The morning call., 1892-02-19
ACROSS THE BAY.
The Portuguese Church VIII Be
Dedicated on Sunday.
Or. Webster Seriously Injured-Collision of a
Butcher Wagon and Car-The Tisdale Deed
Reeorded-Profits Of the Liquor Traffic.

The Portuguese church to be dedicated
on Sunday is on Chestnut street. is
under the charge OF Rev. Father Fernandez,
and was erected from the design prepared
by I. J. Welsh of San Francisco. The style
OF architecture is Gothic and the dimen-
si0ns are as follows: Width, 50 feet;
length, ITO feet; sanctuary, 25x25 feet, with
sacIistries each side 12X15 feet. The
handsome Gothic arch spanning the chancel
is 40 feet high. the ceiling is 40 feet and the
building is we'll lighted and ventilated, with
a seating capacity for 52S persons. The
entrance to the church is through large
archway to a spacious vestbule: on the left
is an easy flight OF stairs which lead to the
gallery. The gallery is 10 feet deep by the
full width of the building and affords ample
room for the choir. In the center of the
front is a handsome rose window, glazed
with cathedral glass. Above this and form
ing the front gable is a neat Gothic railing,
and back from this railing and in the center
Of the main roof rises the bell tower, with
height of 40 feet, surmOunted with a gilt
cross. The exterior presents neat and
well-proportioned building. The interior
finish is executed in the natural wood,
with the exception OF the main and side
affairs, these being executed in white. The
principal altar is specially designed for the
reception of statuary. The Interior of the
church is neatly frescoed and the cost Of
the entire improvement was about $4,000.
STEPPED OFF THE LOCAL TRAIN.
DR.. d. w. Webster of Willow and Goss
streets, believing the local train TO be at the
stopping place west Of Wood street at the
Point Station on Tuesday evening mechan-
ically and while thinking OF something else
stepped off the car between Willow and
Wood streets and fell violently on his face.
He arose in daZed way ami walked to his
residence. He had a cut over his left eye,
his face was bruised in q number of places
and his left arm was sprained. He could
not give an account OF how it happened.
His brother DR.. l.. r. Webster, was sent
for and it was found that he had received
conclusion of the brain. On Wednesday
and up to yesterday morning fears were en-
tertained of brain fever but he was much
better last evening and returned to con-
seriousness. lie was not in the habit of get
ting on or off the cars while in motion. or
even Of standing on the platforms, aud has
cautioned a number Of persons about ii since
coming to Oakland.
City Clerk Brady and his staff took pos
session yesterday OF the new quarters at the
City Hall. The arrangement of the rooms
for the reception of the public is very COM,
plete.
COLLISION WITH A CAR.
As a Fourteenth-street horse-car full of
passengers was rounding the corner Of Mar
ket street on Wednesday a heavy slaughter
wagon, loaded with pork and drawn by four
powerful horses, came dashing down Mar
ket street without driver The driver of
the car stopped 1t Immediately and tried to
change the course of the maddened animals
in order to prevent a collision, which seemed
inevitable. He only partially succeeded.
however, for o wheel of the big wagon
struck the side OF the car. throwing it off
the track and the two leaders of the run
away team ran into the car-hOrse knocking
it down. The horses then piled up in heap
and were unable to rise. The car-horse was
badly cut up and will probably die. Fortu-
nately no person was injured.
The Chinese gamblers sent as an emissary
Lem Share, the well-knOwn Highlander, TO
the City Hall this morning to make arrange
ments for the release of the party caught
playing fantan on Tuesday night Share
was we'll supplied with gold TO advance
every proposition he put forth, and he finally
made deal by which the two pr0priet0rs
of the game could forfeit $500 each and the
players S25 each This means several hun
bred dollars for the City Treasury and es-
tablishes precedent for all similar arrests
in the future
The North Oakland Improvement Asso-
citation has organized, with John TrOtter as
President, b. N. McComb as Secretary and
James Holmes as Treasurer.
THE DEED IS OF RECORD.
The deed of the Tisdale property at the
northwest corner OF Clay ana Inlfteentn
streets, 100x150, was recorded Yesterday TO
ID. E. Martin, who is acting for the Oak
land Gas. Light and Heat Company The
consideration named was nominal, but it is
understood to be $4,000 1t is said the
company will commence the erection OF a
three-story building about May l.
John Allen. who was caught in the act of
picking a lady's pocket, was allowed to
plead guilty to an attempt at petty larceny
Yesterday Judge Ellsworth sentenced him
to serve three months in the County Jail.
Allen did not look so clipper as he did on
his first appearance in the Police Court two
months ago.
The annual profits of the liquor traffic to
the municipality of Oakland is SIS. 500 from
214 saloons. What must the cost to the con-
sumers be?
ALMOST WENT BY THE BOARD.
TIE case of l.. Fannof against Fl. J. and
j. G. McAvoy for $1,000, claimed to be due
for attending to stock transactions for them,
came near going by the board yesterday.
The plaintiff declared he could not raise
another dollar for jury fees, and Judge
Ellsworth refused to go on with the case
until the fees were put up. This would
mean dismissal of the action with the
right to bring it again. The defendant did