The San Francisco call., 1896-03-29
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF


NJ. Schoeufeld has failed for So, ,599.
The striking painters are greatly encouraged
over the outlook.
The Sacramento painters will soon organize
painters union.
Mr. and Mrs. William Burgess celebrated their
golden wedding yesterday
HOLY Week will be celebrated with impress
sive sOemnity al the Cathedral.
Superintendent OF Common Schools Ba bcoek
issued his annual report yesterday.
The Mission Defense Association held
largely attended and enthusiastic meeting last
night.
Milk Inspector Dockery arrested two dairy
men for violating the milk ordinance yes
terday.
Mary scravoni, the pet and prodigy OF the
California Girls Training Home has returned
TO Italy.
san Joaquin and Electric will meet in the
rundown at CaSserly & kerrigan's Ocean View
Park to-day.
Mayor Pratt OF Minneapolis and number of
other officials OF that city arrived here yester-
day in private car.
The property-owners on the line of First
avenue protest against turning that thorough
fare into boulevard.
Further experiments at the University of
California yesterday connrm the discovery OF
the origin OF the N-ray.
Two OF the leading employing painters are
discussing terms OF q settlement with the
striking Painters Union.
The Superintendent of Streets and the Mer-
chants Association are of one mind as TO the
eXtiTp atiOn OF the cobblestone.
Fair Sunday; westerly winds,'' is the pre-
diction for to-day's weather issued by Local
Forecast Official 4. G. McAdie.
Judge Murphy has granted a further stay OF
twenty DAYS TO allow the bill of exceptions in
the Durrant case to be prepared.
Grace Episcopal Church will be presented
hx- a.
Hutchinson and Mrs. VIII Crocker
The Oakland police rife team defeated the
San Francisco police team al Shell Mound Park
yesterday afternoon by fourteen points.
Edla Meyer, pretty German girl, was killed
by 2 revengeiuI Malay ships cook Yesterday
morning. The assassin committed suicide.
An elegant souvenir volume giving the his
tory of the Valley road up 10 date has been
issued by the Wheeler Publishing Company.
Captain Healy and his friends discredit the
telegraphic report OF his dismissal from the
revenue service which was published In yester-
days papers.
Wheel OF Fortune took the Burns stake at
the Bay District yesterday. The other win
ners were Mirambo, Caspar, Palomacita, Sir
Reel, Kamsin and Logan.
J. w Flynn and James Ryan were arrested
Yesterday on the charge OF grand larceny Tor
swindling Arthur II. Steil out OF $1,000 by
means of bogus footrace.
Sanford Bennett receiver-in-charge of the
san Francisco and San Mateo Electric Railway,
announces that the sale OF the road viii take
place on the 11th OF April
The board of directors of the Hale & Noreross
have determined to stand by the evicted
superintendent. They will send him back to
his place and support him.
little girl at the st. Francis Girls Directory
Orphan Asylum named Angela Angeloponto
has very bad cold and is very ILL., The sisters
request her parents to go TO see her.
Pastor Brown viii preach at the First Con-
prepafiO0al Church to-day Mrs COODer'S
Bible class and the Society of Christian En-
deavOr will meet in Native Sons Hall.
President J. P Edoff of the California State
Protective Association replies to the COM
municstion OF 0. G.. May, and caustieally re-
views the Prohibition party and its champion.
Roscie Torrance, horse-owner, and Michael
Kenny quarreled outside the Ingleside race
track last night, and during a struggle for the
possession OF a revolver Kenny was wounded
in the right leg.
Harry Varley pleaded guilty to charge of
burglary yesterday and was sentenced to two
years imprisonment. Charles Wagner. who
pleaded guilty to similar charge, was given
five years by Judge Belcher.
Captain H. T. Garland of the mission ship
Morning Star has returned here. The ship
plies between Honolulu and the Marshall, Gil
bert and Caroline islands. He said good work
has been done with the natives this year.
Mrs Charlotte Keene is suing her husband
Edward b. Keene, for maintenance of herself
and child. The couple were married about four
months ago. heene cannot De lnunu, Dut MS
wife says he has property in this City, and she
will try to levy upon it. He was druggist,
and kept store at 1104 Valencia street.
DR.. P. E. Wolff, first secretary of the cele-
brated Antarctic commission of which Baron
Nordenskjold is president, who for four years
past has been exploring in British New Guinea
Samoa and FIJI, has arrived here. He says he
found new whaling ground and rediscoyered
the dodo.
The agitation which the building aud trades
committee has started in regard to the charac-
ter of the work and employees on the City Hall
dome promises to be quite protracted one.
The labor leaders still claim the work is not
according to contract. The contractor is sup
ported BY the City Hall Commissioners super
intendent, Ernest d. Melliss.