The San Francisco call., 1896-02-18
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

Paderewski drew another big audience yes
terday afternoon.
Several accidents, more or less severe have
happened upon the streets lately.
George W. Fancher, the banker, saws the neo.
pie OF California are too eXtravegant.
A new propeller for steam vessels that prom
Uses power and speed has been invented
Rabbi Voorsanger addressed the Baptist Con-
ference yesterday on ''The Modern Jew
The Womans Federation occupied their
meeting yesterday with reports of commit
tees.
The garbage-crema tory franchise was awarded
10 F. f. Sharon by the Board OF Supervisors yes
terdsy.
Customs Inspector Williams has been sus-
pended by order of Secretary of the Treasury
Carlisle.
A new patriotic society, the Children of the
American Revolution, viii be organized next
Saturday.
The ecclesiastical council called to investi-
gate the charges against Dr.. Brown will con-
Yene to-day.
The Longfellow School will probably be
closed on account of lack of proper sanitary ar
rangements.
The local labor unionf generally indorse the
preliminary work OF tie recent Labor Union
Convention.
The anti-Buckley orfanization is torn some
what with fight win Sam Rainey and his
political aspirations.
The Board of SUPERVISORS fixed water rates
last evening at the SINE figure that they have
been Tor the past YER
The divorce sut of Melinda Woodward
against Frank G. Woodward came up for trial
before Judge Seayel yesterday.
Extensive preparations for the carnival ball
seem to warrant The general expectation that
the event viii bea brilliant one.
Sneakthieves ntered s Sonnenfeld's store
on Kearny street yesterday, while he was at
luncheon, andlook some private jewels
The winning horses at Inglestde yesterday
were Minnie zee, Gold Bug, imp. Star Ruby,
Three Forks, 'ankee Doodle and Tim Murphy.
Samuel NJ. Shortridge, the attorney. BAN
Quoted his frand and client, Ignace Paderew-
ski at the Palace Hotel tapestry-room last
night.
J. F. TIst,, who brought charges against
Sergeant, flank. wants the Police Commission
ers, whe dismissed them, to hear his COM
plant salA-
Fair uesday; probably cooler Tuesday after
noon light easterly TO southerly winds" is the
predNlon issued last night by Forecast Official
W. Hhammon.
A.. Zimmerman, the champion bicyclist is
heik urged TO make longer stay here than
he rst expected, and 10 race at the coming in
do tournament.
ne racing board of the League OF American
Weelmen will put into effect at once its
rwly adopted rules regarding amateur and
OCCASIONAL riders.
Jan James I Ryan, p years of age, was yesterday
nned 800 or fifty days in the County Jail by
Judge JOaChimsen, for selling pools to messer-
ger-boys and newsboys.
Mary Marcella Pfeiffer has demurred to the
contest brought by her brothers against the
viii Of her mother, Jane Duff. The demurrer
Is on technical grounds.
Father Yorke commended the congregation
OF St Anthony's Church at their fair last night
Tor striving to maintain the traditions and
customs OF the fatherland.
E. J. Molera lectured before the Academy of
Sciences last night on the sources of the his
tory OF the Aztecs. The lecture was illustrated
by means OF the stereopticon.
The League of the Cross of ST. PauPs parish
gave rally last night at the parish church
and heard an address by DR.. Clinton on the
effects of alcohol on the human system.
The early rising market men enter vigor-
pany's economy in extinguishing the street
lamps at very early hour in the morning
James Kerwn, the well-known sailor board
ing-house keeper was yesterday fined 800 or
without license in his place on Montgomery
and Chestnut streets.
Ernestine Kreling has petitioned the Superior
Court TO appoint a receiver to care for the
property on Guerrero street near Fifteenth
She alleges that F. W. Kreling in whose hands
II now is, is unduly incumbering it.
Simon Baruch, proprietor OF the Golden Gate
glove factory at,o ~ has assigned His liabilities
than half that sum. Baruch lost money in
business and real estate speculations.
Bill" Lange, the big center-helder of the
ChlcagOs, now spending his vacation with his
people. at 4l5 Spruce street, has four-legged
chicken, which is alive and well. and which
he intends to take East with him in March as
& mascot for his club
The poolrooms continue in operation un der
the most adverse circumstances. No informa
ton whatever is allowed to leave Inpleside
track. The rooms lay ridiculous odds against
the starters and wrong jockeys are given in
almost every instance.
Police Judge Low has sustained the de-
murrer interposed by Attorney Samuel NJ
Shortridge in behalf of the poker-players ar
rested last week. He claims in his decision
that the ordinance under which the PLAYERS
ficts with the State law.
Alice Z. Johnson is suing the Chicago
Amusement Company and Gustav Walter for
$3.50, the balance due on q six weeks contract
Her contract was to sing at the Orpheum for
$3.50 week, rom November 1895; but she
was discharged after four days. She wants the
rest of her money.
The First National Bank of D. o. Mills & Co. is
the Carson and Colorado Railway COMPANY.
pledged as surety by Thomas Bell for two
promissory notes, one for $500 and the
other for $4,000 ]. W. c. Maxwell and
George Staacke, executors OF Bells estate are
the defendants.
Petra Barboa is suing her husband Jesus
Barboa, for divorce and incidental for ali
mony. He left her twenty-one years ago and
ke has turned up again with another wife and
four children. He was a garbage collector
when he left Petra, Dut since then he has been
TO Mexico, and in other walks of life has
amassed fortune of nearly $80,000 A share