The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-22
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF,


sailed for New York with almost 5000 tons of
cargo
The Congregational Council of Laymen has
pledged $4,000 for the continuance of Park
Church.
Many members of the local trades unions
viii attend the Debs mass-meeting in Oakland
this evening.
The winners at the track yesterday were:
Imp. Empire, Tiny, Red Root, Laura F, Thelma
and Detective
A successful entertainment for the benefit OF
ST. AIMS Church was given at Metropolitan
Temple last night
The Park Commissioners have decided to
build the new music concourse and extend the
bicycle course at once.
Increasing cloudiness and probably show
ers, colder, fresh northerly Winds" is the fore
cast Tor to-days weather.
The Institute of Applied Christianity has
received new lease of life from Dr. Jonathan
McDonald's offer OF hospitality.
Judge Campbell threatens to send any man
who insults woman in attendance upon the
Lane trial to jail for six months.
The Olympic team played by themselves
yesterday, as the Berkeley football men did
not come over for the second secret practice.
Rev. Phi. Sehweitz was brought from Sacra-
mento yesterday by Captain Lees and booked
al the City Prison on two charges OF forgery.
Editor Barry of the Star is up from his sick
bed and is taking hand in the discussion of
local politics with special reference to the De-
mocracy.
The Oriental and Occidental steamship Copttc
sailed for China and Japan yesterday with
fifty cabin passengers and 500 Chinese in the
steerage.
Inspector Dockery went out on a raid early
yesterday morning and cOnhscated over 200
gallons OF milk, which he found not up to the
standard.
The Nash Kreling case in Judge Hunts court
appears to be a test one as to whether a stage
manager can attend 10 his business and the
hOrseraees as well.
Walter X. Freeman made another effort yes
terday TO have his brother, Wallace Z. Free
man, arrested for perjury. Wallace Z. Free
man has left San Francisco.
FR.G. Mitchell Treweek, an inmate OF the
City Prison on suspicion of committing q
charging him with bigamy.
Arthur Terry was booked at the City Prison
last night on the charge Of grand larceny for
stealing bicycle from the front OF W. Lees
residence on Golden Gate avenue.
J. L. Moody was before the Harbor Commits
sioners asking that the piles, old hulks and
other distractions be removed from Channel
street at the Seventh-street bridge.
Editor Rosewater of the Omaha Bee has writ
ten Mayor Sutro asking what the people of San
Francisco will do regarding the proposed set
Element OF the Pacific railroad debts.
Plans and specifications for the two new rev.
enue cutters for this port-one for ocean duty
and the other Tor haroor SerVlce-were received
by Collector of Customs Wise yesterday.
G. Dial Porto, q bartender, who works for s.
ArTighi at 2OO4 c FILLMORE street, is suing R.
ocChi SAID he was stealing Arrghis money.
Max H. Marx, the New Yorker charged with
infidelity, was arrested on 8 bench warrant
yesterday and released on giving $3.50 addi-
tional bonds for his appearance on Monday.
The Santa Cruz bond case was reargued be-
fore Judge McKenna of the United States Cir
cult Court yesterday. 1t involves the refund
ing issue OF $3.50, 900 under the act of 1898.
The Merchants Association is interested in
the establishment OF public market that will
bring the producers and consumers together
without the intervention OF the mlddlemen.
The trial of Mock Tai for the murder OF Tsang
Wal came up before Judge Bahrs yesterday
Wal was murdered one night in July last, on
the corner OF Washington and Stockton streets.
John Wilson, a cable-splicer, was caught up,
whirled around and crushed to death by the
machinery of the power-house of the Suffer-
street Cable Railway Company yesterday morn
ing.
The Goethe-Schil Her monument will be OF
bronze and rest upon marble pedestal and
granite foundation. 1t viii be constructed in
Germany, after the pattern OF the Weimar
monument.
The twenty-second annual meeting of the
Eclectic Medical Society OF California, which
has been in session at the California Medical
College since Wednesday morning, ad journed
last evening.
Peter Sosso, who played Durrant in "The
Crime OF Century at the Auditorium last
week, took the managers overcoar in lieu OF
pay, and Will have to explain to Judge Low
this morning.
At the request OF Captain ". L Merry Mayor
Sutro viii ask the Board OF Supervisors to me
moriaiize Congress on the subject OF the COM
pletion, under United States control, or the
Nicaragua canal
An explanation OF the present rate war be-
tween the Southern Pacific Company and the
steamship companies operating lines between
here and Portland and Sound ports was made
by q railroad official yesterday.
Jefferson Chandler of Washington, D. c.,
widely known in political circles, arrived here
yesterday on short visit He is enthusi
astically in favor OF San Francisco Tor the next
Republican National Convention.
Henry KoTh, boy living at $50 Mission |
street, was struck by cable-car Larkin /
street yesterday afternoon and had narrow !
escape from being crushed to death. He escaped !
with confusion OF the right leg.
Sherry Krauss and Miss Pauline Phirisch |
both of New York, were made man and wife /
yesterday by Justice Groezinger. They came /
here TO avoid com pications with a former wife /
OF Krauss from whom he was divorced.
Mrs. Maggie Massie wife OF w. Massie,
baggage-master on the Southern Pacific Rail- |
road, fired at him with probable fatal effect at
their home, $3.50 Folsom streets last night
and was arrested Tor assault to murder.
Frank Nelson, a longshoreman working
vessel at the Union-street wharf, fell through |
an open hatchway yesterday morning and sus-
tanned internal injuries that may prove tatal
Claus Spreckels has secured writ of injunc-
ton from the Superior Court OF this City, ell
Joining the Hawaiian Commercial ana sugar
onpany and other plaintiffs from bringing |
suit against him in the Hawaiian courts.
w. G. Coffey son OF the late Detective Dan |
Cofey, was sentenced by Judge Campbell
yesterday to six months on each OF the charges |
Of vagrancy and carrying concealed weapon |
The charge of attempt ct felonious assault was |
dismissed.
s -, Ia =, l,,+od 1,, tho Civil Service Com |
mission has inst been received by Postmaster |
McCoppin. It's effect will be to allow Post
Wilson to merge nttle post
Offices into big ones and change the status OF
the lesser postmasters.
At the meeting of the insurance men to-day |
lively times are expected over the support OF
the Underwriters Fire Patrol Some say II
will be abandoned unless all contribute, ana
others declare that it will be continued IN the
Of a few companies, if necessary.
cold wave is passing from Idaho down be-
tween the Sierra Nevada and Rocky Mountains
TO Arizona, accompanied by nigh winds and
snow. Frost will appear tonight in the east
ern and southern parts OF the state, WIN d
lower temperature on the coast and In thls
vicinity