The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-02
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF |: |:

"A cyclers Protective Union has just incor-
.porated. -:
The Baldwin Hotel changed management
yesterday. -
o.. Three chinese convicts were deported on the
Gaelic yesterday
80 Very satisfactory progress is being made in
preparations for the California banquet.
A park officer says all bicyclists profess ig-
norance of the ordinance against coasting and
fast riding.
James Forbes was indicted by the United
States Grand jury Tor illegal tlmDer-cutung on
Government land.
Thomas Clarity. who was arrested for pass
ing counterfeit coin, was discharged by the
United states Commissioner.
The Hebrew festival of succoth will be cele-
brated this evening and tomorrow. Services
Will be held in all the temples.
= The sutro electric line will be in operation
this month and.passengers will be transferred
to an from the Sutter-street line.
=. The members of Congress examind the Napa
. River and promised to ask Congress for all that
is wanted by the citizens of Napa.
Frances Zeile is suing her husband, George
Zeile, for divorce. He deserted her an hour
and half after they were married.
An Italian dukedom has been offered for sale
to q number of American capitalists, including
Francis g. Newlands, who is now in Europe
There were several fights in Chinatown last
night and some arrests by the police, The bad
blood is said TO be traceable 10 the See Hup
boycott.
The German Ladies' Benevolent. Associa ton
is preparing Tor grand ball in odd Fellows
Hall next Saturday evening, in aid OF Its char-
ity fund.
The magnificent range in the basement OF
the City Hall for police revolver practice is
now completed. and firing will commence this
afternoon.
Two out of the five favorites won 1T the track
yesterday. The winning horses we're: Detec-
tive, Midlo, Little Flush colt, Fannie Louise
and Agitato.
National Organizer Henry Krellow of the
Cigar-makers' Union viii visit this City soon,
and an anti-tenement-house cigar crusade
will be started.
Henry W. Laugenour has brought from the
East an lS-year old colored jockey, Henry VIII
son, who rides at So pounds and in ten months
has won 50 races.
W H. Harmon, the forecast official, an
nounces that there will be generally fair
weather to-day, with partly cloudy charac-
teristicS after night1all"
The Fabian Club has Endorsed the petition of
the Union for Practical Progress asking for q
special election for municipal ownership OF
water and lighting plants.
Alfred Isson has brought suit against the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company to recover
$50 900 for the death OF his wife, who was
killed in the Colima disaster.
The State development committee has Sc
lected several interesting subjects for the Il
Illustrated lectures upon California, to be de-
nyered at the Atlanta Exposition.
Government contractors erecting building:
at the Presidio may be compelled to observe
United States laws, which state that eigh1
hours shall constitute days work.
Leo Green, q rancher at the Ingleside, was
found unconscious on the electric road, be-
tween Ocean View and Sunnyside, last night
presumably the victim OF a runaway accident
Mary f. Betting has brought suit against NJ.
H. de Young. to recover $4,000 damages toI
the death of her husband, who killed in
October, 1888, by the elevator in the Chronicle
building.
The title to South Beach block No. % has
been partially settled by an interlocutory de
Samuel Davis against the Pacific Improvement
Company ct al
The Cnildren's Home-Finding Society ha
recently organized for the purpose OF resculng
waits from the Sums, to secure for them homes
and have them taught useful trades and means
OF being self-supporting.
Wong Won one OF the partners of tn,
London Bloom Company, 749 Clay street
swore out Il warrant in Judge Conlan'
court yesterday for the arrest OF Wong PINT
for embezzling $1,000 on September 30.
An undertaking on appeal in the Hale 1
Norcross case was accepted yesterday by thu
County Clerk after the rival attorneys nearl.
came TO blows over il. It is for $500, 900, anC
Walter S. Hobart and C. D. Lane are sureties.
Up Quinn, who sold some stock for a farm
in Marin County to Archbishop Riordan, i
now suing the Archbishop for $500, the pric
agreed upon, with interest at 10 per cent pc
annum from November, 1892, when the sal
was made.
The second session OF the sixteenth annua
Convention of the California W. c. T. T., wa
held yesterday at Christian Association hall
Mrs. Peet in her address gracefully welcomed
the bicycle Is q co-worker in the cause of re
form.
At joint meeting of the Congregation
Ohsbai Shalome and the auxiliary association
1oCf oil
rangements were made for the holding of
grand fair or carnival OF nations early II
December.
H. ]. Mccoy, secretary of the Y. NJ. c. A, ha
been summoned TO appear before Judge Muir
ply and show cause why he should not b
punished for contempt in saying to l. ]. Tru
man, a Durrant juror, HIf you don't hang Dul
rant we will hang you"
Detective L. de Lue of Denver expected t
take two persons back TO Colorado, E. E
Clark, the diamond thief, and murderer. I
man suspected OF murder in Denver was a.
rested in San Jose, but it turned out that b
was not the man wanted.
Detective Gibson left by last evenings trai
for Los Angeles with Edward Lang, the cleo
p trician, who was arrested for receiving stole
property from burglars in Los Angeles. Glbso
also took with him portion OF the stole
property, which was recovered here.
There is soon to be erected in San Francisc
- public house of worship, known as an "II
stitutional church, 1t will be the only inst
b. tuition of its kind west of Chicago. Rev. W
Gardner, pastor OF the West Side Christia
Church, is at the head of the project.
3 Henry Cowell, surviving partner of the fir
of Davis & Cowell, has brought suit to recove
500 600 from Willis Z. Davis, collector fC
the firm and relative of the deceased Davl
1t is alleged that Davis collected the money i
the name of the firm and that he has refuse
=. to turn it over.
>. The prosecution in the Durrant case hs
found o new witness. He is Harry E. Shook
2429 Mission street. Mr.. Shook claims to hay
seen Durrant and Blanche Lamont on Bartle
street at4 O'Clock the afternoon of Aprit 8, G
they were approaching Emmanuel Church
All the students of the senior class of Coopt
Medical College have been subpenaed to testii
for the defense at the session of the trial to-da
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