The morning call., 1895-02-15

Bank building. The merchants are now
considering the best way to solicit sub
scriptions for the new San Joaquin Valley
Railroad.
W.R. Davis of the Mayors committee
was asked yesterday what amount of
money the city should raise to help along
the enterprise. He said:
SIN my opinion this city ought to raise a
quarter of million dollars easily, cheer
fully and Immediately. The population of
San Francisco is less than 350,000 that of
Oakland over $4,000. This is ratio of say
one to six. They will raise easily 81, 400 600
in San Francisco, perhaps more. A sixth of
this amount would be 500, ,0O0 for. Oakland,
and while Oakland is not the commercial
city and center and has not the CONNER
cial wealth that San Francisco has, still,
making liberal allowance, we ought to
raise "a half as much proportionately as
San Francisco. On this basis we should
raise at least a quarter OF a million"
Says the Attorney Was to Blame.
The Coroner's inquest on the remains of
J. Carl Beck of San Leandro, who is sup
posed to have shot himself while tempo
rarily insane, was held yesterday.
William F. Beck, son of deceased, testi-
fled that his father had been worried for a
number of years about losing his farm.
He had been in possession about ten years,
and had constant trouble about it. A law
yer named Seward of 606 Montgomery
street had written threatening letters to
his father, and he had retained Seward to
look out for his interests, but the lawyer
seemed to be working against him. Six
hundred dollars had been paid Seward dur
ing the last ten years.
The jury rendered verdict of suicide
while temporarily deranged.
Against a License Bill.
TheWoman Christian Temperance Union
of Oakland held its tWenty-tirst anniversary
celebration of the great temperance cru
SADIE last night at the First Methodist
Church. The celebration was In the shape
of a temperance masS-meetlng, and adj
dresses were made by Mrs. Sanford, Mrs.
Boland, Rev. E. S. Williams, Professor
Meads, Kew. NJ. French, Philip Graft Mr..
Bushnell, William RAIDER, c.. II. Hobart,
DR.. Hummer and Miss Ada Van Pelt. A
resolution against any substitute for the
Mahoney uniform license bill, introduced
in the Legislature, was adopted and sent
to Sacramento.
Grand Jury Indictments.
A partial report of the Grand Jury was
presented in Judge Ogdens court yester-
day in the form of two indictments.
The clerk was instructed to enter them,
Withholding the names of the parties in
Qlcbeu. Dali was H&eu dt Y1OuO IN each
case.
Notes.
John Montebono of Vallejo was locked
up in the County Jail last night on a charge
of passing counterfeit quarters.
Fireman Thompson, who was injured in
the Altamont wreck on the 4th of January,
is able to be out, and will soon be in condi-
ton to go back to work.
John G. Steele appeared in the Police
Court yesterday morning TO answer to a
charge of assault with a deadly weapon,
preferred by A. Hanly. His examination
was set for March and bail fixed at $1,000.
Judge Ellsworth has given judgment as
prayed for in the suit of Arthur A. Hooper
and others against the Navarro Mill Com
pany. The claims represented by plaintiff
amount to something over $4,000.
Owing to the present financial depression
the Fabiola Hospital is short of funds, and
it is proposed to hold grand horse show
for the benefit of the hospital. The date
of the event has not been fixed.
The remains of Edward Rose, we'll
known young Oakland man, who was acci-
dentally drowned while at work for the
railroad company near Davisville on the
10th of January, were brought to Oakland
for interment Yesterday.