The San Francisco call., 1897-02-03
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

yesterday.
Fropably occasional showers Wednesday,
Forecaster Harmon.
:. No trace of the thugs who assaulted Rodger
OC9nnor has yet been found.
9. William smithers committed suicide at 521
F@cite street by taking poison.
Geosge,A. Brush. the tale2ted grainer died
q: snadenly OF heert-disease while a; work.
e: J. J. Rauer has sued / NJ Wentworth for
. aSol6 % and has sued c. II. Kingsley 1or S70O
The divorce business in the superior Court
is.hnusuaHy active even for the first OF the
. year,
Judge seawelI has refused TO grant nonsuit
s. in the case of Quackenbush against Quacken-
bush.
Rev: Or. Frank s. Ford believes that men
should aaopt the Louis XIV costume lot full
dress.
The Cuban League has addressed Mayor
:PEeian. and will Try 10 induce him TO aid the
. NvolutionistS.
( An escaped Chinese lunatic caused consid-
/ 5ra5e excitement cn the front yesterday. He
AVIS finally captured.
The. winning horses at Ingleside yesterday
were: Sweet William, imp. Sain, Double Quick,
% AQBsiSky and Moulta.
Judge Slack has ordered Bernard Hughes TO
pay $40 aiin1ony to his wife, pending the suit
=. for divorce, or go 10 jail.
i. Directors Of the San Francisco and San
Joaquin VALLEY Railroad vote to double the
rolling stock OF that road.
Wilfiam 7. Patterson, formerly an assistant
clerk OF the Board of Supervisors, has been
missing since Thursday last.
e a T. Loughborough's will has been filed for
. probate. The estate is said to be worth $780,
. 600 aid is bequeathed 10 the widow.
Judge Carroll Cook insists that the Sheriff
must furnish meals for jurors who are serving
in his department OF the Superior Court.
The slarm OF fire from box rs at 2 As O'Clock
yesterday was for a blszing tar-kettle in a lot
in the rear OF 1914 Marke: street. No damage.
II is estimated that the resolution adopted
by the Board OF Supervisors to leave 113 gas
lamps unlighted viii accomplish saving OF
$4,000 per annum.
Frank Butler, alias Lee Weller, suspected OF
being the noted Australian murderer, arrived
yesterday on the Swanhilda and was at once
placed under arrest.
Three dwellings on the Mission road, near
o Silver avenue, were totally destroyed bv fire
early yesterday morning and fourth building
was badly damaged.
Thomas P. Madden. one of the Oldest
. boarders at the Occidental Hotel, died yester-
day morning from fatty degeneration OF the
heart at the age OF 6S years.
Judge Slack has given Judgment in favor of
Julius Baum's estate for possession of a valu-
able piece OF nroDerty at the corner Of Turk
street and Van Ness avenue.
co Martin Johansen, sailor, was arrested last
night for assault 10 murder, in having fired
q three shots II Richard Hughes. teamster, on
Fifth street, each shot taking effect.
Herman Fishbeck. surviving partner of the
firm OF Fishbeck & Goo;z. has sued Thomas
DoiaL 20 foreclose mort gage for 1894 SO on
piCce OF real estate on Henrietta street
Joseph Gutberlet, against whom an action
in Insolvency was hitherto begun, has settled
liwith his creditors and all the bankruptcy pro-
Icee1ings gainst him have been dismissed.
4 The Superin tendeut OF Schools of Springfield,
tNo., has invited fifth grace children of the
San Francisco schools to enter into correspond
ence with children of similar school in Mis-
souri,
s++orrev " " Foo+a rne5a @ -,o+,o, +or
nonsuit in the case OF Nancy Abbott-Quscken-
bush against Thomas N. Quackenbush IN Judge
Seawell's court yesterday and the motion was
denied.
The monthly meeting of the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Children was held
yesterday afternoon. Charles Sonntag was
elected president and George A. Newhall
treasurer.
a. masy-meeting was held last evening at
Metropolitan Temple protesting against the
amendments of Senator Frye 10 The bill which
has passed the House abolishing the whip and
imprisonment aboard snip.
. Populist Boss Burnette G. Haskell had
o trick played upon him last week that has suc-
eecded in thoroughly convincing the would-be
political leader OF the ha-dships attending tie
journey to the shrine OF fame.
United States Circuit Judge McKenna and
Assistant United States District Attorney
knight say that the United States authorities
have right TO interfere with the Corbett-
'EItzsimmons fight taking place in Nevada.
Judge Coffey has authorized Mrs. Jane L.
Stanford to compromise the S169, ,083 80 claim
of Senator Slanford's estate against Senator
William N. Stewart OF Nevada by taking Sena-
e tor Stewards real estate in Alameda County.
Last month w. H. Martin wss arrested and
sent to the police station. On the 25th ult
he sent 10 the Receiving Hospital for
medical treatment. Yesterday Martin died in
the hospital. Drink was the supposed cause.
Patrick Marshall, the laborer who broke
open contractors toolboXes and stole the tools
was yesterday sentenced TO twelve months in
the County Jail by Judge Joachimson, being
six months on each OF the two charges of petty
larceny.
AS q result of an investigation by the police
o Robert-Hall, whose wife died at the Receiving
Hospital early yesterday morning, re-
o leased from custody, as the police believe her
death was caused By swallowing an overdose
OF morphine.
The Grand Jury yesterday spent the entire
session investigating the Frank Marty alleged
attemprat bribing OF DR.. Dodge in the matter of
o supplying milk to the City and County Hospi-
tai, and as the alleged squandering of FUNDS
4tthe hos pitaL
A lee Tai fell on Dupont street, near Clay, yes
Ier1ay from exhaustion, caused by an ex-
cessIye hemorrhage of the lungs. He died in
: the'patrol wagon while being removed TO the
3 Receiving Hos pital and his body sent
, 10 the Morgue.
W. D. Griffin, the expert accountant of the
. Board OF Health, was examined by the Grand
= j ury yesterday in reference 10 partial report
OF his Investigations into the affairs OF the
City and County Hospital, which he has sub
initted TO the board.