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

AHt tNOIlInteSlOllerS LOT the AallIOrnla 1ndDl-
mate Target Association have been appointed.
Fair Wednesday" is the prediction issued
last night by Forecast Official W. II. Harmon.
The Kadiack, a steamer 10 feet in length
has been constructed al Alameda Point in three
weeks.
The annual election of officers was held in
the several Episcopal churches OF the City last
evening.
The funeral services at the cathedral over
the remains of George r. B. Hayes were largely
attended.
Last nights social and banquet OF e. Do
rado Psrlor No SO, \. $. G. W., was most en-
Ioyable affair.
The defense of Nicholas Clsussen, charged
with murder, has been opened. II alleges tenn
porary insanity.
Emma Mayer, who was badly burned while
lighting q fire last Friday, died from her in
1uries yesterday.
Torpedo William Pinkerton, Schnitz, Service,
Brandy and Sallie Cliequot were the winners at
lngleside yesterday.
The deposition OF r. T. Hardin has been
added to the papers in the suit OF Lillian Ashby
against L. J. Baldwin.
The time limit in Mayor sutro's deed of land
for Affiliated Colleges has expired, and regents
have asked for extension.
The new board of directors of the Manufac-
turers and Producers Association elected OFF,
GERS yesterday afternoon.
Judge R. C. Harrison was unanimously
6leGleu pI6SlUeDl Ol the BOdTO OI FREE
Library Trustees last night.
The Women's Christian Temperance Union
has instituted new day OF observance, 10 be
known as Franchise day"
The case of George NJ. Martin against the
Southern Pacific Company was before Judge
Dsingerheld all day yesterday.
Richard Williams, the Custom-house in
spector, was indicted on four counts by the
United States Grand Jury yesterday.
James H. wilkins has received the guberna-
torial appoin iment TO the post of State Prison
Director in place of Robert T. Devlin.
dispatch from Jere Lynch at Virginia City
Yesterday contained the information that the
Hale q NorcToss mine would open to-day.
The Grand Lodge of the Ancient Order of
United WOrkmen OF California holds its nine
teenth annual session in B'nai Birth Hall.
Professor Naphtaly Herr Imber addressed a
large audience last night in the lecture-room
OF the Temple Eman-El on The Ksbbala."
The Grand Castle of the Knights of the Golden
Eagle OF California held their annual session in
Coloma Hall yesterday morning, afternoon and
evening.
Mrs Susan Martin was too III to appear in
court yesterday to be arraigned for the murder
OF her husband and the case was continued
till Friday.
sentatives and NJ. E. Stanford superintendent
OF the Parrott building, no agreement was
reached yesterday.
Regents of the University have delayed so
lplS III DtRlUUlnR NnTk on Animated OOllegeS
that S125 600 of the appropriation is not avail
aOle under the law.
Mayor Sutro declared yesterday that he was
powerless in the boards of City Hall Commits
sioners and Health because there were MAORI
ties solid against him.
Labor Commissioner Fitzgerald reports that
workman named Henshaw is in great dis
tress by reason of the non-payment of claim
for IS 10 due him for streetwork
The local health authorities have been
nod ~hn~ !,
from the plague left the steamer Gaelic, now on
her way TO this port, at Yokohama.
A committee from the Ashbury Heights and
Stanyan-Street Improvement Club will go be-
fore the Railroad Commission to-day and ask
1or scent fare over the City streetcar lines.
President Lelong of the State horticultural
Society has issued invitation to the socie-
tvs next meeting, which will be held on the
10th inst. in the State Capitol at Sacramento
The Spring Valley Company has decided to
erect a modern seven-story building on the
ffty-vara lots corner OF Stockton and Geary
streets, now occupied by the Wigwam Theater
Judge Morrow yesterday granted a stay of
sentence Tor one week in the case OF Warren E.
Price, convicted in the United States District
Court of sending obscene literature through
the mails.
Judge Slack has sustained the demurrer of
Thomas Ashworth, Superintendent of Streets
TO the Indictment filed by the Grand Jury
against him. The case has been referred back
TO the Grand Jury.
A deliberate attempt of firebug to destroy
the California Art Metal Works, 81 Fremont
street, on Monday night, was frustrated by the
timely discovery of Engineer Hibbits of the ad-
Joining planning g-mill.
The British ship Bradlock arrived from New
castle, \. s. W, with her cargo of coal on fire
yesterday. She run on the flats at Sausa-
Tito by the tugs Nigilant and Fearless and
pumped full of water
John Nolan, q livery-stable man, was regis
tered at the City Prison early yesterday morn
ing for battery upon Policeman P. A Gillin,
and Frank sullivan, his companion for vio-
leting the hack ordinance
+. :. Pillsbury consumed the whole of YES
terday with his argument on the Rail oad Com
mission case. He Will conclude to-day and will
be followed by Messrs. Hayne CARRIER and Dis
tric. Attorney Foote in the order named
Engineers and surveyors have been started
on the Sierra Madre Railway from near Ell
Paso to MaZatlan. This road is projected
through the rich mining districts of Mexico
and will divert an enormous trade to the Pa
cifc Coast.
At Joint meeting of the directors and trus-
tees OF the Valley road yesterday. the best
method of raising the $4,000, 900 required to
complete the road Was discussed, and finally
put in the hands of committee of six. John
Moss was appoiEted traffic manager.