The San Francisco call., 1897-02-07
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.


gave a successful pail at Odd Fellows Hall
last night
A committee has been formed TO tender q
benefit a the Tivoh to Joseph HRS chback,
who is very Ill.
The anniversary entertainment to be given
next THURSDAY by the Native Sons promises to
be a great event
The board OF directors of the German Old
Peoples Home Association elected officers yes
Ierday afternoon.
The tug Vigilant was yesterday put in dry
dock ior general overhauling. Sne Will De
in commission again tomorrow.
Ludwig Schueler and Others have sued Car
oiine Schiller 10 quiet title TO several valuable
lots on Powell streetiu this City.
Fritz W. Hinckley, the husband OF Florence
Bly, he Hinckley, died yesterday morning Al
PORTLAND, Or, from appendicitis.
Miss Alice Bacon and Giuho Minstn gave
= their fifth ensemble concert IN \. NJ u a
Auditorium yesterday afternoon
Burnette G. Haskell was turned down" at
the regular meeting of the Popullst Cenual
County Committee held last night.
Cogswen College was defeated by the Pacific
Heights football team at Centrai FarK yester-
day afternoon, the score being 70 U.
Mrs Rose French gave matinee musicale
yesterday afternoon IN honor OF Miss de Veil
ing, State organizer of the w. C. 1. u.
The winners al Ingieside YESTERDAY, were:
Showdown, Foremost, GevSer, baoe Murphy,
Damien Reddington and Sir William.
The employees of the different street rail-
roads have signed petition to the Legislature
pray ng against any reduction OF fares.
According to a dispatch from Portland, Or,
Butler shipped from that city Boatswain
Ashe in the British snip Scottish Glens.
The Czarina completed her first round trip
with the Whitman wheel yesterday. In spite
OF unfavorable weather she did very well.
John Rec, q laborer, was knocked down by
cab.e-car at McAllisJer and Fillmore streets
yesterday morning and was seriously injured.
Visitors 10 murderer Butler at the City
Prison were few yesterGay, as no one was ad-
mitted without permits from police headquar-
tiers.
Frank L. Taylor has been declared in con-
tempt of court for taking his daughter Lois
outside the State, contrary to Judge Hebbard's
order.
The young men of the Brotherhood of st.
Andrew have prepared q directory card of
Episcopal churches for distribution the
hotels.
Don N. Dickinson, e1-Postmaster-General
and chief counsel for the United States in the
Seal Commission, is expected TO arrive here
to-day.
George E. Crater yesterday entered into a
five-year lease OF the new Bush-Street Theater.
He promises 10 fit it out with good stock
company
Calvin F. Somers has sued for $14OO1 90
now on deposit in savings bank III this City,
in which George HeAzelton and others claim
an interest.
d In q suit filed yesterday, James Eva and H.
j..
fraud thr Alaska Improvement Company out
of S164, ,00O
Justice King, British Sealing Commissioner.
stated in an interview last evening that the
claims presented to the commission amounted
10 $50O,OO0
Henry Powers was preciptated into the
waters by falling staging while calking the
SIDES OF the Colusa. He had narrow escape
from drowning.
1t is thought likely that Trinity Presby-
terian Church will issue call 10 Rev. Mr.
Earemy OF the Second Presbyterian Church of
- East Los Angeles.
Bay pirates are troubling Sausalito They
broke into Nichols oyster grotto Friday
night and stole a valuable parrot sundry
LIQUORS and cigars
-, Thomas Corbett has entered contest for
the $4,000 estate of his late wife, Ellen Cor
bett Harriet Cor5ett claims the property
E under deed of gilt.
The cantata OF Ruth and Naomi" to be
given by the Sabbath-school OF the Geary-
street Temple on March q, promises 10 be q
. very successful affair.
Judges Campbell and Low had a wordy war
in the corridor OF the City Hall yesterday,
which was followed by an exciting episode in
- Judge JoachlmSen's court.
The preliminary examination OF Wing Sing
and Chin Poy, charged with the murder OF
Little Pete, was commenced before Judge
Joachimsen yes terday morning.
horse belonging TO Dunsmuir & Co. be-
came fractions yesterday and backed off a
wharf, carrying a cart with it. The horse
o which was valuable animal, was drowned
British residents met Yesterday and ar
ranged to celebrate Queen Victoria's diamond
anniversary. A funu viii be raised 10 esfab
Hsh maternity ward or hospital for women
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty IN
Children warned Mrs. Mary Shepard yester
day against permitting her tweiye-yearoId
daughter Rosie to sell flowers in saloons and
dives.
At mass-meeting under the auspices of the
Merchants and Producers Association resoiu-
Q tions were passed condemning the practice of
allowing prison productions TO compete with
Tree labor.
The Union League Club has passed resolu-
tions in favor OF primary law, denouncing
the recent temporary roll" scandal at Sacra
mento and asking for the removal OF Cbiaf
Clerk Duckwori H.
A mass-meeung was held at Metropolitan
Temple last evening to protest against the en-
croschment OF the prison product of the Fol-
som quarry upon the freestone industry of
=, the State. appropriate resolutions were
passed.
The special meeting of the Associated I'M
provement Clubs held last night in B'nai
b Brlth Hall resulted in no business, and q long
parley over The proposed Assembly bin for
street grading proved ineffective for want OF a
quorum.
Grand opera will be presented here in March
by g very large Partisan company, now in
New Orleans. Twenty performances Will be
given and seats will be 81, 81 and So Wealthy
citizens are behind the project with a
guarantee OF $4,000.
Secretary Kane of the Society for the Pre-
vention of Vice, after having the matter
brought to his attention, has notified the Sac
| ramento authorities OF the case OF young
girl living on Jersey Island, near Antioch,
and needing proper guardianship.
A public meeting will be held at Pythian
Hall this afternoon at o'clock under the au-
spices OF the local branch of the Labor Ex-
Change. An explanation of the methods of
the exchange will be made, showing how all
out OF work may be tproftably employed.
The Academic Athletic League, now in
creased TO fifteen of the largest schools of the
State, purposes TO enter a team OF its best ath-
.letes in the annual championship games and
hopes 10 send the team East. Field days aud
BASEBALL games have been arranged tor the
next two months.
j. Garter, an employe III the Modern Laun-
dry, 3S5 Eighth street, was working on a
wringing- machine yesterday morning when a
D.. towel got caught in the roller. He thrust his
right arm IL 10 pull the towel off, and his
arm goi caught and was badly crushed. He
threw his weight against the pulley and sue
ceeded stopping the machine. He was
taken to the Receiving Hospital and DR.. Wei
amputated the arm.