The San Francisco call., 1896-08-14
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Ul1 L MI . LIN bhlGE'
A Mr., Gallagher accuses e boy named Mad
den of great cruelty to horse.
The weather Office predicts for to-day partly
cloudy, fresh to brisk westerly winds.
Republicans OF the First Congressional Dis
triot are actively organizing for the cam
paign.
superintendent of Schools Babcock says that
more funds must be provided or the schools
will close.
Thomas Maloney and Patrick Harrington
were arrested while conveying diseased meat
to Chinatown.
Health oficer Lovelace is investigating
charges against the City and County Hospital
accommodations.
20 move his grading camp at the order OF the
Board Of Health.
On Monday next the Fourth-street cars will
resume operations, and many changes in
transfers will result
Reports at the Woman Suffrage Bureau note
rapid progress in the precinct club work
throughout the State.
A financial strineency has already come to
pass because of the free coinage agitation
Gold is beginning to disappear.
Attorney Frank T. Hoburg will not oppose
the efforts of his wife to get divorce. He has
allowed the suit to go by default.
The Supervisors yesterday filed demurrers to
the petition of George r. Fletcher in the
Geary-street Railroad franchise matter.
The Civic Federation will meet tonight in
the Mills building and decide If it will put an
independent political ticket in the field.
Thirteen horses belonging to Charles A.
Worth died yesterday from the effects of
arsenic admin istered by some unknown person.
The Supreme Court has reinstated Attorney
W. B. Treadwell, who was disbarred eleven
years ago for Incorporating clients funds.
1t is not thought likely that Ii Hung Chang.
the aged Chinese Viceroy, will come to San
Francisco owing to an alleged plot to take his
life.
The snakes in the window of q Sutter-street
drugstore, at present in charge of a Sheriff. s
officer have been without food for several
days.
The Fourth of July Committee has q surplus
of $500. A proposition is pending TO divide
the sum among the Grand Army Posts of San
Francisco.
study of the industries of Japan shows
that protective tariffs necessary to enable
Americans to compete with the cheap goods of
the Orient.
A battery warrant was sworn out Yesterday
for the arrest of Frank Quinlan, Is years of
age, who is said to be the toughest boy on
Bernal Heights.
The Grand Jury will meet this afternoon
and take up the illegal registra ton cases re-
ferred to that body by the Registrar and Elec-
ton Commissioners.
The Peddlers' Protective Association was
formed DeQQlerG
and against the ordinance recently passed by
the Board Of Supervisors.
K. S. Malloy, typewritist, has sued Gather
inc Keeps, keeper oil Turk-stTeet lodging
house, for $4,000 damages for being elected
from the house late al night.
William Kaas of 137 Clara street, an employe
OF the Southern Pacihe Company, had his neck
and right cheek badly torn by the hook in the
chain of derrick yesterday.
The W. A Vapdercook Company threatens
10 sue A. D. Childress, formerly secretary of
the corporation, for criminal libel on the basis
OF letters written to its Eastern agents.
The Manufacturers and Producers Asso-
citation forwarded a letter yesterday to the
Fresno Board of Education suggesting it
patronize homemade desks for schools.
Dr.. c. A. Smiths flying machine is to be
built in San Francisco. Letters patent were
issued on it few days ago and the company
that viii build 1t are confident of its success,
The case against Winthrop is to come up this
morning before Judge Wallace. The defend
ant claims that he can prove his innocence
and Captain Lees is as sure that he can prove
him guilty.
Owing to Billy Gallagher's lack of training
on account of the illness of his wife his match
with Green has been postponed till September
2, but Jack Stenzler and Frank Purcell will be
substituted.
Professor Albert Van der Naillen has re-
turned from Paris with the most powerful
Roentgen ray apparatus in the State, and he
gave q marvellous exhibition yesterday to
few spectators
David Neagle was yesterday fined $50 for
his assault last week upon the peddler Col
Inns, but during the trial a most dramatic
scene was enacted and remarkable story of
railroad abuse told.
An effort will be made tonight at the meet
ing Of the Democratic State Central Commit
tee to have Joseph P. Kelly removed as the
choice for Congressman of the district conven-
tion in the Fifth District.
,o1So- os -.
banks of this City to pay all depositors in gold
irrespective of what may be the result of the
election or what may be done in the way of
financial legislation by the next Congress
Albert Hamilton. known as Little sandow.n
went into pretended f in Judge Lows court
yesterday and would have escaped purish-
had not been for an old gentleman from Oak
land.
While Sutter-street cable dummy, with car
attached, was running between Kearny street
and Grant avenue yesterday afternoon, a span
of frightened horses ran against the dummy
The passengers were considerably frightened,
but no one was much hurt.
Lee D. Craig, notary, made his deposition
yesterday concerning the contract of mar
riage between Senator Fair and Mrs. Nettie R.
Craven, and also deposed that Senator Fair
told him that he was going to make deeds to
certain property to Mrs Craven.
The Lunning Company is building a large
business structure on the block bounded by
Montgomery avenue, Vallejo and Stockton
triangular lot on one corner large enough for
cigar-store, and p Marsicano demanded a
fabulous price for an Intervening lot on Stock
ton street The offer was refused, however
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