The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-08

throw water only 90 feet high. TIE effort
to pump water from the bay behind the
works was useless as the tide was our.
The energy of the Fire Department
alone saved the city front from destrnc-
tim bv keeping the fl mes from the OIL
house 200 feet away, where 100000 gallons
of oil and gasoline were stored.
The fire was prevented from reaching
the storehouse where thousands of kegs of
nails we're kent. When in operation; he
works employ 300 men. General Manager
Wright SAYS he is not sure that the factory
will be rebuilt. There is $4,000 worth
of raw material on hand. and some kind of
a temporary plant may be put in to work
that up.
The insurance is divided among twenty
Oakland and San Francisco companies.
A Celebrated Case.
To-day will begin before Judge Jones at
Martinez in the Superior Court of Contra
Custa County celr DRAFTED case. ltis suit
which has been in the courts for a half
dozen years, aud affects scores of people
who have become interested in the title
to the Sobrante ranch. This ranch is Of
historical interest, too.
Besides the titles and claims of the
smaller settlers and squatters Oh the
grant there are interested: The Adams
estate. Moses Hopkins. S. 3. Wecn. John
B. McCourtney, Margaret McCourtney,
J. L. McDnughall. Contra Costa Water
Company, W. S. McLaue, Patrcio Cas-
tro. P. G. Glpn and others. The source
Of the Berkeley water supply is located on
this ranch.
1t is expected that Horace W. Carpen-
tier will he witness in the case. Away
back in 1924 he was the attorney for
PIays, but Cannot Teach.
Mrs. Mary Overholtzer. by her attorneys,
McPike and Dunn, appeared before Judge
Ellsworth yesterday morning and denied
the statement made by her husband that
she knew music ana was we'll able to sup
port herself by giving music lessons. She
knows music and plays she piano. but
states that she is not competent to give in
structions and support herself.
Overholtzer's attorney. Edward K Tay-
Tor, filed a long affidavit in opposition to
the motion for allmonv, stating that his
client had left The employ of Stone &
Field. where he got salary OF S175 per
month. and is now working for Lowry g.
Stella, where he gets but S125 per month
The court granted the wife S25 per month
alimOny and $50 counsel fees.
The Webb Affair.
An application OF Florence F. Webb for
during the tendency of the pro-
ccedings for a divorce brought bv Ed ward
O.Webb of Haywards came up before Judge
Ogden yesterday. The applicant asks for
S125 a month almonv and $1,000 counsel
ices. w. r. Davis represents Mrs. Webb,
and Messrs. A. A. Moore and Stephen r.
Nye the plaintiff. who resists the applica-
ton. The plaintiff charges adultery and
in a cross complaint the wife alleges cru
city. The case was continued until Monday,
August IA, at p. NJ.
Wife for One Day.
1t will be remembered how Adrien G..
Oh ,uche. the rich old wine merchant mar
ried pretty Marie E. Bon while on his
deathb-d. He lived but few hours after
the wedding. and when he died he left his
young wild ow the snug sum of S74,S42.
The widow appeared before Judge ELS
worth yesterday with her attorney, A.
Comte, and asked for family allowance.
She was given $500 per month out of the
estate.