The San Francisco call., 1896-01-23
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF


doing business this morning
'Showers" are predicted for to-day by Local
Forecast Official A. Meade.
Concert Valley in the Golden Gate Park is
undergoing changed scene.
Granite stone cutters have adopted a new
scale fprices for their labor.
Red Mems Hall is TO be adorned with a
heroic bust in bronze Of Adam Smith.
The police have not succeeded in arrestine
the mutilatOrs OF the horse on Jessie street.
John H. Crowley, a native son, 80 years of
age, was last night sworn in as a policeman.
The WOman's Republican State Central Club
met last night and elected officers for the year
The annual meeting and installation OF Off
GERS OF the Mercantile Library viii be held this
eve ming.
An eight-lap bicycle track will be built in
the Mechanics Pavilion and q tournament
held from March TO l.
The widening OF Lombard street for boule-
yard purposes will be discussed before the
Supervisors this morning.
The winners at Ingeside yesterday were:
Pat Murphy, Clara Wilson, Cadmus, Strath-
meath, Alyarado and Olive.
a successful concert was given by the Grace
Church choir last night, in the association eu-
oltorlum. for the choir fund.
Recent discoveries have brought the short
age of Paying Teller Wittland OF the Gran
gers Bank up TO about $13 900.
Eugene V. Debs National, president of the
a. R. T., is now in Texas, but he IS likely to
bob up in California at any time.
An electrician on the Ingleside division of
the Mission line ran away last night and sew
eral passengers were injured by Jumping on.
E. V Debs' private secretary writes to the
local A. K. L. men that their National presi-
dent has no intention OF abandoning organized
labor.
A voluminous bill OF exceptions has been
filed by the attorneys for Durrant, and stay
OF proceedings until February IL has been
granted.
President Cleveland is expected here next
summer, when he win enjoy the salmon fish
ing that is so abundant in this State and along
the coast.
Four boys named Ed Shea, Frank Kane,
George Sullivan and Frank Martin, respec-
lively, have been arrested on suspicion OF be-
ing burglars.
The sadpredicament in which are the Amer
leans imprisoned in the Trsnsvaal is told in
cablegram smuggled over the frontier and
sent 10 trends II this City. 1t Is reproduced
In The CALL.
suit has been commenced TO have forfeited
the unused franchises belonging TO the Mar
kei-Street Railway Company, and granted De-
cember 9, 1890.
Owing TO the injunction proceedings in the
United states Circuit Court no business was
trasacted at he meeting of the Railroad COM
mission yesterday.
There is a movement on foot to have the
state and branch oranges and similar bodies of
producers hold convention in support OF the
public market project.
4 committee from the Federation of Women
visited the Receiving Hospital yesterday and
made q thorough investigation as TO its inter-
nal condition and needs.
Phillip Ratz, another of the nefarious North
Beach gang. came before Judge Wallace for
trial yesterday. jury secured and pre-
lminary testimony was taken.
Judge Seaweu has decided that the directors
OF the California and Virginia Consolidated
Mining Company. whom Theodore Fox sought
to dislOdge, may remain in office.
Joseph Cantor, a jeweler on Powell street,
has made complaint because Miss Stebbins,
principal OF the lie Conte Primary School,
whipped his son for playing truant
1t has been decided 10 fly the homing pI geons
from Marysyille on Saturday morning and to
have an interval of twenty minutes in the time
when each mans entries are released.
The advertising department of the Southern
Pacific Company has been moved from the
building at the corner of Market ana Mont
gOmery streets TO Fourth and Townsend.
H. Skirm and Phillip Waltz, photograph
agents, who insulted two ladies on Sixteenth
street on Monday, were yesterday sentenced to
ninety days each in the County Jail by Judge
Conlan.
J. J. Sullivan, a salesman for D. y. and E.
Walter & Co., was arrested yesterday for send
ing threatening letters TO Miss Minnie Grun-
dell OF 1912 Pacific avenue, witness in his
wife's suit
General Passenger Agent Goodman has on
exhibition one of the novel boxes OF oranges
presented by the residents of Pomona to each
visitor on recent excursion to that city from
Los Angeles.
The Grandchildren of Charles Shrakkart, the
pickle manufacturer have sued him for $1,000
which was left them by their grandmother
while on her deathbed, but which he refuses
10 turn over.
Y. E. Dunton, a visitor from Napa. was
robbed on Grant avenue yesterday by Mamie
Barnum alias Ethel Brandon, q notorious
thief, who was arrested and charged with
grand larceny.
Attorneys for San Miguel rancho property
say they believe that udge Nortons decree of
1850, found by The CALL in the County Clerks
ohce, bars the Noe heirs from claiming title to
the rancho lands.
The District Council of Carpenters and
Jolners has received 500 from the National
secretary al Philadelphia to be used in organ
izing new unions in the principal cities and
towns in this State.
A license 10 transact a savings bank business
has been issued by the Bank Commissioners TO
the Oakland Savings and Investment Company,
which has capital of 500, 900. j. c. Nc
Mullln is the president.
One Of the three Chinese women imported
by Wong sam in violation OF law confessed
yesterday that she had been born in China
and not native OF Alameda, as repre-
sented in her certificate
The present Election Commissioners were
knocked out by decision OF the Supreme
Court yesterday. 1t was ruled that the law
under which the new commission was ap-
pointed Is unconstitutional
The recommendation of the chief of the Life
saving Service 10 Congress to establish and
maintain q ifeboat station and patrol at Point
Bonita has received favorable action in Con-
gress and a site has been selected for the new
station.
Peter Murray, a sailor, after being clubbed
and wounded ct the Sailors Home on Tuesday
night, was yesterday held by Judge Low TO
answer before the superior Court for assault to
murder, because to defend himself he threw a
piece OF crOckery at a special Of11cer.
Septimus de Greayer has applied for letters of
administration over the estate of his sister-in-
law, Blanche de Greayer. She left an estate
valued al $4,000. The testatrix was the wife
of Harry de Greayer, who was shot by one of
the park police. Her only heir is son in
England.
) John f. Murphy, an asphaltum-roofer living
at IOOA ShotWell street, was working on the
roof OF a house on Foisom street, between Third
and Fourth, yesterday afternoon, when he teu
distance OF twenty-five feet, fracturing his
Tlos and sustaining possible internal injuries.
de was taken 10 the receiving Hospital.
The National Guard of California was shaken
up yesterday when information leaked out
mat the War Department has been lnquiring
kbcut the strength and condition OF the force
loI neld service. The adjutant-general sent
M0Ia 70 W Washington that California would be