The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-03
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.


the police yesterday afternoon.
-, Two hundred and fifty men are at work on
the new Jockey Club racetrack.
The contest OF the Mary Coffey will was be-
gun yesterday in Judge Stacks court.
The Baptist Ministerial Union adopted reso-
Iutioas protesting against Chinese outrages.
Forecast official W. H. Harmon predict "fair.
except foggy at night" for to-day's weather.
Emil Hubner, cook, was found dead yester-
day in bed in his own room at 1925 Mission
street
proposes to utilize the library at the Hopkins
mansion.
School Director H S. Scott has asked leave Of
the Board OF Supervisors to be absent from the
State sixty days.
The Board of Health reports 43s deaths last
month as against 527 for the corresponding
month last year.
William n Leete, once prominent mining
man and merchant OF California, died in this
City on August %.
Chaplain Maeomber of Angel Island ad-
dressed the Methodist preachers on Religious
Lie in the Army"
Many harvesthands sre being sent by the
Free Labor Bureau to the hopyards and vine
yards in the interior.
A proposition that the Half-minion Club and
the California League of Progress consolidate
Is under consideration.
whether rehearing of the Hale & Norcross
cases should be granted.
Timetables of the railroad companies are
published free OF charge in the CALL for the &C.
sommodation OF readers
Small boys at the Mechanics Fair Yesterday
"beat" the nickel-in-the-slot machines and got
away with large number OF cigars.
Joseph A. Ford. member OF the firm OF
Murphy, Grant & Co.. and res pected and we'll
known merchant, died at the Palace.
Agitation on the question OF lighting the
park driveway to the Cliff has subsidized, be-
cause Of the demands of the light companies.
Alvinza Hayward and wife have mortgaged
the strathmore apartment property, corner OF
Fulton and Larkin Streets TO the Hibernia
Bank for $40 900.
The police are arresting all drivers who dash
recklessly over street-crossings. 1t is the in
tentlon to put q stop TO this dangerous practice
on the part OF drivers.
The Kennedy heirs furnish additional infor-
nation concerning the remarkable shrinkage
OF the Edward Kennedy estate during its
twenty-five years OF probate.
The first work of footpads that has been re-
ported in months occurred early Sunday morn
ing. Pedro Manzano was held up at Pine and
Stockton streets and robbed OF P15.
A special meeting of the State Board of
Health has been called Tor this morning, to /
consider the advisability of establishing guar
antine measures against the cholera.
1Qree men rODDeO g woman at 1Zb3I Morton |
street OF her money, iewelry and clothing on |
Saturday night, and yesterday one OF them, |
Ernest Head, was booked at the City Prison.
In the libel suit of Martin Kelly against the
Examiner q jury in Judge Daingerields court |
last evening brought in verdict for the de- |
tendant. The jury was out twenty minutes.
A large mass meeting was held at Metropoli- |
tan Temple last evening 10 celebrate Labor |
day. Walter Macarthur, Taylor Rogers and |
George w Monteith addressed the audience.
burglar robbed and murderously attacked |
Mrs. Dora Reede in her restaurant, 432 Geary |
street, early yesterday morning, and three Chi |
nese employees have been arrested on suspicion |
Three new witnesses testified in the great
mining suit of Theodore Fox vs.. John W. |
MackRy ct al. yesterday, and the PROCEEDINGS
are enIivened by a lively war OF words between |
counsel
While John Hagerty, bartender in his
brothers saloon at the Cliff House, was exam !
lining his revolver at an early hour YESTERDAY !
morning 1t exploded and the bullet entered |
his chest.
Petitions in insolvency were fled yesterday
as follows: Enterprise Mill and Building Com
pany, with liabilities of So, 542 SO and assets
Of Si2, All AZ; sieg l. Simon, with liabilities OF
1884 and no available assets.
At the meeting of the Institute of Applied
Christianity this evening at the Third Con-
gregational Church j. n. Reynolds Will speak
on profits According to the New and Old
Schools OF Political Economy"
Harbor Commissioner Colnon told the Grand
Jury yesterday that he could not remember the
names or the faces of the men who tried to
bride him for official positions. This answer
practically blocks the investigation.
The CToss-Country Club viii go to Bohemian
Grove on the Russian River four miles below
Guerneyiile, next Sunday, The boat will
leave Tiburon ferry at 8 o'clock. The excur-
sion will be managed by j. L. Locke.
The local Irish-American societies will meet
at Shell Mound Park next Sunday for the pur-
pose OF selecting delegates to the new move
nm rul,f nh I'LL
Chicago the latter part of this month.
On account of the disputed question as to
whether yesterday was or was not legal holt
G day, Judge Murphy, to be on the safe side, ad-
when District Attorney Barnes viii outline the
case for the people.
II. NJ. Coleman, painter, living at 25OS Post
street, while at work on Judge Murphy's new
building at Steiner and O'Farreil streets fell
from q ladder yesterday afternoon distance of
twenty feet and sustained conclusion OF the
brain. He was taken to the Receiving Hos
pital.
Emil Hubner, German cook, 40 years OF age,
was found dead in his room at 1925 Mission
street. He had evidently been dead for
couple of DAYS. He is heir to an estate in Ger
many, in which his sister has an interest, as
shown by letters IN MS pockeIs. Inc BODY was
removed TO the Morgue.
William B. Curtis, late OF the Southern
Pacific Company, recently appointed manager
for the Traffic Association, entered upon the
will be formally presented to the board of
directors of the association at meeting TO DE
held tomorrow afternoon.
Sergeant Shea and posse, who are detailed to
suppress gambling in Chinatown, made 1t
lively for the Chinese lottery dealers yesterday
afternoon They raided several lottery dens on
Fish alley, Washington and Jackson streets
and arrested four Chinese for aiding and abet-
ting lotteries.
en-. Gibson OF Oakland writes that an in
correct impression has gained currency to the
effect that he is in favor of new Silver party.
Mr., Gibson denies this. He. says he is still
member of the Popul1st party; that the Popu-
list party is in favor of free silver, and that the
members of that organization who are in favor
of silver win not desert their organization.
Louis Lafond of the tug Mile and William
Terry a barber at S01 Kearny street, are enc
mics Last night at 8 o'clock they met on the
corner of Dupont and Vallejo streets. They
exch anged some angry words and Terry pulled
a razor out of his pocket. He made pass at
Iafond's face and siashed him across the bridge
of the nose, down the left cheek and across his
upper lip. Lafond was taken TO the Receiving
Hospital and had his wound stitched ana
dressed.
Albert Sharp. 40 Sixth street, was taken to
the Receiving Hospital last night by some
friends He was riding q bicycle down van
Ness avenue and when opposite Linden
avenue another bicyclist came swiftly out OF