The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-17
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

All the exhibits arc now placed at the
Mechanics Fair. -.
The Republican State Central Comm ittee will
meet in this City to-day. 49,.
The appeals in the Florence ythe-Hfnckley
case were signed in the Supreme Court yester-
day.
Arthur A. Dow is contesting the viii Of Mrs.
Elizabeth Waters. An $50, O00estate ls1n ols as
pute. =. ..-.-... ~
Forecast offcial W. H: Harmon predicts fo or
to-day: Fair, except somewhat CLOUDY at
night" -: T.. -.
Expert Mitchell. expressed the opinion in
court yesterday that the Hasklns VIII: Is NOT
genuine.
Joseph Bernhards estate has been appraised e1
at S5S,6S9 81 and the estate OF Margaretha Gil
bert at So, 935 03. ii r.. - p.
John E. Jones is suing A. S. Neal for $21 900
on account of a n elevator accident sustained on
. November 81, 1898, r =
There is boycott of the butcher at Tiburon
and new meat-cutters are:hocklng 10 the town
to see what the chances are.
-. The colored people who oppose the Afro
American Congress met last night and an
nounced their plan OF action:
- Within the next week or two several hun
dreC. raisi1. piekers and packers will be sent to
the vineyards in Fresno County.
The British four,masted ship Lord Temple
more arrived Yesterday from Swansea after q
stormy voyage rounding Cape Horn.
At the mass-m Getting to be held tonight at
METROPOLITAN Hall the first step will be taken
for the. organize ton of 8 State anh-railroad
p" party. - '-
=: The Manufacturers and Producers Associa-
ton iS:closely watching the local consumers
whom they invite TO patronize California in
% dustries,
The trades unions are making active prepara-
*tions for celebrating Labor day, September 2.
Exercises viii be held in Metropolitan Hall in
the evening. -..:* 80
- tyEroT.o- o+ +J,o. nrnba,,,o ,res oayr
arrested yesterday for allowing the little Mar
@tiIiettI girl to perform upon his stage. He was
released on 800 bail.
-: The Merchants Association has sent letters
to JohIl:A Russell, William B. ephenson and
Joseph F. Carpenter, thanking them for favors
and. services rendered.
= Henry :Duoonseil, a peddler, died suddenly
OF hemoTThage OF the lungs in his room at 1920
Stockton. street last evening. The body was
taken TO the: Morgne. -.
Palo Alto is, TO have new station building at.
once, and. plans are being pushed for water
works that Will probably be supplied from
artesian wells near the town..
=. The bark Enoch Talbot, which left this port
seven days ago, bound north, was yesterday
spoken twenty-eight miles south of Point
.Lobos becelmed near the shore.
Four fayorites were beaten at the track yes
terday. The winning horses were: Bell Oak,
Warrago, Belle Boyd, Vinctor and Charmer.
The latter was 40 to i chance in the betting.
erect new house OF worship. Plans for the
building are now being drawn, modern ideas
for structures of this kind being closely fol-
lowed.
Secretary Alexander Mackie of the Valley
road received a letter from relative in Belfast
telling him that q remedy for phylloxera had
been discovered and successfully applied in
France.
The project OF building an electric railroad
through Napa and Sonoma Counties is being
revived since there is prospect OF getting
cheap power from the Clear Lake Electric Com
panys plant.
Members of the San Francisco Medical So
ciety are having lively discussions ever De.
Kuhlman's resolutions against societies which
provide medical attendance to their members
for dollar month.
Harry 4. Knox intends to secure the arrest
and trial of c. p. Huntington as soon as he
enters the State on the charge of having vio-
lated the interstate commerce act in issuing a
pass 10 Frank NJ. Stone.
The stock of the cigar-stand located at 213
Montgomery street and operated by y. A
HiTstel attached Yesterday by the Sheriff
TO satisfy q claim of $1240, said to be due B. M.
Steinman OF Sacramento.
E.. The application of J. W. Bird to be appointed
Guardian OF Mabel Simmonds a I5-vear-old
girl employed in his family, has been denied
in the Superior Court The girls father is de-
clared to be proper guardian.
An alarm of fire was turned in through box
25 shortly before O'Clock last evening for
ment at the corner of Ross alley and Jackson
street. The damage was slight.
Several district clubs have been organized to
unite on system to "municipslize public
utilities" such as gas and water. The new
organization is expected 10 take a prominent
part in the next political campaign.
Mexico is manufacturing its own -four. The
wheat is bought in California and the manu-
featured article is then shipped via San Fran
cisco in transit for all Mexican and Central
American ports in com petition with California
-four.
William Wallace. who was sexton of Mission
and Casey, hanged by the Vigilantes. died
Thursday. He was an exempt fireman, opened
Lone Mountain Cemetery in 1860 and lived
there for thirty-fye years.
Suit may be brought against the City and the
Market-street Railroad Company for damages
by the relatives of Jacob Zillig, who died on
Sunday from the effect of injuries sustained in
falling from a car and their extent not being
escertained at the Receiving Hospital.
. The alarm from box I76 at an early hour
Yesterday morning was for small blaze at
JAY Post street. The place is occupied by
Mrs. W. It. Barton and the cause is supposed to
have been the careless use OF matches IN the
basement. The damage was nominal.
Robert H. H. Hunt, an inventor of this City,
has perfected q shuttle attachment to the
Weavers loom which 1t is estimated Will, when
in use, lessen the expense of producing woven
\ ,brics from one-third TO one-half the present
plot the invention.
The Murray Comedy Company held meet
ing last Monday evening and elected the fol-
lowing officers: William J. Murray, president;
N. Cumlach secretary; J. Hurley, treasurer;
James Vaughn, stage director; William O'Don-
nell, stage manager. Julian Barsotte has
charge of the business portion OF the company.
For some time past gang of boys have en-
tTenched themselves on the roof OF house on
the corner of Larkin and Market streets, and
have been in the habit of throwing stones upon
the passers-by, and on a tent that is erected
close to them. Yesterday evening one OF them,
Daniel Koran. was caught and locked up for
violating the o'clock ordinance.
A boy about ID years old was taken to the
6ecelv1ng Hospital last evening by Policeman
B4arry He was caught wandering around
Ohlon and Octavia streets and could give
n ne his name nor the location of his home.
ne lought against the policeman in a most
VICIOUS manner. The boy is evidently insane
and mad wandered unnoticed from home. He
hunt him up.
Secretary Frank o'Kane of the Society for
the suppression OF Vice is after the grocers
ana nquor men who are in the habit of
sellng tobacco and cigarettes. He secured