The morning call., 1892-01-27
ACROSS THE BAY.
J. VI. Davies Has Taken Himself
to the City of the Lakes.
CaIustro Company Complications Tide Lands
Decided Deputies on he Ragged Edge.
Acquittal of Conductor Otter.

Some ten or twelve years ago ]. Mere
dith Davies came to tie Pacific Coast from
Iowa ms an agent OF the Chicago and North
western Railroad Company, taking
charge of the company's Office in San
Francisco. lie was a rustler, made things
lively for the agents of the other lines and
business for his company He was Past
Master of a lodge of A. o. u. w. in Iowa,
but that was too tame and so he had him
self introduced in the YariOu lodges in San
Francisco as Past Grand Master Workman
of the jurisdiction Of Iowa and for a year
or more the brethren did not discover that
he was simply Past Master.
Ge finally pretended to own more of the
Northwestern than the stockholders and
they let him CO. whereupOn he was taken
up by the State Board of Trade as Secretary
and advertised himself aud it until the Di-
rectors concluded that change would be for
the best interests Of all. About two years
ago he became the manager of Tubbs'
Hotel in East Oakland, and several times
between that time aud the present had little
difficulties with creditors, but always cams
out with the help Of Mir. Tubs or others.
lie had recently been so press ed that it is
said a basket of mutton chops for the break
fast # his bOarderS was attached by a con-
stable in the kitchen of the hotel. 1t was
recently announced Dy him thai the hotel
would be closed for renovation on account
Of IT, not paying al this time of the year,
but would reopen in the summer.
Now il is known that lie and his family
have departed for Chicago. leaving many
muurners behind. II Is said that Davies
was 10 run the table and make all he could
out OF this department for himself, and he
was to charge "a much as suited him for the
rooms, paving Mr.. Iubbs certain sum.
lie had never had an accounting and
month or so ago, when Mr.. Tubbs asked
for a settlement, Davies told him that there
WAS not a cent coming to him. He held on
until creditors followed so close upon him
that he agreed with Mr. Tubbs 10 quit hut
asked him how he was to leave town. The
latter asked him whether lie would leave
the state, but he bantered Mr.. Tubbs to
try him and SO ticke.s we're purchased for
him aud his whole family for the metropolis
Of The lakes, the start having been made on
Saturday.
CALLUSTEO CONlPAN AFFAIRS.
Tile execution OF Irwin Ayres If Napa
County against The Callustro Company for
Sf2 600 and which had been levied upon the
property If the company was released yes
terday afternoon on the ground that the
property IS claimed nv Mrs Eells, widow Of
the late Rev James EelIs, ID. An attach
meut was levied on the same property in
the suit OF Irwin Ayres against Mrs. Eells
for 5000 Ia the Superior Court of San
Francisco and as a stakeholder of the Cal
iustro Company The CallustrO mine was
found on the ranch Of Mrs. Eells III Napa
County, anu the company was formed to
develop the product. Mr,. EeilS becoming
Interested as a shareholder Ayres attoT-
uey says there is SO much COLLISION among
f... II If M m nor N {
tia, IL is impossible 10 tell who is officially
responsible, but ne viii try to recover his
clients money FROM the stockholders.
City Engineer Morgan estimates That tho
cost oi covering the TWenty-hrst avenue
district viii be SJ725.
TIE DEED Is RECORDED.
The deed Of the River, HarbOr and Canal
Dredging and Lana Improvement Company
10 about J., 200 acres Of tide oyeriiOWed
lands Of Alameda and Santa Clara counties
to the Dumbarton Land Improvement Com
pauy was recorded in Alameda County yes
terday Tie party OF The second part Will
assume the mortgage Of SIS 600 on the land,
and transferred 91,946 shares OF its stock to
the party Of the first part as the consideTa-
ton. 4 certified copy OF the articles of
corporation of the Dumbarton Company
were fled with the County Clerk yesterday.
1t is said that young man named Web
5ter who held position for time ID one
Of the Alameda County Offices some years
ago. but who Tor five years has been resi-
dent and voter Of another county will re-
turn and take position in the County Tax
Collectors Office, much 10 the disappoint-
ment OF residents aud voters who worked
and voted for the Tax Collector.
Niuoria Antonini, fruit-peddler, has
been held TO answer a charge OF perjury in
connection with his petition in insolvency.
AFFECTED BY THE DECISION.
1t Is believed that the recent decision of
the Supreme Court Will affect one deputy in
the Alameda County District Attorneys
Office, one in the County Clerks office and
copyst In each of the Assessors and Re-
colder's Offices. The District Attorney will
pay the salary Of bis deputy out Of his own
pocket, as 1t IS impossible to do without
him. The Deputy County Clerk cut ont
viii be j. J. Hanjfn JT.. Clerk OF the Board
OF Supervisors.
school Director Girard is endeavoring to
have all the insurance Oh school buildings
placed with American companies only.
There is n majority vote against him in the
board, but be SAYS be means to keep ham
mering away until he succeeds.
Eugene Reeves, Ray Jones and Fred Cook.
inc0Trigib'e youths, were committed yesler-
day, By Judge Ogden, 10 the Whittier r.
form School
OTTER WAS ACQUITTED
a. K Otter, the gay cable conductor who.
according TO Dame RgmOr, stole the heart
Of the wife Of Carr enter Walker, and was
charged with battery for knocking his wife
down while trying to escape from the back
door Of Walkers lOmirIlh an Svaop,Oro