The San Francisco call., 1897-08-12
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
fair Thursday, with fresh winds.

A fair Thursday, with fresh winds
Argument in the Jacob z. Davis will case
Will c.ose tomorrow morning.
The solid nine in the Board of Education
made places for thirteen new teachers last
evening.
Michael Brady, one of trio of bay pirates,
was captured on the water front stealing
green hides
The Police Commission ers last mig ht changed
the age OF admission TO the force TO over II
and under 80.
A. f. Lucas has sued NJ. V. Thomas for
$4,000 and 7. Stanton McGown for $4,000
Tor alleged libel.
DR.. F. Bunnell of the Receiving Hospital re-
turned 10 the City last night after brle1 vaca-
tion at Pescadero.
Judge wallaee's court will be open, this
morning for the hearing OF the law and mo-
ucn calendar and for other business.
George McElroy broke into the premises at
800 East street yesterday morning. but was
captured by officers Msckey and Aahoney.
Lombard-street wharf is being cleaned up
and got ready TO receive the cargo o1 wheat
the Puebla will bring up from Port Hariord'
". J. Regan. fireman on the ferry boat Sau-
salito, was arrested yesterday on the charge OF
perjury on complaint OF Attorney Frank Schll-
ling.
Lon Agnew was whipped by Dick Case in ten
NNAN'-N~
rounds.
Ayoung couple who spent Tuesday evening
In an uptown restaurant wound up their rev.
elry by marriage aboard the Amy on the
high seas.
Theodore Pribek, who ran away from Ger
many nine years ago with q young woman,
has been found guilty OF not providing for her
eight-yesr-old child.
R. B. and J. B. Graves, who made the great
strike OF S42 900 in gold in the Blue Jay mine.
Coffee Trinity here
terday with 100000 worth o gold.
AN appeal has been sent to the clergymen of
this City by the san Francisco Labor Council,
urging them to do all in their power for the
assistance of the striking coal-miners.
Preparations for .he Mechanics Ins titute
Fair are being rapidly pushed. 1t is the in
tentiOn of the management TO devote Friday
evening, August 90 to grand bicycle display
After carrying his appeal to the Supreme
Court where the "expectorating' ordinance
was sustained, Millionaire w. B. Bradbury
paid his $5 fine yesterday in Judge Lows
court.
Mathilda Bruins, 15-year-old girl living at
1910 Florida street was taken before the In
sanity Commissioners yesterday, as according
TO her parents, she is q natural-born klepto-
maniac
In Judge Carroll Cooks court yesterday Gus
Johnson was acquitted OF the charge OF at
tempting TO Kill Shipping Agent John Cane on
the ground that he was insane when he fired
the shot.
The United Engineering Works was yester-
day incorporated by Samuel J. Eva, James R.
Christy, Harry Z. Gray, Matthew Turner
and James NJ. Eva, with capital stock OF
100000.
Many workers are in the field with the peti-
tion to President Mckinley regarding slavery
IN Chinatown. The workers in that section of
the CITY tell some strange stories regarding
the work of officials.
The threats of merchants of refusing to fur
nish the City with supplies until the tax levy
IS settled has brought out a communication
from the Auditor, claiming that under present
existing laws the Mayor has no power over the
levy.
Mrs. Dal Hawkins, wife of the pugllist. who
has lately developed the idea she wants TO per
forate her husband with bullets, was found
guilty yesterday of carry ing a concealed
weapon. Sentence has been suspended by
Judge Low.
The Secretary of the Treasury has made
ruling hat spirits distilled from figs or any
products other than those mentioned in the
law Illicit and subject to coufscation and
that the distillers are subject to prosecution
and punishment.
At the Figel trial yesterday Attorney Ach
declared the Police Department was hostile to
the prose cution and testified unwlll1ngly
Several witnesses were examined and cons i'd
ers bic furniture of the Hofman-Rothchlld
Offices was offered in evidence
R. J. Chapman. piano mover, dropped dead
yesterday afternoon while engaged in moving
piano into the residence at 595 Noe street.
The deceased was a married man, 20 years
old, and was afflicted with heart disease. The
remains were taken 10 the Morgue.
immigration Commissioner Walter Stradley
left for the Northwest boundary to-day to con-
fer with the mmissioners there as to the
methods by which certificates are granted to
japanese and other immigrants coming in to
California by that route. He Will be absent
about week.
Articles OF incorporation Of the Harville
Mining Company have been filed by W. A.
Titeomb, C. b. Tltcomb. A. II. Breed, Henry
Hip and Hubert X. Selby. with capital
stock OF 5000 600, of which the sum OF $25
has been su bscri ued. The company Will oper-
ate in California.
Over fifty boy rivet-heaters employed at the
Union Iron Works went on strike Tor HI CHER
wages it is supposed, and caused some delay
on The work on several war vessels yesterday
noon. Their action caused the temporary idle
ness OF about 100 men engaged In fastening
rivets on the ships.
1t was discovered at q meeting of the COM
mfttee On supplies OF the Board OF School Di-
rectors, held yesterday morning, that the
advantage of the INDECENT fund on account of
the textbooks aggregates 2000 and the sum
involved is about $40 1000
Notary ]. J Cooney spent all of yesterdays
session of the Fair-Craven trial under cross
examination and there is more of it in store
Tor him to-day. The attorneys who are batting
him have, however, failed so far to shake his
evidence that he took Sen ator Fairs ackIIOwl-
engment TO the disputed deeds.
The caving in of the side of sewer on Pre-
citA avenue yesterday afternoon caused the
death of a laborer who had been at work in
the bottom. The unfortunate man was known
es "Frenchy." He took a sub-contraet OF the
work from George NJ. Perine and had only
two feet of the work 10 Go when he met his
death.