The San Francisco call., 1897-08-29
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Yesterday was babies day at the fair.
The trainin g-ship Adams sailed yesterday
with eighty cadets on board.
Rev. E. B, Spalding win deliver a lecture TO
men at the Y. NJ. c. A. this afternoon.
A special musical service will be held in ST.
Paurs Episcopal Church this evening.
Auditor Broderick has found more law to
fGrtify his position in regard 10 public print
ing.
Rabbi Meyers viii preach at the Bush-street
Tempe this evening on The Modern De-
rOuda.'
Manager GreenwaId of the southern circuit
may possibly have a theater in the St. Nicho-
las Hotel
The Gilt Edge Baseball Club of Sacramento
defeated the Oakland Reliance yesterday by a
score OF 10 4.
Cloudy or foggy Sunday morning; partly
fOggy during the afternoon. A 6. McAdie,
official forecaster.
The Native Sons have completed arrange
ments for the dedication of the Phelan foun-
tain next Sunday.
Two handsome stained-glass windows will
be placed in the nave of ST. Mary's Church
during he coming week.
The schooner La Ninfa, with party of sh are
holders on board, is expected 10 sail for Cop
per River next Wednesday.
The tug Fearless departed on mysterious
mission Yesterday, and Captain Mccoy refuses
utterly TO say where she is going.
The steam schooner Jennie reached here
from Cooks Inlet Yesterday with news that
sA mOn-hshing this season has been excellent.
". NJ BoaTdman has sued B. f. Porter for
SI335 80, said 10 be due for services as attor-
ney at law in litigation in Lasseh County, this
State.
The revival meetings a the West Side Chris
tian Church are still attracting large congre-
cations, and many conversions have been
made.
James F. Rogers was sentenced Yesterday by
United States District Judge De Haven 10 four
years, imprisonment at hard labor in San
Quentin prison.
The BODY of an unknown elderly man with
the skull frightfuHy crushed was found yes
terday floating in the bay at the foot OF
Buchanan street.
The Electric Engineering Company sued the
Girard Water-wheel Company tor S71S6 "a,
and attached the premises OF the defendan Is
al Sc Main treet.
There is a ruction in the "Old Friends" So
eiety, and TWO sets OF officers now preside at
two meeting-places. Each faction claims TO
be "the zeal thing"
Contracts were signed yesterday between Al
Hayman d Co and he Grand Opera Company
from The City OF Mexico. The company opens
atthe California on Novembe 1.
R. D. Perry, secretary OF the Indian relief
committee. has received a commun ication
; from the British Government expressing graft
1ude for philanthropic donations.
A W. Gregory was found in Christansen's
saloon: 100 Market street, at an early hour
yesterday morning and was booked at the
City Prison on charge OF burglary.
Judge Carroll Cook has dismissed the charge
OF adultery that was preferred against W.
Russell Ward, and the prisoner has been re-
leased from further attendance on the court.
warrant was sworn out yesterday by J. F.
Kuck tor the arrest OF H. l. Peterman on the
charge of embezziing $3.50, which he drew to
secure position for kuck on the police force.
Walter P. Strsdley, United States Comm is
sioner OF immigration, mas been investigating
frauds in landing immigrants, prfuci paiIy
Japanese from Victoria, by means OF forged
certificates.
Fred Scharninghausen, a cook at a. Turk
street, driven insane from family troubles,
surrendered himself to the police yesterday
and was locked up in padded cell in the Re-
ceiv ng Hospital.
with harborinS minor in a house of i'll fame,
was called in Judge Lows court yesterday and
continued Till Thursday, as no trace of the
girl can be found.
1t has been reported to the revenue officials
that certain persons III Chinatown are engag-
ing in the manufacture and sale of forged GER
tifcates OF residence. 1t is expec Ted tnat the
gang viii be broken up very soon.
Arrangements have been ma lie for weeks
entertainment at the California Theater. co m
mencing Monday night. Septembe l3. for the
benefit of the Widows and Orphans Aid AS
ISOLATION of the Police Department
The Federal authorities have d1scovered d
that o. NJ. Welburn, when he was Collector OF
Internal Revenue in 1894, shaved the salaries
OF the forty deputies who were employed IN
registering the resident Chinese under the act
of Congress
The Gold Standard Quartz Mining Company
hes been incorporated by J. NJ. kaufman. Z.
Schmidt, L. Schench, A. 7. Davis and h. Ste
phenson Smith. with capital stock of $780,
600, of which $500 has been subscribed by
each of the incorporators.
Owing to the lack of an index for the
40 900 names of Chinese registered in the
Office of the collector of Internal Revenue in
THIS City cinnamon are forced to pay from
five to twenty dol ars each in order to obtain
& duplicate certificate.
A telegram was received by Postal Inspector
Erwin. Yesterday announcing that the post
office at Mountain View, Santa Clara County,
b ad been entered by burglars on the night be-
fore and that they had been scared away be-
fore securing any pluuder. They lett their
tools and quantity OF dynamite behind.