The morning call., 1892-06-09
FROM ACROSS THE BAY.
The Present Situation on the
Oakland Water Front.
Child Victim to an Electric Cara Meet
ing Called Of the Humane Society.
Missing Beggs.

Castro street, is now the point of dispute.
It isn't much of war, but it will do to
keep Up the excitement
At midnight Tuesday V. L. Forth stole
stealthily down TO the place with 10 men,
each carrying a rifle. The moon hid behind
a cloud and Forth built shanty In which
10 live and assert his possession. That was
all there was in it.
DAVE DENIES COMPLETELY.
John I. DAVE called at the newspaper
offices Yesterday and asserted positively that
he wasn't in it." TO use his own expression.
He furthermore said that it was FOrtin's
picnic, and that, so far as he was concerned,
he had a big enough circus Of his own over
nesr the Webster-sireet bridge.
Forth is q contractor and his dispute is
with c. B. Taylor, who leased the land
from the Water Front Company few days
ago. But Forth also had lease from the
Shoalwater Oyster Company and 1t became
necessary 10 act in order TO hold 1t.
The ouarreling claimants the Water
Front Company and the ShOalwater Com
pany, have a suit pending TO quiet title, but
the lessees wanted to win little glory on
their own account just IKE DAVE anu
admiral WOOlSey Won 1t short time
AGO. No che knows how 1t Is going TO come
out
BOTH WANT TO BUILD A WHARF.
When Taylor leased the land he began to
fence it in. and the Water Front Company
drove a number Of piles to define his 50un-
dsries Taylor Owls the high land adJon-
ing, aud his object was 10 construct
wharf But Forum wants to construct
wharf, too, and that causes the trouble. 1t
appears that he had q lease four years ago,
but that il ran out, and he has only re-
Gently renewed it, The new lease was re-
corded yesterday and with it is an option
to purchase within 10 years al Sl5,OOO or
within 20 years at 900.
The Water Front Company has had
barge lying on the property Tor several
months.
Forth was backed In his midnight action
by Cameron, one Of the claimants under the
ShoalWater grant Forth said yesterday
that he will do all he can TO hold II, but that
Cameron must help him.
DRIVING PILES.
The Water Front Company continued
driving a line Of piles yesterday TO shut OF
approach 10 Fortin's landing.
TAYLOR began 10 build a fence across the
line Of Castro street. but Street SupeTin-
teDdeut Wall notified him to stop it. lay
Tor complied aud set his fence further in.
During the day lusty Bob Craig, hurley
lOngshOTeHRn who alleged that he was paid
SiO0 to tell the railroad company what he
knew abOut Dave, dared John c. Adams,
buggy and fight Adams ign ored him.
Last night there was a mob Of idle on
lockers about the place and a few police
men on duty. Forth had number Of men
on hand, and the Taylor men were also
there on their pie-dTiver.
WORK AT NIGHT.
At 10 o'clock, when the tide served,
Fortln's men went out in a boat, cut away
tie pile-capping and blew up several
piles with dynamite. No opposition
was made to this proceeding Fortin's
schooner, laden with brick, then came
10. Afterward tie boat went out again and
blew up 60 feet Of piles. The Water Front
COmp3ny's pIle-dTiver was at work at the
east end extending the line of plies. Forth
sent out the schooner Energy ami viii bring
IN another schooner to-day. The object is
to keep open the right Of way
Walter Kinney, manager Of the firm Of
Whittier, Fuller q Co., has resigned. The
cause is said TO be that Kinney took the part
Of Whittier 10 the action against Fuller
some time ago. Kinney says he will start
an OiLstore next door to the firm.
EX-sECBETARY BEGGs.
Yesterday the Oakland aud Berkeley
Electric Railroad Company received a dis
patch from Portland stating that r. Z.
Beggs, in company with an unknown man,
had boarded the Z 80 Oregon express at Six.
tenth street. in this city. Monday evening,
and had left the train at Rsdding at > 80 iu
every effort is being made TO trace the de-
fauter further and arrest him. Notwith-
standing the dispatch some OF the directors
believe that Beggs was too shrewd 70
board a train and that he Is hid
ing I'D San Francisco. 10 conversation with
a saiOOn-keeper recently Beggs remarked
that he was a native of Canada and that be
might possibly visit that country soon. 1t
Is now known that he did not start for
Guatemala, as he was seen after the steamer
- t = e.,f1 hot Il f- .ool-e ok,-v- -
age and that be learned that they were to
be examined, which caused his sudden
fight. Mrs. Beggs has removed TO the city.
Major Ruggles of San Francisco has tenn
D0rarly succeeded the ex-seeretaTy in
Office.
KILLED BY AN ELECTRIC CAR,
The third stroke Of bad luck befell the
Oakland and Berkeley electric streetcar line
yesterday, when Arthur Fox, the four-year-
old child of Lowe Fox. a timer, was run
over and instantly killed by car II at Tenth
and Franklin streets. The child ran in
instantly. II is the second life lost on the
road The COrOneT's jury ex0nerated the
company from blame.
THE HUMANE SOCIETY.
A meeting OF the directors Of the Alameda
County Humane Society has been called
for Eext Wednesday. Stevens. the alleged
defaulting collector. has not vet been
San Francisco. Secretary 1heobald has re-
eeiYed a letter from A. j. Smiley, secretary
of the Associated Charities Of that city,
stating that he Is about TO give Stevens a
position and that he would like to know
something definite about the charges, as the
ex-cOilectOT denies his guilt. The warrant
which was sworn to by DR.. Carpenter, was
put into the hands of Captain Wilson Of
this city, who in turn said that he would
send il to Chief Crowley. At the meeting
axF NAodp dow fc I'D nolao
the whole mystery.
MISS ARPs' ROMANCE.
When Mrs. APPS residence Cd the corner
OF Linden and THenty-secOnd streets was
destroyed by fire early yesterday morning,
during that lRdy's absence, 1t was TumOred
that her daughter Bertha was in the house
az the time and had been burned to death.
Careful search in the ruins was made soon
alter. but no trace Of the body discovered.
Later in the day it was learned that Miss
ATps had not been at home and eonse-
quenty was stll in the flesh. 1t was fur
ther learned that the young lady had been
secretly married to DR.. A. ID. Parker few
days ago. The house was heavily insured
THE SCHOOLS.
School Director Getchell says that he will
introduce at the next meeting a resolution
TO do away with secret eaucuses.
The following new district school trustees
have been elected: Temescal J. j.
0Rourke; Golden Gate. G. w. Hunt; Pc
rata. A. d. Pryal; Haywalds, John Gar
ratsOn; San Leandro. J. B. Mendoza; Pied
mont Frank Maiden; Centerville. I. ].
Huf1ey; Irvington. n. Lyon; AlVarado
). V. Ralph and S. Franz; Niles
81. A. Mayhew; Suaol, Robert Ellis and
George Buttner; Mission San Jose, j. Sun
der; Mount Eden, H. Meininger; Warm
Springs, II. B. Valty; Dublin, Albert
Marsh; BivermoTe, j. F. Meyers; Dakota,
j. b. Peterson; Pleasanton, George F. Glib
son.
A union high school is to be esiablishe Z
at Haywards for the districts of Redwood
Eden Vale, Palamares, Independence, Cas-.
tro Valley, San Leandro and Laurel
OAKLAND IN BRIEF.
Rev Father King of the Church Of the
immaculate t;oneaDtinn " III aata hIieh dow