The San Francisco call., 1896-04-04
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

The weather predictions for to-day are: Fair;
brisk westerly winds.
The older children OF Mrs. Lucy C. Goodspeed
have filed contest of her will.
General w. H. II. Hart has borrowed $50, 600
on his interest in the Blythe estate.
The Society of American Socialists discussed
the new charter at last nights meeting.
There is dissenslon between the older and
younger elements OF the Prohibition party.
Good Friday was observed with special SER
vices at the Catholic and Episcopal churches.
Special Easter services will be celebrated in
the Christian churches OF this City tomorrow.
Mrs James E. Nolan. who has been married
hut three months, is suing her husband for a
divorce.
Attorney Charles G. NagIe was arrested on
q charge of battery for striking George D.
Shadburn.
Several members of the Interstate Coursing
Club express their views regarding coursing
and Mr.. Holbrook's ideas.
J. A. Hull, alias C. G. Hoyt, was sentenced to
year and halfs Imprisonment for forgery
by Judge Wallace yesterday.
The Calliopean Club and the newly organ
ized Cycle Board of Trade are displaying much
interest in the proposed new charter.
The Supreme Court has granted writ of
review in the Foster contempt case, returnable
on or within twenty days from April 3.
Thomas W. sweeny, the donor OF the observa-
tory on the summit OF Strawberry Hill, in the
Golden Gate Park, is stricken with paralysis.
The ownership of the estate of DR.. Charles
G. James, deceased, will be determined by
guardianship proceedings over his alleged son.
.Anice point at law has developed in the case
of Al Gibson, who was arrested for carrying
away $4,000 belonging to his dying brother.
Inhammatory rheumatism caused the death
OF Reuben Tucker, an eX-pollce officer and SEX
ton or the Church of the Advent, after few
days Illness.
T. H. Hinton, general agent in this City of
the Panama Railroad Company, has been sum-
moned TO New York, whence he goes to Pan
anna on the 10th.
The Republican Continental League held a
meeting at its headquarters, 10l7 Lark in
street, last night and adopted constitution
foS its government.
Four OF the favorites at Ingleside won yes
terday. The horses hrst past the wire were:
Last Chance, PeixotJo, Sir Play, St. Lee, La
Mascota, Pa.omacita.
The owners of the water rights in Castro
Lakes, Monterey County, offered them TO the
Water Committee OF the Board OF supervisors
yesterday Tor 12,OOO,OOO.
The Vanderbilt-Depew party visited the
wineries OF the Napa Valley yesterday. Mr..
Depew thinks there is great future for Cali
fornian wines and winema kers.
Talbot Clifton essayed plunge face down
ward on chute at Sutro baths Thursday
night and broke his nose, whereat there was
CONSERVATION in the baths for half an hour.
Judge Daingerfield has discharged the appli-
: cations OF the MOrtOn-Street women 1Or wrltS
OF injunction restraining the Chief of Police
from moving them from their dens on Morton
street.
The depositors of the defunct Peoples Home
Bank met last night and adopted resolutions
copdemning the majority of the directors for
removing John Flournoy from the position of
the boards attorney.
: Mrs J. P. Inglis, who is suing her husband
for maintenance, and has also brought an in
jupctlon suit, played sharp trick on him the
other day and prevented his gaining possession
OF q $500 stamp collection.
Tire BeIvedere Land Company has notified
President Foster OF the Donahue Railway in
writing that il the present ferry service be cur
tailed or discontinued, al independent ferry
will be established between Belvedere and the
City.
In view OF the recent rulings of Judge Slack.
there is no one who has a legal standing in
court 10 contest the Craven or pencil will ex-
cept the children OF the late Senator and they
are already on record as in favor OF the instru-
ment.
: The missionary society OF St. Paul the Apostle
OF California has incorporated Its objects are
10 care for the poor and neglected. to erect col
leges asylums, churches and hospitals, and TO
care for and support needy congregations and
clergymen.
OF the Building Trades Council and the con-
tractors in the Parrott yesterday was not pro-
ductive OF good results, and the business
agents ordered the union workmen TO tie up
the building to-day.
The second annual account of the Stanford
estate has been settled bv Judge Coffey. In
doing so he allowed a fee of S25 600 to CARRIER,
Bishop & Boalt on account for services in the
United States suit against the estate, and also
a fee OF $500 on account to DR.. Taylor for
legal services.
The Government made some successful tes is
ct the Preside yesterday of powder for its 12-
inch breech-loading rited mortars, and q par
tally successful test of powder for the new
12-inch rified cannon, Uncle Sans require
ments for. velocity being greater than any
other Nation.
The fire underwriters, who suffer ed through
the Moran fire, Eleventh and Broadway, Oak
land, are thinking OF suing Oakland. They
claim that the dry-goods stock was damaged so
per cent by smoke, which the inexperienced
Fire Chief would not let out.
Professor Eugene and Professor Van de We're
clairvoyants, were arrested yesterday on COM
plant of George H. Bell, Postmaster of Carson
New. He charged them with having swiudled
him out of $1100 on the pretense that the
spirits had informed them that Bell was heir
10 $65 100000 estate in Scotland.
Alta meeting of the Labor Council last even.
ing a delegate from the Typographical Union
stated that the union had passed resolutions
looking TO the elleviation OF the distress occa.
stoned printers and their families by the type.
setting machines. Resolutions were also
passed declaring the Labor Council a sufficient
central body for organized labor OF this City.