The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-19
OVER IN OAKLAND.
Fight Against a Cordage
Factory.
FREE MEN WANT THE WORK.
Creditors of ]. w. Girvin Charge Him
With Fraud-Boyd Wanted to
Cross the Dark Chasm.

The 300 employees of the California Cotton
mills in East Oakland are making vigor-
Gus fight against the establishment Of a
cordage factory at the Folsom prison, TO be
operated by convcts At a recent meeting
the employees adopted resolutions protesting
against the bill introduced in the Legs a.
ture to build the mills. These resolutions
have been signed by hundreds OF others in
Oakland, and will be sent to Sacramento
this week. Assemblyman Taggart. who
came down yesterday, stated that the oppo-
sition will probably defeat the BILL
The insolvency proceedings OF j. w.
Girvin, the San Francisco rubber-dealer,
who failed for S123.000 have stirred up a
good deal of excitement. Many of his cred
itors charge fraud. Yesterday one of them,
j. w. Kline, cashier of the First National
Bank of San Francisco, filed petition
asking that GIrvin be cited to appear in
court. lie charges that Girvin has secreted
property to the value of $4,000 Sheriff
MeKllican has been appointed receiver OF
Girvln's estate in the sum Of $4,000 bonds,
with f. j. Moffitt and j. w. Laymance as
sureties.
The letter left to Superintendent Ken
nedy Of the powder works by Frank Boyd.
who committed suicide, stated that he had
made up bis mind long ago to kill hlclself
and that his good spirits were only assumed.
He declared that his mind was perfectly
sound and that he was merely existing. not
living, aud that il was time 10 end IL all. Il
want to cross the dark chasm," he said.
Having crossed II he will be buried to-day,
and Tomorrow a new foreman OF the
glycerne works will be appointed.
meeting was held at Blake's Hall by
the residents of Fruitvale last evening to
discuss the matter of incorporating as
town. The hopes of Oakland that this dis
trict would soon form the Eighth Ward OF
that town have gone glimmering.
The 'S4" demands Of Baby" OC0nneH.
the Poundmaster, are becoming quite as
famous rs Mr. Wanamaker's "S4 pants"
They have got the baby" into trouble ire
Quently, and on two or three occasions he
has been taken TO task by the Council. IL
seems lately that every time the baby"
makes a demand for S4, somebody makes a
charge of iDcOmpetency. extortlon. or some
thing, against him TO the Council. As
general thing, however, he gets the S4. His
latest trouble has arisen with Chris kley,
German grocer. Chris was leading a horse
along kirkham street, but met friend and
dropped the halter 10 talk about Germany
chances of getting Samoa In case the United
States aunexes Hawaii. Incidentally, they
went in to get glass of lager beer. and the
horse seized the opportunity TO cross the
street 10 order to investigate the qualities OF
a clump of early grass.
When Mr.. KIey came out Mr.. OCOnnell
had the horse. but the horse had the grass.
Mr.. Kley swore little. but MIR. O'Connel
solemnly made bis usual dctum, mo four
dollars, no horse" Mr.. KEY paid the S4
and got the horse which had got the grass.
and then rode up 10 the City Hall and filed
charges against Mr.. 0'COnnell, supple
mented with the demand that he be removed
from Office In the midst OF all the turmoil
in, fln hfarC rot ffa
Mr.. Kley got the horse back and MI O'COn-
nell got the four dollars.
Mrs. Amy LiijeRren. the divorced wife
Of the Rev. +. n. Liijegren. has decided to
make an appeal to the Supreme Court, and
has Withdrawn her exhibits from the Ala
media Superior Court. She is with an opera
company in Boston.
NJ. b. Curtis and wife have exchanged rs
lots in their Peralia Park property at Berke-
ley for SEQ acres Of vineyard land az Fresno.