The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-07
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

meeting.
Henry l. Dodge is reelected as president of
the Board OF Education.
A new mission day school will open on the
Sth inst. in the y. VI. c. A.
Dr. Maximilien SChumann, the explorer. tells
some interesting adventures.
"Nobby'' Clarke has filed petition in insol-
vcncy with the County Clerk.
Rev. DR.. George L. Shearer, secretary of the
American Tract Society, is in the City.
Judge Charles W. Slack has been elected
presiding Judge of the Superior Court.
Home missions and foreign work were dis
cussed at preachers meetings yesterday.
The judges of the coming field trials, to be
held near Bakersfield on January 20, have been
appointed.
Satisfactory reports from interior Chinese
missions were read yesterday at the Womans
Occidental Board.
Democrats are actively preparing for the
pr maries of next Saturday night The sltua-
lion IS fairly peaceful
The Pension Commissioners of the Police
Department met last night and retired one
othcer from active duty.
Miss Matte Overman declares that the re-
ports about her sent from the north are With
out founds ton in fact
The Congregational ministers OF the Monday
Club held a spirited discussion OF the Nenezue-
Ian question yesterday.
The suit of CrittendOn Thornton against
J. q. Wickersham for counsel ices has been sub
mitted 10 Judge SeawalL
The winners at the Bay District track yester-
day were: Crafty, Red Glenn Red Root Lo-
gan, Gree and Sea spray
Unsettled weather, probably with showers
stationary temperature. southeasterly Winds
IS the weather prediction Tor to-day.
General Don Ramon Sarario. q prominent
military man OF Guatemala, died in this City
on the ID inst, and was buried yesterday.
In the annual election at the Academy of
Sciences the members ticket was elected
and Dr.. Hardness was defeated for director.
The boys in the vicinity of the Haieht-street
grounds have been seized with the chute fever
and have built two in opposition to the main
one.
Justice of the Peace Kerrigan rendered an
interesting decision yesterday on the liabilities
OF lnnkeepers to protect the goods of their
guests.
DR.. J. c. Anthony of the Chronicle building
was arrested yesterday for battery and WAS re-
leased on his own recOgnlzance by Judge
Conlan.
John P. Wilson now comes forward to claim
the authorship of "Dat New Bully" which
Miss May Irwin claimed was written for her by
some one else.
Many prominent Christian ladies spent a
pleasant, sociable evening with the inmates OF
The Beulah Rescue Home in East Oakland last
Saturday evening.
By agreement the transcontinental lines
have agreed TO advance rates on certain east
bound commodities and the Pacific Mail will
promptly follow suit.
W \. Murphy, who plea ted the prosecu-
Uon OF Leon Meyer by emitting TO file the in
formation in time. has resigned from the Dis
trict Attorneys office.
The Columbia Pistol and Rife Club held its
annual election last evening and reelected its
old board OF officers. The club also adopted F.
o. fOung's new point target.
Hugo Tolaud has answered the contest of
Charles Gridley OF the viii of his mother,
Mary B. Toland. 1t is a general denial OF the
allegations OF the complaints.
Samuel Thompson, the aged news-dealer,
charged with felonious assault upon little
girls, attempted TO hang himself in his cell in
the City Prison yesterday morning.
The Oregon Railway and Navigation Com
pany has decided to keep the steamer South
Coast regularly IN service between here and
Portland via Coos and Humboldt bays.
4 resolution introduced by Supervisor
Spreckels requesting Congress 10 pass the min
ing laws presented by California Representa-
tives was adopted by the board yesterday.
Peter F. Lane pleaded mot guilty. to the
charges Of felonious assault for which he was
arrsigned before Judge Wallace yesterday. a
motion TO set aside the Information for tech
nlcal defects was fled.
Peter 7. seculovich is still alter the Bay
View Railroad Company, which, he claims,
owes the City and County of San Francisco
something like 100000, back license on street
cars operated by them.
Charles W. Stein & Co, who recently incor-
pOrated. desire II understood that they enter
the new form OF business importers and
dealers In carriages, wagons, materials, etc,
and not as manufacturers
Chief Crowley has received letter from
Mrs. 4. J. Smith, Decatur, Ill. asking for in
formation about Harry KOhler, miner, who
has fallen heir to an estate and is believed 10
be living in near this City.
Yesterday Bishop Nicholas of the Greek
Catholic Church on Powell street during the
Christmas services now being held there
ordained Father Greenkevich an archpriest
and Deacon Wasileif priest.
by the Carl-street branch of the Metropolitan
electric line complain that they are given but
the shadow OF a service, and they will take
steps 10 have the franchise revoked.
No cars are running on Oak street. The
cable line has been abandoned. That portion
OF the track between the park and Fillmore
street is being converted into an electric line
7 he rest OF the track may be abandoned
counter suit has been brough in the United
States Circuit Court by Agent Thomas K. Stat
eler against Special Trustee John Chetwood
Jr., 10 have himself declared agent and the af-
fairs OF the lnsolvent California National Bank
wound up.
Richard Dixon was thrown from Powell
street 1115 by Conductor Cosgrave on
December 3, 1873, and he has now brought
suit for $4,000 damages against the Market
street Railway Company, because he claims
the conductor acted maliciously.
The case of the Southern Pacific Company
against the Railroad Commissioners to restrain
them from reducing freight rates was COM
menced before Judge McKenne in the United
States Circuit Court yesterday. number of
affidayits were read by both sides.
The committee of business and commercial
men who are investigating the threatened
dangers of cheap Japanese made goods enter
ing the United States, met yesterday They
are preparing report which will accompany
Il memorial asking Congress 10 assist IN the
protection of the manufacturing interests of
the country.
The Supreme Court has wiped away the last
vesuge of litigation in the famous Emeric-
Alvarado case by dismissing the last appeal
pending in the proceedings. This leaves the
tract OF land involved free to the possession OF
the holders under former rulings of the court
and removed the cloud which for forty years
has impaired their titles.
Elizabeth Inness has been appointed
guardian of her husband. Thomas A NJ
lnness, and his estate, by Judge Slack. 1t was
shown that Inness had run through $4,000 in
the last six months and that he would soon
have nothing left unless some one put in
charge of his money. He has good income
and is expecting legacy of $1,000 very soon
Fair Will Decision Got Ready.
J ldge Slack did not render his decision yes
terday regarding. the validity of the trust