The San Francisco call., 1896-03-16
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Pietro Gori's followers inaugurated the red
tag yesterday.
pirector-General NJ. H. de Young will return
10 this City this week.
The meteorological ind dications for to-day are:
warmer; light northerly winds.
The Park Commissioners will not build a
peristyle around the grand court.
An early Sunday morning fire on Montgomery
street resulted in about $4,000 damages.
The battle-ship Oregon will dock at Hunters
trip.
The sudden deaths of Max Levy and James
Mccarthy were reported to the Coroner yes
terday.
The handban courts we're we'll patronized
played.
There is apossibility that Theodore Durrants
execution will not take place for one year from
this date.
John Holmes, an intoxicated sailor, dis
charged his pistol at crowd on the water front
yesterday.
Major Ryan delivered the Grafton at the
a P. A. meeting in Metropolitan Temple
yesterday.
There was a good attendance at the sutro
baths yesterday TO witness the exhibition
given there.
A woman's Christian Temperance Union
will be organized at the West Side Christian
Church Wednesday afternoon.
John Buckley, section Democratic poll
tieian, was knocked down by blow from
Charles Gagan and rendered unconscious.
For all that it was an off day at the Shell
Mound rifle range yesterday, there were nearly
800 r1hemen shooting for medals and practice.
Colonel A. S. Kimball, chief quartermaster,
Department OF California, has been authorized
10 expend $14 900 in building stables at the
Presidio.
The eccle siastical council meets again to-
day at O'Clock. It is not thought probable
that verdict will be rendered under two or
three days.
John L. Sullivan, after keeping sober for
week, few the track last night and went on a
jag TO the intense disgust of his sparring part
ner Paddy Ryan.
The Central Trades Labor Alliance was born
out of the convention yesterday, its object
being to take an active part in politics in the
interests Of the laboring classes.
DR.. Allen Grifiths, Pacific Coast lecturer of
the Theosophical Society, addressed the theo-
sophical meeting at Red Mems Hall last even
Ing on tInoeulation and Hypnotism.'
A joint meeting of the Oakland councils of
the American Legion of Honor is to be held in
tha' city next Thursday evening. Addresses
will be made by number of the grand officers
Supreme Deputy Sir Knight S. W. Hall of the
KNIGHTS of the Maccabee expects to locate in
this City soon. This order is in a -four
5shing condition, and boasts of 219 800 men,
hers. =
Fred Swain, a lad 5 years of age, living with
his parents at $50 Brannan street, fell on the
sidewalk last night and broke his left leg. The
injury was attended to at the Receiving Hos
pital.
]. wightman, years of age, living at "a
Lily avenue, was severely bitten by blood
hound on Saturday, and yesterday the attend
ing physician was afraid of blood poisoning
setting in.
The San Francisco Grutli Verein shooting
section held their spring festival at Schuetzen
Park yesterday. There was not large attend
ance on account of inclement weather, but the
shooting was excellent.
William E. Johns, stockbroker, living at 756
Oak street, was thrown off Post-street car by
the conductor r. and gripmaan Yesterday . after,
transfer point at Hayes and Polk streets.
The local Odd Fellows are energetically at
work endeavoring TO increase their library. |
10 sns ena m ts mas , peen sent to
Contribute 81 per member per annum to a |
lbrar fund.
The Knights of Pythias have secured tbs Me- |
chanics' Pavilion in which to entertain the |
members of the Grand Lodge, which is to con- |
vene in this City, and other visiting knights |
Representatives of the Grand Lodge viii be |
elected IN April
In his brief in the Ashworth case, Henry E. |
Highton takes the position that candidates |
must be qualified to fill the public offices to /
which they are elected, otherwise they COM
nit fraud in accepting such Office and are |
subject to removal.
Grand Master .P. F. Gosbey, L o. O. F.,J de
clares that the publication purporting to be an
expose of the workings of the order is false, |
and members are warned not to purchase such |
publication or have it in their possession on |
penalty of expulsion.
serious insurrection is threatened in the |
ranks of the swell militia organization known |
as the Nationals. The trustees have ordered |
the Veterans, Association to leave their quar-
tiers in the Eilis-street armory, and the latter |
object to moving. They are supported in |
their protest by many members of the
Nationals.
Gavin McNab and the Junta are jubilant over
their victory and say that the 161 delegates TO |
be selected by them will be placed on the roll |
of the State convention and will be entitled to
vote for temporary officers of the convention.
The regular Democracy bitterly denounce |
Governor Budd for interfering with San Fran
cisco politics.
Robert T. McIvor, the leader of the striking |
enees between the strikers and their erstwhile |
EMPLOYERS will soon be satisfactorily settled. |
He saws he is not in favor of strikes, except as |
a resort of necessity, and he believes that by |
the ballot, through cooperation in working |
mems party, the laboring man can most effect
ually attain his rights.
State officials claim that the bill before the |
two Houses of Congress providing for the pur-
chase of all stage or wagon roads leading into |
the Yosemf te National Park is a scheme to get |
a large sum of money from the Government |
and still retain the toll system at present in !
vogue The plan is said to be TO have the Gov
ernuaert purchase only portions OF the toll !
roads the remaining portions on which the TOLL |
gates are situated to remain in the hands OF
The stage companies. The bill bids fair to pass.
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