The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-04
LATEST OAKLAND NEWS.
An Attempt to Break Jail by
II. Means of a Saw and
! Acid.
ALL READY FOR CELEBRATION.
Anonymous Letters Sent to the
School Direotors-NeM Sew
:. erage System.

A Goddess of Liberty will appear in the
parade to-day, but her identity will not be
known until she is. seen in her triumphal
car. occupying the place of honor in the
pageant. P. NJ. Fisher, the sole remaining
member of the committee that was APP
pointed 10 choose. a Goddess to preside
over the celebration, found her yesterday,
but one OF the conditions on which she
consented to take the honor thrust upon
her was that her name should be kept
secret until she was ready to appear with
her escort in the parade. ....<-..
:: Never in the history of Oakland has the
city. been. decorated as it Is to-day. Many
thousands of dollars have been spent IN
flags and bunting, and Broadway and
Washington stree Is, as far as the eye can
see; are q fiuttering mass OF hags ana
streamers. Many of the decorations OF the
business-honSes are handsome IN the eX-
treme.. The feature OF the celeoratlonr
aside from the magnificent Paraue, VIII De
the fireworks at the lake IN the evening.
The first three mum bers on the programme
will be as follows
National salute of thirteen aerial maroons,
fred TO notify the public OF the commencement
of the exhibition.
2-CTand Illumination u Tue idhS pIOuuCSu
by the simultaneous display of forty-eight
pfismatic fires continually changing colors.
Especial feature. Novelty in water display
60 extending entirely around the lake and fired
simultaneously with the balance OF the pro-
gramme, comprising IL diving devils, II fly
ing FISH L assorted illuminators, 4 electric
. floaters, 9 water VOLCANOES, 3 sea-Serpents, as
sorted fountains 2 waterwheels, 2 Japanese
school of gold fish, and concluding with
water bombshell. rhe last number will be
called the Oakland Bouquet and Will consist
NJ ba n shells. nr0QuC-
ing startling effects.
The grand stands at the lakeside have been
enlarged so as to accommodate 5000 people and
are so situated on the boulevard as to command
full view of the lake.
= Attempted Jail Break.
Jaiier Al White nipped cleverly planned
Jail break in the bud yesterday morning
and Jake Oppenheimer one OF the despe-
rate highwaymen who robbed Taggart's
drugstore a couple of months ago, after
binding and gagging Clerk Crum, now lam
cuisines in solitary confinement in conse-
quence.
- Aboutthree weeks Deputy White learned
that break of some kind was contemplated
and that OpDenheimer was concerned IN
it.Then he begante watch the time cor
ridor and nothing developed until W alter
Lambert, ex-clerk of the Police Court, was
brought to the Jail:
After talk with White Lambert was put
in with 0ppenheimer with instruction to
watch him and ascertain where the tools
which were believed to be in his possession
were secreted: After that the jailer re-
ceived report each day and eventually
captured the layout.
The tools consisted of saw, file and a
bottle of acid. Oppenheimer had nothing
to say.
Progressive Golden Gate.
After long struggle Golden Gate has at
last succeeded in getting a sewerage sys-
tenn second to none in the State. The
mem bers of the Sanitary Board, immedl-
ately after their election in May, 1894 be-
gan to agitate the question of new sys-
tenn of sewers. The old cesspools were a
menace to the health of the residents. The
bonds have been sold and the contract let
for $20C, 000 Charles NJ. HugginB, the City
Engineer of Berkeley. has charge of the
work. The first ground was broken by
Louis de Rome, one of the members OF the
Sanitary Board, who preserved the earth
and shovel as mementos. The board con-
sists of Louis de Rome, P. Cahill, ]. n. L.
Shepard, l.. Dickman and J. Lockwood.
PopuIist Celebration.
After the parade to-day the Populists,
will go to Blair Park and celebrate the
third anniversary of the New Declaration
of independence" the Omaha platform,
which was adopted three years ago by the
Populists at the convention. The Declare
ton of independence Will be read by John
Ennis, solo by Professor Tobias, songs
by quartet and Professor T. Barnewitz,
reading of the new Declaration (1892), Rev
DR.. Taft of Alameda followed by a short
speech; reading of poem by Mrs. Drake !;
speeches by 7. Y. Gator. Job Hartman,
Green Majors, Judge E. NJ. Gibson, Miss
frankie Lane, Judge Thompson and Bert
Cornell.
=. Oakland Brevities.
City Treasurer Gilpin has redeemed
5000 of the $50, 900 bonds that were issued
in 1872 The bonds were held by an Eastern
capitalist and presented for redemption by
the First National Bank of this city.
Mrs. Margaret L. Hoyt passed away yes
terday morning at her home on Eighteenth
street. She was one of Oakland oldest
public school teachers. The funeral will
take place from the First Congregational
Church tomorrow at 1 P. NJ.
The Oakland Alliance No. 5 of st. Pat
rick's Alliance of America will celebrate
to-day at San Lorenzo Grove.
The funeral of Edgar S. Fisher, formerly
well-known capitalist of this city, took
place in this city yesterday. He died in
Seattle, where he had gone for his health
: Next. Sunday afternoon Mr.. Frank
HInckley will be ordained pastor OF the
Second Congregational Church of this
city. The sermon will be preached by the
famous DIR. Gunsaulus of Chicago. Before
coming to Oakland Mr.. Hinckley was as
sociated with DR.. Gunsaulus. All of the
. Congre gational churches in Oakland, as
well as those in Alameda and Berkeley
will be represented on the occasion.