The San Francisco call., 1896-01-16
CITY ITEMS IN BRIEF

Benedict Feigenbaum died at the close of his
sons wedding least.
Eugene Pardini of the North Beach gang
was on trial before Judge Wallace yesterday.
The Mill Valley and Mount Tamalpai:
Scenic Railroad has filed articles Of incorpora
tion.
James J. MaIoney, better known as Fat
Msloney, Is being sued for $120 on a bill for
room rent
The Board of Health failed to remove Superin
tendent Weaver of the Almshouse at It's meet
ing yesterday.
The winning horses at Ingleside track yester
day were: Fortuna, Foremost, Coupon, SempeI
Lex and Lizzie H.
Judge McKenna decided point in favor OF
the Railroad Commis ssioners yesterday against
the Central and Southern Pacific.
Mayor sutro made public his appeal to the
authorities of Kentucky for the revocation OF
the Southern Pacific charter yesterday.
Continued cloudy weather, with showers,
slightly cooler, is the prediction for tO-day'S
weather, issued by Forecast Official A. McAdle.
movement is on foot for the establishment
OF free market in the City, and number OF
prominent citizens are interested IN It's sue
cess.
The hearing on the appeal from entry of the
S2l0 600 judgment in the Hale & Norcross
case was begun yesterday in the supreme
Court
Detective Harry Reynolds will leave by the
steamer this morning for Seattle TO bring back
!. d. l. McGaughey, who Is wanted here TOT
forgery.
George Hayford SAYS Judge Wallace was
wrong in dismissng his client, Treweek.
charged with bigamy, and he quotes the Penal
Code 10 prove it,
The preliminary examination of James B.
Fleming, charged with criminal libel by Pound
master Osborn, was commenced before Judge
Conlsu yesterday.
Wesley c. Rippey, the Old man who tried to
XIII John W. Mac6ay, the millionaire, on Feb
in h1Trf nfa Ma fOr11a raet
lodgings yesterday.
William STRIP is on trial for his life before
Judge BahrS. He Is charged with murder for
having shot Emanuel Merino on October II
last after saloon row in Hinckley alley.
Two electric cars on the Ingleside division OF
the Mssion-street line collided opposite the
power-house, on Twenty ninth street, last
evening and several passengers were injured.
Milk Inspector Dockery reported to the Board
ot Health yesterday that out OF forty-fve
dalrles visited during the past month a ma
lOrlty were found III bad sanitary condition.
The police are searching for a young man
who obtained SO rent from Mrs. Chrisman'
housekeeper at 3l5 Mason street by represent
ing himself as the son OF 7. P. Riordan, real
estate agent.
Henry D. Morton, superintendent of the Gar
reIt brass foundry, robbed last Sunday
morning of over $1,000 worth Of jewelry while
he slept in the same room IN which the burg
larry occurred.
In order TO test the new primary law, ". A
Gets OF Sacramento has petitioned the Supreme
Court TO compel the Supervisors of his city TO
enforce the provisions of the act, they having
refused TO do so.
The License Committee of the Board of Su-
pervisors has decided in future all applica-
lions Tor free licenses must be examined by
Collector Lees, and that only those ne recon-
mends shall get permits.
The Police Commissioners last night dis
missed two patTolmen, one for ineficiency and
the other for appropriating five bottles of
wines from Lachman d Jacobis warehouse, on
Second and Brannan streets.
Mayor Davie presents his views in THE CALI
today on the Alamed tidal-csnal project and
the Oakland harbOr improvements. He says
the work done has been practically for the
benefit OF the railroad company.
Although Califcrnia's adjutant-general signs
his name Barrett" after the manner of the
first Emperor of the French, who signed "Na-
poleOn," the National Guard does not appear
10 lie prOsperine under the present plans for
reorganization"
The Range and Knocker Social clubs have a
shooting match near the PesthOuse. They
miss all the targets, but kill horse which the
log hid IRON sight and one OF the Ranges, Ed
ward Wilberry, a contractor, was captured 10y
the police and arrested for shooting within the
City limits.
a statement appeared in an evening paper
yesterday TO the effect that Miss Eleanor Cal
houn. the actress, was one of the heiresses to
the great estate OF deceased Butte miner her
grandfather. nephew OF the dead million
a
wholly incorrect
William G. Hensbaw is suing James p. Nc
Carthy and about forty defendants for Sl6,-
$40 IS, the balance due on four promissory
notes aggregaunR S24 600. The notes were
secured by mortgage on tract of land on
Stanford Heights and the plaintiff is suing to
foreclose the mortgage.
Thomas D. Riordan has filed an opposition to
the distribution OF the estate of Frank NJ Bee
on the ground that II is not now in proper
condition to be distributed. incidentally he
has several claims against the estate and as
they viii not expire before Nav, 1896, he
wishes to have the estate held until he car
collect.
A. J. Gunnison, president of the Laurel Hill
Cemetery Association, declared yesterday that
the attack on local cemeteries came from
rivals who owned private battle-ground in
San Francisco had rights under the rural
cemetery act. which could not be assailed by
corporate bodies.
According to the ideas of Charles Wesley
Reed on the basis of official figures from the
report of the Central Pacific Railroad Com
pony, that corporation viii be absolutely un-
able to meet the obligations that would be i'm
posed upon IL by the passage of the funding
bill, providing for ffty-year extension, with
interest at per cent per annum.
William Wittland, who absconded with
$4,000 OF the Grangers' Bank, was q
"plunger" al the races, often placing $500 on
q horse. He used 10 steal gold coin from trays
and to make no entry tags of many deposit
S22 600 from the bank on securities that were
worthless with the exception of about $4,000.
So far the bank has lost $685. on It's tellers.