The San Francisco call., 1896-04-05
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

Faster will be celebrated IN the City churches
with decorations and special music.
By mutual consent the Marceau divorce case
was continued yesterday until the Sth inst.
The CalIopean Club will hold debate on
the adoption OF the new charter on the 18th
inst
James Rae has been sentenced to fifteen
years imprisonment for burglary by Judge
Belchcr.
The Stanford team won in the contest at
basketball with the girls team of the Uni
VerSity OF California.
The weather predictions for to- day are:
Brisk TO high southwest winds, with possible
rain in the morning.
Two charges OF burglary were entered at the
City Prison yesterday against Edward Mulyi-
hill, an Eastern crook.
Secretary Holbrook of the Society for the
Prevention Of Cruelty TO Animals ma intains
his stand against coursing.
4 vigorous propaganda in favor of the adop-
ton OF the new charter is being carried on by
the Merchants Association.
Mrs. Mary Stenson, servsnti at, 1910
Treat avenue, had narrow escape from as
phyxiation on Friday night.
Otto Kahn waiter, was arrested yesterday
morning by order of Judge Conlan for graft
ing around the Police courts.
The Labor Commissioners are endeav oring
10 secure safer conditions in several of the
downtown manufacturing establishments.
J. Richard Freud has accepted an invitation
TO speak on the adoption OF the new charter
before the Richmond District Improvement
Club.
Warren E. Price was yesterday found guilty
OF sending obscene literature through the
mails by jury in the United States District
Court.
The winning horses ct Ingleside yesterday
were: Rey del TERRA, Sister Mary, Fortuna,
Mount McGregor II, Banjo, Contentment ana
Goodwin II.
The Mission Defense Union held short
session on Guerrero street last night and ad-
toUrned TO attend the mass-meeting in Turn
Verein Hall.
Wah KEGS laundry was evicted from 1416
Stockton street yesterday and the neighborS
carried of all the washing being cleaned for
the customers.
James H. Claiborne is suing the sutro Rail-
road Company for $4,000 damages. He was
thrown from one of the cars on February 2 and
had his ankle broken.
Margaret Bradford has received divorce
from William H. Bradford because he was cruel
20 her. He called her an Irish COW" and il
was more than she could stand.
The opponents OF DIR. Brown think the Bay
Church to resign. His friends claim that he is
strong enough 10 defy them all.
George Green, young man we'll known to
the police, had row with a woman at 81
Grant avenue early Yesterday morning and
she carved his face with knife.
\ Coroners jury yesterday found that in the
case OF Mrs. Olga Deuss, who asphyxiated her.
sell and three children, the woman was in
sane when she committed the act.
s. K. Thornton, director of the People's
Home Savings Bank, positively denied yester-
day the allegations against him made by de-
positors in resolutions Friday night
Frank Mayo, the celebrated actor, arrived in
San Francisco at o'clock Yesterday morning
and gave his thoughts on "Pudd'nhead vii,
son, California and things in general
Contractor Bowers failed to pay his work
men yesterday as he could not collect himself
He declared that Labor Commissioner DAMS
charges were unfair and actnated by personal
: motives =
Julius Festner of Omaha, Nebr, who insulted
Miss Fennen on Hyde and Pine streets
Wednesday night, and was suspected of being
the stranger, was sent to the Stockton Insane
Asylum yesterday.
.. Louis Behrmann and Harry Steir, the Mission
boy burglars, said yesterday that thev were
tempted to commit the crime by reading about
the exploits OF Majors and Willmore the boy
burglars OF Oakland.
Mrs. Leila Gibson, widow of the late c. F
Gibson, saloon-keeper, swore out q warrant for
the arrest. of Mrs. Emma York, her motheT-in-
law, who is en- route 10 Canada, on the charge
OF felony embezzlement.
Ocean View has been provided with an
abundant supply OF water, and an elegant new
house Tor the sccommo odation of n engine and
hosecarl gives the residents additional conf
oence for the protection OF property.
Judge Belcher has set aside the Information
charging J. II. Higgins with criminal libel. on
the ground that the Police Court has no iuris-
diction TO hold prisoner on that charge. The
proper course, he held, was by Indictment.
The Mission residents turned out last even
ing in goodly numbers 10 attend the mass
meeting at Mission Turn Verein Hall The
question OF having high school and park in
that portion OF the town was enthusiastically
discussed.
William f. Phillips has fled an answer to the
complaint 1or divorce entered by his wife Ida
Phillips, and he has followed that with cross
complaint in which he alleges that his wife has
deserted him. In his answer he denies that he
ever set fire 10 his wife'S hair or that he used
any but endearing language to her He asks
Tor divorce on the ground OF desertion, and
demands the custody OF his child