The San Francisco call., 1897-03-07
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
The relief fund in the hands of Daniel Meyer
is now $4112.
Three alarms of fire called out the depart
ment yesterday.
Rev. Haskett Smith will repeat some of his
interesting lectures.
Mile. Trebelli again charmed and delighted
an enthusias tic audience.
John NJ. Oakley's death was caused by an
over-1ndulgence in stimulants
The sweet wine product of this season is so
per cent less than that of last year.
The season of Lent is being observed in
many OF the churches by special services.
New Westminster Church is to have memo
rial window in honor of Monroe Greenwood.
The annual meeting and election of officers
OF the Mechanics Institute was held last
evening.
Mrs. NJ. A. Harding of London, England,
THINKS hat her son may have been muroereo
by Butler.
1t is estimated by the Sou thern Pacific Com
pany that 10000 people will attend the nght
at Carson.
Judge Dunno disposed of big criminal
calendar in Department IL OF the superior
Court yesterday.
]. G. Kane has been granted letters OF guar
diapshfp over the person and estate of Gather
Inc Brown, minor.
Unsettled weather with showers Sunday;
nigh southWeSterly NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. NC
Adie, Forecast Official.
The San Bias brought the news yesterday
that General Antonio Ezets was suffering from
malarial fever in Panama.
Mrs Clark Hoffman, secretary of the W. C.
7. U. of The United States. arrived here yester-
day to stay q month and lecture.
Mayor Phelan will try TO induce Mr.. sutro
to remove the obnoxious provisions from his
rlght-of-way deed for the boulevard.
The late Sergeant Thomas D. McKenna's will
has been filed for probate. There is rumor
that his daughters may file a contest.
Good Times, Two Cheers, Can't Dance, Miss
Rowena, Reddington, Palmerston and David
were the winners at Ingleside yesterday.
The battle-ship Oregon is evidently getting
ready for long cruise. She took over 200 tous
OF -four from one OF the Stock ton steamers yes
terday.
Attorney NJ. C. Hassett has filed an action at
law to secure partition OF the Crooks estate,
vOlved.
William Brugge WAS arraigned in Judge
Lows court yesterday for the murder of Louis
Gosch, and the case was continued till next
Friday.
Captain Lees was notified last night by the
Pinkerton Agency of New York that Alonzo J..
Whlteman had been arrested there for swim
ding bank.
An old man, familiarly known as the "gold
nugget man." has been duping several people
in the neighborhood of the leading hotels and
banks recently.
julie C. Gamage has sued Sidney V. Smith and
w. +. McNutt on account of $4,000 said to have
been received by the defendants as trus tees for
Jenny B. Dexter.
The Council of Associated Industries has
decided upon policy with reference to future
action in dealing with the traffic in adulter-
sted food products.
Mrs Mary L. Martin of Oakland has been ap-
pointed guardian pro temPore of little Efie v.
r. Holstrom, for the custody of whom TWO
mothers are struggling.
General J. }. Canas, the representative of the
Greater Republic of Central America to Mexico,
arrived on the San Bias yesterday. He will re-
main here couple of weeks.
The residence OF Mrs Halleck, ia Scott
street, was entered by burglar Thursday aft
ernoon and gold watch and chain, a purse
and diamond pin were stolen.
The Mission Five-mile Improvement Club at
its meeting last night at L.gnri Hall called
attention to the neglect of The City authori-
ties regarding their section of the City.
The celebration OF the thirteenth anniver
sary of the Sailors Union of the Pacific was
postponed Till next Saturday evening on ac-
count of the inclemency of the weather.
Mayor Phelan has addressed an open letter
to the Board OF Supervisors making protest
against the proposed ap pointment OF a deputy
district attorney for this City and County.
The Petticoat Mining Company has been in
corpGrated b. Charles Gross, James T. Henry,
Hall McAliister, Isaac Frohman and George
Tennant, with a capital stock OF 100000.
F. F. Pierson, ex-traveling salesman for the
Crane Company, % First street was brought
from Jackson, Amador County, last evening
10 answer charge OF felony embezzlement.
The New Creamerie Restaurant Company
has been incorporated by O. F. Westphal, F. F.
Cooper, c. 81. Green, J. B. Fried and A. K.
Happer berger, with capital stock of $40, 600.
John Kalasich, who nim-fammed Pietro
Corbelli, a bootblsck, out OF $315, wa yester-
day held to answer before the Superior Conrt
by Justice of the Peace Groezinger in $4,000
bonds.
Frank Howard and James Dscey, ex-con-
victs, and John Burns were arrested Friday
while acting suspicIously in the Western Ad-
dinon, and burglars tools were found in their
possession.
sliding down the banisters on the third floor
OF the Brunswick Hotel last evening" lost his
balance and fell to the basement, dying in
about three hours.
John F. Connolly. United States Consul to
New Zealand, has filed mis- second report on
the operation of the single-tax laws OF New
Zealand, in which he declares that the system
has demonstrated Itself as a success.
Major W. W. winchell of the Salvation Army
is making active preparations to put the ar
my's allotment colonization scheme into early
operation. At least 100 families he think.
can be thus provided for in the fall.
The Labor Exchange will hold public meet
ing at Pythian Hall, 909 Market street this
afternoon. State Organizer Clark will explain
how the exchange carries on an immense and
growing business wholly without money.
The sale OF seats for the big fight is now
being conducted at Gunsts cigar-siore, under
the Baldwin Hotel. Dan Stuart's cousin W.
H. Clark. who is in charge, thinks the contest
is good for al least ten rounds and proba bly,
much longer
The members Of the local Greek colony are
80 deeply stirred by the intelligence that King
George has issued call to the army reserves
in America to go to the assistance OF their
country. The Hellenic Society will hold an
emergency meeting u discuss the situation.