The morning call., 1893-05-24

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knocking his victim senseless with some
heavy instrument
Oii one occasion some years ago he drew
young fellow. a boy, indeed, into scheme
to rob store. The pair were captured
ahe PlpenDurg turned States evidence
and got Tree. The unfortunate victim Of
MS treachery was sent up for fourteen
Years.
STREET LIGHTING.-The Oakland Gas
l. ght and Heat Company is the only
oidder for lighting the streets for the year
beginning July l. The company had the
grace TO reduce the price of the electric
lights, although 1t has no competitors. For
each arc lamp 4S cents will be charged
night. The price was formerly So ents.
| his reduction will save the city about
$1,000 year. The ascent bid is for light
Ing the streets on the moonlight schedule"
which means that on the moonlight nights
the lights will be eXtinguished, as is the
custom at present. A charge OF 50 cents
a n ght Will be made if the lights burn all
night
Several of the Councilmen are in favor
OF the lights burning every night. while
some OF them oppose it. Should they de-
eide to have the lights burn every night it
will cost the city $4,000 a year more.
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATEs.-rhe grad
uatlng class at the High School is Que of
the largest in the history of that nstltu-
ti'h' i Ht thelCiHto VIII US
| ned tomorrow evening a the First Con-
gregational Church, when the following
programme will be rendered:
March, Harris c. Alien; Grafton. "Pres-
dental vs. Ministerial Government" William
| H. Hynes; essay, "History Retreats ITSELF" r.
Douglas Whitehead; chorus. "rhe Maiden of
! Tie tleur de Lis" High School Glee Club; ora.
| lion, Purity in Politics." Fred ric b: llsen !;
/ essay, at Rests With Us" Annie Brown /;
chorus, Rowing homeward." High School
| Gee Club; ZION, "immigratiOn Not Re-
! Strleted," Edward Allen; address, "Improve-
menl Of High Schools Professor q. II. Howl
son, U. c.; chorus from "Oberon,'' Hign School
Glee Cub; pre>entation of diplomas, j. w.
! Evans, president Board of Education.
DROWNED IN A TUB.-Margai Souza,
| the 16-m0nths-old daughter of Mr.. SOuZa,
residing on BOwan street, was drowned
! Yesterday morning in tub of water which
| the mother had been working with and
from which she had turned to attend to
some other matter for few minutes. The
baby had been playing about and had
! fallen head foremost into The water, and
was found very short time after. She
| was alive when the physician, DR.. lnger-
soil. called soon after. The physician
| worked hard over the little one Tor some
! time without avail.
| ANOTHER CAMP MEETJNG.-The Saliva
tionlsts are getting to act just like many
| other sects. A new feature to the army
will be a genuine ramp-meeting OD the old
! fashioned lines. They will meet at Trestle
! Glen on June "a next, and hold a session
| lasting until July 4.
All the b g guns in the army will be in
attendance, aDd it is expected that visitors
! from all parts of the coast will participate.
There will be three services each day.
| Ca tain McFee will have charge of the
| tents.
HIS FRIENDS NAME.-Manuel Soari de
Fontes. Portuguese. got S115 by forging
the name of friend to a letter he wrote
| to JoaO Ga Rocha. from New York, where
he was stranded. He then came on to
Sacramento, and later he tried the letter
dodge again, but this time Mr. Rocha would
not bite. Lately Senior Manuel Soari dc
Fontes drifted into Oakland. and he was
nabbed. His name couldn't save him. and
Yesterday he was before the superior
| Court, being tried on a charge of felony.
WANTS MORE MoNEY.-Honora Collin,
died short time ago leaving an estate oil
some value. She beQueathed to her son
John Collins, the small sum of S25. Collins
| thinks he has been badly treated and ha,
| arrived at the conclusion that the Will wa,
not drawn up correctly. He has employed
an attorney and entered contest.
SUDDEN DEATHs.-Mrs. Ellen C. Gag
non OF 5S5 Twenty-fourth street was taken
| i'll very suddenly yesterday morning and
! died before physician reached her.
The drcrased was 46 years old and has
been a resident of this city for some time.
! Owen Dennis. aged 46 years, residing
near Mount Eden. died suddenly yesterday
morning.
STATE PURITY CoNvENTIoN.-The State
! Purity convention of tue Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union is in session at the
! First Congregational Church in this city
! The convention is presided over by Mrs
Mary E. Peets. Addresses were made yes
terday by Mrs. S. H. Burbank, Mrs. Char
lotte Perkins-Stetson, Mrs. c. NJ. Sanford
and DR.. Kellogg Lane.
SUPERVISORS AND GRAND JURY
Supervisors Bailey, Pelouze and Martin
were before the Grand Jury yesterday
and Fred a. Campbell was also seen hang
ing a bout the corridor acting as though ht
had been sent for.
The EMERYVILLE PIER.-The whar
work On the pier To connect with the Cali
fornia and Nevada Railroad at Emeryvillt
S now under way and piles are being
driven from the shore end seaward at ;
rapid rate.