The San Francisco call., 1895-10-09
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Yesterdays session of the Grand Jury was
devoted TO the consideration OF street con tracts.
Mrs Elizabeth W. Moxiey has filed notice of
appeal in the MOXley will contest Just finished.
The Salvation Army viii hold a meeting
soon at which there Will be series OF living
pictures.
uo, Iobn Monteith delivered radical So
cis1ist address at the Second Unitarian Church
last night
Health Inspector Kinne has filed a sharp re-
port with the Board OF Health on the condition
OF Butchertown.
The South Paloma Gold Mining Company was
fncorporated Yesterday with $I5, 900 subscribed
on q Sl500O0 capital stock.
Augustus STAIRS will, by which the veteran
attempted 10 convey small estate TO the Grand
Army, has been declared invalid.
To-day's weather. according to Forecast Of
fetal W II Harmon: "Generally fair, except
probably cloudy Wednesday morning."
The san Francisco Medical Society met last
evening and shut OFF the consideration OF the
question OF abolishing the public clinic.
The Manufacturers and Producers Associa-
tion last evening selected its board of officers
and adopted a constitution and bylaws.
The State Board OF Trade decided yesterday
10 send three more people to the Atlanta Fair
10 give information concerning California.
Colonel Stuart N. Taylor, an old Bohemian
Club man, campaign speaker and Federal officer
in this City died in Paris last Monday night.
Eugene Perret. the hog ran cher on Borden
street, was yesterday sentenced to thirty days
in the County Jail for cruelty 10 his children.
4 reception was given the Southern Cali
fornia writer, Mrs. Margaret Collier Graham,
al the residence of Mrs. Edna Smell Poulson
last night
The Merchants Association has asked per-
mission OF the Supervisors to erect an
perimental electric-light pole on Market and
Beale streets.
William l. Eaton, well known in commission
circles, institutes suit for divorce Duncan
B. Harrison, the playwright, is named as CO.
respondent.
Dr. E. G. Malthena, pastor of the olivet Pres
byterian Church, is soliciting clothing for the
men at the dumps. There are seventy-fve
there at present.
William Wetmore Story, designer of the
monument OF Francis Scott Key in the Park,
had an international reputation as alitterateur,
artist and sculptor.
Tax Collector Block began the regular collee-
ton of taxes yesterday. Business was good,
considering the alleged uncertainty of the
legality OF the levy.
Eight Southern Pacific employees were dis
missed from the Sunset warehouse on Berry
street, where considerable Oriental goods OF
great value were stolen.
Twenty-three child musicians of this City
will give a concert in the y. NJ. c. A. audito-
rum on the evening OF October %, in aid OF
the Home for Incurables.
Seymour D. Thomson has something more TO
say about the Southern Pacific of Kentucky,
and throws a little side light on the way 1t was
assisted by the Federal courts.
The Battle Creek Salmon Hatchery in Te-
hama Couuty has been accepted from the con-
tractor by the Fish Commissioners, and will be
in operation within two weeks.
Judge Joachimsen has decided that the omis-
sion OF the penalty clause in the ordinance
against "eossung" by bicyclists in Golden
Gate Park is fatal 10 conviction.
Portions OF female body amputated below
the knees tnat had got into DR.. K l. Mclean s
ash barrel by mistake, were found yesterday in
the dumps and taken 10 the Morgue.
The regents of the university have formally
accepted Mayor Sutro's gift of site for the
Affiliated Colleges; the deed has been drawn
up, and will be signed in a few days.
Three out of the five favorites finished in
front at the Bay District yesterday. The first
horses past the wire were: Treachery, Monitor,
Red Rose, Fannie Louise and Warrago.
A prominent Southern Pacific official yester-
day stated that it was not the purpose OF the
company to test the Legality OF the Railroad
Commission, but the legality OF its acts.
The police want an owner for mastiff dog
which has Berkeley license tag, and an owner
for lady's purse that was found on Market
and Stockton streets on Saturday night.
The residents of Richmond district have
organized the Richmond Property-owners'
Association for the purpose OF advocating the
removal OF the cemeteries from the City.
Only g few strips of land for right of way for
the Valley road between stockton and the
Tuolumne River are now needed to give the
company clear way over that distance
The Board of Supervisors will meet in COM
mittee OF the whole this evening to discuss the
proposed new ordinances on the height OF
buildings and the publication OF lotteries.
The Coroner's jury in the case of little Luigi
Giomo, killed by Kearny- street electric car,
censured the company for not having its cars
equipped with proper tenders and lfe-saylng
appliances.
The President has refused to interfere with
the carrying out of the sentence OF death pro-
nounced on Thomas ST. Clair and Hans Hansen,
Cd M Tbp nf FITZGERALD
the bark Hesper.
H. y. F. Marshall Jr.,a CALL reporter, testified
tn the Durrant trial yesterday that Detective
Gibson had told him there were prints of a No.
shoe on the steps in the belfry. The case
goes on this morning.
James Keyes, young man who was found
with burglars tools in his possession at an
early hour last Thursday morning on Pine
street, was sent to the County Jail for six
months by Judge Low.
The California Safe Deposit and Trust Com.
pany has filed petition in the Superior Court
and letters testamentary issued to I. B. Bishop
and A. y. Lewis revoked.
Policeman David Koegel swore out a warrant
in Judge Joachimsen's court yesterday for the
arrest of Thomas Healey on the charge OF rob
bling Peter Zaput of 81 in restaurant at 212
BTaunan street on May IL.
At the meeting of the Civic Federation last
night it was decided TO petition the Grand
Jury to take action against the Supervisors
who voted for the Sunnyside franchise, as the
federation holds it to be illegal.
meeting OF committees from the Merchants
Association, Half-Inillion Club and Mechanics
Institute was held yesterday for the purpose of
taking steps toward having the Wilmerding
School located in San Francisco.
Chief Crowley received dispatch last night
from J. H. Burgess, marshal at Leadville Colo,
asking him to hunt up George A. Morrison OF
this City, as Murdock Morrison had been seri-
ously injured there and was not expected to
live.
Fred Roth, the bartender who stole rig be-
longing to C. l. Havens, architect, at the new
racetrack and tried TO dispose OF it in San Jose
was Yesterday held 10 answer before the
Superior Court by Judge Joachimsen in $4,000
bonds.
Captain sheehy, the San Francisco dele
gate to the Irish Convention, is now in
New York. On his return the organization OF
independent military companies all over the
State will be undertaken, as advised by the
International Alliance
The end of the Durrant trial is drawing near
according to the judgment of the attorneys on
both sides, the case should go to the jury next
Friday week In to-day's proceedings the
defense will endeavor TO show that some of the
witnesses have been tampered with.
The lady managers of the Presbyterian Or
Dhau AgVlupl have launched scheme TO