The morning call., 1893-09-27

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correspondence with pretty yellOw w-haired
lass in tho fatherland he found his hearts
desire. He told her To come 10 him aud
she crossed the wide ocean and is now
hylng as fast as steam can carry her some
where between the Pacific and Atlantic,
and poor Frederick has not clothes in
which TO marry his lave; neither has he a
nest to put his birdie in nor wherewith 10
feed her and elothe her when lie gets her.
lie has written TO number of clergym ell
IN his distress and has threatened suicide.
A number Of Germans have examined into
his case and given temporary assistance.
and the eXpectant bride will not be so
badly disappointed after all on her arrival.
Teachers in Congress.
The Alameda County Teachers Ins,i-
tute convened at Hamilton Hall at lis
O'Clock Yesterday aftern oon With 450 teach
ers In attendance.
| County Superintendent Frici acted as
chairman. The meeting was opened with
music. and then the institute was formally
| organized.
! With the various excursions planned for
| to-day. 120 sgnified their intention of 60
ing to Palo Alto, 100 to Berkeley and IS 10
| San Francisco.
Professor GeOrgs c. Edwards then de-
| llvered an address on the subject of
"Ieaching Mathematics in the Prepara-
! tory Schools"
HO COulbLutu IlIdL dTlIlluItAlC
! should receive most attention on account
| OF Its practlcabillty, but that algebra,
| geometry and trigonOmetry should be en-
braced In the curriculum Of the prepara-
| tory school. The time that each subject
should relatively command be placed as
follows: Arithmetic, years; algebra, p
years, and trlgonometrv, half year.
The advantage Of pictures and iliustra-
tlons was also enlarged upon.
What the Murphys Fought For.
The estate of Mrs. Anna l.. Murphy has
been appraised at S466, 703 10 This is
somewhat short of the million it was sup
posed the children we're fighting for. The
personal property Is valued at S41, ,57S IS,
and consists of: 70 shares of Contra Costa
Water stock, valued at $3.50; shares of
Pacific Gas Improvement stock, 1895; 20
shares San Francisco Gaslight. S1270; note
of j. w. GiTvin, $1,000 The real property
consists of: An undivided quarter of prop
erty corner Bush and Sansome Streets
valued at Sl50.625; an undivided quarter
Of property corner Jones and McAllister
streets, valued at S274, 800 The appraisers
were: w. j. Dingee. W. NJ. Burnop and
John L. Cox.
An Office without Records.
The Office of the City Engineer of Oak
land is without records or data of any
kind regarding the vast street apd sewer
system OF the city, and the newly ap-
| pointed City Engineer, NJ. Grey, is in a
Guandary as TO just where to take hold of
affairs. A meeting of the City Engineer
with the Council Finance Committee Will
be held shortly to take steps looking into
the matter ana TO determine just what is
best to be done.
Boogar's Sanity.
The petition Of Mrs. Catherine B0ogar
to have her husband, Phillip Boagar. de-
clared an incompetent was withdrawn by
the petitioners attorney, George X.
knight. yesterday after a spirited contest
The suit brought by Mayor Pardee for
Boogar to quiet title 20 a piece OF real es-
tate on San Pablo avenue was also ended.
Judgment was given for the plaintiff.
Notes.
Coroner Eyers held an inquest yesterday
over the remains of John Waul. the Indian
shot and killed by Constable Trefry, aud
found verdict of justifable homicide.
The Supreme Court has adjudged that
the FruityaIe sanitary bonds are legal
They are for $4,000.
The first volume-there will be two
more-of the abstract of the city water
front case, for use by the Attorney-Gen-
eral, was completed yesterday.
Annie +. Cavasso was granted a divorce
from Isador I. Cayasso Yesterday on the
S25 month alimony and S100 counsel fees
The subscriptions to the MIdYInter Fair
fund amount now to S442l 55
John Magee and John Thompson, the
men who robbed the Fruitvale residence
of j. Fernando Miches, were yesterday
held to appear before the SUPERIOR Court
in bonds of $4,000 each.
Articles of incorporation of the North
ern Washington Mining Company have
been filed. The capital stock is set at
S500000. of which $40 900 has been sub
scriDed. The stock Is divided into 125,000
shares at 81 a share.
At the time Of the great raid on the boot
black stands and lumbe piles in the streets
and on the sidewalks a whole lot of the
stuff was carted off 10 the corporation.
yards. Among the rest was lot of good
lumber belonging to the Humboldt Lum-
| Der Company The company was sent
word the other day to remove the same
and pay the cost of carting itup or it wou d
be sold. The lumber company promptly
came uD and panked down S5S and took
its lumber.
The Teachers Institute of Alameda
County will convene at Hamilton Hall this
afternoon at 1 15 o'clock. Addresses will
be made by Professor Edwards and Presi-
dent Martin Kellogg of the State Uni
versity.
Subscriptions TO the Alameda County
Midwintsr Fair fund have amounted to
S4l25 05.
Work on the new school buildings of the
Third Ward will be begun to-day.
Yesterday an order was made by Judge
Greene for the sale of the real estate of the
faro king" the late James p. Rynders.
The estate Is valued at S65, 900.