The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-12
FROM ACROSS TEE BAY.
Hunters Shoot Themselves
Instead of Quail.
THE CHURCH WAS DIVIDED.
A School in Which the Teachers Beeom. the
Pupils-News From Berkeley and
Alameda.

The time most dreaded by Steward larson
of the Receiving Hospital has arrival This
is his busy season. Hunters 90 ont IN sboo,
quail, but generally SKATER their own arms
or legs at the first fire. There have heen
several such cases at the hospital of late,
but the worst OF all was that of yesterday.
when young portuguese named Seymour
Avada came IN from AlvaTado with the flesh
blown from his forearm and asked the
steward to kindly dress the wound. The
steward. of course, accommodated him.
Young Avada didn't know exactly how n
happened, except that he accidentally
pressed the trigger aud the gun did the rest.
He will pro bably hunt quail with only one
arm next season.
A few months ago Rev. Mr.. White came
from the East to take charge Of the United
Presbyterian Church, then SADLY in need of
pastor. He preached for several SUNDAYS
and then suddenly resigned. claiming that
the condition of his health would no longer
permit him to stay on this coast. There
were then fifty members In the eongreps.
ton, and fer a brief time thew struggled To
keep up their meetings at the Y. nj. C. A.
Hall. Finally some OF them who had been
locking longingly to the First Presbyterian
d
ton and joined the larger body. Then four
teen others formed an exclusive conprepa-
tion of their own, refusing to associate on
religious terms with tile Others, so that the
church became house divided against
itself. The matter is now under considera-
ton by the Presoytery In session at Fresno
The congregation owns church lot in this
city and there is dispute as to which fac
ton should be given possession of Il.
County Superintendent Prick is now con-
Quoting big school. at which teachers are
pupils. in lower Hamilton Hall. There
were $50 of them present yesterday. and
when Mr.. Frick called the institute To order
City School Superintendent McClymonds
was on hand TO assist him in arranging his
classes. 1t is the annual institute of the
city and county teachers, and wilt continue
till Friday evening. 1t will be divided into
sections for special work in the forenoon
and the afternoon and evening will be given
to general work and lectures. The officers
of the institute are as follows: George W.
Frick and w. j. McCiymonds. charmen of
the county and city institutes, respectively /;
ID. j. Sullivan of Alameda, first yce-presi-
dent; L. III. Walker, second viee-president:
George W. Horton, third viee-president;
Miss M0lle Corners, secretary Miss Louise
RAYMOND. assistant secretary. AT yester-
days session the question Of pensions was
discussed by Mrs Mary Prag, and Profess
sors Garlick, Waterman, Frick and Mead.
A paper on "SnOrre StuTlason and the
Heroic Age of the North" was read by c.
NJ Wage.
Neither the lady nor the tiger came out in
Judge Henshaw's courtroom yesterday,
that critical event being postponed till
Thursday. There was crowded lobby,
together with all the attorneys in the water
front suit, awaiting the decision as 70
whether or not the Carpenter ordinance
should he admitted in evidence. At 10
o'clock Presiding Judge Henshaw followed
by his big Newfoundland Gog, came into the
courtroom, and the Judge announced that
the case would have TO go over. because
Judges Greene and Ellsworth had some
criminal business to finish before they
would sit with him in bank. The decision
will be read Immediately after the case is
resumed, and it. Will foreshadow the result
of the suit.
David Anseon of East Fourteenth street
went to a lodge meeting Monday night. and
while he was away some poor burglars, who
had no lodge to 90 to. broke into his hard
ware store and carried away $3.50 worth OF
cutlery. Mr. Auseon, who sleeps in the
rear Of the store, discovered the theft when
he returned home. No one has yet discoy-
cred the thieves.
Colonel Myers. president and Thomas
Jeffress. secretary, of the Worlds Fair
committee have offered their designations.
The new Office Of manager has been Gre
ated and will be filed by an election to be
held in November. - CO.
a charge of felony .sa lhst ~. oHiIsp.
druggist. " hich excited hhuch attention al
one time, was dismissed yesterday on mo-
ton Of the District Attorney. Smith by
mistake put up a prescription, substituting
tineture Of opium for tincture OF opium
camphorated, which caused the death Of a
child OF Mrs. Anna Farrell OF West Oak
land The mother has died since and there
was not sufficient evidence with which to
take the case to trial.