The San Francisco call., 1896-05-03
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Eli Shepard is suing to be made party in
some OF Nobby Clarke's suits.
The Socialist Labor party Will soon establish
headquarters on Market street.
The weather prophet has provided a fair
Sunday with light westerly winds.
owing to Dr. Rtown's indisposition the First
Congregational Church will be closed to-day.
devil-fish weighing nearly 100 pounds was
caught in the bay Of San Francisco yesterday.
The Supreme Court has rendered an interest
ing decision regarding the Corte MADEIRA grant
titles,
The two divisions of the naval battalion
OF this City have taken new quarters on the
water front.
The san Francisco Yacht Club will open its
season with a cruise from Sausalito this after
noon at ! O'Clock.
:, The winners at Ingleside yesterday were
. Iovelight, All Over, Don Caesar, Montalvo,
Commission and Goodwin II.
Fire destroyed the lead reduction works of
W. p Fuller & Co. yesterday morning. The
loss is placed al about $250,0o0
The regular Fifth Congressional District
committee yesterday decided in favor of seat
ing the delegates on the regular ticket.
Frederick Burns, a laborer, was arrested here
yesterday on the charge of committing a burg
larry in Selma, Fresno County, on April &c.
Gustave .Bresse has applied for letters OF ad-
ministration on the estate of his brother,
Louis c. Bresse.. The estate is valued at
$50, 900.
The detectives in the employ of the Pacific
Surety Company have so far tailed to find any
trace OF Ryan, the defaulting treasurer of
Acme Court.
Newsbyys had transfers to burn yesterday as
the result of Manager Winnings new check
transfer system, and did more thriving busi-
ness than ever.
bitter freight rate war is on between the
Southern Pacific Company and the combined
forces of the Union Pacific and the Rio Grande
Western for Utah business.
Kate Bschman is suing the Market-street
street car on March 80, 1895.
MIS- Susan B. Martin, who is now in the
Branch County Jail, was booked at the City
Prison on the charge of murder following the
indictment by the Grand Jury.
The cottage, 1858 McAllister street, occupied d
b. Policeman WAliam Callinan, was almost
totally wrecked yesterday morning by a gas
explosion and he was badly burned.
F.w. Dohrmann, president, and J. Richard
freud, secretary of the Merchants Association
addressed large meeting last night in the
Mission on the proposed new charter.
The four troops of the Fourth United States
Cavalry, now stationed at the Presidio, will
leave this morning for patrol duty at the Gov
On application of District ATTORNEY Barnes
the Stanford collateral heirs have been ordered
TO turn in the amount OF their inheritance tax
at once. The tax amounts to $275, $50.
Committees from the local Butchers Board
OF Trade are going to interior towns to invite
those in terested in the trade to be present at
the third amt ual celebration on May 20.
Judge Morrow says the act of Congress
authorizing the establishing of a training
scnool on Goat Island is the most important
concession ever granted TO the Pacific Coast.
The residents of the Paramount district are
eager 10 have better protection for their
homes against fire. They want an engine and
hosecart located in the center of the district.
Ellen Larkin is suing the Market-street Rail-
way Company for$25 600 damages for injuries
received IN defendants cars She was INJURED
by the premature start OF an Eddy street cleo
trfc-caron May Ia, 1895.
The Manufacturers and Producers Associa-
tlon have begun a movement comparable in
Importance 10 their stand against the intro
-ducuon OF Japanese manufactures; this is to
prohibit the transmittance of the products of
convict labor from one State to another.
In order to provide work for many of its un-
employed members the building trades unions
will endeavor, 10 secure a half-holiday on
Saturdays. This in the long run would be
equivalent to each working man sharing half
days work ana half days pay with those
who at present suffer in id