The morning call., 1894-09-07
THEIR FIRST GUN.
The NOn-Partisans Issue
an Address.
COUNTY TICKET CERTAIN.
A Thief Sells a Merchant His
Own Goods.
REGATTA FOR ADMISSION DAY.
w. F. Hamilton Makes Application
for Letters of Guardianship for
an Entire Family.


media County have determined to hold
convention TO nominate county officers,
and have issued a stirring appeal to the
taxpayers of the county, in which the de-
termination is announced to "rd the
county of the domination of corrupt
political bosses and other Objectionable In
f1uences." The eonYen tion viii be held at
Hamilton Hall, corner Of Jefferson and
Thirteenth streets, September II.
For a long time the political bosses OF
the old parties have been beltIling the
Threatened invasion of the field of politics
by the Non-Partisans, and now that it has
actually come and convention called be-
fore either the Democratic or Republican
parties hold their convention, The men
who were slated are getting frightened
ana are attempting to get under cover
"Not to Take No More sass.''
Justice Cliff denies having made use of
the above undi gnifed and grammatical
sentence, but lays it 10 the con stable of his
court Anyhow, thereby hangs a tale
There " as some trouble few days ago
in the drug firm of Sharp & Clark, where
In default proceedings were had, and DR..
G. j. Sharp of the drug firm had some
business IN Justice Gifts court. During the
preliminary talk somebody In the courtroom.
speaking of Sharp in that gentleman's pres
sass" from Sharp.
When the case in which Sharp was inter
ested was called yesterday he asked for a
change of venue, and filed an aftid Wit in which
lie Charged Cift with bias. attrlbuting the re-
mark about sass TO Cliff, and making il the
basis for change to some other court.
Then DIR. Sharp was called TO The stand under
protest, but refused TO answer questions asked
Sharps silence became painful TO Justice
Gilt and he charged him with contempt Of
court ana had hlm locked up. He was in
jail but few minutes when Attorney Aram
applied for a writ of habeds corpus before
Judge Ellsworth, who ordered a return 10 he
made thereon within fifteen minutes. Judge
Ellsworth granted the writ after listening
gument by Lawyer Aram for Sharp and Dis
trict-Attorney Shook for the Justice.
When questioned after getting of DR.. Sharp
SAID that there could be no question but that
Justice Gilt used The language attributed 10
him In the affidavit
Comedy of RobberIes.
Daniel Driscoll. thief and opium iend, was
system OF robberies. the very bOldness OF which
show DriscOll to be hum0rlst aud practical
Joker of no mean ability. For the past month
Whittier, Fuller & Co. have been missing
patent cans full of coal oil, Valued at 81 % per
can, from the stOrerOOm beneath their store on
Twelfth street. For the same period of time
the clerks have been paying Driscou 60 cents
apiece for simliar cans of oil about twice day.
The clerks Of course, thought that they were
doing quite stroke in buying Tor go cents oil
that they could sell for 81 %.
The joke Of the whole matter, however, is
that Drscoll would steal the cans from the
storerOom and sell them in the store overhead,
and it was discovered by marking the cans.
DrlscolI stole two of the marked cans, sold
them as usual and was caught almost in the act
by Oh1ceT Curtis, who had been called.
He was charged with Lefty larceny, but as he
has very bad name and has a prior convic-
ton against him he Will probably be permitted
TO exercise his propensity for joking behind the
walls OF one OF the States prisons.
AID Admission Day Regatta.
The members of the Oakland Canoe Club are
making PREPARATIONS for grand celebration OF
Admission day. DR.. A. S. Hackett has just
The celebration will be commenced on Satur-
day next, and the festivities VIII continue until
MONDAY, which Will be the gala day.
At o'clock on September 8 The fleet will
start from the clubhouse on cruise around the
Alameda peninsula. Saturday night will find
the caDOeists In camp on the sandy beach az the
foot OF Briggs avenue on san Leandro Bay. At
10 O'Clock the fleet VIII proceed en- route
for home by way Of The southern shore
made at the Encinal Clubhouse, and the voyage
win be continued 10 The club quarters at the
foot Of Clinton avenue, East Oakland.
Admission day Will be given over TO a regat-
"a, which will be participated 1n by the men OF
The University, Columbia, Crescent and CalIfor-
MIA clubs.
A partial list of the races and prizes is as fol-
lows: Padding, singles, prize, silver turtles;
swimming, flee to all, silver lizard sailing, un.
limited. prize. Mayrlsch badge; sailing, hand-
cap prize Holiday cup: sailing, free 10 all
single handlers, priZes-first, silk pennant; sec
ond, silver brownie.
Among the other events will be burlesque
races in tubs, water polo and exhibitions OF
other branches OF acquatlc sports.
The Estate Of Count VaIensin.
Owing to the careful administration of Ex.
ecutors w. E. Greene and IL. II. Pitcher the
estate OF the late "CounP Giulio Valensin,
once thought to be insovent. will WELD TO he
creditors dividend amounting to about o per
cent of their claims. The report of the execu-
tors shows that they Will have on hand, after
f9Ad Inn fin nnafa nF ,F.,S-e
S15.562 TO- Besides this there is promissory
note for $4,000, which X. L. de Lopez is ex-
peeled 10 pay on December L of this year, ana
TO be collected.
There are now pending against the estate
suits amounting to S42 1926 3d. There are pre-
ferTed claims for S447 80 and unpreferred
claims for S59,744 40. One OF the largest un-
paid claims is held by Minnie ValensIn for
$11,847 due for family allowance. The report
Will be heard September "a.
The New Grand Jurors.
The important matter of selecting grand
Jurors was accomplished in Departments OF the
superior Court yesterday morning. as follows:
Socrates HUI, l.. F. Rndespacher, j. NJ. To.
Din, George Ii. wheaton, James Neylan, Henry
Hayes, John NJ. English, w. ID. Thomas. A. Nj.
Simpson, w. K. Emery, w. b. Hardy, Charles
Hadsell, NJ. de Ia MOntanya, j. T. Moran
Thomas Crellin, W. W. Morrison, Wallace Ev-
ersOn, Henry DnsterberIy, j. j. White, f. w
Marston, Henry |. Coon, Benjamin Smith. f. r.
Fassett John NJ: Shay, J. G. vandepeer
ley, Thomas Hanneberry, William Roberts.
Selection OF nineteen viii be made Monday
next.
tPlayter's Estate Distributed.
The estate of the late Eli w. Playter, an ex-
mayor OF Oakland, has been distributed to his
TWO daughters, who are his sole heirs The es-
tate consisted Of S2860 in cash; mole of Joel
Pl&yter Tor $500; note OF j. <. Lamdln for
$500, ten shares OF stock of the Oakland
Bank OF Savings, twenty shares of stock of the
Pacihc Surety Company; $50 shares OF the
windsor Land Company, homestead at Four
teenth and Castro streets. lot on McAlIl
street, near Larktn. san Francisco and The
Playter block at the junction Of Broadway and
San Pablo avenue.
Under the Ban.
Councilman William Watkinson falls under
The ban OF the recent manifesto of President
Bell of the Railway Yardmasters' Association
expelliDg from the order all members who mar.
iicpated in the recent strike. Until the strike
Councilman Watkinson was yardmaster AT The
mole. He abandoned his position when Dehs
declared the strike. and IL was given to George
Roland, who still holds il. Waikinson was a
director In the ASSOCIATION, which has so far
summarily expelled him, and TWO years ago
was sent East as delegate 10 the national con.
Vention.
Parents Are Insane.
William +. Hamilton petitioned the Superior
Court yesterday 10 be appointed tile guardian
of the persons and estates OF the entire Cald-
aud his wife, Amelia Caldwell, who are both in
an insane asylum, and their minor children.
EDWARD and Theresa. aged respectively IL and
years. The unfortunate father was az one
time a con Tactor and prominent ODD Fellow.
1t is thought that his insanity is due TO worry