The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-20
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

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Brief city items are to be found on this page
OF the GAIL every day.
There viii be good field day at the Olympic
Club athletic grounds to-day.
The weather wiz be fair and warmer to-day
with fresh northerlv winds.
.. Charles 8 Rice was arraigned for murder in
Judge WaLsce's court yesterday.
. The non-intercourse rule will be suspended
by the insurance compact to-day.
, Herbert Harrington Weller was adopted yes
terisy by Mrs. Amelia V. R. Pixley.
Actresses in I'm Francisco are preparing to
join the AmeriaAA Actors Association.
Local items, bright and brief. are found on
the seventh page OF the CALL every day.
g The ladies' class in physical culture at Y ".
{. A Hall gave an entertainment last night.
Calvary Church Sabbath-sehool children held
a musical festival entitled 'Brambleton Fair"
The local insurance board, consisting OF city
agents and counter men, went TO pieces yester-
day.
quilted Thomas Wilkinson of a misdemeanor
charge.
Z. Timetables of the railroad companies are
published in the CALL for the accommodation
OF readers.
The steamer Coptic was released from quar-
anune yesterday, and her cabin passengers
were landed.
The schooner Twilight is twenty days out
from Willapa harbor and fears are entertained
for her safety.
The st. Francis Young Mems Society is
making extensive preparations Tor an outing
on the LIST OF May
A congress OF Afro-Americans Is 10 be held
IN. San Francisco next July. over 300 dele
gates are expected TO attend.
The argument was made in the case of C. A.
Spreckels against the directors OF the Oceanic
Steamship Company yesterday.
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here simply sequlese in the terms OF settle
ment between Japan and China.
Eight cavalrymen in troop A refuse to drill
with :. \. Newman in the ranks OF their COM
Pany, and are put under arrest.
St Patrick's Alliance of America will give
. their first grand ball on Saturday evening,
April p, at B. B. Hall, 121 Eddy street.
The Knights Templar concluded their ses-
sion yesterday with the installation of the
newly elected and appointed officers.
3 J. K. Emmett yesterday narrated the circum-
stances OF his engaging the child actress. Baby
sinnott, who is playing in his company.
The trial Of Harry Daley and Fred wilson
alias William Green, Tor burglary was COM
menced yesterday in Judge Bahrs' court.
The first cruise OF The season will be held on
the bay tomorrow by the California Yacht
Club. The club gives banquet tonight.
John Cane, a clearinghouse master, shot
'SteTanus Sandberg 8 union sailor, last even
James Crow stopped runaway horse on
Fourth street yesterday by climbing over the
back OF the buggy and upon the horse's back.
The valley road viii build & steel drawbridge
over Mormon Channel stockton, as soon as
permission comes from the Secretary OF War.
Attorney RiOrdan SAYS the State Chinese
registration act was declared unconstitutional
By the State Supreme Court in January, 1894.
A. c. Freese has applied for letters of admin
istraGon ID the estate OF Caspar Dix, who died
May 3, 1898. The estate is valued at S20,0 600.
The charge for board at the San Francisco
Girls Union is from S15 TO $50 8 month,
not rom 80 90 70 50 month, as heretofore
reported.
= The verdict Of the Coroner's jury in the
Williams case was that Theodore Durrant mur-
dered her The prisoner was also charged with
the crime.
Upon motion for change Of venue, the case Of
Siddall against Brady was Yesterday ordered
by Judge Trout TO be transferred 10 Alameda
County Tor trial.
The Jury in the De Wfnton arson case in
Judge Wsnace's court not having reached an
agreement last night were ordered locked up
till this morning
Several ladies Of this city met last Tuesday
evening and organized under the name Of the
New Woman's Club, for the purpose OF the ad-
ysaeement and education OF women in the du-
ties OF citizenship.
A verdict OF accidental death was returnedin
the case of Jacob Bacon, who was found dead
from ssphyxiation April 10, at his residence,
2200 California street.
The jury in the case Of Roberts against the
United Carriage Company, in Judge Hunts
court, yesterday rendered. g verdict for $500
in favor OF the plaintiff.
Eva Sheldon and Myrtle Cassutti, witnesses
held for Police Court prosecution, were re-
leased yesterday by Judge Bahrs upon hear
ing g writ OF habeas corpus.
(. E. Smith. clerk of the city and county of
San Francisco, has gone into voluntary in
solyehcy. The liabilities are 1925 20, in
small sums, the assets nothing.
The directors of the suspended Peoples
Home Savings Bank yesterday engaged John
FleurnOy 70 act as their attorney, in place OF
James Alya Watt, who has retired.
:, Wells, Fargo & Co. have decided TO abandon
the business OF carrying letters in the various
STA ties and Territories OF the Union. They will
continue TO run their routes IN Mexico.
Lawyer Schuck is rapidly bringing 70 light
many Of the heirs 10 parties who years ago de-
posted sums Of money in various San Fran
cisco banks and then dropped out Of sight.
James H. Gaspar, q teamster, eloped TO Sacra-
Eento with Bessie Reed. who claims him as
her husband, despite the fact that he has a
wife and TWO children living at 53412 Ninth
street
- Cfgar-makers are 10 have convention in
Metropolitan Temple on Nav 6. TO organize a
estate Blue Label League" with a view toward
securing better patronage Tor cigars OF home
man Ufacture.
julius Morris, the cigar-desler at 1900 Market
street, was arrested by officers OF the Internal
Revenue Department for having unstamped
cigars in his possession. He deposited $3.50
bail and was released.
State senator Henry C. Gesford of Mana
SPOKE yesterday about the Mint patronage, Mr..
raggett and Democracy, and United States
Senator Stephen ". White wrote TO Washington
about the same matter.
Tomorrow night Rev. Dr.. Goodwin, pastor of
the California ". E. Church, corner OF Brod-
erick and California streets, viii discuss the
recent murders and give the cause and cure OF
the present epidemic OF crime in the city.
The viticulturists of the State intend to
establish q college of practical vfticulture"
upon the ashes of the doomed commission.
They intend that IL shall do the work OF the
old commission and viii be an incorporated
body.
The second trial Of Herman spsrf for the
n urder Of Mate II. Fitzgerald of the bark Hes
per was begun in the United States Circuit
Cour yesterday. The entire day was spent in
securing jury, and the case then went over 10
Monday next.
The suit OF John o. Welsh VS.. the Southern
Pacific Railroad Company is on trial in the
United States Circuit Court. The plaintiff
slams that his factory and other buildings
were burned by spark from one OF the de-
fendauts engines.
Tee Placer County Pioneer Association viii
bOlQ their annual celebration on Saturday.