The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-31
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.


Jim Yen. q Monaghan lottery dealer. was ar
rested on Stanyan street yesterday Tor selling
Chinese lottery tickets.
Timetables OF the railroad companies are
published free of charge in the CALL for the &C
fommodation OF readers
The State Horticultural Society met yester-
day afternoon and discussed various topics OF
interest TO fruit-growers.
The Ha:fmillion Club will send delegates to
the celebration OF the opening OF the broad
gauge railroad at Los Gatos'
There will be grand double parade of bicy-
clists to the big Column Dla-square mdss-meetlng
on the evening OF September5 D.
The Board of Health held a quiet meeting
Thursday evening and made several appoint
ments to subordinate positions.
Henrietta Mccall was given. ninety days in
the County Jail for yagrancy after charge of
grand larceny had been dismissed.
The trustees of the Hastings Law Collage
have appointed Warren Olney Jr. and R. S.
Busby as assistants to Judge Slack.
The newly appointed Election Commissioners
met yesterday and discussed the lawsuit re-
Gently designed to test its existence.
Under the new bylaws of Carpenters and
Joiners Union No % no member will be al
lowed to work with non-union man.
The Worlds Christian Cooperative Society
has opened laundry on Valencia street and
will take charge of two restaurants soon.
There will be no excursion to Vallejo during
Mems Institute, for no boat can be found.
Judge Coffey issued an order yesterday 10
pay Mrs. Haskins 800 a month from the
James S. Haskins estate, as family allow
snce.
The Iroquois Club held its regular weekly
meeting last night. A resolution strongly con-
demning the action of DR.. Stanton was intro
duced.
Southern Heights property-owners are petit
tioning the Board of Supervisors for water
1WentV-SecOQQ
streets.
Gustave Rowan yesterday instituted suit for
$50, 900 damages against the Pacific Mail for
injuries received during the wreck OF the
COhma.
There was large attendance at the
Mechanics Fair yesterday, the Wagnerian
evening by Scheels band being special at
traction.
Complaint has been made by DR.. E. L. Wem-
pie of the Potrero to Health Officer Lovelace
about the unsanitary condition of the Mission
Bay marsh.
The favorites were all slaughtered at the
track yesterday. The winning horses were:
Don Pho Pieo, Favory, Gold Bug, Rico and !
Peter the Second.
Dr. George F. Becker of the United States |
Geological Survey has returned from Alaska,
and tells of the first work done by the Govern
ment in the north.
Rev. Dennis Nugent filed his answer in the
Ellen Gallagher viii contest yesterday, deny
ing that the requests had been obtained by
1rauO OF unQue ln1ueHCe-
The Zouave Guard has disbanded because it |
will not comply with the conditions of Gov |
ernOr Budd's recent manifesto regarding 1nde-
dendent military companies.
At the session of the Railroad Commission |
yesterday General Freight Agent smurr occu-
pied virtually the entire day in explaining the |
mysteries OF tariff construction.
Lee Hung, who is accused of killing Zip
Dock by striking him with cleayer, was held
for manslaughter i'll the Police Court yester-
day, with bonds fixed at $4,000.
P. Postines, q peddleT, living at 1410 Folsom
street, was severely injured internally yester
day by being kicked in the stomach by a
vicious horse that he was hitching.
swindler has been obtaining money from
housewives by representing to them that by
paying him few dollars they can obtain lu-
crative positions for their husbands.
The Camera Club gave its stxty-third illus
trated lecture al Metropolitan Hall last even
ing. Albert ]. LIE Breton made a hit with an
original illustrated poem, 1.-THE River"
Complaint is made by the secretary of the
Manufacturers and Producers Association
that one or two men are using the name of the
association improperly to collect money.
The State Development Committee will I'M
dertake the presentation of illustrated lectures
on California at the Atlanta Exposition that
was abandoned by the Half-million Club.
Father Pinasco director of the Gentlemens
Sodality OF st. Ignatius Church, has retired on
account of i'll health, and Father Leggeo of
Denver has been appointed to fill his place.
DR.. Cole replies to the attack of Dr. McNutt
on the Sutro site for the Affiliated Colleges.
Engineer Newburry also has something TO say
about the desirability Of the Potrero tract as a
site.
Andrew ]. Collins, who is charged with hev-
ing threatened the life of Superintendent Fill
more of the Southern Pacific Company, was
partially examined in the Police Court Yester- |
day.
The Pacific Amateur Athletic Association
has arranged for an extensive programme of
aquatic and field sports for Admission day at
Sacramento during the Native Sons celebra- |
ton.
The Iiouor dealers of San Francisco propose |
to abolish the custom of giving their customers |
Christmas presents and instead contribute |
SIC, 900 or $4,000 each year to charitable pur-
poses.
Ferdinand D. Ciprico was found guilty of a !
conspiracy to forge and utter Chinese certifi- |
Gates by Jury in the United States District !
Court yesterday. He will be sentenced next
Thursday.
The conference of Southern Pacific officials |
resulted in an improvement in the ''Sunset |
Limited and daily train service on the South |
ern route ladies' maid will travel on each |
train in future.
There will be public demonstration in Los |
Gatos to-day over the completion of standard |
gauge track to that town. An excursion train |
will leave here at 8 o'clock A. NJ to carry people |
to the celebration.
The Union of Practical Progress has petit |
toned the Board OF SuperVlsOrs 10 Cali d
special election for the purpose OF considering |
the question of the municipality buying the |
water, gas and electric light plants in the City
Chief Crowley dropped a remark yesterday
which is construed as an admission that the
police have secured as witness the mysterious
woman who is said to have had a certain I'M
pleasant experience with Durrant in the
church library.
The recent decision of Judge Slack declaring
unSonstitutional the law of 1893 which an
INJURED street-extension commissions, has al
1ected real-estate titles and raised serious
uoupts among property-owners and people in
terested in City real estate.
Rev. S. B. Hedges and Rev. S. B. Doherty,
ThuIlst fathers, have arrived here from New
orK mere are five priests of their order here
now ana they will begin at once to 1nissionize
on the racine Coast. They will hold missions
try. 'D0 49,
James r. Morse of San Francisco has formed
q partnership with the King of Korea for
twenty-five years to engage in the business of
mining. This is the first concession ever
granted to foreigner in Korea, and many ar
que that IT means the ultimate opening I'm of
the entire Kingdom to foreign immigration.
A concert, which promises 10 be q great sue.
cess, is to be given Thursday evening Sentem-
Der 3, by the Mercantile Library Auxilisrv
All arrangements are under tile superyision !
IF the following committee. Mrs Ed IT,. MI, |