The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-29
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Stockton Asylum by the Insanity Commits
sioners.
The Half-million Club has declared itself in
favor OF bonding san Francisco for public i'm
prOvemeQts.
The Manufacturers ana Producers Associa-
ton viii shortly establish country newspaper
advertising bureau.
Tomorrow evening will be Wagner nightat
the Mechanics Institute Fair and only wagner
music VIII be played.
The trial OF the case OF Theodore Fox against
John ", Maekay ct al was resumed before
Judge Seawell yesterday.
A Coroner's jury found yesterday that Mrs.
d.. Schmidt committed SUICIDE Wnlle temporal
TiIy insane frem family troubles.
The Zante currant question viii be discussed
al the meeting OF the California State HortI-
cultural Society On the 30th inst
The charge OF obtaining money under false
p!etenses against Gus Strand, real estate agent,
was dismissed by Judge JOachimsen yesterday.
The first rub in the KilgalIon- Bonnet match
was played al the Occidental handban court
LAST night, Bonnet winning three games out OF
four.
There viii be q benediction service st the
Union Iron Works a. noon to-day, as conse-
Grafton OF the missionary launch Northern
Light.
new method OF dealing with refractory
ores so SIS 20 obtain nearly their complete
assay value was satisfactorily tested near Oak
land yesterday.
are preparing TO test Governor Budd's recent
manifesto regarding the carrying OF arms and
the displaying OF foreign flags.
There is 800, 600 awaiting Parker Pearsons
Valentine, who killed q man twenty-five years
ago and fed. The case was brought up in
Judge Cofeyis court yesterday.
bicycle race has been arranged between
Police Judge Campbell and Police Sergeant
Conboy. It viii take place September 2, and
the wager Is banquet for ten.
r.
greatly reduced railroad rates FOL. laborers
wanting tickets to the hophelds OF Plessan-
ton, Newcastle and Wheatlsnd.
Two menwho stole -four and g steer from the
Round Valley Reservation have been arrested
By United States Marshal Baldwin. They are
now on their way TO San Francisco.
The verdict in the case OF William T Oliver,
the printer who died from opium poisoning at
1921 Vallejo street, was accidental death"
II was not approved by the Coroner.
Mrs. Annie Stevens OF 125 Valley street was
yesterday sentenced by Judge Conlan TO pay
fine OF $50 or be imprisoned for fifty days for
disturbing the peace OF the neighborhood.
The Women's Exchange at % Post street has
undertaken 10 assist the women's department
OF the State Free Labor Bureau in securing
places for women and girls who want employ
ment.
4 warrant was sworn out in Judge Contains
court yesterday for the arTest OF Frank john
son, boy living at 1857 Ellis street, on the
statutory misdemeaner OF melting another 10
commit crime.
The police received Information that George
Weirs, & burglar who jumped his bonds in Pet.
slumR, was on the steamer Gold that arrived
here yesterday, but they were disappointed in
not finding him.
The trouble which has been in existence at
the Glanville shoe Factory on Jessie street has
not IS yet subsidized. The discharged employees
are confident that they viii again De offered
their old positions.
Mrs Wihrle, wife OF brewery engineer,
struck Mrs. Balbani, 6S2 Ash avenue, IN the
eye with her fist yesterday morning on the
Larkin-street steps OF the City Hall, and now a
warrant is out for her arrest Tor battery.
Mrs. Kate Winters, wife OF saIoon-keeper at
10 Howard street, swallowed a dose OF iodine
and laudauum yesterday morning because her
10 the Receiving Hospital and viii recover
The municipal ownership committee, chosen
By the Union for Practical Progress. drafts
petition TO the Mayor and Board OF Supervisors
asking them 70 call special election 10 have
the question submitted 10 vote OF the public
The Market-street Cable Company yesterday
resumed hsli-hour service on the Electric line
IN Ashbury Heights, but the residents are not
satisfied and VIII Try 10 enforce the terms OF
the franchise, which calls for cars every fifteen
minutes
Surveyors and engineers are locating branch
railway from the Central Pacific line ct Bocs
eighteen miles through the Sierras TO lnde-
pendence Lake. The new road viii De used Tor
numbering and for carrying exeurslonlsts 10
the lake.
The Richmond District Improvement Asso-
CLARION held q lively meeting last night.
President Hubs wanted 10 resign on account
Of a resolution introduced and passed ceusur-
ing him for using the clubs name IN an uneu-
tlOriZed way.
Frithjof Bronson has sued the Market-street
Railway Company for S299 damages on ae-
count Of alleged insulting treatment received
from conductor because he could oEer noth-
ing less than c hFe-dOllar gold piece with
which 10 pay his fare.
In 8 suit for damages Just decided By Justice
OF the Peace Kerrigan, he court held that
street-car passenger from the ocean beach must
ask for a transfer before the end OF the ride 10
Stanyen street or forfeit the Ilsht 70 tIaAsIeI
ride on the ceble-cers-
Ollie Nowlin, a colored woman living at 725
Sansome street. was beaten over the head and
face with pitcher last night oy JACK hlll, VINO
she said IS her husband Her lips were cut
oDen and her head bruised. She was taken 10
me Receiving Hospital
Philip Mcguire, an old man living az II
Fargo place, was taken TO the Receiving Hos
pitsl a an early boar Yesterday morning with
both eyes blackened and both eyebrows cut;
struck him with pair OF brass-knuckles.
The Market-street Cable Company has cur
tailed the Richmond car service something
over an hour. Residents must now take the
Powell or Clay street car not later than II 80,
OF thew will be put of ct Central avenue. |
There Is much indignation IN Richmond and
form Al protest VII QB4Dt4coc DC
The Railroad Commission met yesterday
afternoon and considered Chairman La Rue's
resolution TO make 8 horizontal reduction OF 10
and 20 per cent on wheat rates. DR.. Stanton
and Mr. Clark opposed IL and declared that
they will vote against 1t at to-ceys session. |
after the Southern Pacific has been heard
The mineral lands committee Of the Miners
Association decided yesterday TO reply to the
letter OF Mr.. Mills of the Southern PACING, but
he is asked 70 modify his proposition so as 70 |
have a commission OF three experts instead OF |
two The committee also concluded that the |
legal fight would not be dropped unless the /
railroad company first withdraWs ali us Iand /
selections.
Charles Lansing. the owner OF a big raneh |
near sacramento, was arrested yesterday Dy /
Detectives Bee and Harper on warrant from /
Sacramento charging him with grand larceny.
He is accused OF stealing bicycle on August
Is from Robert McGreevy of Sacramento. The /
machine was recovered by Bee and Harper
LsncIng says he bought the machine about |
month ago. II was not, however. stolen uu
August IS. a mys terry Of the case IS why Lam
cling who is q man OF means, should steal the
bicycle.
John Connolly, g boiler-maker, was charged
IL the CITY Prison yesterday with assault 10 90
great bodily harm. He was arrested on sun
lay morning for kicking Alexander Bannon,
an assistant jauitor in the CITY Han, on the
head aud fracturing his skull, in saloon on
Howard street near the Irish-Americsn H5I-