The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-16

tai Handban Court last night
The Grand Jury sent a communication to the |
Board OF Supervisors yesterday asking for the !
Improvement of Lafayette Park.
The Mill Valley Club has secured ten years
lease OF large tract of land in Mill Valley, and
improvements viii begin al once.
The Alumni Association OF the University of
California held its annual commencement
banquet at the Palace Hotel last night.
The conference OF the Harbor Commissioners
and the Valley road directors has been post
poned from Monday till Wednesday next.
:: Jake Schneider, the fence for boy burglars,
= was yesterday held to answer before the Su-
perior Court by Judge Low in $4,000 bonds.
Theodore Durrant is pleased to learn that the
shaving OF his moustache and the cutting of
his hair have greatly changed his appearance.
II: E. Huntington and Chief Engineer Hood
2 OF the Southern Pacific have inspected the San
joaquin Valley with eye on the new rail-
way.
Sophie Olsen yesterday applied for sham
warrant to frighten her husband into thinking
he was 10 be arrested on the charge OF deser-
ton.
The Police Commissioners last night decided
TO patroniZe the local manufacturers If the
cloth manufactured would stand the neces-
sary test.
pads who attempted TO hold up Jus Mooney two
weeks ago, were indicted by the Grand Jury
yesterday.
Mrs. Louise A. worthington. on trial for her
life for q second time, was cross-examined yes
terday. Expert medical testimony was also
introduced.
Miss Gioconda Fugazzi and Henry Braghetta
eloped from Stockton on Tuesday ana were
marrled yesterday morning by minister on
the high seas
Theodore Durrant has cut his hair short and
shaved of his mustache, so that his friends
could hardly recognize him, and witnesses no
longer identify him.
George E. White. the cattle king, was yester-
day committed by Judge Hebbard Tor contempt
and imprisoned Tor five days in the County Jail
and TO pay q fine o. $500
Colonel volney V. Ashford, former COM
mander of the Hawaiian forces, arrived here
in exile, and says that monarchy is the only
solution for the island troubles,
V. Valuehi, an expressman, was arrested yes
terday by officers Mcmahon and Wrenn for OBJ
tanning nearly $1,000 worth OF liquors from
wholesale firms on forged orders.
The companies furnishing gas and electric
lights have decided 10 ignore the recent order
OF the Board OF Supervisors TO shut of sll
street lights for the next six weeks.
The final distribution of the Montgomery
estate was ordered yesterday by Judge Cofey,
who also cut down the claim or the attorneys
OF the estate from $50, 900 TO S3o,0
Policeman L. B. Gordon was yesterday con-
victed OF battery upon Frank o Brien, hay and
grain merchant, and the charge OF disturbing
the peace against o Brien was dismi ssed-
]. Whittier, who bid $3.50 for the contract
for removing the old City Hall, did not furnish
a certified check and Mayor Sutro, thinking
there had been COLLISION, rejected all the bids.
The police are searching for Felix Marquand,
box years OF sge, who ran away from his
home in the rear OF 1927 Folsom street on
Thursday last and has not been heard of since.
More scandals developed in the LOOMS
Sorners case yesterday: To-day the case viii be
room in the Larkin-street wing OF the new City
Hall
Day Emlet, a carpenter, while al work on the
Parrot building on Market street yesterday
mi inc fall second freP-nrinC
his skull. He was taken TO the Receiving Hos
pital.
Work has been begun by contractors to put
fume around Lake MERGED so To keep all
impure waters from flowing into il. The waters
OF the lake VIII not be used until they are fully
purified.
The Mechanics Institute is negotiating for
the purchase of the bed OF Mission Greek which
runs through its property at Fifteenth and
Folsom streets with view OF putting up new
pavilion.
At the meeting, OF the Board OF Health yes
- tcrdEy DR.. Regensberger endeavored 10 have
the salarvof DrGrant increased from S12 to $50
.. per month as Waterman al the Almshouse, but
= was defeated. =.
of.the New York. Evening Post, says that the
only, hope for stable Government in the
Hawaiian Islands lies in the re-esta blishment
OF monarchy.
missed a charge of unoffcerlike conduct
against Policeman A: J. Hamilton and dis
missed FOilcen6n Peter H6uck from the 1oIce
for being drunk while on duty.
washington Porter of Chicago has a plan to
prevent financial crises by the issuance on the
part OF the Government OF legaltender bonds
in small sums ana TO have silver take the
place OF all currency less than 80.
- b: Alexander, who kept shoestore at lib
Sixth street, has gone to Victoria, B. C., and
+; Bre &. Lewis, clothiers at Ill Sixth street,
swore out warrant yesterday for his arrest
for obtaining goods by false pretenses.
=
: tive. 10 Chinese working abandoned mining
?. claims prove 10 be untrue. Only two Chinese
have made applications for claims, one being
the custom-house Interpreter and opium ex-
pert
The Grand Jury, which was to have con-
tinued its investig alton of the charges against
3 the Solid Eight ring in the Board OF super
.yisors, has postponed action until tomorrow,
: when Barclay Henley will appear before the
. jury. =.
= The San Francisco CALL is giving space to
ebor matters and dealing 1nteidgehtiy with
them. There is long-felt want in that line In
this City, and we prophesy boom in circula-
ton for the paper that fills it.-Coast Seaman's
journal.
S. c. Baker has sued the Board of Education
for q writ OF rnandamus restoring her 10 her
position as teacher in the public schools and for
$1o51 35 back salary. Judge Hebbard issued
the wrltas prayed for, returnable in his court
on May "A next
At the meeting of the California Camera
q CLUB last evening E. Z. Clifford gave demon
strauon II contact bromide and platino-
bromide work, and showed the application OF q
new developer for negative transparencies,
slides and bromide prints
The wheelmen are aroused to sense of their
political power, and they intend to use their
strength 10 secure smooth and durable pave
% ments OF whateyer kind is practicable. They
viii try 10 enlist the sympathy OF the teamsters
and hackmen in their night
The defeat of Colonel Sullivan in the election
for colonel OF the First Regiment, n. G. C., has
resulted in the resignation OF his staff and the
threatened withdrawal OF large number of
the enlisted men. 1t may prove that the cleo
ton was illegally held after all
Murderer Fredericks was the central figure of
: scene in Judge Murphy's court Yesterday
whittier ne was brought to be resentenced he
raved and howied. Owing TO the absence of
his attorney, who was, therefore, cited for con-
tempt, resentence was deferred until Friday
Mission Council No. 3. Young Mems Institute
entertained its members and the prominent