The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-28
LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF.

Steamer rates heavily cut to Puget Sound and
Alaska points by rival lines.
A fire in Gaskill & Regan's tinshop at III
Minna street last night did 5000 damage.
Charles W. welch fails to be declared secre-
tary OF the Board OF Education by tie vote.
The board of directors of the valley road will
90 to Stockton this evening ON trip OF inspec-
ton.
Charles L. Lair bought the northwest corner
of Suffer and Devisadero streets yesterday for
So, 900.
Vice Principal Itself is transferred from the
John SWEET Grammar to the W Washington Gram
mar School.
Auditor Broderick refuses to audit the salary
of George Beanston as secretary OF the Board
OF Education.
The Board of Fire Underwriters of the Pa
cife have issued a circular boycotting non
board companies.
There was small blaze In Clot & Meese's
foundry at 129 Fremont street last night. The
damage was 800.
The Merchants Association is making ar
rangements to assist in the Santa Barbara and
Los Angeles fiesta.
The Fish and Game Commissioners met yes
terday and decided 10 give more attention to
the game of the State.
The relatives of Frank L. Smith, who left his
$4,000 estate to his brother Torrance, have COM
bined to break the will.
The ship Two Brothers went to sea yesterday
with mixed "scab' crew-six Japanese and
four Cape Verde Island natives.
The Australia brought no tidings of the miss
ing bark Colusa which sailed from Puget
Sound for Hongkong lib days ago.
Byron Waters of San Bernardino has been
appointed to succeed W. S. Millspaugh as
claims attorney for the Southern Pacific.
The Peoples Bank directors began TO curtail
expenses yesterday by reducing Attorney
Watts salary from $500 to 800 month.
Maggie Russell was on trial before Judge
Belcher yesterday for the murder of her huS-
band.
By the Australia which arrived yesterday,
It was learned that an attempt was made TO
burn the whaling-bark Gayhead at Honolulu
Fresno's Board of Trade sent A r. Briggs as
delegate to the Merchants Association to ar
range for the Los Angeles and Santa Barbara
fiesta.
A dastardly attempt to destroy the works of
@. P. Little & Co., 215 Mission street, is being
Investigated by Fire Marshal Towe and the
police.
Colin NJ. Boyd was seated as a member of the
Board of Fire Commissioners yesterday, vice
A. ]. Martin. The latter viii contest in the
courts.
The real republicans in Hawaii are angry
because the Advisory Council usurps the
authority OF the Legislature which was elected
last year.
The case against Albert Forrest, an acrobat,
charged with employing minor to perform at
the Orpheum, was dismissed by Judge Low
yesterday.
Mrs. Josephine stateler, who was shot by her
4 husband on Tuesday night, was much i'm
i proved last night and the doctors think she
may recover.
Herman Oelrichs is appointed guardian of
his son bearing the same name in order to pro-
tect the child's interest in the estate of the
f6fe James e. Fair.
Z William Ziegler and Henry Mullin, who were
isrrested on suspicion OF being implicated in
the shooting OF Walter Blake, were released
from custody yesterday.
In the case of Wasserman against Sloss, be-
Judge rOutG.v6sterdAV. WaSSPrInan
the plaintiff, was on the stand and told his side
of the stock transaction.
The preliminary examination of DR.: A. T.
the murder of Maud NJ WHITLEY, viii be held
before Judge Conan on April3.
The Half-million Club held an enthusiastic
meeting in the Chamber of Commerce yester-
day. The speakers urged united action in de-
Veloping the resources OF the State.
A Chinatown guide got beating on Mason
and Ellis streets yesterday morning for insult
ing young lady, and reported to the police
that he had been held up by footpads.
Frank T. Shea rather sharply answered the
suits OF Smith oBrien and Theodore F.
Laist, who are suing him for SANDER. The two
plaintiffs are ex-employes of his Office.
Frank ", Day, briek-layer, preferred to
marry Sadie Cook yesterday rather than go to
jail. Justice of the Peace Groezinger tied the
knot and Day was released from custody.
The Provisional Government of Hawaii is
suspicious OF q number of Japanese students
Young
Japs look very much like trained soldiers.
United States Senator Perkins addressed the
Half-million Club in the Chamber of Com
merce yesterday on the Importance of support
ing home manufacture and home industry.
H. St F. Black of the firm af John G. Miller &
Co., the Chicago clothiers, is at the Palace with
his wife. They will spend few weeks al Mon
terey and other resorts before returning home.
= A new quarry, the largest in the State has
been opened near Hunters Point by Warren &
Vh he 10
media mole and the Fair property at North
=. Beach.
Eugene V. Debs addressed the sailors at their
hall Yesterday In the course of his remarks
he advocated a stronger and more perfect
union and a continuance OF the war against
corporations.
Warrants were sworn out yesterday for the
arrest OF Harry Corbett, saloon-keeper, Ellis
street, and John p. Glynn, saloon-keeper,
Fourth and Mission streets, for selling pools
; outside the racetrack.
The racing at the track yesterday, although
muddy, resulted in some exciting finishes.
Betting on the different events was tame. The
winners were: Myron, Sir Reginald, The Lark,
Ursula and Wholesome.
The Occidental Handball and Racquet Club
=. viii meet tomorrow night to consider propo-
sition from Phil Casey, the worlds champion,
for match, half to be played in Brooklyn, n.
Y, and hall in this city.
The schooner Anita, which was supposed to
have gold brick on board stolen from the
Ybarra mine, arrived in port yesterday. De-
spite diligent search made by the customs
officers no treasure was discovered.
The Pacific Cycling Club will ride to Toca-
Iona next Sunday. weather permitting. The
Pacifcs have had ten club runs this season
already. The Pacifcs intend to have a club
run every available Sunday this season.
The schooner Ellen Johnson, which came in
Yesterday had on board party of guano-dig-
gers from Clipperton Island. They had con-
sumed all their provisions and were on the
verge of starvation when rescued by the
schooner.
Joaquin Miller returned yesterday from
Honolulu on the Australia, having left without
any of his effects and without giving notice to
anybody except Minister Willis. He scorches
the Dole Government and declares that it is
republic only in name.
FriedIander & Gottlob,. managers of the Co
Iumbfa Theater, sent the following note to
Claus Spreckels, president of the new railroad
company: Permit US to contribute our mite
toward the success of of the San Francisco and
San Joaquin Valley railroad, by offering to
furnish gold spike that is to be used in the
laying of the first rail.
Miss Hobart gave private theatrical at her
home on Van Ness avenue, corner OF Washing
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