The San Francisco call., 1897-03-24
ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS.

cisco last evening and but for the timely
interference OF one of her employers
would undoubtedly have suffered severe
injuries. She was engaged in dressing a
window when a Mrs. Landgreves rushed
into the store and attem pied to drag her
out into the street. Mr.. Abrahamson in
terfered and told them that they must
settle tn cir difficulty elsewhere.
Mrs. Landgreves and a companion
named Saunders were taken into the pri-
vate Office and there they told their
story. The former charged Miss Murphy
with alternating her husbands affections
and exhibited mum Der of handkerchiefs
and neckties which she said she found in
her truant husbands pockets. She
claimed that they came from Miss Muir
phy. On making an examination Mr..
Abrahamson found that the articles had
been purchased on the dates given by
Mrs. Landgreves by Miss Murphy in the
store. This morning Miss Murphy was
discharged.
The two women upon leaving the store
called upon Chief of Police Lloyd, where
demanded Miss Murphy's arrest. Her
request was denied, but as she started to
leave the office huge butcher-knife fell
from the folds Of her dress. She left
swearing that she would be revenged.
Miss Murphy was not at home tonight.
Give the Needy Work.
OAKLAND. CAL, March 23.-The quar-
terly meeting of the Associated Cha rites
was held last evening in the Asbury M. E.
Church. Mrs. Kelly. the superintendent,
opposed indiscriminate alms-giving and
explained the work of the association by
saving:
who apply, thus making them feel that
they are not dependent, but are earning
what they receive. Hence, through the
employment bureau work has been found
for fifty persons. Three men, SIX women
and three girls found permanen work,
and twenty-five men and thirteen women
worked seventy-two and a quarter days.
Out of the fifty employment cards sent
out those returned showed that the sum
of $95 so had been earned for days work.
Two hundred and forty-six meal and 165
lodging tickets were returned by the
,arties receiving the same from private
houses. During the quarter ffty-t
prominent citizens have become mem bers
of the Associated Charities.
Persons are requested to refer all able
bodied men asking aid to the woodward of
the charitable organization, and women
and children to the general Office of the
society, room z. Enquirer building.
The report of the manager of the wood
yard showed tina: for the period from Sep
tember 81. 1896. to March 20, 1897, the
total nun ber Of nen who have worked in
the yard was 1906; largest number on any
day, 27; smallest number on any day, 8;
average number per day, IL; total num-
Der of meal tickets issued, 2120 of lodging
tickets issued, AZ; of grocery orders is
sued, 65; of cords of wood cut, 1033<; of
ferry tickets, Sc.
Allegations for the Contest.
OAKLAND, CAL, March %. - The
papers in the Mavoralty contest will be
filed Thursday. They will charge that in
large number of cases the election
officials were not on the assessment rolls
twenty-five out of thirty-two in the west
end Of town being in error in this way.
Although the law provides that these
officials shall be chosen from the two par.
ties having the highest number of votes
at the preceding election, this was also
disregarded and the officials chosen in
main from one body.
The most important allegation is that
persons other than the election officials
handled the ballots and tally sheets.
These charges will get the case into court,
but the main issue will rest with the re-
count. Provided the Irregularities were
proven, the loss would fall as heavily
upon one side as the other. The contest
will cost from SIS to $40 per day and take
the larger part OF a week.
Filled With B0arders.
OAKLAND. CAL, March 23- The
friends of Mrs. E. II. Pardee will be sur
prised to learn that she has turned the
commodious homestead at Castro and
Eleventh streets into boarding house.
OF course it is very exclusive house, and
already the place has all that il can ac-
commodate. Mrs. Pardee refuses to
state her reasons for turning the spacious
place into rendezvous for boarders, but
some of her friends tender the iuforma.
tion that the place was too dreary for her.
She was unable TO bear the solitude with
the memories of the past and hopes to
distract her mind by the new and pleas
ant surroundings.
Realty Syndicate Deal.
OAKLAND. CAL, March 23.-Another
big real estate transfer was recorded to-
day in favor of the Realty Syndicate Com
panv, which now holds most of the
large tracts of unim proved land in Oak
land. The present deed is from J. s. EN-
cry. and includes 325 feet on the south side
of Park avenue, and another of 412 feet on
San Pablo avenue, and several blocks
running south, aearly to the California
and Nevada Railroad.
Rhubarb to Chicago.
OAKLAND, CAL, March 23.-Messrs.
Stone & Meek OF Haywaris and San
Leandro have just shipped 500 boxes of
rhubarb to Chicago, making the second car
load of this seas IL. The prospects are
good for eleven carloads more with good
returns.