The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-23
The Southern Pacific Gives Oak.
land a Larger Sum Than
Ever.
PIONEER BRENNAN's DEATH.
A Tramp Steals a Mail Pouch, Offers
It for a Quarter and Runs
Away.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL, !
nnS Rrnnd 1rn,r Non % I

renv surDrised City Tax Collector GiIpin
today bv forwarding S1O,2 by Wells
Fargo to pay its taxes. 1t included the
tax on all property of the Southern and
Central Pacific, with their allied corpora
tions in this city, except the tax placed on
the Seventh-street local road.
The Tax Collector expected that the
company would protest against the in
crease made by the County Assessor, but
it did not do so. The only protests were
against two bills on the ground that they
embraced property that was already as
sessed by the State Board of Equalization.
The total amount against which protest
was entered was 5000. The tax on the
Seventh-street road, which was not paid,
was $3945. Much doubt exists as to
whe Their this can be collected.
This afternoon Edison f. Adams sued
for writ OF mandate to compel Tax Col
lector Barber to accept the taxes as equal
lied by the Board of County Supervisors.
Collector Bar Der refused to accept the
TO pay the additional amount required if
the equalization should be decided in
valid. The suit is to compel him to ac-
cept the taxes Internationally.
Pioneer Brennan Dies.
Daniel Brennan, a pioneer who settled
in Oakland in 1858, died at noon to-day in
a small brick house that he built many
years ago. on land that IS now the foot OF
Seventeenth avenue. He was one of the
historic characters of Oakland, and be-
lieved that in him was vested the title to
the whole water front of the city.
Brennan was a potter by trade, and
after his arrival here-forty years ago-he
established small pottery at San Anto-
Mo on land upon which he squatted. Don
Peralta leased the property and Brennan
bought the lease. A small wharf was
built out from the property, and it became
an important shipping point. For many
years Brennan lived on lease money paid
him by people in East Oakland for small
wharves, which he claimed were his prop
erty. After the Chicago lake-froEt de-
cision the lesSees refused to pay any more,
and Brennan's income was gone.
He conceived scheme which he thought
would make him fabulously wealthy.
Upon the theory that the ownership of
The water front must follow the ownership
Of the original Spanish grant, and upon
The claim that when the Peraltas sold out
they parted with the title only to the up
land, he went 10 the surviving me m berS OF
the Peralta family and induced them to
give him a deed TO the whole estuary.
With this instrument he proposed to dis
possess the Water front company, the
railroad and the city of Oakland and
every body else. No lawyers were willing
10 take the case. however, and Brennan's
scheme was never realized. He lived with
an aged maiden sister and died SO poor
that the county may have to bury him.
The Mayor Indignant.
Mayor Davie, sitting as presiding officer
OF the Police Commission, broke up
meeting this morning. 1t was called for
the purpose of taking action in executive
session upon the testimony presented yes
!
Brown. Commissioners Wilson and Peir-
sol were not ready, but the Mayor said they
had heard the evidence and they should
have made up their minds.
You fellows know enough to elect ex-
tramen to the Fire Department without
consulting me or even bringing the men
up tor examination or inspection" he said,
land you ought to know what you are
gong TO do with these officers. | know
what ! want to do and how l shall vote
when it comes to that point. You can
hold all the executive session you want,
but | ask to be counted out. What l do /
am willing TO invite the public 10 witness"
4 decision will be rendered at Tuesdays
meeting.
Stole Mail Pouch.
A tramp stole a mail pouch at the mar
row-gauge depot to-day and it was re-
covered in an adjoining tailor's shop with
III an hour. Messenger Martin drove to the
station and left his wagon unguarded for
moment and the theft was committed.
\. Larsen, whose place of business is
near the depot, was sweeping out his store
when a seedy-looking man entered and
offered to sell him a mail pouch for
quarter. He said he was cold and starving
and had to raise his breakfast somewhere.
After little conversation Larsen gave the
stranger a pair of trousers and he pulled
them on and departed, leaving the pouch
behind him.
In Sympathy With Debs.
The meeting at Germania Hall tonight
to celebrate the release of Eugene Debs
from prison was moderately attended. 1t
was announced that L. Hogan, who was
felIow-prisoner of Debs. would deliver an
address, but the gentleman did not arrive
in time. The feature of the meeting was
patriotic address by Miss Frances Lane,
who was decorated with a bright red sash.
Miss Lane Is the young lady who made an
attempt to be admitted to membership in
the Alameda County Law Association
about three months ago. She denounced
corporations and succeeded in arousing
much enthusiasm. Eugene Hough, T. +. |
Roberts and other local labor leaders were |
the speakers.
Woes OF Cad Butcher.
Michael Gormly is serving three months |
in the City Prison for Offering diseased /
meat for sale at the Free Market. To-day I
his wife, Catherine, was granted divorce I
on the ground Of cruelty. The evidence /
was all In favor CT his young wife. The /
custody of the two young children was
awarded to the mother. and GormIy will |
have to find $50 to pay his wife's attorney
and costs OF court. He will also have to |
pay his ex-wife SIS per month allmony.
To Develop Triunfo.
The San Salvador Commercial Company |
has been incorporated to develop the port +
OF Triunfo III San Salvador. The capital /
stock is $3.50, 600, of which A. W. Burrell |
subscribes $225, 900, n. 3. Hunter $500, |
Albert Brown $500, w. Lair Hill $500. J. |
w. Phillips $500, Sewell 2. Channell $500, |
Robert Smile $500. w. Frank Pierce $500,
William r. Davis $500, Thomas Prather |
$500, w. J. Dngee $500. The incorpor- |
ators are all Oakland men.
No Word of Crowley.
The hunt for Bandit Crowley has been |
given up. 1t is supposed that the escaped |
convict is out of the county, and probably |
out of the State. He lived within few |
miles of Oakland on the much-frequented |
road while his photographs were IN
every rogues' gallery, so it is argued that
he muSt no a clever hand at Disgusting /