The morning call., 1892-09-30
FROM ACROSS TIE BAY.
A Golden Shower Brewing
for Bannister.
ALREADY A CAPITALIST.
Secretary Peterson Denies That he Was In
A Fakir Doused With Cold Water.

ulStcI VI L tSlo dVtuucs AIhlueuds utdIiy
ever since he was born.
They put silver spoon in his mouth the
first time he saw daylight and. added to
previous favors, they are getting ready to
shower fall Of gold upon him. amounting
to $500, 600. 1t has been accumulating for
him for 200 years.
All that time it was held by the English
Court of Chancery. and began as q sort of
punishment to Bannister's grea;-grand-
father, Clergyman. who was so wicked as
to violate the English law by marrying
ward in chancery.
Mr. BannsIeT has now found a new in
terpretation OF the Scripture, THE sins of
the fathers shall be visited upon their chill
dren." He is perfectly willing TO take the
punishment.
Ali that Mr.. Bannister will have to do
will be to prove his identity. Other rela-
tveS in England have already been paid
shares in the estate, which has just been
released from law.
Mr. Bannister is already a capitalist and
is vice-presdent of the firm Of Starr d Co.,
San Francisco.
Secretary Henry Peterson Of the Oakland
Board of Free Library Trustees returned
yesterday from his vacation. He stated
that he knew nothing of the dismissal of
Miss Coolbrith as librarian and his appoint
ment in her place. The action was taken
in his absence and be never used his infu-
ence with the board to bring about the
change.
The notification received by Miss Cool
BIRTH asked her to file her resignation by
October l. The0nly reason given was that
the efficiency and usefulness Of the library
would be increased by a change. The time,
by agreement was afterward extended to
the close Of the year.
The trustees likewise state that Peter
sen had nothing to do with the affair.
"She and her literary friends are OBJ
1ectiDg," said one of the trustees yesterday,
but the board can take no c0gniZance of
her literary abilities or influence. 1t is
solely our duty to manage the library to the
best Interests Of the public"
Miss Clara b. Morrison, a business-like
young woman from Boston. with swapping
black eyes, doesn't propose to let any lower
court dictate as to who shall have the
handling Of her Uncle Arthur's money if
she can help it. She came all the way from
the Supreme Court TO set aside the order
appointing Judge Catlin guardian. The
property is that of A. W. Jee. who Is too
old to safely keepit any longer. Ii is worth
$4,000.
A cough medicine fakir put his back
against brick building and his license in
his hatbaad yesterday and sold the Tenth
street natives bottles Of cough medicine
with SO bills thrown in for 81 per bottle.
or six bottles for So The bills were always
uiOubQ UOklit Nitu iit ISdCb6Q Oul ~
deliver the medicine, but they had strangely
disappeared by the time the purchaser got
1t. One OF the victims climbed 10 the top
Of the brick building aud quenched the
fakir's fiery eloquence with a bucket of
water He silently folded his vaise and
stole away. but he was a rich man.
The recent sad death of Mrs. Lester A.
Bush and child Of East Oakland. under the
treatment OF Dr. Fiuno. Christian scien-
list, has proven fatal to Fluno's practice.
His license was revoked yesterday by the
Homeopathic State Medical Board of Ex-
aminers. FlunO, who WAS a hOmeopath
when the license was issued, abandoned the
principles Of his medical school TO practice
aud teach the science Of. healing by divine
love" His signal failure in the Buss case
called the attention of the authorities to
him.
County Clerk Crane. together with the
Clerk of San Francisco. has formed trust
to prevent the marriage of two cooling doves
named Antonio Raggio and Louise Gagli-
arda. The boycoited coupIa coldir
turned away when they applied for license
in San Francisco, where they live, and met
with like reception on this side of the bay.
The giddy young thing is only IA years old
while her lover is IS.
Magdalena Ditman Of PleaSanton has
been granted divorce on the ground Of de-
sertion and allowed TO resume her maiden
name. One of the charges was that her
husband married her TO get $1,000. which
she possessed as the insurance on former
husbands life, snd that he left when she
refused to give 1t to him.
Victor and George Metcalt have retired
as directors OF the First National Bank. A.
l.. Seligman If San Francisco, Will Heu-
shaw and d. Henderson have been elected
directors. Arthur Thomson. who recently
purchased most of the stock, will remain
president and there will be no changes in
policy.
Willis NJ. Brown has asked to administer
the estate OF bis uncle. Nathaniel Puring-
ton, In place of Stephen W. Purington.
deceased. The now administered portion
amounts in value to 1860.
The Unitarian conference closed last
evening. after session Of three days. The
next conference will meet at San jose
The teachers annual county institute
will meet Tuesday. October II, at Hamilton
Hall 1t will continue till Friday.
The poolrooms will close to-day. The
quarters will be occupied as liquor-house.
Alameda.
Bishop William Taylor, the famous mis-
sionary of the Methodist church in Africa,
is expected at his ola home In this city to-
day.
A petition for letters testamen tary on the
estate of Eliese d. Wunnenberg, deceased.
has been filed in the Superior Court by Otto
Brewitt. The estate consists of real and
personal property valued at S6250.
j. n. Chapman has secured another con-
tract from the Government TO DO surveying
and will leave in few days for Round Val
ley reservation.
The Alameda City band will give their
weekly concert on Park street this evening.
Harry Cramer and Frank Homer are cir
culating petitions to get the signatures of 5
per cent OF the voters in order that their
names may be placed upon the ballots at
the coming election. The former wants to
be Constable and the latter Justice OF the
Peace. Both are disappointed candidates
at the late Republican county convention.
No opposition has been heard against the
proposed issuance of S65.000 worth Of bonds
for the erection Of new buildings and it is
thought the bonds will carry without any
trouble.
Berkeley.
The South Berkeley Improvement Club
has appointed committee to urge the COM
pletion of the south-line sewer. and to ask
that action be taken to relieve the present
overflowing of cesspools and sewers.
The Board of Trustees have requested the
Town Attorney to prepare an ordinance
prohibiting gambling tables in case the
present ordinance does not sufficiently cover
the ground.
C. d. OKerlinn of Berkeley has been
appointed secretary of the Benicia Electric
light Company. He has sold his interest
in his business to his partner. Mr.. Weber
Rev. Mr.. Warner, connected with the |
Presbyterian Tract Company, has pur-
chased a home in the Daily Scenic Tract
Charles II. Spear. Berkeley's popular
Town Clerk, has been elected chairman OF
the new County Republican Committee.
Mrs. n. j. Abbott and Miss Annie
Wright are visiting Mrs. S. Gilmore of
North Berkeley.
W. D. Gilliham and wife yesterday left
for st. Helena, where Mr.. Glliham will
look after his business interests.
Captain K. p. Thomas has returned from
the National G. A. r. encampment at Wash
ington.
Guy Chich. ex-'93 left yesterday for
Yosemite, where he will join an engineering
party.