The morning call., 1895-01-20

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when, as a matter of fact, there are several
other owners OF property more largely
interested than the railroad company"
Commissioner Miller defended the board
in all its actions, dwelling particularly on
the charge that money had been wasted in
the erection of the new schoolhouses.
Robert Smile said he would regret to see
the board done away with, insisting that it
had saved the cost of maintaining it many
times over.
William Strathern thought that the
power of government in the hands of one
man was the best, citing the reforms made
by Seth Low of Brooklyn as an instance of
this form of governing. D. Edward Col
Inns thought a city should be managed as
a corporation, by one man. The Mayor
alone should be the responsible party. If
he was the right kind of man the city
would be safe.
Another One of Oak1and's Pioneers.
Death claimed Israel w. Knox, one of
Oakland's pioneer residents, at an early
hour yesterday morning. The immediate
cause of death was diabetis and a car
buncle which formed at the base of the
brain. He had only been seriously i'll since
January 3, although he had been in poor
health for several years.
Mr.. Knox was born in Blandford, Mass,
in 1928, and came to California in 1852 He
engaged in the oil business in San Fran
cisco. In 1861 he removed to this city,
where he has resided ever since. Knox
was mining expert and was recognized
throughout the State for his skill. He
erected the Fields. Seminary building In
1869 and his wife has interested herself in
the institution until a recent date. About
a week ago a suit was begun In the
Superior Court to foreclose mortgage upon
the property. The school was closed at
ho f0
again. This was owing to competition
with the public schools of Oakland.
Mr. Knox served several terms in the
City Council where he championed all
reform movements and showed great in
terest in everything tending to advance
the interest of the city.
'I have known Mr.. Knox" says an old
Oaklander, 'since 1864, when we held cot
tage prayer-meeting in his neighborhood,
going from house to house, and in all OF
that time | never heard him utter word
against any man nor question a motive. l
don't know of another man in Oakland
who could leave clearer record behind
him than Mr.. Knox"
Deceased leaves widow, brother CDR.
Henry Knox, and son (Charles). The
latter is now living in Mariposa County,
near Raymond. He is engaged in the
mining business.
Rev. DR.. J. K. Mclean, pastor of the
First Congregational Church, of which Mr..
Knox was an active member, will conduct
the funeral services next Tuesday after
noon at 3 o'clock. They will be held at
the Fields Seminary building, 1925 Tele-
graph avenue.
Married His Housekeeper and Repents.
John Cummeys of Shasta County is sorry
now that he welded his housekeeper. After
causing him untold trouble she left him
and is now supposed to be in this neighbor-
hood. Yesterday Sheriff White received
the following letter from friend of Cum
meys, and which tells the whole story:
MONTGOMERY CREEK,
Shasta County, Jan. 49,
To the Sheriff Of Alameda County, 0dkIdnd-
DEAR SIR: A friend of mine some four months
ago advertised in THE SUNDAY CALL for house
keeper and q woman named Cordelia Reid,
| who boarded at q Mr.. Scroggins', who keeps a
lodging-house in Oakland, responded and came
| ally married. He soon discovered that she was
victim of the morphine habit. AT least he
| presumes so from the intoxicated and excited
| State in which she appeared from time to time.
| He had TO sit up nights and had to summon
! doctors and attendants to look after her Lately
| she has become very destructive, burning up
! clothing, destroying furniture, etc. She has
| now left his place and gone below.
| He now wishes to advertise in some Oakland
paper that he will not be responsible for any
debts she may contract. The present Is to ask
what sort of a character this Mrs. Cordella
Reid bears and place advertisement in an Oak
land paper. / shall be very happy to pay you
Tor your trouble. am, dear sir, yours truly,
G. w. SANDERS JR.
Accompanying the letter was the follow
ing notice:
NoTcE-My wife, Cordelia Cummeys, has
left my bed and board without any provoca-
ton whatever. l will not be responsible tor
any debts contracted by her after this notice.
HENRY CUMMEYS.
Failed to Revive.
The defunct Oakland Home Insurance
Company, which was power in its day,
made failure of its attempted revival
yesterday.
A meeting was called by the stockholders
to elect board of directors, but failed of a
quorum. Out of the 1000 shares of stock
but $50 shares were represented, as follows:
V. D. Moody, 100 shares; ?. A. Cameron,
%; Joseph B. Mcdonald, 25; D. w. G.
Gaskill, GO; NJ. H. Eastman, As; w. P.
Jones' %; o. II. Durham, 50; estate of
G.. E. Whitney, so, represented by Major
F. E. Whitney; Annie Z. Donnelly, 6, rep
resented by o. H. Burnham; Daniel
Swett 80; j. B. Lanktree, 10; Frederick
Mentz, 10; estate of David Clark, deceased,
so, represented by 0. H. Burnham; E. P.
Game 5, represented by ]. B. Lanktree; ;
Mary E. Coogan, s, represented by 0. H.
Burnham; H. S. Croker, 81; L. L. Brom-
well, 81; c. H. Croker, So, represented by
II. S. Croker; Mrs. H. S. Croker, 6, rep
resented by H. S. Croker; Susanna Lark
tree, 105, represented by ]. B. Lanktree.
The meeting was adjourned until Janu-
airy 90 at 2 P. M, when the movers expect
to have on hand the 1001 shares necessary
for quorum.
Forty Per Cent on Legacies.
w. R. Cluness, executor of the will of
the late Margaret A. Adams, does not want
to make partial distribution of the estate
in his care, and so stated in his answer to
the petition of Tyler Tubbs Henshaw, by
his guardian, F. w. Henshaw, yesterday.
He asserted that he has filed and settled
his accounts in the case and that there re-
mains 1877 So. He realized 5000 so on the
sale of forty-two shares of Contra Costa
Water Company's stock and received $33 20
as dividends prior to the sale, thus making
total of $3.50 70 on hand. He does not
think it advisable to close the estate at
present, as a sum is due from a debtor who
is out of the State. He is willing that all
moneys and property in his hands, less ex-
penses. shall be distributed, but as the
total requests amount to $500 and there is
but $3840 70 in his possession, he asks that
he be authorized to pay 40 per cent on the
legacies in lieu of the courts making a
special order in behalf of Tyler Tubbs Hen