The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-26
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The second day of the chrysanthemum show
was a success.
The Grand Jury met yesterday and resumed
investigation OF the Army-street grade.
The Young Mems Social Republican Club
held meeting at POPS Golden Gate avenue
last night.
Gus Nelson has been committed to the Ukiah
Asy ;um by the Insanity Commissioners; cause,
alcoholism.
The San Francisco Trades Council last even
Ing defined its attitude toward the Railroad
Commissioners.
lectures on getty Lie and Labor at the South
Park Settlement.
The Merchants Association has declared war
upon large and offensive posters OH the dead
walls ana fences.
Torsina, sooladain, Arundel, McLight and
Duchess OF Nilpitas were winners at the Raw
District track yesterday.
The Women's Cultured Club, the Sorosfs. is
preparing TO take up quarters downtown and
generally enlarge its scope.
The unions of the building trades will No
doubt, form strong general building trades
society within the next few weeks
Mayor Sutro has made an offer of the choice
o. three sites on which to build the new
Numerding school of Industrial Arts
William Young was hanged at San Ouentjn
yesterday. His nerves gave way at the last
and he nearly tainted from fright on the
gallows.
Father Lagan OF San Rafael, speaking from
his pulpit last SUNDAY denounced St Glars
execution as the judicial murder of an limo
cent man.
Postmaster McCoppin and Drs. Godfrey and
Peckham of the United States Quarantine ser
vice were before the Grand Jury as witnesses
yesterday.
John W. Mackay left the CITY last evening to
meet his wife and son Clarence ana the dead
body OF John w. Mackay Jr. when they arrive
in New York.
Sergeant Harvey of the Preside was put IN
der arrest for not investigating the cause OF
SHOTS heard in the direction OF the cemetery
Thursday night.
Fair; stationary temperature; probably be-
coming cooler Saturday evening" is the pre-
dlclon OF to-day's weather issued by Forecast
Official Hdmmon.
\ burglar b1 oke into the quarters of several
OF the officers at the Preside Thursday night
\ number OF articles and the sum OF $50 was
taken from one residence.
Professor Jacob H. Rosewald, the well-known
muSlca! conductor aud ex-School Director,
died at his residence 922 Geary street. yester-
day morning OF heart failure.
superintendent of Common Schools Madison
baoc2ck took the oath OF office yesterday and
lied has Official bond He will not appoint a
Deputy superintendent of Schools for some
days yet.
l.. 7. Mclean, q CustOm-house INSPECTOR who
was dismissed by Collector Wise and then ex-
oneraied of the charge against him, has ap-
pealed 10 the Treasury Department for re-
iastatement.
The GOethe-Schiller Monument Associations
executive committee has selected those who
viii take Charge OF the booths AT the big festi-
val thgt viii be held in the Mechanics Pavilion
early in November.
Frank Silva, q deckhand on the steamer Will
lamette valley, was caught trying to smuggle
box OF cigars ashore yesterday, and was ar
rested by Customs Inspector Enlow. He was
released on $500 bonds.
The question OF car-fenders has gone over
another meeting of the Health and Police
Committee OF the Board of Supervisors, when
superintendent H. II. Lynch VIII be called on
10 tell what he knows about them.
The complainants in the Garcelon case had
their innings yesterday and offered testimony
that punctured holes in the mass of evidence
taken by the defense TO prove that Mrs. Garce-
lon was unduly Influenced because of q weak
mind.
Through the apathy of the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company the business of importing
hundreds OF millions of pounds of tea from
the Orient has been taken from San Francisco
by the Canadian Pacific and Northern Pacific
steamers.
The Supervisors were astonished to learn
yesterday that the line defining San Fran cisco
and San Mateo counties is very uncertain.
Most OF the cid monuments have been oblite-
rated or lost. What figure this cuts in taxes,
voting or property rights only an investi ga-
ton may determine.
In the trial OF the suit filed yesterday in the
newly elected trustees OF the Consolidated
California and Virginia Mining Company TO
have them ousted some sensational revelations
are expected to be made, showing the gross
violations of the law relating to proxies and
the manner in which mining shares are
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