The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-15
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The mutinous sailor of the ship Alice will be
taken back to Germany for trial.
The California School of Design will open at
Marx Hopkins Institute Of Art to-day.
Local items bright and brief, can be found On
this page OF the CALL every morning
The Peoples Mutual Telephone Company |
Will be ready for business July l, 1896.
The estate of Frank NJ. Pixley, vslued at |
$3.50, 600, goes to his wife by will and deeos.
Mrs worthington's third trial has resulted |
in conviction of murder in the second degree |
Weather Forecast Official Harmon predicts |
for to-day: Fair, except foggy ana cloudy at !
night"
Colonel Albert E. Castle of this City and Miss |
Virginia Winston OF Los Angeles were married |
in that city.
The Naphtaly perjury case, brought up in
Judge Belchers court yesterday,Was continued
to Saturday.
ophir Lodge No. 81 of the Independent Order
of B'nsi Birth celebrated its fortieth anniver-
sary last evening.
The Half-1nillion Club has sent g letter to the
interior press setting forth the aims ana OBJ
ieets of the organization.
William T. Tomlins, the Chicago musical ex-
pert, viii address 500 pupils OF ten public
schools at Golden Gate Hall.
The third assessment of 10 per cent has been
levied by the directors of the San Francisco and
San Joaquin Valley Railway.
J. E. Chilberg, one OF the survivors of the
lost Colima, arrived yesterday from Central
America on the steamer Colon.
Superin tendent Moulder has prepared
financial statement, in which he declares that
no deficit exists in the school fund.
The winning horses at the Bay District yes
terday were: Benham, Bloomsbury, Red Bird,
Tim Murphy and Wheel OF Fortune.
The widow of Harry Edwards, one of the
founders of the Bohemian Club, is forgotten by
the old members and unknown to the new.
The vacancies in the Republican County
Committee have been filed by the appoint
ment of Charles G. Clinch and G. W. McDer-
mott.
The funeral service over the remains of the
late Frank NJ. Pixley, held yesterday morning,
were, at the request OF the widow, OF the sim
pleSt character.
Stacks award of a commission to Umbsen &
Co. for the sale of a portion OF the Washington
f. Ryer real estate.
Word was received here yesterday that viii
S. McMurtry, young man well known and re-
spected in this City and San Jose, had died
suddenly in Paris.
500 See Juck, Chinese laundryman, afflicted
with leprosy, committed suicide at 101S Stock
ton street last Tuesday night. He cut his
throat with razor.
The sealing schooner Bowhead, which ar
rived from the north on the 9TH, was seized
yesterday by the United States Marshal for tax
ing seals unlawfully.
The California olive-oil tower that attracted
D so much attention at the Worlds Fair is to be
exhibited at the Atlanta Exposition in the
California Department.
The police have exploded any theory that
might have been formed concerning the visit
of Mrs. GROCER to Durrants mother. and they
viii bother her no longer
James T. Kane, a saloon-ke keeper on Main
street, was convicted in Judge LOWS court yes
terday of beating his wife and was ordered to
appear for sentence tomorrow.
Captain Douglass was presented by the men
OF Company A yesterday with diamond ring
and pouch containing $500 on his retire
ment from the Police Department.
scenic railway is to be built from Mill
Valley to the summit OF Tamalpais, where re-
sort and hotel will be established. The North
Pacific Coast Railway is back of the project.
J. C. Riley has sued Gustav Hink to enforce
the terms of an agreement by which the de-
PENDANT was TO give the Palace Restaurant on
Market street for some Glenn County property
Two OF the men arrested on suspicion of
being 'fgrafters' around the Police courts
were discharged by Judge Conlan yesterday
and four others had their cases continued for
week.
John ]. Mailman, proprietor of the Midway
Plaisanee, was convicted by a jury in Judge
Lows court yesterday afternoon of selling
liquor without q license, and will be sentenced
to-day.
The alarm from box 293 at 739 yesterday
morning was for blaze in the two-story brick
building at 724 Jackson street. The origin of
the fire is unknown, and the loss is estimated
at $500.
Solomon Hoefich talks about the suit he is
bringing against II. NJ. Levy to recover his
brothers papers, which he claims are in pos
session of the ex-president of the Hale d Nor
cross mine.
Railroad Commissioner La Rue introduced a
resolution at the meeting of the commission
yesterday to reduce Southern Pacific grain
rates Is per cent. Definite action was post
poned for two weeks.
The officers Of the First Regiment, n. G. c.,
met last evening and decided that in any
event they must get into new armory. The
captains were appointed committee TO take
the matter in charge.
The Southside Club has undertaken to finish
the boulevard to the Ocean House road and ex-
poets to begin grading and macademizing i'm
mediately that the driveway may be open for
the racing season at Ingles1de.
An interesting and exciting handbaH match
was PLAYED in the Occidental court last night
between ]. C. Nealon and T. f. Bonnet and NJ.
J. KilgalIon and r. Lehman, the two latter
winning in three straight games.
Frank Kane. secretary of the Pacific Coast
Society for the Suppression of Vice, swore out
warrants Yesterday for the arrest OF number
OF druggists on the charge of selling opium
without physicians prescription.
The San Francisco Fruit Exchange met yes
terday and decided to make of itself State
exchange, with new name and larger scope
It will also assist in getting Zante currants on
the duGable list and Will try to reduce irult-
rates east.
been Disseminated against by the dis
continuance of the Clayton-street car service,
will demand restoration. The effort to hurt
MAYOR Sutro's gift to the Affiliated Colleges will
therefore likely fail.
J. H. Farthing, Mark Mentor and Henry 4;
Welsh well.known men of San Jose, returned
on the Colon from Panama, where they went
into fraudulent mining scheme: o. d. Far-
thing and Thomas Cooke. two CT the party
died from fever near Colon.
Sofia E. Semen obtained a $4,000 yerdlct
against jesse W. Mathers yesterday Tor preach
of promise The case was tried before jury
in Judge Hunts court. The defense was aDan-
doned after the filing of an answer. ana IL Is
believed that Mathers will not be found.
The most important action in CONNECTION
with the indignation meeting to be held Satnr-
dav night at Metropolitan Hall will be the III
auguration of q movement to hold a state anu.
railroad convention, whose work shall De the
election of an anti-railroad Legislature.
Superintendent Yining OF the Market-street
Railway Company gives no satisfaction to the
Kesrny-street merchants relative TO their COM
plants as to the transfer methods in vogue
The merchants say Kearny street is dlserlmi-
mated against, while with Third street 1t is dit-
ferent.
Extended interviews with number OF lead