The San Francisco call., 1897-06-27
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

1t will be "fair" to-day, according to Fore
caster Harmon.
Health officials have found three diseased
cows at the New York Dairy out OF 300 exam
ined.
Superintendent of Stree is Ambrose has fixed
the asscssm ent districts Tor the south OF the
park sewer
Mrs Mary Perkins objects to being named as
correspondent in the Stanley divorce suit, and
will seek Tor revenge.
The san Francisco Athletic Club defeated
the Davy Crocketts by a score of to yester-
day afternoon at Central Park.
The committee on arrangements to receive
". J. Bryan in this City July held a ses-
sion at the California Hotel Yesterday.
Mrs. Selma Truitt, a daughter of e1-Gov-
ernor Dodge OF Wisconsin and heroine of the
Revolution, died In this City last Friday.
Hermann sichel, a baker employed by Engel-
berg's bakery mas discovered in beggsr whom
he has often befriended long-lost brother.
Judge Campbell yesterday dismissed the
case of E. d. Middlekauff charged with as
saulJ 10 do grievous bodily harm to Alice
Owens.
Next Monday evening al o'clock Daniel T.
Ames will deliver lecture "The Science
OF Handwriting as Applied TO Forgery and It,
Detection
The yacht Eolus of the Corinthian feet won
the perpetual challenge cup from the Fawn
yesterday. The representative OF the kneinals
was Outsailed.
T. S Rothchild of the firm of Rothchild &
Hoffman has expressed his resolve to prose
cute Theodore Figel on 8 charge OF forgery and
embezzlement
Ex-Attorney-General ". H h Hart has been
sned by the Central Pacific Railroad Company
70 $50, ,91S 90, said 10 be due for 1922 acres OF
land purchased two years ago.
The river steamer Constance broke down
Friday night, ana was eight hours late in
reaching port She was repaired, and left on
her regular run again last night.
No honest dealer Will try to sell what he
knows the customer did not order and does
no want. Substitution thrives for time, but
in the long run ii goes to the wall.
The wedding OF Francis Dunn, head master
of the PP-alta Hall School. Berkeley, and Miss
Bes l. c. McAllister of San Rafael, took place
yesterday afternoon st Calvary Church.
The jury in the case of Chun Woon Sing,
charged with the murder of Little Pete, lailed
10 agree ana were discharged The date OF
the retrial viii De set on the I'd of August.
The examinations for admission to Yale Uni
yersity viii be opened al 8 A. NJ. on Thursday,
July l, IN the Urban School, 2124 California
street, continuing until l F. NJ on Saturday.
The Hoffman case is still in the hands of the
police. No arrests have been made and the
widow OF the murdered man has not de er-
mined to charge Bookkeeper Figel with the
crime.
The japanese man-of-war Hiyei will not be
thrown open to the public before the middle
Of the week. She has been coaling, and her
Lney receive visitors.
The Scottish Thistle Club viii celebrate the
Fourth with elaborate games at Shell Mound
Park, to be followed by fireworks, a concert
and ball. Persons attired in Scottish COS tune
Will be admitted free.
Residents of the sunnyside and Fairmount
districts have DetitiOned the Board of Su pc
visors 20 open tunnel under the Southern
Pacihc tracks, 10 connect San Jose avenue and
the ssion road for the convenience OF the
residents of me districts.
The burial services of For tune de Conte, the
srtlst desce nded from the nobility of France,
who died under such distressing circums tan ces
last Thursday, were held In the Church OF
Notre Dame des victories yesterday afternoon,
Inc pallbearers being prominent artists of this
City.
J. G. Johnson and Charles H Johnson filed
petition in insolvency, with debts amount
ing to S24, 046 OF and assets worth about
$4,000. Several other petitions in bank
Iuptcy were also presented by business IS men
who are unab BILE to meet their financial re-
sponslbili ties
Detective Harry Reynolds yesterday recov-
cred in g Chinese pa#nshop on Jackson street,
between Stockton and Dupont, a gold ring
with an emerald and two diamonds which.
with d gold watch, was stolen from Mrs. Best
1928 Pine street, on May by her Chinese
cook, who disappeared.
George A. Dougherty of Monterey and
George B. Webster OF San Joaquin were a. D.
pointed yesterday by United States District
Judge de Haven as Commissioners for their
respective counties. Commissioners were for
merly appointed BY the Circuit Judge, but the
law has been changed so that they are now
appointed by the District Judge.
Local labor unions are in receipt Of a circu-
lar from President Samuel Gompers of the
American Federation OF Labor asking them to
dtfne their position on the question of the
restriction of immigration TO his country.
This question will receive serious conSidera-
ton at the next convention. which viii be
held in Nashville, Tenn, next Decem Der.
The Supreme Court has reversed the decision
of the lower court in the csse of Max WAsser-
man against Louis Soss for the recovery ol
400 shares of the capital stock of the Alask g
Commercial Company which it was claim d
was given over 10 Sloss for the purpose of in
tuencing United States and Russian Govern.
ment oficiGls to renew sealing leases in the
Arctic.
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