The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-10
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF,


official
Alice Rix has sued for a divorce from E. A.
XIX on the ground of deseruon.
The Congregational Monday Club heard q
Hoyt. 0'1' y A'l'n
L. H. Cohen on whom A. B. Stanton passed
a spurious check, seeks 10 have the latter
arrested.
The Figel case was resumed in Judge Camp
oelIs court Yesterday, and several witnesses
were examined.
Attorneys Campbell and knight think they
Will be able to conclude the Jacob z. Davis
VIII contest in two weeks
George T. Wade has sued Gabriel Cohn fo-
SZ17o due on promissory note. with interest
III per cent from Aprll IL, 1898.
Eabols Castro, 2 years OF age, fell out OF 4
window al her fathers residence. l Salmon
aIley, yesterday, and was fatally injured.
An additional local train will be placed in
service on Saturday be tween this City and
sacramento by the Southern Pacific Company.
Richard HENRI Cavanagh, 2872 Twenty
nth street was arrested last night for dis
luJblng the peace by striking his son with a
chair.
f. A. Tu;tie who had Patrick Furlong ar
rested Tor shooting dog, has caused the
Issuance OF warrant for HIS arrest for throw
ing man into water trough.
The State Supreme Court has continued the
case OF Theodore Durrant until the October
term on account of the matter being on appeal
10 the United states supreme Court
Louis Davidson. IA years OF age. son of At
torney w. W. Davidson, stole $50 in coin and
$1,000 worth OF jewelry from his parents Satur-
day aud was arrested in Ukiah yesterday.
The secretary Of the American Kennel Club
has arrived from New York. and while here
he VIII Investigate certain very grave charges
made against a local dog faucier of the St
Bernard Club.
spreckels' big tug Fearless has started for
Puget sound 10 Tow down one OF the largest
dredgers on the coast The dredger is TO be
USED IN deepening the entrance 10 the Mare
Island navy dock,
Chief Lees discovered yesterday that j. c.
Davis. alias Harry Silverberg, who was re-
Gently escorted out OF Germany, was arrested
here in june 1898, for passing fictitious drafts
and jumped mis- bonds.
George J. Moore, insurance solicitor and
musician, who shot himself in a shooting
gallery on Eddy. street, was locked up in a
padded cell in the Receiving Hospital yester-
day on charge OF insanity.
The citizens colonization committee has
decided TO borrow sufficient money to meet
their immediate needs 81 a low rate of interest
on long time. A meeting of prospective
colOnists will be held tonight
Mrs. Morris of 21OS O'Farreu street writes
10 state that tie young man injured on Sun
day at The Sixteen h-street bal. grounds
V. Morris of 210S 0 Farrell street AMI not W.
Powers OF 210S Fillmore street
The nominating bosrd OF the olympic Club
has been pledged TO name for directors of the
club Tor the ensuing year only those members
VINO are favorable 10 the new American Alh-
let.c Association of the Pacific States.
The steamer Oregon is again placed in
commission. The u G Sea Queen brought her
over from Sausallto, where she had been at
anchor for TWO years, and she was put on the
Union lion Works drydock for an overhaul
ing.
Obata Rinjiro, a dealer in women slaves
from Japan, pleaded guilty in the United
states District Court yesterday and Will be
sentenced next Saturday He imported his
vile ana another woman 10 this State Tor i'm
moral purposes.
The petition to the President calling on him
to take action regarding slavery IN Chinatown
received The signatures OF all the Methodist
ministers OF the City yesterday at their meet
ing. The situation in the Chinese quarters be-
comes strained more and mora eaca day.
The commitment for contempt OF A. NJ.
Lawrence and +. T. Williams placed in
this hands of Sheriff Whelan yesterday. He
asked the advice OF his counsel TO his
power To arrest and i'm prison the defendants.
Patrick Reddv will advise the Sheriff to-day.
Mayor Phelan says there are many wastes
and burdens in the City revenues He Is cor
Toborated by the Auditor. Both officials say
there onght to be thorough investigation of
the les, and the Mayor will undertake the
job and report to the Supervisors in Septem-
Der.
D. NJ Delmas and R. Percy Wright appeared
before United States Circuit Judge Morrow
yesterday with strong atfidavits 10 show that
the San Francisco Dredging Company had not
disobeyed the injunction issued by the court
to restrain them from infringing on the
Bowers patent.
Mrs Mary Uber, while on her way here
from St. Paul, Mimi, went Insane and at
Temp ed to commit suicide by Jumping from
the ferry steamer Piedmont. Her relatives
have been communicated with, and in the
meantime she is in a padded cell in the Re-
Ceiviug Hospital.
Miss / Alexander yesterday began the
agitation of the question of esta blishing a
Christian hospital in chinatown which will
be the tirst step toward the adjustment of the
dens OF iniquity which are now run in that
quarter in connection with the undertaking
establishments.
Charles Ladue, who was shot in Alameda by
Miss Clara Falmer, his rejected swee theart,
died yesterday morning. Corouers jury
returned verdict last night that the de-
ceased came to his death from a gunshot
wound inflicted by Clara Eallmer, and charged
her with murder.
E. A BuIkley OF New York has just arrived
here from Chile and is a. the Palace. He says
the mines of Chile are developing rapidly.
Labor is paid 20 cents day. Mr.. Bulkley has
also been visiting Peru. He thinks wei OF the
mines in that country also, and says consider
able foreign capital Is being invested there.
Second-class tickets i n the San Joaquin VAL
lev have been abolished By he Soupern Pa
cifc Company, but limited hfst-class tickets
are now issued for the same price as formerly
charged for second-cIass passage. Under the
new arrangement passengers have The rig I
TO purchase q seat or a berth IN Pullman, q
right which they did not have when they pur-
chased secon0-class tickets.