The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-07
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
To-day is Palm Sunday.


There will be big crowd at Golden CATE
Park to-day.
The bark Helen W. Amy is preparing 1ot
trip to the South Seas.
n. c. Walton Jr has succeeded H. Foss as
freight clerk of the Oceanic dock.
New members added to the local carpenters
unions at last nights mass meetlng.
The A. R. Z. is to be recognized ana VIII III
Guide the engineers and conductors.
James Watson was yesterday committed 10
the County Jail for contempt OF court
Maurice Wallheim, Mexieo's new Minister to
Japan, arrived on the san Juan yesterday
Huntington is coming TO San Francisco.
Towne and Mills viii meet him at Ii Paso'
The famous sealing schooner Lily L has been
converted into pleasure yacht by Dohalo fNoS0'
The Atlantic Dynamite Company has sued It's
partners in the old combine for an accounting
Harold Wheeler was thrown from his horse
and seriously injured yesterday at Burhhgalne'
The Pacific cricket team defeated the PTesi,,
do eleven at the reservation by score OF Oh
TO IA.
The Circus Royal and Venetian Water Car
nival opened last night at EDDY ana mason
streets.
The collection of pictures given by Mrs. b. p
Avery to the Hopkins Art Institute Is being
put in place.
Daniel Melitsky, three-year-old boy, wa
instantly killed by an electric car on Mission
street yesterday
The heirs OF the Hastings estate were endesv-
oring to secure a settlement OF the estate IN
the Superior Court.
The supreme Court yesterday defined the
liability OF persons using such dangerous
agencies as electricity.
The Hungarian violinist, Edouard Remenyi,
gives his last concert in San Francisco at Stock
wells Theater tonight.
The A. R. U. is preparing to enforce its de-
mand for q restoration OF wages or the inaugu-
ZION OF an extensive strike.
The case of Rudolph Spreckels against the
Nevada Bank was continued until tomorrow
in Judge Sanderson's court
A suit was filed against the Hibernia
Bank yesterday by alleged heirs OF unclaimed
deposits in that institution.
The farmers in the vicinity of Akron, Colo,
have asked the help of the local w. c. I. Q. in
raising money TO buy seed grain.
The jury in the strikers trial has been dis
charged by Judge Morrow. They stood ten for
conviction and two for acquittal.
The members of the Hannoveraner Verein
celebrated the organizations third anniversary
last night by grand ball in Saratoga Hall.
The Fire Commissioners yesterday made sew
eral appointments and transfers and granted
Chief Sullivan thirty days leave of absence.
A grand competitive drill will take place on
May al the Mechanics Pavilion between ten
companies of the League of the Cross Cadets.
Carlos Enrico Reta and Miss Adele Wolf, his
victim, will be buried to-day. 1t is now sup
posed that Reta shot the girl while she slept.
The members of Company A of the Third
Infantry entertained their friends at high
iinks and smoker at Armory Hall last evening.
Another suit against the directors of the San
Mateo and San Francisco Railroad Company
was fled yesterday by dissatisfied stockholders.
DR.. Albert G. Dultz swore out warrant yes
terday for the arrest OF Carl W. Won Tiedeman
on the charge OF obtaining goods by false pre-
lenses.
The San Francisco Athletic Club will hold
its fifteenth annual excursion and picnic at
bohemian Grove, Sonoma County, Sunday
May 10.
D. R. Dickey, owner Of the Pescador stables,
was yesterday ordered to remove his horses
from the race track by the stewards OF the
Jockey Club.
A section in the interest of art has been
added to the anti-nude picture ordinance. it
permits exhibition of nude pictures in studios
and art schools.
Gerald Cullen gave his wife deed to some
property to induce her to stay with him, but
she left and now he wants the Superior Court
TO declare the deed void.
While making raid on stray cattle in the
Richmond district Thursday night Pound
keeper F. A. Osborn was fired at twice. The
affair nearly caused a riot
The Police Commissioners yesterday adopted
new regulations in regard to police uniforms
which viii be submitted to the Board of Super
visors tomorrow for approval.
Sergeant Christensen and squad of police
raided Chinese gambling-house on the corner
of Jackson and Dupont streets, last night and
captured twenty-one OF the players.
The Supreme Court has ordered a writ OF
mandate 10 issue compelling Judge Wallace to
settle the bill of exceptions in the of Louis
Cohen, the Baldwin Hotel coloniZer
The revenue cutter Corwin overhauled a
party of miners in Southeastern Alaska who il
was thought were trying TO smuggle whisky to
the Indians, but failed to find any liquor.
Harry Hark, alias George Clark, and J. F.
Patterson alias Sullivan. were charged vester-
dav with assault to murder and attempt to rob
Walter Blake Of the Stockton Independent.
Manager Vining and Secretary Wfleutt of
the Market-street Cable Company were arrested
on the complaint OF Mayor SutFo for Illegally
tearing up OFarrel street and gave cash bail.
Mitchell Cohan a cutter employed by A.
Shrek & Co., committed suicide last night by
shooting himself in the head. Dependency
caused by impending sickness, was the cause
Mrs Majors says she has not been abducted
nor has She been dead, as was reported She
has been sick with pneumonia, but is now
ready TO go on with her case against Henry
Coweu.
Julian L. Waller has been elected captain of
the First Troop Cavalry to succeed Captain
Brunson, deceased. The members OF the troop
gave him q handsome gold badge in token Of
their esteem.
The Spanish opera company that was an
nouneed to appear at the Bush-street Theater
Lapizondo Members of the Spanish colony
were deceived.
IT has been asserted that Chinese natives
of the state who wear queues have no right to
vote. The queue is worn not as religious OBJ
servance but as badge OF allegiance to the
Tartar dynasty.
The Riverside polo team defeated Burlingame
team Yesterday by score OF ten to six. The
game was holly contested throughout and
created intense excitement. 1t was witnessed
by hundreds of spectators.
Charles Alderman, an old man living at $50
Jessie street. who was charged several months
ago with indecent assault, was yesterday SEN
fenced bv Judge Campbell to pay fine of 800
or be imprisoned 100 days.
The local iron foundries appear to be all busy
and nearly every one has some big contract on
hand There also seems 10 be an increase in
Eastern orders, which argues increased popu-
larity for California iron work.
II is reported by Z. Avery Mccarthy the
owner of Twin Peaks, that wealthy English
man wants to secure the property IN order to
erect upon it residence built after the style OF
the old English baronial castles.
Judge Sanderson yesterday made an order
allowing Henry A. Miller TO subscribe Sol, 900
toward the stock of the San Francisco and San
Joaquin Valley Railroad, by stipulation on the
part of the attorneys of the Lux estate.
campobello, the popular barytone, decides to
contest the application of his vile Tor divorce.
IN letter to friend he denies all OF the