The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-17
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

Fair sunday.-Local Forecaster Meade.
The soldiers at the Preside had field day
Yesterday and did some good work
The Charming Auxiliary gave a concert yes
terday at the First Unitarian Church.
An evening paper announces the engage
ment of Miss Victory Bateman to Harry Kyle.
The Maria Kip Orphanage desires to have
charge OF the daughter OF Mrs. Louise Worth
ington.
The brain of William NJ. Roe, The murderer
hanged at Napa. is to be preserved for the eye
of science to study.
The brothers Ehrenpfort-Hugo and George
Fought lively battle on Front street on
saturday afternoon.
The proposition to mold might Police
Court Is being strongly opposed by attorneys
VINO practice in the courts.
AlVarado, Fly, Queen Blazes, Scarf Pin, In
stallation, Buckwa and Fl Fl were the winners
at Oakland track yesterday.
Mrs. w W. Dinond departed for Honolulu
yesterday on the steamer Coptic vowlng Venge-
Rnce on her alleged traducers.
The sudden proclamation of yesterday as a
holiday proved a grave Inconvenience 70
many business projects and houses
Britishers of this City are preparing big
demonstration on the anniversary OIL queen
VIctoria's sixty years reign, June IL
Seven sailors OF the sealing schooner Elsie
were arrested Yesterday for mutinous conduct
on the high seas $50 miles OF this port
The steamer Santa Rosa has been laid up for
q general oyerhaullng, and the Queen went
out on the southern run IN her place yesterday
Atameetinc of the Golden Gate Kindergar-
ten Association Mrs. Cyrus Walker was elected
president to fiji the vacancy left by the death
of Sarah B. Cooper.
The wrecker Whitelaw has been doing tow
boat business for the past week. she Is very.
slow, however, and the schooner Allen A, I'M
der sail, beat her into port yesterday.
Judge Coffey is 20 hear argument on the
25th inst in regard to the claim of Anselmo
Jose Maria de Laveaga TO one-tourth of the
late Jose Vicente de Laveaga's estate.
The captain and owners of the French ship
for $5337 so for what is alleged TO amount 70
a breach Of contract on the charter OF the YES
sci.
The appointment of two Inspectors OF Police,
provided for in the bill now before the LeglS-
lature, is causing considerable comment as TO
who will secure the poslt ions If the bill should
pass.
Presiding Juage seawell has handed down
decision sustaining Justice of the Peace Kerr
rigan in demanding from a nonresident cor.
pora ion a bond for the payment OF costs OF
court
A steam roller ran away at the corner of
Fulton and Baker streets yesterday, dong
considerable damage and creating much
injured.
The steamer Empire, that latterIy has been
running between Portland and Coos Bay, has
been sold to GOodall, Perkins d Co., and In
future viii carry coal from Coos Bay to San
Francisco.
Felix F Dougherty, a native of Philadelphia,
80 years of age, ironwOrker, ana James J.
Reavis, q native OF Butte County, Cal, farmer,
50 years OF age, were sworn In as policemen
yesterday.
IT,, Co., r-o,ot,oo p;dJoo C1ub has daoidad
TO hold series OF paper chases in the open
country near Ingleside, and in few weeks
the hunters horn viii startle that quiet part
ofSan Francisco.
John 7. Nash, an aged miner, died suddenly
yesterday IN q lodging-hOuse at 134 Fourth
street. He had lodged there since October n.
Nash was last engaged in Napa County in the
quicksilver mines.
Frank Mason, alias Pope, "trusty' in the
City Prison, who made his escape in Deem
ber 1895, has been discovered in the prison
at Los Angeles and will be brought back to
complete his sen tence.
Jokers OF Santa Rosa are reported to have
imported Spring Valley Water from San Fran
cisco for Judge Daingerfeld's use while he
hearing the great water suit Of Mock
against the city of Santa Rosa.
A petition signed by q large mum Der of
bankers and merchants requesting that street.
paving specifications be SO changed as to
allow the use of California asphalt has been
sent to the Board of Supervisors.
Ire Splrltua1lStS OF the Cl[y nave TAKEN up
the cudgels against the Rev. Dr. Farrand for
his criticism of mediums. They claim that
the pursuit OF the ideals of spiritualism con-
stitutes religion free of dogma.
The Occidental and Oriental Company
Coptic took away for Japan and China yester-
day the largest cargo OF cotton that has ever
left this port in a steamer. She also had on
board very heavy consignments of -four.
The. coming of the swanhilda will De first
known in this City through the agency of
oh, Hau
Farallones to-day on the pilot-boat Lady Mine
by A. Carlisle, the expert pigeon-fancier.
Rev. James r. KnodeIl of Los Angeles will
deliver an address before the young men at
the Chris ian Association building, Mason
and Ellis streets, this afternoon at 3 o'clock.
There will be special music for the occasion.
Mrs. Fisbie, who lives on McAllister street.
near Cough, compelled Chinese yesterday to
return her 81 for bogus lottery ticket he had
sold her about year ago with 90 cents in
terest and chased him out OF the neighbor-
hood,
The never-defeated little Y. NJ. C. A. football
team of this City played its thirty-sixth game
yesterday afternoon at Central Park and won
from the much heavier Lick School team alter
a spirited exhibition OF football, the score
being to f.
The State holiday in commemoration of the
defeat OF the funding bill was concluded with
public demonstration in Metropolitan Tenn
pie. Northumberland Jeter presided and
many prominent leaders Of the fight for the
people we're on the platform.
Captain Kustel of the ship Hawaiian Isles
very nearly had Frank Butler, the murderer
for his first mate during the voyage from New
castle to San Francisco. Butler was an hour
late in putting in an appearance, and so had
to seek position on the swanhilda
Judge Belcher has decided in the case OF
Dastague against Destague that Judge of the
Superior Court may set aside = decree of di-
vorce at any time. If a divorced woman
should remarry and her decree should be an
position of having two husbands.
The Amateur Athletic Union of the United
States has adopted new scheme for identity
ing amateur athletes by registe rim g and num-
bering them, and hes appointed as registrar
for this State, Nevada and Arizona, William
+. Humphrey of this City, president of the
Pacific Association of the Amateur Athletic
Union.
Could Not Misunderstand.
Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, former Pre-