The morning call., 1893-12-02
COUNCIL RIGHTS.
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Distribution of the Miller
Estate.
The Baseball Row-More Litigation
- About Valensin's Estate-fiigh
TaXeS-After Two Years.

=. OAKLAND.-In the suit of Shepard &
.Drath VS.. Mary Kelly for the replacing of
wooden sidewalk by a cement one as
ordered by the Council. the point was
= raised by the defendant in demurrer that
the word Reconstruction" or repairs in
section Is of the street law implies the use
of the same material as the sidewalks
: were originally constructed of. Judge
Ellsworth sustained the demurrer on the
: ground that the complaint did not state
=, facts sufficient to constitute cause of ac-
tioh, If this decision covers the defense's
construction of the case then the Council
e. cannot compel a citizen to replace a
wooden sidewalk with cement.
Not Settled Yet.
1t was thought about a week ago that the
trouble between the Oakland baseball
players and Manager Gieschen had been
settled. but it seems now that such is not
the case. After a long legal struggle the
boys agreed to accept a compromise. 1t
was agreed that they would get 80 cents on
the dollar Of their back salaries, and the
boys threw their bats il the air and were
glad the affair was settled. Since then it
has been leaned from Edward Collins that
. Captain sIsaszss and Attorney Greeley have
collected over $500 on the claims and the
L
the amount. while Greeley says his agree
ment entities him TO % per cent This
arrangement will of course cut the boys
money down until there would be almost
nothing left. The boys don't intend to sub
NIT TO this arrangement, as they have
waited%o long they are almost desperate
At any rata they cannot have the money
: without another struggle. as the attorney
and captain refuse to turn any of it over
until some AMIGA ole arrangement Is ar
rived at.
TO hasten matters the boys yesterday
employed Attorneys Chapman and Brad
ley to fight the case. and 3 suit will be COM
menced in few days. From the appear
ance of things it will be case of the
monkey and the cheese before the thing is
ended.
Attempted Suicide.
a case of attempted suicide occurred at
Seven teenth and West streets last night.
A man, % years of age, who gave his
name as John c. O'Hara, was taken to the
Receiving Hospital at 10 80 o'clock In the
patrol wagon with his head roughly
bandaged up in vain attempt to stancn
the blood that poured from a dozen or
more wounds in his scalp and forehead.
OHara was tended by DR.. Legault who
pronounced the injuries serious. They
we're Jagged and Deep and looked as
though they might have been inflicted by
dull knife. O'Hara was formerly en-
ployed as gardener at the Blake house. on
Clay and: Eleventh streets. He has been
an inmate of DIR. Dukes Kelley Cure
Institute. but was not promising graduate.
High Taxes.
A number Of the residents of Piedmont
are angry and ready TO fight. They claim
thatth new sanitary tax is outrageously
high, and have employed an attorney to
resist payment. 1t is also claimed that no
tax can be levied until the bonds are sold,
and the Piedmont bonds are still on the
market. There must be something wrong,
and If what the people say is true hey
have right to complain. George Roeth
complains that he paid $3.50 for a lot and
1t was assessed at $500. The Blair estate
owns 1853 acres and it was assessed at
S425, 900. Mrs. Loring owns two and
half acres, OF unlmproyed property and it
was assessed at SIS. 900.
The Miller Estate.
The petition for final distribution in the
estate OF +. d. Miller Jr., deceased. was
filed with the County Clerk by Mary
Elizabeth Holton, the executrix, yester-
day afternoon. Miller died at Alameda
December q. 1892 leaving handsome
fortune to his daughter. The present petit
ti6ner, who is but IS years old. The
estate is of a total valuation of S37S, 467.
Or this amount $40, 1877 s in cash and The
balance in real estate, stocks. promssory
notes and personal property. The bulk of
the fortune consists of real estate in Cali
foTnia, located In San francisco, Oakland,
Alameda, Berkeley and about dozen
counties
- vaIensin Litig stiOn.
Suit has been commenced In the Superior
Court by Elena ValensiD to recover
S41, 1926 60 from II. III. Pitcher and w. E.
Greene, executors Of the estate OF Guilio
Valensin, deceased. The amount sued for
=. is claimed to be principal and interest on
money had by the deceased tor the use OF
the plaintiff. A deposition OF L. A. Nor
do Is attached. setting forth his claim TO
act as the agent of the plaintiff, who re-
sizes In the kingdom OF Italy.
-. Through His Hat.
lhe man who was shot at on Thanksgiv-
ing night by E. NJ. Curley was found by
lne police yesterday. His name is Patrick
BAKER. he was not hit by either of the
Duilets, although one went through the rim
OF, MS hat Curley's examiuat has been
set LOT December 3 next, when he will have
70 answer charge of assault to murder.
After Two Years.
fetlx Doian, who put bullet into his
stepIather, John Guinness, about tw O wears
ago ana THEN left the country. tnrped mn a
lew DAYS ago and asked for lodging at the
City Prlson. He was recognized ana
turned over to the Sheriff Yesterday morn
ing ne was allowed to plead guilty. to a
charge OF assault and given sixty DAYS in
Jail. -
Notes.
The Catholic Ladies' Aid Socie,v b.vo
m ade out the following report of work
done during the quarter ending Novemher
:. 30, 1893: Dlsbursed in groceries S58 Ok.
fuel. SO 25; medicine, sos 35; cash. S53 az.