The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-10
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF i.

Mrs. Frank G. Woodward, wife OF the capital
1st, has begun suit for divorce.
The Board of Health will meet and probably
NIL number OF positions to-day.
The Civic Federation prepares to incorporate,
and will take an active part IN the next cleo
tions.
Through the medium of the Labor Exchange
gentleman was enabled TO IND Iong-lost
brother yesterday.
The ladies of st. Dominic's parish are pre-
pairing weeks bazaar, to be held next month,
In aid OF the church.
Charles Consciously, Russian exile, took
an overdose of morphine yesterday and DIED at
the Receiving Hospital.
Hans Kohler, executor of the Charles Kohler
estate, says there is no money to pay the allow
ances to Carrie Douglass.
Associate Justice Field says it is very diff
cult thing to name the jurist who will succeed
the late Judge Jackson.
= Rev. DR.. Ollie has returned from the East and
talks about the Christian Endeayor Conven-
ton to be held here in 1897.
Z. S. Cuttley, a young Englishman, has
skipped for Honolulu with $1,000 of plumber
stolen from his friend, P. George Cow.
e. Local items, bright and brief, can be found on
this page OF the CALL every morning.
The winners at the Bay District yesterday
were: Aggrayator, Corinne Buckingham,
Johnny Capron, Rose Clark and Ali Baba.
q. Mrs. Fannie NJ. Weller was accidentally pois-
q
sleeping draught that contained morphine.
John Desmond, alias Powers was arrested
last night on two charges of forgery and per-
jury in connection with certain straw bonds.
William Anderson, sailor, was shot in a
waterfront saloon by James Ludden yester-
day, and the wound will probably prove fatal.
Auditor Broderick has refused to audit de-
mands from those City departments over the
amount OF the allowances OF the last fiscal
year.
stitUte have adopted the programme for open
ing day and settled the question of decora-
tions.
I. M. Harter of AL Eddy street has been de-
clared insolvent. He owes $500 on a note
held by L. H. Stone of Willows, and he has no
assets.
Irrigation district bondholders are slow in
responding with subscriptions TO the fund to
." be used in appealing from the decision in the
. Fallbrook case.
The Grand Jury has been asked by Attorney
.. 4. NJ. Smith in strong open letter to investi-
gate the methods of the Solid Eight in grant
ing the Ingleside franchise.
Only three of the many streetcar lines in this
City pay 2 per cent Of their gross earnings to
the City. In five years these payments have
Melted to date but SIT ,135 81.
Two Italian fishermen named CYCLIC re-
Gently had terrific battle with devil-fsh out
side the Heads, which nearly resulted in one
OF them being drawn overheard.
The State Floral Society will undertake the
work OF classifying roses. John II. Sievers
made fine showing of orn1a-deVeloped
p double-fowerfng begonfas yesterday.
The State Republican Executive Council held
its regular monthly session last night. Out
side of naming the auditing and finance COM
mittees little business Of Importance was trans
acted.
A committee from Palo Alto conferred with
the Southern Pacific Company's general super
intendent yesterday about a depot at their
town, and handsome station-house is to be
built there.
An automatic electric appliance with tiny
watermelon has been introduced into the Park
Conservatory to preserve the temperature at
any required degree by opening and shutting
the ventilators.
The Manufacturers Association has adj
E. dressed letter to the State Board of Prison Di
'Tectors, strongly protesting against the en-
,ployment OF convict labor in active competition
withfree labor.
Rev. Samuel B. Hedges and Rev. Francis B.
-poherty, Peulists, are coming here from New
:. York TO engage permanently in Pacific Coast
missions. Their home will be at the branch
house in this City.
Six of the survivors of the wrecked sealing
schooner G. G. White arrived from the north
yesterday They are more or less crippled
from their awful exposure in the snow at the
scene OF the disaster.
The board of directors of the Manufacturers
and Producers Association viii at their next
g. meeting consider the feasibility of urging
the taking of a municipal census, intermediate
10 the Government enumerations.
Judge Ross decision on irrigation district
bonds has been largely misc0nstrued, accord
ing to his statement made to Attorney R. Percy
Wright. He decided that all such bonds are
invalid, regardless OF confirmation proceedings.
n. NJ Levy, ex-president of the Hale & Nor
cross mine, says the Supreme Court and the
people do not fully understand the case and
: that they have been deceived. He also sheds
some light on Jere Lynch's 1000 shares of
j.: stock.
:; The J. n. E. Wilson divorce case has been as
signed to Judge Daingerfeld for trial. 1t is
stated that Mrs. Wilson will file a eross-com-
plant next week, and that an attempt will be
made to obtain speedy determination of the
suit.
There is to be no parade on Labor day, &C
cording TO the action OF the Labor Council last
night. The celebration Will consist simply of
q mass-Ineeting at Metropolitan Temple during
the evening. The first Mondayfn October is
Labor day.
o.: United States Circuit Judge Ross of Los An
. geles and United States District Judge Morrow
are opposed to each other in the matter of
. sending scurrilous letters through the mail.
One holds that it is punishable and the other
that it is not.
Cupid Danforth refused to grant a marriage
license to Allen Critics and Irene Decker lie
cause they were too young. They had eloped
from Los Angeles, but as consent had been tele-
graphed to them they concluded to go home
again and be married there.
NJ. NJ Marinovich was arrested yesterday for
receiving ana presumably opening 1cttSI du-
dressed to Louis w. PIskulich. 1t was sent to
the latter from Snohomish, WASH, by NJ Mat
kovich and contained a So bill. Marinovich
put up $500 bail and Commissioner Heacock
released him.
The meeting of the Manufacturers and Pro-
ducers' Association of California, called for the
purpose of adopting revised constitution and
bylaws, will meet in the rooms of the Cham
Der of Commerce, Merchants Exchange build
ing. to-day at 10 A. NJ, instead OF at the rooms
of the association.
To-day's issue of the Wasp is devoted to the
popular bicycle craze. The title page contains
a representation of California in boomers
astride wheel, whizzing along the beach
below the Cliff House, followed by the bear on
a dead run. The legend is: "New Seal OF Cali
fornia; Eureka Up to Date"
The examinations to determine the six
pupils of the Normal School eligible for imme-
date admission to the School Department will
be held in the old school building on Powell
street, between Clay and Sacramento. this
morning The examinations will commence
at 9 O'Clock, and will be conducted by the City
Board of Examiners.
According TO authentic information the
American Railway Union is stronger to-day
than it ever was and is steadily growing
throughout the country. This and other mat
ters of interest are touched upon in the cir
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