The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-19
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF,

ease.
There is chance that the entire plant of the
0strancer gun factory will be brought to this
CITY.
captain.
The roadbed OF the sutro Cliff House railway
Is an lad and the site for the power house is
being graded.
Cabin Passenger Cushing tells a graphic
official inquiry
The Sutter-street Railway Company Will APP
PeaI from the MISUNDERSTANDING the Bush-street
franchise forfeited.
, Chief Crowley does not agree with DR.. Albert
hlner that the entire system of special police
men Is Ineffective.
ship supposed to be the missing Norwegian
ship Field has been reported as having been
seen by the Earlscourt.
There is a case of extreme restitution at $50
broadway, where Marie Ernondss, 12-year-
old child, is dying in want.
The J. c. Price Lyceum, an organization of
eolored people, gave very successful social
evening in the Zion Church last night.
Charles S. Graham the artist has been miss
ing Tor three weeks. A. Page Brown has writ
ten 10 ascertain whether he is in New Year.
The Unexeelled Fireworks Company secured
the contract for fireworks from the executive
committee for the Fourth OF July celebration.
4 brilliant parade of United States troops
took place at the Presidio yesterday in honor
OF General Scho6eld, commander OF the army.
The trustees OF the Mechanics Institute held
an interesting meeting last night to make fur
Their arrangements for holding the fair in Au-
gust.
The new police station which will be built on
the site of the old City Hall is 10 contain a
ninety equipped gymnasium and large drill
hall.
An attachment was levied by the Sheriff yes
terday on Wong Lees cigar factory at 312
Washington street, at the instance of l..
Jacoby.
Rev. Horatio Stebbins has written an open
letter 10 Regent Slack arguing in favor of the
Justice OF students at the university paying
tuition fee.
The California division OF the Commercial
Travellers Association OF America. with head
quarters at st. Louis, will drop out OF the or
gRnizatiou.
The writ of habeas corpus issued by the SUI
preme Court to Orc Winthrop was under argu-
mcnt yesterday morning. 1t was submitted
tor decision.
Thomas H. Williams IL, the racing man, has
returned from the East. He declares that the
next lew weeks viii see n big influx of horse
men TO the coast.
General Appraiser Shurtleff yesterday began
an investigation OF the question raised by i'm
Porters as 10 whether sago and tapioca are
outiable as starches.
John Harrington committed burglary last
Elght IN the saloon OF Nicholas Svilovieh, s12
sixth street, but was chased and captured by
Svllovich and badly beaten.
Thomas A. Ley, who q year ago eloped from
woodland with the wife OF c. A. Bayington,
yesterday took out license to marry Miss Jen-
ME Davis OF 1130 Market street.
Attorney-General Fitzgerald advised Assessor
Sleoe yesterday that the City and County OF
San Francisco is entitled to 8 per cent OF the
state taxes for collecting the same
1t is proposed by the Police Commissioners
TO have the City build FIVE new police stations
on Its own property and abandon the ones
now rented from private individuals.
Mrs. Kate Murphy. charged with disturbing
the peace, pleaded her own cause in Judge
Csmpbelrs court yesterday and afforded con
Adorable amusement 10 the spectators.
1.-The question as to whether the ferry founda-
ZION should be paid for out OF the harbor i'm
proYement fund or the 5000 900 raised by the
sale OF bonds will be decided in few days.
Chief Justice Beatty of the Supreme Court
has filed an answer 10 implied charges against
the integrity OF the tribunal over which he
preSides, made by the last Grand Jury in its re-
port.
The Doric viii be put into service in place of
the Oceanic between this port and the Orient.
She will be remodeled and fitted with engines
capable OF developing enormous power and
speed.
Henry Wehrle, IL years of age, had his face
and eyes badly burned yesterday by foolishly
applying lighted match to can OF powder
in vacant lot at McAllister and Buchanan
streets.
The Supervisors yesterday gave hearing to
al the inventors of life-saving tenders for
Streetcars There were dozen of them with
models. The matter was taken under con-
slderation.
The directors of the Manufacturers and Pro-
ducers Association met last night and elected
Julian Sonntag vice-president of the organiza-
ton. Several important matters were also
considered
Coroner Hawkins received a letter from some
unknown person yesterday, in which the writer
announced that he intended TO commit suicide
because injured by the Peoples Home Savings
Bank failure
An alarm from box 294 at 5 10 O'Clock yester-
day morning was Tor fire in the two-story
frame building S32 Clay street, owned by J. B.
Stoup and occupied by Chinese. The loss is
estimated at $3.50
The Southern Pacific engineers are finishing
a long steel bridge across the Santa Maria River
at Guadalupe, Santa Barbara County, this
week, and when it is finished track laying will
begin on the south side.
The Fire Committee OF the Board of Super
visors Yesterday awarded contracts for the
supplies for the coming year. The Bowers
Rubber Company. local concern, secured the
contract for the cotton hose.
The outhwestern freight war has been
stopped and rates were restored yesterday.
This incident has little local bearing further
than TO show that the hig railroad officials
have the power to preserve all compacts.
Vice-President Stubs and General Traffic
Manager Smurr of the Southern Pacific Com
pany will go TO Portland, Or, to-day to make
an examination of the road and business mat
tiers connected with it in the Northwest.
The McBirney widows are again fighting.
Mrs. Mary A. Mckinney, the real widow, is
suing Mrs. Eudoxia McBirney for an account
ing of her actions while Administrative of Nc
Birney's estate and before Mrs. Mary A. proved
her claims.
The Third Infantry Regiment, n. G. c., is
actively preparing for its annual inspection and
muster, which Will take place tomorrow even
ing. The new drum and fife corps will then
appear for the first time, the old bugle corps
having been disbanded to allow OF such a new
organization.
Henry wittingham, saloon-keeper, Third and
Howard streets, was yesterday held to answer
before the Superior Court by Judge Joachimsen
in $500 bonds on the charge of assault with
deadly weapon upon Nicholas Schwartz on the
night of June 8.
Dr. william Gayigan, who was instrumental
in the passage OF the law providing for suita-
BILE hospital for the treatment OF lnepriates,
saws the institution presented TO the City on
Monday will in no way interfere with the one
contemplated by the law.
The criminal libel suit of Editor Amalgia
against Editor Crespi was called in Judge
CampbelPs court yesterday and continued till
tomorrow, the attorney for Amaigla warning
the other side that if further hbels are pub
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