The San Francisco call., 1896-08-30
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

george Green is indignant at his treatment
by the National Club.
The Socialists will open their college of ora
tory next Friday evening.
Rev. Frank Ford takes up his new duties at
the First Christian Church next Sunday.
Peppers and Stelzner will fight at the Grove
street Theater instead of WoodHard's Pavilion.
Pastors Of the Christian Church will attend
the lectures Of Professor Jefferson al Berkeley.
Men are going around the City driving of
with rig and stealing the harness from the
horses.
Treasurer widbsr has found way to prevent
the registering Of the salary warrants paysble
on Tuesday next
W. 7. Goad yesterday sued ". q. q. Hart for
O,OOo due on note secured by Harts Zee IN
the Blythe estate litigation.
Both the National and the New Occidental
clubs are negotiating for q contest between
Choynski and FtZsimmons.
It turns out that Congressional patronage is
playing q big part in the fusion game between
the Democrats and PopulistE
Miss Anthony and Miss Shaw have an
nounoed their lecturing appointments for the
current week, as thus Jar arranged.
The steamer Australia sailed for Honolulu
yesterday. She took away full passenger
list, but not great amount OF cargo.
The cause of the many long stops of the cars
of the Ferries and Cliff House Railroad is that
the company is using worn-out cable
Richard Davenport, miner, entered J. W.
Stewards store on Kearny street last evening
and stole considerable money and jewelry.
Attorney A. B. Tread well and Private Detec-
tive John Curtin were each fined $50 By Judge
Low yesterday morning for con tempt of court.
Local wheelmen give more reasons why rail-
roads should carry bicycles free as baggage,
and viii unite for the passage OF an Armstrong
bill
The Democratic campaign In San Fra ncisco
was opened with q mass-me citing at MetropoH-
tan Temple at which Senator Stephen NJ. White
spoke.
The Rio de Janeiro arrived from Hongkong
yesterday. She brought full particulars of the
loss of the German gunbost nsais in the July
typhoon.
The United States Attorney-General has just
rendered an important decision in the matter
o. free transit OF letters written by railroad
employees.
annoyed yesterday by reading in an evening
paper sensa tional story that his house was to
be blown up with dynamite.
Cloudy and threatening, probably with occs-
sional sprinkles of rain Sunday morning, fol-
lowed by partly cloudy during the day.-Locsl
Forecast Official W. 81. Harmon.
Rafael Migalo, 10 Margaret place, brutally
beat and kicked his wife Friday night; she is
in a critical condition, and warrant was
sworn out yesterday for his arrest.
DR.. Cyrus R. Teed, whose queer eelibate col
onies in Chicago, Florida and elsewhere have
been much discussed, is at the Palace. He is
mere III Tie 1ULeECsI Ol us EcllBlOu.
The Methodist Mission believes that Judge
Troutts decision in the case of two Chinese
children found in Ross alley will form pre-
cedent which will hamper It's work.
There will be 200 homing pigeons In the
race for the Mechanics Institute cup from
Gilroy, under the management of the Cali
fornis Homing Club, September %.
The police raided the socialist gathering on
Seventh street last evening and arrested four
OF the leaders for disturbing the peace al
though not word had been spoken.
District Lodge No. 5. Independent Order of
Good Templars, met in semi-snnual session at
PyIhian Hall yesterday. The delegates were
much encouraged by the reports received.
The Home Products Fair to be held in the
Mechanics Pavilion, VIII be formally opened
next Tuesday evening with a programme of
speeches and music at the Columbia Theater.
A new Populist weekly in favor of Watson's
candidacy will be first issued in this City Sep
tember II. It will be under the management
of California journalist versed in legal lore.
The sloop Spray of Boston was in Apia har.
Dor when the Alameda sailed last July. Cap
tain Slocum OF the little hfteen-ton vessel
says he intends circumnavigating the world
in her.
Dewey CONN began suit Yesterday in the
Justice Court against the Market-street Com
pany TO recover $25, the deposit left by O. T.
Bernhard, the conductor who recently killed
himself
Three famous tennis champions from the
East, r. D. Wrenn, W. S. Larned and Carr B.
Neel are coming to California this fall and
will meet local cracks in q special tournament
at San Rafael
Mrs. Felicia B. CornweIl was Yesterday
granted special letters of administration on
the estate of George w. Cornwell, the Southern
Pacific engineer who left three women claim
ing TO be his widow.
The Spiritualists of California will hold
their first annual convention in this CITY be-
ginning next Friday, and public proofs win
be offered to substantiate their belief in spirit
visitation after death.
The schooner Ocean Spray ran into the shed
on section of the seawall yesterday and did
considerable damage. The vessel could not
continue her voyage to Iversons Landing, and
is now laid up for repairs.
N. NJ. Estee addressed one of the most en-
thusisstic meetings of the campaign last night
in the Auditorium. He spoke on protection
and free coinage, and arraigned the Democ-
racy for running the country.
Miss Elizabeth Noyn, q Danish missionary
of interior China, who has been working in
the interest of poor children, arrived here yes
terday en- route home, accompanied by two
infants which she will educate.
The funeral of C. q. n. Curry, father of C.
F. Curry, the County Clerk, wss held at Cen
trail NJ. E. Church, yesterday afternoon, at
tended by representatives from the K. of h.
ana the A. o. U. W. societies, in which orders
the deceased was prominent member.
Congressman Mccall and L. D. Apsley. vice.
chairman OF the Republican National Con-
gressionai Committee. arrived last night on q
half dozen Southern States and the smaller
silver mining States as being in favor of
Bryan.
The Young Mems Republican Club of Brook
lyn Township will hold public rally at Par
sons Hall, Elmhurst on next Wednesday
evening, September 2. The president of the
club, Charles A Tyrrel, viii preside, and ]. E.
Farnum and Frank Storer will deliver ad-
dresses.
While business is reported by the railway
passenger men to be duh, there has been 8
general husIling for business in the past week
which is exhilarating. Four passenger agents
toured the San Joaquin Valley and the beau
ties of travel were vividly pictured to all who
might could, would or should ride.
The Traffic Association may effect combi-
nation with either the Chamber of Commerce,
the San Francisco Board OF Trade or the Manu-
fecturers' and Producers Association to save
expense. The executive committee of the
Traffic Association will consider the matter at
q meeting TO be held next Wednesday.
The Painters Union held a special meeting
last evening at the Turk-street Temple, the
object being, as explained, to show the bosses
that the union is still alive and that its mem
bers will not submit 10 a reduction in wages
II mad been rumored that in several
shops cut of 80 cents had been
contemplated. Addresses were made by
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