The morning call., 1893-11-20
CHANGED PULPlTS.
New Preachers in Many
PaStOrates.
Promising Working of the Plan In
itiated by the Council for Help
ing the Unemployed.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES supplied the pas
torates of a number of the churches yes
terday.
Rev. 81. n. Rice will be away for more
than transitory period. He starts to-day
for tour of the southern part of the State
with his illustrated lecture on the Worlds
Fair.
Rev. Malon Willett. DID,. of Spokane,
WASH. preached at the Pilgrim Congrega-
tional Church yesterday morning.
The twenty third avenue Bal tist
Church pulpit was filled last night by Rev.
William w. UDcraft. the missionary TO
Western China.
Rev. Bishop o. P. Fitzgerald preached at
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church 10
the morning.
At the Tenth-avenue Baptist Church
last night Rev. Henry c. Mabie, DID,, of
Boston, home secretary of the American
Baptist Missionary Union, delivered an
address on "Our Missions in Foreign
Lands" The doctor has just returned
from trip around the world.
Press Reform.
Rev. X. A. McGuinD. pastor OF the Beth
Eden Baptist Church, had the subject OF
press purity all 10 himself yesterday.
His subject was startling: Are San
francisco and Oakland Newspapers Clean
Enough for Your Daughters to Read?"
Rev. McGuinn handled the mOOted Ques-
tion of sensationalism along the old lines
laid down anu observed by previous critics.
The Objectionable subjects. whose petty
details are so minutely and carefully ven
tllated III San francisco and Oakland papers
were branded as unfit for family reading
and unnecessary for publication.
Such journalism. it was shown, pandered
to and fostered a corrupt desire for petty
sensationalsm.
The people were to blame for encourag-
Ing such publications by demanding il and
buying those papers.
Sensational newspapers should be ia
bOOed.
Burglars Foiled by Grit.
Charles NEEDLE. a butcher at Watts
Tract, b street. was assaulted by two IN
known toughs in his shop at late hour
Saturday night, and an attempt made TO
reb the place. NEEDLES pluck saved him.
self and his money. The STRANGERS, who
were tall, we'll dressed and apparently
young. entered the shop and made a small
purchase. NEEDLE took the silver piece
they offered In pay and turned TO open the
till and get change. When he faced his
customers again he found revolver pre-
sented to his breast and was ordered to
throw his hands up. Instead of comrly-
Ing NEEDLE took Il carving knife, jumped
over the counter and cut loose on the
III u low iUOiUCDto IuS SuOp WdS
cleared Of the men, and nothing has been
heard since of Needles unknown aSsail-
ants.
Determined Upon Suicide.
Ike Anderson, who attempted to COM
nit suicide by hanging himself at the Ses-
siOns wharf some time ago, came near sue
ceeding in his attempts on his life last
night. Anderson this time had a A.
caliber Colts revolver and selected as the
scene OF his crime the back room of the
saloon under the White House on Seventh
street, between Washington street and
Broadway. The sal0onman saw Ander-
sons Intention and notified Officer Carson
who hurried to the spot and grappled with
tbs furious would-be suicide. Anderson
threatened TO kill Carson. but was no
match for the doughty policeman who Sc
cured the revolver and marched the cul-
prIt 10 the city prison.
helping the Unemployed.
The labor market of this city is bright
eniDg up under the improved circum-
stances Initiated by the present Council.
The extra work and the numerous im-
provements now being pushed in the
Street Department is providing employ
ment Tor scores of men who were lately
Idle, and relieving much want anc dis
tress. Sixty-two labOrers are now en-
ployed by the Street Department. Each
of these men are receiving 50 per day
hxing and putting in crosswalks. and four
others receive 50 90 a day for acting as
superintendent of these laborers.
Fire on Broadway.
At IL o'clock last night Officer Curtis
turned III an alarm of fire for blaze at
1855 Broadway, probably caused by the
dropping of cigarette or match in a
quantity of waste paper that was in the
rear hallway. BY the time the engines ar
rived the flames had eaten along the side
walls and ceiling, and the interior of the
building was full of smoke. In twenty
minutes the flames were eXtinguished.
The loss, which will probably be in the
neighbOrhood of $1,000. Will fall heaviest
upon Ormsby, the photographer, whose
studio was damaged by water and smoke.
The building is owned by the Murphy es-
tate, ana is insured for $4,000
The Davie Ferry.
The Alyira was running yesterday. max
ing six trips. and carrying many passsn-
gers. The Frank Silva had been attached
at the suit of the Black Diamond Coal
Mining Company TO recover S1435, said to
be due on coal sold and delivered, aud was
tied up at FraDkln-street wharf. Mr.
Davie attributed the suit to Captain j. n.
Rideout, from whom he chartered the
Aivira, and intimated that the Davie Com
Dany would commence retaliatory litiga-
ton for S25. ZOO to-day. Davle claims that
his company had been given ninety days in
which to pay the coal bill.
A Collision.
A car Of the Haywards electric line col.
lided with scavenger'S cart on Twelfth
street, near the Lake Merritt bridge,
shortly before noon yesterday. The
driver of the cart was thrown to the
ground, and besides being badly bruised
had his lett leg broken. He was removed