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The morning call., 1893-06-07

and should be made the principal driving
thorOughfare in the CITY,"
Supervisor Denman of the Street Com
mittee, who was present at the interview
with the Mayor. expressed himself as
pleased with the plan, and manifested
desire 10 see it go through. He was not
quite sure about the financial end of the
question, but when assured that the prop
er:y-owners were willing to stand the
lions share of the expense he said that it
ought to be done without unnecessary de-
lay.
Van Ness avenue" said he, will one
day be opened clear to Bay street and con
meet with the Preside road. If the street
is converted into a boulevard now, when
the time comes the Preside road may also
be beautified and made attractive. Then
we would have one of the most beautiful
driyeways in the country"
Albert l.. Stetson of the firm of Hol-
brook. Merrill & Stetson; Abraham E.
Hecht of Hecht Bros, Albert E. Castle of
Castle Bros, and several other well-known
gentlemen, res dents of and property-own-
ers on Van Ness avenue. have been the
chief movers in this enterprise.
There seems to be no objection to it
from any quarter whatever, and the only
thing that threatens it even remotely is
that those most interested may differ as to
how the funds for the Improvement may
be raised.
II is expected that when the years ap-
propriations are made out a sum will be
voted by the Supervisors sufficient to pay
half the cost of paving Van Ness avenue
with bitumen. the property-owners to pay
the other half.
And as soon as this appropriation is
made the work of putting down the new
The morning call., 1893-06-07

In Rochester. in Buffalo, in Cincinnati,
in Chicago, and, in fact. in all of the mid
die Western cities, many of them not
nearly as large as San Francisco. there
are regular boulevard systems running
through the entire city. San Francisco
has not one.
''And we've only got one solitary chance
of ever having boulevard In the heart of
San Francisco, said Albert l.. Stetson to
CALL man Yesterday, sand that one
chance is Van Ness avenue.
eff we improve the opportunity now we
may have at least one splendid driveway
for all time. If we neglect and see Van
Ness avenue finally paved before the
boulevard Improvements are made, then It
is good-by TO boulevards for San Francisco
for many a long day.
81 know how the residents and prop
erty-owners of Van Ness avenue In nv
neighborhood feel about it. They are
willing to pay any reasonable share of the
expense. Yes; l do not doubt but that
they will be willing. If needs must. TO bear
the entire expense of putting in the boule-
ward lawns and the necessary granite cop
ing around them.
Il know how the men who keen car
riages out there feel on this question. l
drive good deal myself. but not on Van
Ness avenue. 1t isn't safe. They are all
willing TO pay their pro rata of the cost,
no matter what that may be. II would add
appreciabIy to the value of their property,
aud they would be willing to pay for 1t for
that reason if tor no other.
But the money question aside, we have
been talking this matter over a good deal
OF late, and are all agreed that the thing
must be put through in one way or an
other. II will take good deal of r1nney
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f0adbed will be commenced at once. Van
Ness avenue property-Owners realize. in
view Of this state of affairs, that now or
never must the iron be struck. To con-
vert the thOroughfare into a boulevard
after the new roadbed is laid would cost
vastly more than to do it before the road
work is commenced. Aside from this point
it is estimated that the saving in laying
sixty feet of bitumen the whole length of
the street, instead of eighty-one feet would
be considerable, enough, in fact, to form a
practicable nucleus for the cost of the
twenty-One-foot lawn and the granite
curbing that is to go around it.
The exact cost of putting in the lawn
and curbing has not been definitely arrived
at yet. chiefly because such work is new
quantity to this city. Van Ness avenue Is
125 feet in width from property line to
property line. There is 81 feet of roadbed
and sidewalk % feet in width.
Ii a strip of lawn q feet in width were
TO be placed in the center of the roadbe6 a
good driveway would be left on each side
of 80 feet. This Is even more space than
would be needed for the driveway, for
vehicles would not be likely to pass each
other on the same side OF the street. Those
coming down the avenue would all take
the western driveway. and those going
north would traverse the eastern road.
From Market TO Vallejo street, on Van
Ness avenue, the distance is nearly TWO
miles, and from Vallejo to Bay street. the
distance that Van Ness avenue will soon
be cut through. is about half a mile more.
If this entire distance is improved in the
way suggested, Van Ness avenue, lined as
it is with beautiful and artistic residences,
will make one of the most attractive thor
oughfares in the country.
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OVER IN OAKLAND.
John Worth, the Wild
Boy of Livermore.
RUN DOWN BY A LOCAL.
The Doings of Sigmund Micheld.
About the Preacher From Mer-
ced-Suit Compromised.

THE WILD Boy OF LIvERMoRE.-"Ob.
yes. he's just the same as an animal. only
wilder" said a citizen of Livermore while
listening to the insanity proceedings In
Judge Ogden's court Yesterday.
John Worth, aged 10 years, was up on
an insanity charge sworn out by Farmer
Worth of the pretty little valley in which
lies the town of Lvermore.
John is idiotic, and from earliest child
hood has had tendency to roam the bills
like the horses and cows and browse upon
the green grass. When he was a wee fell
low first able to toddle he showed this pc
culiarity, and in those days his father
would stake him out just as one of his
flock.
The boy would cavort and frisk like a
young colt at the end of his tether, but as
years crept on he developed more and
more of wildness and less of intelligence.
He was not sufficiently wise to unite the
rope which held him.
The father, the neighbors say, has led
him about by a rope like a horse. One
end of the rope would be fastened to his
leg, while the other end would be tied to
a stake or fence.
The neighbors say that with years
Johnny has grown dangerous. The unfor-
tunate boy has been dumb from birth, anG
the parents being poor they could not
watch and care for him as wealthy parents
would.
He would run about the country naked
it is said, and hence it is that some meas
ures were taken TO have The boy sent to
some sort of an institution. The children
up about LivermOre were fearful. too
They feared "the wild boy" and when
they caught glimpse Of him they would
huddIe together and whisper with awe,
There's The wild boy" Then they would
scamper off with fear.
Deputy Sheriff Murphy was sent after
the lad yesterday, and he was being exam
lned for insanity when his father, Harri-
son Worth, arrived and took the boy away,
the Judge U OF thinking the boy a subject
for Incarceration in an insane asylum.
He went off with his father. and danced
along by his side up the street, utterly
obIivious to the world about him.
CRUDE LAwYER.-Justice Cliff may
stand some things, but there are some
other things that he will not tolerate.
Yesterday he had the case of one John
pears that Judge Ogden had previously let
Clark 90 on similar charge. providing he
would leave the city.
He was being defended before Justice
Cliff by foreman in a livery table named
Rudd, who has aspirations to rise in the
legal profession.
The case was going against the fedging'
attorney. He had a hard case and a bad
temper, and the Justice several times eau
toned Rndd to confine himself to respecta-
bility in addressing the court. Finally
Rudd took up his hat in anger and started
for the door. As he did 50 he exclaimed:
you're Justicei'
With this be bolted. aud Constable Page
bolted after him and brought him back,
when Justice Cliff sent him to jail for
The morning call., 1893-06-07
VAN NESS BOULEVARD

The Van Ness avenue residents and
property-owners are determined to make
boulevard of that magnificent thorough
fare, if they have to put their hands in
their pockets for almost every cent of the
cost.
For long time they have been discuss
ing and agitating the question of improv-
ing that street, but not until yesterday did
the matter take on positive and specific
form.
The plan now is to put 21-foot lawn in
the center of the driveway the entire
length of the avenue from Market street to
Vallejo. Ornamental trees, shrubbery
and palms are to line both sides of the
lawn, and when this is done the roadwavs
on each side are to be paved with bitumen.
This will make one Of the most beauti-
full bouevards in the world and remove
San Francisco from its unenviable dis
tinction of being the only large city with
out at least one boulevard.
Yesterday the Mayor was apprised of
these plans and his aid in carrying them to
a successful conclusion was solicited.
"The only possible question in the mat
ter" said Mayor Ebert. 'is that of ways
and means. Show me how it can be don e.
where the funds are to come from, and
will heartily indOrse any reasonable plan
to beautify any or all of the residence
thoroughfares.
'It is too had that San Francisco has no
boulevards. and a standing disgrace that
its best and widest thoroughfare is in the
pitiabie condition that Van Ness avenue Is.
Exclusive of its width it is the most
-lttractiv street IN the q a.,i nj
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and about noon two men in buggy drove
boldly up to the front gate. One of them
eutersd while the other remained on
watch.
The neigbbOrs noticed them and gave
An alarm. The man Oh watch rang the
doorbell. when the other jumped from a
window and both jumped in the buggy
and drove rapidly away. 1t is not known
what booty the fellows got.
The PREACHER AND THE GIRL.-Mer-
ced is just now in the throes of 4 decided
sensation. Rev. a. j. Reams, minister
of the South Meth odist church there. has
eloped from that place with his organist,
Miss Lucy Rucker. aged II.
Reams left wife and four children,
three Of whom were from a former wife,
whom Reams had mOurned just SIX weeks
before again venturina into matrimony.
COMMENCING EARLY.--John RehaIi is a
youth Just out OF pinafores. He was ar
rested on complaint sworn to by little
Ernest Simmons. who accused Rebali with
having picked his pockets, securing silver
watch from him.l The offense Is a San
to understand the seriousness of It. he
pleaded guilty to petty larceny. He will
be sentenced to-day.
STRUCK BY AN ENGINE-An old man
named Charles Sutherland, IS years of age
and ship-carpenter by trade, was struck
by train yesterday while crossing the
track near Alameda Point. He received
some severe bruises about the head but 1t
is thought nothing of a serious character.
He is now at the Receiving Hospital. He
resided in Alameda at 1851 Pearl street.
THE PEOPLES PARTY-June II is Bnn-
ker Hill day. and on that day meeting
has been called by the leaders OF the PeO-
pies party Of Alameda County for the
purpose of reorganizing the central COM
mittee and getting things in shape for
emergencies. The meeting Will be held at
10 O'clock. in Liberty Hall
A CoMPRoMIsE.-The CITY has Just COM
promised suit for damages against it.,
brought by Mary Z. Cramer for S2500, who
asked that amount on account of the rails
ing of the grade in front of her property
on Broadway Mary took S1696 and
called the suit off.
The SCHOOL BoNDS.-The City Att
torney has given as his orinion that the
Supreme Court decision does not invali-
date the school bonds. However, il is
proposed to institute test case to deter
mine the matter.
GREENwooD-TUBBs. High society in
Oakland is agtated over the approaching
marriage of George d. Greenwood and
Miss Mabel A. Tubbs, the license for
which was taken cut yesterday.
On ACCOUNT rday Judge Ogden
gave W. w. Foote $500 on account. 1t
was his fee in part for representing the
minor heirs in the estate of Hugh S. Sicer.
The will was broken.
The morning call., 1893-06-07

meanwhile was again directed to take pos
session of the portion of the plant beion G.
ing to the town and make an invento tory of
the same. 1t is believed that the recent
management purposely destroyed much of
the towns property in the plant and that
what remains is valueless except in cOnnec-
ion with the machinery of the electric
light company unless the town goes to
quite little added expenditure to pur-
chase complementary machinery. The in
testigation of the Marshal. it is hoped,
will reveal everything.
BOARD OF TRUsTEEs.-The Board of
Trustees at It's last meeting adopted reso-
lutlons of intention for sewering various
streets in the Southend. These sewers will
be laterals of the main south line sewer.
now being constructed. Shattuck avenue,
from University to Vine, was ordered
graded, guttered and macadamized, and
beyond Rose street to Gilman, the avenue
is to be likewise improved. Three new
sprinkling casks were contra cted for and
contracts let for sewers on Union, Della
ware and Tenth streets. Petitions from
proDerty-owners for sewers on some seven
other streets were received and will be
granted.
The morning call., 1893-06-07
Alameda,

SALT WATER FOR STREETs.-It cost
the city $1,000 to water the streets last
month. and steps are to be taken soon for
the erection Of salt wa'er plant when
fresh water will be no longer used for
street sprinkling purposes.
A PECULIAR CHARGE.-Jacob Wagner
was tried and acquitted in the Justices
Court yesterday upon the un ard of charge
of malicious mischief for defra udipg e.
Ehrenpfort of his time" Wagner sent
Ehrenpfort to vacant shanty with orders
to lay carpet. lie could not get in. and
Wagner never intended to have any work
done.
AN EIGHT DOLLAR CLERK.-Deputy
Clerk Linderman was discharged by the
Trustees on Monday evening for pot
writing ND his minutes. His salary was
IS month. There Will be no successor
to him.
The Board of Education were given $1,000
by the Trustees at their last meeting with
which to improve the Haight school.
PoLICEMEN'S PAY.-A legal proposition
has budded out concerning the salary of
policemen of Alameda. The Legislature
has fixed the salaries of policemen in cities
over 10, 900 inhab bitants at S100 per mon th
The charter of Alameda allows the Board
20 fix the salaries at $50. The question Is
which law governs?
The morning call., 1893-06-07
Society Notes.

The wedding OF Miss Mamie Knowles
and Harry Adams will take place to-day In
Oakland.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. NJ. Katz will give re-
ceDtion at their residence, 539 McAllister
street, this afternoon.
Bay City Circle No. II, Companions of
the Forest, will give butterfly party at
Union-square Hall this evening.
The pupils and friends of Professor
Rufus K. Love have rendered him testi-
monial benefit. which will take place at
507 Sutter street this evening.
The California Kelley Club will give a
concert this evening at Metropolitan Hall.
The morning call., 1893-06-07

be necessary for Mr.. Pepper to devise
some other means of becoming a member of
the general committee.
After that point is gained the fight will
then be made on the battle-ground of the
committee floor.
The next meeting of the general COM
mttee will be held on Friday night. The
supporters OF Mr.. Pepper state that there
can be no doubt of his election 10 the
chairmanship at that time, but it is certain
that hard fight is being made against
him. and the honor will not come easily if
it comes at all.
The morning call., 1893-06-07

Bass cheeks is the very latest gastrn-
nomical novelty. They do not figure on
cafe menus yet, and are found only at the
most gorgeous and extravagant private
dinners. The dish comes very high, be-
cause il takes about a ton of bass to fur
nish small dish of cheeks.
The morning call., 1893-06-07
Baggage Notice,

RouDd-trip transfer tickets are now on sale
at any OF our Offices at reduced rates, viz: One
trunk, round trip. soc; single trip, 35c. Keen
your baggage checks until you reach the civ.
Morton Speciai Delivery, II Geary ST., 40S Tay-
lor st. and Oakland Ferry depot waiting -room)..
The morning call., 1893-06-07

JU Jube Drops, Pure Gum Arabic Drops,
Jelly Gum Drops, Licorlce Ju Jube Lozepges
and Wntman's Marsh Mallows. Townsend,s.
The morning call., 1893-06-07
A Peculiar Suit.

Birdie Dudelet has brought suit against the
"Star-SpaDged Banner Puzzle" Co. for the re-
eovery OF his mind.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-12-08
cur RATE WAR.
Erie Road Preparing Co Make Far
theF deductions

CHICAGO. Dec The merry rate war
in east bound freight rates was revived
today with increased yigor. No new
tariffs we're issued and none OF the roads
admitted cutting rates. but il was a no.
tOrious fact that everybody having grain
20 ship. had no difficulty in making con
tracts for it's transportation TO the sea.
board at lsls cents per leo pounds or
% cents below tariff rates The same
cut was freely mace in the provision
rate. 10 cents Co New York being the
rate at which today's shipments were
made. The Erie is xhetting its knife
with tie view 81 applying il still deeper.
The only reasou q did not use IL openly
today Vas because 1t had previously Sc
cured enough shipments al the % cent
rate for grain and 81 cent rate for pro
visions To- keep 4 busy for day or tSo.
Just "a soon as IL works this accumu-
lated business OF. IL will issue fresh
tariffs az the lowest rates IL can prore'
any - its competitors are making Toe
events Of today show that the demor-
alizatiou is as deep rooted as ever.
Little hope nov exists that tho general
managers will be able to agree on any
plan nj their meeting next Wednesday
that vill put an end To u. The roads
seem 10 desire war rather Than peace.
and while that disposition continues
there Is little hope Of a settlement of tho
difirpfffos
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-12-08
LOOTED THE VAULT
Bold Robbers Tapped the South
Bend National Bark.
SECURE $500 AND ESCAPE


SoCrH BEsn. Isd. Dec THE bold
est robbery IN the annals Of essme In
Indiana was committed today about
noon. the victim heing tho South Bend
<ationai bank. one of the leading bank
ing concerns 10 the stats. The amount
taken was sl5.oo0 No clue TO the
identity Of the robbers has yet come 10
light and they seem 10 have made good
their escape From the manner in
which the details of the theft WAS
carried out lt is certain that il Was
engineered by gang IL experienced
CRIMINALS Who have lor some time been
sha.ioSing the bank and its officers and
bad become thoroughly eoasersant with
their business haoits Shortly after
neon today. while Cashier Camppell was
absent at dinner. assistant Cashier
Kelly was called 10 the froat door by a
man 9ho said he wanted 10 see him on
some business. just about this time a
man approached the bank building on
the north and effected an entrance TO
the directors room. prying open the
window sash with steel chissl. He
then forced a heavy oak door and Vas
Immediately in front of the vault.
Robbers I'm the Nault.
The outer vault door was open, but
twO-inch middle door had teen closed
by Cashier Campbell rnis yielded
readily, the combination having for
some reason failed 10 work and before
the robbcr stood the counter tray con-
tsln.ng betreen 5000 and si0,Wu. la
the safe PIE % sli.UoO in gold and
many tnousand In gseenLacks was ar
ranged oG shelves. The prime idea
seemed 10 be 10 take as mucn as posi-
bic OF the money in sight without
arousing suspicion before the robbers
had had plenty of time To make good
their escape. For this reason the coun-
ter tray. With its loose thousands. was
undisturbed. the robbcr conhning his
theft To tie safe. from which be took
g .uuD ~ yellow CON. about all he could
carry ana 100 in bills. No silver
cola was touched. The vault was then
CLOSED and the robber made his escap-.
by means OK back door before Assist
ant Cashier heiiy had again passed
through the building. Inc money was
not nnsscd until some time after Cash
Ter Campbell returned from dinner and
then information OF the theft Was sup
pressed for some time in the hope that
some clue 10 the robbers might be dis
covered.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-12-08
IN EXTRA SESSION
Governor Rich May Call One to
Consider AID
FOR THE DESTITUTE MINERS
Iexssiasure Could Appropriase $50
900. hat the Treasury is Empty
Through Democrat Ieg tsiation.

LsssISa. Mich, Dec 5-Governor
Rich stated 10 a correspondent this
morning that IL Was not improbable that
a special session Of the legislature would
be called 10 consider the matter Of reisef
for tbs upper peninsula miners it 10
estimated $4,000 will be needed 20 tide
them over until May l. and the governor
realizes u Ia a serious question. lie IL
preparing 10 90 and make personal In
v-stigation. and will decide about q
special session on his return.
Another problem that eonfronts him
In case special session 10 called Is the
condition of the state treasury. now
empty owing To the failure 81 demo
crat legislature 90 make sufficient ap-
preparations. The constitution says
only $4,000 can be- appropriated at one
time TO make up deficiency. The
problem il 10 raise the other 100000
that will be necessary. III the call IL
made il will extend only 10 members
and officers necessary 10 do business.
Messengers and clerks will lie left out
Members will be asked 20 contribute
their per dieni 10 the fund. The pro.
posed session would be Of but two days
duration.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-12-08
CUT HIS wIFE's THROAT.
The Murderer Escaped and is still
AT Large.

CLEvEL,Sp. Dec III. +. Hough and
his wife. who formerly lived in Elyria
Ohio. quarreled and separated. Mrs.
Hough coming 10 this city and taking
up her residence with friends at Frank
lin avenue and Scott street She was
followed soon afterwards by her hus-
band; who found employment with the
Hill clutch works Hough called at his
wife's house tonight about 10 o'clock and
asked To see her. lie was admitted and
fifteen minutes latef. the other occupants
Of the house were startled by woman s
screams. Rushing to the front room.
they found Mrs Hough lying on the
floor with her throat cut from ear to ear.
The excitement attracteda a large crowd.
among whpm was an officer. who entered
the house. Hough rushed for the rear
door and escaped. pursued by the officer
and others. the crowd growing into hun
dreds, who are at this hour IL o'c. ockl
still in pursuit OF the murder.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-12-08
A Warming TO Girls

JACKSON. Mich. Dec. Frankie 81.
mons died last evening in the cutter
while riding with her employer. DIR.
White assisted by Coroner Davis. held
an autopsy. Both pronounce the girls
death due to paralysis OF the heart. aud
also declare the conditions remarkable,
from the fact that the heart wac per.
fectly healthy. They declare further
that conditions reveal what has hitherto
been a mooted question. that person
with healthy organism can die from
the hearts paralysis from pressure of a
distended stomach. superinduced by
tight. lacing. The effects of the corset
were apparent. for the heart. lungs. liver
and stomach were crowded together in
an abnormally small space. The stom-
ach was found distendcd from indiges
tion. and that was the only indication of
1leaaee.