The San Francisco call., 1896-09-22
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

workers at Pioneer Hall tonight.
Peer Ducey was yesterday on trial for the
killing OF mis- aunt, Kate McKeever.
Tonight viii be French night at the Home
Products Exposition at the Pavilion.
The Board OF Supervisors fixed the NUM-
clpal tax levy at 96.92 cents yesterday.
Workers for woman suffrage report that they
are meeting with every encouragement
The Citizens Nom Partisan Convention
adopted platform at last nights meeting.
Cloudy in the morning; fair for the rest of
Inc oay.-Loeal Forecast Official A G. McAdie-
Mrs Mary Martel of Vancouver is looking
for her husband, who left her about month
May Winters yesterday sued the estate of h.
W. Woodward for SIS 900 for services rem
dered.
severAl interesting questions viii come be-
lore the Railroad Commission at its session to-
The Chinese on Sunday and yesterday OBJ
served the autumnal festival of congratlating
the moon.
Fs ther Yorke addressed large audience
last night at Metropolitan Hall on Minister
ing Angels"
Dr.. Burnham of Vallejo discussed the theo-
logical seminary yesterday before the Presby-
terrain pastors
Hannah cambridge was yesterday SEN
teneed TO thirty months in San Quentin for
grand larceny.
The viii of Katerina R. Van Reed was yester-
day filed for probate. She leaves an estate
valued a. SO, 900.
It was German night at the fair lsst evening,
and over 400 male voices rendered German
operatie selections.
Corbett has demanded $4,000 to agree to
box Sharkey ten rounds here, whether the
match Is pulled OF or not.
Elizabeth Euler, wife of Policeman J. 7.
Euler, was yesterday granted divorce on the
ground Of extreme cruelty.
MANY ChiueS ara now saskfor IN raturu IN
their own country free of cost by claiming
they have lost their certificates,
Mark Cummings, the crippled newsboy, viii
nave his legs amputated 81 the French Hospi-
tai on Saturday Dy Dr.. J. Albert Noble.
The Supreme Court has affirmed the iudg-
ment in the People ex rel. Miller and Hughes
vs. Dayie ct al and the city Of Oakland.
Colonel Il. I Kowslsky, Thomas B. o'Brien
and Addie l. Ballou viii address a mass
meeting at the Auditorium this evening.
The Election Commissioners did not award
the contract for the great register yesterday
on account OF the protests Of the union print
ers.
Count de Beauregard of Paris, who has been
killing bears alligstors and fishing in ST.
Johns Lake, tells his experiences in THE CALL
to-day.
Five election officers warrants were stolen |
from the Registr r s office yesterday and three
OF them were cashed before the theft was dis |
covered.
Several members of the society known as the
German Council of the United World, have
sued 10 have the society dissolved. claiming it
is fraud.
The Polk-street improvement Club was or
ganized last night for the purpose of having
Polk street repsved and lighted by electricity
from Suffer TO Pacific.
The Probate Court was yesterday petitioned
to end the trust created by the viii of John
N. CayaFly, 1t being alleged that the trust
was void in its inception.
Mrs. Herman Oelrienss gave her deposition in
the matter OF the Fair estate yesterday before
Notary Phillips, and Miss Virginia Fair viii
give her deposition to-day.
TIE annual report of Fourth Assistant Post
master-General Maxwell, just made public
through the local inspector in charge, is
full OF interesting information.
Morris Newton, the well-to-do merchant and
owner OF Moscow Cottage, summer home in
SOnoma County, was held up as q suspicious
character by jealous policeman
Frank Ninsamato, Japanese employed in
the Cosmopolitan Hotel. broke into the rooms
OF several Of the guests early Yesterday morn
ing and was arrested for burglary.
Andrew Lawson, professor of geology and
rnineralogy at the State University gave q
lecture upon the evolution OF the eerth's sur
face last evening at the Academy of Sciences.
suit for 500 900 against the Pacific Coast
Steamship Company was filed yesterday by
Nah Hung, q 17-year-old Chinese who alleges
that breach of contract cost him his liberty
The uniform board of the California National
Guard last night recommended q complete
new service outfit, including blankets, over
coats, mess kits and rifles of the model of 1884.
John A. Jilek, a tailor, who on August 81
fired three shots at Mrs Ella Ferguson in
house 6O2 Cough street, was yesterday held to
answer before the Superior Court in $1,000
bonds.
company, returned 10 his home in this City
last night with the Misses Sabin after an alb /
sence OF three months spent in q tour of
Europe.
IT, r-s.s,.,-s T,do-o-5o,. r.o---.-..- =.
issued its platform It declares against boss
rule, favors economy, retren ehment, the new
charter and 8 positive assurance for good gov
eminent.
At their municipal convention last evening
the Populists expressed general satisfaction
with the unsubstantial results of the fusion
proposition, and adopted platform for San
Francisco.
Temporary insanity is the defense offered
by counsel for Miss Emma Ashley, on trial for
taking & shot at Lucky Baldwin. To-day
expert testimony on insanity wall be offered
By both sides.
W. Winthrop, convicted OF kidnapping and tor
turing Millionaire James Campbell, 70 san
Quentin for life. The Supreme court granted
q stay OF execution.
Rev. DR.. NJ F. Colburn, pastor of Grace
Methodist Episcopal Church. corner of Capp
and Twenty-hrst streets, is dying with paraly
sis of the brain, induced by overstudy, and the
whole congregation gr1eves.
his home in Honolulu, left here last night for
New York City 20 attend the College OF Physi- !
clans and Surgeons, after having spent four
years at Stanford University
Enlisted men of the Fifth Artillery have the
privilege of remaining at the Presidio instead
Of going 70 Florida If they so elect. The cleo |
ton is in progress at the Presidio. One-fourth |
of the regiment may remain here.
The preliminary hearing of G. H. Lawrence, |
charged with forging Parker BFay's name TO a |
trans portation blank with a view of defraud- /
ing the Government, viii come up before |
United States Commissioner Heacoek to-mor-
row.
Four hundred employees of the City railroad /
con1 pa1lies met as q Republican club last |
night IN Native Sons Hall on Seventeenth |
street and listened TO speeches by TREY L. |
Ford ana Colonel Robinson and TO q musical
programme
Governor Budd has appoin ted an examining |
board to inquire into the qualifications Of Of |
ficers on the staff of the division commander |
OF the National Guard of California. This is /
permauent body, and the officers VIII not come /
before q brigade examining board which was /
the alternative. y
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