The San Francisco call., 1897-06-08
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.


Food Inspector Dockery Will follow the spu.
rious brandy cases to London.
The lioness at the Orpheum last night grew
savage and ciawed Keeper Hall very badly.
A few new and interesting legal points re-
garding habeas corpus have arisen in the
DurraLt case.
Rev. DR.. Henry Morgan, late pastor of a
church OF Oakland, will open a tcmperance
saloon in this City.
ChuE Woon Sing is on trial for the murder
OF Little Pete alias Fong Ching, in Judge
Carroll Cooks court.
over $500 barrels OF California wine will
leave for New York via Panama on the steam
CT Newport IN few days.
Rev Alfred Hummer made a plea for
rehgious university training at the Methodist
preachers meeting yesterday.
Mrs. Mary Clarke of 325 Geary street was
fatally hurt by the breaking down of a merry
go-round at an Oakland picnic
1eunE Wal Pan, one Of the Chinese embassy
10 Wa hington, is here. He may possibly be
made Consul-General at this place.
The charge of felony bezzleme Mt against
Attorney NJ. J. Waldhemer was dismissed by
Judge Campbell yesterday afternoon.
The Finance Committee OF the Board of
supervisors yesterday completed the lorna
lion OF the Fourth OF July Committee.
William Knowles has sued E J. Baldwin and
George Hay ford TO cancel & satisfaction of lien
.lhat is alleged 10 have been illegally recorded.
Colonel Halamond, National secretary of the
We. unteers of Amerlea, Is coming here as a
delegate 10 the Christian Endeavor conYen-
:tion.
The Manufacturers and Producers Associa-
Ilon Is advised by interior oTganiZatlo rs tc
prevent the expectation OF adulterated food
prod ucts.
:. Tne eighth week of the Fai1-Craven trial
opened up rather duh yesterday. N0tarial
blanks are sgain the theme, and progress is
slow and urIng.
BY recent decision of Collector Jackson
only : per cent OF tea impOrtations ins tead OF
10 need be sent to the Appraisers store for
Government tests.
Miss Filth Stafford, an evening school
teacher, IS seeking the cooperation of business
men In giving employment 10 children from
the public schools
Circuit Judge Morrow has practically de.
clded that private actions cannot be brought
against reclamation districts which are quasi
public corporations
False in one, false in ALL" is an ancient
legal maxim. Remember II TO the disadvan-
age Of any tradesmau VINO tries to substitute
one article for another.
Dr.. a. B. Carter, the nephew bv marriage Of
LdiuOkaIaui, arrived from New York on the
Panam steamer yesterday. He viii leave Tor
Hawaii on he MarIpOSa.
When you buy a proprietary article look at
1t before The salesman wraps it up and assure
yourself that you are getting the right thing.
substitution is rampant
No trace has been found of Otto D'Erlach
the young architect. who II Is ieved, was
Killed by falling over high cliff on The ocean
shore, north OF Point Bonita
Denis O'Sullivan assisted by Mrs Walter
MacGavin and Mrs. Carm chael-Carr, made his
farewell appearance in testimonial concert
at Native Sons Hall last evening.
Rev. F. K. Baker, pastor of the Epworth NJ
L church, has been presented ~ his par
lshioners with purse of money. His wife
has received an elegant breastpin.
Vice-President C. F. Crocker OF the Southern
Pacific returned from the East yesterday.
Business III the East he says, is yet dull.
Wheat and corn viii yield heavily.
Tie City OF Everett has gone on Hunters
Point Drydock Tor an overha uing. After be-
ing repaired she will go to Port Costa 10 load
wheat for The starving poor of India.
The mining suit of the Waterloo Com psny
and the executors OF the J. ). Doe estate was
decided yesterday in fav OF the latter III the
United States Ci cult Court o. Appeals.
Ex-Cong gresham Charles s. Voorhees, of Spo-
kane IS here Ell route TO Terre Hzute 10 pub
llsh valuable political manuscripts OF his
father, the late Senator D. W. voorhees,.
The steamer Hermosa, which runs between
San Pedro and the Catalina Islands, has come
here tor repairs. She will be overhauIed at
the Merchants Drydock and will then go back
10 San Pedro.
The local inspectors of steam vessels have
exonerated Captain Johnson OF the steamer
Whitesboro from all blame for the drowning of
the seameu in Greenwood Cove, Mendocno
County, or May 3.
q
ing held last evening passed resolution
directing the HaTbor Com missioners TO go to
work Immediately under the provisions of
law TO build The new free market
The Mail Company's steamer Newport az
rived from Panama yesterday, and the captain
reports another death from malignant ma
larial fever" Scott jenkins died when the
vessel was off Ch smperico and was buried
Attorney George A. Knight yesterday gave
an exhi bition OF the Way IN which Jacob Z.
Davis viii N ight have been deposite ted in The
urn containing Mrs. Davis ashes Judge
Coffey and the jury appeared to be greatly
impressed
Bateman Bros, con tractors, in charge of the
work OF building the new municipal building,
f. ed a statement with the Board of Superyi-
sors yesterday 10 the effect that the site WAS
still partially occupied b private buildings,
and asking that they be cleared away that
the contractors might take possession and go
on with the Work.
j. j. Groom and J. D. Gibbs have sued John
Bruckman, Cress Unger, i. Kalisher and 7. ID.
Riordan, TO prevent the collection Of an assess
ment of fifteen cents share on the stock II
the Ve,odrome Company. The plaintiffs al
lege that The assessment is Illegal. rs the Veto
drome does not owe more than $4,000
Judge Belcher has sustained n" demurrer
OF NJ w. Fox ana others to the complaint ed
Ihe decision is TO The effect that the court has
noaut hority under this proceeding TO Inquire
into the lega ity o the recent election OF the
Hale & Norcross Mining Company's affairs.
The oman's Occidental Board rendered a
farewell reception yesterday TO MISS Best OF
Denyille, near Philadel phla, who sHlls to-mor-
row for the Orient, where she goes to Korea rs
missionary der the auspices OF the Occl-
dental Board. Mss st Will la Dor ut Pying
. Yang which WIS cons siderably devastated dur
ire ne war but which Is said present to
he the best missionary field in The peninsu a.