The San Francisco call., 1895-10-12
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

King Humbert has expressed great interest
In the local Italian colony.
An orderly Italian mass meeting was held
last night in Garibaldi Hall.
Fair except foggy at night" is the official
forecast for to-day's weather.
T c. Andrieu was arrested yesterday on a
charge OF passing counterfeit CON-
Dr. Chalmers, Quarantine Officer, will soon
receive the attention OF the Grand Jury.
The Library Association of Central Califor-
MIA met at the Mechanics Institute last night.
The Grand Jury has received expert testi-
mOnv showing crooked work in the Street De-
partment.
A false alarm of fire was turned in from box
81, Third and Howard streets, at 9:31 P. NJ.
Yesterday.
A cigarette caused a small blaze in the Cali
fornia saw Works al 213 and 215 Mission street
last evening.
The first l5-inch gun for the forward turret
OF the battle-ship Oregon will arrive here early
this morning.
Yda Aedis Storke has sued w. R. Hearst for
$50, the alleged value of two stories furnished
the Examiner.
Mrs. Mary Bryant and Agnes J. Brown have
been committed to the asylum by the INSANITY
Commissioners.
The State Floral Society will not give cash
prizes at the coming chrysanthemum show at
the Palace Hotel
The Manufacturers and Producers Associa-
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Miners convention.
The winning horses at the Bay District YES
terday were: Free VIII, Navy Blue Treachery
TamalpaiS and Oakley.
William Keith, the artist, has opened a new
studio and large semi-public art gallery for
the display OF his work.
W. II. Mills of the Central Pacific replies to
the criticisms OF the mineral lands committee
OF the Miners Association.
Thomas J. FOard, a veteran printer, com.
mlted suicide by suffOcating himself at 425
Kearny street Thursday night.
\ specimen of porous asphaltum found near
Summerland, Santa Barbara County, has been
Sent 10 the State Mining Bureau.
Ia the Durrant trial the cross-examination of
the defendant was concluded yesterday and
court adjourned till next Tuesday morning.
Attorney Wheeler has occupied two days in
arguing the Fair suit to quiet title to the Lick
House property and he will continue on Mon
day.
Justice of the Peace Carroll has decided that
streetcar passengers cannot ride on transfers
on which they have allowed the time limit to
expire.
Israel Silver, halter, and William Lynch
were booked at the Southern district police
station Tor having lottery tickets in their pos
session.
Professor George Davidson has sued the Citv
fer Sl559, due for services as q member of the
Board OF Engineers appointed TO establish a
sewer system.
Attorney James Long has been cited to ex-
plain III court his accounts with Mrs. Bridget
Ilerney, client, regarding the Margaret
CrIchJOn estate.
In the DUrrant trial yesterday Mr. Barnes
sprang sensation by asking the defendant if
he had not admitted 10 Miss Cunningham that
he saw the body of Blanche Lamont in the
beltry.
James B. Stetson, president of the North Pa
cihc Coast Railroad, has returned from the
East. He inspected Pixies Peak rack road and
decided 10 build the Mount Tamalpais railroad
that model.
Chairman John NJ. Reynolds of the special
election committee of the Union tor Practical
Progress filed his proposition for municipal
ownership yesterday with Clerk Russell of the
Board OF Supervisors
Nine men were arrested in South San Fran
cisco Thursday night and yesterday on sus-
piciou OF being concerned in the attempted
robbery OF the Southern Pacific station and
shooting OF Mrs Marshal.
Professor EiSen OF the Academy of Sciences
paid hish compliment yesterday to Joseph
Goodman, the newspaper man who has been
making study OF the hieroglyphics of Yuca-
tan, and who is now in London arranging for
their publication.
President Hammond OF the Astoria and
Columbia River Railroad Company talks of
the proposed route OF the new line running
from Astoria 10 Portland. Nearly thirty miles
or the road have been completed, and the en-
tire line VIII be in running ord er within
year u viii be siXty-six miles long, and is to
pass through rich timber lands along the bank
OF the Columbia River.