The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-28

posed 10 MIN zone especially, ii Is said got up
a petition against him. The production of
this opposition petition has stirred up the
friends OF DIR. Silc0x and it is quite likely
he Will be called, but he has informed them
that lille favorable to Oakland and the pas
torate OF the Pilgrim Church, he will not
accept If there is to be a division.
ELECTION GOSSIP.
The approaching election TO decide upon
the issue or nOD-lSSUe of 81. 2G0, 600 in bonds
Of the city, of which 100000 wilt be for
school improvements and $500 600 for park
and boulevard, has absorbed the intersst of
the citizens OF Oakland, So that little else is
thought or talked about. The fact that the
term OF member of the Board Of Public
Works. the commission that will handle or
dispose OF this amount If the citizens should
by two-thirds majority vote Tor it, expires
TINS week, seems to have entirely escaped
attention. The term of j. West Martin one
OF the original members. VIII expire. His
successor will be appointed by Mayor Chap
man. The charter provides that not more
than two Of the three members Of the board
shall belong to the same political party.
There should and doubtless would be con-
siderable Interest in the matter of this ap-
pointment II the bond question did not over
top all others.
In April. 1889, Mayor Glascoek appointed
as the first board two members of the Citi-
zen's party, ty which he had been elected,
L. w. Playter and j. West Martin. and he
GRAFT In casting lots for terms of Office, the
charter providing that the members of the
hrst beard should go out of office IN two.
three and four years, the longest term fell
TO r. w Piayter, the second to j. West Mar
tia and the shortest TO X. III. FITZGERALD
The latter's term expired last April aud
Mayor Chapman appointed j. L. Carothers,
Republican.
1t is now contended by the Democrats
that MeSsrs. Playter and Carothers being
IssafafNh IL IT,.
TINS successor should 60 to a member Of
their party, and the majority seem to favor
=. III. BrOsnahan, at present Councilman
FROM the Sixth Ward. But the Republicans
object, and say that Mr.. Piayter is not a
Republican. that he is a mugwump BE
voted and worked against the Republican
ticket In 1889 and assisted IN It's defeat. For
thiS they say he was made member Of the
board. They further say that LIE is free
trader, and voted the Democratic ticket for
Cleveland at the last general election, and is
therefore not a Republican. They contend
that majority OF the votes of the city as
shown al the last election is Overwhelmingly
Republican and the Republican Mayor
should appoint one of his own party TO sue
ceed Mr.. Martin. So far the strongest Re-
publican candidate, aud the only one named.
is Z. q. Chapman.
JAMES CANNING's GIFT.
The new $4,000 edifce Of ST. Francis de
Sales Parish at Grove, San Pablo ave-
nue. and Hobart street, is making rapid
progress The walls are up and the rsfters
Tor the roof are being raised. Il Is expected
that the building will be inclosed within
the next ten days. The death OF James
Canning has again revived the rumor that
he gave to the Archbishop the SO, 600 i'll lis
possession for this church.
John ID. Milbnrn. colored barber, was
killed yesterday afternoon by the Berkeley
local. he had just taken a bath at the salt
water baths. West Oakland. and hearing
train coming thought 1t was the Oakland
local going uptown. He rushed and got on
to the Berkeley track in front of the train
as 1t rounded the point off the mole The
engine struck him and threw him to one side.
His meek was broken and his skull frac-
tured. he had only been in Oakland two
weeks. coming from Sacramento. His
mother and brother are in Oklahoma He
had been robbed recently in Sacramento Of
his watch and chain, but the thief was
caught and had just been sentenced to two
years in the State prison. The watch and
chain are still in the hands Of the officers at
the capital.
Rev. Professor Nash Of the Pacific Theo-
logical Seminary occupied the pulpit of the
First Presbyterian Church yesterday. Ii is
expected that Dr. COyle will return the last
OF this week from visit 10 his brother in
Iowa, ana the officers of the church express
themselves onfidently that they believe he
will be able to induce him to come on as
assistant pastor.
Two of the japanese girls in the Alameda
County Jail for the past four months have
been returned by orders from the Secretary
of the Treasury. They did not understand
any kind of work-not even Homework.
Two others are expert needle-woaen, and
will be given in charge of the ,pauese
Mission at San Francisco.
WATERING THE STOCK
On the I'D inst. the Oakland Box and
Barrel Manufacturing Company's stock
holders held meeting at which it was de-
cided 10 increase the capital stock to $780,
600 from $4,000 and TO purchase the prop
eTty OF the California Ventilated Barrel
Company, paying for it the 500 shares, or
$4,000, being the amount of new stock. f.
+. Weston, one of the stock holders. was on
posed TO the watering of the stock. He has
sued the company and the officers to enjoin
the issuance of the 300 shares OF the new
stock, and alleges that the property OF the
California Ventilated Barrel Company is
not of the value of more than $780,
The body OF A. c. Naltenspiel, better
known as ''Spiolem," the engineer who was
injured by the derailing of his engine at
Aguas Callentes, Mexico. on February "a.
arrived at Oakland Saturday evening. and
was taken to San Jose yesterday for burial.
be was past master of lone Lodge, +.
and A. NJ, and a member of the Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
III. T. Whistler, who died from his injur-
les caused by the derailing of his engine on
tue RIO Granue southern hallway, was
buried under the auspices of Leland STAN
ford Division OF Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers. He was member of Lincoln
(Nebr.) division. He left widow and four
children In Oakland.
The Oakland Consolidated Electric Rail-
way Company is somewhat displeas, d with
the Piedmont Consolidated Cable Company.
The latter conn any has commenced its
work Of putting in its cemetery cable in
front of the formers terminus at Mather
street ana Piedmont avenue.
PETTY CRIMINALS.
A young man named Walter Ross was ar
rested Saturday on charge Of embeZz.e-
ment preferred by q coRl-dealer named
William O'Brien. Tbs dealer charges the
young man with making collections which
he failed to turn In.
g. +. de Lancy, a Justice OF the Peace
from FL CajoD, San Diego County, was
arrested In Oakland Saturday afternoon
on a charge OF felony embezzlement, the
warrant coming from FL Caion. The priso-
ner appeared much surprised, and pre-
tended to be ignorant of what the charges
were. He admitted that he had been given
one OF them back.
An unsuccessful attempt was made few
nights since by burglars to blow open the
sale In Taylor's coal Office, at the foot Of
Franklin street. The safe was unlocked
and contained no money. but the thieves
did not discover that for they broke the
lock on with hammer and punch
twenty-five acres OF the Pleasanton
Homestead Tract in Murray Township has
been attached in the suit of James T.
Hume VS.. j. w. KOttinger for $1,000