The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-02
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF


months vacation.
The Pacific Yacht Club starts this morning
on q race to Santa Cruz.
The Board of Inspection officers say that the
cruiser Olympia is perfect in her mechanism
The report of a split between Ed. Corrigan
and George V. Hawkins is denied by the latter
decision from the Supreme Court in the
Hale & Norcross Suits expected on Wednesday.
DR.. Gunsaulus will give lecture at the Ply
mouth Congregational Church Saturday even
ing.
The winning horses at the Bay District yes
terday were Amigo, Fireman, Faro, Fly and
Installator.
The indications for to-day are generally fair
weather, stationary temperature and brisk
winds in the afternoon.
Miss Anthony and Miss Shaw addressed the
City ministers at the Young Mems Christian
Association auditorium.
The San Joaquin Valley Railroad Company
has asked for bids TO lay three miles of track
through the city of stockton.
The hearing in the case of Leo Cardona for
forgery in Street Department warrants was
postponed yesterday until June 8.
Edward Magner was yesterday held to
answer before the Superior Court for the MUIR
der Of Robert Moorhead on June 15.
Secretary II. ]. Mccoy explained yesterday
why the Institute of Applied Christianity could
otmeet az the Y. NJ. C.. A. building.
Laon seung, storekeeper, 4141S OFarren
street, was arrested yesterday by Fire Marshal
Towe for illegally selling hrecTackers.
subscriptions for the Fire Department fund
are being made by the underwriters to pay for
extra service during Fourth of July week.
In Fourth of July finances there is q deficit
OF 5000 which must be met, or some features
of the celebration will have to be omitted.
Louis Jorgerson, Lafayette Hotel, was acct
dentally shot in the right arm last night at
the Fourteen-mile House, San Bruno road, by a
friend.
have q monster picnic at Sehuetzen Park to
raise money for their sick and benefit fund on
July4.
The perpetual challenge cup. open to all
yacht clubs on the Pacific Coast, was placed on
exhibition yesterday at the Merchants Ex-
change.
- The regular monthly meeting of the Califor-
mia Camera Club will be held il the clubrooms,
Academy of Sciences building, this evening at
r. 8 O'Clock.
. Labor Commissioner Fitzgerald has received
an order for 900 women and girls to work in a
: large eaRnery where the work will be light and
the wages fair.
The Receiving Hospital report for the fiscal
year ending june 80 shows that 6704 cases
were treated during the year, 96S in excess Of
the previous year.
The statements of the losers by the late fire
are being taken by the insurance adjusters
and arrangements tor rebuilding are rapidly
getting into shape.
and other witnesses against Ivan Kovaley,
charged with the Weber murders, left for Sac
ramento yesterday.
United States District Judge Hawley nolle
prosecuted all the indictments against the
railroad strikers at the instance of the Attor-
ney-General yesterday.
Four police sergeants commenced yesterday
TO draw the increased pay for heutenants, but
no permanent promotions will be made till the
new district is organized.
Can aha rr-it
yesterday in having entered the house of J.
Nelson, 1920 Sacramento street, and stealing
some money and iewelry.
Labor Commissioner E. L. Fitzgerald has
received letter OF thanks from the American
Railway Union for securing the dismissal of
about $50 railroad strike cases.
There is q good deal of expectancy in China
town over news OF the proposed treaty between
China and Mexico. 1t is learned that the Con-
sul-General reported against it.
Harry Johnson and John Barry, two boat
men, were arrested last night on the charge of
eriminally assaulting Kate A. Sullivan, IL
years OF age, living ct Zoe place.
The internal revenue fiscal year began
yesterday and over one thousand paid their
5 Fetal liuuor dealers tax. The sum taken in
by the Government exceeded $50, 900.
Deaconesses of the Methodist church must
now pay car fare on all lin lines owned by the
Market-street company. They were promised
badges, but so far have failed to get them.
John Lofdahl. charged with betraying a
young girl under promise of marriage, denied
IN Judge Campbelrs court yesterday that he
was married man. Afterward he admitted it.
Public Administrator Freese has applied for
letters of administration over the estate of
Cornelius Stage, who was killed at Ingleside
last March. The estimated value of the estate
is $500.
three-story tenement-house on the corner
of Chestnut street and Montgomery avenue has
been the scene of some mysterious fires of late,
and the neighborhOod also says that it is
haunted.
Easton, Eldridge & Co. are interested with
the Wilson Steamship Line OF England, and
other large capitalists, in a big scheme to
bring 10000 immigrants of the better class to
this State.
H G. Griffith has commenced suit against
the Griffith Consolidated Mill Company TO re-
cover $2S47 ID, which he claims he has ex-
pended at various times under orders from the
company.
The bankers say the reduction of the rates OF
interest In few instances has no unfavorable
significance. There are large balances on hand
and the general outlook along all lines is en-
coursging.
Adolph Strecker, who is winning laurels and
the highest honors at the Eastern shooting
festivals, is well known to the local marksmen,
and has the champion record at 200-yard
target-shoot1ng.
The ambulance presented to the Receiving
Hospital By Mrs. Oelrichs and Miss Virginia
Fair will in future be in service day and night,
nllO dA cAlECOA VIII uAHdso 10 OA
duty at the hospital.
J. T. Mahon, who was killed by falling from
q car last April, left an estate valued at $1,000.
So far there are no claimants. The estate was
left 10 him by his parents, who died shortly
before he was killed.
An opera-house capable Of seating 5000 peo-
pie is to be constructed out of the Water Circus
by a company OF local capitalists. The theater
viii be opened in December with a season of
grand opera by Walter DamToschs Wagnerian
company.
at meeting of the Academy of Sciences last
evening resolutions were drafted protesting
against the removal OF Professor Davidson. In
teresttng lectures on aeetylene gas and de-
scriptions Of Lower California and Mexico were
delivered.
The Australia arrived yesterday from Sydney
and Honolulu. Among her passengers from
the latter place was William H. Johnson, de-
faulting ex-oficial from Iowa, on bis way back
to answer to the charges Of forgery and en-
beZzlement.
An Oregon Judge refused to accept counter
teiter's plea OF guilty. When the case came to
trial his Honor instructed the jury to aequit,
and when the prisoner was rearrested on a
second charge the Judge let him SO on his own
recogniZance.
Indignation is expressed by the several So
cieties TO which Professor Davidson belongs at
his summary dismissal from the Geodetic Sur
vey and steps are being taken to insist upon his