The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-23
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
air. clondr and cooler TODAY.

Brief city Items are to be found on this page
Of the CALL every day.
The valley road directors approved the lease
OF China Basin yesterday.
Local items, bright and brief. can be found
on this page OF the CALL every day
The Imperial Club has matched King and
Peppers 10 fight at Colma next month.
There will be swimming and boxing tourna-
ments held at the Olympic Club in May.
Professor Heron addressed the Presbyterian
ministers yesterday upon "Social Regenera-
ton"
Railroad timetables are published in the
CALL free OF charge for the convenience of the
public.
Timetables of the railroad companies are
published IN the CALL for the accommodation
OF readers.
Champion Riordan has accepted the chal-
lenge issued by Harlow to play match game
OF handbal.
Oakland was given over to the Native Sons
yesterday, when the session OF the Grand Par
ior was opened.
Mrs. NJ. E Bonnen of Ocean View is the
mother of month-old baby boy who weighs
Just two pounds
The young woman supposed to be Mrs; For
syth at San Jose and jacksonville is Mrs. N. II.
Moore Of this city.
Rev. DR.. Ollie spoke before the Methodist
ministers yesterday on the subject OF ''Ihe
Ideal Modern Church"
Native Sons day in Oakland yesterday was
grand success. The Grand Parlor was given
the freedom OF the city.
The Debris Commissioner granted several
permits TO mine in Ell Dorado and Placer coun-
ties with hydraulic power.
The attention of the Fish and Game Commits
sioners is called to the killing of deer in Potter
Valley, Mendocino County.
The Baptist ministers yesterday passed reso-
lutions sympathizing with the congregation of
Emmanuel Baptist Church.
on electricity and kindred subjects, have been
added 70 the Free Public Library.
A petition for franchise was made yester-
day to the Supervisors for the valley road route
from China Basin 10 the county line.
= The Civic Federation has started work in
earnest, and will prosecute the streetcar COM
- panles that run over and kill people.
The Police Court clerks yesterday decided to
obey the ordinance which regulates their
hours OF attendance for accepting bail bonds.
=. large number Of volumes have been added
t0the Free Library during the past thirty days.
There are now S0,323 books upon the shelves.
:: Ex-Supervisor Taber has written a history of
:. Emmanuel Baptist Church, and makes an
: appeal that nothing be done to damage the
structure.
The Mayor vetoed the Church-street fran
: chise OF the Market-street Railroad Company,
:. hut the solid eight of the Board of Supervisors
had il placed on file.
new factor appeared in the sailors fight
yesterday. William Mighell and Pope & Talbot
signifed their intention OF joining the Ship
!: owners Association.
: Seven municipal employees were removed by
- q resolution OF the solid eight and their sue
cessors appointed at the meeting of the Board
OF Supervisors yesterday.
:: The San joaquin Valley Railroad Company
has petitioned the Board of Supervisors for a
right OF way over certain streets in the matter
OF a right OF way into the city.
E. J. Jeffries OF Seattle proposed last night to
an audience OF workingmen scheme by
which the unemployed should form q corpora
ton working on cooperative lines.
The alarm from box 253 at IL O'Clock last
night was for a FIRE in the basement of the
house 3017 Buchanan street, occupied by D.
c. Zimmerman. The loss was $3.50.
The necessity Of the combination of "Home
Alameda and Mrs Laura de Force Gordon be-
fore the Young Womens Suffrage Club.
The favorites, as usual of late, Jared badly at
the track yesterday but Notwithstanding
The winning horses were Nervosa, Gypsetfe
geldIng, Mount Air, MollIe and Rear Guard
Sadie White and George White, husband and
wife, were arrested yesterday by Detectives
Dillon and Crockett for robbing John O'Brien,
137 Fourth street, of S14 early yesterday
morning.
There is g place on Dupont street where
dummy fish and game OF large size are made
for fishermen and hunters who love 10 brag of
their proves to use in Photographic pictures
OF themselves.
The preliminary examination of Captain Gil
bert H Brokaw, charged with assauIting ALI
Dixon, reporter on the Examiner with a
deadly weapon, was commenced before Judge
Low last night.
Members OF the German Literary and ORA
matte Club OF the University of California ap-
peared in two German comedies in Union
square Hall last night and proved themselves
clever amateurs.
C. 3. Fulton, alias Frank Whitney, an
tod
grand larceny, told Judge Low yesterday that
he was the victim of one woman's jealousy and
another Vomans hate.
The Congregational Club was entertained by
an ADDRESS by DR.. Mclean OF Oakland on 1.-THE
the paper was mild defense Of DR.. Heron, the
professor OF applied Christianity
Frank A. DickneI, the Boston artist. gives
ms impressions Of the spring exhibition OF the
Art Association, and also Of California artists
IN general. He believes that they deserve
more encouragement than they get
There is movement on foot in the First In
fantTy Regiment, y. G. c., to defeat Tienten
ant-CoIonel Bush should he run again for bIs
present position, after being beaten for the colo
mercy the election Tor which will be held next
month. tieA'
"A A meeting M OF the California Camera Club
Will pc held tomorrow evening at 8 O'CLOCK
and slides from the camera clubs of HarvaTd
Portland, Albany and Elizabeth will he sboIvr,
S19 Market street. e'
At the ministers meetings yesterday DIR. Har-
ron addressed the Presbyterians and defined
himself as a socialist. Dr. Mclean told tic
Congregationalists what constitutes seer and
DR.. Ollie explained the mission OF civ chnrcbas
to Methodist preachers.
Before special session of the Grand Tr-y
last night ii. Z. Huntington and J. L. WiIienft
of the Market-street Railway COMPANY nroTn
ised to comply with the law relative to placing
guards on all the cars. The Grand Jurv also
took up the case of Whitman, the forger
The charge of obtaining money by false rra-
lenses against Mrs. Abbie j. Hunter, president
of the Woman's Real Estate Improvement
Company, preferred by Mary O'DonneIl. the
purchaser of lot in the Sunnyside Tract. was
dismissed by Judge Joachimsen yesterday
President Colnon of the Board of Harbor
Commissioners has addressed a letter to Attor-
ney TREY L. Fora asking for his opinion as TO
what redress the Commissioners have against
A. Page Brown for the violation of his contract
for the construction of the ferry foundation
and depot.
The Board of Supervisors has instructed the
City and County Attorney to petition the Su-
preIne Court with view of getting relief from
Its decision relative to the paying OF the def
cheney Of one fiscal year from the tax levy of
the next, in order to carry on the expenses of
the municipal government.
The Supreme Court rooms were filed with