The San Francisco call., 1896-04-17
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Socialist Labor party will put q munich
pal ticket in the field this year.
The weather forecast for this City to-day is
Warmer; fresh northerly winds.
The spring exhibition at the Art Institute
opened last night with reception to members.
George Gibblin was charged with forgery
lest night for trying to pass acounterfeit tram
way transfer.
The Merchants Association membership was
increased yesterday by the election of fourteen
new members.
Miss Sarah NJ. Severance will have charge of
special edition OF the Pacific Ensign for
Franchise day.
Some of the new eastbound rates on Cali
1ornla products have been received. They
show marked advances.
The inquiry by British vice-Consul Moore
into the BlairmOre disaster began in the con-
sulate yesterday morning.
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals will not interfere with the establish
nent OF a coursing park at InglesIde.
Isaac Lipsic, an old man, was knocked down
by a Turk-street electrician yesterday after
noon and had his skull slightly fractured.
Attorney Hayne continued his argument in
the Southern PACIFIC case during yesterdays
session of the United States Circuit Court.
Allie Pombe 10 years of age, swallowed
dose OF carbolic acid in her room, 195 Hyde
street, yesterday afternoon and will probably
die.
The second concert by the Mormon Taber.
nacle Choir was superior to the first in point
OF choiceness OF programme and artistic rendi-
tion.
Mrs Sarah B. Cooper and Rev. DR.. voor-
sanger held an informal discussion on woman
suffrage last night in the Y. NJ c. A. audi
torium.
The 100000 which purchased the San Fran
cisco and San Mateo Railway Company was
placed in the hands OF Judge Seawell's clerk
yesterday.
The Rev. DR.. Hallock late pastor OF the First
Congregational Church OF Tacoma, is at pres
ent in this City, where he expects 10 remain
permanently.
line is not hailed with deli ght by the Potrero
residents, because the company is too sparing
in its transfer system.
Bay District track reopened yesterday. The
winning horses were: Doubtful, Chartreuse
II, Lumina, imported Miss Brummel Sir Play,
Crsckaiack and Banjo.
\ fine assortment of food and game fish ar
rived Yesterday from San Diego County. The
Fish Commissioners viii place them in Clear
Lake for propagating purposes.
The HarbOr Commissioners are still looking
for covering that viii effectually preserve
piles, and st the meeting Yesterday an import
ant proposition was considered.
At the meeting of the Buckley general COM
mittee last night strong silver and snti-fund-
ing resolutions were adopted and an executive
committee OF ninety was elected.
Louis Bresse, one of the legatees and execu-
tors OF James g. Fair will, was recently
stricken with congestion of the brain, and has
been ordered TO Mexico to recuperate.
Mrs. Josephine Green has petitioned the
Probate Court TO appoint her an administrators
OF the Hendy estate, and to compel the present
administrators TO make an accounting
The State fruit-growers held a convention
yesterday in the Chamber of Commerce for the
purpose of discussing the proposition of free
market to be located on the water front.
John Ford, 733 Minna street, fell on a broken
bottle in a saloon on Ninth and Folsom streets
last night and nearly severed his right wrist
Iubl oh IVa ag sod a lfQ1
The dispute as to the ownership of valua
BILE English setter between Tod Sloan, the
Jockey, and Charles $. King, railroad man
was settled by Judge Low yesterday in favor O
King.
Judge Slack has authorized the special ad.
ministrators in the Fair estate to pay the sec
ond installment of the tax on the real property
of the estate. The amount to be paid il
$32, 144 "a.
Joseph Sanborn, the elevator-boy in the
Chamberlin House, Sutter and Jones streets
was yesterday held to answer before the Su
perior Court by Judge Low in $4,000 bonds OF
the charge Of burglary.
A portion OF the south wall of the old suga
refinery at Harrison and Eighth streets, nov
being torn down. fell upon Philip Smith and
John Lehman, brick-cieaners, late yester day
and fatally injured Smith
John Hansen, a sailor on the schooner Ami,
Gee, lying at the hay wharf, Third and Berr!
streets, fell down the hold Yesterday afternoon
distance of twenty feet and broke his back
He was taken TO the Receiving Hospital.
The Order of Chosen Friends, jurisdiction o.
California, ended a three DAYS annual session
- aStnight, and the 80 delegates dispersed aftel
the election of Eastern delegates and the in
stallation OF district officers for the ensuing
year.
Alice L. Knarston Is suing the Southern
Pacific Company for $50, 900 damages for the
death Of her husband, who was killed by the
local train in Oakland on December 2, 1895
Knarston's two children are made parties
plaintiff.
According to the opinion of one of the South.
ern. .Pacifcs attorneys should streetcar fares in
this City be reduced by the Railroad Commits
sioners the entire system of transfers would be
abolished, and each car line would charge q
separate fare.
The Amherst College astronomical expedi.
ton, consisting of nine persons, with Professor
Todd in charge and Arthur C. Jones' a wealthy
young New Yorker and graduate of Amherst
defraying all expenses, arrived in the CITY yes
terday on the way to Japan 10 observe the solar
eclipse.
Preparations are nearly complete for the
celebration OF Franchise day, the 27th inst by
local Women's Christian Temperance unions.
The all-day programme will include addresses
by Mrs. Alice McComas, Mrs. Henrietta E.
Brown, Rev William RAIDER and Rev. j. Cum.
ming Smith and a symposium on what Led
Ne TO Become Suffragist."