The San Francisco call., 1897-04-16
AWAITING THE
I MORNING STAR
This Missionary Ship Is
Now Expected From
Her Cruise.
Oak and Sunday Scholars He p
Largely to Deiray the
Expense.
On Her Arrival the Barkentine Will
Be- Extensively Repaired OF
the Creek
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL, /,

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALI
90S Broadway, April Is. I
The Sunday-school children of this city
are looking forward anxiously to the arri-
val of the Morning Star. This vessel is
the South Sea missionary ship which is
supported by contributions OF Sunday
school pupils all over the State. The
largest portion of the subscriptions from
this coast come from this city. and her
commander, Captain Isaiah Bray, also
halls from here, and this accounts for the
great local interest.
The Morning Star left here about a yea
ago, and since that time has made a COM
plete trip among the islands of the Pacific.
Captain Isaiah Bray, formerly secretary of
the Y. NJ. G. A. of this city, is her present
commander and sails under the flag of the
Congregational Board of Foreign Mis-
sions. Charles S. Lewis, now sexton OF
the First Congregational Church, was for
many years chief engineer of the mission
ary ship, and it is very probable that he
viii again 60 to sea on the next voyage.
The present vessel is the fourth Morn
ing Star that has been built since 1866,
the year when the scheme of keep
ing missionary vessel at1oat in the Pa
clnc was made reality. The first one
was a schooner launched in Boston. After
doing missionary duty for awhile she was
sold in Honolulu, rechristened the Julia,
sailed for China and was never heard OF
again. Morning Star was also a Boston
schooner, and was wrecked on the Kusaie
Reef. Five years later her successor, also
q Boston vessel, was destroyed on the
same reef. The present Morning Star is a
steam barkentine which came to this
coast from Maine in 1891, and has since
that time made very successful annual
trips.
1t costs nearly $4,000 a year to keep
this vessel running, and this amount is
entirely made up from pennies and nickels
from Sunday school children all over the
country. The vessel now needs a Thorough
overhaullng, and she will be brought to
Oakland and be repaired on this side the
bay.
Tired of His Housekeeper
OAKLAND, CAL, April 15.-Frederick
Edwards. an old man living In East Oak
land, has asked the authorities to rid him
OF housekeeper. The lady has lived with
Edwards many years, and when she was
young and blooming Edwards was very
fond OF her. She established herself at his
home and kept house for him and his two
children by former vile. She has
worked hard during all these years, and
according to all accounts has been faith
1ul woman. On some occasions she has
gone out working by the day 10 help sup
port the family. Edwards now is quite
we'll to do and owns three or four houses.
and is frightened that if he dies before his
housekeeper she will put in claim to his
estate.
Robinson Grew Desperate
OAKLAND, CAL, April 15.-Della Rob-
inson, who is suing for divorce from her
husband, thinks he may have committed
suicide. Last night he borrowed pistol
from saloon-keeper in West Oakland and
threatened TO kill himself over his domes-
tic troubles. About year ago he nearly
ended his lie by cutting his throat. All
bis friends were searching for him to-
day and the police have been asked to
aid
Depends on Dying Statement.
OAKLAND. CAL, April 15-The trial
OF John a. Howard and Dr. G. J. Sharpe.
charged with causing the death of Anna
johnson, has been postponed till next
Monday. The case for the prosecution
now hangs upon the girls dying state
ment. There is some doubt as TO whether
the girl had given up all hope of living
when she made the statement, and under
the circumstances Judge Ogden has taken
the question of its admission nnder ad.
ylsement
No Thought Of Consolida alton.
OAKLAND, CAL, April 15.-Another
report mas been printed stating that the
rival water companies were about TO con.
sent to consolidation. When asked
about the matter to-day President Dingee
SAID; mo proposition has ever been made
by our company to the Contra Costa COM
pany looking to a consolidation on an
equal division. Fur ihermore, no negotia-
tlons whatever between the two conn
panies are now pending upon any subject"
Presbyterian Annual Meeting.
OAKLAND, CAL, April 15-The annual
meeting OF the First Presby terian Society
was held last night. The following figures
show the financial condition of the year:
collections, S6S97 80; subscriptions to
church debt, $2l3 60; increase of overdraft.
$l095 40. The board of officers was unani-
mously reelected.
Gave the Men a Run.
OAKLAND, CAL, April 15-Chief Fair
OF the Fire Department marched his men
up the hill last night and marched them
down again. He turned in alarms from
three different parts OF the city for the
purpose OF finding out how quickly they
could jump from their couches. The men
made good showing.
Fell Dead in His SaIoon.s
OAKLAND. CAL. April 15.-Victor Og-
gero, who has kept the Venezia Beer Gar
dens on Seventh street for many years,
feil dead this morning in his saloon. He
was attending to two Gu toners at the
time, and was attacked with spasm of
heart disease from which he died few
minutes after falling
Gives Power to His Son.
~ OAKLAND, CAL, April Is. = Hiram
luDos' the East Oakland capitalist, is still
serious i'll at his home and little hone is
expressed of his recovery. This afternoon
a document was recorded giving to his
SON, Herman A. Tubbs, full power of at
torney.
Another Damage Suit.
OAKLAND, CAL, April 10. - Melvin
Prescott has brought suit for $25, 900
against the Haywards Electric Railway
for injuries he alleges he sustained in the |
recent accident at Twelfth and OAR streets.
de says one arm was broken and he sus.
tanned conclusion of the spine.
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