The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-12
ACROSS THE BAY.
Major RObinson's Mission
a Success.
Safe-Crackers Visit East Oakland-A
Livery-StabIe rlan's First
Customers.

Burglars cracked the sa fe in Stewards
buicber-shop, East Oakland. about A. NJ.
yesterday. and OBJ aimed $780, The work
was neatly done. showing them to be ex-
perts. Four holes were drilled and the
door blown from its hinges. The report
awakened an occupant of a room above,
but he was too drowsy TO realize what had
happened. A number of residents about
the shop, which is located on East Twelfth
street, between Sixth and Seventh avenues,
also heard the explosion, but no inyestiga-
ton was made.
A few days ago A. Van Bee of San
Francisco purchased the livery-stable of
j. Ii. Cummings at Sixth and Alice streets.
His first customer yesterday was Lille Sill
gard and mother of Temescal. In the most
Idylike manner they engaged horse and
buggy, saying that they intended TO drive
TO 4 funeral.
where do you live?" asked Van Beel.
''Oh, just down the street there" replied
the mother. pointing. and Van Beel, think
ing they were old customers. gave them the
handsomest rig he had and serenely
awaited their return, when he was TO get
81 90. They came back In the afternoon
and nonchantly asked him to credit them
I'll Tuesday, when they would use the
horse and buggy again. There was a quar-
them both TO go with him to the police
station, where each one excitedly tried to
tell the story at once.
Beel declared that they were trying to
swindle him; and had misrepresented their
residence. Lilly was all tears, and de-
manded BeePs arrest, while he 10 turn
wanted the two women locked up. There
was no redress for him, however, and they
walked OF, trlumphantly shouting back TO
the excited Beel to lust charge it till next
hon och al thaS-
replied that 1t was "Francis," though they
were we'll known 10 the police. The girl
gained good deal OF not0riety recently by
eloDlng TO San Francisco with james Vim
cent, whom she married. She subse-
qlently returned, and the mother is about
To begin suit for annullment of the mar
rage on the ground that the daughter 8
only 10 years of old.
The Alameda County Worlds Fair Conn
missioners will meet with the Board of Su-
peryiSorS this afternoon to confer about the
appointment OF permanent manager OF the
county exhibit in Chicago. The Commits
sioners recently appointed W. II. O'Brien
temporarily 10 tie place, and the Super
vlsors have since recommended the perma-
nent appointment of j. A. ColquhOun.
There Is hitch In the proceedings of the
school board TO acquire the land at West
and Seventeenth streets as an addition to
the new Third Ward school site. The City
Attorney has found an unsstisfed judg-
ANONh VI Cons 10 que Ol kIle IOIS stand
ing against j. l.. Wetmore ct al, and states
that he will not make favorable report
upon the title till the claim is satisfied. Mr..
WeimOTe has Informed the Board OF Edu-
cation that lie will give a bond to pay the
judgment If the courts decide that il must
be paid
Major Frank RobInson's mission on
lower broadway is receiving large num-
Der OF accessioas now. owing to the unique
and prac zeal way in which he is getting
converts. When man is down In luck he
always finds friend in Robinson, and the
latter improves the opportunity TO bring
him into the fold. lie is True that a perma-
nent reform is often wrought, and the
major likes it so we'll that he is fitting up
room on lower Broadway where the worthy
shelterless who apply TO him may be pro-
vided with cots at night. Habitual idlers
from choice will find no comfort in this, a 5
they are to be excluded.
The Southern Pacific Company has de-
cided to build a substantial station house at
San Leandr0 10 take the place OF the present
diapidated structure which has stood since
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