The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Fair, Tuesday-loeel forecast by A. G. Nc
Adie.
Magpie won the coursing stake at Ocean
View yesterday.
The bark Theobald will carry miners to the
Alaskan gold fields.
Major I. C. Ryan lectured against Romanism
at Metropolitan Temple.
Several changes in the Art Association
management are being discussed.
The Risdon Iron Works is having trouble
with the Harbor Commissioners over con-
tract.
The South San Francisco pottery has closed
its doors, owing its workmen several weeks
wages.
FL Dorado Parlor of Native Sons will hold
obsequies on the corpse of Universal Trou bic
Aprif7.
road-has been sadly neglected by the modern
progressionists.
The Board of Supervisors is still in dead
lock regarding the contract for the new mu-
nicipal building.
The striking painters believe that the whole
sale dealers wifi devise plan for settling the
present troubles.
The striking painters are to be given bene-
1T by the members of the theataical profession
In the near future.
Methodist pastors yesterday discussed posi-.
BILE reforms in the policy of the Methodist
Episcopal church.
The Woman's Federation proposes to revive
its pebmeasure of the appointments OF woman
Inspector of Homes.
The Congregational Monday Club were ad-
dressed yesterday by j. M. Lewis, student
from the divinity school.
The Board OF Regents will be requested to
locate the Wilmerding School near the Lick
School of Mechanical Arts.
The Olympic Club will give benefit at the
new Auditorium next Saturday for the Saliva
tion AFmys Children's Home.
The Rev. H. E. Howland, serving sentence
for perjury. has been practically released by
decision of the Supreme Court.
There may be serious trouble between Mr..
Sutro and the Musicians Union on account of
the Presidio band at the Heights.
The master painters directors and the ex-
ecutive committee of the Paint and Oil Club
met last night in the Occidental Hotel.
General Dickinson and William Greer Har-
rison addressed yesterdays open meeting of
the Pacific Coast Women's Press Association.
William Pitt Kellogg, the famous orator and
campaigner of Louisiana, Is here and talks in
terestingly of political issues and the financial
status.
meeting of presidents of district clubs was
held at Junta headquarters last evening and
discussed informally plans for the coming
campaign.
Mrs. Marceau has filed petition to have her
child restored to her custody and another 10
have her husband compelled to contribute to
her support.
H. w Tangerman, superintendent of the
Hale g. Norcross, who was run off the Com
stock by miners last Saturday, arrived in the
City yesterday
Daniel Murphy, who was stabbed on Sunday
night by Solomon Grodner. has furnished
wonderful case for the Receiving Hospital
physicians to study.
Two favorites finished in front at the Bay
District yesterday. The winning horses were:
Hazel D, Rey del TERRA, Artist, Bellringer,
Monita and Montallade.
Judge Low rendered an important decision
on the poolroOm question yesterday, holding
that the sending of money to San Jose was
merely subterfuge to evade the law.
There was largely attended woman-suffrage
sized over by Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper. Addresses
were made by Susan B. Anthony and others.
All preparations for the visit of the Eastern
hotel men have been made. They spend six
days in the vicinity of San Francisco. and
will be rendered banquet at the Palace Hotel
The charge of extortion brought by DR..
Brown against Mrs. Davidson opened before
Judge Bahrs yesterday. Thirty-one talesmen
were examined and seven jurors were secured.
Daniel ]. Dunn, and others unknown, were
held responsible for the death of Charles A.
Marrs, the lather, who was assaulted by
strikers on March TO- and who died on March
I9.
Subpenas have been issued at the instance
of Delmas & Shortridge requiring all the at
torneys and trustees in the Fair will case to
bring the private papers of Mr.. Fair into
court.
John Dougherty, a plumber, was yester-
day booked at the City Prison on a charge of
assault TO murder, the evidence in the case of
Charles Kloos pointing to Dougherty the
real culprit.
The needs of the Kings Daughters Home for
IncurabIes VIII be presented in an address to
the Central Council at New York at the cele-
bration of the tenth birthday anniversary of
Z the order, April 8.
! NJ A. Pinto, the pioneer bass and cello
player, was buried yesterday by the Musi-
clans Union with musical honors. A magni-
6eent band of I25 players escorted the re-
mains through town.
The Supreme Court has decided that Mrs.
Annie Sloane must forfeit $1,000 of the judg.
ment rendered in her favor or stand new
trial. She obtained judgment against the
Southern California Railroad.
Drury Melone is suing the Mayor and Com
non Council of I he city of Placerville for the
amount of a iu dgment of $173,504 90. The
Judgment was secured in 1891. The suit is
brought to keep the judgment alive.
Frank Waugh, who was arrested on Deviso-
dero and McAllister streets on Sunday night
with two revolvers and dirk knife in his
pockets, was yesterday fined $50 by Judge
Joachimsen for carrying concealed weapons.
DIR. Benjamin B. Lee was arrested on Satur-
day for attempting to negotiate bonds stolen
from a bank vault in Savannah, No., and Will
suspicion OF being one OF the bank robbers.
Jeremiah Sullivan of the Master Painters
AssOciat ton stated yesterday that one-fourth of
the strikers would not be taken back in as
sociation shops. E. H. Black of the Master
Painters directors said that there were men
enough for all work in hand.
E. A. Taylor the engineer of the train that
ran over and killed Angus Mcdonald on the
track at Randall street Sunday evening, sur
rendered himself to the police yesterday, and
was booked for manslaughter, but released on
his own recognizance by Judge Low.
At special meeting of the committee ap-
pointed by the six commercial bodies of this
City to arrange for the feadjustment of freight
rates TO Eureka it was decided to make report
to the Joint meeting of these bodies to-day
recommending that the demands of the COM
mittee made to Goodall, Perkins d Co. be
insisted upon.
Coming on the COptfc.
Among the prominent passengers expected
to arrive on the Coptic, due to arrive here