The San Francisco call., 1896-07-28
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

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Fair Tpesosv. with fresh winds, is the
weather prediction for to-day
Jackson-street wharf is loaded with pears,
for which there is no demand.
Otto Durbrow, the boy who ran away about
ten davs ago has returned 70 his home
Sergeant Price and posse are busily engaged
breaking up the various highlander tongs.
It has been decided TO try to raise money for
the Presbyterian Orphans Farm by subscrip-
uon.
The joint campaign committee of the
Woman Suffrage Association met yesterday
morning.
The James G. Blaine Club is one of the latest
Republican organizations organized for party
principles.
The municipal convention of the Socialist
labor party win be held next Sunday st lis
Turk street.
Francis O. o'Connor has applied for letters
OF administration on the $500 estate OF Jere-
miah O'ConnOr.
Jesse 7. Tate has been appointed executor of
the viii OF Caroline Tabor, who left property
valued at $500.
politan Temple was very interesting and
largely attended
Two plague spots where mosquitoes are bred
IN this City have been visited by the Board Of
Health inspectors.
Mrs Whitney of 1901 Webster street has
taken out warrants for the arrest of three boys
who killed her pet cat.
Union League Club members have been sum-
moned 10 meet tomorrow night TO help form
central Republican club.
The various local ministerial organizations
passed busy day yesterday in discussing top
les Of interest in the Christian world.
The directors of the Presbyterian Orphans
Farm propose TO raise money by subscriptions
10 purchase the site near san Anselmo.
Renwen L. Dunn. the well-known mining
haz raa~1 hr- TTdT n
bankers TO examine some mines in Slberls-
It has been decided to postpone the proposed
Carnival of the Golden Gate, which was 70
have been held in the fall, until next spring.
The managers of the good-roads demons ira
ton on Saturday night blame the police and
Manager Vining for the confusion among their
ranks
Edward Weir, e tea peddler, who has been
sgsin pestering a young lady with ms love
letters, was arrested last night on q charge of
insanity.
Fondness for other peoples coin has been
the means of bringing Edward Mason of
TEuckee under the discipline OF the postal
authorities
The Merchants Association will soon4take
action IN the matter OF removing the unused
car tracks which now disfguFe many of the
streets OF this City.
Fire Marshal Towe is Investigating the origin
OF the fires in Adcock's millinery store, 10
Kearny street, and MeAleer's tannery, Twenty
sixth and Hampshire streets
Amos y. Rugg prominent young mining
man OF Plumss County, was drownedlast Fri
day evening while attempting to ford the
North Fork OF the Feather River.
A warrant was sworn out yesterday for the
arrest OF Mrs. Charles Mitchell, Sweeney s
alley, who slashed horse in the neck with 8
razor Saturday night on Eighth street
W. s Henderson, g prominent colored Re
publican OF this City, has expressed his will
ingness to accept the challenge recently given
by local colored Democrats for joint debate
The Board OF Supervisors decided yesterday
to TX appropriations for the municipal depart
ments as q commitLee OF the whole instead OF
leaving the matter 70 the Finance Committee
The shoemakers o. this City are organizing
as home industry union They wiz cooper
ste with their employers and with the Manu-
faeturers' and Producers Association OF Cali
fornia-
The residence of ex-Superyisor Jefferson G.
James, 2131 Howard street, was entered by
burglars early sunday morning and about
$1,000 worth OF diamonds and other articles
stolen
A social reception was given last night to
Henry Payot, the founder and first president
OF the san Francisco Whist Club, and his wife,
in honor OF their recent return home from
Europe.
meeting Of colored folks, who believe in
woman suffrage, held last night at the Third
Baptist Church, was addressed by Mrs. Naomi
Anderson, Miss Susan B. Anthony,and Mrs. A.
4. Sargent
At yesterdays session of the Pacific Coast
WOmen's Press Association the ladies de-
clared that they were entitled 10 a fair share
of the gold and silver of the country, as well
the right 10 vote.
1t is the opinion that the level assessment
plan cannot much longer sustain beneficiary
associations, and number of them have
adopted the graded and classified assessment
plan, new feature.
While responding to an alarm of fire at the
foot OF Sixth street last night Chief Engineer
Sullivan and the driver OF the Potrero hose
cart had narrow escapes from being run down
BY Southern Pacific locomotives.
T. J. L, Smiley told the Election Commission
ers yesterday that election officers were fraud
ulantiy registered, and Registrar Hinton was
instructed TO investigate and notify the Grand
Jury II irregularities were discovered
President Asano Of the proposed line of
Japan steamers TO this country viii arrive
here to-day and viii be cordially welcomed by
those most interested in the commerce OF san
Francisco. with view to having this port
made terminus of the line.
Mrs Alice Poulson, widow of the late DIR
Poulson Of Fruitvale, desires TO have Corrected
the statement that she is a spiritualistic me-
dunn or that she believes in any such doc
trines. Mrs Poulson has nothing TO do with
the public meetings now being conducted by
Prophet Herbert Smith near the mouth of San
T0renzO Creek