The San Francisco call., 1897-08-19
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.


a cloudy and unsettled Thursday with per
haps some rain.
IN Judge Hebbard's court the case OF Mau
VS. Levy Is on tial.
The Board OF Education fixed a salary
sehedule ta>t evening
The Pofte Commissioners had ten cases be-
foTe Them las night, and nine were dismissed.
Charles Towne. the candy manufacturer,
$720. o'''---' '99
Max Clifford Ettiuger has fled his petition
IN insolvency He owes $542 and has no
assets.
An abandoned girl baby wRs found in
ossket on the steps OF 81. Joseph's Home early
yesterday morning.
Daniel Noorhies has sued the Market-street
Railway Company for S25 COO damages on
account OF personal Ejuries.
Martin Cafferty. laborer, living at sunny
Slde, was arrested last nlGht on 8 bench war
rant ior brutaliy beating his little son.
Judge Maurice c. Blake was seized with
light stroke OF paralysis last Sunday night,
and he Is gradually losing his strength.
The letter carriers are trying o raise $4,000
ny public donation. This j. 10 lie used 10 en-
le'laIn the delegates 10 their convention.
Tomorrow night will be The night Of the
Wheelmen al The Mechanics Far and great
preparations are being made tor ne event.
Mrs. Ma!gu rite Gldier. 2OsSl5 Mission
street. was Yesterday tued - oy Judge Low
fer failing toIeg ster the b rtn OF her child.
III e sac Pank Commissioners have fled
their regular report OF The cond ton Of the
City commercial banks which show their con-
dluon on July 81.
"Oid Sport" 8 weiI-known character in the
sporting world, died Tuesday in a stockton
street Iodgl g-nouse. HIS life was eplete with
dramatic incidents.
Ia Judge Ccfey's court yesterday the will
contest the Of The 6 . Sarah EDp-
llsb was commenced. 1t IS expected that
jury viii be secured to-day.
Ms. Margaret Hogan OF 1898 Eighteenth
street hanged herself III q barn yesterday
while temUorariiv insane because OF worry
over her husbands sickness.
suit mas been Instituted by Wells, Fargo &
60 against W. F. Beck, Robert \. Simpson and
I gar A. Cohen to recover S47740 II said to
be due on promlssory noIe.
The queer manlfes tations al the Mission
street soap factory con tinued 10 atJrsct crowds
all day yesterday. The people there make
strong sta tements regarding it.
lecture on "Our Ironclnds and Naval
Armamenl s. Will be delivered nv IRVING "
Scott 81 the Good Samaritan Mission tonight
1t viii be illustrated with stereopticon views
Mathew Doran, an employe OF the Pacific
GsS improvement Company, was Knocked
down by a runaway hsndcar at the foot of
steiner street yesterday morning and had two
rlbs uTJken-
An important decision has been rendered
Tecenuy 10 tie effect that Deputy United STATES
MarshaIS are under the civil sarvIce act and
cannot be removed except tor causes other
tnAu politics or religion.
Word has been received from Hamburg, Ger
many. co hrming the statement that the Cali
iornIa exhibit 81 the international exposition
has carried of the 90 medal the highest
prize awarded at tina big fair.
Application has been made to the Superior
Court for permission TO mortgage the property
81 81 Peters Church for the sum OF S25OO
~ o. * daSC hnd To-f n ffr1y-
yara lOt 457, on Stockton street.
The steamer North Fork, towing the river
boat Mare Island, SAILED for the mouth OF the
Yukon with heavy load OF passengers and
freight yesterday. The Federal officers said
there was no doubt that the vessels were safe
and there was no lega delay
Stewart Menzies, who has recently returned
fIom q Continental TOUR, says times in Great
Britain are excel Lent thst Glasgow has the
best municipal government in the world and
mat snlpbulIders on the clyde paid better
tnan Americans for the same work.
The cigar-store of William Greenwood, 1882
Market street, was entered by burglar early
yesterday morning by prying the paddock off
the small outer door. The cash regis ter was
relieved oi 81 so, and the burglar also helped
himself 10 several packages OF cigarettes and
box of cigars
Acting Internal Revenue Collector Thomas
Yesterday swore to a complaint against E
Mead, japanese estaurant-keeper, ct Alb
Dupont atreet, charging HIM with having re-
fused 20 pay the internal revenue IiGuor
license. Mead was arrested by the United
States Marshal.
All OF the Democratic mem bers of the Board
OF Education have been accused of gross mis-
conduct in the schoolbo question by the
Iroquois Club. The accused appeared before
the clubs committee yesterday and shifted
the blame on Superin tendent Webster and the
principals of the schools.
At the Figel examination yesterday, Detec-
tive Seymour recited a conversation he ha ad
with Figel in which the defendant made the
statement that he had sold his revolver to
Night Hoffman was shot he heard two men
arguing N front OF the store and that one of
them was about the SIZE and form OF Figel
General W r. Shafter OF the Presfdio has
volunteered to allow the boys in blue in his
command 20 give grand military tourna-
ment on admission day, III aid of the Lincoln
monument fund Lieutenant Roudfez has as
sumed iull charge OF tee entire arrangements
OF the tournament the grounds, wnile the
general committee OF the Monument League
Will look out for the financial end of the q ay.
Two more witnesses testified ia the Fair
Craven trial yesterday to having seen the dis
uuted deeds long before they were recordt d.
Sarah T. Johnson. The former said Mrs.
Craven showed the documents to him in
February, 1895, at Sacramento, lille Mrs.
Johnson's tatement was that she saw them as
early as Dece mber, 1894, at the Colonial Ho-
tel in this City.
William Davis. liveryman, was treated ct
the Receiving Hospital yesterday sfterno Don
for several bruises and decorations OF the face.
While be was returning from lunch he was
met by William CoTbett, an empIoye OF Nor
toms Express Company, and q companion. at
Eddy and Buchanan streets. TheY attacked
him and beat him badly. Corbett accused
Davis OF saying dIsparaging things about his
wife.