The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-02
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Mrs. P. L. Weaver has resigned her position
as matron of the Almshouse.
The carnival committee completed its or
gan1zat1on yesterday afternoon.
Annie Kinds as won her suit for back salary
against the Board of Education.
Justice Carroll ordered two men into custody
yesterday for contempt of court.
The time to Del Monte will be reduced by q
hall hour on and after Monday next.
Miss Helen Smith is soon to make her debut
in "Trip 10 the Moon" at the Tvoli.
The Board of Health will dismiss DR.. Greedy,
the veterinary, without an investigation.
Partly cloudy, Tuesday morning, followed
by ialr'-W. H. Harmon, forecast official.
John f. More has been suspended from his
position administrator of the esta te OF A. P.
More.
Wesley T. Lewis, the assailant of Florence
Ready, was captured by Detective Cody yes
terdsy.
Jacob S. Coxey will be here in few days,
and he will explain his plan OF non-interest-
bearing bonds.
The union carpenters are displeased with
the disposal OF a tool-thief case inPolice Judge
Campbell's court.
Another station has been established on the
Coast Division road and the gap reduced by
two and half miles
The California League baseball grounds, on
the Mechanics Institute Folsom-street lot,
will be opened within q few weeks.
The yacht Rover OF the Corinthian fleet re-
turned from Santa Cruz sunday evening after
having experienced very rough trip.
The Labor Bureau Association is having
trouble over the Turk street Temple, over the
lease TO the lower part of the building.
Henry Mccoy, an old man living at Il Nor
ris avenue, attempted to commit suicide last
night by cutting his throat with razor
Exercises in honor OF Lord Kelvin, the Brit
lsh scientist, will be held at the Academy OF
Sciences on the evening of the 18th inst.
H. Kuhl, the broker who wooed wife by
advertisement began suit against her for di-
vorce yesterday on the ground of cruelty.
The State Board Of Horticulture meetings
viii be held in Sacramento hereafter, as It's
headquarters are now located in the State
capital.
The United States Circuit Court OF Appeals,
Judges McKenna, Ross and Gilbert presiding,
Is now in session and six opinions were handed
down yesterday.
The closing exercises of the japanese night
school, under the auspices of the Methodist
church, were held last night at the Japanese
Church on Pine street.
At the Closing exercises OF the Niles Gram
mar School diplomas were presented to george
Fisher, William Jefferis, Bertha Nichols, Ida
Lamb and Olive Baldwin.
Henry Behrens, clerk in grocery on Eight
eenth and Mission streets and Richard Lu-
dolph, his friend, were arrested yesterday
morning for petty larceny.
The favorites were all beaten at Ingleside
yesterday. Elmer F. Yankee Doodle, Widow
Jones, Peru, George Rose and imp. Fullerton
Lass were the winning horses.
Charles Becker and James Cregan, accused
OF completely in the Nevada Bank forgery
have employed attorneys TO defend them and
refuse to make any statement.
Gates are to be placed on the Alameda broad
gauge and on the Berkeley trains within sixty
days but no fares are to be charged where
free riding has been hitherto permitted.
1t is expected that the Southern Pacific Com
pauy will put the new commodity rates to
Utah, which have been prepared since the
cent Denver meeting, into effect on the goth
inst.
James ]. Corbett will remain here q week
when he viii go TO England with the idea of
challenging Fitzslmmons and, if possible,
him.
Judge Coffey has directed the $4,000 mort
gage due from the Heydenfeldt estate to the
German Savings Bank to be paid. The mort
gage is on property on Sacramento and Leides-
dOrf streets.
E. J. Graves is suing the Emporium for $4,000
damages He claims he was promised posi-
ton at $35 week. He has not been given the
place, and he says he had been damaged to the
amount asked.
A Tivoli excursion on the tug Fearless ended
in 2 cutting scrape yesterday. Three men
quarreled over chorus girl, and glasses and
beer bottles few for several minutes. Captain
Dan Haskell quelled the riot.
In g communication to the Supervisors yes
terday Manager Vining OF the Market-street
railway system admitted that within fifteen
months past the cars OF the company had
knocked down and injured fitty-four persons.
Dr. Charles G. Kuhlman was adiudged guilty
OF contempt by Judge Campbell yesterday for
refusing TO answer questions put to him by
Coroner Hawkins at the Sonderup inquest,
and was sentenced to five days in the County
Jail
Il. a. Rife, an itinerant ieweler, attempted
70 defrsud the Southern Pacihc Company on a
false claim for missing baggage, but the swim
die was detected and the offender convicted of
attempting 70 obtain money on false repre-
sensations.
: There will be an excursion to Boulder Creek
on Thursday. June 4, run by the Southern
Pacific Company over the narrow-DauRe route
The train will start from the 7:45 narrow
gauge boat. Returning the train Will leave
Boulder Creek at P. N. of the same day.
The regular monthly meeting Of the Chan
ming Auxiliary Club was held in the church
parlors Monday afternoon. Miss Emma Fran
ces Dawson was the lecturer for the afternoon
and read "The Itinerant House." which was
received with applause and a vote of thanks.
The ONLY busy dock on the water front is
that between Mission and Howard l. There
the whalebeck City OF Everett is discharging.
the steamer Zealandia is repairing, the British
ship Celtic Monarch is discharging and oil
tanks are being loaded on scows Tor use in
. the bay.
The petition for g writ of prohibition to re-
strain Judge Wallace from proceeding with
the examination OF Assessor Siebe was argued
before the supreme Court yesterday and taken
under advisement. Sentencing the railway
officials for contempt has been deferred until
Wednesday morning.
The Catholics of Niles, Alameda County will
celebrate the feast of Corpus ChFisti next
Thursday with great solemnity. Father Gloria
of san Pablo viii preach IN Portuguese al the
10 O'Clock mass. and a sermon in English will
be preached at the 8 O'Clock mass. The few
Indians that still remain around "El Moino"
will participate in Thursdays celebration.
A F. Burleigh, delegate from Washington to
the National Republican Convention, receiver
OF the Northern Pacific Railroad, and spoken
Of in connection with the next United States
senatorship. IS at the Palace. He says Wash
ington Republicans favor gold standard and
: Mckinley, but that any good Republican
would do for President. He is here on a $780,
600 lite insurance case.
Two Painful Accidents.
Patrick Pryor, an employe of the Market