The San Francisco call., 1896-08-01
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF /.


Jack Davis was whipped by Van Buskirk at
the Olympic Club last evening.
Paul Neumann, personal advisor to Hawaii's
ex-Queen, comes here an i'll man.
Fair Saturday continued warm weather.-A
G. Meade, L local Forecast Official.
Maurice Hultzmer. a boy of 10, was suddenly
killed while at work by touching live wire.
The woman sufragists of the Thirty-fourth
Assembly District held rally yesterday after
noon.
Superintendent of Schools Babcock sent his
annual report to State Superintendent Black
yesterday.
The Election Commissioners made large
number of changes among the precinct officers
yesterday.
The James G. Blaine Republican Club held
its regular weekly meeting in K R. B. Hall
last night.
Six hundred thousand standard silver dol
lars were coined at the mint during the month
just closed.
The Salvation Army will begin Pingree town.
lot farming in San Francifco before the winter
rains set in.
Jacob Pape committed suicide yesterday
morning in his saloon, III O'Farrell street, by
asphyxiation.
Mrs Naomi Anderson's address on woman
suffrage last night at the eolored Baptist
church was largely attended.
Mrs. DR.. Thomas E. Connolly was yesterday
aQluug6Q Insane. Sne 1mag1QeS tQab neT
children are dying of starvation.
The Continental League held its weekly
meeting at Saratoga Hall last night, at which
much enthusiasm was manifested.
Over 1900 residents of foreign birth have
taken out papers of citizenship. The greater
percentage are Germans and Swedes.
Josephine H. Wilder has been appointed ad-
minisuratriX of the estate of her father, Joseph
Z. Tabor Bonds were fixed at $500.
Julia NJ. Fiege yesterday applied for letters
of administration on the estate OF John H.
Fiege. Tho property is worth $4,000.
Trouble over claims for damages by prop
erty-owners in Fresno may put temporary
stop to the work Of construction on the Valley
road.
Registrar Hinton has communicated to the
Grand Jury the names of three persons
charged with perjury in connection with regis
tratiOn.
The principal of the Spring Valley Grammar
School will be at his office, Broadway, near
Polk street, to wait on parents to-day trem
to 4P.M
An active agitation is under way by the
Precita Valley Improvement Club for better
streetcar service and improved streets, side
walks, sewers ETC.
The big tug Fearless has gone to Sausalito
to be cleaned and painted. There was too
much coaIdust flying this side of the bay to do
the work properly.
letter has been received by the Merchants
Va, desiring information regarding the pro-
posed new charter.
The decree of Judge Hebbard granting di-
vorce TO Mary ]. Taeffe from her husband, VIII
liam D. Taafte was fled yesterday in the
County Clerks office.
The commercial banks have refused to loan
money on securities other than strict business
transactions which will assure collection in
sixty or ninety days.
1t is expected to have the Valley road open
hF1ef hrf fha mid
die of September. Fares will be lower than
those now prevailing.
John 7. Doyle, attorney for Mrs. Annie DON
ahue, makes leases providing for payment OF
rents in British pounds sterling, gold bullion
900 fine and ounces of gold.
Yesterday evening w. NJ. Purcell was
dragged off a McAIlister-streetca car after he had
paid his fare, by the gripman. He will sue the
Market-Street Railway Company.
Subpenas have been issued at the complaint
of Andrew J. Clunie requiring the officers of
the Market-street railway TO appear before the
next meeting of the Railway Commission.
Colonel George W. Bell, United States Consul
at Sydney, n. S. W., addressed the Chamber of
Commerce yesterday afternoon, when ex-Presi-
dent Barrillas of Guatemala was the honored
guest.
P. B. Cornwall, who was expected as a WITT
ness before the Grand Jury yesterday, left for
a trip north last Wednesday evening. He has
been subpenaed as witness to appear
August7.
Gavin McNab may prosecute the case of
Marie A. BroWnel, IN her endeavor to have
the decree of divorce granted her husband,
Charles F. Myer, by Judge Seawell in December,
1894, set aside.
William R. Summerhayes yice-president
and general manager of the Mutual Electric
Light Company, has something to say about
street Lighting which may prove interesting
to the Grand jury.
The Finance Committee of the Board of Su-
1Oarx x-iC has rod Sob adl11a nf
priations for the municipal departments which
II accepted by the board will result in tax
levy of about 81 05.
The blind sewers in Walnut and California
that neighborhood, and the citizens are talk
ing of an uprising if they do not secure relief
from the Street Department.
The School Directors yesterday received
sition to the proposed closing of the Webster
Primary School The board voted unanimously
TO table the closing resolution.
Taylor Rogers got back from st. Louis ana
the Populists' convention yesterday. He says
that unless the Democrats are prepared TO d.
vide the honor and spoils in case of success
the Populists will still fight Bryan.
The schooner Lizzie Adams sprang a leak
when on herr way from Alvarado to the steamer
State of California with a load OF salt The
cargo was spoilt and the vessel had to be run
on the mud fats to prevent her from sinking
The San Francisco Labor Council last night
elected officers for the next six months, and
adopted resolutions censuring the police for
arresting socialist for speaking on the street
The arrest was regarded as a blow at free
speech.
The British ship Linlithgow was tied up yes
terday by United States Marshal The can
tain of the scow Colonel Baker asserts that
the big tramp owes him $50 for services rem
dered and as he could not get his money he
Iibeled the vessel
A high beard and barbed wire fence has been
bujlt by Captain Vogdes, commander of Fort
Mason. across Van Ness avenue at North Point
street. The fence obStrncts the path along the
avenue to the bay shore, but keeps out unde-
sirable haraeters.
Milton Scott, a hunter on the sealing
schooner Louisa d, had narrow escape for
his life in Japan. He killed Japanese in
Hakodate in self-defense, but was acquitted by
a Jury in the Consular Court He came home
on the steamer Belgic.
At conference yesterday afternoon Presi-
dent Hugh craig of the Chamber of Commerce
assured The visiting officials OF the new Ja-'
panese steamship line that San Francisco
would get them anything they want in the
way of Terminal facilities.
Byron Waters the claims attorney OF the
Southern Pacific Company, has instituted pro-
ceedings in the Supreme Court Tor the disbar-
nent for unprofessonal conduct OF the law
yer Cassius NJ Jennings. 1t is alleged tnat he
corruptly procured valuable papers belonging