The San Francisco call., 1895-12-15
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF i.

The police confess to being unable to stop
gambling in the poolrooms.
Rev -Lobn stephens will address the Metho.
dist preachers meeting tomorrow.
4Uigbt rain" is predicted for to-day bv
Weather Forecast Official w. H. Harmon.
The recent kettledrum given at the De Young
residence in aid OF the Polytechnic cleared over
$500.
A nephew OF King Humbert, the Duke degn
Abruzzi, is expected in San Francisco next
month.
Charles Mayne, the capitalist died yesterday
morning. He became reconciled TO his nephews
last week.
BY recent Justice and Superior Court deci-
sion workingmen need not accept time cards in
lieu of cash.
Miss Susan B. Anthony has signifed her in
tention 10 attend the Women's Congress in
tins City in May.
The fight over the guardianship of the
Knarston children was before Judge Coffey
yesterday afternoon.
The service of the dedication of children to
the Virgin Mary was celebrated at Sacred Heart
Church last evening.
W. P. Brant, a bricklayer, committed suicide
at 1Tl2 Jones street yesterday by shooting
himself with shotgun.
The Oakland Whist Club, last evening, won
the Rideout trophy at the Pacific Coast Whist
Associations tournament
Imprisonment for grand larceny yesterday. He
had four prior convictions against him.
A great quantity OF important business came
before the Board of Prison Directors at their
regular meeting at San Quentin yesterday.
The winners at Ingleside Track yesterday
were: William Pinkerton, Morven, Emma D,
Bright Phpbus, Wheel of Fortune and Mestor.
The Norwich Union Company has decided to
open an office in San Francisco, with W. H.
Lowden as the general manager for the Pacific
Coast.
The disa ppearance of II. L. Crosby since Fri
day, December g, was reported TO the police
yesterday by his friend, Jehn Knowles, 132o13
Howard street.
The Grangers' Bank directors have decided
not to reopen the doors, and will report to the
Bank Commissioners tomorrow and ask them
TO take charge.
The Poultry Show was fairly we'll attended
yesterday, but the directors complained that
their efforts were not appreciated by the San
Francisco public.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians have estab-
liShed large headquarters including reading
and club rooms, halls and offices on Ninth
street, near Howard.
Charles Aull has been reelected Werden of
Folsom prison. Clerk Ellis of the Board of
Prison Directors also succeeds himself for an
other term of four years.
George W. Dickie, manager of the Union Iron
Works, delivered an interesting lecture on the
construction of battleships before the MechGn-
les Institute last evening.
joseph Mcclellan. charged with burglary.
was alI{aigned before Judge Bahrs yesterday.
He pleaded not guilty. There are thirteen
prior convictions against him.
The Bank Commissioners have made an order
that hereafter no banking firm shalt receive
public funds from State, county or city officials
on ordinary or irregular deposit.
Dr. Kerr took umbrage at the action OF Miss
Patton in issuing invitations TO the gradua-
ton exercises of seven nurses before he had
marked their examination papers.
John ]. Coffey has filed general denial to all
the allegations of fraud and unprofessional
and improper conduct charged against him by
his ward, Mrs Annie McAndrews Heber.
musical and literary social and ladies'
high jfnks were given by the Our Time Enter
tainment Club at Mission Parlor, on Seven
teenth street, near Valencia, last evening.
Miss Sterile Jarvie has given up all the
jewelry demanded by Ralph Briggs guardian,
Frank Meagher of San Rafael. Miss.Jarvie and
young Briggs will be married in February
The plate and art glass insurance companies
have formed compact and their Pacific Coast
general agents in this City, who used TO cut
rates so per cent, will make no more reduc-
tions.
The case of A. Paladini, charged with violat-
ing the game and fish laws by selling steel
heads out of season, was called in Judge Lows
court yesterday and will be tried by jury next
Friday.
The Grand Jury is making a thorough in
vestigation of Fire Department management,
and has found that many employees in excess
OF the number authorized by law are on the
payroll.
The Prison Directors have officially ex-
nressed their disbelief in the charges pre-
ferred against Warden Hale in connection
with an alleged visit of Convict Gardiner to
this City.
Mrs Maggie Godshall, who was accused by
Mrs Mary Johns of criminally misrepresent-
ing the value of certain property sold 10 the
latter, was acquitted in Judge Wallace's court
last Thursday.
The owners of the Donahue estates building
at Mission and First streets were blamed by
the Coroner's jury yesterday at the inquest on
young Sterling Ironsides for having an unpro-
tected elevator.
W. H. Mills, in a letter to Thomas Prather,
banker of Oakland, discourses on the advan-
tageS and benefits that would accrue from the
establishment of free market in the larger
cities of the State.
Ex-Superintendent Fleming of the Animals
Home charges Poundmaster Osborn with per-
Jury The Grand Jury has appointed an ex-
pert to examine the books, and work in that
direction will begin next week.
Reliance defeated Olympic in the charity
football game at Central Park yesterday, and
the receipts aggregated nearly 5000, to be dis.
tributed to the poor women ana chlldren OF
the City by the Salvation Army.
The members of the San Francisco Mutual
Loan Association enjoyed banquet at the
Palace Hotel last night, and during the even
ing Vice President Malm was presented with
handsome gold watch and chain.
In the Mrs. Annie McAllister inquest yester-
day the Coroner's jury returned verdict CEN
surfing the Market-street Railway Company for
not having taken proper precautlon at the
curve on Mason and Jackson streets.
Two detectives have been watching the
Chinese butchers, and have found that owing
to a combination of the wholesale and retail
butchers the trade of the Mongolians has de-
creased from $50 beeves to 53 beeTes weekly.
The Attorney-General has decided that the
statutes pern1it the manufacture ana sale OF
jute sugar bags by San Quentin prison and
that industry viii be inaugurated at once
The prison authorities have four million grain
bags now ON hand.
The officers of the Safe Deposit and Trust
Company stated yesterday that they would IN
stitute criminal proceedings against any man
who would utter statements injurious 10 the
standing of that institution. i. q: Speiiings
second statement was declared TO be ialse IN
various particulars. -
New evidence is claimed to have been Sc
cured i'll connection with the pass issued by u
]. Huntington to Frank NJ. Stone, which SHOWS
it was actually used for an interstate trip. lhe
matter has been referred to the Attorney-Gen-
eral, and should he fail to act Congress VIII De
asked 10 take up the matter.
Collector of Customs John II. Wise explains
how his son Harry happened to go into part
nership with William B. Sanborn in theVailelo-