The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-09

places in the community than it should rightly
De ourdened With. and there promises to be a
war on the drinking places when the question
OF granting new licenses comes up before the
Supervisors.
The high license In Oakland may account In
some degrFe for the large number of saloons
III Iemescal which is just beyond the Oakland
city limits.
An anti-license man has been making all in
Vestlgallon into the lists OF the vouchers for
inc saloon keepers and states that two school
trustees, j. j. ORourKe and Lewis N. Haaer,
are among the number, aud has raised perfect
storm about the ears of these parties by pub
fishing their names.
Gasman's Close Call.
Jack Muigrew. in The employ of the Oakland
Gas, Light and Heat Company. had close call
Tor his life yesterday afternoon while working
about gas-meter III building on Fourteenth
street.
Mulgrew had gone under the steps TO examine
the meter, which was leaking. He was warned
to keep out, aud not more than TWO minutes
after he entered he was heard TO fall TO the
floor. Help was called Tor, and men in the
Office near the meter rushed 10 Mulgrew's aid
and found him lying still on The floor. He was
dragged out i'll a bTeallless condition and takel
TO the sidewalk. The air failed 10 revive the
man, and a stretcher was procure ed at the police
station and the man was carried 10 the office OF
Dr. Fearn, on Clay street, and.worked over an
hour before respiration came. The doctor said
bis heart was not affected. and, because of his
strong constitution, Mugrew will recover.
She Hired a Detective.
Court Commissioner Whitney took some very
interesting ties timOny yesterday In the divorce
case OF Clara Kennedy against j. ID. Kennedy
on me ground 0i lnhdellly. Mrs. Kennedy told
how, after their honeymOon. her husband be-
gan TO stay out until the wee sma' hours of the
morning; how she became suspicious OF Ken
nedy's explanations about his onerouS duties at
his lodge, and how she finally secured the SER
vices of a detective.
The detective told many interesting little
yarns of Kennedy'S doIngs in the city. He ran
around SnenninR his
freely, and on one occasion MIR. Kennedy and a
female companion emptied fifteen bottles of
beer
kennedy put in no defense, and decree was
granted TO the wife.
After Morrow and Ross.
In Ihe hurry of adjournment on Friday OF the
| Farmers Alliance the following resolution was
| lost 10 the press II bad been uuanimou sly
adopted and was swallowed up among the nu-
merouS papers on the secretary's desk:
ResOiued, That the Farmers Alliance and Indus
| trial Union of California view with Indignation
| the action OF Judges Morrow and Ross in their
| arbitrary and tyrannlcal treatment OF the mem
| berS OF the A. K. u who arc undergoing trial in
their respective courts and in their action we see
| the approach OF absolute despotiSm.
S>ivinPs Repertoire.
The Salvini engagement will begin at the
Macdonough Theater on Monday, December
| II. The repertoire will be: Monday ana
Thursday evenings. Three Guardsmen"
Tuesday evening" "Ruy Blas"; "Wednesday
evening. Don Caesar de Bazan." The sale OF
seats viii begin tomorrow. and judging from
the large orders for seats already received tile
! management expects most successful eng ge-
ment number of theater parties have been
arranged for The opening night.
Valuable Donation.
In accordance with IN oft-repeated wish OF
the late Secretary OF Stat, +. q. Waite, TO give
| certain books of his library to tue Public
! Library of Alameda, the executors of his estate
! Will shortly donate large number of books
| including Congressional debates from 1924 tC
1887 and acts Of Congress from 1889 10 1924
Judge Frick 0nnI fes.
The commission of A. L. Frck appointed tC
! the Superior bench to succeed Judge Henshaw
was received yesterday from the Governor and
! the new Judge Immediately qualified before
! Deputy County Clerk Stetson. Judge sFrick
| Will hold court on Monday.
Notes.
About the last thing Judge Henshaw did was
| TO deny motion 10 dismiss the charge Of bur.
| glary pending against Louis Matheny. Thai
| individual must now stand trial.
| Miss Kate Norris for long time principa
| of the SWEET School in East Oakland, has been
sent TO the Napa Asylum from Napa County
where she had gone 10 obtain rest Her malady
was brought on through an attack of typhoid
| fever