The San Francisco call., 1897-08-17
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Fair Thursday with light fog in the morn.
lng.-A. G. Meade, local forecast Official.
Rev. s. ]. Kennedy has resigned from the
pastorate OF 81. Johns Presb terian Church
The Japanese Methodlsts will hold confer
ence al the Pine-street Church in September.
Warrants have been sworn out for the ar
rest OF a number OF grocerymen or selling
adulterated jellies.
The presbytery held meeting yesterday
ana Or. Mlntons application for dismissal was
unanimously refused.
In Judge Coffey's court yesterday the Jacob
L. Davis will contest ended in a verdict for the
propon ents Of the will.
In Judge Hebbards court yesterday the suit
Of c. 5 Bennett against the Board of Educa-
tion was tried and argued.
The Retail Grocers' Union has asked the
Supervisors 10 make street Improvements
under the bond act'' OF 1898.
Mayor Phelsn, Auditor Broderick and Su-
peTvisor RottanZi consulted about City frances
yesterday without arriving at conclusion.
E. B. Rambo. the well-known theosophist
ana MANAGER OF the Winchester Arms Co IN
pany, died suddenly yesterday from heart
troubles.
The steamer North Fork delayed in sailing
by the uncompleted preparations on the side
wheeler Mare Island, is scheduled to depart
at 10 A. NJ. to-day.
w. H. Dumphy, porter was arrested early
yesterday morning for mayhem upon L. H.
Hender, his rival for the affections of buxom
Blanche Edwards.
sequoia Parlor No. 16O, N s. G. W, will be
quarLered in the courthouse at Santa Rosa on
The 9th of Septem Der. They Will be accompa-
MED by the Native Sons band.
William Spaulding. young man living AT
40 Golden Gate avenue, attempted to COM
mt suicide in Golden Gate Park yesterday
afternoon by swallowing dose of arsenic.
The inaugural local train of the Southern
pePif hptWepu Stock 81 md EfraS
ing three coaches, carried one solitary passen-
ger, as against sixty on the Valley road train.
Henry Schubert, milkman, appeared be-
fore Judge Joach1msen yesterday charged with
It Ealing milk from the City and County Hos
pltal, and had his case continued until to-
morrow.
Aphonzo Bowers, inventor OF hydraulic
dreuger, has asked Judge Morrow TO strike
from the roll OF attorneys the name of John /.
Boone, whom he charges with unprofess ionaI
conduct.
The Peruvian Consul at New York has
called down. Editor Lummis of Los Angeles
on the statement that there is little gold in
Peru. He also denies that the land is overrun
with Indians
Branch 1 of the Social Democracy met last
evening-in J. T. Rogers office. The charter of
the association was received and spread on
the minutes, after which social questions gen.
orally were discussed.
All the departments of the Superior Court
were opened yesterday after the summer va
cation and litigation Will now boom for
another year. There is not busier place in
the CITY than the new City Hall.
The Central California Counties Association
was organized yesterday for the purpose OF
getting more people in California. G. w.
Lynch was made agent. An Office is to be
opened in New York if he can get money
enough.
John Curran, a grocer doing business at the
Corner OF Juniper and Folsom streets, shot
and killed yesterday morning by a discharged
clerk named John Masterson. Maste -son then
fred bullet into mis- own brain and killed
himself.
Judge Campbell resumed the hearing of evil
dence in the Figel ease Yesterday. D ctors
present AZ the autopsy were called to the
stsnd and ali gave it as their opinion that
Hoffman could not have fred the shots which
caused his death.
The Manufacturers and Producers Associa-
ton is likely To cut a stick for those deiegates
to the Trans-Mississippi Convention who dis
regarded their instructions relative to restrict
ing the sale OF eonVtct-made goods and pro-
hiDiting the sale OF adulerated foods.
Suits for divorce have been filed as follows
in the office OF the County Clerk: Carrie V.
Scott against Samuel H Scott, for alleged de-
sertion; Daniel Murphy against Kate Murphy,
for intem perance; Michael Hart against Mar
garet Hart, for intemperance.
Within the past ten days an agreement was
signed between the Ndirectors OF tne Central
Pacific RsiIroad Company and the holders of
the first-mortgage bonds of that corporation
whereby the time of payment for these Sc
curl ties was extended and the rate of interest
on them reduced.
The Secretary OF the Treasury, as was an
nounced in THE CALL several Gays ago, has or
dered the depC rtatlon OF a woman named Ia
matsu, whom .aye-dealer Obeta Rnjiro i'm.
ported to this State for immoral purI oses
Rnjiro is serving term OF Imprisonment in
san Quentin for mis- crime.
Josie Haines actress, has sued Walter Moros-
co fof $500 damages on account of an injury
to her ankle on the stage OF the Grand Opera
house in last January. The fair plaintiff
thinks that Mr.. MOrosco was to blame and
asks U be com mpensated for her sufferings and
loss of employment
Denver, Los Angeles and San Francisco capi-
ia lists have formed a scheme to buy up all the
best claims on the Klondike, and form a syn-
dicate TO control them. Charles A. Rogers,
an experienced mining engineer sails as agent
on the North Fork to-day. There are millions
OF dollars be hind the project.
The ladies in charge of Sacred Heart booth
in connection with ST. Joseph's Fair will re-
ceive their friends IN Loyola Hall, Ientn and
Market streets this evening. select musical
aud literary programme will be rendered to be
followed by dan cling and II pleasant evening is
promised TO all who attend. small admls-
sion fee will be charged
United States Circuit Judge Morrow
Yesterday reversed the judgment OF
the Board of United States General Ap-
praisers in the matter OF Two pack
ages of creosote mixture imported by the
Southern Pacific Company to be used IN pre-,
serving railroad ties from decay. The board
mad decided that the creosote mixture should
ray a duty of 25 per cent. Judge MORROW
held that this decision was wrong, ana that
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