The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-17
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.


The T. IA Thursday evening conce-t tool
place las n Il ct me Art institute
The Pr IS q gb passed feIF pleasant hours
lzsi evening II entertaining It's lady friends.
An entertainment was given last night nv
tie SEeGtlernAn's Sodality OF ST. IgnaEius
ChIrrcA.
Winners At Ire rscetrsek yesterday we're
Leon L, AEnettes Ao-ven, Miss Buckley and
.chsTles Collins, the water front life-sare4,
EsSs.isSl three men yesterday from drowning
= samuel HArrod. barber, 7o1 fifth avenue,
:. :, = sIrss5eG yesterday for violating the sun
he contest in the Fsir viii case has been
next Thursday.
!. ssTLEn AfcCool." Dion BoucicAuIt's military
drama opened tor four-aighEs' run az the Al
: tie1iAtE temperature, brisk 70 high westerly 10
nPFtheEiy winds
A:fFe In TWO buildings on Front street, BE-.
tIyssn Aslis!o and B-Osdwayi last night caused
r.: The Portis Law Club listened TO e lecture By
AS2eexsadLe Bezgerot LAST evening on ''wonsn's
" Place. II Re ligioR-
The tlfal OF Charles 5. Imam for the murder
:el cora Rice, dive scrress, mas commenced in
:. Jucge Asllsce's court
-
stendeR Matthew'S and Miss Ellen Pesh-win
aIEiye Shortly rom England.
Henry Stein wss knocked down BY de-
livery wagon while crossing Eleventh and
MISSION streets snd had his scalp badly cut.
-. Ataio Clinton B. Sears. corps OF engineers, T.
s.4-i - visiting san FFanciScosaiter an absence
o. sIssnEE yes-s, sud IS a. the Palace Hotel.
FT2Rk J-:Cruz, who is wanted in oakland for
Stealing: Two bicycles, was arrested yesterd az
b Detectives Bee and Harper and taken across
the bay:
Henry Ruth, travelling salesman for strick-
tusS Opel, cigar manufacturers. was ar;
rested yesterday On the charge OF felony en-
6sEzsemeQt-
4czion on the protest OF .property-owners
sgslnsE granting q franchise for steam rail-
road OF RsiErosd avenue WIS posi- poned for
Tires weeks By The Supervisors Street Commit
tee yesterday =.
" \ mar, y no sxindled e Mission-street grocer
ortof. so yesterday was CO ptlred by Dr.. S. A.
refund Ihe money.
The schooner John G. North arrived -yester-
cEE ron Honolulu II leaking condition, and
only me :eonstant Use OF. the pumps kept The
yeSsei iEpm sinking.
e. Three women OF the executive bosrd OF the.
NOmsn5s Congress Association spoke enthus-
tsSlicslly yesterday OF the successful prospects
OF the coming congress
The British snip Spoke arrived from Antwerp
yesterday, S34 days ouL On the voyage she
losttwe men overheard and hsd 70 turn hack
% the Falkland Islands Tor repairs.
William P0eheIer, teansIer, attempted 10
bresk up The rsnksso the Salvation Army On
Nsrkes street last night and was arrested for
battery upon so-ee o. the soldiers
Charles Esber was arrested BY Defective Glib
son and Revenue. Agent Thomas last evening
FOR petty larceny. He WAS the com pznion Of
s. { Simon in rsiding Chinese stores
The California Bible Society VIII erect five
story building with E1slsard roof, On The north
80 R---rF- 7~
BE- III -6xS7 70 ieet n size, and VIII be finished
II the latest modern manner.
Bert Asnwo-th, VINO was srresred On asy7
for FsgrsucE and released on MS own Eecos-
fz=lsd % sPpe3r IN Judge JoSchiraSen's court
yesterday and 8 bench warrant was issued Tor
his Gr-ss-.
The Valley road route below Fresno was dis
eusse6 b. The directors yesterday A second
assessment Of 10 Per cent was levied, and the
policy Of Claus SpEeckels VIII be carried ont IN
6ls S5Se1ee-
The agitation for good paYements has come
To = eontIrion where usss-neetings VIII be
held. permanent organizations viii De formed,
and sIl Classes viii work together for he one
ob.ect-oece1t streets
David EElet. the carpenter who feu from
Wednesday, ana fractured his skull, died az the
Receiving Hospisal ssE evening and he body
was taken 70 the Horgue-
The tsblex1s given by young ladies in society
81 me Palace lzs- evening under the manage
Ice2t OF The Misses WllhroE aid Ms Frances /
.E&Ss--on fo- the benefit of the Girls EXCHANGE
MS 'Fe-y brilliant affair.
All TIE Methodist Episcopal sundsy-schools
OF lals city unlIe II picnic 70 GIe1Eood,
!y54 lAzTe io5t OF Market street, nsrrov-gsuge
GepoS, Al : Is tc-Elorrow morning.
. The Delegates OF the Federation of Improve
next C4u5s - meeting held t2S- ligaE. De-
t!tonea tae Board OF supervisors 20 recCn-
=. JnsllFy bsaLS IOr The next SIX weeks II order
TO zeve motley.
Ienn IcCerty, 2SI san Jose avenue, was as
stsIsg = -sog wfth his 5uggy 81 Eighteenth
2ne q ne aoEssS kieztd AiIa OF ne right leg,
Breaking pcth bones Shove the ankle He VAS
taken y TIE Receiving Hospital
=. Tke Fourth ,ot JAY Committee net last night 4
TBS Hsli.zliIiien Club captured the committee
Organization and passed 3 resolution not 10
allow foreign '1Sss in the procession z. L
Foster ~E4s elected grand marshal and c. J.
King PRESIDENT OF The committee
joan E.Ilsfn. : tsrTnerIfEon santa Ross, Wis
tied the Midway PlE-sa2ee on Nednescsy night
and. yesterday morning was found unconscious
On Aarzs! street. with his pockets empty. he
Claimed hen lie recovered ststhe Receiving
Hospital, Lhst be had been dsugged.
MIS-, Amelia costa hEs entered suit in the
Superior Court zo- re possession OF her child,
which, she silsges, sss Galawfully taken from
929 Howard street seven months ago and given
20 Ms J. WiesznsnR OF 1910 Market street
Much bEtteraess has developed II the worth
ington trial Yesterday members OF the Bad
deley family ope13y resented reflections on
Henry Bsddeiey, eading 70 show his relations
with the defendant and the opposing counsel,
over another matter, nesrly czHe TO blows
The proposition 70 consolidate the MERCANTILE
Library with the Free Pubic Library 4 being
favo7sbiy considered by g large number Of
those interested in both institutions This
union would give san Francisco the lar gest free
Library in the United States outside OF Boston
Nsjor-Gensrsl Dimond says that the National
C5uars will be red ueed 70 less Than sixty CON-
psnies, and that al VIII Be fully equipped He
regrets the condition OF the militia, and hsiis
With dekszht the prompt and determined action
% Governor Budd IN recognizing and improy-
Ing t. :
Al the meeting OF the Supervisors Street
Cannlstee yesterday il was reported that the
: Merker-streer Railway Company Was tearing
up tracks on Fillmore street, between Turk
and. Golden Gate avenue, without having given
jorty-eight' hours notice OF intention Work
{: wAs-or6ered stopped until such notice had been
. fled
: The Street Committee Of the Board OF Super
visors yesterday voted fsvorsbly upon the