The San Francisco call., 1896-08-23
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Cloudy Sunday morning; fair during the
day-Local Forecast Official W. H. Hammon.
William F. Milne, an old sailor, was yester-
day held to answer before the Superior Court
on the charge offorgery.
The 1mperials and the San Franciscos will
have hotly contested game OF baseball at the
California League grounds to-day.
The Naval Battalion: n. G. c., Baseball Club
mas organized and would like to hear from any
militia company in the State for matches.
The Citizens Charter Association is prepar-
ing 20 hold several meet Ings for the purpose of
educating those not familiar with the proposed
charter.
Market Inspector Davis has recommended
that the hours for slaughtering in Butcher
town be restricted to the time between A. NJ.
and Pm.
Hon. Cecil Brown arrived from Honolulu
yesterday. He is Millionaire Campbells at
torney, and will look after his interes is in the
Winthrop trial.
Health Officer Lovelace has suddenly
changed his mind and will not allow A. E.
Buckman to maintain his grading camp IN its
present location,
Eddie Molloy, a boy was wounded in the
left leg by q stray bullet from revolver fred
by some person unknown in Golden Gate Park
yesterday afternoon.
Four additional stations are to be opened to-
morrow on the Valley road, and rates much
lower than the existing charges of the Southern
Pacific will be issued.
W. A. Terrill of the Bay City Wheelmen de-
feated Allan Jones OF the Olympic Club
Wheelmen in match race at Central Park
yesterday for purse OF $500.
The First Congregational Church, of which
DR.. c. O. Brown was pastor, has applied to the
Superior Court for permission to mortgage its
Post-street property for $4,000.
The steamer Australia of the Oceanic line
arrived from Honolulu yesterday with full
passenger list and large general cargo.
Everything was quiet in the islands
The Pacific Coast Steamship Company's
Queen returned from Alaska last Friday. Dur
ing the season she took over 1000 excursion
lists to the wonderland of the far north.
The League of the Cross Cadets went into
camp last evening at Glen Ellen, and will
spend the week under strict military disci-
pline, pleasantly mixed with pastimes.
Rev. ]. F. Hendry, missionary of China, is
at the Occidental He says the building of
railways and changing of the educational sys-
TEN Will make an entire new country of China.
Lloyds' has confirmed the loss of the ship
Willie Rosenfeld. Captain Dunphy was among
the saved and is now at Santa Catherine. The
two boats containing fourteen men are still
missing.
The case of William Costley, one of the eight
SOCIALISTS arrested week ago for obstructing
the street and disturbing the peace, was yes
terday set for Tuesday afternoon to De tried
by jury.
The police think they have in custody the
man VIII % has been committing the burglaries
in the Mission He is an "oId-timer,'' and has
already been identified by man whose house
he entered.
A. McNair alias George Dixon, who stole
overcoats from different Superior Court rooms,
was entered at the City Prison yesterday tor
petty larceny and having burglars tools in his
possession.
L. P. Benson, the San Rafael teamster who
was beaten by Willis Davis, August Kohlhoff,
A. P Hotaling and Louis Hirsch for annoying
Davis little girl has sued his castigators for
$50 900 damages.
The directors of the Dairymen's Association
yesterday passed resolution calling upon
similar organizations to cooperate with them
in securing legislative relief from ill-advised
condemnation OF cattle.
Baron William G. Shreckkenburg was ar
rested last night for threatening TO kill his
wife, it is alleged, because she would not give
him money and had filed suit for divorce on
account OF extreme cruelty.
The landing of Chinese at the port of San
Francisco during the fiscal year ending June
80 will likely cut an important figure in the
trial of Dick Williams, nowin progress in the
United States District Court
All the local artists are sending pictures to
the Mechanics Fair. Henry Rasehen, in
charge of the art exhibit, mas introduced
novelties in arrangement and display and de-
clares that the exhibition will be one of the
best ever given mere.
On and after the 1st of September the South
ern Pacific Will impose a charge for the car
rage OF bicycles on all Of It's lines. The mini. |
mum charge will be 25 cents, except to points
across the bay reached by local trains. To
these 1t will be 10 cents.
Richard Sherlock, the nurse at the City and
County Hospital whose carelessness Friday |
resulted in the death of one patient and the !
probable death OF another confesses he vio-
lated q rule of the institution in giving Mala- |
her key TO the medicine-room.
John McGinniss, q laborer, who was caught |
stealing sacks OF barley from Tuttles camp. on
Seventeenth avenue and Thirteenth street |
pleaded guilty to petty larceny yesterday and |
was sentenced by Justice of the Peace Carroll |
to six months in the County Jail.
Owen Clement, who was killed by a lunatic
at the Stockton Asylum for the Insane, was |
chief ranger of Court Eclipse No. Id of the |
order of Foresters in this City. Some of MS |
friends think that he was unnecessarily ex- |
posed TO danger and desire an inquiry
Thousands of persons were turned away
from the Auditorium last night on the occa- |
sion OF the mammoth Republican mass-meet- |
ing. Speeches were made by Major Frank
Mclaughlin, George A. Knight, S. NJ Short |
ridge, George G. Perkins, Irving NJ Scott John
P. Jackson, Tirey L. Ford, Rev. DR.. Anna Shaw,
DID,, and others.