The San Francisco call., 1896-02-20
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Fair and probably cooler weather is predicted
Tor to-day.
Mr. and Mrs A. Chesley Stevens are about to
open a newsboys' home.
Pietro Gori delivered lecture last night,
presided over by lady socialist.
Special Ash Wednesday. services we're held
yesterday IN the Episcopalian churches.
Special Agent Moore is still taking evidence
against the discharged interpreter Williams
The Board of Health has ordered the Long
fellow school closed until its sanitary condi-
ton is improved.
The States Free Labor Bureau will be re-
moved from 215 Sansome street TO 325 Sutter
street on March l.
Times seem to be improving among the
ATuSts, and many OF them are finding market
lor local productions.
Colonel Wheeler, Hermanita, Basso, Argents,
Ia hearney and Mobalasca were the winners
at lngIeside yesterday.
Sunnyside property-owners are agitating for
the extension of SunnySlde avenue through
Mayor Sutro's property.
1t is now announced that it is possible the
11urrant case viii come before the Supreme
Court during It's April session.
The labor unions will soon begin a crusade
against those who make use OF child labor and
against the sweatshops in general.
Professor Hudson OF Stanford University
Iectured In the Academy OF Sciences last night
on the social Aspects OF Conduct
Mrs. Emma Gregory has been summoned to
appear Tor examination as 10 her financial con-
dluon at Justice GroeZinger s court.
The burglar, who was shot in the Franklin
residence last Friday morning, not having
been Identified Will be buried to-day.
Milk Inspector Dockery threw 1S5 gallons of
impure milk into the bay last evening. 1t
came from dairies outside the county.
John Brophy and Mary Orr have been ordered
by Judge SanderSon TO pay their mother, Mary
BTophy, $15 a month for her maintenance.
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any clew TO the three men who committed the
robbery in the Market-street bank on Tuesday
morning.
Jake Rudolph has again opened hostilities
against Chris Buckiey's nephew, William Har-
risOn. The feud threatens TO develope into
shooting scrape.
The Lane case opened before Judge Belcher
Yesterday. Five jurors were secured during
the morning, and then an adjournment was
taken until to-day.
Carroll Cook has excepted to Judge Belcher's
remarks 10 the jury that Tried Mrs. Shattuck
He says the discharge OF the jurors prejudices
the case against Lane.
Street repairs and increased streetcar ac-
cussed at last nights meeting of the Point
IObOs Improvement Club.
Thomas Brennan. wife-beater was severely
lectured by Judge Campbell Yesterday no re-
gretted he could not order him to receive
thirty lashes on his bare back.
Residents OF the Bay View district are pre-
pairing to protest against the location of pest
house site there, and they charge Mayor Sutro,
with being interestedly liberal
a former associate of Coils P. Huntington
says that the railroad man lies when he says
hat he had million dollars when he first
went into the railroad business.
Mrs. Cooper appeared before the ecelesias-
teal council yesterday charging DR.. Brown
with immoral conduct. She proposes to pro.
duce witnesses a the proper time.
The Balfe-Moore Club is considering the
project OF a monument to the illustrious
lrishmen whose name it bears. The idea is 10
have the statue in Golden Gate Park.
The South Side Club" so called com posed
OF owners OF property south of the park, is pre-
pairing TO celebrate the completion of the
Ocean boulevard in April by a banquet.
Richard Ferrer of this City. who has been
studying music in Europe, and who is now a
pupil OF the famous vlollnist Ysaye, is here on
short visit TO his relatives and friends.
The executive committee OF the Miners Asso-
citation passed resolutions last night to inves-
tigate the standing of Grove L. Johnson 10
ward them in regard to hydraulic mining.
William Mcdonald. a Bernal Heights
tough" was arrested last night and identified
by Mrs. c. J. Marble one of the two men
who robbed her week ago on the San Bruno
road.
Judge Slack yesterday dismissed three old
suits involving the title to the property ON the
southwest corner of Mason and Jackson streets
Nothing had been done in them for twenty
years.
T. H. Beverly Of the Elgin Dairy says that
the scarlet fever at his home has no connection
with the dairy, he keeps away from the
lnilkcans and is merely the collector for the
dairy.
The Committee on Rules of the Board of Edu-
cation took the preliminary steps in the in
vestigation OF the charges made by Director
Henderson against Principal James O'Connor
last evening.
The reports of the experts employed by the
Board of Health to examine san Francfsco,s
a. ha
ing OF the board. The experts found the water
10 be OF excellent quality.
Edward Dolan, Eugene sullivan and Thomas
Conway, three BOYS who broke into the storas
at 523 and 403 Hayes street and stole ouan-
tity OF knives. raZors and pistols were booked
at the City Prison last night for burglary
Rosa Pasodi has been given verdict of
$4,000 against Ottavio Cuueo for SANDER The
latter made sighting remarks about her and
she sued for $4,000 damages. There was no de-
fense and she was awarded the full amount
Max Arold, who lives at 4OS15 Fell street
was whitening the house, 221 Laurel avenue
yesterday afternoon, when he fell q distance
of about twenty feet, fracturing his left arm
and left leg. He was taken TO the Receiving
Hospital.
The Southern Pacific Company managed to
transport troops from New York to San Fran
cisco, via New Orleans, at cut rates and the
Western lines that believe they should have re-
ceived q share of this business in acco rdance
with the Western Passenger Association rules
are talking of a rate war.
The Horseshoe Consolidated Mining Com
pany has incorporated with capital stock OF
$4,000, 900, all of which has been paid up.
The directors are: Nat l. Messen, Herman Ia
dig, o. F. Griffin Jr., John W. Twiggs and f. l..
Parker. All but Griffin subscribed $4,000,
and he put up So, ,960 900.
Judge Seawell has sustained the demurrer
of the Board of Supervisors to the petition for
a writ of mandate filed by n. ii. Spalding.
Spalding wanted the board to be compelled TO
fix a grade for Liberty street, but Judge Sea-
well held that the law under which he was
pleading could not help him.
THE WILLIAMS CASE.