The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-09
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

'-draulic mining permits yesterday.
The capital OF the San Joaquin Valley Rail-
vsy reached 81, 44O, $50 yesterday.
e: THE California Keramic Club opens new
. quarters and gives an exhibition sale to-day.
- The Olympic Club grounds viii be closed
next month as matter OF curtailing expenses.
The Young Woman's Suffrage Club gave one
of is open meetings at Pythian Castle last
evening.
Forty ship carpenters are wanted in stockton
for the building OF barges and repairing OF
steamers.
A small fruit cannery at the corner of Second
and Townsend streets was burned last night.
Loss $500.
Gavin MeNab in an interview expresses his
opinion OF Chris Buckley. It is scarcely COM
Plimentary.
It is estimated that the traffic in "white"
lottery tickets in this city amounts to over
$3.50 day.
II. W. Philbrook, disbarred attorney, deies
d. the Supreme Court and practices law. He viii
run Tor office.
The Congregational ladies are beginning
active work at their new mlssion-room, in the
\. NJ. c. A. building.
A large advisory committee was appointed
yesterday at q meeting of the Presbyterian
Orphanage and Farm.
The Riverside and Walla Walla polo teams
have departed for home, and there is no pros
pect OF return match.
The Board OF Supervisors met yesterday and
Mayor Sutro filed his veto message TO the
bltumInous rock order.
The whaling bark Gayhead was almost scut-
tied and the vessel narrowly escaped going to
the bottom of Honolulu.
The American ship Harry Morse has arrived
at Honolulu. She was out from Sydney 101
days and was given up for lost
Baptist ministers listened to an address on
"MethOdism' yesterday. Gilbert Dexter adj
dressed the Congregationalists.
Mrs. Emma P. Ewing lectured on scientific
cooking before d large number OF society ladies
in Golden Gate Hall yesterday.
Eugene Fl. Langford, the fve-yeas-old son of
John LangfOrd, was killed by an electric car on
..Kearny street yesterday morning.
-. formal petition for franchise for right of
. way over streets in Stockton was presented to
the.Courcil Of that city last night
The fishing tug Golden Gate collided yester-
day with the schooner Jessie Benton, tearing
away the sailing vessels headgear.
Judge Sanderson yesterday dissolved the
Temporary Injunction granted 10 Rudolph
Spreekels against the Nevada Bank.
The family of Mrs. Ella Forsythe who mys
teriously disappeared Friday morning last, viii
not believe that she committed suicide.
e. L. Fitzgerald, who holds position IN the
Uhjted States Mint, was yesterday appointed
Labor Commissioner by Governor Budd.
Bright brief city news items may always be
found on the seventh page OF the CALL
EOnger articles on local affairs occupy other
pages.
Thomas McDermott and Harry Steele had two
charges OF robbery booked against them at the
City Prison. They held up two men on Friday
night
Chris Buckley and Sam Rainey have Endorsed
Dr.. W. E. Taylor, Dr.. Julius Rosenstirn and
Dr.. ". D. McCarty for places on the Board or
.Health.
The Memorial Museum IN the park was de-
spoiled OF the Napoleonic collection OF coins
aud medals and some jewels and other articles
last Thursday.
Max Pepper scores Superintendent of the
Mint DsggetI for his utterances in regard TO
: the Democracy, and says Sam Rainey Is MS
political partner.
Phoebe Ann More, Sc years OF age, swore out
8. warrant Yesterday for the arrest OF George
W. Jackson, her son-in-law, for brutally beat
Ing and kicking her.
: A warrant was sworn out yesterday for the ar
rest of F. Rosli, an expressman, for brutality
, lashing Harold Foster, g 4-year-old boy, with
: whip on Cotton street.
The store of N. H Lichenstein, IL Stockton
street, was entered by burglars at an early
-heur yesterday morning and several reYoIYers
and other articles stolen.
Alta special meeting OF the Board of Health
yesterday Dr.. ParramoTe. resident physician to
the .AlmshOuse. was displaced, ana Dr. Nc
Pherson elected to the place.
-, The Clerkenweu system under which the
patrons of the Free Public Library may have
access to the books on the shelves viii soon be
put in force in that institution
E. N. Sweeney and D. Connolly, members OF
. the Fire Department, were each fined 50 by
Judge Campbell yesterday for last riding IN
Golden Gate Park last Tuesday.
Housekeepers who wish to get dinner with
ont the bother OF cooking 1t can, purchase
q. whatever they need already prepared and nave
only to warm the prepared dishes.
The stated spring meeting of the presbytery
OF san Francisco opened IN Westminster
CHURCH on Fell street last night Rev. James
Woodwork was elected moderator.
10 cr,41 al
O'Brien for divorce on the ground OF cruelty
and asks for alimony on the strength of 8 con-
tract marriage denied by her husband.
The Methodist ministers yesterday objected
TO the presence Of ministers OF other denomina-
tons at their meeting, and fearful OF being re-
quested to leave, the visitors withdrew.
The suit of David Heartfelt VS.. Henry S.
Bridge and others involving the ownership of
certain park lots was decided in favor of the
defendants by Judge McKenna yesterday.
The members of the State Bureau of High
wsvs viii meet and organize in Sacramento to-
morrow. Marsden Manson, one OF the Governors
appointees, explains the work that lies before
the bureau.
Timothy Donovan is suing C. c. Morehouse
in Judge Hunts court for $1,000 damages for
injuries sustained at the construction of q
building on the corner or Market and Mont
gomery streets.
Tomorrow evening ct O'Clock set of
slides, received from the Photographic Society
Of the North OF France, will be shown at the
California tdm6Ta GluD rOOulSI Academy Oh
Sciences building.
The cases against Manager E. P. yining and
&. Secretary J. l. Willcutt of the Market-street
Gable Company, charged with misdemeanor,
were called in Judge Lows court yesterday, and
continued till Tuesday next
In the suit OF Rudolph SpTeckels against the
Nevada Bank Judge Sanderson yesterday held
that the bank has the right 10 have certain
stocks pledged by the plaintiff transferred in
the books OF the company
Judge Slack yesterday permitted the execu-
tors of the Fair estate under the missing will
to take some necessary steps in administration.
The hearing of -the petition OF DR.. Marc Lev
ingston for special letters went over to the 10th
inst.
: Company G, First Infantry, n. G. c., has
elected Second Lieutenant T. W. Sparrowe to
succeed First Lieutenant Charles i. Thompson,
term expired, and Sergeant James A Christie
to I'll the vacancy caused by Sparrowe's promo
p. ton.
:. The architects of the apartment-house being
pGtup on the corner Of Jones and California
streets say that the reason that S. n. Fletcher
was'not party TO the contract for the build
ing is that he could not furnish the necessary
bonds.
The excursion of the Halfmillion Club is an
assured success and extra trains a necessity.