The San Francisco call., 1895-07-28
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Inlet, with men, lumber and machinery
Rev. NJ S Cross, Greek scholar, has been
appointed dean of the University OF the racine
The citizens of Santa Cruz are making bid
for all the factories they can get In their nttle
city.
The States Free Labor Bureau has found en-
ployment for nearly 500 people within the last
ten days.
Special efforts will soon be made to broaden
the sphere OF usefulness OF the California state
Board of Trade
The Supreme Court has decided that jurors
cannot recover fees for services during the con-
tnuance OF eases
CAPTAIN Thomas from the United States gun
boat Bennington came up from Honolulu on
the Australia yesterday.
The winning horses at the track yesterday
were: Prince, Bellringer, Ledette flly, Tim
Murphy, Claudius and 0 C.
Politics is beginning TO sgitate the Olympic
Club. The meeting TO electa nominating COM
mittee viii be held August D.
The Manufacturers and Producers Assoeia-
tion is still keeping up its aggressive fight in
the interest OF home products
The Oceanic steamship Australia arrived yes
terd8y with siXty-seven passengers in the cabin
and thirty-five in the SteeFage.
The Grand Lodge of the Independent Order
Of Red Men viii begin its annual session at In
dependent Red Mems Hall tomorrow.
The Society for the Suppression OF Vice may
attempt to locate the low characters OF the City
in separate quarter on Telegraph Hill.
The differences between DR.. C. o. Brown and
some members of the Christian Endeayor So
ciety OF his church are practically adjusted.
The Ladies' Church Organization OF Belve-
dere gave a successful garden party yesterday
for the benefit OF the church building fund.
The reports of the banks in the State, made to
20 the Bank Commissioners, show an inere ase
OF business in the last five and half months,
fcstions for building from thirty to forty
trestles between stockton and the Stanislaus
River.
Miss Alice Schmidt, pianiste, formerly we'll
known as member OF the Schmidt quintet,
viii soon reappear before the public in a series
OF chamber concerts.
The British ship Queen Margaret came in
yesterday, sixty days from Hongkong, and
the British ship Toxteth, sixty-fve days from
Newcastle, Australia.
An improvement in Oakland's Ietter-carrier
and postal service is asked for by those who
are to blame Tor Its present lnadequacy. They
buy TOO many stamps here.
Mrs. Susan Coon, 927 Howard street, was
convicted in Judge Campbell's court yesterday
of cruelty to the child James Z. Johnson, and
viii be sentenced tomorrow.
An enthusiastic meeting OF marine engineers
and hareor masters ana pilots was held last last
night 10 protest against alien officers in the
American merchant marine.
Secretary Fileher of the State Board of Trade
urges united action on the part of the fruit
growers to secure open and consolidated auc-
tions in New York and Chicago
City and County Attorney Creswell has sent
a communication to the Board OF Supervisors,
urging them TO put q tax in the levy for the
completion OF The new City Hall.
The attorneys for DR.. and Mrs. Schmidt,
charged with the murder OF Mrs. Louis Hauser.
think they have a teehnicahty that will prove
IA tai to the ease for the prosecution
Tob1 OH 1pI,o cbOf
al Comerford's saloon on Wednesday morning,
is diving at the Receiving Hospital and made
his ante-lnortem statement yesterday.
Local broom manufacturers charge the Home
for the Adult Blind in Oakland with selling
brooms for much less than cost. The aid of the
Manufacturers Association is to be invoked.
William Jones, foreman, and John Hoffman,
laborer were badly burned and injured in
Warren & Maley'S quarry on the San Bruno
road yesterday by the premature explosion OF
q blast.
The Board of Education met yesterday to
consider the proposition of photographing
school-children for the Atlanta exposition.
Hot words were exchanged and the scheme fell
through.
Richard Barnard, alias "Dink" Wilson, the
notorious burglar who escaped on straw"
bonds about two years ago, was brought from
New York by Detective Ross Whitaker yester-
day morning.
IittleiNIiss Valentine CornweI. daughter of
J. 5. CoTnwell, manager OF the Waverly agency,
IS the Youngest cyeist in the world She is
three years and four months old and is not
three feet high.
Bishop Warren of Denver will preach in the
California-street NJ. Z. Church this morning.
His travelling companion, Chancellor Mcdowell
Of the Denver University, will preach in the
Simpson Church.
sam Wab, the Jaekson-street overalls manu-
faeturer says he wants no more Asiatic work
men in his place. He has placed an order in
the Free Labor Bureau for forty women to run
his sewing machines.
This afternoon at 3 o'clock E. A. Gtrvin will
deliver a practical address to young men only
al the Christian Association Hall, Mason and
Ellis streets. r. s. Boyns will preside and all
young men are invited.
The Mercantile Library auxiliary will give
g musicale On Thursday evening next, at 8
formers VIII be Mrs. Tojett, J. Joseph, l.. Won
Ader Mehden and others.
The Southern Pacific Company has aban-
doned its right OF way for the bay,shore line
through the Potrero, and will run the railway
diagonally across the dumps and then through
g tunnel at Seventh ana Santa Clara streets
The preliminary examination of C.. B. Hen
derson, charged with the murder of Clarence
Barr. was again continued by Judge Low yes
terday till August z, owing to the sickness of
DR.. Barrett, who made the autopsy on Bars
body.
Waring Thomas an advertising solicitor, was
arrested by Policemen Reynolds and Donovan
Yesterday on the charge OF forging names to
advertising contracts in the Military Gazette
and OBJ tanning his commission on the forged
contracts.
James G. Frazer, q machinist in the Cali
forria Electric Works, 35 Market street,
jumped from q platform yesterday and frac-
tured the bone of each heel. He was taken to
the Receiving Hospital, and later to his home,
lab Polk street.
The Civic Federation has decided to bring
suit against the Solid Eight. An executive
committee was appointed at the Friday even
ing meeting to superintend preliminary de-
tails aud confer with the attorneys OF the So
ciety. 1t viii hold secret meetings during the
week.
Thomas Arbuckle, the quarteTmaster of the
lost Colima, went into O restaurant on Clay
street last night and partook OF a fve-cent
meal, but got q check for 10 cents, as the waiter
asserted he had also partaken of pie. A row
followed and Arbuekle was thrown into the
street and kicked in tn, eye.
Special prominence is given to women writers
OF California and vicinity IN the literary de-
partment in this issue OF The SUNDAY CALL. 1t
viii be noted that nearly all OF the excellent
articles are from the pens OF bright feminine
writer's who have done SO much to make the
San Francisco papers attractive and readable
on Sundays and holidays.
Counsel for the prosecution and the defense
in the Durrant case were equally busy yester
day. The District Attorney was engaged in
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