The San Francisco call., 1896-02-04
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The estate of Thomas Mootry has been ap-
praised at $74 ,31S "a
Ashbury Heights residents declare them
selves against the funding bill
Pietro Gori, an eloquent Italian orator and
anarchist. arrivedin this City on Sunday.
The Columbia Pistol and Rifle Club will hold
midsummer distribution of special prizes.
A. A. Watkins. president of the Board of
Trade, predicts bright commercial outlook for
1896.
number of witnesses gave some interest
ing testimony at the Healy investigation yes
terday.
Mrs. Bruner did not explain her report on
the Receiving Hospital TO the Woman IS Fedora
hon yesterday.
The hearing of the Zante curraut case was
begun before acting United States Circuit
Judge Morrow yesterday.
Rev. George Gibson severely criticized the
English of California ministers at meeting of
the Baptist Union yesterday.
Realization, Summertime, Thornhill, Per-
seus, Highland and Comrade were winners at
the Bay District track yesterday.
The meeting of the Election Commissioners
yesterday almost broke up in row, owing to
statements made by Mayor Sutro.
Counsel for Louis Sternberg convicted of
procuring false registration, has petitloned for
rehearlng In the supreme Court.
In letter sent out by the Traffic Associa-
ton yesterday il is shown how trade may be
extended IN Oregon and Washington.
Jerry Bruggy, from Santa Barbara, has been
landed at San Quentin by Deputy Sheriff
walsh, TO serve twelve years sentence
The bird of Edward G. Keenig won the
second prize in Sundays race of homing
pigeons and not that OF George T. Marsh.
The existence of the reported lumber trust
recently organized on. Puget Sound was both
denied and confirmed by lumber dealers here
yesterday.
The Nom pa rtissn csmneion oornroit+.,a ,,,a,.
be called together by Vfce-President F. J. Sui
Ivan upon the declination to act of Chairman
Thomas Magee.
The Board of Supervisors decided Yesterday
to locate police station on Washington street,
west OF Polk, in spite of the protests of the
property-owners.
Professor Joseph LIE Conte delivered schol-
arly and eloquent memoir on the late Professor
Dana OF New Haven. Conn.,, at the Academy of
Sciences last evening.
The Castro Land Company has offered fine
block OF land near the-end OF the Castro-street
car line, to the Board OF Regents as a site for
the Wilmerding school
Edward Murphy, butcher, living at 521
Mlnna street, sober and industrious young
man, fell from his wagon on Sunday morning
and fractured his ankle.
The agreement as to the disposition of prop
erty which James Simpson made prior to his
divorce has been annulled by Judge Seawen
as being contrary TO public policy.
Fair Tuesday light frosts in the vicinity
erIy ~ind'' is prophesied for fo-day's weather
by Forecast Ofhcial W. H. Harmon.
Mrs R. II. Hickman, as Administrative of
the estate of John F. Alexander, is suing Peter
n. Marker for $5660 as attorneys fees for SER
vices rendered by Alexander TO the defendant
The Alaska Improvement Company formed
for the development of various Alaskan indus
tries, has Incorporated. 1t has capital stock
OF $3.50, 900, all of which has been subscribed.
John Kreiss bartender for James Gibbs, was
arrested yesterday morning on the charge of
assault to murder Thomas Barnes, blacksmith,
in Siavins saloon, Hyde and Broadway, sun
day night.
The garbage crematory franchise was not
awarded to L. V. Merle yesterday by the Board
OF Supervisors as recommended by the Health
and Police Committee, but was laid over for
one week for investigation.
The betting of the Del Monte Mills at Second
and Brannan streets was cut and hacked by
some miscreant after the fire in the building,
and the crime was discovered only when the
machinery started running:
The United States Circuit Court of Appeals
handed down nine decisions yesterday. Va
rious important questions affecting land titles,
mining rights, life insurance and States tax
ing power were determined.
Frank Barzouri, a member of the Swiss
Italian colony at Ast1, Sonoma County, was
robbed OF 500 in saloon on Broadway Satur-
day night, and yesterday swore out a warrant
for the arrest of "John Doe" Martini on the
charge of robbery.
Elaborate preparations are being made by
the lrlsh-Amerlcan Socletles Tor the reception
of John H. Finerty, who will deliver the ora
tion on the occasion of the celebration of the
118th anniversary of the birth of Robert
Emmet, on March 4.
Special United States Attorney Benjamin F.
Bergen began suit for the Government in the
Federal courts yesterday to recover 81 900, 900
of redwood timber lands, patented by fraud in
1882 and 1883 by Charles H. King, David
Evans, and others, in HUMBOLDT County.
Various authorities say that Chinatown Is |
passing away and that the population is 10000 |
less than it was eleven years ago. A financial
man recommended the rejectment of any loans
on Chinatown property, in view of the fact |
that Chinamen want to mortgage their prop
erty and then forfeit it.
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