The morning call., 1893-12-29
PARDEE'S VETO.
The Anti-Gate Ordinance
Is Dead.
REASON GIVEN BY THE r1AYOR
Why Mrs. William Webster
Asks for a Divorce.
POSTMASTER BISHOPS DENIAL.
Ex-Chief Pumyea Very Sick-One
Thousand Unemployed Regis
tered-Not Insane.
POSTMASTER BISHOPS DENIAL.

idSt cscuiDR tudt iuo mayor announced tu6 lacl
that he would not approve the ordinance.
1t was not until he had given all of the legal
opinions that he had received careful consid-
Grafton that lie reached this conclusion.
City Attorney James A. johnson in his
opinion held that the entire ordinance was In
valid for the reason that it confiicted with the
general law OF the Slate.
III. A Powell held that the ordinance was
valid in his opinion.
Messrs. Davis, Hill and Prngle said that in
their opinion the first section OF the ordinance
was invalid. This is the section that referred
to the use Of gates and prohibited them. They
closed their opinion with: 1T cannot be said
that the ordinance whole is illegal or in
valid. Ii is the first section only as now worded
that We consider invalid, and that does not
vitlate the ordinance as whole"
The Mayor declined TO permit the ordinance
10 become a law without his signature. He said
that he would be either "a man or a mouse"
and decided 10 be man.
He therefore takes the responsibility of Veto
ing the ordinance because or its illegaIity.
His opinion is a long one and was not COM
pleled until midnight. He goes into details TO
explain his action, and quotes from the opn-
Ions OF the lawyers furnished him 10 show that
the ordinance is Illegal.
Mayor Pardee had the ordinance under con-
sderation for ten days. the full time allowed by
law.
Peculiar Mr.. Webster.
Judge Ogden has taken under advisement
the application of Laura Z. Webster for 4
divorce from William Webster. Mrs. Webster
kept a lodging house, and Mr.. Webster was
jealous OF the attention that the roomers paid
10 his wife. So he used TO make every effort to
make them leave the house, and lie was more
than nomiDally successful in his endeayOrS. 1t
appeared IN the testimony that every evening
he would make the rounds Of the house with
bucket of water, and after pouring cold water
on the sheets he would carefully rearTange
them.
His wife was long time finding him out. but
she finally did. And then they did have
scrap of large proportions In which he threw
her trunk out of the window as we'll
as her clothes One day he went downstairs,
rolled IN mud puddle and came back and get
ting into bed with his wife, he said: Pm going
to freeze you out" and lie did. Judge Ogden
will decide the case later.
Postmaster Bishop.
A. w. Bishop, one OF the directors of the
Life and Annuity Association, said yesterday
that he desired 10 reply to the charges con-
taned in thu sensational complaint filed In the
suit by Electra l.. Heath. He says that in the
community where they are known the directors
will not be injured by these charges, but where
they are not known The stories may be believed.
He recites the facts about the payment of $4,000
by Mr.. Shattuck out of his private pocket and
of $1,000 by himself Bishop as well as the
sacrifice of a $1,000 coupon by each of them,
and similar sacrifice of $1,000 by Mr.. Cannon.
The charge that laDsed members were
marked dead, or that dollar was ever paid
as death claim TO any person except upon
proper proof OF death. which proofs oil file
IN The ONCE, or that any claim was paid 10 any
OF the directors unlawfully or illegally un-
justly is not true. He also gives the most en-
phatic denial TO The other charges.
Held Up.
George GrchteD, the night clerk at Render-
son 4 GTabam's drug store, cOrnerof Tenth
ana washington streets. was held up last night
at z O'Clock by TWO footpads at Eighth and
Poplar streets, and relieved of his watch ana
chain, scarfpln and several dollars in money
Grichten had just left his home at 1862 Eighth
he Ciad
Poplar street TWO men stepped out OF the shade
Of some trees lining the sidewalk, and one OF
them said: Throw up your hands, quick! !" at
the same time pushing an ugly looking pistol.
barrel up against his nose. The hands went up
swiftly, and the other chap hastily went through
GTIchten's pockets. He secured all his yaluables
and then knocked him down and kicked him into
the gutter Grichten, nearly scared 10 death, went
back TO his home, where he tainted through
fright. after which ne again started to the drug
store. where he again tainted, and finally had to
be taken home In cab.
The Registration Closes.
The bureau for the registration of the unem-
ployed, which has been In progress at the City
Hail for five days past, closed at o'clock last
evening. Nearly 1000 men registered. or an
average OF about 200 per day. This proportion
OF unemployed 10 The population of Oakland
would be in every 500 people.
The registration Of unemployed is nearly
double what was expected. Ii was not thought
that over 600 men would register at the out
side, yet 1000 came. AS yet. owing to red
tape delays Of the street superintendent and
Board of Public Works, none of the men have
been put TO work yet, but fifty will be to-day.
lie FEDERATED Trades Will appoint a COM
mlttee to Investigate all cases that are sus-
pcious and tramps will be ferreIed out and
their names stricken from the rolls.
The Canadians Organize.
A Canadian Midwinter Fair Association has
been formed In Alameda County. The object
OF this organization is TO work in harmony with
The Canadian Auxiliary Association OF San
Francisco which is erecting fine building at
the fair grounds. II also cOntemplates the
proper celebration OF Canadian day at the fair
April 2. AS means of bringing the proposed
organization TO the attention of Canadians
throughout the county II has been decided TO
whose names appear on the Great Register aud
request their cooperation In The WORK. 1t was
announced that there are 1900 Canadians in
this county. Next Friday night the committee
on names will meet at the Gallndo Hotel again.
Cast of Kate Field.
: There is life size plaster cast OF Kate Field
lin the cellar of Broadway business house
which was intended to adorn the parlors OF the
press club OF San Francisco. The cast has
been there year and half. The other day
an order was presented for il; it was dated
eighteen months ago, and the expressman conId
not explain why the order had been presented
so long after it was dated. c. A. Wetmore.
who Is now absent from the State, is the ouly
party who can rectfy the mistake that has
been made and cause the cast To be placed
where IL belongs-in the parlors of the press
club.
Mrs. Shrubs Predicament.
Isadore Strub has given 1t out that he will sue
his wife for divorce on the ground of having
been too friendly with Webb of San Leandro,
who was the plaintiff in the famous div orce suit
recently decided by Judge Ogden. Mrs. Strub
was the principal witness for the husband
against Mrs. Webb, and she 1t was who swore
TO MRS. Webb's relations 10 DIR. Dean. She had
wormed her way into Mrs. Webb's confidence
and then betrayed her. Now her husband de-
clares that he will sue her for separation.
The Poundmsster sued.
E. p. Vandercook, the local street railroad
magDate, has commenced suit against The
poundmaster for damages. The other day he
had eight cows on some installment lots 10 East
Oakland. The poundmaster impounded the
animals. and now refuses TO turn them loose
until he has been paid his fees. Mr. Wander
cook Will pay no fine, as he says that the cows
were Illegally impOuDded, and this being the
case he wants damages from the poundmaster
Was Not Insane.
Mrs. Louisa Sturgeon was examined before
Judge Ogden yesterday as 10 her sanity. Her
husband claimed that she had threatened 10
lake his life. but he admitted that be had first
assaulted her with an AK. Judge Ogden found
that the woman was sufficiently sane TO take
care of herself. As soon as she WAS DISCHARGED