The San Francisco call., 1896-03-12
DUKE OLDENBOURG SAFE.
Berkeley's Missing Royal Stu
dent Has Turned Up
Serenely.
A Bonus for the Extension of the San
Pablo Streetcar Line-Students
to Labor.

BERKELEY, CAL, March 11.-Charles
Louis luxembourg and bis diamond ring
are safe. The prospective heir to Ger
man dukedom, who was the cause of so
much anxiety on the part CT his fellow
students at Berkeley yesterday, by his
long continued and unaccounted for alb
sence, has been located. He has not been
in Berkeley, however, so far as is known,
since the announcement in THE CALL OF
his prospects of succeeding his uncle to
the duchy OF luxembourg and the ac
quirement of the vast landed estates which
go with the royal title. Yesterday his
fraternity brothers at the university were
particularly anxious to learn of his where
abouts for nothing had been heard OF him
since last Saturday. To-day, however, he
was seen on the Oakland boat bound for
San Francisco, by several of his university
associates. When asked where he had
been, he replied that he had been away
from Berkeley, having pleasant time.
When the report reached Berkeley that
Olden bourg had been seen feeling OF relief
came over those who had read of'hls mys-
.erious disappearance and extended alb
sence. Though the theory of his having
met with foul play as advanced by his
fraternity brethren was not generally cred
tied, yet there were many who believed
that on account of the heavy diamond
ring which he wore and the reported large
amount of money in his possession he had
been waylaid by road agents or lnvcigled
into some deadly trap by daring malefac-
tors, who lie in wait for just such oppor-
tunities.
The students who have been informed
of his safety are anxious to know why
he does not return to Berkeley and account
for himself. L. 0. Hilborn stated to-day
that Oldenb bourg intends leaving for Mexico
on the steamer which sails the 18th inst,
TO Join his father, VINO will go with him to
Germany for the purpose of settling pre-
llminarv matters connected with his
acauirement of the right OF succession to
the dukedom. This, however, was after
Mr.. Hilborn had learned of his safety.
Prior to that Mr.. Hilborn had notified
Chief of Police Lloyd of the unaccountahle
absence OF his friend, and the Oakland
police spent nearly half day searching
for him.
The San Pablo Streetcars.
BERKELEY, CAL, March 1.-THE
West Berkeley Progressive Club has Sc
cured pledges OF $ll00 toward fund of
5000 to be offered as bonus for the exten-
sion of the San Pablo avenue streetcar line
into West Berkeley. Charles A. Bailey
will give $1,000 of the sum offered. c. M.
Spear, president of the club, has agreed to
give 500.
Mr.. Bailey, who is one of Berkeley's
largest property owners, addressed the club
at considerable length last night OH the
subject of Improvements that are contem-
plated as means OF aiding in the develop
ment OF the town. In reference to the
wharf for which the club has been agita-
ting, Mr.. Bailey stated that the expendi-
ture of $4,000 on such an enterprise would
be waste of money and ,ha; if a wharf
would pay returns on capital required for
its construction one would be built by
private capital
In the course of his address Mr.. Bailey
urged that the club endeavor to have San
Pablo avenue improved over the whole
distance to Oakland, thus giving West
Berkeley direct and wide thoroughfore
to that city, He also suggested that
efforts be made to change the steam local
service so that trains for West Berkeley
would leave the East Berkeley line at