The San Francisco call., 1905-08-08
ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS

CITY OFFICIALS RETURN.--oakland. Aug.
7.-Prosecutfng Attorney A p. Leach and City
Clerk Frank r. Thompson have returned from
vacation trips.
SUCCESSFUL HUNTERS RETURN.-Oak-
land Aug IN J. Laymance and J. w.
Spaulding who IN company with Mayor ".
County have returned to this city. having
killed several deer. and had a general good
time.
EDITOR ARRAIGNED-OakIa Aug T.
Colonel Frank Lynch. editor Of the Fruitvale
Progress was arraigned before Justice Of the
Peace Quinn to-day on a charge Of criminal
libel preferred against him by z. l.. Black
man. and the date for his preliminary hearing
set for August II.
AUNT CHARGES NEPHEw.-oakland
Aug. Mrs. Marie Knauer, residing at 11171a
East Fourteenth street, who has been in much
litigation. swore to complaints to-day charging
T. c. Coleman. a private detective and Max
Spaete. her nephew with disturbing her
peace.
EDITOR RETURNS FROM EUROPE.-Ala-
media, Aug. Editor T. G. Daniels Of the
Alameda Daily Argus returned to-day from a
European tour. He left here two months ago
and while abroad visited his daughter. Miss
Anne Louise Daniels, who is completing her
musical education in Germany.
DUNCAN DIvoRCE.-oakland. Aug 7.-An
action for diyorce brought by Mrs l. NJ Dun
can III San Francisco against George ". Dun
Co. cigar merchants. at s73 Broadway has
been transferred 10 this county and viii be
tried here. She accuses him Of desertion- They
were married in 1908,
MARRIAGE LICENSEs-Aug THE fol-
lowing marriage Licenses were issued BY the
e9gny a91 Anna GerR tqaay Msa ss Ernst both hd f sKsn5
Frank s Wilson, 35,- and Elizabeth ]. Potts.
81. both of Austin, New; Herbert w. F.
Berkeley: Daniel p. Adamson, 20, and Hazel
D. .Disher. %. both of Oakland.
SUPERVISOR KELLEY IN HOSPITAL
oakland. Aug Is 7;-su%pervisor % Joseph N Ksl; ;
is now threatened with typhoid fever and ap-
pendicitis has been removed to Providence Hos
pital. The physicians who are aStending Su-
pervsor Kelley report to-day that'while he Is
doing well as can be expected, he is by no
means out of danger.
FINED HEAVILY FOR BEATING CHINA
MAN.-Alameda. Aug. 7.-one hundred dollars
was the fine imposed upon Lee Spriggs by
City Justice r. B. Tappan to-day for having
brutally beaten Wong Chong, a. Chinese laun-
dryman, a week ago. Spriggs is a lineman
and resident Of Oakland He informed the
Magistrate that he would pay the money into
court tomorrow.
DIRECTOR W. E. PETTES' REPORT IN
Observation-Disclosures Aug. T.-SecreGary John
H. ,Hartog is In receipt Of a written request
from the California Promotion Committee for
the local organization recently issued by Direc-
tor William E. Pettes. The reports win be
sent out with complimentary letter to all
the newspapers Of California
BENEFIT FOR INJURED CARMAN.z-Oak-
land Aug. 5.-The members Of the local Car
mems Union and Carmen's Social and Bsnsvo-
lent Society are planning a benefit to be given
at Idora Park for Inspector j. W. Smith
whose leg was cut off recently by a Key
Route train The benefit will be given on
August II, and the members of the COM
mittee in charge are: Sam Longwell. ".
Minor. R. J.. Scott, ]. W. Jones and W. z.
Watkins.
JUMPS FROM MOVING CAR-OakIand,
Aug. 7.-Frightened by the fash and smoke
caused By the blowing out of fuse a
Telegraph avenue car last night Miss EIvira-
Stone a teacher employed in San Francisco,
jumped from the car at Fortieth street and fell
on her face, receiving injuries which will
disfgure her for life. She was placed on board
another car and was taken to the residence
of her sister Mrs Z. W. Stone, who resides
at 2131 Prince street in Berkeley.
WANT ORDINANCE REPEALED-Oak-
land, Aug THE Socialist party tonight
prepared petition requesting the City Council
to repeal the ordinance which prohibits the
holding of public meetings on streets within
the fire limits without a permit from the
Mayor A delegation Of Socialists. headed BY
Austin Lewis, H. C. Tuck and J. b. Osborn
was present at the City Council chambers to
present the petition. but Council session
was held owing to lack of a quorum.
LEAVES PLUMBER BEHIND.-Oakland
Aug w W. Thompson. residing at S57
Alice street, reported to the police to-day that
$40 worth of Jewels had been stolen last night
from the house An equal amount Of gems
was left undisturbed by the thief A dresser
away with him a jewel case containing
watch and chain several rings and a pair
of earrings. Other valuable adornments in
plain view of the burglar were found intact
on the dresser Thompson and his wife were
absent when the theft occurred