The San Francisco call., 1896-06-19
CITY ITEMS IN BRIEF,

Inc People's Home Savings Bank suit opened
before Judge Seawen yesterday.
Sheriff Whelan has fled his estimate of ex-
penses for the coming fiscal year.
An attempt to loot the residence of Lyou
Zacharias, 929 sutter street, was made Wednes-
DAY night.
The managers of the Corbett-sharkey four
round contest next week will not sell admiS-
sions to ladies.
Mrs. A. P. Macarthur severely horsewhipped
swimmer at a bathing place last evening for
alleged insult
The Labor Bureau Association will move into
Its new headquarters at 9151x Market street
within ten days.
number of valuable specimens of ores
have recently been received at the State
Mining Bureau.
Two schoolbovs, Robert Gum and Charles
Baclagalupi, were arrested last night on the
charge OF burglary.
Daniel J. o'Kefe, Detective Woods assist
ant, occupied the stand yesterday in the
Ashley-Baldwin suit.
At q meeting of the James G. Mcguire Guard
OF the Fourth Congressional District last night
officers were elected.
Several committees in celebrating the Fourth
met yesterday and reported the prospect to
be most encouraging.
The John SWEET Grammar School held its
Closing exercises last night in the auditorium
OF the Girls High School.
The Merchants Association membership has
spirited interest in all public matters.
Judge Campbell, on motion of District Attor-
ney Barnes, dismissed the charge of perjury
against Assessor John D. siebe yesterday.
Charles Schmidt, an old peddler living at
17O9 Bush street, died at the Receiving Hos
pitsl last night virtually from starvation.
S. Seller, socialist, believes in the public
ownership OF all property as the solution of the
question of how to provide for the unem ployed
The original Mckinley Club of the Forty-i
District, held an enthusiastic ratification
meeting last night. Strong resolutions were
adopted.
An unsuccessful attempt was made Wednes-
day night to wreck the building at 1902 Va
lencia street by exploding dynamite in the
passagewey.
A block of land or street and Forty-eighth
avenue belonging to Mayor Sutro has been
graded preparatory to being offered for sale as
building lots.
The forecast for to-day is fair, with fog at
night, which, by the way, helps out the muni-
clpal darkness. There viii be high winds in
the afternoon.
Fifty-two graduates of the Dental College of
the University OF California received their de-
grees last evening ct the graduating exercises
at odd Fellows, Hall.
James A. Maloney, commercial traveller,
pleaded guilty yesterday to insulting Alice
Hendricks Monday evening and sentence was
postponed till to-day.
The Fire Commissioners yesterday issued an
order granting ten days leave of absence to
each member OF the department without any
deduction in their pay.
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company's
steamer Newport arrived from New, York yes
terday She broke the record for the run be-
tween Newport News and Panama.
The attempt to raise the Blairmore. yesterday
was a failure. At the critical moment the
pumps gave out, but the vessel still remained
at1oat forward, so another try viii be made to-
day.
Mrs. Martha Zieger. who confessed to par
tleipating in the murder OF ner babe on De. De-
cember last, was released from custody yes
terday by order OF Judge Low as there was no
corpus dencti.
The Grand Grove of the United Ancient
Order OF Druids elected grand ofheers for the
ensuing year, cleared up all unfinished busi-
ness and adjourned yesterday, to meet at Peta-
luna next year
Tho closing exercises Of the Lincoln Gram
mar, the South Cosmopolitan Grammar, the
North Cosmopolitan Grammar, the Whittier
Primary, the Jefferson Primary and other
schools took place yesterday.
San Francisco is to have q lightship about
seven miles off the Cliff House, just outside
the bar She Will be a graceful steam vessel
tvitb nowerf,li electric lights and steam fog
whistles and may be built in this City.
Mrs. E. Mccoy of Portland, Or.,who has been
etoppfne at 1920 Mission street, had her trunk
broken open Wednesday and two diamond
rings stolen and she secured a warrant yester-
day for the arrest Of Mrs. Abrahams, one OF
the lodgerS
The United States Supreme Court has re-
versed the decision of the District Court and
Court of Appeals in the case of Charles r. Al
len who brought suit three years ago against
the Government to recover q drawback OF 70
cents 8 ton on imported coal
1t is now definitely decided that the new
Union-square Market will be built on Powell
street. north of O'Farrell. and occupied per-
manently within q few months by the present
tenants of the Central Market, at the corner of
Eutter street and Grant avenue.
The citizens of this City do not hesitate to
speak in the strongest terms Of their displea-
sure at the Supervisors stroke of economy in
shutting of the gas and electric streetlights
for the remainder of this month They char
acterize the move as absurd and disgraceful
Contracts for grading forty.six miles of the
Merced River and Yosemite Railway Will be
let Tuesday, and the work must begin i'm
mediately. Rails, ties and other building
material have been ordered, 80 1t will not be
long before another important railway will be
open.
The Noe suit which has been on trial all
week before Judge Sanderson, was yesterday
submitted upon the question OF the validity OF
the title record. Should Judge Sanderson's
decision, which will be rendered soon after
August, be adverse to the pls lntifts, the case
will be ended for them IN she lower court.
Should the decision be in their favor the issue
OF adverse possession will De tried.