The San Francisco call., 1896-05-15
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Generally fair weather Friday is foretold for
to-day by the Weather Bureau.
The city OF Oakland is raising funds to erect
monument to Lincoln in Lincoln Park.
Marshals and aids were appointed last night
for the butchers day psraoe next Wednesday
morning.
The Street Committee of the Supervisors and
the Merchants Association discussed street.
sprinkling yesterday.
The Ziliani Musical Society gave success
ful performance at the Bush-street Theater
last night OF "Ernani."
The State Board of Trade held largely at
tended reception at the opening of the new
headquarters yesterday.
The greater portion of the testimony in the
Ashley-Baldwin case yesterday was in regard
10 Mi SIS Ashley's character
P. L. Weaver has warned Edward Reddy
that he will refuse TO give up the superin-
tendency OF the Almshouse.
Secret Service Agent Nick Harris returned
from Spokane yesterday, where he captured
two notorious counterfeiters.
Otto Gurner, driver for the Redwood City
Brewery, was seriously injured at Colma yes
terday by his team running away.
disastrous fire occurred on Folsom street
last night, between Eighth and Ninth streets,
entailing a loss of about SIS ,00O
delicate operation, the first OF its kind, has
been successfully performed on Robert Rock.
WITT to cure him OF partial paralysis.
The steamer Point Arena, which was wrecked
up the coast recently, has been repaired re-
fitted, and has taken her place on duty again.
Louis Goodman's pawnshop, 629 Washing
ton street was entered bv burglars early last
Friday morning and $1,000 worth of goods
were stolen.
The California Sabbath Association held
It's annual convention yesterday in the
lecture-room OF the Young Mems Christian
Association building.
At meeting OF the Fire Commissioners yes
terday an estimste of the amount required for
the running OF the department for the next
fiscal year was submitted.
Edward Koran is suing the City for SO, 900
damages for injuries sustained by his little
daughter. She was bitten by q monkey which
had escaped from the Pound.
Detectives Seymour and Whitaker left last
night for Newark, n. j., with the necessary
papers for the extradition OF Becker and Cree
gan, the Nevada Bank forgers.
Mrs. Emma Dorm, 1854 Minna street syore
to complaint yesterday charging John Nell
with conspiracy to defraud her.
The Presidio and Ferries Railway Compsnv
have prepared new baseball grounds on Baker
and Francisco streets, where the first game OF
baseball will be played Sunday, May 81.
The funeral of the late Joseph A. Johnson
eX-Lleutenant = Governor, was held at the
Masonic Temple yesterday afternoon. Worship
ful Master Copeland conducted the services
Frank Ross, alias John Hall, was booked al
the City Prison yesterday the charge OF
o
1719 Buchanan street on the night of May q
The Bay District track reopened again yester.
day with a good attendance. The winning
horses were Silver State, Dunboy, Red Glen
Rey del Bandidos, Long Lady and Marble Rock
julius Kahn declined to amend his complaint
against the Election Commissioners, and SO
Judge Seaweu entered judgment for the de.
fendants in the four-year term suit yesterday.
There will be a grand testimonial benefit
rendered to Mrs. James W. Bishop by her
TRENDS THIS evening at the Mission Turn
Nereln Hall, Eigh teenth street, near Valencia
The Street Committee of the Board of Super
vlsors decided yesterday to advertise tor bids
for new telephone franchise in accordance
with the wishes OF the Peoples Mutual Tele.
phone Company.
In the suit of Alonzo Haskins against James
o. JORDAN to SECURE damages for slsnder Jury
In Judge Sanderson's court has awarded the
plalntln $4,000. Haskins proved that Jordan
called him thief
John a. Curley, the tailor, has fled a peti-
ton in insolvency He owes, according to his
statement, $l1,44 36 on various aceonnts
His assets he values at S425O, $500 OF which
is the value of his stock.
CLARENCE J. Hale, 800 Taylor street. who has
been suffering from nervous prostration and
loss OF memory, caused by overwork left his
home Wednesday morning, and the police are
endeavoring to find him.
A semi mi-centennial anniversary celebration
OF the raising OF the first American flag in Cal.
ifornia will be held in Monterey JULY A. & g
and z. 1t will be a State affair, and a grand
naval review will be held.
The Homeopaths elected DR.. H NJ. Bishop OF
Los Angeles president of the State Society ia,
the ensuing year, and concluded the second
day of their annual convention with a SUNNI
tuous banquet at the Palace Hotel.
More than fifty councils of the Young Mems
Institute will be represented at the conven
tion at Haywards next week. The order has
increased in membership in the Pacific juris.
dietion and its finances are fiourishing.
The Grand Lodge of the 1. O. o. F. of Califor
mia passed an exciting session in electing Off
GERS yesterday, and the State Assembly o.
Rebekahs warmly discussed the proposal o.
TO Gilroy.
Major Blakney, super inte ndent of the life
saving service on this coast, has recommended
the Coouille lifeboat crew to the department
at Washington for honorable mention on ac
count OF their excellent work in rescuing YES