The San Francisco call., 1896-07-04
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

day
Mary Crump is suing in the United States
courts for share OF the estate OF Lucy Gooo-
speed.
The business men are doing good work in
adding TO the attractiveness of the City's deco
rations.
The supreme Court has affirmed DR.. Kuhl-
mans commitment to jail for contempt OF the
Coron er.
Read THE CALL interviews on the paramount
importance OF protection to every California
industry
The executors of the Fair estate have COM
menced suit against the tenants who refuse TO
pay rent
Forty policemen accompanied the body OF
the iate Captain Cullen otis last resting-place
yesterday.
Nointerest is so important in California TO;
day as the issue of protection, say the local
manufacturers.
Two women discharged from the County
Jail are arrested ana on fair way to return
there in few days.
Relatives OF Mrs Caroline Vetter, who gave
all her property to her son, are preparing 10
contest the matter.
Dr. Charles O. Brown through his friends,
win make fight before the next Bay Confer
ence to be reinstated.
The Iroouois have adopted resolutions pro-
testing against the granting of a new franchise
TO the Geary-street road.
Flint & Co. of New York are about to estab-
lish q line of clippers around the Horn between
San Francisco and New York.
Dr. Arthur Marten was rearrested yesterday
on the same charge of threats to Kill, and Is
yet unable to give $4,000 bail.
The Central Labor Alliance, in meeting
last night, denounced the recent police inter
ference a. a socialist meeting.
The Garment-makers' Union No. 132 affiliated
with the San Francisco Labor Council last
night and its delegates were received
The morguc's suicide record for the past
shows q a larger
record than that of any previous year.
The great PAGERS W. Wood and Waldo J, will
meet at Ingleside Track to-day in match race,
best two in three heats, for $500 side.
Supervisors of the Health and Police Com
mlttee have reported against the ordnance
stopping music in the dives at midnight
Alizandro Norvell has been appointed special
administrator Of the estate OF Antonio Peru
sini, who left property valued at $4,000.
Notice of the appeal to the Supreme Court OF
the famous Hale & Norcross mining suit was
yesterday filed in the County Clerks office.
Fair Saturday; light fog in the morning;
fresh westerly winds, increasing In the alter
noon.-Local Forecast Official a. G. McAdie.
The French Bank has secured a writ of
certiorari against the Assessor to prevent him
from collecting what is claimed TO be exces-
sive taxes.
Four thugs beat the saloon-keeper of 537
Clay street and tried to rob the place yester-
day, but they were frightened away and alter
ward caught.
The continental League 1elQ q Drlel meeting
last night owing to the proximity OF the
Fourth, but decided on setting aside one day
OF each month as ladies' day.
{ P Welch was chosen out of thirteen cam
didates TO fill the office lately occupied by the
late General MeCOmb as secretary of the Soci-
ETY. for the Prevention OF Cruelty to Children.
The decoration of the store fronts along
Market street form an attractive display.
Bunting, flags and portraits OF revolutionary
heroes are mingled together with patriotic
taste.
Mayor sutro returned to the City yesterday;
but the demands which he expected TO sign
we've sent to Calistoga by his clerk, the latter
supposing that the Mayor would not come to
town.
Grain rates have been advanced by the South
ern Pacific Company from those 1t recently put
into force in the San Joaquin Valley, as it was
found the traffic had not been charged all it
would bear.
Despite the disagreeable weather, fair
sized crowd the trotting and pacing
events decided at Ingleside yesterday. The
winning horses were: Owyhee, Jefe, Javel1n
and Ruby NJ
In an interesting interview S. Hayakama,
private secretary of the Minister of Finance of
Japan, tells of the surplus wealth acquired by
his country since the with China and how
she intends to spend it.
The preliminary contests of the ninth annual
lawn tennis tournament of the Pacific States
took place at Hotel Rafael courts yesterday.
To-day Driscoll, Hardy and the Whitney BROTH
ers play for the championship.
Henry Unruh and Attorney ]. L. Crittenden
were fined yesterday morning by Judge Slack
for 1ourishing pistols in his courtroom the
day before, on the occasion of the attempted
shooting of E. ]. Baldwin by Emma Ashley.
The Supreme Court has affirmed the judg-
ment OF the Superior Court in favor of Gather
inc Hoeft in her suit for $1,000 against the Su-
preme Lodge of the Knights of Honor. The
money was due as q benefit on her husbands
death.
The assessment roll of real and personal
property which Assessor Siebe viii turn over
next Monday viii show large increase over
last years assessment. The increase may
reach S25, 600, 900, making the valuation
1852, 900, 600.
Marschutz Cantren sued W. E. Johns for
$72 IA, the value of machine work done at the
Park or GroYe-street Theater The box Office
receipts were attached Thursday. The sum of
$40 rs was obtained. The attachment was
Immediately released.
While playing with pistol last evening Lud-
wig Schnftt allowed II TO discharge the bullet
striking his wife in the jaw. She was treated
at the Receiving Hospital. The wound, though
not dangerous, is quite painful, as the bullet
fractured the woman's jaw.
The condition OF Mrs Nellie Butler has oc-
casioIed conside rable interest among army
people and something will probably be done to
assist her. Her needs were not a. first known
to he Woman's Relief Corps and consequently
she was compelled to bear her troubles alone
and unassisted by the members of that organi-
zation. The corps is now planning TO relieve
her necessities
Atlenuon nhs oBnlh Oo0h SaIcuu uoy dSoIge
w. Monteith 10 the failure OF the Federal
thorities to prosecute c. P. Huntington for an
alleged violation of The Interstate commerce
act in having issued pass to Flank NJ. Stone.
In letter he addressed yesterday TO the Attor-
ney-General at Washington, that official and
others concerned are severely criticized and
charged with willful neglect of duty.
To clean up some of the street litter which
viii accumulate after the Saturday celebration
the Merchants Association will have some of
its cleaners out sunday morning for the pur-
pose of removing some of the paper rubbish
from the sidewalks of the principal streets.
The City Street improvement Company has
also volunteered to send out its teams and
men tor the same purpose. The object is TO
obviate as much as possible any danger from
fire where paper and other litter have accumu-
lated.
At the Summer Resorts.