The morning call., 1891-08-23
TIDINGS FROM
ACROSS THE BAY.
The Athcnian Club Has a Chirp
in New Quarters.
Dedication of Methodist Church-Going to
Persia to Teach = Fatal Accident in
Mountain View Cemetery.

The Athenian Club held another meeting
last evening in the rooms of the Park
House, with view of deciding whether or
not to lease them. 1t is probable that the
contract will be entered into by the Direct
ors for long term lease. The place was
recently fitted up for hotel, but was not
success. The building was put up about
dozen years ago for church by w. w.
Cannon for Baptist congregation. After
ward it was hall and run as an opera
house. Mr.. Cannon sold it some ten years
ago for a good advance on cost and has
doubled his money on what he sold it for
in other quarters of the city. Mr. Merrill.
the Montana mining man. bought it about
year ago and remodeled il to its present
shape. The first intention was to make it
Into offices. The lower story contains the
postoffice and a billiard parlor. The Athe-
mans also held an impromptu ''chirps" in the
r0omss
1t is expected that the delegates to the
convention of librarians meeting in San
Francisco will spend day in Oakland. and
preparations are being made for their enter
tainment. They will visit the State Uni
versity and be driven about the city and
rendered a dinner.
DEDICATION SERVICES.
The dedication services Of the Chester
street Methodist Church Will be held in the
new auditorium to-day, and Bishop Fowler
will occupy the pulpit in the morning AT
O'clock the dedicatory services will be con-
Quoted by him. and addresses will be deiy-
cred by Rev. DR.. L. McCish of the Grace
Methodist Church of San Francisco, Rev. II.
II. Rice of the Second Presbyterian Church
and Rev. Mr.. Bacon OF the Chase-st
Congregational Church. In the evening
Rev. DR.. Ollie of the First Methodist Church
of this city will preach.
A story is current that an old man who
owns newspaper route entertained man
whom he had employed, and also his wife,
and that they attempted to rob him of $500
which he had in the house. The old man
has made no complaint at police head
quarters, though.
The camp meeting of spirtualsts will
open to-day in Bushrow Park, on the line
of the Oakland and Rapid Transit Com
pany's electric road.
The articles of Incorporation of the
AmadOr Coal and Pressed Brick Company
were filed yesterday afternoon The capital
stock is S250,000, of which $1,000 is sub
Chamberlain, Stephen r; Andrews, r. N.
Gibson, Fred V. Wood III. a. Cole, w. G.
Williams, Henry L. Davis.
OFF FOR PERSIA
Miss Grace Russell of East Oakland as
been appointed teacher in tho Fidelia
Fiske Seminary at OroOmia, Persia. She
will start for her distant field of labor on
Thursday. IN consideration OF her early
departure to this distant and historic land
the services of the Brooklyn Presbyterian
Church in East Oakland, of which she is
member, will this evening be in the nature
of an expression of regard for Miss Russell
and interest i'll the great work to which she
has cOnsecrated her life. Rev. DR.. Macken-
zie of San Francisco will be one of the
speakers, and Miss Russell will also make
brief address.
The Bay Conference of Congregational
churches will meet in the Market-street
Congregational Church on Tuesday.
CRUSHED UNDER TIMBER.
Charles Smith, n young man in the en-
plJy Of his father, was killed yesterday at
Mountain View Cemetery by the breaking
of new rope, which allowed heavy der
rick timber to fall upon him and crush him
to death. He and several others were at
work on tomb for j. F. Kissing Of San
Francisco, in lot back of the Cotton vault.
He was injured internally and died soon
after the accident. He was unmarried and
% years Of age. An inquest was held at
the Morgue last evening and a verdict of
accidental death was rendered.
Miss Maud Sparks, who left Mills Col
lese two years agn, because she believed
some one OF her classmates had appropri-
ated missing diamond pin, has written
from Reno, New, where she resides with
her parents, TO say that the pin has just
been found lodged in the drapery of an old
dress. as it was being taken to pieces to be
remOQeled.
The excessively warm weather drew last
night n large attendance to the open air
concert in the City Hall Park, which had
been postponed from the previous evening.
Alameda.
Rev. L. 3. Ware, State evangelist for the
Christian Church, has been delegated by the
State board to visit Alameda with view to
organize congregation there, and TO Sc
cure funds to build a church. To-day he
will preach in Tucker Hall on Park street.
Theodore Meetz is completing arrange
ments for the transformation of his horse
car line into an electric motor road.
Michael Debrit, proprietor of the Pacific
Hotel, has brought suit against Mrs j. W.
Hamilton, the lessee of a portion OF the
premises, to recover $500 due for rent.
The impression prevails that the Trustees
will grant franchise to the railroad COM
paDy, allowing it to lay two tracks, but it
viii be silent III the matter OF the collection
of fares.
School Superintendent Sullivan and fam
ilv returned Yesterday from Auburn, where
he went for the benefit of his health. He
returned 10 Alameda greatly improved
No protests were filed against opening
Santa Clara avenue TO High street. and the
proceedings will now go through without
interruption. Quite a number of citizens
are anxious to secure the appointment of
Commissioners for the opening OF the
avenue.
w. II. Ferry, driver Of an express
wagon, had row on Friday night with an
other driver named +. Z. Smith caused by
rivalry in business matters. Smith had
Ferry arrested on charges of disturbing the
peace, using vulgar language and drunken
ness.
Walter Earl. a junk-dealer of Oakland.
was tried yesterday on charge of petty
larceny and found guilty. He will be SEN
fenced on Tuesday Thomas BreeD. alias
O'Grady, pleaded guilty to the charge and
was sentenced to pay fine of $500 or serve
LOO days in the County Jail.
The warrant for the arrest Of j. S. Hal
stead, editor Of the Daily Statesman, on a
charge of criminal libel, preferred by w.
III. Robinson, was served on him yesterday.
and he was released on $500 bonds. The
complaint was sworn TO before Justice
UZnay Of the West End