The morning call., 1892-09-27
NEWS FROM ACROSS THE BAY
The Associated Charities of
Oakland.
Bold Burglary on Fifth Street.-The State
Tax Levy-The Opera a Failure
Financially
The Associated Charities Of Oakland held

The Associated Charities Of Oakland held
an annual meeting last evening and elected
the following board of directors: E. w.
Playter, Rev. C. w. Wendte. w. H.
O'Bren. B. c. Dick. Sol Kahn. Miss Mary
Mrs. o. B. Cove, A. ID. Thomson. Mrs. E..
A. Sherman.
The secretary's report showed that 1862
applications have been made for reliel
during the half year. These represented
1905 persons. The most of them were re-
ferred to various societies.
The Board of Education last evening re-
ceived letter from Principal Chandler OF
the Franklin School and one from Miss
Powell of the Grant, asking permission fol
the school children to contribute 8 cents
each to raise funds for celebrating Colum-
bus day. The requests were granted. 4
motion was passed requesting the Board of
Public Works to return the eight school
plans for building in the Third Ward
with statement concerning them, in order
that selection may be made. A committee
was empowered to improve the heating ap-
paTatus and to make other repairs at the
High School.
A tall man with a slouch hat and dark
mustache, accompanied by smaller man
residence OF Julius Jacobs, 516 Fifth street.
in the middle OF the forenoon yesterday
when there was no one at home except
Miss Emma Miller.
Instead of going through the front door
they broke the latch Of the side window
and climbed in.
Miss Miller was making up beds upstairs
but fastened down when the visitors pres
ence became known. The tall man greeted
her with an oath and, seiZing her by the
throat threw her down. He held her there
while his companion leisurely ransacked
the house. He obtained jewelry and other
articles of small value, and in the mean
time the tall man had relieved the girl of a
ring and a pin which she wore. They then
nonchafantly took their departure. 1t was
the bodest house burglary reported for
many months.
The Board of Supervisors has fixed the
S tate tax-leyy at 42.4 cents on the Sl00, ap-
pOrtloned as follows: General fund, %
cents; school fund, III cents interest and
sinking fund. IA cents. The following levy
for special school-taxes has been made
Emery, e cents on each 500 of taxable
property; Peralta. 5 cents; Temesca', II 4
cents; Hayes, II cents; SGnOl Glen, 81
cents; Pieasanton, 6.5cents; Warm Springs,
147 cents; Lorin, 11.8 cents Niles. l6 cents
Piedmont, 7.6 cents; Bay. 67 cents; Union
High School No. ], AS cents; No. 2, 2S.:
cents; No. 3. 1879 cents, aud Lockwood. l;
cents.
The contest of Fred Merritt to the pro-
bate of Mrs. Garcelon's will was continued
yesterday till October II.
Tonight the Peoples party will hold a
mass-meeting at the Tabernacle, at which
Judge L. ID. Wheeler of San Francisco will
deliver the address
The six weeks of opera at the Oakland
L eater ave not proven financial success.
" illiaT BiDgored, one of the lessees. has
gone ESst. leaving affairs in charge of his
partner, AL Leach, who will have number
of debts to pay off. The theater will rem ain
closed this week and open next Monday
with stock company.
George Storey, said to be the oldest resi-
dent in Alameda County, died last Thurs
day near Livermore at the age of 81 years.
He was born in 1900 III New York and had
lived for thrty-two years in the vicinity Of
Livermore.
Daring the most of this time he was en-
gagged In the cattle business, and pursued
active work up to about four months ago.
Storey spent thirty years OF his early life al
sea.
He was noted diver, aud made himse II
famous by bringing up $4,000 OF lost
treasure on the New York coast
he was never married and had no rela-
tives in California.
The remains were buried Sunday in Odd
Fellows Cemetery at Pleasanton. Storey
left considerable property. which he is un-
at whose house he died.