The San Francisco call., 1896-03-31
CITY NEWS In BRIEF

Fair weather and decidedly cooler-forecast
for to-day.
Rev. F. H. Church has accepted call to ST.
Iuke's Church, Tacoma.
Nora Ewing is suing her husband, Edward A.
Ewing, for maintenance.
signorina Blinfante, blind prima donna
who IS touring the world alone, has arrived in
this City.
Mayor Pratt of Minneapolis sat with Mayor
the Supervisors.
Bank Commissioners Magee and Fuller have
returned from their official visit to the san
Joaquin Valley.
Tfe Cleaners or Working Girls Club will give
a series OF entertainments at 621 O'Farreu
street this week.
The Board OF Supervisors failed to take any
action in the hog ranch matter yesterday on
account OF a tie vote.
O'Fleeta, Alma, Nelson, Palomacita, Model
Libertine and Sir Richard were the winners at
Bay District yesterday.
kpaper on Jewish history was read by Rev.
J. d. B. Stewart yesterday before the Presby-
terrain Ministerial Union.
II precinct registration begins 160 days be-
fore election Auditor Broderick VIII refuse to
sign the clerks warrants
The Congrega tional Monday Club heard
plea yesterday from Rev. A. J. Nelchonian on
behalf OF the Armenians.
Deputy County Clerk John F. Martin was
shot down by his neglected wife yesterday
morning in the new City Hall.
The Board of Regents OF the State University
will consider the Wilmerding School matter
at their meeting this afternoon.
Judge Coffey took the stand himself in the
Heydenfeldt case yesterday. but afterward he
had TO strike out all his evidence.
ITi the suit of Mary E. Pleasant against Olive
Clark ct al. Judge Seaweil has announced an
interesting point regarding arbitration.
The matter OF choosing design, for the new
municipal building was laid over by the Board
OF Supervisors yesterday for three weeks.
Judge Hunt yesterday ordered the jury, in
case OF the First National Bank against Mrs.
Cotton, to find verdict for the defendant.
The discovery of papers neglected for three
years causes plaintiff in Lake County TO dis
miss an action for foreclosure OF mortgage.
The woman's Federation for Public Good
adopted resolutions urging the District Attor-
ney to give special attention to the Lane case.
The mysterious Szanik infant whose parent
age has been the cause of much conjecture OF
late, was born at the City and County Hos
pital.
general plan of improving the roadbeds of
the Southern Pacific is being carried out by
balfasting with gravel ana by the use OF tie
plates.
The $50, 600 damage suit of Gardner Landon
against the TallanI Banking Company was
begun in Judge Hunts court yesterday morn
ing and goes on to- dey.
The Building Trades Council has taken a
hand in the painters strike and viii endeavor
10 arrange matters so as TO bring the present
troubles to q speedy end.
The union painters have appoin ted fifteen
committees TO determine the character of
every painting job and shop in the City,
whether union or non-union.
Special Deputies Grassman and Postler,
under orders from Labor Commissioner Fitz-
gerald, commenced a thorough investigation
OF the City bakeries last night.
A communication addressed yesterday by the
Merchants Association to the Board of City
HaH Commissioners asks for the placing of an
Office directory in the new City Hall.
The Potrero Heights will be cut down and
used to fill in Mission Bay. a quantity of blue
rock will be taken by the Valley Railroad to
I'LL in China Basin in the near future.
Michael Costello, grocer, Brannan and Gil
bert streets, was arrested yesterday on the
complaint of his father-ln-law, charging him
with numbering his wife on March 8, 1895.
Frederick Broshard, ex-manager OF a base
ball team, was arrested yesterday for COM
plicity in the bogus footrace last Thursday
whereby A. II. Steil was swindled out of 800.
The Painters Union has instructed its relief
committee to discontinue soliciting help from
the public for the strikers. This order does not
apply to those having the theatrical benefit in
hand.
Claus Spreckels will leave next month for
Europe to investigate the sugar industry. 1t
is his purpose to develop the growing of beets
in the san Joaquin Valley to immense pro-
portions.
The redwood lumber men have formed an
association to regulate the product OF their
mills and to raise prices. A rate of 81 thou
sand feet in advance of the old prices has been
already made.
James A. Gibson of Sacramento was arrested
in this City last night on the charge of grand
larceny preferred by Mrs Leita Gibson, wife OF
his brother, the proprietor of sour House,
saloon on Market street.
everel OF the largest dairies in San Francisco
e formed a combine, with view of cutting
IN expenses. Those at the head OF the
eme declare that they have no intention of
easing the price OF milk to the consumer.
lomas A MCGOWAN has petitioned the Pro-
Court to remove Mrs. Ernestine Kreling
ministratrix of her husbands estate. He
ses mismanagement. MCGOWAN has a
lin of $4,000 against the estate, which gives
him the right to proceed.
The wife of Evangelist Barton says that the
man killed in the Franklin residence by But
Ter Miller was Chinatown gambler named
Bowditch, who leaves wife and five children
in Topeka, Kansas She alleges that Barton
has left her in destitute circumstances.
Mrs Mary Fitzgerald was registered at the
Citv Prison last night by Detectives Dillon and
Crockett on the charge of grand larceny. She
was employed by the wife OF Lieutenant Rich
ards al Alcatraz, and is accused OF stealing,
lorgnette and other articles, which she pawned
in this City.
de Janeiro arrives on April next an investi-
CATION into that vessels long passage TO Yoko-
hama will be held Captain Russell Is blamed
for not heaying to in the gale and for burning
up the deckhouses for fuel. He and his
officers may lose their heads.
Judge Coffey has allowed the distribution OF
legacies from the estate OF J. I. Doe TO the ex-
tent OF SS5 900, in spite of the opposition of
the .sidow and her child. The protestants
claimed there was not money enough in the
estate, and that at any rate the family allow
ances should first be paid. The protests were
overruled.
Rev. Dr. Jacob Voorsanger has been asked to
contribute TO the work OF translatlng the Old
Testament from the original Hebrew into Eng
lish for the special use OF Jews. and has con-
gented TO undertake the task of trsnslating the
books of Obadiah and Jonah. The revised
work is to be published by the Jewish Publica-
tion Society OF America.
Daily Makes Denial.
dispatch from Los Angeles says that w. R.