The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-02
OVER IN OAKLAND.
A Democratic Convention
to Meet.
The German American Club Wants
cognition-Missing Men Identi-
fied-A PickpOcket's Break.

The Democrats win make their nomina-
tions tonight and the various parties will at
once begin arrangements for carrying on a
vigorous campaign.
Ii is announced that DR.. E. II. Woolsey
has expressed a willingness to run as an
Independent candidate for Mayor. A petit
ton to get the signatures Of the necessary
percentage of voters is now being circu-
lated. He will make the sixth candidate in
the field.
OF the Republican nominees for city
Offices X. W. Snow for Auditor, 4. I. Gilpin
for Treasurer and j. c. Rued for School
Director are omlneeS OF the MUNICIPAL
League party. For Conncilmen, W. ID.
Hoffman of the Fourth Ward. }. L. John
son of the Fifth and William WatkinSon
of the Sixth are incnmbents. Mr.. Watkin-
son is an emplOye of the Southern Pacific
Railroad Company.
The German \ merican political club
which has been organized with 800 voters on
the roll will appoint committee after all
the nominations have been made to select
nominees TO be Endorsed by the Germans.
Their chief object Is to demand recognition
for German American citizens In city public
work.
The Populists have organized ward clubs
with a view of holding a series OF meetings
at which their candidates will speak.
The two men reported 10 have been
drowned near San LeandrO last Sunday are
believed TO be William Dali, a plumber, and
a companion whose name is not now known,
who left in an oyster-boat on the day mem
toned for a cruise in san LeandrO Bay.
Neither has been seen since. Two oyster
men saw an upturned boat In the vicinity
the next day, but were unable 10 haul it in.
The executors of the Murphy estate Of San
Francisco have purchased of II. ID. Bacon the
g d.ro EtatF n
street, 100x100 feet. for SIT 600. The build
ing will be torn down and a new structure
similar to the Mills building, nine stories
high, will be erected.
Walter Kavauaugh. the notorious pick
pocket, arrested by two ladies on the train
Sunday night, made dash for liberty yes
terday morning while his examination was
in progress in the Police Court He jumped
over the docket railing and rushed out of
the City Hall, down Washington street to
Thirteenth Officers gave chase and be
was caught.
The San Francisco Land and Improve
ment Company has filed amended articles
OF Incorporation in Alameda County with a
capital stock of $4,000. 600. This is the COM
pany which is building warehouse in
Oakland with a view of creating a meat
monopoly with shipments supplied from
Baden.
Alameda.
Fred Hove, the station agent who was
killed Tuesday night at Los Olives by rob-
bers, formerly resided in this city with his
parents. whose home is at the corner Of Ala
media avenue and Willow street. For a
short time he was the agent at the Park
street narrow-gauge. He was engaged to
be married, and the event was TO have taken
place the early part of this month. His
father, upon the receipt of his sons death
q 2
Corona for Port Hartford, and will bring
the remains to Alameda County for burial
Another son is the station agent in East
Oakland.
The police made twenty-seven arrests
during the month Of January.
Earl Barnes, professor at the Stanford
University, has been secured by the School
Directors to deliver series OF lectures be-
fore the teachers Of the department. They
Will be given between the hours OF 80 and
) o'clock p. NJ. in the Encinal school on
February 10, II and "a and March g.
Henry Y. Herbert Of the law department
of the Southern Pacific Company Is build
ing $4,000 addition TO his handsome resi-
denee Oh Morton street
George {. Fabens was much improved
yesterday, and the attending physicians
now have hope that he will survive his at
tack Of paralysis.
An important meeting of the Improve
ment Association will be held this evening.
for il will be decided whether Alameda is
to have separate exhibit at the World 4
Fair or not.