The San Francisco call., 1896-09-29
CITY NEWS In. BRIEF.


The Knights OF the Maccabees will meet In
annual convention tonight.
The Methodist preachers intend to inaugu-
Fate grand Luther celebration.
Rev; Anna H. Shaw will lecture at the Me-
chanles' Fair on Thursday evening.
Polk street, between sutter and Pacific ave-
nue., is to. be lighted by seventeen arc lights.
The Young Mems Christian Association and
Boys Brigade will attend the fair this evening.
The Supreme Court has affirmed the de-
eision in Orange County VS.. Los Angeles
County.
som. street with bttumen from Third street TO
the bay.
James Case, SON of Rev. DR.. Case, has decided
to give up fine business position to enter the
ministry. q:
The prize-winners at the Home Product Ex-
Position DIT the Pavilion viii be announced
this evening.
. Governor Budd wants to know why the tax
onatransfers OF certificates of mining stock is
not collected. -
Preparations are being m ade for swoma an
snhFage day" on Thursday OF this week at the
Mechanics Fair.
Father Yorke spoke to a large house last
night in Metropolitan Hall on ''The Growth of
. the Upas Tree"
q Rev. DR.. RAIDER, who remains at the Third
congregational Church, will begin work on
. institutional nneE
G. E. K. Royce was yesterday acquitted of the
m0neV the Nete-
: rams Home Association. p.
The MahoneysKeIly convention adjourned
last night after nominating its full ticket with
q. ID. P. Sonntag at its head.
The tug Vigilant will take out party of
CALL newspaper men and their friends to the
Cordel banks next Sunday.
1.-THE Daphne Goid-mining Company was yes
. terday incorporated, as was the United States
e Animatoscope Company.
Rev. 6. D. B. Stewart last evening was elected
ar fhsaS- el1,,N-
vice Rev. F. R. Farrand, retired.
% Five Episcopal bishops and thirty-one Epis-
copaI clergymens participated in a banquet
last night at the Occidental Hotel.
Owners Of property on Morton street have
peutioned the Supervisors TO allow them to
open their places as lodging-houses.
An enthusiastic meeting of the Letter-car-
o riers Convention Association was held in
. Judge Conlan's courtroom last night.
. The trial OF the seven Supervisors indicted
by the Grand Jury for malfeasance in office.
began yesterday before Judge Seawell.
Judge Seawen yesterday .nonsuited the dlain-
8 tiff in the case of the Union Trust Company
against Peoples Home Savings Bank officials
: Patrick Dee, asoldier35 was arrested yesterday
at Acaraz island and taken to the City
aPrison, where he was booked on a charge Of
forgery.
Twenty-three charitable organizations de-
Cided yesterday that they would come together
every month and informally discuss the work
done by each.
0The Citizens Independent Convention is
still adding candidates to it's list preparatory
70 makingup full ticket to be Completed at
. to-nights session.
A brief account is given of the FIVE Repub@
Gcan State Senators who win have the honor
of electing twoeUnited States Senators during
their term of Office.
James D. oPhelGn's name mentioned for
Mayor at the Populist Convention fast night
and roundly hissed, while Dimond's name met
with great applause.
r-l.-
yesterday. contained instructions as to how
his affairs should be disposed of. His brother
3. 'has BEEN notified of his death.
The Second Battalion of the Police Depart
ment was put through various movem ell ts.on
Van Ness avenue yesterday afternoon, which;
they performed most creditaby.
The crews Jofsthe schooner Herman and bark
J. D. Peters commenced libel proceedings in
the United States District ConFt Yesterday to
recover wages alleged .toobeodue them. a
jury in Judge Bahrs' court yesterday
found Mary Rockwell not guilty of murder
She was accused of having caused the death of
young Womansby criminal operation.
.oThe batteries of the Fifth Artillery in this
harbor and the companies of the First Infantry.
stationed at.Angel Island we[esreviewed at the
Presidio yesterday by MajorsGeneral Miles.
W. J. Caldwell, young man of good family
and bookkeeper By occupation, pleaded
guilty to petty larceny in Judge Conlan's
court yesterday aid win appear for sentence
to-day. @
Stephen Zadu. .a1fas Rokaz, was convicted in
the United States District Court yesterday of
Eending obscene matter through the mails
He was' fined 800, with the alternative of
thirty days in iaik
District Attorney Foote has recently dis
covered evidence proving that Harry Huff
who %as some months ago dismissed from the
service as Chinese sinterpreter for accepting
bribes, was wrongfully accused.
The Citizens, Non-Partisan Convention last
qlght nominated its candidates for superior
Judge, Auditor, Treasurer, Tax Collector, City
Gu vfF14a n a,or
Streets and City and County Surveyor.
z. Donnelly yesterday obtained restraining
order preventing ]. J. Rauer selling some
property m ortgageds to him. Donnelly says he
owes Rauer but $93 27 and that the latter OBJ.
tained judgment for $500 against him.
The docking of the British ship Dominion
and Dutch ship Nederland at Union street
drew great crowd to the wharf yesterday.
Both vessels are chartered to load wheat and
there will be a,rush'to get their cargoes out
There vas trouble on the otter hunting
schooner Herman few days ago. The mate
and men claim q lay on the value OF the skins
placing the value at from $500 to 5000. "A. P.
Lorentzen says they are only worth $I50
Hence the trouble.
E. Mrs. Oelrichs gave her deposition yesterday
In the Craven ejsctment suits before Notary
Phillips, in the course of which she SAID her
fatheroften'told her he was not married and
never would marry, as he desired that all his
property go TO his children.
There was fatal split of the Junts Democ-
raeyOat their municipal convention last night
Pnelan refused 70 run Win the men Ra1ney
. had selected for Supervisor and the nomfna-
tions were postponed until tomorrow night
The convention was the scene of riotous con-
duct
To the great surprise Of his friends, it has
c been learned that F. L. Auzerais, the young
sculptor who was divorced by his wife, In or
der to marry Hereward Hoyt, has again welded
during the present month in Paris. this time
Miss Corvel of Oakland, sRho is q trained
nurse.
Registrar Hinton last night accepted the
nominations made bv the Auditorium Conven-
ton last Saturday night, as those of the Regu-
lar Republican Convention and placed them
on the ticket He, however, held for further
consideration the legislative ticket.
John O'Conner was booked at the California
street station yesterday morning and charged
with being drunk. He gave the name of John
O'Brien. On his person was found an envelope
containing S1S 81, which had been stolen from
9 the telegraph Office at 2 Golden Gate avenue
early In the morning. more serious charge