The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-29
LOCAL BREYITIES.
Fair weather to-day.

railroad
The Langham Hotel property was sold for
! $l35, 600.
Elizabeth Tallant's estate is appraised at
! $3l7 ,40S 80.
The Acme Athletic Club will soon build a
| SIC, 900 clubhouse.
Emma Gardiner and Baldwin Gardiner Jr.
! have been divorced
| Only $40 has been collected for the Steven
| son monument fund.
Burglars rob the saloon of John Casey, on
| Larkin street, near Turk.
! Managers of British insurance companies
met to combine on rates.
! A number of schooIteachers' certificates were
| recommended for renewal
Presbyterian ministers discussed the "stu-
/ dent volunteer movement"
Phillip Reicht, a property owner on Folsom
street, arrested for burglary.
/ The will OF Mrs. May Morris will be contested
| by Thomas Custer, her brother.
| Streetcar men are not afraid of being dis.
| charged for joining their union.
The Freehoders decided that convict labor
| shall not be used on the streets.
The estate of the late Mrs. Elizabeth Tallant
! has been appraised ut 1917 ,4OS 80
Insurance rates were cut % per cent by one
manager and another cut 10 per cent lower.
| The Young Mems Christian Association cele-
! brated its anniversary with special exercises.
| George Ayers may lose his eye on account of
! injuries caused by his babys rocking horse.
| The Civic Federation viii send committee to
! Sacramento to watch the course OF legislation.
! Jerry Donovan, alias J. Il. Dunn, arrested for
| selling milk route that did not belong TO him.
! The case against J. A. Wilkins, manager of
! the Louvre, for resisting an officer dismissed.
! Taking OF testimony completed in the prose
cution in the Loughborough assault to murder
| case.
A competing road up the San Joaquin Valley
! will give that section commercial independ-
ence.
Rival steamship companies are cutting rates
| between this port and Tacoma, Seattle and Vic
! toria.
The Southern Pacific Railroad has been sued
| for not stopping at station TO let passenger
get off.
Joseph Abbott arrested for stealing suit of
| clothes belonging to a. E. buchanan, con-
/ tractor.
Bessie Schwartz has been granted S25
month alimony from her divorced husband,
! Isidore.
The California Pure-food Exposition was
| opened to the public, and there was large
attendance.
Bernard Lauchman is the name of the man
who was found dead in the Mint saloon Sum
! day afternoon.
Successful drill in line of masses at the Pre-
sidio. There is plenty OF drill ground for
another brigade.
| Albert v Bills suit against the Silver Spring
! Mining Company decided in favor of the de-
! PENDANT corporation.
At the meeting OF the Freeholders Attorney
Clement offered a drastic resolution relating to
municipal franchises.
The Freeholders provided for Board of
Public Works, the Commissioners to be APP
| pointed by the Mayor.
There will be number of dimensions in con-
! nection with the Baptist revival services at
Metropolitan Temple tonight.
| George Rowe, framemaker, fined 800 by
| Judge Conlan for contempt OF court Tor not
| appearing to prosecute charges of robbery.
| The Supervisors made several minor appoint
ments. Mayor Sutro vetoed two measures. A
! large number OF important questions were con-
! sidered.
! Forty-second anniversary celebration of the
/ Young Mems Christian Association in the new
hall. An interesting lecture by Rev. H. R.
Haweis.
/ Talbot Clifton at % to / and Eckert at 10 to L
! were winners at the track yesterday. Ike L,
Joe Cotton and Miss Ruth, fayorites won
handily.
Thomas H. Williams Jr. and other racing
men Will be arraigned this morning on charges
of cruelty to animals Secretary Ho1brook says
he has strong case against them.
The Street Railway Employees have asked for
a charter for their union. Manager Vining of
the Market-street system says he has no knoWl-
edge of the proposed reduction in wages.
Legality of the appoin tment of Attorney ].
Alva Watt as attorney for Receiver Sheehan,
Peoples Home Savings Bank, is called in ques-
ton The attorney may be called on 20 refund
his salary.
The regular meeting of the Union for Practi-
cal Progress will be held at the Builders Ex-
change Hall, Is Post street, this evening.
Question for discussion: "Charity Organized
and Unorganized."
Joseph King, charged with burglary in the
second degree, was sentenced to four years inlr
prisonment by Judge Wallace yesterday morn
ing. A second charge of similar character
standing against him was dismissed.
Archbishop Riordan Endorses the movement
and petition of the unemployed and gives So.
The committee learned that one contract at the
Presidio for grading may be bid for by the I'M
employed. They discussed ways and means OF
getting contract.
Complaints for divorce have been filed by
Dora Martin against George Martin, Meta e.
GullahoTn against Thomas J. Gullahorn, Ida
Hilton against James G. Hilton, Mary Kennedy
against William Kennedy and w. w. Woods
against Winnie Woods.
An indignation meeting of residents in the
neighborhood of the Mission road and county
line to protest against the condition of the
Mission road. A committee was appointed to
wait on the Street Committee of the Board of
Supervisors next Thursday.
Professor Hermann purchased yesterday
from NJ. F. Kearney his celebrated tandem
horse, Cock Robin, for $500. Mr.. Hermann
intends to take the horse East with him in his
special car which he brought to the coast and
which was expressly built for his tandem team
and carriage.
The Pompeiian Perfumed Bath Tonic Com
pany has incorporated. 1t is for the purpose
OF dealing in esaponaeons tonics for toilet and
bath purposes and its capital stock is $780,
O00 Only $50 of this amount has been sub
scribed so far, however, $40 by each OF the fol-
lowing directors Hugh Tevis Charles NJ.
Martin, A. A. Cunningham, Eugene F. Bert
and James Anderson.
Nes1OS
Schafer, Joseph McAuliffe and Joseph Linehan,
charged with engaging in prize-fght, was
called in Judge Lows court yesterday morning
they pleaded not guilty. There were no wit
nesses for the prosecution and the Judge dis
missed the cases. The fight was between John
Duffy and John Doyle on the Ocean road on
Sunday, January IL. The case against the
two principals has not yet been heard.
The case of Lydia Wilson, charged with muir
der for the killing of her husband, was before
Judge .Belcher yesterday morning. She has
been acting very queerly in the Jail since her
arrest, and though she had been examined by
the Insanity Commission once before and
had been pronounced sane, it was decided to
have the woman again examined before she
was tried. She was accordingly brought be-
fore the commission at noon yesterday, with
the result that she was declared insane and
was sent to Agnews asylum.
Mrs. Helen A. Landers has petitioned the
Superior Court for writ of review, compelling
the Board OF Supervisors to submit to the court
all proceedings relating to the extension of
Potrero avenue, south OF Army street. There
has already been commenced the work of
grading the proposed extension and Mrs.
Landers wants the resolutions authorizing the
work to be set aside on the ground that there is
now pending an action to condemn some land