The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-11
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

J. II. Sievers yesterday won the Hinkle spec
ial premium for the best variety of carnations.
On next Friday the City Guard will go to
Msrysville for s. rifle match with rihemen of
that town.
The winners at the track yesterday were Blue
Bell Midas, Edgemount, Gree, Miss Ruth and
Miss Buckley.
The Garfield Lyceum had debate on fe-
male suffrage last night, and the new woman
came out first.
The two Methodist colleges of this State, the
University of the Pacific and the Mana College,
have consolidated.
The afhliated colleges special committee has
not been able to determine upon site for the
proposed building.
The weather official foretells fair, continued
warm during Saturday forenoon, becoming
cooler Saturday evening.
The Sharon heirs are to meet soon in New
YORK before the expiration of the trust. Lady
deSketh VIII come out here in July.
Detective Ross Whitaker will arrive from
New York to-day with A H. Whitman, who
comes TO answer charge of forgery.
7. w. Leydecker's homing pigeons flew from
Ashland, Or, to the loft in Alameda, making
the longest trip known in California
The slot machines are again causing trouble.
Attempts are being made to compel their re-
moval unless fitting license be paid.
Henry Sandt, alias cheyenne Red" was
arrested yesterday afternoon for supposed COM
piicity in the Weber murder at Sacramento.
A F. NJ. Terry left his home at 229 Eighth
street last Friday morning 10 go to his uphol-
steering shop TO work. He has not been seen
since.
EmbeZZler Flood, eX-cashier of the Donohoe-
Kelly Bank, was yesterday sentenced by Judge
Wallace to seven years imprisonment in San
Quentin.
Weather Prophet Harmon says that the tenn
perature to-day will probably be cooler and
that the warm wave viii pass to the interior of
the State.
The Coroner was working on peculiar case
where burning wood and hy-plasters had been
applied to dead Chinaman's back to restore
him to life.
South San Francisco property-owners are pre-
pairing protest against the granting OF the
Railroad-avenue franchise to the San Joaquin
Valley road.
Judge Coffey has decided that the $4,000
bequest under the Montgomery will to the Pa
cidc Seminary is not taxable under the collat-
eTal tax law.
The claim is made that the gas companies
are using faulty meters, thus forcing the con-
sumner to pay from to per cent more than he
actually owes.
At the next meeting OF the Halfmillion Club
several working committees will be selected 20
carry out in fact the aims and objects for which
the club was organized.
James E Began, plumber with J. F. Gray
and living at 1880 Sacramento street, was
fatally injured yesterday by falling from
slidebOard in the Lurline Baths.
The last OF the Lane lectures for the season
was delivered last evening by Dr.. Henry Glib
bons Jr., at the Cooper Medical College. 1t was
on "HoW Dis ease Is Propagated."
A proposition to move the Howard Presby-
terrain Church on Mission street to a lot near
Golden Gate Park is favored by the board of
directors and members OF the church.
The Norwegian ship Field, bound from
Grimsby for San Diego, is thought to have been
burned at sea. She is out 206 days. and 80 per
cent reinsurance has been offered on her.
The CALL has the best marine sketches of any
paper in the United States San Francisco is a
great harbor, and its principal interest de-
serves all the attention it gets in the CALL.
The Pacific Yacht Club viii celebrate the
opening OF the season at sausaifto this even
san Mateo, where they will have dance to-
night.
Stella Hughes was seen on Market street. near
Seventh, the afternoon she disappeared. She
had tainted, but on recovering walked OF with
q man and a woman whose identity is I'M
known.
The Rosenthal cigar-store on Market Fstreet
has been released on bonds. GustaYe Niebaum
and Charles Hirsch went security to the extent
OF $500, and Collector of Internal Revenue
Welburn consented to the reopening OF the
store.
Anton Bole tried to persuade A. H. Less of 81
Fourth street to sell his bakery yesterday, ana
his eIoquence only brought on fight, in which
Bole's arm was broken ana Less was arrested
for battery.
The grocery and provision firm of Hartter,
Ha yes d Co. has been Incorporated with cap
NJ. J. Hayes, L. H. Hartter, Alfred NJ. Hartter,
r. L. Hartter.
Judge Hebbard yesterday refused to grant
Kate Murphy divorce from Richard Murphy,
giving the defendant his costs. The charges OF
the plaintiff were not proved to the satisfaction
of the court.
The entertainment to be given in the Maple
room of the Palace on the 10th inst for the
benefit of the Girls Exchange promises to be a
great social event. Twenty-Five young ladies
will take part.
Representatives OF a wageworkers union
appeared before the Labor Council last night
and argued that Jeffries' Cooperative Common
wealth proposition would tend to pull down
wages on the Valley road.
The Pacific Christian Publishing Company
has been incorporated with capital stock of
S25 900 Dire ctors: Emerson w. Matthews,
w. A. Gardner, Joseph B. Johnson, John E,
Matthews, James L. Jefress
There is d possibility that Judge Wallace
may admit DR.. Eugene F. West, charged with
murder; and Lewis Cohen, charged with per-
jury in connection with election frauds, to
bail; each IN the sum OF $4,000
Chief Marshal W. W Bausman has completed
his report OF census children attending the pub
lie schools during the school year now closing.
There was net gain OF 1893 over last year.
The total number OF pupils is 93,55S
letter was sent yesterday by the Valley
garding the China Basin lease. 1t was concil-
iatory in tone, and expressed a belief that the
differences would be settled very easily.
The twenty-ffth anniversary of the Order of
Hermann's Sons will be held tomorrow at
Shell Mound Park. Every effort has been put
forth by the committee on arrangements to
make this outing great social success.
Frank j. Hubbard, the arrested bookkeeper
Of the Russ House, was booked upon four
charges of felony ENLIGHTENMENT at the City
Prison Yesterday. He is short some thousands,
the shortages dating back for two years.
Pierre Carrere of the Tortoni and S. Con-
stantine, his partner have been sued by E. D.
Keyes, Frederick George and Mariana z.
Loughborough TO recover $445O rent due on
premises on O'Farren street, near Stockton.
At It's meeting yesterday the Manufacturers
Association received a report from its fuel COM
mittee showing there was a prospect OF coal
being supplied to the residents OF San Francisco
for from So 10 S3 80 ton in the near future.
Attorney Becsey was accused yesterday of ex-
torting money from prisoner under the repre-
sentation that Judge Campbell was to have
half of it and would then dismiss her. Judge
Campbell said he will have Becsey disbarred.
The German-American Laundry has been in
corporated to do general laundry and dyeing
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