The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-08
With Little Cooperation He
May Afford Relief.
A GIRLS READINESS OF WIT.
How She Outwittcd Bold, Bad Bur.
glar-Funeral of Miss SouIe.
Work for Unemployed.

ing. Yesterday afternoon the old list of
names on the City Hall bulletin-board was
torn down and three new sheets of folio
paper substituted, upon which were
written the names Of five score of idle
men who are not unemployed through
choice.
Tha Street Department ontInues to
afford work for these men. The funds are
not over extensive. but the city proposes
that every available dollar that can be
spared from the various unavoidable ex-
penditures shall go to the furtherance of
this praisewOrthy project of relief.
The Citv's Emancipation.
Unless indications prove false, the grip
Of the Southern Pacific Company on this
city will be forced to weaken before many
months.
The committee of Oaklauders, consist
ing of w. f. Barnard, J. c. McMulliD, S.
=. CHANNEL James l.. Barker. w. j. Din
gee, j. w. Nelson and NJ. j. Keller, called
upon F. NJ. Smith at his San Francisco
Office on Saturday, and a long talk was had
about the railroad and ferry plans now be-
Ing projected by the bOrax magnate. The
conference was designed By the Oakland
gentlemen to indicate the deep interest
they feel in any such project for the re-
claiming of the city from the domination
or the Southern Pacific.
Mr.. Smith received them with cordialIty,
and unfOlded his plans in regard TO the
building of the ferry pier and the rebuild
ing of the California and Nevada Railroad.
He explained that all his lines are now in
successful operation and paving expenses
in spite OF the hard times. The great bust
ness depression that has been felt every
where has obliged him TO delay some of his
plans and retarded the development of his
schemes for an opposition ferry. lie said
that not less than 100000 must be avail
able before he could venture upon his plan
of building out the City wharf TWO miles
and equpping it for ferry terminus, and
of converting the narrow-gauge road into
broad gauge and extending 1t o u to Wal
nut Creek. This last project involves the
construction of six or seven miles of track
and the tunneling of 500 feet or more.
By making the new wharf the focal
point 10 which Mr.. Smiths many street.
car lines could be run, and by evolving an
elaborate system of transfers, the facilities
for reaching the boats from any point in
Oakland or the surrounding district can be
readily perfected.
To place the kind of ferry steamers In
operation that the requirements of a re-
doubtable opposition demand and 10 COM
plete the plans above outlined will require
the expenditure of not less than 81. 500, 600.
1t is Mr.. Smiths plan to capitalize the en-
terprise and to retain large amount of
the stock and perhaps a controlling inter-
est in it.
Ii appears desirable tina: the project
should be essentially of Oakland and con-
trolled 10y OaklaDders. Mr.. Smith stated
that if by subscription the disposition of
$50 600 worth of stock could be guaran teed
by Oakland, he could secure sufficient adj
ditional support in San Francisco to en-
able him to complete the work. He in
Quired of the committee in their opinion
l. a.
most desired and supported by Oakland
the building OF the ferry line or the push
ing of the narTow-gauge TO tie San Jos-
Quiu Valley. 1t was replied that the peo-
pie would prefer the ferry.
Mr.. Smith was asked whether the Gen.
trail Pacific Company had anything ID do
with these enterprises, there being an I'M
preston that this was the real agency at
work. The answer was an emphatic
No; the railroad is in no manner
familiar with any detail of tue proposed
schemes, nor does it cut any figure, except
to oppose"
At parting Mr.. Smith promised the COM
mittee further particulars OF his plan at
some time during the present week.
The Last FarewelIs.
The funeral of Miss Mary Soule, augh-
ter Of Professor Frank Soule of the State
Univ ersity, was held at the professors
residence, $50 Oak street, at ,: 80 o'clock
yesterday afternoon.
The exec ptionally sad circumstances
that were part of the sudden cutting off
of the deceased. together with the sorrow
that the absence OF her charming CON-
partnership will occa ion. combined to
make the last rites of yesterday particu-
larry mOurnful.
Miss Soule had, during her short life
time. abundantly proven that sterling quail
tiles of soul and mind never go begging for
appreciation. Only a fraction of the total
number of her friends were in attendance
at yesterdays fun eral. but even so. the
Oak-street house was uncomfortable
crowded.
Excepting the members of the immediate
family of the deceased. the concourse that
thronged the hushed and darkened rooms
Yesterday was entirely com posed of school
Foster Sturgis, George BCnnell, Thomas
Pheby, Eugene Beck. Walter Graves and
Wallace Everetts. They had all been her
classmates.
At intervals in the service quartet of
four other frieDds-Messrs. Redfield, Mel
vim, Brangs and the Lawrence brothers
rendered appropriate numbers.
The reverend gentlemen who officiated
were Drs. ChetwUOd. Akerly aud Richie,
EpiscopaliauS.
Floral pieces filled one side OF tn draw
ing-room and covered the casket.
len the services were concluded the
remains were removed TO the undertaking
parlors of Walter Brown, on Thirteenth
street, whence they will be expressed to
st. Louis for nterment in the BAG on vault
vt Belle FOntaine Cemetery.
Her Presence of Mind.
The police authorities are still laughing
at the graceful manner in which a re-
doubtable house-br breaker was put to flight
one night last week by the ready wit of a
Servant-girl.
The scene of the burglars lawlessness
was Webster-street residence. 1t was s
o'clock in the evening.
The family by whom this valuable SER
want was employed, never thinking of
housebreakers, had LETT her at home
alone. This fact was not unknown to the
burglar. He concealed himself in the
shadow.
When the parting admonitions had been
admin stered, the master of the house
having said in a loud voice that they
would not be back before II, the servant
locked the door and prepared 10 pass the
time.
Then that criminal. skulking in the
shadow, laughed hoarsely to himself and
approached the door. lie sDiekered as he
bent over the lock. beginning to pry it
open. He would have an easy thing