The morning call., 1893-01-28
OVER IN OAKLAND.
The Politicians Are Now
At Work.
OLD PARTY CONVENTIONS.
Millions in Gold i'm the Hills Back of
Haywards- of Mrs. F. M.
Campbeli-Alameda Notes.

A case that has been almost forgotten
will come up next Monday before Judge
Ellsworth in the Superior Court This is
the appeal Of Secretary Z. w. Theo bald
late OF the Humane Society. from the judg-
ment 10 the Police Court by which he was
sentenced to paw $50 fine on a conviction of
libeling DR.. Fl. t. Carpenter. director
HE CALL had announced that the society
was mixed in It's accounts. and this led to
an investigation. in which it was found that
Mr. Theabald had not accounted for certain
sums on his books, and in which it was also
found that the society owed him about
S1l00 salary. DR.. Carpenter and Mr.. Theo-
bald had a quarrel, in which the latter
charged the doctor with attending badger
fight. This led to the suit for libel. Since
then there has been no Humane Society,
the directors practically abandoning it. Mr.
Theobald is confident that he will win his
case OIL an appeal He is now the owner
Of a resort i'll Alameda.
All the delegates elected at the Demo-
cratic primaries Thursday night are for X.
Nj. Fitzgerald for Mayor. The name Of no
other candidate for the office will be pre-
sented at the convention to-day. dis 0p-
ponent ON the Republican side will prob
ably be L. l.. Barker. Aside from the
latter there will DE DIR. Pardee, the nominee
Dayie of the Peoples party, and T. W.
Sawyer of the PrOhibitiOnists. The fight
will not center about the office for Mayor by
any means, as the great object is TO get
good Council, and each party Is working to
that end The disadvantage is against the
two regular parties, as the pick has already
been made by the Municipal League, men
having been put up who otherwise would
have been nominated by either the Republi-
cans or Democrats. AS 1t is the intention
of neither of the old parties TO indOrse
other candidates, they have been put TO
their wits end TO find good material for
candidates.
The Republican convention which meets
next Monday will be made up of $50 dele
gates. already selected. There will be no
primaries.
Edwin Adams warned the Lunaey Com
mission and Judge OF the Superior Court
yesterday of the mistake made by the early
magistrates of this country in burning men
and women 10 death at the stake because
they were charged with being in cah00t
with witches. Somebody had charged Mr..
Adams with insanity because the spirits had
told him that there was a million dollars
worth Of gold in the hills back of HaywardS
and because he took a shovel and went out
there to dig for it last week.
IF | had found that gold YOU wouldn't
call me insane, would yOu?" asked Mr..
Adams. We'll, you just give me time and
III find il. There are lots Of hills to dig in
yet Three spirits came to ME on three
nights in succession and ted me TO dig.
I'm going 10 dig, and you fellows need
never think of penning me up because the
spirits are controlling me. and they Will
control you II you undertake IT," As Mr.
Adams was found not to be rational. and as
there was some doubt. the commission con-
tinued the examination. He went back TO
Hay awards, bought anew shovel and started
out to do more digging. If he finds the gold
it will be all right, but il not lie is liable to
60 TO AgnewS.
The contest of the will OF Hugh Sicer
having been compromised. by which the
heirs get one-Quarter interest, Mrs Ella K.
Siieer has applied to be appointed guardian
of her two minor children. Ella K. and Ida
w. Scer, children of w alter Slicer.
Mrs. Kate A. Campbell the wife of Fred
NJ. Campbell, died of brain fever yesterday
at her resd ence, 1862 Webster street, aged
SO years. She was a former teacher ana a
woman Of ability. following in the line of
her husband, who is noted educator. She
was the manager of the Pacific Educational
Agency of San Francisco.
The Municipal League party has placed
w. Z. BarnaTd's name ON its ticket for
Couneilman-at-large in place of J. w. Mel
son, who has declined. The party has be-
gun the circulation of its petitions to have
The names of Its candidates printed on the
elecian tickets.
II. W. Meek and N. j. Keller resigned
yesterday as directors of the Alameda
County Worlds Fair committee. Director
Frank Soule was elected TO the position of
treasurer. made vacant by Mr. Kslier's
resignation.