The San Francisco call., 1897-07-22
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Ihe cinnabar rock said to be discovered on,
Russian Hill turns out 10 have been hauled
there from Twin Peak Hill.
y Another iier will be put on between this
City and San Jose within the week TO make
the run in an hour and half.
Tom Carroll, the athlete, succeeded in throw
ing the 16-pound hammer six feet further
IMAM ms own champion record.
The local labor unions are making great
preparations for the celebration of Labor day,
Whlch hereafter VIII be a legal holiday.
On her way out the schooner Queen went
on Shag Rock and stove in six OF ner planks.
She is now on the Merchants drydock.
The Umatilla arrived from Puget Sound
yesterday, bringing down gold from the placer
mines in the neighborhood OF Dawson City.
A Chinese hospital was investiga ted yester-
day and found 10 be q breeding pace for dis
ease, where the living and dead lie in the same
room.
The charge OF cruelty to a minor child
AGAINST William Deaver, 647 Jessie street, was
dismissed by Justice of the Peace Groezinger
yesterday.
August Ungrowth died last evening in his
home, 12sl Washington avenue, from the
effects OF an overdose OF earbolie acid taken
by mistake.
The Crccker will is to be read some time to-
day. 1t is believed that William H. Crocker
and Henry Z. Scott or Russell J. Wilson will
be named asexecutors.
The Richmond and Sunset Improvement
clubs anxious TO have roadways opened
north and south through Golden GATE Park
for their commodation.
In order 10 continue the work OF construc-
tion on the new ferry depot, Sub-con tractor
Larsen had to confs cate cargo of bricks that
Ca me down on the barge Kate.
James Irvine of 3610 Sixteenth street was
thrown off a car at Sixteenth and Valencia
streets last night by the conductor and sus-
tanned wound in the forehead.
Bert Rich q OaDer-henper waS hrouoht
from Stockton last night TO answer a charge
OF stealing diamond pin belonging to Mrs.
Il. NJ, Lsnghorne of 705 Ellis street
The will OF Colonel c. F. Crocker will be read
to-day 10 the three children of The testator. 1t
is the belief that William II. Crocker and
Henry T. Scott are named as executors.
In the report submitted to the Valley road
directors on Tuesday by Chief Engineer Storey
the route OF the road across the mountains to
Point Richmond was officially set forth.
1t is asserted that Klondyke gold is matert
ally inferior to that extracted from California
mines. The difference reduces the value of
some Of the "strikes' already announced.
The Board of Health has decided that no
milk from bay counties can land IN San Fran
cisco unless the COWS from which it is derived
have been submitted to the tuberculin test.
J. W. Roberts, superintendent of construc-
tion for the new Postoffice building, will have
office on the site in few days ana will re-
main there until the building is completed.
Many private parties are making inquiries
with a view to obtaining transportation to
Alaska. Steamers that can be cheaply char
tered to the region OF gold are at premium.
A valuable coll ection of paintings by Miss
Anna z. Klumpke will be placed on exhibi-
ton at the Marx Hopkins Institute of Art to-
night A reception will be rendered Miss
Klumpke.
Interest in the rich strikes IN the new north
ern El Dorado con ntinues una ba ted. The appli-
cations for accommodation by steamer TO the
golden region tax the patience OF the officials
OF favored routes.
Produce Exchange the retiring president
called upon the mem bers TO show more loy-
atty 10 the exchange and made a splendid
showing OF business
Warrants were sworn out yesterday for the
arrest of five boys for maliciously breaking
twenty panes of glass in the windows of the
Lafayette Primary school on Filbert and
hearny streets, Tuesday.
Judge Trout is hearing the important case
OF Henry Pierce, Emily F. Pope and W. H.
Talbot, trustee, against George Il. Bonebrake,
F. c. HOwes and Samuel Merrill, il which the
sum of $4,000 is involved.
Isaac Gellert, assistant kookkeeper for the
firm OF Hoffman, Rothchild & Co. was a wit
ness yesterday IN the case OF Theodore Figel.
The young man became sIage-frlg ghtened un-
der cross-examination, and assisted the de-
tense considerably.
William Hsrtery, II, and Ed oodfellow, 1S,
were arrested on u Charge OF burglary ldsL
evening Tney are accused OF breaking into
the West side Christian Church on Bush street.
between Scott and Devlsadero, bv means of
false keys, aud stealing TWO carpet-sweepers.
Yesterdays was dull session of the Fair
Craven trial Daniel Keefe, an expert printer,
occupied the witness stand all day, giving
evidence calculated to show that the acknowl-
edgments to Mrs. Cravep's deeds are SPURIOUS.
Keefe admitted under cross-eXamination that
he as to receive pay for his services a wit
ness-to be paid by the Fair estate.
George Vos buIgh, a bell-boy at the Wenbau
Hotel 606 Suffer street. was booked at the
City Prison yesterday by Detectives Dillon
nd Crockett on the charge of grand larceny.
Vos burgh is accused of stealing last Friday a
lot Of quartz from the room OF c. i. Garfield, a
guest at the hotel. The quartz was recovered,
Vos burgh having told the detectives where it
could be found.
Mrs Kate Lockwood Nevins delivered a lee
ture al the Temple 115 Turk street, under the
auspices OF the Lib rty branch, Socialist Labor
party, on the subject of "Organiza tion." In
the course OF her remarks she said: 1--WE are at
point where greed has reached its culmina-
ton" p Ross Martin, chairman, called the
meeting TO order with address. In conclu-
sion speeches were made by the following
me m bers OF the party: Oliver, CAESAR, Appel
and Bartlett.