The San Francisco call., 1896-06-10
WHY CAHUSAC
LEFT SUDDENLY.
Sailed for Portland Owing
Many Creditors in
Alameda.
DIR. CRAM PUNISHED HIM
Reasons Why Business in the
Town Is Regarded as
Looking Up.
THAT TIDAL CANAL MONEY.
A Petition Circulated Yesterday Urg.
ing the Speedy Completion
of the Work.
THAT TIDAL CANAL MONEY

ALAMEDA, CAL., June S.-1t has begun
! to transpire in the quiet neighborhood in
Alameda where "Dr.' Cahusac lived that
his fight on the ferry boat with DR.. Cranz,
occasioned by his treatment of the latter's
daughter, was not the only reason why
the dashing Englishman departed so sud-
denly.
Numerous creditors would like very
much to see him regarding his accounts,
and the male relatives of number of
ladies besides Miss Cranz would probably
give him an exceedingly warm reception
should they meet him.
When Cahusac decided to locate in Ala
media he engaged handsome residence at
1865 Central avenue, in the quiet east end,
and, after locating his wife and three chill
dren there, had extensive improvements
made on the place. The stables were fixed
up by force of carpenters and hand
some carriage and spirited horse installed.
Cahusac had every appearance of pros
perity and talked of money as though his
finances were in most hourishing state.
His suave talk and important air gained
him almost unlimited credit among the
storekeepers of Alameda, and, as a conse-
quence, many are mourning the loss OF
their goods or the equivalent.
Cahusac attracted attention principally,
however, from the fact that while he was
married he paid attention to every woman
in the neighborhood who would accept
his advances, and on several occasions
| narrowly escaped thrashings at the hands
| of irate friends of the ladies.
He proposed buggy rides to one young
| lady the day after he was introduced to
! her, but as she was engaged to be married,
and her intended was strapping young
fellow who promised mischief if the doctor
persisted in his attentions, the offer was
not repeated.
| Several servant girls in the neighbor-
| hood accepted Cahusacs invitations to
drive until they learned of his wife and
children and declined to be seen with him
longer.
TO Miss CranZ Cahusac represented him
self as single man, and it was on learn.
| ing that tle contrary was the case that
DR.. Cranz gave the man beating. The
| publicity given that affair is believed tc
have made Cahusac fear that he would
| become an object of closer scrutiny, anC
rather than face the scandal that was liz.
evitable he left.
The day after his disappearance his
wife picked up their belongings and LEFT
| without letting any one except few in.
innate friends know where she was going
! 1t was learned several days later that the
! husband had gone to Portland and Mrs
Cahusac is supposed to have followed hin
| there.
Business Looking Up.
| ALAMEDA, CAL, June 9.-From pres
ent appearances there seems to be likeli
hood of Alameda taking a squirt in a bust
| ness sense.
Some short time since the Alameda
Evening Encinal suggested that abou
SIS, 900 of the $4,000 appropriated by Con
! gress in the interests OF the Oakland har
Dor and estuary should be devoted to the
completion of the Alameda tidal canal
which is a continuation of the estuary.
On Colonel Suter of the United State!
Engineers will fall the onus of sayine
when, where and how this money shall bt
spent. To help him in his deliberations
petition was circulated along Park stree
this afternoon that was signed by every
| business man on the street. The petition
was taken round by Mr.. Taylor, an EN-
ploye of the San Francisco Bridge Com
pany, who came over for that purpose
Strong reasons are advanced why the
work should be completed.
Mr.. Taylor's plan is to set apart thai
much money to dig trench five feet wide
from the present termination OF the canal
TO High street. The daily ebb and flow o1
the tides would after while considerably
widen this artificial breach and at the
same time flush the canal of its deposited
sewage. From a sanitary standpoint the
scheme is a good one, and it is said to bt
practicable also from an engineers point
of view.
In connection with this matter comes
the statement that H. A. Hebard, who own!
property and a wharf abutting the cana
and exactly opposite the terminus of w
Ranks Laundry Farm Electric Railroad
has entered into an agreement With Mr.
Rank to use Mr.. Hebard's small steamboa
do ho Of 90 rryi iT1C iCyk-
and passengers between Alameda, Sar
Francisco and intermediate points.
Mr.. Hebard last November built himsel
a house on the land and occupied i
nightly with loaded shotgun to preven
Mr.. Rank crossing the road and laying thu
track across his property.
Mr.. Hebard, when seen this evening
denied the existence of any agreemen
with Mr.. Rank. He acknowledged tha
he was altering his steamer and lowering
her top hamper so that she might rul
under the drawbridges lower down th
stream if the keepers sought in any wa,
to delay him. He said he intended carry
iEg freight, but said it would be one weel
at least before he would oe in position t.
speak definitely on any proposition. FL
persisted in saying there was no agree
ment with Mr.. Rank or any one else
though he expressed himself as quit,
willing to enter into one if it is for hi
benefit.
The third surprise of the day is tina
when gates go on the broadgauge trains i
is stated that the trains will run righ
through to Fruitvale. Willow and Ba.
stations are TO be done away with, and M
one will be allowed on the trains who ha
not ticket for Fruitvale.
BY doing this Mr.. Fillmore's word viii
not be broken as regards free riding In tn
city limits and, an opposition created t,
the Laundry Farm road.
Jumping on Trains.
ALAMEDA, CAL, June 9.-As the mid
day train pulled out from Park-street sta
ton DR.. A. Gore, 1902 Paru street, at
tempted to board the train while in mo
ton. He was unsuccessful and had at las
to let go of the ha1drail. The result wa
he received long cash on the chin and
severe shock.
He was picked up and taken into DR.
Mervy's drugstore, where three stitches
were put in to close the cut.
Board of Health.
ALAMEDA, CAL, June 9.-At the ad
journed meeting of the Board OF Health
this evening the veterinary inspector re
ported that the general sanitary condition
of the dairies in the district had much i'm
proved. He had examined ninety-seyel