The San Francisco call., 1896-07-24
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF


gated 2221.
Fair weather with fresh westerly wind is
forecaste for to-day.
The Supreme Court has affirmed the decision
in Downing VS.. Murray ct al.
The Union Iron Works have bid for the con-
struction of two new Japanese cruisers.
An unusually large number of cases of
cruelty TO horses were reported yesterday.
The Supreme Court has affirmed the decision
In Owens VS.. McNally, admlnstratrix, etc.
English capitalists intend to run trolley
freight lines through Sohoma County to tide
water.
a middle-aged woman known as Mrs. wilson
was brutally beaten by Jack Condor last Mon
day night.
Archibald Brown has applied for letters of
administration on the $500 estate of MaTga-
ret Brown.
Costa Rica has declared for a gold standard
on the ground that the value of silver is too
huctuating.
The Golden Gate Carnival has over $11 900
in sight, with the big corporations to hear from
IN the next few days.
The Board OF Health met last night but took
no action on Angel Island, owing to the non
appearance of DR.. Rosenau.
The Twenty eighth Assembly District Central
Republican Club held a meeting and reorgan-
lied last Wednesday evening.
The body of young woman, probably 20
years old, was found in a lodging house at Sol
Vallejo street yesterday morning.
The credentials of NJ. ]. Donovan, the Buck
ley representative, were placed on file by the
Election Commissioners yesterday.
The Pacific Coast Gas Association members
closed their fourth annual NEE ting yesterday
near the summit OF Mount Tamalpats.
On appeal to the Supreme Court the judg-
ment in the case of S. G. Murphy and the
Pacific Bank VS.. Columbus Waterhouse has
been reversed.
The Fire Commissioners yesterday imposed
q ina mo- hor fad
designations and maoe several appointments
and promotions.
DR.. R. S. Law, a prominent and wealthy
single-taxer who has been taking prominent
part IN the Delaware campaign, is soon to ar
rive in this City.
James Coffin of the Alameda Sugar Company
says that the appropriation for sugar manufac-
turers is held back by the treasury and some
official is culpable.
Isaac c.. Scharff has brought suit to foreclose
chattel mortgage on the property of Rudolph
Schnorf at 203A Powell street. The amount of
the mortgage is $2152.
Commander Booth-Tucker of the Salvation
Army has arrived from the East. He proposes
10 establish homes Tor discharged convicts and
others on the Pacific Coast.
Attorneys at Washington are contesting the
recent ruling of the Postofice authorities re-
curing railroads to pay postage on all mail
matter of their own now carried free.
Judge Coffey yesterday appointed Frank
J. Kane OF the S. P c. C. guardian of two
minor ch1lSren OF Mrs. Bessie Lang because of
Mrs. Lang's overindulgence in intoxieants.
There is mystery surrounding the streetcar
travel over Kentucky street in Consequence of
the railroad company having instructed Its
conductors to miscall the names of streets.
Frank Meade, a carpenter, was sent to the
tmsen yesterday for stealing incandescent
globes from the Parrot building, on Market
street.
The Merchants Association will have big
float in the cyclers' parade tomorrow even
ing. The embership roll was yesterday in
creased by the addition of forty-six new
names.
Fred Lawrence, 5I4 Hayes street, applied
for warrant yesterday for the arrest of
Thomas Callahan, an ex-policeman, for get
ting $3.50 from him last October by trick and
device
The retail dry-goods and clothing clerks last
evening effected a tenn porary organization for
the purpose of persuading such merchants as
now keep open later than o'clock TO close at
that hour.
The preliminary examination of Sol Lazar,
dry-goods merchant, Grass Valley, on charges
OF obtaining goods by false pretenses was
commenced before Judge Campbell yesterday
afternoon.
John Mattson was yesterday held by Judge
Conlan to answer before the Superior Court in
$4,000 bonds on the charge of assault with
deadly weapon upon NJ. Sommer, SIT Pacific
street, on July 10.
The Young Mems Republican League held
meeting last night, when 1t was announced
that President Spencer had been authorized
70 call conventions in the Fourth and Fifth
Congressional districts
Charles Nelson, arrested under the new
transfer ordinance for offering TO exchange q
transfer ticket ior q newspaper, appeared in
Judge Joachfmsen,s court yesterday and the
case was continued till Monday.
The woolen- making machinery In the old
North Beach mills mas been sold to a Japanese
syndicate and eight japanese mechanics are
at work in the mills removing the looms, etc
for transportation TO Osaca, Japan.
Dr.. A. F. Mckay, who arri yed here from Chi
cago yesterday, viii sojourn in the State for FIVE
months IN order to investigate and report on
the climatic advantages offered by California
to invalids seeking health and nomes
The estate of Philippine Langfe1dt, Blan-
thers victim, was sued yesterday by DR.. c.
Kieineberg, the physician in whose house she
lve1 wees stZtne time OF the murder. The claim is
Tor 800 Tor alleged medical attendance.
Charles Mccarthy, accused of throwing
Charhe Sing, Chinese. from a stepladder in
front OF the Auditorium saloon early last Sat-
urday morning, was booked at the City Prison
yesterday on the charge of assault to murder
The committee OF fifty met yesterday in
Mayor Sutros ONCE, appointed a committee to
prepare an address to the Government against
the funding bill and another Committee to
secure Endorsement from Congressional nom
inees on the bill.
Mrs. A. w. Marquis, formerly Alice n Met.
calf q teacher in the Haight Primary School
who was married just after the adoption of
the anti marriage rule, does not wish To resign
her posltlon just yet and may enter into a con-
test with the Board of Education.
The Finance Committee of the BOARD of
Supervisors last evening listened to repre-
sentations OF the Board of Health BOARD of
School Directors, Merchants Association Mis-
sion High School Club and other bodies in
the estimates.