The morning call., 1893-12-02
COUNCIL RIGHTS.
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Distribution of the Miller
Estate.
The Baseball Row-More Litigation
About Valensin's Estate-High
TaxeS-After Two Years.

.=: OAKLAND.-In the suit of Shepard &
Drath VS.. Mary Kelly for the replacing of
:: y wooden sidewalk by cement one as
ordered by the Council. the point was
raised by the defendant in a demurrer that
the word Reconstruction" or repairs" in
: section Is of The street law implies the use
:: of the same material as the sidewalks
were originally constructed of. Judge
Ellsworth sustained the demurrer Oh the
:: ground that the complaint did not state
!: facts sufficient TO constitute cause of ac-
#::tfon. If this decision covers the defense's
construction of the case then the Council
:: caunot compel a citizen to replace a
:. wooden sidewalk with cement.
Not Settled Yet.
-. ltwss thought about week ago that the
:. trouble between the Oakland baseball
: players and Manager Gieschen had been
settled, but it seems now that such is not
: the case. After long legal struggle the
:, boys agreed to accept a compromise. 1t
was agreed that they would get 80 cents on
the dollar OF their back salaries, and the
boys threw their bats il the air and were
E glad the affair was settled. Since then it
has been leaned from Edward Collins that
S Captain ,tsdNs3 and Attorney Greeley have
collected over $500 on the claims and the
the amount. while Greeley says his agree
ment entities him to % per cent. This
arrangement will of course cut the boys
money down until there would be almost
nothing left. The boys don't intend to sub
:.mit TO this arrangement. as they have
waited%o long they are almost desperate.
At any rate they cannot have the money
WITHOUT another struggle. as the attorney
aid captain refuse to turn any of it over
until some amicaDle arrangement is ar
: rived at.
-. To hasten matters the boys yesterday
employed Attorneys Chapman and Brad
:: ley to fight the case. and suit will be COM
menced in few days From the appear
. ance of things it will be a case of the
: monkey and the cheese before the thing is
. ended.
-. Attempted Suicide.
- "A case of attempted suicide occurred at
Seventeenth and West streets last night.
A man, % years of age, who gave his
name as John c: O'Hara. was taken to the
Receiving Hospital at 1880 O'Clock in the
patrol wagon with his head roughly
=: bandaged up in vain attempt to stancn
the. blood that poured from a dozen or
:. more wounds in his scalp and forehead.
=: OHara was tended by DR.. Legault, who
pronounced the injuries serious. They
were Jagged and deep. and looked as
slough they might have been inflicted by
o dull knife. OHara was formerly en-
:: ployed as gardener at the Blake house. On
Clay and Eleventh streets. He has been
an inmate Of DR.. Dukes Kelley Cure
Institute. but was not promising graduate.
~ High Taxes
:: A number of the residents of Piedmont
are angry and ready TO fight They claim
: that the new sanitary tax is outrageously
high, and have employed an attorney to
resist payment. 1t is also claimed that no
tax can be levied until the bonds are sold,
and the Piedmont bonds are still on the
m bo hIpu
%. and if what the people say Is true hey
have right to complain. George Roeth
co complains that he paid $3.50 for a lot and
IL was assessed at $1,000. The Blair estate
owns 1853 acres and it was assessed at
$4,000 Mrs. LoriDg owns two and
half acres OF unImprOyed property and it
was assessed at SIS, 900.
The Miller Estate.
The petition for final distribution in the
estate of L. II. Miller Jr., deceased was
filed with the County Clerk by Mary
Elizabeth Holton, the eXecutrix, yester-
day afternoon. Miller died at Alameda
December q, 1892, leaving a handsome
fortune to his daughter. the present petit
toner, who is but IS years old. The
estate Is of total valuation of S37S, 467.
Or this amount S42, 1877 is in cash and the
balance in real estate. stocks, promssory
notes and personal property. The bulk of
the fortune consists Of real estate in Cali
fornia. located in San Francisco. Oakland.
Alameda, Berkeley and about a dozen
counties.
VaIensin Litig stion.
Suit has been commenced In the Superior
Court by Elena ValensiD to recover
$41, 1926 60 from III. III. Pitcher and w. E.
Greene, executors of the estate OF GuiliO
V.alensin, deceased. The amount sued for
is claimed to be principal and interest on
: money had by the deceased for the use Of
the plaintiff. a deposition Of 7. a. Nor
:'Dlo Is attached. setting forth his claim TO
:"act as the agent of the plaintiff, who re-
sues IN the kingdom OF Italy.
Through His Hat.
Inc man who was shot at on Thanksgiv-
lpg night by E. NJ. Curley was found by
the police yesterday. His name is Patrick
ibaKer' he was not hit by either OF the
puiieIs, altn0ugh one went through the rim
Oh LIS nat Curley's examination has been
ses IoI december next when he will have
~ answer charge of assault to murder.
After Two Years.
:" feilx Dolan. who put a bullet into his
stepfather, John Guinness. about two wears
ago ana then left the country. turned mn a
few days ago and asked for lodging at the
City Prison. He was recognized ana
turned over to the Sheriff Yesterday morn
ing he was allowed to plead guilty tn a
charge OF assault and given sixty DAYS in
Jail.
The Catholic Ladies' Aid Societv have
. 10 ade out the following report of work
F.. done during the quarter ending November
80, 1898: Dlsbnrsed in groceries. SIS %.
fuel. 80 %; medicine, 500 35; cash, S53 95: