The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-04
OVER in OAKLAND.
That Boulevard Scheme Is
Enjoined.
EARLIER THAN EXPECTED.
Drink Makes Duarte a Murderer and
Suicide-New Directors of the
Worlds Fair Association.

the boulevard, spoken OF In yesterdays
CALL, came sooner than expected.
Yesterday afternoon W. f. Barnard, a
capitalist and member of The Municipal
League. filed suit against the city OF Oak
land and Commissioners Playter, Carothers
and Hughes of the Board of Public WORKS
asking that the work be restrained. A tenn
porary Injunction was granted pending the
hearing. Other suits will follow.
The basis of the Barnard complaint is
that the filling In of the borders OF the lake
will conflict with the act Of the Legislature
granting part of the lake to the city as
water park and would forfeit the grant to
the city by violating its strict conditions. 1t
is alleged that one-third Of the property
granted to the city in trust for water park
would be taken up to build a boulevard and
that the State would be entitled to recover.
Several protests have been filed against
| allowing the work 10 proceed and mass
| meetings have been held to protest against
| it. A short time ago the Federated Trades
| notified the Board OF Public Works that an
| Injunction would be asked for If other con-
| tracts were given.
When the Board of Public Works met to
| consider the bids last night they ap-
| preached the matter gingerly. Instead of
| doing anything they referred the whole
matter back to the Council.
They set forth In resolution that there
| was only so, 900 for the purpose, while the
| Council had authorized them 10 spend
| 100000. The sum in hand was not enough.
| and 1t was desired to know where the rest
| OF the money was TO come from.
| Councilman Wilkins introduced a resolu-
| ton to transfer $4,000 from the general
| fund, which was carried by small ma
| jority.
| Antoine Duarte swore off on New Years
| day, aud the next night he had the jimjams.
While the bears and other wild animals
| were crowding about him he went upstairs
and shot his barkeeper, Antoine Dias. He
| then nred two bullets into the chest of the
| barkeepers wife, and to make things COM
| plete. tunbied downstairs again and sent
bullet through his own brain.
The tragedy occurred at the Ashland
| Corner" saloon beyond San Leandro on
the line OF the electric road.
| Duarte arose about / o'clock yesterday
| morning and went TO the room of Mr. and
| Mrs. Dias. Let me in, I'm SICK" said
| Duarte.
Dias opened the door, and just then
| Duarte fired. Dias fell, shot through the
| shoulder.
MY God are you going to murder NJ ?"
| cried the wife.
Two shots answered. She fell, pierced
| through the lungs. Their little child was
| sleeping with them. but Duarte saw too
| many bears and reptiles to take cognizance
| of it.
| He rushed downstairs and saw the devil,
| with halo of birthstone about him. grim
| ming in the doorway.
| Then he lifted the revolver and went to
! his reward
| The Coroner declares that the odor of
| whisky could be smelt on the brains that
| the man spattered about the floor
Inc woman died at 10 O'clock last night,
| but there Is small chance of recovery for
! Dias. They came from Fresno five months
u IN RAon H.
| for Duarte, who was bachelor, and so
| drunk at all times that he could not look
| out for bis own business. There was never
any difficulty, and the shooting was only
the result II insanity from the inordinate
| use oil liquor They were all Portuguese.
AT It's annual meeting Yesterday the Ala
media County Worlds Fair Association
| elected the following new directors: DR.,
LOOMS. Robert S. Farrely. II. w. Meek,
| 9. A. Wetmore, j. c. Wbipple, j. L. Ne
| Elrath, ii. L. Smith. NJ. j. Laymance, Frank
| Soule, NJ. j. Kelley and IL. w. Woodward
| The election was favorable to the choosing
| OF j. A. Colquhoun as manager OF the Chi
| csgo exhibit When the new directors as
/ sehblsa iB the AFTERNOON W. II. 0Brieu,
who was chosen manager by the old d.
rectors. resigned. AT a meeting to be held
| within few days new manager will be
| chosen. After the election the Board of
| SUPERVISORS appropriated $1,000 to be used
| for the preparatory exhibit in San Fran
cisco and for paying some of the salaries.
Bart Morgan was again elected chairman
| OF the Board of Supervisors yesterday. The
| only new officer TO take bis seat was j. c.
finnkett, late School Director. The county
| officers assumed their duties at noon
| Sheriff MeKilliean's deputies are as fol-
| lows: w. 5. Harlow. Edward Gilligan, j.
| Lane, George Hunt, Richard Martin and
Andrew Hollywood. Sir. Giligan will be
| chief jailer with Mr.. Lane as assistant
| County Clerk Crane has appointed James
Mcclure deputy In place of Harry Belden.
| District Attorney Shook will have only two
| deputies at present l.. S. Church and A. L.
Frick.
Miss Minnie SteffanonI, the adopted
| daughter OF A Stefanon, wealthy Jew
eler OF Broadway. was sent to Sacramento
recently IN order to get her away from her
lover, Michael Lawler, conductor ON the
Piedmont cable road. He follow ed her and
they were married. Her parents have re-
venged themselves by dis0wnIng her. The
young people are happy. however. and the
husband. besides having neat little sum
saved, is earning S75 per MONTH
Balllngton Booth. the head of the Saliva
ton Army, has begun salt In Oakland
against George S. ard Carrie Judd Mont
g0mery 10 quiet title to lots in Bsulah Park
which, by mistake, were decided by defend
ant to the plaintiff as commander OF the
Salvation Army, or to his successors In Of
fee. Booth wants the title vested in him
solely.
Burglars robbed Culin's saloon at Seventh
street and Broadway of $50 eaily yesterday
morning.
Fifiy-six delegates, seven from each
ward. forming the Peoples party conven-
ton, met last night at Liberty Hall. and
nominations were made the time till II
o'clock being consumed in electing officers
OF the convention. Rev. Frank Dixon was
ehoseD permanent chairman. Eugene Hough
secretary and o. A. Shaw treasurer The
committee on platform and resolutions did
not have Its report ready, and an adjourn
ment was taken till Thursday evening.
The proposition to widen New Broadway
was defeated at the Council meeting, the
resolution fol- the work being rescinded By
vote Of 8 10 2.
Alameda.
| The School Directors last evening de-
cided to admit girls as we'll as boys to the
night school in the Porter School building.
Heretofore only boys have been admitted.
The name of the Alameda Daily States
! man was changed last evening to the Ala
media Evening Telegram. j. f. Barber is
the publisher and editor.
The City Trustees will meet this evening
and take final action upon the ordinance
authorizing the sale Of S65.000 worth of
| school bonds, bearing interest at per cent.
The West End Pottery Works have been
temporarily closed.
Jue total numDer OF arrests maQe IN tQlS
| city during the year 1892 was $40.
Justice Peckham's courtroom is located
on WEIGH avenue in the same place where
| w. 2. Byler had his office.
| Z. G. Daniels. editor OF the Argus, left
| yesterday for weeks stay in Sacramento.
Berkeley.
The Southern Pacific Electric Railroad
Company, connecting Berkeley and Oak
land via Telegraph avenue. was prevented
from starting its cars on regular trips yes
terday by a displaced magnet in one of the
dynamos. The company will begin its reg