The morning call., 1890-05-24
OAKLAND-ALAMEDA.
Mrs. Chapman Robbed of P0ck-
etful of Diamonds.
An Inspection Of the Water Company's Reser.
voirs-Joint Memorial ssrvics-An-
nullmsnt Of Marriage.

Last month the house Of Truman f. Chapman,
q mining man. was entered by burglars and Q
number Of articles stolen. Since that time Mrs.
Chapman, afraid OF a repetition, has carried the
family diamonds 10 chamois bag in her
pocket. She attended the commencement exer-
cises OF Smell Seminary at the First Congreea.
tional Church on Thursday evening, a daughter
having been a member OF the graduating class
They went into the parlors Of the church after
the exercises, and before leaving her seat In the
church Mrs. Chapman ascertaned that her
jewels were In her pocket. but shortly after she
discovered that they were missing. Mrs Chap
man and her daughter both remembered then of
having been crowded by a young man, who
brushed against them a number Of times while
passing from the church through the crowded
passageway TO the parlors The diamonds are
valued at about $1,000 and consist OF the fol.
lowing:
One gold cross containing eleven diamonds OF one
carat each; one diamond bracelet consisting of two
gold parallel bands with nineteen diamonds set in
between, varying from one-half to three quarter
carat each; one pair OF three-carat diamond soil
taire earrings one pair of one-carat EARRINGS:
one set OF round gold seeve-buttons with three
quarter carat diamonds set In each; three diamond
shirt-studs one-haf carat each. the shanks OF the
studs having little nut to screw on; one gentle
mans collar-button with one-haf carat stone, one
ladys breastpin with three diamonds, one gentle
mans plain gold ring with one-carat stone one
lady's gold ring with two-carat diamond one lad IS
gold ring with onyx bar containing three diamonds
OF ree-quarter carat EACH three gentleman's
cameo Shlrt-StudS with engraved head. one ladyIs
three-carat diamond collar button
The Police Department was notified, but he
young man had time to lake train and 20 TO
San francisco. Mrs. and Miss Chapman are
certain they could identify him II they should
see him.
INSPECTING THE RESERVOIRS.
The members OF the Oakland Board OF Public
Works and Mayor Glascock aud Councilman
Cannon have Inspected the improvements of
The Contra Costa Water CompAny's reservoirs at
Lake Chabot, and the efforts being made to
hU ut
volrs and hltering beds. They express them
selves satisfied with the indications OF good faith
OF the company as shown by Its works 1t IS
asserted that the water company Is paying out
$4,000 monthly for labor on the improvements
John A. Wall. the attorney charged with
in the sum Of $500. lie denies the charge and
says he Will prove himself clear.
he commencement of Field Seminary and the
Oakland High School took place last evening.
MEMORIAL SERVICE.
Tomorrow evening. by Invitation, the men,
bers OF Lyon aud Appomattox posts and corps,
G. A R and W. R. G.. the ladies of the &. A.
Eighth-avenue Methodist Episcopal Church at
East Oakland. On Memorial day Rev. ii. b.
Heacock will deliver an address at Grand Army
Plat In the cemetery, at L o'clock In the morn
ing. The memorial services will be conducted
by Commander Wilson OF Appomattox Post and
Chaplain Calhoun Of Lyon Post. The salute
over the graves Will be fired by Company A,
Fifth Infantry. n. q. G. In the evening services
VIII be held In the First Congregational CLurch
The wife OF Claus Moeller, a Newark farmer
mas been adjudged insane. She had threatened
to Kill him and he therefore slept the barn in
stead OF the house.
AT 80 O'clock this afternoon musical and
rhetorical exercises Will be held at Mills College,
the graduating exercises will be held next
Wednesday evening.
MARRIAGE ANEULLED.
The marriage OF David X. Selden to Annette
M. Selden In Michigan, forty four years ago, was
aunulled by Judge Gibson yesterday the
ground OF the defendants insanity. He was in
sane she alleged, at the time of the marriage
but she did mol know 1t. and thirteen years later
or thirty years ago, he was committed to an
asylum as lncurably insane.
Dr. X. Z. Cole was threatened with another at
tack OF paralysis on Thursday night aud fears
were entertained for his life, but he was better
yesterday. He has had TWO ATTACKS recently,
though only slight ones.
The California Door Factory is at work again
after shutting down OF several weeks, though a
reduced force is at work owing TO the small de-
mand for the stock.
METHODIST EPISCOPALIANS.
The quarterly conference of the Eighth. avenue
Methodist Episcopal Church, Of which Rev. DR..
Sratton Is a member, has decided that as SO
much publicity has been given TO the charges
against him by teachers ana others OF Mills Col
lege they should be Investigated and II is stated
VIII so report TO the next annual conference OF
California.
The charge Of attempt to resist an officer In
serving law process against Z. r. II. Buck, grow
Ing out of the failure OF the Piedmont Restau.
rant at the corner OF Eighth ana Washington
streets, was dismissed yesterday by Justics Of
the Peace Shook, as IL was not shown that Buck
intended any contempt OF court.
Ii is proposed TO erect an extension to the
Southern Pacific round houses for the accommo-
daton OF ten additional locomotives at West
Oakland.