The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-23
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Auditor Broderick has finished his report on
delinquent taxes for The year past.
The Christmas exercises of the Chinese
Presbyterian Church iook place last evening.
from revoking the mix permit OF the Pioneer
Dairy.
The Brown and Pntages opium-smuggling
cases are on trial in the United States District
Court.
The Grand Jury reosmmends that the offenss
of selling lottery tickets should be declared
felony.
The aerial ballet Gaze will be heard by Judge
McKenna in the United States Circuit Court
to-day.
Judge Campbell vii act as Santa Claus cup
10 date" in the First christian Church of Oak
land tonight.
BY inference the supreme Court has found
that the sw for the Protection of ownership of
bottles is valid.
Scotchmen are booming more and more
wrought up over the scheme to build Burns
monument in the park.
Marcie A, Mystic Maze, Howard S, Rey del
Bandiuos and Sea Stray were the winners at
Oakland track yesteday.
A garnishment fo $500 was placed on the
Baldwin Hotel management last evening in
the suit OF William Knowles.
The Grand Jury 81 omitted its final report to
Judge Slack yesterday and was discharged
with the thanks oflhe court,
W lllam moore, QlarReQ with assault Win 8
deadly weapon, peaded guilty to assault in
Judge Belcher's cOirt yes terday.
Arthur Randall. charged with assault with
q deadly weapon, fas found guilty of assault
in Judge Beleher' seourt yesterday.
Frank Warner peaded guilty to charge of
forgery IN Judge Be4cher's court yesterday.
He win be sentenced next Saturday.
By order OF jude Low the books of Tim r.
Sullivan, clerk T his court, were yesterday
handed over to he official expert for exami-
nation.
The Grand JUN cannot commend the man
agement of Cohen Gate PARK. Too much
money IS allowed to contractors on progressive
estimates.
A. ]. Pratt has filed petition in insolvency.
de owes E. Seinhart q Co. OF Winnemucca,
New, $4,000, and James Leonard Of Reno, New,
$1,000. No assets.
Mrs Harlan, an old lady living al 1223H
Folsom street. slipped OF a banana peel on
Mission street yesterday Gndsustained injuries
that may prove fatal.
Two little children were homeless yesterday,
within three days of Christmas. They have
been placed in the care OF tie Ladies' Protec-
ton and Relief Society.
The trial of the will contes in the estate OF
the late Lydia A. Spalding, roprietor of the
Bella Vista Hotel has been set for the 2Sth
inst. in Judge Stacks court.
The members of the PointLobos Improve
ment Club take issue with C. A. Hubs and his
reason for common ting on II motives which
inspired The club s Previoustct1ons.
The Salvation Army is busy engaged in fit
ting up the building ct NewMontgomery and
Howard streets, where they Fin give their big
Christmas dinner to the desGving poor.
Regular passenger servie on the Valley
road has b cen inaugurated Htween San Fran
cisco and Fresno, and rates are but half of
those now charged by the Southern Pacific.
At the request OF the Char Der OF Commerce
of this City, the Navy Department has ordered
the enlis tment of 100 appEntiee boys in the
United States naval serviceAt Mare Island.
The County Clerks ofiet has the laugh on
the Grand Jury. Frederick Hobbs, the fore
man. borrowed public document and lost it.
The paper was found on tie stairway OF the
Produce Exchange.
A defective fue in thre-story building oil
Jackson street and Washington alley caused
about $500 damage 10 tie property yester-
day afternoon. An alarmwas sounded from
box % at 2:20 O'Clock.
The appraisement of the estate of the late
Susan NJ HolErook shdvs a valuation of
S33, 654 70 Among the assets were many
va .ua bic diamonds and cher gems, besides
large quantity of rich wefing apparel.
Attorney 6. A. Remboli has been cited to
appear before Judge Sack next Tuesday
morning and explain by that right he claims
$4,000 worth OF persOnl property formerly
belonging to the late Mrs Sarah Nj. Parsons.
In regard to the curren story of complaint
made against DR.. A. p D. Brien by Superin-
tendent Garrison OF the House of Correction.
DR.. Quinlan wishes 10 leny the published
statement that he was caled out to that insti-
tuition.
The articles of Incorporation OF the San
Francisco Electrical Company have been filed.
The organizers of the company are H. P
Thayer Frank Thurber J. B. Warren, NJ. L.
Osler A. E. Pryor. he capital stock is
$4,000.
Mrs. Mary NJ. Pfeiffer ms filed report of her
transactions as executriiof the estate of the
late Jane Duff, in which she alleges that she
has carefully performe, all her duties and
that she has on hand elonging to the estate
S4152 80.
Kavanaugh Gallaghr have sued Milk In
gpector Dockery and te Board of Health to
prevent the further es truction of milk
alleged to be impure. Doekery is accused of
being maliciou intemerate and unit for the
position which he hold,
Loves Sorrow" song by which Mrs.
Laura Milen James issaid TO have won the
heart of the late DR.. lharles A. James, has
been admitted as an Exhibit in the contest
over the dead mans 10000 estate now on
trial in Judge Coffey's curt.
The estate of the lie Mary Small hiss been
appraised and is founfto be worth $54, 119 63.
The cash assets are follows: In German
Savings Bank, ST., 61a23; in Mutual Savings
Bank, $I1,506 40. TIL remainder OF the prop
erty is in the form of nal estate.
The Board of Regets of the University of
inspector of constructor for the work on the
affiliated colleges building ard the ADVISABLE
lty, for the glorifc ton OF the university, OF
allying the Lick observatory and It's astro-
nomical work more cbsely to the university.