The San Francisco call., 1897-01-31
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

c. [. Benton has been sued for $4,000 by the
Pacific Bank.
Judge Dunno has sentenced William ]. Price
TO the State Prison st san quentin
Pauline Urbach has sued Ignaz Urbach for a
divorce on the ground OF failure to provide.
Additional electric lights have been placed
on Mission street from Twentieth 10 Twenty
second.
0. Weisman, proprietor of the New Cream
erie, 725 Market street, has fled petition in
insolvency.
Ex-school Director F. A. Hyde replies to
Auditor Broderick and accuses various Boards
OF Education OF nepouSm.
The assessment insurance men of San Fran
cisco are much opposed 10 some insurance
bills before the Assembly.
Clssie B, Sir William, Ostler Joe, Schiller,
Hello, Double Quick and imp. Sain were the
winners at Ingleside yesterday.
The Odd Fellows may hold their seventy
eighth anniversary celebration in conjunetioa
with the Golden Gate Carnival.
Mrs Emma Petty drank carbolic acid las
night at the corner of Fourth and Howara
streets. She viii probably die.
Byron Waters petition for Attorney Cassius
N. Jennings disbarment will be heard il
Judge SeawelPs court next Friday.
The funeral of Prentiss Selby will be held
from the residence in Oakland at II O'Clock TO-
day. The interment will be private.
Mrs. Maria sprinznik was shot to death Oy
an unknown man in her home, rear of 916
Montgomery street last evening.
Mrs. Louise Helbing has sued the Spring
Valley Water Company for $236O because the
water supply to her house was shut off.
One hundred men under Captain Whitman
were stationed in Chinatown yesterday to pre-
serve peace during the New Year festival.
Wing Sing and Chin Poy were formally
charged yesterday with the murder OF Little
Pete, the police believing that they were the
men.
The United States Weather Bureau reports
that the indications point to more rain to-day.
Storm signals have been raised all along the
coast.
The Board of Education gave the school
Ianitors lively shaking up yesterday after a
caucus OF the Democratic members OF the
board
James T. Boyd has sued the City and County
of San Francisco for money demanded as
taxes amounting to 1929 and to quiet title to
certain real estate.
James Hair, the resigning manager of the
Pacific Transfer Company, was presented with
handsome watch and chain by his fellow
employees yesterday.
Associate Justice Garoutte of the Supreme
court is expected back from Japan February
4. He has made q flying trip in an endeaVor
10 restore his health.
The Hall Association of the Native Sons of
the Golden West will hold an entertainment
IN / Is new all on February IL to celebrate
the opening OF the hall.
The Manufacturers and Producers Associa-
tion yesterday discussed several measures now
before the Legislature. The boiler-inspeetion
bill was strongly condemned.
The Wilson Furniture Company has been
incorporated by John Wilson, Andrew Wilson,
George Wilson, Charles Klein and R. E. Rag
land with capital stock fixed at S., 900.
Police Commissioner NJ A. Gunst is anxi-
ously awaiting q favorable action OF the Legis-
lature through which he hopes ind directly to
be allowed four months trip 20 Europe.
The Hindoo relief committee will actively
begin the work of collecting tomorrow. The
City clergy are expected to deliver sermons
on the subject on Saturday and Sunday next.
The Supreme Court of the United States has
reafirmed Judge Morrow's decision in the
Aragon case. Itholds that sailors who TAIL to
sail after agreeing to do so may be impris ned.
Isaac Raphael, Elkan Naumburg and others
have been sued by the Hihernla Savings and
Loan Society for $13, 900 with interest from
February "a, 1892, and for $1,000 with interest
from November %, 1892.