The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-03
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

B. C. Begley robbed and beaten by footpads
in Oakland.
The lease of China Basin comes up this morn
ing for final action.
Only one additional Juror was secured in the
Worthington trial. making five in ell.
The Board of Harbor Commissioners refused
TO audit A. Page Browns bill for April.
The Y. NJ. c. A. hold their field day on the
university grounds, at Berkeley, to-day.
The estate of Charles Meyer, late proprietor
OF the Wigwam, was finally settled yesterday.
Congressman Sibley, the champion of the
free coinage of silver, arrives and gives his
views.
Foss and Greenwald will probably be wit
nesses for the Government in the counterfeit
ing cases.
The Supreme Court sustains the lower court
In its view OF the rights Of riparian owners on
the Elk River.
The weather to-day viii, according to
Weather Prophet Harmon, be fair, with fresh
westerly winds.
The winning horses at the racetrack yester-
day were Sloe, Ricardo, Norblieh, Realization,
Worth and Banjo.
The League of the Cross Cadets will hold
their competitive drill at the Mechanics Pa
vilion this evening.
musical and dramatic entertainment will
be given by st. Andrews Society at Scottish
Hail. 105 Larkin street, tonight.
Judge Conlan Yesterday held Theodore Dur
rant without bail for trial on the charge of
having murdered Miss Minnie Williams.
Emmanuel Baptist Church has two side
doors, neither OF which is visible from the
street One of them was always left unlocked.
Mrs Dora Shocken, who transacts SheeTs
business, yesterday explained the conductors
belief that his musicians would yet be "stall
fed"
The Pacific Bank yesterday began suits in
the Justices Court to recover upon thlrty-two
small notes, the net amount OF which is nearly
$4,000.
high jinks will be given by the San Fran
cisco Athletic Club at:their rooms, 43172 sixth
street, next Sunday afternoon, to begin at L
o'clock.
A. D. Willis. member of the New Zealand
Parliament, says that Henry Georges single
tax theory is in successful practice IN New
Zealand.
The Street Committee. at its meeting yester-
day, decided to report in favor of laying basalt-
block payements upon concrete foundation
hereafter.
The delay in the hearing of the Government
claim against the Stanford estate is due TO the
failure OF the executrix's attorney to file his
pleadingS.
The contractors filed notice with the Super
visors yesterday of their intention to continue
TO furnish supplies for week or more OF until
further notice.
Judge Slack yesterday cited James D. Page to
appear and account for $4,000 entrusted to him
when he was City Attorney, as guardian OF
Louis Liehnecke.
William Herzinger swallows some glass with
some mashed potatoes at a cheap restaurant
and has narrow escape from death. He is not
yet out OF danger.
The board OF arbitration appointed to inquire
into the collision OF the schooners Beulsh and
Laura May on March 16 has decided that the
Beulah was to blame.
Adolph jain, decorator, is wanted by the
police on charge of embezzlement as bailee,
the complaining witness being A. f. Case,
newspaper canYasser OF Sacramento.
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the ferry foundations P. J. Donahoe says that
the cement is good but that the rock and sand
are not what the specifications demand.
The preliminary examination Of Theodore
Durrant, charged with the murder or blanche
Lamont, was begun yesterday before romeo
Judge Conlan. 1t will be concluded to-day.
The preliminary surveys of the Valley rail-
road have been pushed forward as far beyond
Stockton as the Stanislaus River. Work on the
location surveys will be commenced at once.
The lease of China Basin which Mayor sutro
submitted to the Valley road people Will be
unfavorably reported upon at the meeting OF
the Board OF Harbor Commissioners TINS morn
hg.
The recent discovery of nearly $4,000 OF the
Radstone estate among lot OF junk in the
testator's cellar on Turk street has led to
rigid search there for some $4,000 still miss
ing.
Louis Won der Mehden played at the Art
Institute last night. new ree1ter performed
at the Mercantile Library and an operetta was
given by Golden Gate Chapter IN Golden Gate
Hail. y
The Good Government Club and Civic FEEDER
alton adopted resolutions strongly denuncla-
tory of DR.. Mare Livingston ana INTENDED 10
prevent his obtaining the position OF Health
6ficer.
The Loomis- Somers trial, which proceeded In
Judge Daingerfeld's court, afforded several
sensations in the intervals of objections by
counsel for the defense. tlsner AInes WAS Oh
the stand all day.
John P Glynn, saloon-keeper on Fourth
street was yesterday convicted by jury in
Judge Joachimsen's court OF selling pools out
side the racetrack, and was ordered 10 appear
for sentence to-day.
The rose show in the Palace Hotel opened
Yesterday Many new varieties OF rare and
costly plants are on exhibition. The STOCK VIII
be replenished every day until the snow ends
tomorrow evening.
W J. Thompson entered suit in the Justices
Court Yesterday on behalf of his minor child,
George, against Adele Paulucci alleging that
the latter imprisoned the boy, as an eneee u
which he grew sick.
The Union for Practical Progress has in
dorsed the Civic Federation's movement
against official corruption and will endeavor
to induce Professor George d; Heron 10 return
and lecture in Metropolitan Temple.
An alarm was rung in last evening at 10
O'Clock from frebox 416. TWAS caused by
blaze in a vacant stable on First avenue, near
Golden Gate avenue, owned by John McBetn.
The damage amounted TO about 500.
In holding Theodore Durrant to answer to
the charge of numbering Minnie Williams in
the Emmanuel Baptist Church, Police Judge
Conlan denounced the murder as worse than
any which "Jaek the Ripper" had committed.
GINS Mooney, 32S Fell street, was held up by
two footpads, A. Wheatly and Stephen Smith,
on O'Farrell and Mason streets al an early
hour Yesterday morning and one fired shot
at him Both men were shortly afterward
arrested.
There will be given q performance of
"Romeo and Juliet Up to Date" at the Baldwin
tonight in aid of the Children's Hospital 1t
will be rendered by the company OF amateurs
who made SO great a hit last week in this play
In Oakland.
The San Francisco and North Pacific Rail
road has announced its schedule of rates for
the rose carnival at Santa Rosa. The fare for
the round trip good to return on May IL, will
be 50, and q special rate OF 81 for the round
trip will be made to go and come on May ..
Michael ODonnen brought suit in the JUS
tees Court Yesterday TO recover Y275 from
Abraham Newman. o'Donnell is hodcarrier
and he alleges that Newman loosened the
earth at the foot of a ladder he was climbing
and he fell eight stories, sprainlng his ankle
The case of Fred Warner, the racetraek EN-
ploye, accused of attempting to dope the hlly
Ledette, came up before Judge Low last
evening. After hearing the testimony OF
colored boy named Cuba and that OF Thomas