The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-09-11
1--WE wont play" said DR.. Coyle of the

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| First Presbyterian Church.
| He said it loud enough for Francis Muir
| ply to hear, but the apostle of temperance
| doesn't care particularly who plays, as there
| will be enough. anyhow.
| DR.. Coyle is the only pastor who has an
nounced that his church will not participate
| in the union temperance services at the
| Tabernacle this evening
| He did not state his reasons, but simply
| sent little note to an Oakland paper an
| nouncing the fact
| The Ministerial Association tried to sit
| down on Sunday evening services at the
| Tabernacle, but Murphy. somehow, was
| bigger than the Tabernacle and he couldn't
| be ''sat on"
He refrained from holding services there
| last Sunday evening, but went ahead with
| his meetings on week nights.
The pastors finally agreed nat to hold
services tonight because of the Tabernacle
meeting.
Mr.. Murphy didn't ask them to do so.
either.
| he only asked permission to use the Tab
! ernacle, although the Ministerial Assoca-
| ton had passed resolutions against rentin z
| it on Sunday nights
| They deny til t this was done because Of
| fear that it would affect the contributions
| box, but naturally expressed a dislike to
| have their own congregation drawn away.
1t was tug-of-war in which they ap-
| have the strongest end.
Continuance after continuance has been
| granted in the motion for new trial of
| Mary L. Martin, the alleged hypnotist. con-
victed Of swndling Miss Frances Leonard
ont of $4,000 worth of property. Mrs.
Martin. who was n fat woman when she
went to jail, has thinned well, and now
weighs several pounds more than Jailer
Marsh, who has natural antipathy to her.
Jailer Marsh wants her to SO to the peni-
tertiary or neutrality-suspicious. to get out
| Of jail-but he wishes it devoutly and with
out malice, and never says anything. All
he does is TO lock and unlock Mrs. Martin
when tbs judge and the attorneys want her,
The feshy lady's case again came up yes
terday, and was again continued till an
other time. when, perhaps. it will be con-
tnued again. 1t is getting more wearisoms
than the Walkerley case and Mrs. Martin is
getting little tired of IL herself.
There was meeting at the Oakland City
Hall yesterday of the State Council of Edu-
cation. Vice-President Frlesner presided.
in the absence Of State Superintendent An
derson.
A committee to prepare report on text
books, to be ready at the next meeting in
Fresno next December, was appointed as
follows: Messrs Kennedy, Foshay and
Friesner.
A committee on high schools was APP
pointed, consisting of Professors Kleeber-
j. W. McClymonds, w. S. Monroe and
Professor Pierce were appointed a commit
Tee on examinations and promotions.
George Grey. charged with assault to MUIR
der c. r. Bennett, was held to answer be-
fore the Superior Court yesterday. The
facts of the shooting were testified to. the
defense Offering no rebuttal. Grey is out on
$4,000 bonds.
The damage suit OF C. A. Foster and his
19-year-old boy against the Smith
brothers for damages sustained by the boy
in falling from an Alameda schoolhouse
has been compromised. The boy is to re-
ceive $4,000.
Berkeley.
Professor Moses has purchased property
on Audubon street from j. FL. Paget for
S2166 66.
William Henderson and three other
Berkeley boys went fishing in a sailboat on
the bay, Friday. They stayed all night and
Berkeley was alarmed, for fear they had
been drowned. They had only stuck on a
mud fiat, however, and the morning tide
brought them home.
The downy young men. styled "fresh-
men," are to have fatherly care from
members Of the faculty. BY a recent rule
each member of the faculty Is to be assigned
to take charge OF q certain number OF fresh
men, whose advice and fraternal counsel
they will be asked to seek upon on all oc-
casions of doubt. This plan is in practice in
the East but has never been tried here.
Professor Rising of the chemistry de-
partment has a patent apparatus for de-
tecting authorizations In food. and will ex-
hibit it at the State Fair.
1t has been q bad week for dogs at Golden
Gate. as fiva have been poisoned. A num-
Der Of cats have also been hustled into
eternity.