The morning call., 1893-04-29
OVER IN OAKLAND.
Smith, the " Borax King, :"
Leaves for the East.
MORE SCANDAL AT THE HOME.
A Chinaman Who Can Give Points to
All Sin-To Send Her to
Convent.

weeks. and now his slipping quietly out
for the East Thursday night has again set
the wise" people on tiptoe. 1t is said that
ne carries plans and inducements sufficient
to open the Eastern capitalists eyes and
POCKETS to the advantages for investment in
Oakland. and that he will yet make his new
ferry system the Pacific END OF an opposi-
ton transcontinental railroad.
Certain 1t is known that work upon the
wharf Tor the new ferry system has been
commenced. gang of men with two pile
drivers being busily at work there. and it is
also known that Mr.. Smith has secured
controlling interest in the Oakland Consoli-
dated electric road with it's numerous
branches and feeders leading to all parts of
the city, to LOriu and to Berkeley. Yester-
day Mr.. Smith made the second payment on
the stock he purchased few days ago.
MIR. Smith Is interested with the parties
who recently bonded the large tracts of
land In the suburbs. They control the
Alton Tract, the Tompkins Terrace Tract.
the Erocker and Piedmont tracts, which all
lie along proposed electric line to skirt the
foothills toward Berkeley, and which will
have connection with Mr.. Smiths rail sys-
tens leading from ths new ferry.
Fine swift boats will be put on the new
line and the time reduced In crossing the
water to something like fourteen minutes.
This VIII reduce the time to Berkeley by
fifteen minutes. Thirty minutes will he
sufficient to carry man from San Fran
cisco to Piedmont, and time to all points
will be saved.
There is no part of Oakland or Berkeley
which cannot be reached by this electric sys-
TEN, and reduced fare is promised that
VIII make patronage by the public another
object.
WAYS THAT ARE DARK.-Jee Mum is a
SlGpt{ al | No. oil,
points to Bret uarte's Ah Sin in dealing
with the Mclean man." He is interested
in the lottery business to some extent, and
once ON time gave Officer John Seaman a
box OF cigars, as "pesent," he said. The
ofncer took the cigars but did not close his
weather eye, and he was a little startled one
day when the willy Jee dropped six pieces
of silver into his hand. The officer promptly
arrested his man and booked him for brib-
cry. ms was at a time when the lotteries
we're in full swing and the police were on
the lookout for developments. Both Chief
Schatfer and Officer Hodgkns were in the
room when the money was paid, and it was
thought TO be a sure case against the Chi
nese. He was equal to the cOmbned>force,
however, and yesterday at his trial told the
jury that he had given the officer cigars
previously, but was out of the fragrant
weeds at that particular time, and so gave
him the money with which to buy some.
Another "plesent" for the officer. The
story had its intended effect. The Jury
acquitted and Jee Mum glided away.
BowDoIN COLLEGE BEQUEsr.-When DR..
Samuel Merritt died in Oakland, more than
two years ago, he left beQuest of 100000
to Bowdoin College of Maine as an endOw-
ment. The carrying out0f this bequest was
provided for in the will Of his sister. Mrs
Catherine NJ Garcelon, who fell heir to the
greater part OF his estate and who died a
year afterward. James and Fred Merritt
nepnews. brought a contest TO her will,
however. which involved the college bequest
in a number of legal complications The
trustees of the college brought suit to have
tie endowment sum set apart without ref
erenee TO the contest, particularly because
of the claim set up that the contestants had
signed contracts with Mrs. Glrcelon not to
interfere with any requests she might pro-
vide for. The case was called yesterday in
the United States court and a motion TO
open the order of the court awarding iudg-
ment by default was granted. Further
hearing went over till next Monday. The
attorneys for the contestants fought the
motion bitterly.
\ BABE AT THE HOME-The phvsi-
elan IN charge of the Home for Admit
Blind on Telegraph avenue was surprised
somewhat this morning to find a new in
mate in the home. 1t was new and
healthy boy baby. and the mother is an un-
fortunate young blind Chinese woman, who
was sent to the home several years since
from San Francisco. The father Is also an
inmate OF the home. The association of the
inmates OF the home regardless of sex has
caused some scandal on former occasions.
and so great was the stir made Mt one lime
that an investigation Of affairs was made
by the directors, and although a majority of
the board favored a rigid examination and
complete overhauliDg the matter was
allowed to die out aud things continued TO
run along as before. The mother OF the
last arrival was sent from a San Francisco
mission to the home She is not particu-
larry bright. Al the next meeting of the
directors disposition of the mother and
child will be determined.
To CoNvENT.-James Pimental of
Berkeley has sworn out a writ OF habeas
corpus Tor the custody of his young dangh-
Ter, Juanita, aged 16. Some time since The
daughter startled the university town bv
preferring charges OF criminal assault
against her father. Tho people of the place
were Indignant that such things should bs
in the classic town, and Mr. Pimental was
arrested and locked up. When his case
came up the daughter retracted her story,
and the father was promptly acquitted by
the jury. An effort was then made for
reconciliation OF the family troubles, but
tue daughter would not return home, and
still positively refuses to do so. She has
sluce been and Is now stopping at the resi-
dence OF Mrs. l. NJ. Jamison OF Berkeley,
and the father has made several efforts TO
secure the custody of the girl. He says she
IS wayward, and he wants TO place her in q
convent where she will receive Christian
training and rearing.
JAIL BREAKERs.-Tw recent attempts
to break Jail have forcibly called the at
tentlon Of the jailers to the fact that there
are greater number of criminals confined
there than ever before. Six Of them are
muEderers, five of whom are United States
prisoners sent over from San Francisco for
sale Keeping. There are about ten counter
feiters, also sent from across the bay, and
1t is with this class that the greatest trouble
has been. 1t was cOnfded to Jailer Lane
before the last attempted jail delivery was
discovered that two Of them had conspired
to murder him in order TO carry out their
plans.
PICKING A PLUM-The Legislature in
1888 passed LAW giving each county in the
state certain amount of money for the
care OF INDECENT persons over 60 wears of
age and for half orphans under IA years.
1t appears Alameda County has never made
use of this money ana j. E. Douglas has
contracted with the Supervisors TO look up
the matter, preparing list of indigents
etc. for per cent Of the amount recovered
1t is estimated some $50, 900 or $40, 600 is
due the county from this source.
GoTHTs MANA Broadway lIveryman,
ID. Blonin, has turned detective and with
the best results. Last week he let a stranger
have rig for drive from his. stables and
the party drove and drove on. He forgot
to return aud Mr.. Bionin went after him,
He finally located his man at Arbuckle,
C0uSa County. where the thief had secured
SIS on the outfit. He was identified as an
ex-conviet, who was jailed in 1884 for
like otfense. His name is Robert Truman.
EIGHT NEW DIvINEs.-Messrs. G. r.
MeColum. w. p. Hardy. L. r. Galloway
+. King. A. Mcclellan, James Parsons and
G. w. Nelson had the degree of bachelor of
divinity conferred upon them at the closing
of tho exercises of the Pacific Theological
Seminary Thursday afternoon.
CONFIRMATION. - AT 1920 o'clock to-
morrow Archbishop Riordan will officiate
at the confirmation services to be held Mt
st. Joseph's Church, of which Father SuIi-
van has charge. About thirty children will
receive the sacrament.
SCHOOL CENsUs.-The school census
just completed shows gain of 500 children
VI school age in the city. The total fnnts