The San Francisco call., 1896-11-18
AUCTION SALES.
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Fair Wednesday; colder-A. G. McAdie local
forcaster.
Two new cases of diphtheria were reported
at the Health Office yesterday.
The San Francisco Commercial Travellers
Association has been incorporated.
The San Francisco Sketch Club is now hold
Ing its regular fall exhibition of works of art.
Jack Madden will probably come to this CITY
and enter the ring with Jimmy Anthony next
month.
The first session of the Catholic Knights OF
America was held yesterday in St. Mary's
Church.
Charges against Inspectors Dockery and
Davis will be Investigated by the Board OF
Health to-day.
Infsmmator, Little Cripple. Shield Bearer,
Torsina and Hymn won races at the Oakland
track yesterday.
The shortage of the wheat crop in India and
the Argentine Republic has caused steady
advance in prices.
Divorce suits have been filed as follows
Adelaide Savage vs.. Christopher Savage, Al
bert Dure VS.. Frances d. Dure.
Experts have been examining the Taylor
gold mine for English capitalists. The price
OF the mine IS given at $500,000.
Miss Leonora Jackson, California girl, won
the Mendelssohn medal in the Berlin Con.
seryatory of Music few weeks ago.
Captain George Thomas, California pioneer
and Deputy Auditor of this City, died yester-
Samuel Figel and J. Obenauer, who attained
the age OF 70, were the recipients of $1,000
each from the Chosen Friends last night
The Press Club will give Chri istmas jinks.
to be attended by the members and their lady
friends, on Saturday evening, December 21.
Thomas Quackenbush has transferred his
property 10 his daughter in order TO defeat the
Claim of woman who claims to be his wife.
The ladies of the Welsh Presbyterian Pas
tors Aid Society held successful bazaar at
NhFfo Iall lr-ac IN ffarr
ing.
William Robinson, editor of the Butchers
Gazette, jumped off a cable-car on Polk street
last night and fell, sustaining serious in
1uries.
The Homer, Costa Rica, General Fairchild
and Carroliton, all behind time, got in during
the night. All report exceedingly heavy
weather.
The Board of University Regents yesterday
decided to establish the Wilmerding School in
San Francisco. Stockton and Berkeley were
competitors.
George Craig, marine engineer, was booked
at the City Prison last night for swindling
women under the pretext of engaging them as
-hous ekeepers.
''Nobby" Clarke's old mansion has been pur
chased by the faculty of the California Medical
College and will be transformed into hos pital
and sanitarium.
other cases against the Alaska Packers Asso-
citation hinge, was given judgment by Justice
Barry yesterday
The Ladies' Union of Trinity Presbyterian
Church in the Mission has opened an empo-
rum with the object of reducing the indebted
ness of the church
Mrs. Belle Rothschild, widow of the late
Moses B. Rothschild, has filed petition for
letters OF administration the estate, which
is valued at $4,000.
United States Customs Inspector John T.
Foley has been suspended from duty and grave
i" charges OF dishonesty have been forwarded to
the Secretary OF the Treasury
Justice of the Peace Cook issued an order of
arrest yesterday for P. d. Saunders, who Is
said to be about to leave the State for the pur-
pose OF detrauding his creditors.
The com mitIee appointed by the Polk-street
improvement Club has decided to cut through
the hump at the northern end of that stree
and then wait for the official grade.
At meeting of ministers of different de-
nominations held yes sterday steps were taken
to arrange for work preliminary to the arrival
OF the Christian Endeavorers next July.
United States Circuit Court Judge Joseph
Mckenna Will render his decision the case
OF the Southern Pacific Company against the
Railroad Commission within few days.
The jury in the case OF Charles Peterson, g
sailor, charged with beating his stepson with
ropes end, failed 10 agree in Judge Joachim
sens court yesterday and was discharged.
The next United States Grand Jury will be
selected on the oath inst. in the United States
District Court. A venire of sixty names was
drawn recently by the Jury Commissioner.
The annual sale of yearlings and horses in
training bred at Antrim stock farm took place
last evening at Killip & Co.'s salesyard.
Twenty-one head brought total of $5105.
The Guadalupe quicksilver land case came
up before Registrar Dunn and Receiver Heck
cit yesterday 1t is dispute over a 600 acre
tract between the farmers and the mining
company.
Attorney-General Fitzgerald has approved
the contracts for building the Affiliated Col.
leges. The complications were adjusted at all
executive session of the University Regents
yesterday.
The Walla Walla, from Puget Sound, was the
first of the overdue feet TO get in yesterday.
She was twenty-four hours behind time and
Captain Wallace says he had to heave to off
Cape Blanco.
The barkentine Archer made a very smart
run of eleven days from Honolulu TO San Fran
cisco. The heavy gales that have delayed all
the vessels from the north only served to send
the Archer on her way.
Miss Christine Krone, cashier at the Popular
Restaurant, who is soon to wed Howard Cald-
well, was presented by Oliver Baker, capital
ist, with house and lot and check for
$1,000. Miss Krone is to be the aged million.
ares heiress.
Lloyds surveyors have detained the British
tramp steamer Amarapoora- She has a very
big load aboard and yesterday showed strong
List to port She will be surveyed and may be
ordered back TO her dock to unload some of
the cargo and trim ship.
The argument as to the validity of the trust
clause in the Fair will which has been ad-
mitted to probate Will take place before Judge
Slack next Tuesday. The point to be reyie we'd
is as 10 the bearing of the clause on the per.
sonal property, 1t having been decided invalid
as to the real property.