The San Francisco call., 1895-07-15
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.


various fraternal orders is published to-day
A ball was given at the Garibaldi Hail satur-
day night for the benefit of the Italian school,
The Prison Directors have reduced the price
OF san Quentin made jutebags to 81 20 hun
dred.
John C. Benz an old miner, shot himself at
his home, 1923 Powell street. yesterday lore
noon.
1t blew at the rate of 40 miles an hour on the
Lobos.
The BARRIERS Association picnic at HarboT
view Park yesterday was well attended anu
most successful.
The st. Joseph Benevolent Society, held Its
semi-annual meeting yesterday ana eIectea
three councilmen.
Timetables of the railroad companies are
published free of charge in the CALL Tor the ac-
commodation OF readers.
The attitude of the Solid Eight Of the Board
of Supervisors in betraylng a pubic trust Is
stated and the result Indicated
\ Champion Jones of Australia was defeated by
J. Lawless and Austin Hendry at the San Fran
cisco handb8l court yesterday.
The Weather Bureau forecasts'tor to-day in
San Francisco Fair weather, slightly
+ warmer, with westerly winds"
The doings of society in town and country
are recorded in to-day's issue. The resorts still
claim considerable contingent
Marksmen were out in force at Shell Mound
yesterday blazing away at the targets. The
srff wind prevented any high scores.
The outlook for the realty market is reported
TO be Frightening steadily. The weekly review
OF transactions appears in to-day's CALL.
deaf and dumb institute, erected through
the efforts of the Sisters of Mercy of the Order
OF ST. Joseph, will be opened at Oakland.
The steiger Bros. gave big barbecue to their
friends Yesterday, as preliminary to the
opening of their pottery works at Baden.
Rev. A. G. Wilson OF the Second Unitarian
Church preached last evening upon "The Evils
of the Stage and How to Remedy Them"
Rev. Dr. Goodwin, pastor of the California
street Methodist Church, discussed the work
accomplished by the W. c. T. I. last night.
NJ. J. Kilgallon, the Denver champion, and
Al Pennoyer defeated R. Lenihan and J. Fee
ney at the Union handbal court yesterday.
The Sacred Heart College will commence its
routine work among the lower grades to-day.
The higher grades will assemble week later.
The funeral of Chong Wal, Chinese mer-
chant made the victim of a highbinder's re-
venge, occurred yesterday with Taoest eeremo-
MES.
At the service of the First Congregational
Church last evening three addresses were de-
hvered on 1.-THE Greatest Convention on
Earth
Convict Milton H. Lee of San Quentin has
written a novel with moral. but the Prison
Directors will not grant him permission to have
1t published.
Thousands of people visited Golden Gate
Park and the Cliff House yesterday. 1t was an
ideal day Tor an outing and the people took aQ-
vantage OF it.
J. A. Clayton. the San Jose banker had his
arm amputated at the shoulder by Dr. W. S.
AThorne yesterday. The operation was very
Nsuccessful one.
| Rev. J. N. Taulbee delivered the first of his
Jseries of lectures on the objects of the Ameri-
ican Protective Association yesterday at Metro
politan Temple
Rev. J. W. Tsulbee preached at the Central
Methodist Episcopal Church last night on the
subject: analogy Between Material Phil
osophy and Psychology"
In Placer County the mining industry is
booming and the gold output will exceed that
of Nevada County by large figure this year,
according to Hon. Jacob Nef
An alarm was turned in from box 514, early
last night, fora small blaze at Napa and Georgia
streets, caused by an overturned lamp. The
damage was merely nominal.
Managers of Oregon steamers want to dock
their vessels at Pacific-street wharf as Spear
street is out of the way and the roadway lead
ing thereto is in wretched condition.
Comte and Comtesse Felis d'Hunolstein and
Marquis and MaTquise de Nicolay OF Paris
France, who are trying to see all America in
two months, arrived in town Yesterday.
George D. Burton, the Vow York electrician
who started the controversy over the effect of
electricity in capital punishment, arrived here
J
Convict Joseph Cook, who was formerly
Police Court clerk of this City, has made ap-
plication to be released on parole. His health
has broken down and he wants to die outside
the walls
Socialist meetings were held at Pythian Castle
and the Turk-street temple last night. John
NJ Reynolds discussed municipal reform at the
former, and P. 0. ChilstFom talked of patriot
ism at the latter.
The French colony celebrated the anniver-
sary OF the Fall of the Bastile" yesterday with
great success The celebration included a pro
cess1on in this City and festivities on an elabo-
rate scale at Shell Mound.
John Catchman of Vallejo, whose wife de-
serted him few days ago and came to this
City called at police headquarters yesterday
and asked for assistance in compelling her to
return to him and her children.
Tho best rate of ocean steamers in 1874 was
ID knots an hour, made by the sldeWheeler
Scotia. The Lucania and other ocean grey
hounds now average % statute miles an hour
between New York and Queenstown.
A corporation has been formed in Stockton
for the manufacture OF chemicals. twill make
8 speciality of the manufacture of tartarie acid
and cream of tartar from the dregs of wine,
which formerly were allowed to go to waste.
The officers of Marin County and farmers are
hunting on the hills for young Swiss named
David BuIlotti who assaulted the sixteen-year-
Rld daughter OF farmer. 1t is feared he may
B lynched if caught by the friends OF the in
jured family.
Emmanuel Baptist Church, the scene of the
double murder with which Theodore Durrant
is charged was reopened yesterday with
solemn services attended by large congrega-
tions Nothing occurred to mar the impressive
ness OF the occasion.
At the last regular meeting of the Congrega-
tion Chebra Birth Shalom the following Off
GERS were installed: President, E. Sternberg;
vice. president, Theo Blodes; treasurer, N.
Lewis; secretary, S. Meyer trustees-Gustaf
Michael, Baruch Cohn, l. Spiro and S. Fisher.
John Cool, 227 Minna street. while on his
way home about 2 80 A. NJ. yesterday was ac-
costed on Fifth street by three men, who asked
him for a match. They knocked him down,
beat him and robbed him of So. He was so
badly injured that he had to be taken to the
Receiving Hospital
The yacht Queen won the San Francisco Club
regatta yesterday and the undisputed owner
ship of the silver cup. The day was one of ac-
cidents calm stTeaks and heavy gales. The
11solus recently built by Frank Stone, was out
for the first time and gave splendid account
Of herself in the race
Hon. J. II. Neff. president of the California
Miners Association, declares that the organi-
cation viii not abandon the fight against the
issuance of patents to mineral lands to the
railroad. meeting of the executive commit
tee Of the association has been called for the
18th inst. to formulate plan of campaign.
Steve Reagan 52l Howard street was walk