The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-25
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF


Gasoline vessels are now permitted to carry
passengers.
There were interesting exercises at the Pre-
sidio yesterday.
Cloudy in the morning; fair during the
day-A &. McAdie. foreeaster.
six men, supposed to be tilktappers, have
been gathered i'll by the police.
A harmless crank demanded SIS 600, 600
from the City Treasury yesterday.
The Free Employment Agency of the State
Labor Bureau will be closed June l.
Martin Kelly has been allowed new trial
In his libel suit against w. F. Hearst.
Christian Endeavorers will give up Sunday
rehesesals at the desire of Pres byterian pas
tors.
The Davis will contest is being tried in
Judge Coffey's department of the Superior
Court
forum on Saturday night in 8 series of living
pictures.
The gunboat Wheeling reached a speed Of
fifteen knots on her first trial trip on the bay
yesterday
A L. Kennedy and wife are under arrest on
charge of cruelty 10 the six-month-old baby
OF e. w. BackmaSt ter
The Butchers Board of Trade has made final
arrangements for the great picnic tomorrow
at Shell Mound Park.
Alexander Lindstrom, two-year-o.d baby,
fell into water-hole on De Haro street yester.
day and WsS drowned.
Barnett Stone, tailor out of employment
shot himself IN the head yesterday with a re-
volVer, killing himself instantly.
Proceedings were begun in the Superior
Court yesterday 10 force the firm of McAvoy &
Gallagher into involuntary insolvency.
petition has been fled for the voluntary
insolvency of L. Corravo & Co, retail grocers
$500.
John Clark, Thomas Sullivan and William
McEroy, who have been robbipg tills north OF
Market street. were arrested yesterday after,
noon.
Tomorrow there will be outpost duty at COL
Hill, Presidio. Those who viii go there will
have chance TO see splendid military move.
ments.
W. F. Hastings of this City will soon go &c
England to take possession OF fortune lef
nlm b. woman whom he had befriended
when she WAS girl.
The steamers Hum boldt and Pomona started
on another race TO Eureka Yesterday. When
OF Point Reyes the HUMBOLDT had gained two
minutes On het llyal.
Michael Boyce, laborer for the Towles
Lumber Comnany, was struck b. switch en-.
ginr at -Four h ana lownseud streets last even
ing aid fatally I'M ured
Ex-Attorney General Hart, who returned
rom W nsh .ng or, D. G., yesterday, bsiieyes
master of san Francisco
The charge against c. l. ElwelI, mate of the
DiTigo, WIS dismissed yesterday by United
States Commissioner Heact OK, owing 10 the
absence II the prosecuting witnesses.
William Kline. grocer. has sued the Pacific
Coast syrup Company ior $50, 600 damages
alleging thst the deiendant sold MIN u spur
Gus product a pure raspberry syrup.
queen Victoria was not forgotten by her
loyal subjects in this far-off lana of the West
yesterday. several prominent American citi-
zens OF Eugitsh birth drank to her health and
long life.
The Harbor Commissioners will again dis
cuss the free-market que tion at Thursdays
meeting. The members of the National LIZ TOR
Exchange waat space set apart for their
products
The sealing schooner Bowhead has been
sold TO the North American Commercial Com
pany ana Will go out on a whaling and tran
ing cruise She will take the place of the
missing schooner General Siglin.
Mrs. Margaret Moffatt has sued her husband.
William Henry Moffatt, for $50 month, per
msnent maintenance, and her fatber-in-law,
Henry MoffatI, for $50 600 damages for alien AT.
ing the affections OF her said husband.
A concert under the auspices of the Van
Ness Fraternity viii be given tomorrow even.
ing in the Second Unitarian Church, Tween
j1eth and Capp streets, ior the benefit of An
drew e. Wood, leader of the church choir.
Expert Gumpel was again the star through.
wi SSSt6IOaS ACT Vi tue Ia1I-OTaVSn drama.
He ontinued to give direct testimony for the
plaintiffs and devoted most of his time on the
wltness-stand to explaining why he had testi.
fed that the .pencip' will and the disputed
deeds were fabricetions.
Frank Perrel. II years of age, and Thomas
Kirby, II years OF age, who msliciously raised
& Cry OF ire at the Hearst Grammar School
and nearly caused a stampede among the chill
dren, were sentenced by Judge Campbell yes
terday, Perrell to six months in jail and Kirby
to the Boys and Girls Aid Society.