
on the grounds of morality. They refused
TO work with Willie Renton, tow-headed
urchiD. whom they charged with stabbing
another boy with penknife during a fight
on The Oakland feTry-boat. The Oakland
messengers are all good little boys who go
to Sunday-schoOi, ami Willie, who had been
educated In the San Francisco messenger
service, became thorn in their flesh the
first day he went TO work for the company
on this side Of the bay. The local manager
Willie on. His days have been full of trou-
bic ever since, and affairs eliminated Sat-
urday night IN general row. In which
Willie's blue eyes were made black. The
boys threatened another strike unless
Willie was fired" forthwith. The manager
gave in. and the boycotted youngster is now
without a job, while the other boys are
Growing.
Hes little. but he run over us fellers,"
said one of them, yesterday, land he called
Of hn r-frfS had .1r,..
stand that. and We had to lick him. He
was too smart. He always cabbaged the
fat jobs and made us fellers take the mes
sages when there was no extra money in IL
Tor us. We made I'D our minds to lick him
again till we got rid OF him."
with all this Willie Is an intelligent
youngster and is not at all broken in spirit,
as might be imagined. He declares that his
time will come later.
The East Oakland ministers have inter-
ested themselves in the Non Partisan move
ment. Rev. Frank Dixon preached a SER
mon recently in which he took the ground
that the Peoples party is the only one that
can redeem Oakland. Yesterday DR.. Chap
man of the Brooklyn Presbyterian Church
took broader grounds, preaching that all
partisanship, whether OF the Peoples party
or otherwise, is silenced by common dam
gers, and that an upright people are their
own best governors, secularly and religt-
ously. Meantime every body is getting
at least four tickets 10 the field at the
municipal election-ihose of the Citizens,
OF the Peoples party and of the two regular
parties. An independent ticket, with John
l.. Davie for Mayor, will probably be for
INFLATED.
On the first Monday in January the new
road law will go into effect by which all
road oyerseers will Lose their appointments.
The Supervisors will be expected to attend
personally 10 the roads in their districts,
or thew may appoint road inspector, the
latter to be paid the compensation which
the Supervisors would receive In mileage
should they attend to matters. The mileage
question is the all-mportant one. and Su-
pervisOr PelouZe stated yesterday that an
inspector is not likely to be appointed under
the circumstances.
There was a peculiar accident at San
Leandro Saturday, by which Willie Freitas
may lose his life. He was playing in his
fathers barn, near the railroad station,
when he fell from the haymow and was
impaled on the horns of a cow in a stall be-
meath. He was very seriously wounded
LEO Morse died at his home near Hay
wards few days ago at the age of IS years.
lie came to California in 1876 and for forty
years had resided Oh the ranch where lie
died.
Ii is probable that the waterfront case
Will not be resumed tomorrow, but will be
postponed TO allow the Judges to devote
little attention 10 other court business.
Alameda.