The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-30

DIVINE services VIII be held in Temple Beth
Israel and Taylor-street Synagogue at 10 O'Clock
this morning.
To-day there will be performed at Golden
1aIe Fark selected programme of popular
and patriotic music.
The case of G. A. spreckels Jr. against the
oceanic Steamship Company was submitted to
Judge Seawell yesterday.
The Memorial day committee protested last
night against the celebration by the Southern
veterans in Chicago to-day.
John E. Richards, a well-known attorney,
gives his ideas of the new law regulating the
holding of primary elections.
Gregory Ash has petitioned for letters of ad-
mlnistration over the estate of Ellen Ash who
left real property valued at $4,000
General ]. s. Hall has intimated his inten-
ton OF presenting gold medal to the best
amateur handball-player on the coast.
The Street Committee of the Board of Super
visors yesterday considered and reported in
favor of granting number of small contracts.
The Manufacturers Association asked the
Prison Directors yesterday to change specifca-
tons shutting out local brands of baking
powder.
The senior class of the Girls High School
gave entertainment of cantatas and tab
leaux at the new auditorium hall of the school
last evening.
The closing exercises of Sacred Heart College
were attended by large crowd in Metropoli-
tan Hall last night. Very Rev. J. J. Prender-
CAST presided.
DR.. Hugh NJ Smith has made an interesting
and valuable report to the United States Fish
Commissioner on the fish and fisheries of the
Pacific Coast.
warrant was sworn out yesterday for the
arrest of NJ. J. Holy on the charge of obtaining
500 from McEwen Bros, real estate agents, by
false pretenses.
The Loyal Legion meeting at the Occidental
Hotel last night was addressed by Congressman
Joy, Colonel Nelson Cole and Major C. E.
Pearce of ST. Louis.
Rabbi Jacob Voorsanger, accompanied by his
wife, LETT on the overland train last evening
for trip to Europe. They will be absent
about three months.
college of practical viticulture will soon be
Incorporated TO fill the place OF the State
NiticultuTal Commission, which goes out of
existence on January 1.
The scaffolding in st. Mary's Church, Cali
lorna and Dupont streets, taken down
yesterday, and the handsome frescoed interior
was seen for the first time.
The latest rumor in National Guard circles is
that W. P. Sullivan Jr, late colonel of the First,
viii succeed Colonel Barry when he retires
from the command of the Third.
The police have been requested TO find Will
liam r Bell, 20 years of age who left his home
at 135 California avenue on May % and has
not been seen or heard of since
John Riordan and NJ. J. Kilgallon of Denver
defeated P. T. Donnelly, the amateur cham
pion, and I. F. Bennett by three games TO
at the Occidental handball court last night.
Confirmation exercises were held at all the
Hebrew temples yester6 Ray on the occasion OF
beautifully decorated with flowers and shrubs.
superintendent OF Streets Ashworth was
brought before the Grand Jury yesterday to be
interrogated in regard 10 his acceptance OF bad
streetwork, but he gave very unsatisfactory
replies
Daniel S. Parkhurst of the Grand Hotel swore
out a warrant yesterday for the arrest of
Charles Conklin, ticket scalper, on the charge
OF obtaining $33 for a ticket TO Ogden, by false
pretenses.
The police discovered yesterday that Frank
Cratser, who caused the death of Charles Keel
ling, $50 Mission street, by hitting him on The
head with brick, disappeared from the city
ten days ago.
The Builders Exchange has decided that it
will not have saloon in It's new home, corner
OF New Montgomery and Mission streets. The
vote stood ninety-three against the saloon to
thirty-eight for it,
The Santa Fe Railway Company has organ
lied an excursion 10 the Yosemite and the
Grand Canyon of the Colorado for June II. 1t
will be conducted by Professor Elisha Brooks
OF the High School.
John Williams yesterday held to answer
before the Superior Court by Judge Campbell,
in $4,000 bonds, on the charge of breaking into
the house of Henry Cameron, 500 Market street,
last Saturday night.
Durrant was arraigned in Judge Murphy's
court yesterday, and having pleaded not guilty
of the two murders charged, his trial was set
for July %. There was some hint of change
of venue being asked.
James D. Page, ex-District Attorney was in
dicted by the Grand Jury yesterday for
bezzlement for alleged Misrepresentation of
funds of Louis Lichneker, an insane person
over whom he was guardian.
The schooner Charles R. Wilson, while being
towed into the harbor, was boarded by heavy
sea on the bar and her wheel wrecked. The
man who was steering was thrown down by
the rush of water and badly bruised.
A resolution was adopted by the Board of
Education last night instructing Principal
Gods of the Normal School TO graduate all
pupils securing so per cent in their examina-
The police authorities announced to the
Grand Jury few days ago that they wished
George Frederick indicted for stealing watch.
The case was mysteriously dropped and the
Grand Jury will make an investigation.
At the first annual meeting of the Merchants
Association the directors reports showed that
large amount of beneficial public work had
been done by the organization. Several inter
esting papers were read by the members.
There is great scarcity of milk at the Good
Templars' Home for Orphans at Vallejo. The
managers appeal to the ranchers of the State to
give COWS to the cause of charity. Railroad
people will ship the cattle free OF charge.
Alvin P. Figg, who was formerly manager of
the John T. Bailey and the A. H. Hart COM
panies, made sudden departure for Mexico
yesterday morning the schooner Martha W.
Tuft 1t is said that he is short in his accounts.
bench warrant was issued by Judge Joach-
imsen yesterday for the arrest of Richard
Dixon, 1921 Mission street, for an alleged
beating of his wife, while case against him
for threatening to kill her is pending in his
court.
At the meeting of the Board of Education
last night the matter of removing Mrs. Chad
wick, who keeps roadhouse, from the situa-
ton of janitress of the Laguna Honda School,
provoked some discussion and was referred
back to committee.
The meeting of the executive committee of
the Miners Association on June promises to
be an important one They propose to take up
the mineral lands question in which millions
of dollars are involved. 1t is expected that
fifty delegates will be present.
The Police Commissioners last night heard
charges preferred by Sergeant Robinson against
Policemen P c. Peters and John Brownie of
being absent from their beats, and they were
each fined S25. The resignation of Policeman
George I. Smith was accepted.
S. Giletti has brought suit against L. N.
Fletcher d. n. Jordan, the Mob Hill Develop
ment Company, John Doherty and the Union
Trust Company to enforce lien of $1O32O 80
for work and materials furnished on the new
building at Jones and California streets.
In aid of the Welsh Sunday-school of this City
an entertainment and social will be held at
Camhrian Hall. 1133 Mission street ON Friday