The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-09
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Local items, bright and brief, can be found on
this page of the CALL every morning.
A local Japanese society for raising fund.- for
ambulance work disbanded last night
The will of John T. Taylor, the captain of the
ill-fated Colima, has been filed for probate.
committee has been formed to organize
new whist club. which will taboo money points.
II is rumored that the Kennedy mine will
soon be sold 10 French capitalists for So ,OOO,-
900.
The California State Floral Society will give
exhibition of sweet peas at its meeting next
Friday.
The flying of noming pigeons will furnish
sport Tor one morning during the SAINTS Cruz
carnival.
Rene Lefevre, has been acquitted on the ground
OF self-defense.
The work of the Christian convention re-
suited In the organization of State Christian
Alliance yesterday.
The winning horses at the Bay District yes
terday were: Prince, Walcott Boreas, Sir Reel,
The Lark and Garcia.
Timetables of the railroad companies are
published free of charge in the CALL for the &C.
commodation of readers.
Interviews with some of the leading firms of
manufacturers in this City show that there is
a general revival OF industry.
Judge J. G: Mcguire will lecture on the
single tax before the Social Economics Club
909 Market street, this evening.
The tug Fearless came in yesterday from San
Diego, towing the ship Dowan Hill q distance
OF 49, miles in fifty three hours.
The executive and literary committees for
the Fourth of July celebration have had
falling out over Rev. Anna Shaw.
The Weather Bureau forecasts for to-day:
Fair weather: foggy at night; nearly station
AIRY temperature and fresh winds.
Judge Coffey yesterday granted letters of
adoption TO Attorney John L. Boone over STAN
ley Livingston Boone, alias John Doe.
Phil Crimmins has obeyed the injunction
go West, young man." and opened a saloon
on the corner of Market and Fifth streets.
John o. Heydenfeldt, the youngest son OF the
late jurist, was married at sea yesterday after
noon to widow named Mrs. Maude Freer.
Mexican Consul-Genersl Coney received ad-
vices from his Government yesterday that
arrangements were progressing for the EXPOSE
ton.
= boy named Thomas Anderson. of this city,
was lost overheard from the steam whaler Kar-
LUX on the night of May is off the coast of
Alaska.
Count Rehbendis yesterday took out
license to marry the divorced wife of his one
time friend and long time enemy, Nicholas
Faedrof.
The Manufacturers and Producers Associa-
ton OF California object 70 the use of pollock
instead OF California Goldfish at the San Quentin
penitentiary.
The Oceanic steamship Monowei arrived
from Sydney and Honolulu yesterday, having
been delayed twenty-one hours outside the
Heads by the fog.
Professor George H. Howison OF the California
State University has been offered the chair of
philosophy in the Michigan University and
will probably accept.
Many San Franciscans have already gone to
santa Cruz to enjoy the Venetian water car
nlyal. Many more have registered ct the local
carnival headquarters.
District Attorney Barnes is the owner of the
first pass ever issued by the Central Pacific
Railroad. 1t bears the signature of the late
Senator Leland Stanford.
James Carmichael, alias James Smith, was
Drought from Santa Cruz yesterday To answer
Il charge OF stealing a bicycle from the Morrin
Cyc,e Company, Van Ness avenue.
sass MGfGfy s sSS sls EgsR
charge of assault with a deadly weapon in
firing two shots at his father, Patrick
G. ". Lietch will deliver an address on life
and Mission Work in India" at the Howard
Presby terrain Church this evening It will be
illustrated by 100 stereopticon views.
The residents OF Paramount district passed
resolutions urging the Supervisors to grant
the franchises allowing the building OF feeders
20 the park by the San Mateo electric st,ectcar
line.
The ruler and sandbox used by Captain
Wainwright of the United States ship Harriet
Lane just before her memorable fight win the
rebel fleet are to be presented to the Park
Museum.
Secretary Furuseth OF the Labor Council
stated al q recent meeting of that body that
the wreck OF the Colima was due quite as
much to the lack OF a sufficiently large crew as
TO too heavy cargo.
Charles Brickley and Dennis ]. German. re-
cent arrivals from Denver, were arrested YES
terdey for assaulting and robbing John Smith
veteran from the Yountville Home in a
kearny-streeJ saloon.
The Southern Pacific officials have prepared
81 q thp n e
10 the Santa Cruz carnival. On FRIDAY the
14th, several Pullman trains, with dinine-cars
attached, viii be run.
In consequence of having no State appropria-
ton TO carry on the horticultural Commission
its members will request of the City Hall Com
miSsloners temporary quarters in the CITY Hall
for an office and storeroom.
Petty swindlers have had recent forms
printed and nave Deen making collections
ostensibly for the celebration of the Fourth of
July. reward of $50 has been offered for
their arrest and conviction.
Fred Cruise and Gus Strand, the two men
accused OF swindling ]. f. Carr out of $3.50 bv
selling him the half-interest in a saloon OH
Tenth street. which they did not own. were
booked at the CRY Prison yesterday on the
charge OF obtaining money by false pretenses.
The VIII of Captain John F. Taylor of the
wrecked steamship Colima was filed for pro-
bate yesterday. It bequeaths all the propertv
consisting OF d house and lot at 24O7 Webster
street, house and lot at 2416 Clay street and
money in bank, to the widow, Minna A. Taylor.
Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Stetson will speak at
Ne tropolitan Hall tonight on 'The RELIGION
of the Socialist" This meeting has been az
ranged by her friends who wish 10 have her
speak on this topic before her contemplated
departure from the City. Admission will be
free.
The contractors O'Connell & Lewis saw II
will require four more months in which to
complet tie the tower and dome on the new CITY
Hall. Both they and the City Hall Commits
sioners say they knew at the beginning that it
would require from one to two years 70 do tho
work.
In two hours jury found Eugene Colmon
guiltless of the murder of Rene Lefevre in
Judge Bahrs' court on Friday evening. Col.
mon was proved to have killed the man in
and the jury so decided without
leaving the box. Attorney Ferral appeared
for the prisoner.
Hans .Harlund and William Fleming were
cutting out window in Roos Bros. store on
Kearny street yesterday when the scaffold on |
which they were standing gave way and they |
Tell TO the ground. Hariund had his left ankle |
fractured and Fleming his back confused. |
Both were taken TO the Receiving Hospital.