The San Francisco call., 1896-07-02
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

P D. Linville has squad Of policeman who
patrol housetops.
Several of the labor unions held elections OF
officers last evening.
The new Italian Consul General began his
official duties yesterday
The Committee on Rules of the Board of
Education held meeting last evening.
L'Italia, leading Italian newspaper, will
this afternoon declare itself to be for suffrage.
]. P. Norman has fled petition in insol-
vency. He owes 1888 and has no available
assets.
branch of the Free Public Library at1126
Kentucky street was slightly damaged by fire
yesterday.
The trial of the damage suit of Thornton
against Auzerais is proceeding In Judge
Troutts court
W. Cullen, property clerk of the Police De
partment, died yesterday afternoon in his
seventy-hfth year.
Winnifred Barron, who has been trying to
get some of Edward Barron's millions, is being
sued for e small rent
guardianship in the estate of ErneStin Q New
man, an insane person
The Weather Bureau forecasts fcF to-day:
Fair; light westerly. winds, 1nclea ing in
torce In the afternoon.
The taking of testimony in tn Ashley
Baldwin trial will close and the @ will be
submitted this morning.
The Prohibition County Committee will hold
a convention this evening for the purpose OF
putting municipal ticket in the field.
The trotting events at Ingleside were again
well attended yesterday. Sola, Clay s. Addi-
son and Humboldt Maid all earned money.
Fannie Reynolds has applied for letters of
administration on the estate of Maria Rey-
$1,000.
The Board of Health sent a letter to the Ma
rine ospital Service yesterday which shows
an intention TO inspect vessels regardless of
The Federal quarantine.
Dennis Noonan. a sick and destitute seaman,
says he was unjustly refused admittance into
the Sailors Home by Superintendent Staples,
who does not like Americans.
Next week party OF socialist lecturers will
start out in red wagon-house to tour the
ties of socialist literature VIII be distributed
gratis along the route.
In the trial yesterday of Becker and Creegan
for forgery, F. S. SeaVer alias A H. Dean tes-
titled that the plans for the forgery were made
by himself and Creegan and that Becker was
to do the 'artistie work
R. Schneider, living at 80 Louisa street, got
three fingers OF his left hand maneled in a tin
press at W. ". Montague's establishment yes
terday morning. They had to be amputated
at the Receiving Hospital
The Hibernia Bank reduced its summer
dividend to 80 per cent. Bankers saw that the
silver question mas defeated all efforts of fore
casting the future, and almost demoralized
banking at the present time.
President Sonode of the Yokohama Specie
Bank, who is en- route TO London to arrange
for receiving the next installment of the war
indemnity from China, predicts a great in
crease of trade between the United States and
Japan.
A member of the Civic Federation when
seen yesterday about the Smith-Gallagher con-
test said it would be prevented if possible, but
he was not positive thst such could be done
Young" Mitchell was sanguine of bringing
OF the event.
The Associated improvement Clubs thor
oughly discussed last night the two questions
the tax levy and the proposed new charter
being addressed on the latter question by
President Dohrmann and Secretary Freud Of
the Merchants Association.