The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-07
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF,

fair with fog in the morning for to-day
Albert Dibblee, a pioneer merchant of this
CITY, died at his home in Ross Valley yesterday
morning.
Wempe had paid in full his tag account with
j. Mourn.
J: J. Morse of London delivered the first of
series OF lectures on "Psychical Research" at
Golden Gate Hall last evening.
The Grand Jury at its session Yesterday dis
closed the fact that the downtown booksellers
pay General J. II. Dickinson $500 month.
The commencement exercises of the San
Francisco Training School for Nurses will be
held at the Occidental on Tuesday evening.
The Glorious remonstrance against vestries
employing clergymen fer trial period is
blow at one OF Rev. V. Marshall Laws theories.
Sterling 1ronsides, who was injured on
wednesday III an elevator accident, died at
the Receiving Hospital early yesterday morn
ing.
Bayard Saville has been charged with a
second forgery in passing on Wakelee L. Co. a
check for $50 signed by Mrs. Theresa Bell of
Napa.
Mrs Ada Van Pelt lectured last night upon
her impressions OF Southern life and war Incl
dents as she recorded them during the early
sixties.
All but one favorite drew down purses at
Ingleside track yesterday. The winners were:
Red Glenn, Basso, Sir Play, Pepper and
Chartreuse.
Judge Hunt has ruled that Felix Tracey can
not recover on a gilt left to him by ]. C.
Nlnerding because The gift was never deliv-
cred TO him.
There will be mass-mee Getting at Metropolitan
Temple tonight TO voice public sentiment and
take action against the passage of the proposed
railroad funding bill.
Rev. Donald NJ. Ross has accepted the propo-
sitlon OF Father Gorke TO name the lawyers TO
decide their controversy. His letter appears
In The CALL this morning.
BY an amended bill OF complaint the old
divorce suit OF Margaret Mcneil of Pittsburg,
Pa, against James Mcneil of Santa Cruz is
again in the United States Circuit Court.
Mrs. Anna McAllister OF 2OO4 Taylor street
the lady who was run over by a street-car at
Jackson and Mason streets last Tuesday night,
died last evening at the Receiving Hospital.
The Supreme Court has affirmed the decision
OF the Alameda courts, which awarded the
Redhelds $4,000 damages for the death OF
Mrs. Adeline Redfeld in streetcar accident.
AS a matter of economy the forces employed
in the shops and roundhouses of the Southern
Pacific Company at Sacramento. Ogden, Carlin,
Wadsworth and West Oakland to be re-
duced.
The San Miguel Defense Association held
rOusing meeting last night ct Judsons Hall
and agreed to accept the services of promi-
nent law firm to contest their suit against the
Noe heirs.
The viii of Mary small was filed for probate |
yesterday. Among other requests she left |
S1o00iso Father Cotrle of St. Bridget's Church. !
in orde- that he might have erected all altar
Win HeI Hdlne upon IT,
An effort was made by Secretary Frederick |
A. Woodwork of the Central American Devel- |
opment Company to attach Manuel Casin's
tug, the Barclay Golden, for $3.50 for services
rendered to the company.
The Solid Four in the joint Health and Po-
lice and Judiciary committees of the Board OF
Supervisors voted yesterday to favor the Wag-
ner ordinance, entirely prohibiting pool-selling
in the City and County of san Francisco
The Labor Council has appointed a COM
m arfpmDt TO diSSUade local firm from.
dealing further in Detroit cigars made by child
labor TO the exclusion OF 700 men, who have
already been out on strike for six months.
The Fidelity Investment and Development
Company has purchased mines in Siskiyou
County known as the King Solomon group. A
plant will shortly be placed upon the ground,
with the object OF placing the property on a
paying basis.
Lord Sholto Douglas, in answer to claim
CT a Bakersfield attorney for trife over 5000
testified in Justice Cooks court yesterday that
he was without en- income, and the order OF
examination brought against him by ]. J.
Rauer was dismissed.
The old Round Valley suits of the Govern
ment against Cattle King George White and
dian reservation in Mendocino County were
dismissed yesterday United States District
Attorney Foote'S motion.
CT Oldham OF London, whose firm handles
nearly all the California mines in England, is
at the Palace. He says the California mines
are so we'll received in England that they are
fast taking the place OF the French, German
and Australian products.
NJ Harmon was arrested yesterday on a COM
plant sworn TO by William Thompson eharg-
ing him with perjury. 1t is alleged that Han
non swore falsely in the testimony given
before Justice Cook on Wednesday in the case
of Simon Simon VS.. Abrams & Levy.
The giant Butte football eleven, soon to visit
this City, are determined to become the great
gridiron opponents of the West, and no money
or effort is being spared to collect and perfect
n team that may be sent East next year for the
avowed purpose of downing Yale.
At the inquest yesterday the miners
Spellman and O'MalIey, killed by powder
blast at Ferris quarry, Stanyon street and
Riyoli avenue, on NovemDe 80, the verdict
was that the deaths of the men were due to
carelessness on the part of their employers
Judge Murphy yesterday denied Durrants
motion for a new trial and sentenced him,
without setting q date for execution, to be
taken to San Quentin Prison and hanged.
Durrent's attorneys Immediately gave notice
of their intention 10 appear 10 the supreme
Court
H. N. Shee by, a miner for some years past Of
Peru, is here en- route to South Africa to take a
position $500 year c as sipI Rbeda Of
is to be married to Miss Maggie Riley OF Vlr-
ginia City, an old sweetheart, and will take
her with him.
Anemended answer IN the suit of Claus and
Anna Spreckels 10 set aside the transfer OF GER
1nin shares of stock to Rudolph Spreckels has
been filed The com plant as now drawn up,
forth some OF the QeihllS Vi lhCl suBBesIeu
by Judge Stacks opinion. but leaves the legal
aspect OF the case just as 1t was
". T. Rowland, a saloon keeper at 1851
Sixth street, has been suspected tor some time
Of selling liquor TO minors. A 14-year-old boy
last night was sent to buy bottle OF whisky
and was accommodated. Rowland was then
arrested by Sergeant Coleman and posse.
Rowland gave 800 cash bail.
The charge of criminal assault against Eu-
gene Pardini, preferred by Eva Guinasso, came |
M for hearing before Judge Low yesterday |
The evidence was not sufficient 10 convict, SO |
the case was dismissed. There are, however,
two more cases Of similar nature pending |
against Pardini. They will be heard before |
Judge Low on Monday next.
Harry West, who gives his occupation as
actor and descriptive painter, was arrested
vcste rday at the instigation OF the Bakersheld |
authorities He is wanted there Tor burglary.
II seems that West, assisted by two brotner |
actors, committed burglary at their boarding
place in Bakersfield, hence the warrant LOT |
their arrest. The crime is alleged To nave
taken place about two weeks ago.
Sterling Ironsi1es, the well-known vender OF
racetrack programmes, who was injured py
falling down an elevator-shaft on Wednesday
last, died at the Receiving Hospital YESTERDAY
morning. Ironsides had gone to printing
Lgs-ot to- q