The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-02
CITY ITEMS IN BRIEF,


eeived yesterday at Port Costa from Kern
County.
P. NJ. Rooney, an Hawaiian exile, has lodged a
claim for $500, 900 against the Hawaiian Gov
eminent.
An entertainment was given last night at
the Standard Theater by the Porfrio Diaz
Company.
Professor Lucchesi is seeking vainly to find
paper that will publish his criticisms on the
scale problem.
The Weather Bureau forecasts for to-day fair
weather, with increasing cloudiness and brisk
westerly winds.
The Olympic Wheelmen postponed the race
meeting which was to have taken place to-day
at Central Park.
The will of Thomas Fitzsimmons, filed yester-
day, leaves nearly all his estate, valued at
$4,000, TO charity.
Prominent ladies of Alameda have been
OF July celebration.
The postponed rowing races of the South End
rowing Club will be decided to-day on the
Long Bridge course.
The winners at the Bay District track yester-
day were: Perhaps, imp. Ivy, Boreas Mr. jim
gle, Hero and Nellie G.
Lady Douglas travelling suit and cape was
made at the n. Y. Suit House. 1910 Market
street. This is home industry.
The employees of the Filmer- Rollins electro
type and printing house had very ENJOYABLE
outing at Fairfax Park yesterday.
party OF actors became billposters last night
ana nuhg Market street with banners advertis-
ing the actors benefit for June &.
The choir of Grace Church has been notified
TO quit June 80. After that date music is to be
furnished by men to be selected later
The wreck of the Washtenaw off Cape Horn
with 1000 tons of Valley road rails viii deIav
construction Tor two or three months.
Valley road engineers moved Friday IN q
point midway between the Stanislaus River
and are working thirty miles below Stockton.
Sandy MeFadden was arrested yesterday on a
charge OF assault TO murder committed upon
John Powers OF 46 Clementina street. last
October.
Bailif O'Connor of Judge Lows court was re-
moved from the position yesterday and the
Judges father-in-law appointed to fill the
vacancy.
Two compromises have recently been under
consideration by opposing forces in the Fair
viii case, but so far negotiations have proved
unpromising.
The sale of Talbot Clifton's horses, advertised
TO take place yesterday, was postponed because
he neglected to attend and give instructions to
the auctioneeTs.
Governor Budd did not come to this City
yesterday. He will be here Monday morning
He says that the Board of Health appointments
are still undecided.
The Merchants Association will soon present
petition to the Board of Supervisors relative
10 the improvement of streets and the general
appearance OF the City.
Another test was made by the Market-street
hallway Company OF an untried fender yester-
were horribly mangled.
The Manufacturers Association has written
to the Harbor Commissioners asking them to
substitute California slate for galvanized iron
FOR the ferry-depot roof.
Rosunna L, Cooper has sued Aaron Lehman |
10 have their alleged marriage on July 3, 1876 |
annulled on the ground that at the time Leh-
mann had wife living.
a new cooperative society, to engage in
every branch of industry aud to pay for labor
and goods in checks, was incorporated yester-
day with capital stock of $50 900 900.
A judgment in the divorce proceedings of
Laughter P. Jameson against Lulu Jameson,
who eloped last year from Victoria with Arthur
Turner, was prevented yesterday by the loss of
paper.
Yesterdays Music and Drama said "Gover-
nor Budd has purchased a stage-boX for the
A. A. A benefit, and everything indicates that
the affair will be a combination of Croesus and
Venus
Martin Hynes, groceryman at Nineteenth
and Diamond streets, arrested last night
on the complaint of Miss Annie Fen, 1924
Nineteenth street, and charged with commit
ting felony.
OF the $50, 900 which Louis Corrfveau left
when he died, the Public Administrator has
just succeeded in locating $50 600. 1t seems
that the old man reinvested all his capital just
before his death.
Articles of incorporation of the Worlds Chris
tian Cooperative Society were placed on file
yesterday. The society has had 10000 acres
OF land donated to it and win be ready for bust
ness in a few weeks.
In accordance with recommendations of Col
onel Amos s. Kimball, chief quartermaster
Department of the Pacific, the Government has
ordered many substantial Improvements to be
made at the Preside.
The Real Estate Combine has filed articles of
incorporation with capital stock of s. OOO.-
600 and the following directors: G. ". Rey-
nolds, c. /. Mccoy, A. G. Gurnett, Thomas
Ewin, Montgomery Baggs.
Roy Goldberg alias Howard, was bound and
robbed OF 1913 IN his room, 1O9 Grant avenue,
last evening and Bennett Wiseman, one of his
friends, was arrested on suspision of being
implicated in the robbery.
The Blythes win appear in q body before the
supreme Court tomorrow morning on motions
made by the established estate to dismiss ap-
peals. 1t will probably be the last litigious
appearance OF many of them.
The joint committee of the Native Sons met
last night to arrange for the 9th of September
anniversary at Sacramento. 1t was concluded
to go by rail, leaving here on the Saturday pre-
ceding. subcommittee were appointed.
The suit to foreclose a $25, 900 mortgage
given by Fabian Joost and his wife will compel
the German Bank to sue for $4,000. This
will place the Joosts in financial difficulties
ana threatens the San Mateo electric line.
A petition of property owners Van Ness
avenue was filed with the Board of Supervisors
yesterday asking that provision be made in
the next tax levy for paving Van Ness avenue
with bltumen from Pacific street to Hayes.
The commencement exercises of st. Ignatius
College win be held at the college hall Wednes-
be delivered by graduates. The preparatory
department. will hold its closing exercises to-
morrow afternoon.
A communication, signed with the name of
Secretary Mccoy of the Y. NJ. C. A., asking the
Board OF Supervisors TO make the wearing of
boomers by ladies unlawful was filed with the
clerk of the board yesterday. 1t was subse- |
quently discovered to be fraud.
Judge Belcher made formal order yesterday |
transferring TO another department the case OF |
MTs: Louise A. Worthington, to be tried third
time for the murder of Henry Baddeley. The !
Judges action is in consequence of limitations /
by attorneys for the defense that certain re- |
marks from the bench evinced prejudice. The |
court is unwilling that the least shadow of /
doubt, however unfounded, should impede the /
obtaining OF a fair trial of the defendant
The body of a man that had evidently been |
in the water Tor about ten DAYS was picked |
up off the end of Powell-street wharf by
two fishermen yesterday. In one of the |
pockets was found check for a |
trunk that is supposed to have come down on
the Stockton steamer T. c. Walker, with its
owner. Deputy Coroner secured the trunk,
and on opening it found that the dead
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