The morning call., 1893-05-08
OVER IN OAKLAND.
Silver Jubilee of Sacred
Heart Convent.
A Man Tumbles Into a Well and Is
Drowned-T Alameda County
Map Smashed.

A QUARTER OF A CENTURY.-The Con-
vent of the Sacred Heart, under control OF
the Sisters of the Holy Name, will cele-
brate its silver jubilee on Tuesday next, its
twenty fifth anniversary. Great prepara-
tions are being made to make the event one
long to be remem bered in Catholic circles.
Archbishop Riordan of this diocese will
celebrate high mass at the convent at 9
A NJ, and the sermon will be delivered by
Rev. Father PrendergaSt of San Francisco.
Following high mass there Will be lunch
at the convent, ofwhich all the visitors and
graduates, of which there are many in Oak
land and vicinity, will partake.
The convent is a beautiful edifce over
looking Lake Merritt where twenty-five
years ago Father King purchased ten acres
of land on which to erect it, rhe convent
was opened May 10. 1868, and numbers
among its alumni some of the best-known
people of Oakland. The order Of the Sis
ters of the Holy Name is comparatively Of
recent date, there being only about 500 In
the order in the United States and Canada.
The mother establishment is at Hocheaga,
or Villa Marie, Montreal.
The present mother superior of the Oak
land convent is Mother Elizabeth, who has
presided there for five years past. she sue
ceeding Mother Baptista. who presided
eighteen years and Vas called away to MOu-
treal. Fathers King, McSweeGey, McNally
and the other priests in and about Oakland
have taken an active interest in making
this silver jubilee a grand success. Father
King was the founder Of the convent, and
the sisters OF the convent are in charge of
Father McSweeneJ S school at ST. Francis
de Sales Church.
BENTLEY OAKLAND CAREER. Henry
Bentley. the wife-poisOner. had little
Oakland experience not long before he
committed the crime of which he has been
convicted in Los Angeles. Detective Law
son, formerly Of this city, traced II while
working UP evidence against Bentley for
use In the trial against him. Bentley
never resided here. but during a long res
dence in San Franc cisco he received his mail
here. His muney-hunting epistes were
all answered through the Oakland office.
He would come over from San Francisco
after his mail or order it sent 10 his address
in san Francisco. He had told his wife's
children that lie resided here. while all the
time he was working his nefariOus plans
from another town. He made Uncle Sam
help him cover up his tracks, and lie
worked the scheme with success. He ad-
Yertsed hiplself as q "medluni-aged fairly
well-;C-dO man." aud told tie susceptible
ladies with free hearts and heavy purses
to address III. g., Oakland p. O."-and
they did.
ACCIDENTAL PoIsoNISG.-AuguSt Zin-
gel, young baker residing with his par
ents at 1165R Seventh street, died yester-
day at 1Q:3O A. NJ. from, II Is supposed,
taking dose Of poison by mistake. He
went home yesterday morning at ABOUT
o'clock and complained of feeling unwell.
He lay Gown, telling his father he had
taken some medicine at a drugstore. which
he said tasted bitter, like salts. lie told
his father he had also taken spoonful OF
his (the fatheI's) headache remedy, the
dose of which is six or seven drops. II
was marked poison. The father was badly
frightened and called doctor. but finding
no physician Immediately gave the boy an
emetic, but without result A physician
was finally secured, but tCo late to render
assistance. The father worked faithfully
over the boy, who insisted upon lying
down and remaining quiet. He was ma
tive Of Illinois and IS years old.
DEAD IN A WELL.-A man named James
Ryan, aged 90 years and a native of Ire
land, living at West Berkeley, who had
been digging "a well near his residence
went cut this afternoon to examine his
work and while looking down fell iu. it is
supposed from dizziness, and was killed.
The well was twelve feet deep and had
six feet of water. He was missed and
search developed his whereabouts ten
minutes after he iell in. He leaves a wife
and four children. three grown to woman
abrasion on the forehead, but it is thought
death was from drowning.
THE MAP SMAsHED.-Wordc comes from
Chicago that the fine profile map of Ala
media County, intended for the Worlds
Fair exhibit, was badly damaged in tran
sit and it will take several weeks and sew
eral hundred dollars 10 repair it. This
map is marvel Of its kind and the only
one sent from the State. IL shows the
county perfectly with the steam and cleo
iris roads and ferry lines in operation
The artist who constructed it, Mr.. Etel, is
at Chicago and will see to the repairing
and placing itin position.
MRs. REDFIELD's CoNDITIoN-Mrs.
Redheld, the lady who was hurt Saturday
afternoon in the electrician accident near
Mountain View Cemetery, still lies at
Fabiola pital in an unconscious condi-
ton, as she has been since the accident.
The chances of her recovery are very
doubtful. The doctors latest report from
Fabi0la is mo change"