The morning call., 1893-02-14
OVER IN OAKLAND.
Application for Electric
Road Franchises.
A BERKELEY NEGROES CRIME
The Departure of Rev. j. M. Burgan.
Session of the Oakland Presbytery.
Alameda Non-PartiSanS.

A. A. Moore, one of the attorneys for the
Southern Pacific Company in the water
frontsuit, applied to the Supervisors, yester
day. for an electric road franchise com
mencing on the old county road near the
city limits, and running along the road unit
it intersects with the San Leandro road, and
thence southerly along High street to Ala
media. Mr. Moore stated that he was act
Ing on behalf of himself and w. F. Ru.
dolph. He said that it is to be a part of ar
electric system. but would not give any
other information concerning 1t. The cleo.
trio road Of the California Improvement
Company, which runs from Seventh and
Broadway. Oakland, to Alameda, will con-
meet with the Moore franchise at High
street, and 1t Is said that the System
spoken of belongs to the Southern Pacific.
and that the latter has obtained control OF
the California Improvement COmpany's line.
The Southern Pacific would then own a
loop from Seventh and Broadway to
Twelfth street, to Thirteenth avenue and to
the old county road to High street, and
thence through Alameda back to Oakland.
III the railroad is really behind the scheme,
Ii Will accomplish at one fell swoop what ii
has long desired, which is TO get control OF
all the streeIcar franchises on this side of
the bay. Mr.. Rudolph is connected with
the Twelfth-street road. now building.
which is also said to be for the Southern
Pacific Company.
Two additional applications for fran
chlses were made to the Supervisors These
were made by George w. Reed ON behalf OF
Horny w. Meek, w. j. Landers. Z. b. Stone
and A. l.. Stone. One is 10 extend from
REIMBURSEMENT street and Twenty-third
avenue along the avenue to the end OF the
old H0skins' motor road, and the other is in
San Leandro from the depot to the picnic
grounds.
John L. Davie and Ben Morgan have filed
petition TO the Council for an electric road
franchise from First and Harrison streets
along Harrison to Eighteenth, to Franklin,
to Twentieth, to Webster, to Broadway, and
thence along Broadway to the northern
city limits.
Rev. j. M. Burgan, the colored pastor of
African NJ. E. Church, has given up his
license and left the vineyard of the Lord for
Santa Clara County. Like Adam of old
Mr.. Burgan got !ato trouble because OF a
woman. There were several women, in
fact, and he did not want to face their
charges. He was accused OF insulting Mrs.
White of 1859 San Pablo avenue, Mrs.
House and Miss House of 448 Twenty-fifth
street, Mrs. Halle of Seventeenth street and
others. The trustees Of the church made
an investigation the other day, but the pas
tor had fled. Mr.. House was on his heels
Will a sHOtBuH At the pdotVA 10
married and took his family with him to
Santa Clara County. The presiding elder,
Rev. Mr.. S0mers, now has charge OF the
congregation. In his sermon yesterday he
expressed the opinion that perhaps the
preacher had been condemned too much
without proper hearing.
The Oakland esbytery met at the First
Presbyterian Church yesterday with forty
representatives present from the various
churches in the county. The principal
question TO come I'D was the revision of the
creed as recommended by the General AS
sembly. A resolution introduced by Rev.
DR.. Coyle was then adopted in favor of
keeping intact the confession of faith and
petitoniBg the General Assembly to ap-
point committee to prepare brief evan
gelical creed for use among members OF the
Presbyterian faith.
Major Waters filed his petition yesterday
TO be placed on the ticket as candidate for
Coun elm ana tlarge. The major is unable
10 read the signatures to his petition. but
among them are the names OF Black Bart,
Jimmie Hope. Peter Jackson and James
COrbett.
George Black. a burglar. attempted to
break into the Pierson residence at Eight
zenith and Filbert streets early yesterday
morning. but was confronted with revol-
yer from one of the windows. He was on
the roof of an adjoining shed at the time.
and when he saw the revolver fell in a
swoOn. The neighbors were aroused and
he was easily captured.
DR.. Dunn'5 analysis OF the stomach of
Michael Dieke showed that he died from
chloroform poisoning.