The San Francisco call., 1897-07-02
CITY NEWS I'm BRIEF.

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The first Endeavor% train OF seven teen cars
witlnFriye here at:8;42 T: M: ~.
The letter-earEiers will: give a picnic at
~sehuelzeh ark on. the Fourth: -: -.
Some exciting matches have been arranged
for tod ay,s. tenn mis- tournament. :.
= Weather predictions for San Francisco to-
day.. Cloudy*FFiday morning; fair during the
day; westerly winds. :: .'.-:. : .
:: The Suptens Court, in: the ease Of Colusa
County VS.: Glen County, decided thata county
may sue and be sued. .': -.
=. Infor n alton reached the City yesterday OF
the cath OF Captain. j.: Marshall Phillips.
= 49er, at. Map .ewcod, Mass. - ~. -.
" T. The new management of the San Mateo Flec-
:. trtc Railway Will reconstruct the entire line
from the water itont to Baden - - -. -
hi The Board Of Supervisors yesterday at spe-.
+ cjal meeting approved the salary variants OF
!: the City and County employees.
=: Jonas Ri ben stein. a Eaceh orse tout and one
:ot the gang. OF Ecopn tetfelters,. was arres fed
iRsteyentng by PelieemanrT. B. Gibson.
i. burglars entered schmidt's grocery-stofe on
O. Ia lor and: Eddy streets early yesterday morn
.. :. Ing for the second: time in three months. "
Samuel: I. Sachs, eapffalist, died at his resi-
cGehce; in this City. last evening. Death was
the result Of q fail in Go}den Gate Park week
ag o.: = =:
: ~. p Watts, an ex-railroad emplcye, COM
catholic acid: in a'todgtng-house at $50 Third
street: - ~ -. =:
i T+he6dote A. Figer appeared before Judge
Camp pbell:: yesterday to- answer the charge Of
IN urdert: and the case: was continued until
July s.. :.
= Mrs: .AddIe Fafnum the: m ysterious woman
WIG caused the arrest of: Streetear Conductor
: r. ID. Jaeksoa, proves to be Miss Addie Spauld-
ing,edaugh hter OF oekTant'S ex- Mayor.
= Probably the largest religious 1nass-meeting
ever held In California will. take. place on
SUI day alternoo1, July. IL: al Woodward's s
Pavilion. The Peliee Glee Club.will sing.
The remoyaIof Christian .Epdeavor decora-
tions from the telephone poles on MARKET
street by the teleph ole. co%npany's men threat
ened 70 create a serious disturbance yesIer-
day. =: "...@:-'
Bryan, who will arrive in San Fran CISCO on
July z, are progressing rapidly. He will be
met Al Reno by a reception com1nittee on
July g.. ::
4 LudeIs.a a sa flor, began suit yes sterday in
the United District Court against E. A. Me-.
Kay 10 recover $50, alleged 10 be due himfor
wages, etc.: for services on. the schooner Occi-
dental. -" II.
Judge Campbell sent five men, charged with
vagfaney, TO the County Jailfor SIX mon tirs
yesterday, so that they could be ont of the
way during. the: convention OF the Christian
EndegyoFers. ...':...s. p.
!: The trial+of Chief Food In spector Dockery on
a charge of.ebstruc1ing collector Wise while
Ehlppkng a consignment of bogus brandy ro
Ergfand was. :yesteT day Continued Tor week
: by. Commissioner Heaeoek.
Mrs Mary MeMan,ir, who figured in SEN
sat1onaI suit before Jndge Hunt recently, will
appear for sentence this morning before Judge
.Conlan on n charge. Of Yagrancy, and also be-
fore the insanity. Commissioners. J.
:. A grand. concert of Christian Endeavor:
songs, arranged. tor orchestral presentation
3 by Mdsical Direc tor: Spadjni will be given by
the Park: Band on Saturday, July 10. En-
deaYoretS viii Join in singing the words.
T. The Richmond Mutual Building ard Loan
! Association has been, INCORPORATED by W. H.
Humphrey. w. H. Ellie, MI. Savage, J. w.
Spho nlten, E. c. Hughgs, ,C..L. Davfsanf H. P.
: Cmbsen, with capital stock OF $4,000 900.
: IAN alarm was ;soundeo from box 25 at Sis
O. clock last evening for "a fire. in a Chinese
phoiogfaph :esta abifs hment,6 6 Washington al
ley The cause Of :tbe blfze which damaged
the buildi i(g and stock. to the extent of about
: $50, is un khown...: g.: -
s. Word: wks received yesterday at he adouar-
!: teys Qf.*the Fourth OF. July committee that
p; GeneraE shafter and staff wCl1ld participate in
tn e parade Of the 5tn. A splendid programme
OF fireworks has been planned ind suitable
line.ei march agreed on; .
-. Mrs. Josephine: Rogers has filed notice in
the Probate Court thai she intends to con test
the WIFI tfe late: Marea Marshall, in which
she is spoken OF .disres spectfulIy. Mrs Rogers.
alleges that the document is spurious, and
that lt was: not written: by the. decedent as
alleged ::::>. s: :: !. : : =: >
Judge seawell yesterday denied the appliea-
ton: of Mary r, Huichison for a>diyoTce from
Dr. Janres;F F.: B1tehIson.: i appeared that the
plaintiff considered herself: a mnch-iDJured
woman hut The court. thought she:ought 1o
n ave borne b cares more patiently. -.
J., A: representative meeting of. Irish citizens,
among :Mh ON was :Dr.~I1: C.. QTooleI Mr..
McShane and others M&s held last nigh at
the; Decide en tal. Hotel to@Rrrange for ce1ebrat-
ing the soTe hundred th. "a n nTye r&ary of the
Irish re belnops Com ntitjees were- appointed
and partial aTrangem ents made for comm emo:
rating: the re bellion. -. -. =: T..
j.: Andre ": Il. :Hnthway has bought a sensa-
tfonal suit againstA. S..Woodward for THE re-
eovery of $500, which. he says he paid to
Woodward: for procuring him a position in
the United States Mint In this City. Hethway
rays the transaction took place on the @22d OF
July; 1898, and that Woodward PROMISED 10
secure him pl ace in: he. weigher's room or
the. sweeping depar tIfent of the Mint He
failed to Keep his agreement, but insisted ON
keeping the money, hence this suit.
=. The Supreme Court has .sffirmed the de.
cision of the lower: court in the case Of the
EMO scatena and a. P. Giannini. The suit
was for $500 damages. caused by Scatene & |
Co.fAiling and: refusing to deliver a stated
quantity of peaches TO the canning company
sIth ough 1t had made written contract TO
do so. The defense was that there was no
valid written agreement, and that the sigma
tlre ID. Scateua & Coz having been written
the bottom, there being.no room Tor the name
there, invalio ated the contract or agreement.
This defense did not stand in the lower court
and the canning company won its suit. which
Judgment was sustained by the Supreme
court.