The San Francisco call., 1897-03-18
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

conference.
St. Patrick's day was celebrated with due
honor in this City.
Mrs w. H. Dimoud returned yesterday ana
will now so on the stage.
Twin eunboats built py the Union Iron
Works W i'll be launched to-day.
George A. T1lton has. filed his petition in
bankruptcy. He owes $3093 19 and has no
assets.
cloudy Thursday with probable showers
and fresh winds is the pest the weather pu-
Ieau can offer
The exercises in honor of st. Patrick's day
at the Pavilion and Metropolitan Temple were
very successful.
Peter BOSTON pleaded guilty to forgery yes
terday He viii be sentenced by Judge Car
roll Cook next Saturday.
The Grand Lodge OF the knights of Honor
elected officers yesterday and finished up the
work OF the annual session.
The gunboats Wheeling and Marietta will
be launched from slips at the Union Iron
Works at 1924 this morning.
The railway mail clerks went around the
bay on the steamer Ukiah yesterday. They
stopped at all the points of interest.
large frame building. extending from 134
to 13S Eddy street, was damaged by fire to the
extent OF 900 yesterday morning.
The winners at Emeryvllle track yesterday
We're: Cayalla, Montgomery, Dunboy, Can
delaria, Rey del TERRA and Flashlight.
The trial of Chin All Wah, charged with
murder, resulted in a disagreement OF the
jury in Judge Troutt's court yesterday.
The pure-food convention, called by the
Manufac turers' and Producers Association,
viii be held on the last Friday in April.
The twenty-eighth grand anniversary ball
OF the Irish NatIonahsts OF san Francisco was
given in Odd Fellows Hall last evening.
Out of thirty-three samples of jellies ana
lyZed by Chemist WenZel of the Board OF
Health only nine were found to be pure
Emil Bazg inl, boy, was knocked down by
an electrician al Powell and Green wich streets
yesterday morning and seriously injured.
James Corbett, ex-ehamplon pugilist, ar,
rived in town from Carson last night and
secluded himself at the ST. Nicholas Hotel.
Ida Dolan. girl II years of age, was
knocked down by electrician on Fourth
street, near Folsom, but was not seriously in
iured.
gas in his room, 154 Fourth street, Monday,
died at the Receiving Hospital yesterday
morning.
The widest excitement ensued upon the
sinking OF the Sunol yesterday. There were
many narrow escapes, one man being Knocked
overheard.
The bark Olympic got in yesterday after q
quick run from Philadelphia. She was short
handed, rs several of her crew deserted at the
last moment.
The steamers Australia and Peru from Homo
lulu and the City of Sydney from Central
America got in yesterday. They ali report
heaYy weather.
Burglars entered the drugstore of George A.
Root, on the southeast corner of Howard and
Sixth streets, on last Monday night or early on
Tuesday morning.
Joaquin Miller's new book will be out in
thirty days. The poet as just returned from
the East. He says the Nevada prize-fghl is o
disgrace TO that State.
Peter Mccain, clerk, has filed petition in
Insolvency. He owes $29, 9SI. of which $685.
600 is for bail money, judgment for which has
been obtained against MIN.
Chairman Rolla V. Watt expresses his be-
lief tDat q very large delegation will attend
the Christian Endeavor Convention from the
southern portion OF the State
The bark Leahi, which was wrecked at the
entrance TO the Kahului harbor on Feb uary
II, is fast breaking up. good deal of her
gear and her machinery has been SAWED.
In Judge Carroll Cooks court yesterday
James NJ. Jackson was convicted of obtaining
money by false pretenses. He sold half in
terest in bogus medicine company for $50.
Mrs. Florence Blythe Hinckley has been sued
by the heirs of the late Hall McAllster to COM
pei compliance with a contract TO purchase
the Miramonte property in Marin County for
$50. 900.
Lee Weller, who is wanted in Australia for
murder, was sent to the County Jail from the
City Prison yesterday, as it was found that he
would end his life II not more carefully
guarded.
The widest excitement was exhibited about
1 P. NJ. yesterday round The CALL business
Office. where the result of the prize light in
Carson was posted in accordance with United
Press dispatches.
A committee from the carnival committee
appeared before the Associated provement
Clubs at the meeting last night and solicited
financial aid. The request was referred to the
carnival committee
In compliance with the stated desire of the
Merchants Association, conference will be
held next Friday evening at the Office of the
Board OF Health, regarding the manufacture
or sale OF injurious food products in this City.
The steamer sunol was run down and sunk
by the bark Olympic in the bay yesterday. No
lives were sacrificed, but the damage was
estimated at $4,000 Some P25, 900, in
tended for the naVy-yard, was sunk in the
safe of the Sunol.
The Slavonian National Social Club has been
incorporated by V. KaruZa, V. SULTAN. 6.
Stanseyich, Peter p Tornich. z. S. Sambuck
was elected president and S. Kucich secretary
OF the new organization, which is formed Tor
amusement and entertainment.
Articles OF incorporation of the Eyanite
Manufacturing and Supply Company have
been fled by j. c. Young, S. w. Shaw, George
X. Evans, John l.. Boone and G. L. Benton.
The company will manufacture new metal
10 De known as evanite, and Will make ana
sell mining plates and machines for saving
the precious metals.
stockholders of the Hale & Norcross Silver
Mining Company held a meeting yesterday,
the president presiding II was adjourned
without DAY on the ground that those VINO
presented the stock were not bona fide stock
holders ana that for that reason there was no
quorum present. The stockholders then or
ganized IN another room aud adjourned until
to-day.