The San Francisco call., 1896-07-25
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF


very popular.
Judge Conlan yesterday increased the bonds
of Laura Gibbons, charged with cruelty to
minor, to $1,000.
The Thirty-third Assembly District organ
ize Republican Club in the interest of Nc
klnley and protection.
Cloudy Saturday morning. light westerly
winds and fog ofShore" is all the weather
office can predict for to-day.
]; F. HinE has applied for letters of admins
tration on the estate of Margaret A. HinZ,
whose property is worth $500.
An opposition TO Samuel J. Hendy's petition
for distribution of the Joshua Hendy estate
has been fled by Josephine Green.
Hughey Macdougan has sued R. B. Markle
and the Teredo Proof Pile Company t. recover
patent rights alleged to be worth $500, ,000
Ed, alias Red Reed was arrested yesterday
for heecing William Goethe, & Salvation Army
soldier, out of 81 so through the lock trick.
The San Francisco Labor Council last night
. decided that only members of trades unions
shall speak at the mass meeting on Labor day.
The Supreme Court has reversed the judg-
ment of the trial court in Chetwood VS.. the
Califol MIA National Bank and Richard P
Thomas.
The st. George Club will give an elaborate
entertainment tonight at the clubrooms
which will consist OF music and athletic at
fractions.
The jury in the case of Jane Garcia, accused
ofmaltreating the boy Santiago Caorelo. failed
to agree after hearing all the evidence and was
discharged.
At the meeting OF the Supervisors Judiciary
Committee yesterday several small streets
were recommended expunged from the new
official map.
Jerry Toohy the custodian of the Jewish
Cemetery yesterday in Judge Hebbard's
court for examination as to his sanity. He
was released.
John E. Clune, carpenter, has sued Attor-,
ney Ii. w. Outflow and his wife to recover
Ssl05 25. out of which he says the Quitzows
swiEdied him.
Manager Gottlob of the Columbia returned
from New York last night, where he has been
Tor three months past securing attractions for
the coming season.
Mrs. Strong of Southern California has noti-
fed the Board of Trade that 3 ,000, 900 pampas
plumeS have been ordered from the East thin
the past Two weeks.
Amajority of lower class Chinese through
out the empire do not know that there was a
war with Japan, says Gustav Melchers, a big
merchant at SHANGHAI.
No change has taken place in the condition
OF the wrecked steamer Colombia. About sixty
tons of cargo have been taken out by the
Spreckels Tug Company.
The only live WaIlaby kangaroo brought 10
this country has been creating great havoc in
The business and domestic relations of E. c..
Jones OF the gas company.
The Fourth-stIeet Improvement Club held a
meeting last night, at which the deplorable
condition of the pavement on this thorough
fare was bitterly denounced.
Supervisor King spoke of thrashing Super
visor Taylor q few days ago, and was told by
that individual that If he attempted such a
thing he would be killed like rat.
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals is collecting evidence against East
wood, the deiryman. accused of turning forth
worn-out horses to die OF starvation.
A handsome silver salad set will be presented
tonight to Colonel w. d. Sanborn by the Cali.
fornis Republican delegates who went to ST.
Louis In special train under his charge.
The Att0rnav-Geueral hos deniad f,e RI o,,a
OF A NJ. McConoughey, a lawyer OF San Diego
to sue in the proposed case of the people ex
rel. McConoughey VS.. the city of San Diego.
Harry Wessling who lives at 1915 Geary
street. fell from q wagon yesterday and suf
fered severe scalp wound and a broken shoul.
der. He was treated at the Receiving Hospital
Three fires that have destroyed thousands Of
dollars worth of property have broken out on
the hay wharf during the past week. Fire
Marshal Towe thinks the biazes are incendiary
Manager Filcher of the State Board of Trade
is sending letters to all the editors of Cali
fornia asking information of land values for
the purpose OF inducing immigration to this
State.
Permits for boxing entertainments for the
Olympic, Occidental and st. George clubs
were decided on by the Health and Police
Committee of the Board of Supervisors yes
terday-
Michael Lydott, driver of double team, was
injured yesterday morning quite seriously by
the team running away. One of the horses
was killed. The accident occurred on Bernal
Heights
Judge Joachimsen was convinced by the .es-
timony yesterday that Billy Watt did not put
George Walker in the barrel The case was
continued until next Wednesday for further
evidence.
Louis Smith, nine-yeer-od lad, has been
missing from his home on Natoma street since
last Thursday. In the morning he went TO the
point TO pick up driftwood and has not been
seen since.
A citizens Indignation mass-meeting, under
the auspices Of the Civic Federation, will be
held Eext Tuesday in Metropolitan Temple, to
denounce the policy of the "Solid Seyen1 of
the Board of Supervisors.
Anton ClecAk, an Oakland saloon.keeper
has sued John G. Agar for $24, 600 for alleged
breach of contract, because of a broken lease
10 the basement premises of the Macdonoueh
Theater building, in Oakland.
John W. Ingram called Attorney Pistoles,
CampbelPs court yesterday and Pistolesi
knocked Ingram down. Both men were ar
rested and charged with battery.
The Randsberg gold district, near Mojave,
promises pretty well, says L. i. Bailey. a Denver
mine expert, but holders of claims ask too
much and the big capital needed for develop-
ing is consequently not forthcoming.
Judge Walling ofNevada City says that the
old Metropolitan quartz mine at Moore's Flat
is being reopened by San Franciscans and that
Nevada City is completing arrangements for
the possession and operation of its town water
works.
Supervisor Dimond has brought the matter
of prolonging the life OF the local Board of
Equalization past II o'clock Monday to the at
teution of grand jurors He claims that The
law has been violated by the afternoon pro-
ceedings.
Two damage suits against the owner of the
building at % Fifth street, which fell and
killed several people in June last. were filed
yesterday. The contractors who were repair-
ing the building were also made parties TO one
OF the suits.
Arrangements for the big parade this even
ing are progressing rapidly. Little Miss Con-
well win lead, aud in the line which will fol-
low will be, among other things, some predic-
tons as to what will happen TO opponents of
good pavements.
An excursion party which will include Gov
ernor Budd anu the Harbor Commissioners
VIII go out on the tug Fearless next Saturday
ana attempt to kill ''grayback" whale. If
they succeed the mammal will be placed on
eXhloition and the proceeds turned over to the
carnival committee.
Inc Precita Valley Improvement Club held
an enthusiastic meeting last evening prop
oslton 10 improve Bernal Park, a strip of land
now an eyesore to the community and e
menace to health, was discussed. 1t was stated