The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Corinthian Yacht Club has incorporated.
The Weather Bureau predicts fair weather
for to-day.
P.B. Hewletts will was filed for probate yes
terday He leaves $4,000 TO relatives.
Mrs Helen NJ Cougar will give temperance
addresses in this City on March Is, Il and Is.
DR.. Carlos Martyr. will lecture on "The
New Woman" at Central NJ. E. Church Sunday
afternoon.
A B. Brown of Los Angeles reports that
sheep are starving by the thousands in Santa
Barbara County.
the Thirty fourth Assembly District RepuDii-
can Club last night
Mayor Sutro signed the order prohibiting the
sale OF burial lots In the cemeteries within the
City limits yesterday.
Neal Hughes, who was married to Miss
Mabel Tyler in Chicago in 1894, is suing to
have his marriage annulled.
Charges of drunkenness and gravely insult
Ing pehaVlor on the part of Captain Healy
were investigated yesterday.
The Grand Jury will be asked to investigate
the acts of F. A. Hyde while acting as presi-
oent OF the Board of Education.
Belle OF Stonewall Sam Leake, Hidago,
Howard S, All Over and Ida Sauer captured
races at the Bay District yesterday.
The Supreme Court has decided knotty
problem IN horse-trading between Thomas H.
Williams, Nike Kelly and Porter Ashe.
Otto Dobbertin, the sculptor has presented
the Press Club with bust of j. Ross Jackson,
one OF the founders Of the organization.
Frnest seheerer is suing Richard L whelan
{ i J. w. Goodwin for $500 for attaching his
property on Channel and Ninth streets.
Edward W. Townsend was received by the
SoroSls Club yesterday and entertained the
ladies with readings from his own books.
Mrs j. w Bruner, member of the commit
lee on inspection OF public institutions, replies
to Dr.. We'll about the Receiving Hospital.
Bernard DonnelIy. 1901 Fillmore street,
swore out warrant yesterday tor the arrest of
IF Ramacciotti on The charge of forgery.
Judge Campbell severely censured Policeman
Mangan yesterday for using unbecoming Ian
guage 10 Joseph Hall, boy, whom he arrested.
J. 4. Filcher, MANAGER of the State Board of
Trade, has returned from Atlanta and tells OF
the victories won by California at the big ex-
position.
The Street Committee of the Board of Super-
yisors has agreed to recommend the surveying,
sewering and grading of the district south OF
the park.
The preparations for the Mardi Gras ball at
the Hopkins Art Institute on the 18th are
now well under way, and all the committees
have been appointed.
warrant was sworn ont yesterday by Mrs
Madeline Phyhoof, 2o4 Turk street. for the
lntimldating witness.
The su.ro road will be formally opened to-
morrow morning. The Supervisors and officers
OF the company and OF the Sutter-street line
VIII Ot INT MdAOI : guests.
The old Polhemus suit against Charles Mayne
has been revived against his executors. With
IrInclpal and interest, it involves 81 800 600
HIS estate is worth 100000.
Dr. Wei, head surgeon at the Receiving Hos
pitai, has taken stepS to have Mrs j. ". Brunpr
OF the Woman's Federation indicted bv the
Grand Jury for criminal libel.
The Fire Commissioners yesterday organized
TOUR enc rgency companies from the meehani-
cal force OF the department. as authorized by
order
II was stated yesterday by a Southern. Pacific
ofhelsl that H. L. Huntington was on his way
10 kentucky, here he will fight the bill 10 re.
woke the railways charter in that State.
Marguerite Laplace is suing her son. Pierre
LGplace, for 50 month as maintenance. Her
two other children pay 50 month each, and
she asks the court to compel the defendant to
do likewise.
The Charity Company will give "7-2O-s" at
the Auditorium within a fortnight as bene-
NJ Tor the Kings Daughters Home for Incur
ables. The proceeds will be applied upon the
building fund for that institution.
Russell Warren, who was foreman of tho
composing department of the Chronicle for
many years, was found RsphyXiated in his
room, at oZO FOLSOM street, yesterday fore
noon. 1t IS supposed he committed suicide.
Rev. Father Cummins lectured at Metropoli-
tan Temple last night on "A Trip Through tbs
Holy Land. His lecture was one of the Cath
one educational Unions course and was heard
by an audience that entirely filled the house
oecIttdEY MeeQ OF the manufacturers and
Producers Association has sent letter to the
Mechanics Institute in which ne SAYS the as
ISOLATION fatty declines to assist the institute
IN making The next Mechanics fair a success.
Stockholders of the Altenheim, the German
eharity Tor the relief OF old people, held their
nrst annual meeting since the establishment
OF the institution. and elected new directors
The reports of the officers showed The organi-
cation to be III fine financial condition
The localfire underwriters have determined
on going to Monterey next Tuesday for the
purpose OF holding undsturbed sessions there
10 organize compact on rates. They could
not agree in the City, as business constantly
interiered with their attendance at meetings
In the suit for 1926, 900 of the Carson CITY
Mining Company against the North Star Min
ing Company, involving the extra lateral
rights OF the latter corporation, United States
Circuit Judge Beatty has taken the question OF
the admlssib ility of evidence under advise
ment until Saturday.
Emil H Popel, assistant cashier of the New
York Life Insurance Company at St Louis who
IS charged with having embezzled $4,000 was
seen at the races in this City. The American
Surety Company, which secured him on heavy
bonds, has been searching for him for some
days. He squandered the stolen coin on pools.
Collector in Trouble.