The morning call., 1894-04-02
TO SELECT A PRESIDENT
An Oakland Preacher Scores
General Coxey.
THE TRIP EAST FOOLS ERRAND
Two Burglars Neatly Captured in the
Act of L0oting Store and One
Made His Escape.

OAKLAND.-From present indications
to-night's session of the city fathers will
be sufficiently animated to suit the most
fastidious. Little legislation is expected.
The greater part of the interest of the
for new president.
Who will be chosen to succeed him when
Mr.. Towle has pronounced a neat little
valedlct0ry and has stepped down and out
Is one thing that nobody knows. Every
body was guessing at IT yesterday and b ad
been for some weeks before.
Feeling, though easily in restraint. is
running high just the same. No such wire
pulling and adroit canvassing has been in
dulged in among councilmen for years.
Mr.. Dow will enter the chamber tonight
with five solid votes-Capell, Manuel,
Dalton, Towle and his own. Mr.. Barstow
can rely upon Smell. Hoffman. Watkinson
and himself.
The suspects, Msssrs. Barnard and Mar
shall, are very popular men just at this
moment and are openly coqcetted with by both
1.-THE gang' and 1.-THE firld.''
The contest Is between Messrs. Dow and
BarstOw.
Burglars Captured.
At an early hour Saturday morning Constable
BrothertOn OF Berkeley lodged Frank Kenny
and Ralph Downs In the County Jail and
III.
He stated that he had captured them in the act
OF looting Joseph Honers shoestore on Shat
tuck avenue.
1t was shortly after 2 o'clock In the morning
when the watchman's attention was attracted
TO the shoeStoIo by The burning of a dim light
In back room. He at once crossed to the
place and saw three men engaged in removing
packages of shoes from the shelves.
Ordered at the point of pistol to throw up
their hands TWO OF the men obeyed, but the
third made dash Tor liberty and succeeded in
escaping.
The prisoners gave the names of Ralph Downs
and Frank Kenny, and heir identity has b en-
fully es ablished. Their attorney, In speaking
Of their records. stated yesterday that though
one OF them had figured IN police circles before,
the other had heretofore maintained a good
reputation.
The third burglar Is known TO be Mike Den
eby and was the ringleader of the raid. His
picture hangs In the rogues' gallery. lie was
recently rele SD from States prison. His wife
and TWO children are In destitute circum-
stances and dependent upon charity. He seems
TO have made good bis escape.
C.x-y Scored.
According to Rev. Samuel Goodenouph of the
First UnIvt rsalist Church. The Industrial Army
is an aggregation OF hoboes bound on fooPs
errand.
he divine bore down heavily on Coxey yes
terday morning in lis address on 1.-The Indus
trial Army-A FoUPs Errand." His text was
PauPs admonitOn to the ThessaoniaDs that III
any will not work neither shall he eat.''
do when it reached Washington would be TO
petition Congress. performance as easily done
al home there.
Coxey's demand for the Issuing OF greenbacks
was branded as inrffrctual in that 1t would
nave TO be earned as before and could be got
by them In no other manner.
The sugg stion OF Coxev for extensive road
improvements should be directed to Boards Of
County Supervisors. who have the matter in
charge. and not TO Congress. which has nothing
TO do with the matter
The army, Mr.. Goodenougb thought. consti-
tuted successful school of tramps, and nothing
more.
From Other Fields.
Rev. j. I. Sunderland of Ann Arbor, Mich.
editor OF the Unitarian, preached at the First
Unitarian Church yesterday morning
Elder j. McWishart OF Kansas delivered an
able address at the Christian Church Yesterday
MOI ming aud assisted in the administration ri
the Lords Supper.
In the absence OF Rev Philip Graft who ia
attending synod at San Diego, Rev. Aaron
liiams supplied the pulpit OF The First Eng
Hsh Lutheran Church, both morning and
evening. N
State Missionary W. E. Adams spoke at the
Beth-Eden Baptist Church last evening.
Talks t" Y"ung People.
A large congregation gathered in the
Unitarian Church last night to hear Rev. G. w
Wtndte deliver the initial address In the course
OF practical Talks TO Young People on The
Serious Choice of Vocation IN LII ;" His tonic
was Certain Fundamental Requirements for
Any Calling 10 Life"
his series OF alks promises to excite more
than usual interest. 1t Will extend over several
successive Sunday evenings Among other
speakers who are down for addresses are
Colonel p Irish, W. II. Mills Daniel Ttfns
and President Reyes.