The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-07
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

A new Congregational church will be !nsu-
gurated at Min Valley to-day.
Charles Favor wants Customs Inspector
Cleary arrested for threats against life.
Joseph Leggett last night addressed the Mis-
sion Defense Union upon the single tax
Grace Episcopal Church will celebrate the
first anniversary of Its vested choir to-day.
DR.. Birch, who Will act as DR.. Hemphill's
substitute, spoke yesterday about his ideas on
peace.
A fair Sunday with fresh to brisk winds in
the afternoon is promised by the Weather
Bureau.
Miss Marie Willard, the daughter OF the
famous song writer, will make her San Fran
cisco debut tomorrow.
Walter Hobart, the millionaire, has been
sued in the Justices court for medical attend
ance for one Of his grooms.
Two young girls disappeared from the Shell
tering Arms Home day or so ago. Their
whereabouts is still unknown.
John Higgins, 22S9 Fifteenth street, slashed
John Donovan, felIowlodger, last night with
razor and was arrested for assault to murder
Instanatrix, Trappean, Sleeping Child. Rey
del Bandidos, Miss Cunningham, Chartreuse
II and Coda were the winners at Ingleside yes
terday.
The twenty-seven parlors OF n s. g. w in
san Francisco and Alameda counties will go TO
Sonoma next Saturday for the Bear Flag GELS
bration.
to library shelves has been successfully tried
at the Mission Branch OF the Free Public
Library.
Short limit transfers will take the place of
the present check system on the Market-street
lines as soon as the proposed new ordinance
becomes law.
Mrs. Mary Mccarthy, living at 26 Carolina
street, was arrested yesterday afternoon for at
tempting 10 kill Jack Duffy, teamster, VINO
had Tilted her.
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California celebration at Monterey on July AT
viii introduce many unique entertainments
for the occasion.
The Mechanics Institute last night gave re-
ception at the Mechanics Pavilion TO the
Union Iron Works. i'll honor OF the building Of
the oregon and her unequaled record.
Tbeophile Vaissivie, liquor-dealer, 3121 Six
teenth street; was robbed OF q steel box con-
tanning $50 last evening by two men, who
pretended they wanted to engage a room.
Mrs. Lena Levin, who obtained q rabbinical
decree Of divorce from her husband, has almost
been driven insane since by being beaten by
him and arrested for disturbing the peace.
Within q week or so half a dozen labor
unions, now meeting at lis Turk street, will
have to seek new quarters, as the Labor Blu
reau Association will be obliged to vacate the
premises.
The Golden Gate Drill Corps, which is only
the undfheial name for Golden Gate Parlor,
\. s. G. W., gave q masquerade dance at
Native Sons Hall last night. The attendance
was small.
A meeting of the Point Lobos Improvement
Club will be held at Fifth avenue and Clement
street Tuesday night for the purpose of pro-
testing against the extension OF the GeEry
street railway franchise.
Champion James Corbett and Tom Sharkey
are matched to box four rounds before the
National Club in the latter part of this month.
Barney Farley, in behalf of Joe McAuliffe,
issues a challenge to Corbett.
L. A. Berteling, the Kearny-street jeweler,
WRs attached Friday for $1966 by contractor
whose bin was disputed, as q chimney built by
the contractor for Berteling consisted of three
hues ending in a hole in the wall.
building which viii be used as boiler
shop and Offices is about to be constructed at
the Union Iron Works. This will give employ
ment to several men as the works at that place
are to be extended to meet increased demands
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Sturdy, late exeeu-
tive officer of the cruiser Olympia, is in this
City on his way to Washington. He was
recently eour t-martialed for absence without
leave from his ship and was sentenced to two
years suspension and loss of ten numbers on
the list.
Alexander Meade, lightning expert of the
Weather Bureau, says that electric cars on this
coast are not provided with guards against
lightning as Eastern cars are. The fact that
Folsom power plant and the Faraliones light
house were burned by lightning leads him to
infer there is possibility of danger 70 electric
cars.