The San Francisco call., 1896-08-09
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

fair Sunday with fog in the morning and
summer winds is forecasted for to-day.
The San Quentin jutemills have turned out
2, ,9b1 900 grainbags since the season opened.
Governor Budd has refused to grant the
petition for the pardon of John 81. hurley, the
Jury briber.
At the Theosophical meeting ct Golden Gate
Hall this evening Dr.. Jerome A. Anderson will
lecture on suicide.
Captain William E. Van Reed, o. s. A., re-
tired, died at his residence in this City yester-
morning at O'Clock.
Elder Lorenzo Snow, president of the Twelve
Apostles of the Mormon church, is visiting
this City and Ventura
Further investigations of the tariff on iron
show that free trade is bad for employers and
employees alike in America.
Archdeacon Conham, for fifteen years in the
missionary field of Alaska for the Church OF
England, arrived here yesterday.
The residence of J. L. Breyer, 7S4 Steven.
son street, was entered by burglar yesterday
afternoon and thoroughly ransacked.
Among the Wills fled for probate yesterday
was that of PasQuale Breschini, which con-
tanned provision for keeping his grave green.
The Civic Federation proposes to purify local
politics If it cannot be done peaceaply then
the organization will resort TO drastic meas
ures.
Captain Tuttle Of the revenue cutter Bear
reports that on account of the unusually thick
ice he could not reach Point Barrow last
month.
Victor street, attempted to commit suicide
yesterday morning by cutting his throat with
table-Knife.
The hearing of the charges of battery and
disturbing the peace against "Dave" Neagle
was continued by Judge Low yesterday Till
Wednesday next.
new club was formed last night by prop
erty-owners of the section surrounding the
hospital block to secure the condemnation OF
"Blackman's Camp"
Articles of agreement for an eight-round
contest between Choynsh and McAul1He for
the 28th inst. were signed with the New Occi-
dental Club yesterday.
Judge Coffey decided yesterday that the
books OF the Cold Storage Company must be
produced in court in the examination OF the
Louis Corriyeau estate.
The cases of the men arrested last Sunday
for making preparations for G cooking main
were yes terday continued till next Wednes-
day 10 be tried by jury.
The County Committee of the Peoples party
held q long discussion last evening upon the
legality OF A kinne as mem Der OF the
State Executive Committee.
Probably the most gigantic scheme ever
evolved TO beat the Government has just
come 10 light. It is nothing less than the ille-
gal landing OF Chinese men and women.
When Mary Brockwell was arraigned in the
Superior Court yes terday on the charge of
killing Katie Keenan,, June 21, she pleaded
not guilty Her bail was reduced to $4,000
Macdonough's Theater in Oakland over
flowed at the Republican Alliance meeting
last night. Hundreds were turned away. 1t
was the most effective meeting of the campaign
thasfar
/ suit by Margaret Byrncs VS.. Louis E.
Schroeder, filed by A. Ruef, the attorney, dis
clcses asad tale of the alleged cr1minallty OF
q husband and his subsequent heRrtless de-
sertion ef his wife
A mans giving the name of George Weber
was arresed at an early hour yesterday morn
ing while attempting to break into the resi-
dence of Reuben H. Lloyd, the attorney, at
100 Folsom street.
Edward eressler, an emp1oYe of Nose Gunst,
won $500 in the Little Louisiana lottery a
few days agp but his tickets were rejected as
spurious, though purchased at the headquar-
ters OF the Company.
John H. Hurley, convicted of jury bribing
and now in San Quentin prison, assaulted an
aged invalid convict last Thursday. His VIC
tim is in a serious condition. The weapon he
used was heavy stove poker.
The recent decision of the Supreme Court
affirming the validity Of the fee bill has greatly
confused the City officials, who do not yet
know whether they are TO go out of Office this
year or hold over for another two years.
An Office has been opened in this CITY by
the Nippon Yusen Ksisha, which will compete
for passengers and freight from this port to
Oriental points against the Pacific Mail and
Occidental and Oriental Steamship companies.
General Barnes speech at the Oakland Re-
publican meeting last night was one of the
finest ne ever delivered. That it was appre-
ciated by the audience was evinced by the lib
eraI applause which frequently interrupted
him.
Disconnected miners returned from Alaska on
the steamers Umatilla and Bertha and the bark
TheoDald yesterday. They had all lost money
and are now anxious to meet the parties who
persuaded them to leave good positions on q
wildgoose chase.
A deserter from the whaling feet that win
tered at Herschell Island reached Circle City
while the Bertha was there. He says that five
or six out of fifty deserters were shot down by
the officers OF the feet and that the others were
driven back aboard.
The Atlantic and Pacific Aerial Company
was incorporated yesterday to build and navi-
gate airships, to carry dispatches and mails
through the air, etc / j. Truman, George T..
Gaden, G. A. smith, K. G. Smith and NJ, A.
Terry are the directors.
The Richland Gold Mining and Milling Com
pany filed ar rtfcles of incorporation yesterday
The directors are: ]. r. Wilbur, Joseph Rosen-
thai, Theodore Fox, E. d. Parish and L. Shores
The capital stock is 100000, of which S125
has been actually subscribed.
Otis F. Wiley, who has been doing business
in this City as dealer in carriages and har-
ness has been forced to surrender to eredi-
tors His Liabilities are $34, 900, and practi-
cally his only assets are his stock, which cost
$1,000 bu. which would now bring far less
A further mystery has been developed In the
case of Capitalist Campbell, who claims to have
been robbed and tortured at 4l00 Califortia
street early in the week, by the discovery of
the fact that the man accused of abducting
Campbel was at home on Monday evening At
the time of the alleged abduction.
The Democratic State Central COMMITTEES
yesterday heard reports to the erect that the
Republicans were making vigorous and ag-
gressive fight in almost every county in the
Slate and that the Democrats were sadly in
need OF silver literature to brace them up. A
committee was appointed to confer with Popu-
lists on the proposition to fuse.
The Charge Dismissed.