The morning call., 1894-02-14

challenge Hon. Nj. NJ. Estee, General
Barnes, j. 2. Irish. w. w. Foote or any
reputable politician TO debate with Cen
eral Collier of Alabama, L. v. Gator.
Judge Gibson and others The subject is
to be Finance. Transportation or Land.
as Stated in the Omaha Platform" In
the event of the challenge not being ac-
cepted General Collier will make an ex-
pose Of election frauds in Alabama IN 1882.
Colonel Lyon Resigns.
Colonel j. J.. Lyon sends the following
letter to Mayor Pardee:
Mayor Pdrdee-DEAR SIR: j regret exceed
ingIy that II has become necessary Tor me 10
offer my resignation a ) member OF the fellel
committee. For The past SIX weeks | have
given my time almost constantly day and night
10 the work you delegated me 10 do. and as Tor
The services / have rendered l will leave others
10 judge. / ind l am unable TO attend 10 any
business of my own on account OF the constant
pressure Of the unemployed upon my time
AIN so constituted that cannot turn men away
without doing all in my power for their relief,
and L tIust you may be able 10 ilnd some one
who viii b. willing 10 do even more than nave
done, for God knows there Is grand oppor-
lunlty Just now for one 10 engage In the WORK.
l have been repaid for nv services IN reaiiZa-
ton that | have been able 20 relieve IN some
way suffering humanity. This resignation Is TO
tary, have not missed meeting OF the com
mlttte since its organization. Aonrs, very
truly, j. l.. LYON.
Much Work Amend.
Within a month the Oakland Water
Company will begin the laying of water
main from AlvaradO 10 this city. IhlS
means employment for at least 600 men
for mauy weeks to come. The main pipe
job has been let by contract and sixteen
miles Of country will be traversed by It,
The arrival of the 100 carloads of 36-inch
pipe from the East is eagerly awaited.
The laying OF the city-servlce pipe Will In
all probability be done by the company.
who will employ four gangs of men and
bay them So per day. The work must be
completed by November and hundreds OF
men will be needed 10 push the work.
Davie on the Law.
John l.. Davie proposes testing in the
courts the question of the legality OF the
Sheriff's contemplated step Of giving title
To the steamer Frank Silva and selling 1t
on the oath inst. to satisfy claims against
the Davie Ferry and Transportation Com
pany. He further contends that the cred
itors of the Whitney. Standard and Oak
land Express Company have agreed TO
accept 80 cents on the dollar and that thus
the attachment against the Silva and
Alvira should be removed. as the claims
were occasioned not by his company but
by the Whitney people.
The Fillebrown Estate.
John NJ. Fillebrowu filed petition yes
terday for the probate of the will of Ann
NJ. FillebrOwD. who died at Alameda on
the 18th nit. The estate of the deceased is
fixed al S6400
the will states that no mention is made
of William II. Porter. the grandson and
adopted son of the deceased. on the ground
that he is spendthrlft and that money
would be detriment to him.
Thrown From Buggy.
Mrs. W. b. King of 1913 Seventh avenue,
East Oakland, was thrown from her buggy
while driving with her mother and daugh-
ter yesterday and dragged nearly twenty
feet over the rough pavement. The lady
is believed TO have sustained internal in
juries. The cause of the accident was the
running away of the horse Mrs. King was
driving. The other occupants OF the con-
veyance escaped uninjured.
After His Wife.
Teligman 81. Oyerton filed an affidavit in
the Superior Court yesterday stating that
his wife left the city with a man last
October and went to Los Angeles. All
attempts on the part of the aftiant to re-
cover his wife have been unavailing. A
summons will be served upon Mrs. Over
ton at once.
Wants Money.
The First Unitarian Society of Alameda
mortgage their property on Santa Clara
auenue and Grand street in order to raise
$1,000 with which TO complete the con-
struction of their church building.
Notes.
F. Z. Whitney has filed in Judge Hen
shaw's court an account of the returns realized
by the sale of the New York property OF tie
Valensin estate. The total obtained for The
horses was S15.690.
In view of the un.avorabIe comment made OF
Mrs. kelly's expressed intention of not giving
forth the amount realized al the late charity
ball, IL has been decided that such an account
shall be MADE public at The meeting OF the COM
mIttee on February Is.
Articles of Incorporation OF the Golden
Chariot Mine and Milling Company have been
filed. capital stock Of 100000 has already
been subscribed. follows: A. +. Treuchei,
1918 shares; l.. 7. Far 80. 1873; William F.
Hendsch. 1867; julius j. Hendsch. 16. 667;
w. w. Moody, 100; Fred II. Farr, 100; O. T.
Perrlgo. 100. The snares are fixed al 81 each.
The suit of the People of The state of Cali
forDia w. the City OF Oakland and others came
up in Judge Henshaw's court Monday and
went over until March 8 as the lawyers were
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