The San Francisco call., 1896-04-12
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Olivet Presbyterian Church is to be entirely
remodeled.
The weather predictions for to-day are: brisk
6outherly winds.
A benefit is being planned in the Italian
colony for wounded Italian soldiers.
General Chapman of the State Board OF Trade
has presented his sixth annual report.
The Latter-day Saints will hold their semi
annual conference at Pythian Castle to-day.
The will of Sims lsaacs, leaving an $4,000
estate to relatives, has been filed for probate.
Monsignor Nugent spoke TO a large audience
IN Metropolitan Hall last night on waits Of
English cities.
The deposition of h. C. Chamblin in favor of
Lucky" Baldwin in the Ashley Baldwin case
has been received.
Otto Feudner won the Fay diamond medal at
the California State Sportsmen's Association
tournament yesterday.
The Market-street Company holds out in
ducements TO passengers on the solano-street
line which 1t does not fulfill.
Many prominent building contractors are
signing agreement to support the Building
Trades CounciPs working cards.
A clever showing of drawing in the public
schools was made at the Office of the Superin-
tendent of City schools last week.
The State sanitary convention win be held
under the auspices OF the State Board of
Health at Los Angeles on the Goth inst.
The Merchants Association has addressed
letter Offering all the privileges of the associa-
ton to the lately organized Cycle Board OF
Trade.
The Lowell High School athletes held field
day yesterday and broke a few school records
The senior class won the championship Tor
points.
Assessor John D. sebe is inclined to treat
lightly the statement that the tax-ron for the
current year is several millions short OF that
OF 1895.
Professor David Starr Jordan of Stanford
University spoke last night at Golden Gate
Hall in favor OF the adoption OF the new
charter.
The California Safe Deposit Company is
suing TO have the directors OF the Peoples
Home Savings Bank removed for mismanage-
ment of the banks affairs.
Cadmus won the Ormonde stake at Ingleside
yesterday. The other winning horses were:
lumina, G. B. Morris, Dungarven, Sir Yassar,
April and Ado!ph Spreckels.
Frederick Helms, So years of age, who claims
he Is the Oldest violin-player in the United
States, has been compelled to seek shelter for
MS declining years IN the Almshouse.
Emma Ducos. q years OF age, a nursegirl,
recently arrived from Texas, was booked at
the City Prison last night Tor grand larceny,
in stealing from two OF her employers.
Frank Hoefler, alias Frank Miller, is in dan
ger OF being indicted for what is thought to be
Ii murder. Miller is the butler who killed a
supposed burglar IN julius Franklin's house.
Stanford won the intercollegiate tennis
championship from the University OF California
y
and Picher playing against Magee and Gage OF
Berkeley.
About twenty members of the class in chari-
ties and corrections at Stanford University Wis.,
ited the Police Courts of this City yesterday
with Professor NJ. r. Smith OF the department
OF economics.
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union
OF this City is preparing to celebrate Franchise
day, April %, and the birthday anniversary
OF Mrs. B. Sturtevant Peet, by a large reception
at one of the hotels.
c. P. Huntington is said to have his plans
all laid 10 purchase the Atlantic and Pacific
and extend it to connection with the ST.
Louis and San Francisco, and thereby gain
entrance TO st. Louis.
Attorney-GeneraI Fitzgerald is reported as
saying that he believes Police Commissioners
Alvord and Tobin have not a life tenure of
office, and says he is III sympathy with the
lnOYeme Mt TO oust them.
Stanley Lytton, an electrician, was caught in
a revolving shaft in the California Wire Works,
Bay and Mason streets, yesterday afternoon,
and had both bones of his left arm broken, be-
sides being otherwise injured.
The Board OF Health is somewhat worried
over the contradictory reports rendered by a
Grand Jury committee and Chief Market In.
spector Ben Davis regarding the condition OF
the supplies at the City and County Hospital.
The San Francisco and San Mateo Electric
Raj iroad passed out OF the possession of Beh-
rend Joost yesterday by virtue of Judgment
upon foreclosure of mortgage, and was pur-
chased by John A. Buck and Nicholas Ohlandt
for $300O0O.
The scholarship convention at the San Fran
cisco Business College resulted in the pestowal
OF free scholarships upon David Kosminsky,
Fred Pattlson, julia keesing, Kitty Cham bers,
Maggie Nelson, Fred Holman, Herbert Shrek,
Albert Kazeto, Morris Hixson.
Mrs. Stanford's represen tatives voted against
c. P. Huntington for president at the Southern
Pacific election on Thursday under her special
instructions. This was the first open oppos-
ton 10 the Huntington regime since his elec-
ton to the presidency six years ago.
This Sunday afternoon al O'Clock there will
be grand rally of men only at the Christian
Association building, Mason and Ellis streets.
when short, interesting address Will be de-
nyered by Rev. J. c. Smith Special music and
al interesting service. No ladies admitted.
Mrs. NJ J. Coleman is suing TO have the mar
riage of her son, +. w. Davis, to Carrie NJ
Davis annulled on the ground that he was not
of age at the time of the cerem ony. They
were married in San Diego in September, 1894.
The groom will not be Il until the end OF mex t
month. He lived with his vile but few days.
over 293 members OF the Mission Defense
Union have filed answers to the suit brought
By the Noe heirs. At a well-attended meeting
OF the club held last evening Attorney Duzer
declared the claim of the Noe heirs TO be
absolutely worthless, and strongly advised
club members not TO be frightened into buying
quitclaim deeds.