The San Francisco call., 1896-09-24
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

There is a good demand in Italy for Califor.
mia prunes.
Five Episcopal bishops viii convene in this
City next week.
a W Landers has been arrested on q eharoe
of cruelty to an animal
Woman-suffrage workers report encoursq.
ing news from the precincts
The grand bicycle carnival and parade will
take place IN this City October and 5.
J. J. Dwyer addressed a Democratic aud
ienee at metropolitan Temple last evening.
Yesterday was French day at the Histor-
lcaI carnival held in the Native Sons Hall.
An enthusiastic meeting of the Womens Re-
night oAU' vas H0tU AAS'
The Non-Partisan Convention at last nigh t's
meeting nominated James D. Phesan for
Ihe City Hall Commissioners let contracts
terday.
Police Captain Whitman was presented by
local merchants with handsome diamond
badge last evening.
R; W. Brown, a one-legged man, arrived yes
terday, claiming 10 have pedaled from South
Dakota on his bicycle.
The Board of Health yesterday notified
twenty-five hog ranchers to move outside the
hog limits by October l.
The Supreme Court has affirmed the judg-
ment Of the Superior Court of Sacramento dis
barring Attorney Wharton.
A glandered horse was killed by Secretary
Holbrook of the Society for the Prevention Of
Cruelty TO Animals yesterday.
The charge of perjury against DR.. A. A. Cum
ningham was dismissed by Judge Joachimsen
yesterday for lack OF prosecution.
6. 81. Lawrence, accused of forgery, had his
preliminary hearing before Commits sicner
Heacock yesterday, and the case was dismissed.
Bernard Schmidt streetsweeper was
knocked down and seriously injured by run
away horse on Market street yesterday after
noon.
Fifteen companies of the police. comprising
80 men, were inspected ana put through diff
ferent evolutions yesterday afternoon by Chief
Crowley.
Quarrymen working on Kentucky street sent
showers OF flying debris against dwellings by
using extra high explosives in blasting Blue
rock Hill.
The grand festival given in aid of the Youths
Directory will be opened tonight, by the Very
Rev. Father Prendergast, a Armory Hail. on
Page street
Emma Ashley was yesterday acquitted of the
charge OF assault TO commit murder, in having
shot at E. ]. Baldwin in Judge Stacks court
room, on July 2.
Representative citizens held conference
with Managers Gibbs and Groom last night
ana agreed 10 put up cash deposit for the
CorbettSharkey contest
John F. More was yesterday removed from
the az omlnistratorship mi OF A. P. More's estate.
Judge Cofey. says he has embezzled $4,000
Genio Dalton, Albert Morton and Joseph
Martin, three boys, we're arrested yesterday
afternoon for breaking into the house OF w.
Loncas, S04 Greenwich street.
Joseph Holiday of Portland, brother Of Ben
Holladay, founder OF the overland stage and
pony express is here. He says it is dull in
Oregon, with politics much mixed.
The KeIy-Mahoney combination added new
names TO their list of candidates last night
and threw bouquets at each other for their
good intentions and purity of purpose.
Philip Phillips, tailor T Eddy street and a
prominent member of the Ancient Order of
Foresters attempted TO commit suicide in his
shop yesterday morning by swallowing dose
OF chloroform.
Colonel de Wogaek, military agent of Russia
IN China aud Japan. who accompanied Ii
Hung Chang through Europe, is here. He
SAYS Russia does not want Korea, and that
Japan can hold Formosa.
There is trouble in the air at the Home
Products Exposition in the Pavilion caused by
Bandleader Gustav Hinrichs refusing to play
pieces selected by r. p. Doolan of the music
ana entertainment committee.
Stone produced by Folsom convict labor win
De used IN the construction of the Affiliated
oollegse. This is stated to be the fact by James
Rae of the Rae Building Company which h ss
She contract Tor the masonry work.
Suit was yesterday filed praving that the SIN.
perlor Court determine whether or not George
Crocker has been sober for the past five wears
in order that a trust fund contingent on his
sobrlety, may be transferred 10 him.
Several lawyers OF high standing in this Citv
have given it as their professional opinions
tnat Kelly and Mehoney are political free
hooters and boilers, and that their county
convention is a usurpation of power.
At the meeting of the Railroad Commiss ion
yesterday Commissioner Stanton introduced a
motion, which was adopted, requesting ali rail
roads to file annual reports within ten days
and informing them that failure to connie
would subject them to legal prosecution
Charles L. Taylor was nominated for Mayor
William A. Desne for Auditor and Cord
Wetjen for Tax Collector last night bv the
regular Republican Municipal Convention
which also adopted platform amid most an
thusiastic applause. The nominees wsra
greeted with ringing cheers.
The recent report of the Grand Jury, which
contained numerous pointed remarks con-
cerning the Board of Health and other public
officials, has apparently reused q sense of in
dgnation in the breasts of the members of the
board. A tart letter was mailed to Secretary
Frank P. MeLennan yesterday in which ali ad.
vice and suggestions are resented as ''uncaIled
Tor and unnecessary