The morning call., 1893-09-09
Mrs. Hinckley's Big Loss
of Jewelry.
WILL OBSERVE THE HOLIDAY.
Opening of the Berkeley Reincorpor-
= alton Fight-A Merchant Loaded
for Thieves.

out Alameda County. There will be no
public observance, but societies aud organ
izations have prepared their programmes,
and in a quiet way the admission of the
State into the Union will be remembered
All banks and public offices will be
closed, and many of the business houses
Will shut down for the day. There will
only be one delivery of mails from the
pOstofice by carriers.
The Christian Endeavor Union of Ala
media and San Francisco counties unite in
basket-picnic and excursion to Glenwood,
In the Santa Cruz mountains.
In celebration of Admission day the Cal
ifornia Cycling Association will run an
excursion to San Jose to-day so as to at
tend the races there.
The Grand Army of the Republic and
kindred organizations will go picnicking
TO Treste Glen during the day and dance
there at night.
Piedmont, Brooklyn and Mount Eden
parlOrs OF Native Sons will unite in cele-
braton to be held at San Lorenzo Park.
At Shell Mound Park the Scottish clans
will gather from both sides of the bay. 1t
is their annual meeting.
The Columbia regatta will be held in the
Sessions Basin from u to O'clock.
A four-oared she'll race W i'll borrowed be-
tween two of the clubs and race between
the fat and the lean men has been arranged.
There is also TO be race of all canoes
for the HOLIDAY cup and game of water
polo with the University Club.
Where Are Her Gems?
Mrs. Harry Hinckley of Frutvale is
mystitied over the loss OF some valuable
jewery. The gems are valued at $4,000,
but possess much added worth in the
losers estimation from the circumstances
of their collection and the length of time
she has owned them. The loss occurred
last Thursday morning and was peculiar
in its circumstances.
Mrs. HincKley had come to town TO do
some shopping, and. being apprehensive
that her Jewels would be unsafe at home
owing to the presence of tramps and stran-
gers IN the neighborhood, she wrapped
them up IN g handkerchief and put them
in a chatelaiae bag. In this bag were also
couple Of pocket. books and a roll. of
money.
Mrs. Hinckley drove 10 a number of
stores and opened her bag several times to
pay for her purchases. When she reached
home she looked for the jewelry and was
astonished to find 1t gone.
The buggy was at once searched and
the route taken by the carriage in the
morning traversed, but no traces Of the
missing jewels could be found.
Chief Schaffer was notified and a special
detective detailed on the case, but the
quest up to date has been unsuccessful.
Mrs. Hinckley thinks the jewels must
have caught In her handkerchief thus
being drawn out OF the bag.
The lost valuabIes are as follows: A
large pearl ring set with nine diamonds, a
large solitaire diamond ring. ruby and
diamond ring, a ring with two diamonds.
solitaire diamond scarfpn and gold bow
kEOt pin studded with eighteen diamonds.
e California Berkeley.
I Yesterday morning the hearing of the
\ uit of the Veople OF the State Of Califor-
MIA upon relation Of Isaac Wells against
the town Of Berkeley, attacking the valid
ity or the recent TeincorpOratiOn of the
Town, cane up before Judge Greene.
The plaintiff was represented by T. T.
Grober aud C. L. Calvin and the defendant
by L. c. Robinson, L. a. Holman and
William L. Hill.
The points at issue were stated to be,
upon contention of the defendant:
First-That the petition Of the Board OF
Town Trustees TO submit the proposition
to reincorporate did not contain the reaui-
site number of names.
Second-That the proposition was not
submitted at general election, as re-
quired by statute.
Third-That the proposition did not re-
ceive the requisite number of votes to
make the incorporation valid. that is, a
majority.
In proof of the number of ballots cast
and the way they read counsel for the con-
testants offered the poll-ilst in evidence.
This was objected to by the attorneys for
the city, who claimed that it was not the
best evidence.
The matter was argued at some length
and tie list was not admitted.
The contest promises TO be a bitter one
Only recently the party represented by the
plaintiff raised $500 10 be used in pushing
the suit.
Quite n Difference.
Is Chairman Bart Morgan of the Board
of Supervisors a humorist? That is the
question now. 1t was published far and
wide a few weeks ago that Alameda
County was the most prosperous of any OF
the counties Of the State and the most
fortunate because Of its having so few
INDECENT or dependent people.
There is q certain proportion of the
amount which the counties pay ont for the
care OF lndigentS which Is refunded to
them by the State. This is called draw
back money.
When Secretary of State Waite was
making inquiries about this matter of the
various Boards of Supervisors the hair
man of Alameda County's board wrote the
Secretary that the INDECENT bill of this
county was $780, How this did make the
Secretary of State open his eyes. He sent
back congratulatory letters, and it was
published TO the world that AlameGa's
poor bill was DO larger than that OF little
Del Norte County and not third as large
as that OF Los Angeles.
But now comes the sequel. In due time
the official bills and documents arrived at
Sacramento and the foOtings showed a
material difference. 1t was S95, 600 instead
Of $500. Mr.. Morgan had left cipher off
in his letter.
The last letter Bart Morgan received
from the Secretary of State has not been
made public.
Hebrew Festivities.
Holiday services will be celebrated with
more than usual ceremonies by the He
brew residents of this city.
The New Years services will commence
at 6 o'clock sharp Sunday evening. Pro-
lessor Pratt will direct the orchestra. Rev.
DR.. Friedlander will deliver a sermon at
10 O'Clock, taking. for his subject, ''Expe-
rlence and Hope"
The committee of the congregation on
divine service hour requested Marcus
Jonas to officiate as "Bal Tokiat," and
that gentlem an has consented.
To Watch the Dealers.