The morning call., 1893-05-12
IN AND ABOUT TOWN.

ASCENSION THURsDAY.-At St. Mary's
Cathedral high mass was said at 1890
O'clock, Father Kirby officiating. The
altar was beautifully decorated. The
choir, which was largely re-enforced. SAM
MeIcadante's Mass, under the direction of
a. Helmer, the organst AT ST. Ignatu Us
Church the JesuiIs paid particular atlen-
ton to the day. Father ia. quet was
celebrant; Father Woods, deacon; Father
MahOney. sub-deacOn, and Father Butler.
master Of ceremonies. Fa her Sardi d.
livered the sermon. AT all the other Ca b.
Ollie churches masses were said al the same
time as on Sunday, only on more e,alor-
ate scale.
ANOTHER CHINESE LEPER.-"Yes, this
is pronounced case of eprosy," said
Health Officer keeney. as he examined a
Chinese named Lee Yen, who had been
taken TO the new City Hall by the police
Lee \ en- was ordered sent to the Twenty
siXth-street Hospital The leper stated
that lie did not know how he got the dis
ease, but had spent all his money, amount
Ing to $500, to get cured. As long as lie
could work, he had been engaged in wash
ing in Chinese laundres. He said he had
relation on Commercial and Dupont
streets, but his brethren-would do nothing
for him.
Preside HEIGHTS SEwERs.-A petit
tton has been filed in the Board of Super
vlsOrs by the owners of property In the
vicinity OF the Preside Heights calling at
tenti0n to communication sent 10 the
board by Brigadier- General Ruger dated
September 10, 1892, relating to the dis
charge OF sewage on the Preside grounds
from the Locust-street sewer; also to the
TACT that permission has been granted by
the War DEPARTMENT to construct a sewer
through the Preside Reservation. and re-
questing that provision DO made in the
next tax levy for the work.
AN INSURANCE CLAIM SUSTAINED
The Supreme Court yesterday sustained
judgment against the State Investment
Insurance Company for 5000 recovered in
the Superior Court of Sonoma County by
George Greiss and A. Meyer on an insur-
ance policy. The company claimed that
Greiss. whose place of business was in
Petaluma, had made false statements to
them and that he had exaggerated the
amount OF his losses; also that he had re-
fused TO submit his claim to arbitration.
VACATION OF SUPERIOR JUDGES
Most Of the Superior Judges intend to go
| TO the Worlds Fair. They have notified
Presiding Judge Garter as follows in re-
gard to the time they desire heir vacations:
wallace, May to July 8; Slack, June l TO
August (; Coffey. June 10 to August Is;
Dalpgerheld, May and June; Murphy.
September TO October Is; HUT, Septem-
Der and October; Saunderson, July ard
August; Hebbard, August: Seawell, Sep
TENDER.
AN ELECTRIC COMPANY WANTS MORE
| TIME. - The Edison Light and Power
Company has petitioned the Board
OF Supervisors to defer action for one
month on the resolution calling upon all
| electric and telephone companies to file
! information with the board regarding
their receipts and expenditures. The pc
! tition stated that the company's attorney,
| Mr. McCutcheon, was in the East and 1t
| wanted his advice before action was taken
A DENTISTS SAD PLIGHT.-E. A. Ber-
trand, dentist, yesterday brought a suit
| IN the Justices Court against LORNA and
| Richard May. lodging-house keepers at
669 Mission street. Bertrand claims that
| he can no longer pull teeth because his
| landlady has locked him out of his room,
and retains possession OF his instruments.
He asks for 1929 damages for being inter-
rupted in the pursuit of his business Of
! jerking out molars.
The LATE SUPERVISOR MONTGOMERY.
| The Board Of Directors of the Fidelity
| Mutual Aid Association has passed resolu-
tons extending coincidence to The family
| OF their former director and vice-president,
! William Montgomery, on account of his
sndden death. The resolutions record their
! appreciation of his sage counsel, wise ad-
vice aud ener getic labors,
| TAMMANY DAY.-The Improved Order
| of Red Men will celebrate Tammany Day
| by general reunion and banquet at their
hall on Post street this evening.