The San Francisco call., 1896-04-23
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Preston alimony case led to wordy tilt
before Judge Seawell yesterday.
The trial of Bayard Saville for forgery came
before Judge Belcher yesterday
The italian Benevolent Society has little
hope OF finding its absconding collector.
The final arrangements for a grand home
product fair were almost perfected yesterday.
The Grand Lodge OF Knights and Ladies of
Honor elected their officers at yesterdays Ses-
sion.
The Royal Arch Masons installed the newly
elected officers and closed their lodge last
night.
The Board of Health failed to remove Super
intendent Weaver of the Almshouse at its
meeting yesterday.
The Grand Jury has begun an investigation
OF the disposition OF the fines collected in
Police Courts and 4.
The South Side Improvement Club wants
electric lights instead of gas lamps on Third,
Fourth and Folsom streets
The jury in the Phelan competition made
It's award yesterday and refused TO communi-
cate the decision till to-day.
University Club men are to play bail with
Berkeley at Central Park next Saturday for the
benefit OF the Mercantile Library.
Showers tonight, ending during the night
or early morning; Thursday partly cloudy
W. II. Harmon, Forecast Official.
The first fifty miles of the Valley road was
completed yesterday the track now extending
from Stockton 10 the Merced River.
Ex-Judge Hayne continued his argument in
the Southern Pacific case during Yesterdays
session OF the United States Circuit Court.
Daisy Colun, the first woman to be convicted
in this CITY of the crime of burglary, was found
guilty in Judge Wallace's court last Tuesday.
L. E. Wilson, alias Graham, was arrested last
night for swindling Jonn O'Connor of Oakland
out OF 5000 by the top-and-bottom dice game.
Nine. Sorbier of 225 Van Ness avenue was
rescued from the clutches of Mary HaIlacy a
aroz nv three OOlipnmn0 last
The winning horses at the Bay District yes
terday were Hyman, Faro, Adam Andrew,
Ferrier, Hello, All Over, Hanford and Charles
1t has been decided to reduce the fares TO
the places of the great National conventions in
the East TO the price of an ordinary ticket one
way.
James H. James sailor, who was arrested
on Sunday for being drunk, was yesterday
booked for burglary and taken to Oakland for
trial.
The tuE-of-war teams of Carpenters Unions
Nos. % and 4S3, who will contest for prizes at
the carpenters picnic next Sunday, have been
selected.
Bernard Connama, 914 North Point street,
swore out warrant yesterday for the arrest OF
Walter Ballentine Forsyth, his son-in-law, on
the charge OF perjury.
James A. Gibson refused to tell what he
knows about his fathers estate yesterday be-
cause he was afraid 1t might bring a felony
prosecution upon him.
Attorney T. /. Bergin has commenced an
action against Florence Blythe-Hinckley to re-
cover $4,000, which he claims to have
loaned her at various times.
The police are searching for a man who
wanted Mrs. Rosie kammarony, 1861 Harrison
street TO commit serious crime and then
stole 81 80 out of her purse.
Mrs William Wright, 7471$ Seventeenth
street, told strange story of being hypnotized
bv prominent doctor to the surgeons at the
Receiving Hospital yesterday.
The rehearing petitioned for by Louis Stern
berg in the Newman case has been denied by
the Supreme Court This means that the peni-
tentiary awaits the ex-Registrar's clerk.
Copies of the new westbound commodity
tariff have been received in this City. Hard
ware in less than carload lots shows the great
est advance, while iron is least affected.
J. Richard Freud read before the Richmond
Dis trict Improvement Club last evening an
address, in which he gave 100 reasons why
the City should adopt the proposed new
charter
Great tears are entertained for the safety of
the British ship Republic, now out ninety-two
days from Australia. She has the same kind of
coal aboard that set the Brabloch and Alexan-
der on fire.
Andrew ]. Clunie has applied to the su.
preme Court for writ of mandate to compel
Assessor Siebe to assess $13, 900 900 of property
OF the Market-street Railway system that
escaped taxation last year.
Judge Coffey has allowed certain payments
Kennedy to Ida NJ. Kennedy and T. G. Ken
nedy, which, while they were erroneous, were
made under Misrepresentation.
Chief Crowley received dispatch from Dem
yer yesterday that the courts there had re-
leased Mrs. Emma Yorke, wanted here for
felony embezzlement, on the ground that the
afhdavits were not sufficient to hold her.
Henry Hader, engineer of the train that ran
over and fatally injured Joseph Pagan of 9
Alameda street on Tuesday night. was charged
at the City Prison yesterday with manslaueh.
ter and released on his own recognizance
A picturesque pavilion theater, in the early
German styie, wlll be built at the Haight-
streetrecreaton grounds and opened on July |
1t will seat 1000 persons, cost Sl5 600 he a
popular musical and variety house and be
called "Walteria F"
The Harbor Commissioners will be served
with papers in an fnjunc ton suit TODAY
against the use of Colusa stone in the farr;es
depot building. This VIII delay construction
perhaps for years, and meanwhile the orea :
iron framework will be erected.
The steam schooner South Coast arr,voa
yesterday with the Point Arena in tow Tho
latter was put on an even keel by the wrecker
Whitelaw and divers were sent down tn no efch
up her hull with canvas She will be pumned
out to-day and docked for repairs.
The brothers and sisters of the late Charle,
Il. James and the children of deceased
brothers and sisters have petitioned to have
distributed to them the $4,000 which COM
posed the James estate. This granted, it viii
ignore the claims of the claiming widow fnee
Millard) and her child.
The Merchants Association has been notified
OF an old ordinance empowering the Street
superintendent 10 compel street railway com.
panies to repave between the tracks with
material similar to contiguous pavements.
This would have the effect of removing cobbles
downtown, and a test will be made.
James P. Slevin, as administrator of the es-
late OF Patrick Alsoin. is suing the Southern
Pacific Company for $50 900 for damages for
Sleyin's death. He was killed by the cars on
san Jose avenue on March 4, 1895. The plain
TIN alleges that Slevin left widow and family
destitute, as he was their only support.
Despite the objection OF defendants counsel
the case OF Lillian Ashley against E. J. Bald
win has been continued from April % to may
d. Plalntif's counsel are deeply engaged in
the Heydenfeldt case, now pending before
Judge Corey, and tor that reason a short con-
tlnuance was granted. stay of two weeks
College SettIemapt wo-lx