The San Francisco call., 1895-07-30
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF


The fifth trainload of fruit for England Will
leave Sacramento to-day.
Many orders for help are being filed at the
States Free Labor Bureau.
Judge Wallace has signed an order releasing
Louis Sternberg on $15 900 bail.
a company has been organized for insurance
against the loss of bicycles by THEFT
The Merchants Association has received a
long letter telling how the streets OF New York
are kept clean.
Mr.. Crouch of Medford, Or, is angry because
his letter to Labor Commissioner Fitzgerald
was made public.
DR.. Miner refused appointment as Vaccine
Officer BY the Board OF Health, ana now Will
not be placed at all.
Dr. Minton gave his Impressions of the Gen.
eral Assembly at the meeting OF the Presby-
terian Ministerial Union.
An effort is to be made to have the "Chicago
agreement adopted by contractors and organ
lied carpenters OF this CITY,
The police were notified yesterday morning
OF a burglary at the residence of DR.. Jerome 4
Anderson, 1899 Twentieth street.
Senator Perkins and others have incorpo
rated an electric company, with $450,OOO sub
scribed on 81 ,00O, 900 capital stock.
Prepare tons for the bimetaIlic convention
are proceeding satisfactorily. An enlarged
State committee has been appointed.
Several important changes in the manage
ment of the German Hospital will be considered
by the German Benevolent Association this
evening.
Frank Engelbrecht, III Stockton street, was
knocked down by q Geary-street car last even
ing and had his skull fractured and his hip
confused.
At the session OF the Grand Lodge of the Inde.
pendent Order Of Red Men yesterday officers
were elected and other important business
transacted.
=. Owing to an unavoidable delay the State
Board OF Trade almost lost an opportunity of
6XDlOltlng California products at the Atlanta
fair on free space.
Captain Marshall, drill instructor of the
Ponce Department, inaugurated a system of
lectures and drill 10 the patrol sergeants yes
terday afternoon.
Chief Engineer Storey will, at the meeting
of the board OF directors of the San Joaquin
valley road to-day, report that progress has
been made up to date.
japanese coolies are being driven from Hon.
oIulu to California so that the new republic
may avoid aeceding to q demand made by the
Japanese Government.
Ferry commuters are preparing petition tc
the Southern Pacific Company for protection
boats on Sunday nights.
John H. Mitchell, the senior United States
Senator OF Oregon, is in town and gave his
views on the silver question, pronouncing
strongly in favor OF bimetallism-
Richard Barnard, alias ''Dink" Wilson, the
notorious burglar, was sentenced in Judge
Campbells court yesterday to six months in
the County Jail tor petty larceny.
Custom-house officers Cleary and Foley
seized fifty-nine tins of opium in a Chinese
house in Bakers alley yesterday. The drug
was not stamped according to law.
c. B. Henderson, the slayer Of Clarence Barr.
was identified in the City Prison yesterday as
Con Sullivan by visitor who had occasion to
meet him several times in this City.
Brotherhood of Carpenters No aS3 refused
last night to petition Preside Mt Cleveland to
pardon E. Y. Debs for the reason that il be-
lieved Debs did not desire any pardon.
Oscar Herman, who was arrested for failure to
provide, was found with 12-year-old son in
miserable hoyel on the Mission road that con-
tained neither furniture, bedding nor food.
Manuel Marino was yesterday held to answer
before the Superior Court in $1,000 bonds by
Judge COnlan, for assauIting Andrew Little,
S37 California street, with a knife on July %
Harvey Burdell viii enter suit against Sheriff
Whelan for $4,000 damages for injury to his
business. He charges the Sheriff with de-
manding extortionate, illegal and wrongful
fees.
Walter A. Borlini, q clerk IN the Painter
Printing Company's office, was caught in the
shafting of the machinery that runs the print
5es,l. t9s l.'''''' anu was instantly nu'i'0 70 MS
E1peTt Schmid unpacked number of busts
% y lrnie celebrities yesterday which he
- ..lseled in Carrara. He is commissioned
erect an heroic monument to the late Gov
erlOr Downey.
The Cong gregational Monday Club discussed
s'The Preacher in Politics" with the result of
nearly equal division on the question whether
he should deal with the science Of government
except as a voter.
An overturned lamp set fire to the cigar fac
tory of Streckfuss, APPEL & Co., 1905 Polk street,
yesterday morning, and the place was burned
down and six other houses damaged before the
fire was got under control.
GelIer Ameraux was arrested yesterday on
q warrant sworn out by his wife, Josephine
Ameraux, the actress, charging him with
threats to kill. and was released on his own re-
cognizance by Judge Campbell.
1t appears from an opinion fled with the
Board of Education by Attorneys Rodgers and
Paterson that the buildings on the Lincoln
School lot, on Fifth and Market streets, cannot
be removed, as they belong to the City.
Mrs. Susan Coon of 927 Howard street ap-
peared for sentence in Judge CampbelPs court
yesterday for cruelty to James E. Johnson,
minor child, but at the request of her attorney
sentence was postponed until tomorrow.
The Street Committee in It's report to the
Board of Supervisors yesterday paid O high
compliment to the Merchants Association and
its president Dohrmann, for the excellent
work done last year on behalf OF good streets.
Residents in the Twenty-second Senatorial
District Assem- blsd in an Indignation meeting
last night to protest against the appointment
OF Senator Percy L. Henderson by the Board of
Health as superintendent OF the City Cemetery.
The prospects are that the Richmond mixed
school viii not be changed TO purely primary
institution. The Sutro School IS to be moved
from Ninth avenue 10 IWe1Ln anu fo1uI LODOs
avenues and will be made q two-story building.
Charles Barrow is going to make strong
contest against the disposition OF his sister
Anna Hathaway's estate to the First Unitarian
Church and its members. The estate is va
riously estimated at from $4,000 to $4,000.
c. F. Hirsch, the McAllister-street carpenter
who dresses himself in women's apparel, was
convicted in Juoge Lows court yesterday OF
malicious mischief for breaking window and
showcase in his neighbors store, and Will be
sentenced to-day.
The Supervisors have ordered the transfer OF
800, 900 from the amount so far collected
upon personal property taxes to the general
fund. This viii allow the Treasurer to pay
July salaries, which he will do as soon as the
warrants are ready.
At the meeting of the Board of Supervisors
Yesterday Mayor Sutro submitted commit uni
cation calling for the repeal of thatspart OF the
street specifications requiring all rock TO pass
the ratt1er test, declaring 1t to be In the In
terest of a monopoly.
A resolution was passed by the Board OF Su-
pervisors yesterday, as presented by supervisor
Spreckels, requiring all statements before com,
mittees to be made in writing, and that all
matters first be presented TO the board before
going to the committee at all.
An apparently crazy man, who gave the
name Of Marquis Chelovich, caused consider