The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-21
CITY ITEMS IN BRIEF

Plans for the Schiller-Goethe fete are pro-
crossing satisfactorily.
Father Audiffre preached yesterday on the
taking OF Rome by the Italian troops
Mrs. Cutting, the wife of General John T.
Cutting, obtained a divorce yesterday.
successful concert given yesterday
evening at the Second Unitarian Church.
successful reception was rendered to Bishop
Warren at Central Methodist Church last even
ing.
Lottie A. Lyford has begun suit against
Sarah Louise Powell TO recover diamonds
worth $4,000.
''Falr; somewhat cooler; brisk northerly to
westerly winds is the official forecast for to-
days weather.
Chris Buckley and the Occidental Club are
meeting with difficulties in organizing the
local Democracy.
TO assume control of the charitable work at the
old French Hospital.
The local railway ticket agents association
is again having trouble over reported pay
ments OF commissions.
Members of the Italian colony are celebrating
the twenty-tifth anniversary of Victor En-
manueIs occupation of Rome.
Charles Warner of 506 Folsom street fell
down the hold of the ship Burnal yesterday
and sustained internal injuries.
construction of a driveway from Stanyan street
through to the ocean along street.
Josephine German of 4151S Natoma street
swallowed carbolic acid Yesterday morning
Her friends state that she is out of her mind.
new electrician fender recommended by
the Market-street Railway Company will be
examined by the Supervisors on September
80 at 10 A. NJ.
A young milliner named Miss Bertha Haake
committed suicide by taking poison at her
mothers home, IL Chattanooga street, yester-
DAY morning.
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OF Gas You Like IT. in the open air at Sutro
Heights to-day. An immense crowd is ex-
pected to attend.
Louis Quixter, milkman, was arrested yes
terday for using milk bottles belonging to an
other firm, upon which the firms name or
trademark was stamped.
John J. Hooper, NJ. Balezinsky, ]. Dugan,
James Matthias, Conrad Brandlie and Ho Lung
Sing have been committed to the asylum by
the Insane Commissioners.
Judge McKisick made the final argument
for the Government in the Stanford case yes
terday and Judge Gilbert promised the counsel
an early decision in the matter.
Adam Brehm, ianitor, was arrested yester-
day in the City Hall for demanding too yigor-
ously to be admitted into the courtroom where
the Durrant trial was in progress.
The demurrer of the Southern Pacific Com
pany to the complaint asking to have the
Church-street franchise declared void was
gued before Judge Slack yesterday.
The steamer Gaelic. the barks Matte Davis
and Chehahs arrived in port yesterday from
cholera infected ports and were ordered into
quarantine by the Board OF Health.
During the rainy weather the members of
the Police Department will be compelled to
wear waterproof overcoats of a style to be Sc
lected by the heads of the department
The Santa Fe will soon put on fast limited
train between Chicago and Los Angeles and
Mojave, making the time from Los Angeles
three days and to New York four days.
Chief OF Police Crowley has directed the
officers 10 make q house house inspection
OF all premises on their beats and make reports
upon the sanitary condition OF the same.
William Fisher, well-known bartender, at
tempted suicide by drowning at o'clock yes
terday morning, but changed his mind after
the water closed over him and swan out.
Michael o'Brien, formerly land speculator
of prominence, told Judge Sanderson yester-
day that his present wealth amounts to 81 so,
and that he cannot pay alimony to his divorced
wife.
A conference of CALIFORNIA; Senators and
Congressmen will be had at the Palace Hotel
today or tomorrow to consider the question
of securing Government aid in improving our
rivers and harbors.
Mayor Sutro claims that the new boiler or
dered for the Sutro Railway plant being nom
explosive boiler is necessarily patented and
that certain portions OF it must for that reason
be manufactured in the East.
Al the meeting OF the Labor Council last
night discussion arose over the manufact ure
OVerallS, clothes ana slOeS shipped from
this City, and 1t was declared that most Of
these goods were the work OF Chinese.
Pawnbroker Oppenheimer was the chief wit
ness in the Durrant trial yesterday. Frank
ssdeman, the janitor OF the church, testified,
and Organist King was briefly examined.
Court adjourned till Monday morning.
The experts sent by the Board of Education
To examine the condemned Richmond school
discovered that dead dog had Joined with the
lack of sewers 10 make the place unhealthy.
NJ okxr l,,rf1 ba ono Monday
William Laidlaw of Burmah and Miss Jessie
Reid of this City, the romantic story OF whose
reunion after fourteen years OF separation was
told few days ego, were married on thursday
evening at the residence Oh the prloes orother'
). c. Reid.
The Merchants Association is working to aid
in securing transfers between the Market and
Kearny-street car lines. II Will secure from
the Market-street Railway system map and
statistics showing the lines and the transfer
system in operation.
Professor George Davidson read an exhaus-
tive paper replete with historical and other in
formation, to the Teachers institute Yesterday
it in Golden Gate Hall, and rewarded MIN with
enthusiastic cheering.
Mrs. Margaret Goodhue, whose death was re-
ported by DR.. II. Harrington last sunday as
being suspicious, died from natural causes.
Chemist Morgan examined the stomach and
reports that there was no trace OF poison. The
other organs of the body were all normal
R. B. Blowers has begun suit in the United
States Circuit Court to recover SZOoO0 dam
ages from John H. Won Schroeder and his wife
and others. The plaintiff is the owner OF
patent dryer, and he asserts in his complaint
that the defendants have been infringing upon
his rights.
The latest news from the whaling fleet is
tale of woe There we're deaths from consump-
ton, men frozen to death, scurvy was preVa.
lent and assertions were frequent. The wife OF
Captain Sherman presented her husband with
a bouncing baby girl last May and that broke
the spell of i'll luck.
The only points that have thus far been
made public relative TO the defense in the Dur
rant case which may be considered authentlc
are that an effort will be made to fmpeach the
testimony of Witnesses Quinlan and Clark,
and perhaps that OF Adolph Oppenheim There
is no truth in the report that George Maine
would testify to having accompanied Durrant
across the City the afternoon of April 3.
MCINTYRE Owns the Mirror.