The morning call., 1895-02-20
LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF.

Lloyd Tevis sent IN 8 $oO,OOO subscription to
the valley road yesterday.
Fair but somewhat threatening is the pre
diction for to-day's weather.
Easton, Eldridge q Co., sold seven pieces of
real estate a. auction yesterday.
The money tor erecting the Meryyn Donahue
fountain may be ready in two months.
W. W. Slows viii was filed yesterday. He
left his entire estate TO his family.
The additional subscriptions to the valley
road fund yesterday aggregated $131 500.
Hans Fransen, a ship carpenter committed
suicide yesterday while in a respondent mood
The battle-Ship Oregon at the Union Iron
Works is taking on her turret 18-inch steel
plates.
The Fish Commissioners and anglers are OBJ
selners.
George D. Toy of Bovee, Toy & Co. says
proPerty-owners ought not to raise prices of
real estate.
Mary Rosenthal is suing her father for main
tenanee., She says he is wealthy, but will not
support her.
Leading citizens of both parties. believe the
Republican National Convention can be
brought here.
The nineteenth annual meeting of the Fire
underwriters Association OF the Pacific was
held yesterday.
was badly battered by three toughs on Natoms
and First streets.
Louis sternberg has pleaded not guilty to the
mind charge of felony made against him for
false registration.
Pieces of the boat of the wrecked schooner
Ocean Spray were found on the beach near
1versens Landing.
The Recorders recount yesterday added 119
votes to Aliens string. Seventy-fve of these
were lost by Glynn.
The mon intercourse" rule against non
union companies has been suspended by the
insurance compact.
Annie Blanco, wife of one of the proprietors
OF the Poodle Dog Restaurant, is suing her hus-
band Tor maintenance.
The meeting of the stockholders of the valley
road takes place in the Chamber OF Commerce
this afternoon al 2 o'clock.
Thomas E. R. Kilix, a member of bogus
detective agency, was arrested yesterday for
carrying concealed weapon.
The police are investigating the acceptance
OF two straw bonds in which forgery and per-
jury were committed by two men
Yesterday the weather was as fair as the
cline of Italy. Forecaster Harmon thinks it
will be somewhat threatening to-day.
The design for the engine-house which Chief
Sullivan wants to have erected at the junction
OF Market, Battery and Bush streets, is a very
handsome one.
successful test OF a new gun for firing life
lines from boats TO vessels in distress were
made yesterday afternoon at the Fort Point
nte-savlng station.
The Northern Railway Is seeking to avoid
taxation on $4,000 worth of property in
Glenn and Colusa counties, on the ground of
irregular assessment.
san Franciscans enjoy the sketches in the
SALL. with such trio as Kahler, Coulter and
MAXWELL nothing is left TO be desired in the
way OF newspaper Ill ustration.
The annual apportioning of the accumulated
interest on the Robinson bequest fund took
place yesterday, $1,000 being distributed to
local charitable organizations.
The disappearance ofLena Weeman. aged Is.
OF OIL Fourth street, and Carrie Weengart of
S55 Fourteenth street, Oakland was reported
TO the Humane Society yesterday.
A warrant was issued yesterday for the arrest
OF herman Trapmann, at the instance of Ben
Steinauer, saloon-keeper, pa Suffer street. on
the charge OF felony embezzlement.
Lyman Bridges, c. E, thinks the ferry depot
foundation is all right. He fevors the bill
transferring Goat Island TO the State and would
make ii terminus for all railroads.
Yesterday was another good dav for the
talent at the track, four out of the five favorites
finishing in front. The speedy Robin Hood II
had no trouble in disposing of his field.
A spectacular trades carnival will be given by
the Equal Rights League for the benefit of the
unemployed women OF this city. The enter
talnment VIII take place early in March.
Gus Marshal, having pleaded guilty to the
charge OF burglary, was sentenced to three
years in San Quentin by Judge Bahrs yester-
day. This was Marshals tenth conviction.
A daring robbery. was committed at O'Clock
last night, the thief breaking window in the
pawnbroker-shop OF NJ. j. franklin at 215
Grant avenue and escaping with a tray OF
diamonds.
Frank W. Fuller, member of the Olympic
Club, while riding in the half-mile handicap at
the bicycle tournament last night was thrown
rom his machine and was cut on the nose and
lips and bruised about the body.
The perpetdal-motion machine Invented by
Joseph de Ia Tore and owned by the Universal
maj hoxf rar
failure, the company has decided to wind up
It's affairs and go out of business.
Mrs. Baptistine Bartonnel has sued her
grandmother, Mrs. Anette Schwab, to recover
$4,000 damages. The plaintiff alleges that
her grandmother accused her OF poisoning her
mother, the defendants daughter.
Prison Director De Pue says that Convict
Bachman of the Folsom prison had other
reasons for attacking Warden Aull than their
disagreement over their combined literary
efort-the novel called Redeemed
Morris s. Bernstein has sued Amanda A. and
c. D. Swasey, propTietors of the "Waldorff"
clearinghouse at APT O'Farrell street TO re-
cover loan of Sl36S. The debt is secured by
q chattel mortgage on the furniture OF the
hotel
Paul Demartini, 224 Montgomery avenue
and Bella Magiora, 226 Montgomery avenue
dlve-keepers, were each condemned to pay
fine of 500 or serve 100 days in Jail by Judge
Conlan yesterday for selling liquor without
license.
All that is left of the famous playground of
San Francisco, Woodward's Gardens, is the
Auditorium, where the Junior Order United
American Mechanics will hold their literary
exercises after the parade on Washington's
birthday.
Alice Andwin, who is now on trial before
Judge Wallace for abduction, tried to help her
case yesterday by charging Policeman Wells
with trying TO blackmail her out of $3.50.
Judge Wallace refused TO allow the witness to
testify TO the matter.
The work OF tearing down a number of rock
cries on Clay street, near East, is TO be begun
on March i. In the list OF shanties to be de-
stroyed are some historic landmarks, among
them being the aforementioned gambling re-
sort, f'The Indian Queen"
Richard Rice has sued the Market-street Rail-
way Company to recover $4,000 for personal
injuries sustained by falling over a pile of
material, which the defendants one dark night
left on Steuart and Market streets with no
warning lantern displayed.
By order of Judge Coffey the estate of Martin
Sachs will be distributed. The separate prop
erty, $95 900 in value, viii go to the six chill
dren, and the remainder of the estate, amount
ing TO nearly 81 100000, will go TO pay the