The San Francisco call., 1897-01-03
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Fair sunday; not SO cold.-Locar Forecaster.
). Mc&die
The Board Of Supervisors finally passed the
pooLroom ordinance yesterday.
Four burglaries have occurred within the
past iewdays. They are being inves tigated by
the Police:.
A number of blocks yet remain which D rop-
erty-owner6 and merchants desire to see illu-
.minated with electricity.
petbear belonging to NJ. Schneider, saloon
keeper at Ihglesids, broke from its fastening
yes terday afternoon and has not been cap
Harry Hart. a bartender in the New Western
= Hotel, fell over banister distance OF thirty
:. five feet yesterday. 1t is doubtful If he re-
covers. q
A feoTganiizetion of the Mission Defense
Club is aboutto be had, with the object of i'm
proving Valencia street from. Market to Twen-
ty.nfnth:
John w. Kelly reports that Randsburg is
s' booming and that there is more gold scattered
oyer'the snrface there than any camp ne mas
ever been in.
- Frank H Bteckman, clerk in the employ
OF Millar & Simpson, attempted to XII
o: woman named Marguerite Hollis early yester-
day morning and then shot himself
The Holly Park Presbyterian Church has
filed an application. in the Superior Court for
permission 10 sell property at at Gne corner OF
Clayton and Page streets for $500.
Ruinart, Good Times, lamar II, Governor
Budd and Saliva bic captured tne races at 1ngle-
side yeste rdsy, In the sixth race decided Gal
liant and Merle Fonse ran dead heat.
Seward Baker has sued Eugene De Saba and
Eugene De Saba Jr. on account of indebted
ness owing to Nunoz & Espriella in the sum of
500, ,7SS As principal and SPOOL interest
SpeeiaI Agent Townsend has sent the Bureau
OF Foreign Commerce from Yokohama an Off
ciaTletter replGte with valuable information
TO Californian manufacturers and traders.
The local Inspectors of steam vessels are
-
of the two sacramento River steamers, Modoc
and knight No. 2, on the 21st of December.
John Hogad, teamster. living at 1922
Mission street, was dangerously injured yes
teFday afternoon on Oak street, near Baker,
by an electrician collidlng with his wagon.
Edward Hill, .927 Geary street, swore to
com plants Yesterday charging Annie Pickett
and Mamfe Bonner, two notorious pickpoek-
ets, with robbing him of $40 on Decent ber z.
The property-owners on Third street. from
Market 70 Townsend, have taken the placing
OF: electric lights on that street upon them
8, selves. thus relieving the merchants from the
expense.
James E. Days name erroneously appeared
among the fist of those who were released
from the County Clerks office. Mr.. DAILY is
still at.work" and expects to continue to hold
his position. :.
:. The,Pacfc Yacht Club will have feet of
six offteenlfoot yachts of the shipjack order.
adopting plan for monthly races Small
yachts. of this pattern have proved to be very
popular in the East.
The;Board;of Education met yesterday but
failed to. agree on a superintendent of con-
struction of the Mission High School. Several
young. women were appointed teachers under
suspension Of the rules.
'''' Joseph w. Hutchinson is makinga fight to re-
gain custody. OF 15-year-oJd twin daughters,
Helen and Catherine. He says he did not
. punish them cruelty aud that he wishes to sup
ply good home for them.
:Superviser-elect Rivers will be permitted to
take his seat tomorrow, as Judge Hebbard
that was sworn out by Supervisor Wagner, the
f1cumbent.from the Twelfth Ward.
. Thomas Watson, prominent grain broker,
anG"Aiiss Emma Spreckels, the only daughter
'of Claus.Spreckels, were quietly married las
Wednesday afternoon at Sap Jose. They re-
TUNED TO San Francisco last evening.
Sam Brown, the opium smuggler, was yes
Prison by District Judge Morrow. He was
caught on Twelfth street with nearly 200
o boxes OF opium that had been smuggled from
Panama.
Professor Edward A. Ross of Leland Stanford
Jf University will lecture before the Ameri-
Pythian Castle, '9O9 Market street, this even
ing at O eleck, Subject 1.-THE Evolution OF
Enjoyment"
=; The declaration making the Butte football
players all professionals for having persisted
in lining up with two pro test ted men has
that may eventually stir up local and college
athletic circles.
=. The funeral of Ross Jackson took place yes
sterday from the Press Club rooms in the pres
euce OF a great gathering of representative
. men. and women from all callings. The re-
Fellows Cemetery and will be incinerated to-
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