The San Francisco call., 1897-08-26
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

CLOUDY and unsettled weather to-day is
the weather prophets prediction.
Miss NJ. B. French was given judgment for
sos against James Deasy in the Justice Court
yesterday.
Several cases of alleged discrimination were
under consideration by the Railroad Commls-
sion yesterday.
The fair for the benefit of the ST. Charles
parish was opened last evening in the Mission
Turn Verein Hall.
Kenneth Duncan was declared insane yes
terdav, ana was committed to the sIsIe
Asylum at Agnews.
meeting has been called by the State
Board OF Health TO discuss the prevention OF
contagious diseases.
The case of John Lundin, charged with
forgery, has been assigned to Judge Dunne's s
department OF the Superior Court
The League of the Cross Cadets, under COM
mand OF Colonel w. P. Sullivan, made splen-
did showing o / Mechanics Pavilion last night
NJ. W. Helander has sued the United Cali
fornian Finn Brothel hood for 1870, said 10 be
due for sick benefits under the rules ot the
society.
The Supreme Court yesterday admitted
seventy young men and women as members
OF the bar. But four of all the appucants
failed to pass.
DR.. Shels was the principal witness in the
Flgel case yesterday. He agrees with the
other expert witnesses for the defense that the
suicide theory is possible.
The case Of John K. Williams vs. the Prin-
cess Hydraulic Mining Company has been
transferred from Shasta County 20 the United
States Circuit Court in this City.
The old steamer Eastern Oregon has reached
The last stage OF her existence. She took her
place yesterday under Rosenfeld's bunkeTs
for the frst time as one OF his coal hulks.
A warrant was issued yesterday for the ar
rest OF Robert Loring, recently acquitted OF
the charge of numbering his wife, This time
threatening
The Pacific advisory board of the American
Kennel Club Investigated last night a charge
against B. Straus OF having issued fraudU-
lent pedigree with dog sold to George s. Fife.
Stanford University has drawn an athletic
prize in Eddie Dickson, the star and un-
beaten sprinter of the State of Wash ington,
VINO will enter as a freshman and be a rival for
Drum at Berkeley.
Yesterday was bad day for DR.. Chalmers.
Collector jackson was complmented by the
Secretary OF the Treasury in the matter and
the doctor lost a libel case in the United
States District Court
The stern-wheel steamer Mount Eden broke
her shaft yesterday and had TO be towed to
section 3 of the seawall from Oakland, TO
which place she had drifted. She will be re.
paired at Little Main street.
j. w. Wroth, formerly OF Los Angeles, was
arrested yesterday morning on board The
steamer Umat1lla on the cnarge OF petty lar
ceny preferred by A. NJ Shields, manager of
the Equitable Lie Insurance Company.
The Board OF Educa ton has hedged on its
proposition OF increasing the mum Der of books
in the course of study of the public schools
ard committee OF principals will assist the
superintendent in cutting down the schedule.
The Harbor Police are still working on the
1rmgard mystery. They have discovered tn at
Johnson was an expert swimmer and reason
from IL that he could easily have reached the
yawl or else the Camanche had he not been
stunned beforehand.
Suit for damages has been brought by Mar
tin Adamson against the owners OF the
schooner AlcRtraz on account of injuries re-
ceived while il the discharge OF his duty as a
sailor. AdamsOn demands $4,000 as COM
pensation for his hurts.
Eight men of the whaling bark Gayhead
had hard time of it in the Arctic. They los t
their ship in fog and had TO make for land
Had they not received assistance from some
otter hunters they would all have died before
the revenue cutter Grant arrived.
William Starke. the young drug clerk re-
Gently convicted in the United States court
for having in his possession and passing coun-
terfeit coin, was sentenced yesterday by
Judge de Haven 10 eighteen months Imprison-
mentin the San Quentin penitentiary.
Wheat took an upward bound and gained 5
cents yesterday, with indca tions for a further
advance right along the line. Corn too seems
inclined to enter the ring and take share of
the excitement Tweuty-eight thousand tons
oil wheat changed hands on the Call Board