The San Francisco call., 1896-08-29
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

CQQeO OeSIeQ Fowler N the preliminary
fight at Woodward's Pavilion last night.
Another OF Willis Polk's creditors is prepar-
ing TO take out an order OF examination.
Frederick Belaseo has sued his wife Grace
for divorce on the ground of desertlon.
THE CALLS sporting page to-day presents
panorama of State sport of special interest.
CLOUDY with light rain, followed by brisk
Winds is the weather prediction for to-day.
The Election Commissioners looked into al
legged stufng al the Crystal House yesterday.
Choynski knocked out MeAuliffe in the
fourth round last night at Woodwards Pavil-
ion.
1t is expected that Buckmau's camp may by
agreement be removed from its present loca-
ton
The Rev DR.. Nugent of Des MONIES. Iowa,
will lecture tomorrow night at St. Brendan's
Church.
Miss Anna H. Shaw lectured last night at
Simpson Memorial NJ. E. Church on Woman
Suffrage.
Women suffragists are preparing for the
opening OF their campaign on the 10th OF Sep
tember.
Judge Slack yesterday dismissed the disbar-
ment proceedings against Attorney B. e.
Haskell
The case OF spreckels vs.. spreckels was on
argument before the Supreme Court The case
was submitted
Tenants and property-owners in Chinatown
will resist the orders of the Board OF Health
coAdemning buildings.
Ocean View residents present ststemen: OF
their accumulated grievances and protest
against misrepresentation.
Fish Commissioner Babcock received yester-
day brook trout from Sierra County weigh
ing seven and half pounds.
Forty-seven law students passed the un-
usually severe examinations of the Supreme
Court and were admitted to the bar.
Startling developments are expected in the
recent O'Fsrrel failure. The assets are estl-
mated one-third the Indebtedness.
At the jam at the pugilistc encounters at
Woodward's Pavilion last night Judge Camp
bell was nit on the head with an onion.
The referee decided in favor OF Kelly, in his
fight with Herget at Woodward's Pavilion last
night. The decision caused some dissatts-
faction
Milk Inspector Doekery is marking cattle
suspected of tuberculous in dairy herds to
prevent their sale before they can be regularly
inspected.
Charles s. Wheeler's demurrer to Judge Pat
terson's fourth amended opposition to the Fair
viii of Septem Der "a was yesterday overruled
by the court.
Judge Trout yesterday set aside the decree
in the divorce case OF Margaret l. Horton.
Her husband secured the decree by fraudulent
representations.
A Jacobson, wine-maker who advertised
for work at his trade, was very smoothly
buukoed yesterday by three men and he tells
how IL happened
During the hearing of q case in Judge Lows
court last night Attorney A B. TreadweH got
mixed up in two fights and was arrested for
contempt of court.
Leon Rsabe was arrested last evening on
Fifth street by Sergeant Davis and charged
with attempt at burglary at the Southern Dis
trict Police station.
An agreement is reported to have been
reached by which Buckman's much discussed
camp will be removed from its present location
within thirty days
The tug Fearless ran into the schooner New
ark at Mission-street wharf yesterday and car
ried away her mainIhast and standing rigging
The tug was not injured.
Mitchell and her son from drowning, has re-
eeived q medal from the Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty 10 Children.
Youth and old age, wit, wisdom and beauty
characterized the 'ladfes' night meeting
held under the auspices of the Continental
League at Saratoga Hall last night.
The riders of the continental bicycle relay
should arrive at Ogden, according to schedule,
at A. NJ. to-day. At last accounts the riders
were four hours behind the schedule.
Dr. F. F. Lord, a dentist, recently brought
suit against Mrs: Lottie Downs for $50, the
price OF a set OF false teeth, and got Judgment
in Justice Groezinger's court yesterday.
The Spanish-Ameriean Republican League
has been organized in this City with R. r.
Duckworth president and A. de Ia Tore Jr
secretary.
The German Republicans of this City per-
manently organized last night for patriotism.
protection and prosperity. They adopted the
name Of 'The German-American Republican
Club"
WeaIher Forecaster W. h. Rammon con-
Quoted the most successful kite-flying expert
ment that has ever been done before on this
coast and has only once been beaten in the
world.
James Creegan and Charles Becker were
yesterday sentenced to States Prison for life
by Judge Wallace. They were convicted of
raising S12 draft on the Crocker- Woolworth
Bank to S22,0O
! A. Stephens addressed an enthusiastic
meeting of the James G. Blaine Republican
Club last evening. The club recommended
Thomas Desmond for the office of Superin-
tendent OF Streets.
Three tramp steamers arrived in port yester-
day TO load wheat for Europe. They are doing
all the carrying, and consequently the Olsen.
gagged sailing vessels in port are three times as
many as at this time last year.
Dollie Boswell, 10 years of age, a child
California on her arrival from Astoria yester-
day morning by order OF Chief Crowley and
viii be sent back to her mother in Tacoma.
The appearance of q huge iron roller on
Golden Gate avenue has been the cause of
soaring nervous horses with apparent danger
TO the occupants of light vehicles while driv-
ing on that and Van Ness avenue = oulevards.
wheelmen rejoice over the backdown of the
Southern Pacific in resembling the order to
charge for the transportation of bicycles, but
thew will keep up the fight for the passage of
an Armstrong bill by the Legislature next
winter.
Margaret s. Cosack, professional nurse, de-
posed Yesterday that Senator James g. Fair
toId her that he was betrothed to Mrs. Nettie
R. Craven and that he would marry her; that
he customarily kissed her and called her
Hdearie" and asserted his right to look out
for her when she was sick.
At the meeting of the creditors of o Farrell
Il co. Yesterday g. H. Umbsen was appointed
Temporary receiver and q committee OF five
were appointed to Prepare statement of the
firms affairs It is estimated that the indebt-
edness OF the firm will approach 800, 600 and
that the assets will not exceed one-third OF
that amount.
A purse containing broad band gold ring,
engraved, and q sum of money was found in
the possession Of Frank Hubbard when arrest
ed by Policeman Thompson yesterday. Frank
was trying TO- dispose of it when arrested. He
said he had picked il up at Lotta's FOUNTAIN
The police want an owner for the purse
Secretary welch of the Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Childfen presented the
societv's medal to Gus Fernandez, the deck
hand who rescued Mrs. Annie Mitchell and
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