The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-13
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

days weather predictions
Christine Clay burgh has sued for divorce
from Charles r. Clayburgh.
The Chamber of Commerce elected officers
for the ensuing term yesterday.
The Board of Directors of the Stste Board of
Trade met in regular session yesterday.
The Grand Consistory OF the State of Califor-
MIA Will be in annual communication THIS
afternoon.
The old bark Richard III has been con-
demned and solu TO parties in Victoria, b. C.,
for hulk.
upon the bodies of people who had met with
violent deaths.
The Coptic viii take away next Saturday
almost an entire cargo OF -four and cotton for
China and Japan.
P. c. Johnson was badly injured by run
away horse at Pine and Kearny streets. l. L.
Baar had a narrow escape.
William Broderick continues to hold his own
IN the contest for the Office OF Auditor iusti-
tuted by William a. Deane.
Mrs. Frank W. Bennett, SOC Ellis street, had
her husband and brother-in-laY arrested
yesterday on charge of battery,
Lost Girl, Boreas, George Palmer, Fortuna
Mldlo and Rosebud were the winning horses
at the track across the bay yesterday.
The annual convention of the Railway Mail
Service Mutual Benevolent Association viii be
held IN this City, beginning March 16.
John Phillips has sued Michael Hodge and
Catherine Hodge to quiet title TO lot on
Union street, near Kearny. in this City.
W. E. Palmer has sued I. B. L. Brandt tor
$40 borrowed from the Peoples Home Saw
ings Bank and Endorsed to Palmer for collec-
ton.
office yesterday, was deservedly complimented
for his clean administration by Judge Joach-
lmsen.
Ricardo White, who died in this City re-
Gently, bequeathed all his properly, amount
ing 10 about $780, to his niece, Mrs. Annie
Lanteri.
Robert Hamilton, g barkeeper, was sent to
the Alameda County Jail for six months for
sending vulgar letters through the United
States mail.
missioner Fitzgerald as political fsker who
is seeking to do dirty work for his brother and
Governor Budd.
The British ship Glenesslin that was scuttled
in New York harbor in order to put out fire
in her kerosene cargo, is now at anchor in
Richardson's Bay.
The will of Lena Gartenberg has been filed
for probate. 1t bequeaths the estate of the
ties tator 10 her immediate relatives, some of
whom are in Russia.
The further hearing of the criminal libel
suit against Benjamin F. Hudelson in Judge
CampbelPs court was by consent continued
yesterday till January 81
Mary Campion has sued the Police Commits
sioners to compel the return OF $50 to the Po-
lice Pension Fund, alleged TO have been
Wro1gtully paid to J. F. Moran,
Mrs. Elizabeth Roy, manager of the Sunset
Merchandise Club, was arrested yesterday on
charge of petty larceny preferred by Mrs.
Donovan, one OF the mem bers-
Mrs. Rose Morrison has asked the Probate
Courtto appoint her administrative OF the es-
tate OF her late husband, John Morrison, who
left an estate valued at about $4,000.
Three condemnation suits have been or
dered by the Valley road and on their deter
mination the work OF extending the road from
Fresno TO Bakersfield will be at once begun.
Albert G. de Vincent and George Smith re-
fused TO pay bill of 81 for an early morning
meal in a restaurant on Post and Larkin
streets, and were arrested for disturbing the
peace.
The board OF directors of the Merchants
Association held q special meeting TO prepare
their quarterly report, which will be prese nted
at Academy OF Sciences Hall next Thursday
evening.
The Grand Jury yesterday indicted Jake
Rudolph for his assault upon Henry Leslie
with a revolver. The female pick pockets,
Annie Pickett and Mamie Bonner. we're also
indicted.
Argument was heard in the Supreme Court
yesterday in a suit brought to test the consti-
tutionality OF the act passed in 1895, provid-
ing for the collection OF taxes on personal
property in this county.
c. H. Hammett Henry Sears, George Leon
ard, L. c. Brand and John Harrington have
incorporated the Interstate Investment Com
pany, TO deal in land, crops and such matters.
The capital stock is fixed at 100000.
Application has been made by the vestry OF
St. Johns Church and parish for leave to re-
mortgage their property on Fifteenth street,
near Julian avenue, to pay OFF mortgage Of
$4,000 due the German Savings Bank.
Samuel MeFadden has asked the Probate
Court to appoint him administrator of the
estates of Nicholas Powers and Augusta Ter.
wer, deceased, for the purpose of collecting
from said estates money due petitioner.
Miss Clemenee Reiss, eldest daughter of Ber-
nsrd Reiss of the firm of Neuburger, Reiss &
Co., and Adolph Nordman of the Standard
Optical Company were married last evening
at the Concordia Club rooms, the Rev. DR..
Voorsanger officiating.
Mrs Lizzie Lampman, arrested for drunken
ness, was taken from the CALIFORNIA; treet
police station early yesterday morning to the
Receiving Hospital, apparently suffering from
strychnine poisoning, butshe claimed she was
subject TO epileptic hts.
The Board of Regents of the University OF
California met yesterday for the first time
ness. 1t was decided TO lay the cornerstone OF
the Affiliated Colleges on Washington's Birth
day and to make the occasion memorable.
George Bohme, by his attorney, F. w. Van
Reynegom, has sued the San Francisco and
San Mateo Electric Railway Company for
from wagon on account OF the dangerous
condition in which the defendants tracks
were left and a collision with passing car.
The University of California was yesterday
presented with 1000 valuable volumes that
had been the reference books of DR.. Greene
baum, a noted German rabbi and scholar.
They deal with Hebraic matters and will
form the nucleus of a library OF Semetic lam
guages at Berkeley, in which the Jewish
people oil the state will take great interest.