The San Francisco call., 1897-04-14
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The programme for the women's Congress
of 1897 has been completed.
Mrs. Carey Higley Dimond, the Honolulu
diYorcee has been sued on promissory note.
F. Loaiza has been sued by William Lange
Jr. for the price OF dinner at the Maison
Tortoni,
The new Chinese Minister and his suite saw
The Lady of Lyons" at the Baldwin Thester
last night.
Beginning tomorrow there will be hourly
trains on the Park and Ocean streamcar line
after P. NJ.
The Presbytery of San Francisco was IN ses-
sion yesterday and it adjourned until Mon
day, the Goth.
Judge Daingerfeld has set down the trial of
Frederick Marriott. charged with libel for
next Monday.
Edward L. Levey's suit for $4,000 damages
is on trial in Judge Bahrs' department of the
superior Court.
The monthly rife shoot among policemen
Tor the Siebe medal took place at Shell Mound
Park yesterday.
The local soci alists have prepared their pro-
gramme Tor the celebration OF international
labor day on May l.
Fair Wednesday, except fog Wednesday
morning; probably eooler.-W. II. Harmon,
local forecast official.
Personne, Torsida. Russella, Oakland Rey
del TERRA and Torsina were the winners ut
EmeryYlue yesterday.
The people living on Folsom avenue state
that Robert Strong is guilty of extreme cruelty
10 his wife and children.
The committee N corporations of the Grand
Jury has presented g report recomme nding
reduction in water rates.
The citizens of Salinas have completed ar
rangements TO receive and entertain the Grand
Army veterans next week.
Gustaye Hertel was booked AT the City Prison
yesterday for criminally assaulung Katy
Murry, girl IS years of age.
At the session OF the Grand Council, Order
OF Chosen Friends, yesterday 1t was decided to
hold biennial sessions hereafter.
At the meeting of the stockholders of the
Central Pacific Railroad Company yesterday
the old board OF directors was reelected.
The residence OF Mrs. Louis Kaplan, at 1104
EDDY street was visited recently by burglars
who stripped the kitchen stove OF its covers.
An important point was raised by Attorney
John +. Richards yesterday before Judge
Joachimsen in connection with Chinese gam
bling cases.
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Children has been accepted. There are many
applicants for his position.
ROLAND \. Tutue was yesterday held to
answer before the Superior Court by Judge
Low on d charge OF criminal libel preferred by
r. Marquard, Park View Hotel.
Wadsworth Harris OF the Otis Skinner Com
panv will give dramatic readings at Irving
institute tomorrow afternoon at o'clock 10
the young ladies and their friends.
There is still some hope for the ship Samaria.
Captain Mcleod of the Rufus E Wood thinks
he spoke her twelve days ago lSO miles off the
Columbia River in disabled condition.
The Grand Jury yesterday afternoon heard
two more witnesses concerning the manage
ment of the City and County Hospital and de-
cided 10 indict eX-SuperinteEdent F. II. Stable.
The San Francisco Cycle Board of Trade he ID
its annual meeting and elected officers las t
night, the old board being reelected. The
board donated $50 TO the Balboa boulevard
fund.
The sum OF $4,000 IS all that is left in the
Balboa boulevard iuud, and unless subscrip-
tions maintaine one end of the driveway
will be left hanging over gulch forty feet
deep.
Colonel n P. Chapman presented an inter
esting report upon the effects of National
legislation on the California fruit industry at
a meeting OF the State Board of Trade yester-
day.
The examination OF Oscar T. Shuck, charged
with having sent libeIous postal card 10 Z.
p. Dement,, has been postponed until to-nor-
row morning, before United States Commits
soner HeRcocb.
NJ Charley, impresario of the French.
Company, narrowly escaped arrest and several
attachments yesterday because his singers did
not get the money they claimed. He gave
cash bond 10 cover the matter.
The proposed west shore line railroad, the
abolition OF the Rather test for macadam rock
and the certainty OF a reservoir on the South
ern Heights have raised the hopes and hearts
OF the property-owners on the Potrero.
Caleb w. West, special agent of the Treas
ury, who has been in this City for several
weeks past assisting in the annual inspectio
of Custom house matters, left yesterday for
Portland, Or, where he has been stationed.
At yesterdays session of the Board OF
Regents OF the State University IL was voted TO
have new building not to exceed $32 900 in
cost. A secretary was not selected, but many
other important propositions were considered.
William A. Karns was sentenced BIZ United
States Judge Morrow yesterday to pay a fiue
OF 500 and to be imprisoned IN the San
Quentin penitentiary for two years. He had
been convicted of having thirty counterfeit
nickels in his possession.
The Overweight Counterbalance Elevator
Company entered suit in the United States
Circuit Court Yesterday against Mark Sheldon
TO recover $4,000 damages and costs for an in
fringement OF the Philip Hinkle patent, in
which they claim interest.
The proposed monument to Lincoln in
Golden Gate Park is receiving the approval
of leading men throughout the United States.
President Mckinley has written letter TO W.
". Stone, president of the monument league
I'm which he commends the patriotic move
ment.
The police investigating the death of
Mrs. R. James Walker, whose true name is
Miss Lulu Jobberus, and who arrived here
from Sydney last October with a child two
months old. An autopsy held yesterday re-
veal that death was the result of criminal
operation performed by herself or some other
person.