The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-04-16
OAKLAND = ALAMEDA.
Lincoln School Raises the Flag
With Ceremonies.
Associated Charities Committees Movement
of Troops-Closing Down Factory.
A Big Sale of Land.

12x26 flag was raised on a forty-foot pole at
the Lincoln School, Oakland. yesterday after
noon with appropriate exercises. County Super.
lntendent p. NJ. Fisher, City Superintendent
McClymonds. School Director E. L. Walcolt, G.
b. Rutherford, John Lynch, Z. A. Sherman,
Councilman Taliesen Evans, J. T. Cochran, Rev.
John Rea, DR.. w. f. Southland, Rev Il. S. Abbott
and School Directors Sauborn and Parker were
present with Il large number Of other spectators.
MISS EStelle Cohen, on behalf of the teachers
ana pupils, presented portrait OF Abraham
Lincoln TO the Board OF Education. E. A. Sher-
man for the board accepted the gift In the
course Of his remarks he exhibited the key of the
tomb OF Lincoln, held by him as COMMANDMENTS
Chief OF the Lincoln Guard of Honor. Several
addresses were delivered and the school sang
several patriotic songs.
Rev. John II. j. Rice of Berlin Heights, Ohio.
mas accepted the call TO the Second Congrega-
tonal Church, on Chase street, West Oakland,
TO succeed Rev. Dr. Boutwell,, and will occupy
the pulpit on the first Sunday IN June.
THE ASSOCIATED CHARITIES.
The Associated Charities assisted during the
past quarter 1881 persons. The total receipts
were S905 50 and balance of Sl57 remains in
the hands OF w. II. 0Bren. The following
committees were announced: Cooperation
Rev. C. w. Wendte. M. j. Keller, REV. NJ. S.
Levy, Mrs e. S. Cameron, Miss Sarah Il. Smell;
Finance-E. w. Piayter, w. Il. O'Brien, II. NJ.
w..
Mrs. John HuIe, Mrs. L. e. Dam. Mrs. p. a.
Lohse, DR.. Southland; Vistalion-AIrs. A. b.
Cove, Miss Sarah r Ward; Penal and Retorma-
tory lnStituliOns-A. j. RalstOu, Mrs. Cove, Mrs.
,. T. HenShaw, Mrs. L. b. CHM; Auditing-M.
j. Keller, \. j. RalSton.
The usual memorial exercises were held at the
Masonic Temple Monday evening by Ihe Lincoln
Guard OF Honor. Dispatches were srut TO the
branches OF The order at Springfield, Ill, and at
The sum of $4,000 remains due on The FIbert-
street assessment, upon Which per cent penalty
viii be added alter thirty days.
MOVEMENT OF TROOPS.
District Superintendent George Clark OF the
Pullman Palace Car Company at the pier has
been notified 10 furnish ana nave ready sixteen
tourist cars for Tie movement of United States
troops east 10 Council Bluffs on May Sth.
Three OF the ears VIII be sent 10 Portland for the
movement OF one company To Rockville juno
ton, where 1t viii JON The train leaving Oakland
HE troops coming into Oakland Will be from FL
PasO.
The California Sash. Door and Blind Factory
at West Oakland, has shut down for lack of
pine lumber, and 200 hands are temporarily out
of work. II was feared last week that IL would
be necessary TO close down, but it was hoped
mat some might arrive III time 10 avert the
shutting down.
The attorneys who secured the $4,000 for the
minor, julius Ii. Heyer, ont of the estate OF MIS-
father, w. b. HeYer, alier it had been closed up
and distributed ask for $1,000 fees out of the
minors estate. They fought the case for more
than TWO years
oAKLAND'S RECONSTRUCTION.
The Ordinance and judiciary Committee OF the
City Council held meeting last evening in the
Council Chamber, at Which the redislrlciinE of
the city and annexed territory into wards was
discussed al some length. II was finally decided
10 refer the matter TO the City Attorney the
District Attorney, the City Engineer and the
County Surveyor.
The Eureka Coal Mining Company, William T.
Coleman and the Cardiff Coal and Land Com
pany have sold TO John Treadwell several tracts
of land Ia Alameda County lor the aggregate
sum Of $4,000 The deeds were recorded yes
teTday.
Judge Ellsworth sentenced Edward Murphy
yesterday 10 SIX months III san Quentin on his
plea OF guilty OF burglary in The second degree.
The Defendant entered room IN the Smith
House about a month ago.
TAKING UP ITS TRACKS.
The Oakland ana Piedmont Railroad COMPANY
is taking up its track on Washington street ana
is running car from Eighth TO Fourteenth on
the cdOle track, Which Is finished that far, and
transferring passengers 10 The Sixteenth street
depot, N0Ith Oakland and Piedmont. The cable
company Is The successor To The franchise Of the
Fourteenth street company
Ii is reported that an East Oakland woman
who tired OF taking care OF her aged mnIher( bad
her smuggied into the COunIy-fjiITInar tIiron%G
Supervisor Brown, and that she remained there
several weeks before the Supervisor found out
tHe deception played upon him. He then went
10 Tile daughter and ordered her 10 send and take
her her, which she did very reluctantly
She Is said 10 be abundantly able 10 take care OF
her mother.
The annual meeting OF the Contra Costa Water
Company was held yesterday and the usual dlyi-
dend OF 80 cents was declared. ! he principal
place OF business, that Is to say, the place OF
meetings OF The Directors and stockholders, will
hereafter be held IN San Francisco.
DR.. e. 5. Lane has sued for divorce in Mar
tineZ on the ground oil deSerliOn. Ii is said that
husband and wife have been apart for some time
They have four grown children Three SONS ana
one daughter.