The morning call., 1892-07-05

henry GeiSnen, MISS IeOOSftS anu IL SlotSI
of Mamie Kelley.
CELEBRATING THE FOURTH.
There was no organized effort 10 observe
the Fourth in Oakland yesterday. although
a number of societies celebrated the occa-
sion by picnics or by some other event, and
special services were held by number Of
religious organizations.
The Salvation Army held gospel IRE
works" meeting at Beulah Park; the spirit
ualists discussed American indeDendence
from a "spiritGalists point of view" at
Eleventh and Harrison streets; the Peoples
party celebrated the day at Blair Park in
ld-fashioned cG untry style and drew. per-
hapS, the largest attendance OF the day.
One OF the features here was lunch spread
by the ladies; the ProhibitlOnists observed
the day at Laundry Farm.
The only parade in Oakland was that of
Companies A and r. National Guard of
California. at 9 o'clock in the morning
They marched up Broadway headed by tue
military band. ana at headquarters held a
dress parade under command of Major +.
Il. 0'Brieu. There were 80 men in each
company.
In the evening number Of pvrOte chnic
displays were given, one being at Blair Park,
one at the Oakland baseball grounds and
one at the corner of Seventh ana Market
streets.
At San Leandro the day was celebrated
By parade and picnic.
the Golden West. had an excursion 10 Glen
wood, and large crowd went there.
Golden Link Lodge, Ancient Order of
Foresters, celebrated by giving a ball ana
entertainment at Germania Hall. and ths
Scottish Thistle Club held a picnic at
Shell Mound Park.
All tho fire companies kept open house
and donations for this purpose were made
by various Oakland business men. The
Sixth-street engine-hOuse boys were paruc-
n hpe ff.hf sf.r1 a
duty during their long watch.
No papers were printed in Oakland,
nearly all the business houses were closed.
travel was quiet and only the small boy
iiyened things in general way.
There were three alarms last night. two
for small fires in West Oakland and another
al Seventh and Market. Al! caused by fire.
works.
Emanuel Panioke, a small boy living op-
poslte the Fifteenth street engine house,
Was put to bed minus his eyebrows last
night. a result of powder explosion.
REPUBLICAN POLITICS.
At p. NJ. tomorrow the Republican
County Central Committee will hold an
important meeting TO make arrangements
for the primaries The county is Repnbl;-
can and there will be large crop Of candi-
dates 10 choose from. The following are so
far mentioned as in the hands OF their
friends:
Sheriff. W. II. II. uussey Gncumhenu,
Louis Schaffer, Supervisor David Martin,
F. ID. Hinds, Jerome Deasv. Webb Nj
Pearce. w. ). Harlow and Peter Pumyea.
Treasurer, l.. 4. 0sgood. George Chase
and Edward Hathaway. Socrates Huf, the
incumbent. will net be a candidate for
denomination.
District Attorney George Reed. tncum-
heni), c. I. Johns, c. g. Dodge and Charles
L. Shook
Tax Collector-A. L. Stone GncumbenD
}. u. Barber and Charles Ii. Speare. the
latter TowE Clerk of Berkeley.
Public NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Stanley,
dncumbent). and q. i. Nusbaumer
Coroner-Henry Eyers Gncumbent).
james Taylor and William Hamilton.
Fer Auditor. Clerk and Recorder-No
opposition candidates to the incumbents
have been announced.
For SupervisOrs-Julius Zahel will COM
pete with w. :. Pelouze in the Fifth Dis
tricf. and J. +. Johustone, w. c. Mason ana
r +. Christ with ID. ID. Brown of the
Fourth District.
THE EDITORS BRIDE.
At the Baldwin Hotel in San Francisco
yesterday at p. NJ. Jesse l.. Edmundson of
this city and Miss Emma Pesante of Sail
mas were married by Rev. DIR. Chapman of
the Brooklyn Presbyterian Church. There
was little romance in the marriage, the
parents OF both parties being opposed, and IL
was therefore secret one so far as the rel
atiyes were concerned. The groom is the
editor and proprietor of the East Oakland
Independent of this city, and the bride a
daughter OF John Pesente, wealthy
Iancber. They left after the ceremony for
Paso Robles, but viii return to Oakland to
live.
WHAT WILL THEY DO?
III the Humane Society quits business
what will it do with its cbattels? These
are valued at about $500, and any OF the
directors selling them will legally lay him
self liable to pay the debts OF the society,
fnrsrv to c
Of directors have never been qualified and
as the terms Of the old board have expired
it is a question, in fact, rs to who could sell
them. Should some debtor want to bring
suit and attach the property he would be Ia
quandary. according TO the statement that
the society is not a legally incorporated
body.
FIRING ON THE WATER FRONT.
There was firing on the water front last
night, but 1t was OF an innocent character
ana intended only to celebrate Independ-
ence day. Bob Craig got out his dynamite
cartridges and varied assortment OF other
explosives were provided. The shotguns
were fired, too. II all ended with q pyro-
technic display.
1t has been decided to locate the Union
High School at Haywards 10 portion of
the Grammar School building. L. I'll. Jor-
dan has been elected principal.
MET AND TAKEN IN.
Mrs. Joseph II. Hattaek Of S0SJ@ Union
street, San Francisco, was passenger on
the steamer Piedmont the other day and
she came in contact with another passeng ger
who relieved her OF a purse containing SEQ
He did 1T without the formality Of an intre-
ductoD and she did not even see him at the
time.
j. =. White will be regularly ordained to-
night by the United Presbyterian church
as teaching elder and minister of the
. gospel. The examination will be conducted
at the Y. NJ. G. A. building by Rev. NJ. NJ,
Gibson, d. d., of San Francisco. The con-
gregation will soon build a chapel az Eight
eenth and Castro streets, TO be called the
Hanna Memorial Chapel.
STABBED IN THE NECK.
Justus Young OF Fruityale was stabbed
IN the neck by an unknown man last night
while returning from the Native Sons pic
mic at Glenwood. The affair occurred on the
train at Mount Eden. Young was sitting
on the steps of the front car when he felt
the knife strike him between the shoulders
The assaiiant is described as smooth-faced
and wearing derby hat and cutaway coat
Deputy Sberffs Scboneau and Carlton, who
were on the train. made search but failed
to find him, and IL Is believed he jumped off
after attempting his deadly work. Young's
wounds were dressed In an Alameda drug
store and was then taken home. There
had been a number Of fights on the picnic
q hounds, but Young says he was not In any
of them and does not know why he was cut.
Alameda.
At the request of Health Officer Mclean.
Colonel Mendell of the United States En-
0inaarinU Carne lac nrdara1 fho a~ea az so. =,