The San Francisco call., 1896-08-04
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

the fusion matter to-day.
Reuben Cohen has been appointed executor |
of the will of Joseph etz.
The National Club matched Van Buskirk |
and Jeffries to box ten rounds.
Mrs. Mary Winn complains that her stepson |
and ward, Albert, is incorrigible.
Last nights single-tax mass meeting at Met |
ropolitan Hall was largely attended.
Figures show that the City is paving for
light higher rate than individuals pay.
The weather Office predicts for to-day fair
weather. with brisk to high westerly winds
The fall term of the School of Design OF the
San Francisco Art Association opened yester-
day.
Reports at the Woman Suffrage Bureau are
full OF encouraging news for friends of the
cause.
The proposed new line of Oriental steam
ships will make San Francisco one of their
termini.
istrator of the $4,000 estate of Henry E. Tru-
ben bach.
The Park Congregational Church has de-
clded to erect place of worship near the park
panhandle.
The Olympic Club nominated a icket last
evening which is in favor OF a new board OF
directors,
The next California Miners Association
convention will be held on the second Tuesday
in November.
judge Coffey appointed J. c. Winans trustee
OF the estate OF Jerome B. Fargo, vice J. B.
Fargo, deceased.
The stonecutters are wrathy at the Midwinter
Fair Commissioners for placing convict-eut
stone in the park.
Garret McEnerney scored the attorneys for
the Fair heirs in the hearing before Judge
Slack yesterday.
Alma Josselvn was given two days more of
life by the attending physician, DR.. Logan, at
late hour yesterday.
President Es ton OF the Olympic Club proves
by statements that the club is financially sound
ana the membership good.
Mrs Nellie Bracken complains that two
weeks ago her husband left her with a kiss
and fed with another woman.
Richmond is king steady Improvements
in the line OF adding seversI neat dwellings to
the taxable property OF the City.
P. B. Cornwall was in Seattle at last ac-
counts. The Grand Jury expects that he VIII
return TO the City by next Friday.
Straight Populists talk of putting up Norton
in place of Bryan. They feel insulted be-
cause Bryan has scorned their platform.
Dr.I S. Eschleman contradfcts some of the
statements concerning the burning last Sun
day OF the First Baptist Church at Fresno.
Judge Daingerfeld yesterday issued writ
prohibiting the Board OF Supervisors from
selling the Geary-street Railroad franchise.
Postmaster McCoppin has been notified that
in future the law relating to postal employees
engaging in politics will be strictly enforced
Frank Daring, owner of the launch Henri
eta, had narrow escape from death Sunday.
His launch blew up in most peculiar man
ner.
Mrs Fannie Lahue is reported to have left
two of her children in care of Clara Jackson
without making any provision for their main
tenance.
The widow of Charles D. Root yesterday
compromised the claim OF the divorced wife of
the deceased against the estate by payment
of $4,000
IT. -
In the central Office at the City Hall. The
Office will be open continuously from A NJ.
until - P. NJ
Yesterdays meetings of the various minis
terial organizations were replete with interest,
all being fresh in mind and body after their
recent vacations.
Charles o. swanberg and Henry o. westphal
have been cited to appear in Judge Coffey's
court and explain their connection with the
Corriveau state.
Charles Holman, man with many aliases
who is notorious a swindler of women, was
booked at the City Prison yesterday on a
charge of perjury.
Judge NcKenna yesterday overruled the de-
murrer of the city of Santa Cruz in the suit
brought by Robert H. Waite to recover the
interest on certain bonds.
The Supervisors added enough to the appro-
priations for municipal purposes yesterday 10
raise the tax levy to ST III with many de-
partments yet to hear from.
WE Brooks, the head janitor of the Empo-
rum, has been absent from his post for two
days. He is in debt to his subordinates, who
fear that he has gone for good.
The United States Indian Teachers Institute
held its first session last night in the Girls
High School, at which there were several
speeches by prominent educators
Traffic Manager Moss of the Valley road will
issue a complete schedule of class rates on
Friday, when that line will be opened to La
Grand, eighty miles south of Stockton.
A H. Jarman of Michigan, o. NJ. Pence of
Iowa and J. B. Kessing of Ohio have been ad-
mitted to practice as attorneys and counsel
ors at law in all the courts of the State.
Henry Grim, the alleged leper sent TO this
City by the Mendocino County officials, is still
detained in the Receiving Hospital 1t is be-
lieved that he will be returned to Mendocino.
John Jackson OF 171z Rausch street wss
Yesterday held in $500 bonds by Judge Conlan
to keep the peace toward his wife, Clara, and
in default TO spend six months in the County
Jail.
ployment of the Pacific Telephone and Tele-
graph Company, was arrested yesterday OH
the charge of stealing nickels from telephone
boxes.
The overdue British ship Jordanhill arrived
from Liverpool yesterday. She was six weeks
rounding Cape Horn and 1872 days getting
here. over 40 per cent reinsurance was paid
on her
Ata meeting of the Western Addition I'm
provement Club at Coakley's Hall last night
the Supervisors were petitioned to have the
Calvary Cemetery Hall on Geary street moved
back five feet.
Will E. Fisher, real estate agent, sent an i'm
Doatant com unicstion TO the Chamber of
Commerce and other associations suggesting g
scheme for promoting the sale OF California
products and inducing immigration.
The excursion 10 the wreck OF the Colombia
last Sunday was great success. I. w. Ley
decker released ten of his homing pigeons off
the Farallones and ten more at Pigeon Point.
Seventeen of them reached home in very fast
time.
Inspector in-C Charge Munro received yester-
day information which will probably mate
rally assist in bringing about the conviction
of Edward Mason, arres ted in Colusa last week
on a charge of using the mails for fraudulent
purposes.
Property-owners in the Richmond district
charge Superintendent of Streets Ashworth
with favoring the railroad company in its use
of red rock at iI% cents yard. while the prop
erty-owners were compelled to use gray rock
at cents yard.
Rev. T. G. Brownson, the new president OF
the California Baptist College, evoked storm
OF discussion at the Baptist ministers meeting
yesterday by some statements made In his
paper '0ught the Bible to Have Prominent
Place in Baptist Schools?'