The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-13
OAKLAND And VICINITY.
A House Four Times on Fire
in One Day.
ALFRED E. HUNT AT HOME.
The Teachers Institute In ses,ion-A Painter
Who Was Shanghaisd-Alameda and
Berkeley Notes.

The old god, Vulcan. the husband OF
Venus, and the genius that starts and
presides at fires, "had IL in" Tor the Nc
Donald residence on Magnolia street, near
Seventh, yesterday. He first showed his
malice at the unseemiy hour OF ESQ A. NJ,
when the fremen were summoned from
he'd TO uuench the flames that had begun TO
mount the ceiling in the kitchen. Mr. Nc
Donald. who never went to the university,
and who therefore knew nothing about the
unappeased wrath of Vulcan, was so
thoughtless as to lay the blame upon the
woodbox. He had no sooner got to bed
than Venus husband again descended and
started the fire again. This also was put
ont. or ut least the firemen thought it was.
Vulcan. the boss of the fire department OF
the universe, gleefully started the third ire.
however near the chimney, ana again CnieI
Kennedy and his men danced 10 MS Did-
ding. Then, for the fourth time, fire broke
out at 80 yesterday afternoon. Every nre-
hell in town rang and the blaze was soon
ouenched. The Chief and the owner still
maintain that the woodb0x was the cause
and that the first spark was not entirely ex-
tinguished.
The Teachers Institute met in four sec
tions yesterday forenoon, divided according
to grades. Mrs. NJ. Z. Chace presided over
the first section, Mrs. Ellen Gibbs over the
second S. G.. S. Dunbar over the third ana
j. p. Garlick over the fourth. The Work In
each section was more than usually elaborate
and complete. There was general session
in the afternoon, at which "PrOgressional
Reading" was discussed by VIII 5. Monroe
and an exhibition OF physical training given
nv a class Of girls under the direction OF
Paul 9TH. An illustrated lecture on GO
]umbus and His Life" was delivered 81 the
evening session by Josiah Keep OF Mills
College. Each session Is opened with
solo.
Alfred S. Hunt. the Southern Pacific air.
brake inspector, who vainly tried to kill
his wife and himself with pistol at
Fresno, last Thursday evening, has been
removed to his fathers home at Highland
Park. His wound is the most serious OF the
two and may yet kill him. The bullet
glanced along the skull from the forehead,
fracturing the outer tablet
When b. i. Gallagher, convicted In aid
ing and abetting the Beggs enlightenment,
appeared for sentence yesterday. his attor-
ney moved for new trial. The ground
was that he was wrongly charged In the In
dictment, as it should lave been obtaining
money under false pretenses or grand lar
ceny. The motion was continued.
The attorney for Collins and Kent. the
Illegal voters, raised technical objection to
trial yesterday on the ground tnat the ne
publican County Committee did not comply
with the law in advertising the resolution
passed In ordering the election, and that 1t
was, therefore. not legally called. The case
was continued till Saturday TO allow the at
torneys 10 examine the law.
George &. Earl, one OF the solid Six or
the CITY Council, is a Democratic candidate
for Supervisor. He has been condemned
for supporting every disreputable measure
that came before that body, and the climax
came yesterday. when r. M. Fitzgerald.
stanch Democrat, withdrew from the
County Committee because he could not sup
port Earl.
A. ID. Thomson and 4. NJ. Campbell both
threatened TO resign as directors OF the
Home for the Adult Blind recently. owing
to the dispute about retaining Superintend-
ent Sanders. Yesterday Mr.. Campbell
showed petition signed Dy thlrty-seven
| out of fifty inmates, asking them not TO
| carry out their threats. Mr.. Campbell says
that he wont, and reiterated that he will
| have his charges Of incOmpetency against
the superintendent investigated. Only he
! and MIR. Thomson are opposed to the super
! intandent, the three other directors being
! IN his favor
! 1t was announced last July that John
/ Ferguson, an Eighth-street painter, had
/ mySterously disappeared. he was not
/ heard OF until few days ago, when nj:
wife received letter from him dated Aug
! ust ID. from Chile, saying that he had been
Ex-Judge Noble Hamilton has sued the
Merritt estate for S42, 633 SO, balance due
! from fee of $4,000 for legal services rem
| dered at the time the estate came into It'll
/ CATION.
| John Lynde has sued the city for 500
| back salary alleged TO have accrued from
the time Mayor Chapman when elected re
moved him from the position OF license in
spector. He claims that the Mayor APP
pointed him for two years, and that NJ
incoming Mayor could remove him befor,
! his term expired.
The Alameda County Floral Society will
hold its first annual fair at the Tabernacle
from November 10 to the 18th, inclusive
The Catholic parishes will hold a join
celebration of Columbus day at the Tab
ernacle on the evening OF the 21st.
The new Oakland Theater will open OF
Novembe IA with the Duff Opera Company
A sale Of tickets will be held on October q
at the Tabernacle.
There was a rumor some time go that
woman footpad was operating in Oakland
Joe Vincent of East Oakland, barber, de-
/ clares that he saw her last Tuesday nigh
and that she robbed him. He and c. c.
Lambkin were held up near the lake by two
persons. one Of whom Joe says was thu
! woman and the other a man. Lamb
kin, however, says both were plain every
day footpads with trousers, and that Viz
cent was too frightened to sec straight.
Alan da.
E. &. Mccall met with a serious accident
Yesterday. He was at work laying brick
| foundation for new boiler at the Fitch.
burg Water Works, when heavy piece o.
casting fell upon his chest. Several rib:
we're broken, and his heart and other interna
organs we're injured. 1t required three
men to lift the iron from the unfortunate
man. He was carried to the home of hi.
father-in-law, j. Nj. Graham, on Park
street, and there lies in q precarious con.
dition He is a young man. and three weeks
ago was married to Miss Irene Graham Of
this city.
The stockholders of the knights oil
Pythias Hall Association. at their annna
meeting. elected the following officers: w
Z. Dillon, president; S. Walton, vice-prest
dent; j. b. Barker, secretary; Alameds
Savings Bank. treasurer
It's proposed to have celebratiaD o.
some kind when the work of paving Parl
street Is finished.
The parade on Columbus day will. In al
probability. start from the West End, ant
the countermarch will take place on Web