The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-13
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The 1roquois CLUB heIo 1's "eeA-'
last night.
Brief City items are to be found Oh ILLS P"ee
OF the CALL every day'
The State Floral Society met yesterday anu
discussed gladiolusculture.
Mary J. Hutchinson OF 43Z SeVen'n s'iee'
has been missing since sunday
There is a long list of applicants for places
under the new Board or HeaItn'
1oos1 items. bright and brief, can be found on
this page OF the CALL every morning
p Mills claims his landlady's cruelty has led
70 the possible fatal illness OF his ch1Id'
p1one have been. accepted for new school
house and proposals Will be advertised Tor.
Tho Charming Auxiliary OF the First Unita-
risn Church has filed articles OF incorporation.
The petition of Patrick McDonough asking
for the control of the Public Pound has been
denied.
Mrs. Taura de Force Gordon and E. T. Hicks
announce the rumor of plot for a socialist
uprising false.
William F. Murray was arrested yesterday on
8 charge made by his wife OF cruelty ana tall-
ure 10 support.
Mrs Jane Coon, who is charged with abus-
vet been arrested.
Mavor Sutro is not yet satisfied that the pro-
test against Foster for Election Commissioner
was legally made.
The following horses won at the Bay District
yesterday: Little Bob, Don Cara, 1nstallator
Bernardo and Remus.
Timetables of the railroad companies are
published free of charge in the CALL Tor the &C
commodation of readers.
Rev Max Levin, OF Winnipeg, Manitoba, is q
candidate for the rabbiship of Congregation
Beth-Menachim Streisand.
Antoine Fodera q dealer it poultry and game,
was arrested by the Game Warden yesterday
He sold five doves out OF season.
Banks are sending in encouraging reports in
response to the first call of the Commissioners
for statements under the new law.
Hugo Goldsmith is tired of his contract for
furnishing supplies to the City, and he Will
probably be permitted to assign 1t.
The steamer Gaelic, which arrived from the
Orient yesterday, brought the latest advlces
from the sealing fleet in Japan waters.
A Finnish family named Hoaglsnd, living at
the corner of Pennsylvania and Nevada streets,
are destitute and both parents demented.
Treasurer Widber yesterday appointed Peter
Deveny deputy fee clerk and Max Wauschauer
was promoted to the position OF bookkeeper.
Citizens are proposing to raise a fund by
subscriptions to prosecute the Solid Eight OF
the Supervisors for selling out to the Market
street Railway Company.
The third regatta for the Hammersmith &
Field trophy Will be held tomorrow over the
San Francisco Yacht Club House course and the
race will be one for blood.
President F. W. Dohrmann of the Merchants
Association protested yesterday against the I'M
fair rejection of street cleaning work by street
Superintendent Ashworth.
Chong Wal, the Chinaman who was shot on
Dupont street Thursday evening, yesterday
identified Nook Tai, a highlander, as the man
who committed the crime.
The result OF an election in Siskiyou County
has been changed because the election officials
of one precinct were hungry, and took the bal
1.o+h m. 4 ir1lc with hnT
The Supreme Court has decided that if a
river changes its own course, those below who
lose the benefit of its waters have no redress.
They cannot tamper with the act of God
Only one rancher remained yesterday who
refused to sell right OF way to the Valley
road at q point north or the Stanlslaus River.
Grading will begin at Stockton next week.
The San Francisco Schuetzen Verein has
taken upon itself the welcoming home of the
victorious team of California shooters who
have been making regulations in the East
County Clerk Curry expects to secure posses
sion of the stolen Fair viii next week He has
just returned from trip 10 Santa Cruz, having
for its object the recovery OF the document.
Harry Mann president OF the Al Hayman
Company, arrived from New York yesterday
morning. He says that he has booked all the
newest attractions in the East for San Fran
cisco.
Acknowledgement Fitzgerald, in reply to a
query from State Controller Colgan, says the
last general revenue act does not alter the
methods OF redeeming property sold for delin-
quent taxes.
Rev. Max Levin, cantor from Winnipeg,
Canada, conducted the services for Congrega-
ton Beth-MenachimS treisand, on Minna street,
last evening. Mr.. Levin is candidate for the
Office of rabbi in that church.
The Pacific Mail Company yesterday depos-
tied the money due the members OF the crew
lost on the Colima with the clerk of the United
States Circuit Court The heirs-at-law can pro-
cure the money by proving their title to it.
Suit will be begun to-day by the Church
street Improvement Club against the Market
street Railway Company to compel forfeiture
of the stolen Church-street right OF way, under
Eight Sif-'H 1u'1-'' AH''D " 'H' SUM
The raisin men OF California are taking a
deep interest in the appeal from the decision
rant case to the United States Circuit Court.
They say it will entail loss of million dol
lars to the State if the court upholds the
appraisers
been prosecuting against his wife has been de-
cided against him. He was plaintiff and at
torney for plaintiff in an action for divorce
upon the ground of infidelity. but in the
courts opinion the case against Mrs. Coffey
was not proven.
Attorney Fitzgerald has been asked by the
Bank Commissioners to render an opinion con-
corning the law passed by the last Legislature
question involves the right of pawnbrokers,
saloon-keepers and others 10 use this term in
connection with their business.
The twenty-ffth annual convention of the
California State Dental Association concluded
its four days session yesterday, and adjourned
TO meet at Santa Cruz next June. DR.. J. L..
Assay of San Jose offered in q paper on State
dental law, a correction of the evil worked by
students whom he termed illegal practitioners.
Attorney Highton announced yesterday that
he had forgotten the provisions of the code
when drawing up the complaint for divorce
for Marie Burroughs. He had neglected TO
state that she had resided in the State for a
year prior to the beginning of her action, and
he begged the court to allow him 10 amend
by adding that fact.
The prosecution of Joseph A. Ferris, the
Scott-street fruit-dealer who was arrested for
arson by Fire Marshal Towe several days ago.
was ended in Police Judge Lows court yester-
day by the dismissal of the charge. Although
the Fire Marshal and Detective Handley testi-
fed to the finding of traces of kerosene in the
store the court did not think the evidence was
sufficient to hold Ferris.
Richard j. Dowdall, druggist at Nineteenth
and Valencia streets, has been quietly trailing
the murderer of Eugene Ware for months past
and is about to close in upon three persons
whom he suspects were guilty of the crime
Recollections of the mysterious crime are re-
vived by Mr.. Dowdells strange story and in TO-
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