The morning call., 1893-03-28
IN AND ABOUT TOWN.

TAXPAYERS ORGANIZE.-The property
owners in the district west of Noe street.
| between Twentieth and Twenty-sixth, met
on Sunday afternoon at Twenty-fourth and
| Castro streets, and organized as the Noe
| Valley Improvement Association. L. P. Z.
| Troy was elected president Fred Van De-
| mark vice. president, George w. Mcpherson
| secretary and w. B. Curtis treasurer. The
! intention of those forming the association
Is to secure for Noe Valley many privileges
and facilities which the neighborhood is
lacking. and which may be secured from the
Board of Supervisors or other city officials
upon making such necessities known. A
constitution and bylaws were adopted for
the future guidance OF the association. 1t
Is the inten ton TO meet on the first Tuesday
IF each month.
A WEEKS DEATHS.-The death rate in
the city last week was 124, and ten less
than the corresponding week last year.
Nine OF the tfty-rlght fOreign-bOrn were
Mongolians. Died under year OF age 81,
and 20 were between the ages of 60 and 100,
being upward of so. There were sui
cides, casu aljies and SO died in public in
stitutlons. The more fatal diseases were
Apoplexy 3, asthma 2, brain disease 9,
Brights disease 8, bronchitis 7. cancer 6.
! commissions infantile 8, typhoid fever 2,
heart disease 9, hamilton Z. liver disease 8,
paralysis 2, consumption II, pneumonia II,
peritontis 2, rheumatism 3. BY classifca-
tion the diseases were: Zymctic 9, consti-
tntlonal %. local II, developmental 10, by
violence g.
LECTURES FOR THE PEoPLE-The Sec
ond series of lectures for the people al the
First Christian Church. on Twelfth street,
near Howard, was to be introduced next
Thursday evening by John Vance Cheney
IN lecture entitled "a Feast of the Gods. "
but owing to severe illness from which he
IS just recovering Mr.. Cheney will change
dates with Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Stetson,
who will speak on The New Hope" on
thai evening. Mr.. Cheney will take the
date OF April 20. The other lectures will be
given by Henry <. Hghton on April 6.
Professor Anderson on April IA and DR.. d.
5. Jordan on April %.
THE TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION. = The
members Of Typographical Union No. q
will tomorrow hold their annual election
for officers and also delegates to represent
them at the International Union meeting,
TO De held at Chicago in June. Consider
able rivalry and interest as to the result of
the ballots exists among the printers. 1t Is
expected that at least 700 votes will be
polled out of membership of nearly 1000.
The polls Will be open at the union head
quarters, 600 Montgomery street, from u
o'clock until 8 P. NJ.
WAIT FOR SALARIES On inquiry at
Treasurer Widber's offire yesterday 1t was
learned that the city employees viii have to
wait Tor the salaries for the month of
March. The March bills will all have to be
In April. so FAR as means will permit. In
the early part of May a considerable
amount OF the second installment of taxes
Will come in, which will liquidate March
salaries ana urgent demands, and possibly
pay some Of the April salaries also.
The UNEMPLOYED. - Labor Commits
sioner Waits. who has been visiting the
southern part of the State in search of in
formation on the labor question, states that
tnere are fewer unemployed men in the
vicinity OF Los Angeles than in this sec
ZION, which he claims il partly due 10 the
fact that Los Angeles supports, under the
conduct of the Labor Assembly, free
employment bureau, which has helped
considerably those seeking work. Mr..
Waits greatly favors this plan.
MONEY FOR ELECTION SUPERVISORS
United States Marshal Long has received
the balance of the $4,000 due the super
vlsors OF The last election and payment is
now In order. The money was received in
the MarshaPs office yesterday morning and
doubtless II will gladden. the hearts of some
OF the unlad officers who have waited so
long Tor their money to know that some
thing over $4,000 is now lying in the Mar.
shaGs office ready to be paid out.
OFF TO THE FAIR. - The California
Worlds Fair Commissioners are busily en-
gagged IN removing their headquarters to
jackson PARK, Chicago. All articles con-
nected with the department, including office
furniture, etc, are 10 be shipped shortly.
c. NJ. Wells. superintendent OF the State
exhibit. left last Saturday for Chicago and
the employees are expected to leave to-mur-
row by way of Los Angeles.
LUNACY COMMITMENTS. Marga ret
Curley, aged 40, native of ireland, was
committed to the Stockton Insane Asylum
yesterday. Ann Finuerty, aged 81 also a
naive of Ireland. was sent to Stockton.
q. D. Noonan, aged 81 native of Ireland,
who has been several times previously con-
hned In State asylums, was sent to Agnews.