The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-09
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

J. R. Mitchell is on trial for murder in Judge
Bahrs' court.
City officials and the Grand Jury will discuss
public affairs this evening.
Six new cases OF phtheria were reported at
the Health Office yesterday.
Generally fair Wednesday, with light winds
Forecast Official w. H Harmon.
The murder trial of Arthur Jackson will close
In Judge Belch er'S court to-day.
Frank P. Dunnen has been granted divorce
from Alice Dunnell for desertion.
The Railroad Commissioners will meet to-
day and may commence TO fix rates.
Mrs. Caroline Kusel accuses her sick old hus-
band, So. ON on Kusel, of cruelty and demands
a divorce.
The University Regents yesterday postponed
the election OF secretary IF the board until
next April.
The State Board of Trade met yesterday and
considered many matters OF interest to the
State in general
st. Ignatius College yesterday afternoon de-
feated Sacred Heart College at football, the
score being 8 to o.
tition in insolvency. He owes $21S3 63 and
has assets worth $500.
Special excursion trains, with reduced fares,
will be run 10 fresno during the continuance
OF the Citrus Fair in that city.
Everything is in readiness to rush the Val
through right of way is obtained.
The winners a Ingleside yesterday were:
Captain Skedance, Grey hurst, Preston, Mt.
McGregor il, Palomaeita and Cash Day.
Coroner's jury yesterday decided that
little Ethel Kanes death was caused by bad
meat or vegetables and not by bad milk.
Judge Hebbard has granted divorce to
Laura A. Gage from William B. Gage on the
ground OF willful neglect and desertion.
Dong Sun, Chinese who was convicted of
contem pit in the Dick Williams case was par
doned yesterday by President Cleveland.
The Cham Der of Commerce wants the secre-
tsry OF the Navy TO au horize the navy-yard
authorities to accept 200 more apprentices.
Milk Inspector James P. Docke ~ has filed a
demurrer to the charge of biackmail that was
flied against him by Rutland & Zimmerman
Jurer J. Donal Robertson was excused from
Judge Daingerfeld's jury panel yesterday at
his own request with the thanks of the court.
The Supreme Court yesterday handed down
a decision denying Mrs. Louisa Worthington,
who shot and killed Harry Bsddeley, a new
trial.
James NJ. sharkey died on the I'd inst and
Mary S. Barry has applied TO be appointed adj
minlstratrix Ell the estate, which is valued at
$500.
Frank R. Laumeister. who escaped from the
Napa Insane Asylum in May, 1894, was rear
rested yesterday and is now in the Receiving
Hospital.
Miss Lille Lfndo, WIDOW OF Jacob LlndO
who died in this City August 80. 1895, has ap-
piled tor letters of administration on her late
husbands estate.
Wyatt carp has been sued 10 collect
S1157 70 ON old notes signed by the Exami-
uer's prize-fght referee in Tom bst tone, Ariz.,
October %, 1881.
John Miller, carpenter, was yesterday held
to answer before the Superior Court for the
murder of James H. Childs on Clementina
street last month.
from John T. smyth for failure TO provide. The
defendant must pay $50 month for the sup
port OF the minor children.
E. P. Dewey, who is accused of raising
amounts on advertising contracts, has been
arrested and his confederate, Z. H. Harris, has
been located in Los Angeles.
State Senator-elect Samuel Braunhart pro-
poses to introduce bill into the Senate which
will give to the Mayor the power contem-
plated in the defeated charter
The criminal libel case of B. D. Woodwork
against B. F. Hudelson was partly heard before
Rolice Judge Campbell yesterday and was
postponed until this afternoon.
The Secretary of Agriculture declares that be
does not favor the estab ishmsnt of a weather.
bureau station on Mount Tamalpais, SO he in
forms the Chamber OF Commerce.
Leading citizens of Sen Francisco who
promised gift OF land as site Tor the Will
merding School are now requested by the
Regents to make good the promise.
Fred Riener, who recently fell heir to $780,
900, has been declared insane because OF the
excessive use of liquor and has been COM
mitted to the Ukiah Insane Asylum.
The merchants and property-owuers of Third
street are now agitating movement for light
ing that Jhoroughfare from Market to Town
send streets, with six arc lights to block.
= Intelligence has been received that A Saba
tie, an early importer, who died recently in
France has bequeathed property valued at
100000 to the French Benevolent Society of
this City.
Assignee George H. Lent claims that John j.
OFarreli turned $2320 over to Treasurer Wild
bur with fraudulent intent, and he brings &C.
.tion to recover the amount for the o Farrell
creditors.
The benefit entertainment in aid of the
emergency home connected with the work of
the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Children will be held in Native Sons Hall
this evening.
George Williams, the confidence man, who
escaped on Saturday mornii and recap
tured Monday, was yesterday sentenced by
Judge Conlan to one year in the County Jail,
six months for petty larceny and six months
for vagrancy.
Suits for divorce have been filed in the
Superior Court as follows E. Williams vs. c.
J. Williams, Caroline Kusel vs. Solomon A.
Kusel, Adeline Warner VS.. Charles g. Warner,
Ezra D. Baker VS.. Mary Jane Baker, Margaret
johnson VS.. Charles A. Johnson.