The San Francisco call., 1896-05-09
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The weather forecast for to-day is fair
warmer at night with fresh winds.
petition for final distribution has been
fled by the heirs of the late Kate Johnson.
Ten very interes ting papers were read at
yesterdays session of the Woman's Congress.
The exhibition of the Guild of Arts and
Crafts opens at 219 Sutter street this evening.
The four-year term test case was argued and
submitted in Judge Seaweil's court yesterday.
The will of Jane Lord, leaving an estate
valued at $2250 to her sisters, has been fled
for probate.
Judge slack has refused to remove Frank
Schilling from the guardianship of Peter
Owen Matthews.
white girl declares that she prefers to work
in a Chinese factory rather than be in the en-
ploy of white man.
The railroad time-cards are published in
THE CALL free of charge for the accommoda-
Iion of the reading public.
Thomas NJ. Kelly's will was fled yesterday.
He left the entire estate, valued at $1100, to
various Catholic charities.
1t is expected that the new San Francisco
Postotfice will be constructed entirely of Cali
fornia materials and products.
Mayor sutro charges the OCTOPUS" with
starting the movement for 215 cent fare
through the Richmond District.
An unexpected rise in Comstock stocks
caused the failure yesterday of Brokers Edgar
/. Atkinson and Charles P. Harris.
White Lotus day was celebrated by ceremony
Of speech and song by the Theosophical Soci-
ETY. last evening in Native Sons Hall.
The Supreme Court has reversed Judge
Hebbard's order directing the entry of judg-
ment for S210 1877 so in the Hale & Norcross
case.
The Grand Jury yesterday indicted crook
and the court ordered the indictment on the
secret file pending the arrest of the person in
dicted.
concert is to be given at Golden Gate Hall,
the 2Sth inst. by the Saturday Morning Or.
YQr q
Hospital.
The woman's Auxiliary of the Board of Mis-.
sions OF California convened at st. Luke's
Episcopal Church yesterday morning and
afternoon.
Three favorites captured purses at Ingleside
yesterday. The winners were: Montgomery
Lodestar, Schnitz, Peter II, Wawona and
George Miller.
OF baby Browning, is being examined before
Judge Low. Some new and important testi
mony was ELECTED yesterday
Henry N. Northrop who pleaded guilty tc
forging the name Of Jesse D. Grant to 1926
check. was sentenced 10 seven years imprison
ment by Judge Wallace yesterday.
Father Yorke lectured at Metropolitan Tenn
pie last night on "Day-springs From on High
The audience was even greater than at any o.
the preceding lectures OF the course.
Isaac W. Carpenter of the Trans Mississippi;
International Exposition Association 10 seek
ing 10 enlist the aid of California in that en-
terprlse. III Will De neIQ In Omaha, beginning
June, 1898.
Judge SeaweI has rendered judgment in
favor of DR.. Blumenthal for $633 SO against
Frank Van Ness for services. This was one o.
the debts 10 secure which the horse Morellc
was attached.
Commander and Consul Booth-Tucke started
for the north last evening. number pro
motions were made among the officers at the
meeting yesterday morning. A plan is n foo
for starting Salvation Army farm for the un
employed.
In the suit of W. A. R. Loose against tn,
Stanford estate, to secure possession of tn,
mare Kinda Rose, the Supreme Court ha
affirmed the judgment of the lower court
which said that when Stanford bought Beauti
full Bells he bought her foal Kinda Rose
Judge Coffey has denied the application O
the Public Administrator for control OF tn,
5000 900 estate of Cornelius King and ha.
given letters testamentary 10 the two nephew
of the deceased, Daniel King and James King
Cornelius King was an eccentric old coope
who died in this City some years ago.
David F. Van Pelt was adjudged guilty O
contempt of court by Judge Murphy yesterday
for not paying his mother, Rachel Van Pelt
the S35 month maintenance allowed her
He was ordered to pay the S240 he owes ne
or go to jail. but 8 stay of proceedings wa
allowed him in which TO find the money.