The San Francisco call., 1896-11-25
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
The new market on Powell street was for
mally opened last evening.
Bishop John P. Newman of the NJ. E. church
is here 10 remain
Ex-secretary John W. Foster got back from
Honolulu yesterday and went on to Washing
ton.
The charges against Inspectors Dockery and
Davis were dismissed by the Board of Health
yesterday.
Last evening the managers of the Emporium
gave grand reception and banquet to their
800 employees
F. d. Stevens, young bookkeeaer, who was
hit by a falling derrick last Friday, died yes
terday morning.
Mount Roy, Salisbury II, Sir Play. Little
at Oakland yesterday.
The Poik-street Impr ovemen. Club has de-
termined that 1.-The hump" that obstructs that
thoroughtare must go.
Dr. Walter Wyman, surgeon-general of the
marine hospital service, reached here yester-
day On tour OF inspection.
The officers of the San Francisco Life Under
writer's Association held their annual ban
quet last night at the California.
William Bacon, boarding house runner,
was fined 800 yesterday for representing
himself as sailor shipping master.
Some peculiar methods in regard to electric
lighting were developed at the meeting of the
Polk-street improvement Club last night.
The new steamer James spiers had her trial
trip on the bay yesterday. She is for the Ha-
waiian Inter-Isand Navigation Company.
Judge Slack ruled yesterday in the Fair trust
deed contest that the evidence OF witnesses to
the filing OF the deed may be introduced in the
case.
Fred Baaser, saloon-keeper in the Mission,
was ordered into custody yesterday by Judge
Joaehimsen on the charge of committing
perjury.
Thomas S. Williams Jr, on trial in Judge
Dalngerheld's court on a charge of libeling
Judge Hebbard, VIII plead justification as his
detense.
Attorney Reel Terry struck at Attorney A.
Heyneman in Judge Sanderson's court yester-
day, but the blow fell short and the trouble
was ended.
The little ones of the Lester Norris, the Pro-
duce Exchange and Pacific Street kindergar-
tens enjoyed their annual Thanksgiving fes-
uval yesterday.
The Supreme Court has decided the suit of
a NJ Davis against the City and County, one
OF the Dupont-street bond cases, in favor of
the municipality.
The commercial travellers of San Francisco
propose to hold great fair in San Francisco
and TO use the money realized in establishing
beds in the various hospitals
John Collins, charged with the murder of
Margaret Crowley, claims that his kicks did
not kill the woman and asks Judge Wallace to
instruct the jury TO acquit.
william Slightman, 6 ranch hand, swallowed
dose OF muriatic acid yesterday in front of
the saloon $50 sacramento street, because one
OF the mattresses ejected his love.
The entertainment in the Auditorium for
. the benefit of the Catholic Ladies' Aid Society
last evening was a great success in the matter
OF attendance and in every other way.
Maxine Elliott, otherwise known as Jessie
G. McDermott was yesterday granted divorce
from George A. McDermott. a lawyer OF New
York City, for cruelty and failure TO provide.
The Supreme Court has decided to reduce
the bail of W. Z. PaulseIl. under conviction
for robbery, from $50, 900 TO $15 900 pending
the new Trial, the bail 10 be approved by Judge
Beleher.
Ramon Montenegro. q gambler will have to
appear before Judge Joachimsen Monday after
noon TO show cause why he should not be COM
mltted ior contempt OF court III tampering
with witnesses.
The Point Lobos Improvement Club met
last night and appointed committee to wait
on the Park Commissioners with view to
securing the asslstanc OF the com mission to
obtain sidewalks.
Chief Crowley received a letter yesterday
from GonZalo de Queseda, secretary of the Gu
ban delegation. New York, denouncing Sam
uel Cash and ]. H. Green, who were collecting
funds here, as frauds.
F. B. Paddock, an old salesman in Nolan's
shoe-store, S12 Market street, was arrested
yesterday on warrant charging him with
pair OF shoes from the store.
The final football matches of the season
among the four largest academic towns of the
State will be pl aged at Central Park next Sat-
urday and the following Saturday afternoon
% decide the State cham pionship for.the year.
George Brooks, bus driver for the Brook
lyp Hotel, tell dead at the junction of Sacra-
mento aud Market streets at 1886 O'Clock last
night. He was 81 years of age, native of
Missouri and resided at 367 Minna street. He
leaves widow and several grown children.
Captain Ridderbjelke, who started to make
trip around the world in a whaleboat, was in
Yokohama when the City of Peking sailed.
He was caught in storm and had to put into
Hakodate. He there gave up his venture and
will return 10 San Francisco on the next
steamer.
Democrats are now loudly complaining that
the Examiner betrayed and deserted them
during the last campaign; that it aided Con-
fishing matter derogatory 10 his Democratic
opponent Mr.. Cutler and that it did not in
. sist upon the ection of Democratic Congress
men, Democratic Legislature and Demo-
cratic United States Senator.
In 1888 Thomas l. Nixon of Tacoma took
out liIe-insurance policy for $4,000 in the
Equitable Life Assurance Society OF the United
States, and in 1891 he died. The company re-
fused to make good tn amount of the policy
10 the widow, Cora 4. N xon, who sued the
company in 1894 in the Washington d strict
Court. She recovered judgment Tor $10,663
The compsny has appealed the case to the
United States Circuit Court of Appeals.
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