The morning call., 1890-05-01
ACROSS THE BAY.
Joseph Hume Makes Another
Plunge Into MatrimODy.
More ag-Raisings-sons Of Veterans En-
campment-A Waiting-Room for Over
land ssengers-Nousuited.

Joseph Hume, the capitalist, yesterday
married Miss Harriet Macbeth, daughter of
DR.. Macbeth of Peralta Park. Hume has
been twice divorced from his former wife
within the past year. The first time the
wife went to Martinez and obtained di-
vorce on the ground of cruelty. After the
renarriaae an agreement for q division OF
the property was made and Hume was al
lowed divorce on the ground of deSerti on.
The marriage ceremony of yesterday took
place at the residence Of the brides parents.
The couple went to San Francisco. and
will start to-day for New York aud Paris.
Hume is reported to be millionaire and,
it is said, he has settled half of his remain
ing property on his young wife. He is 40
and his wife a. Mrs Lizzie Hume, the
former wife, resides with her youngest child
In Oakland.
4 waiting-room for overland and passen-
gers for the interior of the State is being
partitioned OFF the large waiting-room at
the broad-gange pier. Heretofore overland
passengers have had had to sit on benches
outside or on the steps while awaiting
trains The new room will be off the north
end Of the large room.
CAAfMEr NoNsUITED.
In the suit of John II. Cammet versus
the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, to
recover $4,000 damages for the killing of
| the nine-year-old son of the plaintiff, a
motion for a nonsuit was granted yesterday
| by Judge Gibson on the ground OF con-
! tributory negligence OF the boys mother in
| allowing him to ride on trains without
| proper care, and also because no negligence
| was shown on the part of the company or
! its employees. The attorneys for the
| plaintiff gave notice OF an appeal to the
| Supreme Court.
Tomorrow evening rhetorical enter
| tainment will take place at Mills College.
| The $50 train from San Francisco will
! make connection with the train for Semi
| nary Park and a train Will leave the same
| station at the close of the entertain ment.
| The programme promises treat to those
| who attend.
SONS OF VETERANS.
About score of the members of Colonel
| E. ID. Baker Camp. No. 5, Sons of Veter-
| ans, will leave Oakland pier at A. NJ. on
| Sunday next for Chico, to attend the fourth
annual encampment of the Division OF Cal
| if0rnia. The camp will present the name
| of Captain Frederick V. Wood as a can
didate for the position of Colonel of the
| division. Captain Chester l.. Robinson will
| have charge Of drill corps from the camp
| for competitive drill
Flags were raised over the Lafayette and
! Emeryyille schools yesterday. City Super
intendent MeClymonds conducted the eXer-
cises at the Lafayette, and Principal
| Knowlton those at the Emeryville School
Next week flags will be raised over the
three remaining schools, the Clawson,
| GrOYe-Street and Harris0n-street.
FOR STEALING AT TRACY.
Herman Max Kircher, German boy
aged l9, was arrested at Eighth street and
| Broadway last evening on charge of steal
ing $50 at Tracy, San Joaquin County. He
| admits haVinp
500 IN San Francisco on Tuesday. He also
says that while he was asleep the remain
ing $50 was taken out of his pockets. He
Will be taken to Tracy to-day for examina-
| ton.
The Oakland Board of Trade has elected
the following Directors for the ensuing
year: Charles ID. Pierce, E. ii. Woolsey,
Volney d. Moody. j. S. Emery, F. K. Shat
tuck, NJ. j. Keller, W. w. Cannon, j. S.
| White, E. c. Sessions. E. w. Woodward,
NJ. ]. Laymanee. For President C. d,
Pierce was recommended to the Directors
County Assessor Molloy now has twenty
| three deputies in the field preparing the as
| seSSment-roll.
SIX NEW CARS READY.
Six new street-ears, built after the STYLE
of the Ielegraph-ayenue cars, are at New
ark ready to be shipped to Oakland for thu
Tubbs Hotel line as soon as the new car
house is built for them.
The attendance at the concert given on
| IHeSuay evening LOT the Deneut OIL the
widow and children OF the late w. j. Mac
dougall was about 600. and the net proceeds
will be between $3.50 and $500.
The stockholders of the Pacific Iron and
Nail Company have reelected the Board of
Directors as follows II. J. Sadier, NJ Sachs,
William Wright, W. F. Mau and r. Sadler
The board reelected: Ii. J. Sadler, Presi-
dent; w. f. Mau, President and Sec
rotary; William Wright. General Manager
The works of the Southern Pacific Com
pany for coating piles will be built in thu
yards, near the foot of Peralta street. Tit
cost of construction will be about So, 600.
Mayor Glascock has reappointed Drs
Woolsey and Adams members of the Boart
of Health.
Eden Parlor, n. S. G. W., of Haywards
will dedicate its new hall on July 4th.