The San Francisco call., 1895-07-28
HISTORY OF A DAY.
Alameda County Happenings Told in
Brief Chapters.

brieI tAapbSTss
The annual regatta of the California Yacht
Cub will be held to-day.
B.F. Burton was held up in Highland Park
late Friday night and relieved OF dollar and
q diamond ring.
Next Monday night the Oakland City Union
of Christian Endeavor will be organized at
Y. N. C. A. building.
The grading for the new railroad from
AlYarado Crossing TO the sugar mill is last
nearing completion.
The Foresters from San Leandro and Hay
wards viii unite in picnic at san Lorenzo
on Sunday, August IL.
Miss Ina D. Coolbrith has passed the critical
stage of her illness, and hopes for her recovery
now have some foundation.
The fiscal year has ended and Oakland's city
treasury does not show the $15, 900 deficit that
was predicted by Expert York.
special meeting of the City Council will be
held Monday evening for the purpose OF con-
sidering the awarding OF sewer contracts.
The Oakland Board Of Education has estima-
ted that the grammar schools VII WI require
1925 900 and the high school $64,91O for the
coming year.
Eight San Leandro youths who participated
in the fights at San Lorenzo grove on last
Sunday have been arrested and warrants have
been issued for thirteen more.
Eden Landing presents a busy appearance.
The warehouse is being rapidly filed with hay
and grain. BY the present outlook the storage
capacity will be taxed to its utmpst.
The Oakland, San Leandro and Haywards
Electric Railway and the East oakland Street
Railway have prepared petitions to the City
Board of Equalization for reduction of their
assessment.
Street Superintendent Miller is not pleased
with the sewerage system OF Oakland. he says
it is wey behind the times. The many COM
plants that have been fled at his office have
caused him 10 investigate.
General" Charles T. Kelley of Oakland In
dustrial Army fame, has been heard from in
Nevada City, where he is soliciting signatures
to petition to Congress. The Nevada City
Transcript denounces Kelley as "faklr.
Charles Mcmillan, who was struck by Hay
wards electrician on February 2 last, has COM
menced proceedings in the Justice Court OF
Oakland Township for the recovery OF 500
damages alleged TO have been sustained by
him.
To show how light the yield in Eden
Township is this year as compared with last
it is stated that the amount last week secured
in the Mohr field, opposite the postoffice, was
56S sacks OF grain. Last year it amounted to
1900 sacks.
B. Jennings, who keeps chicken ranch on
Seventeenth street, Oakland, has produced a
eackler which has laid the champion OF all
hens eggs. 1t is S1s inches in circumference
one way by 6N the other. 1t is the size OF an
ordinary turkey egg.
Judge F. B. Ogden has granted an extension
until August within which further proof
may be put in upon the question OF occupation
and improvements on the water 'front.', the
same to be offered as parties might be advised
and good cause appearing.
Edgar Hobart, E. S. West and W. P. Neither
ton, appraisers of the estate of the late Melissa
Sedgley, filed statement yesterday morning
appraising the value of the estate at Sill
605 49, consisting principally OF an interest In
land i'll Alameda and in Santa Cruz.
The leading society event of the near future
in Alameda is the phantasma or living picture
entertainment being arranged under the aus
plces of the Woman's Exchange of that place
The performance is to be given at the Llnder-
man Opera-house on the 9Th, 9th and 10th.
In the case Of w. S. Linn, who is suing the
Contra Costa Laundry Company for $4,000
laundry wagon on the Oakland boat, contlnu-
ance will be asked, as John Miller, the driver,
and an important witness, has opportunely
left the State.
Patrick Murphy, who lives in Alameda on ST.
Charles street and was arrested for insanity,
was discharged to-day as not dangerous to be
at large. 1t appears that he acted little queer
at times and was in the habit OF lighting
matches at night in dangerous proximity to
his bed Murphy is 80 years of age and
teacher.
The official board of the First NJ E. Church
OF Oakland hae asked Rev. DR.. Chapman to
deliver series of Sunday-evening discourses
which will be especially helpful to such as are
IN doubt about the inspiration of Scripture and
the Christian religion. The first of this series
VIII be given this evening, the subject being
IAN Honest Doubter."
Mr. Foster, the redoubtable collector of poll
taxes, is indignant over the version OF his en-
counter with Major J. z. McElrath which was
given Dy the morning papers. One OF them re-
ported that he bit the majors ear, and this he
!hlnks Is particularly cruel SANDER, as his
Iront teeth are gone, and he could not chew q
gentleman's ear if ne wished to-