The San Francisco call., 1896-08-08
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

unsanitary buildings in Chinatown for the
present
A subcommittee of six ladies has been ap-
pointed to receive callers at the Woman's SUI
frage Bureau.
The Star, which will be on the streets to-day,
contains columns of fighting words concerning
David Neagle.
The forecast for the day is "fair, except par
TALLY cloudy in the morning. Winds, of
course, are included.
Ten little orphans followed the remains of
Mrs. Charles Fechheimer, a charitable lady, to
its last resting place yesterday.
celebration committee he's been APP
pointed to arrange for the commemoration of
Mexican independence on September 16.
The ladies of st. Francis Parish presented a
silk American flag last night to Company NJ,
League OF the Cross Cadets, in the parish hall.
Van Buskirk telegraphed from Stockton yes
terday that he had signed articles to fight
Jenrles under the auspices of the ColJna Club.
Market Inspector Davis has seized eleven
carcasseS OF COWS showing evidence OF tuber-
culosls 1nButchertown during the past week.
DR.. Jerome A. Anderson viii lecture Sunday
evening before the Theosophical Society at
Golden Gate Hall on the subject of Suicide"
Deputy Surveyor of the Port Sam Ruddell is
again under fire. the charges in TINS particular
instance emanatlng from Mrs. DICK W1ll1ams.
Oscar Waugh and Edna A. Minton ran away
from illows and were married at sea on the
tug Hettie yesterday. The bride was under
age.
Mrs. NJ. F. Tunnel, Matte overman's friend,
has made statement admitting that all she
told The CALL months ago was absolutely cor
rect
Health Inspector Patten seized quantity of
tainted food n.the grading camp OF E. T. Den
nisOn on Point Lobos and Ninth avenues yes
terday.
The decision in the Santa Cruz Rock Pave
ment Company against City and County Aud
itor Brooerick has been affirmed by the Su-
Dreme Court.
Cassius NJ Jennings. the attorney whose dis
barment was asked LOT by Byron Waters, has
filed answer protesting against the granting
Oh the petition.
Daniel Mccoy, 142 Seventh street, reported
10 the police last night that diamond cross
and several articles of jewelry had been stolen
from his room.
Robert Bell, the old gentleman charged with
altering Market-slreet Railway transfer
checks, was tried yesterday before Judge Low
and found Lot guilty.
Chief Justice W. Y. Pemberton of the su-
preme Court of Montana, who was recently
married in Los Angeles, arrived at the Grand
yesterday with his bride.
James Haulton, alias Dalton, prisoner in
the City Prison, who is crazed from the use of
morphine, tried unsuceessfully to hang him.
self yesterday afternoon.
Justice Carroll adjourned court temporarily
yesterday to allow Mrs. Al King to use the
courtroom dressing-room to enable her to
show that gown was iH-httinR.
Rev. Arthur NJ. Clark lectured in the Metro
polltan Temple last evening on a'The Father
OF Modern Liberty" He conferred that title
upon Pope Gregory the Seventh.
Six members of the Board OF Education
signed caustle reply to the recent recon-
mendation OF the Grand Jury regarding the
Webster Primary School yesterday.
Judge Slack yesterday granted the motion of
Delmas Shortridge to strike out certain por-
tions Of the answer of Hugo II. Toland to the
contest of the will OF Mary B. Toland.
David Neagle the gunfghter, was arrested
yesterday on charges OF battery and disturb
ing the peace, preferred by Andrew ]. Collins,
and was released on giving cash bail.
An investigation of the iron industries of
the country shows that free trade, as advo-
Gated by William ]. Bryan, results in business
ruin and poverty.to American workmen.
Congressman E. F. Loud and other we'll
known speakers addressed last nights meet
ing OF the Mission Independent Republican
Club Of the Thirty y-fourth Assembly District.
The third account of the executors of the
Fair estate was filed yesterday. Judge Slack
allowed each of the executors $1,000 on ac-
count of services, and allowed $500 counsel
fees.
By the capsizing of a small boat near Tamal-
pals yesterday two young ladies were plunged
into the water, but were rescued from their
perilous position by Attorney Robert H. Nor
row.
The State Board of Dental Examiners COM
pleted q four days session. AS u result OF ex-
aminations nine candidates were granted GER
tifcates to practice. Chinese aspirant
failed.
Judge Slack yesterday ordered Charles Lang
to pay his wife, Bessie Lang, $50 per month
alimony, pending trial of Mrs. Lang's suit for
divorce. Lang is said to be In the East some
where.
Reports are pouring in every day to the head
quariers of the Republican Slate Central Com
mittee to the effect that the cause of protection
and sound money is making rapid headway
in this State.
The Merchants Association received yester-
day large number of names of delegates ap-
pointed by different organizations who will
attend the Charter Convention that opens next
Wednesday night.
Joe Choynski and Joe McAulfffe were
matched yesterday to fight eight rounds for so
per cent OF the gross gate receipts, the match
to occur the 18th inst under the auspices of
the new Occidental Club.
The great council OF the Improved Order
of Red Men and the Degree of Pocahontas was
concluded yesterday. The session was profit
able and harmonious. The council fires will
be rekindled in one year at Stockton.
Judge Cofey yesterday decided the trust of
the estate of Nathaniel W. Cole invalid Mrs
Maud A. Day and Edith Baxter Cole respec-
lively the daughter and adopted daughter of
the deceased, will now share the estate.
The San Francisco Fruit Exchange yesterday
retained Attorney George H. Cabaniss to prose-
cute cases of bogus Eastern jams and jellies
imported TO San Francisco. A vigorous fight
viii be made against spurious preserves.
The bark Theobald is now out thirty-fve
days from Cooks Inlet and fears are enter
tained for her safety. Captain Swan is an old
and experienced master and her owners RELY
upon him to bring her into port in safety.
Judge Morrow yesterday rendered decision
In favor of the Government in the action
brought by Robert s. Wheeler to recover GER
tain drawbacks on imported corks and bottles
alleged to be due under the Mckinley act
The Grand Jury yesterday indicted o. T.
Winthrop and John Doe for assault TO murder
and robbery They lured ]. A. Campbell,
rich planter of Hawaii, to a house on Cali
fornia street. and there tried by violence to
extort from him $4,000.
Traffic Manager Moss OF TIE San Francisco
and San Joaquin Valley Railway will to-day
issue the class rate schedule Of his road to and
from ali points between San francisco and La
Grand 1t will show reductions all along the
line ranging from rs to 371z per cent less than
the rates of the Southern Pacific Company.
The bark Helen w. Almy returned from the
Gilbert group yesterday. She went from here
to Ocos and San Jose de Guatemala, and there
picked up all that we're left OF the ma
tives who were taken to Central America by
the Montserfat Out of the 500 who came up
to work in the coffee plantations, only 227
were left to take passage home. All the others
had guecumb bed TO swamp fever and exposure.