The San Francisco call., 1895-05-21
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.


no surprise in this City.
Some one stole jar of morphine from the
Receiving Hospital yesterday.
The Manufacturers and Producers, Associa-
ton viii meet in the Mills building tonight.
The question of calling a general strike on
the coast is being considered by the Seamen's
Union.
to'1. W: j.. Farrow, alias Dean, was sentenced to
terfeiting 4oi 0oun-
Harry Baxter, who has spent nearly half a
Lifetime in prison, died yesterday in the House
OF Correction.
The weather forecast for the day is: Fair.
nea.! stationary temperature, brisk to high
westerly winds.
Ihe programme of the Santa Cruz Venetian
water carnival is announced and gives promise
OF brilliant pageant.
me changes made in the line of survey in
and the Stanislaus are Slight
Captain w. G. Leale of the steamer Caroline
was presented with locket by the San Quen-
un sehooFchildren yesterday.
BEigadier-General warfield has appointed J.
4. Giesting assistant adjutant-general and
Chief OF staff, Second Brigade.
Donations of drugs and other articles were
recelved at the City and County and City
Receiving hospitals yesterday.
The winning horses ct the Bay District track
yesterday were Rose Clark, Veragua, Tar and
The old Bay View Hotel at South San Fran
cisco, that cost 500, 600 to build, is for sale,
Eighty dollars has been bid for it.
The silver question from gold man IS stand
point was explained to the Young Woman's
Suffrage Club by c. ". Reed last night.
Professor Gustave Eisen lectured before the
Academy OF SCIENCES last evening on his travels
through Lower California and Mexico last
year.
William Edward Brady, who claims to be
heir 20 an estatein Ireland worth $50 O0O was
detected tapping beer-barrels on Washington
streetwharf.
The high wind yesterday threw down large
piece OF the House OF Correction fence. Extra
precautions were taken to prevent the escape
OF prisoners.
Two claims aggregating 100000 against
the Leland Stanford estate were yesterday
Withdrawn by II. W. Carpenter and Mrs. Maria
H Williamson.
Joseph Andrien,, ea,,a pupil in Xavier Mefret's
private school, 1921 Powell street, swore out
warrant yesterday for Mefrets arrest on
charge OF battery.
The estate of Caspar Dix has been appraised
at Sl7, ,764 10. 1t consists chiefly of a lot and
improvements on Fillmore and Filbert Streets
valued al $16,262 80.
The officers, civil and military, of the First
California Brigade of the Boys Brigade of
America, rendered banquet last evening to
the incoming and outgoing State presidents.
Hill Durkin was yesterday held to answer be-
fore the Superior Court by Judge Low for COM
mitting the robbery in the Sutter-street branch
office OF the American District Telephone Com
pany.
Bishop John NJ. Walden of Cincinnati and
Rev; g. f. Draper, missionary TO Japan, now
on their way 10 the Orient, were given recep-
ton at Grace Methodist Episcopal Church last
night.
DR.. James Mclean, Market street, was ar
rested last evening on q warrant at the in
stance OF Mrs. Susie E. 'Currie, 32S Geary
street, charging hp1g 10
ment.
Attorney Riordan appeared in the United
States District Court yesterday and secured
separate trial for Max Katzauer, one of the
alleged Chinese certificate counterfeiters,
known as the Ciprico ring.
AT meeting of the Fabian Club, last night,
resolutions were passed indorsing Professor
George d. Herrons teachings and severely
cri ucizing Rev. C. O. Brown, DID,, for his de-
nunciatfon OF Professor Heron.
A. J. Miller, engineer at warren's camp on
the San Bruno road, had his right collar-bone
and rib fractured yesterday by being crushed
between two cars used in excavating. He was
taken to the Receiving Hospital.
An elaborate diamond medal, valued ats 200
has been given 10 the California Club by
General Wall, to be presented to the man who
may win the half-mile race at the clubs annual
reunion on three successive years.
Henry varley of London is giving Bible read.
ings at the First United Presbyterian (Taber-
nacle) Church, Golden Gate avenue and Polk
street, at 3 P. NJ. and breaches each evening at
the Central NJ. Z. Church at z AS.
William Fredericks murderer of Cashier
Herrick, was yesterday examined before Judge
Murphy and found TO be feigning insanity. He
was thereupon sentenced to die on Friday,
July 20 next. His attorney viii take an appeal.
The supply of medicines in the City and
County Hospital is exhausted and the patients
are dependent upon donations from citizens
for their medicines. The contractors decline
TO take any more chances OF getting their
money.
David Baxter died at the House of Correction
yesterday morning. The cause of his death
was tumor. Baxter was serving six months
sentence for begging. He was machinist by
trade. He was a native OF Massachusetts,, 90
years old.
ing the Lick statuary on City Hall Square is
being disfigured by maiiciouslv inclined per-
sons. The City Hall tower contractors also use
the surrounding grass plat for dumping
ground for material.
The case of Levin & Wood, arrested for hay
ing obscene literature at their Stockton-street
store, will come up this morning in the United
States District Court. Carroll Cook has with
drawn as attorney for the defendants John
T. Carey will take his place.
The Board of Supervisors yesterday passed as
resolution the old bituninous rock order
recently vetoed by the Mayor. The scheme to
run it through as a resolution is TO avoid the
need of the Mayors signature. The Mayor
says he will go TO court about it.
The Rio Grande Western Railway has an
nounced that ii will run ventilated trains for
carrying fruit from Sacramento to Chicago in
LA hours. This will increase the service in
that line OF transportation and offer addi tional
facilities TO fruit shippers on this coast.
Pedro Peranto has sued the Police Court of
the City and County of San Francisco and ]. T.
Dare, prosecuting attorney thereof, to have a
forfeiture OF his bail declared void. His at
torney, Alfred Clarke, takes the ground that the
forfeiture was an infringement of International
rights.
The funeral services over the remains of the
late Governor Burnett, at ST. Ignatius Church
yesterday morning, were attended by several
thousand people. Governor Budd and staff
were present. a solemn requiem mass was
celebrated, and the interment took place at
Santa Clara
Ex-District Attorney James D. Page appeared
in Judge Slacks court yesterday and stated
that he had fled his account in the of
Louis Lickneller, insane person, whose
property he, as guardian, has been accused of
squandering. The court ordered the case con-
tinued for one week for investigation.
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