The San Francisco call., 1897-06-09
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

official.
A man who signed the name of J. D. Burton
committed suicide in Golden Gate Park yester-
Two of the grand Jurors have been chal-
body.
The Grand Jury returned an indictment yes
teIoay against Allan L. Afford, charging him
Plumb Der Guthrie opened the urn contain
ing Mrs. Jacob z. Davis ashes in Judge Cot
ley s court yesterday.
The regular monthly meeting of the board Of
pireetors OF the Chamber OF Commerce was
Aeld yesterday afternoon.
The Bramscharin Endorsed many OF the
Phenomena OF spiritualism yesterday and
gave MS own views on the subject.
The Sierra Railway is now open for freight
ana passenger business from Oakdale to
Cooperstown, distance OF nineteen miles.
Attorney Ach yesterday made a caustic
Srluclsm OF the InYes Uga ton that he pol Ce
nave made into the details OF the Hoffman
tragedy.
John Sing Lee, alias Fong Hing was booked
at the City Prison yes terday on The charge OF
arson ior setting fire 10 his room at 9l9 Clay
street on April 80.
J. A. Filoher, Commissioner from California
. 70 the Hamburg Exposition, writes to the
Board OF Trade that our State exhibit has q
prominent location
The funeral OF the three fremen who lost
their lives at Sundays fire Will take place this
morning at 10 O'Clock from st. Patrick's
church on Mission street
Frank KeYaney, employed in Schrock &
co. S factory, seventeenth and Folsom streets.
was caught in the betting yesterday afternoon
but escaped with few bruises.
The Continental League devoted consider
aoIe time to the civil-seTYice question and also
to the Democratic Supervisors who voted Tor
the adopted water-rate schedule.
The Board Of Supervisors yesterday declined
10 reconsider the vote by which the Haskins
water order was adopted. Considerable feel
Ing was shown in the discussion.
Do you get what you want when you ask for
goods advertised in this newspaper? The pub
usher would be glad to hear OF any case where
substitution has been practiced or ATTEMPTED
An alarm from box 81 at o'clock last even
ing was ior blaze caused by sparks on the
roof OF the Eureka Foundry, Beale and Folsom
streets. The damage amounted TO about 81 80.
Say NO" and stick to il when you are urged
TO buy something Just good" the article
you asked for. Please notify this office If anv
storeEeeUer or clerks in town try 10 pa IL eff q
substitute on you.
The Point Lobos Improvement Club, at
meeting held last night passed resolutions in
favor OF the City owning its water works, and
appointed a committee protesting against
Closing streets in Richmond.
The Supervisors viii have an oppor tuuity of
hearing from the Mission park and geological
gardens committee, as also the advocates of
a lesser park for the Mission, at the committee
meeting tomorrow afternoon.
United States Circuit Judge Ross has en-
Joined the North Bloomfield Gravel Mining
COMPANY from further hydraulic mining in
Nevada County. He rendered an important
decision on the Caminetu act.
The mon thly meeting OF the regents of the
nlYeTsIty OF California was held yesterday.
New appointments were m ade in several de-
partments and routine business incidental to
The closing OF the year was transacted.
The United States Secret Service agents and
local police have arrested gang Of tour couu-
teTtelteTs who have for over q year flooded the
entire State with spurious So pieces. Over
$1,000 OF this bad money has been made.
Samuel c. Irving gave the lie TO Supervisor
Britt yesterday concerning statement the
death Of the three fremen having been caused
by an asphaltum roof. A lively scrimmage
followed.
Eugenio Bianchi yesterday in suit brought
In the justices Court charged Justin Dau-
WELLER with posting notice over his
(Bianchps) mothers grave. calling upon him
10 pay his debts. Bianchi claims 1929 dam
ages for the insult.
Labor Commissioner Fitzgerald wired TO
Washington yesterday that American laborers
were not benefited by the beet sugar industry
IN California On the contrary A b. Spreckels
asserts that 80 per cent OF the work OF culti-
vating beets is performed by Americans.
The feature of yesterdays proceedings IN
the Fair-CraYen trial was the -eappearauce on
the stand OF Herbert Clarke, who was the la te
Senator Fairs valet Clarke gave another ex-
hibition of his wonderful powers of memory
by relating in minute detail every common
place move made by the Senator on Septem-
Der Y, 1894. That was the day on which the
millionaire is said to have acknowledged the
dspu ed Craven deeds before Notary Cooney,
and ClarEe's testimony was that this did not
take place. The ex-vaIet was, however, badly
mixed up by Mr.. Delmas on cross-examinstion.