The morning call., 1894-09-08

three diamond rings valued AT $50 apiece. Be-
IleVing that Mrs. Bigelow had stoleh them Mrs.
Cane caused her arrest The woman. however,
stoutly maintains her innocence, aud "a close
search OF her person and apartments at 5OI
Eleventh street failed to reveal any trace "i
lDem The case Will be examined INTO lo-day,
but 1t is thought that The evidence Is entirely
Inadequate To justify her being held 10 answer.
lie ShoaIing of the Bay.
Civil Engineer Allardt, witness for the railroad
company in he waterfront case. was under
crosS-eXamination yesterday bv EX-Mayor w.
X Dawes for the city. and tae procerdin rs
were somewhat more interesting, as live mat
teTs OF much Importance were discussed.
Mr Davies wanted TO know the effect OF the
long wharf which prof cts into the bay one
mile beyond the bulkhead line, npOn The flow of
the waters Of the bay and The deposit OF debris.
The testimony developed the fact that IL has
tendency TO so accelerate th~ deposit OK deDrls
as 10 result in the shoalng of Tie bay on elther
side and OF the end. ana tie consequent lm-
peulng OF local commerce. Then followed much
testimony regarding the ravaees OF the teTedo
on pliing' and Mr. Allardt held that 10 twenty
years a wharf, unless frequently repaired,
would be practically useless.
A Fathers Sad Discovery.
The body of the boy left by The ebbing tide
on the beach at Berkeley last Thursday even
ing was Identified yesterday morning by NJ.
Burke of 2112 Wells $ rect, San Francisco as
The Temaius OF his eight-year- old son, Philip.
The hOy was last seen alive on HarrisOn-street
wharf on August 81 and it is supposed that
while playing near The waller he fell in and WAS
recognizable owing 10 The rayageS OF decom-
position. but Mr.. Burke certain that the
remains We're those OF his son and as mementos
OF her child lie conveyed home TO the stricken
mother in San Franciccu TWO wateT-soaked
shoes and tiny brass button which he clipped
from the jacket.
The Beet-Sugar Boom.
The beet-sugar works at Alvarado. in the
lower part of Alameda County, ar now IN luil
operation, the capacity OF the works having
been almost doubled during the past season.
About 400 tons of beets per day Will be run
through the mill this year, and Of this 10 per
cent Is sugar.
The first carload OF beets for the season ar
rived at the mill on Wednesday last. There are
expected 1900 carloads from PleasanJOn and
at. least 300 carloads from San Jose and vicn-
ity. The beet crop about AivaTado Will be an
immense one, and even with its increased
facilities II Is thought the mill will have ali IL
can attend TO for this year.
Heavy Mans Fall.
Ned La Perle, engineer Of Phenix Engine No
l, ana one of the Oldest members in Ihr fire de.
p&rtm- nj. was push of an electric car at
The corner OF Thirteenth ana Washington
streets at IL O'Clock last evening, and being
very heavy man. struck the pavement with
gleat ioTee. lie Iost consciousness and
seriously fractured his right leg just above the
ankle. He was removed 10 the Receiving Hos
pltal where the wounded member was placed
IN spllnts by DR.. johnson.
Like a Balloon.
The case of TOmpi Carlo, the Portuguese VINO
bones crushed, has developed some peculiar
features. On- of the broken bones, il seems,
pierced Carlos lungs. and thiS has caused his
lungs to become Inflated like a balloon.
The skin portions OF the unfortunate
mans body is drawn tightly as a drum
head and ii Is found necessary TO insert tube
under his skin and pump the air out OF him at
intervals.
Divorce Matters.
Emma Frost was yesterday granted decree
OF divorce from Minor Frost on the ground of
extreme cruelty. She was also given the Gus
tOdy Of the minor child.
BY consent of the principal, the divorce suii
OF DR.. w. B. Church or the Oakland Sani:arium
against his wife, GeOTgiana Church. lOr deser.
tiOn. was dismissed. Mrs. Church now lives in
an Eastern city
The Daughter Found.
Mrs. l.. Hale OF this city, who reported to
Chief Crowley OF San Francisco that ner dauCh-
ter, Mrs. Alice Baldwin. was missing since she
crossed The bay on August 2S. now announces
that Mrs. Baldwin has been lOcated. she re-
ceived a letter yesterday stating that her
daughter had been taken sick in San Francisco
and she went 10 visit her.