The morning call., 1890-10-20
ACROSS THE BAY.
The Last Day of Registration in
Alameda County.
Bad Condition Of Sewers in West Oakland.
a Church Dedicated at Golden Gate.
Sunday Services.

The estate of the late Remi Chabot has
been appraised at S2S5,0i9.
G. w. Wiley fell from the roof of build
ing at Emeryville Saturday and had his
left arm fractured at the elbow.
Peter Rossas, the man who shot Owen
Smith at Midway some time ago, has been
held for trial on charge of assault with
deadly weapon.
To-day is the last day of registration In
Alameda County; the offices viii be kept
open until 10 O'clock at night. 1t is eX-
pected that Is. 800 will be registered.
The Democrats will hold mass meeting
at Germauia Hall this evening which will
be addressed by E. b. Pond, the candidate
for Governor, w. W. Foote, r. NJ. Fitzger-
aid and others. w. ID. English is to preside
and about 100 Vice Presidents have been
named
The citizens of West Oakland held an
other meeting on Saturday evening with ref
erence 10 the condition of the sewers in that
section of the city, and the Center, Union
and Kirkland street sewers were reported in
very bad condition. 1t was decided that
when the petitions to the Council now in
circulation had been sufficiently signed they
be presented TO the City Council by COM
mlttee.
UNKNOWN DEAD.
Coroner Eyers held an inquest yesterday
afternoon on the body OF the man found in
the bay off Jennings Point. 1t was I'M
identified and there was nothing except a
pair of common sleeve buttons by which it
could be identified. The jury returned a
verdict of death BY drowning, but whether
it was accidental, suicidal or otherwise the
jury was unable to determine.
The Methodist Episcopal Church of Golden
Gate was dedicated yesterday afternoon.
The dediratory sermon was preached by
Rev. DR.. Ollie OF the First Methodist Church
Of Oakland. Rev Dr. Bentley. the Presid-
ing Elder of the district, and other ministers
of Oakland and vicinity were present and
assisted in the services. The building cost
about $4,000 Rev. Frank Baker is pastor Of
the new church. 1t starts out with good
prospects. Meetings will be held each even
ing this week.
The Christian Convention, which has
been holding services on the camp-gr0und
occupied by the Seventh-day Adventists ever
since that denomination closed its services
on the Both ult., ended its sessions yester-
day.
NEW STREET-CAR LINE.
The construction of the new street-car
line on FIuitYale avenue has commenced
under the supervision OF the Alameda Mac
adamizing Company. The new line will
extend from FrnitYale avenue station to
the hermitage House, and VIII be supplied
with steel rails of the style called order
rail, suitable for electric storage battery
motors. The double-deck cars, recent
patent of E. c. Sessions, are being con-
strueted by the Pullman Car Company. The
lighting of tie avenue by means of cleo
trIcity is engaging the attention of the COM
pany. Although proposition has been made
TO the Alameda Electric Light Company no
action has yet been taken.
Lin GwOng, the Celestial who was struck
Oh the head by Gee Bak Hong, has been
al n ba Pan taI Inv
his friends. He IS probably not so badly
injured as was at first supposed, though the
physician said his skull was fractured
Hong skipped ont immediately after the
assault and has not been seen since.
CHURCH SERVICES.
The vacant pulpit of the First Presby-
terrain Church was occupied yesterday by
Rev. Dr. II. c. Stanton OF Albany, n. Y.
At the Third Congregational Church the
assistant pastor, Rev. 5. G. Emerson,
preached in the evening on christian Hero
ism" The young minister, during his two
preston and the members of the congrega-
ti0n are perfectly satisfied with Dr. Ne
Leans selection. At tae Tenth-ayenue
Baptist Church Rev. Frank Dixon's subject
was, The World Is Stage" At
the First Methodist Church the morning
service by the Sunday-Schoel, and in the
evening Rev. J. d. Rulter, assistant aston,
preached. The Bible of the World, or
No Monopoly of Spiration." was the theme
of Rev. c. ". Wendte of the Unitarian
Church at Hamilton Hall. Rev s. Good
enough OF the Universalist Church preached
on the topic, angel Helps At the First
Free-Bap;ist Church the subject of Rev. II.
T. Balch was The Gospel and the Labor
ing Man" Rev. w. Il. StradIey of Los
Angeles occupied the pulpit of Asbury
Methodist Church South yesterday fore
noon. Rev. j. c. Hanna of the First United
Presbyterian Church exchanged pulpit with
Rev. DIR. NJ. NJ. Gibson of the First United
Presbyterian Church of San Francisco last
evening. Rev. Frank l.. Nash Of the Pres
byterian Church of jacksonville occupied
the pulpit of the Pilgrim Congregational
Church, East Oakland, yesterday. Rev. II.
II. Mcbride Of Heaidsburg preached at the
Prospect Hill Presbyterian Church, Fruit
vale Yesterday.