The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-06
HISTORY OF YESTERDAY.
Alameda County Happenings Told in
Brief CHAPTERS.

DR.. T. II. Pinkerton will be buried to-day.
Mayor Sutro has seut 800 to the Children s
Home OF Temeseal.
The city engineer is preparing plans for the
garden and walks which 1t is to lay out around
the new High School building.
The Order of the Messiah intends to establish
an encampment close to the Poulson estate in
Eas t Oakland. Prophet Smith viii be the ora
tor.
Mr. Henry Marley, the evangelist, is to speak
at the Union-street Presbyterian Church
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
afternoons.
The large residence Of Anspacher Bros lead
ing merchants of Livermore, was totally con-
sumed by fire yesterday morning. The origin
OF the fire is not known.
The cases of the Salvation Army lads and
lassies, which have been pending in the Police
Court for several months, were all dismissed
by Judge Wood in the Police Court yesterday.
Street superintendent Miller is gathering in
formation which he will incorporate in a re-
port to be presented to the city authorities on
the subject of sprinkling the streets of the city
with salt water.
The time in which to submit findings in the
case OF the City against the Oakland water
front Company has been extended TO August
13. Counsel for the city are now at work pre-
pairing findings.
Railway were overturned near San Pablo Sun
day. They were running at the rate of fifteen
miles an hour and were filed with picnickers,
none OF whom were injured
The case OF the San Francisco Tool Company
against Phoebe Blair, one OF the stockholders of
the Consolidated Piedmont Railroad Company,
was submitted on briefs to Judge Greene yester-
day afternoon for decision.
Frances Enos, who formerly resided in San
Leandro, committed suicide in Butte, Mon
tana, Saturday night. She was respondent
after having been deserted by the man with
whom she had run away from home.
The entertainment at the Labor Bureau this
evening promises to be highly ENJOYABLE
affair. Little Miss Ina Lillian Gerrish, the
famous whistler, has been secured, and Will
delight the audience with several numbers.
Chief Lloyd has issued q call to all of his men
to assemble together at o'clock this after
noon, when he will give them some instruc-
tions. The meeting will be private one, as
the Chief says that he wants to talk 10 the men
confidentially.
Judge Ellsworth yesterday morning denied
application of E. G. Buswell for a writ OF alter
native mandate TO compel Auditor Whldden
to accept the original assessment upon prop,
erty which was reduced by the County Board
OF Equalization.
The contest for the position of postmaster at
Elmhurst is being waged holly since Louis
Simonsen resigned several weeks ago. The
contest is q three-cornered one, being between
Newton Gray, the local druggist, P. Magon-
esses, the village Populist, and j. Allison,
grocer.
D. c. Campbell, the real estate man recently
from Canada, charged with fraud, was dis
missed from custody yesterday morning by
Judge Wood ruling that under the State law he
could not be held. The Judge said he regret
ted this course, for he believed Campbell was
guilty of fraud.
Doctors Selfridge and Bradley, the Mayors
late appointees on the Board of Health for
whose admittance the latch string is not out,
have not made rapid progress in their suit to
Dust the present occupants of the position they
were chosen to fill. Application will soon be
made 10 the Attorney-General, as the law re-
nuires his sanction OF the nrnneedinps