The morning call., 1892-07-07
FROM ACROSS THE BAY.
A Baseball Catcher Marries a
Wealthy Oakland Woman.
v. L. Foitin Pushing Work on the Water
Front-The Council Afraid to
Act.

Robinson's baseball aggregation. was
quietly married 10 Miss Josie Peralta Van
Vrankin of this city Tuesday afternoon.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
Father Cranwell at the Church of ST. Fran
els de Sales, and they are now in San Jose
on their wedding trip.
The bride is member of the well-kpown
and wealthy Perata family. and Park Viii
son is steady, industrious young man,
capable Of doing other remarkable things
besides playing good baseball in the Oak
land team.
TO HOLD A CONVENTION.
The Republican County Central Com.
mittee yesterday decided TO hold a county
convention instead Of county primaries.
This action was only resolved on after q
spirited discussion. and is likely TO breed
considerable dissatisfaction, especially
among the country members, who Will see
in this move strong suggestion OF boss
ism" and an apparent desire to form COM
blnatiOn that VIII prevent the county repre-
sentaiives outside of Oakland from taking
any real part in selecting the candidates.
SECRETARY THEoBALD.
Secretary Theobald OF the Alameda Coun-
ty Humane Society stated last evening that
he viii go back into the mercantile bust
ness. He is in quauda-y as TO whom to
directors is non est and the new board has
never qualified.
The furniture OF the Office was his per-
sonal property, and he has disposed Of a
part OF II.
ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.
Ex-Captain w. Il. Hughes Of the coasLing
steamer Santa Maria made a desperate at
tempt 70 kill himself yesterday afternoon
by cutting his throat. He had done this
with dull knife and atterward tried TO
tear tile wound open with his fingers When
taken to the Receiving Hospital the lower
pHrt of his throat hung down on his collar and
he could not speak. He wrote on paper, IL
have been out of work for year. can
net look upon. my children. L live at 941
Poplar street"
When asked about his business, he wrote:
Never mind my business. Tell the doctor
THAT IL he is going to sew uD my wound to
give me either chloroform or ether. RS |
cannot stand the pain of the stitching"
As he lay upon the operating-tabie he
again asked for paper aud scrubbed, Il
want ice. Don't tell any one who l am.
Get me some ice"
His respiration passed with difficulty
through the jagged wound and every breath
contorted his body. The wound was
stitched. but his recovery is extremely
doubtful. he had been desrondent for
some time and had left home in the morn
ing, telling his wife that he was going to
the city.
When found he was sitting on bench
back OF the electric power-house at Temes-
Cal with the gaping wound in his throat
aud hls clothing wet through. He had first
made an unsuccessful attempt to drown
himself in the shallow waters of the lake.
THE MILLS MEETING
3. Fay Mills, accompanied by his wife
and four children, arrived Ia Oakland from
Los Angeles yesterday, and the first OF the
series OF the Mills revival meetings was
held last evening in the big tabernacle at
Eleventh and Harrison streets. The meet
ings are under the auspices of the various
churches OF Oakland, and there was
crowded attendance. The auditorium con-
tains a seating capacity Of 1000 and is
lighted by electricity.
The Board Of Supervisors discussed the
matter of employing extra deputies for
registration purposes in special session yes
teIday, and passed resolution to refer the
question 10 the judiciary Committee, with
power 10 select attorneys 10 advise the
board, the committee 10 report next Mon
day.
The Gospel Temperance Union, organized
Dy Francis Murphy, IS arranging 10 esta bilsh
reading-roonis where literary and musical
entertainments will be held in the interest
vi temperance.
FEARFUL DEATH.
Charlie Reinhardt. 13-year-old boy, met
with a fearful death under the wheels of
the overland train near the Sixteenth-stTeet
station yesterday. His heal was severed
and thrown 20 feet from the body. lie had
jumped from The train and fallen. The boy
had been in the habit Of riding from Six
teenth street to bis home on Seward every
day. and only short time ago was badly
burt in jumping off. The Coroner's jury
last night returned a verdict of accidental
death, due 10 his own careessness.
FIRE AT LEXINGTON.
The eranary and tooIshed or Charles
Bond was burned at Iryington Saturday
night, causing loss OF $1,000. A farmland
named Jack Field, who was sleeping in the
building, was badly burned.
Work has commenced toward remodelipg
Cavalry Hall. at Eleventh and Washington
streets. to be used as a theater. TIE bnild-
ing has been leased by L. E Bartlett. J. :.
Halstead and A. Hasmer.
DR.. j. a. Dawson, late visiting physician
to the County lnfTSary, has been sued by
j. Il. Dieves TO recover S54 loaned with
which TO purchase a buggy. Dawson yes
teTday ed 500 from l.. Rosenberg,
giving an order on the Auditor Tor his cnunty
salary warrant. Rosenberg subsequently
learned that Dawson had been relieved and
had 10 salary due.
SHOT HIS PLAYMATE.
Felix Fiebrsh, the nine-year-old son of
Aaron Flebush, shot Charles Maui, q IS
year-old boy. IN the back of the head with
an alrgun yesterday because the latter
called him ''sheeney" while playing.
Little Fiebnsh was taken to Jail, where
he vehemently asserted that he WIS an
American and that he was tired of odious
names.
The Haywards Electric Road Company
has asked the Board of Supervisors for a
franchise 10 lay double track from Hay
wards TO Oakland.
The libel suit against Ii. p. Squ;res, pre-
ferred by A. j. McGovern, was dismissed
in the Police Court yesterday on the ground
that there was nothing IN the article
printed tending to show libel.
Alameda.
Carl Carlson, the street contractor. was
arrested yesterday afternoon for the assaults
on his partner, Hagan and his son. He
claims to have witnesses to prove that he
acted in self-defense. He was released on
bonds.
Some unknown person entered the barn
Of Il. Il. Tappan last Monday night and
hacked off bis cows tail.
Constable II. I. Morris and family have
gone TO Catalina Island for O couple Of
weeks vacation.
City attorney Taylor left last evening for
the Santa frf5z Maintains xuba 10 1