The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-03
CITY NEWS: IN BRIEF.


. The deficit in the Fourth of July fund is
1921 10:
:. The winners st the track yesterday were
Dolly N; ;City.GIrl, Centurion, McFGrlane and
~Th6:Drummer r...-- - ...:.: n
=: Miss Hu King Eng, the Chinese girl doctor,
2: was given a reception at the Central Methodist
Church last evening. -. - H..
. The executive committee OF the Fourth of
July celebration had more trouble yesterday
afternoon over fireworks. p. .:-.'
! sftss:susan. B. Anthony and Rev. ANNA Shaw
-. ad.ifessed large audience in. Golden Gate Hall
= last. III glft Oh woman Suffrage. -.
= several interesting games will be played in
. the EandballcouT tomorrow, the event OF the
. day befug at the Cmen court. ~:
: an excellent natural lubricating oil, similar
to that of.West. Virginia. has been found near
Pleasanton, AlamedasCounty,. - ~.
: There is trouble brewing at the Olympic
Club between he boxing and social factions IN
:: view OF theapproaching election. - - ~.
The Yacht race yesterday from this portto
Sarlt9:tsrIZ.was. Won blythe Lurline, with the
Annie second andthe Oracle third. -"
A numhar Of leading Republicans have
strongly iIdOTsed the appQln tment OF 5. Foster
and ) T. castle a ELECTION commissioners. =
Mrs. Edwin Nonrig. and Mrs. R. Holmes rode
ASH miles on: wheels to Santa Barbara from
This t,itv the longest ride on pixies by. women.
John Hayes; second and Brsnnan streets,
. and All -CheOng were. injured by a runaway
terday. ~. ~
Three important changes in the management
.0f the leading institutions conducted by the
. Brothers OF the Christian Schools are an
= nQUuced. - ~ =: ...- -.
The Point Lobos improvement Club has
.peTitioned. the Board Supervisors to appoint
: Professor Dayidson*City Engineer at a salary
. OF $1,000. =. 80: IT. +.
The Spring valley Water Company has
ordered-its Wdtchmen at the Big Lakes not TO
g on: on TfN-flx~
lodgings + ~. -.::.r::.-: -. - l..
:. i.he Republican Executive: Council has
: elected N. C0Oney president and passed a vote
OF thanks to John D: Spreckels, the retiring
: PRESIDENT. ...-> :~-.:..@.
= -Four Youthful criminals recently attempted
to break: out OF the County Jail. They removed
=. d large lot of bricks and mortar with case
: knlfe:ard spoon: :.
:: Labor Commissioner Fitzgerald: has received
Information that Chinese orchardists in Fresno
County are employing white women and girls
. .ln:thetr orchards.
De-. The Baldwin Theater season will open on the.
IL th inst. with presentation OF The Case OF
Rebelious Susan" by Daniel Frohman's
- Eyce1m Company. ~.
.. The ladies OF St. Roses Parish have opened "a
relief bureau for sufferers by the late fire at
...5l152 Fourth street They desire and deserve
=: liberal contributions. -. = :..:..>
-: The Republican Executive Council has
:: elected a representative in every Senatorial
districtto work for securing the National con-
. yeIlcOn for san Francisco. ~..-:. "..,s
: - .Attorpey-General Fitzgerald rendered an
opinion yesterday. TO the, Board OF Harbor
Commissioners which will have an important
bearing on the union ferry depot: =. =.
>: Charles Hermann has begun suit against the
PoIEBlakely Mill Company 20 recover $40, 900
:.dafn6ges. for injuries received while he was
mate Of the ship Kate Davenport.
The. franciscan fathers are having built a
: new ParOchial residence at ST. AntbQny'S
Il r4i on; 4 pY-
.::Pects to.hayeit finished by Augusta.
John Kane, the keeper.of a sailors boarding
house, vas Yesterday held by udge Joaeh-
= the charge OF assault TO com nit murder.
r. p. y: Mellin, who was appointed one OF the
= mtE!rbers of the Board OF Election Commits
sionerS by Mayor Sutro Monday, denies that he
=. is a persona non grata TO organized labor. g.
=. The Congressional Board of. Inspectors of
National Soldiers Homes visited this City yes
. terday after Investigating. the homes between
Dayton, Ohio, and Santa Monica in this State.
John scheevinG, one OF the men burnt ont by.
?: last. weeks big fire. accidentally fell off the
narrow gauge train yesterday while going to
Alameda in search OF work. and was badly in
.iuTed
BY the fixing of the bill for fireworks at
:. $3.50 the Fourth of July committee lost dona-
'tfOnsof $500, which had been contributed on
>c6udiuon.that not over $1,000 should be SO
spent
!. Another discussion with no progress took
C sion yesterday. anent the Wells statue. The
: contractors were. granted another thirty days
on the dome.
= "A petition from the Richmond District In
:. ProVement Glib was sent TO the Board of SUI
: -peTxisors Yesterday asking for the grading and
= inacad amizing OF California street from Central
= TO First avenue. -:
The Giger-makers' Union VIII issue $4,000
appeals 10 the public urging the. patronage OF
llforQla-mede goods. Fac-similes OF the new
= bEue>label VIII be printedas stickers and circu-
: lated all rthe State. -
-. Ferdinand Hirsch, carpenter at 407 Nc
. Allister street., who has craze ftN dressing
himself in: female clothing, was arrested yes
: teTday~ On'the complaint OF one OF the neigh
,~-bors for offensive conduct.
- J. solomon andL. Arrow were arrested yes
-. terday on the charge OF obtaining money by
aIse pretenses in selling W. Williams OF Anti
och pair OF trousers for 50, which when re-
=: ceivet were OF inferior quality.
Louis streckler, 10 years Of age, living at 7S6
Mission street fell from tree at Niles yester-
day and sustained compound fracture and
ed 70 at-the Receiving Hospital.
The Supreme Court has decided the case OF.
"a. smith, one OF the Gity's creditors, against
. auditor BrOderick, in favor of BrOderick S CON
tentiOn thatno bills OF a previous year can be
paid from any but the funds from that year.
=. The alarm from box 284 at 1O:15 P. NJ. yester-
: day was Tor fire in the cigar-sUore corner of
.:Thirtieth street and San Jose avenue, owned
.. by LOUIS Blood ana occupied by j. H NOOnan.
The loss was about $500, caused by the explo-
sion OF lamp.
-: Senator Perkins and OttoYon Geldern, secre-
tary Of the Technical Society. express them
=. selves upon the dismissal. of Professor David
son. The TechnicalSoc and the Geograph-
ical Society of the Pacifie-wtll meet early next
week 10 take formal action.
Mary Dugan lost her suit against Roger
O'Donnel in the United States Circuit Court |
yesterday. Some of the most valuable prop
erty in Chinatown was involved but the court
held that the plaintiff had lost her right 10 re-
lief owing to the lapse of time.
The California State Woman's Suffrage .Edu:
: cational Association held its annual meeting
/ yesterday and elected officers. The other wing
of the association, under the, leadership OF
Laura de Force Gordon, met and ad journed till
the second Tuesday in September. g..
= Two important suits were transferred from
the Superior TO the Federal courts yesterday
afternoon. One is a suit against the Western
Union Telegraph Company, involving a sum OF
$4,000, and the other is against the captain
and owners OF the British ship Stockbridge for
$25, 900 damages
= Insurance Commissioner M. r. Higgins has
q: presented his report TO Governor Budd. He
comments rather severely on many insurance
matters that need reform and points out rene
dies in nearly every case. The digest OF his
report in the CALL to-day will be found to be
quite interesting reading.