The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-19
OVER IN OAKLAND.
The Opposition Ferry Is a
Fixed Fact.
WHO DESERTED THE BABY
Getting Ready to Break Jail-An Ala
media School Director i&esigns-A
Battalion Drill and Hop.

The OPPOSITION FERRY.-The new CON-
peting ferry. of which The CALL gave an
account yesterday, is to be known as the
Whitney Transfer Ferry. The first steamer
to be put on the route will be called the
Whitney Transfer. The Whitney Standard
and Oakland Transfer Company will own
about 100000 worth of stock in the new
enterprise. IL is the purpose to have the
ferry IN operation about May /. The
steamer. which is an old one, is now being
overhauled at Whites shipyards, near Ala
media Point 1t will be equipped so as to
make the trip within thirty-fve minutes,
and is, of course. designed 10 carry only
freight at first. Ultimately. however, pas
sengers will be carried. With the begin
ming It Is the purpose to make about four
round trips per day. The company has
already been organized and the contract
to use the new ferry exclusive of
the Southern Pacific was signed by
Andrew j. McGovern, president of the
whitney Express Company. Monday.
He came to San Francisco for that purpose.
The most of the capitalists owning shares
IN the company reside in the latter city. AS
stated in The CALL George T. McNear of
Pefaluna owns the largest individual in
terest, amounting TO about e-iifth of the
whole stock. There is a total of 200 shares,
at par value Of $50 per share. Mr.. Nc
0o'Slh oCCliuCu ~ sldLG WIN LUB OtuGI
stockholders are, saying that the announce
ment Is not yet authorized to be made.
There are a number of Oakland capitalists,
however, Interested in it. Il yet remains
TO locate the terminus On each side Of the
bay. The Oakland side may be near the
estuary OR at FOrtin's landing. The bust
ness OF the Whitney Express Company
alone will take about SIC, GOO per year away
from the present receipts of the Southern
Pacific ferry system.
PASSENGER LINE. e. A. Heron,
president of the Piedmont cable road,
stated that the proposition for passenger
Terry Is getting Into shape, and that he
will soon be ready to make known some
definite facts concerning it, There is plenty
OIL capital behind it, Whether the landing
will be at the foot of Hopkins street, West
Berkeley, or in Oakland has not yet been
settled.
CENTRAL AVENUE RAILWAY. - The
Central avenue Railway Company made
half-honrly trips all day yesterday frem 10
A NJ Fares were charged, but the traffic
was rather light. The cars and motive
power were borrowed from the Oakland,
San Leandro and Haywards electric line.
READY TO BREAK JAIL.-Four keen
steel saws, each capable of cutting through
an iren bar within twenty minutes, were
found concealed above the grating of the
bathroom IN the County Jail after a long
search by JaIlers Gilligan and Lane yester-
day. 1t was apparent that an attempt was
| about 10 be made to break Jail and libPrate
all the prisoners in the north corridor,
although no actual work had been done.
he information was conveyed to the jaileIs
by prisoner who had been let into the
secret. 1t was c0nfded to the latter by
United States prisoner. who was recently
taken away. There IS no evidence as to
who Is responsible for the tools being there
or how they were smnggled into Jail, but
thorough investigation will be made The
scheme Is believed TO have originated with
the United States prisoners charged with
connterieltDg, among whom are j. c. Scott,
Charles Coal, Giovanni Abattt, Paolo Wis
conte, Il. a. Maddox and James Lata.
THAT DESERTED BABE-The police de-
partment is making a strenuous effort to
find the mother of The babe left on the stems
Of the Driscoll residence at midnight Mon
day. The only evidence so far found is that
young man and woman, the latter appar-
emily weeping, were seen in the vicinity
shortly before the babe was left, and that
it was young man who rang for a cab to
20 to the Drlscol house. He went into a
saloon for that purpose. The cabman was
the first to discover the infant as the Dris-
coils knew nothing about till he got there
WIRES UNDERGRoUND.-M progress
has been made IN the work OF placing under
ground all the telephone wires in central
Oakland. The distributing point from the
conduits Is TO be at Fourteenth street and
broadway, where tree" for that purpose
was erected yesterday. The underground
system is all for the benefit of the company,
as the Introduction of so many electric
road wires has made it necessity on the
part of the company for the safety Of its
own wires.
ARREST FOR PERJURY. - George Nc
Carthey was arrested IN San Francisco by
Detective DOwney yesterday and arraigned
in the Oakland Police Court on charge Of
perjury sworn to by his mother-in-iaw,
Mrs. Mary White. He married her daugh-
ter recently and foolishly swore that she
was of legal age. The marriage so angered
the mother-in-law that she adopted this
means of getting even.
PROVISIONAL VOTING. - This new sys-
tenn which, IL is claimed, will favor the cleo
ton Of the best men on the tickets of con-
tending parties, will be exemplified by an
iInprovised election TO be directed by Alfred
Crldge In Liberty Hall. S65 Broadway. to-
morrow evening. The public is invited.
PROPERTY MoRTGAGED.-The property
of Charles Jurgans at Thirteenth Street
and broadway, has been mortgaged to the
regents OF the State University for SS5. COO.
BERKELEY.