The morning call., 1895-01-01

sIEDENToPF IS INDICTED.
.v u. 5 ACCOUNT IN QUESTION
! III. P. Dalton's Resignation in the
:. ). [ Hands of Mayor Pardee, to
...-=.....: Take Effect To-Day.

OAKLAND.-George w. Reed. admins
traitor Of the estate of Catherine Nj. Gar
celon, filed a suit in the Superior Court
late last evening which may clear up liti-
CATION in the Merritt property If the prayer
: of the petitioners granted. The purpose
of the suitis to make definite stand for
: the carving out Of. the. provisions Of the
: viii, and it is brought against John: A.
Sta0ly, executor of the estate of "A. w.
-Purington. who@died in September, 1891. !
= The plaintiff is represented by Emil
NeuS banner. who filed q complaint of
nearly hundred pages. 1t includes a
copy of the will and all Of the instruments
Of distribution, subordinate c0nyeyances
and subordinate assignments. besides much
other gal matter, which isintendedt to cover
every point at law. The prayer Of the Pc
tttioner is as follows: s.. r.. +.
:: First-That the instruments of distribution,
subordinate coDyeyances and subordinate as.
sIgnments be- adjudged null and void and or.
dered delivered to the court and Cancelled, and
that no title or interest OF the Merritt properly
p. be vested In the defendant
=. Second--That tho court enter Judgment that
all0f the title ana interest in the Merritt prop
efty be and is vested In Catherine M.GarceIon.
:: Third-That the defendant be ordered to
deliver possession OF the. Merritt property to
:
=: Fourth-Tbat the defendant pay to and de-
liver all money and property TO the president
:andtrustees Of Bowdoin College as decreed in
1.-The WILL -: =. ~
) :Fifrh-That the defendant pay plaintiff the
sum; of $500 obtained by three writings signed
Anril 81. 1891. !.
!. .Sixlh-Ihat the defendant be enjoined from
delivering any of the property money, books
:Or paperstO any one exec pit the plaintiff
rSeventh-That receiver be appointed to
take and hold all OF the property, books papers
and money of the estate, and that the defend
ant be compelled TO deliver same TO him as we'll
:. as possession OF the Merritt property. -
:. = transactions of the supervisors
:. Among the notable cases of lndigents in this
county Is John Rodgers of $50 Third street.
Herefuses to ask for aid from the Board of
Supervisors: md asserts that he can care for
himself. BE lives In an old hut and lays claim
10 beln l0312 years OF age. He possesses a
horse, Of.which he takes the greatest care Mr..
Rodgers was born on the island of Malta and
has seen: muehof this world. Yesterday Mr..
Miller asked the Board OF Supervisors to look
OutsfOr the old gentleman and see that he did
not want for anything. and, as result, Super
visor Johnston: Will keep a parental eye upon
him and furnish him withtne necessarlos OF life
for the present. .....:. !:
State Horticultural Commissioner. William
Barry flied report with the Board OF Super.
visors yesterday in which he said that he had
distributed 1000 beetles In Washington Town.
ship, which had cleaned several orchards in
fesied with "black SCALE" He cont nues:. 'sFor
The destruction OF the brown Notwithstanding
Testing mostly prune and plum trees-a simple
remedy has been found by John Scott, CON-
missioner OF Los Angeles County. TO whom
am indebted for the information The formula
is: One pound OF common domestic SOAP TO
three gallons Of water applied at any time with
a spray pump. 1t has Zen tried by him In
several instances and invariably proved sue
cess. The San Jose scale find is attacked by
parasite ana Is disappearing very fast. find