The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-26
TO MEET TONIGHT.
The Council to Consider
Water Rates.
A GIRLS SAD DISTRACTION.
Federated Trades Labor Union
Holds a Service.
A BOYS BRIGADE INSTALLATION.
Professor B. Nagarkar on the "Re-
Agious Philosophy of India"
University Notes.
A BOYS BRIGADE INSTALLATION,

OAKLAND-The City Council meets to
night in committee OF the whole 10 con-
slider the problem of water rates. Officers
and attorneys OF the water companies are
expected 10 be present and represent their
side of the question.
One Grips Experience.
Annie Schmiedt, a German domestic, 20
years of age, was taken to the Receiving
Hospital yesterday morning violently in
sane. The young woman's trouble seems
to have been induced by worry and de-
spondency, caused by poor health and
inability to get employment.
Miss Sehmedt was employed 80 a
dometic at 925 KIrkham street until re-
Gently when, for some reason or other,
she was discharged. Her health was poor
and her small savings rapidly diminished
as she lived along from day to day Yainly
seeking another position.
The girl was without relative or friend
and knew scarcely enough, English to be
Ineligible. Care and dread of restitution
grew greater as her money grew less.
Saturday afternoon, as she was walking
on Washington street, horror of black
ness rushed upon her.
She felt powerful influence urging her
to take her own life then and there. Miss
Schmidt says she was in moment beside
herself with fear of what was Detailing
her. Her nerves had been completely
shattered. 1t was the first warning of
insanity.
Collecting herself as best she could the
distracted girl ran into the nearest lodg-
ing-house and asked for room. It was
Mrs. Edgar's place. 973 Washington street.
The room was shown her, and at once
Miss Schmiedt locked her door and hur-
rtpdlv pranorad haH Che
night Of fear and struggling, and wanted
to meet it alone.
An hour later Mrs. Edgar heard her
moaning and weeping. and still later she
heard her scream again and again and cry
out pitifuily for death.
The police were notified and the young
German. now a raVng msniac, was con-
yeyed by force to the City Hail and then
TO the Receiving Hospital
she required two constant attendants to
keep her from beating her brains out.
At the Churches.
The Golden Gate Association of Free
Baptists proposes holding its semi-annuaI
meeting with the Oakland Free Baptist
church on March and g. The programme
has been arranged as follows: Friday
eFenlng-Young peoples prayer-meeting.
Saturday morning-PTayer-m and
business meeting; The ladies will serve a
lunch at 10 o'clock; at P. NJ, conference
sermon by Rev. Henry Brown. to be fol-
lowed by covenant prayer-meeting.
The Alameda County Christian En-
deavor Union will hold it's twentieth quar-
terly convention at Mills College on Friday
evening. March 9. AT 1880 O'Clock.
Rev. George II. Mckay of Tulare CITY
preached at the Fourth Congregational
Church Yesterday evening.
The Federated Trades Labor Union
held an evening service at the Chase
oil
A member of the union delivered an ad-
dress and answered a number of questions
put to him.
Rev. S. L. Carey, DID,, of Boston
preached at the Eighth-avenue NJ. Z.
Church yesterday morning. Ia the even
ing meeting OF the Boys Brigade was
held. Brigades from other churches at
tended. and the officers of the company of
this church were installed. Professor c.
+. Jones of Alhambra, z. A. Girvin, the
national secretary. and Rev. T. Y. Fisher
Of Los Angeles delivered addresses.
Last night Rev. William RAIDER of the
First Congregational Church announced
his Intention of inaugurating next Sunday
night course Of sermons on historic
religious reformers and the opinions they
expressed. The first sermon will be on
Bernard of Clairyaux." the second on
"Savonarola."
An interesting service was conducted al
bhO 4iiot DhpttSb OUuTcU IaSk night DV
MISS Emma Hampstead, president of the
Young Peoples Society OF Christian En-
deayor. The subject was Temperance, 4"
Baptism was administered
Professor B. Nagarkar, who represent ted
the Hindoo sect known as the Brahmo-
SomaJ at the religious parliament at Chi
cage, delivered an address on "Tbe Re.
lisious PHILOSOPHERS of India" at the First
Unitarian Church last night. This lecture
will be followed by another on Friday
night and still another next Sunday night
The church was well filed last night and
the speakers words were received with
rapt attention. Professor Nagarkar ha.
delivered addresses in many of the larger
Western cities and always succeeds in ex.
citing Intense interest and admiration.
Should Sleep in Bed.
The strong arm of the law reached ouI
at various times yesterday morning In tbs
very early hours and laid heavy hands on
mscreants about town who were SO abau.
doned as to sleep out of doors. These
offenders sought rest wherever they trusted
they would be undisurbed. They should
have remained at home-but they were
homeless. They ought to have slept in
bed-but they had no bed. However thai
may be, the law cannot be banded about
at any ones beck and call. They violated
the sleeping-out ordinance" and yester
day morning list of the names of these
criminals graced the City Hall docket.
Small Blaze.
Shortly after o'clock yesterday morn.
ing small blaze was discovered in the
Office of Rigney & Co.'s Nevada livery sta.
bles. at Eighth and Harrison streets. The
department was notified and promptly dis
patched the chemical engine to the spot
In fifteen minutes the fire was out. The
origin is unknown and the damage /:
slight.
BERKELEY.
At the meeting of the Peralta Improve
ment Club held at Ashby Hall on Frda,