The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-10-25

| prepare their own plans and make bids upon
| them. By This method the board can award the
| contract TO the highest bidder by merely bring
| ing themselves 20 believe that The plan IS SUI
| perior TO all the others submitted. Some people
/ think that the Grand Jury Will develop some
thing sensational IN this connection.
Attacked Deputy Sheriff.
Orlando Lee, a tough young colored man.
| was held by Police Judge Allen yesterday
! morning and put under $1,000 bonds for as
| saulting Deputy Sheriff Wallace with a deadly
! weapon. Deputy Sheriff Wallace looks after
| the peace at The West Oakland railroad yards.
| and one day last week upon discovering Or
| lando lettering among the cars ordered him out
| of the yards.
Orlando. however, was insuted and pro-
ceeded to curse Mr.. Wallace in unmeasured
terms, and then went at him with knife. The
officer caught him by the neck and shook him
so bard that Orlando dropped bis knife and
didn't recover his breath until some time after
he reached the seclusion OF a cell.
AT his examination he denied the Deputy
SherifPs charge, but number of eye-witnesses
entirely c0rroborated the officers story.
After Big Judgments.
Ole Olsen, not the Ole Olsen of the theatrical
world, but only an ordinary citizen OF Oakland,
has brought suit in the Superior Court TO re-
cover Judgment against one Charles Greene for
$1,000, with certain interest alleged 10 be due
CD TWO promssory notes.
The First National Bank OF Oakland insti-
tuIed suit In the Superior Court yesi erday 10
obtain Judgment against the Head Manufac-
| turing Company for S3914, with interest at the
rate Of per cent per annum from the 3lst of
January, 1891, and costa of suit. This amount
is alleged TO be due on a promissory note for
| $4,000, signed by j. L. Heald as president and
C. b. Morgan as secre airy. and on which only
$50 is represented to have been paid on ac-
count.
Two Widows Want Letters.
Abba NJ. Brooks yesterday petitioned the
Superior Court for letters of administration
upon the estate of her late husband, Thomas
w. Brooks, who died intestate two years ago.
The estate consists OF small mortgage on
some land TO secure the payment of a promis-
sorry note for S214. The heirs-at-law are the
WIDOW and her six children.
AdeliDe Berry, the widow OF John Berry,
who died IN this city ten days ago. has APP
piled for letters OF administration upon his
estate, consisting OF the house and lot al 1905
William street, which is yalued at $1,000.
How Miller Voted.
Councilman Manuel stated yesterday that
Commissioner of Works Miller did not vote to
buy the fourih-cass engine at a third-class
price, and in justice 10 the Commissioner this
should be known. But Messrs. Hughes and
Carothers did vote for the purchase, and that
the Hayes letter had been shown to Carothers
and Miller before the engine was purchased. :
The Hayes letter. it appears, was not written
for Oakland. but for another place, but it re-
ferred TO the purchase OF this particular en-
CINE and Hayes played the same trick on Oak
land which he proposed playing In other local
tiles.
Perkins, Hiiborn and Coombs.
On the night of November the Republicans
of Alameda County will have such gathering
/ IL
special invitation has been sent out to Ala
media. San Leandro, Brooklyn and Haywards
clubs TO join with the Oakland, Berkeley and
Temescal Republican clubs 10 make this well
come TO Senator Perkins one of the grandest
in the history of the State.
Besides Senator Perkins ex-CODgressman
Hilborn and Hon. Frank Coombs will deliver
speeches. The Alliance Club will lead the
parade.
One of the PeraItas.
j. P. Walker of Alameda County. who saws
hat a 10 a fria If "a
petitioned the Superior Court yesterday TO be
appointed guardian over her person and estate.
He alleges that she is mentally Incompetent TO
manage her property, which yields an annual
income OF about 500. He further alleges that
she is the owner OF money and indebtedness
now in his hands amounting to about $500.
He asks that time and place be fixed for the
hearing OF bis petition, and that G rmen Per-
alta schwartz ana her husband. W. II.
Schwartz be cIIed TO appear al the hearing.
General Kelley Returns.
Industrial General Kelley is back with the
hundred or more men left in the tent in Oak
land. He had TO leave the detachment be
started out from Oakland with ana hasten bacY
to take command, his UNDERLYING Colonel Rail-
ton, having 10 give up command on account of
sickness in his family. One OF his children is
down with dfphtheria. The other three Rail-
ton children are at the tent huddled In with the
men camped there. and there is tear expressed
| of spread of the disease.
Commem Grafton Services
| The twenty-sixth anniversary OF the found
| ing the Ancient Order OF United Workmen will
| be commemorated in the First PRESBYTERIAN
| Church on next Sunday evening. Special ser
| vices will be held aud the principal address
will be delivered by the pastor, Rev. Robert F.
Coyle. DID. The members OF the coast lodges
will assemble in Fraternal Hall at z O'Clock on
! Sunday evening aud will proceed TO the church
IL body.
Two Insane Persons.
Mrs. Laura II. McWilliams, who imagines she
is the daughter of Patti and Smithsonian
waleTcurist, was yesterday examined and COM
mitted 10 an asylum. She Is a wcow, 40 years
OF age and has one child.
Tom DAILY was yesterday arrested at Hay
wards He was walking about without clothes
on. His case will 5e investigated by the In
sanity commissioners.
The Protective League.
The body OF colored voters known as the
| Alameda Protective League, OF which John H.
! Wids is president and j. II. Hackett vice.
! president. VIII hold grand public demoDstra-
ton at Elite Hall Thursday evening November
| l, In the interest of The Republican State
| ticket. Good speakers will be present and a
! good programme is being arranged.
Lost His Hand.
| DR.. WooIsey yesterday amputated the left
hand Of j. Ii. CardoZa. The unfortunate man
was fireman in the employ of the Southern
Pacific Company, and at Port Costa on Tues
! day evening he fell from The tender OF his en-
| CINE and crushed his left hand almost TO pulp