The morning call., 1894-08-14
TRIAL BY JURY.
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Against RaiIroading of
Insane People.
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GIee over Oakland's Promotion to
the Rank of Full Blown
SUPPORT.

OAKLAND.-The Society for the Protec-
ton of Persons Accused of Insanity
promises to work a reform in the summary
method, in vogue in this State. of railroad
ing people TO the insane asvlums. which
promises to materially reduce the popula-
ton of those institutions, and in time, per-
.haps, if the change is made, one or more
of the States many asylums may be do
mated to some other purpose than the caging
of lunatics and supposed incompetents. A
test case will be made out Of the matter of
the petition of Horace WOodsum of Berke-
ley, brother Of George Woodsum. Clerk of
ttesame town, to have himself appointed
guardian over the person and estate of his
mother, Mrs. Louise WoodSum, whom he
alleges js incompetent.
Mrs. Woodsum was recently declared by
Judge. Ogden TO be incompetent, but not
dangerous TO be at large. Then the case
was transferred to Department of the
Sup erior Court. presided over by Judge
Ellsworth. before whom the petition of
the son cam up yesterday morning.
After argument. by Attorney FoOte on
his well-known line that insanity cases
should be subject to jury trial, the case
was continued to the 18th prox. TO enable
u
iect
Dalton After the Corporations.
Councilman Dalton introduced a reso-
luton in the Council last night while it
was sitting as board OF equalization
which will cause County Assessor Leckie
and. the bg1cOrporationS some uneasiness,
The resolution orders the clerk of the board
to notify the Oakland Waterfront Company
Southern Pacific Company, Central Pacific Ran
road Company, Northern Railway Company,
Contra Costa Water Company, Sunset Tele-
graph and Telephone Company and Pacific I'm.
prOVement Company 10 appear before said
board at its meeting on August % and show
cause why the assessments OF their property
should not be changed TO conform with the
true value OF said property in money.
Lawyer Reed appeared before the Council
last night and stalled that his company, the
Oakland. san LeandrO aud Haywards electric
road was willing TO acquIeSce in the demands Of
the Council in allowing the postal carriers 10
ride free providing the road be allowed to ahan-
don its franchises on TWO short streets In East
Oakland.
Mr.. Reed stated that his company would
issue tickets free TO the mail carriers. This
plan met with some objection, because other
Ioaos 90 nor re-, require tickets put aier some
argument and the Ming IN writing OF the ROAD s
agreement. II was given permission to abandon
the franchises
One for Oakland.
The people of Oakland, and particularly the
merchants, are very mucn gratlfed at the pas.
sage ana tue signing Dy Inc president OF the
English bill making Oakland a SUPPORT Of
entry.
President Keller of the Board OF Trade OF
Oakland said IN speaking OF tie new law:
This move is another step IN the advance OF
our commercial life. II will add Importance to
the Town. IT VIII save great deal of trouble
to merchants who import goods from Europe
or other foreign countries. Now merchant
must cross The bay when he receives notifica-
iion that his goods have arrived to make
declaration as TO the Kind of goods in the in.
voice and their value. Then he must make a
second trip when the customs officials are
ready to receive the duty. This will be avoided
when the goods are delivered direct on this
side OF Tie bay.
with This bill in force will come the estab-
lisnmeDt of an office here for the Deputy Col
Hector of this port who will also be a resident
OF ! his city, OF course he Will lave aids in the