The San Francisco call., 1896-05-05
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

The womsn's Congress is in progress.
Every one who can is attending the Woman's
Congress.
Some very rich mines have just been opened
near Mercur, Utah.
The San Francisco Presbytery ordained two
evangelists yesterday.
The report of the school census marshal will
be ready in few days.
The bankers are combining to form strong
central executive council
Warden Hale of San Quen tin is suffering
from severe attack Of la grippe.
The Board of Health and Board of Education
are at outs on sanitary measures.
The Bunker Hill Association is preparing for
grand celebration OF the battle day.
Fair, with fresh westerly winds. is what is
offered by the weather bureau for to-day.
Some fine fish from San Diego County have
been taken to stock the lakes in the vicinity of
Sacramento.
The three BARRIERS associations are about to
form a central body to be known as the execu-
tive council.
Harry Wilson was arrested last night for as
saulting Edward Goldenson, 3612 Geary street,
with slungShot.
The three sessions of the first day of the
Woman Congress were well attended and re-
oplete with interest.
San Mateo Bueno, Senator Bland, G. B. Nor
ris, MiEambo and Paros were the winners at
o1ngleside yesterday.
The representatives. of the Building Trades
Council called the workmen on se4eral jobs
out on q strike yesterday.
THE CALLS de claration for woman's cause was
applauded loudly, long and fervently at the
Womans Congress yesterday.
Supervisor Benjamin has filed q suit in di-
vorce after nine years of separation from his
wife. Desertion is the cause cited
The Board of Education will apply to the
Legislature for power grant long leases TO
kat
A new disease has appeared among the Ri
paria vines and their gratis in Napa Valley,
and the vines are dying by thousands.
Rev. DR.. Scott objected yesterday to minis
ters sending items to the Evening Post, which
he says is "the organ OF the octopus"
The Congregational Monday Club yesterday
appointed committee to consider means for
reTfv ing an interest in the organization,
The Board of Supervisors appropriated $500
yesterday to provide suitable quarters in the
Receiving Hospital for the care of the insane.
s. E. Dutton, one of the Durrant Jurors, is
suing for $76 jury fees for serving in that case.
He is testing The law which allows all jurors
c. SO day.
warrant was sworn out yesterday by
Michael Calvin, grocer, 1701 Mission street,
for the arrest of Edgar W. Beldon on the charge
OF forgery.
Eddie Mcknight, Is years of age was struck
on the head with bottle and stabbed in the
chest by two men while defending his father
The newsboys say that they are more sue.
cessful than ever before in the streetcar trans.
fer business which Manager Vining has been
trying to suppress.
Abraham Marks, peddler living at 641
Jessie street, was injured by being thrown
from his wagon yesterday afternoon and his
horse had to be shot.
Rabbi Voorsanger delivered a lecture, illus.
trated by stereopticon views, for the benefit OF
the Exempt Fire Company, at Metropolitan
Temple lastevening.
J. Harry Scott, dealer in pianos, swore out
warrant yesterday for the arrest of Mrs. c. A.
Douglas alias Jennie Morgan, on the charge OF
felony embezzlement.
DR.. Williamson of the Board OF. Health says
that he agreed to vote for the removal OF
Superintendent Weaver of the almshouse at
Weaver's express request.
Judge Seawell has allowed Sanford Bennett,
receiver of the San Mateo Electric Railway
$4,000 for services, and his attorneys, Reddy,
Campbell and Metson, $4,000.
Congratulatory letters and kilograms from
thinkers in every part OF the State are pouring
IN upon THE CALL in regard to the stand il has
taken for woman and her cause.
"Whiskers" Smith left BIZ the O'Clock train
yesterday afternoon for Sacramento to assist
Martin and Jerry in their fight for control of
the Republican party of this City.
George W. Walthew, whose resignation as
secretary has been asked for by the Shipown-
ers' Association, was admitted to practice in
the United States courts yesterday.
The police are searching for blonde young
man ma i VINO 81 has been making business of jump
who happen to be without an escort
The last appeal in the case of Frank SHAY
against the Chicago Clock Company has been
dismissed. This allows Judge Hunts iudp.
ment for plaintiff for $4,000 to stand.
The Christian church will open a divinity
school in Berkeley next fall in Connection with
the State University. Endowments amounting
TO 500, 900 have already been secured.
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week. was secretly visited twice by the Rev.
Dr. Brown, appeared more prosperous than
ever before, and then disappeared again.
Frank NJ. whitney, the new Republican
Mayor of Santa Barbara, whose only competi.
tors were Republicans, would have the official
salaries in that city reduced and the streets
sprinkled with sea water.
Coffee, pie, pickles and blood intermixed al
Hansonls restaurant, 236 Montgomery, street
yesterday at noon, where fracas occurred
between Behrend Joost and Joseph Scheerer
over business transaction.
To avoid contempt proceedings Julian Pinto
has fled an affidavit, in which he swears that
when he advised his client to hide herself he
had no intention of advising her 10 ayoideum.
mons ID the suit in which she was defendant
Single-taxers at a meeting recently held de-
:cided to make concerted movement TO secure
an amendment of the State constitution such
as will place the power in the hands of the
people To institute the single tax method OF
raising revenue.
c. B. Watson, president of the Crater Lake
Club, and Rev. E. NJ. Wilbur. both of Ashland,
are in the City making arrangements for a
two weeks outing of the Mazumas, Oregon's
mountain-climbingc club, and the Crater Lake
Club of Ashland. They will climb to Crater
Lake, starting August 16.
The hearing of the writ of habeas corpus ap-
piled for by Superintendent Bowen of the odd
Fellows Cemetery came before the Supreme
Court yesterday 1t is an attempt to test the
recent ordinance OF the Board of Supervisors
prohibiting 1nterments in the City limits.
Bowen was arrested under the ordinance and
he applied for writ OF habeas corpus to re-
lease him.