The morning call., 1893-06-14

they had just passed when sudden jerk
enrew her down, bruislng her he'd and
! hip.
PAID FOR HIS Loss-The City Council
met last night and passed ar ordinance
appropriatlng $1,000 TO remunerate EgDert
otohe Tor what loss he may have sus'alnen
III not being allowed to carry out con-
tract tor the construction of the boulevard
around Lake Merritt. Councilman Smell
ooJected to the appro pratiou. but the
ordinance was passed without his vote.
John johnson. Mrs. Clifton's son, first
learned of his mothers accident through
an unknown party in Alameda. lie at
once telegraphed and received the Iepiv.
Died at Mercy Hospital IL o'clock last
night. Inquest now in progress. Send
body to California" Mrs. Clifton was
much beloved by her many friends in Oak
lahd and had lived here since 1873.
S50000 FOR A BoY.-Lorlu Fox. whose
hve- -year-old boy, Arthur, was run over
aud instantly killed by n car Of the Oak
land Consolidated Street Railway Com
pany nearly year agH. on Frank lin street,
brought suit for $4,000 before Judge Og-
den yesterday. The railroad has only one
iaWVer to represent il, but the case VIII
| doubtless be hot one.
He DROPPED DEAD.-joseph Kelby,
aged l9, an employe cf the California
Nursery at Niles, fell dead at the latter
piaSo JpoteICay UlOIHluS. SHioHtI LNSlo
lleld an Inquest on the body later in the
day and found a verdict Of death from
heart disease. Young kelby has sister
liVlng at Il Cedar avenue, San Francisco
AN EMBEZZLEMENT.-M Michael Curran,
coiIeetor for the Rapid Transfer Company
on Eleventh street, was arrested last night
anG lodged in the City Prison on charge
OF entertainment of S15. Cnrran broke
down when arrested and confessed his
guilt.
OAKLAND NoTEs-W. F. Rudolph. one
oil The directors of the Central-avenue Rail-
way Company, has returned from his trip
through the East and is again stationed al
Ninth street. MIR. Rudolph said. in reply
to query as to whether the power for the
road would be obtained from the Grove
street line, that three or more offers had
been made them. and the prospect was
that the Twelfth-street line would become
a great system.
Mrs. j. 5. Granhois of Golden Gate, who
has been on trial in the Justices Court on
charge of battery. has been found not
guilty. Mrs. Grandbois was accused of
pouring hot tea on Mrs. Cunningham when
angry over trouble that originated at
card party.
Chief of Police Schaffer is trying to sell
-hls ranch at LyermOre. in order that he
may purchase city property and reside
permanently in Oakland. He finds living
his ranch is too far away for him to give it
his attention
The railroad company proposes to fence
up the marsh land which lies on the other
SIDE oil the estuary, near the WebSter-street
bridge, and thus prevent peOpe from
landing small vessels and discharging their
cargos. which they have been in The habit
OF doing 10 avoid paying wharf charges.
a part II not all of the livestock of the
estate Of Gniio Valensn will be shipped
To New York by the executors and sold al
public or private sale.
Berkeley.
NEW OFFICERs.-At a meeting of the
Electric Light, Heat and Power Company
held last evening Messrs. Osborne, Ne
Cready and Cunningham rendered their
designations as directors and Mr.. Osborne
as secretary and superintendent Tney
were accepted and Messrs. Louis Gotshall,
}. G. Leibert Jr. and J. L Honn were
CHOSEN to fill the vacancies in the director
ship and c. II. Street secretary and super
intendent.
To HAVE TRAINS SToP.-At the meet
ing of the Board of Trade Monday evening
I'D. +. Mcdonald, II. w. Taylor and Reuben
Rickard were appointed committee to
walt On the Southern Pacific Railroad
Company ana request that all trains pass
ing through the city make stops at the sta
ton.
each precinct resulted in the choice of
{. +: Preble. Louis Gottshall, J. }. Mason,
Ii. w. Taylor. Captain J. B. Henley, W.
&. Bissell and II. ID. Irwin, named in he
order Of the precincts. Two money prizes
OF S15 and SO were offered respectively
to The two children Of the Berkeley School
writing the best two advertising descrip-
tons Of Berkeley, the articles TO be fn-
lshed not later than July 4. Professor
Boone and Mr.. Richards of the Board of
Education and three others yet to be
chosen Will act as Judges. There was a
lively discussion butno formal action taken
with reference TO q direct ferry between
Berkeley and San Francisco and also with
reference To the nigh rate OF fire insurance
charged in this city.
SPEEKMAN RECovERING.-F. Speek-
man, the cigar manufacturer. residing on
Bristol street, who was waylaid, Knocked
Insenoible. aud robbed one evening last
week while walking from the Oakland
Point to the Sixteenth-street station on the
berkeley local. is gradually recovering.
he lad been COLLECTING during the day,
and had considerable sum OF money
about Dlin, Just how much / e did not
know. Severa! men Were noticed dogging
his footsteps during the day. and the
officers are now looking for these men.
DIRECT TO THE BAY.-'rhe cars on the
West Berkeley streetcar line will soon
once again 90 directly down University
avenue to the bay, the ma macadamiZing of
the avenue being about completed as far
as San Pablo avenue The cars latterly
have been turning on Tenth street and
going down Delaware street. two blocks
away.
FULL OF YEARS AND HoNoRs.-Mrs.
Catherine Cooley, mother of the Cooley
brothers OF West Berkeley, died yesterday
norGing ut the house of her daughter at
lemescal. The lady was II years Of age
and had large circle of friends.
Alameda.
DEATH OF Mrs. BAUTEN.-Mrs. Emma
G. Bauten, wife of n. j. Bauten, a we'll
known contractor of this city, died at her
home. 1887 Ninth street. on Monday even
ing from hydrocephalus, resulting from a
surgical operation to remove a tumor.
Deceased was aged 53 years and was a
native of Alsace, Germany. She left no
children, and had two sisters. Mrs. John
Walfert of Haywards and Mrs. Charles
Miller OF San Francisco.
HAYES Proposition. - John Hayes.
the arc htect and bailder residing at 1908
railroad avenue, placed propositon be-
lore the Board of City Trustees ut its
last meeting. whereby he offers to put in a
pile bnlkhead between the w bster-sreet
roadway and the broad-gauge tracks, and
IN return asked that the water front re-