The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-20
OVER IN OAKLAND.
A Pastor Scores Corrupt
City Officials.
WORLDS FAIR MONEY.
Protests Against the Widening of
Broadway-An Election Contest
i'm the Courts.

In his sermon Sunday evening Rev. DIR.
Chapman OF the Brooklyn Presbyterian
Church drew lesson from the good gov
ernorship OF Nehemiah, and applied it to
affairs in Oakland. nehemiah" said the
preacher, 'did not fall into the official cor
ruption of the times. They all do it, was
as pat and potent then as now, but Nehemiah
was inspired by exalted patriotism, ana was
ever mindful of the interests of his fellow
men and or his own official oath. How
hpmiliating is the contrast between this
ancient Office holder and the men in our own
time, in our own city. whe have prostituted
the official authority and power con fidingly
entrusted to them for the public wealto the
furtherance of their own corrupt and selfish
ends. The corrupt betrayer of our rights
triumphantly pockets his Doodle and laughs
at our condemnation. Let us no longer
trife with this terrible evil. Let us go to the
bottom of this matter and cause every as
pirant for Office to know and realize that we
expect and will rigidly enforce purity and
hdelty IN all those whom we intrust with
official authority, and that we Will not per-
nit those who have betrayed our confidence
TO again enjoy the rewards of corrupt un-
faithfulness. Let us create and foster
public sentiment that will cause the price
of intamy to burn through the pockets into
the flesh and into the hearts and conscleDces
OF every public official who dares to trifle
with our rights and interests"
Eight directors of the Alameda County
Worlds Fair Association conferred with
the Board OF Supervisors yesterday and re-
newei the request for an additional allow
ance OF $4,000 out OF the $1,000 Already
the ASSOCIATION has used up $1,000 and has
ignored the desire of the Supervisors to ap-
point Colonel j. A. ColQuhoun manager Of
the exhibit. The position is worth $50
nd &c hU
who draws an additional salary of 500 a
month as secretary OF the Associated Char
tiles. The Supervisors refuse TO allow any
more money until Colonel CoiQuhOun is ap-
pointed to manage the exhibit. No agree
ment could lie reached during the confer
ence yesterday and the matter was post
poned until the 9th inst.
Protests against the proposed widening
OF Broadway were read at the meeting OF
the City Council last night. Hundreds OF
prominent property-owne headed by E.
II. Pardee and e. w. PlayteT, had signed
the protests and many were present, but
they were net given an opportunity to be
heard. When all the vigorous protests had
been read the hearing of protestants was
postponed until the 81 inst.
Poundmaster OConnell better known as
BABY" was tried and found guilty of i'm
proper impounding, or rather stealing cows.
A resolution declaring his Office vacant and
appointing 5. j. Happ was introduced and
solid SIX changed their tactics and dis
missed the proceedings against the obnox-
ious poundman. Councilman Wilkins said
said that later in the night he would intro
duce an ordinance that would fire that fell
low" OCOnnell out of Office and regulate the
pound evils. He kept his word.
Luke j. Byrne has begun a contest of the
election OF j. Ii. Long for Justice of the
Peace of Berkeley. Long was elected by
plurality of one. The contest will come be-
fnra tha Sun nrin ~ W1l,
10 a. NJ.
The nlne-year-old daughter Of j. White
fell into tank of water at the Lincoln
School yesterday and was on the point OF
drowning when Miss Lucy Chabal, an elder
pupil, heard her screams In time TO rescue
her.
The Board OF Education held an informal
meeting last night TO consider the plans for
the SWEET and Grant school buildings. Su-
perintendent McClymOnds. President Smith
and Director Rutherford returned from
San Jose yesterday, where they had been to
inspect new heating and warming appar-
atus.
All the public schools will be dismissed
THIS afternoon for the holiday vacation,
which Will continue Till January 4.
The graduating exercises Of the high
school will be held next Thursday evening
at the First Congregational Church.
The central committee of the Municipal
League adopted a platform last night which
approval at a meeting to be- held about the
LIST of January. The platform deals plainly
with the waterfront question In the inter-
estS or State ownership. The matter of
selecting delegates for the municipal con-
vention was also considered and continued
ill next Thursday night, when the list of
names will be completed. The date of the
convention has not yet been agreed upon
The Popuiists also held meeting last night
and adjourned till this evening to take fur
ther action toward arranging for a city con.
yentiou.
A Japanese Methodist church has been
established in Oakland. with Rev. s. Dol,
late graduate of the Pacific Theological
Seminary, as pastor. He has baptized and
received into the church eleven Of his eoun-
trymen since the beginning of the confer
ence year. be holds meetings in Alameda
and Berkeley once week.
The net profits of the ST. Francis de Sales
Fair were $1,000. There were thirteen
booths, of which the largest profits were
made BY Nos. l and g. in charge OF Mrs.
Maggie Smith and Mrs. Driscoll, the net re-
ceipts being $3.50 and S1400. respectively.
q. III. Krichbaum. dentist, has filed a
petition in insolvency, with liabilities at
S29, 725 and assets at $1,000.
The c0lored people have.started a move
ment to build a home for the aged and in
firm OF their race. For this purpose bazaar
is in progress at College Hall, Twelfth and
Alice streets.
g. w. Flick hiss baen appointed guardian
OF the estate of the minor heirs of William
Nickals, the grandmother, Mrs. Mishler,
having withdrawn her protest. The prop
erty is valued at about SIS. 600.
The estate Of the late William A. Aldrich
OF Piedmont has been appraised at $3.50. 223.