The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-17
ESTEE'S WELCOME
Grand Preparations for a
Candidate.
OAKLAND WILL BE ABLAZE.
w. w. Foster, an Aged Man.
Killed by Locomotive.
THE CITY ENGINEER OBJECTS.
The City Council Will Pass Reso-
luton Ordering Charter :
Election.
THE CITY ENGINEER OBJECTS.

luR nv LGo OdAldu lDOdICIs L 10 Dlls
Estee's second public appearance since
the campaign opened. and it will be his
only appearance in Oakland, consequently
the Republicans are making special efforts
for the occa sion.
Previous to the meeting there will be
street parade headed by the Alliance Club,
Oakland's crack political organization.
The line of march will be from Elite head
quarters on Twelfth street, along that
street eastward TO Oak. to Ninth, TO the
corner of Madison, where Mr.. Estee will
De received. The honored guest will De
accompanied by Colonel Bramwell. Judge
+. w. Henshaw, Hon. w. A. Holeomb and
Mayor Pardee. After This the line of
march will continue north ON Madison
street TO Tenth, to Washington, to Eighth,
! to franklin, TO Ninth, TO Broad way, TO
| Fourteenth. where there will be Counter
march 70 Twelfth and thence TO the hall.
The line of march and the city generally
! will be illuminated. -.
After Mr.. Estee's address W. S. Barnes
Will speak, special committee having
been appointed 10 invite tina. gentleman
to be present.
The meeting will be presided over by
Hon. w. a. Holcomb, who Will be assisted
| by the following vice-presidentS:
Hiram Tubbs, +. NJ. Smith, C. II. King, Jesse
p. ME- chan, John g. Mattos Jr, j. W Evans,
CO. Brigham. Hugh Diamond. A. C. Henry.
GRADER, r. G. Chapman, j. +. Johnston, f, b.
Granger, j. n. Knowles, W. K. Miller. c.. S.
Long, Charles Mantalen, c. II. Allen. T. l..
Barker. w. j. Schmidt, Guy e. Earl, Philip
Walsh. Frank j. Bartnett DIR. !. s. Halsey,
A. j. RalSton. w. L, Greene. j. w. Phillips.
Captain William Roberts, c. IL. Nichols, George
calf, Dr., +. Ii. Pdrdee, C. q. Dodge. I. W. Har-
ris, E. Nusbauner, Z. M. herrick, Fred V.
Wood. w. W. Morrison w. E. Darge, Frank
A. Leach. p. f. Remillard. A. NJ. Simpson, j.
z. Wilson. w. Il. Chickeflng, E. b. MaStick, G.
5. Neal. h. Sevening, F. BOchmer F. X, Shat
tuck, O.. Alexander, j. q. Edwards
After the meeting there has been ar
ranged serenade for Judge Henshaw and
Hon. S. G. HilbOrn by the Alliance Club
at the residence of the former in East OAK
land. What promises to he an interesting
feature of tile parade Will be the presence OF
the employees NJ the East Oakland Cotton mills,
who Will march in a body. In the afternoon
MIR. Estee Will go drectlo The mills from san
Francisco, and at P. NJ. Will make short
address 10 the employees.
Charter Election Favored.
There was an important meeting last night OF
the Council as committee OF the whole, with
such Of the If cen freehOlders who framed the
city charter as could be on hand. A number OF
prominent citizens responded 10 the call.
There. IS a deep-seated dissatisfaction with
the present Board of Public Works, ana an
effort is being made 10 so fix the charter that
The Mayor aud Council viii have more power
over the operations OF the board.
Speeches were maue by MesSFS.. E. j. Prlngle
Warren Olney. City Attorney johnson, Judge
Stanley. Mr. Powell Councilman Towle, Sir.
Bartlett OF the San Francisco Bulletin. Charles
Pierce Colonel Bromley, Auditor Snow, Super
inendent of Schools McClymOnds, LAWYER
Button, Mayor Pardee and Others. ...: -
The general opinion seemed TO be that some
change in the Charter was necessary, but IL was
not thought advisable to abolish the Board OF
Public Works.
Mr.. Bar lett said that be had no personal
knowledge OF tie present Board of Public
Works, but it was Intended to be mainstay OF
The municipality. at had not been" SAID the
speaker, 1.-THE gOUd right arm of the Mayor, as
was expected, according TO reports.
Councilman Smell said the Board OF Public
Works had not, as had been stated, saved the
city vast sums or any sum but, to the con-
trary, had cost the cry more. than 10000
speaker lin the contracts made IN building the
Harrison School"
Councilman Dalton said he was IN favor OF
aboishing the Board of Public Works. and be-
lieved hat the citizens of Oakland were Of the
same opinion. =. i
The following resolution. introduced by Couu-
Gilman Shell, was adopted: :--. f.
ResolUed. That this committee report to the
Council In favor OF Immediately calling an cleo
ton OF freeholders TO submit new charter co the
voters OF the city OF Oakland
A Shocking Death.
w w. Foster. weighing clerk in the railroad
yards at West Oakland, met with a shocking.
death Yesterday a the foot of Peralra street
where be was run over by locomotive and in-
stantly Killed. The deceased was 90 wears OF
age, and had been in the service Of the Sou IL
efn Pacific Company for the past twenty years
His business was to weigh all the cars as they
came into the yards.
When the accident happened this morning
the old man was returning from the main Office
where he had left the results OF the weighing
OF a train OF cars. to the weighing She'd some
distance away. AS he walked along the main
track road engine 1880, IN charge OF Engineer
W. j. Edgar, was approaching from behind
him, but on another track, on the way TO the
foundhouse. The engine was running along at
the rate OF five six miles an hour. and al il
neared Foster the engineer blew the steam
whistle and rang the bell. But the aged man
apparently heard nei her bell nor whistle, for
when The engine was almost at his side he sud-
denly turned into the track directly IN from OF
it and was ground down beneath its wheels
Tho body WAS sbockingiy nIapgled ana the
head was separated from the body At the
time OF the accident a train OF cars was APP
proaching on another track. aud il Is thought
that the u0ise MADE by the train drowned the
sound Of the whistle aud bell of the other loco
motive. $50 -. 80. ~, ..' III.
The Jury at the inquest Instituted by Coroner
Henry .Esers to-day brought in verdict Of &C.
ctdental death: ~ +.,.f
leaves an aged wife ana grOwn-up daughter.
The latter was IN sacramento when the acct
dent happened. but the widow is completely
Frustrated by the shock- ID: ~:
49,. ~. Like the Geraldine Affair.
W, j.. Iieavitt. j. H. Miller and W: s. Hobart
have got into difficulty regarding the owner
ship of the Tacehorses RomulHs aud Sallie NJ
which recalls the memory or the rows of Ashe
and Williams. over the ownership of the far
famed Geraldine. The complaint in a suit
which Leavitt instituted against Miller and
Hobart yesterday sets forth that on February
% last he paid Miller 5000 for half Interest
in the racers RomuluS and Sallie NJ, and it was
muiu lily agreed that IL the horses earned $500
above all expenses that sum should b kept by
Miller as further consideration for the sale.
But on the DINER hand ii was also agreed that II
there were no net earnings then The 5000 al
ready baid should stand as tile purchase price
LeaVitt alleges that since ibe sale the horses
have earned $3.50. every cent OF which Miller
has retained. and he fnrther charges that on
August 3 last Miller secretly and unlawfuIly
transferred TO Hobart absolute title TO tile
spirited the horses away. and secreIed hem
somewhere in San Francisco. $50.
.LeavItt wants TO quiet title to a half. Interest
IN the two horses, and asks that ~ Her and
Hobart be restrained from interfering with the
horses. which he desires placed In The. hands OF
arecever ana sold. He alleges that the horses
are worth $1,000, and demands in case deliy.
cry cannot be had $1,000 for his interest.
City Engineer Gray obi cts.
There Ia very pretty fight on between GER
tain members OF the Non. Partisan Council and
/ CITY Engineer Gray over The management OF
the Engineers office. AT recent meeting of
the COuacil Mr.. Manner, who had been making,
an investigation OF affairs in the City Ensin-
err's office. questioned MIR. Gray pretty closely
regarding the charges made by that gentleman
for work done Tor the city and received what
was supposed TO be a reasonable explanation.
| Ii was supposed that The matter had been
dropped with this. but more recently Council.