The morning call., 1895-02-17

now or never with Oakland, and she must
not let this chance slip.
He believes that Oakland will recover
her water front in the pending legal battle,
and in view of that he would utilize all the
west shore, from Twelfth TO Thirty-sixth
street, by inclosing it in bulkhead built
far out on the mud fats. Behind the fats
he would pump in dred gings from the bay
and I'LL in to the land, reclalmng in this
way several hundred acres of tide land.
This land he would have the city hold as
railroad reservation and make it the ter
minus of the new road.
Feast for Macdonough Patrons.
On Monday night next Nellie McHenry,
the rollicking queen of farce-comedy, will
come to the Macdonough with "A Night
at the Circus" The engagement will last
for three nights and will include Wednes-
day matinee. Popular prices will prevail.
On Thursday, February 81 Hermann,
the Napoleon of the black art, will enter
tain Oakland at the Macdonough. His
season will last three nights and include a
Saturday matinee. The sale of seats for
Hermann has been unprecedented in the
history of the MacdLnough.
Hermann will be quickly followed by
Warde and James, the favorite tragedians,
who come to the Macdonough on February
70 for weeks run. Their repertoire will
be: Henry ~" Francesca da Rimini,"
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Mouth" and "Richelieu'' or Richard ILL.,"
Still Wants Divorce.
The wealthy pickle packer, Rudolph
FRANKIE, again comes to the front in an ac-
ton for divorce from his wife, Wilhelmina
FRANKIE.
FRANKIE had an idea that he was single
man until the Supreme Court reversed the
decision of the lower court in granting him
decree, so the abused husband has been
obliged to bring his suit again-this time
on the ground of desertion.
Ordinances Become Laws.
Mayor Pardee affixed his signature to
the following important ordinances yester-
day: The one FORGETTING the franchise of
the Piedmont Consolidated Street-railway
Company, known as the old horsecar line
and the ordinances making it necessary to
keep tiagmen at the intersection of Four
tenth street, San Pablo avenue and Broad
way, also at Thirteenth and Washington
streets, and to bring their cars to full
stop before crossing any steam railroad
track.
Labor Will Take a Hand.
On Thursday night next there will be a
convention of delegates from labor unions
at which ticket for the coming election
will be put up, mainly by Endorsements of
those candidates now in the field. The
total number of delegates will be twenty
seven, or three from each union. Several
OF the unions, however, will not enter the
convention, as they object to meddling in
politics
1t is stated the convention is called in
the interest of Davie for Mayor.
The Contestants Not Satisfied.
Notice of appeal to the Supreme Court
has been given by the contestants in the
celebrated Murphy will case. Although
the decision of Judge Henshaw vas virtu-
ally victory for the contestants, it did
not settle the question of undue influence,
so the boys, Dan and Samuel, and their
sister, Lady Wolseley are not satisfied.
More News of the Brunsons.
1t would seem, from the passenger-list
published in the New York Stats Zeitung.
that the Brunsons from Bridgeport were
not the ones lost on the Inflated steamer
Elbe. The entry reads, "Herr and Frau
Brunson." This would indicate that the
passengers were husband and wife and
were John M. and Ida Brunson of San
francisco.
A Detective Arrested.
Detective Kellogg of the Southern Paci-
nc was arrested last night for drunkenness
and abusive language. He was berating
woman, well known as Baby O'Connor,
when Chief of Police Schaffer came UP
and ordered him to cease. Kellogg turned
a torrent os abuse upon the Chief and the
arrest followed.
ALb"rDA.
Two of DR.. w. =. i. Robinson's stop
over cases against the Southern Pacific