The morning call., 1893-01-29

supervisors discovered yesterday that 1t
has Sc in the general fund. The County
Iufrmary funds and the road fund will
have to be drawn upon to pay some county
bills. The So will be kept where it is.
as the board does not intend to go broke.
An apportonnient has been requested by
the Worlds Fair Commissioners, but they
will probably not get it till February, when
the County Treasurer will be able to make
an apportionment of $4,000 of the general
fund. OF this sum the commissioners Will
get S5000
The trial of Oscar Fitch on a charge of
alleged embeZzlement was again taken up
in the Police Court yesterday, and after
testimony favorable to Mr.. Fitch and
against A. j. McGovern. the plaintiff, was
continued till next Saturday. Fitch was
superintendent of tie Whitney Express
Company. of which McGovern is president.
and the latter preferred the charges. The
testimony so far has been rather damaging
to McGovern and 10 his secretary, McHugh,
rather than to Fitch.
j. 7. Cameron, the chief defendant in the
waterfront suit, has filed bill OF costs in
court of S1917 He requests that the water
front company be made to pay the bill. Mr..
Cameron says that the Shoalwater
Oyster Company, which he represents, will
contest any effort of the city or State or
waterfront company to take the property
from his company.
{. Il. Taylor has made n motion for
new trial OF his Cjectment suit against V.
l.. Forth, for possession OF the land at the
foot of Castro street, known as Fortin's
landing. Mr.. Forth won the former suit,
and has since made a number of improve
ments. The place In dispute has been the
seat OF the waterfront war since 1t was
transferred from Davies wharf. This is
where Bob Craig has been blowing up piles,
for which alleged offenSe ne is now out of
jail on bonds. The waterfront company is
concerned in Mr.. Taylor's motion He is
one OF the companys tools" and has
been amply recompensed for all expenses
he has sustained in defending his case. His
motion will come before Judge Henshaw
tomorrow, ana, no matter how IL Is treated,
the case will finally be appealed TO the Su-
preme Court. The trial attracted great
attention at the time, but was been over
Swallowed by the more recent trial of the
waterfront company against the Shoal-
water Oyster Company. Forth holds his
lease from the latter company ana Taylor
from Ethe waterfront company. There is
but little loss for either. as. in the light of
the latest decision. both companies AS we'll
as Taylor end Forth, will be knocked out
in favor OF the State.
Il. Nj. COrliss, member of the Second
Presbyterian Church congregation, has
written letter generating the Rev. Mr..
Bacon, the recent pastor, from charges
made against him by Deacon Wacott. Mr.
Bacon resigned his charge because Of un-
pleasant relations with the deacon, and in
doing so charged the latter with wanting 10
run" both bin and the congregation. The
deacon says that he didn't want TO do any
such thing. He really had no intention
of driving the pastor cut of his job. Some
of the members think that the deacon is
telling the truth and others declare that the
preacher was entirely right in severng his
unpleasant relations. The congregation has
no pastor and, like the house bulded on
sand, is divided against itself 1t has lost
three pastors within three years bv resigna-
tions. All OF the designations have not,
however, been the fault OF Deacon Walcott.
He is a good deacon, for the congregation
has unanimously reelected him.