The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-19
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
- Tresdar.n-Local Forecast ofhcial.

Pair Tuesday. "-Local Forecast OfhciaL
A dangerous counterfeit half dollar is in
circDls ton IN this City.
The Federation OF Women has discovered s
filthy state OF things al the City Prison
Another effort is 70 be made TO settle the
Utah rate Tsr on the 21st inst. al Denver
John G. Woolley. the temperance orator, de-
hve1ed an eloquent discourse last night at
Metropolitan Hall.
The Baptist ministers appointed commit
tee yesterday 10 work in conjunction with the
Chrlstlan-Jewish mission.
BY stipulation the appeals of Philip A. Roach
rom various decisions OF Judge Coffey IL the
Blythe case have been dismissed.
Nelson Dennis, the Tiburon storekeeper OF
the san Francisco and North Pacific Railroad
has been missing since lsst Thursday.
The Womsn's Congress Association OF the
Pacific Coast held It's annual election OF off.
GERS yesterday morning II Shasta Hsl.
The winning horses 81 The Bay District yes
terdsy were Virgis =, Fleshhght, Articus, Red
Glen, Yankee Doodle, Daisy 4 and Encino
The rwenty-e1ghth annual convention Of the
Grand Lodge OF Knights OF Pythias OF Calitor-
mis-, opened last evening IN Union Square Hall
Rev. Alex Psttison OF Chicago advised the
Presbyterian ministers yesterday 10 advertise
the churches n the announcement columns OF
the press.
John Covingron, colored horse-trsiner. was
arrested yesterday in connection with the re-
cent poisoning OF Oracle 5 CT the Bay District
rsCetrack.
Andrew Arisndo. 6 window-cleaner, was
brought from Maps 20 the City Prison last
night and booked on the charge OF felony en-
6eZzleneuJ.
The win Of Mrs. Carrie ". P. Coleman. widow
OF the late William 7. Coleman, hiss been fled
for probate Il distributes 6 $3.50, 900 estate
10 relatives.
d.. Walton z. Preston was arrested yester-
day OF complaint OF Mrs. Elizabeth \. BRYANT,
his mother-in-law, for failure 70 provide forhis
Two children.
Fhevuoth, or the Feast of Weeks. Of the Jew.
ISL Church was impreSsively and beautifully
Observed IN the synsgogues throughout the
City yesterday.
The general com nllttee appointed 10 arrange
fo- week OF iestiviry in san Francisco early
this fall mas named the festival Carnival Of
the Golden Gate.
We. Paulsell, convicted in The Superior
Court Of the robbery OF CarrolPs faro bank on
Market street. has fled his transcript on ap-
peal in the Supreme Court.
The Supreme court has upheld the action Of
he State Controller IN refusing 10 allow the
salary demanded by Thomas A. Lewis, expert
10 ne State Board OF Examiners.
Captain Coulson Of the Life Saving Depart
ment viii leave for trip north this morning.
DE expects ~ take in the new stations ST
Yaqulns Bay and Cape Disappointment.
r 4. Pease OF the Goodyear Rubber Com
pany has been aPpolnied the local represents
i've OF the United States Rubber Company, the
great rubber boot and shoe trust of the coun-
ny.
Judge Seewell has handed down his written
opinion IN the Rsbin case, the test OF the four
yezr-term law. He had previously sustained
The defendants demurrer snd rendered oral
decision.
Mary Z. Black, the divorced wife OF Howard
O. Black. has been restrained from bringing
sction regs ding the attachments on his per-
sOnal property. Black is going through IN
solvency.
a capsized boat with s man clinging to it
was sighted on the bar by the schooner John
A yesterday. II was 100 rough TO lower 6
boat, and when assistance was sent no sign OF
the derelict could be seen.
Chief Crowley was advised yesterday from
Denver that the decision on the appeal of the
United States Court OF Appeals in the proceed
inFs for the extrsdltion Of Mrs. Emma York
would not be given till October, in ST. Paul,
MINI
TIE accusation of A. J. Clunie against As
SCISSOR Siebe came before Judge Wallace yester-
day The defendants demurrer was over
ruled end the case win be tried to-day unless
the Supreme Court stops it on a writ Of pro-
hibition.
James Lul. convicted OF forgery, was SEN
fenced 20 three years imprisonment by Judge
Wallace yesterday. Lull made & long speech
N which he gave as reason for mercy that
he was 6 nephew OF Louis P. Lull, late secre-
fary OF the Pioneers, and that his uncle had
always spoken in the highest terms of Judge
Wallace
At the meeting of the Transconrnentsl Pas
senger Association yesterday the matter of con-
trolling transatlantic passenger business and
lower westbouDd rare from ST. Paul TO points
south OF Portland, Or, were disposed of for
The session. To-day the local differences be-
tween the Southern Pacific Company and the
Oregon Railway and Navigation Company will
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