The morning call., 1893-04-01
OVER IN OAKLAND.
The Non-Partisan Council
in Power.
NOW MAYOR PARDEE IS SAFE.
Supervisor Plunkett and His Plans.
More Cases of Smallpox.
Attempt at Suicide.
Mayor Pardee is safe.

aluCC 10 odlcs
The new City Council accomplished a
coup d'etat last night that makes it a matter
of Indifference what the old Council may OF
may not do about approving the bonds OF
the new Non-Partisan officers.
The members Of the new Council quietly
met at midnight, the time of the expiration
of Mayor Chapman's term.
At II 01 A. NJ. Deputy Clerk Nelson called
the Council to order and called the roll.
Those answering were Counclmen Capell,
Manuel, Dow, Smell, Dalton, Hoffman,
Towle and Marshall.
These are all the members of the new
Council excepting Watkinson, the Republi-
can member of the OLD board, who was re-
elected.
Barstow nominated Towle as temporary
chairman, and then on motion he was
quickly made permanent president.
A resolution fixing the bond of the Mayor
at $4,000, that of the Auditor at $4,000 and
that OF the Treasurer at $4,000 was
adopted and at once approved by Mayor
Mayor Pardee then offered his bond as
Mayor. approved by City Attorney john
son aud Treasurer Gipin, as the charter
requires, and it was filed with the Auditor
at II :05 A. NJ. The meeting then adjourned.
and George {. Pardee had legally taken his
The old Council was to meet tonight and
approve the bonds of the new officers, but
the suspicion that quorum might not
materiaIiZe was prevalent among the Nom
Partisans, and the precautionary action
taken last night was decided upon.
Since leaving the Board of Education to
become member OF the Board of Super
Vlsors j. 9. Plunkett has been active in
bringing about number OF reforms. One
was an investigation into the looseness
with which liquor licenses were granted.
ana another was the check placed on the
promiscuOus giving of charity TO all appli-
cants, whether mpostors or not. The lat
Ter, which was great evil, was taken up
by Mr.. Plunkett, which led to au investiga
ton and exposure by the Enquirer. Mr..
Plunkett has another proposition. This is
to stop the payment by the county of 1888
monthly to the Oakland Gas. Light and
Heat Company for light, mainly for the
county buildings. His plan is to establish
an electric-lght plant, independent of any
corporation. for the use of the Hall of Rec
ords, the Courthouse and the County Jail.
Just as Mercel Hourat, the laundry
man, at 1888 Twelfth street. began to re-
cover from malignant case of
smallpox three more cases broke
out at the same place. These were reported
to DR.. j. H. p. Dunn, Health Officer. yes
terday. The quarantine will be kept up
good many weeks longer. A ridiculous fea-
tnre OF the affair was that some of
ii lurats friends tried to prove that he only
had chickcn-pox, and even got some physi-
clans to diagnose he case as such. 1t was
repetition of the Roberts fasco. The lat
ter was Guaranteed BY the Health Officer,
but employed some physician to testify that
the case was only one of chicken-Dox, and
then tried to make some money by suing
the city for 5000 damages. He hasn't got
the money yet.
A young woman giving her name as Mary
Ferguson tried 10 drown herself three
times while crossing the bay from San
francisco, on the last boat Thursday night.
She threw off her hat and cloak and
mounted the guard rail on the upper deck
of the boat just as it pulled out of the slip.
A deckhand caught her. She tried il again
opposite Goat Island, and as the boat pulled
in at the slip. hut, as she was watched. was
prevented. Officer Williams took her to
the station, but she has steadily refused
TO talk, except to say that she has daugh-
ter Is wears old in San Francisco. and that
she left letters telling her relatives that
they never would see her again. She still
declares that she wants to die. The uOlice
Will keep her until some one claims her.
She is entirely rational, but appears to be
very despnndeut.
a. l.. Whitney, carpenter and builder,
has filed petition in insolvency. lie owes
S1306 %, with assets at $500
The Board of Public Works has fled an
answer TO the suit of V. l.. FOr:in, relative
to the contract for brickwork for the new
High School, in which it is alleged that
FOrtin's bid did not conform to the adyer-
tisement for bids.
The second lnstallment of county taxes
will be delinquent after Monday. the oath
prox.
The further examination of Louis Matthew
for the murder IF Officer Cashin began in
the Police Court yesterday afternoon. and
night session was held. The chain of
evidence against him was drawn tighter.
John ii. Todt. a gurDey-cab driver testi-
fed that Matheny came 10 the cab Office at
2:05 o'clock on the night of the burglary and
murder and was driven TO the corner of
Seventh and PeraIta streets, block away
from the scene of the tragedy, which &C.
CURED an hour later Officer Williams
testified that he saw MathenY and Touhin
on the II 10 train from Broadway, and that
Matheny carried 4 valise Identical to the
one found containing the burglars tools in
kuhnle's saloon.
the muddy shoes found In Matheny's room
were OF the same size as those worn by him
when arrested.
DR.. Dunn testified he made an examina-
tlon Of Louis Matheny In the City Prison
on March II. and found several cuts and
scratches on his hands and arms as if made
by some substance like glass. This ended
the testimony, and the examination was
then continued until Monday. The only
time the prisoner lost his calm demeanor
and showed agitation was when Captain
Lees took the stand and testified about his
arrest in San Francisco.
The present Board Of Education met for
the last time last night
Mr.. Schultz was elected teacher in the
Garfield Evening School vice w. A. Dow,
recently elected to the Council.