The San Francisco call., 1896-08-13
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Free-silver men are to organize tonight.
Fair Thursday-Forecast Official w. b.
Harmon.
The Supreme Court has reversed the judg-
ment in Baddeley VS.. Shea.
The new fee law is in operation in the City
departments, and fees are reduced one-hah
The National Republican League of San
Francisco completed organization last night.
Mr.. and Mrs w II. Crocker's fe tie champetre
last night at Burlingame was voted charm
ing success.
A strong and enthusiastic Republican Club
has been organized in the Forty-second AS
sembly District.
Annie Pickett, notorious pickpocket, was
convicted by Judge Conlan yesterday q
charge of vagrancy.
Judge Conlan decided yesterday that men
employed by q licensed peddler do not require
to take out license.
Sidney Bernstein was arrested last evening
and booked at the Southern Police station on q
charge of grand larceny.
The presidents of Woman Suffrage precinct
clubs held a conference yeSter erday at the
Woman Suffrage Bureau.
The Lizzie Prien arrived in safety yester-
day. She was long overdue but managed to
reach port before sinking.
Professor George H. Davidson and Charles
E. Grunsky have reported against DR.. Morses'
scheme for flushing sewers.
patriotic social was held last night at Odd
Fellows Hall under the auspices, OF the
Womans State Central Republican Club.
The Civil Service Commission have ordered
an examination to fill some half dozen posi-
tions in the local Internal Revenue office.
The Supreme Court has affirmed the judg-
ment in the People VS.. Marshall J. Miller, who
pleaded gniltv to the murder of Julius Pier.
John NJ. Smith. postmaster of Excelsior
Lodge F. and A M, was rendered a farewell
banquet by his Masonic friends last evening.
n ~ of W
Kinley and protection gaining votes every
day in the different counties he has lately WIS.,
ited.
T C. Murphy was arrested on Tuesday, as he
was about to leave for his home in Europe, on
charge of attempting to defraud his cred
itors
The police have as yet captured but o. W.
Winthrop, who figures in the James A. Camp
bell sensation. "Pete" and "Dollie" are still
at large.
J. }. Valentine explained TO the members
of the Political Economy Club the fallacy OF
the free silver theory and the safety of a sound
money standard.
The Presidio was enlivened with the regular
monthly field day yesterday, and the Alcatrsz
football team surrendered their laurels to the
boys of the Presidio.
Mrs. Lorenz Foard, wife of the well-known
shipchaudler, died at Oakland last Monday
All the flags the front were at half last as
symbol OF sympathy
Nichols, who was shot on the Jersey Farm
ranch by Maywald, will be subjected to the
Cathode ray for the purpose OF locating the
bullet in his cheek bone.
The charge of perjury against Bernard Pou-
chan, cook ir the Palace Hotel, for swearing
that his wife was 18 years of age was dismissed
by Judge Joachimsen yesterday.
The barkentine North Bend has been
changed into a "bald-headed" schooner. She
arrived yesterday from Wehalen and the cap
tain reports that the vessel was on fire twice.
Herman Braunschweiger Jr. was before
Judge Sanderson yesterday on charge OF
lunacy. He was acquitted and lett the court
room with his newly welded wife, nee Sadie
Nichols.
Charles L. Fair began his deposition yester-
day in the Fair will contest and the greater
part of the day was so occupied. The exami-
nation of Senator Fairs son will be continued
Saturday
The County Board of Equalization has been
notified to appear at Sacramento on Wednes-
day next to show cause why San Francisco
property valuations should not receive a hori-
zontal raise.
George w. Cornwell, the pioneer engineer of
the old San Jose Railroad and for thirty-six
years in the service of the Southern Pacific
Railroad Company, died in this City from
heart disease.
AS jury could not be obtained in Judge
Lows court yesterday to try the case of John
Maher, charged with making preparations for
cooking main, another attempt will be made
next Tuesday.
John F. More, the suspended administrator
OF the estate Of A P. More, has been ordered
by Judge Coffey to pay $1,000 to Mrs. NJ. ]. Or
cutt within two weeks or be committed for con-
tempt of court.
Two boys, John Duckgerschel and Willie
Bose, were injured while swinging the May
pole at Golden Gate Park Yesterday the former
having his right leg broken and the latter his
scalp wounded.
Attorney-Genersl Fitzgerald has rendered an
opinion regarding prison jute bags, in which
he says that the dir ectors must abide by the
OgtrOm act limiting the sale OF the main San
Quentin product.
Market Inspector Ben Davis made forcible
entry into Jefferson G. James slaughter-house
at Butchertown yesterday, and found the car
casses of three cows showing upmistakable
signs of tuberculosis.
Permanent organization of the Citizens
Charter Association of San Francisco was eff
fected last night with James D. Phelan as
president. Its object is to secure the adoption
of the proposed new charter.
The Winchester House, a. Third street. was
the. scene yesterday OF double wedding fes-
tivities Within the. last year twenty.seven
which is a popular Bohemian resort.
J. A Mogan, Fish and Game Warden, swore
to q complaint in Judge Con,an's court yester-
day charging A: Fodera, poultry merchant,
quail in his posse ssion out of season.
Rev. M. F. Colburn will lecture on "snan
Shots at the Orient" this evening in Grace
Church. corner Twenty-frst and Cepp streets
The lecture Will deal with personal expert
ences in Burmah, Indio, Egypt and Palestine.
The mercantile agencies are at war for busi-
ness with the result that contracts are made
for two years and over at reduced rates. The
reorganization OF one agency was used as
means of furthering the fight. which devel-
oped some ugly features.
The schooner Prosper has been accounted
for She left Oakland under urfayorable cir
cumstances last April and her arrival at Cooks
inlet was never reported. She arrived all
right but the miners who went on her. have
not made bread and butter.
Attorney Charles Aiken yesterday had a
citation issued commanding Charles Ashton
a real state dealer, to explain why he should
moi be punished for contempt of court. Ash
ton is said to have disobeyed restraining