The San Francisco call., 1896-06-17
CITY ITEMS IN BRIEF.

Fair and warmer weather, with Rfresh winds,
is ioreGasted for to-day.
The Supreme Court yesterday granted J. F.
Turner, convicted of forgery, new trial.
The Washington Evening School held its
closing exercises last night st California Hall.
A large attendance is promised for the Bun
ker Hill excursion and picnic to Glen Ellen to-
day.
The Supreme Court yesterday annulled the
writ OF habeas corpus in the George E. White
case.
The citizens of Tiburon are preparing TO give
q grand free-for-al clambske on Sunday,
July 5.
Charles ]. wingerter's will was yesterday
fled for probate. He left an estate of over
$500, 900.
The local socialists are preparing for their
State and National conventions and interna-
tional congress.
Mary MaIly yesterday applied for letters of
administration on the estate OF her brother,
John ii. Connolly.
Judge Hunt yesterday annulled the marriage
contract between Frederick A. Healy and Lu-
cretia May Carpenter.
Inspector Dockery viii apply for warrants
this morning for the arrest of number OF un-
licensed milk-Yenders.
Judge Seawen yesterday granted Mamie B.
Greene divorce from A. w. Greene because OF
defendants extreme cruelty.
Anthony Quill was yesterday appointed ex-
ecutoI OF the estate of Michael b. Bernard.
The property is worth $4,000.
a three-story building is about to be erected
on Valencia street, near Hill, by John w.
Saller, at a cost OF about $4,000
The Milwaukee Mechanics has sued the Pal
atine Insurance Company for $3.50 because of
a clerical error in reissuing policy.
Judge Campbell was the victim Of an old
bunko game yesterday morning, and he is
eager to find the man who worked it.
A blaze in a saloon on the corner of Mission
street and Fair avenue caused several hum
dred dollars worth of damage early yesterday
morning
BeIvedere has non-sectarian church, and a
benefit lawn party to raise funds for It's fur
nishlngs viii be held at the island on Sstur-
day next
Captain Farrell of the schooner W. B.
Phillips, lying q the Merchants drydock, fell
distance of twenty feet yesterday, tractur1ng
his skull.
James Richard Lee, a clerk in the employ OF
J. D. Spreckels Bros. q Co., and Miss Elizabeth
Hubbell of 1921 Geary street are to be married
this evening.
The graduating exercises OF Lincoln Evening
School, the biggest school OF its class in the
United States, were held last night at Odd
Fellows Hail.
of the United Ancient Order of Druids began
yesterday in Druids' Hall, on Suffer street,
near Stockton
Irving Markwait, bright boy IL years OF
age, from Ophir, Placer County, missed his
friends on his arrival Monday night, and is
now in the City Prison.
A. Green of Carrau & Green, jewellers, 22O
Sutter street, was arrested yesterday on the
charge of felony embezzIement on complaint
OF J. H. Berry, miner.
The police are searching for young man
who beat and attempted TO assault Katrina
Volquarldz, a servant girl at 922 McAll1ster
street. yesterday afternoon.
Articles of incorporation of the College of
Physicians and Surgeons OF San Francisco
have been applied for by five local physicians
who intend establishing new medical col
lege.
The Hancock Mi ming Company was yester-
day incorporated by W. S. Chapman, V. E.
Matthews, L. II. Smith, John A Minear and A.
P Minear. The capital stock is $400, 900 all
OF which has been paid in
At the graduating exercises last nightof the
San Francisco Normal School, State Superin-
tendent Black delivered timely address and
the diplomas were presented to the happy girl
graduates by Madison Babcock.
Several teachers and graduating pupils OF
the Horace Mann Grammar School deny tnat
the exercises to be held by certain OF the
graduates on Friday next are in accordance
with the general wishes OF the class~
1t was parents day. yesterday at the Long
were also held, consisting of the customary
songs compositions, recitations, etc. Miss
Jennie Smith is principal OF this school.
G. H. Callinan and Daniel Mattocks, who
were arrested while robbing toolhouse on
Masonic avenue last Sunday morning, were
Yesterday held by Judge Low to answer before
the Superior Court in 5000 bonds each.
Both sides have rested in the notorious Noe
suit, and Attorney KoscialoWsR yesterday
commenced his argument for the plaintiffs
There are two important questions of law to be
determined, and the length of the suit is yet
problematical.
The stockholders of the San Francisco and
San Joaquin Valley Railway authorized the
issue of So, 600, 600 bonds yesterday to COM
pete the line from Bakersfield to San Fran
cisco. The issue and the engineering work
Will be rushed.
On to-day's programme for outdoor amuse-
ment the Veteran Firemen will give their
ninth annual picnic at She'll Mound Park, and
the members of the Builders Exchange viii
hold their first outing at Sunset Park in Santa
Cruz mountains.
James D. Horan, an uncle of Miss Redmond,
who is suing Capitalist Thomas Carter for
$4,000 for breach Of promise of marriage,
met Mr.. Carter yesterday ana accused him OF
telling untruths He says the girl has an III
dependent income,
The Northern California division of the
League of American Wheelmen will resist the
efforts of the Southern Pacific Company to
charge for carrying wheels by appealing to
the Legislature to have wheels placed on the
same plane as baggage