The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-19
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Prince Luigi of Savoy visited and explored
the City Hall yesterday.
The new gangway for the ferries has been
opened and is now in use.
There were but few more developments yes
terdsy in the Cuslom-house scandals.
Afaction OF suffragists liken the State Woman
Suffrage Association 10 the donkey that lost its
tag.
The san Francisco Veteran Volunteer Fire
men viii parade in Oakland on Washington's
birthday.
Queen Flambeau, Sam Leake, Tenacity, Ko-
walsky and Olive were the winners at Ingle-
side yesterday.
number of trotting-horse men met last
evening 10 confer together for the advance
ment OF the trotting horse.
Judge Slack has issued an order allowing
the children of Thomas f. Fair to sell their
claims upon the Fair estate.
William Greer Harrison lectured on "Celtic
Literature. Poetry and Music" at last nights
session OF the Balfe-Moore Club.
Professor Bailey OF the University of Califor-
MIA lectured before the San Francisco Teach
ers Club last Monday afternoon.
Yesterday Prince Luigi visited the Italian
school on Powell street and was received with
musical and literary ceremonies.
Don Pedro Mombiels was married last even
ing TO Miss Maria Lulz MakepeaCe in the
Church OF Nuestra Sonora de Guadalupe.
. The Health and Police Committee of the
posed sites for the pesthouse yesterday.
The City Hall Commissioners decided yester-
day 10 use only California stone in the wains-
cOting OF the dome OF the new City Hall.
The carnival at the Hopkins Institute
brilliant success last night and the mansion
WAS brilliant with beauty and grandeur.
The Panama Railroad Company has issued
westbound freight tariff from Eastern railroad
cities that shows no reduction over old rates.
The appeal from the order dismissing q
petition for the revocation OF the probate of
the will OF Anna VI. Hathaway has been dis
missed.
Rounsevelle Wildman lectured last night in
Golden Gate Hall on "Borneo and Rajah
Brooke" before the Geographical. Society OF
California.
The san Francisco Gas Light Company dis
claims any intention OF evading its contract
with the City as 10 the exunguis hing OF the
street lights.
When the Corona locked yesterday she car
ried passenger not down on the purser's list.
child wss born to the wife of A. C. Seidel
during the trip.
Fair Wednesday; probably cooler Wednes-
day afternoon" Is the prediction for to-day S
weather issued last night by Forecast Official
". II. Harmon.
one OF its collectors, TO have him enjoined
from misusing his possession OF the addresses
OF the customers.
Quarantine Officer Craw OF the Horticultural
I
ornamental trees from Japan intended for
Golden Gate Park.
The Political Equality Club is preparing for
a series of open meetings, the first to be held
on Tuesday evening, when Rev. ]. A. CruZan
Will be the speaker.
The twentieth annual meeting of the Fire
Underwriters Association OF the Pacific opened
in this City yesterday. 1t Will conclude to-
night with banquet.
The Manufacturers Association has re-
quested the Harbor Commissioners to use Cali
fornia instead of Eastern-made rope on the
State tugs ana dredgers.
The trial of the suit of Verdieu e. CO., the
dry goods merchants, against Hugo Goerlitz.
Paderewskis secretary, WAS begun in Justice
Kerrigan's court yesterday.
The special committee of the Merchants
Association has again written 10 Manager Vim
ing OF the Market-street Railway system rele-
tive TO issuing transfers 10 the Kearny-street
electric line.
The transcript on appeal in the case of
Charles ;. Young against Madison Babcock
has been filed in the Supreme Court. The suit
is the one involving the position OF School
Superintendent,
Caroline Anderson is suing William S. Kittle
for $4,000 damages for SANDER. She saws
that in the presence of several persons he said
to her, "She would be all right if she would
only stop her stealing"
Colonel Isaac Trumbo has returned from
Salt Lake 10 spend few days in the City. He
has high hopes OF the ultimate prosperity of
one OF the best IN the Union.
Annie II. Harrison has filed cross-com-
plant in divorce against William G. Harrison.
She charges failure 10 provide and asks for
suitable alimony. Harrison's complaint was
upon the ground of cruelty.
The jury in the case of Ruth B. Walker
against the Oakland Railroad Company rem
dered verdict at l O'Clock yesterday morning
awarding $500 to the plaintiff She sued for
injuries received on the defendants line.
Several prominent merchants, capitalists
and manufacturers met yesterday in the
Chamber OF Commerce TO organize a new in
surance corporation on the Lloyds or indi-
vidual and mutual plan, in opposition to the
lointstock companies.
Bernard HuNlmantel has been DISCHARGED
from custody upon q showing that he was I'M
able 10 pay the simony demanded of him
court Tor not paying to his wife, Caroline
Huelmantel, $15 month.
DR.. Campbell has sent two letters one to the
Mayor and one TO the Board of Health COM
planning OF what he terms negligence in the
Health Department concerning the case of q
child on Dupont street afflicted, according to
his diagnosis, with scarlet fever.
The giving of testimony in the forgery case
against j. +. Turner ended yesterday and ar
sistant District Attorney, opened for the prose
cution and George A. knight followed him for
the defense. The arguments will close to-day.
Peter F. Lane has pleaded not guilty to a
charge of attempted assa alt. A motion to dis
miss the information, and q demurrer TO it,
both m ade upon technical grounds, were over
ruled by Judge Belcher. The trial of one OF
the charges against Lane will begin this
morning.