The San Francisco call., 1896-05-14
Bacon Estate.


OAKLAND, CAL, May 13.-The execu-
tors of the Henry D. Bacon estate have
filed their first account. 1t shows there
was S103, 600 on hand March 1S 1893, and
up to February %, 1896, the cash receipts
were S33S. .S75 "a. OF this amount S27, 1884 81
was from the Bank OF California and the
greater part OF the balance was dividends
from the Land and Loan Company. This
latter ranged from $4,000 to $4,000 month.
The disbursem ments include $4,000 to
the Bank of California, $26.965 80 to Pa
cific Mutual Life Insurance Company,
$4,000 on note to J. Macdonoueh, $4,000
to same, $4,000 TO same, SIS, 900 to Anna
e. Haight, $4,000 and $71. 160 to J. Mac
donough and 24,000 for thirty months
family allowance at $500 a month. There
remains $500 in cash on hand.
Beulah Orphanage.
OAKLAND, CAL, May 13-The Beulah
Orphanage corporation held its first an
nual meeting at Beulah, near Mills Col
lege Monday. Mrs. c. J. Montgomery.
tance OF % children, death, 9 returned to
friends, 4 placed in good homes and l in
the Children's Hospital, San Francisco,
leaving 81 in the home. The following
officers and directors were elected for the
ensuing year; Rev. J. w. Ellsworth,
v,
president; Mrs. c. ]. Montgomery, secre-
tary and treasurer; Mrs. o. K. Judd and
Miss Annie Jones; Mrs. G.. J. Montgom-
cry, SUPERINTENDENT.
Firemen Changed.
OAKLAND, CAL, May 13.-Chief Fair
recommended the removal of Fireman
John Dolan from Engine Company on
the ground of incompetency and the
Police and Fire Commissioners made the
! Il sd l.
fill the vacancy. Elliott White was ap-
pointed extraman OF Truck Company l.
vice William StultZ, dismissed. A. A
Rhinehart was named special officer
vice Fred Kleckner, resigned.
School Children Drill.
OAKLAND, CAL, May 13. - Director
Moody OF the Seventh Ward is testing the
time and manner of getting children out
of the buildings of his ward in case Of
emergency. He drops in at any time and
rings the fire alarm. So far it has only
taken two minutes to empty the building
He is now trying to get scheme whereby
big smoke can be made to appear to see
if it would delay concerted action.
Glass of Seven.
OAKLAND, CAL. May 13.-The gradu-
ating exercises of the class of '96 of Smell
! Seminary will be held at the seminary
grounds, I2I3 Madison street, Thursday
afternoon, next week. The graduates are
! Catherine Emelie Chabot, Marguerite
Deinineer, Agnes Maude Coming, Vera
McCord Kim bic, Mary Isabella Rice, Mary
Ellen Skillings, Ora Augusta Wood.
Paid in Nickels.
OAKLAND, CAL, May 13-A marriage
license was issued to John Peter Moreilo
and Mary Ragsdale this afternoon. for
which the intended groom paid 50 In nick
els. The girl is only Is years of age
and the fathers written consent was given
to the marriage. The parties come from
Elmo, Contra Costa County.
A New Route.
OAKLAND, CAL. May 13.-CounciI-
man Heitman Is ct work on a plan to
construct new roadway to East Oakland
by bridging the estuary at Eleventh street.
which he believes would be much better
than either the Eighth or Twelfth street
routes and would enhance property values
on the eastern shore considerably.
| Young Women.
| OAKLAND, CAL, May 13.-Miss Eva
| Sewers of Northfield, Mass, has arrived
! here to lead the conference of the
| Y. w. G. A. at Mills College in June.
Plans are made for very large gathering.
1t had been the intention 10 inaugurate
this work two years ago, but the strike
| prevented.
Still Mt Work.
OAKLAND, CAL, May 13.-Inspector
Pierce of the Health Department has con-
| tinued his examination of the sanitary
| condition of the various bakeries of the
CITY. Some have been found that are not
satisfactory and the proprietors have bee n
given short time in which TO improve
| the condition of their esta blishments.
President Witcher.
OAKLAND, CAL, May 13.-The new
board OF directors of the Merchants Ex-
change organized last evening by electing
the following officers: President, w, Y.
Witcher; vice-president, G. w. Soper
treasurer. Henry D. Cushing. The selec.
ton of secretary was deferred for two
weeks.
| Colored Orator.
! OAKLAND, CAL, May 13-W. ]. Oc.
lesby, the colored attorney who failed to
pass the examination before the Supreme
| Court, won his first case in the Police Court
to-day. The way he quoted Blackstone
Kent and other ancient authorities showed
he had done much studyinp