The San Francisco call., 1896-08-02
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

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team at Stockton to-day . Sc
Reports fromecountry towns speak of widey
spread interest in the Woman Suffrage move
ment
The Election Commissioners made a large
number of changes among precinct officials
yesterday.
A magnificent temple will soon be erected by
the spirituslists nesf the intersection OF Cough
and Oak streets.
Charles A King has applied for letters of
guardianship over Maggie Bonner and-Fannie
Bonner, snliuors.
C. D. Bianchi sued Daniel Lambert to COM
pei him 70 sell him sthres-foot lot on Bartlett
street for Ss7 50.
FarmerE. }. wilkinson has duck that is in
the habit q laying double-shelled egg, one
within the other.
Mr.. and Mrs. William o'Rourke, sged re-
spectively 19 and F7 years, are in tangle over
their baby sirT, Pauline.
The reorganized Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe Railroad is earning money and expects to
retain California connection.
The westher forecast for to-day is partly
cloudy and foggy in the morning. generally
fair during the day and cooler.
The Merchants Association has sent invita-
tsons to s17S organized bodies TO send dele
gates 70 the charter convention.
The British shipssierra Parma, well known
in San Francisco, went down in the Bay of
Bengal with all hands last month.
Paul Neumann was moved yesterday from
the Palace Hotel to the San Rafael residence of
his son-in-lsw, William F. C. Hssson.
Mrs. Jane Neal has asked the Society Tor the
Prevention of Cruelty to Children to aid her
IN locating her adopted son, Alfred Foster.
Aunie Bill has fled the will of Jacob Bill for
probate. She is named as executrix. The
property is worth about $1,000 and is all left to
Mrs. Bill
70 Henry Schwartz & Co. of this City will open
poolrosme in oSaussIito next Monday. This
he he md nj n hat n tor IN
thar town
The annual report Of the United States I'M
migration Commissioner OF this port shows
1411 immigEants arrived during the year
ending June 30 last.
Yesterday the second trial of j. NJ McGee,
charged with ceiling pool tiekets was begun.
Three jurors were secured and the case ad-
journed to next Tuesday.
Gus N johnson, the sailor who tried to kill
John Cane some time ago, yesterday. pleaded
cuiPy 70 assault with intent to murder. He
will be sentenced August 8.
Tramp steamers sreodriving the sailing-ves.
sells out Oh the wheat trade. sixot the former
are to load wheat and dozens OF the latter
are tied up awaiting charters
Jim Corbett. the champion pugihst, left this
City last evening, with Dal Hawkins, for Grip
pie Greek, Colo. Corbert has agreed to box
Billy Woods OF Denver limited contest.
Fred Garcia. e&-Deputy MafshaEof sausalito,
got six months yesterday for cruelty to chill
dren, ana tomorrow his first wife will swear
to complaint Charging him with bigamy.
The number OF suicides reported at the
Morgue during the monthSof July were con sid
erably ineszeess of any previous month in the
history OF that institution The total is sixty
nine.
After vacation of nearly one monththe
several United States courts will resume busi-
ness tomorrow. The Circuit Court is con-
history.
The Finance Committee of the Board of su-
pervisors finished its work on the tax levy
Yesterday, and announced that the ra1e as far
ss IL is concerned, has been fixed at 81 05 on
the 500.
Captain Burns. who raised the Blairmore,
and Il. c. Iabrett of the Risdon Iron Works as
sert the Mall eompany's Colon bis can be
raised. Either or both ofthem will undertake
10 do the jos.
The Republican Fifth Congressional District
convention yesterday nominated Eugene F.
Loud for Congress, Claus spreckels as Presi-
Dental elector from that district and James R.
Lowe as alternate.
Peter McGIynn and j. Fred Burgen, exec
utors OF the estate OF J. Mervyn Donahue, will
proceed TO invite artistic designs Tor drink
ing fountain at the intersection OF Bush, Bat
terry and Market streets.
President Harrison D Barrett, the head Of
the National Spiritualistie Association, mas
announced his intention OF attending the an
nusI session Of the California State Spiritual
1stlc Association IN Sc eptember.
For heamonth of July United States Com
missioner Hecaock passed on seven Chinese
hebess corpus cases, and for the fiscal year
ending June 50 thirty-two -CelestiaIs sought to
land by legal process at this port.
There is said to be good prospect of the
Vsnderbilts securing possession OF the Central
Pacific Railroad and max king il the last link in
q chain Of railroads owned by them and ex-
tending from the Atlantic to the Pacific seq
bosEd-
Henry Grimm, brother of the girl Lena
@ Grimm, leper in the Pesthouse, eScared from
the City and County Hospital Friday night
and is now in .the Receiving Hospital await
ing mis- examination before the Insanity Com
missiOners-
Judge Joaehimsen, who was censured by the
Labor Council for having fined q socialist
street speaker, explains that in imposing the
fine he was merely performing his judicial
duty and had no intention of sbridging the
right of free speech.
State Organizer Garland of the California
State Protective Association, which is COM
posed of hquor-dealers all over the State de-
elares he'GboIition OF free lunches, now being
agitsted, would result in better liquor being
served in the saloons
N. Casin yesterday sued the Pacific Marine
worth of jewelry deposited as a guarantee OF
the safe return of the tugboat Barclay Golden
which conveyed Carlos Ezeta and party TO
Panama about five months ago.
An irvestiga of the lumber industry of
the United States shows that the free-trade
policy of the Democrats, as expressed in the
Wilson bill, which William Jennings BRYAN
advocated, has resulted IN low prices and the
suffering OF workmen all over the country.
Rev. George D. Heldmanu of St. Luke's
Catholic Church, Chicago, is on the wav TO San
Francisco for the purpose OF examining land
Tor q colony of German Catholics OF St. Louis
and Chicago. About 500 families are expected
togoin the colony, which viii most likely be in
Monterey County.
Three writs of restraint will be asked for to-
morrow TO prevent the Board OF Supervisors
granting the fifty-yesr franchise asked for BY
the Geary-street Railway Company. Should
they fail to stop the action of the Supervisors
the indictment of the members voting for the
order viii be demanded.
Charles P. Mott, ex-captain of the football
team of Brown University, VIII arrive in
Berkeley next Tuesday with Professor Getchel1,
whom he is to assist in the botany depart
ment In ali probability Captain Mott viii
be selected 70 coach Berkeley's football team
for this years Thanksgiving game.
The Oakland Expos ition, otherwise the Ala
media County fair, will open tomorrow morn
ing at 10 O'Clock, and the opening exercises,
comprising speeches and music, VIII take
place in the evening. The fair is much larger
and better than last year, the exhibits present
ing great variety OF agriculture, horticulture
and manufactured products OF Alameda
County.