The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-15
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

pital concerts were sold yesterday.
The Goethe-schiller Monument Association
has moved into its old office at 120 Suffer
street.
Superintendent Ryan of the Hale & Norcross
mine was The chief witness in Mr.. Fox's suit
yesterday.
The weather forecast for to-day and Saturday
is fair with stationary temperature and light
northerly winds
The Salvation Army is taking initial steps
for the establishment of a shelter home for
women IN this CITY.
Mayor Sutro has invited the American Asso-
citation for the advancement of Science TO meet
in this City in 1897
The Olympic Club gave very interesting
athletic entertainment last evening, which
was largely attended.
The mass-rehearsal at Metropolitan Temple
for the festivals on Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings was success
Frank Kloss, who killed William Deadly in
Hayes Valley, was found guilty of murder in
The first degree last evening.
Mrs. Robert p. Wieland. wife OF the brewer,
died suddenly OF heart failure at her residence,
2l29 California street, yesterday morning.
The little schooner yacht Robert w Logan,
which viii sail to-day Tor Japan, with party
OF missionaries, had her trial trip yesterday.
A jury in Judge Lows court yesterday after
noon convicted Antonio Fedora, game-dealer,
OF the charge OF selling wild duck out OF season.
General Manager E. P. Vining of The Market
street Railway Company married yester-
day TO Miss Agnes Eliza Brooks OF Brookline,
Mass.
In practice game of football yesterday at
Central Park the Olympic team defeated the
Berkeley University team by four points TO
nothing.
The management nj the Childrens Hospital
festival concerts reports that there is great
demand for tickets on the main floor OF the
Pavilion.
Miss Marian Nolan will try to recover dam
ages from the agents OF John Fleming & Co.,
Plttsburg disullers, Tor exhibiting her picture
in saloons
The Republican County Committee at a
meeting last evening, Endorsed the plan of
holding the Republican. National Convention
in this City.
meeting OF Pacific Coast kennel clubs was
held last evening at the Occidental Hotel, at
which the secretary OF the American Kennel
Club was present.
Judge Murphy is suffering from another at
tack OF asthma He was obliged to adjourn
court yesterday, and the Ashworth case went
over until Monday.
At a meeting of the Merchants Association
last evening, resolutions advocating civil SER
vice in municipal offices and better sewerage
system were passed.
Oakland has another religious crank. This
time il is a. B. Deming, who prophesies the
second coming OF Christ will occur on Septem-
Der II OF next year.
Joseph Abbott. a prisoner in the City Prison.
was nearly strangled to death yesterday morn
ing by Matthew Maume, celmate, who was
suffering from delirium tremens.
Happy Day was the only winning favorite
at the track yesterday. The first horses past
the wire in the other races were: Fly, Charlie
Boots, Eva geldlng and San Luis Rey.
\ bid OF $500, 900 from Claus Spreekels for
the Doe property on Market street between
Taylor and Jones, recently appraised al $780,
600 is now under consideration by Judge
Cofey.
The argument in the copyright controversy
Of Dr.. Joseph Simms and Mary Olmstead Stan
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before United States District Judge Morrow
yesterday.
James VI. Madison, alias Monroe, was arrested
in this City yesterday and taken to Oakland
where he is wanted for swindling Mrs GRAY a
young widow, out of $1,000 by promising 10
marry her.
verdict for defendants was returned by the
Jury in the United States Circuit Court vester-
day in the $50, 900 patent infringement case
OF Mrs. Norris against Alvinza Hayward and
c. D. Lane.
Mrs Celia Ortega. $50 Minna street. swore
out a warrant Yesterday for the arrest OF SAN
tiago and Francisco Ala on the charge of en-
bezzling a gold watch, chain and locket and
diamond ring.
Congressman Mcguire proposes to introduce
three hills at the coming session of Congress in
an effort to have the Pacific roads mortgages
foreclosed and the railroads contscated to the
Government.
The Coroners jury yesterday inquiring into
crane driver employed by the Union Iron
Works at Potrero drydock, returned verdict
censuring the company.
The people of Noe Valley have appointed a
committee TO inves tigate the cause OF the bad
smelling ana impure water furnished by the
Spring Valley Company.
The Market-street Railway Company has
answered the suit of the people TO declare for
feited the stolen franchise on Church street
by saying that the tracks were laid and oper-
ated by permission of the law.
In the Ashworth trial yesterday District At
torney Black and Mr.; Alderman, for the
defense, both made their opening statements
Owing to the illness of Judge Murphy an ad-
journment was then taken till Monday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Tobin, in her suit against the
Pacific Coast Blood-horse Association for S25,-
600 damages, yesterday received a judgment
for $500. She sued for damages for being
elected from the racetrack two years ago.
The Moulin Rouge, the Knights of the Round
Table and the official board of the Bohemian
Club are waiting for Joseph D. Redding to
state which OF the three he viii take his fare
well dinner with before going to New York
Henry Lewis, formerly night Waterman at
the City and County Hospital, is being looked
for by the police, because they suspect him of
stealing a bag OF money from the neck of
James Butler while the latter was dying ut
that institution.
Detectives Egan and Silvey yesterday found
the missing diamonds and $50 more of the
money stolen by Mary HILL the servant in ex-
Supervisor Burns house, 1906 Washington
street. The girl appeared in court yesterday,
and her case was continued.
3 A. c. Freese, the Public Administrator, has
brought suit against the Hibernia Bank to re-
cover $500, the amount of the deposits of
Patrick Grandon before his death. The money
is another of the unclaimed deposits about
which so much has been published
The third trial of the Howell counterfeiting
case was practically postponed in the United
States District Court yesterday until Monday.
There is TO be an argument to-day on the ad-
mission of the story c. d. Harrison told on the
first trial. Hartson's evidence will be admitted
Durrant last night denied story from Los
Angeles that he had once confessed his guilt |
of the Blanche lamont murder to Miss Gun
ningham According TO the story Miss Cum |
ningham had made the startling revelation to |
Mrs. Mooney the mother-in-law OF LORD Sholto |
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