The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-03-04
An Urgent Appeal Issued
in Oakland
BY THE RELIEF COMMITTEE
Developments OF the Trumpet
Medium" Litigation.
AN OPPOSITION FREIGHT FERRY
Yacht Race To-Day-Notes OF
General Interest From Three
Sister Cities.

Sister Cities.
OAKLAND.-As preliminary to raising
funds to help the unemployed, the citizens
relief committee has issued the folio W ing
address to the public of Oakland:
We, the relief committee appointed by the
Mayor OF our city 10 provide work for the I'M
employed, have partially succeeded through
The kindly offices af our City Council. The
funds at the disposal of the Council are now
well nigh il moi fully exhausted, aud IL becomes
our duty to ask the citizens 10 supply money 10
make up a fund 10 be paid out 1T 81 90 day
tog eight hours labor on the public improve
ments suggested or approved of by the NUM-
cipal officers.
We think that these few words are all that is
needed 10 remind our people vino have some
means, 10 come up without delay ana be en-
rolled on the LIST OF those whose hearts are
awake TO the cry of distress In our city, and to-
day specters-gaunt specters OF hunger-may
be seen stalking through our streets, while
many foOdess and 1iIeless homes shelter hun
dreds of hungry and furnishing wives and little
children who prefer suffering. being ashamed
10 60 abroad to beg, Aye. and these are our
own. They are our family-GOd's poor
Citizens. We ask you for as much money
as you can spare al this time. Inside OF four
days please send IL 10 4. L. GllpIn, City Treas
urer, the Mayor or any of the relief committee
We will personally call on some who may be
easily reached, while Others we may appeal TO
Dy leIter. IL VIII De 0alQiy necessary IN view
of the undoubted distress 10 lose time in per
Sonal hOuse-to-house canvass. This appeal
Will surely be read by all citizens, and we eX-
pect an immediate reply. Is IL possible that
the poor must be doomed TO disappointment
and continued distress? No! Emphatieally
no, Our citizens Will share with their fellows
until the cloud is lifted and The darkness dis
PEELED.
In behalf of the committee for the relief OF
the unemployed. REV. J. Il. MCNALLY,
j. b. MCCHESNEY.
Subcommittee Oh general appeal.
A Pouch OF Letters Missing.
A pouch of letters was stolen or lost
from the mail wagon which carries be-
tween tile postoffice and the Sixteenth
street depot early Friday evening.
The police were notified. and together
with United States Secret Service officer
a still hunt has been made ever since, but
10 no purpose.
The driver of the wagon did not dis
cover his loss until he reached Sixteenth
street, and he then drove back over the
route he had come. but the darkness pre-
vented him finding it il it had fallen out of
the wagon. as he thought The wagon has
neither covering nor wire ends, and it
would be very easy for thief to pick out
one of the bags. lie was not lucky, now
CVCts % ITO bCOh bitO pOuCu lUCda
circuit letters aud left the pouch contain
ing valuable registered letters.
The contract to carry mail to and from
the trains has recently bee let TO John
Altman, and he has not vet iDclosed the
wagons with wire netting like those used
by the contractor who preceded bin and
who gave mp the job of hauling the mails
because unremuneratiye.
After the Trumpet Medium.
Yesterday the new counsel engaged with
Mr.. Tappan of Alameda, Reddy. Campbell
x Nelson. filed an amended complaint in
the suit of Mrs. Rachael Neal, the sister of
Mrs. Lemon, against Mrs. Smith, the So
called trumpet medium"
This new complaint is couched In
strictly legal language. but still IL makes
some very serious charges against the
trumpet medium" telling how she ex-
erted her strong mind over that of Mrs.
Lemon TO the end that she got her TO deed
plant charges that Mrs. Smith is now re-
ceiving S130 per month in rentals from
this property left her by Mrs. Lemon.
The document is a very long one, con-
tanning seventeen pages of closely written
typewriter matter.
The Pretty MuIatto Held.
Mrs. Nettie Bolinger. who is known In
Pullman palace-car select circles as the
pretty mulatto," was examined before
Judge Allen on charge of assault to muir
der Frank TomlinSoD, a Pullman car
porter.
Tomlinson testified how when he went
TO her house to break off with her she said
she would q t have II tb at way and became
so angered that she opened fire on him
with a revolver. She fred three shots at
him. one OF which took effect in his neck.
The woman offered no testimony in her
behalf and was held to answer in $1,000.
The Yacht Race To-Day.
Captain A. l.. Whitehead's yacht Flash.
and Commodore Won Schmldt's Lampoon
Whirlwind will race over the eighteen
mile course from the mouth of Oakland
Creek around Blossom Rock, to Mission
Rock and return to-day. The WhirIwind
won the trophy of the Oakland navy last
wear. The Flash is new boat built by
Captain Beedle, and won the first navy
race this year. Won Schmidt is The COM
modOre of the California Yacht Club, and
there has been considerable rivalry be-
tween the two clubs since the first navy
races.
Taxes Due.
The second installment Of taxes is now
due and will be delinquent the last Mon
day in April. Tax Collector osborough
Will be at the towns named below as fol-
lows: Pleasanton. March Is; Livermore,
March 16; Centerville. March II: Berke-
ley, March %; Haywards, March 20; Ala
media. March 81.
Womsn's Meeting.
There will be meeting of the Women's
Congress Auxiliary at the First Presbyte-