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Still XXVI. OAKLAND, CAIilFOBNIA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL, 11, 1888. NO. 81 A DRENCHING. A BRAKEMAN'S TRIAL.

FEBRY MD TRAIN. SILKEN SHEEN, WHO IS MY KEIGHBOIty Owen Reoney Repeats the Question Propounded by The Lawyer. Owen Kooney is a Democratic politi- mean influence and no small popularity. He is also a restaurant keeper, and his place of business is at the depot on the mole. At the Orestes Pierce, Will Bowers, Mr.

and Mrs. A. P. Redding, Mr. and Mrs.

Chester G. Cutter, Miss Lena Brigham; Miss Margie Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. W. G.

Henshaw, Miss Emma Farrier, Miss Annie Farrier, Miss, Jennie Hall, C. 0. Alexander, W. B. T.

Dargie, John Ainsworth, Gus Costigan B. Houghton, J. R. Foisom, E. F.

Green. Miss Bacon, Mrs. Albert Miller Miss Charlotte Miller, Miss Annie Mil ler. C. O.

G. Miller, Miss Georeie Gray J. A. Folger Miss Elizabeth Folgcr, Mrs. John Crellin, Miss Snell Miss Jennie Waters, Miss JjOu Rabe i R.B.

Snell, H. P. Squire, Mies Kirk bam. Miss Stebbins of Springfield, Miss Alice Grimes, Mrs. Robert CLOSE FIGURING.

la Order That the City Shall Mot Close tbe Year With a Deficit. The Committee on Finance and Auditing of the City Council has been compelled to revise its figures and estimates as to receipts and disbursements in the endeavor to tide the city over the financial shoals between now and the close of the fiscal year on Jnne 30th. But, notwithstanding the false figures and frantic cries of the alarmists, there is no reason to believe that it will be necessary to cut off the beads of any of the regular clerks, deputies, firemen or policemen in order to corhe out even. a contemporary figures out a large probable deficit, unless sweeping removals are made, but as it has onlv $26,851 50 in the General, Salary, and Street funds on April 5th instead of $31,591 94, whicb was in these funds on that date, and makes estimates on thirty-five men employed on the street force instead of twenty-one men who are employed, its figures are misleading and its conclusions erroneous. According to the figures of President Bishop it will be i Tha Besult -of Forcing Poo vie From a 1 Kmf by Water Power.

In a few days suits will be commenced the Superior Court by Hannah Carse, James McCarthy, William Mc- Manns. and J. S. Sbaler to recover the sum of $10,000 damages each from the South Pacific Coast Railroad Company for a drenching they received by the railroad officials some time since. It will, be remembered that on the afternoon that Peterson and O'Connor I had their race in the creek a large crowd assembled on the narrow gauge wharf.

Many of toe people paid tbe amount of the admission fee to witness tbe race and took positions on the wharf. Those who did not pay were not allowed to pass through the gate and thev took an their place on the end of the wharf. A small building used for storing atrav goods. -etevr rs in tbis locality and, in order to secure a better view 01 the race course. many people climbed to.

the roof. The crowd on the roof was so large that it was feared the buildiug would cavo in, anl some of the wharf officials ordered thei crowd to get off The request was net complied with. Then one of the workmen employed by the company turned the hose on the crowd on the roof, with the result that many received a thorough ducking, ana there was a general scrambling to get down. About tbis time young Krauth of Alameda, an employe el the railroad company. came up to help his companion who had the hose.

The crowd became ecraged, and cave Krantb, who was innocent of anv offense, a sound thrashing, and would probably have injured him for life or killed bun were it not for tha timely Interference of Sheriff Hale. Hannah Carse, in her complaint, will assert that she purchased a ticket on tbe day speci fied, entitling her to passage on the ferry and use of waiting room accommodations, bhe will allege that while enjoying these ac commodations the defendant willfully and without just cause caused a bose to be so placed and turned as to throw a large stream of water on the roof of the building and to ran down and wah the coal black soot and dirt from the roof on the plaintiff. She says that she received a severe cold from tbe wetting, whicb caused her to be sick and suffer pain. FEDERATED TRADES. Organization Effected and Committees Appointed.

Delegates From Carpenters', Printers', Cigancakers', Dry Goods Clerks', and Flatterers' Unions Present. The various trades unions and labor associations of this city have determined to assist one another as much as possible. In order to carry out the plan a meet ing was held last evening in Justice Nusbacmer's courtroom. Sixteen dele- ga'es from the various unions and labor associations ot Oakland, representing the Cigar Makers, the Oakland Typo graphical Union, Dry Goods Clerks, Plasterers, and Carpenters were pres ent. O.

A. Smith of the Cigar Makers was in the chair and H. C. Hinds of the printers acted as Secretary. These officers acting temporarily.

The meeting was a continuation of the one held last week when the preliminary steps were taken toward the organization of the Federated Trades of Oakland. Heports from those who were trying to get the other unions to join them were called for. T. W. Lockwood said that the Bricklayers would join the federation, and that toe cooks and waiters are so disheartened at the result of their late strike that they will not come into the fold.

Mr. Lockwood moved that a committee of three be appointed on by laws and constitution. Mr. Samuels suggested five, one from each union. Tbe motion was carried, and the following were appointed: W.

Shipman of the Dry Goods Clerks. T. W. lock-wood of the Typographical. Union, J.

Westover of the Plasterers', and George Wiggintonof the Cigar Makers'. F. W. Lockwood spoke upon the general good accomplished by trades unions and labor associations. He cited as an example the amount el good that the Oakland Typographical Union had done for the printers in this city, and how it had raised tbe business from one where a man would work for almost anything to a trade where a man could make decent wages.

The Typographical Union had aone it carefully and quietly, but surely. All those present announced themselves as opposed to strikes, and Mr. Finney of the carpenters' spoke of a strike as "jumping at conclusions and taking the consequences afterward." 1 Then followed a discussion as to the powers and duties of the federation, and some wished to know if the various delegates would have tbe power to order a strike without referring back to their respective unions. The delegates unanimously agreed that the federation would bave no power to order out a union or all the unions cn a strike, but that it was simply to give the combined moral support of the unions and financial aid if necessary. Secretary Hinds suggested as a name for the association the "Oakland Council of Federated Trades," which met with general approbation.

It was decided that the Committee on Constitution meet next Saturday eventing at 8:30 o'clock, in order to" frame the constitution and by laws, and there being no further business, the meeting adjourned till Tuesday next. I The Observatory to Bo Transferred. John 8. Hager, T. G.

Phelps, and A. 8. Hallidie, regents of the State University, will go to Mount Hamilton on Friday to receive the lack Observatory from the trustees of the Lick estate. Together with all the property and appliances on Mount Hamilton will be transferred a balance of IllO.COO. This belonged to the fond appointed fcr the buildingof the observatory, and will be given to the regents as a fund for the conducting of the astronomical work.

I A Pnrple Magnolia. In the garden of W. A. Hawkett, at the corner of Lincoln and Campbell streets, in Weit Oakland, is a magnolia tree now in bloom, which attracts the attention and excites tbe cariosity of passers by. Instead of the nsnal flower of pare white, tbis magnolia bears a pinkish purple blossom, and it is said to be one of two trees of tbe same variety in this city.

The odor of the blooms is the same as that of the white magnolias. 9 Th Dandy SoTemth J. M. Davies, President, and Henry Martin, Secretary, of the Seventh Ward Republican Club, bave called a meeting of the crab at Washington Hall to-morrow evening. The circular of the enthusiastic President snnoDsees: "Let your motto be 'United for tbe advancement of Republican prineij Jes in tbe Seventh W.

Foote's Reply to a Comment liwi Ilia Crwss-KxamJnation. W. S. Jones is on trial to-day in the Superior Court before Judge Greene, and a jury charged with the crime of burglary in the first degree. It will be remembered that Jones and i C.

W. Howard were brakemen on a freight train which a young man named Fejio was conductor. It is charged that the three men conspired together and looted a freight car, abstracting a quantity of wearing apparel. The prisoner is defended by Wi W. Foote and R.

M. Fitzgerald, while District Attorney Hall prosecutes the case for the people. I I It is charged by the prosecution that the car was entered at Brentwood and that the goods were brought to this city, and that some of them were found in the possession of Jones when he was arrestee testimony was introduced this morning to show that the goods were shipped Jrom can i b.an- cisco and it was not discov ered that they were stolen until the car reached Moiave. i Jones made a confession about having the goods in his possession, but the testimony introduced this morning was of a circumstantial nature. During the trial Detective Deal, who is in the employ of the Southern Pacific Company, was called as a witness.

He was directed by the court to state all that took place at Jones's house when the latter was arrested. Deal then stated the conversations and said that was all that occurred. Attorney Foote on cross-examination brought out some statements which Deal forgot to relate. He then asked the witness sharply why he did not tell all he knew on direct examination wben ordered by the court. After a few more sharp questions were asked, Judge Greene interrupted the examination by remarking: "Weil, well, Mr.

Foote, the law requires that a witness shall not be insulted. The case must be conducted in a gentlemanly and decent manner, and the witness must not be insulted on the stand." Mr. Foote immediately arose and replied: "Do I understand this court toi insinnate that I have conducted this case in an ungentlemanly and indecent manner? If so. I will not stand that imputation from this or any other court." i Judge Greene Your manner toward this witness has been overbearing, and some questions were insulting. Mr.

Foote Do I understand this court to insinuate that I have conducted this case in an ungentlemanly and indecent manner? -Judge Greene Proceed, Mr. Witness. Mr. Hall, have vou any questions to ask? Mr. Foote 1 am not through with niv cross-examination as yet, The court Proceed.

The examination was then resumed, and a recess was taken until this afternoon, i The examination of Detective Deal was resumed this afternoon. Attorney Foote asked the witness if certain checks on a pair of stockings were the same ones the witness had placed there. "They are," replied the witness, "if you did not change them." I Mr. Foote Do you mean to intimate that I chenged those checks? iWitness No, sir. I I Mr.

Foote Do you mean to intimate that any one changed them Witness No, sir. .) I i Judge Greene This sort of examina-i tien has proceeded far enouea. i jar. jboote tninK i nave a right to question him regarding this matter. Judge Greene I all jw vou to proceed no further in this line.

foote lo whicb except. The case is still on trial. I THE "TRIBUNE'S" SPECIAL. 1 I It Is Steadily Accomplishing Its Pur-1 poses. jThe last special edition of TheTbib-rKK has undoubtedly accomplished more for the material welfare of Oakland than any publication ever issued from the local press.

It gave fig ures, and reliable information regarding everything pertaining to the advantages and interests of the entire section, and the result is beginning to be felt, as is! evidenced in the following letter dated April 2d, from Jeremiah Smith, new iors oroooi commissioner, to H. Mardonald Company, the real eitate agents: i J. 11. Macdonald Company, renl reaiesime oroKers jkntlemen: i una your name in me special edition of The Tribune mailed to me The paper has awakened mnch interest in this local ity, and if you will do me the favor to send ro my aa aress tnree or tour copies more, i will endeavor to interest mv friends and place them to advantage, as mnny of them have serious thoughts of buying homes in oaiiiomia. 1 Mr.

Smith will attend the convention ot the National Educational Associa tion as a delegate during the session in San Francisco in Jnlv. and promises to vis-it Oakland with his friend, with a view to making investments Tolley Was a Brakeman. The supposition that L. Tolley, who made the insane attempt to shoot Charles Wadleigh ar Foisom prison, was the husband of the woman Emma Gas, who was debauched and led astray by wadleigh, turns out to be correct i Tolley was a brakeman and rag on the road between Oakland and Tulare. He married the Gat girl some three months ago, believing her to be virtuous, and it was not UDtil recently that he heard of her escapade with Wadleigh and learned that she still corresponded wnn mm at oisom.

Tolley says that he was mad with jealousy ana merely turned his run loose on the con victs in order to get into prison himself, hoping that pity fer his plight would cause his wife to turn her love from Wadleigh to him. Wadlelch went to Foisom in Decem ber, 1S85. He was sentenced to five years imprisonment ana to pay a nnc 011000. in lieu 01 me- nne ne must -serve one day wmcaQouu uue tou unpaid. A Very Costly Suit.

It costs a little money to prosecute a suit Where there is a large number of defend ants. A few days ago Albert Kynoch and -Thomas White brought suit against E.B. Wsstick and 106 other defendants to foreclose a mechanic's lien of 1212 11 due for building a sewer in the city of Alameda. The defendants reside on the line of the improvement. The person who serves the summons in this ease will be entitled under the law to collect SI 53 for each sun Dons served, snd will also be entitled to mileage.

Then the attorney for the plaintiff win auoweu nia tee, out ne is moaerat and only asks for 115. Thus it will be seen that the eosts in this case will amount to some 1175, which amount the defendants will have to pay if judgment is secured agaiBM mem. I Mr. Oodfrev's Carriage Hire. I The suit of Robert Glover against George Godfrey has been compromised ut of court and yesterday Justice Kusbaumer dismissed the suit.

The suit was for (5 for hire of a carriage, which was ordered oy airs. Godfrey. to convey Godfrey to the Courthouse to be examined as to his sanity. God frey thought that it would be cheaper to pay the original amount than stand suit. Jtiru't Gets KswwTlaa.

1 Augusta Mam pel baa been given five days from yesterday to file her brief in re- jy to tne 91 it 1 01 jaeeo jtampei, who is tceamg a euvorce irom aer. Railroad Construction in Steady Progress. Daily Trips on the California and Nevada Boad. A Petition to the Bailrosd Commission Not to Make Changei in Commu-; tatlon Tickets. Railroad construction is beginning all over the State, and now that fair weather will continue for months the probabilities are that an unusual amount of work will be done this sum-men The Southern Pacific Company is making arrangements to do considerable work in this vicinity.

Ties and tails for the double track to Port Costa are accumulating in tbe yards at West Work is continually in progress on the extension of the San Pablo and Tulare Railroad in order to get it in good condition for operating. The Huron branch will be extended through Alcade canyon toward Tres Pinos, in the vicinity of a coal mine owned by Robinson Rawlins, which is said to be very extensive and valuable. Experiments have been made with the coal, and it is said to be superior to Carbon Hill coal. There will be about twenty miles of road. The Santa Ana line is to be extended five miles, to "Austin.

The new route of the Southern Pacific main line through Cienega canyon is nearly complete, and track laying will soon begin. Track laying on the Capay Valley line will commence in a few days. Cars are now) coming north with the required quantity of steel rails. Track has been laid! to Glen Ellen on the Santa Rosa and Carquinez Railroad. COMMUTATION TICKETS The Railroad Commissioners Asked Not to Make Any Change.

A petition, of swhicb the following is a copy, is being circulated in this city, Alameda, Berkeley, and Fruit Vale. It is to he presented to the Board of Railroad Commissioners, as its address indicates, and it is being) signed by those who believe in the present arrangement of tbe ferry service. To the Sonoribte. the Board of Railroad Ccmmitioner of the State of California: The undersigned (each of whom is a citizen and an asses-Bed taxpayer, and has annexed to bis signature bis occupation and btisiners address) respectfully represent: That the local train and ferry system between Oakland and San Francisco, as it is now, and since tbe first day of November, a. d.

has been operated by the Southern Pacific Company, with single trip, ennd trip, and special rate individual, monthly, commutation tickets, interchangeable over tbe broad and narrow gauge lines, a choice of routes, and a train aud boat every fifteen minutes during the day, is the most desirable and beneficial that hag been devised. The ferry facilities thus afforded and the rates of fare established are entirely satisfactory, and ire respectfully request that i no actiou be taken nor order made by your honorable board which may result in a return to any fonaer ferry service or former issue or use of ferry tickets, but that the system and service now in operation may be permi ted to continue and become permanent, withent change or alteration. 1 TO CONTRA COSTA. The Daily Trips Over the California and Nevada Railroad. The daily trips over the California and Kevada Railroad are maintained, and the trains are running regularly and on Some business is being done, but a road that has only been in operation eleven days, and through a country tapped by another and laTger line, cannot hope for a very large amount 1 of jtrade at first.

Some passengers aire carried, those 'who wish to go to Walnut Creek or Lafayette taking the train and afterward the stage. A small amount of freight is brought in, but the last year's freight business has just closed, and tbe season of 1888 has not yet begun. A small quantity of bay and barley baa been shipped over the road, but. the Coast Range Development Company, which is operating the road, does not expect any amount of. trade until later in tbe season, when fruits or hay and grain begin to come into tbe market.

Great expectations are held for the excursion business this year.and the present fair weather may fulfill the. promise. Oak grove is a pleasant picnic ground, and it is very probable that there will be several large public picnics tbis season, and many private onea. J. L.

Scotchler, one of the directors, says that if business increases in tbe future as it bas in tbe past tbe road will be operated for a considerable time. He refuses to say, however, bow long the Development Company will operate tbe road as it is at present. He says that there is more behind this company than many think, and be hints darkly at a possible extension of the road to Walnut Creek by the Development Company. 1 he-. HEADLIGHT FLASHES.

Assistant General Superintendent H. Pratt of the Southern Pacific left for Ogden last night to install 3. W. Knapp, the new Superintendent of the Salt Lake division. A party of Chicago and Alton Railroad officials arrived yesterday In a private car." Their names are George j.

Charlton General Passenger and 1 icket Agent of the Chicago and Alton I. Bowes, Generl Western Passenger at Kansas City, and 3. W. Traveling Agent at Los Angeles. They will remain a few days no then go north.

The Burlington has resumed its fast tTain service between Denver and Chicago. The Kaweab River and Giant Forest Railroad and tbe Midland Railway bave been incorporated, to build from the Giant Trees in Tulare county to the Southern Pacific. There is said to be much cutting of rates among overland passenger agents in San Francisco. Yossc Criminals in Conrt. KJoseph Coeta, George Jones, John Carter, and red Lapole, charged with felony, were arraigned before Judge Gibson this morning, and were given until Monday to enter their plea." John Wilson, eharged with burglary, pleaded not guilty, and his trial was set for April 18th.

All the prisoners are under 18 years of age, and Judjre Gibson remarked that society has to be protected, but it seemed too bad to put tbe youths in jaiL Tfcvy vTlll right. There is to be a contest in the matter cf the collection of assessments on the sewer laid la EastTwenty-second street, between (Seventh-and Eighth avenues, and the property owners who had previously connected with other sewers are arranging to lake tbe case into the courts. for Kind Charity. Fair Faces in Blossoming lowers and Under Green Garlanis. Dancing Away tie Honrs of Night for tie Benefit of Children of the Pree Kindergarten.

Society people of Oakland never enjoyed sweeter social hoars than those spent last evening at Cavalry Hall by a arge assembly of young people invited By the patrons and managers of the Oakland Free Kindergarten, for the benefit of which the financial proceeds of ihe party are applied. Tasteful decorations, harmonious management ef committees, according music, delicious refreshments, and charming ladies, mbined to make most successful and enjoyable the gathering. The hall was adorned with all the opulence of floral beauty. The lemonade and floral booth, a marvel of love-li jess, was a triangular blossom covered alcove, the framework of which was wreathed with flag lilies, marigolds palm leaves, French roses, Ivy branches, and cinerarias, while trel-iied beneath the pretty roof was a filiform fretwork of smilax. Within this fragrant bower, supplying sweet bouquets and refreshing lemonade through four foliaged windows tapestred with vernal verbena, beautiful baby blue eyes, maiden's hair fern, and violet wisteria, were Sirs.

W. G. Henshaw, Miss Farrier, Miss Waters, Miss Kirk-bam, Miss Stebbins, MissTubbs, Miss Hall, Miss Grimes, Miss Ruth Oyer, Miss Hamilton, Miss Grayson, and Miss Floy Brown. i The programme booth, smaller but no less attractive, was semicircular in thape, and framed of apple blossoms, fuchsias, primroses, azaleas and hyacinths. Its two windows were curtained with banksbire.

candy tuft, orange blossoms and Sierra lilies. Here Miss Tucker. Miss Turton, Miss Bacon, end Miss Whitney supplied the pretty pribted programmes tor the dancers. Pendent from the shining chandeliers were festoons of pink bunting which reflected a pleasant pink effulgence over the hatl and merry makers. Undulating folds of ivy were trailed about the walls.

Under a canopy of ferns and tropitfal aims ana oenma a norai portiere onned of choice blossoms and mag nolia leaves the Ballenberg orchestra rendered bewitching dancing mnsic, such as the warbling notes of "Petite Blue" or "Gvpsy Baron," the sensuous tones of 'X)auube Waves," the soft, caressing cadences of "Dolce Far Niente," and the joyous, rousing, rollicking measures of "Going Back, to Pixie." Social converse and refreshments occupied the interim of dances. The refreshments were under the competent cjiarge of Miss H. Pierce, Miss J. Pierce. Miss Ainsworth, and Miss Annie Miller.

The floor managers were: Orestes Pierce. T. T. Dargie, C. O.

G. Miller, J. A. Folger E. F.

Green, and W. B. Hamilton. The invitation committee was: Mrs. J.

C. Ainsworth, Mrs. Albert Miller, Mrs. A. D.

Starr, Mrs. George H. Wheaton, Mrs. A. J.

Ralston, Mrs. A. M. Simpson, Mrs. J.

H. Fish, Mrs. W. H. Bayley, Mrs.

P. D. Browne. Sitting" around the ivy decked walls and Hitting among palms and dowers, and looking from the embowered booths, were maidens for whose fairness the blossoms made fitting frame. There was a rustling of silks and satins and a nimbus of filmy laces.

Among the many dresses were noticed the following: Miss Ruth Dyer was dressed in a delicate costume of creamy pink. Miss Kukham wore a dress of pink silk, with flowers. Miss Rabe wore pink silk with white lace trimmings. Miss Tucker bad a rich dress of blue' with pearl trimmings. Miss Edith Turton of the Hawaiian islands was dressed in white with dark velvet trimmings and lace, making a itostbeautif ul costume.

Miss Ainsworth wore a delicate dress of blue with tulle. Miss Grayson had a pretty costume of white with a handsome bouquet of pink roses. i Miss Bacon was dressed in a blue tulle with lace trimmings. Miss Jennie Hall was dressed in a simple but rich costume of blue. Miss Josie Pierce had a delicate cos-tumt of white embroidered with gold.

Mis Henrietta Pierce wore a delicate blue dress with lace trimmings. Miss Alice Grimes's costume consisted cf white with pale green trimming. iss Mollie Hutchinson wore delicate pink. Mrs. W.

G. Henshaw wore blue with tulle and flowers. Miss Jennie Thompson was dressed in white. Miss Thompson wore a bluei and white. Miss Folger wore a dress of black en train, with a boquet of white roses.

Miss Orr bad a wbite "Marguerite" dress trimmed with black velvet. Miss Dean wore black with tulle. Misi Clement chose white with white roses or er cos tu me. MissOullen had a delicate dress of pale yellow with white lace trimmings. Miss Annie Miller wore blue.

Miss Emma Farrier wore bine. Miss Annie Farrier was dressed in white. Mrs. Miller had an elegant black satin with a court train. Mrs.

Ralston wore brocaded pi ma colored satin, trimmed with velvet, and a court train. Mrs. Fish was dressed in a black and white striped silk. Mrs. Ainsworth wore a rich dress of simple black silk.

Mrs. Wheaton's dress was of crushed strawberry silk. Miss Wheaton wore a simple white -costume. Miss Brigbam bad a black lace dress. Miss Tay wore lavender.

Miss Waters danced in a handsome costume of white silk with watered silk ash and pearl trimmings. Miss Alice Grimes wore white with flowered silk bodice. Miss Kettie Hamilton was dressed in lavender with dark velvet trimmings and dotted silk panels. Hiss Miller's costume was of orange ail with lace trimmings, and diamond Miss Mamie Hayes wore a filmy dress with red tulle and cream panels. iss Holmes had a dress of blue tulle wit lnee.

Miss Hunter of Alameda had a simple white dress with filmy tulle. Amor? me mvwea guests present were: Mrs. J. C. Tucker.

Miss En a Tucker, Mrs. A. J. Ralston, Miss Clara Ralston, Misa Edith Tuston of Hawaii, Mrs. J.

C. Ainswor Miss Daisy Ainsworth, Miss Henrietta Pierce, Miss Jotep bice fierce, Marshal Pierce, restaurant he keeps certain tempting liquors to give point to his customer's appetites, and In consequence must procures liquor license. Yesterday he was arrestea oy umer ttunter on complaint of License! Inspector King because he had not procured this nec essary license. Roonej was willing to take out the license and pay costs of court, but i The Linucr License ordinance says that no person shall be granted permission to take out a license unless he first makes application to the Council and "shall file with saU application a written recommendation signed by not less than hve citizens of the city of Oakland, taxpayers, and owners of, or occupying, real estate within one block of tbe place where the applicant proposes to carrv on tbe said business." This is what causes Kooney to ask the question which the lawyer of Jerusalem propounded eighteen centuries ago: "Who is my neighbor?" Five neighbors, citizens, owning or occupying property within one block 01 bini must indorse nis application. But Koonev is down there among the seagulls.

There are 110 "blocks" in his vicinitv except tbose of the signal system. There is only one cwner of real property for miles around the Southern Pacific Company and that is not a citizen of Oakland, but of the State of Kentucky. So what is he going to do about it? He is under arrest for not doing what it is a physical impossibility for him to do. He further says that he gets no benefit whatever from the city in the way of light, water, pro tection from nre or ponce, ana so deems it a bardihip to be taxed at all. But the main question is: How can he get a license at all? I This morning liooney appeared he- fore Justice Ogden, and after pleading not guilty, had his case set for the 18th inst.

In the mean time he will row around the bay on a voyage of discovery, endeavoring to find the neighbors, on his block. i QUARTER OF A MILLION. Value of tbo Property of the Late Walter Blair, i W. B. Morse, Henry Casebolt, and Rod W.

Church to-day filed their appraisement of the estate of Walter Biair, deceased. The estate is valued at $241,308 11. The estate consists of: Three hundred and thirty shares of stock in Fourteenth street railroad company, 122,465. Two thousand four hundred and ninety-five shores of stock In Broadway and Pied mont road. 131.000.

FerEonal property In centennial House, A tract of 240.75 acres in Oakland town ship, IM.000. i Lots on istft ana vernal avenues, iUJ. Ono 1 undred and two acres of laud in Brooklyn township, A lot near the intersection of Broadway and Webster street, 1 Lot on Center and Fourteenth streets, lim i Lets on Broadway and Walnut street, i Lot on Fourteenth and Clay streets, Centennial buildins, 140,000. Lot on Market aud Eighteenth streets, $2350. Lot on Myrtle and Eighteenth streets, $4000.

I Lot on Linden and Eighteenth street, not appraised. A FEE FOR COLLECTING. How an Alameda Attorney Kept 827 Out of 930. I George W. Silver is an attorney of Alameda, crippled in body.

He has been in trouble many times, and Charles Foster, formerly a police officer, is now serving a term in San Quentin Prison for shooting at Silver in the courtroom of Justice Tappan. A client recently placed a bill for $30 in Silver's hands for collection. The attorney collected the money, but turned over to his client only $3, retaining $27. He was accused of embezzlement, and was tried yesterday before a jury in Justice Matthews's court in East Oakland. Silver's defense was tha: $27 was a reasonable fee for collecting the bill ot The jnry found a verdict of guilty, and the Justice continued tbe case until this morning for sentence.

I Silver was arraigned before Justice Matthews this afternoon for sentence. A request for time to make a motion for a new trial was granted. THE DEATH RATE. Why It Has Seemingly Increased in Recent Months. I Notwithstanding the fact that the city is in a cleaner condition than it has been for a long time, and that more nuisances are beinc continually abated than ever before, the death rate has recently increased.

There is no doubt that the city has grown very rapidly in recent years, and possibly the estimate of 50,000 population on which the rate is now figured is too low. But Health Officer Crowley says that he has positive information that prior to the time he went into office all the deaths were not reported to the Health Department. He says that burial permits, duly signed, were issued in blank to the undertakers, and that some of these undertakers admit that in many instances they reelected to make a return to the Health Office of deaths when they officiated at the funerals. Secretary Lambert sayt that he knows that bodies hare been buried in Mary's Cemetery snd removed from it without the proper permits. And these facts are cited to chow why the death rate of the city has apparently increased instead ef diminished.

Boot's Yesterday A. W. Boot, who lives in a mansion at 1275 Oak street, was arrested by Officer Felley on one of the warrants recently sworn out by Senitary Inspector Snook, charging many people with draining a sewer into Lake Merritt and its tributaries. Thts morning he appeared before Justice Ogden, entered a pleaof not guilty, and bad his case set for trial on the 20th inst. He admitted frankly that his sewer did empty into the lake, but said that there is no sewer with which he could connect.

It is expected that some of the wealthy citizens, whose sewers discharge into the lake, will arrange a test case and attempt to break the ordinance making it a misdemeanor to pollute the lake. Borers Bored Kara Other. 3. A. Clark and Philip Rogers are both well borers, and both live near Forty-third and Grove streets in TemescaL Not long ago they had some hot words, and Rogers forbade Clark to speak to him again.

But yesterday afternoon the two met at Billy Kohler'e saloon on Seventh street and renewed the on arret Rogers turned Clark over to Officer Williams and had him booked for disturbing the peace. Clark has retained an attorney ana will make a fight. Three for State Prison. Frank If ack, William Prescke, and James Harris were this morning before Justice Ogden, sitting as a City Justice of the sfeaca, on ehargce of felo growing fut of the attempt to cut out of the City Prison. Their examination wis set for Saturday next.

1 1 Alnsa Want a XMverea. Alma L. Zeuner to-day commenced suit iu the Superior Court against A. C. P.

Zeu-bcx to ottatn a divoree. Watt, Miss Watt, Miss Janet Watt, Miss Griffin. Mrs. John Dean, Misa Etma Dean. Norman Lang, Will Lyons, Miss Haves, George James, "Miss Gertrude Eaytey, Mr.

Flint, Eroraett Miss Cora Harvey, Harry Dusenberry, Miss Mae Nicholson, George Mahoney, Miss Carrie Nicholson, Miss Katie Johnson, Kd Sessions, Miss Anna Sessions, Professor F. Soule, Miss Nettie Hamilton.Miss. Lilly Green, Miss Jackson, ATss Lida Phillips, Fred Turton of Hawaii, Mr. Rath-bone. H.

Lord Wilson. Miss Mamie Woods. Mrs. G. H.

Whaaion. Miss Bessie Wheaton, Miss Belle Crellin, Miss Violet Whitney, George Wheaton, Alfred Clement, Miss Katie Clement. Ed Harris, J. Sutton, Miss Gussie Costigan, Prentis Hutchinson, Miss Mollie Hutchinson, Dr. and Mrs.

J. M. Dunn, C. Bonner, Frank Smith, Tbadd6us i Grimes, Robert Knight, Harrv Adams, L. Scott.

J. Scott. Frank Fisher, W. H. Rabe, Mr.

Kenna Mr. and Mrs. i Irvin Ayres, Miss Bessie Tompkins, Miss Bonnie Tompkins, A. P. Uayne, Miss Bayley, A.

M. Gumming, Miss Sessions, Miss E. Lawrence, P. D. Boyd, Miss Hunter of Alameda, Miss Macdonald, G.

Bonner, Mr. McGilvray, Mrs Thompson, Mi Alice Waite, Bert Tompkins, Mr. White, Mr. Holton, Sam Breck, Misses Breck, Mr.Hayne of San Francisco, Mr. Thornton 01 San Francisco, Miss Orr, C.

M. St. John, Arthur Spear, Bert Gaskil, Granville Abbott, Charles T. Boardman, Parker Lvoti, Mr. and Mrs.

W. P. Mefvin, Charles Allardt, L. Laguna, Hj; De Lacuna, W. C.

Ames. Miss Gussie de Lagunai Miss Lillie Thomas, Miss Lilly Goodyear, Miss Rose Ingalis, Mr. Thornton, Gus Bray, Mr. and Mrs. Parks, Mr.

Hall. Miss Miller, Miss Lulu Hayes, Miss Mamie Haves, Miss Tay, Miss Ruth Dyer, Miss Kirkham. NEW LIFE. The Board of Trade in Process of Reorganization. P.

SI attack Elected President and the By Laws Adopted Prospects for a Business Revival. The Board of Trade of this city is in process of thorough reorganization preparatory to more active and efficient effort on behalf of the interests of Oakland. The directors of the existing board met yesterday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock and adopted a resolution to ihe( effect that they would resign their positions as soon as the new corporation thall agree to assume the responsibility and liabilities of the board. An address, embodying this resolution, was sent to all the ui embers of the old board. The directors of the new corporation then B.ft and organized with the following officers: President, T.

K. Shat-tuck Vice President, Sol Kahn Secre tary, C. H. Tlumb; Treasurer, A. Thomson Delegate to the State Board J.

S. Emery. The new board met last evening. The by laws were discussed and M. J.

Keller proposed that the section referring to the settlement of merchants' disputes be condensed. i W. W. Cauiton opposed any change, and this opinion prevailed. On motion of Frank J.

Moffittthe by laws were adopted as a whole. The organization being thus completed, the Secretary was instructed tar have several hundred pamphlet copies of the by laws printed "for distribution. It was also decided to make an effort to increase the membership from fifty-one, the present number, to 100. The board adjourned until next Tuesday evening, tjuestious relating to the adoption of the new charter and the annexation of outside territory will be considered as soon as the board is in fair woiking condition. The matter of setting aside a "teachers' day" in Oakland during the session of the National Education Association next July will also be considered.

THE BOARD OF HEALTH. The Eipcnift of the Department liar, log the Smallpox Scare, At fo-night's meeting of the Board of Health one of the matters to be discussed is the procuring of a new Pest-house. The brer king out of smallpox in the Lydikserr family has developed another small scare. Yesterday Lydik- sen was with difficulty forced into his bouse, but now he wants Dr. Crowley to attend him.

The doctor informed him that if he would pay the expenses of quarantine he xcouid treat bis family without charge. This morning seven applicants were vaccinated. Secretary Lambert has prepared a statement of: expenses of the Health Department during the past nine months, or since the smallpox first appeared in Oakland, in July of last year. According to this statement the total expense whs S7769 57. made op of the following items: Pesthouse $1875 37; quarantine guards, $1019 27; vaccine points, medicines, and Health Office supplies, $786 47; Health Officer's ad- ditional fees for smallpox cases, $500; printing and advertising.

$172; ing. telephone rent. $9 50: repairs, $3 50; fornicator's fees, $108 50; sala ries, $2797 33; bills presented but not yet audited, $483 08. The Home for the Blind. I lo the beautiful property on Telegraph avenue, arranged by the late B.

W. Reagan for his residence, now the property of the State and used as the Home of Mechanical Trades for the Adult Blind, are fifty-two blian persons. Of these seven are women. The we en work at plaiting cane seats for chain. Chairs are supplied with new seats at the home, and any one who desire dilapidated chairs repaired may have them called for by sending a postal card to the Superintendent, T.

O. Crawford. The men are all engaged in making brooms. A Ladn EntcrUiamnt. PaciCc Lodge, No.

7, Ancient. jOrder United Workmen, will give a literary and musical entertainment at the hall, corner of Franklin and Twelfth streets, on Thursday evening, the 12th inst. All Master workmen, with their families, are invited. Mrs. Gedfrey Finds Mere Property.

Mrs. Mary Godfrey has filed an amen4ed complaint In her divorce suit against George Godfrey. She has discovered come Bore community property which she did not set forth in her original complaint necessary still further to reduce the street force, but Mr. Carothers, who estimates a greater revenue from licenses during June than does Mr. -Bishop, figures out a safe surplus with all the departments running as they now are.

Our contemporary says the proposed charter will cost $7000 first and last. As a matter of fact this charter, by tbe time it has been submitted to tbe people will have cost about $10,000, but of this a large amount has already been paid, and as it is not proposed to submit it to the people until November next, tbe onlv bills relating to it whicb are to be paid out of this year's funds are those for publishing it, which amount to about $5000. Our contemporary also has the total salary roll for the last quarter of the fiscal year when it should be $27,600, and its estimates of receipts are as low as it is possible to get them. In all probability they will be larger, while many of the items of expense will be much less. But on the other hand our contemporary makes no account of tomething over $1009 in bills allowed bat not yet paid, nor of a floating indebtedness of about $1000.

So that its figures prove nothing except their own untrustnrorUiiness. As a matter of fact there is no reason to expect e.ny reduction of the force in any department except the Marshal's, where tbe crosswalks will probably have practically to take care of themselves for a time. MALVILLE, NOT MULVILLE. A Man Who Visited Ireland and Found That His Name Was Wrong. Neptune Blood Mulville is the name of a gentleman who resides in this county, and be has been known by that name since childhood.

But he has recently discovered that during the course of time the family name has been changed. Mulville says th it he was born in Ireland, near the easterly coast, where his parents, both now deceased, resided for many years. A short time ago be left "America once again to visit the scenes of his boyhood days. It was while on that trip that he discovered the change in the famiiv name. He says that his name Mulville is incorrect and that it should be spelled Malville, and that in the old country the name was erroneously spilled, and he did not discover the mistake until bis trip to Ireland.

It is for this reason that to-day be applied to ths Superior Court for permission to change bis name and spell it the proper way, "Mai" instead of "Mul." "WILLING FOR A DIT0RCE. But Mrs. Francis Wants Small Monthly Stipend. Mrs. Francis says, in reference to the remark of her husband, Samuel Francis, that be desired a divorce, that she is not only willing but anxious for a divorce, if her husband will grant her just $20 ft month for the bouse rent, to assist her to caie for Mrs.

Francis savs also that when her bus- band left, sixteen months ago, he left her absolutely without money to nay for the support ot herself and child, selling all the property that he had and taking the money with him. He did not pay his debts, and some dealers in cloth are still hir creditors He received ample money to support his family well, but squandered it improperly." Mrs. Francis also says that the domestic trouble might never have occurred had not anonymous letters been written to her husband bv a resi dent of this city, who desired her to elope with him, whose proposal she in dignantly spurned. I I ALL TO HIS BROTHER. The Nice Little Snm Bequeathed to Janes Noonan.

Tames Nooran, Irancis Croghan, and Harold T. Power this morning ap plied to the Alameda Superior Coart for the probate of the will of Thomas Noonan, deceased, who died in this city on March 4, 1888. Tbe petitioners are named as executors in the will, to act without bonds. The deceased left property valued at some $50,000, consisting of real estate and an undivided half interest in the Hibernia Brewery of San Francisco now in litigation. The will was executed on 26, 1888, and by its terms all of the estate is bequeathed to James Noonan of Contra Costa county, a brother of the deceased.

A Tictim of tbe alia Explosion. Charles H. Scott presented a petition to Judge Gibean this afternoon wherein be showed that he is the grandfather of Bichard, Theresa, and Alfred Clark, minors, who reside with their mother in this city, and whose, father is dead, having been killed in the explosion on the steamer Julia at Valiejo. The petitioner asked to be appointed guardian of the minors, as it is their mother's wish. Judge Gibson made the order, fixing the bonds at $900.

Tbe deceased's life was insured for $1000, of which each child will receive $200, and $400 will go to the mother. No Macadam for Franklin Street. Mary Kelly, N. Amadee, and twenty- four other owners of property on Fran lin street between First and Seventh streets have entered a protest against tbe proposed grading, curbing, and macad aroizing of that part of Franklin street. The protest represents 1850 front feet out of the total frontage of 2800 feet.

It is stated by some of the protesting owners that they are perfectly willing to bave tbe street paved with tutu minons rock, but they do not want macadam. The protest kills the propo sition. Blanch Bent to tha Asylam. Louis Blanck, tbe young man who chewed grass at Berkeley, and who was before the Lunacy Commissioners yes-lerdsv. was again up for examination to-day.

Some new testiaaony was intro duced, and the prisoner was committed lo the xapa asylum lor the msane..