The San Francisco call., 1896-03-06
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

An Episcopal church is about to be built at
South san Francisco.
The Hibernia Bank has secured judgment for
$4,000 against w. J. Jory.
s. NJ. Spedon entertained large audience at
the Young Mems Christian Association.
Mrs. II. II. Luse has been elected president of
the. board OF directors of the Iryington Semi
nary.
Charles T. Cook filed a bill for divorce yes
terday against his wife Emily. Infdelity is
charged.
This evening in the Temple Emanuel Rab-
bi Noorsanger will lecture on "a Tale From
Westminster Abbey"
The Weather Bureau forecasts for San Fran
cisco and vicinity generally fair weather with
westerly winds, to-day.
The viii OF Louis j. Ruffino, leaving his en-.
tire estate to the woman who was supposed to
be his widow, has been broken.
The pupils of the Girls High School are
producing pley. with an illustrated book Of
the words, In French and English.
The San Francisco committee on commerce
met yesterday and adopted measures looking
toward the reduction OF pilot fees in the port.
The trustees of the estate of Mrs. Theresa
Fair are suing the City and County and Tax
Collector Block for SIS, AS, taxes paid under
protest.
The A P. A convention completed the elec-
ton OF officers and delegates yesterday and en-
tertained the executive committee OF the W.
A. P. a.
Ingleside track reopened yesterday. The
winning horses were: Gordon, Collins, Sir
Vassar, My Luck, Mobolasca. Shieldbearer and
Pat Murphy.
Statistics compiled by the Board of Health
show that deaths among children are decreas-
Ing IN number, presumably owing to rigid
milk regulations
According to facts ascertained Yesterday,
c. P. Huntington is playing clever and sue
cessful game of freeze-out against the Panama
Railroad Company
The petition OF the property-owners OF Bay
View, South San Francisco, for the removal of
hog ranches in their midst viii come before
the Supervisors to-day.
The facilities OF the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company are not only inadequate to handle
through freight, but are inadequate for the
Central American traffic.
V. VeSo, proprietor of restaurant opposite
the City Hail. was arrested yesterday for car
wing liquor into the City Prison, which he
sold st q profit to "trusties.'
The will of Gerrit Lansing, late comptroller
OF the Southern Pacific Company. was filed for
probate yesterday. He left his estate to his
widow and his mother in equal shares.
Sidney V. Smith and others are suing to have
the recent 5 election OF directors for the Dona,
elected in the pace OF P. \. Lilienthal.
The Panama Railroad Company has made
demand on the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany, 10 put jn rate of 80 cents per 100
pounds on through eastbound business.
me family OF kOSle OllVer (nee BTadyl
searching for her and her husband. They say
she is under the marriagable age, and Oliver
perjur i himself when he swore to her being1S.
While the riggers were at work on the
schooner John \. ingalls, yesterday the mast
fell, and James Groves was crushed to death,
two men were injured and boat and the deck
house smashed.
The council OF the Geogra pnic Society of the
Pacific, at q meeting held YESTERDAY, took steps
10 warn all northern stations TO look out for
Professor Andree and his balloon eXpedi tion
10 the north pole.
Elizabeth Dillon, the servant-girl charged by
]. H. Cardoza, 35 Dorland street, with stealing
three diamond rings. was acquitted by Judge
dence against her.
Salvation Army officers were yesterday in
receipt of letters from Commissioner Eva
Booth asking for their loyal support and
prayers. The officers Of the army in Canada
also sent letter OF sympathy.
The dead chief OF the gypsy settlement on
Fifteenth street was memher OF the Church
OF England, and he will be buried with its
rites. He forsook country and friends to join
the fortunes OF his gypsy bride.
Bridget Dunn has been granted divorce
from Joseph Dunn on the ground OF deser-
ton. She is Catholic and wished her chill
dren to be raised in that faith, and the trouble
that followed parted the couple.
Emma CleverIy, q young woman who was ar
rested on charge OF grand larceny for stealing
$40 from Samuel Jackson of klamath Falls
some months ago. W6S quilted Dy jury IN
Judge Belcher's court yesterday.
The Street Committee of the Board of Super
visoIs has instructed the Superintendent of
. Streets to warn street railroad companies to
: keep the pavements about their tracks in re-
pair on pain OF forfeiture OF franchise.
J. A. Filcher, secretary and manager of the
State Board of Trade, received yesterday
sample. OF dried olives from Southern Celfor-
MIA The sender claims that this dried fruit is
highly nutritious and suited FOR a regular diet
j. A. schafer is on trial before Judge Wallace
for assault 20 murder He shot two times at
his wife and wounded her SO badly it was
wanted TO testify IN his favor but was not al
lowed.
There are sixty boats engaged in crab-fshing
in Ssn Francisco bay. The total yearly catch
Is over g 500, ,000 and ii is feared that the crab
viii be extermingted. The Fish Com mission
will recommend that law be passed TO pre-
serve this fish.
william Cooney, alias Mcguire, charged
with having entered the house of Mrs. Maggie
Donovan Ritch street, on February "a,
pleaded guilty in Judge CampbelPs court yes
teYday to petty larceny and was sent 10 the
County Jail for six months.
Steps are TO be taken by the Merchants AS
sOciation toward laying an electric line Oh
Montgomery street, and the Superintendent of
Streets Ashworth. has promised to cooperate
viii TINT BODY in the bituminizing OF certain
cobbled streets in the downtown districts.
Mrs Susan Coon, 927 Howard street, sem
fenced last July TO six months in the County
Jeil and confirmed on appeal on February 10,
was captured by officers Holbrook and Nc
N1Irray OF the Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty TO Children, yesterday, and taken to
the City Prison.