The San Francisco call., 1895-07-18
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.


C. C. Terrin was buried yesterday in Odd
Fellows Cemetery.
The firm of Estee Il Miller will dissolve part
nership on August /
The British steamer Port Stephens VIII sail
to-day with $500 tons of barley.
The officers of the San Francisco Produce
Exchange were Installed yesterday.
Local items. bright and brief, can be found on
this page OF the CALL every morning.
The Olympia viii go TO Mare Island next
Friday to fit out tor her departure lor the Chlns
station
The winners at the Bay District yesterday
were; Hanford, Tuxedo, Don Cara. NeTvoso
and Bernardo.
TheJapanese reformers reaf1rm their charges
against the police. Chief Crowley brands them
as q set Of lies.
AN. Towne will be buried in Mountain View
Cemetery today. Railroad Offices will close as
q mark Of respect
Claus Spreckels has purchased the Doe prop
erty on Market street, near Jones. The consid-
Grafton is not named.
W. H. Carter, a eolored man, lectured last
night in Bethel African Church on the eolored
pioneers of California.
Timetables OF the railroad companies are
published free of charge in the CALL for the se
commodatton of readers.
Forrest seabury, the celebrated theatrical
scenic artist, died suddenly yesterday after
noon at MoToscos Theater.
The new Board OF Health was installed in
Office yesterday. and Mayor Sutro gave the dec
tors some good advice on sanitation.
The charges against Sergeant Jesse B. Cooke
OF bEutally treating Chinese were dismissed by
the Police Commissioners last night.
Rev. NJ X. Tai OF Toxic, Japan, arrived in
San Francisco last week. He will do eyangeli-
cal work among his eountrymen here.
School Director Murdoch has filed protest
with the Finance Committee against the
tod fprT hn ~
mcnt.
The Musicians Union is indignant that
Scheers men who play at the Mechanics
Fair are expected to give rebate to the con-
ductoT
No action was taken by the Police Commits
sioners last night regarding the designations OF
Captains Douglass, Stone and Short and other
officers.
Rev. H. I. Howlsnd, a Baptist preacher of
Pasadena, was in the City Prison en- route to
san Quentin TO serve sentence of two years
for perjury.
Two plans are being prepared for the pro-
posed grand music concourse in Golden Gate
Park. Details Of one OF these are made public
in this issue.
Nineteen insurance companies have sus-
pended in California since the rate war began,
and the managers are endeavoring to form
new compact.
Il. W. Van Lenden, private secretary of Sec
retary Carlisle, escorted by Collectors Wise and
Welburn and other Federal officials, visited
Chinatown last night.
number OF cyclery proprietors were before
the License Committee OF the Board of Super
visors yesterday 10 urge for reduction o. the
license on wheel houses.
Henry Clarkson, son Of the superintendent
of the House OF Correction, met with an acct
dent on Tuesday afternoon which resulted ia
tally yesterday morning.
The ventilated fruitcar service from Saera-
mento to the East has been increased TO train
every night. Every train carries off fruits val
ued at $4,000 to 100000.
Charles c. Phillips is suing the Market-street
Railway Company for $50 900 damages on ac-
count of alleged injury while riding on a
Hayes-street car last month.
The case against Warren Hunter, charged
with stealing Mrs Sadie stones pet dog, after
it had swallowed q so gold piece, was dis
missed by Judge Low yesterday.
The Spring Valley Water Company reelected
the board Of directors ct the annual meeting
held yesterday. The presidents report shows
deficit OF $l6,54O during the year.
Contracts for grading the Valley road at
Stockton and building steel drawbridge over
Mormon Channel in that city were signed yes
terday. Grading will be started to-day.
Reports from the ten savings banks of this
City showing their standing on June II, in
comparison with that OF January !, demon
strate considerable improvement in business
circles.
superintendent OF Streets Ashworth and
President Dohrmann of the Merchants Asso-
which will result N the proper care of streets
hereafter.
The American branch OF the Socialist Labor
Party met Tuesday evening at the temple, lis
Turk street, the socialist headquarters Vari-
Gus questions were discussed and 300 members
signed the roll
Supervisor Spreckels' little resolution which
slipped through the last meeting of the board
through the spirit of general assent that pre-
vailed is calculated to wholly destroy the ''pri-
Vate contract evil il: street work.
A conference was held yesterday between
the presidents of the Manufacturers and
Merchants Associations and the Half-miliion
Club to discuss the advisability OF having the
organizations work in conjunction.
Pool-selling on the races is Eow iourishing
openly TO q large extent III this City ct five
downtown resorts. The proprietors claim to
have found way to Eubvert the existing law,
which restricts the traffic to the racetrack.
Judge Campbell ordered an attachment to be
made out against the bookkeeper OF Rosenthal
Brothers Co.. Kearny street. for refusing to
give his name when served with subpoena TO
act as juror and falling to make his appear
ance in court.
The Point Lobos improvement Club held an
adjourned meeting last night. They requested
the secretary to write to the Park Commits
sioners, inquirng into the right of the Market
street Cable Company to lay its rails along
Point Lobos avenue.
Witnesses in the case against Mrs. Susan
Coon 927 Howard street. charged with cruel
treatment of James E. Johnston. n boy 8 years
OF age, testified in Judge CempbelPs court yes
terday to having seen him tied naked to chair
and beaten with q rawhide
letter received by the Coroner some days
ago and plainly referring to the proposed sui
eide Of Edward Pitts, a FOlsom-street barber, is
now believed 10 be fiction to cover the tracks
OF the faithiess husband, ne having ran away
with the lendladys daughter.
Wong Lin charged with concealing seventy
six tins OF unstamped opium at 10 Waverly
place, was found not guilty by jury in the
United States District Court yesterday The
jury came to the conclusion thatthe Mongolian
bought the drug in good faith ana did not
Know that 1t was unstalnped
A. NJ. Jackson. salesman, played the nickel
in-the-slot machine so successfully last night
i;t- the tobacco-store of J. Gassman corner of
California and Montgomery streets, Gassman
became suspicious. He opened the machine
and saw about three dozen pieces of lead cut in
the shape and thickness OF q nickel He in
formed Policemen GoreYan and Barry and they
arrested Jackson. Several pieces Of lead and
several cigars were found in his pockets He
was charged with obtaining goods by false
pretenses.
Michael Mclean, coal-passer on the steamer
Portland that anchored off Alcatraz last night
previous TO leaving this port, was rowed ashore
in a small boat and removed to the Receiving
Hospital to be treated for a broken leg and
scalded skin, Mclean was horribly scalded in
the boiler-room of the steamer, but he was not