The San Francisco call., 1896-02-26
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF,

The Tayary Company opens at the Mac
donough Theater, Oakland, tonight.
Professor Zanzic entertained an audience
with Straightforward performances last even
ing.
The Attorney-General has rendered an opin.
iGh Si relative 10 several points in the county fee
Haslett & Bailey, warehouse proprietors,
were yesterday attached for $40, ,545 for arrears
in rent.
Frank P. Hooper has petitioned for letters of
administration over the estate of John J. Nc
hinnon.
Fred Kaier, a eattleman of Harlan, Iowa,
committed suicide yesterday through de-
spondency.
Governor Budd has appointed Philip Lee
Bush as Rid-de-camp on his staff with rank of
leutenant-colonel.
The Supreme Court has decided that the
primary law is special and local, and there
fore, unconstitutional.
There will be appeal in the Higgins case
II is based upon q novel point, viz, plea of
not guilty in civil case.
Martin P. Marsick, that great Belgian violin
ist, is practicing duos with his friend Pade-
rewski for Sundays concert.
John NJ. Reynolds claims TO have discovered
fatal defects in the proposed new charter
which will render it invslid.
Sidney V. Smith has been ousted from his
position as attorney for the San Francisco and
North Pacific Railroad Company.
Tim Murphy, Little Cripple, Red VIII, Belli-
coso, Major Cook and Repeater were the win
ners at the Bay District yesterday.
Prince Luigi of the Cristoforo Colombo re-
celved a slight confusion or the left shoulder
while al Burlingame on last Sunday.
Mrs. Harriet Wilbeck, knocked down by g
Mission-street car on sunday afternoon last,
died from her injuries yesterday morning.
E Wardan of Los Angeles chairman of
the Populist State Central Committee, is in the
City. He has given his views on the state of
his party.
An attempt was made TO rob George Knapper
on Pacific and Kearny streets early yesterday
morning, and his skull was possibly fractured
by blow.
All the preliminaries have been arranged,
and Architect Swayne will file his bonds as
supervising architect of the new ferry depot
tomorrow.
Governor Budd officially inspected the Re-
ceiving Hospital yesterday, and expressed the
opinion that insane patients should be kept in
another building.
The charge OF battery against j. G. Bennett
OF the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany, preferred by his wife, was dismissed BY
Judge Campbell yesterday.
Property-owners OF Ninth avenue do not
want bituminous pavement at their own ex.
pense and will visit the Board of Supervisors
10 express their opposition.
The will OF Mendel Esberg has been filed for
probate. He left the bulk OF his estate to his
family. There were some charitable bequests
mentioned in his testament.
CLOUDY and foggy tonight and Wednesday
morning. becoming fair during Wednesday;
cooler" has been predicted for to-day by Fore
cast Official w. h. Harmon.
J. N. Hutchings the old guardian of Yosemite
Valley, has patented clever device for utiliz-
ing the sunlight by means of rejecting glass
for the uses of stereopticon.
The new Viticultural College Will have an
Office and make display of the products OF
the vine at the new State Board of Trade
headquarters at l6 Post street
The Union League Club held a meeting
yesterday. 1t arranged for rally for the re-
ception of the Republican State Central Com
mittee next Saturday evening.
The Harbor Commissioners are in favor of
the establishing of a free produce market on
the water front, and President Colnon has been
deputed to arrange the preliminaries.
NJ. E. Oliver, grainer, has been separated
from his young wife by his mother-in-law
Mrs. Brady, LAB Minna street, who refuses to
give u possession OF his clothes and tools.
The British ship Oimara made the fast run of
slXty-two days from san Francisco to Mel
bourne, Australia, after having her fore, main
and mizzen topmasts carried away in a gale
Charles Sumner Young. who was appointed
superintendent OF Schools and rejected, has
been given the position of right of way agent
of the San Francisco and san Joaquin Valley
Railway.
Judge Hebbard has decided that the 5000
Shares of the San Francisco and North Pacific
Railroad Company placed in pledge for the
security OF certain agreements, must be turned
over TO the Donahue estate.
The Public Administrator has petitioned for
letters OF administration over the estate OF
William Renton. Renton died July Is, 1891
leaving viii under which the late John T.
McKinnon was appointed administrator Nc
Kinnon's death causes a vacancy which the
Public Administrator wants to fill,