The morning call., 1891-02-14
ACROSS THE BAY.
Opening OF Portion Of the
Line to Haywards.
No Closed Doors in Divorce Cases-Another
Candidate for Mayor Announced-The
Festive Burglar Is Burgling.

The new street-car line between Fourth
street and the Southern Pacific Depot,
Haywards, was put in operation on
Thursday. The event was made the
occasion Of general rejoicing, the city
band turning out and playing as the
first cars passed by. OF course they were
crowded to the utmost, for every one was
anxious to be associated with the first trips.
The roadbed is in a very fine condition, hay-
ing been ballasted throughout, and branch
leading from the main line on Calhoun
street to the Haywards Hotel has been laid
A dwelling has also been erected for the
Superintendent and shops and stables con-
structed. The cars are handsome and are
of the latest type, with all improvements.
1t is portion of the line between Haywards
and Oakland. Horses are being used, but
it is understood that when the entire road is
constructed electricity will be used on it.
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
For years it has been the custom in the
Superior Court in divorce cases when an at
torney made simple request to have the
case conducted with closed doors to grant
the motion, exclude the press reporters and
quietly conduct the case. Judge Henshaw
proposes that matters in his court shall
always be open to the public as far as DOS
sible. He Will not cater to tie within of
attorneys or the desire of litigants to have
cases conducted in private, believing that
the public is entitled to know of all pro-
ceedings in the courts which it has estab-
lished and pays for. Therefore yesterday
morning in the divorce case of frankie Vas
QueZ against Joseph NasQueZ he remarked
that the case will be tried with open doors
when the attorney asked for close session.
About II o'clock last night j. Geer, living
OF hn al CfFnn AnTA n To- f.
make few gasps in bed. He arose and
lighted lamp, finding that she was dead.
An autopsy will be held to-day.
The trial of the cases of violating the
liquor ordinance against Hirshberg & Quig-
ley, the clgar-dealers, on charges by Dentist
Burnette, was continued in the Police Court
yesterday until one week from to-day on
account of the absence of a number of wit
nesses, who 1t was claimed are out of the
city.
ANOTHER CANDIDATE ANNOUNCED.
1t has been an open secret for n month or
two that L. W. Kennedy is a candidate for
Mayor of Oakland, and he has had a room on
Thirteenth street as headquarters. IeSter-
day formal announcement was made of
his candidacy by the publication Of letter
to him asking him to be candidate and his
answer accepting the invitation. He says
he is a Republican, but the matter is bust
ness proposition, and it is supposed he will
be willing to run for the place as a non-
partisan. Inc TACT tnat MS candidacy was
published first in a paper anxious for non
partisan ticket would seem to indicate this,
as well as his own remarks. II he was as
sure of election as he is now confident he
would certainly have a walk-over, but the
probability is that he will find that he is mot
| in it,
The festive burglar is at work in Oakland
| and, Notwithstanding the fact that four have
been found guilty in the Superior Court this
week that charge. others are bold
enough to try it. On Thursday night sa-
| loon in the Parsons Block was entered; also
| the house of Charles F. Caswell on Lydia
street, from which $50 in gold, a watch and
chain and other jewelry vailed at $500 were
| taken.
A meeting of the Indiana State Associa-
] ton of California was held last evening to
make arrangements for the annual meeting.