The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-21
HISTORY OF A DAY.
Alameda County Happenings Told in
Brief Chapters.

<aAa1iONO happenings Aoiu III
Brief Chapters.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL,
9Oo Broadway, August 90. !
Auditor NJ. A. Whidden is better to-day and
it is expected that he will be able to be out in
a few days.
The Mayor has recommended to the court
that two landscape gardeners be employed to
erect fountains in the public parks.
The public debate between Eric Lewis Chris
tian) and H. G. Thurston Seventh Day Ad-
ventisD is declared off by Mr.. Lewis.
The clerks in City Treasurer Gilpin's Office
were given vacation to-day, as the Office is
being renovated for the first time in eight or
ten years.
Company F, Fifth Regiment, N. G. c., have
held an election for company officers Captain G.
A. Wethern and First Lieutenant w. H. 'Cobble-
dick were reelected.
Sheriff White is having double screen put
in the jail, through which all conversation be-
tween the prisoners and the outside public
Will be filtered in the future.
The Socialists have secured Becker's Hall,
9lo Washington street, for ameeting next Sun
day afternoon at 3 O'Clock. They will be ad-
dressed by Rev. George w. Henning.
Rev. +. j. Akers has taken charge of the
church and will devote his time to the work,
which now has very encouraging outlook.
The "open meeting" for tomorrow evening
under the auspices of Brooklyn Lodge No. 3,
II,
corner Twelfth street and Eleventh avenue,
East Oakland.
The Pleasanton Times says: "Our school
children will all be given an opportunity to
register for hop-picking again this year. In all
probability the school Will close on or about
the 1st of September"
The alarm of fire at II 80 this morning called
the department to the corner of East Twelfth
street and Eighth avenue, where a small black
smith shop belonging to Lewis Hewlett was
discovered to be on fire.
Six documents have been filed in the fight of
the Auditor and the Supervisors against the
petition of +, q. Boswell for writ of review of
the action of the Board of Supervisors acting
as Board of Equahzation.
Clay Holmes, the young son of Melvin w.
Holmes, formerly Deputy Street Superinten-
dent, fell and broke both bones of his left wrist
last evening in the yard adjoining his own
home, 553 Albion street.
Suit was instituted this afternoon in Justice
Cliffs court against James H., Andrew J. and
William j. Powers, bicyle trick riders with the
Wallace show. by John Stewart, the collector.
on an assigned claim OF Fay Butler for Sill so.
Fifty prisoners answer to the roll-eall in the
County Jail This is falling off of 100 per
cent in the number cared for by the county
before the new fee bill went into operation
cutting the recompense OF Constables making
arrests.
Attorney Thomas Clarity will address the
ladies of the Catholic Ladies' Aid Society on
Thursday evening at \. NJ. l. Hall building,
between Eleventh and twelfth streets. HIS
subject will be 1.-The New Woman and Her In
fuence Upon the Future"
Henry Marley, the English evangelist, will
deliver his last address before sailing for Aus
tralia at the First Baptist Church tomorrow
evening. The services will begin at 1880 and
a general invitation is extended 10 the public
to hear him i'll his farewell address.
K. Mizuno, a Japanese acrobat with the Wal
lace circus, yesterday afternoon, near B-street
station, became confused, when the Sacra-
memo train came along and tossed him into
the air over telegraph wire into the bay. He
was attended by DR.. Dunn at the Receiving
Hospital and viii recover.
The Grand Jury was not in session to-day,
Tut Expert H. K. Snow and County EX-
pert Davis had a conference in re-
gard TO the accounts of the Tax Collectors
office with the county. The District Attorney
has issued subpenas for NJ. A. Whidden, A ].
Rosborough, ], Leo Park, F. A. Davis, J. E, Bar
Der and others, who will testify at the investi-
CATION.
Auditor Snowis busy on his annual estimates
of expenses, which must be filed with the
Council by the last Monday in August. He
will not be able to put III a complete schedule
of municipal expenses by next Monday, as the
bond election will not have been held by that
time. Ii the bonds should not carry the Aud
itor would have to provide for them in his es-
Inmates.