The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-25
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Judge Wallace has released Ambrose Watson,
holding that he was not in contempt of Judge
Conlan.
Marie Louise, the baby raised in an incubator
at the Children's Hospital, is progressing
favorably.
Forty-seven applicants for legal diplomas are
being examined by the Supreme Court Com
misSioners.
Fresno contractor has placed an order with
the State Free Labor Bureau for 200 men to
build a canal
Rev. Henry Marley talked to the Methodist
ministers yesterday about "The Coming Sover-
eighty OF Christ"
A false alarm was rung in from box So, on
the corner of Fremont and Howard streets, at
S;45 last evening.
The winners at the Bay District yesterday
were: Major Cook, Spry Lark, Jennie S, Craw-
lord and Installator.
The fourth days session of the district synod
OF the Lutheran church was held yesterday at
the church of St. Paulus.
The investigation into the loss of the Colima
was closed yesterday afternoon by the Inspec-
tors OF Hulls and Boilers,
The preparations for the mammoth celebra.
uon OF the Fourth of July make interesting
reading for patriotic citizens.
Julius Meyer, the man who made disagree
ment in the Pauisell jury, is being examined
by Judge Murphy on charge of perjury.
Labor Commissioner Fitzgerald is at work on
plan by which he will send several hundred
unemployed men to work in the placer mines.
The Manufacturers Association has protested
against Eastern goods being purchased for the
Home for the Care of Predetermined Children.
Mabel Simmonds, a 15-year-old girl, charges
her father with cruelty and asks the court to
appointJ.W. Bird. her employer, her guardian.
The moral teachings OF the California and
Stanford universities were discussed at the
meeting OF the Congregational Monday Club.
Mrs. NJ. Barrett, Twenty-second street, is in
a. 1nf n hat Ind 1fnrro
day.
Mrs. Lille Inman, who contracted a runaway
marriage when not II years of age, is now
suing 10 have the union dissolved. She is IL
years old.
Lewis R. Cummings, who was to provide ali
mony for his divorced wife, yesterday morning
failed to do so and was ordered to jail by Judge
Hebbard.
William Ground made a vain attempt to
obtain a warrant for the arrest of Frank NJ.
Stone, whose family took his sister-in-law to
the country.
Thomas Heffernan. a se-trainer at the
raeetrack, was arrested yesterday on the charge
OF staoolng William Flynn on Fifth avenue and
ID street Sunday night.
The Board OF Supervisors yesterday passed
the resolution providing that $4,000 be ap-
propriated in the next tax levy for the build
ing OF smallpox hospital.
Quarantine officer Craw has returned from
the southern part OF the State, where he dis.
tributed black ladybirds among orchards in
tested with the black scale.
= H II. Fulton ,:4O9 Cortland avenue, fell off the
dummy of a Mission-street electrician last
night and had his nose broken, his lips cut and
his forehead cut and bruised.
William Perrin and John Desmond, two car
penters, were injured yesterday by the staging
on which they were at work on Washington
and Davis streets giving way.
Strong efforts are being made by the young
wife OF J. G. Davis, the forger TO save him from
imprisonment, but the police say they will
prosecute the charges against him.
A committee has been appointed by the Pres
Sutro, and request him to discontinue the Sun
day entertainments at Sutro baths.
Mcguire and Wise, the two ''green-goods''
men. were Yesterday sentenced to eight
$3.50 each by District Judge Hawley.
The charge of attempting to extort money
preferred by the late DR.. Plouf against J. D. l..
McGaqghey and Charles E. Wilson was dis
missed by Judge Campbell yesterday.
The frame work of the new Cliff House, which
Is TO be peculiarly strong, will be completed in
ten days. The half-fniShed chimneys have
been torn down because bad brick was fur
nished.
A petition is TO be presented to the Park
Commissioners by business men in the neigh
borhood asking leave TO illuminate the drive
way from the old fair grounds to the ocean
beach.
zee DOC roo, iaunQryInan, was fdtdlly SnOt
at the corner of Baker and Sullivan alleys,
Chinatown, by Look Won, at an early hour
yesterday morning, and the murderer was ar
rested.
Circuit Judge McKenna yesterday decided
the suit of the Gray heirs against the New Al
MAIDEN Quick silver Mining Company, to secure
three -eighths OF the property, in favor of the
defendant.
Fourth of July committeeman who have
performed no service and attended no meet
ings arc to be stricken from the roll and al
lowed no favors in the way OF tickets to the
grand stand.
Three attempts 10 burn down the building
on the southeast corner of Market and Sixth
streets have been made within the past three
weeks and Fire Marshal ToYe and the police
are making an investigation.
The wholesale butchers of South San Fran
cisco are arranging Tor an immense Character
istic turnout for the Fourth of July. Fifty
three young ladies will occupy one hoat, and
there viii be two floats of schoolgirls.
The doors of the Chinese cigar-manufactur-
ing firm known as the Empire Company were
closed yesterday on an attachment of local
tobacco firms amounting TO $500. The cred
itors charge that crooked work has been prac-
ticed.
The decision of United States Judge Ross OF
the Southern District FORGETTING the railroad
land grants in Ventura and Los Angeles coun-
ties, involving 700, 900 acres, was sustained
yesterday by the United States Court of Ap-
peals.
warrant issued at the instance of Attorney NJ.
S. Wirth charging him with embezZling $500
which he was sent to collect for estate man.
aged by Wirth, 500 of the amount being
Wirth's fees.
Mrs. Alice NJ. Cafferey, 6341z Broadway,
swore out warrant yesterday for the arrest of
Charles Schussler, on the charge of embezZling
$3.50, which he obtained from her as the one
half interest in restaurant which existed in
his imagination.
John G. Agar has been appointed special
administrator in the estate of Joseph Mac
donough Alfred Ely of 81 Nassau street, New
York, has been appointed a commissioner TO
take the dispositions of the subscribing wit
nesses OF the will.
The transportation of ties, rails and other
materials for the Valley road from this port TO
Stockton was discussed by committee OF the
directors yesterday. Prompt action will be
urged on the board, as the supplies are ex-
pected here any day.
The Finance Committee of the Board of
Supervisors with Auditor Broderick and Mayor
Sutro, visited the Hall of Records yesterday to
consider certain measures demanded by Re
corder Glynn for the better safekeeping OF the
documents in his care.
Contracting bricklayers have started night
TO get contracts for their work away from car
penters, who in return have combined against
them on similar lines. In the hght against