The San Francisco call., 1896-12-19
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF,

mon.
Magdalena Flores, who was horn in this City
In 1S40 died yesterday.
Friends of sport are talking of giving Bob
FitZstmmons complimentary benefit.
The case OF L. A. Peterson against ] D.
Spreckels & Bros. Will be, resumed next Mon
day.
A. n. Braun, carpenter, fell from the new
ferry depot building yesterday morning and
died short time alter.
The winning horses at the Oakland track
yesterday we're: Seaside, ManzanilIo, Aouinas,
Doyle and Strathmeath.
The little ferry-boat Ell Captain is back on
the narrow-gauge route. The Eneinal broke
her breast beam and is again laid up.
The Supreme Court has granted new trial
In In the libel suit OF John w. Turner against
NlI1am K. Hearst upon technicalities.
Jack Davis benefit at the Grove-street Thea
ter last night was failure financially, only
about hundred persons being present.
The movement to BALD monument to
Robert Burns, to be placed in Golden Gate
Park, Is enhst1ng much interest among Amer
ican-Scots.
be great success. All the British ship cap
tains have entered boats and some close con-
tests are expected.
The commercial travellers of this coast pro-
pose hold1ng lair here next year TO endow
beds In every hospital OF the State for INDECENT
and aged travellers.
Winfield Scott has filed suit against W. w
Belvin and w. MeMullin Belvin to collect
$1s9S due on Judgment heretofore secured
against the defendants.
committee of the Peoples party have pre-
pared statement OF fundamentals for pro-
posed new charter. 1t contains many novel
and interesting suggestions.
The John SWEET Grammar School defeated
the Croeker Grammar School in a football
match played at Central Park yesterday alter
noon, the score being 10 TO 8.
The Christmas festival OF St Mary's
Cathedral Sunday-school was held last even
ing. at National Hall, on Ellis street, near
Polk. 1t was an artistic success.
The Police Commissioners last evening made
four appointments 10 the police force. Bar
nard Judge, William 1saacs George f. Scott
and John Jordan were the appointees.
The Labor Council last evening voted to ac-
cept the report OF the executive committee
concerning the abor directory and adopted
the recommendations contained therein.
AT the Geary-street temple Rev. NJ. S. Levy
last night delivered the last of his series of
lectures on The Jew IN Fiction" His sub
Ject was George Eliots ''Daniel Deronda."
G. W. Robinson of Mendoeino County told
the Grand Jury yesterday how he was swim
died out o. $500 by land transaction in
which parties in this City were concerned.
Nelson A. Primus' replica painting of
dgy in the Colum bia Theater. 1t is large
canvas, containing hfe-sIze figures, as in the
0riginal.
The Children's Home-fnding Society bazaar
at 40 Sutter street will ctose tonight. One
home ess baby will be taken to the country
to-day, and there will be another one on view
at the bazaar.
Judge Belcher and County Clerk Curry held
a consultation in regard to exhibits in Grim
inRI trials, and practically agreed that the
articles shall remain in the possession of the
clerk of the court.
The case of Father Yorke, charged with
criminally libeling George Thistleton, was dis
missed on preliminary examination before
Judge Campbell yesterday on the grounds OF
1nsuticiency OF the complaint.
The athletic field day at the Presidio yester-
day, at which the rank and file OF the post in
termlxed was productive of much enthusiasm,
not only as between the contestants, but also
the spectators, both military and civil
There is strong opposition in Richmond dis
trict to the extension of Sutter street through
the cemetery. A vote of thanks was extended
the Board o. Supervisors by citizen meeting
last night for postponing finaI action for sixty
days.
The Valley road is considering the PROPOSE
ton of at once inaugurating regular passen-
ger service between san Francisco and sll
points as far south as Fresno, with every prob
ability that such service will be given the
public.
Bertha Drews has, according to Superintend-
ent Smiley of the Boys and Girls Aid Society,
been kidnapped from that institution, and he
will apply for a writ of habeas corpus in the
Supreme Court to recover possession of his lost
charge.
The bark s c. Allen was the only vessel tha t
crossed the bar uraided and wsthout accident
during the recent southeaster. Captain
Thompson poured twenty gallons OF oil from
the mi ain rigging and IL acted like magic on
the troubled waters,
The Grand jury yesterday decided to inves-
tigste the assign lent to brokers of warrants
drawn TO pay jurors for services rendered.
William Johnson claims that warrant issued
for him was assigned by another man named
Johnson 10 a broker.
Large shipments of wool are expected by
every steamer from Australia for the next
three months. When Mckinley is President
and protection the order OF the day the duty
on wool will be restored and the merchants
East are taxing time by the forelock.
Abe Warner one time proprietor of the
famous "Cobweb saloon" al North Beach, died
in poverty on Thursday evening at his shanty
on Francisco street. near the site of the Old re-
sort The funeral win take place from Gray S
undertaking establishment on Sunday at
1P.H
The Supreme Court has made an order for
the reversal of ihe order by the Superior Court
which dissoived the injunction restraining
District from selling the lands OF stock holders
in the district because they failed TO pay an
assessment for interest on bonds OF the district.
Joseph Garcia, convicted of assault with q
deadly weapon was yesterday sentenced by
Judge Wallace 10 serve ten years 81 hard labor
in the State prison at San Quentin. Frank L.
Stockinz. who admitted tnat he committed
perjury by swearing 10 the value OF property
that he did not own in executing straw bond,
was also sentenced 10 ten years in San Quen-
tin.