The morning call., 1894-05-01

was chase given, and this time Officer Quigley
joined in the pursuit The wo sDrinters dashed
down Eighth street at good rate, and 1t was
not until Grove street was reached that tie
thief threw up his hands. He was captured
and with the shoes was taken TO the City
Prison.
Must Pay Debts.
The four hundred members OF the defunct
Alameda County Humane Society are soon to
be sued for ab0u $1,000 worth of debfS In
CURED long time ago. HALF dozen creditors
of the society have pooled their claims and put
The case IN The hands of Attorney Williamson,
with Instructions 10 act at once.
A full list Of the members has been secured.
with The ledger statements of the amounts Tue
from each. Some of the most pr0mIn mt citi-
Zens 10 this county are involved in this suit
The plaintiffs will claim that as the society
was never Incorporated its members are as
liable as partners in business would be-
The society will first DE sued. aud If judy
m nj is secured il Will be good against every
member. II members refuse TO pay attach
ments can be issued.
Brutal Drivers.
Two young men named Blsby and Colburn
hired TWO rigs at the Peoples stables Sunday
noon ana did not return them until midnight
The horses were in terrible condition. and
though a veterinary surgeon worked over them
all night, they both led before morning.
Tn proprietor of the stables valued the
horses at 800 each, and has given the case into
he nds of the Society for he Prevention OF
Cruelty 10 Animals, who will see that the
offenders are deal! with according to law.
Prospective Candidates.
Notification was given the board that at a
meeting held In PleasantoD, April 26 the fol-
lowing nominations were made for Town
officers should incorporation be effected :
Trustees--H. T. Chadhourne, Joseph Nevis.
liam Napier; Town Clerk and ex-of1icio Asses
sor, j. Il. Neal; Town Treasurer, P. V. Wenig
Town Marshal and ex-oficio Tax and License
Collector, NJ. G. Donnally. The matter was re-
feried to the District Attorney.
Dredging Continued.
The dredging in Lake Merritt is to be con-
tnued. Al speci session of the Council
last night permission was granted TO that
effect.
Haekett will fill in for private owners the arm
of the lake on East Eighteenth street, between
Second and Fourth avenues, the work on which
lie has been engaged and which was stopped
until the desired permission could be had.
He Is Suspected.
John Joseph Duffy whose alias is John
Miller has been arrested on suspicion of being
one of The TWO highWaymen WHO held up an
electrician at Bushrod Park last week aud
robbed the pass myers. He denies the charges
in toto. he was about to leave for San Jose
when arrested.
Another Gas Company.
Oakland now has TWO water companies, and
the latest scheme spoken OF is another gas
company in opposition TO the Oakland Gas
Light and Heat Company. The new gas COM
pauV mas II. w. OOTIlfls TIC WcI-hHOHu cOu-
tractor and bridge builder, at its head.
Strangers Now.
Carrie Lorenzen was yesterday granted de-
cree of divorce from her husband, Martin A.
LorenZen. ON the ground OF wlllfu neglect.
Twenty dollars a month alim0ny was granted
and the custody of the child awarded the
mother.
The Justice Resigns.
L. Fl. Long of Berkeley rendered the County
Supervisors yeste rday bis resignation as a
Justice or The Peace He is obliged TO take this
step on account of ll-hsalth. The resignation
was accep ed and Edward IL. Shaw was ap-
pointed TO the vacancy.
VIII Dissolve.
A petition for dissolution has been filed by
the Upion Land Company through lis principal
officers. The ieiltlOn states that all demands
ana claims have been aid. The company was
formed among teachers and students for specu.
lation IN real estate.
The AbFahamsons Win.
Judge Ogden yesterday overruIed the demur-
rer filed by tn AbraIamSon Company 10 knock
out he COMPLAINT of AbfdhamsoD Bros. TO re-
cover $4,000. The defendant was given ten
days in which TO answer.
Files His Bond.
J. c. Johnson, the receiver of the East Oak
lana Railroad COMPANY. filed his bond yester-
Gay In the sum of $4,000, with Jsmes Tread
well and r. d. Fry as sureties.