The morning call., 1894-10-01

work of laying the tracks on Eleven III
street, between Washington and Broad.
way, aud kept steadily at it until the work
was completed early in the afternoon. .Fne
torn-upsireet was then remacadamiZad,
and by 5 O'Clock it was 10 better condition
than before the tracklayers tackled 1t.
Most OF the iron poles are already in place
and The only laborious work that now re.
mai to be done is the laying of crossings
across Franklin. Broadway, Washington
and Clay streets. This work Will probably
be done duriwg the night after the suspen-
sion of sireetcar traffic. - :. -. ..
): ;: Eiopsd-wTth Her Money.
Mrs. August Herbst.. third wife. Of: the
gay contractor, August Herbst. thinks TIL
her husband has eloped with Mrs. Reynolds
OF San Francisco. =: -: :.
. Mrs. Herb-t came to Oakland Saturday
evening and In formed the local police that.
she had; good reason to ba1ieve that her
husband would leave for Portland with
Mrs. Reynolds on. the Oregon express,
which She said would leave the Oakland:
mole al $50 clock that eyening. =: =.
=: She alleged that Herbst has in his pos
possession $500 belonging to her, which
be had realized from the sale of some of
her property, and she demanded that he
be arrested and held. . =;
t1nste ad of leaving al the hour named by
Mrs. HerDst. however, the Oregon express
Mrs. Herbst was laboring under great ex-
element, and this unwelcome news all
most nrostrated her, and she returned to
San: Francisco. firm in the conviction that
Herbst, her money and Mrs. Reynolds are
forever beyond her reach. :
-. Church Affairs.
The Presby terians of the little village Of
Ne Wark have let a contract tor the build
ing ola church for S1215 The edifice will
No, 1t, kne
the interior will be made VAIN and in
inviting. =
: The management of the Pacific Theo-
logical Seminary extend general invita-
tlOn 10 the friends of the institution to a
tea to be given on the grounds IRON 4 to
80 O'Clock on Tuesday afternoon. Then
to the First Congregation al Church to the
celebration Of the quarter centennial OF the
Scn00l of Ministers.
The Rain in Oakland.
: Yesterdays ransrorm was one of the
heaviest. experienced in this county for
many years. In the early morning the
downpour was terrific. aud; the sheets of
water falling upon streets and walks filled
the air with a strange roar and rumble.
The storm precpitated exactly twoinches
of water. 1t is not believed thatany great
damage has been done in any part of the
county, bnt many of the roads are in a
hapiess condition. -
=. would XIII Everybody 49,.
AS Officer Curtis was, standing at the
corner Of Twelfth street aud Broadwa y
last evening man fairly we'll dressed
stepped up to him and asked TO be ar
rested. saying he had an almost nncontrol-
liable impulse to kill everybody he met.
Officer Curtis took him 20 the City Prison,
where he said his name was William Par.
ker. He lives on Franklin street, near
Siyfh rd was oh ROAD with i'm
Lady Kirkham's Appeal. =
The skeleton of the Kirkham family
Will again stalk out Of the closet, so rudely
unsealed by Lady Mary Leilah Kirkham-
bones in the Superior Court on Mon.
day next, when her application will
be heard TO have James Stanley appointed
guardian over the person and estate Of her
mother, Mrs. Kirkham.