The San Francisco call., 1896-03-27
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

The shinglers formed trades union last
night.
Sultan, son of Prince Bismarck's famous
dog Iias, is in this City.
Mr.. Craw of the Horticultural Commission
has pet alligator pear tree.
The absence of Judge Slack will postpone the
hearing of the Fair will case to-day.
Judge Morrow yesterday decided that Zante
currants from all places were duuabie.
Homer Henley, the singer. has failed for
$921S 15. His list of debts is an interesting
one.
The italian bakers are at war because GER
tain firm is selling three loaves OF bread for
cents.
Unsettled weather clearing in the afternoon,
fresh southwesterly winds, is the forecast for
to-day.
Rabbi Voorsanger will discourse at Temple
Emmanuel this evening on MAN and His
Master"
Lieutenant-Colonel Gesry, \. G. c., has been
retired with his present rank on his own ap-
plication.
Plans for a magnificent main building for
the State University are presented by James
w. Duncan.
Two daring highway robberies in the heart
of the City this week are engaging the atten-
ton of the detectives.
Two men made an unsuccessful attempt last
night TO break into the house, 736 Geary street,
occupied by Mrs L. Taussig.
Huntsman, lamar II, Bellringer, La Mas
Gotta, Major Cook and Joe Terry were the win
ners at Bay District yesterday.
The jury in the Cotton suit has been excused
until counsel can argne some OF the legal
points which the case presents.
More striking painters went TO work yester-
day end the union men are confident OF bet
ter times ahead in the near future.
The Mayor has engaged the First Regiment
band to play at the Sutro baths in place of the
non-uniOn musicians heretofore employed.
Mrs Rose NJ French will prefer charges
against prominent member of the Police De-
partment as soon as Chief Crowley returns.
a little black dog has waited for three days
at the door of the Receiving Hospital for his
master, who lies inside with fractured skull
The Alameda health authorities are follow
ing out their system OF sanitary improvement
by urging the necessity OF garbage crematory.
Lincoln Relief Corps No. 3 celebrated its
twelfth anniversary last night with an in
formal reception and banquet at Native Sons
Hall.
Bank Commissioners Magee and Fuller, at
present examining the banks in the San Jos-
quin Valley, are expected in town early next
week.
.tHenry Mayer" supposed by the Bulletin to
be none other than Dr.. Charles o. Brown, has
written another letter, this time to Rev. Dr.
RAIDER.
Professor Riordau of Santa Clara lectured
before q large audience at Metropolitan Hall
Church"
The auction sales department. of THE CALL is
proving very successful, it forms ready
and convenient reference for those looking for
bargains.
A great improvement has been made in the
police rife range in the basement of the new
City Hall by the substitution OF electric lights
for gas jets.
At a meeting held yesterday under the
auspices OF the Chamber OF Commerce resolu
tions were adopted in favor of international
arbitration.
suicide at the entrance to the Metropolitan
Temple yesterday afternoon by shooting him
selfin the right temple.
The police are inclined to think that Irene
Wilson. alias Phillips, is inventing the story
about the man she reported Wednesday night
as having attempted to strangle her.
The Southern Pacific has announced its in
tention OF running It's ferry-boats every twenty
minutes on the broad-gauge line as soon as the
new depot Is completed, and perhaps sooner.
The celebrated Santa Rosa Island case has
assumed new and sensational phase. 1t is
charged that gross fraud was perpetrated by
parties connected with the A. P. More estate.
A memorial to the Regents OF the State Uni
versity is in the course of preparation, asking
for the establishment OF the Wilmerding School
of Industrial Arts on site near the Lick
School.
H. NJ. Saunders and R. T. McIvor have been
outside union matters for the Building Trades
Council. Permanent agents will be selected
April J..
A light observed in the basement of the
First Congregational Church early yesterday
morning and squad of police surrounded the
sacred edifce, but nothing startling was
developed.
The papers IN the appeal case of Theodore
Durrant, with the defendants bill of ex-
.eptions, are now in the hands of Judge
Murphy, preparatory to being forwarded to the
Supreme Court.
George w. Carrick at one time agent for the
California Bank during the boom on the Com
stock called at the California-street police sta
tion yesterday afternoon and asked to be taken
TO the Almshouse.
W. R. Percy of Cough and Lombard streets
swore out warrant yesterday for the arrest of
H. w. Bockman of the eGerman-American Laun-
dry Association on the charge of obtaining
money by false pretenses.
Edith r. B. Gegan has petitioned the Supe-
rior Court 10 remove her father Joseph R.
Brandon, from his position as trustee OF her
mothers estate. She charges mlsmanagement.
She also sues for an accounting.
The default of Nellie Pache in the suit for
divorce brought by Martin Pache of the Tivoh
has been entered This means that she will
enter no contest The case has been referred
to Court Commissioner Lawler TO take testi-
mony.