The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-29
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

DR.. A. G. Hirst viii leave for Chicago Tues
day evening.
Asocial meeting preliminary to the Mormon
conference, was held last evening.
Keir Hsrdie aud Frank Smith addressed the
french socialists at Lafayette Hall last night.
Ashbury Heights has an improvement club,
winch proposes to have building and hall OF
its own.
A plan for the consolidation of the Olivet
and Park Congregational Churches is being
considered.
Rupert Schmid has received his bust of Alex
ander Montgomery for the memorial chapel at
San Anselmo.
The weather forecast for to-day is: Partly
cloudy, foggy at night. stationary temperature
and brisk winds
The officers of the Humane Society are inves-
tigsting baby farm, kept by Mrs. Nellie Allen,
at9SS Folsom street.
DR.. Charles C. Wadsworth is named as the
successor to DR.. James E. Lilienthal, late in
sanity Commissioner.
The Board OF Health reports 100 deaths for
the present week, against 14S for the cor
responding week last year.
The Solid Eight of the Board of Supervisors
have decided TO make three changes among
20 the assistants in the Police courts.
Acknowledgement Fitzgerald has rendered an
interesting opinion with reference to the
business OF building and loan associations.
Thomas Henderson, a stevedore, of 1414
Kearny street. accidentally shot himself yes
terday with toy pistol. He died three hours
later
Coils P. Huntington, president of the South
efn Pacific Railroad Company, arrived yester-
day from New York. He talked on many sub
jeets.
Sophie Fisher was sentenced to three months
in the branch County Jail by Judge Conlan
yesterday for smuggling opium into the
County Jail.
William McGreevy, laborer, was arrested
by Policeman Davan last night tor setting fire
TO Steeles trunk factory, on Seventeenth and
ShOtwell streets.
The California Bankers Association will
meet at Fresno, October 4 and 5. San Fran
cisco fnanciers will be well represented at the
annual gathering.
The War Department contemplates extensive
Improvements a the Preside, with a view of
making it one Of the most important military
posts in the country.
The Goethe-SchiIler Monument Association
is rapidly perfecting its plans and arrange
ments for its grand festival to be held in the
Pavilion in November.
A eassowary from New Guinea was added to
the park collection of animals a few days ago.
He escaped yesterday and caused terror among
men and animals for time.
The Supreme Court yesterday rendered de-
cisiOn sustaining the claim of Horace Whitaker
for 100 acres of land, of which the Southern
Pacific tried to dispossess him.
W. McLaren, 80 Hyde street, fell from his
night, and fractured his nose, which was
dressed at the Receiving Hospital.
The story published yesterday relative to
the successful woodworking OF the Commission
ers by the railroad people in the matter OF
grain rates, exists only in theory.
Prominent Irish citizens and the local
societies heartily indorse the action OF the
Chicago convention in giving birth to the
Irish National Alliance OF the World.
W. H. Mills of the Central Pacific has in
Low r NIT o1f4 En
Miners Association that he viii consider its
plan OF agreement recently submitted.
c. W. Bowman, carpenter, living at 332
Twelfth avenue, was working at the new race
track last evening when some lumber fell on
top OF him fracturing his LETT collar-bone.
A complaint is being drawn up charging
General Graham OF the Presidio with criminal
libel in having ordered the inscription "Mur-
dered by Strikers" published on monument.
A pugflistic fight occurred at Mill Valley or
Friday night between Charlie Martin and
'Chappie' Granger, both OF Sausalito. 1t Yves
the result Of long-standing bad blood between
the two young men,
J. Young laborer, 1149 Stevenson street, was
thrown off wagon at Ridley and West Mission
streets last night, and buggy ridden by three
men ran over him. fracturing his skull and in
juring him internally.
With two favorites and three outsiders haul
ing down purses at the track yesterday the
bookies got decidedly the best OF the talent.
Inc successful 0OIses were 1Iokd
Long Lady, Uncle Giles and Gold Dust
An abandoned girl baby, about "a hours DID,
was found on the steps of Dr.. G. w. O'Donnelps
Office, 7O4 Washington street, yesterday morn
ing and taken to the Receiving Hospital. It
was later sent to the st. Joseph's Home.
The Civic Federation executive committee
met Yesterday and decided to petition for a
writ Of mandate against the Supervisors on the
tax levy. The bartender law will be enforced
and the Sunnyside franchise will be investi-
gated.
Prosecuting Attorney Mogan in Judge
Conlan's court yesterday replied to Judge
Belchers attack upon him on Friday in the
Moreno case. which he characterized as cow
ardly and charged the Judge with being in
competent.
Mrs G. Monnier has denied the statements
made concerning her in the other morning
papers yesterday. She is not the woman who
was said to have met Durrant as he entered
Emmanuel Church April 3. She says she will
not testify.
Archie Long, who stole.a parrot from Mrs.
Johaston's saloon on East street Friday,
pleaded guilty yesterday to petty larceny and
battery upon Policeman Harrigan and asked
for prompt sentence, but Judge Conlan con-
tinued the matter till tomorrow.