The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-04-03
WILL OPPOSE 1T.
Southern Pacific Hands
Worried.
Dow Elected the New President of
the City COuncil-A Lunatic'S
Queer Delusion.

OAKLAND.-William A. Dow. Coun ill
man from the Seventh Ward. was last might
elected as president of the Oakland City
Council, vice Towle. whose term had ex-
pIred.
Dalton nominated Dow for the position.
The nomination was seconded by Mr.
Manuel.
Shell placed Councilman Barstow in
nomination. and was seconded by Coun-
Gilman Barnard.
This closed nominations, and balloting
was begun by rollcall. The first ballot
resulted in Dow's election, and was as
follows:
Dow-Capell, Dalton. Heitman, Manuel.
Watkinson and Towle.
Barstow-Barnard, Smell. Marshall.
A motion was made and carried that
when the Council adjourned it should be
until Thursday night to give the new pres
ident an opportunity to make up his COM
mittees for the coming year
The new president is the Youngest
member of the Council, a lawyer by pro-
fession, and is representative OF the
younger element Of the non partisan majority.
The selection has given general satisfaction.
The traiDInen connected with the Southern
Pacific on this side OF the bay do not look with
about cutting down salaries.
A conductor running out OF Sixteenth street
said yesterday IN reference to the matter:
"There may be nothing hnt newspaper talk In
the cutting OF salaries; but II IL Is true, and the
company tries II, there Will surely be trouble
because the trafnmen will not stand It,. There
are six organizations in he train service, and
these together form another organization, and
there Is A strong determn too on the part Of
the members TO resist any cut.
And then. the trainmen have contract
init tHA RaFlr
rate. under which both sides have been working
since 1882, and doubt whether The company
Is thinking seriously of breaking this contract
by cutting the wages.
'Of course know that In many businesses
wages have been reduced. but the Southern
Pacific is running just as heavy trains, work
Ing just as many men just as many hours as
heretofore, and l believe making just as much
money. Colouel Crocker's road does not pay
any higher wages for the same service than The
Santa Fe, the Colorado Midland, the Oregon
Short Line or the Northern Pacific. and does
not pay so promptly, either, for the paycar has
not come 10 time for February and March"
This tratnman was asked If any men had
been dismissed at the mole On account OF hard
times aud lack OF business, and answered.:
mo. Not single person has been dis
charged. The railroad company only spread
that report TO get 1.-The men TO taking and 10
sound them regarding reduction OF wages"
a=E Bad Speculation.
-Four years ago a ranch near Haywards was
sold TO w. b. Green and his wife by E. Eichler
for $1,000 in cash and a mortgage for $500.
Recently Eichler brought an action against
Green 10 forecose the mortgage. and yesterday
Green appeared In court and gave several
reasons why be should not be forced to pay.
Ii TOOK Mr.. Green just one year o discover
that $500 year was the maximum return from
the land.
Now be wants 1t declared by the courts that
the note aud mortgage were obtained by false
and fraudulent representations and asks a
judgment for $500.
ihe Boogar Case.
Yesterday Mrs. Mary S. Armstrong the nurse
for Mrs. Boogar, when she was sick signed her
deposition which is 10 be used In tbr Boogar
Court, ana In the evening WAS arrested by OH
Ger Hines. at the insugaton or Mrs. Boogar,
and was locked up in the city prison, on
charge OF perjury. Mrs. Armstrong is past 20