The morning call., 1892-10-25
FROM ACROSS THE BAY.
Grams Bill Is Rejected by the
School Directors.
SOME SARCASTIC EDITORS.
a Troublesome Burglar Caught by the Police.
City Couneilman's Queer Adven-
ture-school Plans.
SOME SARCASTIC EDITORS

The Board OF Public WORKS last evening
reported approval Of the Childs plans for
improving the Prescott School, and they
were adopted by the School Directors A
majority report was made and placed on
file in favor of maintaining the system OF
industrial training, question which has
been before the board for some time.
The committee which went East to ex-
anime chool-heating apparatus reported in
favor of adopting the Smead system for the
new school buildings. 1t was received and
placed on file.
The finance committee reported adversely
to allowing the claim of Cram e. Co. for
S1094 commission claimed for negotiating TO
sell the board a school site.
The ground of the refusal was that no
agreement by which they were to receive
compensation was made with the board. and
that had the site they offered been pur-
chased then they would have received their
commission from the parties owning the
land. The report was accepted.
f. r. Porter and other editors of weekly
papers appeared before the Supervisor.
yesterday, and asked that the election
proclamation be printed in their papers as
we'll as in the dalies. The Supervisors
considered the request, and reported back
10 the editors that they might print the
proclamation if they would not charge more
than $50 each. The offer was rejected. as
they had agreed among themselves not to
accept less than $50 They Will hold
meeting at the Galindo Hotel at 80 next
Monday to form an association for protec-
ton. The editors are sarcastic rather than
otherwise, and state that they are fighting
for a principle, as the law requires such
printing to be done only in the official daily
papers.
Yesterday Detectives Shorey and Holland
caught the burglar who has been breaking
into saloons and stores for month past.
He is known as Charles Morton, alias Will
liam Kenny, and he admitted his guilt to
the detectives He also admitted that he is
the one who burglarously entered TaylOr's
hardware-store, at Twenty-third avenue,
few weeks ago. He was captured in
lodging-ho in the vicinity Of Twelfth
and Franklin streets, and part OF the
stolen goods were recovered.
The room Of Frederick Myrick at the race
track was broken into few nights ago and
a watch and $50 were stolen. Yesterday
Harry Nichols, with several aliases, was
captured in San Francisco and brought to
Oakland, charged with the commission OF
the crime.
Councilman Brosnahan had an adven-
ture with tall man and short man Sun
day night, both Of whom took seat behind
him on the train after he had returned
from San Francisco on the last boat He
says that he fell asleep and that the next
he remembered was his walking between
the two men near tie water at Brooklyn
station. He believes that he was chloTO-
formed, and this could easily have been
done, as there we're only few sleepy pas
sengers in the car, none Of whom would
have observed it. BrOsnRhan, who is
strong man, fought with the two fellows
and they lett him after they had inflicted
severe wound in the back of his head with
a slungshot. He has no idea what their
motive was. as he was not robbed. lie is
able To give only meager description of
the men, saying that both were we'll
dressed and that one wore high hat and
the other derby.
W. ii. Dingee, on behalf of Mrs. John
Hays, has made a formal tender to the
Fulton Iron Works OF the site lately selected
| here for a location. As the company has
concluded TO remain on the San Francisco
side the offer was refused. The owner OF
The site will keep the $1,000 deposit made by
the company. and is also likely TO sue Tor
specific performance of the contract.
Rabbi NJ Sessler. who resigned from the
pulpit of the First Hebrew congregation
Sunday, states that he viii remain IN Oak
| land during the winter and teach the Semitic
and German languages Ito classes already
organized
The Coroner received letter yesterday
| from c. +. Smith of the Grant (Nebr.) SEN
tinel regarding the Altamont murder mys-
! terry, containing the following:
From the facts stated infer that the yalise
belonged 10 the man whose body was found, aud
II such is The case Il is the skeleton OF a for
mer citizen who resided on a homestead TWO
miles from here j. A. LountZ left here some
time In August, 1890, and worked at different
places along the road until be reached Salt Lake.
1 sent him The Sentinel 10 the different places be-
fore he reached Salt Lake, aud sent IL 10 him
there until some time In 1891. when he LETT.
Nothing further has been heard from him. His
parents reside at IycippuS, Ia. Grass Is his
stepfGtbet's name Previous TO his departure
from Salt Lake he drew $500 from bank here.
lie always had considerable mUney with him.
He always took notes OF Thugs he saw ia his
book. LounlZ has peculiarly formed jaw, and
hts teeth were exceptionally large lie has not
been heard from since he left Salt Lake.
Charles Frasch, the German who cut his
lay down before train in an effort to kill
himself recently, was more successful in
the Agnews asylum for the insane Satur-
day. He hanged himself with rope made
| from sheet
Daniel Brannan, one of the defendants,
has filed an answer to the suit ofIthe water
| front company against D. ). kimball and
others to quiet title to the land occupied by
| KimbalPs wharf in East Oakland. Bran
nan asserts that the land is held under a
| lease from him, and that he has owned 1t
adversely against the world since 1856.
Rev. John Morrison has offered his resig
nation as pastor of the Centennial Presby-
terrain Church, having received a call to
| Portland, Oregon.
Mrs Sally Warner, IS years of age and
| resident of Oakland for thirty-fve years,
| died Sunday night at her residence on Grant
and Union streets. She was sister Of ex-
| Judge Daniels.
When registration closed the total num-
Der OF names was 21.10O. an increase OF
| nearly 5000 over that of two years ago.
| Jane E. White has asked for the probate
! of the will of her husband, John White.
leaving property worth $4,000 TO her and
| her children.
! The case against Nat Cohen. arrested on
q charge of obtaining money under false
| pretenses by disappearing the quality
of an umbrella TO customer named Wood
ward. was dismissed in the Police Court yes