The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-04
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

.. Governor Budd will sign Colonel Macdon-
aids commission to-day.
Bishop william Ford Nichols lectured last
night At the Church OF the Advent on Church
History"
Judge Seawell has decided that the transfer
OF the Pacific Bank property 10 the Peoples
Home Bank was valid conveyance.
Fish Commissioner Morrison describes a
clever bind adopted by two Yolo County
hunters while hunting for wild ducks.
The Count de Toulouse talked yesterday
about the Trans-Siberian Railroad and the
prospects the line offers to contractors.
The weather forecast Tor to-day Is: I'm
settled weather and probably showers; sta
ronary temperature; northerly winds
The motion 10 tax the collateral heirs to the
Stanford estate under the new inheritance law
viii be argued before Judge Corey today.
The Mount Shasta Manufacturing Company
has been forced into Insolvency By It's eTedlIors'
who represent an Indebtedness OF over 5000.
Two favorites got home in front at the Fay
District Yesterday The winning horses were
Unity, Morvern, Claudius Santiago ana Main
stay.
Special rates Will be announced by the South
ern Pacific Company and 90 into enecI To-Day
for intending visitors TO the ATucAee ice CAI-
nlval.
A petition will be presented 10 the Board of
Supervisors asking for site ior the new pulId-
ing Tor the Kings Daughters Home for Incur
ables
Thomas s Harrison is in receipt OF letters
from Governor Hughes OF Arizona and senator
Blair commencing the National Amendment
Club plan.
Presiding Justice Of the Peace Barry declined
u resign according TO programme at yester-
days meeting OF the Justices ana lively hght
over the Office is on the taps.
Judge Cofev has settled the account OF Mrs.
Mary Scania as guardian OF her minor chill
dren and has thereby ended the litigation
which the account has caused.
Academy OF Sciences has put up an opposition
ticket and issued manifesto attacking the
management Of the institution.
Harry Garthside, the man who recently
robbed the residence OF J. B, Germany, has
been held TO answer upon charge OF burglary
and his bail fixed IN the sum OF $40, 600.
II. /. Dodge viii resign as president of the
Board OF Education at Its next meeting Tues
day. when the board will be reOrganized
probably with Director Murdoch as president
MIX Inspector J. P. Dockery, yesterday ar
rested J. /. Solomon and II. Morris for selling
immature veal. The men have places of bust
-eSs AT The corner OF san Bruno road and Silver
avenue.
might and enrolled thirty new members to op
pose the alleged claims of the Noe heirs. 4
.5oirt meeting OF three defense clubs viii bt
held Tuesday.
bOudhOlders against the san Francisco AND
san Matec Railroad Company in favor OF the
former. The railroad company will appeal x
Tie supreme Court.
Traffic Manager W. B. Curtis in an interview
yesterday suggested the formation of a loca
Syndicate for the purchase OF the Central Pa
chc Railroad should the Government decide
% foreclose and offer the property for sale.
The Health and Police Committee of the
. Board OF Supervisors has approved the ordin
ance proposed by the Board OF Health and
Mi.k-dealers' Association with the exception
OF the clause providing Tor milk inspector.
R. P. Schwerin, general manager OF the Pa
cific Mail Steamship Company, has semi
officially announced that EastbOund freigh
rates via Panama are TO be advanced, and tha
the new tariff would be ready about the middl
81 the current month
The Young Mems Institute will hold mass
meeting Monday night at Metropolitan Ten
pc, the object being TO take action on q pro
posed nall building, disqualification OF Catholi
literature Tor free distribution and increasin
membership of the order.
Howard Black of 3 Montgomery street ha
been forced into Involuntary insolvency by hi
creditors. There is over $500 in debts repre-
sented upon the petition filed yesterday. Hi
heaviest creditors are Murphy, Grant & Co.
who are down for 1915 %.
United States District Judge Morrow, decidet
yesterday in the Wong Kim Ark test case, tina
Chinese born in this country OF parents not il
the diplomatic service of China, are citizen
within the meaning of the Fourteenth amend
ment OF the Federal constitution. Notice o
appeal 10 the United States Supreme Court ha
already been given by District Attorney Foote
A point in military law may prevent tn
commission OF Colonel O'Conner as lieutenant
colonel OF the consolidated regiments and 0
Captain Tlldeu (retired) as major. 1t i
claimed that the officers Endorsement 70
these positions was necessarily limited to TIT
existing majors and observation-disclosures whC
liable 70 assignment Tor duty by the Governor