The San Francisco call., 1897-06-12
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

fair Saturday. w. H. Harmon, forecaster.
The pulls OF Miss Dreyfuss dancing school
gave a splendid entertainment last night.
Commencement exercises of the Washington
evening school were held in California Hall
last evening.
In her suit for divorce Mrs. Emma L. Bertel-
Ing says her husband IS worth $50, 600, ana
she wants half OF II.
Judge Hunt VIII next Friday listen to argu-
menI on the motion TO set the case Of Dimond
against Blair for trial.
Judge Coff-y has allowed Henry Mil.ers
claims Tor SIS, lao 20 against the estate of
the 4ate Miranda W. Lux.
J. J. Browne, one OF the founders OF the city
OF Spokane and owner OF the Spokane Evening
Chronicle, is az the Palace.
The alleged libel cases against Judge j. c. B.
Hebbard have been postponed for further
hearing until the 18Th OF July.
Colonel C. F. Crocker asserts that the Pre-
sidio and Ferries Railroad has not been pur-
chased By the Market-street system.
The barkenttne Marion was rafded last
Thursday nigIt and the captains new suit of
clothes ard SO in cash were stolen.
Judge Campbell caused the arrest of Lizzie
sullivan, who insisted upon pulling his wnis-
kers as he left the theater last night.
George Pahlow q leper, escaped from the
Pesthouse Lass evening and roamed the streets
ior TWO hours before he was captured.
Precita Valley residents win petition for an
approximation for an eight-class schoolhouse
and the improvement OF Bernal Park.
The retail dealer who advert1ses 1--WE a.
ways give just what you ask for" and lives I'D
10 his promise is certain Of a good trade
Chief Engineer Edmond Pait of the steamer
Equator died in 4 aska last May, and his bodv
arrived here on the City OF Puebla yesterday.
The regular monthly meeting of the CaIffor-
MIA State Floral Society took place yesterday
afternoon in the maple room of the Palace
HoteI.
!. II. Freeze, a grocer, was arrested early YES
terday morning and detained at the Caliior.
uis-slreet police station on charge OF assault
TO murder.
Marcus l. Levy, selfstyled specialist was
arrested last night on q charge of murder He
Is accused OF b.ing responsible for the death
OF Gerlie Weir.
Gideon West, a well-known business man
OF Honolulu. was found to be afflicted with
leprosy while The steamer was in port. He
was sent TO Moloksi.
The lighthouse tender Yosemite broke down
of AIcatraz yesterday and was drifting ou 10
sea, when The quarantine steamer Stern berg
went TO her assistance.
William H. Smith is trying to evade paw
ment OF aIimony TO his divorced wife on the
ground that he has broken his leg and is un-
able 10 earn any money
W 5. Stratton, the millionaire owner of the
Independence mine at Cripple Creek, is here.
He sa Crtp le Creeks output of gold is
about 81, 600, 600 month.
In Judge Wallace's court yesterday John
Black was convicted OF bringing stolen prop
erty into California from Brit sh Coum bis
He viii be sentenced next Friday.
Mrs. George Hanley has complained to Sec
retsry Hoibrook of the Society for the Preven-
ton OF Cruelty TO Chi dren that her husband
has deserted her for another woman.
Mayor Phelan, Auditor Broderick and Treas
urer Wid0er will meet on Monday TO name the
! cense Collector for next year. Much inter
est IS manifested in the matter at the City
Hall
Chun Woon Sing was identified yesterday as
the man who stood in the berber-shop door
when Little Pete" was murdered. D S. Haw-
kins was the witness who gave this damaging
testimony.
The new steamer now being built by the
Union Iron Works for the Wilder Steamship
Company of Hawaii VIII be cnristened toy Mrs
5 P. Wilder, who arrived here on the Austria
liza last Wednesday.
The California Miners Association last
night appointed a committee TO go 10 Sacra-
mento in regard to the proposed dredger, and
lsO elected delegates to attend the congress
q Salt Lake and miners rs'conyeDtIon at Denver
Examine the labels and trademarks of pro-
prietary articles. limitations are common and
in some cases tb e difference between them and
the genuine is slight as 10 escape careless
observation. Beware OF dishonest saopkeepers
and salesmen.
Attorney General Fitzgerald Yesterday an
piled to the Superior Court for O writ of man
date 10 compel the secretary of the Market
street Railroad Company 10 produce the books
OF the corporation before the Board OF Rail-
road Commissioners
At the meeting of the Labor Council last
evening resolutions were passed condemning
the action of the University Regents in award
lrg the printing of the registers and courses
of instruction TO q non-union printing estab-
ltshment OF Oakland.
The gripping OF The State Printing Office by
Governor Budd's veto of the appropriai N of
SZ75 600 for hat Office threatens TO involve Sc
Tious inconvenience to the schools of the State
and by making il impossible for the Office TO
print sample ballots inYalidRte the next cleo
tion.
Mrs Nettle R. Craven occupied the Witness
stand throughout Yesterdays session, and the
hope of proving something OF a cons piracy
they boldly proclaimed exis ted. In this they
failed. They are persistent, though, and will
try again Monday.
The executors OF the estate of Carl Schoene
intend 10 bring suit against the individual
members of Teutonia Lodge, Order of Rel
Men, to recover $3.50 insurance. Suit was
brought against Inc lodge, but the members
eYaded payment by turning over their char Ter
and appropriating the money in the treasury.
Justice of the Peace Barry yesterday gave
Judgment in favor OF Nathan ibo i'll the suit
brought against him BY the Fidelity Mutual
Life Association of Philadelphia. The suit
was TO recover upon a note " hich Bibo had
the note stipulated that upon default OF pay
menL the policy was 10 become void. Upon
this and other legal considerations the iudR-
ment WAS rendered. BibO decided TO with
draw from the proposition upon finding that
some one had inserted in his application a
statement that he only took zone drink a
week. He considered this an in justice to
himself and an imposition upon the company,
and declared he would have none Of IT.