The morning call., 1894-11-15

another place on Montgomery street, near
Sacramento. In San Francisco.
Brand returned TO his home from San
Francisco on Tuesday evening at the usual
hour, little after o'clock. but his wife
and hfteen-year-old daughter had gone
out to attend a lecture. When they ven
tured home at 10 o'clock they found MIR.
Brand In bed, and the arrangements Of
the room showed that he had smoked a
cigar and made his usual preparations for
retiring. even lighting the little night
lamp by the bedside, as was his custom.
When the wife came in she spoke to
him while making preparations for the
night, but received no answer. She spoke
again, desiring to tell him something
about the lecture, but getting no reply she
put her hand on his head to arouse him,
when she discovered to her horror that be
was cold. She called her daughter has
tily. and then the two women summoned
physician, who pronounced Brand dead
he had passed away peacefully and
quietly, as the bedding Was in no wise
disarraDged. 1t is thought he must have
expired in mis- sleep.
An autopsy revealed heart disease as
the cause of death. Deceased leaves a
widow and daughter.
object to the Bunkers.
j. F. Sohst, P. BOogar A. Marks, Mary
Kelly. George d. Halahan, A. w. Gates,
NJ. Hefty and a number OF other citizens
have petitioned the Council not to.alIew j.
c. Wilson and J. ?. Taylor. or either of
them, TO construct coal bunkers on the
Franklin-street wharf. The petition closes
as follows:
We have reason to expect that In the rapid
advance OF improvement and Increase OF Dopu-
lation Franklin street Will very soon become an
important thoroughfare OF business. The course
of settlement is eastward, and already the
number OF inha bitants east OF Franklin street
is not less than o, ,000 and still the transform
ing hand of Improvement is moving on steadily
in the direction OF San Leandro. With in less
than ten years the number OF Inhabitants of
East Oakland will have been doubled and that
vast community will require a separate embar-
cadero, which, with the increased facilities Of
street railways, Will be unavoidably at Frank
liD-street wharf.
The re-establishment of ferry and traDspOr-
Ia ion system at that point will have become an
Imperative necessity as the only means OF keep
ton TO the public welfare
We trust, then, that your honorable body,
who c0llec lively have done so much for the
advancement OF the city, viii not suffer any
part of the FraDklin-street wharf 10 be OBJ
structed by private enterprise or 10 be occupied
for any purpose other than commerce, ferriage
and transportation. Until the entire water
every square foot of that structure Will be as
valuable TO the people OF Oakland as though 1t
had been plated an inch deep with refined gold.
ExpsI the Invader.
Several members of the First Prssby-
terrain Church, headed by n. a. Page,
have organized a crusade to redeem the
holy shrine from a new invader. The
last is the tantaIizing Oakland flea, mite
that is many times more formidable than
the bravest of Saladin's knights. These
crusaders. unlike those of the olden times,
believe that the pen is mightier than the
sword and hope TO drive out the enemy
through the medium of an open letter ad-
Il L II II
OF the First Pres byterian Church.
After eloquently setting forth in a pre-
ample the manifold beauties of Oakland
ana her churches, Mr.. Page. on behalf OF
his fellow-crusaders, sets forth the misery
to which the fleas that infest the church
subject the congregation.
He recltes that after recent service the
crusaders found upon their several persons
IAN average of six strong. healthy feas."
and the letter continues: much of the
beauty, power and effect of your words
and arguments were lost upon US because
of this sad state of affairs
In conclusion the crusaders write that
they hope that Ia the interest of the peace
and quietness of The congregation during
the service the pastor shall require the
janitor TO sprinkle carpets and pews with a
certain weil-knowu ''fea-killer" and leave
IL do lis W0rk for space OF twenty-four
hours.
Fifty-Eight Counted.
Last evening the Board of Supervisors
completed the official count OF 5S precincts
out OF 80, and the work OF the day proved
rather disastrous to the Laymance camp.
In the Seventh Precinct of the Sixth Ward
the Laymance vote was changed from 81
to 50 votes. and in the Second of the same
ward the Laymance change was from 80 to
45-a loss 10 the Democrat of votes,
which puts him 19 behind Sanford, the
PopuIst.
10 the remaining precincts of the Forty
ninth Assembly District there was no
change. and McDOnald gets in bv one
vote. The offic a. count makes the figures
read: Mcdonald 3D. S51, Collins (R) S50
Mcclure Pop.) 81, McCargar (Pro.) 476
Mcclellan lnd.) 270
The official returns in the Forty-eighth b
Assembly District are as follows: Gay
(R.) 972. Bacnracn (D.) 66S, Ford (Pop.) 534
Laidlaw QDd.) 320, Mcdonald (Pro.) 60.
GAYS plurality is 304
There have been several changes in the
vote on Sheriff TINS far, and White now
hes lead of Schaffer Of over 800.
The lead of Garlick over Frick for Su-
perintendent of Schools was slightly in
creased during the day by changes.
1t is thought now that the count will not
be completed until late Friday evening.
Sweep Streets in Two Cities.
l.. Hewlett holds the street-sweeping
contract in Oakland. and also in San Jose.
A few weeks ago. when the Oakland Board
of Public Works asked for bids for sweep
ing the streets. Hewlett put in a bid
which was read as $4 He said it was
really $11, and the upshot was that al bid 5
were thrown out, and Hewlett still sweep ps
the streets.
In San Jose last Monday there were also
bids called for for stTeei-sweeping for
three years. The lowest bid for the work
was offered by one Thomas Bodley. but he
withdrew it, stating that it was mistake.
as it was so low that he would lose money
on it.
The city of Oakland will shortly take
steps toward purchasing its own street.
swee ping apparatus.
Strikers Indicted.
Following is list of the Oakland
strikers indicted by the Federal Grand
Jury for obstructing the United States
mails: John BPale, Edward Bloom,
George W. West, Sam Clifford, Gil Mar.
tin, i. j. Mahoney, j. Ii. Swinford, Frank
Higgins, George ii. Shepard, John Meher-
Ing, Thomas Davis, Arthur Brown. Joseuh
Baker. &. l.. Edwards, Charles Hall,
Fred Denike, - Crandall. j. d. Watson,
Percy Young, Joseph Turney, Daniel
OHerD. = Aivers, Sam Rogers, -
McGovern, Teddy Josie, j. NJ. Harlow.
James Smith. Cyrus La Rue. - Marion
Edward Farley, - Bolton. - Summers,
1. II. Hampstead, Henry Gate, Paul Pen
held, - ConDOTs. Lee Williams. Martin
Siattery. Paul Runyon, Adam AK and E.
K. Sayor.
OF these West, Mabopey, Shepard,
Baker, Young. Josie and Rnnvon have
each