The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-07-10
THEIR PRIMARIES.
Democrats to Hold Them
Next Saturday.
The Council Considers the Matter of
the Strike-The Third
Ward School.

OAKLAND.-M. j. Laymance. chairman OF the
Democratic County Central Committee has
sent out the following circular announcing that
the primaries to elect delegates to the State
convention will be held on Saturday, July IA:
"The delegates TO the State convention at
| San Francisco are empowered to act as ueie-
gates 10 the several district conventions Tor tue
purpose OF nominating State ana dlstIIct on II,
! GERS and Congressman, and for the purpose Oh
| transacting whatever other business comes
| before the convention. 1t is ordered tnat ron
of membership in the various clubs or thr Guy
| of Oakland and elsewhere in the county where
| the club plan is followed shall be open unlll .
P. NJ. on the Thursday next before the Saturday
when the dele gates herein referred TO are 10 10
| elected. All persons participating In cluo OF
| primary elections must be legal clI1Zens, on
! the Great Register of Alameda County ana
| duly entitled TO vote at a general election IN
the ward or township in which the primary Is
| held"
County Business.
The Board of County Supervisors met yes
terday. with but three of the five members
present The District Attorney rendered an
| opinion upon the petition Of Robert McGoun,
asking that the franchise hitherto granted
Herman Kruesi for the construction and ope-
ration of a railroad track along one side OF the
tidal canal. extending from the upper END Oh
the estuary OF san Antonio 10 San Leanuio
| Bay, be revoked.
| Mr.. Shocks opinion was rs follows: III you
shall find that The terms and conditions OF lnis
| franchise have been violated upon tne part
| of the person or persons holding said iran
| chse and If you shall deem 1t adV1sa bic 10 en-
| force a forfeiture thereof. 1t will become
necessary for you to formally declare The SAID
franchise forfeited, and refer the entire m alter
| TO The District Attorney, with instructions 10
institute an action TO Judlclally declare SAID
! franchise forfeited"
The District Attorney sustained Osgood
! Bros protest against the awarding OF the con-
tract for the County Intirmary drug supply TO
j. Jones Jr, on the ground that Jones was not
the lowest bidder
The County License Collector, w. Il. Sic
denIopf submitted his monthly report, show
ing that is receipts during The month had
amounted TO S1660.
Colonel IrIsh's Funny IStory.
John P. Irish tells his version of the incident
which occurred at the time POpuist speakers
were holding forth on Sunday night. "Why.
you See." said the colonel, 81 was passing by
this meeting, and while at the edge or The
crowd three men-McNeGh, Mclaughlin and
Roy, men wearing white ribbons-came up ana
asked me what thought OF The situation and
when II was likely TO end. In quiet way L
told them what l thought, and then told
funny story, which set those within hearing in
a roar, ana while they were all laughing /
moved away. just hen portion OF the crowd
hearing the roaring rushed uD and l at once
understood that my walking away might be
mtscOnstrued, so l returned, and after few
minutes more conversation with hose knew,
during Wllcn Time not an offensive WOfQ was
spoken, left and went about nv business.
That is all there was 10 it, Ex-Chief Kennedy
OF thr Fire Department, Messrs. McVeigh, Nc
Laughin and Roy and many others Will bear
ne out. One of the speakers was abusing Presi-
dent Cleveland and the administration, but l
paid no attention TO him."
The Council and the Strike.
There was a conference behind locked doors
at the Council chamber last night between
members of The Council and citizens who had
o. int fpH 70 n iSpn II
There were present C0uncllmen 1owle
Dalton, Capeil, Marshall. Barnard aud Presi-
dent Dow, who was in he chair. Among the
citizens present were j. West Martin, 7. (.
Bowles, j. p. McElroy, George Arper, d. w.
Stamford and j. W. Shaklin.
The meeting was called 10 discuss the strike
situation from the standpoint of the best in
terests OF the city. The matter OF police pro-
! tecIion against the destruction of property,
! which some of the speakers feared would in
/ yoye The city In damage suits. was also a lead
/ lDg topic.
No definite conclusion was reached as to
just what was best TO be done, but IL may be
That special meeting of the Council will be
called for tonight. This" President Dow
SAID. depends on what the day may bring
FORTH"
The Piedmont TangIe.
Mrs Phoebe A. Blair has filed her answer to
the suit brought against her as stakeholder In
the Piedmont Cable Company by the San Fran
cisco Tool Company.
1t was alleged in the suit that the cable CON-
large amount. of which Mrs. Blair was respon.
sible for SIT, 1913 10.
In the answer flied it is denied that the COM
pany was indebted TO the tool company, and
that all indebtedness was paid up prior TO
May l, 1898.
Injured in Old Age.
James Wyle died yesterday at his Fruitvaie
residence, aged 80 wears. Mr. Wyle was the
uncle of the late John L. Jeffr SO. who was
buried TWO weeks ago. and it was while attend
Ing the funeral that be received the injuries
which hasteued his death. He received u fall
which broke his shoulder blade, and because of
his great age was unable TO stand the shock,
which resulted i'll his death.
Left Gond Estate.
The will OF the late John I. Stevenson has
been filed for probate. The estate is valued at
$4,000, and is left 10 the widow in trust for
tie children, two boys and girl
Deceased was a wel-to-do farmer and re-
sided in the neigbborhOOd of CenterviIle for
many years. The property mentioned in the
will consists OF livestock, farming implements,
promlssOry notes, etc.
IT'S First Illumiu alton.
! Sunday night the German Altenheim ut Fruit.
| vale was lighted Tor tile first time. The ilu-
! minati0n was by gas from the institutions in
| dependent plant. The effect was superb and
| the Altenhelm presented striking appearance.
Suit in Foreclosures.
George B. NJ. Gray yesterday filed COM
| plant against W. w. W oOdcOck ana Frances
| j. WoodcOck TO fOreclose mortgage on prop
erty on East Twenty-fcurth street and Ninth
! avenue, given security for IA $4,000 promis-
! sorry note The note bears interest at per
! cent per mouth, compounded monthly.
Many Policemen.
| Chief Schaffer, under orders from acting
| Mayor Dow, has put seven extra policemen on
! duty TO DO patrol Work at night. Ali of the
! regular men are employed about sixteenth
! stree the foot of Broadway and the railroad
! yards. Eight men are at the foot of Broadway
| TO handle the crowds that go daily 10 San Fran.
| cisco.
The Third Ward School.
AT the meeting OF the Board OF Education last
| night the question of work the much dis
! cussed Third Ward School was finally settled
| by ordering Expert Arthur Brown 10 90 ahead
and complete the building according TO the
| specifications drawn by him.
Asks for Letters.
Mahala Brown has petitiOned for letters of
administration on the estate of her late hus-
band, who died at Berkeley on April i. The
estate is valued at S45OO 1t goes to the
widow and the TWO children.
BERKELEY.
The annual report of the public schools OF
Berkeley has just been issued and shows that