The morning call., 1891-08-31
ACROSS THE BAY.
Impressive Funeral of w. E. Dar.
gie's Daughter.

The funeral Of little Erminia Dargie,
daughter of Senator and Mrs. w. Z. Dargie,
at the Church of the Immaculate Conception
yesterday afternoon, was largely attended.
the large church being filled with friends of
the parents who sympathiZe with them in
their bereavement. The church was hand
somely decorated with flowers and the floral
offerings for the deceased were numerous
A full choir led in the mass. Rev. Thomas
McSweeney of st. Francis de Sales Church
officiated and delivered an eloquent sermon,
taking for his text the account of the
miracle of the Lord Jesus in raising to life
the son OF the widow of Main while he was
being carried 20 the grave, as found in Luke
vii. The reverend gentleman then ex-
planned that this great savior is now
here with us, but for his own wise pur-
poses he has decreed that we may not have
miracles in our day. In a touching manner
he referred to the bereaved parents. Tney
could not have their dear and beautiful
child with them any more in this life. but
she had only gone before TO that life where
there is no sin, and he could point them to
that heaven whittier she had gone. He
did not think she was taken away too soon.
For" said he, after all, friends, when
You come to the closing of this life there is
but little in it," He would not for mo-
ment say that we must not live an active
and busy life, but it is not best to give to
lulS lIle all III Uue tueISleS. w Hat VIII IL
avail us if we have pleasure and fame and
honor and riches and all the other things
of this life, if we lose our souls? He re-
ferred to the present happiness of the de-
parted child ana spoke many words of
sympathy. Rev. William Gleeson of ST.
Anthony's Church, East Oakland, and Rev.
James King of the Church of the Immacu-
late Conception, were present.
sTREET-CARs COLLIDE.
Shortly before Z O'Clock last night an
electric car of the Oakland and Berkeley
Rapid Transit Company ran into collision
with car of the Fourth-street horse-car
line OF the Consolidated Piedmont Cable
Company at the crossing of Grove and
Fourteenth streets. The platfoym and one
end of the horse-car was badly crushed
One of the mail-carriers was on the horse
cal. and received slight injuries to his face
mont line was slightly injured. The cleo
trlc-car was scratched up and the front
slightly damaged. 1t is said the horse-car
driver rang his bell, but claims the electric
motor man paid no attention to it. AS the
Fourteenth-street line has been running for
years and the Grove-street line has been
only recently built the former claims the
right of way on the crossing.
An adjourned meeting of the City Coun-
ell will be held this evening. The tax levy
will probably come up. The City Treasurer
and Tax Collector, u. T. Gipin, is exceed
ingly anxious to have it fixed. because the
delay in fixing the amount is keeping the
work of his office behind.
CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE.
The conference of the Young Mems
Christian Association FOR the Northern Dis
trict OF California has elected the following
as the District Executive Committee: 1rv-
ing S. Watson, Oakland, Chairman; j. F.
Fay, San Jose; Z. T. Dunn, A. ii. Fish, II.
n. Bevies, San Francisco. The conference
closed last evening at the First Presbyte rian
Church.
Egbert Sheppard. who was arrested nearly
a.year ago on charge OF having indecent
photographs In bis possession, contemplates
suing for $4,000 damages and has retained
counsel with that purpose in view.
The fair Of the Golden Gate District As
sociation will open to-day at the Oakland
Trotting Park at Emeryville.
ELECTRIC ROAD EXTENSION,
The petition of The Oakland Consolidated
Street Railway Company for franchise for
line to tap the Oakland and Berkeley
Rapid Transit line at Forteth street or
Evoy avenue and run along that street
across Telegraph avenue and New Broad
way to Webster street, TO Piedmont avenue,
to the south gate of Mountain View Gem
etery, the motor to be electricity, will come
before the Board Of Supervisors of Alameda
County to. o.-day. 1t will he referred to the
Committee on Ordinance and Judiciary.
This company now has franchises from
East to West Oakland and application for a
line to Alameda; also one for a line on Pa
cific avenue, Alameda.
Hays Canyon farmer believes he shell
tered the Log Cabin bakery robbers the
morning after the robbery, and gave them
breakfast, as two men, one tall and the
other short, came to his house after mid
night and he gave them lodgings. They ap-
pareatiy had plenty of money, because they
gave him $40 in gold for their lodging and
breakfast. They went on up the canyon
toward Walnut Greek.
Alameda News.
Nine boys, giving the names of Peter
Harvey. John Mckay, ID. Cohen, d. Muir
ply. Thomas Ryan, Ed Downey, Z. Duff