The San Francisco call., 1896-06-21
CITY ITEMS IN BRIEF i.

Rev. H. H. CIapham has been appointed to
the Episcopal Mission OF st, James.
The weather forecast for to-day is "fair, ex-
cept partly cloudy and foggy IN the morning"
The ladies OF Belvedere gave garden party
IN aid OF the church fund of that place yester-
day.
George Hansen's will which leaves $500
estate to his wife, was yesterday fled for pro-
bate.
The lists of graduates from the primary,
grammar and high schools continue to in
crease.
The Pacific Mail steamship City of Rio janet
TO arrived yesterday from Asistie ports by Wsy
OF Honolulu.
John P. Cleese was yesterday sppoin ted ad-
ministratOr of Peter Cleese. The property is
valued at about $4,000
The printing committee for the Fourth of
July celebration mas awarded the contract for
10000 souvenir programmes.
L'Italia predicts failure for the Presbyterian
work at North Beach, on account OF the sud-
den dismiss al OF Rev. G. Vinai.
Yesterday was ladies' day at Ingleside cours-
Ing park and many Of the members OF the fair
sex turned out 10 witness the running.
Three men and woman, each with black
eve. swore TO com plants for battery at one
time before Judge Campbell yesterday.
The children OF the lie Conte French School
and the French Church Reformed School held
their commencement exercises yesterday.
Dan Lynch, manager of Thomas Sharkey,
gives reasons why the sailor lad will be IN st
the finish in the four-round go with COrbett
D. Cohen of 1O44 Howard street was SEN
fenced to pay $3.50 or undergo $50 days i'm
prISonment for brutally driving horse to
dcstH.
Phillip Fitzsimmons, peddler of Japanese
wares, who was arreS ted Friday evening. will
be sent to Sacramento, where he is wanted for
burglary.
Twomore witnesses were examined in the
Ashley Baldwin trial Yesterday, Proprietor
Lawrence OF the TalIac Hotel and his sister
Mrs. Alvcrson.
-acdtion aad Judge JoachimSen will open his
court tomorrow morning after having en-
Joyed his vacation.
The big procession last night set the pace
for the ign. 1t was full of enthusiasm,
fireworks, music torches and brave notices,
h8Tbingers OF better times.
The preliminary examination of Abraham
Green, jeweler, charged with felony embezzle-
ment by J. H. Berry, miner, was commenced
before Judge Conlan yesterday.
Judge Belcher yesterday sentenced Alexan-
der Thompson 10 ten years in Folsom for bur
glsry. Clarence Turner drew four-year sem
tence for assault with intent to rob.
The Corral Hollow Railway was finished to
the mines last week and the first train of
freight went over it Thursday. the coal mines
viii be opened IN August, when 1000 men will
be employed.
The Finance Committee of the Board of
Supervisors has discovered that there will not
be within S25, 900 OF enough to pay the Street
Department bills for the fiscal year now draw
ing to a close.
Hilaire Belloc, a University extension lee
turer of Oxford College, England, and a strong
monometsllist, says that if a bime tallic stand
ard is adopted in America gold will be driven
out OF the country.
Suit has been brought against the directors
of the American Pipe and Pile Armor Com
pany alleging that they have manipulated the
affairs of the company so as TO freeze out all
the other stockholders.
The Merchants Association has forwarded a
set of resolutions TO the Board OF Supervisors
petitiOning for an immediate construction of
the municipal building at the corner of Wash
iugton and Kearny streets.
Two fishermen were picked from the bot
tom of an overturned boat by the schooner W.
s. Phelps yesterday. As the men were in q
dying condition Captain Mercer put about and
brought them back to the City.
The ffty-ninth anniversary of the ascension
to the British throne by Queen Victoria
duly honored on the front yesterday. The
British cruiser Comus and the iort on Alcatraz
each fred a royal salute at noon.
Matte Overman returned from Southern
California on the steamer Santa Rosa yester-
day No one was at the vessels side to meet
her, but her valfses, which she gave TO the
transfer agent, were labeled &C. o. Brown
The Jordan Bituminous Rock and Paving
Company yesterday applied for writ of pro-
hibition TO prevent Auditor Broderick making
any payment on account OF the Folsom
street contracts to the City improvement Com
pany. 1t is alleged that the contract granted
by the Supervisors was Illegal
La Dor Commissioner Fitzgerald said yester-
day that he intended no distinction between
men when he arranged Tor employers to enter
at one door ard employees at another. In the
first place, owing to the formation OF the
building, he had no other way to make ar
rangements, and in the second it expedited
and facilitated business.