The morning call., 1895-02-16
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dee has been chosen ex-officio chairman,
and will act with the committee.
Mr.. lWitcher, the seventh member of the
committee, was named Yesterday. He was
the choice of the Merchants Exchange,
which body has recently been organized
There is no doubt that Oakland will sub
scribe literally to the road fund. What
seems to be mooted question. however, is
where the road Will have its Oakland end
Some are talking about its skirting the
estuary on the south side of town, while
others favor the east or bay side. There
are some who would like to see the road go
right through the city.
The terminal point most talked about is
Emeryville, where Smith, the borax
king" has a wharf running out 1000 feet
into the bay, which he had intended some
time to use in connection with the Califor-
MIA and Nevada road.
The canvass for money will begin in Oak
land on Monday next.
Political News.
The Non-Partisan City Central Commit
tee has decided to open. the campaign with
meeting in the Mills Tabernacle, to be
addressed by candidate for Mayor j. w.
Nelson, Mayor Pardee, and others. No as
sessments will be levied on the candidates
There was a revolt in the Republican
camp when. the City Central Committee
announced that it had been decided to as
sess all. candidates for the office of Coun-
Gilman $40. Under. the law candidates for
that office are only allowed to spend $4S,
and this would only leave them So for
pocket money: Some OF the candidates
are on two tickets and if they were COM
PEELED to meet a like assessment from the
other party who honored them they would
have, to do some tall swearing when their
statement of expenses was handed in.
This was placed so strongly before the
committee that the assessment was cut
down to SIS.
Baseball Games Arranged.
The schedule of baseball games between
the Berkeley, Stanford, Reliance and
Olympic clubs have been arranged as fol-
lows:
February 23-olympic VS.. University of Cali
tornla, Halgnt-street grounds; March 2-Reli-
ance VS.. University of California, Berkeley
March 9-Olympc VS. Stanford, Palo Alto; Refi-
ance VS.. University of California, Haight street;
March 16-Reliance VS.. Stanford, Haight street;
olympic VS.. University of California, Berkeley
March 23-Reliance VS.. University of Califor-
pia Berkeley; March 3O-Olympic VS.. Univer-
SHY OF California, Haight street; April 6-Uni-
Verslty OF California VS.. Stanford, Berkeley;
April 13-Olympic VS.. Stanford, Haight street;
April 20-University of California vs. Stanford,
Haight street; April 24-University of Califor-
VS.. stanford, Berkeley; May 11-Olympic VS..
Stanford, Haight street; May 1S-Reliance VS.
Stanford, Palo Alto; May 26, June 2, June g.
Reliance VS.. Olympic, Haight street.
+ Pastor WetzeH Dying.
The Rev. David Wetzell of the Christian
! church, who went to San Francisco on
MONDAY last to have a surgical operation
performed for appendicitis, is reported
dying.
DR.. Wetzell has been in Oakland but a
short time. He accepted the pastorate OF
the Christian church about three weeks
ago. His family consists of wife and five
| children, the youngest being but three
months old.
Don't Want Much.
DR.. w. H. Robinson, the Alameda
physician, filed a complaint with the
County Clerk yesterday against the South
ern PACING Company containing nine
counts for refusal to sell stopover tickets on
the local trains.
The doctor is very modest in his demands
and only asks for 5000 in each case.