The morning call., 1892-08-12

kill. in vengeance Of the death Of his mother
when he was a child. One day he took an
ak and started out 10 slay. Then the voice
whispered 10 MIN TO lie down on the railroad
track and rest He told this stery TO the
Insanity Commissioners yesterday, but
they refused 20 believe him. he was COM
United to Agnews.
The town authorities of San Leandro
have employed counsel TO defend the suit
brought by Cook & Langley for S5967
damages TO their cherry packing house
because OF the riot against Chinese. The
town announces that il will carry the case
to the highest court before it consents to
pay damages.
In the ease of r 4. Simpson and others
against Joseph Macdonough. The suit was
bitterly contested before Judge Gibson
and judgment was given for SO. 600 and
costs. The suit grows out of claims for
building the Albany Hotel.
STILL \ NJ sTERY.
The Coroner'S jury was yesterday unable
TO determine the cause of the fire or of the
explosion in the Shaw block which caused
the death or Mrs. Lucy Howe. A verdict
OF accidental death was given. The only
explosive material about the building. ac-
coTdIng TO testimony, was some gasoline,
put the explosion occurred In 4 different
place from where this was located.
l. was generally believed that Mrs Howe
Kept large sum OF money about her and 4
search OF the ruins Yesterday revealed about
$50 IN coin. i chaTred handbook was also
found.
A young woman giving her name as Liz
re kruger rented room at a Washington
street iodgiDg-h0use kept by Mrs. Atkinson
"Wednesday night. and after she retired gas
was noticed escaping from burner in her
room. he iandi aroused her with d ifii-
Guilty. She opened The door and then
sNooned, but was soon restored. Mrs. At
Elnson says that the girl would make no
explanation Of how the gas came 10 be
turned on. She stated that she had lust
arrived from pennsylvania and was on her
way to San Jose, where she had friends.
she lett Tor there in the morning.
AGAINST EXPLOSIVES.
An appeal to Commissioner Hughes has
been made by prOperty-oWners in the
vicinity Of Adeline and Nineteenth streets
TO have removed a small house in that
locality, in which fireworks and other ex
pl0sVes are stored.
The Commissioner has found that the
city lacks an ordinance prohibiting the
storing OF explosives in such manner. and
he VIII have one to cover the case intro
duced next Monday night 1t will also con-
tain stringent laws against keeping fire.
works stored IN shops or elsewhere where
there Is danger.
Some Of the primary school PRINCIPALS
have notified School Director IngIer that
they VIII petition for an advance Of salary
at the next meeting Of the Board of Educa-
ton. The salaries of other principals were
raised last June, while theirs remained at
the old figure, $500.
Major Edwin A. Sherman has been elected
national grand president of the Masonic
Veteran Association of the United States.
The association is now in session at Denver.
The City Auditor has cut down the de-
paTtment estimates from 1853 500 to
S870,640.
Sixty members Of the Democratic County
Central Committee met last night and re-
organized by electiBg n. j. Laymance per-
manent chairman and S. Bachraeh Der-
manent secretary. An executive committee
OF 10 was named 10 appoint time for hold
ing the primaries and county convention.