The San Francisco call., 1896-12-20
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The weather to-day will be fair; SO says Fore
cast Official HGmmon.
Mayor sutro may have the Supervisors en-
Joined from paying for the City map.
Leon Dennery's seat in the State Assembly
has been contested by Fred Lundquist
L. V Merle's clothing-store was damaged by
3 fire to the extent of S2500 last evening.
Thomas W. Chandler Jr. is eotesting the
election of J. J. Feeney to the State Senate.
% The Cuban sympathizers in this City have
established headquarters at zoos Mason street.
The pupils of the tree kindergarten schools
enjoyed their Christmas trees and festivals
yesterday afternoon
a La Flecha, Camella, Alvarado, Mount Nc
R5regor H. Yemen and Reddington were the
WINNERS at Oakland yesterday.
=. Rev. !. J. Lacey of ST. Luke's church, Brook
: lyn, n. y, has accepted call to the rector
'':Bhip OF Christ's church in Alameda.
= Suits for divorce have been flied as follows:
Kate Monygar sgainst Joseph Monygar, Annie
Doepfner against Robert DoepfneT.
= "A carpenter has discovered a ledge of rich
gold quartz in one of the streets of this City
:; and is in quandary how TO profit by it.
Henry K wilkins, clerk for C. W. Van Tiede-
mann, was arrested last night on Grand
Jury Indictment charging him with perjury.
William Hannaford, past president of Rim
. con Parlor, n. S. g. W., committed suicide
with gas in cheap lodging-house on Third
: street.
The cornerstone of the new Hall of Justice
:: was laid yesterday in accordance with the
. ritual of the Masonic Grand Lodge of Cali
sfornia.
= L.. Rasmussen, tailor, II Polk lane, swaI-
lowed a dose of poison last evening IN a fiji of
despondency and is dying at the Receiving
: Hospital.
victed of burglary. has been sentenced to three
years imprisonment in the State Prison at
:, San Quentin.
!: The engagement is announced of Miss Julia
,fo ;, af
s. G. Buckbee of the firm of Shsinwald,
:'Bgckbee d Co.
g: j. A. Fillmore, manager of the Pacific di-
:.vision of the Southern Pacific Company, is
seriously i'll at his home in this City from an
"'. attack OF pneumonia.
:: Judge Cofey has decided that the late Joshua
. 'He8dy bequeathed only one-fftieth OF his
s:estate to Mrs. Rough, Instead OF one-ffth, as
q. she expected TO receive.
Democrats of prominence are suspicious of
Senator Whites fealty to the cause of anti
monopoly because OF his amazing lukeWarm-
ness as 10 the funding bill.
The Grand Jury yesterday made inquiry
Q concerning the money expended and material
tunnel in Golden Gate Park
Mrs. Amanda J. Fennell. formerly the wife
:: Of Colonel Theodore Mareeau. has sued
" o. Brien & Sons for S635O or the return of her
,.csrriages and $3.50 damages.
The British ship captains held regatta in
): Richardson's Bay yesterday. 1t was notable
gathering and one OF the most successful
growing events ever held at Sausaito.
4 Four Japanese commissioners to investigate
the elevated railway systems of America and
Europe, arrived mere yes terday. Toxic is soon
10 be gridironed with elevated tracks
The regular nominating committee of the
. Union League Club met yesterday and nomi-
mated officers for 1897. General Robert A.
Friedrich was nominated for preside mt.
Joseph Williams, charged with being .ck-
pocket, pleaded guilty to BETTY larceny in
Id ,, 1fnrs1 and
q. fenced TO six months in the County Jail
The T. c. Walker ran into lumber scow
that was being towed by the Leader, and in
order 10 save the scow 1t had to be beached
near San Quentin. The Walker was not dam
aged
Nj Turpin of the Royal House met with
severe accident last week in get ting on car,
causing severe sprain of the ankle, which
viii compel him TO walk on crutcneS t0r
some time to come.
Judge Coffey has made an order for the pay
ment OF legaeies from the estate of Jerome B.
Painter, concerning which litigation has been
pending or twelve years. Property belonging
10 the estate is to be sold.
The Durrant case will come up in the Su-
preme Court tomorrow the question under
Consideration being the setting aside OF the
order OF submission TO permit the brief OF
DurranPs attorneys 10 come in
Verv many prominent citizens interviewed
Yesterday by THE CALL declared in favor of
recognizing the beligerency of the Cubans
and calling q public mass meeting to express
Sympathy Ior the cause OF the patriots.
The Monticello on the mud fats on her
way to Vallejo last Friday night the fog.
She was towed off early yesterday morning by
Q the Southern PacIfic's Herald. She was not
damaged and was running again as usual last
night.
q The Pacific Coast Steamship Company's
Orjzaba ran into. Fisherman's wharf while
feeling her way: down from Port Costa last
FRIDAY night. The wharf damaged to the
extent OF a couple of hundred dollars but the
steamer was not injured.
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