The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-09-19
ACROSS THE BAY.
John Coffey Dead From the In
jury to His Uranium.
Con ference of the Adveptists-The Loss at
Roselawn - Lem Share Rearrested-R Re-
auctions in Financial Estimates.

John Coffey died at the Receiving Hos
| pital yesterday forenoon from the fracture
| of the skull received by being struck with
| stone on Saturday evening last. The missile
was thrown through the glass door of sa-
| loon at First and Webster streets by some
| person whose Game is unknown The
| police yesterday ascertained that Cotfey and
| several others were engaged in game of
| cards about midnight, when stranger
| came in and called for package OF cigar
| cites. The game was abandoned shortly
| afterward. a German named Frank
| Plumb having been mulcted Tor
! the drinks. The stranger sympa-
| thized with Plumb and charging that he
| had been cheated wanted to fight, but as
| none of the others were in fighting mood
| he went out followed by Plumb. Cotfey
| started shortly afterward to go out, and just
| before he reached the frosted door large
stone came through the glass and struck him
squarely in the forehead, fracturing the
| skull Plumb Immediately entered and
assisted in taking COffey to his room at the
| Franklin House. He denied the throwing
of the stone and states that he does not
| know the stranger, but he will be held,
| however pending an investigation. The
| description Of the stranger Isl Age about
round features, medium stout build. Had
| on light, broad-brimmed cowboy hat and
| light clothes somewhat worn. He is be-
| lieved to be an American. Coffey was about
so years of age and was employed by con-
tractor Gray at East Oakland. Nothing Is
known about him. The police believe they
would have been able to have apprehended
the man who is supposed to have thrown the
stone, if they had been notified in time. An
inquest was held last evening and the jury
hat IN from a
rock thrown by Il person unknown, The
jury eXonerated Plumb ami he was allowed
to go.
ADvENTIsTs' CONFERENCE.
The annual address of the Seventh-Day
Adventist Conference was delivered by
President j. n. LougbOrough at $3.50 o'clock
yesterday morning. During the last year
foTty-SiX camp-meetlngS were held by THIS
people in the United States, seven of which
were on this Coast The receipts of sale on
denoninatiOna literature during the wear
in the United States were S50O000 He Ike
oil the missionary snip built on this coast by
the church for the purpose OF prosecuting
the work among the Islands OF the sea. The
funds for building the ship were contributed
by the Sabbath-Schools of the United States
The ship is now completed and will start
its first missionary tour about October LIST.
During the last two years So, 726 was paid
as tithes by the members OF the California
Conference.
preliminary meeting OIL the SaDDatn-
School Association was also held at II 80, at
which reports were read and com mittees
appointed. a ministers and licentiates
meeting was concluded at 1912. Elder I'm
derwood delivered an address at 80, on
Church Work" At 80 a children'S meet
ing was held, conducted by Mrs. Jessie L.
Wagner with corps of assistants. At
the same hour youths meeting was held.
! under the charge of Elder X. ). Owen, as
sisted by Ii. +. Courier, 6. W. Rine and FL
Il ado r,ra,, ,T,Nrt ar- >
meeting was held at 6:45, with song service
at 30 Regular preaching service was con-
Quoted at ~ in the large tent, at which
Elder Healy discussed upon the subject,
''PrOphrsies Relating to the Advent
The following is to-day's programme:
6 A. M.-rrayer and social meeting. Young
peoples meeting.
7 A. M.-Breakfast.
sA M.-District prayer meetings Chldrens
meeting.
$50 A. M.-Traet and missionary meeting. Ad-
dress by Elder Loughborough.
II 80 a M.-Dstrlet leaders meeting.
2:3O P. M.-Bible instruction by L. j. wag-
gOner Subject The Man VINO Was justified"
4:30 ?. M.-Children's meetings and youths
meetings. AT tile same hour meeting for pa
rents only in the large pavilion.
r M.-Opening Sabbath service. Teachers
| meeting in children's tent
80 z. M.-Song service.
| T:45 p. M.-Preachng by Elder n. &. Wilcox.
| Subject signs OF the Times"
| The total loss of ROSelawn, Captain J. C.
| Ainsworths home at Claremont, which was
| burned on Wednesday afternoon, was S60-
| coo, with an insurance of only $4,000. OF
| the insurance $4,000 is on the house, $1,000
| on the stables $1,000 on the library, 500 on
| the piano, $500 on wearing apparel, $3.50 on
| furniture and $3.50 on pictures. A consid-
| cradle portion OF the furniture ana paintings
and some OF the statuary on the ground floor
| was saved. The greatest loss lies in the
ioh tal, o,,1
were choice pieces Downstairs there were
| three of these, Nydia, Ruth and beautiful
| fancy piece. There were also four pieces in
the billiard-ro0m Of great value. Captain
and Mrs. Alusworth will arrive home
from Renondo Beach this forenoon, having
started yesterday. They will make their
home for the present with their son, George,
| opposite the ruins OF their own home.
An organ recital viii be given this even
ing at the Plymouth Congregational Church,
to raise funds to pay for repairs on the
organ, recently transferred from the First
Congregational Church Of San Francisco.
Rev Thomas L. Hughes, DID, of In
dianapolls has been called to tue pulpit of
the Fist Presbyterian Church of Berkeley
LEM SHARES CASE.
Judge Greene discharged Lem Share YES
terday Cd the writ OF habeas corpus on the
grounds that the sentence of Imprisonment
and fine was illegal and that having served
his term OF imprisonment he is entitled TO
his freedom. Share was then rearrested by
Deputy Sheriff Jameson on warrant
issued from the Police Court on complaint
charging him with assisting All Teung in
| making the exchange of the five Cinnamon
| from over the border a couple of weeks ago.
The same charge.iS against lin. viz: AS
| ssting United States prisoners to escape"
| Share is said TO have arranged the matter
| inside the Jail, so that when the exchange
was made it WIS done quickly. He is re-
| quired to furnish the same bail as the others.
| II is believed by some that neither Eli 5.
| Denison nor Marcus ID. Hyde viii receive
| the nomination to the State Senate from the
! Sixteenth District. but that w. 5. PelOuSe,
who was originally mentioned in eonnec-
| ton with the Off c, viii be the nominee.
| Rev. +. III. Maar, graduate OF the Pacific
| Theological Seminary, was ordained by
| council called for the purpose at Mission
| San Jose yesterday He viii have charge
! of the Congregatin nal churches at Niles and
| Mis- ion San Jose.
J. III. O'Bien sued D. F. Berlin yesterday
afternoon to recover 5000 62 on a promisSory
| note.
The suit of the Ithaca Consolidated Gold
and Silver Mill and Mining Company against
| George NJ. Thomas was yes terday transferred
| 10 the United States Circuit Court for trial
by Judge Ellsworth on the ground that the
| defendant Is a nonresident of this State.
CITY COUNCIL FINANCES.
| The Finance Committee of the City
| Council has agreed to report to the council
| III FAVOR Oh tie lOilOWiDS TeuuctlOnS OIL the
estimates in the Auditors report, the total
amount being Sal, 16S: School S69OO Free
Library $500, Health Department $1,000;
$500 for horse and buggy from License In
spector, S5775 from the Police Department.
| $3.50 from the Street Department, $500 for
water, 1913 for water for public grounds $500
for water for the Fire Department, ST., 200 for
bondei Indebtedness, S1400 for gardeners.
| The Fire Department estimate was left un-
I changed.
A lecture will be delivered next Tuesday
evening by Rev. w. Ii. Milburn. the blind
! chaplain of Congress, at the First Congre-
| gatonal Church, on the Carlyles-ThUnas
and wife,
Achilles W. Nesbit of Pomona has pur-
chased a lot on Alice street, near Twelfth,
| for S13,500.
HE ONCE LIVED IN OAKLAND.
Charles A. Whaley, who committed sui
eide, after killing his wife, at Portland.
| Oregon lived several months unhappily In
| Oakland and 0uarreled FREQUENTLY When