The morning call., 1894-01-16
ACROSS THE BAY.
Oakland Council Reduces
Wages.
Railying to Smiths Support-A Big
Gas BiII-She Was Not Insane.
Ole Olsen's Wounds.

evening passed resolution reducing he wages
OF street laborers from So TO 81 90 day.
There was considerable debate in the Council
against the adoption of the resolution.
Councilman Dalton made q strong speech
against IL, as did also Counclmen HeitmaD and
Watkinson But it was passed by majority
VOTE the understanding being that as soon as
the large extra force now employed was dis
charged wages were TO be restored.
Work of the Storm
The rainfall of yesterday and the night before
was one OF the heaviest in the local record.
The precipitation for the twenty-four hours up
to 1 P. NJ. was 3.45 inches. The damage
wrought by the dOwnpOur, though not exten-
slve, has still been considerable.
The sidewalks on the east sides Of San Pablo,
Grove and Telegraph avenues wera inundated,
and an overflow maintained throughout the
day. The Superintendent of Str eets has had
demonstrated by this the necessity for culverts,
10 be laid diagonally across the streets, to
carry some OF the water to the west side.
Owing TO the vast amount of water in the
vicinity of Fourth avenue and East Eight enth
street, the electric ears could not be run In that
part of the city yesterday. This torrent had
swept down into Lake Merritt and on over the
Twelfth street dam, near the culvert, carrying
away portion Of the bank. The Street Super
intendent had forty sacks OF sand dumped into
the breach. and the gates opened to allow some
OF the water TO escape.
The wooden sewer on Grove street caved in
and The water backed into KendalPs MILL A
force OF men had to be put TO work on the
| sewer TO get it into working order again.
The sewer on Union street, below Fifth,
which also is OF wood, became choked by mud
and drift matter, aud the water backed and
| filled the cellars of the residences thereabouts.
On account of the weather the $50 men who
were expected 10 go to work yesterday morn
Ing on Lake Shore avenue were forced to re-
main idle.
A slide of earth and rock came down on the
track OF the California aud Nevada Railroad
beyond Berkeley, yesterday, that will take
some work 10 remove. The company mas sent
In an order TO the relief committee for ten men
Tor this purpose.
Burbeok Retained.
Yesterday Judge Ogden told Attorney Spell
Ing, who filed the sensational complaint against
the directors of the defunct Life and Annuity
Company on behalf OF Electra Heath a stock
holder, that if he had any charges TO make
against the management of the company's re.
ceiver, George Burbeck. he was ready TO hear
them in court then and there.
Mr. Burbeck was put Oh the stand and ques-
toned by Judge Ogden and his attorney, Cary
Howard, but said that be had not favored any
director as against The stockholders, and would
not. He also stated that none of the books of
the company had been out OF his possession,
except one address book, and that he now had
this.
MIR. Spelling had no further suggestions to
make and the matter was ended by Judge
Ogden continuing Mr.. Burbeck as receiver
under the same bond as now filed.
Tramps Who Steal.
1t was reported by George Oakes OF Hay.
wards, who was in this city yesterday that the
tramps in the citieS no worse than they are
in the country. Two gangs of them have
established headquarters near Haywards, and
not content with stealing everything that is
movable, they have gone into the fOOtpad busI-
ness and are holding up everybody that comes
their way after dark. gang viii surround
| hnl Ids
the horse another goes through the drivers s
pockets. Although the constabes are doing
all they can to stop The evil and made eight
arrests last week. still the work seems to go
merrily on. Among those arrested last week
was the artist tramp. Williams, who spent a
| short time In the County jan few months ago
| and whose pictures attracted considerable at
tention.
Long Lease of a Quarry.
new company is to be Incorporated which
VIII take the place Of the Oakland Contracting
Company, corporation which, with j. r
Cochran as manager, has done much street.
paving during the past five years. The capital
stock Is set at S2OO,OO0, OF which S100, 1000
Will be paid up. The name will be the Oakla d
Rock Company. A ten-year lease has been
taken OF lron-rock mountain, deposit OF trap
rock about three miles beyond the Berkeley
line, and ten-year contract made with the
California and Nevada Railroad Company for
transportation. a spur track about 5000 feet
the end Of this tramway 5000 fe long will
be constructed. lron-rock mountain is on the
old McAYoy ranch.
Repenting at Leisure.
Action for divorce has been commenced by
Katherine Miller against Robert Miller. No
one IS allowed access to the complaint, but 1t IS
| said that the ground is extreme cruelty. The
parties were married April %, 1898, by Rev.
Robert Rtchle. The BRIDES name was Kate
| w. Martin. No one knew anything about the
| affair for a week or two after il had occurred
| MIR. Miller was eighteen years the senior of his
wife. On August %, just four months after the
| wedding. Mrs Miller went East and remained
with her parents two months. 1t was whis-
| pered the couple were not living together. She
returned, spent Two weeks at home and left for
| good and all. 1t was quietly agreed that MIR.
| Miller should pay d certain amount OF alimony.
1t seems he did not. and now comes the suit.
The Bullet Not Found.
Charles kepke, better known as "Ole Olson -
| the young messenger boy who was accidentally
shot Suncay afternoon, still lies at the Receiy-
| ing Hospital in a very precarious condition.
Yesterday afternoon DR.. johnson, assisted by
tract the bullet, but was not successful in locat-
| ing II. They found. however, that the bali did
not strike any vital part, and although the lit
tie fellow is suffering greatly there are hopes OF
| his recovery. This will be good news 10 many,
| as there was not boy In the service of the
Western Union who was more widely known or
| had more friends than 'Ole Olson"
RalIying Around Smith.
At a meeting of the citizens committee or
ganiZed to raise 1926, 900 for the purpose Of
| aiding The Oakland and San Francisco Terminal
| Company on last Saturday night about twenty
| members were present.. Much enthusiasm pre-
| vailed. Messrs. s. Z. Channel, j. 4. McElrath
and B. McFadden were appointed a committee
| 10 draft a contract between the railroad and
| The subscribers. This committee will report at
meeting of the main committee TO be held
this afternoon. Several of the committee ex.
pressed an intention OF subscribing $4,000 each
A Surprise at the Macdonough.
Fanny Kce and her "Jolly SURPRISE CON-
pany appeared last night at the Maedonough NJ
before an immense audience. The sale of seats
for the Rice season is very large aud a big
house is expected tonight and Wednesday
night, when she plays "Miss Innocence
Abroad"
On Thursday night the Vienna orchestra
assisted by Miss Beatrice Priest, will giy 9 a
performance at the MacdOnough.
william Reuter- Recovering.
william Reuter-, the proprietor OF the Phna.
delphia Dye Works. who was SO badly injured
by the gasoline explosion In the Eureka Hotel
fire, Is slowly recovering from the effects of
his burns DIR. kuckien, the attending phys-
clan, says that had Reuter- worn cotton shirt
instead of woolen one he would not have
been alive to-day; the wool being slow to burn
is what saved his life.
Denied the Writ.
The daughters of the late A. It. Spear by his