The morning call., 1890-09-06
ACROSS THE BAY.
Two Men Take Their Own Lives
With the Pistol.
The Native Sens Of Alameda County Ready
for a Grand Display viii Not
Share Blythe's Millions.

The Derby Estate Company has filed artl-
cles Of incorporation with a capital stock OF
100000 The Directors are Augustus b.
Derby and Lizzie D. Harrison.
The children of st. Johns Episcopal
Church will give garden party in the church
grounds at Seventh and Grove streets, be-
tween the hours of and this afternoon.
E. B. Mcconnell, a brakeman, was caught
between two cars while coupling at Port
Costa on Thursday afternoon. He was
thrown to tile ground aud seriously injured.
He is now at Woolsey's Hospital, Oakland.
CHURCH FINANCES.
At the annual meeting of the First
Methodist Church of Oakland. held on Thurs
day evening, it was shown by the Treasurer )
report that the total receipts for the year
was S17,9i4 "a, which was disbursed, leaving
a balance of S37 on hand. The sum OF S75OO
was expended on improvements.
A mortgage has been given by the Cali
fornia Iron and Steel Company to j. l.. y.
Shepard on its properties in Alameda, Placer
ana Nevada counties for 100000, TO secure
bonds in like amount which are to mature
in five years.
The case of Mrs. Catherine l. Church
against John II. Church Sr. was continued
in Judge Glbsou's court yesterday until
October 10Th. While Mrs. Church and her
sister, Miss Pico, were waiting for train
at the Seventh-slreet depot the latter was
assaulted by Mrs. Galispi. who, it is under
stood, keeps a saloon. Mrs. Church went
to her sisters aid and struck the assailant
with her parasol, breaking il. The woman
turned on Mrs. Church and knocked her
down. She was arrested ana charged on
the City Prison register with battery.
oAKLAND'S NATIVE SONS.
The Native Sons of the Golden West in
Oakland will parade Tuesday next bafore
the departure of the parlors for San Fran
cisco. Oakland and Piedmont parlors of
Oakland, Alameda and Halcyon of Ala
media. Brooklyn of East Oakland, Eden Of
Haywards. Las Postas Of Liyermore, Mys-
terra Of Alvarado will participate.
The parade Will move FROM the corner OF
Ninth and Washington streets at $40
o'clock in the morning. led by Varney W.
Gaski3l. Grand Marshal.
Particular attention is called to the ar
r2ugement Tor transportation on the creek
boats on Tuesday. Oakland people may
avoid the dense crowds on the local ferries
ana trains by taking the creek boat at the
foot of Broadway at SIS, 9:15 or 1915
o'clock on Tuesday morning, returning the
same route, the boats leaving San Francisco
at Is, 2:l5. 3 10 AIS and 5:15 in the even
ing.
l.. L. Geissberger, West Berkeley sa-
loon-keeper, was convicted yesterday of
keeping his saloon open on Sunday, In VIC
lation of the ordinance. He will be sem
fenced next Friday. 1t is said Geissberger
will take an appeal to the Supreme Court.
DIED BY his own HAND.
Jackson Henry, the man who shot him.
self on Saturday last through the left lung,
died at the Receiving Hospital yesterday.
He was about So years of age
W. a. Dow, the evening-school principal,
was ex amined in the Police Court yesterday
afternoon on charge OF false imprisonment
preferred by Lin Wah. The latter worked
Tor Dow for one day. That evening the de-
PENDANTS wife returned home aud found
$40 missing from her purse. Suspicion rested
on the Chinese, who was placed under arreat
aud subsequently released for lack Of evil
dence. Dow was acquitted.
HE PREFERRED DEATH.
John Wise, a carpenter. was taken to the
County lniiImary yesterday by Dr. B0dle.
Ten minutes later Wise shot himself and
died almost Instantly. Wise lived for some
time at Llverm0re, being Senior Vice COM
mander of Lou Morris Post of that place,
but his health became SO impaired that he
could not perform much manual labor.
Three years ago he cane to Oakland and
conducted cigar-stand for a while, but he
was unsuccessful and used up all the money
he saved and since then was supported by
friends. Last summer he went to the Cd
Soldiers Home at Santa Monica, but his
stay there was snort. He suffered mucn
pain and had become addicted to the ex-
eessive use of morphine
The Cole School. which has had flag for
twelve years. or since soon after its COM
plotion, raised a new flag yesterday with APP
propriate exercises, which were held on an
open lot adjoining the school-house.
After a lengthy argument by attorneys
yesterday Judge Ellsworth granted the mo-
ton for a nonSut in the $50, 600 damage
suit of Frank Rene VS.. j. c. Perry and
W. ii. II. Hart. This ends the case, except
an appeal be taken.