The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The san Francisco Fly.casting Club held its
annual election last night
David Starr Jordan lectured last night on
the Yellowstone National Park.
Sousa's band opened the Auditorium under
us new management last night.
Al yesterdays meeting of the State Horti-
resd.
Or. William Fitch Cheney lectured at Cooper
MMedlcai College last evening on Babys
Rights"
The San Francisco symphony Orchestra gave
ITS NIL concert yesterday sftern con in Golden
Gate Hail.
Reuben Rickard, the well-known silver and
leau mining man OF this coast, died in Western
Australia on Thursday
Ike L, Dare Dollar, sam Leake, Hidago, Rey
del TERRA and Crawford were the winners at
the Bay District yesterday.
The Police Commissioners make a personal
inspection OF Morton street ard agree that the
place must be cleansed of its evil.
Mrs. stockton did not appear for cross-exam-
First Congregational Church last night.
Willis Polk, the architect SAYS the Super
visors passed upon design for the Stevenson
Memorial Fountain that was unfinished.
The Grand Jury yesterday indicted Jaspar
Madison for assault with a deadly weapon.
Madison cut Hugh Murphy with razor.
Property-owners on sunnyside avenue have
peutioned the Board of Supervisors to declare
void the assessment for grading that thorough
fare.
J. Clifford Brett, one of the young men of
the double seusa ional wedding last Tuesday.
deserted his bride few hours after the mar
riage.
DR.. W. H. Preston has been ordered by Judge
Seawell to pay Mrs. Marie Seawell $50 alimony
before next Monday or be in contempt of
court.
Mrs. J. Foncere, a dressmaker, committed
suicide by asphyxiation at the Miramar Hotel
Thursday night She grieyed over the death
Of friend.
, donation of $40 for the lepers at the City
Pesthouse was sent to the CALL office yesterday.
It was turned over TO Steward Keating OF that
institution.
The allowance OF $40 month which Frank
Garcia was ordered TO pay his divorced wife,
Helena, has been reduced 10 $50 month by
Judge Hunt.
Justice Groezinger gave Judgment for Mate
johnson, formerly of the steam schooner Ex-
celslor, IN his lioel suit against Captain john
son yesterday,
The marriage of Agda Anderson to Neil T.
Christiansen has been annulled by Judge Heb
bard because OF previous existing marriage
OF the plaintiff
Deputy Clerk H A. McCraney Of the Supreme
Court, Sacramento, who arrived here yester-
day, says Sacramento viii work very hard for
the State Convention
Generally fair Saturday, but with increas-
Ing cloudiness during the day." is the predic-
tion for to-day's weather issued by Forecast
OFFICIAL W H. Harmon.
The Coroner's jury yesterday rendered YER
dict 10 the effect that butler Frank Miller
killed the burglar in J. L. Franklin's house
while defending his own life.
Rev. DR.. Jacob Voorsanger in his lecture last
night denounced all politico-relglops organi-
cations as being composed ot traitors to the
constitution OF the United States.
The Merchants Association has addressed
the Board ot Supervisors, urging that directo-
ries OF the floors of the City Hall be placed at
corridor crossings in the building.
The Peoples Home Bank directors will sue
about one hundred and fifty of the stockhold-
ers for the unpaid capital stock, and expect to
get about $4,000 through this means.
Judge Hebbard has rendered judgment in
favor OF George Richards in his suit against the
French Gulch Gold Mining Company. He
sued to prevent delinquent sale of his stock.
Supervisor Taylor yesterday ordered reso-
luton drafted instructing the Chief of Police
20 detaii a patrolman 10 guard the City
treasury during the hours when the vault is
kept open
The wedding OF two graduates of the Deaf
and Dumb Institute at Berkeley, Miss Lydia
Adcline Hatch of Millsholm and Joseph Beck
OF Salt Lake City, took place at Millsholm on
Thursday.
The United States District Attorney was YES
terday instructed to begin suits against the
Central ana Southern Pacific 10 quiet title
TO land along the line OF railway from Sacra-
mento TO San Jose.
Arthur w. Kinney, member OF the Republi-
can State Central Committee from Los Angeles
County, is here. He SAYS there is intense in
terest in Republicanism in Los Angeles this
year. He thinks the ma jority will be fully
5000.
United States District Attorney Foote ex-
plains the reason for bringing the great land
suits against the Visitation, Las Pulgas and
Carte de MADEIRA ranches. Much discussion is
being indulged in by wealthy landowners and
attorneys.
The. Gasensoveig Company, which was at
tached some months ago. has reincorporated
with a capital stock OF S75, 900, $50 100 of
which has been subscribed. The directors are
II. W. Newbauer, a Schevabacher, H H
Dreamer, James Ralph and t. Z. Ryan.
The Labor Council of San Francisco met last
night and refused to adopt the platform and
declaration of principles adopted by the labor
convention two weeks ago. A hostile spirit to
the convention and its politcal-economic
platform was manifested i'll the council
W. J. Arkell, owner of Judge, arrived here
last night. He left his family at Santa Cruz,
where they have been for few days Mr.
ArkelI says Cleveland is ossifed, condemns
Platt as being unnecessary in politics, like the
appendicitis TO man, and says New York poll
ticians are .'jollying" Governor Morton.