The morning call., 1893-09-08

sion of the factsA The statement 10 your issue
of above date that "as matter OF fact Insanity
wrong and must have originated from a most
malicious mind. As matter OF fact the first
case of insanity In The Hord family il that Of
Miss Lizzie Hord. originating from sunstroke
received by tile unfortunate LADY In Washing.
ton. ID. c., som five years ago. Trusting that
you will in your next issue give this the
same prominence as your article of the 1st
inst.s l am. yours truly, c. G. SMITH.
Another Suit Against Oakland.
Oakland has another stunning big mon
opoly on its back. This time il Is the great
Standard Oil Company. Way back in 1889
a City Council gave 1t permission to erect
tanks and warehouses on certain lands on
the bay front, near the SiXteenth-street
depot. The Standard immediately went
to work and put up It's warehouse and
three big oiltanks. one holding 5000 gallons,
one 10000 and another $4,000. II spent in
these improvements abnut $4,000.
In short time some residents in the
vicinity protested that the oil tanks were
dangerous TO property and brought suit TO
have the same abased as nuisance. The
Standard got the suit transferred to the
United States courts, where it won.
Was 1t Fake?
The police are of the opinion that the
blood-curdling story of the choking and
rObbing of Mrs. Daniel FulkersoD, the old
woman living on the banks of Lake Mer-
ritt in an old scow with her husband, is all
a fake. They say that such a thing could
not have happened without some of the
neighbors knowing ii. and they say,
further, that the old man has told so many
different tales that they do not believe
now that he had $500 nor that he was
robbed. They think the story was started
by them 10 get sympathy. and that il is
known that the old couple Quarreled the
night before and that this will account
for the scratches and bruises on the
woman's throat.
Another Petition.
Yesterday an unknown man, who later
on acknowledged that he had come from
the Southern Pacific Company. tried to cir
culate a petition addressed to the railroad
company praying them TO restore the old
order of things on the Seventh-street line,
so far as the timecard was concerned, bu
to cut off tree travel. Few names were
secured.
Another representative of the railroad
nOtlfied some members of the Council yes
terday that the tiagmen ordered In the
ordinance passed Monday night will be
put OH in few days.
The Color Line In school.
The Board of Education has complaint
filed with it against Professor Bowman,
the principal of the West-end School, by
Israel G.. w lson. The latter saws that
the wall because of his prejudice against
Wilson on account of his color. The
school principal denies that he is preju-
diced against Wilson. but says that that
young man is an obstreperOus individual
and frequently gets his head bum ped in
other ways.
Wants 100000.
John O'DODuell, aged 13 years, was run
over and killed last March by a car of the
San LeandrO aud Haywards electric line.
Now the father, Thomas O'DonnelI, brings
suit against the railroad company for S6O,-
600 damages He asks $50, coo for the death
of his son and $4,000 additional for the
services the son would have rendered had
he lived.
Forced to the Wall.
The license of the Life and Annuity
Association OF Oakland, formerly known
as the Mutual Endowment Association.
has been revoked by State Insurance
Commissioner j. n. E. Wilson.
The association had but $1,000 in assets
with which TO pay $4,000 due on out
standing policies.
Polluted the Stream.
Carrie b. Russell ct al. have brought suit
against John BOoken ct al. for $1,000 dam
ages for fOuling the water in the stream
known as San Lorenzo Greek. Booken and
others run brewery in Eden Township.
and it is alleged the refuse from the brew
cry has ruined the creek water.