The San Francisco call., 1895-12-21
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The suspended juniors OF the Dental College
have been reinstated.
The Christmas cotillon of the Friday Night
Gu b was great success.
Members of South Park College Settlement
say interest in the work is on the increase
Detective Gibson captured a well-known
crook Thursday night in the person OF Charles
Davis.
Occasional showers" will occur to-day ac-
cordlng to the Official prediction of Forecaster
Hammon.
The children of the First Congregational
hlndergarten en- joyed their Christmas festivi-
tiles yesterday.
The Grand Jury has found another accusa-
tiOn against Thomas r. Ashworth. Superin-
dent of Streets.
: George D. Gibbons, the Ellis-street pool
seller, was convicted in Judge Joachimsen's
COURT yesterday.
. The Cleaners, a working girls club, has es-
"a aeIlshed model club quarters at the home OF
Dr. Cora A. Morse.
!: The postponed annual meeting of the Alumni
association OF the University OF California will
: he held this evening.
. Code Commissioner Baldwin was stricken
with paralysis yesterday morning ana is in a
precarious condition.
" An interesting Christmas programme was
enjoyed by the pupils of the John SWEET Gram
mar school yesterday.
. George T. Givens was found guilty yesterday
of maintaining an unlawful pool-sell1ng estab-
lishment on Ellis street.
i The first meeting OF the Society of American
Socialists was held last evening at Mozart Hall.
1t was largely attended.
= The pupils of the Denman Grammar School
will give fair FOR the blind children's fund,
Afonday. at Golden Gate Hall.
Mrs Dalzell, who was Mrs. Rutherford of
Napa until she married her hired man, was
sued yesterday for hotel bill.
1.-The Southern Pacific is enjoying a passenger
traffic boom between here and Portland. due
10 the impending advance in rates.
Eorly yes sterday morning daring burglar
entered five houses on Golden Gate avenue.
He secured S42 from Thomas Barrett.
: The second public performance of the Colum-
bia School OF Dramatic Art was given yester-
day afternoon at the Columbia Theater.
Arrangements have been made for meeting
of the State Executive Board OF the Woman S
Christian Temperance Union on January.
The alumni of the University of California
will give banquet in honor OF the new Regent,
j. 3. Reinstein, at the Palace Hotel next Thurs
. DAY.
:: The police force received an addition yester-
*day in the person of John Hill, aged 26 and q
CLERK by occupation. Hill Is native of Hi
nois.
The managers OF the California and Broad
way breweries deny that they are cutting un-
Ger the association rates in the price OF their
beer.
School performed at Golden Gate Hail last
fright for the benefit OF the Children's Hos
= pital
. "Forefathers' day" was celebrated at the
First Congregational Church last night by the
congregational Club OF San Francisco and vi
eih1ty-
;:When the recent rains Was out the Russian
River bar thousands of steelheads immediately
Tauup the stream to their favorite spawning
grounds.
Governor Budd has appointed Ned Reddy
SsIberintendent OF the Almshouse. Mr.. Reddy
was formerly captain OF the guard at San
quentin.
Tweutv-eight of the Chinese actors who were
landed for the Midwinter Fair are to be sent
;hcme by Collector Wise on the steamer City of
:Peking to-day.
=. Judge SeaweH has ruled that sleeping-car
companies must properly care for the property
OF their guests, under such regulations as gov
eTn irnkeepers.
:: United States District Attorney H. s. Foote
: amended his bill OF Intervention yesterday in
the suit of the Southern Pacific against the
Railroad Commission.
The nomination of officers for the Iroquois
Climb at their meeting last night disclosed
bitter factional fight between forces led by
Max Pepper and James J. Flynn.
The body OF Fireman Frank Maxwell of the
steamer Washtenaw was found on the rocks
under the Fremontstreet wharf yesterday
morning. He left wife in England.
It was day of upsets at the Ingleside track
yesterday, but one favorite getting home in
front. The winning horses were: Bueno, Julia
o, Tenacity, Kowalsky and Jack Richleu
A big convention of labor unions will be
held on February Ia for the purpose of reviv-
ing interest in unionism and for the promo
tion OF the interests OF the working classes
The British ship Hiawatha arrived yester-
day 164 days from England, with 1900 tons of
coal. During the voyage her cargo caught fire
and the vessel narrowly escaped destruction.
Judge Bahrs will be asked by the District
attorney to-day to dismiss the twenth-eight
indictments for embezzlement found against
John K. owen five years ago by the Grand
;Jlry.
wv NJ. Mclaughlin, who returned recently
from q visit to Ireland made after an absence
Iof .twenty-six years, says that, in case Of war
England would be invaded by an Irish army
as soon as arms could be obtained. =
The estate of Eugene Sullivan has been ap-
praised at $79, ,825 n. 1t consists of one
eleventh interest in the estate of his father,
John Sullivan, and q one-tenth interest in the
estate Of his brother, John c. Sullivan.
Sculptor Douglas TiIden is engaged to marry
Miss Bessie Cole, the adopted daughter OF L. G.
Cole, an Oakland capitalist and brother of
Harhor Commissioner Cole. Both the sculptor
and his intended bride are deaf mutes.
The efforts OF the College of Practical viticul-
ture to secure the library and property of the
defunct State Viticultural Commission have
been upset by the opinion of the Attorney-Gen-
erai, who says the property must be turned
over to the Board OF Regents.
Both the Butte and the Reliance football
teams win be given theater party this even
ing by the Daniel sully Company and the
management of the Columbia Theater, where
the big eievens will forget their hard knocks OF
the afternoon in watching the comedy, "a
Day IN June"
Mexican woman, Merced Flores, and
girl Maria Castenada both penniless and un-
der labor contract with Jesus Borboa, hotel
man have been given right TO land by the
Hoard OF Special Inquiry from the steamer
Villa willamette Notwithstanding. the contract-abor
law and Immig igration Commissioner Stradley's
protest.
Two dirninutive football teams from the John
afternoon Tor tie benefit of the Children's
Hospital. Over 400 girl and boy partlsans OF
the elevens were present, at 10 cents a heao.
The John SWEET Juniors won from the com.
bined seventh and eighth grades by score OF
20 10 o, Myers making the four touchdowns.