The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-06
pICNIcs AND EXCURSIONS.
CITY ITEMS IN BRIEF.

for the Y. NJ. G. A
The Salvation Army will issue an appeal to
Native Daughters.
Brief City items are to be found on this page
OF the CALL every day.
The weather forecast for to-day is fair with
higher temperature and fresh WINDS.
All sealers will be seized upon arrival at this
port for sealing without lawful authority.
The Pacific Coast Women's Press Associ-
alton was entertained at Belvedere yesterday.
farewell reception was rendered Rev. DR..
McClish Wednesday evening at Grace M. Z.
Church.
Tailor Holland was given Judgment yester.
day against |. r. Burns Tor SZOO by justice OF
the Peace Barry.
The twenty-eighth annual conference of the
African NJ. E Church OF California is in session
at Bethel Church.
Frank NJ Pixley's will was filed for probate
yesterday. Nearly all of the property was be-
queathed to Mrs. Pixley.
Bridget Enright and Martin Kestrud have
been committed to the Ukiah Asylum by the
Insanity Commissioners.
Timetables of the railroad companies are
published free OF charge in the CALL for the &C
sommodation of readers.
The freight and passenger traffic on the
Stockton steamers show marked increase
within the past ninety days.
The sealing schooner Winchester will be
seized by the customs officials to-day, charged
Win taxing Sk11S unIaW1ully.
The Cephas and Good VIII societies will OBJ
serve Missionary day at the First Congrega-
tlonal Church tomorrow afternoon.
John D. Spreekels and others show that the
tale that the Valley road has come under
Southern Pacific control is entirely false.
Assistant Chief Wharfinger George w. Root
was appointed Chief Wharfnger Yesterday in
place OF James Boobar, whose time had ex-
PRED.
Colonel James OF the Governors staff has
been appointed to the command of the Naval
Battalion, Lieutenant-Commander Stable hay
ing resigned.
Mounted officers are patrolling Market,
Kearny and Montgomery streets to enforce the
ordinance which requires teams to pass cross
walks al a walk.
A large force of Japanese grape-pickers in
vineyard near Fresno recently struck, and the
Free Labor Bureau is endeayoring to get men
TO take their places.
Joseph Krauer caught James H. King smok-
ing and to-day Justice Carroll will decide
whether King owes Krauer 800, according to
the terms OF bet the men made.
Mayor Sutro has addressed to the committee
on site for the Affiliated Colleges building
and to the University Regents a strong letter
in behalf of his own offer Of a site.
The Merchants Association yesterday in
dorsed the lighting OF Market street by elec
trtcity, and suggested stringing the wires on
iron masts set in the center OF the street.
The banner to be presented on Saturday
evening to the Sacramento Parlor. of Native
Sons by Sacramento parlor of Native Daugh-
ters was sent TO the capital from this City last
night.
John Desmond, the straw bondsman was
held to answer by Judge Conlan yesterday be-
fore the Superior Court in $4,000 bonds on
the charge of forgery. He was previously held
on the charge OF perjury.
In the Durrant case yesterday the witnesses
were Policeman Russell, Draughtsman McCul-
Tough and Detective Gibson. The latter told of
the discovery OF the body of Blanche Lamont
in the belfry on the morning OF April ID.
The two sites offered for the Affiliated Col
leges by Adolph Sutro and John Center were
visited yesterday by the alumni OF the Medical
and Pharmaceutical colleges. They were
unanimously in favor of Mr.. Sutro's offer.
A. J. Morrison has disclaimed participation
in the suit begun by his wife, Kittie Morrison,
against Mrs. Arthur Rodgers. He says she is
not mentally responsible for actions and that
she is Influenced by Mrs Rodgers enemies.
Superintendent of Streets Ashworth has
asked the Board OF Supervisors TO authorize
the City Engineer to make the necessary sur
veys for the improvement of Lafayette square.
Plans are also to be prepared for coping
around Alamo square.
The State Board of Commissioners of the
Building and Loan Associations have sent
their second annual report to the Governor.
One hundred and forty-four associations are
reported on, and that class of business is
shown to be on the increase and prospecting.
There were several thousand people at the
Folsom-street demonstration at Columbia
square last night. Resolutions were passed de-
nouncing the Finance Committee Of the
Board OF Supervisors for refusing to allow
$4,000 Tor the illuminating of that thor
oughfare.
]. f. Heating, II Hudson street, Boston
Mass, is collecting Information regarding the
keatings and the members OF that family, the
name being Yarfously spelled. He will be
pleased to hear from all bearing the name, to
insure complete record, which it is proposed
TO publish.
St. Joseph's Literary Society will not produce
HCaptain Swift this evening as advertised at
the Columbia Theater. On second thought the
managers of the society determined yesterday
to present the play Wednesday evening, Sep
TENDER II, at st. Joseph's Hall, Howard and
Tenth streets.
George w. Van Guelpen, for many years Sec
rotary of the Cigar-makers Union, is about
5000 short in his accounts and he has disap- |
peared. The shortage was caused by the use
of the union funds in the last election, when
Van Guelpen was candidate for County Clerk on
the Populist ticket.
The Fire Commissioners at their meeting yes |
terday among other things decided that no
designations OF members would be accepted |
against whom charges were filed without the |
privilege and consent of the board expressed at |
an open meeting New badges for representa- |
tives OF the press were prescribed.
The friends of Henry Gardes, the grocer, at |
Hyde and Post Streets who committed suicide |
Monday morning, state that financial embar- |
rassment was not the cause OF his suicide. He |
discounted his bills. Mr.. Gardes was not |
member of the Schuetzen Verein.
Mrs. Momm, janitress of the Edison School, |
on Church and Hill streets, drew the monthly |
salaries of the teachers from the City Treas |
urer's Office yesterday morning, and while on |
her way to the school was held up by three |
young men, who got package of tickets for |
admission to the fair instead of the money.
The State Board of Equalization has notified |
the Board of Supervisors that the rate of State
tax to be collected on each 500 for the next
fiscal year is 68.5, apportioned as follows: For
the general fund, 45.7 per cent; for the school
fund, 204 per cent; for the interest and sink
ing fund, IA per cent, and for. the State Uni
Versity, per cent.
The defendants in the Hale & Norcross case
nIed their contemplated appeal from Judge
heposrds Judgment yesterday. This prevents
the leVylng OF the execution and indefinitely
ueI IL e the payment of the $4,000 A bond
% q41V,OOo, double the amount of the judg-
W WtI1i, was given by Walter s. Hobart and
william J. Dingee.
contest OF the will of Elizabeth Waters has
peen begun IN the Superior Court involving an
6sAte OF SSOOO. Mrs. Waters died on June
90, 1899. The contest is by Ann r Shirley
Hh9 EIlza W. ferguson, nieces. Hezekiah Dow
ana Mrs. susan Hines, brother and sister OF
MIS- waters, presented the will for probate |
ana they are the principal benefciaries.
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