The morning call., 1893-07-18
OVER IN OAKLAND.
Change in the Oakland
Consolidated.
q. w. McNEAR MAY Go OUT.
4 Fraud In Fruitvale-Guardian of
Ills Motller-A New Boat for
the Davie Company.
There Is talk of changes in the Oakland

cOusO iQated electric road. Mr.. McNear,
5yho built the road and who has been one
Of the chief men in its running, is to be
retired and w. Il. Chickering of the law
firm of ChickeriDg. Gregory & Thomas is
named 10 succeed him.
This is said 10 be move brought about
by Z. NJ. Smith. the Borax King. who.
few months ago, secured controlling In
teTeSt III the corporation, with the lnten-
tion OF making il feeder to tho ferry line
which he proposes establishing between
Emeryvills and San Francisco.
a. II. Clough of the real estate hrm OF
Clough & Baker, it is said. will also De-
come a director. This real estate firm has
done most of Mr.. Smiths real estate busl-
ness.
AT the last meeting of the directors A. T.
FastIand who is also said to be friend of
Smith. was chosen as a director, vice d.
TIE present directors of the road are ::
C. W. NcNpar, presidents; j. f. McElrath,
yicp-presidept; j. w. Coleman, A. i. East
land and ". Il. Martin.
The selection Of the two men, Messrs
Chickering and Clough. must necessarily
crowd out two of the old board-who, re-
mains 10 be seen, but McNear is said to be
ore Of them.
1t Is thought very strange that the
''boraX kings" name VIII not appear IN
the directorate. since he owns $4,000 more
stock than a controlling interest in the
stock. but this is his way of doing things.
His name is not used in any OF the vast
business enterprises in which he is kn0 Wn
10 Oe interested.
At a meeting of the Oakland Consoli-
dated held last night MessrS. McElrath
and Eastland withdrew from the board
= ~ al tod
III their stead. This leaves McNear still q
director, but 1t is pretty generally under
stood that Chickering will be made presl-
dent at the next meeting.
= Bold Fraud.
A fellow has been operating in Fruitvale
and that neighbOrh00d whom the police
would like to get hold of. He has been
selling what he calls patent f1y-extermi-
nator, and in these fly times the honest
housewife Will do almost anything 10 get
rid of the pests. But the fellow has been
promising bicycles with his eXterminator,
and the other day went TO a house with
inst eight bottles left. guaranteeing that
enc of the packages contained mum oer
emitting the holder to bicycle. A serv-
ant-sirl In the house paid SIS and took his
entire stock. as she said she wanted a
wheel. The fellow said he had delivered
one OF the machines 10 a neigh Dor over the
way was asked by the servant-girl if she
could look at The prize. She was assured
that the man had delivered no bicycle
there, and she knew then that she was
swlDdled. She now has on hand large
stock of patent fly-destroyer, which she
will sell a bargain.
Stabbed Twice.
c. Calson. who keeps A saloon at 1910
Booth street, between Fifteenth and Six
F., = zlH,T.
quenter Of his place, whose name he did
not know.
The fellow had been drinking in the
place. and became quarresome. Calsou
would not give him drink nor shake dice,
and the fellow began calling him names.
when Calson started to put him out. He
drew IA knife. a pOcket-knife evidently,
and made two lunges at the saloon keeper,
stabbing him twice, once on the right side,
above the stomach, which struck the
lower rib and glanced. and the other side
above the hip, striking the bone. The
knfe-wleider ran away, and has not yet
been apprenended.
acter.
The man who stabbed Calson was named
James Curran. He is a tough customer
and is well known to the police.
The Mother at Agnews.
Henry II. Lnderman died on May 26
last. He left real estate valued at SIS. 900.
personal property. well-bOring tools, etc.,
worth $1,000 and S1700 in bank. A week
ago Hugo Linderman had his mother, the
wife Of Henry Linderman, placed in the
asylum at Agnews as an insane person,
and yesterday asked that letters of ad-
m1nistration be granted to him. as the
mother was incompetent to act and there
was o will left by his father.
Letters were granted to him and his
bond fixed at $11.500.
Lucky Applicants.
At meeting of the Board of Education
last night two vacancies were filled In tn q
grammar schools. Miss Daisy Is. Howard
and Miss Agnes y. McFeeley being the
lucky ones chosen out of eleven applicants.
Miss D0llman was transferred from the
night to the high school and Mr. Coleman
TO the mathematical department, Elsie
Lee unassigned and Mr.. Thorp assistant 10
Mr.. Meads in the scientific department
The ClawsOn Night School was ordered
reopened when fifteen scholars shall have
been secured. For the Central Night
School Miss Eugeuia Langston was
elected as teacher
The City Front.
at a meeting of the City Council last
night n petition was received from the
Davie Ferry Company asking that water
streets along the city front be opened from
Harrison to Clay streets and commending
the Council for its good work in opening g
the foot of Broadway. The petition.
which was referred to the Water front
Committee. closes as follows: 1--WE there
fore hope that being assured of the uni
versal appreciation of your felow-citiZens
your honorable body will continue the
good work until the entire frontage on the
estuary shall have been restored to public
use and possession"
Rate of Dockage.
q resolution was passed that the Whit
ney Express Company be charged the sum
of 500 per mObth for dockage at the end
OF Nebster-5treet wharf and the further
sum OF 500 for wharfage at the same
place and that the said company be linn
tied to the use Of 100 feet at the end Of the
wharf. exclusive of the westerly ten feet
thereof.
The Council passed resolutions of inten-
ton looking to the opening and widening
of Madison and Jackson streets,
1he Libel Case
The case Of F. r. Porter, publisher of
Ecnoes. who is charged with criminal
libel Of J. L. Barber, has been continned
to next Monday, when 1t will be set for
trial.
ALAMEDA.