The morning call., 1893-08-23
OVER IN OAKLAND.
The City Council Is Well
Pleased.
NOT A BIASED SHERIFF.
Engineer Morgan Makes a Report.
A Chinese WOman'S Death-A
Banker Passes Away.
IOT A BIASED SHERIFF.

! reporter Win councilman Smell yesterday
shows that the Council is we'll pleased with
the recent decision of Judge McKenna and
is quietly resting on its oars, with the in
tentiOn of fighting the railroad along the
lines already laid down by the courts.
In answer TO a question MIR. Smell said
I'VE have had victory enough for one
day. We can let our lawyers fight it out
now on the lines already laid down. The
Cook case aud the Broadway case involve
all the law principles to be settled and give
US fighting ground enough for the present.
! 1t Is not a bad suggestion of that bright
/ and witty railroad attorney. j. G. Martin,
that we can lean upon Judge McKenna's
| decision when our moral courage seems to
! be giving away and letting US raid the
water front again. | would only add this
that when we are not leaning upon that we
VIII be leaning up against the able opinion
written by Mr.. Martins own hand before
the railroad took him into camp" that
the railroad had no title to the water front.
But what about those fences they are
building along First street@
"IheY do not close up any travelled
streets, and really cut no figure in the case.
Under the laws of this State improvements
or possession DO not affect the question of
title either way"
by the way, how do you think Harvey
Brown likes 10 be restrained by an injunc-
ton? He went into court 10 restrain us
and finds himself tied up We shall not
! cave 10 watch him to prevent his building
stockade fortress of heavy plank across
Broadway; neither will he have the tracks
relaid and the streets blocked with coal
cars"
Died of Cerebral Hemorrhage.
Tin Chi. Chinese girl Is years of age,
who has been employed as a domestic in
the family of John r. Hodge. 1869 Six
| teehth avenue, died suddenly yes erday
morning. The body was removed to the
moTgue, where an inquest was held last
night and a verdict found of death from
cerebral hemOrrhage.
The deceased. vino was also known by
! the American name of Nellie Rivers, was
born in Victoria, b. c. She used to saw
that her mother was French. but such is
not thought to have been the case. For
some time previous 10 her Introduction
into The Hodge household she was an in
mate Of the Chinese Mission Home in San
| Francisco.
Matron Hull of the latter institution
spoke very kindly of the little Chinese
woman Yesterday and said that she had
always been weil-cOpducted and gentle
girl.
At times. however, she would be subject
to fits OF melanchOlia and in one of these
in the month OF February last, while at
the home. she attempted TO hang herself.
To accomplish this she twisted the sheet
OF her bed into rope and tied ii around
Chi received only a severe fall. In falling
her head struck the floor violently and the
shock induced mental sarrangement
whose only effect was the frequent return
OF severe headaches. Since her residence
with the Hodges Tin Chi has preserved a
good reputation and was much liked by
her employers.
Morgan Reports.
City Engineer Morgan has submitted the
following report to the Board of Public
Works with regard 10 the dredging of
/ Lake Merritt:
Having been instructed by your honorable
body to make comDlele survey Of The dredg-
ing in Lake Merritt by the Pacific Coast
Dredging Company, beg leave TO submit the
following report:
From previous reports the total amount Of
dredging completed up TO and including the
channel of tn Main Lake sewer is 81 966
/! cubic yards, measured in the cut and to seven
feet below the city base. In addition to this
amount are two quantities of dredging.
First, 1920 cube yards, which was done
deeper and IN excess or the seyeu-fOnJ allow
ance. aud being also done previous TO the work
OIL the channel.
Second, 20,O00 cubic yards. measured in the
cut and dane adjacent to the boulevard, was
near the Junction of Second avenue anu East
Eighteenth street.
! This dredging was done after the completion
OF the channel TO the Main Lake sewer, was NOT
4 authorized by myself, no orders for the said
dredging having been given OY me, and also the
dredged material was deposited east of Second
I avenue. outside of the limits OF the park and
boulevard, as shown In my report OF August IL,
1898.
OF the above 90. 900 cubic yards an amount
not exceeding 200 cubic yards was deposited in
the boulevard to replace an equal amount
which had escaped through a break in the
earth dam. This break was caused by the
wat-r from The territory east OF Second avenue,
which hOwed back 10 the temporary dam at
East Eighteenth street IN which the sand
breaks occurred.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
, Carroll Cook and tho Sheriff.
The case of Louis Matheny for the mur-
der of Police Officer Cashin came up before
Judge Henshaw yesterday morning. The
case had been continued because the
venire OF Jurymen was exhausted in trying
10 secure jury, and when this special
panel was returned from the interior of
the county this morning. MatheDy's attor-
ney, Carroll Cook, challenged them all
claiming oias on the part of the Sheriff
COOK claimed that when he had asked
the Sheriff for certain privileges In the
jail Mr.. Mckilican had remarked that
Matheny was hard character and should
not De accorded much liberty, as he would
certainly attempt to escape
The District Attorney denied the chal-
lenge, and the Sheriff was called to the
stand and denied having had any bias.
The challenge was then disallowed. and
Mr.. Cook took an exception.
Four additional jurors were secured from
the special venire and the jury was CON-
pleied. The twelve men were then sworn
and the case continued by consent for one
week. The jury stands as follows: j. G.
Croli, Victor Gilardin, James Bills, Pat
rick Carroll, John Mccoy, S. l.. Gibbs,
Daniel Fenton, Luke Doyle. Fl. Richards,
Reuben Hunter, W. II. Bean, w. McVey.
Filthy Diaries.
An investigation of the forty dairies
supplying Oakland with milk has been
completed by Sanitary Inspector Smith,
and to about fifteen of them Health Officer
Adams has sent the following notice:
The sanitary inspector of this citv
upon making an investigation of your
premises, finds the same to be in very
filthy condition. l hereby notify you that
unless your premises are placed in sani-
tary condition within the time given you
by said inspector, we will consider il our
duty to notify your customers through the
public press of the condition of your
premises for the protection of their
health"
President Jacob Greenhood.
The vacancy in the presidency of the
California Bank and Trust Comnauv