The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-05
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

market Coupons in every pouch.
Dr. Traverse. skin diseases. Superfuous hair
removed bv electricity. 1l7O Market street.
The csrpeuters held their third mass-meet-
ing 10 re-enfOrce the mem oershlp Tolls last eY-
euing.
The steamer Farallon sailed on her maiden
trip TO Yaouina Bay with good cargo Of
freight.
impressive confirmation ceremonies took
place in old s.. Msry's Church on the Mission
road yesterday
The management Of the Lick Old Ladies'
Home rendered the inmates May festival yes
terday.
q. The steamer Rio Janeiro sailed for China
YESTERDAY with 8 full cargo Of freight, but
light passenger list
william Henry Theodore Durrant was re-
moved from the City Prison TO the County Jail
yesterday afternoon.
Coupons which entitle you 10 handsome
presents are in every two-Ounce package 400
cut plug tobacco Try 1t"
The winning horses at the Bay District yes
teriav were san Luis Rey, McFsrlane, Even
ttde, Loydsl. North and Hymn.
= Box 50 called the department out for chin
ney IRE at 1515 Nevada street early yesterday
evening. No damage was done.
The first convention Of union cigar-makers in
California was called TO order yesterday, and
permanent officers were elected.
p The second address of Mr.. Varley 10 men only
VIII be given at the Association building, Ma
son and Eddy streets, this afternoon at 3
o'clock.
The Candelaris Mining Company has taken
} steps 70 light Daniel N. Burns in the Mexican
courts for possession OF the rich mine in
Durango.
!. This is the verdieto of the best judges-"Finest
beyond question" OF whst? Of the Captain
Msrryat" cigar. Have you tried it? Made by
Hamburger, Homan & Co., New York.
Alexander Z. Loughborough pleaded guilty
TO two charges Of assault with deadly weapon.
and was sentenced TO pay g fne OF $500 on
each charge. The money was paid in court.
The battleship Oregon was hauled from the
drydock yesterday and placed alongside the
wharf az the Union Iron Works 10 have the
amor now on the way from the East mounted.
C. F. Smurr, general freight sgent OF the
Southern Pacific company. left last night for
Chicago to attend g session Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission on transcoQtinental
rates.
George Ryan and Frank Anderson were ar
rested at an early hour yesterday morning for
bieakIng into and stealing q quantity OF cloth
lag from Frank Browns tsilor-stOre, 438 Bush
street.
g. The Peoples party of the City and County
adopted q revised constitution last night
whereby the committee Is 10 be composed Of
delegates from Assembly districts and not at
large.
All fine cigars are good, but some are better
than Others, and the Captain Marryat"
cigars. made by Hamburger, HOmsn & Co.,
New York, are the finest beyond question"
Try one.
The first anniversary OF the mfnistration OF
Rev. 7. c. smith 81 Trinity Presbyt Church
VIII be celebrated tomorrow, at ESQ P. N,
by & special service prepared by the Sunday
school.
Two masked men robbed the American Dis
tEiCt Telegraph Office al S33 suffer street early
yesterday morning, and were prevented rom
numbering the messenger N charge OF the
Office by mere chance.
!. .:A.fund has been started for the benefit Of the
3 gu baby abandoned at The fair and adopted
: hE:Mrs. c. J. Won Schmidt OF 900 Bush street.
The child Is I year Old today, and its parents
- have not YET been found
The California Camera Club Cyclers have
adopted uniform, an emblem and club coloTs-
Henceiorth they VII be worn on all occasions
on the road The initial run viii De 10 the
ocean tomorrow evening.
Judge Bahrs was defended by Senator Cross
against the attack OF the temperance people IN
connection with the Coleman test case. The
court refused 70 transfer the case, which viii
be taken up on the 18th inst
Judge Conlan fntimared from the bench yes
terdey he had been advised by his attorney
that he must recognize Z. P. Mogsn and 4. 1.
NCrgenstern as Prosecuting Attorney and
clerk respectively OF MS court.
. An ict0-mal meeting OF the Club OF Twenty
I'VE was held on Friday evening May 3, At 105
FeTe-- street, f9r the purpose OF organizing
O-lee-s elected: J. G. Marion, president; J.
In, secretary, and G. Blods, treasurer.
. Tie oil and natural gas found on J. 0.
Miner ranch, in Contra Costa County. IS pro-
L1Irced BY experts TO be OF q superior quality.
e=C-l glcal examinations indicate that there IS
& reservoir OF oil few 4 und red feet below
TIE surface
Al important meeting OF the Siagle-tax
society VIII be held at 9O9 Market street TO-
night. The speakers viii be James G. Mcguire,
!. Il. Barry, 1. ". Manzen and Alfred CTidge.
The utle OF the principal address viii be How
10 Build Up State"
Robert Mason, Walter Webb and Edward
~ h00 AZ - n
day BY Detectives Dillon and Crockett on the
charge Of burglary in having broken into the
store OF Thomas H kOTU1ck, 155 Mission street,
on april 3, and having stolen lot Of straw
hats.
An incipient blaze in the shed sheItering the
hosting apparatus OF the prom OF the Ukiah's
slip az the foot OF Lombard street caused an
alarm 70 be turned in from box > at g 80 last
evening. The chemical engine extinguished
the blaze before any extensive damage was
done.
The peculiar story OF Mrs. Cunningham, as
told d. the husband. has new light thrown
upon Il nurse al the Kings Daughters
Home says that the child claimed BY Mrs Gun
nlngham IS her own was brought 70 the
toundHng asylum by swede- Mrs Cunning
ham refuses 70 talk.
IN the matter Of the estate OF Joshua Hendy
the plaintiffs. Samuel Hendy, George ". Hendy
and Avtldis Jane Raugh, have given notice to
Mary Frances McIurn et al. that an appeal TO
the Supreme Court viii be taken from the
order granting motion for g new trial en-
tered March 4, 1898.
H. Cline and Nellie A. Andrews, who live at
80 Stockton street. had g row with two Young
men and a Young woman on the corner Of Post
aud Stockton streets al an early hour Yesterday
morning. One OF the young men struck Cline
with his fist and Cline retaGated BY striking
him with his cane. shot was fred and the
young men and yeung women ran down Post
street Policemen Barry and Diane made
= diligent search, but failed 10 find them or who
fired the shot. No arrests were made
80 Jean ThoFne, cobbler in Oakland, attempted
90 murder MS wife and two grown daughters
in their laundry at 144o San Pablo avenue.
Mrs. ThOrne took the pistol from her husband
and escaped. He drew out keen knife and
rriunged II into the young women's bodies sew
ersL times, after which ne committed suicide
BIZ driving the blade into his own heart. The
women are seriously but not fatally injured.
Ihorne was crEzed by excessive wine-drinking.
George Ryan and Frank Anderson broke into
the taIlor-shOp OF Frank Brown, 438 Bush
street, about 4 O'Clock yesterday morning.
Policeman Oman saw them leaving the store
with TWO large bundles IN their possession.
They dropped the bundles and ran Oman
caught Ryan and Anderson was arrested By
Policemen Lsngford and Butterworth on Pine
Etreet. They were taken TO old City Hall station
and charged with burglary. The bundles con-
famed ten pair OF trousers, five vests, SIX boys
coats ana four overcoats.