The San Francisco call., 1896-08-27
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

registered paupers to vote.
j. o'Farrell has retired from the real es-
tate company bearing his name.
A number of new inducements are offered to
exhibitors for this years horse show.
The California Jockey Club has announced
its stakes for the coming racing season.
A movement is on foot for the organization
OF German American Republican Club.
William Bostwick Curtis resigned yesterday
as traffic manager of the Traffic Association.
The funeral of Charles McCallum, late first
officer of the steamer Gypsy, was held yester-
day.
Union granite-cutters will begin on the stone
work on the Golden Gate Park driveway next
Monday.
Joseph C. Campbell will address the Pnenix
Clup at Scottish Hall, LArkin street, this
evening.
Several gentlemen of Stockton are in this
City in the interests of the coming carnival of
Stockton.
Colonel william S. Oliver, distinguished
Union soldier of the late civil war, died at En-
senada August IA.
The United States and local meat inspectors
came to an agreement yesterday and will work
in harmony hereafter.
Italian Democrats are beginning to lose hope
that Bryan will deny that he hates and de-
spises their nationality.
Fair Thursday; slightly cooler Thursday
night; fog in the morning-Local Forecast
Official w. H. Harmon.
The Government has temporarily rested its
case against Dick Williams and now the de-
tense will have an inning.
Joe ChoynsH was examined by Dr. Barrett
yesterday, who pronounced the fighter to be
physically in fine condition.
The Board of Education decided last evening
that in future the painting of school buildings
must be done by union labor.
Abram Block and Marion Leventritt yester-
day petltioned the court to be relieved as trus-
tees under the will of Samuel Steiner.
Articles incorporating the Pacific Coast Gas,
Light and Fuel Company and the Yellew Metal
Mining Company we're filed yesterday.
William Costley, the Socialist, was yesterday
sentenced to pay fine of s. by Justice of the
Peace Carroll, and his attorney gave notice of
appeal
At the meeting Of the Young Mems Republi-
can League last night President Frank <.
Spencer delivered an earnest address on the
silver question.
The woman's Relief Corps of General g. G.
Meade Post No. 81, G. A. R., gave delightful
patriotic entertainment and dance In Odd Eel
lows Hall last night.
September will be babies day at the Me-
chanics' Fair, and special prizes will be given
for the prettiest, latest and best-natured in
fants put on exhibition.
The will of August Helbing was fled yester-
day AS it left all the estate TO his wife and
she had died first, his son David petitioned for
letters of administration.
Petitions in insolvency were filed yesterday
by Charles II Bane liabilities S1101 so, and
Alexander H Bailey Jr., liabilities $61S6 A,
in the County Clerks ofhce
The Wheelmen's Municipal League met last
night in the rooms of the San Francisco Road
Club and discussed plans for its non-part1san
political reform work in this City.
The demurrer to the indictment in the case
of the seven Supervisors was argued yesterday
before Judge Seawe1l, who said he would en-
deavor to render speedy decision.
The Mquor.dealers and Bsrkeepers' Pro
tective Association, at a meeting held last
evening, passed resolutions in opposition to
the movement against the free lunch.
The officers of the Grand Parlor of Native
Daughters of the Golden West will be the
guests of the Stockton parlor during the cele-
bration of Admission day at Stockton.
The will of Aron Gartenberg was filed yes
terday. He was SO years of age when he drew
the document and in it provided that $4,000
should go to his second wife should she prove
true to him.
Louis Best, machinist, living at $50 Ritch
street, died at the Receiving Hospital last
night from a fractured skull, caused by being
knocked down by three young men on Tues.
day afternoon.
Emma McMullen began suit for divorce yes
terday from her husband, W. n. McMullen al
leging desertion. The wife is the daughter Of
Mrs. Masten, wealthy resident Of Dixon, |
Solano County.
Ex-Judge J. F. Sullivan and Mrs Sarah B.
Johnson, who conducts the Colonial House,
contributed some valuable testimony in the
shape of depositions yesterday to the Fair
Craven litigation.
Alta meeting of the Letter-carriers' Associa-
ton last night it was hoped that the delegates
to the National convention at Grand Rapids
would succeed in getting the next convention
to meet in this City.
tits understood that under the plan of fusion
with the Populists Monteith, McGlashan, Rog-
ers Mcguire and Barlow will be turned down
and the Democrats will take six OF the seven
COnRreSsion Districts.
Mrs Barbara Bossert widow living at 108
Langton street, got married to jacob Schmidt
she swore to complaint charging him with
embezzling $124o from her.
Suit was begun by the Hibernia Savings and
Loan Society to foreclose mortgage on prop
erty owned by William II. Howard on mort
gage for $3.50, ZOO, on property on Clay, Mont |
gomery, Second and Natoma streets.
Mrs. Rafael de la Silva, wife of a wealthy |
Mexican of La Paz reported to the police yes |
terdaY that some one had stolen $2,700 worth |
of diamonds from her room. The jewels were |
taken from a bag containing $4,000 worth.
Richard sherlock, nurse at the City and |
County Hospital, was formally charged yester- !
day by Coroner's jury with criminal negli- |
gence in the matter of the deaths of Netcher !
and Murphy, which occurred a few days ago |
The second annual report of the executors
of the estate of John S. Doe was lied yester- |
day, showing receipts for the year of
SIS, ,562 % and expenditures $86 S33 8S, of |
which $40 900 was paid to Mrs Doe and her
daughter.
The Secretary of State has informed Miss
Susan B. Anthony that the constitutional
amendments to be voted on at the coming
elections will be clearly noted upon the |
ballots as TO preclude all possibility of mis-
takes by voters.
One of the biggest RATS that has ever re ached
San Francisco was towed in by the Mineola
yesterday. 1t is 528 feet long. So feet wide and
81 feet thick. It was put together on the Co
lumbia River and the Southern Pacific saved
S11, 900 on the venture.
The mother of Miss Maud Smith corrobor-
ated her statement in the case against Leroy
Harvey yesterday for the embezzlement Of
seventy-fve shares of stock OF the Oakland
Gas, Light and Heat Company. Officers Of the
company will testify to-day.
The boarding house masters are at war again. |
Men are plentiful and cut rates rule. Four of
the men who have secured the shipping of
men on various vessels of late have been made ].
10 suffer. The falls of their boats and the sails
have been cut and ruined and other damage
done.
John J. o'FarreIl yesterday fled in the Su-
periof Court conveyance TO F. S. Wensinger, |
for value received, everything due him as 1
legatee under the will OF Julia Morrison, the |
same being the remaining one-half of the |
legacy left him. He also assigns his commits /
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