The San Francisco call., 1896-03-14
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Pupils Of the Italian school defended Crispi
on Powell street
Monsignor Nugent of Liverpool, now in Los
Angeles Is coming TO San Francisco.
The Grand Jury yesterday indicted James H.
Cummings Tor obtaining property by false pre-
lenses.
The French Christian Union is working in
the interest of home for convalescent
women
An ex-convict has been arrested for stealing
a watch belonging to an actor in the Baldwin
Theater.
The Supervisors have postponed action on
removing the hog ranches from Bay View for
six months.
Lord Talbot Clifton has been sued for the
price OF a pair OF snowy-white polo trousers and
scarlet coat.
!. MaiorT. c. Ryan 1ectured last night at Me-
tEopolltan Hall on "Monasticism has no place
ih the Republic"
:pr. G.: H. Steele lectured at Cooper Medical
College last night on ants and their almost hui
man methods of life.
The First Beethoven Symphony was played
yesterday afternoon by the san Francisco
symphony Orchestra.
Rev. Anna Shaw and Miss Mary Garrett Hay,
noted women suffragists, arrived last night 10
open the State campaign.
The California State Floral Society held
successful meeting yesterday at the Maple
Room OF the Palace Hotel.
CLOUDY weather; probably rain Saturday
night"-prediction issued last night by Local
Forecast Official A. q. McAdie.
Miss Farnesworth of Minneapolis leads in the
three days ladies bicycle race at the Pavilion,
her score being 55 miles, laps.
An attachment was placed upon the store
fixtures ana stock of D. G Csmarinos, the
Sansome-street fruit merchant. yesterday.
George Palmer. Waiter j. Mount McGregor
II, Cabrillo, William Pinkerton and Toano
were the winning horses at Ingleside yester-
day.
Rev. Anna II. Shaw will give her first lecture
on "The New Man." Monday evening, March
16, al s O'Clock, in Native sons Hall, Mason
street, near Post.
DR.. J. R. McMurdo and DR.. A. P. O'Brien,
City physicians inspected the deadhouses OF
Chinatown yesterday and viii report TWO OF
the worst as nuisances-
Chief Counsel Herrin closed his argument
for the railroad i'll the case against the State
Railroad Commissioners in the United States
Circuit Court yesterday.
Jackson McCullum has been arrested on
charge. of burglary He contesses to having
broken into twenty Western Addition homes
within the pastsiX weeks.
samuel b Thompson charged with felonious
assault was allowed to plead guilty TO simple
GssGu3t yesterday, and was sentenced to six
mon tbs in the County Jail.
The Callaghan heirs have incorporated un-
der the name OF the Callaghan Estate Com
paBy. The estate, valued at 100000, has
been. made the capital stock.
The, San Francisco Womans Christian Tenn
peranee Union rendered q reception to Mrs
Helen Il. Cougar after the seml-aDnual con-
veRtiOn g the First Christian Church.
Judge Hebbard has decided that the Home
fer the Inebriates has no title 10 the lot on
Tenth and Point Lobos avenues. The lot was
decided to the home under an illegal ordinance.
P j. White has commenced suit against the
Archbishop to set aside a deed conveying to
him q lot owned by Ellen Gallagher. The deco
was executed just before Mrs. Galagher's
death.
At the meeting of striking painters yester-
day the secretary read q list OF over sixty mas
ter painters who have conceded TO all de-
mands of the union and are now conducting
union shops.
The libel suit of John G. Chase against
Charles N. ShOrtridge. proprietor Of THE CALL,
was concluded yesterday in the Superior Court.
The Jury promptly returned verdict in favor
of the defendant.
Mrs. Helen NJ Cougar gave the first OF series
of free lectures at the Young Mems Christian
Association last evening There Will be two
more of The series. Tonight she will talk OF
"WGy out for the unemployed"
Judge Slack has made order approving
the sale of the interests of the minor Fair heirs
the children OF Thomas L. Fair, in the Fair
estate. The Nevada Bank OF San Francisco is
mentioned as the purchaser OF their claims.
enthusiastic mass-mee ting was held last
njgbt at the hall OF Mission Parlor, y S. G. W,
bv the citizens OF the district south OF Four
teenth street for the purpose OF agltatlng the
matter OF getting nlgh SCHOOL lot lhat part OF
town.
The ioint Judiciary and Streets committee of
the Board of Supervisors decided yesterday to
recommend that the City Surveyor be author
lied TO make q survey OF the district south OF
tne park, though at his own risk as to compen-
sati0n.
The creditors of william Jobson have petit
toned to have him declared insolvent. Debts
to the amount of nearly $500 are represented
in the petition. Johson is manager OF the
Burr Folding Bed Company, and practically,
the com pany itself.
The architects whose plans for building
on the site of the old hall were not recon-
mended by the Municipal Buildings Commit
tee OF the Board OF Supervisors, appeared be-
fore the Supervisors last evening to explain
the merits of their plans.
Legal authorities are not inclined to agree
with Governor Budd thai it is optional with
him to name the Lieutenant-Governor's office
in his coming proclamation Articles OF the
constitution and code sections are cited, obvi-
otisIy making it a mandatory duty.