The San Francisco call., 1896-10-17
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Orizaba arrived last night from Guate-
mala.
The will of Monroe Greenwood was yester-
day filed for probate.
The charter will be at the head OF the ofi-
cial ballot this election.
The French warship Duguay Trouin will not
Stay in port after to-day.
Trouble is brewing in South America and
Several vessels are ordered there.
The second days session OF the Presbyterian
Synod annual meeting was held yesterday.
The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Master
Masons elected its officers yesterday after
noon.
Jerome MiIard was indicted for libel by the
Grand Jury yesterday. He was released on
bail of $1,000.
Gin Lum Chez, who was shot by All wah on
the 4th inst and died q Jew days later, was
buried yesterday.
The first Hinrichs-Beel symphony concert
was successfully given yesterday afternoon at
the Baldwin Theater.
DR.. Camnbell created sensation in Justice
GroeZinger's court yesterday by making mo-
tion to draw postal.
An investigation of the attempted robbery
Of Bancroft history plates was begun oy the
Grand Jury yesterday.
General W. H L. Barnes will address the
street railway employees IN the Auditorium
next Monday evening.
The Golden Gate Park Driving Association
will give another race meet at the Alameda
track on Saturday, october "a.
A number of armed highbindeFs are guard
ing the flag over the See Yup headquarters,
Clay street and Waverly place.
Senator Thomas Flint of San Juan was in the
City yesterday. He estimates that Mckinley
viii carry California by 5000 majority.
General H. A. Pierce OF Los Angeles reports
the prevailing sentiment in the foothills of
the San Joaquin Valley as being for protection.
The Blaine Republican Club met last night
in K. R. B. Hall aud heard addresses by
Colonel Taylor, Thomas B. o. Brien ana others.
Private Detective F. H. Callundan was ar
rested yesterday for demolishing the See Tup
headquarters and charged with malicious mis-
chief.
This afternoon the fairy operetta 'The
Rival Queens will be given for the benefit of
the Ch.ldren's Hospital at the California
Thester.
The Presbyterian Synod held its second ses-
siou yesterday and decided to postpone the
matter of a division of the synod until an
other year.
AT the Armory Club last evening Shannon
and Lewis fought draw, Anthony whipped
Carkeek, and Herget was defeated by Agnew
in the fifth round.
street has been rented to firm OF lumber
merchants and will be inverted in to q factory
for preparing dressed lumber.
Auditor Broderiek deeiAed yesterday to sign
ployes whose pay was held out pending q
hearing by the Superior Court.
The National Republican League paraoe
committee held business meeting last even
Ing and appointed sub-com mittees on finance,
transportation and other details.
Young Thomas Connolly, aged 10, fired
three shots at his father with parr icidsl in
tent yesterday, but missed each time, owing to
unsteady nerves from liquor drinking.
The State athletic meet of the Young Mems
NIric Accn riorf rxfl1 10 baIa to-
noon at the Presidio athletic grounds. Four
associations will compete, and the rivalry is
intense.
There was small riot on Powell and Mar
ket streets last evening caused by two Market
street Cable Company special officers arresting
man and boy for disposing of streetcar
transfers.
Secretary w. s. Leake of the Pacific Coast
Jockey Club received q telegram from E. Cor
Tlgan yesterday, dated Latonia, stating that
his big string OF racers were now en- route to
California.
The Bryan forces win close the campaign in
this CITY on the night of October 80 at the
Mechanics Pavilion by a union meeting of
Democrats, Populists, Silverites and BIZ
Metallic Leaguers.
There were few new developments in the
Hicks shooting case yesterday. The defense
put forth q statement that the shot was in self
defense, while the police say Hicks was shot at
his desk while defenseless.
The depositors of the Peoples Home Savings
Bank have opened bitter battle agains Judge
Hebbard, Non-PartIsan nominee for the Supe-
T1or bench. because ne appointed General
Sheehan receiver of the bank.
The sixteenth annual State convention of
the Young Mems Christian Association was
held at the association building in this City
yesterday. The day was devoted mainly to
discussion OF various branches OF the work of
the organization:
The Mckinley Veteran Soldiers and Sailors
Republican Club last evening adopted reEolu-
Charles NJ. Shortridge and Joseph Spear for
assisting the club in its good work for the elec-
ton of Mckinley.
Crandall & Bull have made application for a
hearing under habeas corpus proceedings be-
fore Judge Ross in behalf OF Louis Greenwald,
the Emerald smuggler. 1t is claimed that the
sentence exceeded the maximum for the crime
and that he shou be at once released.
Rev. DR.. Voorsanger speaking at the Temple
Emanu-El last evening upon the Importance
of food inspection and scientific sanitation
declared that impure food is constantly snug
gled into San Francisco, and that in every
pound OF such food is poniard to stab to
death some sufferer by destroying his health.
The.ISupreme Court has decided that there
shall be new trial OF the case of Mrs. Anna NJ.
Spence against the trustees to whom her hus-
band conveyed certain property to provide for
a great astronomical observatory for the Uni
versity of Southern California. The fl rst trial
resulted in favor of Mrs. Spence, who sued to
cancel the conveyance.
L. H. Cohn. who for while past has been
soliciting advertisements for q weekly paper
was arrested yesterday for forgery. The COM
plainant is Terry Pagan, who is interested in
the paper. Cohn states that be left Fagan's
service because the latter would not pay him
his commissions. More than that he caused
some of the advertisers to withdraw their ad-
vertisements. Cohn says that Fagan made the
present charge in revenge.
John Bamber, whose death was recently an
nounced was buried yesterday under the
forms of the Masonic order, OF which he was a
member. Mr.. Bamber was well-known busi-
ness man of this City in early days He was
the founder and business manager of Bamber's
express, W hich prior to the advent OF railroads
did large and profitable express and trans
portation business between this City and the
interior of the State. Few men were better
known or more highly esteemed. His widow
and two sons survive him.
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