The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-17
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

AIuSt rue the tricycle..
Colonel W. P Barnes is seriously i'll and it is
feared he Will not recover.
The ST. Vincent de Paul Society will consider
two propositions to assist the needy.
A movement is on foot to effect a combination
OF all the street railways OF the State.
The Rendezvous in aid of the Boys Brig
sde, in the Sutter-street y. NJ. c. A. building,
VIII close tonight.
4 vaudeville show is being arranged by the
OlympicS, 10 be presented at the Columb ia
Iheater on January 90
\ big mGss-meeting in protest against the
Armenian outreges is in course of arrangement
by the ministers OF the City.
The Woman's State Federation for the Public
Good met at Y. NJ. c. A auditorium yesterday
afternoon and adopted bylaws.
The Methodist preachers passed a resolution
yesterday approving of the attitude of THE
CALL on the poolroom question.
CASTOR Dambrine the steward of the steamer
Nashtenaw, was killed yesterday by falling
down the main hatch of the vessel.
The preliminary. examination of Mrs. Eu-
Penia Scnuller on the charge OF arson was COM
menced before Judge Low yesterday.
The trade IN apanese wares is being pushed
farther east. The people are becoming alarmed
and the papers are taking the matter up.
Remelia Florentina, gardener on Silver
avenue, attempted TO commit suicide yesterday
morning by cutting his throat with a razor.
In the Douglas ''crimping' case Attorney
Riordan Yesterday raised the point that the act
OF 1872 applied only TO American vessels and
-seamen.
But one favorite got home in front at Ingle-
side yesterday. The winning horses were:
Rico, Toneno, Our Maggie, Last Chance and
Phllomena.
te-day which Rev. P. H. Sch weitz. the forger,
stole from a synagogue in Minneapolis before
coming here.
Frank Mason, alias Pope, a "trusty" in the
City Prison, made his escape yesterday morn
ing and detectives are securing the City in
search OF him.
\ circular has been sent to the principals OF
the public schools requesting aid for the Sal
vetion Army in giving the poor OF this City
merry Christmas
while driving across Bartlett street yesterday
afternoon, was run down by a train and prob
ably fatally injured.
The creditors OF the late Jacob Bacon, printer,
who have been running his establishment
since his death, will sell it to pay the debts,
amounting to $4,000.
The Harbor Commissioners, at an adjourned
meeting yesterday, wrestled again with the
stone depot and ferry building question. They
will meet again to-day.
= Warehouseman Robert J. Woods says be will
not be able to communicate with Secretary
Carlisle about the Harry Wise partnership be-
fore two weeks, at least.
Carroll Cook, on behalf of Leon R. Meyers,
charged with committing an indecent act, de-
manded Il jury yesterday and Judge Campbell
set January for the trial.
Car 1904 of the Mission-street electric line
wrecked 4 wagon belonging to ". P. Fuller &
Co. yesterday afternoon and scattered its load
OF coal oil over Fourth street.
An autopsy yesterday showed that the death
OF the woman, Mrs. A. J. Meyer, at 723 Kearny
street was due to natural causes. and not
caused by poison, as supposed.
Louis Braverman, dealer in iewelry at 121
Post street, has been forced into insolvency by
a petition OF q number of creditors. His liza
bilities estimated al 1928 900.
Joe King. the Supervisor from the First Ward,
created p storm OF merrlment at yesterdays
meeting OF the board by mis- ludicrous attempt
to pose as moralist and reformer.
suit full of sensations is 10 be brought in a
few DAYS to set aside the foreclosure and sale
OF the Los Angeles Consolidated Electric Rail-
way on behalf of the stockholders.
Union painters at work in the shipyards of
the Union Iron Works are likely to be called
out because OF an alleged attempt to reduce the
wages and increasing the hours OF labor
General John H. Dickinson still asserts that
MI Barnes and he have come to an agreement
to trv the Minnie Williams case in January.
He says the defense is now being prepared.
..Occas ional light sprinkles of rain tonight
and probably Tuesday morning; generaliy fair
for To-day's weather issued by w. II. Harmon.
The funeral OF Charles Mayne took place
from the Palace Hotel yesterday afternoon. 1t
was largely attended Dy business men, VINO
were friends and associates or tie deceased in
life.
Three more policemen were sworn in yester-
day by Chief Crowley: Isaac Tuchler, 26 years
Of age born in San Francisco; David Murphy,
25 Ireland William Harrison, SO, San Fran
cisco:
N.FeIdmen, the Englishman who threatened
to.sheIl the City swore out warrant in Judge
variety actress, for robbing him on Saturday
night.
Chief Crowley has William Jackman, John
Stavsen and J. D. .Bawman, Ellis street COM
mission pool brokers arrested. They will have
their hearing this morning before Judge
Joechimson.
The Manufacturers and Producers Ascot
alton has sent letter 10 the Harbor Commits
sioners protesting against the use OF any stone
in the new ferry depot not taken from Califor-
mia quarries.
Relatives of Mrs. Ida Levy yesterday told to
Secretary McComb of the Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Children sad story OF
the woman'S experience during the peIlou Oh
her married life.
There is considerable dissatisfaction among
the dairylnen OF San Francisco over the pro-
nosed skim-milk ordinance. Many claim that
dishonest milkmen will be given greater latl-
tude than ever before.
sebastian Ramers, the son of Guatemala
nfentpr.yho attem pied suicide about ten days
ago, was taken from the City ana County nos,
pital to the City Prison yesterday ana booked
on the Charge VI
The Standard Oil Company has ordered forty
tank cars from the East and is soon to enter
the business of selling petroleum as fuei on
this coast It is said to control the refinery Tor
producing illuminating oil to be built at
PGente-
Fifteen members of the Art Association met
ct the Mark Hopkins Institute yesterday after
noon and decided to appoint committee 10
make ARRANGEMENTS for the preparation OF
rortfolio of sketches TO be presented to EDWARD
+. Searles. .
United States District Attorney Foote SAID
Yesterday that as Attorney George w. Mon
ieith's letter on the Huntington-Stone pass
affair had been addressed to the United states
Attorney-General, he was not paying any al
tentjon to IL.
A number of the defendants in the SUIT Oh
the Noe heirs TO gain possession or the ean
Miguel tract of land near the county line, nave
filed their answer to the Noe suits. Ihey
pleadthat the action is barred by the statue
of limitations.
Chta Jackson, who played a prominent par.
in the Ware murder case by bringing INTO ~
the story OF mysterious woman, Was
on trial for grand larceny before Judge
Belcher yesterday. She was accused o.
robbing Samuel Jackson klamath falls
farmer anxious to see the sights OF San
Francisco. of $40. The jury disagreed Inc
defendant was Tried under the alias OF Emna
Cfayariy