The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-06
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Rev. Frank s Ford breaches his first sermon
al the First Christian Church to-day.
smooth man with map of gold mine
gets 5000 from the Fischer brothers and leaves
for Chicago.
Chief Justice Beatty has granted writ Of
probable cause in the case OF the people vs.. w.
h 7. Durrant.
The San Francisco Labor Council will cele-
orste Labor day by grand exercises at Metro
politan Temple.
The employees of the Board of Health con-
tlnue their labors tearing down condemned
houses in Chinatown.
William Mcfarland, collector for the Mill
brae Dairy Company, is wanted by the police
on charge OF forgery.
The thirtieth annual banquet of the San
Francisco Pipe Club was held last evening at
Becker's Hall on Third street
The bicycle relay riders will arrive at Roch-
ester this morning and probably reach New
York early tomorrow morning.
Attorney JosephT. Cognet swore to a COM
plant in Judge Lows court yesterday charg-
ing Attorney Charles II. Maddox with battery.
Alvin G. Clark, the rich and famous maker
of telescope glasses, CRmbridgeport, Mass, is
here He has been in Arizona and Los Angeles
The Oregon Sandstone Company yesterday
withdrew its suit TO prevent the use OF Cali
fornia stone in the construction OF the new
ferry depot
Harry ]. Musgrave, 1O14 Twenty-fourth
street. ran his bicycle into pile of rocks on
Seventeenth street last night and was seri-
The annual convention OF the California
State SpiTitualistic Association adjourned yes
terday after an interesting, proftsble and en-
joyable session.
II is shown in to-day's CALL that the pros
perity OF 6griculturists depends upon the sue
cess of the masses, who prosper best under
protective tariff.
William Weber, baker 26 Sixth street. was
convicted by Judge Conlan yesterday OF bat
terry upon Harry Chow, boy, and will be SEN
fenced Tuesday.
Maxine Elliott, the actress, whose real name
is Jessie E. McDermott, is suing her husband,
George A. McDermott, for divorce on the
ground of desertion.
George Green and Thomas Kelly, two we'll
grown boys, were arrested last night while ROD
bling the house 1116 Bush street, occupied by
William D. Keyston.
The Mission Defense Club has secured as
permanent place of meeting the hall on Guer-
zero and twentieth streets, where 1t Will meet
every Saturday night in future.
Norman SCHUYLER, the young broker, waived
his examination before Judge Gonlan yester-
day on the charge OF forgery and was held to
answer before the Superior Court
Friday night, at IL AS o'clock, Low Lock,
Chinese restaurantkeeper,w was shot and dan
gerously wounded by highlander, Lee How
is now under arrest for the crime.
G. P. Athenour, who mas made tour of the
mining camps Of the Yukon and branches is
here. He says life is hard there and ne doesn't
care to get gold by digging for it in Alaska.
James n. Flynn, laborer living at 1902
Harrison street, had his left leg SO crushed BY
the steam cars yesterday that 1t had to be
amputated at the City and County Hospital.
Frank Brooks, alias Thompson, a "bunko-
steerer," who swindled S. jacobson OF Fresno
out of S1S about week ago, was sent to the
County Jail for six months by Judge Low yes
terday.
Judge Campbell yesterday came to the assist
ance Of Robert McClusky, charged with be-
traya1 under promise OF marriage, by lending
him 50 to obtain the necessary marriage
license.
The whale captured of Peseadero last Friday
was towed to Sausalito by the tug VigiIant
yesterday. It will be placed on exhibition for
the benefit of the Might in sausalito" ceIe-
bratton.
Lewis Sells of the Forepaugh, Sells & Co.
Circus Company has conceived a unique
scheme for starting the only wild animal
and tropical bird ranch of the world in MERGED
County, Cal.
The longshoremen Cd Jackson-street wharf
won their fight with the California Transports
ton Company yesterday. The Scent an hour
cut has been rescinded and the men all won't
back to work.
murrer of the Board of Supervisors to the ac-
cusation of the Grand Jury in the assessment
reduction matter; The Supervisors will now
have to stand trial.
United States Geological Survey, are in town
after having made dangerous ascent of Mt
Hood. They say the recent eruption" was
merely rock slide.
The heirs of Horace Gasquet, Del Norte
County storekeeper are questioning the dis
posal of $25. 200 which Gasquet gave to the
children of Joseph Kahn of this City few
days before his death.
All arrangements for the Admission Dav
celebration by the Native Sons were completed
last night by the joint committee Tickets
viii be sold at both ends of the ferry, and at
Sixteenth street, Oakland.
One of the Southern Pacific Company's spot-
tiers was rotten-egged on Jackson-street wharf
Yesterday. He made himself very obnoxious
QeCkhAnQS
handled him without gloves.
Judge Buck of San Mateo County yesterday de-
cined to hear argument in the matter of the
Lux estate until the charges alleged to have
Oeen made in an affidavit of ]. H. Campbell,
IS vet unified, had been inquired into
The officers and members of the Stock and
Bond Exchange held banquet yesterday
noon in celebration of the opening of the ex-
changes spacious new quarters on the second
floor of the Merchants Exchange building.
The fusion conference failed to fuse last
night on account of the knitting of Warren B.
English and G. A. Barlow by Governor Budd,
Daggett, Gould and McNab. Democrats and
Populists are Disguised, and the fuse viii be
fzz.
Wnen the matter of streetcar fare reduction
comes before the Railroad Commission to-
morrow its jurisdiction over street railways
will be denied by the Marketstreet Railway
Company, and interesting legal proceedings
will probably follow.
Under an arrangement recently made by the
lines that operate from New York TO Utah
considerable freight traffic will be taken from
the Southern Pacific Company and trade from
the merchants of San Francisco.
Leading Populists are leaving their party
and becoming enthusiastic adherents of the
Republican party. Among them are well
known men who polled large votes a S candi-
dates on the local Populist ticket two years
ago. They are Mckinley men now.
George W. Forsy the, the union printer injured
at 26 Main street Thursday afternoon by
bundle falling from an open elevator and strik-
ing him on the head, is expected to recover al
though at present he has neither the power of
speech nor the power OF deglutition, and is
without the use of his left eye and his right
leg
General W H. L. Harnes addressed an audi
ence at the Auditorium last evening on the
issues OF the campaign. The statement made
by General Barnes that what the country
needs is TO return to tue tariff conditions ex-
listing n 1892 was warmly applauded. the
audience manifested keen appreciation of the
fact that the leading issue of the campaign is
protection to American industry. Judge Way
mire presided.