The morning call., 1894-08-12

prospective purchasers the locked safe was an
OBJECT OF special interest, for Auctioneer hauf-
man stated that il might contain STORES Oh
money and ferry tickets. This was PROBABLY
the cause OF The lively bidding which ensued
wren the office was offered for sale, Dut When
=. t. =, Ma "a the hardware mercnan., Dougnt
IL Tor Sl1o he probably did not know mat
several days after the little office was hauled 10
the corporation yard an agent OF the railroad
nad removed from the safe, among othef things'
5000 in money.
Cotton Bros, the contractors. paid 81 40 per
Pile Tor the ninety historic plies wnlch once
encompassed the water included between the
oakland and Alameda moles. For ten poles
Wnlcn eX-Mayor Chapman connscaieo because
the western Union Company tried TO erect
tnem on broadway one Sunday wi.nout IRAN
cnlse u. I. johnson of the PIEDMONT eleclrlc
road PAID S29. One antique horse was sold for
Slo 90 ana two others of more antiquity, when
nave zone service IN the Flre Depattinent,
prought So. Nobody would DID on an ola IRE
engine for which the city wants 5000, ana alter
lot OF odds and ends which the Police DEPART
meDt had gathered had been sold, III was 1Ounu
that the sale had made the city flcher by
1914 80.
A Remorsefnl Mans Suicide.
Some time during the early hours OF yester.
day morning George Eickmann, a native OF
Phladeiphla, aged 80 years, commltted suicide
ID the Clarendon House at Seventh ana wash
lngton streets. He first engaged room at the
house on Thursday evening when be PAID only
one nights rent, but late on frlnay nlgnt the
lanolady discovered that be NAG again taken
possession OF the room that had Deen assigned
him on Friday. Thinking TO secure payment
for the room in the morning. she retlfed and
bothered no more about her presumptlous
lodger.
She watched his room yesterday morning and
until $3.50 O'Clock in the afternoon, Wnen rear
Ing that something was wrong sue asked one
CDarleS Dexter to break into the COOm In
obedience to the request Dexter forced the lock
OF the door and found the dead BODY OF Elck-
mann under thelblankets ofthe pea. On taDle
beside him lay nearly empty vial containing
mOrDhinp
is SAID TO be sufficient to cause death. The gas
cock was also turned full on, put ne mao In
nalea Out ltle OF the gas owing TO ene laet tnat
1t Is the custom OF the house to turn OH the gas
at the meter at midnight. There was no money
or other effects in his clothing, only sealed
envelope addressed to his mo 1ss an Mrs;
Schmidt q Freberling, saloon Keepers. MS
contained only few words of farewell 10 her.
Eickmann is not unknown IN tne folice
courts of San Francisco. although he came
from Philadelphia but short time ago. When
he came be brought with him his girl niece,
whom he dressed In long clothes ana placed III
dive in San Francisco. when DIS m0ther
learned of this she caused bis arrest, and the
girl was started back to Philadelphia, where
she probably arrived to-day. II Is thought tnat
remorse for this deed and for his useless,
wasted life impeIled EIckmann to SO summary
and effectually end his career.
His Mysterious Death.
Although the circumstances attending the
death, several months ago, OF the late George
Greene, Southern Pacific engineer, are still EN-
veloped IN mystery, his estate, valued at
S35, 600 will be reported upon by Public Ad-
minstrator Stanley within the next few DAYS.
Greene was very steady in his baDlts ana very
thrifty, and when one day be disappeared IL
was thought by bis friends that he had quietly
departed for his home in England TO ENJOY Inc
fruits OF his labor. Several months later his
body was found In slough near Redwood CITY,
and whether he accidentally fell into the Day,
was cast ill., or committed suicide. Will, In all
probability, never be known.
During his life he had often promised to re-
mem0erin his will Jennie Bennett, San Fran
cisco girl, the daughter of an old friend, but the
only Will that has been found Is one 10 The pos
session Of his mother, at DOncaster, England,
by which he leaves his entire estate to her.
The Alliance Housewarming.
The Republican Alliance, which has the dis
tinction OF having the only uniformed club OF
the party In The State, yesterday formally
opened its headquarters at Elite Hall on the
corner of Twelfth and Webster streets. A
general invitation had been informally ten.
dered to all Republicans TO be present and
hundreds took advantage of the clubs hes
pitality. There were no attempts at speech
making. The guests were ushered into the
large hail. where band discussed concert
music, and were afterward served with both
solid and liquid refreshments. The members
OF the alliance are making extensive prepare
tiOns for The Estee meeting on next Saturday
evening.
Filling the Marsh.
The work of Captain John Haeketr In filling
In that portion OF the noisOme West oakland
marsh south OF the main lake sewer with d. edg-
lngs from the bay shore, north of Sixteenth
street station, Is progressing rapidly. The NIL
ing material is not so sushv as that obtained
from the bottom Of the estuary and In a few
days hardens enough to bear the weight OF a
man walking across its surface. Il is SAID that
the property-owners along the marsh, north OF
the main lake. intend having that portion of the
marsh filled with the same material.
The sam Clark Monument.
The fund for the erection OF monument to
the late Samuel Clark, the engineer who was
killed in the Yolo bridge disaster. now amounts
TO SIS in Oakland Mayor Pardee, j, w.
1ompkins, Ed Holland, Paul Schafer, Street
Superintendent Harrison, Clerk OF Public
Works Board Kaufman, License Inspector Ma
loon, City Attorney Johnson, Auditor Snow and
Superintendent McClymonds each gave 81 TO
the fund.
Poor Sculptor.
The sculptor, f. Marion Wells, was in the
Superior Court Yesterday on an order o show
cause why he did not pay his wife FRANCHISE
the alimony as ordered. The attorney for MIR.
Wells said that his client had paid Mrs. Wells
a portion of the mouty due, and that he would
pay tile balance due by Wednesday next, as lie
had not the necessary funds now. He was
given until Wednes day to comply with the
courts order.