The morning call., 1894-07-28

on the Sather property, which lies directiy 10
tne peu OIL Santa Clara avenue now uu,nd "a
opeheo through to High street. nave unea, @ .n ~
numerous Skeletons which are douo.ehhs hsfore ere
iemaihs Oh Indians buried there ioDg oe1u, Tne
tlle "lite man put his foot upon TINS son. a e me
Dones are of people far above the ave-, aseadGo Io
heIeht OF men, but the skull shows lhenn Sn'e
nave peen OF low order of Intelligence Suho t ~,
oI tne skulls were three-egbts OF an iHcn a ~ ~
thickness A gentleman present at the ,,ir0 -, %
Tue Hho WHO has given considerable stuu' ~
tne SUBJECT OF anthropolo2y said: IN ,,nsw
"The man who possessed that skull knew
only enough TO eat The thickness oil MS sn nv ~,
low order.
There is nothing to show how long ago tne
people whose remains are in this mouIu iio ~
anu they were ancentS even 10 ins u ,'hii q
WHO were mere prior 10 The coming 0l honsanG INC
man. lt may have taken several tnous tna an" :,
wears 10 Duild up that mound. 1nere us1u %o,,ht
be a spring not far away, and without uouu; -
prenislorlc pre- i people assembled AT this spo' az
ale their shellfisb."
As is usual at the opening OF these oia @ lahds ,ni
marks the curio-seeker is present, ana .nis -; :;
inouhu was no exception TO the ruie' anu i'"N-
were Well rewarded for their trouble.
snes His Grandm others Estate
William II. Porter has commenced SUI. sun
against John NJ. FillebrOwD, execute! ,n. W W."
estate OF Ann NJ FHebrown, his grand@Do.- @ &c > i,
to recover 1922 SO and interest, when wa was ~ iiis
interest," III he estate OF his mOtheI' nnar,,
turned over TO Mrs. FiliebrnWn ID Jdhuai Jdh.Ss -
1868. At The time Porter and his brotheI'
Arthur L. Porter were minors, ana fiIeu, n q" as u
appiie0 Tor papers of guardianship upon Az, a
tate OF Doth minors. Mrs. File eDToMn a a,ea n
snort llino ago, leaving cOnslderaDie noneJ CT ~
property, ava In her VIII omitted tue hp h,,t va
william ID. Porter among her legatee+; ~, tar,n.,
Ierreu 10 Dln In terms otheT M tnaI 9c no ,;,h ~
de now seeks TO recover his Sz9z 90 1eoo 90
terest, Which amounts 10 The sum oI S1oo| o0'
Change In the High school
The School Directors have decided to return
TO the former arrangement 0t nOlulhB ti "uu'
atDg exercises twice year. IN Nay ana Oe-
cember. AT the beginning OF tne YEA,
the board decided TO have the eAtrciNos Uul
once year. to occur in May, but pupiis we're
received IRON the grammar gfaues INV 'no W
High Scool twice year. Undef Tue iuilns III III
vogue those received into The High ocnool III
January would be compelled TO remain elgl-
teen months before they could graduate' out
under the uew or rather by returning 10 me o'p
plan those entering in January, II cVlhpeeent, M
could graduate ut the expiration oi tne Seai
term IN December following.
The Democrats.
The Alameda Democratic Club, which was
organized about ten days ago, ntIu HteIy
me, ting last night in Harmony Hall 10 eiect
otncers TO nil the few posts ot hOhoT remaining
vacant with the result OF ii. B. hedm pelhe
elected vice. president and j. h. faul sergeant
alarms. The chair appointed Fted Wllu' VII
liam Hammond ana J. OBrlen TO act as q COM
mlttee 10 select two or more Democrats from
each OF the nine precincts. The names thus
handed In Will be voted upon at the next meet
ing. and the name in each receiving the largest
number of votes will constitute the nine mehl-
bers OF the executive committee.
A Test Case.
Some time ago Paul Steck. 1882 Central
avenue, purchased piano from Bancroft q Co.,
San Francisco, on the lnstaliment plan. StecA
kept up his instalments pretty well, Dut
stopped paying the installments, claiming that
Bancroft Il Co. could ~ longer collect from
him under the statute OF Limitation. Inc
piano firm caused writ of replevin TO be
issued, and yesterday Constable Morris TOOK
the piano into Justice IDnes' courtroom where
ii Will remain oubJect to the older OF the court.
Local Prejudice Again.
George Blum, who was arrested on the
charge OF participating III d riot. and whose
case Is set before Justice SWasey Tor next
Wednesday, Is making canvass among the
merchants OF Alameda to ascertain Their feel
ing toward the strikers, and he has about made
up his mind To ask for cnange oil venue fol
lowing the example set by Beal.
Contract Let.
The A. o. s. P. r. r. has awarded the con-
tract for the construction OF its long bridge
across the estuary to Cotton Bros. II will be a
treStle bridge 800 feet long. Work Will BE-
commenced at once, ana pushed forward with
all the rapdity consistent with good construc-
tiOn,