The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-10
OVER IN OAKLAND.
The Municipal League to
Open the War.
NON-PARTISANS IN EARNEST
Gambling in a Library The Order to
Clear the Way to the Water
Front.


Hall.
The chief object was to discuss the plan
Of campaign and to make arrangements
for ratification. after which the fight will
be continued energetically.
Besides the committee and other members
Of the league. DR.. Pardse, the nominee for
Mayor, X. w. Snow for Auditor, z. T. Gil
pin for Treasurer. A. A. Denison and ]. C..
Rued for Library Trustees were present.
Speeches were made by the candidates aud
business meeting was then held, at which
1t was decided to hold mass-meeting at a
hall yet to be selected. early next week.
The date will be fixed by the committee.
After the first big meeting others will be
held at various places from week to week
till the close of the campaign. DR.. Pardee,
who will set the ball rolling on behalf of the
Non-Partisans in his mayoralty canvass
next week, will be present at all Of the
meetings when possible. The Seventh
Ward citizens. in which ward he lives. Will
meet to organize Non-Parti5an club next
week and Will afterward give him recep-
ton.
The Third Ward Non-Partisan Club has
been organized with the following mem bers !:
c. K. Sturteyant. Charles Cook, g. w.
Cook, w. K. Barnard. w. Baxter. W. f.
Rudolph, Z. q. Carneal, Walter g. Manuel,
T. Bradley. ID. ID. Barnard, A. Il. Caulfield,
f. Arlett, Henry Maloon. w. G. Bissell, j.
z. Crow. Oscar Fitch. George Roeth. z. A.
Cannon. j. w. Nelson, B. c. Cuvellier and
others.
A campaign fund of $50 was contributed.
1t was decided to open public headquarters
In the ward for the purpose of carrying On
an aggressive campaign. Similar clubs are
10 be organized in all the wards, and ar
rangements for ward meetings will be
made.
John l.. Davie, candidate OF the Popu-
lists for Mayor, addressed mass-meetiDg
last evening, at Germania Hall. giving an
account of his connection with the water
front fight.
On the minutes of Librarian Henry Peter
son, secretary Of the board of free library
trustees. appears resolution. adopted at
the meeting Of tho board few nights ago.
reading something like this:
Resolved, That all gambling shall here
after be prohibited in the Oakland free
reading and that the room hitherto
set apart for chess in the North Oakland
free reading-roOm shall be closed"
The trustees, nearly every one Of whom
are church-goers.s were astounded. or pro-
fessed 10 be, at least, when the Librarian re-
ferred to request to discontinue gaming
and asked for an order to that effect from
the trustees.
He was requested to explain himself, and
had been placed In the central reading-room
and that some OF the outside rooms had fol-
lowed the example.
1T got to be an unbearable nuisance In
the central room," said Mr.. Peterson. "and
degenereted finally into downright gam
bling. Men would come In early in the
morning and sit there playing the fascinat-
ing games of chess and checkers. They
chewed tobacco and even requested the
privilege OF smoking. One group OF men
sat there from morning to night. and finally
they asked me 10 provide them with deck
of cards. That settled il, and overturn ed
the chess tai les. Since then there has be en-
no games here, but it still continues, | I'M
derstand, in some Of the outside rooms.
The curator of the North Oakland room has
asked that Ii be stopped"
The twelve unanimously passed the res O.
ton, Chairman Raabe remarking that he
took his office with the understanding that
he was serving public institution provided
to supply reading matter and not amuse-
ment solely.
The tive-mile extension of the California
and Nevada Narrow-gauge Railroad Int o
the Moraga Valley is nearly completed. 1t
Is now announced that contract hes been
let to extend branch OF the road to Anti
och, In Contra Costa County. This will be
done by way OF Bay Point, and il is in
tended 10 strike the so-called Salt Lake
survey.
Alice j. Wells, who has been concerned
with an Oakland medical company, has
sued Herbert Z, Law. connected with the
sama company, for $4,000 damages. They
had falling our, and she alleges that he
said. in The hearing of others, that she used
tie office as place to receive her gen
Ilemen friends" and that he used other Ian
guage a good deal worse.
I'll. u. Harrison, the new Superintendent
OF Streets. who succeeded Jesse Wall YES
49, l. III
ceedings from the Councils order Monday
to open all streets to the water front within
ten days. As the railroad yards. the nail
works, the gashouse, the Star Fl0ur-mills
and several other buildings will have to be
removed II will be physical impUssbillty
TO do it within so short a time. Besides
Mr. Harrison has not filed his bond, and
He will then proceed 10 get legal advice in
regard TO the street. opening order.
The opinion has been expressed that the
order was reckless one. made while yari-
Gus Councilmen were bantering one another
in their desire 10 work for the good of the
people The feeling which has resulted Is
condemnatory of The Council, inasmuch as
they are accused of prosttuting wisdom
and duty to monkey business" When
new Council is qualified after March Is it
will, of course, proceed methodically and
sensibly toward obtaining & clear passage
to the water front. for all the candidates are
pledged to do so.
There is mystery about the death of the
unknown man at the Morgue. and the Cor
oner will have the stomach examined to-
day for evidence OF poison. An autopsy
yesterday showed that he did not die of
heart disease. as believed. His name is
not yet known. He died in a saloon on
Washington street. and just previous to
that entered barber-shop near by and
spoke to the proprietor, calling him by
name, although he was a total stranger
about the place. He appeared 20 be tpsy.
Some ladies came in. and to get rid of him
the proprietor led him out. He entered the
saloon Immediately. The stranger is Clearly
but roughly dressed. has full. short black
beard and is middle-aged.