The San Francisco call., 1897-03-31
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Three collisions occurred on the bay yes ter
day.
The Womens Congress will be held in the
last week III April.
The battle-ship Oregon went out Of port yes
terGay headed for Puget Sound.
s. NJ. odge has filed petition in insolvency.
He owes $3.50 70 and has no assets.
sixth-street business men are trying TO get
an electric liue butt along that thorough are
Budd wilson, convicted burglar, has been
sentenced 10 san Quentin State prison for two
years.
The Lark will be suspended with the next
Issue because, the editor says, its mission is
ended.
Geary street, from Kesrny to Powell, will be
paved inside Of the next thirty lays with BIZ
tumen.
John Tamony, milkman, has demanded an
investiga ton at the hands of the Board of
Health.
Great preparations are being made for the
Pure Food Congress to be held in this City on
April so.
The steamship Rio de Janeiro arrived in this
port last evening twenty-eight days from
Hongkong.
The prospects of fruit market on the water
front are considered good by the Harbor Com
misSloners.
Bateman Bros. have been warned by the
Supervisors that they must begin work on the
Hall OF Justice at once.
E ]. Baldwin, the millionaire, was sued
yesterday for the price OF the dress his wife
wore at the horse show.
The winners at Ingleside yesterday were:
Elsie Smith, Morellito, Hazard, Lincoln II,
San Marco and The Roman
semioficial inspection of Chinese cigar
factories OF this City was made yesterday for
the benefit OF union eigar-makers.
Increasing cloudiness Wednesday and prob
ably light rain Wednesday night; warmer
Local Forecast Official A. G. McAdie.
Jackson McCullum, an ex-convict, was
booked at the City Prison yesterday on q
charge OF burglary ut the Colonial Hotel.
The delegates to the State Convention of the
Knights OF the Maccabees were rendered q
reception in Unlon-square Hall last night.
The Judiciary Committee of the Board OF
Supervisors re used yesterday TO consider any
further DR.. Rottanz's high nat ordinance.
The Grand Jury yesterday indicted George
Deacon, late cashier for The L. R. Larzelere
Company. on a charge of embezziug 800.
Judge Seawell yesterday decided tAat Mrs.
Lucinda Hoistrom has legal right TO the pos
session oil her foster-daughter, Effie V. r.
Holstrom.
sanitarium for convaIescents, in which
several local physicians OF prominence are
said 10 be interested, viii soon be founded at
Mill Valley.
The Cuban League of San Francisco viii en-
deavor 20 gather 1000 600 names in a mon
ster petition to Congress in favor OF Cuban in
dependence.
county Clerk c. F. Curry has decided to re.
move one deputy and three copyists. The
men appointed to succeed them will begin
work to-day.
The sharp frosts of Sunday and Monday
nights caused considerable damage TO the
almond and apricot orchards of the Sacra-
mento Valley.
The engagement is announced of Walter n.
Brunt and Miss Margaret Z. Whitelaw, aaugh-
ter of Captain Whitelaw. The wedding has
beel set for May II.
The annual meeting of directors of the San
Francisco Art Association took place yester-
day. Horace G. Pl latt will be reelected presi-
dent OF the institution.
The Rev. DR.. George Heber Jones, mis-
sionary of Korea, is here. He says there is
much interest in the Orient as TO who will be
the next Minister 10 Korea.
proposition is on foot to construct an cleo
tric street-car line TO run on Sixth street and
up to Geary, where transfers will be issued TO
the western part OF the City.
superintendent Webster has called gen.
eral meeting of the public-school teachers oi
this City for Friday afternoon. to consider the
new law relative to the teachers annuity
fund.
F. Del Monte & Co., proprietors of the old
Buon GustL restaurant, 431 Broadway, have
consolidated with Angelo Del Monte, pro-
prietor of the Flor d'Italia at 430 and 434
Broadway.
The Board of Health will Investigate the
death OF Mrs. Molly Hogan, who DIED at the
City and County Hospital yes sterday of typhoid
fever, supposed to have been contracted in the
City Prison.
An enthusiastic meeting OF the Boulevard
Association was held last evening at the Bald
win Hotel and arrangements made for their
increasing the fund Tor keeping the unem-
pioyed at work.
Stevens and Jones took down the purses at
the indoor cycle meet last night. Kenne, as
usual, outclassed his fed in the amateur
event Wing lowered the worlds amateur
mile record to 1 :58 1-5.
The Rev Father Powers, c. S. P, will delive er
his fourth Lenten discourse on the passion OF
our Lord at the Pauiist Church, California
street this evening at 7:45 O'Clock. Subject,
Before Herod ana Plate"
The statement made in yesterdays paper to
the effec. that the launch Pirate mad a hole
stove in her bottom is incorrect. Outside of a
few scra tches and the unshipping OF the rud-
der no damage to speak OF was done.
Bernard Lippe, 2 Grand avenue. who was
taken to the Receiving Hospital on Monday
night suffering from poison, died yesterday
morning, and his body was removed to the
Morgue, where an inquest will be held.
In the United States District Court yester-
day the jury in the case OF W. T. Harvey,
charged with selling new wine 10 Digger In
dians in Mendocino County, returned YER
dct OF not guilty. Harvey vas thereupon dis
charged from custody.
Bernhard Lippe, the peddler who took NOR
phiue last Monday, died at the Receiving
Hospital yesterday. The act was committed
while the deceased WAS laborlng under An at
tack of temporary insanity. The oody was
removed 10 the Morgue.
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