The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-24
OVER IN OAKLAND.
The Ferry at EmeryvilIe
Started.
c. AND N. RAILROAD PLANS.
Ex-Mayor Giasscock Wants to Be COL
leCtor OF Customs "A Drowned
Deck'iand's Body Recovered.

Deck'iand's Body Recovered.
THE FERRY AT EMERYvILLE.-Yeste
day pIle-driver and dredger were hauled to
the Emeryvile shore, preparatory TO be-
ginning work on the new ferry. The land
ing vii! be about a hundred yards south of
the Judson Iron Works. f. NJ. Smith stated
last evening that work will begin this week,
and will not cease till the ferry is finished.
lie will not superintend 1t himself but,
having arranged all the plans and given d.
rectons, will 20 East on his annual vacation
20 remain three or four months. when
return the work will be FAR toward COM
pletiOn," said lie. No steps have been
taken TO build steamers yet. but this will be
looked 10 at once when get back"
Mr.. Smith stated that the California and
Nevada Railroad. which is to be used as
local passenger line in connection with the
new Terry, viii not be extended into the
San Joaquin Valley, at least not just yet,
but that the work of running it to Walnut
Creek and making double track broad
gauge of 1t will begin wi hin a very short
time. The ferry landing on the San Fran
cisco side Will be in the vicinity of North
Beach and arrangements have already been
made by which certain street railroads will
assist IN conveying passengers 10 and from
the boats.
On the Oakland side of the bay the Oak
land, HdywaTd5 and San Leandro electric
road viii act together with the Twelfth
street road in conveying passengers. Over
the former road there will be a large travel.
The Southern Pacific Con- pany has already
suffered from the competition of this line in
oakland travel alone and to oppose IL has
begun the running Of hourly trains and re-
GucFd thu fare.
The building of the ferry and the change
IN the California and Nevada road are two
distinct projects. Mr. Smith is interested
individually IN the former and will be its
sole owner. With the railroad lines he las
made agreements only, by which the vol
ume Of travel IS to be thrown to the ferry.
1t IS said that tie Southern Pacific Com
pany, realizing this, has been making vain
efforts TO buy up both the Haywards and
the Iwelfth-street lines.
Ar. Smith has stated that no arrange
ments have been made for making Emery
vile the terminus If an overland road. but
mat 1t may be made such in the course Of
time. In the purchase of real estate about
Emeryvle lie says that he also has been
acting Individually.
Tool THIEF.-Saturday evening De-
tective D0wncy picked up a suspicious
looking individual on First street and
Broadway who had in his possession about
$50 worth of fine carpenter tools. The man
was jailed and an vestigatIon revealed the
Tact that he was an eX-cnnvict from Folsom
He gave the name Of Frank Wilkins when
arrested, and atterward confessed that he
had stolen the tools in San Francisco and
brought them over here to sell. Some Of
the articles were Marked wv. ID. Dewey
and wv. D." San Francisco officers came
over Yesterday and took the thief across
the bay.
The LATHERs' STRIKE. - Wednesday
last The fathers struck for an increase of
paw from 81 % per 1000 laths to s. % per
1000. At the former wages they insist they
can make but 81 IS per day. while at the
price demanded they could make from
81 - to S3 30 per day. The men claimed
their employment was very IRREGULAR ave-
raging about four days a week. The
not work more than four days n week. The
fathers union here numbers forty-siX
members, but the strike affects all Cali
fornia and Oregon plastererS. The strike is
still on, and the men hold out firmly.
THE HUMANE SOCIETY. - Alameda
County's Humane Society, which was dis
banded few months ago. has been re-
organized, meeting having been held for
that purpose at the residence Of Mrs J. G..
Campbell at 1920 Twelfth street. The
officers selected we're Mrs. Z. a. Sherman,
president; \. ". Leach and A W Bishop
yice-presidents; Mrs. j. c. Campbell.
treasurer. ana Mrs. o. NJ. Sanford. secre-
tarY. Mrs. Paul Lohse, Mrs. O. NJ Sanford
and Mrs. j. c. Campbell were selected as 4
committee on bylaws and resolutions.
Born RECovERING.-J. Fisher, the coal
merchant who on last "Wednesday. with hi.
siepdaughter Miss Winnie Mcfarland, was
thrown from his buggy and injured, was
seen st his residence on Simpson avenue
yesterday. He sustained a compound frac-
ture Of the left leg below the knee. and,
while progressing fayorably, will be con-
hued TO his bed for several weeks. Mss
Mcfarland was very badly bruised about
the head and face, but is improving rapidly
and will be out IN few days.
THROWN OUT OF HIS BUGGY.-Superin-
fendent johnson of the California Jute
Mills while driving near Twelfth and Oak
streets this afternoon was run into nv two
men in cart and thrown from the buggy,
his horse dragging him some distance He
sustained slight injuries in the shoulder and
his clothes were baily torn. John Diteru,
the driver of TIE cart was arrested.
A MINING COMPANY.-F c. Bender of
Berkeley \. Watder and James ID. Byfnp
Of Oak land, have incorporated the Siskiy on
Gold Mining Company. These gentlemen
with Michael Crowley of Cailahan's ranch
and Con Crowley OF San Francisco, intend
mining for gold on Bowlder Greek in
Sl,000,000, with $500 Of this amount sub
scribed.
A HANDSOME RETURN.-Saturday night
marked the close of the fair which has been
held for the past week for the benefit Of
the Church of the Immaculate Conception,
Father Kings church. Tonight the rattle
ana SAFE OF articles take place at the hal, no
admission being charged. 1t is Thought
about 5000 viii be realized by the fair.
Miss SCHwINERATHsHEII GONZALES
CENT.-Amelia Schwinerathsheim has re-
covered and was dismissed from the Re-
ceiving Hospital today She returned to
the residence of William Krarth in East
Oakland, where she was shot by Carl Rock
a few weeks ago.
A BODY Recommendations Thorn
sen, deckhand on one of Captain Roberts
vessels, was drowned OF San Leandro
Point last Monday night while trying TO
rescue skif that had broken its moorings.
Inc BODY was notrecoYered until yesterday.
WANAMAKER SPEAKS AGAIN. John.
Nanamaker spoke to the young people of
the First Presbyterian Church at 6 r. NJ
yesterday. The church was crowded 1t
was his last address on this coast previous
to MS pr0ceening East.
NEW MILITARY CoMPANY.-The organ
lZation OF new military company is in
progress. Colonel Kellogg has been elected
president and c. Racine secretary.
ANOTHER CANDIDATE-Ex-Alavo Glass
cock has filed an application In Washing
ton for the office OF Collector of Customs Of
San francisco.
Berkeley.
THE NEXT BLUE AND GoID.-Ninety-
four's Blue and Gold will not be out until
Class day-May II. Besides the usual fea-
lures OF the annual, it will contain pictures
Of President Kellogg and Professor Bar
nard, aud an account OF the discovery Of the
fifth satellite of Jupiter by Professor Bar
nard. pictures of the fraternity houses, of
the athletic teams for the last two years, of
the DoathOuse or Alameda Creek, and ex-
terror and interior views Of the Hopkins
Searles Institute of Art. The price will
be 81 %.
A RECITAL To BE GIvEN.-Under the
auspices of the Berkeley Alhenenm-the
University lecture bureau-a recital from
DOhsOn. AldIich- nic- will ha niven OF