The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-07
LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF,

sen are victims Of grippe
The committee OF eleven requests the Legis-
lature to investigate railroad corruption.
The gardens of this city are filled with beau
tiful, fragrant, hardy flowers at this time.
Members of the committee of eleven are
weary. ana some OF them feel like giving up.
Dr. V, P. Buckley is having built a launch
which he thinks win be the fastest on the bav.
The deserving unemployed will be aided
nOlds.
Mrs. McFee lectured at the Hopkins Museum
Army.
Patrick Slevin, who was struck by railroad
Tram at Sunnyside, died OF his injuries yester-
day afternoon.
-. Railroad train time-schedules are printed
Tree of charge in the CALL for the scco,nnoda-
ton OF the public.
MAYOR sutro is having diagrams of the floors
In the City Hall made for the benefit OF stran-
gers in the building.
The bark Colusa is out ninety three days
1rom Tacoma for Shanghai, and fears are enter
tainea for her safety.
Two imitaJors OF Stop-over Robinson won
Fsuits against the Southern Pacific in the JUS
ftlces Court yesterday.
Louis Strassman the straw bondsman. has
been sentenced 10 seven years imprisonmentln
NSan quentin Tor perjury.
The police have succeeded il arresting the
gang OF burglars VINO have oeen rObbing houses
II the Western Addition.
The time Tor making iicome-tax returns to
the Internal Revenue Office has been extended
TO The l5th OF next April.
HiEhbinders assaulted and seriously cut g
ERltiaman at Waverly place and Clay street
last night. All Him was arrested
=. {; Nealon and T. f. Bonnet defeated Cham
PI3Ii iolA Elordan and John Purcell at hand
. CHI III the Occidental court last night.
me American band concerts in the Ne
GhanlcS' Pavilion are gaining IN popularity.
mere was large attendance last night
ne Los Angeles agent o. the American Cen
tta1 INSURANCE (unloID has sold out his bust
ness 20 the Home Company (non-union).
Jake Rudolph appeared in Judge Lows court
yesterday and had his case continued till to-
day. lie has not yet been released on bonds
G Hirsh, assignee OF Henry Meyer, a mer-
Shaat tailor, began suit Tor 1899 against r.
Porter AShe in the Justices Court yesterday.
There i 70 be a challenge cup" race during
the Yachting season, open to all corners The
design of the cup has already been presented
The Grand Jury yesterday made fourteen
presentmentS against prOpeTty-owners for leas-
ing their houses 10 persons for immoral pur-
poses.
The attorneys for Mrs. Sarah Davis, one of the
Savage heirs TO the Blythe estate are getting
retired.
Inc valley road directors yesterday decided
that 60-pound rail should be used in the val
leys and 7O-pound rail in the mountainous
country.
". B: Storey, recently with the Southern Pa
enc Company, has been offered the position
OF engineer Tor the san Joaquin Valley Road
Company.
!. F. Turner, real estate agent appeared in
Judge Lows court yesterday for his prelimi-
and forgery.
The Coroner's jury returned a verdict of ac-
cidental death in the case OF Grace benjamin..
VINO died in bathroom at 400 Suffer street
Friday night.
Third street is in dilapidated condition.
Strangers coming in by that route will form
poor opinion OF the city's spirit of thrift and
advancement.
,, Philip HinkIe, an elevator. manufacturer.
montgomery streets yesterday morning break
ing his left arm.
The pavement on Third street is in bad con-
oluoh. The thoroughfare is sadly in need of
repair and OF general improvement in the mat
ter OF buildings.
Thomas F. Herman, a weIl-known lounger
around the City Hall, was Yesterday sentenced
oy Judge Low to six months in the County Jail
for petty larceny.
side, was Jerked off Howard-street cable-car
al sixteenth streerlast night and had his spine
probably Injured
John F. Mcnamara has petitioned for letters
OF administration on the estate OF his deceased
brother, Thomas +. Mcnamara. The estate is
valued al 800 900.
The net proceeds OF the recent fete in behalf
OF the French Hospital were $1,000, and the
winning numbers in the booth competitions
have been announced.
The southern Pacific Company VIII probably
aao?t specially constructed express and bag
gage ear. designed to Illustrate the EFFORTS nj
Would-be tTain-TObbcTs.
Hermann Oelriehs is corresponding with NJ.
j. Curt. OF the New York Athletic Club with
q vl@w OF having the champion boxers Of the
last and West meet in New York.
O.
Prior, were arrested by Policeman Withers
early yesterday morning in Il shoestore 1880
Howard street, and charged with burglary
A. o. II. Division No. l completed arrange
ments for the celebration Of St Patrick's day
by giving an entertainment and banquet q the
society : hail on Monday evening, March 49,
Mark Kelly. an ex-coavict was brought from
StccEton yesterday 10 answer to the charge OF
breaking into the residence of Max Ordcnstein
SIIl Devls3dero street, on December 20 last.
The California Florists and Growers Associ
alton yesterday petitioned the License and
order Committee of the Board OF Supervisors
10 refuse fee licenses to street fower-venders
Daniel McCarty, Youth of 8 wears tried To
brain Il laborer, was arrested by officer Rior-
dan, and subsequently knocked the policeman
Gown al the corner OF Ninth and Brannan
streets.
Nellie NJ ]. Kelly has petitioned 20 have the
estate of her mother taken out of the hands OF
her sister, Dora. She alleges that the admins
tTatrlx Is trying to appropriate the estate to
The hearing of testimony in the case OF Mrs
Abble J. Hunter, president of the Woman's
Real Estate Investment Company, charged
with obtaining money by false pretenses, was
concluded yesterday.
Mary Wales was awarded q verdict of $500
yesterday in her suit for $4,000 damages
against the General Electric Company. Her
husband was killed by the current on one of
the defendants wires.
1t was clear sailing for the favorites at the
track yesterday, all but one getting the money
The best two-year-old that has yet turned lip
came out in CrescendO. g son OF Flambeau who
spread-eagled his field
The Board of Supervisors met yesterday as q
committee OF the whole, and heard further
testimony bearing upon the question of fixing
the Spring Valleys water rates for the fiscal
year beginning next July.
Tomorrow evening General o. o. Howard
viii deliver his lecture on "Grant at Chatta-
:Iooga." The lecture Will be given in the new
auditorium OF the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation, Mason and Ellis streets.
Rudolph Spreckeis has enjoined the Nevada
Bank from transferring from his name $500
shares of Pasuhaa Plantation Company stock,
valued at $25oO00, and pledged for the Day,
ment of a debt OF C. A. Spreckels.
The California Dental College has incorpo-
raed with DR.. D. A. Macmillan of Oakland and
Dr. Gustav Maize, DIR. Adolph Kahn, c. S. Mac
I'd Ian do a.