The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-23
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Captain h G. Morse gives talk on his life
on the sea.
Three cases of scurvy were reported to the
United States Marine Hospital yesterday from
the ship Babcock.
Fair slightly cooler; northeasterly winds"
is the forecast for to-days weather issued by
the weather clerk.
The executive committee for the Italian cele,
braUion gave President Calegaris gold medal
on Thursday night.
The estate OF Carlton c. Coleman has been
appraised al 500, 600 81. 1t consists mostly OF
bonds and mortgages.
Rev. DR.. Wells was chosen pastor of the Sec;
ond Unitarian Church, corner Twentieth and
Capp streets, last night.
William Massey made g statement while
dying that he was accidentally shot py MS
wife. He died yesterday.
Reliance and Olympic, the intense cup
rivals, will settle old scores on the Central Park
gridiron at $50 this afternoon.
Judge Slack has ordered the Murphy-Grant
property on the corner OF Sansome ana BUSH
streets to be sold within sixty days.
James A. Riley has been appointed meat
inspector for this port TO examine meats oeIoFe
shipment as meats prepared LOT export.
Ell Dorado Parlor No 81. Native Sons OF the
Golden West, gave successful ball and con-
cert at the Union Square Hall last evening.
Orators of the Iroquois Club advocate CEN
as IS provided by the proposed new charter.
grand ball will be given by the society and
military company, GuardiG de Juarez, at
Apollo Hall, SO Pacific street, this evening.
The fruit exhibition at Atlanta and stereop-
ticOn lectures regarding the attractions OF the
State are great attraction at the southern
exhibition.
Second choices and fayorites captured the
races al the track yesterday. The winning
horses were Regain, Schnitz, Scimitar, Oakley
and Belle Boyd,
The joint Judiciary and Health and Police
Committee OF the Board OF supervisors voted
yesterday in favor OF the ordinance suppress
Ing the poOlrOoms
The fire underwriters decided yesterday to
abolish one station of the Fire Patrol and keep
the downtown house in modified form for the
mercantile district.
The case OF Rabbi" Phillip H. Scheweitz, the
ministerial swindler aud forger, came up before
Judge Conlan Yesterday and was continued
until next Monday.
Savings banks viii cut the dividends OF de-
positOrs down so as TO conform 10 the new tax
levy of % %. The decreases will range from
A TO 3 Of per cent.
George Donnelly was sentenced TO twenty
five Years imprisonment b. Judge Wallace
yesterday for grand larceny. he had four
convictions against him.
John Pera is suing the Market-street Rail
way Company for $4,000 because one OF its
conductors refused TO accept transfer he pre-
sented as payment OF his fare.
George T. Davis, a youthful editor from Ne
vada, has little to say regarding newspa per
work in the Ssgehrush State, and how he hap
pened TO get into the business.
Traffic Manager Curtis is about to issue let
ter to the merchants OF San Francisco, encour-
aging them to apply for cut rates TO Utah
whenever they find it expedient.
Resolutions congratulating Debs and his as
sociates on tneir release from prison are adopted
hx-f he ldna Lob "a Tr0n Cad m
ployment OF convict labor is denounced.
Theodore Durrant appeared in Judge Muir
phys court for sentence yesterday, but at the
urgent request of the attorneys for the defense
8 continuance was granted till next Wednes-
dag.
The Half-million Club is to get out folder
containing Autograph bas-relief map OF Cali
fornia and valuable data, which they will sell
to advertisers al S25 a thousand, printed TO
order.
The name of one of the apprentice-boys that
sailed on the big ship Shenandoah for New
York Thursday with Captain James Murphy
Yves Humboldt McCIelland and not Felix Nc
Laren as stated.
Count Heinrich Won Moltke, late commander
of the German Warship Fake in Samoa relative
OF the noted General Won Moltke, has arrived
here. He says the trouble among the natives
OF Samoa is over.
The Grand Jury is trying to ascertain why
the Sheriff was ordered by Judge Murphy TO
worth when the names OF 800 regularly drawn
jurors were in the Dox.
The charity concerts at the Mechanics Pa
viliOn last Tuesday and Wednesday were not a
financial success. The managers of the Chill
Gren's Hospital and Training school for
Nurses lost about $4,000.
Mrs. L. Lowenburg, president of the Laurel
Hall Club yesterday gave a breakfast at the
Palace to 200 lady members OF the Laurel Hall,
Century, Sorosis and PhilOmath clubs. 1t was
an important social affair.
Nearly $50, 900, 900 of gold has already been
coined al the mint in this City this year.
There is about the same amount of gold at the
sub-treasury as when Mr.. Berry assumed Office.
Bankers are not shipping gold.
According to the State Mining Bureau the
value of the minerals produced in California
in 1894 was $40, 203, 294 ID. OF this amount
S13,923, 281 Sc was gold 1927, 33I 80 was sill
Yer, and 1884 900 was quicksilver.
Attorney C. Wesley Reed filed petition for a
writ of mandate to test the new fee bill by
which So fee is paid to the County Treasurer
TO get a judgment in civil suit instead of a
81 fee being paid to the Justice of the Peace.
Judge Coffey has ordered William Parker to
produce the viii OF A. B. Smith within five
DAYS. Elizabeth Randolph, one of the lega-
tees, petitioned for such an order because she
said Parker declined 10 file the " i'll for probate
The demurrer in the suit of Morton's Deliv-
cry Company against the Pacific Coast Steam
ship Company for equal privileges with the
racine ITanfer company mas been oVerrnled.
This practically decides the case in favor of the
plaintiff
Recently there has been quite an immigra-
ton of doubtful Chinese "native daughters"
and Collector of Customs Wise is now making
an investigation. They bring with them old
red certificates which the Collector thinks have
been used over and over again.
Attorney H. 5. Mackaye, counsel for the West
inghouse Company in the Freeman patent in
fringement case, has taken a sudden departure
from this City, and the defense has practically
COLLAPSED Warren p. Freeman has initiated
his brother Wallace Z. Freeman, in leaving
town. Walter K. Freeman had warrant ready
for Mackaye's arrest.
Chief Market Inspector Ben Davis yesterday
found the carcasses OF three dressed horses in
q slaughter house near Butchertown, and
caused the arrest of P. Malarkey and J. Floren-
tine. 1t is believed that horsemeat is sold on
the local market, and the Butchers Board of
Trade and the market inspectors are making
every effort TO find out if such is the case.
Horse Show Gossip.
Mohammed Ali Omar Khan, Nawab Of
Basoda, will more than likely occupy one of