The morning call., 1893-06-05
OVER IN OAKLAND.
The Harbor Is Not to Be
Deepened.
FOUR WEE PICNICKERS' WOE.
A Boy Dashed From Train in Mo-
formulating the Dust Fly
in Berkeley.

FOUR LITTLE BOYS OUTING.-Stephen
Foulkes, Willie Farnworth, Cyril Martin
ana Charley Quinlan, boys whose ages
run from II to Is. lett their homes in San
Francisco for Sundays outingiin Fruit
vale yesterday.
The youngsters wandered about the
pleasant WAYS of the village until their
vigorous appetites suggested dinner, when
they fell upon a cherry tree and began to
make way with the fruit
As they were eating Constable Law
renee happened to notice the boys. and
observing their occupation trundled them
off to Jail.
Four little boys in the county jail wept
from fullneSs of misery last night and
the youngest couldn't see his way clear to
smile after hours had passed and he was
assured of seeing mother soon.
Last night at a late hour the Constable
was on the hustle for a Justice Of the
Peace to see if some arrangement could
not be made by which the little fellows
could be sent to their homes in San Fran
cisco.
FLUNG FROM A TRAIN.-Willie Renton,
a boy Is years OF age, was caught in the
cattle-guards that line the broad-gauge
track near the Twenty-third-avenu cross
ing aad dragged from the train early yes
terday afternoon.
The boy was swinging carelessly out
from the steps, holding on to the train by
the iron rail, when the portion of the road
was passed where the AUDITING cattle
guards reach nearest to the cars. A piece
OF timber struck young Renton in the
shoulder and dashed him off by the side of
the track. The train was moving rapidly
at the time.
Tha hnr- vi atn in,
scious state and conveyed in a patrol
wagon TO the Receiving Hospital, where
Dr. Dunn made thorough examination of
his condition.
1t was discovered that, in addition to a
number of mino injuries, one of Renton's
ribs was fractured and that he was suffer
Ing from severe conclusion OF the brain.
The boy was unconscious for two hours.
1t is feared that his injuries will prove
fatal.
COUNTY SCHOOL TRUsTEEs.-County
School Superintendent Frick has received
and filed certificates of election of the fol-
lowing school trustees in the various
school districts throughout the county:
E. Fl. Clawiter, Mount Eden; Joseph
Blacon, Robert Biacon and Robert Ander-
son, Mowrys Landing; ]. B. Haines. De-
coto; s. Franz, Alvarado; John G. Mottos
Jr, Centervile; George Eden Colby.
Peralta; Daniel Field and G. b. Daniels.
Piedmont; J. Charles Martin and w. }.
Fallon, Inman: James Brody and John
King, Redwood; Robert Turnbull, Mel
rose, and Walter NJ. Axtell of Fruitvale.
PURSUED HIM ON A BICYCLE.-W. G.
Mann, an employe of the Piedmont Water
Company, has had r. Holroyd arrested on
charge of disturbing the plaintiffs peace.
Mann claims that HOlrOyd is employed
by the Contra Costa Water Company to
follow him about the country on bicycle
and SDV uO0n his actions.
This was endured in silence until Hol-
royd's conduct became so offensive that
Mann was forced to have him arrested
Holroyd was released on cash bail.
A BENEDICT AT LAST. - Samuel H.
Weitman, one of the firm of Weitman
Brothers, druggists at 1000 Broadway, was
married to Miss Jennie Young OF San Jose
on Friday. Weitman has been regarded as
not exactly woman hater, out its equiv
alent. When, therefore. be casually re-
marked to his brother that he was going to
get married and put on his hat and went
out. every one smiled.
The news of his wedding is authentic,
however, and comes from the happy bride
in San Jose.
A BITTER CoNTEsT.-Jobn Awkward of
Livermore was elected School Trustee on
Saturday last. The election was one of
the most holly contested that ever took
place In the town. The candidates were
John Awkward, Livermore pioneer and
prominent citizen, and 7. W. Langan,
leading business man.
The contest was waged all day long,
and when the excitement had abated and
the ballots were counted Awkward had 108
votes and langan but ST.