The San Francisco call., 1896-03-07
HISTORY OF A DAY.
Alameda County Happenings Told in
Brief Chapters.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALI
90S Broadway, March 6.

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALI
90S Broadway, March 6.
There will be a meeting of those teachers in
terested IN the pension law at the High School
building Saturday afternoon to form perma-
nent organization.
Walter Douglass, 10-year-old boy, residing
at Ola Hannah street, was reported missing
by his parents last night. He went to school
yesterday as usual, but cid not return home.
The jury in the case of A. olander, the East
not guilty of dog-hghting in Justice Cliffs
court to-day. They were out about seven
minutes.
The Alameda. Oakland and Piedmont Elec-
trio Railway Company has filed an answer
denying that the damage done Ben Brown,
who was struck by car, was due to the negli-
gence of its employees.
The estate of Charles H. Shattuck of Alameda,
recently deceased, is appraised at $4O,361.
The sum of S4O09 0S is due deceased from the
firm OF Z. j. Shattuck & Co. The rest is in
stock, notes and real estate.
Mrs. C. W. Brown, a former missionary to
China. will relate her experience in that land
at the Christian Endeavor meeting in the First
Baptist Church, Sunday evening, at 6:l5. She
is a remarkably interesting speaker, and tells
many things about the work among the Mon
golians.
Sherwood Fannof was convicted of petty lar
ceny for stealing eight ferry tickets from o.
Bergsten. the Center-street ticket agent. in the
Police Court to-day. Dick Aver conducted the
prosecution in the a absence of Mr.. Melvin. The
YOUNG fellow was sentenced to thirty days In
the City Prison.
]. w. Nelson returned last evening from a
six weeks visit in the East, during which
time he was in Chicago, Boston, New York,
Philadelphia. Baltimore, Washington, st:
Louis and other large cities. He says that
business does not show much OF a revival, but
that everybody is in hopeful spirit.
Mrs. Kate Slater, who was adjudged to have
acu te mania induced by overwork, was COM
mitted to the Napa asylum to-day. Mrs.
Slater is 35 years OF age and married and has
one child years of age. She 1magines she is
being pursued by some persons who Will do
her harm, and recently assaulted her COM
panion with pair OF scissors
Mrs. Casey, residing at the southeast corner
of Thirty-eighth and West streets, died sud
denly shortly before noon to-day. She did not
get UP this morning and complained OF pains
in the region of the heart. The end came so
suddenly that no physician could be sum-
moned, although DR.. Maher was called In later.
Mrs Casey was past sixty years OF age
The Carpenters' Union of Oakland is making
ARRANGEMENTS to hold an open meeting or the
10Th inst 1t is expected that on this occasion
there will be expressions OF greetng from all
the other trade organizations. The design OF
these open meetings, which 1T is proposed to
hold monthly, is to make apparenttne purpose
of the nnion and its benefits to the craft.
This weeks issue of Industry, the Populist
weekly contains an announcement from MI.
Bretz to the effect that he has disposed OF his
interest in that paper to P. b. Preble and 5. X.
Hammer and he will at once cease his efforts
to "call down the wrath OF providence upon
the heads of the syillainous bankers and other
citizens doing business under the laws OF tne
land" through its columns.