The morning call., 1894-01-05
HUGH HUGHES WILL CONTEST
The Will of the Late Captain
AinswOrth.
WANTS MONEY FOR THE ROAD.
Death of Professor Soule's Daughter.
Suit 10 Recover an Estate.
Wood Will Hold On.


plenty of work 10 be done in Oakland.
Mr. Gray writes as follows TO the Council:
Idesire TO call your attention, gentlemen TO
Certaih matters of magnitude and importance
and of such future and present interest 10 the
entire community that ! deem IL my duty 10
ask your thoughtful consideration of the mat
iers and earnestly urge that some action be
taken looking 10 an early determination and
settlement thereof.
The improvements suggested have been as
follows;
Flrst-The building of the boulevard.
+Second-The dredging of Lake Merritt.
Third-Tbe filling in and reclamation of the
West Oakland marsh land.
FOurtb-Tne formation of suitable park
To these should be added the no less impor-
tan matters Of drainage, systematic street i'm
provement and the development Of the water
front.
Notice was posted yesterday that the
names of 100 more of the unemploy ed
would be put up to commence work Oh
Monday next.
OF the 100 posted for work yesterday
there were fourteen vacancies, or men
falling 10 answer when their names were
called. These vacancies were quickly
filed out of those persons present, and the
names of the absentees were put at the
bottom of the list This will be the Eule
IN the future.
A plan is now being discussed on a sug
gestion of Rev Mr.. Henuing to get large
room and furnish it with hunks, where a
bed may be had for 5 cents, and also
establish kitchen in the place, where q
man may be able TO get a meal, say for 10
cents. The gentleman was appointed a
committee Of one TO investigate and re-
port further.
This evening the Finance Committee of
the Council will meet with the unem-
nj roIia Of mil RI ally
and means for the pushing of other public
work. At this meeting Auditor Snow NAV
have ready q report which he is preparing
on the present condition of the city's
IN aDCes. and which may be Of great aid TO
Inc Council in the steps it proposes taking.
The Auditor says there are available
funds sufficient TO give employment to
several hundred men right along Mr..
Snow argues sensibly that as the city has
S467, 600 in various city banks it surely
would he strange if S25, 000 or $50, 600 could
not be spared from this amount for an
emergency.
The petition adopted by the Supervisors
on Wednesday asking tie Southern Pacific
10 begin work upon all the unfinished
street railroad lines in this county was
presented TO {. F. Croker and II. E.
Huntington yesterday afternoon by the
special committee OF Oakland citizens.
The railroad men received the commit
tee very cordially and after reading the
petition, said they would take the matter
ufder GGViSement and report by letter to
THE committee this morning.
Although nothing definite could be prom
iSed, The railroad officials assured the
committee that some action would surely
be taken and at once.
\ Price on Reason.
4 petition has been filed in the Superior
Court in behalf of George a. Aldricn, son
of the deceased Piedmont capitalist aud
banker, asking that he be restored to legal
capacity.
Aldrich is ow so years Of age. During
his fathers lifetime be was a particular
favorite at the Piedmont homestead. In
1856 the young mans reason became so
unsettled hat the most distinguished spe-
cialists failing TO bring him relief he was
ad Judged insane and committed to the asy-
lum~ at Napa. 1Oun Aldrich remained
there six years. His hallucination was
that some one was trying to poison him.
He also was anxious TO shoot his father.
During his sons confinement at the asy-
lum the elder AIdTich died. He left property
valued AT 5000, 600, and stipulated In his will
that should George ever recover his rea-
son, be should be at once entitled to
. quarter interest in the estate. If he died
insane his portion would go to the other
children.
=. .Aldrich considers that the proper time to
claim his rights has at last come. His al
restoration to capacity, and Judge Ogden
has set January 9 as the date for hearing
tina matter.
There are three other heirs besides George
Aldrich; brother, William II. Aldrich;
the wife of Lieutenant Dunning. and the
wife of Willard T. Barton, the composer
of "Razzle Dazzle" and other songs.
-. Hughes May Go Home.
Hugh Hughes, the San Francisco grain
merchant. has returned from his Euro
pean trip and announces his intention of
lighting the divorce case commenced by
' his vile.
Mr.. Hughes does not seem to be familiar
with all that mis- wife accomplished during
his absence. for when he arrived IN Oak
land Saturday night, without announcing
his coming, be went directly TO his home
at 1910 Madison avenue and conQuering
bolts and bars gained ingress to his PROD
ertY and made himself comfortable. He
was told that by so doing he was violating
a restraining order of Judge Ogden and
was guilty of contempt OF court
Mr.. Hughes then left home again. He
employed Attorney A. A. Moore to defend
him. and yesterday secured modification
OF the temporary restraining order. He
can now go home legally enough.
Mrs. Hughes basis her suit upon alleged
relations of Hughes and Mrs. Louise Petrie
the gOverness Of his home. Hughes was
carefully watched all the time be was
abroad, but nothing improper was dscnv-
cred in his conduct Large property inter-
ests are involved i'll the suit, which prom
lses to be a sensational one.
A Splinter Thief
=. Walter Dabney. variety actor and all
around sneak-thief. who has been doing a
variety act in a tent on Broadway, was de-
lected early yesterday morning breaking
-" open the trunk Of another man connected
with the show. He was heard by man
~WDO was In the smaller tent, who pro-
ceeded TO find out what Dahnev was doing.
= lie was covered by a revolver and com
.manqed to keep still, but managed TO get
WoLd TO the police station. When Captain
wilson and Detective Shorey responded to
the call Dabney had just started TO ran
down broadway. He was followed by the
officers. who alter a nard run captured
him near the G. A. Il. Hall on Thirteenth
street. be was recognized by them az an
old offender, having often been arrested
before both here and in San Francisco.
- Wood Is Indignant.
Justice of the Peace, or not. Fred V
Wood proposes to preside over tina little
courtroom at Eighth street and Broadwav
for another montl, at least. The remitti.
, tur of the Supreme Court will not be sent