The San Francisco call., 1896-12-30
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Tomorrow will be muster day at the Pre-
sidio, commencing at 8 80 A. NJ.
United States District Judge McRenna will
give decision in the aerial ballet case this
morning.
The Coroner held eleven inquests yesterday
and vedlcts OF suicide were returned in five OF
the cases.
The Pacific Coast Commercial Travellers
Association has elected officers to serve next
year in their association.
The German Ladies' Benevolent Society yes-
terday distributed clothing and food TO 200
poor women and children.
California is the only State in the Union in
which the civil authorities have Jurisdiction
over military reservation.
Asa Fisk. the welI-known money-lender, is in
poor health, although his family do not feel
any alarm concerning his condition.
The Board of Supervisors has finally passed
the ordinance prohibiting throwing banana
peels on sidewalks and in other places
John E. w. Coleman's estate has been ap-
praised at $6153 4S OF this, $500 is in per
sonal property and the balance in cash.
Morris Scheuer, a butcher was vesterdav
sentenced to six months in the County Jail by
Judge Low for offering for sale diseased meat
While the Collector of the Port is delaying
in his selection of an interpreter of Chinese
many Chinese females are arriving at this
port
The winners the recent police competition
with pocket-pistos were presented with their
prizes by Captain Whitman yesterday after
noon.
The Board of Education has established
public school on the Farallon Islands and
has appointed Miss Daisy Annette Doud as its
teacher.
The American Type Founders Company yes
terday instituted suit against William Muir
lot S1l5O 70 on account of goods sold to
defendant
The executive committee of the exhibitors
at the Guatemala Exposition met yes terday at
the State Board of Trade rooms and took def
mite action.
Aquinas took the Pommery Sec stake at
1nglesde yesterday. The other winners were:
Pat Murphy, Sweet Favordale, Reddington
and Lucky Dog.
The timeball on Telegraph Hill will proba-
bly, be moved TO the top of the new ferry build
ing tower, where weather signal station viii
also be established,
Mrs. Annie Donahues will was admitted to
probate by Judge Belcher yesterday Mrs. Won
Schroeder has year in which to file contest
If she decides to do so.
Judge Cofey has signed decree distributing
the bulk of the Joshua Hendy estate to The ben.
ehciaries named in the will and the litigation
Is considered at an end.
The Grand Jury yesterday appointed a com.
mlttee to inspect the schools with regard to
their sanitary condition. The matter is to be
looked into thoroughly.
Attorneys Curran and Francoeur have fled
q complaint in the case of Edward L. Wagner
against Thomas ". Rivers to test the Legality
OF the recent election in this City.
William Lange Jr. has sued John C. Hughes,
executor OF the will OF the late Elizabeth Mox-
ley, for $l2,486 "a. due on promissory notes
made in favor of w. Z. Kleinsorge.
Rain Wednesday, with high southeast wind
and dangerous gales off shore, is what Mr.
Hammon, the forecast official, has provided
for to-doy. There is big storm brewing, he
says
Judge Belcher has issued an order restrain
ing City Treasurer Widber from paying $1,000
to City Surveyor Tilton for the new City map
until the suit of George W. Daywalt has been
decided.
The directors of the Olympic Club, at spe-
cial meeting held yesterday afternoon, decided
to give Egan, the Doxer who lost in bout
with Hayes at the recent tournRment, spe-
cial prize.
The Supreme Court has ordered tnat writ
OF mandate shall issue to compel City and
County Treasurer Widber to pay coupons of
Dupont-street bonds in the litigation insii-
tuted by Livingston and others.
Naval officer Colonel Irish is preparing the
testimony taken in the noted Zante grape or
currant case to forward TO New York, where
the importers of that city have decided to con-
test the matter of duty once more.
John Williams. alias Vincent Bailey, who
disappeared on June 81, after being released
on his own reeognizance on the charge of dis
charging firearms within the City limits, was
convicted by Judge Conlan yesterday.
In Judge Coffey's court yesterday, further
continuance for one day was granted in the
proposed settlement of the Thomas II. Will
liams estate. The Claim of Joseph L. Moody
for $11 600 IS IN process OF adjudication.
Sergeant Wollwe Der raided the Wah Hing
San Fong Tong, a Sam Yup highbInder organf-
cation, yesterday in search of Chew Ging's
assassin, but the members escaped through a
trap door and he failed TO find the man he
sought.
The United States Acknowledgement has re-
ceived word from Washington 20 look into the
matter of the dispute between the preserve
the Davis slough is navigable stream or not,
and if it is TO see if 1t is obstructed.
Under the stipulation between the Attorney-
General and Theodore Durrant's attorneys th q
answer of DurraUt to the brief OF the Attor-
ney-GeneFal must be fled not later than To-
morrow. The appeal for a trial will be
Beady for oral argument on its merits.
This afternoon the Polk-street fiesta will be
: opened and will be continued during the
afternoons and evenings of two days. Prepara-
tions have been made tor a splendid celebra-
tion of the lighting of that thoroughfare The
carnival viii close with ball on New Years
eve.
In letter TO the secretary of the Chamber of
Commerce, membe of the New York Stock
Exchange declares that the duty of securing
the rapid completion of the Nicaragua camel
now devolves primarily upon Pacific Coast
Congressman, and their constituents are most
to be benefited by IL.
The Supreme Court has rendered a decision
finding that the Board OF Supervisors had no
Jurisdiction to order the grading of Union
street through private property in the tract
known as the Laguna survey, and has re-
manded the case of Spaulding against Wesson
and others for new trial