The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-12
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

GUST the Pacific Bank directors.
The Reliance Club will make an Eastern tour
this tall, going as far as Chicago.
Judge Hebbard has issued an Injunction
against blasting on Telegraph Hill.
Isaac W Balm of marriage bureau fame has
heen refused pardon by President Cleveland.
Maud Lamont, sister of the murdered girl.
was the chief witness in the Durrant trial yes
terday.
Miss Ellen Douglas Wheaton and Rev. VIII
liam A. Brew were married at st. Luke's Church
last evening.
Ada Faux, of 1873 Lexington avenue, has
been committed to the Napa Asylum by the In
sanity Commissioners.
Arguments were continued in the case of
Fox vs.. Mackay before Judge Seawen yester-
day, The case will be submitted to-day.
The Southern Pacific Company will fight in
the United States court any attempt of the
Railroad Commission to cut freight rates.
Charles Eggeling aletter-carrier, bequeathed
S75 to the Grand Army men, the money to be
used to provide refreshments at his funeral.
The Police Commissioners last night fined
two policemen who were found asleep while on
duty, and dismissed another from the force
Judges and lawyers are rapidly becoming ex-
perts on the bike, and the sport of wheeling is
rapidly gaining in favor in the Police Depart
ment
The police want an owner for can of coal
oil and a ham which were found near the En-
terprise Brewery, where they had been planted
by a thief.
R. S Griffin, a young newspaper agent, was
found asphyxiated yesterday in his room at 127
Kearny street. He is supposed TO have COM
United suicide.
Rainy weather, cooler, with brisk to high
winds. Storm signals are displayed along the
California coast.
A19-year-old boy signing himself Roy Has
sett has written TO Coroner Hawkins threaten
ing to drown himself in the bay because girl
firted with him.
a largely attended meeting of German resi-
dents was held last evening TO ratify the plans
for festival for the benefit OF the GGthe-Schll-
Ter Monument Fund.
Adolph Flamant, formerly one of the pro-
prietors of THE CALL and Bulletin, died in
Paris on August 81. His death was due to
cancer OF the throat.
thief stole twenty-five chickens belonging
to A. Schuman on Third avenue early yester-
day orning and was nearly captured by Spe-
cisl Officer Johnston.
The second annual convention of the Cali
fornia Dairy Association opened at the Cham
Der OF Commerce yesterday, and viii continue
to-day and tomorrow.
The charge of assault with deadly weapon
against Frank McManus, preferred by Police
man R. ]. McGrayn, was dismissed by Judge
Joachimsen yesterday.
The Peoples Home Bank has been ordered
by the Bank Commissioners to call in the I'M
paid capital stock. The directors yesterday
refused TO issue the call.
The Coroner's jury. yesterday found that
Samuel G: Palmer, killed on September by
falling wall at the old City Hall building, came
TO his death accidentally.
The charge OF petty larceny against Frank
Anderson, Customs Inspector, for stealing
shirt from Chinese, was dismissed in Judge
Conlan's Court yesterday.
George W. Grayson has brought suit against
Nevada landowners for diverting the water of
Humboldt River in that State from his ranch.
The suit involves millions OF dollars.
Eia1d C,1t+a
street, have been attached for $65,779 81 by
the California JeWelry Company, but the al
tachment was released within an hour.
The next dividends paid by the Savings
banks of this City will probably from a variety
OF causes be from three fourths OF one per cent
TO one per cent lower than the last ones.
According to an order from the Secretary of
Agriculture no meats will be allowed to be ex-
ported after September 10 unless they are GER
tilted TO as being from cattle free from disease.
H Hansley, boy living at 242 Clara street.
had his right foot badly crushed by hay
wagon at Fifth and Mission streets yesterday
morning. He was taken TO the Receiving Hos
pital.
The spur tracks still remain in the park, and
Commissioner Resented says he does not
know when they will be removed. Forty days
ago he promised TO have them taken up imme-
diately.
Judge Angellotti of the Superior Court of
Marin County, yesterday handed down de-
cision in test case which renders the county
ordinance regulating the closed season as TO
deer ineffective.
The final rub in the handball match between
T. F. Bonnet, amateur, and NJ. J. Kilgallon,
professional, was played in the Occidental
court last night, Bonnet winning the match by
five games to two.
A. j. wetzler, Jog Liedesdorff street, swore
out q warrant in Judge Conlan's court yes
terday for the arrest OF R. H. McGlQ Jr., on the
charge of obtaining $50 from him on March
by false pretenses.
The BARRIERS Union has Endorsed the petition
- e.
Board of Supervisors to call a special election
ON municipal ownership OF water, electric
light and gas plants.
The Traffic Association has in preparation
plan comprising its new policy in the fight for
California. 1t is proposed to establish freight
rate bureau for the benefit of merchants as an
adjunct 20 the associations work.
The Board of Education passed a resolution
last evening providing that, in case a deficit is
found in the school fund for the fiscal year,
teachers must give up one-fourth of their Oc-
tober salaries to make up the deficit.
Neil McGonigan, 43 Natoma street, got into
fight on Howard and Mission streets last night,
and was stabbed in the abdomen by an I'M
known man. The wound, which was slight,
was dressed at the Receiving Hospital.
Frank Comyns, who is charged with burg
larry and robbery, was taken before the Insan-
ity Commissioners yesterday morning for ex-
animation, but they declared him perfectly
sane and returned him to the City Prison.
P Baker, AL Fifth street, had big toe
ampu tated at the Receiving hospital yeSter-
day He was standing at Main and Market
streets, when a heavy piece of iron fell from
q wagon and lighted on the top OF his foot
Charles Crane, recently candidate for the
Governship of Utah, talks of the political his
tory OF the Territory and tells what the Demo-
cratic party has done in the way OF stagnating
the industries of that once prosperous State.
william Organ, a waiter in the California
Dairy Kitchen on Market street, had row last
night with another waiter and was hit over the
head with a coffee cup, inf1ictlng scalp
wound, which was dressed at the Receiving
Hospital.
The suit of the Altoona Quicksilver Mining
Company against the Integral Quicksilver Min
ing Company of West Virginia is now on trial
in the United States Circuit Court. The right
to the Boston" water ditch in Trinity County
is involved.
Ernest Kelly, the man who swindled married |
women by pretending TO get situations for |
their husbands, had all his cases dismissed |
yesterday for lack of prosecution. His wife |
had paid back all the money he had fraudu- |
lently obtained.
John Wilson, fireman on the steamer WASH |
tenaw, swore out a warrant in Judge Joachim |
sens court yes terday for the arrest of Alfred |
TODD, deekhand, on the charge of embezzling |
$l9 which he gave him for safe-keeping and |
which he refuses TO hand over.