The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-04
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF


The teachers salary warrants for April will
be paid Monday morning.
A test suit was fled by creditor of the City
in the Superior Court yesterday.
Governor Budd telegraphed his views yester-
day to L'Italia on capital punishment.
The Union Cigar-makers of California will
meet in convention to-day at Metropolitan
Hall.
Collector Wise has gone East, and many con-
ficting rumors are rife as to the cause of his
departure.
High insurance officials are coming to San
Francisco to investigate the rate war among
local agencies.
Two prominent Eastern Democrats addressed
the !roquls Club on the subject of ''Sllver Coin
age" last night
An attachment for $4O7 40 was levied YES
terday upon the Hagemann Brewing Company
2 Everett street.
Railway ticket agents signed an agreement
Yesterday binding themselves to maintain
rates at all hazards.
COroner's iuries have rendered verdiets of
suicidal deaths in the cases of John Murphy,
Agnes Schmidt and Jacob Dahl.
The annual entertainment and ball of st.
Andrews Benevolent Society ct Scottish Hall
last night was pronounced success.
An answer to an amended affidavit in the
case OF c. A. Spreckels vs. the Oceanic Steam
ship Company ct al. was filed yesterday.
tween San Francisco and Portland have been
raised tc $15 cabin and 81 so second class.
An inventory and appraisement of the Cali
fornia property OF the late Eugene Kelly has
been filed, the total value being S3oS,249 10.
The Tfvoli employees will participate in bay
excursion tomorrow on the tugboat Fearless.
The principal points Of the bay will be visited.
F. s Wood the ticket agent at the Valencia
street station. has been transferred to AptoS,
Cal, and Thomas D. Wakelee has succeeded
him.
Argument to strike out certain portions of
two oppositions to the probate of the two Fair
wills was heard in Judge Slack's court yester-
day.
Theodore Durrant was held to answer by
Judge Conlan Yesterday before the Superior
Court on the charge OF having murdered
Blanche Lamont.
Judge Slack made an order yesterday direct
ing R. P. Ashe to turn over to T. H. Williams
all property in his possession belonging to the
estate OF Sarah Althea Terry.
The Cooperative Commonwealth has secured
permanent headquarters on Geary street, and
will go TO work at once TO redeem the unem-
ployed from their misery.
The young people of the Presbytery gave a
concert yesterday for the italian work. 'Ro-
meo and Juliet was given at the Baldwin for
the Chtldren's Hospital
The San Francisco Yacht Club will celebrate
its opening at Sausalito to-day and tomorrow
the first regatta of the season will be held
under the auspices or the club.
Rev. F. B. Pullen, pastor of the Third Congre-
gational Church on Fifteenth street, has gone
East for several months. Rev. Frank S. Forbes
will occupy the pulpit during his absence.
Two students of Stanford University visited
Death Valley last month on exploring ex-
petition. They returned a few days ago with
specimens for the university museum.
There were only two winning favorites, Little
Cripple and Rear Guard, at the track yester-
day. The other winning horses were Blue
Bell, Senator Mahoney, Quirt and Harry Lewis.
Jacob Rosenthal, the father of Toby Rosen-
thai, the famous painter, and Of Marcus Rosen-
thai, the welLknOwn attorney of this City, left
an estate valued at $4,000. The will will be
filed IN day or two.
Several additions to the curriculum of the
Commercial High School will be established
with the beginning of the school year. next
July. They will make the school very popu-
lar and valuable institution.
Mr.. Varley will continue his series of lectures
for men only at the association hall, Mason
and Ellis streets. The second in the series will
be delivered at the association tomorrow after
room at o'clock. Service for gentlemen be-
tween 16 and 40 years.
George H. Murray was released from charge
OF seduction in Judge Campbell's court yester-
day upon his agreeing 10 marry the plaintiff,
Margaret l. McNamee, but the girl signed
paper releasing him from all obligation to sup
port herself or her child.
The Finance Committee OF the Board of Su-
pervtsors will meet with the State Board of
Equalization on Monday to discuss ways and
means OF meeting the conditions of the new
revenue law, which requires a reasSessment,
but foT which there is no money.
Adolph Oppenheimer gave new and startling
testimony in the Blanche Lamont murder case
yesterday. He alleged that Durrant, or man
who very closely reSem bled him, tried to sell
him one of Blanche Lamont's rings some time
between the 4th and 10th OF April last
To-day is Founders day at Mills College and
Win 6a hAlH al Ia
gathering. A business meeting viii be held in
the forenoon, to be followed by a social re-
union. Those going over from this City will
take the 8 A. N. local boat and train to Fruit
vale.
S. A. White of Porter & Co., undertakers, was
before the Health and Police Committee yes
terday with a charge against E. A. Bulls of
mtsusing the fund for the burial of INDECENT
soldiers and of being In collision with the IN
dertaking firm of Martin & Morrison in the
matter OF these burials
The Supreme Court yesterday reversed the
judgment and order of the lower court in favor
of the plaintiff in the case of ]. J. Rauer VS..
Susanna Lowe ct al. The action was brought
by Rauer to recover an assessment for work in
the construction of sewer and certain street
work under contract with the Superintend-
ent OF Streets.
The estate of Nathaniel Holland has been ap.
praised by Louis Sloss, George T. Marye Jr. and
Charles G, Pennen, gratuttously, at S460. The
inventory includes: Gold watch, $25; pail
wearing apparel, 500; gold-headed cane, $25
office furniture, $780, law and other books
$50.
The lease Of the China Basin came up for con.
sideration yesterday, when Mayor Sutro in
sisted upon his amendment being incorporated
Attorney Preston OF the Valley road had tilt
with his Honor and some incorporate Language
was used. The Mayor refused to sign the lease
and the whole matter finally went over until
Monday morning.
The Federal Grand Jury filed an Indictment
against L. r. Clute yesterday, charging him
with illegally reflling cigar-boxes and selling
the contents. There were three counts TO the
indictment Clute is already under examina-
ton before Commissioner Heacock on a similar
charge, and under that he has furnished $1,000
bail. Under the indictment he will have to
put up $1,000 more.
The enlarged Trinity NJ. E. Church on Six.
teenth and Market streets is to be rededicated
May % by Bishops Goodall and Walden. Rev
w. S. Boyard is the pastor. An entertainment
was given last night at Twin Peaks Hall by the
Sunday-school classes OF Miss Mary Speakman
and Edward J. Brigden, in aid of the improve
rnent fund Mr.. Bovsrd is president of the
Chautauqua Circle in the Mission.
Captain James F. Smith of the law firm OF
Smith d Murasky was the leading counsel in
the Herman SpaTf murder case, not c. w. NJ
Smith, as heretofore enormously published
The untiring efforts of Captain Smith to q
great degree contributed to the result which