The morning call., 1895-01-17

podled Migrants who won t work ana prefer
TO peg will be compelled to pay for food
ana lodgings under sentence OF the court.
Scavengers Defeat Irish.
Colonel John P. Irish has meet the scav-
engers and he is theirs. For several days
past he has danced attendance upon the
Police Court to secure the conviction OF
hive scavengers who dared dump their
| should.
He had Officer Stokes arrest them in the
act and prepared the papers himself very
carefully. Tuesday the trial came off
ana he assisted Prosecuting Attorney Mel
WIN 10 make strong case.
When the defense began they introduced
the ordinance which designated this place,
IWenty-second and Peralta streets, as a
dumping ground. The colonel had intro
duced one ordinance which forbade the
dumping of garbage in the city. He was
unable to recover his equilibrium and
asked as for an adjournment until yesterday.
Ihls was granted but yesterday morning
he allowed Judge Wood of the Police Court
to dismiss the case, as neither of the ordi-
| nances had been repealed and We're IN con-
| filct with one another Colonel Irish and
| his nelghbors have still chance under the
general statute whereby nulsances may be
abated, and to this he will turn his atten-
ton and invoke its aid to overrule the city
ordinances.
Dalton Answers Ward.
Assessor Henry P. Dalton has returned
to the defense of the proposed charter
amendments, and in reply to letter by j.
w. Ward of the Municipal League says:
shall the people of this city refuse 10
| rebuke the Board of Works, which MI.
Ward acknowledges is corrupt, and neg
lect to turn the rascals out because OF
possibility that the Legislature may not
do It's duty and ratify the acts OF the voters
OF this city? The city has everything to
gain and nothing to lose by the adoption
OF the amendments. Let no man be de.
TERED from expressing his dlsapproval OF
the Board of Works by the expression OF
Mr.. Wards fear that the Legislature will
refuse to allow US to elect instead of APP
point our Board of Works.
amend the charter now; turn the
Board of Works out of office and take the
city out of the hands of the gang A new
charter can be made at any time. Why
submit to the impositions of the present
Board while we are waiting for new char
ter?"
Footpads Attack Fuller.
Every night brings report of the work of
footpads or burglars, but so far their sue
cess has only been slight. Luke Fuller OF
1913 k1rkham, started out at O'Clock on
Tuesday night to spend the evening with
lady friend. On reaching the corner OF
Eighteenth and Poplar streets he was con-
fronted by two revolvers in the hands OF
very, hard-looking citizens. Their first
his hands. Instead of complying he gave
yell that startled the whole neighbor-
hood and scared the footpads away.
He then drew pistol and fired at the
fleeing forms, but owing to the darkness
he did not strike either. A large crowd
gathered, but was unable to catch the men.
Fuller carried a gold watch and chain, be-
sides some money, and by his cutlery was
able to keep them. 1t was near this place
that the ugly slungshot was found last Mon
day.
Looking After Her Interests.
The widow of the late w. W. Nichols,
who disappeared before his death and
turned up about year afterward, is evil
IDENTIFY looking after her rights in regard to
the estate. Nichols left quite large
estate, but it was in part livestock and
land in Nevada, which greatly deprecated
after his death. There was also a frontage
of 300 feet on San Pablo avenue, near Isa-
bella street, which was appraised at $780,
900. Nichols left six children, one of
whom has since become of age. The
widow has now applied to have the San
Pablo property set apart as homestead
for the benefit of herself and children.
VIII Be Pushed to Trial.
The case of Sarah Lynch against the
Alameda, Oakland and Piedmont Electric
Railroad Company for $4,000 damages
came up again in the Superior Court. The
railroad people made strong fight for a
long postponement, but the attorney for
the plaintiff, Samuel M. Shortridge of the
firm of Delmas & Shortridge, combatted
this, and the case was set down for trial
next Thursday.
The suit of Susan G. Hammel against
the Consolidated Street Railroad for $4,000
on account of having her hip hurt in
collision came on for trial yesterday be-
fore Judge Prick and jury.
Rebuilding of st. Mary's.
Contractor, Chisholm, who is to rebuild
ST. Mary's College, which was burned
September %, says that he will have it
completed by August 1. The cost of re-
construction will be $1,000. Workmen
have been clearing away the rubbish and
damaged walls. The main portion of the
outside walls is still standing and has
been carefully examined and pronounced
secure. The steamer Cosmopolis arrived
this week from Puget Sound with $4,000
feet of specially prepared material for this
work and the work will be pushed to COM
pletion.
Elijah Biglow's Funeral.
II ldl &c HuIuDtI VI Odh1duu Olu resi-
dents gathered at the First Presbyterian
Church yesterday afternoon to pay their re-
spects to the memory of Elijah Biglow.
Among those at the funeral was Mrs. D. N.
Hawley of San Francisco. The pail
bearers were all pioneers of this city and
intimate friends of the deceased Messrs.
Wales Palmer, NJ. III. Eastman, William
Armes, George w. Gray, w. H. knight, N.
W. Winton, III. B. Sears and J. W. Shank
lin.
A Special Officers Troubles.
The examination of James A. Ingler.
formerly Deputy Constable and special
police officer, for assault to murder was
continued i'll the Police Court until Janu-
airy q, owing to the sickness of one of the
principal witnesses. His sentence for be-
ing drunk was continued until this morn
ing IN order that he might produce wit
nesses to show that he had not drank but
two eggnogs in restaurant on the night
IN question. Inglers' appointments have
expired and will not be renewed.
A Wet Winter.
The present winter will go down in the
history OF Oakland as a wet one if the
present rate of rainfall is kept up. AL
ready the total rainfall of last winter has
been exceeded, with plenty more in pros
pect. According to local measurements
the total fall of rain last winter was 24.53
inches. The amount this winter reaches