The morning call., 1895-01-20

bell. On June 81, 1894, cars No % OF
Eighth street and No. 8 of Grove street
collided at Second and Franklin streets,
throwing Mrs. Hommell on seat and
wounding her thigh.
Republicans Getting Ready.
The local Republican politicians are get
ting ready for the municipal election. AT
a meeting held Friday night organization
was effected by electing Fred A. Campbell
chairman and A. w. Bishop secretary.
Rudolph Christ was chosen treasurer.
Miles Doody, the Sixth Ward commit
teeman, sent in his resignation and his
son, Daniel Doody, was elected in his
place. No definite plans were adopted Tor
the conduct of the campaign. Another
meeting will shortly be called.
Lottie Collins at the Marlborough.
Lottie Collins Troubadours come to the
Macdonough Theater tomorrow for three
nights and Wednesday matinee. She is
just concluding a successful engagement
in San Francisco, and her trip to Oakland
promises to be equally fortunate. She was
friends. She is vivacious, clever and grace
full, and introduces new song, 1.-The Little
Widow" which is both catchy and me-
lodious.
The Becker Jury.
Argument in the Becker murder trial
was concluded yesterday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock and the case was given to the jury.
At midnight no verdict had been reached
and it is thought that a disagreement is
almost certain. Becker was on trial Tor
killing G. E. Edison in Alameda III May
last.
Died in an Epileptic Fit.
Grace Stuart was found dead in her bed
at 1913 Milton street late yesterday after
noon. She was % years of age, and died
from an epileptic fit. The remains were
removed to the morgue, where an exam
ination will be held to-day.
Caused by Carelessness.
Coroner Baldwin last night held an in
quest over the remains of George Bly,, the
eight-year-old boy who was killed by the
cars at Berkeley on Friday. The verdict
of the jury was that death resulted from
the boys carelessness.
Governor Budd has honored Oakland by
appointing Mrs. Eulalie A. Wilson, for ten
years a teacher in this county, as mem
Der of the board of trustees of the San Jose
Normal School.
Commissioner Fred E. Whitney will take
the testimony in the divorce proceeding of
Norman B. Phillips against his wife, Hen
rietta B., who deserted him. She refuses
to live in Oakland, preferring Southern
OdluOTllld.
Edward Land pleaded guilty to two
charges of burglary, in entering the houses
of L. S. Burchard and G. A. Watson, and
two other similar charges were dismissed.
He will be sentenced Monday morning.
The telephone lines have been working
poorly the past day or two, but Superin-
tendent Fleming is toiling night and day
to accommodate his subscribers and put
everything in first-class order.
Mrs. Mary ]. Farley asks for legal
separation from her husband, James j.,
who deserted her two years ago and has
never been heard of since. They had only
been married two years when he departed.
Martin NJ. Samson, butcher who failed
for nearly $27 600 few weeks ago, has eff
fected a settlement. He turned over all of
his stock to his creditors, who then re-
leased him from all his debts and obliga-
tions to them.
G. L. Maxwell has secured temporary
restraining order against Cotton Bros. &
Co., and T. G. Harrison, Superintendent of
Streets, in the laying of a sewer and col
Letting assessments for it in Lake Merritt
Park Tract.
The corridors of the County Courthouse
were filed with Alameda citizens all day
yesterday who were awaiting to tell the
Grand Jury what they knew about the al
legged school census fraud.
Lieutenant-ColonelN Nathaniel James it is
now. He has been appointed on the staff
of commandments James H. Budd.