The San Francisco call., 1896-04-21
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

westerly winds.
The Y. M. C. A. indebtedness fund has now
reached $91, 900.
The BARRIERS are getting ready for series oi
boycotts upon their enemies.
w. c. Dudley, secretary of Golden Gate Lodge
p B. o. E, is short 1887 in his accounts
Della Beretta is suing her husband, Angelo
Beretta, for $50 month for her maintenance
The Prohibition convention that is to meet
in Stockton next month will nominate q full
ticket.
Mrs. P. d. Browne asked the Presbyterian
ministers yesterday why women should not
baptize.
twenty-five dollars ton is being offered for
grapes in Sonoma Valley. This is the result OF
the frost
The will of John Egan, leaving an estate
valued at $1,000 to his widow Bridget Egan,
has been filed for probate.
Charles A. Keeler OF Berkeley lectured last
night at the Academy of Sciences upon 'Nat-
ural Selection and Heredity.''
Attorney Hayne proceeded with his argu-
ment in the Railroad Commission case yester-
day. He will continue to-day.
Mayor Sutro has obtained two months
leave OF absence, presumably to make per-
sonal tight IN Washington against the fund
ing bill.
Martin J. Cafferty, laborer, 335 Broadway,
fogged his son Johnnie in horrible manner
last night because the boy did not sell enough
newspapers.
The Mechanics Institute and the Manufac-
turers' and Producers Association have CON-
bined to hold strictly home industry exposi-
uon this year.
Father Yorke delivered a lecture at Metro
politan Hall last night on the attitude of the
Roman Catholic church toward civil and re-
ligious liberty.
New and sensational developments are ex-
pected in the big Santa Cruz land suit, and
TWO lumber companies will have to discon-
tinue operations.
There has been q general decapitation oil
heads OF departments at the Pacific Rolling
Mills, snd much pruning is being done in the
interest OF economy.
McLaine, Stanford's pitcher and captain is
the only obstable that confronts the University
OF California seriously IN the intercollegiate
base ball match tomorrow.
The Grand Jury at a special meeting last
evening resolved to send communication to
the Board OF Health commencing the man
agement OF the Amshouse.
Four favoriteswon at the Bay District yes
terday. The first horses past the wire were:
Governor Budd, Mt. Roy, Adam Andrew, Sir
Play, La Maseota and Belle Boyd.
Theodore Kaufner, printer, 500 Tenth street,
threatens to sue the Southern Pacific for dam
ages because he could not get a seat on the
train from the Santa Cruz Mountains.
Mrs. Josephine Oman Of South San Francisco
threw herself in front of cable-car at the ferry
yesterday morning and was later locked up in
d padded cell in the Receiving Hospital.
The Women's Federation held their commit
tee meetings yesterday, and on Thursday night
one OF them is TO give social entertainment mt
at the Newsboys' Home on Powell street.
The Election Commiss ion has begun active
preparations for the fall election in order to
force county officials who desire to hold over
for four years TO test the county government
act.
At meeting of the Cycle Board of Trade
last evening it was recommended that all
wheelmen in this City carry on their ma
chimes large card bearing the words, "Repave
Market street."
Mark Fellheimer, a CALL carrier was assault
ed by Samuel Snyder, boy whom he claims
was stealing papers from doorsteps early Sun
day morning, and had him arrested for battery
and petty larceny.
Fifteen members of the Grand Jury yester-
day surprised the managers of the Almshouse
and City and County Hospital by an unex-
pected visit The jury found deplorable
condition OF affairs at the hospital
The schooner Bonanza, in which Banker
Ralston and his friends made many a trip
during the years 1876, is now lying at Main
street wharf leaking at the rate of ten inches
an hour. She has been turned into a trader.
The recent visits of the Christian Eudeavor
officials TO ascertain the City's ability TO enter
tain delegation OF %, 900 people have resulted
in a most favorable opinion in San Francisco's
favor as the place for the great convention of
1897.
OF the 90 900 shares of the Skagit Cum mberland
Coal Company, belonging to the estate of P.
Mackay- Ihey were destined to be sold for
$4,000, which YVES much less than the ap-
praisement.
Attorney John Percy yesterday made appli-
cation before Judge Slack for the guardian
ship of the five children OF William Fair. 1t is
thought that this means that the principal
heirs of James G. Fair want to bring more
collateral claims if they can.
The demurrer to the complaint of Nobby
Clarke, who demanded q pension from the
Police Pension Fund Commissioners has been
sustained without leave amend %
signed from the force before the pension fund
was formed, and for this reason Clarke was
hello TO have forfeited his rights to pension
from it.