The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-04
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

The delegates to the Afro-Am erican League
were given an excursion on the bay yes terday.
Henry NJ Lewis, an old pioneer OF the days
OF 40, died his residence in this City yester-
day.
DR.. John Mills Browne of the navy left
widow.
DR.. Victor J stearns has settled the breach
of promise case against him by marrying Mrs
Ramage.
Labor Commissioner Fitzgerald refuses to
fill orders for men to take the places of those
who are out on q strike.
The police have a statement from Lenihan.
Durrant's newest witness. They do not think
he will help the defendant.
Judge Slack issued an injunction yesterday
10 prevent the cutting of the dam on Senator
Fairs ranch in 1olo County.
Californian pipe-organ makers have been re-
euested TO bid for the contract of making the
new St. IgnatiuS College organ.
The winners at the Bay District yesterday
were: HymRn, Tim Murphy. Lucrezia Borgia,
Del Norte, Crawford and Carmel.
The feast OF st. Dominic viii be celebrated at
the Church of st. Ignatius to-day. The church
has been handsomely decorated.
The Second United Presbyterian Church win
be dedicated at P. NJ to-day. Other services
viii be held throughout the week.
The Triton boathouse at North Beach is to be
saved from destruction by street improvements
by the erection OF 3O-foot bulkhead.
The contract for space for the California ex-
hiblt at the Atlanta Exposition has been &C
cepted by the California State Board of Trade.
Frank Happensberger, the sculptor, has COM
pleted model OF the new ferry building and it
is now in the hands of the Harbor Commits
sioners.
The Bay Conference of Congregational
churches will discuss the subject of "The Rela-
ton OF the Christian EndeaYor Society TO the
Church"
The Chicago Ladies' Cycling Skirt Company
has sent a circular TO DR.. w. W. Case, calling
his attention TO the modesty Of the garments it
has for sale.
The Supreme Court in the case of Jesse
Hunter against his supposed wife yesterday
rendered an important decision relating to
early California marriages.
THE CALL publishes n another column list
of vile and notorious Chinatown dens where
'layouts" are kept and facilities afforded for
. white men and women to smoke opium.
, George K. Edwards of San Jose and Mr.. Dun
can Of Alameda compelled Mrs. Skerrett to give
up Lois Edwards, the surviving child of Mr..
and Mrs. Edwards, who committed suicide last
week.
The failure of the Supervisors to pass the
Merchants Associations July bill for street.
sweeping and award a new contract has caused
annoying complications that may result in
dirty streets again.
Leonald and Joseph Bretschgi milkmen,
who were fined $50 each by Judge Conlan yes
terday for using milk cans belonging to the
the Supreme Court.
The South Side Improvement Club has petit
toned the Supervisors to do something toward
securing sewer system for that district and so
avoid for next winter the damage done last
winter for lack Of sewers.
Petty burglaries OF boys in the Western
Addition continue to annoy the residents and
two boys, John Reardon and Eddie Montague,
who were arrested on suspicion, were dis
charged from custody yesterday.
A certificate of +he North Pacific MINING an6
Transportation Company's bonded indebted
neEs Of 5000, 900, created on January % for the
purpose OF carrying on Alaskan improvements,
was filed in the County Clerks office yesterday.
The trustees of the Fair estate have prepared
their answer to the suit Of Charles L. Fair for
certain lands belonging to it. They deny that
the children of the deceased own any of the
property, and declare that it belongs to the
trust,
The case of DR.. Schmidt charged with the
murder of Mrs. Louis Hauser, was dismissed
by Judge Conlan yesterday, as there was no
evidence to show that he assisted his wife, who
has been held to answer before the Superior
Court.
Warrants were sworn out yesterday for the
arrest of John Morrissey and Gustav Walter, of
the Orpheum, for employing the child acrobat,
Martha Martinetti and for the arrest of the
childs mother for letting her out to perform in
the theater.
Walter E. Smith, young man of Fruitvale
who was arrested on July Is for robbery had
his case dismissed by Judge Conlan yesterday,
as the stolen property had been found in the
possession OF Annie Clifford, the only witness
who testified against him.
Martin Jones, administrator of the Adolph
w. Bode estate, is suing Mary Stockman, ad-
minisratrix of Mrs. BODIES estate. for an ac-
counting. Mrs. Bode controlled the estate OF
her husband after the latter's death, and no
account was ever rendered.
Architect P. J. O'Connor has invented
bicycle that promises to revolutionize this fast
growing and popular exercise. HIS machine
does away with the sprocket wheel and chain,
using in their stead a series OF cogs. The power
As applied by means of lever.
The report of the Health Office shows the
deaths for the week ending yesterday 10 be
106 OF these II were females and 80 were
males. Zynotic diseases claimed u, consutu-
tiOnal diseases 10, local diseases 81, develop
mental diseases u and violence 8.
The Sam Yups and See Yups are still at log
gerheads in Chinatown over Mock Tai An
attempt was made to patch up the differences
yesterday, but it failed. The See Yups are in
teTfering with business of the Sam Yup men,
bers and several of them were arrested.
Manager w. R. Daley of the Alcazar was
sentenced to three days in the County Jail by
Judge Murphy yesterday for contempt of court
in presenting "The Crime of a Century" The
players were purged Of contempt and released
The matter Will go to the Supreme Court on
writ OF habees corpus, to be sued out tor
Oailey's release.
John Burns, F. w. Flint and R. H Heron, OF
Los Angeles, yesterday visited the Manufac.
Interesting that body IN the Los Angeles oil |
business. They stated that they have thou |
sand OF barrels of oil above ground, and the |
supply beneath the surface seems to be mex |
haustlbe. The men are DESTROYS of iutroduc- |
Ing oil into San Francisco as a fuel, which, |
coal.
warrants were sworn out in Judge Lows |
court yesterday by Officer Collins of the So
Getty ier the Prevention of Cruelty to Children I
LOT the arrest OF John Morrissey and Gustav |
wafer OF the Orpheum Tor employing minor
chlld, ana Tor the arrest of Mrs. Anna Martin
ettl ior etting out minor child to perform in |
elheater. The child in question is Martha
SMlarunetti' the acrobat. Morrissey and Mrs.
Mafunettf were arrested and released on bonds
Inc Inc case was tried some days ago in Judge
CahpDeIls court, but was dismissed for want |
OF PROOF as 10 Martha's age.
Inc supervisors, meeting as a Board of
hqualzatlon, yesterday morning decided 10
cancel the assessments upon all pronerty
within the burned district laid waste On Iunse
II and which had come before the board IN
petition for reduction of the assessment THE
question had been transferred to tho civ and |
SCounty Attorney for his opinion, hut as the |
opinion had not been rendered and the t;ma |
LOT correcting the roll expired at noon vester
day, the Supervisors decided TO act unon Tho |
equity OF the case, and so Cancelled ali sneh
assessments brought before them.