The San Francisco call., 1896-12-29
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Tuesday, with high winds off shore.
S. C. Baldwin has been sued for the recovery
OF $487 so, said to be the property of his wife's
estate.
The Congregational pastors explained at a
meeting yesterday how they prepare their
sermons.
The Pacific Coast women's Press Association
held its Christmas social in Native Sons Hall
yesterday.
The Board OF Education opened bids for the
construction of the new Mission High School
last evening.
The Fillmore-street Club eontemplates many
improvements for the betterment OF business
on the street.
The Board of Education has established a
school on the Farallon Island, with Miss
Doud in charge.
Else Ballard has sued Irving T. Ballard, her
divorced husoand's father, for the alimony his
son neglects to pay.
An unknown man ended his life in q lodg.
ing-nouse on Market street by shooting him.
self in the forehead.
Mayor sutro will apply to the Legislature
to prevent the building of the Pesthouse on
the Almshouse tract.
President E. W. Newhall of the Olympic
Club talked entertainingly on the plans OF the
club Tor the coming year.
The aerial ballet infringement of patent case
was partly argued before United States Circuit
Judge McKenna yesterday.
OhIt heDO OF Atdl06Qa rescued three young
girls from spending the night in Sutter-street
factory building on Saturday last.
A. Gilman, customs inspector, is locked up
in cell in the Receiving Hospital, as he ap-
pears 10 be mentally unbalanced.
The primary election law, which passed at
the last session OF the Legislature, will be re-
introduced at the coming session.
The San Francisco delegation will ask the
Legislature to amend the law relating TO col
lection OF personal property taxes.
Bernard H. Lucke has applied for letters of
administration on the estate OF Theodore
Lucke, who lett property worth $1,000.
Judge Beleher is acting as presiding Judge
OF the Superior Court during the temporary
absence OF Presiding Judge Slack from the
City.
The preliminary examination of Benjamin
F. Hudelson on the charge of libel was con-
tinued before Judge Campbell yesterday alter
noon.
There has been great activity among local
theosophists during the past year, and plans
1or considerable work have been outlined for
1897.
The Greek Catholic church OF this City will
observe Christmas day, January 6, which,
according 10 the Julian calendar, is Decem-
Der 25.
The directors of the Golden Gate Kinder
garteu Association may select successor to
to the late Mrs. Cooper at the meeting next
January.
The Merchants Association has ordered
more arc lights for Fourth and Hayes streets,
and has got reduction in the price of Polk
street lights.
GUS Worth, a boy living at 1923 Howard
street, fell while skating in the roller rink,
Mechanics Pavilion, last evening and frac-
tured his right arm.
John H. C6verish assistant jsnitor of the
building sos California street. got thirty days
in the County Jail yesterday Tor an attempt to
commit petty larceny.
John Williams, pain ter, who has been
wanted by the police since June for discharg-
ing firearms within the City limits, was ar
rested in Oakland yesterday.
Ingleside track reopened again yesterday for
q two weeks spell of racing. The winning
horses were: Good Times, Can't Dance, Ia
mar II, Schiller and Salvable.
The Woman suffragists have appointed a
committee to take charge OF the work before
the Legislature in favor of the proposed sixth
amendment to the State constitution.
Kate Fields ashes ineased in a small cylin-
drical urn of polished copper are now on their
way TO Chicago in charge OF General Taylor,
editor and proprie tor of the Boston Globe.
Thomas Magee, agent for J. L. Moody has
stopped the final distribution of the estate of
Thomas H. Williams Sr., pending the settle
ment of claim for $11, 900 and interest for
six years.
Mrs Eugenia schuller, wife of Andrew
Schuller, broker, signed complaint in Judge
Joaehimsen's court yesterday for the arrest OF
her husband on the charge of assault with
deadly weapon.
Albert Chou, the newsboy who was con-
vieted last wekk by Judge J9achimsen OF
jumping on an electrician while in motion,
was granted new trial yesterday and the
charge dismissed.
boy about 10 years OF age, dressed as a
sailor and giving the name OF ". Andrews OF
Colfax, attempted to commit suicide yesterday
morning in the Brooklyn Hotel by turning on
the gas in his room
The Olympic Club outdoor grounds will be
closed on the first of the year because OF the
lack of patronage. The club Is contemplating
the holding of four nights athletic tourna-
ment in the Pavilion.
The Larkin-street Improvement Club will
celebrate its electric illumination tonight
with music, bonfres, red lights and general
hurrah of progress, in which the Poik-street
fiesta committee will join.
WF. Goad and Mrs W. s. Tevis have filed
an answer to Alexander Benham and Helen
Bush, who attempting to contest the will
of the late Mrs. Lydia A. Spalding. The allie
cations of the contestant are denied.
Mrs. Eugenia Schuller has sued her husband
and Charles C. Maxon to recover money loaned
TO Sehuller and to prevent the transfer of
property on which sne hopes to rely for ali
Inony. She accuses her husband OF extreme
cruelty.
Dr. w. H. sieberst, the dentist. who was
badly burned while impersonating Santa
Claus Christmas eve at 345O Nineteenth street,
is pronounced out of danger for the first time
He barely escaped pneumonia Sunday as the
result Of his injuries.
tramp, who asked for meal ticket yes
terday In the Office of the Harry Unna Com
pany, 113 Battery street, ran OF with bag OF
gold containing $425, that lay on the counter
ready to be deposited in the bank. No trace of
the robber could be found.
Miss Ella Dales Miles, daughter of the late
Captain Z. G.. Miles and cousin of General
Nelson A. Miles, o. s. A, and H. Clair Catelow
of the Oregon Railway and Navigation Com
pany will be married on New Years eve at
simpson Memorial Church.
Louisa Worthington, who has been tried three
times for the killing of Harry Baddeley, twice
having been found guilty of murder in the
second degree, has asked the Supreme Court
for a rehearing before that tribunal, alleging
that she has not been fairly tried.
The body of young Chinaman was found
hanging 10 rafter in stable in the rear of
SO8 Stockton street late yesterday He had
been stabbed to death and then suspended in
order to give those who found the body the
idea that the man had committed suicide.
on the 1st of January the Southern Pacific
Railroad Company will put on q daily special
train between San Francisco and Fresno, will
reduce fares to meet those of the Valley road
and will also shorten the time between the
points named and all intermediate towns.
The Committee of Fifty is in receipt of a