The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-05
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

MISS stella PerrAult, lI-year-0lQ girl, dlS-
appeared from her home at 2l1 Mason street.
DR.. de vecchi has presented prize statue.
by Roman sculptor, to the Art Association.
Justice of the Peace Cook has exonerated
Attorney James A. Devote OF a charge OF per-
jury.
Fair, with light winds and fog in the morn
ing is what the weather Office will furnish for
to-day.
The chefs of this City enjoyed their twentieth
annual banquet last night at the Nevada res
taurant
Bands of music and orchestras will be
features OF the Native sons celebration at
Stockton.
General Barnes viii deliver great speech
tonight at the Auditorium, corner of Jones
and Eddy streets
The Election Commissioners decided yester-
day not to employ private detective to hunt
down supposed suffers.
An old-fashioned Rhode Island clambake
and bullshead breakfast viii be given in
1lburon on sunday next.
The bicyclists made a great demonstration
az the Mechanics Exposition last night, over
1000 being in attendance
The San Rafael Hunt Club is preparing for
its inaugural series of track races. The events
VIII be at San Rafael on September II.
The First Mckinley Club of the Thirty-Sixth
District he d a rousing meeting last evening.
Louis Titus was the principal speaker
The German-AmericanR Republican Club held
an enthusiastic meeting last evening. Several
important committees were appointed.
Arrangements are almost completed for the
interclub yacht regatta, to take place here on
Admission day Tor the Maedonough cup.
G. (. D. Diamond, book-canvasser, nowin
his one hundred and first year, Joined the Re-
publican Continental League last night
The Examiner relay packet left the Chicago
postofice at , o'clock yesterday morning. 1t
arrived at Toledo at midnight last night.
D. E. Mckinley, house painter of Santa
Rosa, will probably be selected to fill the va
cancy on the Republican electoral ticket.
Mrs. Sophie Fang, s12 Jessie street. was
nearly choked to death by her husband last
night, and is now in the Receiving Hospital
The California State Spiritualist Association
held its first annual session yesterday. The
organization was reported in q hourishing
condition.
The San Francisco Labor Council has pre-
pared a programme tor Labor-day exercises,
and ais decided against the adoption of the
new charter.
MIX Inspector Dockery dumped twenty cans
of milk belonging to the Ocean View Dairy in
the gutter yesterday morning because it would
not stand the test.
Miss Daisy Belle Sharpe. the talented young
actress has Cancelled her theatrical engage
ments with Augustin Daily to wed E. A. How
ard of the firm of Howard & Co.
j. D. P. Salvatore who keeps restaurant at
GIL Bush street, was arrested yesterday, on
complaint Of Mrs. Rafella Silver, his partner,
on the charge OF grand larceny.
Eugene Mccarthy started for a two months
cruise the yacht Ramona last Thursday.
All Mexican ports will be visited and a good
time hunting and fishing is expected.
The trial of Oliver w. Winthrop progressed
rapidly yesterday, and many witnesses were
heard. District Attorney Barnes expects to
close the case for the people next Tuesday.
Judge Slack yesterday denied the motion of
Charles S. Wheeler directed against Van r.
Paterson's opposition to the pencil will.
Wheeler'was given five days to file his answer.
The sloop-of-war Alert's launch ran into the
Camanches buoy last Thursday night and
mia and ore got OH ardr ho
monitor and were then rowed to their own
ship.
The annual report of the City Hall Commits
sioners now being compiled estimates that
the hall will be finished by January l, and
that there will be a comfortable surplus in the
funds
For the benefit of its graduates, the students
of the Girls High School have formed an asso-
citation for the establishment and main tenance
OF n free scholarship in the University OF Cali
fornia.
The Manufacturers and Producers Associa-
ton of San Francisco promised to assist and
cooperate with the ShoemakeTs' Union in its
purpose OF encouraging home-manuiactured
footwear.
The United States Grand Jury returned
secret indictments against Robert 7. Porter of
San Jose, editor of paper known as s'Hot
Stuff" and Louie Quong, the suspended Gus
toms interpreter.
terday TO the effect that one of the whaling
crews which went out on the excursion steamer
Queen had captured the largest whale ever
killed on the coast
E. Church. has been invited TO return to his
passionate for another year-a request which is
likely to have much weight with the approach
ing annual conference
Frank Martin alias w. Corbett Patrick
Kelly and Edward Colvin alias W. Gallagher
alias Edward Lynch alias Ryan, all ex-con.
victs, were booked at the City Prison yester-
day on charges OF burglary.
The Board of Health began its work of de.
stroying Chinese dens of filth and germs OF
disease yesterday by tearing down two struc
lures. Many exciting scenes occurred, and
four writs of injunction have been issued.
The Hospital Lot Improvement Club me-
last evening. The principal item of the NEE t
ing was a communication from the German
had been ordered to vacate its present location
General managers of fire insurance com
panies met yesterday and almost closed com
pact to raise and maintain rates. Another
meeting will be held Tuesday next and it i,
thought that the troubles viii then be finally
settled.
Attorney Carroll Cook yesterday moved t.
have the charges pending against John w
Flood dismissed wnen it is said pardon viii
he sought for him. Flood is the ex-cashier O
the Donohoe-Kelly Bank, now in PRISON TO
falsifying the bank records
Metropolitan Hall was crowded last nigh
with an assemblage which came to mark IL
approval of the proposed new charter and t
show that 1t was In favor OF the adoption o
was held under the auspices of the Citizens
Charter Association.
DIR. Edward C. Jones, engineer of the Sal
Francisco Gas Company, entertained the Tech
meal Society of the Pacific Coast and 1t
friends last night at the gas works, corner o
Raw and Buchanan streets, with the Roentgel
raw photographs the new acetylene gas ant
the works generally proving interesting
sights.
The price of wheat in America, controlled b,
the contingent demands OF the English mar
ket that consumes all the wheat we export ant
vet only one-slxth of what we raise, mig b
he Kept at high standard were there NOR
employment at home so that all the whea
might be consumed here, and such a condi
ton would result from the policy OF protection
and Mckinley.
The Fritsch Divorce.
The divorce case of Alice o. Fritsch agsins
Emil Fritsch has been turned over to refere
TO take the testimony. Mrs. Fritsch is
daughter OF Louis Schmidt, the musician, VIII
died recently leaving an estate valued at owe