The San Francisco call., 1897-04-17
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.


Matilda Young has been given q divorce
from ]. p Young, for desertion.
The public schools of this City will close on
the 18Th OF June and reopen on Monday Au-
gust 3
Levi Strauss has been elected assignee of
5000. 49, '' ANeN ''
Peril, Della NJ, Lena, Torsida, Judge Denny
and Mercutio were the winners at EmeryviIle
yesterday.
The Indictment of DR.. F. H. Stable for en-
bezzlement was filed in Judge SeaweIs court
yesterday.
The troops stationed at the Presidio were
paraded yesterday in honor of the new Chi
nese Minister.
Mrs. Marie Theresa Maison has sued NJ. H.
de Young, editor OF the Chronicle for $4,000
damages Tor libel.
Heavy Jog in the morning, cloudy and un-
settled Saturday afternoon ana nignt.-A. Nc
Adle, local forecast official.
The suit of the Crocker-Woolworth Bank
against the Nevada Bank for $2l ,9SS is on
trial in Judge Seawens court
J. E. Crowley and C. J. Gardiner, grocers at
112S Folsom street, have fled petition in
Insolvency. Debts, $27S3 "a; assets, $l535.
Ex-senator W. D. Grady was on trial yester-
day for biting off the left OF en- Orpheum
walter The case viii be decided on Monday.
W. Webster and Frank Def had a row on
Market street yesterday and Webster drew
pistol and hred. Nobody hurt and no arrests.
MAUD AltTlge ana EQllD NOrDly, TWO ID
year-Jld girls, ran away from home Thursday
10 become actresses. They were caught yester-
day.
Precita Valley improvement Club keeps
pace with other sections in bringing the
wants OF is section 10 the notice OF the Super
visors.
E ]. Baldwin has borrowed $50, 900 from the
Hibernia Bank, making $167o,o0O owing
that institution by the hotel-owner and
horseman.
The Grand Iurv Yesterday hegsn an investi.
CATION OF the charges that the school-census
roll OF San Francisco for the year 1896 had
been stuffed.
The San Francisco Labor Union at last
nights session decided 10 antsgouize the can
didacy OF A. Francisco for The Collector OF the
Port at Los Angeles.
Justice OF the Peace Kerrigan was vindicated
yesterday of n accuse ton that he had been
Influenced by a pull 10 release three boys
charged with battery.
The overdue schooner, Lizzie Prien, arrived
from Tacoma yesterday after long passage of
20 days. Durllg the run down the coast no
trace OF the SamarIa was found.
Rev. w. D. Williams, late pastor of the Ply
mouth congregational Church, has Joined the
Episcopal church, having been Confirmed
few days ago by Bishop Nichols.
In Judge Seawell's court next Monday morn
ing at 40 o clock decision Will be rendered
in the mater OF the applica ton ior the d bar
ment OF Attorney Cassius NJ. Jennings.
Mrs. Warner, wife OF fireman on the City
of Para, jumped off the Mail dock, Intending
to commit suicide, last Thursday night. she
was, rescued by Nlghtwatchman P w. Nei-
land.
There is noticeable progress going on in
Noe Valley. Several new buildings are being
added monthly and the population has so In
creased that additional school accommoda-
tions are required for the children.
Arthur Bayley, the famous discoverer of
the rich Bavleys Reward, the first mine at
Coolgardie, and which caused all the gold de-
velopment OF West Australia, was formerly a
Californian and lived at the New Wisconsin
Hotel.
General Hart, in an interview concerning
the tariff bill now under consideration by the
United States Senate, advocates the imposition
OF 10-cent duty on nickel, large deposits of
which exist on the Pacific Coast. He also
tells how persons interested in any article
get their views before the Senate Tariff
Committee.
The final struggle in. the contest for the
Blythe millions has been set for May 10, be-
lore the supreme Court OF the United States
General Hart, leading counsel for Florence
Blythe, has prepared his brief against The writ
OF error sued out by the Gypsy Blythe claim
ants and has served copies OF il on the paint
IFS attorneys.