The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-17
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

from Thomas Garrison
The Christmas exercises oft the Buford Kinder
garten of South san Francisco were held yes
terday.
Burmah were the winners at Oakland track
yesterday.
Aden E. Kerschner has been granted
divorce from Charles Kerschner for wiilful
desertion.
shipmasters assert that on account of the
e undertow Santa Monica will never make
good harbor.
A sale is being held at the Helpers Home to
aid the furnishing OF the new chapel OF the
Woman's Guild.
The board of Health has declared the Japa-
nese ports of Yokohama and Kobe TO be In
fected with smallpox.
Auditor Broderick has decided to ask Delin-
quent Tax Collector Willett some searching
questions about clerk hire.
A movement has been set on foot to light
Market street with cleo Iric lamps on each side
and colored ones in the center.
The Police Commissioners met last night
and three policemen were fined for neglect OF
duty and unoficerlike conduct.
The Silver-street kindergarten Association
will hold its Christmas exercises at 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning al "a Silver street.
The remains of H. G. Dalliba, the pioneer
Journalist, were laid TO rest beside those OF his
wife yesterday at Holy Cross Cemetery.
Taylor Rogers has advised Mayor Sutro that
the contract for the Hall OF Justice is Illegal
and that he is justified is not signing it.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians OF America
was addressed by John ]. Barrett, who spoke
OF the glorious history Of the Emerald Isle.
The Salvation Army urges that the people
send contributions for their Christmas dinner
al once. They are expecting to feed 5000
people.
Louis NJ. Weismann, contractor and builder
has filed a petition in insolvency. His liza
bilit1es amount to $3092 II and his assets
TO $50.
Mrs. Maria Parente has sued Michele Tano
for the recovery OF real estate Tor which she
says he obta ined deed by fraudulant device
and trickery.
The City and County Hospital has been de-
'clared to be in an unsanltary condition and
the proper authorities requested to provide
new building.
The San Francisco Association of Improve
ment Gu BIS is preparing protest to the Board
o. Supervisors against the acceptance OF the
new City map
The tug Rescue returned from towing the
brigantine Geneva to Eureka yesterday. She
reports the long overdue British ship Anglesey
as being outside.
Henry Blanken, manager of a grocery in
the Mission, attempted to commit suicide yes
terday afternoon by swallowing dose OF
Rough on Rats"
Charles freedom, q raneher from Nevada,
was swindled out OF SO yesterday morning
by bunko men and one OF them, FRANK An
derson, was arrested.
movement is on foot among the larger |
property-owners in Claremont, Temescal and /
Golden Gate to have those suburbs incorporated I
into Greater Oakland.
. Thomas Tieruey longshoreman from |
Crockett, and Cassie Kelly were married in
the City Prison yesterday. which saved Tier
ney from a term in jail.
The balance of the Rancho del Paso year
lings were sold at the Mechanics Pavilion last
night The forty-eight head disposed of dur
ing the sale realized SILL $50.
Mrs Margaret Greedy, wife of James Greedy,
has sued the Edison Light and Power Com
pany for personal damages caused by the fall-
ing of one of the defendants wires.
A testimonial benefit will be rendered to
Jack Davis at the Grove-street Theater to-
morrow evening. 1t will under the auspices
of the new California Athletic Club.
At the banquet of the CALIFORNIAN Gu this
evening Chief Ranger D. R. Mcneil will adj
vocste The erection OF monument In Golden
Gate Park to the memory OF Robert Burns.
Articles of incorporation of Berg Co. were
fled yesterday. The trustees are Edward
KsIisher c. F. Berg, S. l.. Leszynsky, s. F.
Berg and s. n. Stern, and the capital stock is
$4,000.
The case of A. A. Cunningham, charged with |
embezzlement, which was 10 have been tried
in Judge COnlsn's court Yesterday. was post
poned, owing to the illness OF Attorney J. n L.
Wilson.
o.v. LANCE viii lecture tomorrow night
under the auspices OF the California Camera
Club, at the METROPOLITAN Temple, on the sub
ject Through the University Of California with
Camera"
The shakespearean reciters, J. CLARENCE Ab-
bolt, viii gives julius Cesar" at ST. PauPs |
Church Guild Hall, California street. near I
Steiner. this evening for the benefit OF the fur
nishing fund.
The cargo of the Centesima, that struck on |
the Potato Patch last Sunday, will be light |
cred into Piper, Alden, Goodall & CO. schoon- |
ers. Afterward she will go on the hunters
Point drydock.
The never-defeated Y NJ. c. A. lightweight |
football team won brilliant victory over The |
Lowell High School eleven yesterday after
noon on the Central Park gridiron field in an |
exciting game played for charity.
CARL Won Trademarks exultation over the loss
ot an discriminating photograph was cut short /
in Judge Wallace's court yesterday by District /
Attorney Peixotto's announcement that the |
original negative had been found.
The State Board OF Health, In its circnlar for
+ba month of November calls attention to the |
prevaience of diphtheria in San Francisco,
and urges physicians TO take every Drecaution
to prevent as well as to cure the disease
The case of Rev. Father P. c. Yorke, charged /
with libel by George Tnlstie 6 Ie3T S,,
Yesterday morning and was by consent con-
tinued till tomorrow afternoon at 2 O'Clock.
Charles E. Green C. E. A. Forester, A. F. /
Morrison. w. NJ. Gardiner ana Edwln Schwao |
have INCORPORATED the AlcaIraZ Company, for /
the purpose of dealing in oils, asphalts, btu
minous substances and other articles OF SINH /
lar charac er. The capltAl 5tock ID not 10 eA-
coed S., 000, 900.
In answer to the statement that the "wild" |
horses at the recent horse show were not wild /
AT all William TAFT and William Smith, two |
of the men who rode in the ring. say that |
their horses at least, were wild. They came |
from sWinnemuccs, The men ray, and had |
never been sadd ed or bridled before.
The suit of the London and San Francisco
Bank against the city of Oakland is on hear
ing before the United States Circuit Court.
The case involves the ownership OF land In |
oakland. between Eleventh and Twelfth |
streets known as Fallon street, which that
city is trying to have opened to travel
Atthe last meeting OF the Scottish Thistle
Club. held Thursday evening the following
were elected acknowledgements for the ensuing
term. ROYAL CHIEF, w. A. Dawson: chieitain,
John Hill: recorder, G. w. Paterson; treasurer,
John Ross; financial secretary, George Bushby;
J. Irvine; properly man,
Alex Sharp; trustees-J. Lawrence, d. Z. An
derson and R. wilson.
The hospital committee OF the Grand Jury
has discovered that the $4,000 appropriated
Lass September for repairs in the cry ana
County Hospital is not being expended Dy
contract 10 lowest bidders in open compeu-
ton. but in bills under $500 TO avoid Inc con-
tract nIen In this way bills aggregatlng over