The morning call., 1891-04-18
ACROSS THE BAY.
The Formation Of Another Parish
in Oakland Allowed.
Transformation Of Hotel Into Seminary.
a Petition Against PooLSe1ling-A
Burglar Identified.

The Bishop of this diocese has decided to
allow the formation of another Protestant
Episcopal parish in Oakland, and Rev. DR..
Capewell of Berkeley made canvass re-
Gently with such success that he decided to
give two lots, 50x140 each, making 100xl40,
valued at $3.50, for church building on
Thlrteth street. $50 feet west from Tele-
graph avenue A Finance Committee, con-
sisting of Rev. Mr.. Capewell, Donald Y.
Campbell and II. NJ Sanborn. is taking SUBJ
scriptions for building. About $1,000 has
been subscribed
Judge Henshaw yesterday granted Garlic
II. Koenig a divorce from Fred Koenig on
the ground of failure to provide. The GUS
tody OF the two children was given to the
mother.
The various subcommittee of the Citi-
zens' Committee on the reception of Presi-
dent Harrison met last evening.
PERALTA PARK HOTEL SALE.
The Perata Park Hotel Company has
sold the building to Mrs. Maria b. Strellinger,
and she has leased the building to Homer i.
Sprague, recently President OF Mills Col
lege, for term Of five years at $4,000 for the
first year and $1,000 added tor each subse-
quent year, with privilege of five years
more at the end of the term at S11, coo per
year. The building will be used as SEM
mary and will be taken possession of on
August 1st. Mrs Strellnger in the mean
time will build a dormitory and other addi-
tons TO the place.
A petition is in circulation and being gen.
orally signed asking the City Council to
pass an ordinance forbidding pool-selling.
An ordinances is also being drafted to pre-
seat to the Council on Monday evening.
I'm frt=g i'll g ia
79, OF the Order of Scottish Clans, was held
last evening at Covenant Hall.
THE BURGLAR IDENTIFIED.
Yesterday 1t was ascertained that w. K.
Nicholson is the man who has been burg
larlously entering the houses in the suburbs
OF Oakland for the past three months. He
vas arrested while trying to recover a
watch he had pawned and which he had
stolen from Hammersley's. near the Her
mitage. He confessed to seven other burg
laries. lie was discharged from san Quen.
tin in January after serving a five years
sentence from San Francisco.
The will of the late Rev. DR.. Richard
Boyns of the Asbury Methodist Episcopal
Church South was flied for PROBATE yester-
day afternoon. The estate consists OF
$1,000 life insurance and $500 personal prop
erty, ana is bequeathed in trust for the
minor children to the son. L. S. Boyns, and
sOn-in-law.
The will Of Hilliard NJ. Miller was also
filed Yesterday. The estate is valued at $10,-
COO and. is devised to the widow and
daughter.
MANsFELDT IN EXPLANATION.
Hugo Mansleldt has published long let
ter in regard to his domestic troubles and
subsequent divorce, in which he denies any
cruelty TO his wife, but says he allowed
that plea. He charges eX-Health Officer DR..
d. d. Crowley with wrecking his home,
alternating the affections of his wife, ana
states that his attorney has instructions to
sue the eX- Health Officer for damages.
James Daley, Charles Donohue and John
Asendorf, alias Ryan, alias Stewart, were
held to answer charges of burglary yester-
day by Police Judge Ogden. AsendOrf has
been found guilty of minor offenseS in San
Francisco as stewart" and in Oakland as
Ryan"
Erol-Goode Wright has commenced anoth-
er action for divorce from William e.
Wright. The ground is deserton. 1t is
under stood that he will not contest.
A. a. Merritt yesterday sued Eva NJ Mer-
rift for divorce. He is a cabnet-maker.