The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-06
OVER IN OAKLAND.
Dynamite Bob" Wants to
Sell Liquor.
AN ILLEGAL APPOINTMENT.
Retail Traders Organize = The Victim
of Carl Rocks jealousy : Alameda
n-Partisans-Berkele Notes.

The City Council held brief session last
evening and transacted a little routine bust
ness
An ordinance was passed to printrepealing
the ordinance allowing the printing bills for
the bond election, and an adjournment was
then taken till next Monday night at 7:3O.
None of the committees reported last
night upon the various matters referred TO
them. and the fact that they were not ready
to report was one of the causes Of the early
adjournment.
II was expected that some appointments
would be made by the Mayor, but in this
the lobby was disappointed. They will
probably be filed to-day.
A little advertisement was created Mt the
citing when Bob Craig, known as "Dyna-
mite Bob" applied for a license t. sell
liquor III a house on Seventh street One of
the boudsmen was V. l.. Forth. Craig's
application was referred to the Ordinance
and judiciary Com mitlee.
The preliminary examination OF Louis
Matheny on the charge of numbering Officer
Cashin at the time of the safe-cracking in
kuhDle'S saloon was finished at an evening
session in the Police Court last night. He
was held, without bonds, for trial before
the Superior Court. Carroll Cook, his at
toIney, said that he expected the prisoner
10 he held, but stated that evidence will be
eny's father is expected to arrive next week
from Albany, n. Y.
The will of the late Police Officer Cashin,
who was killed while attempting TO capture
burglar Touhill and his pal MathenE. in
West Oakland. was admitted 10 probate
Yesterday. The estate is valued at $4,000,
of which one-half goes to the widow and
the other half to the children.
The memory of eX-MayOr Melvin Chap
man. who has relapsed into obscuritv, was
revived Yesterday in the Fred v
Wood against John A. Sands. for the
position Of Justice of the Peace
of Oakland Township. Mr.. Sands was
recently appointed By Mr. Chapman to sue
coed Judge. Allen, who was promoted 10
the Police Court bench The Supervisors
claimed that they had something to say
about 1t and, therefore, appointed Fred V.
Wood to the position. Mr.. Sands took
possession of the Office and Mr.. Wood
brought suit TO GUST him. Judge Henshaw
decided that Chapman's appoip tment was
not legal, as The power was vested only in
the Board OF Supervisors. MIR. Sands will
retire.
Carl Rock, the suicide and would-be muir
derer. was buried in the potier's field yes
terday. The woman he shot is lowering
between life aad death at the Receiving
Hospital. One of the bullets fractured her
skull and portion of the bone was removed.
Her two children are being taken care of by
friends.
Albert KaYser. the Republican candidate
who contested the election OF Z. o. " hite-
head, the Democratic candidate for School
Director from the Sixth Ward, came out
the loser. The official canvass in court
Yesterday showed that Whitehead was
elected by plurality of four.
The Oakland retail traders are organizing
protective association to fght corpora
tons inimica 10 their interests. 1t is a
branch organization of the one recently
formed in San Francisco.
Arguments in the Merritt will contest
occupied The time before Judge Ellsworth
all OF yesterday afternoon and were con-
tiHued.
The Board of Public Works will hold
special meeting this evening to hear charges
against Poundmaster O'ConnelI.
The annual parish meeting of st. Paul's
Episcopal Church was held last evening, ut
which the following vestrymen and direct
orS were elected for the ensuing year: d.
Henshaw Ward, ID. NJ. KEN. A. ". Bishop,
John Cullin, A. A. Pennoyer. S. Nj. Bug
bee, II. Taft, c. 5. Palmer. j. G. Norris, b.
f. Stone and +. w. Hall. Delegates to the
diocesan convent ton were elected as fol-
lows: ID. Hanshaw Ward, d. NJ. Kent, A.
w. Bishop, f. W. Hall, Y. II. Metcalf; al
ternates, S. W. Bugbee, j. c. Norris.