The morning call., 1891-08-27

tion-J. E. McElrath H. F. Peterson. j. A.
Mckinnon. On Entertainment-J. B. Nc
Chesney. DR.. 3. A Rebe. Mrs. Jnhn Yule,
Evening Programme-Miss Ina N b. Cool
BIRTH, Charles j. Woodbury., c.. Annette
Bucket, J. P. Garlick, Mrs. G. W. BunneI.
petition, said to have been signed by $50
members of the Tenth-ayenue Baptist
Shureh, has been presented to Rev. Frank
Dixon requesting him to resign. The reyer-
end gentleman does not seem TO be inclined
to comply, and says, in substance, that the
petitioners are a lot OF original kickers.
1t Is stated by friends of Miss Dobson,
whom L. c. Striegel was to marry ten days
ago, but who for some unaccountable reason
did not do SO and left town for one week,
has decided that now she does not want to
marry him.
JENKINS DEATH.
The inquest on The remains If Thomas H.
jenkins, the old man found in Lake Merritt
at ABOUT noon Tuesday, resulted in verdict
OF accidental drowning. His son, Eugene,
came up from Del Monte and was a. the in
quest. The remains will be inferred at Los
Gates. James Stanley, Public Administra-
tor, filed a petition to be appointed the ad-
mlnlSiratoT of the estate. He states that
both the estate and the heirs are unknown
TO him. The son. Eugene, and married
daughter are entitled TO letters. and will
probably contest the right of Mr.. Stanley
The estate Is understood TO be in San BenitO
County.
A man named Peter Monjen claims TO
have been stood uD by a footpad at Shell
Mound on Tuesday night while he was
waiting for train. He had quite a tusS ell
with the highwayman and the approaching
train drove him away without securing any
thing. Out of this grew a report that the
bar-keeper oil Siebe'S saloon at Shell Mound
had been robbed o. 500 in the same manner
that the Rapid Transit CompaDy's office and
the Log Goblin Bakery had. No clcw has
yet been found 10 the robbers.
The East Oakland Vineyard and Fruit
Company has Incorporated with capital
of 100000: The Directors are: w. C.
Mason, j. W. Evans, {. b. Taylor, DR.. A.
Fine and George r. Williams. all Of Oak
land.
TODD WANTS A PARDON.
Governor Markham has forwarded to
Judge Greene the plea for pardon of W alter
B. Todd, now in San Quentin for forging a
win of his brother. John Morton Todd.
Todd charges an impartial trial and many
other things. He impngns the characters
of A. j. Snyder and Mrs John NJ. Todd,
now the wife of Rev. G. W. Sweeney. Judge
Greene, before whom Todd's trial was
Todd had fair and impartial trial and was
justly convicted. He closes bis letter with
the expression of his convictions that if
Todd has been entitled 10 any credits for
behavior and good conduct in the jail they
should now be taken from him.
Sheriff Hussey has appointed Charles
Frederick o. Murdoch as Assistant Jailer
vice A. J. Bowman. Murdoch was foreman
of Engine Company g. He is a native of
California and a resident of the the Fourth
Ward. He is the young man who almost
killed himself while diving at the Piedmont
Baths a couple of months ago by striking
his head against the floor. He is well
known in Fourth-ward politics and had
strong Endorsements for the place.
The men who distribute the clothes at the
Contra Costa Laundry to the various driv-
young women had been employed n place
of one man. They do not want girls to take
their places.
Rev. DIR. j. K. Mclean of the First Con-
gTegati0nal Church, who has been on a two
months trip at the East and Europe, is now
at the iellowStone Park, on his way home.
FAILED OF MATERIALIZATION.
The expected sensational meeting at the
Swedish Methodist Church in West Oakland
did not materiaiZe. Rev. DIR. Bentley the
Presiding Elder of the district, acted as
Chairman and after short prayer meeting
preached a sermon. He then delivered an
address to tine people, commenting them for
their interest in the welfare OF their PASTOR
Rev. +. LiljegreD, but counssling them TO
be moderate in their actions and await the re-
suit of the investigation by the annual
conference within the next month as it
would be conducted by the best men i'll the
church and would be just and impartial.
he advised the appointment Of a committee
10 present the matter to the conference.
The public was then excused and a meeting
was held, at which the committee was ap-
pointed, but 1t was impossible to learn the
names. 1t VIII present its report at the
class meeting Tomorrow evening.