The San Francisco call., 1897-05-12
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Carl W. Won Tiedemann is on trial for per-
Jury in Judge Wallace's court.
DR.. Z. Hewston Hughes. a prominent young
physician, died in this City last Monday.
Joseph Hynes was yesterday sent to the Re-
form School at lone by Judge Carroll Cook.
The Continental League last night de-
nounced the civil service system as a fraud
ana un-American.
The winners at Emeryville track yesterday
were Con Moto, Nervoso, Narania, Pepper,
Roadwarmer and LobenguIa~
A. B. Johnson of Colorado appointed lately
by President Mckinley as United States Consul
TO Annoy, is here, en- route 10 his post
V. Lenci has sued c. Favilla for a settlement
OF the partnership affairs of the plaintiff and
defendant about $500 being involved.
The Board of Regents yesterday elected E.
W. Davis of Santa Rosa secretary TO fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Rev. DR..
Bonte.
The El Campo regatta committee will make
another attempt to get the Stockton rowing
men TO come down for the celebration on
June 20.
The Bonnell-Flagg controversy was discussed
in secret session of the Board of Regents
yesterday and made the special order Tor June
Is next.
Judge Slack will hear petition to fix the
Compensation of lawyers Mitchell, Pierson
and Goodfenow in the Fair will case on the
18th inst.
F. NJ Thai, by his attorney, Lucius l. Solo
mons, has sued James D. Byrnes for $500 due
on q promissory note in favor of Sanford
Feigen baum.
Martin Schweinbscher has deserted his bank
account, on which he borrowed some money
from local pawnbroker. He is now wanted
by the owner.
In her lecture on Karma yesterday Annie
Besant said her ideal was plain living" She
scored the Americans tor truggling SO hard
TO become rich.
w E. Paulseu is on trial in Judge Carroll
COOKS court q charge OF robblng Jimmy
CarrolPs faro hank OF about $4,000 on the l6th
OF February, 1894.
Williams, Brown & Co., commission mer-
chants OF 30S Market street, have failed, with
liabilities estimated at $420,00O, most OF
which are fully secured.
Judge Sewell has given judgment in favor
OF owen E. Brady ct a.. against the Crocker
Estate Company for $5239 So. The plain
tifs sued for over $4,000.
r. Valentine Webster, representing the
united tea-growers OF Ceylon, is here on his
way to New York, London and the Caucasus
in The interest of Ceylon tea.
The Chamber of Commerce wants the Presi-
dent TO appoint monetary commission to in-
vestigate the money question and make
recommei dation of policy TO Congress
The preliminary examination of Samuel J.
d e Graaf, charged with grand larceny by Mrs.
Mary w. Heaiey, At Stanley place, COM
menced before Judge Campbell yesterday alter
noon.
D. Trle of 735 O'Farren street was robbed
few nights ago of $15 in coin, a gold watch
chain and lob, and the police are now looking
for the woman who cleaned him out OF his
Yaluables.
Johanna spatt has sued the firm of Katz &
Sons for 500, 600 damages for the death OF
her late husband, Jacob Spatt, who was acci-
dentally killed while in the employment OF the
defendants.
Henry NJ. Herriek, a packer, was arrested
Saturday for putting liquid IN whisky he
wanted some women TO drink, and yesterday
Professor WenZell reported that the liquid was
muriattc acid.
The German bark Marie Hackfeld will have
to discharge for repairs She was almost
loaded with redwood lumber when the steam
schooner National City ran into her and broke
some OF her plates.
Professor H. H. Powers of the chair of
economics at Stanford will address the Iro-
quois Club on Friday evening on the subject
OF ''The Present Social Ferment." Friends of
the club are invited.
Property owners IN the vicinity of the new
Hall of Justice site are growing incensed at
the delay on that structure. The contractors
throw the blame on others for refusing TO
underpln building.
Captain William Warner the nestor OF all
the ship captains in the bay of San Francisco,
is about 10 leave for Boston to join his brother,
the banker, who has been for years importun-
ing him to come home.
treasury decision has been received to the
effect that G. W. Dickie and NJ. II. de Young
have not produced sufficient proof to the
antiquity OF certain articles of vertu which
tney sought 10 nave admitted Quty Tree.
J. S. Emery and Abner Doble had two suits
fled against them yesterday. One by
John F. Byxben, executor OF the Will OF Mary
S Kim ball, deceased. for $3.50, and the other
was by Charles F. Doe for Sl7S4
The congrega ton of the First English
Lutheran Church on Geary street gave re-
ception TO the pastor, Rev. DR.. E. Nutander,
last evening. There was an entertaining pro-
gramme during the early evening, followed by
supper.
-Four hundred and forty Chinese have asked
permission to enter the United States for the
purpose of attending the Nashville Exposition.
Collector Wise has wired 10 Washington for
permission TO land 261 who arrived here last
Monday.
The North American Commercial Com
panys trading schooner Theresa is reported TO
be a total wreck Coal or Cold Bay. She was
bound from here to Kodiak. and had probably
been to that point and discharged her stores
and hen bound for the station al Cold Bay.
At3:27 O'Clock yesterday afternoon the roof
of a wooden residence at 16S Clementina
street was ignited by sparks from the ch mney
and the Fire Department was called out Not
withsuanding the high wind the flames were
extinguished before more than $75 worth OF
damage was done. A second alarm an hour
and a quarter later was for the roof.
No further damage done. The house is
owned by Sarah Greer and occupied by
Annie Ross.