The morning call., 1893-12-30
John B. Daniels a Real Estate
rlan, Missing.
PIEDMONT RAILROAD TROUBLES.
Footpads Get in Their Work-WilIiam
Reed Commits Suicide-Inves-
tigating Policemen.

PCQp!C III Odhlduus u0 COLHlllltt6o udS-
ing the matter of registration in charge
has In abe report to the Federated Trades
with some suggestions which may be acted
upon. Among other things the committee
reports on those registered and divides
them up as follows:
/: Eirst-All men with families who are actual
residents. -.
second-AlI men without families who are
actual residents. -.
ThiEd-All men, married. aud SINGLE who
have not acquired a residence, but are in &C.
tual need OF employment. -. :
The report says tn at the Mayor agreed
TO appoint eleven citizens to act as: COM
mHtee TO secure The immediate expenditure OF
county and city moneys on public work and to
give the men registered work at 81 per day.
Tile report reads:
|. Interviews with ofhcials showed us that there
was from $40. QUO TO $50 COO in the city treasury
tor use III tins way during the next three
mon TINS. These Interviews afso showed that the
tlty Council y ould proceed at once to expend the
m0ney in question as desired. |
+ The report says that out, of the 1046 regis
tefed ~ G minors faifging in age from II 10
20 years Sixty percent are men Of family 30
have lived three years III Oakland: and 60 per
cent are American born. ''-- '.-'
E Some Of The men we've put to work yesterda y
S on the street Work ordered duiie blythe Council
at1is last meeting: Among other amounts to
. be:expenGed are the following: Center street
500, Cypress s499,= kirlyham. S499. Union
y
; The Street SUPERINTENDENT. has also been in
stfucted to ask for Informal bids for S499
wdlllr oEbroken rock. s..>:l =.
I: Ihe Number OF homeless nightly seeking
beds at .tAe City>*Pris6n Will average about
>nfty, and asehlglras seventy have been. accom-
IGodaled (he past nTonlii. he police. have.
room for loo and1nevertnTn any one away p
Mayor laatdee appoint ed the following.
; named clllzeils as the Committee I0co:opei ale
win the federation: Reys. Mclean, Henmng,
( q ray! Chapnan; Father Me n ally Rabbi Fried
ldhutE: and AIeSsls Boswell. Fierce EuerV
-. il. Lyon. - -. : 49,: go
:: Mrs. searin. Makes entails. -.
: Mrs.*AlIie r. Soaring; who. it was said left
Oakland with one Haylin,: now says that the
palsers have smisrepres ented her. c::. =
s. She denfeS that size left fireplace with Hav.
I'm, but admits mat Size Travelled on the same
tLain That cdrtiedsblnr AWAY SHE denies thai
he bouglita ticker Tor: her, or that lie was%pnt
on the:cars al bakersfield. She lis alsO<Of>Ihe
Opinion thathe Is sttlEin The East, and says
That she Ices not believe that .hecane back To-:
Oiklalrd, orlhal his wife shut The d oof I'M Ills
face: ts.s:S e~.;EE. :: =
& Mrs. Soaring says fiat she did not go back 10
!. her husbands home. but<that She came back To-:
kland.and look TOoflfs.: and5tnat her:GusDand
ca1ne To- her. She says THAT Mr., Seafihg's
mpther has her<cliifd, Il boy of@10% years, and
that she las been The cause of The li0a Die be-
tween Nrt Soaring and herself. She also Until.
mhtesihat she wlfihiye her boy, and consulted
an attorney 10 THAT end yesterday and. was tola
size ceud3 ret her. SON. :. :: -
She sala the .Storles.Gbout her were started
DIV SeilIus<S tnEOtllff5 1faF1fn.-
Knew tina the latl er trying 10 gel adIyorce
from Hav1iu, and said She would aid hernn Sire
Could but denied that she was the cause OF
ANY trouble In The Haviin honSe hold i ~
/. Mrs: Soaring feels ry%hitertoward. her nus.
bands mother, and :sa1a that WHEN she:came
back her husband was: out Of work and living
w}tl His IN other, aud that lie lattentuIned him
o4t because *Qf his IHteEtion:to live with that
wpnan" :again, meaning herself. She said. he +.
n husband was }of a. JEALOUS disposition, and that
lie scene at The ST. John House WAS because of
His Siia said sire fEnsr
friends there at-that fine.
b There promises to- be spirited contest over
thepossesslon OF the Soaring, child, ). <
IS. =, harges Being .1nvestigated.- =: -
/ Qnicers McCieud and Andrews were before
the folice and Fire commissioners yesterday
on. charges pi elerIed .aealnstthem by the Chief
OF POllceSofneglect:ef duty. z-. ::
r: Special Ohicer-M ay testified 10 being with
he men on :seve al occasions when. they were
together talking. singing etc, and remtni hered
one:nght' in. particular. December s. Or early
;. In The morning. of1he 9lh;-when Andrews: sang:
81 Stood on.the Bridge at Midnight" : =.
He dlda't think that McGr0ud sang that
night. =: -. =. II :; s,
Mr.; MeCloud said -:.,Don,t ..yon Know. 1t is a
fact that can't Sing?n q: -.
: Officer Mc1srimmorIs testified that he had moi
heard any singing nor unusual noise; and had
not stopped there more than. ten minutes at IA
time -. - :@-.~5;.'i =:
o. Bprnbam, who lives at Twenty-fourfh
street and Broadway said that onthe. night Of
Dec mber he heard McClond and Andrews
WnoWefe JOINED Dy McCrltnmouS and Mckay,
sing songs ON ihecUrner and heard applause. =:
Captain flet cher testified to having watched
fof IncC1eud on the nights OF Nevemtef 81 TO
the 29ti, and that lie never natrolied that:
portion OF bis beat adjacent 10. Eighteenth.
street and Telegraph avenue. -
The examination was continued until Friday
next. ::
. Garro.ers ut: work
"A gang of fooipads are at present operating
in OAK land. and although they have record Of
three h0inups III ore night they have not as yrI
been appTehended. by The police nor has The:
slightest trace of Them been discovered which
Will lead TO tleir apprehensiep.;
Perhaps the most serious case OF hold up was
that of Leander Fisk, the agent of the Soutli-
eJn Pacific at the Adeline-slreet station. He
was making lis way home at i. o. elGck vest en-;
day morning after: having :clCsed his office.
When but a short. dist lance: from his Station
three men held him. up. He HAD but so cents
with him. This they took and them: throwing
l3m down they strangled and: kicked him and
broke two ribs Mfr. Flske called fDr assistance.
be was conveyed TO bis home, where IL was
found that his injutles+we not as sefions as.
supposed, although very painful. =
Z. another parry was held us, at 2 clock yes
terday.mornlng by the same gang of three men. :
but nothing was obtained.. The garroters beat
the man severely aud let linn 60.
j. Is. Daniels Missing. =:
John b: Daniels. a: teal-estate agent; has
mysteriouslY diSa ppeaie ed. and hfs-ffiends fear
that lie has: been foulIy dealt with or that
something serious las happened ITO. him:
Daniels lives ait 1166 Tenth street. lie left
home last Tur sday morning and ielegraphed
Ills wife that: he. would. not be heme until late
that night. Nothing has since been heard of.
HIM Last May he met with an accident while
alghting FROM a streetcar and injured MS head
lSbrallf was affected, and he has at times
since then been out of his head. II may be Dos
slble that. he IS how Ill one of those spells. In
some resort In San trancfSco. He has four
children, the Oldest 8 years OF age. He Is 8
feel inches HIGH weighs 100 pounds 1as a
large aimpie on his chin, but wears neither
mustache Gor beard. -.
Suicide by :Asphyxiatinn.
William Reed closed. his earthly career yes
terday by committing suicide. He had a room
1T the Eucinal Hotel, at The corner of Webster
street aud Central avruue, Alameda H res
tired after midnigt and when at 1915 p M.
yesterday the landlord of tie hOIe broke into
his room lie was found dead in bed. lie had
turned on The. gas and was asphyxiateti. He
was % years of age, an American aud unmar-
RED: His only known relatives are some sisters,
living III San Francisco. Reed was a fireman
by occupation. Dependency was The cause OF
his suicide. -.
A Travelling Man on Trial.
w. q. 0benaner, the travelling representative
OF tile NJ. j. Keller Company, was on trial lii.
the Police Court yesterday on Il charge OF mis-
demeanQr ENLIGHTENMENT. He was accused OF
taking $40. !. This Is what the testimony of the
people went 10 show. Obenauefs testimony
tNa he I-alt<