The San Francisco call., 1897-02-09
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF,


Joseph Carew will represent Sacred Heart
Farish In the district silver medal contest.
The Krieger-Vereins gave a BANQUET last
hlght In honor OF their fourth anniversary.
The Andrew Welch, Captain Drew, took
away twelve passengers for Honolulu yester-
, Third street will be lighted by electricity
from Mission TO Harrison on next Saturday
night
The first gun mounted on disappearing
carriage on this coast was tested at Fort Point
yesterday.
Evangelist Munhan spoke yesterday on
modern unbelief at the Presbyterian Minis.
teriaI Union.
Judge Slack has given judgment in favor of
St.Elncenrs Institution against John T. Da-
Wis for Sl240 and costs.
The engagement is announced of Thomas
Magee, the well-known real estate man and
Miss Helen Carlton Curtis.
The old whaling-bark Emma F. Herman is
oelng changed into q barkentine for the North
american Trading Company.
Thomas NJ Quackenbush yesterday testified
mat be never signed marriage contract wi h
MRS. Nancy AbbottQuackeubu bush.
J. E. BomrCss, carpenter, living at 9 How
ara street. was trtcked out of $50 yesterday by
CRATER around the Police courts
In Judge Slacks court the suit of Mrs Ma
haia hoolnson against Mrs. Rachel Macdou-
gal ana Mrs. Helen Hudgin on trial.
10000 on account of cash advanced for the de-
iendant by Mr.. Perley and W. B. George.
Oakland track reopened yesterday. The
winning horses were; BasquIl, Palmerston,
oaIlsbuFy II, Estaca, Caspar and Moylan.
At the meeting of the Congregational Mon
day Club yesterday Rev. w. Tubb upbraided
the pastors with their ign ORANGE OF history.
WA: Speak, alias Spencer, bookkeeper at the
Alas IRON WORKS, Potero, was arrested last
night on the charge OF felony embezzlement.
-.o1s
VINO, II is claimed, has been fraudulently OBJ
tanning subscriptions for different N agazines
The Butler case before Commissioner Hea-
cock is attracting much attention among the
public Il viii be resumed tomorrow morn
ing.
The funeral of the late Fritz Rfnckley will be
held to-day from the Hinckley residence on
California street Interment will be at Pied
mont.
The sealing-schooner Rattler reports thirtv-
eight skins so far. Owing to the boat-steerer
falling sick the cruise OF the vessel was de-
layed.
In the suit of John H. Wise against lanes
. 7. Murphy and F. Smaliey for $976O. judgment
has been given against the plaintiff by Judge
Hebbard.
Horace G. Platt has offered his resigna ton
as one OF the managers OF the trust formed bv
the late General W. h. Dimond for the benefit
OF his heirs.
Frank Taylor, a sailor, and known to the DO
lice as porch-clim Der, was arrested by the
againsrhlm.
The cases against John 4. Benson and others,
Charged with land frauds, will probably be
dropped by the United States authorities on
Monday next.
The United States survey steamer Macarthur
has gone 10 the north channel to search for
the rock on which the Centesima struck on
December 13 last.
Annual banquet of Unity Alliance No IA
St. Patrfck's Alliance OF America, at which
Father MCEad0en EXPRESSED
on the q arbitration.
Mrs. Cliff, 1926 Bush street, took by boy
TO the Receiving Hospital yesterday that was
found on her Doorstep p some weeks ago as she
had got tired OF it.
Butler. alias Ashe, is now heard of from
Ohio. Springfield man has recognized his
picture and description az that OF a former
associate IN Alaska.
The Committee on Commerce and Nayiga-
ton was entertained by the Harbor Commits
sloners on a cruise round the bay devoted to
business and pleasure.
Mayor Phelan will appoint a committee OF
nifty citizens to work in conjunction with the
Cuban League OF the Uniled States, which has
headquarters in New York.
Alexander J. Smith, an ex-member of the
Canadian Northwest mounted police, failed TO
recognize the murderer Butler last night as
having belonged 10 the force.
The trial of Fred Marriott, charged with
libel, for publishing articles In the News Let
ter rejecting Judge Hebbard has been
postponed until next Monday.
Forty-one sonoma citizens have notified
North Pacific that they are not opposed to
picnic grounds in that vicinity.
mass-meeting in favor Of the bills for the
relief OF the bakers. now before the Legisla-
ture, was held last evening under the auspices
OF the Trades and Labor Alliance.
James Nesbit, G. H. James worth and Joe
Curley were arrested last night and locked up
IN the tanks pending an investigation as 10
some Jewelry they were trying to sell.
George Ackermann 518 Eleventh street. was
ARE sted last night on the charge of assault to
murder for throwing e hatchet at Thomas
Kane, boy, and fracturing his skull.
Secretary Frank Kane of the Pacific Coast
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Chill
dren, was arrested yesterday on a charge OF
battery preferred by w. A Iighthal
\ The Board of Trade held its annual meeting
lgssterday and elected a board OF directors.
President Watkins report is most cheerful
document, indicating prosperous year.
The Salvation Army will i'm press the phono-
graph into service by loading 1t with relig
.lous hymns and exhortations. One will be
iried at the Metropolitan Ten pie on the 22d
Many friends will be grieved to learn of the
death at Los Gatos yesterday of Frank G.
Hume, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Hume Of
Piedmont Mr.. Hume succumbed to menin-
gitis.
The Board of Supervisors Yesterday de-
cided to sit next Wednesday at 10 A NJ as q
committee OF the WnOle 10 take testimony
1iminary TO fixing water rates for the ensuing
fs cal year.
A former member of the Canadian mounted
police failed 10 identity Butler, the Australian
suspect, as Ashe, formerly of Troop b at
Regina. The theory is that Butler assumed
Ashes name.
The Valley road will receive sugges tions as
to names of new stations, and Division Super-
intendent Mcfarland Will soon remove TO
Fresno TO take charge OF the work on the
bakersfield extension.
Taylor Rogers will deliver lecture to-mor-
row evening at the Turk-street Temple under
the auspices of Liberty Branch, Socialist Labor
party, on the Economics OF The Sermon on
The Mount" Seats are free.
At q meeting of the Fiilmore-street Club last
night com plants were made regarding the
Dad condition OF Bush street at its junction
,, WIN Fillmore, and also with the bad condi-
lion Of the sidewalk on block 357. owned by G.
T. Buffers
The committee having in charge the general
horticultural exhibition at Hamburg, Ger
many, this year, desires 10 have Golden Gate
Z AK exhibited there in model, in a special
lnlding where the great parks of the world
fAl be comparatively studied by Europeans.
I The hearing on the application for extradi-
lOn IN the case OF Butler, the alleged multi
45uIuerer, was resumed before Com missioner
'ueaacock yesterday and continued, after some
SFluehce mad been taken, until Wednesday at
+. ID The attorneys for the defense pre-
sented certain objections against the jurisdic-
t4on U the court, which were disregarded.
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Trunks Moved rs Cents.
Commercial Transfer Company, 43 sutter st.
Tel. main ~. Furniture moved reasonably"