The San Francisco call., 1896-07-08
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Fair wednesday-Local Forecast ohcial A.
G. McAdie.
General Ptco has returned to the City after
visit to his ranch, Pico Point.
George schury, a German porter, has fallen
heir to g small estate in Germany.
The Young men of the Forty first Assembly
District have organized Republican Club.
The Howard Club was presented with q
beautiful flag by Fred Eggers last evening.
The election OF the Pioneers was held last
evening. There was but one ticket in the field.
The filing in of nine blocks of the bay with
sand is one OF the contracts left by ]. g. Fair to
his heirs.
A. NJ. Hadi, young Persian, who became q
globe trotter at Is, is exciting interest in local
church circles.
The Grand Council of the Young Ladies In
stitute convened in eighth annual session yes
terday ST Y. NJ. 1. Hall.
Trouble is brewing in Max Peppers branch
of the m all service, it being due TO ]. A. Her
bert's suit TO collect $106.
The Southside Improvement Club and the
Cycle Board of Trade are arranging for q
bicycle parade on the 25th inst.
The fve-y ear-old daughter OF ]. Hawkins fell
from hack while going to funeral Friday
afternoon and received two serious scalp
wounds.
Inere is 10 be mass-meeting this afternoon
in the Chamber OF Commerce to encourage
the work in behalf of holding the Golden Gate
Carnival.
A spirited debate on the single tax took
place al The South Park settlement last night
between James S. Reynolds and Lawrence
Gronlund.
Fire Marshal Towe and the Potrero police are
investigating q mysterious fire that occurred
on Solano and Kentucky streets on the night
of the Sd inst.
Alfred Cridge of this City has Just received
word from Tolstoi that his pamphlet on "Pro-
portional Representation" has been translated
into japanese.
The members of the Musicians Union are
complaining because the managers OF the Park
Theater failed TO pay the orchestra before
closing the doors.
The next term of the School of Design of the
San Francisco Art Association will open Au-
gust 1. A F. Matthews has been appointed
chairman of the faculty.
w Canley, saloon-keeper at Polk and MeAllis-
ter streets, was arrested yesterday on q charge
of robbery an aftermath OF q game of poker
and was released on bonds.
John Prendergast, a Iaborer living at Twen-
ty-hfth and Guerrero stree is, fell off electric
carat Sixteenth and Mission streets yesterday
morning. spraining his left hip.
The banks of San Francisco have been called
upon to stand nearly $20,000,000 of the $32-
900 raise made by Assessor Siebe in the
total valuation of San Francisco property.
Chief Crowley has called for a report from
al the officers in charge at the California.
street station concerning the brutality and lax
methods that obtain there, as written up by
THE CALL.
John MeAllister, employed in the Cliff House
stables, was found dead on the Sutro midway
yesterday morning. His body was found lying
across ditch in such a way as to indicate
that he died from suffHcation.
Gus Johnson. a sailor, attempted TO kill
Boardfng-house Master Cane and then turned
the weapon upon himself. Neither attempt
succeeded. The Sailors Union says that John
son must be crazy to attempt Canes life.
The members OF The ST. George Club are con.
siderably aggrieved at the refusal on the part
OF the License Committee of the Board OF Sup
ervisors TO grant them permission to hold 6
high-class athletic tournament at the MechGn.
les Pavilion on July 27.
It is the generally expressed wish of the
congregation that the First Congregational
Church be reopened as soon as practicable
Pastor w. L. Birch, prominent candidate FOL
the pastorate, has some practical ideas of how
It ought TO be conducted.
The Woman's State Federation for Public
Good will consider the proposition of assisting
the Ashley sisters a. their next NEE ting. Yes
terday Mrs. Woodman, member of the Third
Congregational Church, bought Miss Lillian'i
baby several articles of clothing.
Miss Ella Hobart and Charles A. Baldwin
two social fsvorites, were married yesterday a
San Mateo. The church ceremony was verJ
pretty, and the after celebration was conduct
residence in the sunny little suburb
The Pesthouse patients are yet as happy a.
CLANS over what they consider certain cure by
the Goto remedy. The only friction occa
stoned by the cure is among the nine Chimes,
who shall first use the one bathtub allotted Il
them.