The San Francisco call., 1896-03-13
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.


The Grand Jury is observing the proposed
gas and electric trust.
The estate OF Henry Edwards has been ap-
praised at SSS, 81 %.
Clipper freight rates have been reduced to
25 cents 100 pounds.
Secretary Holbrook says there shall be no
coursing in this county.
A new biclorama was opened yesterday at
Market and Tenth streets.
The striking fathers have won their fight for
higher wages and shorter hours.
Wilbur H Reaser gave lecture on cart in
Paris at the First Unitarian Church yester-
day.
Horace G. Platt is slated to succeed James D.
Phelan as president OF the San Francisco Art
Asso citation.
Berthe Paradis' murderer is still at large
Her funeral yesterday was attended by large
number OF friends.
Superintendent Babeock says there has been
but one accident to school children from
streetcars in nine years.
Attorney Herrin continued his argument in
the Southern Pacific case in the United States
Circuit Court yesterday.
Mrs. Della Beretta is suing to have set aside
a deed by which she conveyed much OF her
property TO her attorneys.
Paul B. Hay lectured on "Ben Hur'' before
Borromean Council No. 129 OF the Young Mems
Institute in the Mission last night.
Pietro Gori addressed several hundred Ital-
their embracing the cause of anarchism.
Forecast Oficial McAdie announces fair
weather, with probably fog in the morning and
night and fresh westerly winds for to-day.
The strike committee of the Painters Union
report that nearly all the master painters in
the City have acceded to the unions demands.
Deputy Assessors are asking taxpayers ques-
tions for the purpose OF securing Information
10 be used in making I'D the military roll of
the State.
Electricians are making interesting expert
ments with electric lamps in st. Iguatius
Chuch to produce original effects in the upper
windows
Mrs. Lille Smith is suing the Sutter-street
Railway Company for $25, 900 damages. The
suit has some peculiar circumstances at
tached to it.
Mrs. Hattie Graham has applied to the So
ciety for the Prevention OF Cruelty to Children
10 have her husband arrested for failing to sup
port his family.
in the justices Court yesterday for S2S9 70
for bread furnished by his bakers during the
past eleven years.
A. H. Dean and Joe McCIuskey, the Nevada
Bank torgers, refused yesterday to- make any
statement for publication, but McCluskey de-
clares that he Is innocent.
Richard J. Ferrer, assisted by a number OF
local. LrtIsts, gave g. farewell concert at Odd
FelPFs Hall last night in anticipation Of his
comtts departure for Brussels.
si3, straight favorites passed the wire in
front at lngleside Yesterday. The winning
horses were Mosier, San Marco, Casper, Olive,
Yankee Doodle and Kowalsky.
Charles F. Hof, of Tucson, who las obtained
q twenty-five year franchise for a streetcar sys-
TEN in Tucson, is here to buy supplies. He
says Tucson is quite prosperous.
Seven mammoth kites on one string were
sent up from the Mills building yesterday aft
ernoon with small camera, in an attempt to
obtain q birdseye view OF the City.
C. P. Huntngtons lngratitude is made mani
fest by his neglect and forgetfulness of Cap
tain Bushnell, the pioneer commander OF the
Central Pacific Company's ferryboat line.
George Russell, petty larceny thief, who
stole Bible on Wednesday from the store of
the American Tract Company, was sent TO the
County Jail for six months by Judge Conlan
yesterday.
Detectives Gibson and Wren want an owner
for filed case gold watch, with Chinese char
acters inscribed on the back, which was found
in the possession OF a well-knoWn thief, who is
under arrest.
Four of the striking fathers, charged with
assault TO murder, appeared in Judge Lows
court yesterday and their cases were continued
till Tuesday, those out on bonds being ordered
into custody.
Claus Spreckels has gained signal victory
before Judge Trout. The demurrer TO his suit
to compel actions against him TO be brought in
this State has been overruled. This decides
the case in his favor
The executive committee of the Thirty-fourth
District Republican Club last night declared
itself in favor of primary elections for the
selection OF delegates to the State ana Con-
gressional conventions.
The Miners Associatian yesterday named a
committee of four TO recommend names to
President Cleveland as Commis sioners in Cali
fornia under the new mneral-act bill now
passing through Congress
Two new pictures have been ADDED to the
permanent collection OF the Hopkins Art In
siitute. One is from Manchetti, celebrated
italian painter, and The other from the studio
ofT Taan III a rfis sf
The amateur bicycle tournament ended last
night at the Pavilion, and tonight the ladies'
racing commences and viii last three nights
the winners in last nights events.
II. E. Low appeared before the Street Com
mittee OF the Board of Supervisors yesterday to
wide in the center OF Van Ness avenue for the
purpose of planting trees and shrubs.
Herbert Love, "beauty DOCTOR" was ar
rested yesterday on the charge of misdemeanor
embeZzlement, on the complaint of mis- fancee
Rebecca Taylor, 10 Taylor street, who accuses
him of stealing ana pawning her gold watch.
At the meeting OF the Harbor Commissioners
Yesterday the matter OF establishing free
fruit market on the water front brought
to the attention of the board through the
medium of urgent communications from Santa
Rosa and San Jose.
The Union Gold Mining Company has filed
articles of incorporation. 1t has capital
stock OF So, 900, 900, all of which has been
subscribed George Z. Williams of Placer
vile is the principal stockholder. He sub
scribed S4 999 500 of the capital stock.