The morning call., 1895-01-23
MR. DE- GOLIA'S WRITS.
To Overthrow the RefOrInerS
if Possible.
LIVELY TINES AHEAD 1T -.
Fear That the High School Will Be
Closed.
ALIA PABLO PUZZLES THE POLICE.
4 Wine.haker in a Fit Of Dependency
Puts Bullet Through His
Heart.
Iva PABLO PUZZLES THE POLICE.

OAKLAND.-George de Golia's writs of
mandate did not materialize yesterday,
because the attorney arrived at the Court
house too late to have the writs filed. Mr..
de Cola is in earnest about the matter,
however, for he was on hand with the doc
uments in his inside pocket and was not a
little irritated when he found himself
cut off.
''But I'll have them filed safe enough in
the morning." he said.
AS the time for the election draws near
the battle grows hotter, and now nothing
else is heard on the streets but charter cleo
ton. The battle is between the present
city government, headed by Mayor Pardee,
and the Board of Public Works and what
the refoEmers denominate the "gang."
The Pardee people are making bitter
fight against the proposed injunction, and
viii attempt to break down De GoIia's
efforts in that direction, attacking his
methods inaugurated in the Council Mon
day night.
When De Cola appeared before the
Council he said he was there in the inter
est of few taxpayers, and to back his
statement filed protest against the cleo
ton signed by Orrin Page and John Trot-
ter. This protest, or rather the signers
by the Pardeeites.
Page is a deputy constable, with little in
terest in the proposed election, and his
name was used on a previous occasion by
Mr.. de Cola, when that gentleman sue
ceeded before Judge Greene in having a
charter election knocked out in which the
life of the Board of Public Works was at
stake. In an interview yesterday Page
talked freely on the subject. He said:
1--WE are going to bring two suits, an in
junction suit and a mandamus suit, in or
der that if one does not stick the other will.
We claim that they have no right to call
special election for any purpose except to
fill a vacancy in an Office"
When asked whom he meant by eve"
be answered:
II and Mr.. Trotter. We think this is
not called Ia accordance with the law, and
we are Just going to see about it-that's all.
The paper that was read in Council last
night sets out the whole business a good
deal palmer than can tell IL"
The reformers are making heavy inroads
on public sentiment and what looked like
hopeless case week ago for the charter
amendments has in the past few days
brought people to the belief that they will
carry.
In an interview City Attorney Johnson
has expressed the opinion that the points
raised by Mr.. de Colin against the election
viii not hold good. The whole matter was
carefully gone over by the City Attorney
and the special counsel for the city when
the ordinance was under consideration by
the Council, and Mr.. johnson is certain it
cannot be overthrown.
Short School Funds.
There is a shortage of High School funds
of something like $1,000, and Superintend-
ent McClymonds is racking his brain to
find out Just how to get around the pre-
Z III J, T.,
speaking of the matter he said yesterday:
1T is entirely due to the fact that we
were unable to estimate exactly the re-
quirements for the new High School build
ing. We were allowed $4,000 for the year.
This includes the salaries, cost of mainte-
nance and all the fittings for the new build
ing. We asked for about $50, 900, intending
to reft the building with new furniture
throughout. 1t costs now about $1,000 per
month to maintain the school. On this
basis, providing nothing is done, we would
be obliged to close the school month
earlier in order to keep within our present
fund.
Under the contract with the teachers
they would be obliged to accept deduc-
ton of four weeks pay from their salaries.
They are paid for forty-two weeks work.
The board reserves the right to make
proportionate reduction on this basis in
case the money does not hold out.
1.-THE last thing 1 should recommend
would be the closing of the school. There
should be some way found out of the
dilemma without going to this extreme,
and l shall do all in my power to prevent
such action"
As there is no State or county school
fund that can be drawn upon in such an
emergency the only method to pursue
would be to apply to the Council and have
the money transferred from other funds to
that of the High School.
Coming Municipal Conventions.
The Oakland Republican City Central
Committee met last night and decided to
hold a municipal convention on Monday
next, at which only straight Republican
ticket will be put up. The convention is to
consist of 101 members, eleven from each
ward and twenty-three at large. On Fri
day night next conference committee
of twenty-three, to be selected in the
Central committee to choose the del
egates. But few names have been
mentioned yet for any of the offices.
George w. Reed has been spoken of as the
straight-out Republican candidate for
mayor and Ex-County Clerk Crane for
Auditor.
The Populists will hold their conven-
ton on Saturday, and like the Republicans
the number of candidates in their ranks
seem to be small. The names of both
Davies and Moody have been mentioned
for the mayorality, but beyound this Office
nothing is heard.
ScheeI at the Macdonough.
The Lottie Collins season closes at the
Macdonough tonight. This afternoon there
viii be Collins matinee, the prices of
seats for which will be Is, 80 and 70 cents.
Manager Cook has Just closed contract
with the famous director, Fritz Scheel, for
a concert on Friday, February l. The
entire Seheel orchestra of fifty pieces will
be heard and will be led personally by
Scheel. All the soloists in the orchestra
will participate, and the concert will be on
the same scale as the performance given by
the same master year ago at the Mac
donough.
The Chief and AIva Pablo.
Alya Pablo, the 13-year-old girl who
made raids on the Sacred Heart Convent,
carrying off a large amount of booty, is
still in the hands of Chief of Police
Schaffer, and that gentleman is in guam
dairy as to just what disposition to make of
her. The parents have promised to guard