The San Francisco call., 1896-04-29
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

John Il; N. Buneman has left his $50, 900
estate to his widow.
Colonel William Barnes, a well-known sport
ing character, is dead.
The Entire Nous cotillon gave its final season
party al the Palace last night.
The weather forecast for to-day is generally
fair, with fresh westerly winds.
Charles II. Warden has willed his property
TO his three sisters. The estate is valued at
$4,000.
The testimonial concert to Mrs. Carmichael
Carr win take place on Wednesday evening in
Golden Gate Hall.
DR.. Lewis Riley, surgeon of the steamer Mari
posa, Is suing his wife for a divorce on the
ground OF desertion-
Governor Budd, Fig Leaf, Palomaeits, Ferrier,
Montalvo and Hear rtsease were the winning
horses at Bay District esterday.
Louis D. and Marguerite Frichette file suit
against the Market-street Railway Company,
setting forth peculiar point of law.
a jury in Judge Hunts court has awarded
Ellzabeth Rowland $500 damages from
William Hendrickson. Heudrickson blacked
her eye.
Charley An Him, an alleged highbinder. is
said to have been appointed interpreter at the
Custom-house TO succeed Dick Williams,
suspended.
warrant was sworn out for the arrest of
James Iredale, now serving sentence IN the
Oakland jail, for burglary committed here last
December.
The board of directors of the Manufacturers
and Producers Association decided yesterday
against admitting Eastern products to the Fall
Exposition.
VI. M. Estee has filed his last brief on appeal
i'll the case of Young VS.. BaDcock the suit over
the school Superintendency. The brief is for
the plaintiff.
blue and Gold" the annual of the State
University, of which THE CALL has received
advance copies, is very elegant and credita-
BILE production.
Five boys, known to the police as wharf
rats" were arrested yesterday for robbing
John Lundquist, ships carpenter, OF his
watch and chain.
Mr.. Hayne finished his argument in the rail-
road case yesterday. Mr.. Foote will follow on
Thursday and Mr.. CARRIER will begin his argu-
ment next Tuesday.
Judge Hebbard is to take action to compel
the Board of Health to provide proper accom-
modation for the detention of insane patients
at the Receiving Hospital.
Mrs. Wilson, sos Stevenson street gave her
little daughter Viola a dose OF carbolic acid
in mistake for iron yesterday afternoon, and
nearly caused the child's death.
new system OF issuing transfers is to be put
into use on May l by the Market-street Rail-
way Company at Powell and Market streets,
and at Third and Market streets.
Mrs. Mabel Jenress Venter delivered an in
teresting lecture on artistic Dress and the
Vulgarisms We See in Society" at the Column
bis Theater yesterday afternoon.
John d. Spreckels in an interview last night
defined his position in politics. He had at
heart only the interests of the State of Cali
fornia and the Republican party.
Dennis Gallagher fireman on the steam
ship Australia, was arrested yesterday for
having unstamped opium in his possession.
He viii probably be tried for smuggling.
Honora Hester. widow OF the late Amos C.
Heister, is suing the Mutual Reserve Fund
Life Association for the amount of a $4,000
policy held by her husband before his death.
Mrs Lille Wood, the sister of the young
girl. Alice Jones, who attempted to commit
suicide Monday morning, denies that she is
the ksnd OF a woman her sister pictures her
10 be.
The application for counsel fees in the Mar
ceau case WAS called before Judge Slack yester-
day morning, but as no enc appeared the case
was once more continued, this time for a
week.
Catherine Quinn is suing the Market-street
Railway Company for $4,000 damages for
personal injuries. She was thrown from a
in October, 1895.
Rose NJ. McGiilivray, a young woman living
at 1906 Turk street, who was arrested early
yesterday morning on the complaint of her
mother for insanity, was discharged by the
Insanity Commissioners
Thomas Butler. an ex-convict, who broke in
TO the Childrens Hospital and stole some
blankets last Saturday morning. was yesterday
held 10 answer before the superior Court by
Judge Low in $4,000 bonds.
Sunset improvement signifies its intention
OF participating in the federation of clubs to
be held in B'nai Birth Hall on the 9Th of May,
when the reduction of streetcar fares will be
fully discussed by the delegates.
The first long-distance horse-haul of wool
ever received in this City since the building of
the Southern Pacific railway, arrived here
yesterday. The saving over railway freight
rates was estimated at 25 per cent.
John H James, e sailor, who robbed Mrs.
Mary Thompson of North Berkeley of 5000
worth OF jewelry on April II, was yesterday
hlln Nv lao ~,
the Superior Court in $1,000 bonds.
Consul Emma Booth Tucker met the Saliva
ton Army and its friends of San Francisco at
metropolitan Temple last evening. She was
quite Ill and made but a brief address. The
congregation was very enthusiastic.
Residents on Channel street, between Seven
teentn and Eighteenth heard what they
Thought the screams of baby in the sewer,
ana fohceman Morrow after swimming nearly
bIock rescued two kittens from drowning.
Union painters at work on the battleship
oregon, now on the drydock, were ordered out
on strike yesterday because the contractors
insist upon their working nine hours instead
OF eight, as required by the United States
statutes.
The Hsrbor Commissioners, Mr.. Smurr of the
southern Pacific Company, other Transports
non men, and delegates from the Fruit Ex-
change ana IRON the Fruitgrower's conven-
ton, held conference yesterday regarding
the proposed free market.
The Associated Veterans of the Mexican War
nave received communication from General
torsyth's assistant Acknowledgement promis-
ing light battery of artillery for the celebra-
ton OF the semi-centennial anniversary of the
raising of the American flag in California
Professor Imber repaired to the Temple
Emanuel yesterday to meet Rabbi Fryer ac-
cording TO the formers challenge TO a transla-
ton contest from the Bible. Rabbi Fryer did
not appear, and the authorities of the Temple
Emanuel refused to allow any contest to be
held there.
Thomas ]. Clyne, an insurance agent, contra
diets the statement made TO Captain Lees by
Mrs. Samuel Shane, TO the effect that she did
not know j. I. Flynn, the accused murderer of
little baby Browning. He says he was present
many weeks ago when the two were introduced
by Mrs. Browning.