The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-24
CITY ITEMS IN BRIEF

Work on THE CALLS new building will CON-
mence this morning.
The See Yups showed little signs yesterday
OF agreeing to Yang Yd's ultimatum.
Josephine Gilmore has been sent to Agnews
asylum by the Insane Commissioners
James Taylor's name was changed to James
P. Hardy yesterday by Judge Sanderson.
Evangelist Charles Yatman win open two
weeks revival at Central Methodist Church
next week.
Cooler" is the leading characteristic of the
weather promised for to-day by Forecast Off
cial W. H. Harmon.
Rev. F. s. Brush Of Alameda dealt with
"reminiscences OF DR.. McCosh" at the Presby-
terrain Ministerial Union.
Judge Slack has authorized the sale of 75.-
600 gallons OF wine belonging to the Fair es-
tate at 10 cents gallon.
The Board OF Health has reported 40 deaths
for the past week against IS for the CORE
spending week OF last year.
Rev. ]. W. Cruzan gave a mastery address on
"The Present Trend of Religious Thought" at
the Congregational Monday Club.
South San Francisco and Southern Heights
are urging the Spring Valley Water Company
TO give better service in those sections.
Margaret Madden, dressmaker, wants John
7. Harris, reaI-estate agent, arrested for sell
ing her lot which did not belong to him.
David Lubin of Sacramento is here prepar-
ing his bill for bounty on agricultural prod
ucts to be presented in Congress next winter.
The local soap manufacturers met yesterday
TO form an organization so that they may more
successfully compete with Eastern soapmakers.
The branch Iroquois Club of the Fortieth
Assembly district held meeting last evening
at Franklin Hall, on Fillmore street, near Bush.
Roger Kearny, grocer, swore out warrant in
Judge JOachimsens court yesterday for the
arrest OF Patrick Brown on charge OF bat
terry.
Tho Catholic rouno man of Tho r,;+,- I'LL
meet in st. Mary's Cathedral next Friday even
ing TO form an organization for spiritual pur-
poses.
The orchardists are DESTROYS of having the
Fruit-growers' Convention held in Sacramento
so as 10 change the present shipping and mar
keting system.
a demurrer is to be filed in the Jennie Par
sons bottled-will case to-day, in which fragrant
fraud and forgery are to be alleged by the
paternal heirs.
a pardon for her husband and Isidore Wood,
who were sent to jail for sending obscene liter
allure through the mail.
Reports were made at meeting OF union
carpenters last evening that the building
trades are livelier and better wages are being
paid than for long time past.
Senator George c. Perkins has written to the
State Department of Trade stating that he will
attend the Atlanta Exposition this fall and as
sist in advertising California.
The Society of California Volunteers held a
surprise meeting at the Occidental Hotel last
evening, presenting Major W. B. Hooper with
beautiful token of their esteem.
The Harbor Commissioners will meet with
Architects Page Brown and Percy & Hamilton
to-day when definite action will be taken in
regard to building the ferry depot.
The fall meeting of the San Francisco Pres
bvtery was inaugurated at Lebanon Church
last night, and the Rev: Donald NJ. Ross was
elected moderator for the next six months.
The Solid Eight less Supervisor bunker,
ousted twenty-one municipal janitors and gar
deners from official positions yesterday and
distributed the places among their friends.
Fred L. Rollins was held to answer before the
Superior Court before Judge Conlan yesterday
in $1,000 bonds, for cutting Thomas Regain,
63l Filbert street, with razor on Septem-
Der II.
The talent experienced another rather rough
day at the track yesterday, but two first choices
finishing in front. The successful horsos were:
Agitato, Olivia, Tim Murphy, Mamie Scott and
Remus.
Wendell Easton is IN favor OF the real-estate
men of California meeting for the purpose of
making a grand exhibit of California's re-
sources at the coming Montreal international
display.
Fire caused a damage of about $1,000 at Hart
Bros harness and robes establishment, corner
Pine and Front streets, at $50 p NJ. yesterday
The cause is unknown. The alarm was sent in
from box 264.
City and County Attorney CresweIl has adj
suits Ringing on the Potrero extension. This
is in line with the judgment entered by Judge
Slack on test case.
Mrs Marguerite G. Daniel has petitioned the
Superior Court Tor permission to become sole
trader She wants to deal in patent medi-
zines. Her husband, c. G. Daniel. does not
support her, she says.
James Keir Hardie NJ. P, addressed large
audience at Metropolitan Hall last night on
socialism. His travelling companion, Frank
Smith, ex-secretary of the International Labor
party, also lectured on the same subject.
The District Attorney will close for the peo-
pie in the Durrant case to-day, according to a
statement by Mr.. Barnes last evening. Mr.
Deuprey states that in his opening statement
he will give the public great surprise.
Mayor Sutro's veto of the So 25 tax levy was
ignored by the Solid Eight of the Board of SUI
pervisors yesterday and placed on file. A test
suit viii be brought to enjoin Auditor Brod-
erick from taking any action in the matter.
President ]. H. Neff, Vice-President Sam
mel Thornton and Executive Committeeman
Charles G. Yale met together yesterday at the
State Mining Bureau and talked over the pre-
Hminaries for the coming Miners convention
OF october IA.
All Ling. the assistant cook who is charged
with robbing and murderously attacking his
employer Mrs Dora Reede, was arraigned in
Judge Conlan's court yesterday. He pleaded
not guilty, ana MS eAanlhaIlon was continued
for two weeks.
NJ !. HAYES. 1853 Ninth street. went to 112
Clinton street yesterday to collect a bill. He
claims that one of the male occupants of the
house thrashed him, breaking a bone on the
right side Of his face. He was attended at the
Receiving Hospital.
District Attorney Barnes announced last
evening that the States case against Theodore
Durrant was nearly completed. The chief
witness yesterday was w. J. Phillips, who cor
rOborated the essential facts OF Pawnbroker
Oppenheim's testimony.
A warrant for the arrest and deportation of
Wah Shee was issued yesterday by Judge Nor
row. The Chinese is just completing ten
wears sentence in San Quentin for burglary,
and the Marshal will arrest and deport him as
soon as he leaves the prison-walls.
Mrs. de Long, an elderly woman, who lived
on Frederick street and De Long avenue, was
found unconscious on Market and Eighth
streets. She was taken to the Receiving Hos
pital and died in few minutes, the cause
being apoplexy. The body was removed TO the
morgue.
The financial results of the presentation of
Gas You Like 1t" at Sutro Heights on Satur-
day for the benefit of the Charming Auxiliary
Fund net above $4,000, of which the Columbia
Theater gets % per cent and the fund 40 per
cent after the first $1,000, which was guaran-
teed the theater.
The Manufacturers and Producers Associa-
ton assert that while the Sutro Railroad COM
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