The San Francisco call., 1895-10-08
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

David Starr Jordan lectured before the Acad-
envy of Sciences last night
Discomfort is still rife among the members
of the Passenger Agents Association.
Local items, bright and brief, can be found on
this. page OF the CALL every morning.
The agitation for Sabbath observance was
brought up at the Congregational Monday Club
The purrant trial goes on this morning, en-
tering its eleventh week, with the defense
nearly ended
Rev. William Bollard of Vallejo read paper
on "The Real Presence in the Eucharist" be-
fore.the Glorious.
Chambliss' book on society is not in the
public libraries and San Francisco has given
II a very cold reception.
Horace W. Philbrook unsuccessfully at
tempted to have his disbarment decree set aside
In the Supreme Court yesterday.
DR.. P. Brett Morgan gave the first of a series
of lectures last evening in Y. NJ. G. A. Hail for
the benefit OF st. Luke's Medical Mission.
FIR ed Blotte of Stockton street was stabbed in
the left wrist in a saloon on Second street by an
unknown man at an early hour yesterday
morning.
The weather predictions for San Francisco
and vicinity to-day are: Fair, except foggy al
night; stationary temperature; brisk to high
westerly winds.
Claims Adjuster Byron Waters says that
there are not half so many accidents on the
street railways because people are getting used
10 the electricians.
The Debris Commission yesterday granted
the owner of the ManZanita mine, near Sweet
land, Nevada County, permission to construct
an impounding dam.
Only two out of the six favorites won at the
track Yesterday. The horses that finished = in
front were Navy Blue, Isabelle, Red Idle, Re-
mus, Detective and Midlo.
Patrick Bannon, a laborer who was arrested
, on Friday Tor petit larceny. was booked at the
City Prison yesterday on the charge OF stealing
rig belonging to ]. V. Button.
c. L. Smith has been placed in charge of the
entire property of the Oregon Improvement
Company. His appointment as receiver has
been affirmed by the Federal Courts of the
three coast States
Charles R. Moody, an undertaker's assistant,
living 443 Golden Gate avenue, attempted
TO commit suicide last night by shooting him.
sell through the body in the presence OF his
wife and her mother.
The two weeks bazaar of st. Paups Catholic
Church, at the corner of Twenty-ninth and
Church stree Us, opened under favorable aus
pices last night. Between 800 and 1000 per
sons were in attendance.
The new directors of the Olympic Club are
commencing to stir up the members. They are
Offering prizes tor those who will introduce
the greatest numberof new members, and they
are discharging the deGnquents.
The deed is ready, and the transfer of the
Sutro site for the Affiliated Colleges will prob
ably be made to the University Regents to-day
DR.. r. Beverly Cole favors q building after the
style of the State Capitol at Sacramento.
Miss Marion Virginia Nolan, the winner O.
the celebrated California Venus contest of two
years ago, has signed contract to go on the
stage at New York this season. She will ap-
pear in the leading roles in society plays.
Mayor Sutro has postponed the opening of
his electric road to the beach for two weeks.
New attractions are in preparation near Sutro
Heights for its patrons, who will also be giver
other inducements to patronize the road
The Ormondes and Golden Gates played
osNFh hall TNN16 Eo&,
Park. The features of the game was the bat
terry work of T. Kelly and n. Duffy. The Or
mondes made 10 runs, the Golden Gates 2.
The big tournament of the California Inani
mate Target Association at Oakland racetrael
closes, the Olympic Gun Club carrying OF the
honoTs for team shooting. Over 100 sports
men took part and 10000 shots were fired.
The Bay District racetrack will close it
gates March 1, t. 81. Williams Jr. having
failed to interest Eastern turf capital in tht
purchase of the old sporting place. The prop
erty will be graded and laid out in bui1din!
lots.
In view of the fact that the Southern Pacih,
Company has recently issued new freight rate
without notifying the Railroad Commission
Commissioner Stanton believes that the com
pany intends to attack the legal standing o
the board.
Members of the Coast Seamen's Union ar
confident that the recent order of the Ship
owners Association reducing the wages of thu
sailors on coastng vessels is already q deaC
ISlteI' as Nesse4s aIe eOue Jul Win crews d
the old rates.
Three counterfeit half dollars made of gooC
silver, captured few days ago, have informed
the Government of the latest idea among tn
counterfeiters. The profit lies in the differenc
between the value OF the silver in the piece anG
the face value.
Labor Commissioner Fitzgerald is very indig
nant on account of the way Bonner & Co. o
Fresno have treated the forty five womeDIraisin
packers sents to them through the States fret
labor bureau. Fitzgerald has received dis
patch stating substantially that the Womel
had been deceived and imposed upon.