The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-14
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

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Pugilists Corbett and Sharkey will train 6
little and spend quiet Sunday.
Charles J. Wingerter, a pioneer of 1850, died
Friday night at his residence, 2714 sacramento
street.
A fair and warm Sunday, with fresh north
westerly winds, is promised by the Weather
Bureau.
A convention of single takers will be held in
this city soon after the return OF Congressm an
Mcguire.
DR.. Candis will hold a Chinese children's
festival service at the Presbyterian Chinese
Church to-day.
The Polytechnic High School was the winner
yesterday in the inter-scholastic field day with
the Lowell High School.
Mysterious" Billy Smith arrived from Port,
land yesterday, ana declared that Peter Jack
son was physical wreck.
Coroner Hawkins demurrer TO the writ OF
prohibition in the SOnderup case was yester-
day sustained by Judge Murphy.
The Merchants Association is making an
EFFORT to have the proposed new charter printed
at The head OF the election ballots.
Judge Belcher yesterday sentenced Charles
SCeepesl TO fourteen years in Folsom for as
sauIt with intent to murder his wife.
L. Il. Johnson, COS Davis street. who was
stricken with apopleXy Friday afternoon, died
at the Receiving Hospital last evening.
Peter Brooks, laborer, was fined $50 yester-
day by Judge Campbell for refusing to pay his
carfare Friday and for disturbing the peace.
Burglars broke into the residence of Mrs. P.
Marks, III Golden Gate avenue, Friday night,
and stole a silver watch and several gold rings.
The board of the San Francisco Presbyterian
Orphanage and Farm resolved yesterday to
purchase Thirty acres OF land at San Anselmo.
Many new designs for fitting celebration of
the Nations birthday have been formulated
and great interest is being exhibited in the
work.
Lawrence Crounse, years of age was killed
at Fulton and Cough streets yesterday alter
noon by the wheel OF a truck passing over his
chest.
The State Prison Directors met Yesterday at
san Quentin and acted upon bids for supplies
for the coming fiscal year. They also pGroled
three prisoners.
The Philsdelphia's crew and the Naval Re-
serves gave an Interesting military drin before
large crowd OF people at Golden Gate Park
yesterday afternoon.
The case of Frank Mcneil, painter, charged
with assault to murder upon Frank Rankin in
Mrs. O'Grady's sal loon, will not be decided by
Judge Campbell till tomorrow.
Ye Lo Dr. an aged Chinese merchant, who
died in Lockeford recently, expressed the wish
that he be buried in California and that his
bones be not sent back 10 China.
An amendment to the State constitution fav-
oring local option in taxation, now being
urged by local single takers, will oubtless be
advocated in the Democratic State platform
Judge Belcher yesterday sentenced six of the
striking fathers who killed G. o. Mais to one
wear each in Folsom. ]. D. McRae was ac-
quilted and Neal Collins accorded new trial.
E. Roberts, second mate of the British ship
Sharpshooter, was showing lady friend over
the vessel last evening when ne slipped and
fell on the deck, bre akIng his right arm,
which was dressed at the Receiving Hospital.
Three children of Abe Kirshner, a peddler
living at 43174 Tehama street, were taken 70
the Receiving Hospital yesterday afternoon
suffering from the effects of eating rancid
cheese.
The shareholders of the American Naviga-
ton Company have agreed to hquidate their
Indebtedness of S35, $50 to the Panama Rail
road Company by paying 20 per cent OF the
original amount.
Addie Iiesen, 16 years of age, who lived with
her sister at 116 Turk street, has been missing
for about two weeks, and the Society Tor the
Prevention OF Cruelty TO Children has been
trying to find her.
John E. Shoemaker has begun a suit for
damages against the Geary-street, Park and
Ocean Railroad, alleging that the unlawful
width of the company's cable-slot was respon.
yible for his injuries.
Right Rev. Thomas Grace, formerly Vicar
General of Sacramento diocese, will be sol
EMMY consecrated next Tuesday, by Archbi-
shop Riordan, bishop of the see left vacant by
the death of Right Rev. Bishop Manogue.
At meeting last night the Mission Defense
Union resolved to petition the Board of Super
visors for a branch high school The question
OF asking that the old Jewish Cemetery be pur
chased and set apart for a public park was dis
cussed.
Arrangements are likely to be effected be
tween the sutro electric line and the Califor
nia-street cable railway whereby one viii
transfer passengers to the other, thus creating
another rapid through line from the ocean tC
the ferry.
The one hundred and nineteenth anniver
sary of the adoption of the American flag by
Congress was celebrated yesterday Dy display
Of the National colors in public parks and
upon school houses. In consequence of con
fusion of dates the display was not so general
as it would have been otherwise.