The San Francisco call., 1896-05-10
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Woman's Congress adjourned last night
The prices of wine and grapes are climbing
rapidly.
The State Board of Prison Directors met at
San Quentin yesterday.
The Arts and Crafts Guild opened its sketch
exhibit last night ut 219 Suffer street
4Fair Sunday; warm Sunday night" was pre-
dicted last night by Forecast Oficial Harmon.
Mrs. Sarah Pratt Carr, prominent suffrag-
ist has been ordained TO the Unitarian min
istry.
The will of Roger O'DonneIl leaving $40, 900
TO his immediate relatives, has been filed for
probate.
prison upon whom sentences OF death have
been imposed.
The first report of John NJ. Agar on the es-
tate OF Joseph Macdonough shows the value OF
the estate 10 be 81 ,436, ,S42 35.
Trustees and managers of the Crocker Old
Peoples Home were elected yesterday, and the
home is in q thriving condition.
There was an explosion of gas at 400 Post
street, which did some damage to the house
and more OF less injured four men.
c. h. Billings, restaurant man from Stock
ton, who imagines he is worth millions, is in q
padded cell in the Receiving Hospital.
On motion, the appeal of George E. Whit
from an order compelling him To pay 100000
aimony to his wife, frankie Awhile, has bee0
dismissed.
Mrs. Teresa parry, Mason street, felI down
the rear steps at 104 Powell street yesterday
morning and sustained a possible fracture of
the skull.
Ifthe programme es arranged last night is
carried out DR.. Brown will preach at the Cali
fornia-street Methodist Church this morning
at IL O'Clock.
DR.. L. F. Garrigues, charged by the Health
Department with neglecung to register births,
pleaded guilty in Judge Lows court yesterday
and was fined So.
Imp. Candid won the great four-mile race at
Ingleside yesterday. The other winners were:
Fohenzollern, Csbrillo. Montalvo, Olive,
Mosier and Candor.
Edward Collins, convicted OF burglary and
with four prior convictions against him, was
sentenced to seven years Imprisonment by
Judge Bahrs yesterday.
The application of Frank Schilling to have
Francis Pope removed as joint guard ian over
the estate of Peter Alvin Matthews, an incom
petent, has been denied.
Liberty Branch of the Socialist Labor party
has invited Rev. +. r. Ollie to deliver lecture
on economic and social problems before the
branch upon his return from Honolulu.
G. B. Larkin, an old man, living st 1924
Howard street, swallowed dose of laudanum
in mistake for cough medicine yesterday
morning and died few hours later.
Abe Marks, 3 weeks old, living with his
mother at 364 Minna street, was born with
two thumbs on his right hand, and one OF them
was amputsted at the Receiving Hospital yes
terday.
Jennie Morgan, alias Mrs. C. A. Douglas, was
booked at the City Prison yesterday on the
charge of felony embezzlement, the complain
ing witness being ]. 81. Scott, dealer in
pianos.
1t is reported that the Southern Pacific Com
peny is making three-year contracts at low
rates with San joaquin shippers in order tC
hamper the San Francisco and San Joaquin
Valley Railway.
There was polo match at Burlingame yes
tcrday between the club team and Rivers id e
Crowds OF society people attended and enjoyed
the splendid sport. The score was II fol-
Burlingame to for Riverside
Both William F. Herrin and General Barnes
deny that there is any unpleasant feeling be.
tween them or that any change in the terms Of
General Barnes employment by the Southern
Pacific Company has taken place since Mr.
Herrin became chief counsel for that corpora
fiOn.