The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
The union painters are confident that they
will yet defeat the unfriendly bosses.
An election of a board of trustees was held
in the Builders Exchange yesterday.
The painters union will guarantee not to
strike again in the shops of friendly bosses.
The Board of Education declared itself in
favor OF a high school for the Mission last even
ing.
The State Floral Society will open its thir-
teenth semi-annual flower show on the Both OF
April.
members received in DR.. Browns church last
night.
The weather predictions for to-day are:
Cloudy, with fog in the morning; westerly
winds.
The remains of the late Abraham Gunst were
laid to rest yesterday in the Home of Peace
Cemetery.
board of directors of the Builders Ex-
change was elected yesterday, the carpenters
being defeated.
The carryaIl of the Irving Institute, with
number of pupils in it, met with an accident
on Hyde street.
DR.. F. W. Dudley has assumed his duties as
assistant superintendent of the City and
County Hospital.
Mayor Sutro declared yesterday that he
would employ none but union musicians to
play at his baths.
The estate of James P. Kerr, late owner of
the Breeder and Sportsman, has been ap-
praised at $12,374 II.
The dispositions of Mrs. Cotton and Joseph A.
Baker were read in the suit OF the First Ma
tional Bank yesterday.
Another of the railroad letters washed up
from the sea tells of some trials and tribula-
tons OF great corporation.
Rev. Anna Shaw said in her lecture on the
Home last evening that woman only ruled
the world while it is in the cradle.
Miss Frances Willard will make a lecture
tour of the State this fell in lieu of holding
the W. c. 7. .. National Convention.
An investigation by the Civic Federation
into the Assessors books shows discrimina-
ton in favor of the railroad company's prop
erty.
The management of the Columbia Theater
yesterday announced that 1T had engaged
Elenora Duse for q two weeFs' season here in
June.
The health authorities have notified the
Warren & Malley hog ranches, at the foot OF
Laguna street, to move outside the limits at
once.
The winning horses at the Bay District yes
terday were: Startling, Lumina, Rey del Ban
didos, Tonino, Collins, Sir Richard and FAIR
faith.
Carpenters Union No. 22 at a special meet
ing last night ratified the card system of the
Building Trades Council, to go into effect on
April 1.
has been sworn to absolute secrecy in his in
vestigadon of the Offices of Sheriff and Re-
corder.
Mrs Davidson was acquitted by the jury yes
terday morning by order of Judge Bahrs, there
being no evidence to convict her of the crime
of extortion.
Mrs. Sartours, who was run over and injured
by buggy at the corner OF Hyde and Turk
streets ON March 16, died at the German Hos
pital yesterday.
The alleged Peralta-Reavis land swindlers.
Andreas Sandoval and Jose r. Valencia, are
being examined before United States Commis-
sioner Heaeock.
Consul-General Coney of Mexico is strongly
in favor of the plan to make the Tehuantepec
Railroad link in grand interoce anic trans
portation system.
The police were notified last night that the
styangler attempted to murder Irene Wilson, a
Young woman, in her room, 304 Suffer street,
on Monday night.
The master painters say that the action of the
union painters on Tuesday broke the backbone
of the strike. The journeymen contend that
they are all right yet.
The South Side improvement clubs held an
important meeting last night for the purpose
of discussing the proposition of increasing the
width of Folsom street.
Captain Lees was notified yesterday that an
officer had left Kansas City, Mo-, with the pa
pers for the extradition OF William Loughridge,
the Savannah bank robber.
Judge Trout has rendered an interesting
decision in the Heydenfeldt case. He has
ruled that Mrs. Henrietta Dewall was at one
time Solomon Heydenfedts wife.
Testimony was taken by Colonel Sutter yes
terday in the matter of the Webster and Alice
street bridges, Oakland, complained of as
being distractions 10 navigation.
Great interest is being manifested in the rife
match between teams of the San Francisco and
Oakland police forces, TO take place at Shell
Mound Park on Saturday afternoon.
Professor Earl Barnes of the department of
cf&. e. TTw-s-- cff,r1 lat a1
the Academy of Sciences last night upon THE
Development of the Mind of the Child"
John Brignoi, who kicked Mrs. Thompson of
Tehama street in the abdomen during row et
a Foresters' ball in Union-square Hall, was
YESTERDAY fined $50 by Judge Joachimsen.
Mrs. Mary A. Davidson refuses to talk about
her acouitfal in any way, saying, however,
that the scandal is still capable OF rich devel-
opments, Of which she may speak later on.
Director Morse denies that the president of
the Northwest Milling and Power Company of
Spokane has absconded, and gives general in
formation concerning the company's affairs.
Thomas Fsirhurst, a tea-dealer of Foochow,
is here. He says the China tea is being rapidly
supnlanted bv Ceylon tea, and that China does
not take kindly to either railroads or mission
aries.
Five hundred Chinese. who claim to be
American born, are studying the constitution
in order 10 be able TO pass the educational
qualification and vote at the coming election.
A memorial 10 the Governor and Board OF
Regents of the State University, praying for
the establishment OF the Wimerding School of
industrial! Arts IN this City, is in course of
preparation.
Professor Earl Barnes and Professor Ewald
Flugel of Stanford University, and Professor
bernard Moses hare been engaged 10 deliver
fifty lectures ct Rockefeler's Chicago Univer-
sity this summer.
The Manufacturers and Producers Associa-
ton held its first annual meeting yesterday IN
the Chamber of Commerce rooms, and elected
directors for the ensuing year. Horace Davis
was elected PRESIDENT
Captain Bushnell OF the Piedmont, at present
dangerously i'll, and James B. Olcott ~ Man.
chester Conn. met lew davs ago after a sep
ration of over forty years and recognized each
other instantancOusiy.
While on the bench yesterday morning Judge
father had died at Santa Cruz. Judge Slack
Immediately left the bench, and Judge Trout
adjourned court in his place.