The San Francisco call., 1896-09-13
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.


ticket last night
Arthur Gruenberg vas recently welded to
Asrgot Heuerman-
Governor Richards OF Wyoming is at present
visiting at Ssn Jose.
There Is complaint that the public schools
VIII have no autumn vacation
WouEn suE-sgists sre vigorously prosecut-
Ing their campaign for the ballot
Colonel MosbY is ous sgsfn. sfter nearly
three months illness from appendicitis
4. J. Bowie, n z, lectured on gold mining
At Academy OF Science Hall on Friday nignt.
Great preparations have been made for the
forthcoming festival in aid OF the Youths Di-
1ectory.
course OF Eve lectures in French Is to be
given under tbs sUspices Of the Claiming
Auxiliary.
Pigeons released from the British ship
sPclng01rn made quick passage back 70 their
lois on JACKSON street.
United States Consul Bell of Sydney, who
has been East f0r month, has returned here,
on Ms EFsy 70 Australia
Denis,Kssrney in 8 letter 70 the people CON-
plains that The new charter makes no proTis-
Ion iOr elecIing Mayor
The Merchants Association has asked the
Board oI Supervisors 70 interfere IN the matter
OF The raise IN property valuation.
The Prison Commissioners net at san Quen-
IN yesterday and paroied Il. c. Barrett OF san
FRANCISCO ana J. Perry OF ssuts Ross
A " Brown who owns sn important copper
properly st Grants Pass Or, where ne hss
been for several months. IS n Ihe City.
The bark Mercury made Oakland Greek
under sail yesterday Captain Co.by refused
Tow and thus made gain OF half plIotsge-
The Mission Defense Club hss passed resolu-
us-s opposing the edopti9n o. he amend
ne1t 70 The constitution on the mortgage tax
Joseph Breeze, 8 boy OF 10. found IN Du-
pouJ-street resort, has been IskeG IN charge
By the Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty 70
CnIuren-
6. Z D. Diamond. who wss born May l.
1886, is book csnTssser IN this City. The
lived -sce
Chris Christensen, the wounded burglar,
pleaded guilty IN Judge Lows court yesterday
% petty larceny, and go- six months in the
County jail
TIE eighty-sixth anniversary OF Mexican in
dependence viii be celebrsted IN This City
with tVro sets OF literary snd musical exercises
and parade
Inc Board Of Supervisors wiz hold special
meeting tomorrow 70 discuss the valuation Of
City property as fixed b. the State Board OF
Equalization
Lieutenant James O'Neiu, secretary Of the
Superintendent Of Police, Boston, who twenty
years sgO was resident OF san Francisco, Is
On & visit here
NrS- Weber, g visitor from Seattle, mad
narrow escspe from death by gas esphyxis-
terdsy morning.
The schooner Jessie Fremont was raided
lssI night Ire captain lost al his money and
MS suit OF clothes sld the deckhEnd lost his
Wstch and chain
James Delee- Z tesmster n the employ
o. the American Garbage Company. fell from
his seat es MS team ran away yesterday, and
was fatally injured
J. D. Day, formerly OF this City, but who hss
IoE some years been AZ Cascade Locks on the
Columbia, where be has large Government
contract, hss arrived here
2. A Krauss, recently expelled from the
German NsrrloTS Association" for s'con-
tempt for the president" yesterday began
suit for damages IN 5000.
verdict for S24, ,I6I 10 Ess rendered in the
United states C1reulr Court yesterday II favor
OF he Wel-s-EsrE0 Banking Company against
Ms Emily Cohen OF Alameda
All the final preparations have been made
for the tslr IN a-d OF the Youths Directory, and
the AFFAIR promises % be one OF the grsldest
successes sver scored II this City.
Margaret Bryant, & cook gvore to & eoun-
ker bookkeeper al 4O6 sixth street with he
traEGl, under promise Of marriage
Ms YOlney spaLding. for the last twelve
yEsrs lessee Of the Bells Vista Hotel, built for
her by Ms. James 6. Fair. died yesterday AZ
the Bella Vista sitter : short Illness
Francis Frsncis Of England, who was once
correspondent OF the London Graphic, and
wbo has written several books, IS AZ the
Palace, after visit 20 some OF the California
resorts
winons Jacobs, girl Il years of sge. caused
g. n
ehsnging her appaTeI II the brush and iesv-
ing the old clothing, as Il vas thought il vas 3
csss OF suicide.
Colonel George Stone, who returned last
Thursday from . rrip % the East reports that
sporting men in Chicago are betting heavily
on big nzs iorities for Mckinley in Ohio Illinois
and New York
The body Of the nan found floating in the
bav on Friday morning, identified as Msthew
Roach, turns out not 20 De that gentleman. The
real Roach IS now an inmate Of the City and
County Hospital
Fw. Bradley. superintendentot the Bunker
Hill and Sullivan NINE Warmer, Cour d Alene
country, Idaho, is here He says the Ccgur
d'AIene district produces one-foUrth OF tie
lead Of the United States
Dr.. Cyrus r iced, the nS1 accused Of wreck
ing homes BY the propagation Of his particular
religious beliefs, writes IHE CALL an open let
ter defending his religion and denouncinz
those that have mshgned MS motives
The new streetcar mail service viii be in
sugurated on Monday The receiving and dis
patching department OF the general PostofSce
or Warrington street was removed 10 Station
D, az the foot OF Market street, yesterday
The continued Improvements on the south
Of Channel street which Is being pushed with
Tfzor bios fair 10 make South san Francisco
an ideal place for residence for the thousands
Of Torkingmen enpioyed II that section
Nrs Tessfe Fair-OelrichE, IN spite Of her
gvowed intention OF aDsenting herself from
thfS City, has been subPenae6 by Delnss &
Shortridge 20 appear N court on October 8
sr-an1euneuts were CON pIetsd Yesterday with
tenants in the Nucleus building b. the sgenI
o. the Hearst estate 70 give up their leases and
move out before January / This foreshsdoWs
rHe urobabIs erection OF g fine newspaper and
business structure on Newspaper Row.
Fine and costly combination passenger and
F-eight depOts are 70 De built BY the Valley
rosd a The following points ~ once: Elm
wood Lz Grende, Geneva and Lankershim-
Tnose a. Mereed and EscSlon are already we'll
under way, and twelve warehouses are built or
In course Of construction along the line of the
road.
The Sound-money Democratic Lesgue OF
CsIifornis last evening nomtnsted an eIec-
toraI ticket 70 Be voted for AZ the election OF
November 3. in support OF the platform Of the
Rational Democrs tic party adopted st It's con-
Teurion 81 Indianapolis and OF the nominees
u that convention. General John NJ Palmer
md General Simon B. BuckEer-
Friday morning Nike Sweeney was taken 70
The Receiving Hospital IN an unconscious con-
sftiOu and refused admission Later the po-
dee insisted that he Ce taken IN and treated,
out he was rurnsd out IN q few minutes
P8Ifce CAPTAIN HealT found him on the street
md sent him 10 the County Hospital sweeney
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