The San Francisco call., 1897-08-22
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

NJ. H. de, Young has been sued for $4,000
for alleged libel
The First Regiment, n. G. C., left for camp
at UKlah evening.
D. c. &. Gerlick was elected by force from
221 East street yesterday.
F0ggy Sunday morning. followed rs fair
during the day; brisk to high westerly winds.
The Native Sons have nearly comp peted ar
rangements for the celebration OF Admlss / on
d,y.
st. Joseph's parish had highly successful
picnic and reunion at She'll Mound Park yes
terdsy.
The Union Iron Works defeated the Santa
Clsras at Central Park yesterday by score OF
10 10 g.
The Catholic Ladies' Aid Society gave an en-.
tertainment and dance at Myrtle Hail last
evening.
Catherine Byrne and J. E Byrne her hus-
band, have been sued by Andrew l.. NaIIehu
for S475.
Ex-Queen Liliuokalani viii arrive here from
Washington to rest until the next session OF
Congress.
David Ring, an alleged insurance agent, was
arrested yesterday for obtaining money oy
false pretenses.
Friday night is considered one OF the most I'M
pOrtant in many years.
The cornerstone OF the Mission High School,
a. Do ores and Eigh teenth streets, is laid with
impressive ceremonies.
Five thousand wheelbarrow coolies in Shang-
hai recently participated in riot Tor hVe
days and terrified the Europeans.
Little Katie Adami, the seven-year-old girl
who was shot by her eight yeaT-ol playmate,
Bonnie Miller, died yesterday morning.
Last night was prize-winners' night at the
Mechanics Fair, and the attendance was the
largest ever known on first Saturday.
Rabbi Myers viii deliver q sermon this
evening entitled Three Months in Pales-
tine" The public is cordially invited.
An alarm was sounded from box AZ at $50
O'Clock last night for chimney fire in q lodg
ing-house al Sol Post street. The damage was
slight.
Jacob Steppacher Will be appointed head
Deputy Collector Of Internal Revenue when
MT. Lynch takes charge OF the office on Sep
tembeT l.
Chairman Anderson of the West of Castro
Street Improvement Club was granted 8 year S
leave of absence Friday night, as he is going
TO The kIondyke.
Judge Wallace has overruled the demurrer
of The Supervisors, who are charged with NAL
feasance III office, and the date of the trial will
be set next Friday.
In the De Greayer case the State Supreme
mad exceeded its power In making order
relative to The handling of the estate.
y. s Giberson has been sued for $1,000 on
account OF q promissory note made IN favor
of c. N. Palmer, December 29, 1892, the
claim having been assigned to j. J. Rauer tor
collection.
The bonds of the San Francisco Bridge Com
pany for the foundation of the new postohice
have been approved by he Treasury Depart
ment a. Washington and the work will be be-
gun al once.
The two universities have leased for two
years the lot on Eighth street, between Harri-
son and Folsom, ana it viii shortly be fitted
up athletic grounds, with seating ac-
commodations for $500 spectators.
The officers for the Society for the Proven
ton of Cruelty to Children have taken charge
OF the Mclaughlin children who we're living
with their parents in the old COW she'd near
the bay shore al South San Francisco.
The Housekeepers' Association In China
town has begun a vigorous war upon the
Christian missionaries, and the police officers
have taken active interest IN suDpressing
the various evils in that part OF the City.
Mayor Phelan has been procuring figures
showing that San Francisco property has been
lairly assessed, in anticipation OF possible
rise in Assessor Siebe's valuations by the
State Board of Equshzation now in session.
Tomorrow the seffcent boy choir of the
Coco Samaritan Mission VIII sing again after
their vacation at both services. Rev. Edward
Morgan Will preach in the morning and read
short discourse in the evening. The late serY-
ice VIII be largely musical
Aggressive members of the Iroouois Club
say that the club ought TO co-operate with the
Grand Jury IN an Investigation OF the School
not willing TO cooperate with the fighters,
being afraid OF radical politicians.
The body of the woman who was killed last
Friday by being run over by a Southern Pa
cifc train on tresue bridge at the intersec-
ton of Thirtieth and Chenery streets was
recognized yesterday as that OF Mrs. Herman
Schrader, ore of the prnprietors of the Enter
prise Foundry on FoIs ON street.
The attempted change of registry of the
steamship China from English 10 Hawaiian
has caused an international difficulty the
China being now on he way to japan under
conditional registry pending a Sc tlement of
the question in Honolulu between, the Gov
eminent and the American Minister.
This afternoon Rev. S. S. Cryor, DID,, will
address d meeting for young men only at the
Young Mems Christian Association, Mason
and Ellis streets. His subject will be 'Lost
Opportunities" The service opens promptly
a. 8 o. clock. Dr.. Cryor is the newly elected
pa stor OF Westminster Presbyterian Church,
This City, and this will be bis first appearance
in al address before the association.