The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-10
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.


Divorce suits are keeping the Judges of the
Superior Court busy.
Reports made at the Health Office show that
oiphtheria IS spreading.
Increasing cloudiness Thursday, threatening
. e. night, is the weather promised to-day.
o H. punishment was placed on DR.. Marc Lev
tgston's interest in the Fair estate yesterday.
The Council of the Associated Industries of
Iailfornia elected officers and adopted con-
shtution yesterday.
l.. F. Kramer, German gardener, As years
OF age, living at 613 Pine street, was found
dead in bed yesterday.
The hearing of the libel suit against Ben
. lamln +. Hudelson was continued before Judge
Campbell yesterday afternoon.
Inspector River of the Board of Health
caught Joseph Biagini bringing immat ure
veal into town on Monday morning.
Two murder trials are now going on in the
Superior Court Joseph A. Mitchell and
Arthur Jackson are the defendants
Angelo Berretto's suit for divorce from his
wife, Della Berretto, is being tried in Judge
Seawell's court behind closed doors
Yesterday the Supreme Court refused to give
a new trial TO Dennis Mccarthy, who killed
George Fox. The plea was insanity.
The Morgue officials were ar oused to indig-
nation yesterday by influx of Chinese in
search OF supposed defuncL CELESTIAL.
Charles H. Murphy was named for principal
OF the new Mission High School at The meet
ing OF the Board OF Education last evening.
\ warrant was issued in Judge CampbelPs
court yesterday for the arrest of Rev. Father
Felef c. Yorke on the charge OF criminal libel.
The Sixteenth-street Improvement Club met
last evening and took preliminary steps to-
ward the lighting OF Sixteenth street with arc
lights.
Mrs Elizabeth J. Finnican has sued NJ t.
Ward.for alleged fraud in securing contract
fer the Development OF a mining claim in
oregon.
The deposition of Mrs. Marie Viola Keller, to
have taken place in S. NJ. Shortridge's Office
yesterday, went over by consent until this
afternoon
The Canadian Pacific has chartered the New
ZeGland Steamship Company's Aorangi and in
future she will run between Vancouver, B. c.,
and Australia.
Charles Cox, the boy tramp from Colorado
escaped from the Newsboys Home Monday
night after stealing several articles belonging
TO other inmates.
Yesterday was ladies day. at Ingleside
track. The winning horses were: Imp. Miss
Brummel, Candelerla, Captive, Candor, Toano
and Sport McAlIister.
Secretary Carlisle recently issued an order
10 all officials and employees in the Treasury
department. that they shall neither borrow
WhCr lend money to each other.
= John A. Hoey has filed contest to the cleo
ton of John W. Powers, who holds a certificate
Of election as q member of the Legislature
from the Thirty-second Assembly District.
John S Iaglis, contracting freight agent OF
the Union Pac fc railway in this City, ran
away with his little son sunday 10 avoid CIV
7 Wife. up the 'niia ana paying 'i'n0nY to MS
Local single-taxers were delighted yester-
dsv on receiving news in detail from Scotland
that Glasgow had gone for single tax, and will
hereafter have no taxation other than or
rents.
Harvey Jacobs and George Niedever secured
four otter skins off Yaquina Bay in six weeks
They are well-knowp hunters and were high
hooks on the sealing schooner Herman last
season.
Corbett says he will meet Fitzsimmons
under the auspices of the Olympic Club, and
all that is needed now is for Fitz to respond
TO assure & contest here on Washington's
birthday.
The Changers Bank, which closed business
and went into liquidation November 80, 1896,
states that il will pay depositors in full by
January l, 1897. 1t has already paid so cents
on the dollar
Over 100 OF the workmen of the Pacific Roll
ing Mills are out on q strike because of re-
duction in their wages. 1t IS believed that the
differences viii be compromised to-day No
o trouble is expected
J. 7. Cove, the widely known miner. has re-
turned from visit to the SLOGAN, Trail Creek
ana other districts OF British Columb ia. He
does not have great opinion OF the new Brit
ish Columbia mines.
d. Wong Gin, one of the defaulting witnesses
in the Dick Williams eXtortion case, was SEN
. fenced to one years imprisonment in the
CoNnty Jail for contempt OF court By District
Judge Morrow yesterday.
The report OF the special administrators of
the estate OF James q. Fair was filed yester-
daY /: is in the form of q book. ard COM
pr!ses no less than $40 typewritten pages The
estate is valued at $1660O, 900.
Tie Grand Jury and the heads of the dc.
4 partments of the City government held & con-
4 ference last evening to devise means of
curing the extraordinary system of collecting
taxes imposed by the new law upon this City
and County.
Fulton Iron Works yesterday. Her new en-
gines and boilers and her Lighthouses end
staterooms win be put in simultaneously, so
the new boat Will be ready 1or sea the nrst
week in January.
The art drawing OF the Association of Cali
fornia Art Patrons will be held this evenin G
under the supervision of the Mechanics Insii-
tr4e trustees in the library on Post street
Paintings of local artists viii then be distrib-
uteG among mem bers of the association
Q Christian Won Meyerhcff 409 Pacific street.
fell downstairs at 52S Pacific street Tuesday
morning and was taken to the Receiving Hos
pital in the ambulance he had wonnd IN
his scalp and appeared to be suffering from
conclusion of the brain. He is an oId man.
The dogcatchers of the Public Pound have
gone back 10 the riat for catching dogs in
steed OF using the humane act, ana there VIII
be an investigation by the Soclety LOT the RE
ages the Pound under the Board OF super
vIsors.
The demurrer of Kitty Morrison to the de-
cision of the trial court in the mater OF the
Jnarriage brokerage fee. which she Claimed as
com pe risation for bringing about the marriage
Of Elizabeth A. Paterson, Wa oyerruIeu yester-
day By the Supreme Court. which amrmso the
judgment of the lower court
At the meeting of the Railroad Com mis-
sioners Yesterday Commissioner stanton pro
posed ha: an investigation be MADE OF the
Southern Pacific Company's afairs WIN
Vi ew to reducing rates all elong the llne, Du s
action was delayed until conference eouiu
be had with the Attorney-General ana MS
associates
The Pacific Coast Endeavorer, suspendlezt
since June last will be reissued Deem per ~
Professor J. Wharton James having pnrc tasA
the mail list and the good Will. Proiessol
IN mes roposes to issue paper that VIII De fs d
distinct credit 10 the Society OF ChrlStlan Ell
dAsvor and the convention CITY OF 1891. Inc
first number Will be an illustrated nuiIpeI,
devoted largely 10 the convention Clt5, WILL e ba
Will be sent out as sort OF intTod ucuoL OF .lis
new editor and his plans. These nlustf li
editions will be feature OF the paper iro rom
now until the convention of next July. Eignt
pages, illustrated with handsome hali-tone
cuts, will be devoted to the Sap FRANCISCO