The San Francisco call., 1896-10-25
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.


forced into Insolvency by his creditors
The Registrar is having much trouble in the
changing or damaging of election booths.
The two light batteries of the Fifth Artillery
lett the Presidio last evening for the East
Friedlander, Gottlob & Co. announce that
they have engaged Loie ruler lot next inod'h'
The Democratic State campaign committee
met Yesterday and levied an assessment OF SoO.
George A. knight addressed great crowd
at the Auditorium last night on the issues OF
the day.
Hon. E. D. McCabe of Sacramento spoke to a
Democratic meeting in Metropolitan Tempe
last night.
"Cloudy Sunday morning. the skies clearing g "a in
during the day; brlSk westerly Wlnus, ID the
forecast for to-day.
The Placer County cricketers were badly de-
feated by the Alameda players at the Alameda
grounds yesterday.
The Builders Exchange Association held
banquet in their new hall on New Montgon-
cry street last evening.
Max and Samuel Goldberg, doing business
as Goldberg Brothers, have been torceo INTO
involuntary insolvency.
A feir and bazaar is now being held at the
Protestant Episcopal Old Ladies Home Tor the
benefit Of he institution.
O'Conueu & Lewis OF the Architectural
Iron Works have given chattel mortgage Tor
$4,000 to secure their creditors.
Hon. J. ]. Dwyer, Democratic National Com
mitteeman for California. made the speech OF
his life at Metropolitan Temple last night
William Turner and Miss A. Hallendorf were
married on the steamer Eureka during that
vessels run from Newport to san Francisco.
The last club contest this season of the San
Francisco F.y-c sting Club was he at Stow
Lake in Golden GAZE PARK yesterday afternoon.
An spid mic of something resembling "pink-
eye" is Uhrea ,enrd in this City. The malady
has ragged in the Sonoma Valley, causing much
sutfe ing.
Harry Jerome has fled his answer to the
divorce suit begun by his wife, Lille A.
Jerome. He denies all the allegations of the
complaint.
Merchants of the town have declared en-
masse their willingness to give their employees
q day off to participate in great Mckinley
Republican parade.
The Polk-street Improvement Club celebra-
ted the illum on OF ths thoroughfare last
night with arc electric lights. 1t was bril-
liant and noisy success.
4 Coroner's jury yesterday strongly censured
the Market Street Railroad for the death of
Eddie Calvary. who was killed by Mission
street car on October 20.
Clarence Travers, alias Charles Harris, was
charged at the City Prison yesterday with
breaking inio the residence of gentleman
who tried to reform him.
meeting of merchants was held yesterday,
and committees were appointed to represent
the trade organizations that will take part in
the parade next Saturday.
w. }. Price, painter, Precita avenue, VINO on
Oc Ober fatally stabbed his stepsoR with a
pair OF shears, was yesterday held for man.
Slaughter by Judge Campbell.
The survivors of the wrecked steamer Arago
arrived on the Homer from Coos Bay yesterday
morning. They have very little 10 add TO the
stories already told in the papers.
J. Richard Freud, secretary of the Citizens
Charter Associa tion, has issued another doeu-
ment on the financial benefits this City Will
derive from the proposed new charter.
William Anderson, a retired sea captain,
committed suicide Friday night by jumping
into the bay from the foot OF Mission-street
wharf His body was recovered yesterday.
The Supreme Court will consider whether
Judge Frick OF Alameda County erred in set
ting aside the verdict found by jury in the
suit Of John a. Townley against Edison f.
Adams.
The Hon. John W. Foster says that Mckinley
will carry the election, but there are many
Eastern friends OF California who are anxious
about the majority it is to give for Mckinley
and protection.
The loca organizations of the liquor men
have decided to support certain supervisorial,
judicial and legislative candidates, and will
also, it is stated, oppose the new charter and
woman suffrage.
Stanford defeated Reliance yesterday after
noon at Central Park in fierce match game
of football that resulted in score of 10 to o,
the college team not having been scored
against this season.
The regents of the university yesterday ad-
justed the differences growing out OF the
recent award of contracts. The site will be
saved and the work done with The money
already appropriated
Fourteen indictments were returne by the
Grand Jury yesterday, seven OF which were
against persons who recently issued a circular
denouncing Judge Hebbard for his conduct in
the Peoples Home Bank cases.
E. F. Banwen has petit oned the Supreme
Court to grant rehearing concerning the
charging OF local fares by the Southern Pacific
Company in Oakland. The court decided in
favor of the company on the Sth inst.
Mrs. Hearst has agreed to sustain the entire
cost of the international competition of archi-
tects for plans of the great university at Berke-
ley. She has signifed her mention of giving
100000 TO advance higher education.
Over 5000 people attended the opening of
the California Jockey Clubs new track al Oak
land yesterday. Three favorites won The
horses first past the wire were: Mt McGregor
II, La Flecha, Alma, Theima, Joe Terry and
Eneino.
The Non Partisan pledge for School Director
nominees has not been signed by the twelve
men chosen for the Board of Education by the
Non-ParIisans, because 1t places the selecting
of teachers outside the pale Of the School De-
partment.
The tests which have been prosecuted for the
past month to determine the character of the
sub-surface of the new Postoffice site have
been almost concluded, and the engineer in
charge declares the results have proved very
satisfactory.
The will of Margaret Dunn was yesterday
filed for probate. She left property valued at
about $4,000 share and share alike to her
sons, Laurence, William, Henry, Thomas,
Michael and Cornelius Dunn. The first TWO
are named as executors.
g. Marini, 4IO Montgomery avenue, swore to
a complaint in Judge Joachlmsen's court yes
terday charging Luigi Varui with grand lar
ceny. Verni and Tomasso Danari were the
owners of scavenger's outfit. Danari died
on August % and Marini was appointed adj
ministrator OF his estate by the Probate Court.
Varni took bill of sale made out to him by
Danari and refuses TO return 1t, hence the
charge
Frank Mcguire, 18 years of age, was arrested
early yesterday morning on charge OF at-
tempt to commit robbery The complaining
witness is p NJ. Cody, the messenger-boy who
gained notorietv few months ago by marrv-
ing young girl, although strongly opposed
by her mother He lives at775 Mission street.
AM while on his way home Mcguire met HIM
and ask him fo- q nickel TO give to friend
to buy drink. Cody refused, and Mcguire
drew revolver. Cody called for help and
Polleeman Clifford responded.
This afternoon at o'clock John Cur
RE, the Scotch evangelist, will conduct the |
service Tor young men only at the Association
Dqiidlng, Mason and Ellis streets. Mr.. Currie |
WI VII speak on special theme to young men, |
ana all are invited