The morning call., 1890-04-03
ACROSS THE BAY.
A Conference in Session of Bap.
list Bible-Readers.
Washers Warned by white Capsr-The
Durant School Addition-Work Resumed
on the Cable Road-Memorial Day.

arriving, DR.. Frost asked the question, " For
what purpose have You come to this Bible
readers Conference?' which was briefly
answered by those present. Dr. Pendleton in
his address called attention to the fact that
when the nineteenth century began the dis
trlbuton Of the Bible was 55O0O00 in
TWEEN ty-seyen different languages, but that
In the first ninety years of the century it
has reached 1910, 0o0.OOO in 235 translations
by forty different societies. Rev. Daniel
Read, LID. delivered an address during
the afternoon on THE Lords Day." and
q III the evening Rev. DR.. Frost addressed the
conference on "The Lords Coming" The
conference will continue to-day and to-
morrow.
Walter Earl was held to answer by JUS
tice Ogden in the Police Court yesterday in
the sum of $500 for assaulting James
Spencer, ten months age. Spencer was laid
up for two weeks. Earl was allowed to go to
his home with an officer, but gave him the
slip aud was only arrested about two we eks
ago in San, Francisco.
i work-train is being run daily between
Tracy and Los Banos, on the San Joaquin
Division, distributing fence-posts and rails
and other material for the completion of the
newly constructed road south of Newman.
PROBABLY THE WORK OF a WAC.
Some one, probably wag, has written
notice signed "White Caps" stating tina
they have been Disguised at the actions of
woul1-be dudes in MASKING" their wives
and sisters on boat and train. The notice
goes on to declare that inquiry shows them
10 be mostly fathers Of families. who need
theiT attention and sympathy, and closes
with the information that they ex pect to
make an example shortly of two East Oak
Ia. IL, -
coat Of tar and feathers Is threatened for
the first offense; to be tied to a mustangs
tail for the second and to be hanged to a
mountain tree for the third.
Mrs Bertha 0sken. the sister Of F. Hess
of the Abend Post, who was discharged re-
Gently from Stockton, has again become
derangeG and was arrested on Tuesday
evening. She is 69 years Of age, and it is
said that she attended some of Mrs. Wood
wOrth's meetings. Her mania seems to be
religion at the present time. She will be
examined to-day.
II special meeting of the Board of Educa-
ion Will be held this evening. The amount
OF money appropriated for the addition to
the Darant School was $4,000 and the
lowest bid above $4,000. 1t will be neces-
sary to advertise for new bids or to provide
for the additional $1,000.
Senator Stanford has sent from the Sen
ate Chamber a note to Rev. DR. Horton,
thanking the latter for his recent lecture
on the Leland Stanford Jr. University and
its purposes.
1t is reported that there is considerable
bogus coin in circulation in East Oakland.
EXPLANATIONS RENDERED.
In the case of the executors of the estate
of Joseph (. Black rs. Euos Taylor, c. A.
Netmor5 testified yesterday to having been
mistaken IN making an affidavit that Mr..
Taylor had only paid him $500, instead OF
S4700. At the former trial of the case
Taylor WAS not able TO show any vouchers
Tor more thag $780, and then WetmoTe
swore TO an affidavit stating that $500 was
all he received. Taylor has since found
the vouchers for the remaining S2400, and
This put WefmOre to an explanation, which
he made in general way without attack
ing the correctness of'the S4700 entry.
The work Of construction upon the Oak
land and Piedmont cable-road, which was
suspended on account of the weather, has
been resumed and a large force of men is
engaged in bringing the track down Oak
land avenue to the cable-hOuse The engine
and cable-car house and water-pOYer plant
are nearly completed.
AThe suit of Mrs lsidoTio Catalina Church
against John II. Church has been with
drawn on account of the inability of the
young woman's counsel to secure sufficient
allowance from the Court to prepare for
the suit. 1t will probably be renewed at
an early day.
a circular letter has been prepared by a
proved by the post, to be sent to all the
pastors and Sunday-school superintendent
Of Oakland, calling attention to Memorial
day MAY 30th) and requesting them to dis
courage picnics on that day
The Fabiola Hospital Association has
Withdrawn It's lectuve course on account of
the bad weather causing the failure Of two
~-Of the lectures.
YOUNG CROOKS AT WORK.
Two young crooks entered a Broadway
coil ,l,o
engaging the proprietor in conversation
the other slipped two rolls of cloth inside
the oyercoat on his arm, after which both
slipped out. The tailor missed his goods
and gave the alarm. The young men were
intercepted by crowd on Eighth street,
but were allowed to drop the goods and run
to Seventh street, where they boarded q
passing local for san Francisco The fell
low dropped his oyercoat as well as the
cloth.
At noon on Tuesday boy played prac-
teal joke on the local train as it ran into
the Point Station, West Oakland. He shut
of the air by reaching down with his foot,
between the baggage and smoking cars,
and as this cut Oft all control of the air
brakes, the engineer was not able to stop at
the usual place. The engine came near de-
molishing meat-wagoD.
a large twenty-four foot flag will be
raised on forty-foot staff at Prescott
School tomorrow afternoon at 80 o'clock.
A programme of appropriate exercises has
been arranged, and Superintendents Fisher
and McClymonds and others will be pres
ent. The members of Lyon Post, No. 8,
G. 3. R., viii attend by invitation.
The lining OF the Chinese lottery dealer
$500 with the alternate Of 500 days in the
Oakland Police Court few days ago is
frightening the others and they are forfeit
ing bail rather than stand trial. Low Chung
allowed his $3.50 to be forfeited yesterday
a bench warrant was issued but Low has
skipped out.
The meeting on Tuesday evening with
reference 10 the closing of the saloons be-
tween the hours of p. NJ on Saturday and
GA, NJ. on Monday adopted resolution ex-
pressing for the highest good of the people
OF Oakland the decided conviction that the
City Council should, without delay, pass an
ordinance that will close all the saloons on
TIE Sabbath day.
Messrs. Jordan g. Arnold, whose embar-
rassment was mentioned yesterday, hope to
come to an amicable agreement with their
creditors to-day by which they will con-
sS>tinue business.
ALAMEDA.