The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

The estate of Victor B. Mason has been ap-
praised at S66, ,040 66.
Baptist pastors discussed theosophy and
and Buddhism yesterday.
Professor ]. NJ. Stillman and Miss Susan B.
Anthony addressed the Claiming Auxiliary.
Mrs Rose NJ. French reports progress in re-
gard 10 the appointment of woman ins pector.
The weather predictions for to-day are:
Brisk, southwesterty winds, with possible
showers.
Baker street from Golden Gate avenne to Oak
street was declared a boulevard by the Super
visors yesterday.
Miss Carrie Bowes, Mayor sutros musical
protege, has returned from five years course
OF study IN Germany.
Rabbi Voorsanger took Methodist pastors
sharply TO task yesterday for encouraging
Jewish Christian mission.
The Easter collection of $3.50 taken at st.
Luke's Church on Sunday Will be used as the
nucleus OF q building fund.
The question of whether women communi-
cAnts can serve on vestries is agitating the To-
Cal Episcopalian priesthood.
bronze medallion portrait of John SWEET
was unveiled at the rooms of the Superin-
tendent OF Schools last evening.
The trial of the suit of George w. Martin
against the southern Pacific Company opened
before Judge Daingerfield yesterday.
According to new act OF Congress all pen
sloners must now swear 10 their vouchers be-
fore county clerk or d notary public
Collateral heirs must pay the inheritance tax.
In their case II means total of S237 500.
Thirty workmen employed by Contractor
Bowers have asked the Labor Bureau to help
them collect the full amount OF their wages.
Governor Budd came down from Sacramento
yesterday and went Tor trip around the bay
with George A. Knight in the launch Athlete.
The Olympic Club rowing annex has secured
large boathouse at Belvedere and is making
extensive improvements there 10 mt ii for use.
lor, Hobbs, Dimond Hughes and Ben jamn as
delegates TO the State Convention of Supervis-
ors.
Thomas Mullen, "a years of age, was arrested
yesterday Tor selling pools to newSboys and
messenger boys outside the Ingleside race
track.
President Jere Lynch of the Hale & Noreross
Mining Company has gone to Virginia City to
consult with representatives OF the Miners
Union.
Grand President Joseph D. Troth of the
observation-disclosures organization enter
tanned at a banquet by the local branch last
evening.
Special exercises were held in the Harrison
School, on Grove street, yesterday in honor OF
the marriage OF the eX-President to Mrs. |
Dimmick.
Professor Naphtaly Herr Imber is in the City
and will lecture this evening at Temple
Emanuel on "The Cabbala"-an Oriental
philosophy.
The police have started their annual round
up of "grafters" in the City Hall corridors,
and yesterday morning "Chippy'' Gallagher
was arrested.
The Gold Mining Exchange of San Francisco
was formally opened for business yesterday
The exercises took place in the rotunda of the
Mills building.
The flag that now surmouuts the statue on
the dome of the City Hall is higher than any
flag ever placed on building west of the
Rocky Mountains.
Michael Nolan, carpenter and politician, was
arrested yesterday morning for stealing dia-
1Nyld mir IRON Dr I on in rho
at 116 Eddy street.
Superintendent Stanford states that the work
in the struck Parrott block must be resumed at
once. He will give the union men until noon
today to decide the matter.
The proprietor of the Southside necktie fac
tory, mentioned in Saturdays CALL, has been
induced by the Fire Wardens to take the neces.
sary precautions against fire.
Judge Sanderson has sustained the demurrer
of the Auditor 10 the suit of John ]. Sullivan,
bond clerk to the District Attorney, to compel
him TO audit salary warrants.
Postmaster Bell of Carson City told the story
in Judge Lows court yesterday OF how clair
voyants Van de We're and Eugene secured
Sll00 of his hard-earned coin.
DR.. Frank Angel lectured at the Academy of
Sciences Hall last night on Tine Scientific
Basis OF Hsllucinations." an entertaining dis
course on dreams and hypnotism.
The Safe Deposit and Trust Company is pre-
pairing TO sue the stockholders of the Peoples
Home Bank to compel them to pay the remain
A lawyer has been doing land-ofice busi-
ness in the ten-miliion dollar Noe land suit bv
selling quitclaim deeds to unsuspecting land.
owners in the San Miguel Rancho.
Police Judge Campbell received a dispatch
Yesterday notifying him of the death Of his
mother, at Junction City, oregon, and he left
last night to be present at her funeral.
Sister Adele. to 1 shot, captured the
opening race at Ingleside yesterday. The
other winners were: Mobalaska, imp. Miss
Brummel, Sister Marg, Walter and Nelson
The executive committee of the Folsom
street Improvement Club will endeavor TO
prove TO Mr.. Ashworth next Thursday that
funds are availa BILE for finishing Folsom street.
The Fairrno unit district is overrun by idlers.
who indulge in card-playing, drinking beer
and firing empty houses, and the residents de-
clare they would appreciate better police pro-
lection.
and Van Ness avenues, bolted in the Park yes
terday and she and L. Richardson, owner of
the horse, were theown out, but not seriously
injured.
The Harbor Commissioners decided yester-
day that in future Wells, Fargo d Co. will have
20 pay S75 month for its offices at the ferries.
Commissioner Cole was opposed 10 the
measure.
Secretary Freud of the Merchants Associa-
tion has received letter from Civil Service
Commissioners Roosevelt of New York express
lug admiration of the proposed new charter
for this City.
Charles Ewing alias "Frenchy," alias "Pis-
tol Charley" sailor, was booked at the City
Prison yesterday on charge of assaulting 10
murder Paddy" Clarke, longshoreman,
about ten days ago.
Detectives Kline and ellis yesterday ap-
peared In court and substantiated the story
published in THE CALL 10 the effect that the
burglar who killed in the Franklin resi-
dehce was Pittsburg Jack.
lot OF articles stolen about ten days ago
from the premises of George NJ. Kneass boat
builder, us Third street, were found by the
police yesterday buried in the basement of
house on Bernal Heights.
The silly yarn told by Detective Gard of a
plot TO kidnap Cornelius Vanderbilt has been |
denounced by railroad officials and others as a |
stupid fake got up for the purpose of giving |
free advertisement TO private detective.
A runaway couple was arrested on the water |
front yesterday by Sergeant Tom Mahoney |
The man, w. Zignego is said to be an opium |
fiend and the girl is from the country and not J
over Is years old. They were taken to the |
Harbor police station.
Railroad ticket agents of Eastern lines de- |
clare that the recent rulings of Chairman |
Caldwell are designed to deprive them OF their |
for the benefit of the Southern
Pacific Company, and are in a state of indigna-
tion and ripe for rebellion.