The San Francisco call., 1896-04-30
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Grand Jury has called upon the Board of
Health for a conference.
Deputy Fish Commissioner Davis arrested an
unlicensed fisherman and seized a set net near
Benicia.
The Salvation Army held an enthusiastic
meeting last evening at the Metropolitan
Temple.
A fine programme has been arranged for
Miss Belinfante's concert next Saturday
evening.
The Table Mountain Mining Company, with
paid-up capital stock of 81 200, 600, has in
corporated.
A letter received at the Fish Commission
headquarters notes very stormy weather about
Lake Tahoe.
Fourteen new Presbyterian ministers will be
graduated from the San Anselmo Seminary
this afternoon.
The Police Commissioners lest night dis
missed q patroman from the force and heavily
fined two others.
\. H. Dean, alias Seaver, has secured con-
tinuance until May g. when he will plead to
the charge OF forgery.
The forty-sixth annual convention of the
Episcopal Diocese of California meets in Grace
Church next Tuesday.
Eleven graduates from the Hahneman Hos
pltal College were given their diplomas in
y. S. G. w. Hall last evening.
The estate of A. NJ. Fratinger has been de.
clared insolvent and the executriX wishes to
settle Tor % cents on the dollar.
Property-owners on Eighth street want the
railroad company to join with them and pave
with bitumen between the car tracks.
Efforts are being put forth by the Manufac-
tuTers ana PRODUCERS Association to introduce
native coal into the State insane asylums.
The retail fruit and game dealers will peti.
ton the Supervisors to prohibit peddlers from
keeping stands on the street or ringing door
bells.
The State Floral Society flower show will be
opened at 1 P. NJ. to-day in the Maple Hall,
Palace Hotel, and remain open till Saturday
night.
The four wharf rats arrested for robbing
a ships carpenter were yesterday held by
Judge Low TO answer before the Superior Court
In $1,000 bonds each.
Mrs. Mary Burch had her purse snatched
from her hand in front of the Grand Opera
house, and Ellis Howard was arrested on sus-
picion of being the thief.
The Sons and Daughters of the Old Friends
OF the State OF California will give their in
augursl banquet at the Commercial Hotel to-
morrow evening at O'Clock.
The sixty sixth birthday anniversary Of
Mayor Sutro was celebrated last night at Su-
tro Heights by surprise party of singers from
the German societies OF the City.
Mrs. V. n. Johnson, who was run down by a
TuTk-street electrician on the oath inst. snc
cumbed to her injuries last evening. The
Coroner will investigate the case.
The marital troubles of Mr.. and Mrs John
L. Marks have been ended by legal separa-
t1on and Lieutenant Blish, U. S. NJ has his
reputation cleared from suspicion.
The petition requesting the Legislature tn
adopt constitutional amendment paving the
way for single-tax legislation has been signed
by nearly 10000 voters in California.
Mrs Jane de Boucher who conducts a dress.
making school at 121 Post street, was arrested
yesterday afternoon on a warrant Charging her
with obtaining money by false pretenses
Judgment for $4,000 has been rendered
against A. D. Ayres and in favor of the Wheeler
d Wilson Manufacturing Company The suit
was for money for goods sold and delivered.
The battle-ship Oregon was foated this
morning shortly after midnight, her bottom
trip, which will probably take place next Mon
day.
Robert Bell, ex-steward at the City and
County Hospital, was arrested yesterday on
complaint OF the Market-street Cable Com
pany on the charge OF restoring q Cancelled
check"
The Marketstreet Company owns three lines
OF street railway IN the Richmond District on
made to have the Supervisors declare the fran
chises forfeited.
Yesterday was the closing day of the Bay
District two-weeKs' racing. The winning
horses were Claude Hill Jack Richelien. Rnin,
art, Greyhurst, Rebellion, Cabrillo Sea Spray
and Goodwin II.
The executive committee of the State Central
Committee decided last night to Keen hotb
contesting delegations from the Fourtb Con-.
Rressional District off the temporary roll of the
State convention.
The Manufacturers and Producers Assoc;s.
tion has addressed a com munication to the
City Board of Health calling attention ~ the the
impure jellies with which the City markets are
said to be deluged.
corporation is about to be formed. with
millions behind it for the purpose of buvinr
and operating several of the rich mining nroI
critics of the State. Well-known Capitalists of
the East end Europe are interested.
The quarterly report of the Fire Patrol assess
ments on insurance companies issued yester-
day shows falling OFF Of twenty comDanies
that used to contribute to the patrol. The
decrease in income was nearly third
NJ. J. Ferrer was convicted of forgery before
Judge Wallace yesterday. He forged the name
of Hooker Co. to a check for S125 and then
paid bill OF $40 at the Indianapolis Furni iture
Company with the check and took the change
Emil Ney, who claims he is a descendant of
the famous Marshal Ney, got mixed up in
his ankle sprained, was arrested for being
drunk and was swindled out of so cents by a
messenger boy.
The Rev. Dr. William Lincoln Birch, re-
Gently OF New Zealand but for many years one
OF England's noted pulpit orators, will occupy
the pulpit of Calvary Church next month dur
ing the absence of the Rev. Dr. Hemphill who
will take a vacation.
Mabel F. Sumner was granted a divorce
from Wallace Sumner yesterday because he
neglected her. He did worse than neglect her,
for her testimony showed that he beat her and
blecked her eyes She had him arrested for
beating her some time ago, but when it came
TO testifying against him she said she had
made mistake and he was let 60
Mrs. Heads Diamonds
All Jim, Chinese who was employed as a |
servant by Mrs. A. A. Head, at 235 Post street, |
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