The San Francisco call., 1896-06-11
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Peoples Savings BanE ezses will be tried
on June 1s
The Girls High School held a nigh jinks
yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Melinda Woodward has sued Attorney
J. c. Bates for so, 600 damages for slander.
Despite the new Dimond ordinance the
newsbOys yesterday traf6cked in transfers as
of old.
The Board of Education has decided to allow
no more rafhes or lotteries at school enter tain
ments
Judge Wallace yesterday rendered decision
that knocks out the poolroom commission
business.
Emmanuel Rass has petitioned for letters of
administration in the estate of Dora Shannon,
worth $3.50.
The Weather Bureau forecasts for to-day fair
weather, still warmer, with light to fresh
northerly winds.
The State Development Committee will soon
begin to send out its beautiful typographical
maps of California.
Charles o'Donnen, a poolroom operator of
Leidesdorff street, has disappeared with $500
OF his victims money.
The Supreme Court yesterday decided that
the Blythe Company has outlitigated itself,
and has no further standing in court.
Reports of rich placer and quartz mines
near MojaYe are attracting large numb of
prospectors to the desert east OF that city.
Christian Scheurer, a tailor. living at LAT
Fourth street, committed suicide yesterday
morning by shooting himself in the head.
The State Fish Commission viii make a large
display OF California game and commercial
food fish at the coming Home Industry Exposi-
tion.
Gus Mooney, the weIl-known politician, was
arrested last night for threatening to kill
Thomas Carter, saloon-keeper on Market
street.
Wesley T. Lewis was yesterday held to an
swer before the Superior Court by Judge Con-
Ian in $4,000 bonds for assault upon Florence
Ready
Every stockholder of the Peoples Home
Savings Bank who has not paid the full
amount on his shares will be sued by the board
Of directors.
special meeting of the Painters Union will
De held Saturday evening for the purpose of
disciplining members who are guilty of break
ing the rules of the union.
The racing season closed at Ingleside track
yesterday. The winning horses we're: Red
Glen, Lady Heloise, Instigator, Ruinart, Hunts
man, Thornhiil and Summer Time.
Judge Hebberd declared Mrs. DR.. Thomas A.
Connolly sane yesterday, and intimated that
there was need of investigation OF the reason
why she was charged with insanity.
About 5000 people were present at the twen-
ty-iftn annual outing of the Retail Grocers'
Association in Schuetzen Park yesterday, and
the occasion was thoroughly enjoyed by all
Peter Ducey, who shot and killed his aunt,
Miss Kate McKeever at 917 Howard street on
May 27, was yesterday held to answer before
the Superior Court by Judge Low without
bonds.
The barkentine Samoan, formerly the bark
sharpshooter, which started for Australia
with q cargo of wheat last Tuesday, re turned
last night leaking slightly from a broken
drainpipe.
James B. Chase has entered suit against J. C.
Campbell for S16,905 81 and z per cent inter-
est on same since June 10, 1891, when judg-
ment was given Chase against Campbell for
that amount
The Republican Executive Council met last
night and decided to hold ratification meet
ing in conjunction with the County Committee
on the evening after the nomination by the
St. Louis convention.
Not content with having overdrawn its ap-
propria tions the Board of Health has SUBJ
mitted requisition for next year providing for
twenty-eight additional employees and over
S29, 600 more for its salary list.
The hackmen's strike against the Pacific
Carriage Company is still on. The men are
eonfdent, however, of a complete victory be-
fore this afternoon. They have three under
taking firms and the riding public with them.
In the cross-examination of Detective Wood
in the Ashley-Baldwin trial yesterday the de-
tective stated that he had deliberately misled
the plaIutiff in order to secure from her evil
dence for Colonel Pope, whom she claimed had
ruined her.