The morning call., 1894-02-23
BY THE CHILDREN.
How Six Hundred of Them
Celebrated.
DONATIONS TO THE NEEDY.
Many Eloquent Addresses at a
Popular Reception.
ACME CLUB ENTERTAINMENT.
Piedmont Road Wants Electricity.
The Train Blockade Raised.
Through a Mauhcle.
ACME CLUB ENTERTAINMENT.

w CSb Odhiuuu ubuCI nCOW6Oucy ,
at San Pablo avenue and Grove street re-
sponded literally.
In accordance with the plan arranged
! the scholars. over GOO of them, gathered at
their respective school buildings at 6
O'Clock yesterday morning burdened with
voluntary contributions of food or clothing.
These offerings were of necessity only
modest, for in many instances the givers
were themselves almost in need. The care
| fully prepared packages were borne along
proudly by the little philanthropists, nc
matter whether the contents were great OF
little. One boy from West Oakland, for
| example, rejOiced in the contribution OF
three pieces of bread and an onion.
On the other hand, many of the dOna-
tions were very liberal. There were whole
sacks of flour. potatoes. apples. meal. etc.
These contributions were next trans
ferred to the general distributing station at
| I3O4% Telegraph avenue, where they were
assorted by Mrs. McAvoy and other MEM
berS of the Catholic Ladies' Aid Society.
! This work was shared by Secretary Bur-
wei! and members of the Federation of
/ Laoer.
When all the donations were in there
were counted forty sacks OF flour. dozen
| sacks Of potatoes, 500 lOaves OF bread, fifty
| sacks OF oatmeal. $50 pounds of corned beef,
| Two wagon-loads OF coal and numerous smaller
| packages.
The articles once assorted the work OF dis
tribution went rapidly on throughout the after
noon. Ii IL seen that in this manner many
destitute families were relieved yesterday.
The second donation Will be made by the
school children on Saturday next.
Exercises In honor OF the birthday of Gen.
eral Washington were held by the IOmpkins
School al the school building Wednesday after
noon. Every available inch OF standing room
was occupied by scholars aud friends.
The following programme was rendered by
In hafs.
of Miss Brown. the department music teacher:
Song. "Star-spangled Banner. Grammar grades
Recitation, ''rhe btrthday OF Washington.
Glass exercise THE Story Of WasninstonS'
Recitation The GOOD I'D TsI m aaa s M4o grades
Reading. The 22d OF February Cora Clark
Recitation. Twelve MOaths of the RevOlu-
Recitaton ode for as6instcns BiGt H5a grace
Glass exercise: "a, Recitation. &c Gorge wash
ington's hatehet"; (6) song truth"
Essay. "The Man, Washington " Gussle Osborn
Class exercise. 'Breathes There Man With
sour 50 Dead seventh grade
Recttation' aX lag Anna sS SenGOi
Glass exercise, "rhe 22d OF February"
Third grade
Assembly in the hall.
Unveiling of bust OF Washington.
song. mount Vernon Bells"
Recitation. "The Vow Of Washington.
Myrtle Cooper
flecge OF allegiance
Electricity Wanted.
Receiver Bishop Of the Consolidated Pied
mont Cable Company has FLED a petition in the
Superior Court. with many signatures attached.
asking that he be authorized 10 change por-
tious oil the road so as TO employ electricity as
motor
1t is set forth in the petition that it Will be for
the company's best interests 10 change the
branch line on Twenty fourth street and road
way 10 the cemetery and all the main line from
N o. N a G N q IN
be operated by electricity.
Such a change, IL is estimated, will cost S12,-
600; S4197 must be paid 10 reimburse The
Oakland. san Leandro and Haywards Street
railroad Company for one-half OF the cost of
construction of the roadway on Washington
street from First TO Eighth. This is in keeping
with an agreement OF November s, 1892.
Furthermore, the expenses of operating the
system Will be $40 day, or $4,000 a year.
The petition sets forth the desirabity of Dor
rowing $4,000 TO pay for changing from cable
| TO electric power. and the receiver should be
permitted, 1t says, 10 issue coupons in the sum
of $1,000 or $500 each to constitute lien.
Judges Henshaw and Ellsworth will sit In
bank tomorrow TO hear argument upon the
matter OF whether the mortgage Includes the
personal property.
The bondholders who signed the petition are
Charles Il: Bishop l19 bonds, Homer s. King
%. j. III. L. WatkinsOn 10, L. A. Heron 6. Dan
lei Meyer 90. Julius HausmeIiter 10, San
Francisco Tool Company 145, A. Il. Spring So
A. j. Styles 20, 5. G. Bigeiow 10. Arthur A.
Smith 10, Fireman's Fund Insurance Company
20, j. NJ. Quay 20. Phoebe Blair "a, Robert
CoDard 20, George Is. Goodman so, James Otis
s, h. Gelman 10. Oakland Bank of Savings 20,
James Moffitt 10, Eugene Zeile z. Henrietta
Zeile z. JOHN Zeile z. S. Ii. Clark 8, NJ. A.
TOuchard 10, j.. ID. Bradbury 81.
The stockholders who signed are: Q. Quarre
35I21a shares, f. A. Heron 10, w. &. Beattie
tirustee) 200, j. Ii. t. Watkinson 8. j. l.. Brad
bury 5.
The petition win come up for hearing before
Judge Hensbaw next week.
Trains Running Again.
Trains are again running through on the
South Pacific Coast, narrow gauge.
On Monday night the water came down from
the foothills in torrents and covered the whole
country about Alvarado. and as far south as
Newark. The banks OF Alameda creek were
TOO full TO hold the great flow. and The great
volume of water washed out the railroad In
many places. AT one point just below Halls
station, between Alyarado and Newark 200
yards OF track were washed entirely away from
the roadbed and carried over against fence
30 feet away. The ties and rails held together
but the foadbea was cleaned out entirely, and
a perfect torrent OF water swept under and
over the track.
E0n Tuesday there were no trains crossed at
all, but Wednesday morning saw MIR. Fillmore
himself on hand with big gang of men, and
by IL o'clock the water had receded sufficiently
TO admit OF the workmen going Into tho stream
and lifting the track back into partially
straight line.
A half-dozen handcars were then pressed
into service and the passengers aud baggage
loaded on them, and in this way the passengers
were pushed across the Swaying track to lhe
train from Santa Cruz, which had arrived at
the other side Of the break. Northbound pas
sengers were transferred in the same way and
In this way passengers got through during
Wednesday. BY Thursday at noon the track.
had been sufficiently repaired to allow OF the
passage OF trains with great care.
Manager Fillmore says that the railroad COM
paDy Will bridge all that particular stretch OF
country aud thus prepare for future overflow.
The Acme's Entertainments.
The Acme Athletic Club gave its annual en-
tertainment at the Marlborough Theater last
night 10 a crowded house. The affair was
great success The club, which is in prosper
Gus condition now, will realize well from the
entertainment An elaborate programme was
rendered. IN which the most prominent attn
letes of the club took part Haberly and Lean,
Andrews and Lutgen, wrestled; Van Court
and Fox. Slamberg and Fields, boxed; Kitchen,
Pickard aud Slamberg did club-swinging; Pro-
lessor T:oncnet and Charles Danenbaum
fenced Garry True BoardmaE gave a DEL
sartean number.
The feature of the evening was the novel
"broDze statuary' representations by p. Nahl.
The gentleman's work was received with great
applause. There was singing and playing by
an octet on stringed instruments. In every
respect the entertainment was success.
A Popular Reception.
A meeting Of Populists and labor representa-.
tlVes was held last night NJ Hamilton Hall ro