The San Francisco call., 1897-01-22
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

bership of 773
Executors of the estate of James G. Fair have
sued Win f. Fisher for 5000 said to be due for
rent.
Alexander McAdie forecasts that there will
be cool weather to-day, with light northerly
winds.
The stuparich Manufacturing Company has
filed a petition for permission to dis1ncor-
porate.
A strong company has been incorporated to
build railroad from Upton, near Sisson, to
Fall River, Cal
The Eureka Valley Improvement Club has
asked. for five additional electric lights for
their district
The Mission Turn Verein will give a mas.
Querade ball at Mission Turner Hall next
saturday evening.
The creditors of A. B. Shepherd, dealer in
millinery, have filed a petition 10 have her
adJudged insolYent.
new church has been established, TO be
known as the Third SWedenborgian Church.
1t has thirty members.
The capital stock of the George H. Tay Com
pany has been diminished to 100000. 1t
was formerly $25o,O00
Isidor Jacobs aud Charles R. Allen have been
elected directors of the Manufacturers and
Producers Association.
A. Lo Presd restaurantkeeper, has fled
petition in bankruptcy. His debts amount to
$4SS3 n and he has no assets.
An extensive programme was given at
Native sons Hall last night Tor the Denent OF
the Emergency Home for Waits
The thirty-fourth annual session OF the Dis
trict Grand Lodge, l. 0. B. B., will be held IN
Stockton commencing on Sunday.
Mahogany, Olive, Bernardillo, 0stler Joe
Chsrtreuse II and California captured the
races at Emeryville track yesterday.
The bill providing fund for the erection of
q monument TO Colonel E. D. Baker seems
assured of success before the Legislature.
The Hudelson libel case was continued in
Judge Campbell's court yesterday afternoon,
when G. w. owen testified for the defense.
Judge Coffey will hear argument in regard
to the motion for the revocation of the order
admitting John F. de Lacy's will to probate.
Articles of incorporation have been filed by
the United Brotherhood of South Sea Islanders
for the estab abl1shment OF homes and colonies.
Messages from Washington, D. c.. indicate
that hard fight viii be made TO have Congress
act faYorably upon the Nicaragua canal bill.
Sonoma people are aroused over an attempt
of the San Francisco and North Pacific Rail-
way TO make that town Sunday picnic resort.
Thomas B. Bishop, attorney, has been elected
trustee OF the Free Library, vice James D.
Phelan, who as Mayor becomes ex-officio trus-
tee.
Herman Yogel, butcher San Bruno road and
Silver avenue, was fined 500 by Judge Con-
Ian yesterday for violating the health ordi-
nance.
Miss Rose O'Halloran, one of the directors
Of the Pacific Coast Astronomical Society, lee
tured in Unlon-square Hall last night on
celestial Scenery"
Mrs Newman, wife of Bishop Newman, ad-
dressed an audience at the Central Methodist
Church yesterday afternoon on the subject of
"Foreign Missions"
For two years the lockers of police officers at
the Potrero station have been robbed of CIGARS
which, it has just been discovered, have gone
to form a rats nest under the flooring.
A conference will be held next week between
Southern Pacific Railroad officials and Ala
media County Supervisors relative to the new
combination bridge across Oakland Creek.
The Lick School football team has challenged
the Y. NJ. c. A. lightweight team to play
another game to decide definitely which,
aside from fortunate chances, does the better
playing.
Michael Kelley, a fireman on the steamer
Newsboy, spent Wednesday ashore and was
found at the bottom of 6 well in Pioneer court
suffering from internal injuries yesterday
morning.
Third street is to have arc lights, some large
new buildings and more bitumen pavements
If the efforts now being exerted by her prop
erty-owners meet with the success that seems
already assured.
\. NJ. C. A., where large audience assembled
to enjoy attractive programme. An ad-
dress by Irving M. Scott was the principal tea-
tute Of the evening.
The fifteenth quarterly convention of the
Epworth League Alliance was held last even
ing at California-street Methodist Church.
Bishop ]. p. Newman delivered an address on
league work and progress.
Chris Jacobson, who lives at Fourth and
Mission streets, attempted to jump on an
electric car at Fourth and Harrison streets
yesterday morning while 1t was in motion and
was thrown to the ground, spraining his right
hip.
Fredericks C. de Prengal, who claimed to be
an inventor, sold number of people in this
City a lot of gasrange stock. He is now miss
ing and the investors wish they had their
money back, as the stock turned out to be
worthless
The special committee of the Legislature
who came to the City to recount the votes Tor
Assemblyman in the Thirty-second Assembly
District completed its work yesterday. The
recount resulted as follows: Power, 785;
Hoey, 763.
The pilot-boat Oracle s. and towboat Sea
King had q race on Wednesday night for a
vessel which, when first sighted in the dis
tsnce, looked like the long-looked-for Swan
hilda, but she turned out to be the toEr-
masted schooner Aloha.
In reference to the report of the meeting of
the Plymouth Congregational Church Weones-
day night Edward Wayman says an inlus tlce
was done him. He says he did not use the
terms "thief and outlaw" nor was there any
malice in anything that ne said.
Superior Judge Carroll Cook has given notice
to the Board of Supervisors that after consul
tetion with other Superior Judges he has de-
cided to disregard the resolution of the board
which was adopted Monday to the effect that
jurors in criminal cases win no longer be fur
nished meals at the public expense.