The morning call., 1895-02-11
OAKLAND INTERESTS.
Kelley Is After the Chinese
LaundrieS.
PROPOSES TO GUST THEN.
A Splendid Entertainment Promised
for Tonight.
CHRISTIAK COLLEGE AZ BERKELEY.
Alameda's Good Government Club FayOrS
the Election Of Women to the
Board Of Education.
COLLEGE AT BERKELEY.

ful outcome. and il Is said that the general
is meeting with considerable success IN his
enterprise. It is said the laundry will be
in practical operation in ten days. The
premises at Third and Filbert streets have
been leased for five years at S25 per month,
the surface lumber for the tubs has been
contributed by Robert Smile, and r. J.
Hills has offered to do the carpenter work,
while loan OF tools is proffered by Mr..
Twist of the HickmOtt Canning Company
to put in the steam-fittings.
The laundry, it IS thought, will give work
to seventy-five men and women, and be-
sides make work for number OF solicitors.
The employees will divide the receipts OF
The establishment among themselves on
this basis: After payment OF running ex-
penses and the reservation Of certain
amount for cont ngent fund, the balance
will be distributed pro rata TO the work
ers. There VIII be no such thing as high
salaries.
The promoters Of the scheme have every
hope Of success as they say many citizens
have promised that they viii support the
concern. The Industrials believe that ali
the work now given the Chinese can be
turned toward their laundry.
If Christ Came to Oakland.
Rev. r. F. Coyle told at the First Pres
byterian Church last night what would
happen If Christ came to Oakland. The
reverend gentleman did not take pessi-
mistic view OF the matter. While he was
forced to conclude that the saloons were
strong enough but, he said, had the sol
diers Of 81 fought as hard in the cause Of
Christ as they did in putting down the
rebellion, then the saloon would not be
uppermost, and if Christ came to Oakland
he would not see so many young men in
the clubs.
But every dark picture has a bright
setting. said the preacher. II would not
discourage you. There Is good in Oakland
and plenty of it. There are many good
samaritans and much good work going on.
There are many places where the poor can
have free medical treatment, and every
physician has a large charity list. II Christ
came 10 Oakland he would see his own
blessed teachings applied in many ways.
He would see the Kings Daughters at
work quietly at many a sick bedside and
in boys clubs.
''Thank God for the women who have
something higher than dress, society card
parties and balls, who find their way into
troubled homes. They carry no banners
and are not heralded In the public prints.
''If Christ came to Oakland be would see
the Kings sons spreading seeds of kind
ness everywhere. He would even see the
busy business man who knows Just where
suffering and sickness is.
'If Christ came to Oakland he would see
enough to make his heart glad. Hewould
see the best of all clubs, the Young Mems
Christian Association, with no saloons
above or below, with no incipient gambling
therein, and where Sabbath cycling and
Sunday racing are unknown. If ever this
club Is compelled TO close its doors 1t will
be a burning disgrace to the city of Oak
land. 1t is worth more than all the other
clubs OF Oakland together.
'fBQt there is selfshness in the churches
of Oakland, Even in this very church l
have seen men and women come in and
seat themselves in the end OF pew and
settle down as firmly as a squatter in Okla
homa while others coming in later
would be compelled to edge by them.
You may laugh, but you viii come back
and do the very same thing next Sunday.
But Oakland is not such a God-forsaken
city after all. The good things of the
world do not get into the papers. The
daily press fills the air with the dust Of
sin. do not criticize the papers. They
are engaged in the good work of exposing
iniquity, but I would ike to see them for
Just one month record only the good
things and good deeds of the world.
"Only few days ago preacher in San
Francisco said Christ was coming in 1898.
] believe he is here now. / saw him only
the other day in the Salvation Army bar
racks / see him and feel him in my own
life and in the lives of others daily. There
is more goodness than wickedness in the
world"
Acme's Entertainment.
Under the management of Captain Jack
Kitchen and Paul Carroll, the Acmes will
tonight give their annual exhibition
at the Macdorough Theater. This enter
tainment will consist of athletics of all
kinds, from boxing to weight-lifting. Spe-
cial efforts have been made in training
and preparing for it, and the Acmes expect
TO surpass themselves in their efforts TO
please their friends.
The programme will open with selections
from the Acme orchestra of twenty-five
pieces under the direction of Llewellyn
Hughes, the young yiolinist, who has a
coast reputation.
The horizontal bar performance will fol-
low with Messrs. Stultz, Miller, Major and
Cotton as the attractions.
The third number will consist of glove
contests between Delaney and Fox, and
Brown and Hughes. The Acmes have
given special attention TO the manly sport
and have some good material in the club,
the men who will appear on the pro-
gramme being among their very best ma
terial.
IQe acme Quartet VIII IOllOW III SeIec-
tions nd the singing will be followed by
wrestling exhibitions by Professor Al
Ian and Bird, La Rue and Twohig.
The circus or tumbling performance will
be by Messrs. Leando, Dowdle and Stack,
and this viii be followed by Mr. Vail, the
equilibrist. He will be followed by Leando
and Starkey in triple bar performance.
After Five Months.
The Alameda Grand Jury, after session
OF neary FIVE months, is about ready to re-
port and 1t is said will make public an ac-
count of its doings by Wednesday next.
The members of the jury are: Socrates
Huff, foreman; W. B. Hardy, secretary
j. J. White, John NJ. English, James Ney-
Ian, Thomas Henneberry, w. w. Morri-
son, F. r. Fassett, John L. Bromley, Wal
lace Everson, w. r. Emery, Charles Had
SELL William Roberts, Thomas Crullen,
Matthew de la Montanya, Henry Duster-
berry, James E. Vandepur, w. D. Thomas
and Henry Smythe.
Charges Against Kyle.
The woman who was accused of running
a ''fence" where small boys were encour-
aged TO bring stolen things, Mrs. Sarah
Jacobs, now appears IL a new role. She
has filed charges before the Police Com
missioners against Officer Kyle, charging
that he used vulgar language in arresting
her. 1t is stated that the Commissioners
regard the ch aroes as trivial and that there