The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-15
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

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An Oakland organization, resembling Hull
House in Chicago, will elect its officers next
Tuesday.
ney-General yesterday They related to outside
counties.
Local yachtsmen consider Lord Dunraven's
action in connection with the cup races IN
sportsmanlike.
The Health officer reports 113 deaths for the
past week, against 100 Ter the corresponding
week of last year.
The Lowell High School held an interclass
field day for points at the Olympic Club
grounds yesterday.
School Director Clinton has asked the Board
of Supervisors for sixty days leave OF alb
sence from the State.
The Merioneth, which arrived from Rio
Janeiro Yesterday, had case OF scurvy on
board and was quarantned.
There is some doubt among Federal officials
as to the Governments ability to confiscate the
sealing schooner Winchester.
on Modern Thought and Christian Faith" at
the First Presbyterian Church.
The export meat inspection order recently
issued by the Secretary of Agriculture is not to
go into effect before October Is.
4 lawn tennis tournament was begun at the
California Club grounds yesterday afternoon
and will be resumed this morning
Hon. J. F. Sullivan will be the chief speaker
at the reception to Archbishop Riordan at
Metropolitan Hall tomorrow evening.
The last Board of Supervisors advocated the
holding of special election to pass on the
question OF municipal ownership OF water
works.
Rabbi Julius Fryer made his first appearance
before the members of the Congregation Ohabai
Shalome yesterday and discoursed on the du-
ties OF rabbi.
]. W. harrington is suing C. C. Trip and A
E. Ball for share of the compromise money
obtained from Potrero property-owners sew
eral years ago.
J. B. McTier, who calls himself "colored
medicine man." was arrested by the postal au-
thorities yesterday for sending improper mat
ter through the mails.
Rabbi JUL US Fryer will be installed at the
new synagogue of Congregation Ohabai Shall
ONE and the dedicatory services of the temple
viii take place at PM
Suit has been commenced against the 119
stockholders OF the Davie Transportation Com
pany on three promissory notes, aggregating
$1,000, held by A. J. McGovern.
Mrs Joaquin de Campos and her four STEP
children are in litigation over $1,000 estate.
The woman claims the property by will and the
children base their claims on deeds.
Miss Mackey, 3o6 Stockton street. was at
tackled by crazy woman in the hallway of 425
Geary street, who stabbed her seven times in
the face and body with pair OF scissors.
Clarence NenoelI ana Or. Robert smith OF
Grace Church choir and MeSsrs. Gage aud Nc
Balm have been secured by st. Johns Presby-
terrain Church to form new choir there.
The British ship Merioneth from Rio de
Jareiro, was put in quarantine yesterday.
When she left there were fatal cases of small
poX and yellow fever at the Brazilian port.
On October 1 Senators Perkins and White,
with the seven Congressmen-elect,w viii make
tour of inspection OF the Sacramento and San
Joaquin rivers and the harbors of this coast.
The Iroquois Club will hold one of those
annual and en- joyable affairs known as bulls
head breakfast at San Leandro to-day. A full
attendance of the club members is expected.
Mrs. Susan Smith, the wife of one of Santa
CruZ's wealthiest citizens, makes pointed
charges against her deceased mother in papers
fled yesterday in the Matthew Crooks estate.
Ricardo Emparau, inspector of fisheries of
Willamette yesterday. He has been looking
after the pearl industry in the Gulf OF Califor-
MIA.
Young Harry Houdlette, son of Captain
Houdlette of the steamer Australia, was taken
to the United States Marine Hospital yesterday
with broken leg, the result OF an accident
aboard ship.
The State Prison Directors met yesterday at
San Quentin and listened to petitions from the
citizens of Marin County, who want the
Warden 70 resume work with convict labor
upon the Tiburon county road
The executive committee Of the Goethe-Schil-
Ter festival, to be held in November, has
authorized the expenditure of $500 in decor
ating the Pavilion. Up TO last night 1000 per-
sons had registered to participate.
Contractor Jordan has fled a protest with
the Board of Supervisors against paying the
San Francisco Paving Company Tor work done
on Fell street on the ground that is was Illegal
and also on the ground that the alleged con-
tract favored the company.
Both the Federal and State quarantine Off
ciaIs at q conference Yesterday decided to use
anti IN m
of cholera from foreign ports They expressed
the opinion that there was absolutely no
danger of its appearing here
The constitution of California declares that
the railroad rates of freight aud passengers
fixed by the Railroad Commission shall in any
civil or criminal controversy be deemed just
and reasona ble." There cannot, therefore, be
any appeal from the rates liked so say emf
nent constitutional lawyers.
Construction of handsome theater building
will begin within a month at Howard and
Sixth streets The building will be five stories
high, quite ornamental in design and have an
opera-house with seating capacity OF 1880
1t will be one of the largest and grandest
amusement places in America.
william Chester Payne, a young farmland,
recently from Dayisville, Sacramento County,
having become enamored OF a woman named
Ada Parker, alias "Queenie Clark" shot her
consort. John Risk, at 81 Fourth street early
Yesterday morning and then killed himself.
Risks wound may not prove fatal
The following sentences were imposed yester-
day bv Judge Belcher: Manuel Marshall, grand
larceny, six years in San Quentin; William
RUSSELL robbery, eight years in San Quentin;
Antoine Laurecilla, four years IN San quentin
John Burke, burglar, was sentenced by
Judge Bahrs to Folsom for four years.
There seems to be conflicting stories of the
identity of the sweetpea girl in the Durrant
case The police say she is Mrs. c. J. Bowers
of Oakland, while her friends maintain she is
Miss Rose Holland, as stated in yesterdays
Call. This fact has led TO the supposition that
Durrant has two mysterious admirers, one or
both of whom may become important before
the trial is ended.
The contract for painting the Palace Hotel
has been let 1t is for paint on the outside
only and will amount TO fully SIS 900. The
color is to be dull mouse, and the time COM
sumed IN completing the work will be several
months The last time the hotel was painted |
tbe nainters were brought from the East, but !
on this occasion none but local painters will |
be employed.
At the meeting of delegates from the various |
LODGES of the Ancient Order United Workmen,
10 make arrangements for the celebration OF |
the anniversary of the founding OF the order, |
held last evening, the committee on music was
to employ only union musicians. |
The following named we're appointed the COM
nittee on programme and talent: Messrs.
Molloy, Danforth, Trautner, Clement and
McNaughton.