The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-27

the tennis tournament Saturday afternoon
with a handfcap of half fifteen aud Paul Selby
with half fifteen over Byxbee defeated the
latter.
Drs c. NJ Fisher and NJ. Johnson success
fully removed a cancer from the breast of Mrs
Kane at the Receiving Hospital. Mrs. Kane is
q housewife in poor circumstances, with eight
children.
The affiliated labor unions OF Oakland will
participate in a grand mass-meetfng which
will be held in Metropolitan Temple IN San
Francisco on the evening OF September 2,
Labor day.
E. A. Heron and other stockholders sued by
James T. Boyd and others holding bonds OF
the Consolidated Piedmont Gable Company
have been allowed until the 29th inst to plead
to the complaint.
The Grand Jury was in session this afternoon.
A number of witnesses were examined in re-
gard to tax receipts. J. Leo Park was among
the witnesses called. The District Attorney
was also in attendance.
An amended complaint has been fled by
George and Christiana Moir VS.. the Southern
Pacific Railroad Company Tor 10000 on &C
count OF injuries received by the latter in get
ting off the cars in the dark
resolution was unanimously passed by the
Supervisors to-day appointing A. +. Johns TO
complete the unfinished work OF compiling the
records of the county roads at salary of 500
per month, from August II.
The Supervisors as a committee of the whole
next to inspect the Jail at that place. which
has lust been completed and which the con-
tractor is ready to turn over to the county.
VII. Hill has pet1tioned for special letters
of administration on the estate OF his brother,
James T. Chamberlain, who committed suicide
on the ferry-boat Newark last Tuesday. Cham
berlain owns dairy at Fruitvale worth $l70O.
Further time has been granted DR.. w. NJ.
Beckwith to answer in the quo warranto pro-
ceedings brought against him by DR.. j. NJ.
Selfridge to Dust him from the Board of Health.
DR.. Beckwith has until September TO move or
plead.
Some thieves drove off with P. ]. Keller's rig,
which had been left standing near Shellmound
Park Sunday Keller followed the trail, ran
down the party, recovered the outfit at Watts
tract and arrested c. F. Hawkes., one of the
gang, who was taken to the County Jail.
Della Lawler, who is suing for divorce from
Joseph E. Lawler on the ground OF desertion.
has applied for $40 month alimony for the
support of herself and minor child, Maggie
Florence Lawler. The defendant is said to be
in receipt of a salary of $50 month from the
singer Sewing Machine Company.
A cost bill OF S31 40 has been filed against
Luigi Dulcich, who refused to pay the bill of j.
L. Mccarthy of $3.50 for buryiDg his son. The
judgment of the Justice Court in favor OF the
undertaken was sustained by the Superior
Court. and Dulcich's obstinacy cost him $31 40
for costs, besides his attorney fees.
James L. Tyson did not get a new trial this
morning when his attorney tried to show that
the prosecuting witness against him, Melissa
Van Patten, had been instructed as to the
evidence she should give in the case. Tyson
was instead sent to the County Jail for three
months, which was the extent of the law.
Richard Bronstad, a blacksmith on San
Pablo avenue, near Tbirty-eighth street, has
been deserted by his wife. She had a mania
for fine clothes, and her disappearance is at
trlbuted to her desire to get better apparel than
her husband could afford. The couple have
| been married about two years and have no
children.
A large audience is expected at the meeting
of the Fire and Police Commissioners to-mor-
row. Many people want to see how Mayor
Davie and Commissioners Peirsol ard Wilson
will look when they sit face to face at the same
table to transact the business of the city. If the
three gentlemen do not exchange fistic cour-
tesies there will be disappointment.
A power of attorney in the Portuguese lam
guage, accompanied by q translation and the
consular seal, has been filed with the County
Clerk. 1t was executed at Angro do Herons in
the island of Terceira zone OF the Azores. by
Isabel Josephine de Avila and Antonio Luz de
Sanza de Avila to represent them in the estate
of Manuel SouZa de Avila, now in course OF
nrObatA.