The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-08-16
ACROSS THE BAY.
The Chinese Captiyes Have Not
Yet Secured Bonds.
A Church Cornerstone Laying-New Cars
for the Piedmont Line-Lumbermen's
0rganization-Empty Runners.

The bail of All Gin, alias All Teung, has
been fixed at $500 cash and $1,000 bonds.
Police Judge Henshaw stated that he would
use his discretion under tine law in accept
ing on the bonds any persons not residing
in the county. He also remarked that he
would rather accept the bond of reputa-
Bile white man for $1,000 than that Of
Chinese for 5000. An effort win be made
to procure satisfactory bail for Teung
Senator j. n. Z. Wilson, A. A. Moore and
r. NJ. Fitzgerald are his attorneys. Judge
Henshaw last evening refused to accept a
bond for the release of All Teung in the
sum of $4,000 signed by Chinese residents
of San Francisco, basing his refusal on the
ground of their not being residents OF Oak
land or Alameda County.
conference of the American party was
held on Twelfth street last evening.
CORNERSTONE LAYING.
Att o'clock to-day the cornerstone of
the First Unitarian Church at Fourteenth
and Castro streets will be laid by the
Masonic fraternity, the Grand Master, NJ. M.
Estee, and other grand officers performing
the ceremonies. The Masonic quartet will
render selections. Addresses will be made
by Rev. DR.. Stebbins of San Francisco and
Rev. c. w. Wendte, the pastor.
The work on the culvert at Webster ave-
nue. and New Broadway cost $3.50. but
only $500 was appropriated, and the ad-
ditional $3.50 will be asked for by the Street
Department.
The Piedmont Cable Company received a
number OF new cars at the engine-hOuSe
yesterday, preparatory to the opening of
the downtown branch line in about ten
days.
The Y. M. C. A. football teams will not
play at East Oakland to-day, owing to the
grounds being occupied.
LUABERMEN's ASSOCIATION.
The Oakland lumbermen have organized
protective association with fOrty-two
members. They declare that they DO not
intend TO ask an increase in wages, but they
would like reduction of the hours from
ten to nine per day.
The usual Friday evening open-air con-
cert was given in the City Hall Park. The
attendance was large, as there Will be no
concert next Friday evening, owing to the
encampment at Santa Cruz
The First Hebrew congregation OF OAK
land is discussing the adylSability OF re-
moving its synagogue and selling the valu-
able lot on which it is situated.
The condition of Fred LiudquiSt. who
was run over at the mole on Thursday
afternoon, continues critical.
Rosina Holawick yesterday sued Paul
Holawiek for a divorce.
EMPTY STREET RUNroRs.
County Clerk Boardman has been con-
fined to his room for several days on
account of illness, and number of up-
founded rumors about shortages, experts,
arrests of deputies, etc, has been going the
rounds, but in which there is not the least
truth.
The Oakland IroQlois Club met at the
office Of President Fitzgerald last evening,
and appointed committees Tor grand
whoop-up, after the San Jose convention
next week, to ratify the nominations.
The Alameda Federation of Trades has
Endorsed the Australian ballot system, ana
has appointed a committee to Interview
the candidates TO the Legislature on the
matter.
Mrs. Bateham delivered her last lecture
in Oakland on the Sabbath-observanc
question at the First Presbyterian Church
last evening.
The annual report OF Chief OF Police
Tompkins has been printed in pamphlet
form.
Alameda.
Work will be commenced in a fen days
upon the new ten-room sehoolhouse on
Bay street.
w. II. Noy Of Bay-street Station is an as
pirant for the nomination Of Supervisor on
the Republican ticket.
The usual open-air concert viii be given
by the Alameda Brass Band in the park.
MIR. Schulz, the leader. will play trombone
solo, and an otherwise attractive programme
will be rendered,
The military club was temporarily or
ganiZed last Thursday night by the election
of w. F. Chapman as Captain, G. +. Mi
chaels First Lieutenant, and Alfred Sieg-
fried Second Lieutenant. The muster-roll
has ninety-one names. The election of
Chapman was unanimous. and the election
of Michaels was a surprise, as w. b. JOsSe-
Ign aspired for this position, but was easily
defeated by Michaels, whose candidacy was
not known until at the meeting. The COM
pany will meet every Thursday evening in
Harmony Hail to drill.
1t often happens that persons DESTROYS of
finding the Alameda County Jail come to
Alameda, thinking that it is located here.
Yesterday City Marshal Rogers was some
what surprised when two well-dressed CHI
nese, accompanied by two women, came into
his Office, and asked to be allowed to see the
seven Chinese maidens who are locked up
in the County Jail waiting to be returned
10 their native country, having been He
gally landed. The Marshal did not under
stand at first what the visitors wanted, and
when he did he told them that they had
come to the wrong place. They thought
that he was foolIng with them, and refused
to leave. The women became quite indig-
nant. They had several bundles which
were intended for the maidens deprived of
their liberty, and evidently were not
pleased at the thought of going home dis
appointed. After much parley the Marshal
directed them to the County Jail where the
seven women are confined, and it is sup
posed that the quartet finally found the OBJ
jects of their visit to this side of the bay.
Berkeley.
President Davis is found daily at his
Office at the University, attending to the
duties Of his position.
The Carpenters Union of this place is
now in Juror. A contractor is putting up