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

Inc olympic CluD OppOS1l4Ou tASASS A1S
made its appearance.
The State Board of Trade has taken rooms IN
the Croker building
Brief City items are to be found on THIS page
OF the CALL every day.
Anthony Mclean has made Rev. george w att
correspondent in a divorce suit.
The Congregational Monday CLUB discussed
the manner of spiritual reblrth'
William S. McMurty bequeathed most OF his
estate TO his sister, Mrs. FIournoy'
Local items, bright and brief, can be found on
this page OF the CALL every morning.
Nathan C. Carnan died of Inflammation of
the bowels yesterday al the Lenox Hotel
Frank Diel, an uphOlsterer, has been sent to
the Stockton asylum by the Insane Commits
sioners.
The American Protective Association in this
City has been TeoTganized by Assembly dis"
tricts.
shooting opens at the Hotel del Monte, Monte
rey, to-day.
DR.. J. NJ. Condit talked on ''The Greatest
Need OF the Hour at the Presbyterian Minis
terial Union.
Little John oRourke says he was bitten by
Mrs. Catherine PTeStons dog, and he has sued
her for $299 damages.
Timetables Of the railroad companies are
published free of charge in the CALL for the ac-
Eommodation of readers.
The William Nrelling estate is being sued for
$4,000 worth OF property. which. it is claimed,
1t had no right to transfer.
There seems TO be no decrease in the attend
anee at the fair. Last night the place was
crowded beyond expectations.
There was pleasant reception at the Croker
Old Peoples Home last evening to Rev. w. l..
Citizens, the former superintendent
Judge Slack yesterday rendered a decision
UNFOLDING the legality of commitments of
female minors TO the Magdalen Asylum.
The people of Sacramento are driving out the
hobos and tramps and are ordering working
men from the States Free Labor Bureau.
Cattle King Whites deposition was taken
yesterday in the suit of the Sun Insurance
Company to foreclose $4,000 mortgage.
Forecast official W. H. Harmon predicts
,'fair; nearly stationary temperature; fresh to
brisk westerly winds" for to-day's weather
The police are trying to find sneak-thief
who has been stealing ornaments and robbing
the poor-boxes in Roman Catholic churches.
Mrs. Ann Johnson, who started for Chicago
IL 1898, has never been heard from since.
Judge Coffey yesterday declared her legally
dead.
Bernard Cappell northeast corner of Eighth
and Mission streets, was yesterday fined 500
by Judge Conlan for selling liquor without q
license.
Rabbi Jacob Voorsanger of the Congregation
Emanuel, who has been away to Europe on a
three months vacation, is expected home on
Sunday.
Commissioner Searls of the Supreme Court
yesterday refused to give A. A. Friedlander a
hearing in his petition to be admitted to the
Supreme Court.
Fire Marshal Towe is investigating a sus-
picious fire that occurred early yesterday
morning in Mrs. S. N. divers lodging-house,
244 Sixth street.
Thomas Role former switchman of the
Southern Pacific, has brought suit against that
company for $25, 900 for injuries received
while in its employ.
The San Francisco and San Mateo Electric
Railway Company has filed another petition
with the Board of Supervisors for right OF
way TO the new race track.
Mrs Elizabeth Ina Joy, formerly Mrs. Ryer,
has petidoned the court for distribution to
her OF rents amounting to 81, coo 70, from the
Washington Ryer property.
The talent again picked four out of the five
winners at the track yesterday. The fortunate
horses were: Condo, Belle Boyd, Schnitz,
Royal Flush and Little Bob.
Professor H. b. Powers now in Europe, has
been rendered an independent professorship
IN the economics department at Stanford
University and has accepted it.
The big mining suit of Theodore Fox vs..
John W. Maekay and others was resumed in
Judge SeawelPs court yesterday, and goes on
again this morning at 10 o'clock.
England has modified her claims in the
Alaskan boundary question and will now be
satisfied if all the seaports on the waters of the
Archipelago Alexander are yielded TO her
The Grand Jury proposes to investigate the
rumor that certain Supervisors refused to lend
aid in increasing the police force till they
should get certain number OF appointments.
Mrs. NJ. A. Arnold of the Grand Southern Ho-
tel yesterday followed and captured James
Brennan, an old man, whom she accuses of be-
ing implicated in the stealing OF her purse last
Tuesday.
The police are satisfied that Thomas O'Neil
the burglar arrested by Detective Cody on
Sunday night, committed the numerous burg
laries recently in the Mission and Western
Addition.
Andrew J. Collins, who threatened to XIII
Superintendent Fillmore of the Southern Paci-
fc, appeared in Judge Joachimsen's court yes
terday and the hearing of the case was fixed
for Friday.
Edward Campbell, the confederate of Sidney
Bell in the murder of Samuel Jacobson five
years ago, was yesterday convicted OF vagrancy
by Judge Joach1msen and sent to the County
q. Jail for six months.
George Moseby, a colored man, was arrested
yesterday for cutting William Murphy, the
horse-trainer, with knife at the racetrack on
Sunday night. He was charged with assault
with deadly weapon.
The residence OF Mrs. Richard Tobin on Mob
Hill was partly destroyed by fire yesterday
afternoon. The loss was between $4,000 and
SIS 900. Careless painters with gasoline
lamps started the blaze.
The CAPTAINS of the local militia are going to
submit demands for the full legal quarterly
allowance of $500. regardless OF the agree
ment made by the colonies to submit to
duction TO SIS month.
The Union for Practical Progress will meet
this evening at 16 Post street to formulate a
plan for bringing into practica. politics the
question OF municipal ownership of gas,
water and electric-light plants.
John Murphy, 1892 York street, was taken
to the Receiving Hospital last night with a
lacerated wound in his scalp. He said the
conductor of a Valencia-street car threw him
off at the ferry without any provocation.
Harry Gordon, an employee of the City
Carpet-beating Works on Eighth street, was
yesterday struck by roll of carpet which fell
from shelf and had several ribs broken on
the right ride. He was taken to the Receiving
Hospital.
In the opinion of Executive Officer Clarence
j. Wetmore of the Viticultural Commission,
alkali is the cause of the so-called California
vine disease" which has proved to be such
mystery to Professor Newton B. Pierce, the
Government expert, and others.
Two additional jurors were secured in the
Durrant case yesterday in the persons OF David
Brooks 1911 California street, and j. ID. Bah
bitt l015 Market street, making eleven IN all.
But one more is needed, and 1t is confidently
predicted that he wall be secured to-day.
John Faulhammer, butcher, Mason and
Union streets, who was charged with grand
faroenv In reTnoyinQ 81 barrel of whisky from