The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-11
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.


9P. NJ, Saturday, July IL.
The carnival people are preparing to canvass
the City for funds for the great event
Mayor sutro has vetoed the ordinance allow
ing street work 10 be done by private contract.
Fair Saturday; light northwesterly winds
increasing in force.-Local Forecast Official
McAdie.
The Becker-Creegan forgery case viii go 10
the jury to-day. Arguments were completed
yesterday.
The Walters Carpet Company has levied q
SO. 900 attachment on the Sterling Furniture
Company.
The Woman Suffrage precinct clubs will, it
is anticipated, commence holding meetings
next week.
Alma E. Josselyn has retracted her serious
charges against George StaScke, her adopted
grandfather
Clerk Ed Williams of the Justices Courts has
rendered his annual statement to the Board OF
Supervisors.
Garrett W. McEnerney declared yesterday
that he was unalterably opposed to the tree
coinage OF silver.
The Army OF Jesus Christ is queer little
ohshoot OF the Salvation Army operating IN
Merchant street.
Ashbury Heights Improvement Club will
urge upon The Supervisors the necessity OF
paving Oak street.
The Republican Executive Council of Cali.
fornia adopt strong resolutions in favor of
William Mckinley.
George Ottsen, native of Denmark and
blacksmith by trade, was last night appoin ted
regular police officer.
Rabbi Jacob Voorsanger has been appointed
guardian OF the $4,000 estate of Hannah Davis,
an incompetent person.
William Edwards has been appointed admin
istIator of the estate OF Robert NJ. Edwards,
with bonds fixed at $4,000.
A. a. Borline yesterday entered suit against
Joseph Kahn and Alfred Todhunter to recover
$3.50 due two prOmlSSOry notes.
The Hibernia Savings and Loan Society has
Eued A. NJ. Speck & Co. for $1,000, due on a
promissory note, Secured by mortgage.
Two men are in the tanks at the City Prison
who viii be charged to-day. with robbing the
house OF Mrs. Conreitch, GIL Eddy street.
Passenger rates between San Francisco and
Portland have been advanced The new
schedule will go into effect on the 21st inst.
Mary E. McQuiddy was yesterday granted
SlOper week ahmony pending the trial of her
divorce suit against her husband, Redding Nc
Quiddy.
The Young Ladies' Institute passed many
important amendments at yesterdays session
and held grand ball at Native Sons Hall in
the evening.
The Labor Council has adopted resolutions
ing non-union bands TO play at the ratification
meeting tonight.
Secretary Holbrook of the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals reports an
increase in the number Of cases coming under
his supervision.
The National Athletic Club was refused a
permit for the Maher-Choynsh fight by the
Health and Police Committee of the Board of
Supervisors yesterday.
The will of Peter Kehoe has been FLED for
probate. He left property valued at about
$500 Cornelius Shea and John O'Connor
are named as executors.
srrest or T. A. Burns, q produce merchant, Tor
telonlous embezzlement The trouble grows
out OF the Meyer insolvency case
James Anderson was arrested by Special
Officer Frank Holbrook of the Society for the
Prevention OF Cruelty TO Children for hitting
his daughter Kate with strap and buckle.
DR.. J. H. soper, the lately elected School Di-
rector, thinks that the Board of Education
should be liberal in its treatment of teachers
and neither reduce nor withhold their salaries
President Sonoda of the Yokohama Specie
Bank, s. Hayakawa, the private secretary of
the Minister OF Finance Of Japan, and the gem
tlemen OF their party, will leave this evening
1or New YORK, en- route to London.
Leading Democrats of San Francisco yester.
day Tepudiated the silver plank in the party's
platform and declared openly in favor Of
sound money. ms means that there is q
revolution in the Democratic party.
Arthur scrivener has been elected director
OF the London and San Francisco Bank in Lon
don. IL will be remembered that ne recently
resigned the active management of the bank
in this City on account of i'll health and went
TO London.
The Letter-carriers' Mutual Aid Association
will give grand ball at Native Sons Hall this
evening, The object of this event is for the
distribution of prizes won at their picnic held
July f. All friends of the carriers are invited
10 attend and good time is promised.
William Murison has applied for letters of
guardianship over Helen McGregor Murison
Mary Constance Murison and John Randolph
Murlson. The children are heirs of an interest
IN the estate of Ellen Mcnamara deceased,
ana are aged, respectively, 13, IL and years.
S. Jacobson, the money-lender who holds the
note upon which Auctoneer Finn seized all
t mel inrniture IN Mrs. Ferry's house, as yes
terday on the stand in the search-warrant
case He talked a great deal but not much
information was ELECTED. What he did give
was mainly damaging TO himself.
The Nuevo Pstiero Improvement Club held
an Indignation meeting last evening to con-
denim the maintenance of the Pesthonse in its
present location. Its situation is declared 10
nno of constant i'm pediment to
sirable residence portion OF the City
The Manufacturers and Producers Associa-
ton has directed, through its secretary T. p
Mead, a letter to the Rev: R. F. Maclaran
OF the Second Presbyterian Church sucoesting
TO him that, as he intends purchasing a nine
organ for his church, he patronize California
manufacturers. -"
G. NJ. Drum, who on November 2. 1908 To-.
his eyesight and was otherwise permnnen ,tHs
injured by the premature explosion of a HAS;
has sued George NJ Perine, R. c. Mattinplv and
>. omltH FlOOfOOO manages, alleging that
IL was because of their carelessness in procnr.
ing poor blasting material that he was in
iured.
San Francisco Lodge No. L. National Assoeia-
tionof Stationary Engineers, on Thursday, July
8, elected the following: Thomas Norrin, chief
engIneerMills' building T. II. Macdonald chief
engineer Edison Light and Power Company.
and John A. Grenzin, chief engineer La Grande
Laundry, as representatives to the National
convention, which viii be held in Buffalo.
N Y, on September 3, 1896.
In response TO a recent request from the
Board of Supervisors City and County Attor.
ney Creswell has rendered his opinion as TO
whether Ash avenue, between Webster and
Fillmore streets, is public thoroughfare. He
holds that ii was never dedicated by public
maps or private deeds, and the fact that tn e
district is built upon is held 10 disproVe any
dedication on the part Of the public.
Al. Collins, an ex-employe of the Southern
racine Company, crea ted considerable excite
ment in the Union Trust building. wherein are
the offices OF the Southern Pacific Company,
by his persistent attempt to interview H. E.
Huntington in order to make a demand for
$4,000 on him for alleged wrongs suffered
from the railroad. In order to enforce his
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