The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-13
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

yesterday.
The hearing of testimony in the Fox-Mackay
suit was concluded yesterday.
A false alarm OF fire was turned in from box
81 at 10 40 O'Clock last night.
George Mckee, 12-year-old boy, was arrested
IN the Superior Court yesterday on charge OF
perjury
Interesting statistics and papers were read
during the second day of the Dairymens con-
vention.
Two learned rabbis yesterday repelled the
charges made by an Iowa preacher against
boomers.
Miss Pauline French, San Francisco girl,
has received an offer TO Join Rose Coghlan's
company.
In the investigation of the Arago-Homer col
lision, Captain Reed Of the former steamer is
exonera ted.
The exceptionally early rain which began
day before yesterday will cause large losses to
fruit-growers.
Dissatisfaction in the ranks of the BARRIERS
Association has led to q reorganization under
the old name.
The Veteran Soldiers and Sailors Repubh-
can Club met at their headquarters, 113 Turk
street, last niget.
The testimony in the Mclean divorce case
has been concluded, but another day viii be
occupied in the arguments.
Matthew Turner yesterday libeled the sloop
Ida for $197 SO for supplies furnished and
work performed year ago.
ISau COOK, chinese SI6Veg1rl, was rescued
from her cruel owners by the Society for the
Prevention OF Cruelty TO Children.
Louis A. Bouteiller fined $50 by Judge
Conlan yesterday for violating the game laws
in having valley quail in his possession.
The Market-street Railway has notified the
Board OF Supervisors that it has abandoned
five OF its franchises to street railways.
United States Marine Service physicians and
the local Board of Health met yesterday to
harmonic the quarantine rules and regula-
tions.
The Oceanic steamship Australia arrived
yesterday, days and IA hours from Honolulu,
with cabin passengers only and 6699 bags of
sugar.
In accordance with the jury decision of last
week Judge Slack yesterday made an order that
the Mary Coffey will could not be admitted to
probate.
The steamer Point Arena, which arrived
yesterday, was unable to make q landing at the
coast port OF that name on account of bad
weather.
". n. Briggs, grocer, Twenty-thfrd and San
chez streets, swoTe out warrant yesterday for
the arrest OF W. H. Thomas, his stepson, on the
charge OF robbery.
Archbishop Riordan and Father Crowley
have returned from their trip abroad improved
in health and glad to be once more among
their commandments.
Louis Rothschild, porter, was stabbed in
the head by ". ]. Burns, suspicious hanger
on OF resorts, early yesterday morning, at
kearny and Jackson streets.
The California Paper Company, the largest
paper manufacturing concern on the Pacific
Coast, has gone out OF business because It's
business did not pay expenses.
An unknown young man jumped into the
bay from Meiggs wharf early yesterday after
noon. He left q black, stiff, felt hat on the
wharf 1t is supposed he was Roy Hassett.
w H. Johnston, O barber employed by G. W.
Cortelly, 28A Ellis street. had some words with
Cortellv last night, when Cortelly hit him with
heavy toilet-bottle. splitting open his left ear.
The Union for Practical Progress is collect
ing statistics to show that by means OF ar
tesian wells San Francisco can obtain an
abundant water supply at comparatively small
cost.
John H. Millzner has sued the Pullman
Palace Car Company for $40, the value of
money and diamond cuff buttons alleged 10
have been stolen on one OF the cars of the CON-
pany.
The Durrant case has adjourned until Mon
day morning. The witnesses examined yester-
day told of seeing Blanche and Durrant to-
gether in the morning and the afternoon OF
April 3.
Arrangements for the celebration of Mexican
Veterans day tomorrow are progressing rap
idly. Preparations for the banquet are COM
pleted and promises have been made that flags
will fly.
P. H. Murphy 1874 Shipley street, fell down
q fight Of stairs yesterday morning and broke
his right shoulder blade. He was taken to the
Receiving Hospital, where he was al one time
q steward.
Frank Tool, 205 Chestnut street, was caught
in the elevator at 625 Front street last evening
and sustained possible fracture OF the skull
and internal injuries. He was taken to the
Receiving Hospital.
The Mission Grammar School, OF which Mrs.
Nellie r. Craven is principal, gave reception
yesterday TO many educators and other visi-
tors, and school drills which displayed excep-
tionaI skill and discipline.
The executive committee of the Single Tax
Society held meeting last evening and ap-
pointed committee to arrange for efecting a
State organization and a convention before
the next political campaign.
The regents will push ahead the building for
the Affiliated Colleges as fast as possible. Con-
corning its interior arrangements the various
faculties will decide, and DR.. Cole has outlined
some of the features TO be adopted.
The award of prizes won at the thirty
seventh annual shoot of the San Francisco
Schuetzen Verein on September 1 was made at
California Hall, on Bush street, last night.
Dancing followed until a late hour.
The Railroad Commissioners decided yester-
day to reduce the grain rates on the Southern
Pacific 8 per cent. They could not agree on
the remainder OF DR.. Stantons substitute
resolution and took another day to decide it.
Bondsmen John H. Thomas and William E.
Dargie were made liable for the amount of
their bond yesterday, as sureties for ex-Post-
master Ezra Barrett of Dimond, Alameda
County, found short in his accounts two years
ago
brokers yesterday developed general oppo-
sition to the proposed big tax levy and
feverish anxiety for a new charter under
which the City government could be run more
economically.
The Australia from Honolulu, which arrived
yesterday, brings the report that the plague
which made its appearance on the island is
not true cholera but disease raging among
the native population caused by eating poison
Gus raw fishs
II is rumored in Pine street that the Hale &
Norcross Judgment is being delayed to gain
sufficient time to plaster on an assessment and
get in all the stock possible. Attorney Baggett
Questions the justification OF the suretles on
the appeal bond.
The James Sylvester counterfeiting case was
postponed until october 10 by Judge Morrow
of the United States District Court yesterday,
for the reason that the Judge has to sit on the
United States Court of Appeals next Monday
in the Stanford case.
The South Side improvement clubs have
perfected permanent organization and will
continue their fight for the illuminating OF
Folsom street. They will also look after the
expenditures in the Street Department and see
TO it that the south side gets its equitable
share of the half-million appropriation.
The Fire Commissioners at their meeting
Yesterday afternoon appointed Mortimer Kelly |