The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-04
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

Chief of Police Lees has rendered his FIRST
auAual report.
partly cloudy Wednesday morning, fol-
lowed by fair weather.
Judge Wallace will not call his calendar IN
Ill Friday, the 18th inst
Three more small craft were yesterday an
rounced Tor trips TO Alaska.
The Klondyke rush has doomed local bust
hesS 10 considerable extent.
Judge Seaweil will impanel a new Grand
Jury next Saturday morning.
Mayor Phelan will veto the proposed tax
leyy unless it is scaled down ma terlaly
81. Captain lie Ballister, wellknown mariner
died yesterday al his residence in this City
The steam schooner Noyo will get away for
Dyea to-day with a hundred fortune-seektr-
The expenses of the Street Department
- during the last fiscal year were $9OO'9'I 49,
Tire. charge OF murder against Theodore
i gel will De taken UP to-day before Judge
Campbell.
The Waila wana sails this morning tor Seat
tie with a large crowd of people bound Tor The
Yukon country.
Edward Gallagher Of Healdsburg was robbed
OF $500 early yesterday morning, ana the po-
Ice are investigating the case.
INQUIRY for real estate is somewhat brisker
although the demand is not yet satisfactory.
County realty remains in statu quo.
p The agitation over the recent changes in the
School OeDAI tQleQL sun CONTINUES Inc GlElS
HI. school is especially worked up.
4 San Francisco miner has written from Cir
Gle City that he is sticking TO rich claim on
American Creek on the Alaskan side OF the
boundary.
. Sheriff Weaver of Oneida County, n. Y, left
for the East yesterday afternoon with Harold
Marquisse, who is wanted In Utica for numer-
Gus burglsries
Another good sized crowd viewed the har-
ness sport at Emeryville track yesterday.
Prince Ansel, Our Boy and Our Jack were the
winning horses.
Ernest'R Carter has been appointed day in
spector in the Custom-hOuse III place or r. P.
Flesh, who was recently assigned to the
Chinese Bureau.
Mrs. Dial Hawkins was granted a contlnu-
ance for g week yesterday on the charge OF
threatening to kill her husband, the we'll
known pugllist.
United States District Judge De Haven yes
terday appointed Colin Anderson OF Covelo,
MendocinO County, as United States commits
sloneE Tor that county.
meeting of representative citizens win be
held in the Mayors Office to-day Tor the pur-
pose OF deYising ways and means OF attracting
=, conyeatio 10 this City.
q Two young Christian Endeavorers of Oak
land are in the Yukon country strictly OBJ
serving the Sabbath, and one writes entertain
ingy of their experiences.
e Charles MeNally was yesterday held to an
swer before the Superior Court in 5000 bonds
o. by Judge JoRchlms5n for assaultIng Joseph
austin with ketchuD bottle.
Fire Marshal Towe and the police are inyes-
ttgaung the cause Of the three fires and burg
larry that have occurred in the lodging house,
80 Fourth street, within month.
Policeman A. C. Winter fred a three boy
Yesterday afternoon suspected OF committing
8 burglary t7O4 Dolores street, and wounded
. one OF them, Charles Franz, in the right leg.
TT Atkinson, broker, was charged before
Judge Joachimsen yesterday with malicious
mischief by r. c. Clapp, another broker, and
the case was continued TIL tomorrow morn
ing
The Chevra Gemilus Hasodim has been or
nzed in this City for the purpose of loaning
money 10 needy Hebrews without interest the
principal 10 be repaid in 81 per week instaII-
ments.
The plaintiffs side of the Fsir-CrOven trial
was brought TO q close yesterday. The defense
will begin the presentation OF It's case this
morning, Judge benson making the opening
address to the jury.
Edwin Dun, ex-United States Minister to
Japtu, arrived from the Orient on the Belgie
yesterday. He says that japan Will offer no
armed resistance TO the annexation OF hawaii
by the United States.
Hundreds OF people are interested in the
proposed tours 10 the gold fields OF Peru.
Many registered for the steamer trip, and
many more inquired about the sailing vessel s
expedition yes .erday.
Major william Fahey of the Metropolitan
met with a serious accident yesterday He
fell and bruised his ankle so badly. that an OPP
Grafton was necessary. He Will be confined 10
:. his bed for several weeks.
The Red Men are in session in the wigwam
Wampum is reported plentiful for tribe pur-
poses and plans o can ambitious order for the
good of the psleiaCe members and others are
being discussed over the calumet
. Collector Jackson decided that the Chinese
girl Kan Kan o. could not land. The girl
will be saved from slavery. in the United
States. Other slave e .rIs tell how they got
;Ihrough the Custom-housc contrary 10 faw.
Emile C0nor, 17-year-old thug snatched a
purse containing $50 out OF the hands OF Mrs.
Ellen K. Messersmith about noon yesterday on
the corner OF Pine and Stockton streets. He
was. caught by a citizen and turned over TO the
police.
Deputy Collector Farley has recommended
that consular invoice blanks should be made
uniform so as 10 facilitate their filing and
binding His recon mendation has been
adopted by the Treasury Department at Wash
imgton.
In order to'provide for the increased service
that has been established between thIs CITY
and San Jose and that which is contemplat ted
in the San Joaquin Valley, the Southern Pa
c.fc has ordered eighteen new passenger
coaches.
Judge Coftey's court was the scene OF an
other romantic revelation YESTERDAY: II was
was formerly Mrs. Barnes, and that she eIoped
from York, England, with Thomas hogan
fifly-two years ago.
the directors of the Mechanics Institute
met last evening and laid further plans Tor
the big exposition, which will open In Sep
tember II was decided to offer prize for the
best essay on the subject, How We May En-
;pfoy Our Surplus Labor and Dispose OF Our
Surplus Products" The prize VIII be silver
medal The essays Will be limited to 700
words and must be in by September 10. Auy
cne viii be allowed TO compete.