The San Francisco call., 1896-02-09
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
ir weather is promised for to-day.

Fair weather is promised for to-day.
James D. Phelan has offered magnificent
art fountain to this City.
Mrs. Helen NJ. Cougar will lecture in this
City on March 13, Ia and Is.
The Pacific Heights defeated the John SWEETS
at football yesterday. Score, 20 toe
This years regular intercollegiate debate be-
tween California and Stanford universities is
set for April Is.
The ball in aid of the Italian Free School was
offended by his Royal Highness Prince Louis of
Savoy and his suite.
There are large number of candidates for
the position of commandant of the Veterans
Home at Yountyille.
Dr. s; H. Hall was fined $50 by Judge Conlan
yesterday for battery upon John Smith. coal
dealer, 327 Sutter street.
The winners at Ingleside yesterday were:
sea spray. kowalsky, Fred Gardner, Burmah
Wheel OF Fortune, Bueno.
A homing pigeon belonging to T. w. Ley
decker was returned to his loft Yesterday after
being lost for nearly year.
P. E. Lamar, a Humane Society officer. was
threatened by hoodlums yesterday in the Mis-
SION while trying to arrest q brutal driver.
Apostle Heber J. Grant, a prominent eanital
1st ana churchman of Salt Lake City will give
to-day.
Mrs. Edward Simon narrowly escaped being
bitten by Hawaiian tarantula that was taken
into her home in bunch of bananas
yesterday.
The Southern Pacific Company has begun
the laying of massiye steel rails of new pat
tern over the San Gorgonio pass in Southern
California.
The body of en- unknown man was found on
the beach about mile south of the Cliff House
yesteroay afternoon. The remains were taken
TO the Morgue.
Sergeant Cook accused officer McGlauf1in of
being drunk while on duty, and in the scrim-
mage which followed Cook received good stiff
blow on the neck.
An attempt of San Quentin conviets to es-
cape has been frustrated. They had cut a hole
through the prison wall and tunneled dozen
feet when discovered.
The Supreme Court has decided that the
Bank Commissioners cannot be ousted by
criminal proceedings under the laws govern
Ing municipal officers.
Chairman Sullivan of the Junta has issued
orders for the Democrats TO enter into no more
newspaper discussions, but Mr.. Braunhart
gives up some last words.
The Peoples Home Bank sold the Pacific
Bank property yesterday for $780, 200, and de-
clared dividend OF 10 per cent TO depositors.
The dividend is payable March 2.
On account of illness Donald de V Graham
Will not sing al the concert to be given by the
symphony Orchestra next Friday night His
place will be taken by Frank Coffin.
Benjamin Stone, foreman OF the San Fran
cisco Timber-preserving Company, was aeci-
dentaliy killed by falling timber at the foot
OF Powell street yesterday afternoon.
Proceedings in the Healy investigation have
been stayed until the Goth inst, by consent OF
counsel, in order TO secure the testimony OF
DR.. Sharp, former surgeon of the Bear.
Twelve jurors desire TO reverse their decision
awarding a verdict for $500 to Asa Fisk, on
the ground that the court did not allow them
tEe full prerogative belonging TO jurymen.
Judge Bahrs has rendered a decision in
Which he says real estate cannot be obtained
under false pretenses, the law Furnishing that
offense relating only to personal property and
money.
The song "Days of 49," music by Leila
France and words by Joaquin Miller, which
was published in THE CALL several months ago,
will be sung at the dedication of n. S. g. W.
hall to-day.
AS sequel to the breaking of the will of
James A. Bradley suit is being prosecuted in
the East to set aside the transfer of 100000
worth of Minneapolis property to various North
Carolina charities.
John Wilson of Oakland was shot at by
Thomas Nolan of Oakland in Quincy alley at
an early hour yesterday morning, and was
saved from probable death by the bullet strik-
ing button on his trousers.
Judge Bahrs has sentenced William Sierp,
convicted of murder in the first degree, TO
twenty years imprisonment. Sierp killed
Manuel Merino in Hinckley alley last October.
1t was the result of a saloon row.
Supreme delegates to the Young Mems Insti-
the first convention to establish a supreme
council for the United States. The order has a
mem bership of 19 900, most of which is in the
East