The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-23
OVER IN OAKLAND.
Discussing the Bay City's
Interests.
Confidence That the Water Front Can.
Be Recovered for the State-A
Horsewhipping Case.

The Portuguese Catholic Chuch on AIDE
two chalices. one silver and the other gold,
valued at about 500. The thief gained en-
trance while the church was occupied and
secreted himself afterwaTd finding an easy
means of escape by unlocking the door from
the inside.
There was a large gathering of represen-
tative citizens at the Council Chamber last
evening In response to the call of the Ala
media County Legislative delegation for a
conference. The members of the delegation
present were Senators Simpson and Deni-
SON, ana Assemblymen Dodge. Miller,
MeEiroy Bretz and Taggart.
senator Simpson presided. and the dis
cusslon at once turned TO the water-f front
question. 1t was the general opinion that
III can be recovered for the State, and the
eTal Hart. together with the principles in
VOWED IN the Supreme Court decision Con-
corning The Chicago water front. were thor
oughiy discussed by X. Nj. Fitzgerald, Fred
Hall, L. w. Playter. j. w. Shanklin, ex-
Judge Gibson, Nj. j. Keller, A. c. Henry
and others. The necessity of getting the
water front opened to commerce by all
means was impressed upon the delegation.
The need of having the streets open to
the water came up also, and W as made more
fi'tN Nucu tDt WAS ndue ll&s
the only th0roughfares now so open are
Castro and Bush streets
One means OF doing this was suggested by
ex-Councllman Cameron, which was to con-
denim the blocked-up land at the foot of the
streets and appoint commission.
Other suggestions about the city's inter-
ests were made, one being by ex-Judge Glib
son, TO the effect that the charter ought to
be amended so as to make the offices of
City Attorney, Street and School superin-
tendents and others elective ones.
Three females assaulted Abe Sisenvine,
clerk, IN "a house used for lodging pur-
poses at Twelfth and Washington streets
on Wednesday afternoon. The young fell
low was soundly trounced with a horse
whip. Mrs. LYMAN. the wife OF Broad
way storekeeper, accompanied the principal,
who was from San Francisco, with two
iemaie companions. She and Sisenvine
had struck up an acquaintance on the ferry
boat. but she learned that he had tried to
maiign her character to Hyman, and so laid
the plot With the other women she hired
the room and then went to the Lace House,
where the clerk Is employed, and bought a
big bill Of goods. asking him to deliver them
himself. When he appeared she locked
him In, and then the hcrsewhipping began.
he hnally ran out, and the temporary occu-
pants OF the room took their departure.
Ex-Jndge Gibson will go down to the
west Oakland railroad yards on Christmas
eve and deliver speech from freightcar.
The car. together with second class coach.
was utilized several months ago by Mrs.
Tiels. formerly national superintendent of
prison work of the Women's Christian
Temperance Union. she established a
Sunday-school and now has sixty pupils,
mostly all children of railroad workmen,
who attend services in the two cars every
Sunday. There will be Christmas-t tree for
their benefit upon the occasion of Mr.. GID
sons speech.
j. N. Bassstt has sprung new idea In