The San Francisco call., 1895-07-16
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.


The teachers warrants for June were cashed
yesterday by Treasurer Wldoer.
The Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty TO
Animals held its annual meeting yesterday
The last of the washtenaw's Valley road
cargo was sent to Stockton yesterday evening.
The Olympia will proceed to the China sta
ton in August, relieving the nagshlp balu-
more.
A company has been organized to operate
the greatest poultry ranch in the West near
this City.
The Young Woman's Suffrage Club gave an
entertainment at the regular meeting In
Pythian Hall last night.
George D. Burton claims to have made it pos
sible to reduce all rebellious ores with the use
OF electricity at small cost.
The Sun Insurance Company went out of
business yesterday and transferred all its poll
cies to the Flreman's Fund.
Mrs Frank NJ. Pixiey is slowly improving in
health Mr.. Pixley is not gaining but is able
to be up portion of the time.
The directors of the San Francisco and San
joaquin Railroad will to-day pass on bids for
trestle-iron, switches and frogs.
The Governments suit against the Stanford
estate has been carried to the Circuit Court of
Appeals. II will be retired next August.
Rev. H. w. Chapman gave review of DR..
Gordon's "Ministry of the Spirit" before the
Presbyterian Ministerial Union yesterday.
The old-fashioned cottage that stood for
forty years in a garden on Eddy street. be-
tween Mason and Market, is passing away.
It is rumored in the Custom-house that
ring has been formed TO land Chinese by the
hundreds in the United States as native sons.
Mrs. Leata Cedero, $50 Vallejo street, quar-
relied with her husband last night and swal-
lowed 8 dose of carbolic acid. She will re-
cover.
meeting of the local Democrats has been
called for this evening at the Occidental Club
in Buekleys building on Stockton and Bush
streets.
Important changes are being made at the
Free Public Library that will be of great con-
Senienee TO the patrons and particularly to the
young readers.
Mrs. NJ o. Valkenburg has brought suit
against the Thai family in the Justices court,
charging wholesale fraud in the manipulation
OF her property.
a meeting of the Mechanics Institute was
held last night TO arouse interest among ex-
hibitors. A definite campaign will be outlined
next Friday night.
Judge Campbell viii decide on Saturday
whether or not John Lapique, who is charged
with swindling Jean Louis Alder out of $4,000,
committed crime.
Four men were dismissed from the Postoffice
by Postmaster McCoppin yesterday. Two ap-
pOintments were made and three clerks will
have their salaries raised.
Samuel L. Gillies, the defaulting bookkeeper
OF DR.. Sweany, was yesterday held to answer
before the Superior Court by Judge Conlan on
the charge OF grand larceny.
c. H. Holmes of Kellogg has made an offer of
zoe acres of land in Sonoma County to the
Presbyterian Orphanage and committee has
been appointed to inspect the land
James Gleason, a well-known thief, was ar
rested yesterday for having stolen gold watch
and chain from J. Monaghan few nights ago
while Monaghan was asleep in Gleason's room.
The Society OF California Pioneers received
Its share OF the Lick Trust, amounting to S604s-
654 Os, Saturday. Only a third was IN cash,
the rest going To the satisfaction OF mortgage.
Mrs John Catchman of Vallejo, who deserted
her husband and four young children, was ar
res ted yesterday and will be detained in the
City Prison pending the arrival of her husband.
]. W Brown, alias Patrick Maloy, who robbed
man who befriended him, was yesterday held
TO answer before the Superior Court by Judge
COnlan IN $4,000 bonds on the charge OF burg
larry.
Mrs, Elizabeth Mcclellan 90715 Mission street.
sYore out a warrant yesterday for the arrest of
Michael Ward, railroad contractor, on the
charge of grand larceny by trick, artifice and
device.
Mavor sutro has addressed g communication
trail Committee, informing him that his protest
against the appointment of Samuel Foster is
illegal.
Two communicates of Knights Templar of
this City and one of Oakland are making
preparations to leave on special trains for the
grand encampment at Boston, which opens
August 27.
The beet-sugar bounty on sugar manufac-
tured prior TO August %, 1894, is TO be paid.
Regulations and instructions governing the
paym ents were received by Collector Welburn
yesterday.
The Bay Association of Congregational Min
DR.. Wiley, DR.. Mooar, Rev. F. B. Pullan, Rev.
A. Coplin and Rev. Joseph Rowell were among
the speakers.
Communication was received by Mayor Sutro
yesterday from Chairman Gould, saying that
the appointment of Denman and Wellin had
been appraised by the Democratic State Gen.
tral Committee.
Lady Henry Somerset, who has devoted her
life to the cause of temperance, viii visit San
Francisco in october, during the meeting of
the w. c. T. q. Miss Willard Will IN all proba-
bility be present also,
Six delinquent jurors will have to show
cause why they shall not be punished for con-
tempt of court before United ST States District
Judge Morrow next Thursday. They failed to
answer when called yesterday.
D. Forster, furniture merchant, was yester-
day fined $25 by Judge Campbell for contempt
of court in not giving his name to the officer
who served him with subpoena as juror, but
the Judge later RENTED the hne.
The Humane Society is on the eve of trouble,
precipitated, 1t is claimed, by the attempt of
Chief Pound Deputy Flemming to oust Pound
master Osbcurne. WellknoWn business men
are concerned in the controversy.
The board of location of the National Guard
held prolonged session at the California Hotel
yesterday, but has not yet presented any report,
and the members deny that any conclusions
have been reached, though it adjourned sine
die.
suit involving the building of an extension
to the Bucksport and Elk River Railroad was
decided in the United States Circuit Court of
Appeals yesterday. Judge Beatty decided
against the road, but the higher court re-
versed him.
Residents of the Potrero and South San Fran
cisco will hold mass-meeting tonight at Ray
mond's Hall to memorialize the Supervisors to
condemn the land on the line of Eighth street,
between Channel and Sixteenth, and declare it
public street.
William J. Smith has begun suit for S25 900
damages against the Geary-street Park and
Ocean Railroad Company. He saws he was
thrown from car on August "a, 1898 while
going to see the ground broken for the Mid
winter Fair site.
Charles C. Terrill, the well-known contractor
and builder, who died at Alameda on Sunday
night, will be buried from Odd Fellows Hall
tomorrow afternoon. He was the firm friend
of the eight-hour law and the founder of the
Builders Exchange.
A resolution introduced by Chairman
6preckels of the Street Committee passed the
Board of Supervisors yesterday providing that
all street work must hereafter be done by pub
lie contract. This does away with the private
contractor nuisance.