The San Francisco call., 1896-06-03
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

nlgn westerly Wlnds.
The trustees and officers of the Mechanics
Institute met last night.
Captain John Martin of Alviso. pioneer of
'49, died at mis- home last Saturday.
Hymen had q busy day yesterday, there being
no less than four fashionable weddings.
It is expected to have the tracks of the VAL
ley road laid into the town of Merced to-mor-
row.
The will of Peter Clees, leaving a $4,000
estate TO his relatives, has been fled for pro-
bate.
sharkey and Needham we're the favorites
last night in the betting on this evenings
mills.
Cav. Bruni Grimaldi, the Italian Consul-Gen-
eral, has been appointed Minister 70 Qua
temals.
Henry Wheeler, a convict servings five years
sentence for burglary, is missing at San
Quentin.
The Free Public Library Board met yester-
DAY and adopted the estimates for the next
fiscal year.
Philip Oppenheim, who held property worth
about Slo0,O0 as trustee for his mother, has
fed TO Canada,
Jacob Davidson, a pioneer merchant of
Oregon and OF this City, was buried yesterday
morning at 1890
:, The wife Of Jacob wehrie, carpenter, S79
night and will probably die.
The preliminary examination of Assessor
Siebe on the charge OF perjury was resumed be-
fore Judge Campbell yesterday.
Meyer Jacobs may be nominated for School
Director TO fill the place left vacant by the
resignation of Henry L. Dodge.
Wesley T. Lewis was arraigned in Judge Con-
lan's court yesterday, and his preliminary ex-
animation was continued for week.
A bogus book agent is said to be exploiting
converts and charitable institutions in the
vicinity of Watsonyille and Monterey.
Dolce, Oracle J, Red Glen, Mirambc, Two
Cheers, La Flecha and Road Warmer we're the
winning horses at Ingleside yesterday.
A Festival of Nations will probably be given
during the coming fall by the ladies of
the Women's Educational and Industrial
Union.
The Republicans of the Thirty-ninth ASSN
bly, District have decided to turn out with
sim liar bodies to ratify the nomination of the
President
~ Head Cook Kearney of the Almshouse has
been discharged 10 avoid the scandal that an
-tuvesuga tion of his conduct would have
brought about.
The Republican Executive Council will hold
its annual election for officers on next Friday
evening in Judge Belcher's courtroom, City
Hall, at o'clock
The people of Alameda are preparing to
make a strong resistance if the Southern Pa
cfc attempts 10 charge local fare within the
limits of their city.
Target practice with the big cannon at Black
EOluL yesterday kept Lue air lQmm1DR, WIN
dows Gathering and craft passing in and out Of
the Heads lodging.
The local Cigar-makers Union has declared
a boycott upon the product of Jacob Brandt's
cigar factory because he employs Chinese in
stead OF white men.
Eleanor d. More has applied for special let
ters Of administration over the estate of A. P.
More deceased, IN place of John F. More whom
Judge Coffey suspended.
All the retail grocery stores in the City are to
, be closed next Wednesday, when the r etail
Grocers' Association will hold its annual pi cnic
at Scheutzen Park, San Rafael
Two schooIboys of the Edison Primary School
last Saturday broke into the school and
smashed things generally because they had
been suspended by the principal
. Judge Seawell has dissolved the injuncti on
restraining the superintendent of Streets from
removing the poles of the Mutual Electric
:; Light Company erected on Market str eet
Rev. j. @. A. Henry spoke last night at Metro
politan Hall in answer to the question, ais
there agreement or is there antagonism be-
tween true Amerlcanism and RomRnism?
Jack Davis, known as the champion of { he
Northwest, is a guest of Major fFa hey of the
Cosmopolitan Hotel, and wishes to challenge
the winner of the Sharkey-Willia ms contest
The Commissioners have decided to do with.
out the high roof originally contemplated
upon the City Hall. Contracts for improve
ments of the building will be awarded to-day.
During the absence in Europe of the Rev. Dr.
Hem phil of Calvary Presbyterian Church the
pulpit will be supplied by Rev. W. L. Birch, a
Baptist-Union preacher of Manchester, Eng
.. land.
e. superintendent OF Schools Babcock has is
sued an interesting circular etter to principals
relative TO the sanitary condition of the school
houses and the health of the teachers and chill
dTen.
Mrs. Duncan Campbell, 40 Minna street,
who was deserted by her husband about three
months ago and was left destitute with three
little children, swore out warrant yesterday
for his arrest.
The California Academy of Sciences may be
compelled TO close its doors for want of money
TO pay running expenses. Professor David
Starr Jordan made q personal appeal to me M
bers but 1t was unavailing.
Judge Hibbard will probably sign an order
this morning committing Cattle-king White to
tn e County Jail for refusing to comply with
the courts instruction TO transfer certain as
signed notes to tine receiver.
Banker Thomas Brown swore yesterday in
he Siebe perjury case that if he had twelve
million dollars cash be would pay it on the
nail for the Market-street Railway syste m. w.
J. Adams, a director OF the road, wore thst the
road was worth from ten 10 eleven millions.
There is a hitch in the negotiations pending
oetween Frank J. Sullivan and d. Samuels for
he lease of the building now occupied by the
Central Market on Sutter street. The lease
nay never be signed, but the tenants OF the old
market are likely. IN any event, to remove 70
Powell street