The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-26
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

died yesterday.
Fair weather Is expected to-day, with chance
for dash OF rain.
The German branch gave an entertainment
at y. NJ C. A. Hall.
The spring concert at the Hopkins Iustitute
was given last night.
The prizes of the California Schuetzen CIuh
were awarded last night
The Society of California Veterans held their
annual reunion and banquet last night
The dates for this years horse show definitely
decided upon and $4,000 in cash set aside for
prizes.
The Columbia and University boating clubs
viii have race tomorrow on the Oakland
estuary.
Tom Warren, a racetrack habitue. was
charged yesterday with seheming to drug the
Ledette FLY.
A reception was rendered last night to Pro-
lessor Fulton OF Ohio by the California School
OF Elocution.
The. valley roads agreement with Stockton
was hnally decided on by committee of the
directors yesterday.
The League of the Cross Cadets are hard at
work preparing for the competitive drill at the
Mechanics Pavilion May 8.
The power OF attorney for subscribers to the
valley road in connection with pooling stock
with the trustees was issued yesterday.
An unknown man was killed by the north
bound Southern Pacific passenger train on the
Salinas River bridge yesterday afternoon.
The CALIFORNIAN Club last night decided to
offer share OF stock in the valley railroad as q
prize for the tug of war at the annual games.
The Naval Reserves sixteen-oared barge has
been reprinted and prepared for a cruise with
the Corinthian Yacht Club at Sausalito next
Sunday.
The District Epworth League Convention met
at Los GatoS yesterday. Four Epworth leaguers
went to the convention from this city on
bicycles.
A large audienca was Drasaut OF +ba RaId1rir
last night TO witness the presentation of
"JuIius Caesar" for the benefit OF the Church
OF the Holy Cross
The Civic Federation as asked the Grand
Jury to impeach the solid eight of the Board
OF supervisors for their acti on concerning the
Church-street franchise.
The Santa Fe Company is angry with the
Southern Pacific for refusing its agent pass
on the Half-million excursion and is preparing
TO fight for passenger business.
A burglar who gave the name of William
Harris entered Judge s. D. Thompson's room
in the Russ House, but was captured by the
1uT1st before he secured anything.
David Smith, an expressman, was attacked by
an unknown man in his room in the King
House, Fourth and Howard streets, yesterday
morning and had his skull fractured.
The Street Committee yesterday decided to
call the Market-street Railway Company TO ac-
count with regard to its failure to replace its
tracks or operate its cars on Folsom street.
ETUncle Sam is too poor for the maintenance of
the time-ball on the top of Telegraph HILL and
unless the city comes TO the assistance of the
Government the service viii be discontinued.
a colony of $50 families in Nebraska have
written 10 the Secretary OF the California State
Board OF Trade inquiring for desirable locality
in this State in which they can settle and build
homes.
Frank Stevens and Amos Gresham, who
were arrested on charge of robbing man in
g Morton-street saloon, were dismissed in the
police court, as the charge could not be sus-
tanned
Eugene Calmon was yesterday held to answer
before the Superior Court in $4,000 bonds, by
Judge Joachimsen, for the murder of Rene LIE
FeyIe in the White House, Jackson street, on
April Is.
F. W. Wright has sued the Il. 8. Croker
Company for $4,000 for not inserting his firm
advertisement in directory, but substituting
another firm name, all in contravention Of an
agreement
The revenue cutter Perry arrived yesterday,
four months and four days from New York.
She viii reit Mare Island and sail for Puget
Sound, where she VIII join the Beriug Sea |
patrol1ng fleet
The jury in the case OF Richard s. Heath !
against the Examiner for libel yesterday |
brought IN verdict for the plaintiff, assessing
the damages at $500, fourth of the amount |
asked IN the complaint.
Another big note was unexpectedly pre- |
sented TO the Flood estate after the death of
James c. Flood, which has been brought to
light by the discussion over the one recently
presented 10 the Fair estate.
G. ". Rumble and Charles D. Bush were each
sentenced by Judge Joachimsen yesterday to
pay fine OF 5000 or be imprisoned in the
County jail for 160 days for operating o'clock
game" at 915 Market street.
A. Page Brown, architect of the ferry founda.
ton and Union depot, yesterday concluded
that MS contract called Tor supervision OF the
work, and sent his draughtsman, Roweu, to
the front to learn what was going on.
Divine services this evening at the Temple
Emanuel commence at 7:45 o'clock. DR..
Voorsanger viii give the closing lecture Of the
season; subject, '.Why Am l Reform Jew?"
The public is cordially invited to attend.
George W. Miller was arrested yesterday by
Detectives Bee and Harper and was taken TO
Alameda last night to answer charge of steal
ing gun from J. II. Hester, 1116 Park avenue,
Alameda, and pawning it, about two months
ago.
AS the directors of the Atlanta (Ga.) exposi-
ton have made generous concessions to the
California State Board Of Trade it has been de-
fornia products to the big Southern fair next
fall.
Mayor Sutro yesterday vetoed the authorize
ton passed by the Board of Supervisors for pay
ing the California Construction Company
S1944 Al for improvements on Alta Plaza.
The reason is that the work is not properly
done.
Mr.. and Mrs. John C. Lambert of Berkeley
win celebrate their golden wedding on Wednes- !
day next. The couple were married in Vir
ginia on May l, 1S45. They have eleven chill |
dren thirty-eight grandchildren and one great |
grandchild.
Chief Crowley intimated yesterday that it |
was his intention to ask the Board of Super |
Fisors to include in their estimates for the next
fiscal year an amount necessary to cover the |
appointment Of 125 additional men on the |
police force.
Thomas Mulligan was plaintiff in a suit |
against Judge Low before Justice of the Peace |
Cook yesterday for malicious prosecution, be- |
cause the Judge had him arrested for threaten |
ing him on the street. Judgment was given |
against Mulligan.
The members of the recently appointed |
Bureau of Highways have written to the Attor- |
ney-General asking for an Interpretation of the |
law under which they were appointed, IN |
order that they may begin work at once instead |
Of waiting for the beginning of the next fiscal
year.
The Street Committee of the Board of Super |
visors yesterday decided to call for the opin-
ions Of City and County Attorney Creswell as
to whether the franchise OF the San Francisco
and San Joaquin Valley Railroad for passing
through the city might not be granted without
calling for bids, as required by the act OF 1893
The Merchants Association propose to have
enacted ordinances prohibiting the transpor-
tation of heavy wagons on Golden Gate avenue
and compelling teamsters to use broad tires on
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