The San Francisco call., 1897-09-19
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Thomas E. Ryan has sued Eliza Weismann
for $500
There was large attendance last night at
Inc closing OF the Mechanics Fair.
Young Ladies' Institute No. will give
social at Native Sons Hall, the 23d inst.
Cloudy and unsettled weather Sunday;
winds.
J. ]. Mclaughlin, bartender. was arrested
last night on charge of threatening to Kill
MS wife Maude.
Sing FR and All Leong were yesterday fined
500 each by Judge Low for keeping minor in
house of ill-iame
Arch Harrington has been sued by Wells,
Fargo q Co. for $l3. .S24 90, due on note
dated August 81, 1898.
Commander Booth-Tucker addressed large
audience on the eolonizstion scheme at the
New NJ Montgomery-street barracks last evening.
Michael Scholl, pioneer who came here in
1S49, died yesterday afternoon. The funeral
VIII be held at Pioneers Hall tomorrow at
2PM.
Hans Wobbe, a barkeeper, was booked st the
Clty Prison yesterday on charge OF robbery.
on complaint of Anna Schmidt, % Eighth
street
beautiful rose window was presented to
the Maria Kip Orphanage by Mrs. J. G. East
land in memory OF her daughter, Sophie, yes
terday,
The committee in charge of the Kelso fight
held meeting last night and decided TO
continue the fight until the end is finally
reached.
EE Kellogg and Ella F. Gilroy have sued
Henrietta Loewe. Joseph NJ. Loewe. Moses Sic
gel, Jasper Blum and May E Kellogg for
1925, 900.
Fred C. Burnett arrived this morning from
the mining districts of Fresno County. He
says gold. snow, timber and bear are plen tiful
in the region.
Judge Belcher's decision concerning pay
ment$ Of money wagered on fights which re-
suit in draws has attracted the attention of
the sporting fraternity of this city.
Jack Martin. alias MeGinnis, an ex-convict,
and George Raymond, who have been COM
mitrng number of dayligh 70 bberies in the
MISSION, are under arrest1n the City Prison.
Mrs. Mary Ann Calvert, 324 Jessie street,
was fr.ghuully burned Yesterday afternoon
by using Goa oil 10 light her kitchen fire, and
her I'M uries are such that she cannot recover.
The Poly teehnic and Lowell High School
football teams played the nrst game in the
Academic Athletic Associa tion series yester-
day. The former ag 'regation was victorious
W. b. Bradbury, the millionaire capitalist.
charged with battery upon Paul Downey,
piano-tuner, demanded jury trial yesterday,
and the case was continued until Tuesday to be
set
William Keenan,, who was arrested some
lime ago for forging the name of Police Off rer
+ H A. Madden 10 a no e for SO, was yesterday
held by Judge Low for trial in the Superior
Court with bail fixed a $4,000.
The Rix Engineering and Supply Company
has been incorporated with capital of $780, |
600, subdlvIded follows: Edward A. Rlx, |
$40 800; James Spiers Jr., William Rlx, L.
Uhlhorn and Archibald Barnard, S25 each.
P. B. Glidden, the lawyer who pleaded guilty
OF writing an obscene lie, ter to female type
writer, WAS yesterday sentenced By United
States District Judge De Haven to one years
imprisonment al hard labor in the County
Jail.
More complaints have been received at the
sailors headquarters of ilI-usage at the Ma
rine Hospital The sailors complain mainly
OF being compelled to work when their phys
icsl condition renders 1t almost an iiIpOssi-
bility.
Jasper L Ga pin and Lee Butcher of Castella,
Shasta County, were arrested by the United
States Marshal last Friday on suspicion of
being the persons who started the brush and
timber fires which recently threatened the
Tavern Castle Crag.
Sergeant Perrin and his Chinatown squad
haAe b-en relieved by Sergeant Shea and
his squad, composed of Policemen Isaac
Tuchler and Robert N Silver of Company A.
John Galloway and NJ J. Hemeney of Com
pauy B and John T. Edner OF Company D.
The Good Roads League is making every
effort possible effect organiza ton through
out he State with he view of obtaining from
the next Legislature the passage OF bllls
looking to the improvement of he roads all
over the State. 1t also favors the building of
a good road into the Yosemite Valley Dy the
Government.
The improvement club having the welfare of
the Precita Valley at heart has recommended
strict line of economy for the distribution of
the peoples money in all lines OF eXpendi-
lures, except where condition of actual
necessity exists. Bernal Park being one of
these necessities, an appropriation is sought
for that particular improvement
Property-oH ners and residents in the section
known as "Jhe west of Castro street, very
desirous TO have scnool building erected for
the accommodation of their children. 1t is
claimed that there are over 300 children de-
rived of school facilities because of this con-
ditiou OF affairs. A private school has been
opeued by the residents at their own expense
for the accommodation Of some of the chill
dren.