The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-10
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Rev. DR.. c. o. Brown lett tor the East yes
terday.
Wednesdays fire at 1872 Fourth street caused
q loss OF over $4,000.
fair day. with light morning fog and light
winds, is Fridays forecast.
The Bulletin got out special edition yester-
day to celebrate its own prosperity.
The Youths Directory Boys held picnic at
Miller's, near San Rafael, yesterday.
The colored Americans organized Mckinley
Republican Club at California Hall last night.
A hackman named Morris Kane was arrested
yesterday for driving horse with a sore hoof.
Catherine Acton yesterday asked for letters
of administration on the $47o0 estate of Rob-
ert Acton.
Mrs Martha McElroy attempted TO thrash
court yesterday.
The Park Hill Club is eager to have FIT.
teenth street opened into Tilden street, at the
base of the hill.
W. J. C'Pop'D Sullivan was yesterday sued
for 81, 600 Camages for malicious prosecution
by c. A. Hughes.
The Nevada Bank has asked the Board OF
Equalization to decrease its assessment nearly
million and half.
The Young Mems Republican League held
an enthusiastic meeting in Justice Kerrlgan's
courtroom last night.
Winnings complex system of transfers gives
the residents of the Potrero much tribulatlon
and petty annoyance.
The Manufacturers and Producers Associ a.
ton will not allow any one who employs CHI
nese to use its trade mark.
A scaffolding fell at the new St. Bridgets
church, on Van Ness avenue, at noon yester-
day, and injured three men.
R. w. Smith yesterday tried 10 send his wife
to an insane asylum because he quarreled with
her about religious matters.
Richard Clayton, native of England, cut
his throat with razor ut the City and County
Hospital and will probably die.
The Building Trades Council is about to
draft new mechanics lien law, which will be
presented TO The next legislature.
The executive committee for the celebration
of the Fall OF the Bastile met last evening Ia
complete arrangements for this event.
Richard C. Harrison has filed a complaint in
partition againat Sarah Ellen Madison ct al
on property on Stockton street, near Gesry.
Judge F. w. Van Reynegom is of the opinion
that the Supervisors had no legal authority 70
grant the Geary-street Railroad franchise.
Al day yesterday was consumed in the at
tOrueys' arguments in the Becker-Creegan
forgery trial. Tbs case viii go to the jury to-
day.
J.J. Cooney, the ex-notary public. told tbs
story of the acknowledgment of the pencil
deed by Senator Fair yesterday before Judge
Slack.
The mysterious disappearance from this City
on January OF Curtis Gibson, q wealthy resi-
dent OF North Bangor, n. Y, was reported t
the police yesterday.
Thomas NJ. Penn has petitioned for letters o
administration on the estate of his deceased
wife, Prudence Penn, whose property is stu
ated IN New Zealand.
At gathering of citizens held yesterday il
the Merchants Exchange, enthusiastic seuti
ments were expressed in favor OF holding the
carnival next October.
The Merchants Association has submitted
TO the Board of Supervisors a tax-Ievy esti-
mate by v hieh the City would have surplus
by making the rate 81 on the 800.
The Mexican War Veteran Association last
night passed . vote OF thanks to the Exempt
Firemen for the cord iel reception extended by
the latter yesterday to the veterans.
The Rev Anna Shaw LETT last night fol
Oregon City, where she Will lecture, returning
here Immediately afterward in anticipation O
months lecturing tour in the States
Weather Prophet Harmon is meeting with
succ SIS in MS kite-hying experiments, and
expects soon TO be able TO send an instrument
into the skys that Will help him in forecasting
Property-owners on Van Ness and Golden
GATE avenues have petitioned the Board Of
Supervisors to exempt certain portions of those
thoroughfares from the boulevard ordinance
The cases of George s. Lincoln, William
Cline and James s. Irvine, grocers, charged
with violating the adulterated food ordinance
were called in Judge Joachimsen's court yes
terday.
Yesterdays session Of the Young Ladies' In
stitute was enlivened with an address by Arch
bishop Riordan. In the evening grand must
cal and literary entertainment was held a.
Metropolitan Temple.
Charles Warner urniture-polisher, was yes
terday held bv Judge Campbell TO answer be
fore the Superior Court in $4,000 bonds fol
criminal assault upon Mamie Tilton his 10
year-old srepdaughter
telegram was forwarded from this CITY
yesterday to Rolla V. Watt in Washington an
nouncing that the necessary guarantee FUND
OF S25 600 for the Christian Endeavor conven
ton next year had been pledged.
The viii OF Louis Schmidt has been fled to-
probate. He leaves considerable property o
unknown value to Louis and Ernest Schmid
and Alice ana Emil Fritsch. Emil Fritsch APP
piled for letters OF administration.
Major Washington Blaekhurst explained to
large audience the Central Methods
Church last night the cause of the recen
secession from the Salvation Army and the
origin of the Volunteers of America.
A Coroner's jury sitting in the case of Wat
son Manning, a child OF years, killed by a
Mission electrician July 4. returned verdic
yesterday censuring the Market-street Rail
road Company for not using proper tenders.
The Exempt Firemen held an enthusiastic
celebration yesterday on the old plaza and in
their eugine-house on BRENNAN place in com
memoration OF the fiftieth anniversary of the
raising OF the Stars and Stripes in this City.
The suggestion OF Captain W. L. Merry fol
does not meet with the approval of the Board
OF Education, chiefly upon the grounds thai
the finances OF the department will not per-
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Politics Discussed.