The San Francisco call., 1895-12-22
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF,

= CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
., The streets are gay with preparations for
Christmastide.
Code Commissioner Baldwin is still in a seri-
Gus condition.
Christmas sermons will be preached in most
OF the churches this morning.
Gilbert Blodes, the king OF pewsbovs, ar
rested for running poolroom.
Local items, bright and brief, can be found on
tnlS page OF the CALL every morning.
The women suffragists are rejoicing at VII
lam ID. Mills stand for their rights.
The City Hall Commission expects to be able
TO agree upon style OF roof Tuesday.
The Bryant and Brannan street electric line
Is 10 be opened about the first of the year.
The CALL presents three sketches of con-
trlbutions to Mr.. Searles' Christmas album.
The Supervisors are TO be asked TO pass an
ordnance against percentage poker-playing.
a golf link has been constructed near the
Preside, preparatory to the establishment OF a
goH club IN san Francisco.
1t viii be "fair" to-day according to the off,
Glal prognostication issued last evening by
Eorecaster W. II. Harmon.
Company D, First Infantry Regiment, held
It's thirty-siXth annual banquet in the armOry
on Market street last night
Sir Play won the Haggin stake at Ingleside
yesterday. The other winners we're: Podiga,
Hazard, Gallant and Service.
Mrs. Catherine Lagram has petitioned the
Probate Court TO remove Emile Colron as ex-
ecutor over his wife'S estate.
1t is believed by the local representatives Of
the y. K. and N Company that the present
Portland rate war will soon be settled.
-. The second trial OF Jane Shattuek for the
murder of Harry Pool has been peremptorily
Set for January 20 before Judge Belcher.
Rev Z. II. jerks, the recently elected CO.
pastor of the First PRESBYTERIAN Church, will
3: preach his inaugural sermon this morning.
:. The annual meeting of the Alumni Associa-
ton of the University OF California took place
last: night al the Mark Hopkins Institute OF Art
The charges OF obtaining money under false
=. pretenses lodged against the employment firm
" OF Murray & Ready have been dismissed by
Judge Bahrs.
The new hospital for incurables was pre-
sented TO the management OF the Children's
Hospital yesterday by the charitable builders
and formally dedicated.
: The Grangers' Bank has peremptorily called
in all oyerdrafts The money is needed TO pay
. depositors, and it is thought that the amount
required will be raised within two weeks
POundmaster Osborn swore TO a complaint in
Judge Conlan'S court yesterday, charging eX-
superintendent J. B. Fleming with criminal
libel, and a warrant for his arrest was issued
. The case against Fred Marsh, one of the men
inflicted with Martin D. Howell, Charles Muir
raysnd others for passing counterfeit money,
j." was dismissed ii the Federal court Yesterday.
The Children's Home Savings Society is
about 10 extend its good work OF providing for
homeless and neglected little ones by the es-
tahlishing of a training hame in Beulah, near
Oakland.
= . Colonel John s. Mosby in an interview, de-
-cIayes that both Cleveland and Oney have
. blundered, that the Monroe doctrine is vir-
tually obsolete and that he is opposed TO war
with England
- The Jury in the suit OF Adams against the
Sorthern Pacific for BIS. 900 for recision of
contract disagreed. They were out thirty-six
. hours and took thirty ballots. The vote stood
six TO six on each ballot.
Leo Goldmark, Heinreich Conreid and Carl
Hermann are suing to have receiver placed
in charge OF the Tiyoli and to have some trans
fers OF the stock set aside. They are creditors
for some money due on royalties.
John Galindo the missing capitalist OF Con-
cord, Contra Costa County, was found yester-
day morning in a saloon on Fourth and Minna
!: streets where he had been spending his time
and money for the past eight days.
F: L. Edelsten, editor of the Los Angeles
Mining Bureau, says that the mining industry
of Southern California is now in very pros
porous condition, and that rich Lodges OF gold
have been found which were overlooked years
ago.
3. The five students of the Dominican monas-
Golf, Thompson, Henry, Lamb and Barr1gan,
we're ordained to the priesthood yesterday
morning at st. Mary's Cathedral by Archbishop
Riurdan.
The schools under the management of the
Pioneer kindergarten Society gave charming
Christmas festival at Golden Gate Hall yester-
day afternoon. A similar entertainment was
given at JniOn-square Hall by the Occidental
kindergarten.
III. Morse of London will lecture under the
auspices OF the California Psychical Society at
odd Fellows Hall this evening at 7:4o. Sub
ject The Doctrine OF immortality as q Prob
lem in Ethics, this being the tnlrd OF series
of four lectures.
II has been announced that DR.. Johnson,
who was not allowed to testify at the first trial
of Dr. West, will not go on the stand during
This second trial. 1t was because Judge Wal
lace refused to allow Johnson to testify that
West was given new trial.
In view of the present urgent necessity to
provide some means for preventing the influx
of debris accumulated for years in the canyons
OF the Sierra Nevadas, the Miners Association
has pre- pared bill for Congress appropriating
81 03o 900 for the building of impounding
dams
In the United States Circuit Court Attorney
Horace ". Philbrook has just filed document
in behalf of the defendants, DR.. Merritts
nephews in the Bowdoin College suit,in which
Judge John A. Stanly is accused of having un-
duly Influenced Mrs. Catherlne NJ. Garcelon
for his own benefit.
L. N. Dougherty is suing George F. Beveridge
for 5000 shares OF the capital stock of the Santa
Rosalia gold mine, or for $4,000. the value OF
the stock. DOuRDRTtN Clt4i1S llc dSS1SLcu III
making q most advantageous contract OF sale
OF the property and the amount he sues for
was his promised reward.
The beer war among the brewers has started
and in two weeks it is believed that the beyer-
ate will be sold at retail cheaper than eve1
The members of the Brewers Protective Asso-
ciation are satisfied that certain breweries are
false TO their obligations, ana general stam-
pede for patronage is expected soon.
Mrs. Nora Silvia was taken to the Receiving
Hospital about o'clock yesterday morning
and very soon became mother she had Deen
deserted by her husband and was employed as
a servant at 1882 Eddy street. Her sister, Mrs.
Barnes, 8l2 Laguna street, adopted the baby
and took him to her home. lie WI! De
christened Frederick Rhine Barnes, Dr. Klane
having attended the mother at the hospital.
Mrs. F. H. De Pue died at her home III in San
Quentin Thursday after brief Illness. Inc IN
rsrment was at San Rafael. Mrs. De Pue was
the wife of Captain Frank Fl. De Pue, chlet OF
the PRISONS agricultural force, and brother OF
the Hon Edgar J. De Pue president OF the
BOARD of State Prison Directors. she leaves
three children, q daughter aged IL years, son
g wears old and an infant OF 10 months.
sThe Forty-Niners,n social organization
was organized last Thursday evening by the
mem bers OF San Francisco Parlor NO A. n. ..
G. w The following are the officers elected LOT