The San Francisco call., 1896-10-13
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The National Club will offer Corbett large
purse for finish fight with Sharkey-
The Methodist Preachers Club passed reso-
lutions against pool-selling yesterday
Norman schuller was yesterday sentenced
to five years in San Quentin for forgery.
Louis SIoss Jr returned yesterday from
Alaska. He ascended the Yukon River 1SOO
miles.
The Bank Commission is securing brief
history OF every bank in the State. OF Cali
fornia.
The Supervisors have postponed the opening
&Is9embsr emu Sn 2 ' =
The Occidental Club was granted two and
the Excelsior Club one permit for boxing con-
tests yesterday.
Captain McFee of the Salvation Army ad-
dressed the Presby terian pastors on prison
work yesterday.
The police have come to the conclusion that
the drowning of A. J. Kinney, hackman, was
purely accidental
The State Board of Horticulture of the State
OF Washington has announced quarantine
against wormy fruit.
Judge sandersoa yesterday granted Kate
Fielder q divorce from A. Fred Fielder because
OF the latter cruelty.
The affairs OF the Mas onic Bank, in hquida-
ton, have been wound up, and the assets
realized 96.31 per cent.
Attorney John Hogan was sent to the County
Jail for six months by Judge Campbell yester-
day for swindIing painters.
The German Society concerts, in the Mechan-
les Pavilion on the 18th and 18th inst,
promise to be grand success.
Two men on the British ship Albyn were
seriously injured by the accidental discharge
OF q signal gun during the trip
Judge Daingerfield yesterday discharged the
entire panel of jurors that has been serving
in civil cases In his department.
The United States ships Monadnoek and
Alert went to Mere Island yesterday. When
put in trim the Alert will go TO Honolulu.
The Election COMMISSIONS made appoint
ments of election officers in the Thirty-sIx tn
and Forty-frst Assembly districts yes terday.
Soldier Kelly yesterday testified in his own
behalf at his trial for the murder of Joseph
Quinn. He claims to have acted IN selfde-
fence.
the Independent Order of Foresters, was ten
dered a reception by Court San Francisco last
night.
The administrators of the Fair estate yester-
day sued Will Z. Fisher & Co. for an account
ing of certain property placed in their hands
for sale.
Francisco de ojeda has returned from
Guatemala, where he shot in The leg
prior to his horses being run in the Central
American Derby.
The United states Grand Jury will probably
consider to-day serious charges which have
recently been made against EXCLUSIONS In
speCIOI duS OeNlues
AThe autumn social OF the Epworth League
OF the Howard-street NJ. E. Church will take
place on Howard street, between Second and
Third, this evening.
A large anti-charter meeting was held at
Metropolitan Temple last evening and the pro-
posed new charter was denounced In speeches
and also III resolutions
For some weeks past the relations between
the Marshars Office and the department pre-
sided over by District Attorney Foote have
been decidedly strained.
George O'Connor, boy 19 years of age, was
booked at the City Prison last night on the
charge of grand larceny for stealing whisky
and cigars from saloon.
The Anti-Charter Democrat party and the
Citizens Independent party have filed their
petitions to be allowed place on the official
ballot with the Registrar
An excursion party OF 300 citizens of Fresno
left that city on the Valley road yesterday
and viii arrive in San Francisco by the Stock
ton steamer this morning.
The racing stable of Atkins and Lottridge
arrived at Ingleside track from the East yes
terday. Five racers owned by pIunger Ed
Purser came along with the lot.
The whaling bark Northern Light had six
whales when last reported instead of four, as
given in The CALL yesterday. Captain Mason
of the Jeanie misread his figures.
Louis Edwards, 32S Third street. and his
wife Nellie resolved to dIe dc together while stay,
ing for the night at 403 Minna street, and
The Supreme Court has rendered a decision
concerning the Elmore estate reversing the
action of the lower court, which gave judg-
ment for Susan B. Elmore to recover $650O
The will of John de Lacy, steward OF the
Pacific Mail steamship Gaelic, was yesterday
fled for probate. He left property valued at
SI1 900 to his three sisters and their children
Judge Seawen yesterday decided that the
stockholders who had money On deposit in the
Pacific Bank are entitled 70 participate in the
dfufdpDdS the hank is paving on Its lndPhtad-
ness
Minnie Drossel, a variety actress, was twice
fred at and wounded by her lover, sailor
named Hermann, early yesterday morning
While entering her lodgings at 706 Battery
ktreet.
II Joseph Juneau, the Alaska pioneer miner,
afeer whom the town of Juneau was named, is
here on visit; but, though he is an old man,
he means to return to hard work in the Yukon
gold fields.
The Woman sufragists are pleased because
the State Grange, the Congregational conyen-
ton and the Central Baptist Association have
ali adopted resolutions unanimously favoring
their cause.
DR.. Homer Eaten, National treasurer of the
Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. declares that free coinage OF silver
would mean oeatn 10 missionary WORK IN
foreign fields.
The United States Court of Appeals handed
down a decision yesterday in the case of the
Government against Chung Shee which is i'm
pOrtant Tor the eHect IL Will nave Oh 1utuEe
similar cases.
The thirty-seventh annual session of the
Most Wors hipful Grand Lodge of Free and Ac-
cepted Master Masons will convene this fore
noon at the Masonic Temple, Post and Mont
gomery streets.
The seven allied associations representing
the iouor interests in San Francisco will hold
a conyen ton q week from Thursday to indo-se
legislative, judicial and municipal candidates
favorable to them.
Captain w. O. Hayden of the American ship
Wachusett died at Istapa, port near San
Jose de Guatemala, a few days ago. He was
taken with maiarial fever, and never recov-
cred from the attack.
The directors of the Odd Fellows Savings
Bank, in liquidation, have been notified TO
wind up their affairs within eight months.
Thus far 871z per cent has been declared.
The next dividend will be very small.
The Ancient Order OF Hibernians, Board of
Erin, will hold a grand reunion and picnic
Sunday at Harbor View, the proceeds OF which
will go to the widow and orphan sufferers In
the recent Pennsylvania coal mine disaster
ferdinand and Gustave Thomas, dyers and
clfaners, doing business as f. d q. Thomas,
yKerday filed petition in insolvency. Ihey
o,ys 1881 35 and have assets valued at
$4025, on which there are encumbrances
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