The San Francisco call., 1896-11-07
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Rockland Gold Mining Company was
yesterday incorporated.
. The Board of Health removed two inspectors
and appointed several others yesterday.
The shipments of fruit from San Jose to the
East in October amounted TO 81 $4,000
pounds.
George Foster, a well-known turfman, was
yesterday committed to the insane asylum at
Agnews.
'Fair Saturday. with increasing cloudiness
al night; fresh westerly winds" is the forecast
for to-day.
. By late decision of the Supreme Court a
special election may be held for q new charter
at any time.
James Nash and Beecher Manson, TWO pris-
oners, escaped last Thursday from the House
Of Correction.
Mayor-elect Phelan says that the main object
OF his administration viii be to give San Fran
cisco new charter
Indio, Strathmeath Kamsin. Tenacity, Lib
ertine and Can't Dance were the winners at
lngleside yes sterday.
The Teachers Institute held its session in
the assembly-room of the Girls High School
yesterday afternoon.
The Board OF Fire Underwriters of the Pacific
met yesterday in semi-annual session, but did
nothing TO aftect rates.
Oral arguments were made yesterday in the
Supreme Court in the suit of E. Howard Smith
against the Ferries and Cliff Railway.
Judge Coffey yesterday awarded Attorneys
a Pearsons estate. They asked for $37, 500.
Henry P. Bowen, who killed Frank Jones
second othcer OF the whaling vessel Balaena,
must stand trial in the United States District
Court.
Sharkey and Fftzsimmons signed articles in
the cafe OF the Baldwin Hotel last night to
hght ten rounds on December for purse OF
$4,000.
fight between Moses Barnett and j. ].
Rauer took place in the County Clerks Office
yesterday, in which the latter was slightly
worsted.
The British ship Alcedes was caught in
. typhoon last October and nearly went down.
Sne lost her sails and was on ner beam ends
for eight hours
Cord H. Wetjen alleges that rumor that he
had committed suicide was maliciously circu-
lated and was in keeping with the dirty work
which defeated him.
Council James G. Mcguire and James H Barry
viii intercede with Governor Budd in behalf
of 8 d. Worden, the train-wrecker.
j. J. Raner and NJ. NJ. Barnett engaged in
The combat was the result of trouble over the
AUDITORS hght IN the recent election.
Brother-in-law De Young Of the Chronicle
defeated Broiher,in-iaw Deane for the position
OF City Auditor by friendly comments and By
double dealing with political associates.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Mayer (nee Harris) have
returned from their southern trip, and will
be pleased TO see their friends at the Hotel
Savoy. prior to their departure for Mary sville.
Five of the Peoples Bank depositors who
were indicted by the Grand Jury for libeling
Judge Hebbard were arraigned before Judge
Daingerheld yesterday and pleaded not guilty.
The Unadilla blew out one OF her manhole
gasket heads while on her way here from Mare
Island and had to lie up for repairs All the
Mare island people went home on the Month
ceAo
nation in his possession that will not only
seat him in Sacramento, but will land some of
those who cheated him out of votes in San
Quentin.
d1ctments for misdemeanor libel against Fred
Marriott, proprietor of the San Francisco News
Letter. The complaining witness was Judge
Governor Budd and other prominent c,ti.
zens signed a testimoniaLghich was presented
last evening TO Miss Mary G. Hay organizer of
the woman sufragists, prior to her departure
for the East.
joint meeting of the San Francisco BOARD
OF Trade and Chamber of Commerce yesterday
resnlted In definite action being taken in re-
caro- 10 exhloltlng the products of this State at
the Guatemala exhibition.
Senator W. NJ. Stewart of Nevada. who has
been campaigning in the Eastern and Middle
states, arrived here yesterday. He says
rleTpoint Morgan is President, and that
Mckinley was elec.ed by Doodle and coercion
J. B. Irving, mining engineer OF London.
is mere he says great in terest is being taken
in London in California mines. The opening
VI tho -naIipoSe grant ne lhlnKs, Will cause
many additional investments in mines here.
N. F. Welch, Republican candidate for State
Senator IN The Twenty-third District will con-
test the election opSydney Hall, who has
plurality OF 81 votes over Welch. The latter
claims that frauds were perpetrated and
threatens TO bring suit.
The honor of having contributed the largest
Republican vote. claimed by AlameGa County
is now claimed by Marin County. The gener.
GUS rivalry will center round the possession of
the handsome banner donated by Eli Denison
and which will arrive from Los Angeles to-day