The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-27
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.


san Francisco society ladies have casts of
their Trilby feet made by Rupert Schmid
The weather forecast for to-day predicts fair
and cooler weather with brisk westerly winds.
A concert was given at the Y. NJ. c. A audi
torium last night by the Musical Advancement
Society.
The engagement is announced of Count de
Beuviere OF Paris TO Miss Laura McCune of
this City.
The directors of the California Girls Train
ing Home gave q reception st the home OF Mrs.
W. j. Gum yesterday
The Board Of Health viii meet today and
More appointments viii be made.
The Empire Dramatic Company gave an en-
tertainment last evening for the benefit of the
Good Templars Home for Orphans.
Ex-Mayor Ellert has petitioned the Board of
Supervisors not to pass a bicycle ordinance
till the wheelmen can be heard in the matter.
The Union League Club Committee on Re-
publican National Convention is confident
that San Francisco can raise the necessary
money.
J. c. Siedenberg, acting cashier of the Fidel-
ity and Casualty Company, has disappeared,
leaving family and shortage in his ac
counts.
Henry Wehner, a saloonkeeper, was arrested
yesterday afternoon, at the instance OF Attor-
ney J. P. Sweeney, on the charge OF felony en-
beZZlement.
Buckley propose to call meeting OF the gen
eral committee next week, to test the old
leaders strength.
Paupers and other wards of the City are sup
piled with salmon seized by the Fish Commits
sioners, though no private citizen could pur-
chase the dehcacy.
Thomas J. Ryan, creditor of the estate of
Sarah A Terry, has asked the Superior Court
TO appoint new appraisers TO estimate on the
San Francisco property.
Tho fol
Colma last night was won by Hawkins, because
Rochette fouled him in the eighth round.
Young Mitchell was referee.
The Oceanic steamship Alameda arrived yes
terday from Australia. She did not enter the
hsrbor of Honolulu, nor take passengers, mail
or freight from that port.
Local insurance managers say that the out
look is decidedly unpleasant for them as the
fight in rates still continues and there is no
prospect OF new compact.
fireman named Peter has disappeared, and
is supposed 10 have fallen overheard from the
steamer st. Paul early Yesterday morning. The
body has not been recovered.
Daniel H. Goodwin, brother of the deceased
eX-Supervisor, has fled a contest of the latter's
viii, charging fraud and duress and that the
testator was of unsound mind.
Sir Audley COote arrived by the Australian
steamer Alameda yesterday. He proposes to
lay before Congress measure advocating the
construction Of a trans-Pacific cable.
Charles Howard alias Heber, a sneakthiei,
who stole book from a store on Market street,
was sentenced yesterday by Judge Joachimsen
TO six months in the County Jail
Robert W. MARYLAND of 2519 Suffer street IS
to be an important witness Tor Durrant. He
will give expert testimony to show the probs-
bllity OF Durrant's statement that he was over
come by gas.
The Street Committee of the Board of Super
visors, through Expert George W. Elder, dis
covered another job yesterday on the part OF
q street contractor TO sWindle Guerrero-street
property-owners.
The Rev. Anna H. Shaw lectured at Golden
Gate Hall, Suffer street, last night. upon the
"Iniustiee OF Chivalry." She said that ehlyalry
is out of date; men and women live for each
other nowadays.
The State development committee has made
arrangements to send several lecturers and
active workers TO the Atlanta Exposition to
enlighten the general public upon the re-
sources of California.
Several witnesses for the defense were exam
ined yesterday in the Durrant. trial, chief
among them Dr. Cheney, who identified the
rollcall, which shows that Durrant was not alb
sent from his lecture.
Judge Conlan tomorrow will be called upon
to adjudicste the case of Frank Lambert, %
years of age, arrested for begging, and who,
according 10 the police, lives in comfortable
circumstances in Oakland,
Clarence P. ThorHe, discharged book
keeper for Major Mclaughlin of Oroville, was
arrested in this City yesterday morning and
taken to Oroville to answer a charge OF at
tempting to extort money.
With but two of the favoriUes finishing in
front the bookies had slightly the best OF the
argument with the talent at the track yester-
day. The winners were Portugal, Favory,
Rosebud, Ledaiia and Morven.
The funeral OF Professor James G. Kennedy
Church, where Samuel NJ. Shortridge delivered
an grafton over the bier. The body was in
tered in the Cypress Lawn Cemetery.
Mrs Darlington Booth win speak at Golden
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the First Congregational Church while in the
City. She viii address the Stanford students
and be entertained by the Century Club.
Attorney Reed, on behalf of the Civic Fed
Grafton, viii file his suit tomorrow to restrain
the Auditor from taking further action on the
81 % tax levy. The causes of action follow
generally those set forth by Mayor Sutro in his
veto.
Irwin Clarke, a diamond-broker from Den
yer was arrested in this City on q charge of
stealing $4,000 worth of diamonds belonging
TO two persons in Denver, who entrusted them
TO him to raise money upon their collateral
security.
Two ex-strikers. CrandaT and Applemau
were expelled from the Preside reservation
Yesterday on the order of General Graham, who
suspected them of having evil designs on the
monument bearing the inscription. Murdered
by Strikers"
c. d. Lane testified before County Clerk
Curry yesterday in the matter OF the Hale &
Norcross bonds on appeal that his share OF the
Utica mine, OF which ne Is One-thlrd owner,
had paid him from $50 900 to $45, 900 month
for several years past
Japanese Consul Sabura Koya has written a
long communication to his Government ella
tive to the japanese of this coast, in which he
charges that United States customs officers at
Puget Sound have been bribed for allowing
immoral women 10 iand.
Irene Smith of 5f4 Pine street and Emma
Robinson, both colored, had row on Pine and
Kearny streets at an early hour yesterday
morning and Emma slashed Irene on the
thumb with razor. She was arrested for
assault with a deadly weapon.
Charles Wolf, a bricklayer living at Eigh-
teenth and Mission streets, was working on a
new building at Jones and Union streets yes-
terday afternoon, when he fell distance of
about thirty feet. His right shoulder-blade
and one OF his ribs were fractured.
J. D. McTier, the negro who was arrested by
the postal authorities some days ago for adver-
Using an unlawful business through the mails,
pleaded guilty in the United States District
Court yesterday and was sentenced to six
months, with hard labor, in Folsom
Mrs. Ravenna Scully, whose clothing caught
fire from bursting lamp last Wednesday and
who was terribly burned died from her injuries
at the City and County Hospital last night Her
home at Twenty-eighth and Guerrero streets
narrowly escaped being burned TO the ground.
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