Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-08-05
Grand Council, Improved Order Of Red
Men.

Grand Council, Improved Order Of Red
Men.
San FRANCISCO, August 4th.-Thc Grand
Council of the Improved Order OF Red Men
met at Red Mems Hail this morning in
regular annual session. Grand Sachem \.
Andrews presided. Every Tribe in the
State was represented. and 115 delegates.
representing 2,000 Red Men in California,
We're called to order
Arrangements were made for an eyrur-
sion around the bay tomorrow, starting ut
abodt 9 o'clock 4. NJ, and returning at
about p. N. In the evening the Grand
Council Will attend the performance at the
California Theater, by invitation Of the
manager.
A committee consisting of the Past Grand
SachemS, TO which Grand Sarhem Andrews
was added, was appointed to prepare reso-
luhOns III memory of Gen. Grant. At a
future meeting they will be presented and
actiontaken with regard TO appearing as :.
body N the parade next Saturday.
No business ofimportauce was transacted
this morning. The annual election Of oiH-
GERS will be held Thursday, and on Friday
the Grand Council viii adjourn.
a Fifty foot Fail.
SAN FRANCIsCo. August 4th.-The paint
ers employed by +. NJ Gallagher 10 paint
St. Marys Cathedral had finished all the
Dupont street side by II o'clock this morn
ing, and the staging rested on The ground
below. The long ropes of The tackle still
hung from the hooks in the cornice and
Joseph Beasley, = lad Of 10, went up to
lower them. He reached the roof in safety
and went down to the hooks. The roof is
not steep, but in lOoseninG theIa from the
cleats he OVerbalanced himself and down
he fell headlOng. 1t was y terrible fall,
fully fifty feet into the area way, between
the iron fencing and the building He WIS
alive when picked up by his comrades, bat
the blood flowing from his mouth told
of internal injuries. He was hastily
borne 70 The Receiving Hospital, but died
IN ten minutes after arrival though the
Police Surgeon worked energetically for
life. Deceased was a San Francisco boy,
ana lived with his sister, corner OF Twenty
eighth and Church streets He had worked
for Mr., Gallagher over two years Recently
his employer cautioned him TO be more
careful and to take no chances in his peril
Gus occupation.
Helen Hunt Jackson Dying.
SAN FRANCIsco, August 4th.-Mrs. Helen
Hunt Jackson, the well-known authoress
and contributor to the Century Ndgq=jRe, is
lying i'll this city at the point of death
During the last administration President
Arthur appointed her as special Indian
Commissioner for southern California. She
was also engaged by the Century UGqa-iae
Company TO write q series of articles on
southern California, Oregon and Washing
ton Territory. While staying in Los An
geles, she fell and broke her knee. Her
recovery was slow and so unsatisfactory
that she determined, about four months
ago, to come to san Francisco for treat.
S1nPp r. 81 !, oh. 10,
attacked by low internal fever, which
has been gradually wearing her down
until her stomach became so weak
as 10 be unable to retain food The last
month she has subsisted entirely on frozen
cream. The doctors say that her death is
now but a question Of a few DAYS Mrs
Jackson is bright, and in the possession OF
all her faculties, while conscious Of her
rapidly approaching end. Her husband.
who is banker in Denver Col. arrived
here about week ago.
san Francisco Money Market.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 4th.-The say
ingS banks and private capitalists report
tar inquiry for money on city property.
large number of small loans have been
credited to the German Bank during the
past week, mostly for one year, though in
cludlng some for two, three, four and five
jears, and all at seven per cent. per an
mum. These loans foot up about $4,000.
The French Bank has put our two loans of
s4,SO0 at SIX per cent. The HibeTnia Bank
has made number of small loans. vary
ing from 5000 to 81, 600, and all at six Der
cent, besides one large loan of $4,000, pre-
sumably at the same rate. The San Fran
cisco Savings Union loaned out $4,000 in
different sums, presumably at seven per
cent, though the rate is not published.
About $4,000 was loaned by other corpor-
ations and by private individuals at six to
eight per cent, though there was one loan
OF $3.50 at ten per cent. The business in
commercial discounts is fairly active at six
70 ten per cent, though mostly at seven.
Call loans are to be had at four and six per
cent.