The morning call., 1893-10-25
FORTUNES WHEEL
A Cabin-Boy Becomes a
BarOnet.
SPEED ORDINANCE APPROVED
Offer of a House for a Pension
Burglars Make Clean Sweep
of Ladies' Lingerie.

OAKLAND.-ThomasS Stone. IS years OF
age. arrived in Oakland eight months ago
without a cent and spent his first night IN
this city under the Eighth-street bridge.
Word from his home in England has just
reached him with the intelligence that his
father has died and that he is now Sir
Thomas Stone, baronet, with fortune OF
S150,OO0.
The reply to letter brought the i1telll-
gence that Stones father had died the day
after the young man sailed from Liver
pool. and that con nseQuently he was the
heir to &32 600 and the title Of baronet.
Stones good luck has not turned his
head, and when a reporter interviewed
him he was at work sweeping up the back
ward at 217 Seventh street, where he was
employed by Mr.. and Mrs. Michael
Rigusy.
As a token of bis appreciation of Mr.
and Mrs. Rigney's kindness he has fitted
out a handsome steam launch for the son
of hat family.
In few days he leaves for England in a
Pullman car, with all the glory of young
lordllng.
The Wardrobes of Two Women.
Last Sunday evening burglars entered
the residence of Mr.. LOugee, at 1855 Grove
street, whlle' his family was at church,
and not content with taking away all the
portable jewelry, plate. silver spoons.
knives ana forks. took all the wearing ap-
parels of the ladies. The family occupy
the lower fiat and the gas was left burning
in the parlOr, which no doubt kept the
burglars from looting this end OF the
house. They went through the entire
rear portion and IN the bedrooms OF the
ladies, Mrs. Lougee and daughter, made a
clean sweep of everything. They took
every article of wearing apparel they
could lay their hands on and made Such a
thorough haul IN this particular that the
lady of the house was compelled to depend
upon the kindness of a nelghbor for neceS-
saTy articles of lingerie for the night.
A House for Pension.
At the meeting of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union yesterday "a
unioue proposition was recsiyed from Miss
Newcum, VINO offered to donate house
and lot to the organization, lOca ted in East
Oakland, providing the union would pay
her S12 per month for life. A committee
was appOin ted to examine into the matter,
and reported adversely on the proposition.
1t reports having found the property to
be worth about $4,000. The building is Of
little value
The peculiarity of this matter is that
Miss Newcum has been before several
bodies with similar proposition. She
. once made like offer to the First Congre-
gational Church. and also the First Pres
byteTIaD Church.
A Very Dry Case.
The case against tie indicted Super
visors, now being heard in Judge Greene's
courtroom before judges Reynolds, Greene
and Ogden, is very dry case indeed, and,
as a drawing card. is a complete failure
Not even the most hardened court habitue
can sit for long and listen 10 the dry law
points being argued by the array of lega
talent on both sides.
Arguments were made by Messrs. Reed,
Shook and Martin. Mr.. Martins argu-
ment was quite long one, and at 8 O'CLOCK
1t was submitted to the Judges for decl
sion. 1t is thought that it will be some
weeks before the decision is handed down
accidentally Shot.
A. d. Dennis, cigar-dealer at FL eventf
and Broadway, had close call for his life
yesterday. He was out lark-shooting III
his cart, in company with his wife. neal
Martinez. The gun was resting in the
cart, with the muZZle between Dennis and
his wife, when it was accidentally dis
charged, tie charge grazing Mr.. Dennis
left side and tearing away the muscles oil
the left arm. The wound is very ugly anO
very painful.
Boogar's Title.
Six distinct suits were filed against
Philip and Catherine Boogar yesterday
requiring them to quiet title TO their prop
erty on San Pablo avenue and Twenty.
second street. Catherine Boogar claim:
this real estate as community property.
The Mayor Approves.
Mayor Pardee has signed the ordinanc,
passed by the Council limiting the speed
of trains in passing over draw bridges t.
eight miles per b our; also the one appro
prl ating $1,000 for the Davie ferry.
A Collision.
As the Rosalie was leaving her wharf at
o'clock, her bow came in collision with tht
stern OF the Alameda, but no damage
was done, and there was no alarm among
the paSsenge rs of either boat.
BERKELEY.