The San Francisco call., 1896-09-11
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.


Fair Friday with fog in the morning is to-
days weather predlcuon.
Commissioner Higgins, noted globe-trot-
ting salvstionist, will visit this City next
month.
The Police Department has tacitly agreed to
allow the pstrolmen to act as health in
spectors.
The woman suffrage campaign opened last
night with monster mass-meeting in Metro
politan Temple.
Over 5000 people attended the Mechanics
Exposition last night, the particular attrac-
tion being Italian night.
The Republican County Committee last
evening issued call for primary election to
be held on Septempe 19.
A successful musicale was given last night
at the Association Auditorium for the benefit
OF the Mission Y. NJ. c. A.
Thomas G. Cantren of the National Iron
Works, lifelong Democrat, has come out for
Mckinley and protection.
Jack sheehan, formerly captain of the STAN
ford baseball team has been made manager of
the Olympic football eleven.
C. P. Huntington has written to the Bureau
of Foreign Commerce Of this City and has
made plea for cheap foreign labor.
Ye Ying, the editor of the Chinese War Cry,
has just returned from the Salvation Army
International Exposition in London.
A large amount of stolen property found in
the room OF Henry Meyer, burglar, arrested
last Sunday, has been identified by the owners.
Chris Christensen was arrested and charged
with attempting TO break inio the residence of
George McCraith, 311 Church street, Tuesday
night
A party of well-known Southern Pacific rail-
road men left the City last evening for trip
TO Lake Tahoe via Placerville and Strawberry
Mountain.
Veteran Association has been formed by
charter members of the Army and Navy ReDub-
lican League and temporary officers have
been elected.
shows marked improvement and an increase
in its population has its troubles over super
visorial neglect.
Ella Holsten, sister-in-law of Henry Braun
Schweiger Jr., who married the notorious Sadie
Nichols, swore to complaint yesterday charg-
ing him with battery.
The Phoenix Republican Club met last night
and adopted resolutions censuring the Stat
Beard OF Equalization for increasing the as
sessment OF san Francisco.
John j. Mccarthy, one of the men suspected
OF attempting 10 rob the First National Bank
in Los Angeles last May, was arrested in this
City after an exciting struggle.
The Rev E Naugsh, for thirty-eight years
a missionary OF India, who is here, says
Madras is hotbed OF poisonous reptiles. He
has seen cobra commit suicide
General Appraiser Somervflle has just rem
dered decision in the matter OF imported
sumed by Collector Wise is reversed.
Unjust charges OF discrimination have been
are being circulated pledging shippers to give
their freight 10 the Southern Pacific.
F. J, Morgan, the train-robber who was shot
near sacramento on SEPTEMBER 3, was yester-
day identified by E. Sells, one of the pro-
prietors OF the circus In Central Park
Robert Mofitt, q molder, was arrested yes
terday on charges of malicious mischief, as
sault with q deadly weapon and battery as a
result of his celebration on Admission day.
superintendent Flint made public yesterday
the work done in his division the eighth,
during the fiscal year ending June 80 last.
Nearly half billion letters and parcels were
handled.
The capital stock of the San Francisco Gas
and Electric Company is S20,000,000. This
represents the consolidated capital OF the gas
company and the Edison Light and Power
Company.
The Goto leper remedy now used at the Pest
house has arres ted the ravages of the disease
in those using it. The supply is nearly ex-
hausted and there is no money with which to
replenish it.
Louis Windmuller, a wealthy merchant and
gold Democrat of New York, is at the Palace.
He says great political fight is on in Illinois,
Michigan and Indiana. He says Iowa is GER
tain for Mckinley.
Fire Marshal Towe, after making an investi-
cation into the cause of O fire at 920 Post
street on Wednesday, has come 10 the conclu-
sion that thief had set the place on fire to
cover up his crime
The City Legislative Convention of the
Populist party met and organized last even
streets. J. R. Ruchsteu was chosen chairman
and G. D. Gillespie, secretary.
Oliver Winthrop took the stand in his own
behalf Yesterday and told strange story of
his relationship with James Campbell He
declared that Campbell remained Voluntarily
in the California-street cottage.
James Robinson, messenger-boy was held
up and robbed of a scarfpin, last evening
by Nick Murphy, ID years of age and
another youngster whose name is unknown
Murphy was arrested and charged with the
crime.
The attorneys for Mrs. oelriehs and Virginia
Fair filed their answer to Van R. Paterson's
opposition to the Fair will of the oath yester-
day and gave notice that they would TO-DAY
move for an order setting the cause for imme-
diste trial.
The San Francisco Gaslight Company. having
consolidated with the Edison Light and Power
Company, will not disincorporate, but viii
continue its corporate existence TO manage
real estate and other property not embraced
in the combine
Resolutions demanding prompt legal action
against the State Board of Equalization for
raising the assessment roll of San Francisco
were adopted last night by the Merchants
Association in joint meeting with the Citi-
zens' Charter Association
The Catholic Ladies' Aid Society will hold
its ninth annual convention at The Hotel del
Mar Santa Cruz, beginning next Tuesday
morning During the year the society dis
bursed over $4,000 In clothing, fuel, medicine,
provision and cash among deserving poor
people.
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