The San Francisco call., 1896-09-13

s, and z; polling-plaee, 1908 Park street,
near Railroad avenue. Officers OF election
Inspector. H. Newton; judge, D. 7. Hand;
Fourth Observation-Disclosures, part of and all
OF 2, and 8; polling-plaee. 23O2A Eneinal
avenue. near Park street. Officers OF election
inspector, 6. B. Manley; judge, A. X. HAM
lin; clerk, w. H. Bray.
The city is eptitled 10 thirty -four dele
gates in the convention, which consists OF
244 members.
New Courthouse.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Sept. PA $500
courthouse is one of the latest building TO
be begun in this city. Ground was broken
to-day for the foundation, and If all goes
well it will be completed for occupancy on
Saturday, September 26.
The editice is on the east side OF Oak
street, opposite the City Hall, and will be
occupied by Justice Norris who contem-
plated such a scheme year ago, Then he
lett Webb avenue; but the uncertainty of
his term of Office and his inability to Sc
cure lease upon the lot kept work back
until to-day. This will enable him to
Swasey, who. he claims, has had more
than his share of his cases coming from
the officers in the city building.
The structure is to be one-story frame
building twenty feet wide and thirty feet
Geep. Harry Koerber is the lessee OF the
AObf dllA las ndO a hOOO1 dl0 Ol 4bs
He Started for Home.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Sept. 12.-Maylan
Bowley, an overgrown youth of 16, has
been missing from his sisters home since
Septemb Der /. II. G. Johnson, his brother
in-law, has received a postal dated Stock
ton which stated that young Bowley was
going to Sacramento, and when he earned
enough money he would return to his
home in Utah.
For the past year Bowley has been liv-
! ing with Mr.. Johnson and attending
school. but of late he has had several
homesick spells, and during one of these
| he started out for home afoot with only
| 81 on his person. Mr.. Johnson has asked
the authorities In Sacramento to look out
for the boy and inform him of his where
abouts, so that he may be put back to
school.
Awaiting Word from Home.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Sept. 12.-Officer An
| derson found youngster about IA years
of age wandering about the depot after
| the last train came in this morning, and
| took him to the city prison. He gave his
name as Walter RivRs of Port Costa, and
said his father was stevedore. A tele-
| gram was sent to his parents to-day, but
up to a late hour tonight no answer had
| been received.
Rivas says he left home about week
ago with 81 so to see the sights IL San
Francisco. After running short of funds
he started for home last night, taking the
last ferry and by mistake the Alameda To-
cal at the pier. He will be held pending
word from Port Costa.
Valuable Horse ImpaIed.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Sept. 12.-Ccntractor
G. J. Hammond lost one of his most valu-
able horses this morning while at work
scraping sand at the foot of Walnut street
The animal sank in soft spot, and in its
lunges to free himself he was i'm paed and
disemboweled on fence post. Veterinary
Surgeon Carpenter was called, and after
an examination pronounced the horse IA
tally wounded, and shot him. He was
valued at 500.
Office Not Needed.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Sept. 12.-The Cali
fcrnia Railway Company have abandoned
their ticket office at the Tidal Canal. 1t
had been learned that there was no neces-
sity for an office, as the public seldom
bought their tickets. except on the electric
cars.