The San Francisco call., 1895-11-14
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Ihe jackson and PoweA-stIect haIlMay Nohh-
pany runs n single car one trip every Sunday
on seventh avenue.
]. J. Coffee, son OF the late Detective Dan
Coffee, was arrested Yesterday Tor threatening
10 Kill his mother and sister.
Grand Jury Expert Atkinson inspected the
Morgue yesterday. lie tnought another
Morgue would be ordered DulIt.
The defense in the case of Frank Kloss,
charged with the murder of William Deadly,
has been opened. It's insanity.
Sarah D. Hamlin is highly recommended for
the position OF school Director 20 I'LL the va
cancv in the Board of Education.
From the scores made by the police at the
range in the City Hall marked Improvement
in their craftsmanship can be seen.
The funeral of DR.. Basil Norris U. S. A., took
place Yesterday at the Presidio and was attend
ed by impressive military ceremonies.
The Irish-American Cuban Volunteers are
now perfectly organized, and are only waiting
for orders from headquarters to march.
Generally fair weather with increasing
cloudiness and stationary temperature are the
promineut features of to-days forecast.
The will of Charles Root, leaving 100000
10 his Iamily, was filed for probate yesterday,
lie was the son OF the pioneer, d. Z. Root.
The womnns' Educational and Industrial
Union held its annual meeting on the 18th
inst. and elected officers and directors for the
ensuing year.
Rev. Dr. Goodwin OF the California.street
NJ. z. Church will next Sunday night discuss
Lawyers and their relation TO their clients
and 10 society,"
The Board of Education failed to elect sue
cessor TO Director Stone last evening, though
Superintendent of Schools Babcock nominated
Dr. George Drucker.
Mrs Mary Foley, aged 40 years, died sud-
denly at her home, % Frederick street, yester-
day morning. Heart disease is supposed TO
have been the cause.
The decorations and booths used in the
Pavilion at the Goethe-Schiller festival were
sod 10 theatrical managers for only $125.
They cost over $4,000.
The Board of Health made n tour of inspec-
ton through the City and County Hospital
yesterday, aud a few nights ago paid visit TO
the Receiving Hospital
Five out of six favorites were downed at the
track yesterday. The winning horses were
Last Chance, Castanetta, Don Pho Pico, Wa
wona. Detective and o C.
:. Z. Solomon and Adolph Mendelsohn are
suing William B. Bradbury for an accounting
Oh debt of 500, 100 due from them to him
and secured by some lewelry.
One hundred and seventy suits are to be
brought against the stockholders OF the Pacific
Bank TO realize the unpaid capital stock,
amounting to about 1850, 900.
James Goodwin, former administrator in the
John Leylnson estate. has sued Horace W.
Philbrook for $500 counsel fees for his attor-
neys the former firm OF Henly g. MscSherry.
john Giilen, a teamster, so years OF age, was
found dead in bed at mis- house, Ala Four
disclosed the fac: that he had heart disease.
William Mccormick Mission-street black
smith. undertook to do business on the CO.
operative plan, ana his peculiar practices
Callkd him 10 the attention OF the authorities.
William Kearney, carpenter, was found dead
IN his rooms al 44S1@ Ninth street yesterday
afternoon. He fell IRON the roof of a building
about year ago and had been ailing ever
since.
Mike Baldwin, an engineer, was arrested last
night by Policeman Shanahan and booked at
the City Prison. en- route for Chico, where he
is wanted on the charge OF assault to murder
his wife.
]. B. Pioda. Minister Plenipotentiary and
Envoy Extraordinary from Switzerland to the
United States arrived here yesterday and will
be given a reception by the Swiss colony on
Saturday.
James Kelly, alias "Spider" Kelly, the pugi-
list VINO was indicted by the Grand Jury on
Monday for robbery, was arrested last night
and released on $1,000 bonds, accepted by Judge
Sanderson.
Mary Hill, a servantin the house of ex-super-
visor Burns 1506 Washington street. was ar
grand larceny in stealing money and diamonds
from her employer.
The Railroad Commission, acting on the ad-
vice OF Attorney-General Fitzgerald, has de-
cided to demand annual statements from ell
railroads, stage lines, electric lines and local
steamship companies.
The trial of Thomas Arhworth, Superinten-
dent of Streets for this City, was opened before
secured. His defense viii be that he was de-
luded by his deputies.
The leading local capitalists captured the
best boxes at the auction sale yesterday at the
Baldwin Theater OF boxes and seats for the
great festival concert soon to be given in aid
of the Children's Hospital.
W. E. Paulseu. who has been twice tried for
robbing Carrolls faro bank on Market street
on the night OF February l6, 1894, has been
found guilty by jury IN Judge Bclche-'s court.
He Will be sentenced November %.
Louis Pars was yesterday held to answer
before the Superior Court by Judge Joachim
sen in $4,000 bonds for stealing $3.50 and some
jewelry from Mrs. Joaquina Varela, 228 Bran
nan street, where he was employed.
The Western railways have asked the South
eIn Pacific Company to hold another confer
ence at Salt Lake over Utah freight busi-
ness, recently discussed there, and the local
company agreed TO meet them again.
The third trial of n. D. Howell of Stockton
Tor passing counterfeit money is to begin in
the United States District Court this morning.
Secret Service Agent Harris expects to have
Matt Jones on hand to upset his defense.
The celebrated copywright controversy in
which DR.. Joseph Simms accuses Mary Ohm
stead Stanton of deliberate plagiarism of his
works on physiognomy was partly argued in
the United States Circuit Court yesterday.
Richard Kelly was convicted OF the charge
OF grand larceny in Judge Wallace's court
yesterday. He will be sentenced next Friday.
Kelly is only about a year out of the State
Prison, whittier he was sent for fourteen years
for robbery
Dan Donahoe, plumber living at 267 Minna
street. while under the influence of liquor last
cvening, walked in front of a McAllister-street
car on Market street, opposite Grant avenue.
and was knocked down. His left side and leg
were bruised.
BY the clever intervention of Attorney Joseph
Campbell, Marvin L. Freeman was yesterday
induced TO withdraw his plea of discriminating
himself and TO answer all questions relating to
his former testimony given in the Freeman
Westinghouse case.
The case of Mrs. Tobin came up once more in
the Superior Court yesterday. There was
lively day. and it win probably make an in
teresting trial. She is suing the Pacific Coast
Blood-horse Association and others for $25, 900
damages for being elected from the betting
:ing at the track.
AT the Mo-gue the body of the man who shot
himself in Golden Gate Park on October 26 is
still unidentified. Coroner Hawkins received
an anonymous letter yesterday giving the in
formation that the picture OF lady the man
had was D. photograph of his wife, with whom
he had lived unhappily.
Park Commissioner Austin says that $4,000
or $4,000 Will be approprla ted from the funds
for Golden Gate Park 10 illuminate the main
driveway to the ocean beach If interested citi-
zens will contribute the rest of the sum neces-
sary- X: D. Haggerty and Henry Doscher