The San Francisco call., 1896-04-18
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Theodore Durrant has secured further stay
of proceedings until May z.
The Mormon Tabernacle choir gave it's third
concert at Metropolitan Temple last night.
Miss Envy Busse, the German actress, will be
rendered farewell benefit at 323 Turk street.
J. Richard Freud will lecture at Richmond on
the new charter on the evening of the 22d
inst.
Gold Bug, Palomacita Dura, Paros. Joe
Terry and Pollock were the winners at the Bay
District yesterday.
"Fair Saturday; fresh to brisk northerly to
esterly winds is predicted by Forecast OFF,
cial w. H. Harmon.
1t has been decided that the third annual ex-
'hibltion OF the Horse Show Association shall
be held early in December.
Miss Alice Haske, the Post-street milliner.
returned and refutes the charge that she had
swindled her young lady employees.
The Manufacturers and Producers Associa-
uon is endeaYoring TO discover which OF the
local firms deal in convict-made goods.
Professor Joseph lie Conte lectured last night
at Golden Gate Hall. on Immortality, Con-
sidered From the Standpoint of Science"
Inspector William Vanderbilt recently dis
covered about 125 drums of filed cheese in
the possession OF local dealer, and large guam
titles OF oleomargarine in Los Angeles.
The Health and Police Committee of the
Board of Supervisors decided yesterday to rec
ommend that Mooser & Mooser be employed to
draw plans Tor the new municipal building.
The viii of Frederick veeder was filed yes
terdsy. He left an estate valued at 81 8 500
81 OF which is left TO his son Harmon Veeder
and the remainder to his wife and daughter.
number of witnesses testified at the Blair
more inquiry yesterday that the tender con-
dition of the vessel had been generally dis
cussed among the British ships in this harbor
A consolidation of the San Francisco Gas
Corporation and the Edison Light and Power
Company has been effected Both gas and
electric stocks advanced several points yes
terday.
The "barbers' law" making 1t a misde-
meanor Tor q shop to keep open or for a Jour
neyman to work on Sunday afternoon or even
ing, has been declared unconstitutional by the
Supreme Court.
J. W. Dutton addressed the Society of Ameri-
can Socialists last evening. He presented q
strong paper purporting TO prove that protee-
ton was OF dire disadvantage to all but a few
protected capitalists.
The volume of the business of the forty-seven
savings banks in the State at the close of bank
ing hours on the 2Sth OF last month, according
10 reports sent to the Bank Commission,
amounted to $150,000,000.
The University Club nine. composed of
players from many different colleges, will meet
the Berkeley Varsity team in match game at
Central Park next SATURDAY. afternoon for the
benefit OF the Mercantile Library.
. The new owners Buck and Ohlandt have
taken possession of the San Francisco and San
Mateo Electric Railroad. They will not dis
charge any OF the help, but Will materially i'm
prove the road and rolling stock.
The San Francisco Labor Council decided
last night TO gather information upon prison.
made goods imported from the East to Califor-
MIA. Carpenters Union No. % failed to agree
on the request of the Shinglersf for recognition
The miners from Fresno and vicinity who
took passage on the steam-schooner Albion are
angry over the delay. The vessel is over
crowded and overloaded, and the inspectors
OF hulls and boilers have refused her clearance
papers.
Yesterday afternoon was spent by the Fair
Will Htigants in clearing away the obStruc-
tlons TO speedy trial OF the pencil will. S.
NJ. Shortridge gave notice yesterday that he
would move next Friday TO have the date of
trial set.
George A. Knight had a narrow escape in his
launch Athlete yesterday He was hailing
Captain Leland of the steamer Gypsy, when a
wave swept the launch and carried the attor-
ney into the engine-room. He escaped with a
ducking.
The Pacific Mail Steamship COMPANY is in a
guandary over its Nicaraguan freight. Rebels
hold the seaport towns and will not allow
steamers to enter. The City of Para has been
ordered to make the attempt on her next trip,
however.
President Kerrigan of the Bay City Wheel
men has written to the mem bers of the road
racing and record committee of the California
Associated Cycling clubs, declining to turn
over the trophy won in the recent relay race
and giving his reasons.
All vestige of mystery surrounding the new
born infant found in lot OH Twelfth street.
near Market, on Tuesday has been solved. Its
mother is Mrs. Ellis Browning, grass-widow
living at 1907 Ninth street. and its reputed
tather Is John I. Flynn, an employe of the
state Labor Bureau. The latter is in custody.
The Sebastopol Mining Company, with a
capital stock of SO, 900, 900, has incorporated
III mas formed for the purpose of developing
mines IN Nevada County. The stock is all
subscribed by the following directors: II. G.
Lathrop, SI,50o,0OO; Walter TurnbuIl. $40.
600; v. L. Turnbull $740.O00; John Landers,
$4,000; George R. Wells, $4,000
William Shaw, treasurer of the United So
ciety of Christian Endeayor, will arrive IN
Oakland this morning, where he will he met
by committee from Oakland societies He
will address mass-meeting there in the even
ing, after which he will be escorted to this
City. Sunday he Will be rendered a reception
at the Y. NJ. c. A. Auditorium, His chief mis-
sion here is to ascertain the advlsabilitv of
holding the international convention of 1897
in this Citv