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

at the Presbyterian mission home.
The new church at Dimond, Fruitvale, will
be co onsecrated by Bishop Goodsen.
George H. Thomas Post, G. A. R., will con-
slider the Veterans Home management this
evening.
Assessor Siebe appointed his outside deputies
for the assessing OF real and personal property
yesterday.
New subscriptions for the Robert Louis
Stevenson memorial viii be received by the
committee.
Trsgedian Frederick warde lectured yester-
day before the Forum Club in the Maple Room
at the Palace Hotel.
The State University glee and mandolin
clubs made great hit last night in their con-
cert al the Auditorium.
Methodist preachers passed resolutions of
regret yesterday, that Bishop Goodsells quad
ranium had nearly expired.
Judge Seawell has decided that the buildings
on the Lincoln School property belong to the
tenants and not 10 the City.
Yesterday mornings snowfall was general
in the Sacramento Valley and al all the high
points as far south as Newhall.
Subpenaes are out for Miss Overman, Dr.
Brown and Mrs. Tunnel. They are wanted as
witnesses in the Davidson case.
DR.. J. S. Gheslin, 63 years old, formerly OF
Portland, and with an estate worth 100000,
died al the Occidental yesterday.
Weather prophet Harmon says the snow of
yesterday morning saved the fruit crop OF the
State by keeping the atmosphere moist.
Peixotto, Cyrus King, Wheel OF Fortune,
Kamsin, Three Forks and Billy MeCloskey were
the winners at the Bay District yesterday.
Mrs. Florence Blythe Hinckley has borrowed
S49, 900 on the 50-vara lot on the northeast
corner of Market street and Grant avenue.
Mrs. Florence Percy Mstneson resigns her
position on q woman's federation committee
because of charges made by Mrs. J. W. Bruner.
Dr.. Taylors decision in the Larkin estate
controversy has been filed. He has ruled that
the claimants against the estate are not rela-
tives.
Harry Wiley and William Frisco, young men,
were arrested yesterday for breaking into the
tailOr-shop OF Cederbloom & Dyhr, 40 Kearny
street.
Eight suits involving land titles were filed
in the Federal court yesterday by United States
District Attorney Foote against the Central
Pacific.
Brigadier-General Kepple of the Salvation
Army says that General Ballipgtcn Booth may
organize an evangelical association to battle
against evil.
The Board of Supervisors has accepted James
D. Phelan's offer TO build public drinking
fountain al the junction OF Mason, Market and
Turk streets.
Rev J. D. Foster read a paper on San Fran
cisco journalism. in which praise and blame
were equally divided, at the Congregational
Monday Club.
The Grand Jury held a special session vester-
day and indicted Dean and McCluskey for forg-
cry in raising the Woodland Bank check from
So 10 $50, 600.
The executors OF the estate of J. Mervyn
Donohoe expect to provide fountain of sur
g7es-sng beauty with the bequest of SIS, 900
devised IN the viii.
The poolroom proprietors were leniently
dealt with yesterday by Judges Joachimsen
and Low, as they all declared they had gone
out of the business.
Unsettled weather and rain; continued low
temperature; fresh southeasterly wind is the
prediction issued last night by Weather Fore
cast Official A. g. McAdie.
The Board OF Supervisors passed resolution
yesterday instructing the Chief of Police to
detail man to guard the city treasury con-
stantly during business hours.
Tne indoor bicycle tournament, to be held at
the Mechanics Pavilion March TO II, prom
ises TO be a big success, both from the racing
and exhibitors points OF view.
E. A. Isaacs, theatrical man, was arrested
yesterday on the charge OF committing perjury
while testitying in the Mercer divorce suit
before Judge Slack in May last.
Charles Schopeser, 233 Green street, was yes
terday held TO answer before the Superior
Court by Judge Campbell in $40, 900 bonds, on
the charge OF assault to murder his wife.
Detectives Whitaker and Seymour will leave
for Minnesota to-day with the requisition
papers for the extradition of A. H. Dean and
Joe McCluskey, the Nevada Bank forgers.
John Devine, young man from the country,
tried 10 evade paying q 10-cent meal in a
restaurant at 1907 Market street and was cap
tured after an exciting chase and taken to the
City Prison.
The Police Commissioners. last night post
poned consideration of Chief Crowleys resig-
nation for a month till legal advice can be
taken as to his eligibility TO be placed on the
pension list.
Mrs Annie White has filed contest of the
Will of her mother, Ellen Bolton. She alleges
incom potency as the cause of the contest The
personal property was not equally divided;
hence the contest
Thomas D. Condor, an insurance solicitor
living at 12S Tenth street, jumped from
Geary. street car at Grant avenue and fell under
the wheels, which passed over his left leg
crushing it almost into pulp.
On motion of the District Attorney another
ten days stay of proceedings have been granted
she attorneys for Durrant, 20 allow them to
prepare their bill of exceptions. This is the
fourth stay granted in the case.
The California Pioneers last evening, by a
unanimous vote, postponed indefinitely the
motion to erect monument in Golden Gate
Park 10 James Lick, The money was needed
for the relief OF aged and destitute pioneers.
The Mutual Electric Light Company has
secured a temporary restraining order, pre-
venting the Superintendent of Streets from in
terfering with its work OF erecting light poles
On Market street, in front of the Blythe prop
efty.
Zealand, who has been on a visit to Coolgardie
and arrived here, says gold discoveries con-
tinue to be mace, hut there are many men
there who are unemployed ana would like to
leave, but have not the money.
The matter of the application for a writ of
mandamus against Mayor Craycroft and the
Trustees OF the city of Fresno 10 compel them
to grant the Valley road a franchise through
that city was argued and submitted yesterday
before the Supreme Court in bank.
The revenue cutter Rush had narrow es-
cape during Monday mornings southeaster
She broke adrift and drifted down on the Nor
wegian steamer Peter Jebsen. The Jebsen had
her stem twisted, and the cutter lost two boats
and was badly damaged about the hull
When Dr. Brown is called on 10 give his state
ment before the council he will declare that he
has been prosecuted by man worth millions
There are others, he says, in the plot to ruin
him and their names will be furnished TO the
men elected to pass judgment on his cause
0. c. Perkins, who has just freighted
twenty-stamp mill into the new camp OF For
tuna, for La Fortuna mine, owned by Charles
Lane says the mine is a veritable bonanza III
cost Mr. Lane $150,000 month ago. and MI.
Perkins says it now has 81 2,OOO, 600 In sight.
Swedish Consul Lund yesterday received
official notice from his Government concerning
the proposed expedition TO the north pole oy
balloon, to be undertaken in July by Professor
Andree, and under the auspices o. Sweden.
He is requested TO advise ali northern settle
nents to look out for the balloon and render aid
TO the voyagers A meeting of the Geographl-