The morning call., 1894-11-17

ants.
All the rooms are fitted with electric
bells and speaking tubes. Protectlon
against fire is provided by reels of hose,
which are hung in the attic and the halls.
The dedicatoTy services were performed
by the Rev Alfred Kummer, d. D., :past0r
of the First NJ. Il. Church. 10 the presence
of large number OF ladies' and gentlemen.
This afternoon the Ladies' Aid Society
will hold a reception. All VINO are. inter-
ested in tha COED work W hich they are do
ing are invited 10 be- present and bring
with them donations of whatever kind so
that they may be made useful to the chill
dren.
Enthusiastic Miners.
2; The Miners Association Of Alameda
County convened In the Conncil chamber
last evening for the purpose of selecting
delegates to the:State convention of miners,
which Will be called to order by Governor
Markham at Metropolitan Temple. in San
Francisco next Monday morning; The
Alameda Association consists of about 200
members and the: meeting last night was
very largely attended, not only by menu
bers but also by many OF Oakland,S most
prominent business men,: !:
TIE asseinblage was called to order by
Charles g.. Yale, who briefly stated tbs.
ends which weret TO be. accomplis hed-the
election Of officers and the naming of dele
gates TO the State convention. The election
was disposed of in short order. The Off
GERS chosen were: B. Ghappellet. presr-
dent; E.. II. Benjafsin, vice. president !; c.:
Is. Rutherford, secretary. Mr.. Chappeltet
was not present and the ice-president as
sumsd the chair, and the more Important
business.of Intervening was taken up.
Charles 6. ale told what former State
conventions have dohe.: and gave his,
opinion as to what the. coming convention
should do.
Attorney A.. H.. Ricketts, spoke very
Interestingly upon the legal phase of rail-
road grants which: affect the mining dis.
trIctS, and found fault with the policy:
which the Government has heretofore
assumed. toward the mining Industry. In
this competition he: alleged that the Gov
eminent at, Washington fayors the farmers
TO the woeful detriment of the miners. :.
i The next speaker was Samuel q. Hill
born, Congress smau-elees, who was tumnlt-
nously chsered as he asked the reeogni-
ton of the chair. He J retacsd his brief
speech with the statement that be was not
a miner or even mining mans attorney;
that he did not own "a share OF mining
stock and that he had never even so much
az paid an assessment on such stock. 81
came simply to be. Instructed" said he.
land TO find out what you want done. i
will do my best for the miners interests,
of glorious California: open as they were
in the iufaney of the State, as they. were:
In the golden days of 40. ~:
Assemblyman c.. g.. Dodge. who it. is
said is slated for the speakers ship of the:
next Assembly. remarked: that he owned
some mining stock, and said that he would
do all that lay In his humble power TO
again open up The the ineXhaust ibe mines
of California. The matter of selecting
delegates was taken up and it was decided
to entruSt that portant duty to q COM
mittee of five. Chairman Benjamin APP
II. 4
I ale. w, r. Thomas, Grant l. Taggarl,
Mack Weber and A. n. Benham.. :.
: The com mittee retired aud after
lengthy deliberation named the following
delegates and alternates: Delegates-W.
r. Thomas, r. w. GorrIA, 6. w Baker,
John W.Wrlght, d. n. Jackson. j. j..
Weber, OTTO Blankart. II. +. Merrimau,
George Uhl. E. c. Rigney, E. F. Aiken:
AlternateS-Judge j. A. WaymiIe, Assem-
hlyman-elect from Alameda; Walter
Browne, Walter Harrub. G. E. Gillett, Du
Ray Smlun. A. A. Wood, j. o. Whitney.
Bert Brayton, w. II. Rouse. j.. A. c. Mae
donald, T. n. Machin. Ehs ending the
purposes tor meeting. the association then
adjourned.
His wife Anxious.
a. Becker, who has for some time kept a
restaurant in East Oakland at Railroad
avenue and Park street, left his home on
Thursday morning, where he was nego-
uatlug. for the purchase of a restaurant,
and up to.last night had net returned, nor
had his wife received any word from him,
and she naturally feels a little anxious.
Becker was last seen about noon Thurs
day in San Francisco Id company with a
barber who formerly worked in East Oak
land, and his friends are now trying TO
locate the barber In question.
The missing man had but little money
with him, but he carried two valuable
watches. and his wife fears these watches
might have attracted the attention in some
way OF " hard characters. Becker had
never before absented himself from his
family in the sixteen years of d happy
married life. He has a family of three
young children. He is a sober and steady
man. and the wife knows of no reason why
he should stay away When he left home
he was dressed in a dark blue suit, WITH
black oyereoat, and wore black derby
hat. He.is about 80 years of age, heavily
built. weighs 1856 pounds and ifas dark
mustache He was in pleasant frame of
mind when he left the house, aud said
nothing further to his wife than that he
WAS going TO the city on the business men,
TONED above.
The Daughters Tainted.
John Thorny, French lauudryman on
San Pablo avenue, will come up before
Judge Allen 10 the Police Court this
morning to receive sentence for disturb
ing the peace of his family.
Thorny got drunk a few days ago and
drove his family out of the house with
knife He was arrested and yesterda
had his trial, which resulted in his con vic
ton. During the trial the wife and the
two grown daughters of the laundry man
were present liz court as witnesses. aud,
one of the daughters caused consider BILE
excitement by fainting during the pro-
ceediags. She was carried to the Judges
chambers. and at sight of her the other
daughter also tainted after reaching the
onter room. Restoratives we're applied
and the young women were shortly able to
leave Tor their homes.
DIR. Shirk Resigns.
DIR. A. Shirk has resigned his position as
snperin tendent Of the: County Infirmary.
AT least, a well-grounded report to that
effect has become current. but the gentle
men of the Board of Supervisors will
neither deny nor affirm the runner. There
is but little doubt. however, that such is
the case. The Supervisors conceal the
matter in order 10 protect themselves from
the pleadings OF physicians who are anx.
ious to succeed Shirk, and their friends.
Dr.. Shrk has hed the position for the
fun n