The San Francisco call., 1896-10-06
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.


OF lectures at Metropolitan Temple last night
Sehrader, the alleged "divine healer" LETT
town yesterday, saying he was going W Sun
Jose.
The women's Federation decided yesterday
to secure better legislation Tor women ano
children.
All arrangements have been made tor the
parade of the Police Department on Thursday
afternoon.
Fair Tuesday. with conditions favorable to
fog Tonight and tomorrow, is to-day's weather
prediction.
There was a large number of cyclers out last
night in the parade in favor OF good payements
In this City.
D.. F. Knight of Marysville reports that Yuba
County will give good majority for Mckinley
and protection.
The socialists declare that free silver will
not better the condition OF the poor. Employ
meut Is what is wanted.
When entering the port yesterday the Brit
ish cruiser Comus saluted the American flag.
AlcatraZ answered the salute.
C. Reed, 20 years OF age, committed suicide
by inhaling Illuminating gas in his room, 715
Howard street. yesterday afternoon.
The Fair will contest was set for trial yester-
day before Judge Slack, but being holiday
the matter, OF course, was not taken up
The Polk-street Improvement Club has now
its executive committee at work, and it pro-
poses 10 improve business on this street.
Gustav Walter has about completed ar
rangements to make combine on theaters In
England, the United States and Australia.
new list OF punishments for various
offenses has been issued by the Secretary of the
Navy. 1t provides for very heavy penalties.
Four police officers detailed for duty yester-
day at Presidio wedding were ordered away
from the reservation by the post commander.
B. Chevallier is accused of victimizing busi-
ness men by passing checks on the Tallant
T2o,Nfr in ho ff1r dc
Dr. H. c. French told the PRESBYTERIAN pas
tors yesterday that Pa tor Birch was teaching
q jelly-ish religion at the new Peoples church.
The British cruiser Comus, which arrived
from Esqu malt yestervay, will search for the
missing steamer LinhIhgow on her run south.
Populists declare that they viii not support
the Buckley-Rainey lambs forced upon them
by 7. V. Gator, and serious revolt is impend-
ing.
The semi-annus1 meeting of the California
State Woman's Auxiliary of the Episcopal
church was held at Trinity Episcopal Church
yesterday.
An interesting railroad case, which practi-
cally dates back eight years, was heard before
United States Circuit Court Judge E. NJ. Ross
yesterday.
August Schmidt, senior member of the firm
of J. Pnet & Co., shipping and commission
merchants, died suddenly from heart disease
last evening
The Fifth Artillery Regiment will go to New
York via Central and Union Pacific, Chicago
and Northwestern, Nickel Plate and West
Shore railroads.
Rev. DR.. NJ S. Levy and william saalburg,
editors of the Jewish Times and Observer,
have signifed their intention Of advocating
woman suffrage.
Sam Hirsch, charged with swindling people
recently by getting deposits from them on
suits of clothes, was arrested last night after
an exciting chase.
The melodrama, Labor and Capital" win
be presented at the California Theater on the
31st inst for the benefit of the Building Trades
Council's treasury.
The Rev. Mr. Ford has expressed his convic-
ton that certain amount Of recreation on
Sunday is in accord with the teachings of
Apostolic Christianity.
Photographer Taber has brought suit against
Photographer Mareeau alleging that he makes
bas-relief photographs in violation OF patent
granted himself last March.
Leon Felker a sailor on the Monterey, and
Bessie Price, woman from Vallejo, were ar
rested early yesterday morning for masquer-
aiding in each others attire.
Mrs. Henrietta Woods, living at Post and
Buchanan streets, attempted to commit sui
eide last night while in a fit OF dependency
by swallowing earbolic acid.
The autopsy on the body of Mrs. Mary An
derson. 419 Harriet street, who died in the
City Prison Sunday night, showed that death
was due to excessive drinking.
Annie Conroy, girl % years of age living
at 532 Jessie street, quarreled with her lover
yesterday aud swallowed a dose of chloral and
camphor which may prove fatal
Lydia Allen, girl 16 years OF age, who was
arrested Saturday TO be sent TO some public
institution, will likely be married to-day from
the City Prison to Henry Kramer, grocer.
Five persons were more or less seriously in
jured by the collision OF an electric car run
ming at high rate OF speed ana a st. Louis
Brewery wagon on Broadway y esterday morn
ing.
Marsden Manson lectured before the Acad-
emy of Science last evening nd Professor Lu-
cas-, who was with Professor David Starr Jordan
on the seal inquiry, gave short talk on that
subject.
The California Transportation Company's
chartered steamer Alvira struck snag in the
Sacramento River last SUNDAY and sank.
Divers and wrecking gear has been sent up to
raise her.
D. ]. Moynihan, 609 Fell street. was held up
and robbed about ten days ago and yesterday
he Identified Bishop G. Butterfeld and II.
John Jones in the City Prison as the men who
had robbed him.
Odilon Lefebvre, who lives at 973 Howard
street, made two unsuccessful attempts 10 end
ms lie by gss as2hyxiation through dlsap-
polntment in love, one Sunday night and the
oihef yesterday afternoon.
The Richmond District is adding more than
It's quota OF new buildings TO the City's pros
perity. Father Coyle leads in the van of
pIoRress oy erecting handsome 12-roomed
--0~SS - q SOSt VI POOOO, Dcsluc Ais OAuICu.
On Sunday next convention is to be held
OF delegates from all the local trade and labor
organizations to consider the matter of amend
ing e4lstlng and introducing new labor laws
during the coming session OF the Legislature
THE CALL of August % contained picture
of the interior of Mr.. Vanderbilt's Newport
villa: we learn at this date that the photo
graPh was copyright one by Frank H. Child
and imprint was therefore an error which we
regret.
J. A. Coram and c. H. Palmer, of the Boston
and Butte, Boston and Montana and other great
mining companies, who are interested in gold
mining at Coulterville are in town. They are
to put in an electrical plant at CoulterviIle,
bringing the water eleven miles from the falls
of the Tuolumne
streetcar Men and Mckinley.
The Streetcar Employees Mckinley Club
met at Native Sons Hall, on Seventeenth
street, last evening, and enjoyed a SOCIAL an.