The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-25
ACROSS THE BAY.
A Des0late Christmas for ]. NJ.
R0senberg's Family.
Sudden Demise Of Farmer-Presentation Of a
Watch-Finding Of the Robbers Mask.
Negro Minstrelsy in Alameda.

The wife of j. NJ. Rosenberg. the Grip
pied lottery-ticket peddler, and their chill
dren are having rather desolate Christmas,
as Rosenberg cannot put up the cash bail of
$50 and no one has yet been found to sign
bond of $500. She was around yesterday
trying TO secure bail. Rosenberg has only
one leg. and he managed to support his
large family by selling lottery tickets.
many buying the tickets out Of sympathy.
The police secured about $1,000 coupons in
their raid.
Arthur Lyden broke out with another
TRADE of abuse in the Police Court yester-
day when the jury found him guilty of dis
turbIng the peace.
The creditors of Charles Bennett and o.
Emlay & Sons will receive Is cents on the ST.
SUDDEN DEATH OF A FARMER.
At 10 o'clock yesterday morning while
John +. Gomez, q farmer from Pinele al
ley, was at B-street station awaiting train
with his daug hter, he made a sudden ex-
clamauOn and dropped to the ground on his
face, dying in Il few moments. he has been
troubled with heart disease for some time.
and this was the cause Of lis death. He
was about 90 years of age.
At few minutes before O'clock yester-
day morning fire broke out in the base
ment of bakery and restaurant on Wash
ington street, near Seventh.
{. L. Warrick has sued IL. +. Bassett to
recover 5000 on a number of pTomissory
notes.
PRESENTED WITH A WATCH.
a number of the Republican friends of
Fred A. Campbell called him down TO the
Sherit1's office Yesterday afternoon and
presented him with fine gold watch and
chain. The presentation was made by
Sheriff W. H. II. Hussey. Mr.. Campbell is
a member Of the City Republican Central
Committee.
A divorce was granted yesterday to Meta
a. Hahn from l.. W. Hahn on the ground
of failure TO provide, with attorneys fees
OF Sl0O and $50 month allmOny.
Rev. Thomas NcSweeuey, rector of st.
Francis de Sales Parish, arrived home yes
terday from three months visit at the
East with Archbishop Riordan.
WITH ONE MILLION CAPITAL.
The articles Of incorporation of the EX-
celsiOr SheIac Company were fled yester-
day afternoon The capital stock is
100000. and the Directors are William r.
Harw God, F. W. and Clara f. Sawyer, Min
ME Nichols and Max Mchaels.
The Public Administrator has petitioned
for letters OH the estate in Alameda, valued
| at $1,000, of Simon o. Emery, Of Calhoun
County. Mich. The only her-at-law is Del
vina Emery of Michigan.
The usual Christmas services will be held
in the Roman Catholic and Episcopal
| churches to-day. i service will be con-
! Quoted by Rev. DR.. Mclean in the chapel
| of the First Congregational Church at IL
| o'clock in the morning.
THE RoBBER's MASK FOUND.
mask supposed to have been worn by
| the hiehwayGIan who attempted 10 rob the
| car men of the Piedmont Cable Company on
| Monday night near Piedmont WAS found
near the bridge yesterday by Constable
| Keller.
Miss Isabella Rosenberg threatens to sue
the Oakland and Berkeley Rapid Transit
| Company for injuries received by being
thrown from q car while rounding the curve
at DwI1ht way and Shattuek avenue.
Captain Thomas Meln received word by
telegraph yesterday OF the death of his SOD,
Thomas, aged %. by an explosion at the
Treadwell mine in Alaska.
The Daily Evening Statesman issued 9
sixteen-page holiday edition.
Theodore Neetz says that he will have
his street railroad on Park street and
Twenty third avenue il operation BY
February 1st.
A line of buses has been projected tc
run from the narrow-gaHgs station on Park
street to TweRtythlrd avenue and East
Oakland.
Four tramps were arrested yesterday. the
aTgeSt number at one time during the
present year They VIII have their Christ
mas dinner at the city's expense.
a professional minstrel company was adj
vertised to give performance last
evening at the Park Opera House,
but the audience was 80 slim that
the performance did not take place Ii
IS now over three years since pFofe5siona
troupe has given performances in this city,
The Fire Department was called out las;
evening for IL fire in the residence of j. b.
Spencer, corner of San Jose avenue and
Oak street. caused by defective fiue. Ii
was eXtlngGished after abOut Sl50 worth OF
damage was cone. Chief Engineer krauth
was hit in the face by some falling plaster
while he was cutting the laths to reach the
fire and was painfully Injured.
AT s.. Joseph's Church the first mass will
be celebrated tuiS morning at q o'clock. At
the 10 30 o'clock mass the choir will consist
OF the following: SOprauos-Mrs. Fl. A.
Tenney aud Mss r. Rich; altos-Nrs W.
J. Batcheider, Miss A. Wood and Miss S.
\. Grimm; ten0rs-Messrs. n. c. Page and
w. ". GoGg in; hassos - Messrs. W. J.
Barcheldrr and w. J. Burke. The musical
service has been specially prepared for the
occasion by Professor Batchelder, the Of
ganist of the church.