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

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The Point Lobos Improvement Club met last
night in Crosthwaite's Hall.
The drawing for the Admission day coursing
stake at Ingleside took place last evening.
Conditions favorable to showers, colder and
day.
hold field day to-day at the Olympic Club
grounds.
The Woman suffrage rally tomorrow night
at the Metropolitan Temple promises to be a
grand affair.
Emma Petersen, q young girl, was sent to
yesterday afternoon.
At the State Board OF Trade yesterday it was
proposed that State exhibit be maintained
IN some Eastern city.
John D. Spreckels and J. J. o'Brien were the
fortunate bidders on contracts to build the
foot OF the new City Hall.
BOYS living about the junction of Lsrkin
ana greenwich streets stole a house from the
southwest corner on Monday night.
There is deadlock in the Board of Election
Com mlssioners over the contract for con-
stracting voting stalls in election booths.
Yesterday was the chIldren's opportunity
for making themselves known at the Mechan-
les Fair, and they made good use Of the time.
Final preparations are being made for the
4 forthcoming Carnival of Nations for the bene-
fit of the Women's Educational and Industrial
Union.
General G. Renting of Nicaragua arrived
here last night to receive medical treatment
for bullet wound received in the conquest OF
La Paz-
Regents of the university yesterday awarded
contracts for constructing the Affiliated Col
leges. The board decided to use Folsom
granite.
The organization OF a Scandinavian Repub-
liean Club has been perfected in this City in
the interest OF Mckinley and the municipal
nominees.
1t was suggested at the meeting of the Board
OF Regents yesterday that tents should be
spread at Berkeley to accommodate students
at the university.
The Southern Pacific Railway Company has
presented Engineer Ingles with check for
$3.50 and has given him a gold watch and
chain for bravery.
Chris B. Ryer has returned from q trip to the
CITY OF Mexico, and reports 20 cents per day
Mexican money as wages for ordinary labor
and room rent 81 per day.
The Board OF Health has asked the Board of
Police Commissioners to have every regular
and tecial patroman having q regular beat
to act as health inspector.
Captain o. F. Bolles of the steamer Colum-
bia will receive the appointment OF local In
spector OF Hulls and Boilers, made vacant by
the recent death of Captain Talbot.
Dick Williams has dropped Attorneys Mowry
and Coogan and instead has employed Attor-
OF securing an acquittal for his client.
Judge E. B. Spencer of Lassen County, now
in the City, reports as the result of careful
study OF the political situation IN the State
that Republican success is almost certain.
The Society OF California Pioneers will cele-
brate the admittance of California into the
Union by picnic at Ell Campo, at which Hon.
Samuel NJ. Shortridge will act as orator of the
day.
officer McCurrie of the Society for the Pre-
Of was oh iood IN
shoot stallion belonging to Sells and Fore
paugh's circus which had been injured in a
fight.
The new cafe under the Baldwin Hotel Will
be thrown open for inspection this afternoon
and evening, when Otto Norman, the old time
friend of BOhemians, and his partner will well
come the public.
The insurance war ended Yesterday with
the formation of a compact entered into by
the several companies TO enforce the nom
intercourse and commission amendments 10
their constitution.
At yesterdays session of the board of
trustees OF the Chamber of Commerce some
important advices relative to ocean subsidies
were received from the Merchant Marine As
sociatlon of New York.
Chairman Wardall of the People's partv
State Central Committee denies that j. TAYLOR
Rogers accused him of teachery. There are
grave doubts as to whether the name OF A. B.
Kinne can be legally placed on the ballot.
G. T. Schumacher, an old California pros
pector. has returned from the Colville Indian
country, north of the Upper Columbia where
he saw deer, bear and grouse in abundance.
He found gold, but says there are as yet no
big mines.
The Lincoln Club of the Thirty-first Assem-
bly, District is making a speciality, and with
encouraging success, OF collecting Democra tic
mechanics and laboring men dissatisfied with
the hard times under Democratic rule and
enlisting them in the fight for protection and
Mckinley.
In the trial of Oliver winthrop yesterday for
attempting to extort $40, 900 from james
Campbell, purse taken from Winthrop when
he was arrested was offered in evidence
Campbell examined the purse and declared it
was one taken from him while he was locked
up in the CaiifoTnia-street house
Judge Sanderson yesterday morning rem
dered his decision in the famous Noe case over
the 1000 acres of land known as the "San
Miguel Rancho,' located in the Mission and
adjacent districts in the southwesterly portion
OF the City Judgment was given in favor of
the defendants, who are the owners OF the
property at the present time