The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-10
OVER IN OAKLAND.
Campaign of rIajor Waters
for POundn1aster.
BABY o'coNNELL MAY Go.
Blanche Cox Talks of Salvation Army
SEunl-Work at the Churches.
The Free Library.

Maj Robert Waters. the elongated
chimney sweep, is anxious TO assist in
turning the rascaIs OUT and wants to be-
gin with the office of Poundmaster. The
major wants the position.
He is, in fact, circulating petition ask
ing for the appointment. He learned a
lesson in the last campaign, however, by
which he profits now. Then the major
never took the pains to read the regulations
TO his petition to become an Independent
candidate for Councilman, because, as he
claimed, se never happened to have his
spectacles. lie learned, deeply to his re-
gret, thai per cent of the number of voters
in Oakland, whose signatures it was neces-
saTy to get. ware more anxious to guy"
him than they were to see aim a candidate
for the Council. The signers wrote fictitious
names, and sometimes kick this niger
would appear when the major fondly be-
lieved he had a bona fide name. He was
never told of the merciless imposition till lie
presented the petition to the City Clerk.
He never lost heart. but still believes
that wise providence Intended him to
serve his country in some public capacity.
So this time the major has engaged pri-
vate secretary to go round with him and see
that no jokes are perpetrated. lie himself
still pleads that he can't read because he IS
without his spectacles. His petition will
be filed with the Council before a week
from tonight, when an ordinance. now
pending, will probably be passed, taking the
control nf the Pound away from the Board
of Public Works and placing 1t in charge of
the Council.
Once this is done Baby O'Connelps term
thereafter will be short and an other man,
ii not the cOlOred chimney-Sweep, Will be
given charge.
There are numerous charges of cruelty
pending against O'CoBnell and others are
accommodating The recent Grand Jury
scored him numerically and recOmme nded
an immediate change. To avoid action in
the matter, because O'COnnell was pet of
'the gang" the old Council passed an ord-
nance placing control of the pound with
the Board OF Public Works. Then OCon-
nell was comparatively safe. The ordi-
nance, however, among others. was re-
Sclnded by the new Council.
It has been announced that DR.. Thomas
ii. Carpenter, formerly director OF the
Humane Society, will be probable candi-
date for Poundmaster, with the view OF
conducting the institution on humane prln-
eiples. He will also get some humane dog
eatchers, and see that they mix little
sense with the performance of their duties
something which the ''Daby's" deputies
have not always DONE and which is the
real cause of his getting into trouble so
often.
Staff Captain Blanche Cox of the Saliva
ton Army was in Oakland yesterday and
repeated her lecture on slum-w work, which
WAS delivered in San Francisco last week.
She spoke at the First Baptist Church in
the morning and at the First Congrega-
tlOnal Church in the evening.
Judge Ogden will this week hand down n
written opinion on the suit brought by Z.
X. Lynch to decide whether the bonds for
school purposes in Alameda. amounting to
S65,000, were legally voted. The injunction
suit has made Eastern buyers, several of
whom were negotiating for them, withdraw
their offers till the case Is decided.
Congressman HilbOrn is preparing his
reply to the contest by w. Il. English for
his seat in Congress and will soon begin his
side of the case.
Cancer resulting from the kick of horse
is what William Spelmau of 1ryingtOn is
afflicted with. Hewas kicked in the mouth
two years ago and his lip. which received
the greatest injury. never healed. A physi-
clan diagnosed it cancer few days ago..
Some of the Library Trustees went to
North Oakland yesterday TO inspect the
North Oakland free readng-room and 10
decide whether the present quarters shall
be retained or new ones provided.
At the Council meeting tonight it is ex-
pected that the Mayors message will be
taken up and the various recommendations
contained reported to the proper commit
tees
Emelie Sehwindrathshelm. the woman
shot by Carl Rock, her insane lover, is
slowly improving at the Receiving Hospital.
She is almost entirely out Of danger.