The San Francisco call., 1896-03-07
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

new charter on March II next
The first plan for the Home Product Exposi-
lion building has been submitted
William G. Marcy, a pioneer, died yesterday
al the Crocker Old Peoples Home.
The Young Mems Christian Association ten
ered reception to Sankey and Stebbins.
William Sparrow the dead gipsy king, will
be succeeded by the son who is his namesake.
The Rosewald memorial lecture was given
yesterday afternoon at the Columbia Theater.
San Marco, Artist, Col. Wheeler, Midlo and
Crafty were the winners at Ingleside yester-
day.
Several interesting social events took place
yesterday and are fully recorded in to-days
CALL.
Indictments for perjury against William C.
1saacs were presented by the Grand Jury yes
terday.
Major T. C. Ryan delivered lecture at Met
ropolitan Hall last evening on Roman Catholic
immigration.
Michael Commit has secured 5000 iudg-
ment against the City, for damages done by
street grading.
The Grand Jury yesterday indicted William
Z. ISaaes Tor perjury and Henry L. Fox for
embeZzlement.
"Fair Saturday; southerly Winds" was the
prediction issued yesterday by Forecast Offl-
cial A. g. McAdie.
new steel schooner named the Honolulu
was launched last Wednesday st Glasgow for
An interesting decision, tending toward the
abolition of juries was rendered by the
Supreme Court yesterday.
The sixth concert of the San Francisco SYM
phony Orchestra was given yesterday after
noon in Golden Gate Hall.
DR.. David Starr Jordan lectured on "The
Evolutionon of Mind" before the California
Psychical Society last evening.
Chief of Police Crowley has inaugurated a
strict blockade of the streets on which the
women OF the half-world reside.
DR.. Brown was on the witness-stand at the
session of the ecclesiastical council at the First
Congregational Church yesterday.
DIR. s. A. LoveIace the Health Officer, will
investigate the Chinese deedhouses and have
them suppressed as public nuisances.
The Coast Seamen's Union celebrated its
eleventh anniversary last evening by street
parade and exercises al the unions hall.
The bark Rufus C. Wood arrived Yesterday,
making quick trip from Nanaimo and win
ming Tor her skipper $50 suit of clothes.
John Lourinty, convicted of felonious as
sault, was sentenced to fifteen years in the
State prison by Judge Wallace yesterday.
The Sutro Baths were illuminated and the
heating machinery tested last night with sue
cess. The grand opening Will be on March IA
J. F. Turner convicted of forgery, was sem
. fenced TO ten years imprisonment by Judge
Wallace yesterday. His case will be appealed.
There viii be mass-meeting of property-own-
ers at Twenty-fourth and Vermont streets this
evening to advocate the removal OF the Pest
house.
John A Schafer, accused of an assault to
murder, committed upon his wife, was con-
victed yesterday OF an assault with deadly
weapon.
Dr. Heinrich Kanner, special correspondent
OF the influential German daily Frankfurter
Zeitung, talks interestingly on the Eastern
question.
'Parson'' Davies arrived IN town yesterday.
He is manager tor John L. SULLIVAN ana PADDY
RYAN, who Will appear next week at the
Columbia.
Four members of the Republican county
convention resigned at the meeting last even
ing and new members were appointed TO the
vacancies.
escaped from Marshal Collins at the ferry
landing yesterday afternoon. He was captured
after an exciting chase
The bark Galena in trying to sail out through
the Heads Thursday came near being wrecked
on the rocks off Lime Point. A tug rescued and
towed the vessel to sea.
lively set-to took place yesterday between
Attorney Evan ]. Coleman, president of the
Pacific Transfer Company, and Frank Smith
of the Occidental Hotel.
There was an immense crowd at the popular
indoor tourna ament at the Mechanics Pavilion
last night. The events viii be continued to-
night ard some days yet.
The Do7ic on her maiden trip from this port
to the Orient went out with load OF sand and
pig-iron as ballast, and the Mail Company is
worried over the loss of freight.
George E. Knight is suing to set aside certain
deeds bv which his father transferred his
property to the plaintiffs stepmother. He says
The deeds were obtained by fraud.
John Bickford, who secured the famous
Overman-Tunnell letters, will be witness at
the ecclesiastical council at the First Congre-
gational Church on Tuesday next.
A telegram received in this City announces
that Miss Susan B. Anthony is on her way to
San Francisco via San Diego Miss Shaw and
Miss Hay are expected TO arrive on Saturday.
The Board OF Supervisors has been petitioned
to change the name OF Corbet avenue to West
ern boulevard The matter will be considered
by the Committee on Streets at its next meeting.
The Board of Freeholders, who framed the
nroposed new charter, will explain the princi-
hal points therein at the quarterly meeting of
the Merchants Association next Thursday
evening.
FW. Thurman, the Typographical Unions
delegate TO the Trades Council reported that
since the advent OF the type-settlng machines
300 printers have been thrown out OF worE
and many are destitute.
Wendell T. and Emily Weber, proprietors of
the Hotel Lyndhurst at sol Geary street, have
fled petition in insolvency. They owe $1935,
the biggest part of which is due MIS- A. W.
Truesdell for rent. There are no assets.
The executors OF the estate OF the late ". W.
stow have petitioned the Probate Court to al
low them to compromise claim against David
Hughes fot $1O95 on promissory note. They
want to compromise for $ooo ana the court
has allowed them to do SO.
The last two of the thirteen suits Instituted
bv TWO of the directors of the B1tumen Con-
solidated Mining Company against the other
members of the board, will come up for lrlaI
before Judge Seawell Monday: The interesting
story OF the com bine and its disruption Is told
for the first time.
Articles of incorporation OF q railway from rom
Merced to the Yosemite Valley were hIed
Yesterday in the County CLERKS ,ateo once Inc me
LANES B. Stetson, John d. Spreckeis, koDeTt
Ornerd. o. d. Baldwin, James Cross, Alpeft L.
gtetson and G. A. Wulkop.
The preliminary examination OF Nlcnoias
Claussen on a charge of murder was Deguh
vesterday before Police Court Judge Joacnlm-
sen The case was continued untli tn!s III nioi IN ~
ing owing to the absence OF d. a
no1tent witness On February 20 CiausseI ino sno'
his wife Elizabeth to death IN the russ iiouSe
Ietter-Carrier Arrested.
rsidore c. Levy, letter-carrier attached 10
,.a,ion A was arrested by the postal autnorl-
ties Yesterday for embezzling postai-caius. :,