The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-15
CITY. ITEMS IN .BRIEE..

The Oriental ooaTo OF Chlnese and Japanese |
I; missions met yesterday forenoon.
The work Of mounting the big 9un. at Limo |
o Pointi to be commenced shortly.
The States big dredger was badly wrecked at |
.Beale-street wharf yesterday morning
Subscribers to the Valley road have bean
notified that the stock is ready for pooling.
:: The Fire Patrol quarterly report issued YES
.terday shows heavy falling of of receipts.
The BARRIERS Union-has caused the arrest of a
barber for refusing to close his shop on Sunday.
The French colony will observe the ami
Sersary OF the fail OF the Bastile by holding a
picnic r"
The winners at the track yesterday were
Fleetwood, Nelson, Bernardo, Claeouer and
Nellie G.
ton, notably limitations of dollars halves aud
quarters.
A fire in a block Of houses 314 to 324 Turk
street Yesterday afternoon caused loss of
about $1,000.
The 12-year-oId son of Mrs Sophie Olsen is
missing and is thoughtto have been accident
ally drowned.
The Deputy Assessors are in the field, collect
ing personal taxes. The costs for refusal to pay
are tremendous.
{. w: D. Magarty, an old expressman, had his
skull fractured at Market and SanSome streets
yesterday, and his recovery is doubtful
Chief Crowley has relieved the policemen
who were detailed to watch c. T. Hills the wit
ness against Durrant who attempted suicide.
e. Superintendent Mouder is inquiring into the
cleanliness OF school buildings and the need
OF repairs. with view TO grand houseclean-
ing.
Justice of the Peace Carroll yesterday gave
g. Judgment in behalf OF Tod Sloan, jockey, in a
Bnitfor big .tailor's bill sued upon by Henry
Steil.
Twenty-eight persons responded to the plead
ings OF Evangelist Varley at the United Presby-
terrain Church on Golden Gate avenue last
night.
The meeting for the election of three phy-
sicians for the new French Hospital called for
May 70.
Jean Peschot was arrested on a warrant last
night, issued at the instance of Teresa Pardoni,
wife of DR.. Pardoni, 1908 Stockton. street, for
battery.
The Southern Pacific Company has been noti-
fed that meeting viii be held in Chicago on
May %, TO form q general combine on passen-
ger rates.
The officers of the gas and electric light COM
panies propose to resist the recent order of the
Supervisors to shut off street lights for the next
six weeks.
The Hutchinson Sugar Plantation Company's
business is more prosperous than for some time
past. Monthly dividends are being paid to the
stockholders.
George Anders was driving q team on Six
tenth street last evening, when the animals
boited. Anders was thrown out and had his
left arm broken.
Henry Peterson, the celebrated local oars
man, put a new launch into the bay last night
which he claims is the strongest and swiftest
afoat in the harbor.
Fredericks, the murderer of Bank Cashier
HerTick brought over from San Quentin
yesterday to be resentenced to die. He acted
as one violently insane.
A meeting of the deaconesses' board of home
miSslons'was held yesterday in the Japanese
church. The deaeonesses are not yet permitted
to'rlde free on streetcars.
The Memorial day committee OF the G. A. R.
has written to Mayor sptro asking that flags
the park on Memorial day.
A special committee of the Civic Federation
has informed Governor Budd why the fedora |
ton doesn't believe DR.. Marc Livingston would |
make good health officer.
- The defense in the Worthington trial placed |
Mrs. Louise A. Worthington on the stand yes
terday, in Judge Belcher's court, and she
pleaded her past irresponsibility.
Bonds were fled with the Supervisors yester-
day for the tearing up of four miles of streets
ana the laying of an underground conduit by |
the Mutual Electric Light Company.
In the commissioners trial yesterday GU |
rious statement was admitted in evidence, out |
inning the line OF prosecution desired by |
Somers in the first trial against LOOMS.
At the quarterly meeting of the Women's |
Educational and Industrial Union at 1o3 Van |
Ness avenue last night, there were many evil
dences OF the success OF the institution.
EGeorge T. Gsden, of the Civic Federation,
says that body viii lay before the Grand Jury
sufficient evidence to indict, convict and i'm
peach two or three of the Board OF Supervisors.
A warrant was issued Yesterday for the ar
rest of barber at 701' Fifth avenue on the
charge of keeping his shop open after noon on
Sundays, contrary to the provisions OF the re-
cent act.
D. 4. Urouhart was arrested in Stockton yes
terday on a charge of forging the name of
Frank Frisbee 1872 Market street, to nine
checks on the Bank OF California, aggregating
over 1900.
Wallace Bradford brought suit yesterday
against the City for an injunction against
mourning any further Indebtedness for the
fiscal year or the levying of a tax for the next
fiscal year.
Thomas f. Crawl mining man from Idaho,
talks about union miners and the conditions
of silver mining under restrictions OF silver
coinage and the probable results OF q free silver
coinage law.
The regular meeting of the State Board of
Trade held yesterday afternoon. The
board will endeavor to send the entire exhibit
now in the boardroonls TO the Cotton Exposition
at Atlanta, Ga.
The Halfmillion Club has been asked to take
part in the Santa Cruz water carnival. letter
of thanks from the Los Angeles Cham per of
Commerce for the interest in the late fiesta was
received yesterday
Members of the Board of Supervisors say they
did not know the water-rate res solution was up
for final action when they voted FAYE" at the
last meeting. and the action may be reconsid-
cred next meeting.
Five boys whose ages range from ID to 1S
years, confessed in Judge Lows court yester-
day to breaking into seven houses within the
past month, ana were held to answer before
the Superior Court.
The will of Calvin W. Kellogg was yesterday
committed to probate, no contest being filed.
The daughter, Mrs. Gilroy, is, however, un-
changed in her determination to assert her
rights in the matter
The resolutions of respect to the memory of
the late W. w. Stow recently adopted b. the
Board of Park Commissioners having been en-
crossed and handsomely framed were on last
Monday presented to the widow:
The case of John and Jacob Stateler, charged
with stealing miIkeans belonging to the Milk
mems Association, was tried before a jury In
Judge Lows court yesterday afternoon, but
the Jurors failed TO agree upon verdict.
Judge Slack yesterday cited ex-District At
torney Page to appear in court on the 10th
inst. TO show cause why he should not be re-
moved as guardian of Louis Lichnecker for
embezzlement of his insane wards funds.
Mury Nigh Ting, . Chinese, convicted ofburg-
larry in 1891 and sent to San Quentin for four
years, was released yesterday. BE. was imme-
diately taken in charge by the United States
Marshal and deported on the. steamer Gaelic.