The San Francisco call., 1897-04-22
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The California Hotel has been attached for
$562S.
Fair. warmer Thursday. Local Forecast Of
fetal W. H. Harmon.
The interes; in the military tournament nj
the Preside still continues.
Divorce business continues to rush in the
Superior Court of San Francisco.
Abrogstion of the reciprocity treaty with
Hawaii is favored by Claus Spreckels.
Thomas J. L. Smiley, ex-Auditor. is lying al
the point OF death at the French Hospital
The Grand Lodge of Knights and Ladies OF
Honor elected its grand tfficers yesterday.
Miss Georgia Cayvan was the guest o
honor ct the Century Club yesterday after.
noon.
The Laurel Hall Club held an open meeting
at their rooms in Beethoven Hall yesterday
afternoon.
Mrs. Annie Besant will arrive here May 8,
"Theosophy."
Overwork has caused Miss Flora Mcdonald
Shearer. schoolteacher and an authoress, to
lose her mind.
Claus spreckels has sold one-ffth in
terestin his Watsonyille beet-sugar factory TO
the sugar trust.
Attorney E. NJ. Morgan looted the estate OF
George W. Cornwall, deceased. He took every
cent in the estate.
The winners at Ingleside Yesterday we're:
Elslnore, Grady, Double Quick, Showdown,
Enclno and George Miller.
Froebers birthday was honored by merry
making at Native Sons Han yesterday in
which three societies participated.
A successful performance of Ruth and Ma
omT' was given at the California Theater last
night for the benefit of the unemployed.
The thirty-ninth annual conclave of the
Grand Commandery, Knights Templar. will
open this morning at the Masonic Temple.
An enthusiastic meeting of the Queen
Victoria diamond jubilee celebration COM
mtttee was held in Scottish Hall last night.
The Nicaragua steamer Costa Rica has been
transferred 10 the British flag. she will, as
usual, trade between here and British Colum-
bia.
W. B. Bradbury, the millionaire, was con-
victed by Judge Low yes esterday OF violating the
ordinance against Gpectorating in q cable
car.
The Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons
closed its annual session yesterday and in.
stalled its officers for the ensuing Masonic
year.
NJ. J. Coyle, an ironworker living at SIS
Howard street, was badly beaten and robbie
by three men on the water front on Monday
night.
The Mutual Savings Bank of San Francisco
has sued the City and County of San Fran
cisco TO recover $4291 SO paid as taxes under
protest
Mayor Phelan did not accused :he cemetery
assoc .ations of violating the law, but dep.ores
the presence OF the burial grounds within the
City limits.
Commendatory letters on the.work of the LIN
coin Monument League are being received
continually. Circulars to all school children
Will be sent out today.
Frank Tternan was convicted yesterday Of
tapping the till in Horan's saloon, TAB How.
ard street. and q similar charge against Viii
liam Toy was dismissed.
Governor Budd brands specul alton in the
Durrant case as idle and worthless, and says
he VIII give the case no consideration until II
is formally brought before him.
The Alaska Packers Associations Thistle
went TO sea last Tuesday, but was blown back
by the nor 'wester. She will make another
attempt to reach Alaska to-day.
The second days session of the Californis
State Medical Society convened yesterday.
sanity, pure food and consumption.
A feature of the wedding of Miss Kathleen
Morris and ]. A. Hayes at the Church of the
Advent last evening was the full choral ser
wee by choir OF sixty male voices.
Andrew Anders on has instituted an action
at law against s. II. Depuy and Harriet z.
Depuy 10 quiet title TO certain property on
Brannan street, near Ninth, in this City.
Mrs. George Devecchi of 532 Eddy street
committed suicide yesterday afternoon by
swallowing carbolic acid. She and her hus-
band had come to blows ashort time previous.
Miss Matte Whittier, daughter of w F.
Whittier, was married last evening at tn e
home of the brioe's father, corner of Jackson
and Laguna streets, Rev. Mr.. Church offici.
stng.
Arthur Wheeler, a boy who stole gold
watch from his mother, was yesterday held TO
answer before the Superior Court on q charge
of grand larceny, IL being the intention TO
send him 10 the Reform School.
In Judge Daingerfeld's court yesterday the
prosecution closed its case against Editor
one witness. Everybody in court seemed
surprised that SO weak showing should be
made.
Only relatives and intimate friends were
present at the wedding of Miss Helen Sutro,
daughter OF the late Gustave Sutro. and San
uel Schwartz which was solemuized last even
ing at O'Clock at the Sutro house on Pine
street
J. G. Keeling has sued Peter Einsfeld, the
German Savings and Loan Society," the Hiter-
mia Savings and Loan Society and the San
Francisco Savings Union for the collection of
$500, which he says is unlawfuIly withheld
from him.
The steamers Humboldt and Pomona had
another nip-and-tuck race from Eureka this
week. AS usual there was only few minutes
difference in time, and the passengers on both
vessels were more than satisfied with the quick
runs made.
The jury which is to determine the validity
OF Mrs. Craven's deeds to two valuable pieces
OF property claimed by the executors OF the
Fair estate, was completed yesterday after
noon in Judge Sacks court The taking of
evidence will begin this morning.
The concert given last night in the First
Unitarian Church under the patronage OF the
Chanuing Auxiliary was one Of the most sue
cessiul affairs ever given by the ladies. Denis
O'sullivan, the lion of the evening. was in ex-
ceuent voice and spirits and was encoced
rApturously after each number.
The annual election of physicians OF the
french Hospital was held last night in the
rooms OF the Societe Francaise de Bien faisance
Mutuelle, on Post street, with the following
result: Dr. Louis Bazet, chief surgeon; DR..
Oscar Mayer, gynecologist; DR.. de Chantreau
house physician; DR.. de Corval, visiting physi.
clan; DR.. Caspar Pisch., occulist and aurist;
DR.. Louis Brun. dentist
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