The morning call., 1890-06-23
ACROSS THE BAY.
Items of Interest From the East.
ern Shore.
No Change in the Strike Of the Carpenters.
An Old Freshman Dead-0akland Pull
pits - Alameda Notes.

The relations between the carpenters and
builders were apparently unchanged yes
terday. Neither showed any disposition to
recede from the position taken. The build
ers assert that the men will not obey the
behests of the union and leave good Jobs,
while the opposite is claimed by the leading
members of the union.
1t is rumored that a number or workmen
on the Broadway grade between Nineteenth
and Twenty-second streets will refuse to
work this morning unless the wages for May
be paid. The work was begun last August
and was delayed on account of the rains
during the winter and spring. The total
amount of the contract will be about $50, COO.
The men think that c. T. Fl. Palmer, the
contractor, should be able to raise the $4,000
or 5000 that is due them and not compel
them, most of whom are lily able to 60
without their money, to wait for it, The
grading is nearly completed.
During the month of June, to date, the
Long Wharf at Oakland has been very
busy place. There has been received
63S, 900 feet of lumber during the month,
7O,O0O railroad ties and about 10000 tons of
coal and coke.
AN OLD PREsSMAN DEAD.
Edward F. Verdon died at the Oakland
General Hospital Saturday night. His death
has been expected for several weeks past.
The deceased went to Oregon some time ago
for the purpose of lettering his condition.
but while there several members of his FAM
lily were taken i'll with malaria, and at last
he was taken very sick. The family re-
turned to this city. where everything posi-
Bile was done for Mr.. Verdon, but in vain
The deceased was in the prime of life. lie
was a c0mpanlonable, generouS-hearted
man, and was highly esteemed. He was
formerly an extraman of Engine Company
on Sixth street. He was a pressman by
occupation and had worked in various
newspaper offices. He was a member of
Live Oak Lodge, No. 81, f. and A. NJ.
Special Officer LondeD, against whom
charges were preferred by Chief of Police
Tompkins and who was eXonerated, has
rendered his resignation to the Commits
sonerS.
AT the First Presbyterian Church yester-
day Rev. DR.. Horizons theme was THE
Purposes of God" Rev. DR.. Heacoek's
subject at the Eighth-avenue Methodist
Rev. DR.. Hirst of San JOSE occupied DR..
Dilles' pulpit at the First Methodist Church.
Rev. George B. Rieman of the Twentieth
street Baptist Church made "a Trip to
Mexico and Back in Forty Minutes" AT
the Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church
South, Rev. DIR. Boyns delivered an inter
esting lecture on "Heaveu." Rev. J. C.
Hanna of the United Presbyterian Church,
preac hed sermon on Character Build
ing" in which he referred to the stuffed
walls of San Franchises City Hall and the
Denver building put up without fOunda-
tim. Satan" was the subject of Rev.
George II. Merrill at the Market-street
Congregational Church. Rev. s. aood-
enough delivered sermon in the Uni
versalist Church on "Growth and the
Means of Growth" Rev. c. T. Weitzel of
Santa Barbara, occupied the pulpit of the
First Congregational Church.
The American Home Missionary Society
has accepted Rev. Dr. McLean'S invitation
to hold Its next annual meeting in Cali
fornia. subject to the condition that the
railroads make reasonable terms.