The San Francisco call., 1896-09-12
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

oOHA Aedrny street,
The Mckinley Invincibles held q rousing
meetng at the Auditorium last night.
Ben Rose, a stow away on one of the Arctic
Whalers, died at Port Clarence last June.
Mrs. Esther German, who has been married
thirteen times, Is being sued Tor a divorce.
There was a very large attendance at last
nights woman suffrage rally Mission Opera
Hall.
A successful performance was given last
night in Odd Fellows Hall by the Sons of Yer
mont.
Two stowaways were put on the pilot-boat
Bonita by the captain of the Peter Jebsen yes
terday.
The Election Commissioners dropped num-
Der OF names from the registration roll yes
terday.
William Jennings Bryan has offended
thousands OF voters by his antagonism TO civil
Captain Stewart Menzies, who has been on
the sick list for several months, is able to be
about agsiu.
Great preparations have been made for the
fourth annual picnic of the Knights of the Red
Branch Rifles.
Pavlng Company, was injured in a runaway
accident yesterday.
Charles Cavill, the famous swimmer, will at
tempt to swim across the Golden Gate on Sun
oayi september 90
Two stakes in which the pick of the local
mounds are entered are offered for to-morrow's s
running at Ocean View.
cup match between the Pacific and
CaIlforn1a cricket clubs will be played to-
morrow at Golden Gate.
The destruction OF more buildings will be
considered at n special meeting of the Board
OF Health 10 be held to-day.
Miss Lena Loseehamps, who until recently
WORKED as domestic, has come into fortune
through an aunt in Germany.
A grand concert, test scarce and dance was
under Of California
state splritualists' Association.
The Attorney-Genersl holds that the City
Justice OF the Peace of Sacramentoi is to remain
In office Tor u term of four years.
rousing meeting was held by the Thirty
fifth Assembly District Republican Club at
3OOS Mission street last evening.
Judge Slack yesterday got the Fair will case
down for trial october 5. Mrs. oelrichs and
virginia Fair were present IN court
The San Francisco Furniture Manufacturing
Company was attached yesterday. 1t is be-
heved other attachments viii follow.
Captain Lees appears TO believe that the
great plot to loot the First National Bank of
Los Angeles was hatched in this City.
Box 81 announced $500 fire in Mrs Cash
mans house, at 631 Second street, at half-past
10 last evening. The house was fully insured.
The Municipal League of Wheelmen last
night named candidate for Superintendent
OF Streets and two candidates for Supervisors.
The circus people entertained 1000 orphans
gratis yesterday. This afternoon and to-
nights performances win be the last this
year.
1t is requested that race over the enamel
course between the yachts Catherine and
Fawn, just for the glory of the thing, is pos
sibility.
Increasing cloudiness, with conditions
favorable for showers Saturday night and Sun
day morning-Local Forecast Official A. G.
McAdie.
The War Department has ordered ell the
old guns at Fort Point, Lime, Point, Fort
Mason and the Presidio returned to Washing
ton, D. C.
Auditor Broderick has made up his mind
that the 20 per cent raise by the State Board
of Equalization applies for municipal as well
as State purposes
Fire Marshal Towe says that the fire at 92O
Post street was started by some acquaintance
OF Mrs: Niles, the occupant, for the purpose of
concealing theft.
Julius Allain, French sailor, was taken
from his ship yesterday, ard will probably be
sent TO France for trial on q charge of having
stabbed a shipmate.
Captain Colin Thompson. a machinist of this
City, has built water-bike, or aquacycle or
"baycycle," which he expects to speed up TO
twelve miles an hour.
The jury in the case of the Socialists ar
rested Tor obstructlng the sidewalk, failed to
agree yesterday in Police Judge Conlan's court
and the case was continued.
The Knights of the Red Branch Rifles will
give picnic at Shell Mound Sunday. The
proceeds viii go to the relief of the recently
prisoners.
large and enthusiastic audience as
sembled at Saratoga Hall last night to listen
10 addresses on campaign issues by Attorney
NJ NJ Barnett and Benjamin L. Mckinley.
A. L. Morgenstern, son of the Supervisor, is
sorely perplexed over the washhouse of Quong
Wah on lot adjoining that upon which he
had intended TO erect handsome residence.
At Yesterdays session of the Winthrop trial
several letters written by the defendant and
very preiudicial to his case were admitted in
avid A
Monday.
Half the 5000 persons admitted to the Fair
yesterday were school children freely admit
ted for the educational influence of such an
exhibition. To-day girls and boys Will dance
IN the Pavilion for prizes.
R. !. Jackson, saloon-keeper at 664 Broder-
lex street, procured warrant. yesterday for
the arrest Of John Garnier for taking a glass of
whisky and glass of beer, valued at % cents
and declining to pay for them.
Mrs. Lucy w. Auzerais-Hoyte yesterday fled
her answer TO the suit Of her dressmaker for
S419 for services. She claims thatthe modiste
oyercharged her to the extent of $4,000, and
sets up a counter claim for that amount
Sol Simon, the cowboy detective, was ar
rested yesterday for felony embezzlement, and
was soon after charged with m1sdemeanor en-
bezzlement. Both cases were over type
writing machines, which he is accused OF ap-
propriaung.
The Board of Education last evening adopted
resolutions in which the Board of Supervisors
is invited to confer on the subject of increas-
ing the appropriation for the School Depart
ment above the figure agreed upon by the
Supervisors.
The increase of the assessment roll by the
State Board of Equalization directly benefits
the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, as it
reduces the rate on its fixed valuation of
S36, ,OOO, 900, and makes its tax bill consider
ably lighter.
The typewriter left by Morgan, the dead
train-robber, at his City headquarters on East
street, was identified yesterday as the ma
chine stolen from the Visalia office of the
Puget Sound Lumber Company last April
when the Office was looted and the safe blown
TO pieces.
A free clinic has been added to st. Joseph's
Hospital on Park Hill, where poor patients
WIN be treated Saturday mornings The hos
pital has the first aseptlc operating-room in
San Francisco, and this, with the advice OF g
staff of prominent physicians, will be at the
disposal of the poor.
The deposition of B. F. Hudelson, in connec.
ton with the suit which has begun against
him for alimony, was taken at Reel B. Terry 8
office yesterday. Mr.. Hudelson denied that he
ever was married 10 the plaintiff, OF. that he
has ever acknowledged her as his wife or in
troduced her such.