The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-18
CITY ITEMS IN BRIEF.

The police are investigating an attempt TO
wreck fre engine on Monday night.
Forecast Official W. H. Harmon predicts
rain for this morning and generally fair during
the day.
CHA. Pope and Helen A. Karnstadt vester-
day recorded a declaration that they married
on March 2.
Sixty members of the cycling annex of the
Olympic Club have seeded, and Will form a
new cycling club.
Andrew !spooner of Cincinnati is in this City
hunting for his wife who left her home with
their little son six weeks ago.
The noted Kennedy estates are coming to a
speedy settlement. Attorney Lynch was given
five days in which to close them up.
The special administrators of the Fair estate
have begun suit against S. H, Brooks and w.
L. Dickinson 10 collect on $500 note.
Joseph Leggett answers certain objections to
the feasibility OF his plan of attracting manu-
features by exempting them from taxation.
Mrs. Eliza Meiggs Sharp is trying to have 8
local trustee appointed to control the estate
left by her father, Connecticut millionaire.
George H. Gallagher, professional nurse
was arrested yesterday for forging two orders
for sugar upon Tillmann & Bendel, wholesale
grocers.
At their session Yesterday the Railroad Com
m1ss1oners adopted revised schedule of grain
freight rates, making horizontal reduction OF
8 per cent.
Police Corporal Henry n. Handley died at
his mothers residence, 430 Golden Gate ave-
nue., early yesterday morning, after linger-
ing Illness.
Thomas 0'Brien, young man who preferred
10 hang around saloons to labor, was sent to
the County Jail yesterday for six months by
Judge Low.
Mrs. W. T. Hooper, 1921 Lyon street, in
censed at the action OF James Benson, burly
beggar followed him two blocks last night and
arrested him.
%ruetaaz ~ -cnoo,,5 f,I,.,-ob
have accepted Rev. Leslie w. Spragues resig-
nation and action will be taken upon it by the
church Sunday.
A. ]. Lewis, a member OF the firm of Shrere
d CO., while temporarily insane committed
suicide at his residence on Sacramento street
yesterday afternoon.
Charles Walker, Alfred Cappola and John
casey, three young men, were booked at the
City Prison yesterday on the charge of burg
larry, their first experience.
The Civic Federation proposes to attack the
validity Of the sunnyside franchise granted to
the Market-street Company by the Solid Eight
OF the Board of Supervisors.
The mineral lands committee of the Miners
Agent Mills of the Southern Pacific yesterday,
President Nef fully concurring.
The Southern Pacific Company yesterday
fled a protest with the Railroad Commission
against the 25 per cent average reduction OF
freight rates on its lines within the State.
I. Percy Mills, the San Jose attorney, and
Miss Mabel Holmes, the Oakland bloomer girl,
who were married by contract last Monday, got
out marriage license yesterday and were mar
RED by justice OF the Peace.
Miss Jessie I. King, dismissed for eight
months by the Board of Education for insubor-
dination, ought TO be paid her full,salary, &C
cording TO an opinion just handed in by City
and County Attorney Creswel.
Judge McKisick concluded his argument on
hehalf of the Government in the Stanford case
before the United States Court of Appeals
yesterday Judge CARRIER will begin his on
behalf of Mrs. Stanford this morning.
The important witnesses in the Durrant case
yesterday were Martin Quinlan, the attorney,
Church. Both saw Blanche and the prisoner
together on April 3, in the afternoon.
In their annual report the Trustees of the
Free Public Library have asked the Board of
Supervisors to build an elevator for the service
of their patrons. They expect to establish
another branch library at an early date.
A number of wellknown professional BALI
players have been formed into a California
league to play in the principal cities of the
coast during the winter season: John Barnes
of Minneapolis is at the head of the scheme.
Catherine Diaz, the young woman who
threatened to hang herself on Monday because
she was refused admission to the Almshouse,
was convicted of yagrancy by Judge Conlan
yesterday and sent to the Branch Coun ty Jail
for six months.
The State Board of Health, the City Board of
Health and representatives OF the United
States Marine Service met in the Mayors Office
Yesterday and decided on united action in
meeting any approach OF the cholera fro N in
feeted Pacific ports.
The trial of Martin D. Howell has been set
for November next The Government IS
ready and willing to push the charge of pass
ing counterfeit money against the prisoner,
but the defense is not ready. The chances are
the case will be heard on the date set.