The San Francisco call., 1897-06-25
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF,


Flour has gone down 20 cents barrel in
sympathy with reduced prices for wheat
The Past Masters Association celebrated St
johns day at Angel Island by a reunion and
picnic
The supreme Court has decided in favor of
F. Duncan.
William Lowenberg has Instituted an action
agalnst Charles Gailhard to recover $4,000
on promissory note.
Henry Lang's suit against Mrs Florence
BIythe-Hinckley will be tried in Judge Sea-
WeIFs court next Tuesday.
Inc Mexican Government is Offering q prize
OF S1o,OOO Tor an architectural design Ior q
Federal Legislative Palace.
The Street Committee of the Board of Super
Vlsors decided Yesterday 10 recommend that
main sewers be laid in the Sunset district.
5. Gertrude smythe has been sued by Abra-
nam Clarke Freeman for $Sl5 so and interest
al . per cent year from December 27, 1895.
In the case of Chun woon Sing, charged with
Inc murder OF Little Pete,' all the testimony
day.
The Southern Pacific Company has limited
the granting of half-fare tickets to police Off
self
Nicb olas Brennan has again shown that he
is lucky. Though sentenced TO the State
prison several weeks ago he is not yet wearing
stripes.
The Southern Pacific Company announces
that on and after July The 3 80 P. N. train
on the coast division viii be run through to
Monterey.
The Christian Endeavor chorus viii give a
concert in Mechanics Pavilion, Tuesday even
ing, July 3. There will be thousand voices in
the chorus.
The Republican Joint Convention met last
night and elected delegates 10 the convention
OF the National Republican League to be held
next month at Detroit
When you buy g proprietary article look at
II before the salesman wraps it up and assure
yourself that you are getting the right thing
substitution is rampant
The Henderson air brake was given pre-
liminary trial on the san Francisco and San
Mateo Railway yesterday afternoon. 1t
worked very successfully.
The Supreme Court has decided that the
Central Irrigation District OF Yolo County
was not properly organized and consequently
Is not valid organization.
George Roberts, an expressman, was Sc
Verely scratched yesterday morning when he
added the removing of q wildcat TO his other
duties OF handling furniture.
The Supreme Court has reversed the judg-
ment OF the Superior Court in the case of
Claus Spreckels against the Hawaiian Com
merc1al and Sugar Company.
F. w. Haubrich. draughtSman, was arrested
last night on charge of assault to murder,
the complaining witness being Mrs. Marguerite
de Foure OF 5O23z Larkfn street.
Mrs. Lena Weiner, who was deserted by her
husband in New York about eighteen months
arrest on the charge OF threats to kill.
The publisher of this newspaper viii be glad
TO learn OF any case where an attempt is made
10 give customer g substitute for some pro-
prietary article OF established reputation.
Judge Hunt handed down a decision yester-
day in which he granted the motion of the
plaintiff for the entry OF judgment in the case
Of Jeremiah J. sheehy against William J. Wal
lace.
Andrew NJ Davis of the Golden Rule Bazaar
yesterday secured the lease OF the Emporium
building, and purposes organizing company
TO conduct the big department-store on differ
ent lines.
william R. Jack yesterday instituted suit
against the Market-street Railway Company
fOr S25, 600 on account of personal injuries
incurred IN an accident on the 10th OF last
February.
A special meeting of the Manufacturers and
Producers Association Will be held to-day to
discuss the action of the Treasury Department
IN permitting the adulterated brandy to 60
out OF the country.
A sixty-three-po salmon, caught in the
Sacramento River, near Rio Vista, was on
exhibition yesterday at PaIsdinrs fish mar
ket 1t is claimed to be the biggest salmon
ever brought TO this City.
Frank A. Lawrence has sued the Market
street Railway Company for $4,000 damages
on account of personal mi juries alleged to
have been sustained by him on the company's
line in this City on the 4th inst.
Thomas D. Riordan, attorney for the Chi
nese Consul.General, has addressed a letter to
attention to alleged iIl-trea tment of Chinese
women by quarantine officers at Angel Island
Jefferson D. Mays appeared in the United
States Circuit Court yesterday and pleaded
not guilty to the charge OF having sent an OBJ
scene letter through the mails to a woman in
Sacramento. HIS trial was fixed for Friday,
July 2.
sad story was brought 10 light by the
death of q local artist, Professor de Conte,
wh O. poor but proud, had suffered privation
and want without asking for assistance from
friends, who would have been only too glad to
relieve him.
1t is believed that the company which fur
nished the $50 900 bonds for Isaac Norton
the defeulttug cashier of Internal Revenue
Collector WeIbuIn, will decline to pay on the
ground that the Collector was guilty oil con-
tributory negligence.
The Collector of Customs received a circular
yesterday from the Treasury Department in
Rtructing him to refund TO the Occidental and
Oriental Steamship Company $35 paid by the
company for thirty-dye Japanese passengers
who came here on the Gaelic route 10
Mexico. The department decides that the i'm
migra ton tax OF 81 head is not collectAble
from passengers en- route TO a foreign port.
John II. Wise, ex-Collector of Customs, gave
a wide berth to the Office of United States
Court Commissioner Heacock yesterday morn
ing when the case against Chief Food InsDec-
tor DockeTy was called. Deputy Collectors
Tobin and Jerome testified that the papers re-
Jsting to the California brandy matter had
been sent on TO Washington and would be here
next week. The case went over Till next Thurs
day