The San Francisco call., 1897-04-30
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.


The Board of Supervisors meets as Water
CCmmIttee to-day.
Mayor Phelan turned 1888 55 into the boule-
ward fund yesterday.
Fair Friday, with fresh winds, is the
weather prediction for to-day.
The Marriott libel case has been continued
until next Monday at 80 P. NJ.
1t is expected that the Valley road will
reach Haniord by the 22d OF May.
The Pure Food Congress will be held to-day
In Pioneer Hal, on Fourth street.
Benjamin F. Mckinley. uncle OF the Presi-
dent, IS an asplrant Tor the local postmas ter
ship.
The Socialists are again holding meetings on
the public streets in spite of the wishes OF the
police.
The funeral OF the late Philip RohrbacheF,
supreme arch of The Druids, look place yes
terday.
Golden Gate Hall was crowded last night to
hear Mrs. Helen Gardeners famous paper on
"Heredity."
A Alantern-slide entertainment will be given
in the auditorium of the Girls High School
this evening.
The Ola ship Yosemite, coal laden. made the
smart run OF seven days from Tacoma, arriy-
ing yesterday.
Judge Seaweu has taken under consider
alton the suit of J. J. Rauer agai inst Thomas
ShaTkey for 5000.
Mark L. Elliott, the California mining man
for the last iour and half years In the Trans
vaal, is IL the City.
Dalton, Csrdwell, Charles lie Bel, Rey del
TERRA, Olive and Salvab'e were the winning
horses at Ingles de yesterday.
Bert Raeder, a bookkeeper in the employ of
A. J. oNicol i; Co., eleva tor people, has been
arrested on cnerge OF embeZzlement.
The commencement exercises Of the Hahne-
mann Hospital College of San Francisco were
held last evening in Native Sons Hall.
An application has been filed for the volun-
tary dissolution of the SocieIa da Mutuo Soc
corso D lila Compagnia CacciatorL Alpiui.
The quarterly meeting of the German Gen
eral Benevolent Society was held last night,
ana the report showed gratifying results.
Company G, League of the Cross Cadets,
won the Bishop Montg merry trophy at the
competitive drill at the Mechanics Pavilion.
Ro lie Champion, boy II years OF age, who
FED from Stockton 10 escape girls ven-
geance, was arrested here yesterday morning.
The work of preparation for the coming
Christian EndeavOr Convention is progressin ing
rapidly in the hands of the committees in
charge.
E. J. Baldwin. the millionaire. has evaded
Miss Lillian Ashley, his Nemesis by leaving
this CITY yesterday for his mining claims in
Randsburg.
The Populists are now trying to win back
their former leaders, and lively meeting g OF
the County Central Committee is expected for
tomorrow evening.
The gasoline schooner Jessie Matson lost her
propeller la Wednesday night and had to
anchor IN the fairwsy. Yesterday she made
her dock under sail.
A L. Karl of the Union-square Market on
Powell street. near OFarreII, was attached
yesterday for $447. The claimants are J. j.
Rauer and G. F. Villa.
BY the time the wheat season opens the Val
ley read wiz have increased its rolling stock
TO 500 cars. Last season is equipment con-
sisted of but $50 cars
Two straw bonds were discovered yesterday
b. EXper Chris Newman in the cases of Mel
lie Murphy and John LANCER, the latter hav-
ing fed from the City.
The public school children will be treated to
vacation during the whole OF next week,
school closing tomorrow ana not reopening
until Monday, May 10.
R. D. Chandler is about to build coal bunk
ers Green-street wharf Chief Engineer
Holmes OF the Harbor Commissioners esti-
mates the cost at $50 000
j. j. Ltvernash, brother of the news editor
of the Examiner, has been appointed collector
on the water front by the Harbor Commis-
sloners al salary of 500 per month.
Captain Allen, late OF the Crescent City, has
recovered from dangerous illness, and will
take The steamer Del Norte out in a few DAYS
on six months cruise in Alaskan waters.
Porter Brothers & Co. report that the Geor-
gia peach crop will not exceed one-tenth of
that OF last year, and that the price OF
canned peaches has risen il New York City.
Acting in the interests of economy the di-
rectors OF the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals have decided upon the re-
moyal of Frederick A. Osborne as pound
master.
Joe Howard. an expressman, attempted to
take liberties with young nursegirl on
the north beach last evening aud was chased
by angry fishermen and stoned till police man
arrested him.
The Supreme Court has handed down a de-
cision in which 1t clearly states that Boards OF
SupervS Sors have no power 10 employ special
attorneys except in such cases are pre-
scrlbed by law.
The Board of Education may try to oust Su-
perlntendent OF schools Webster on the ground
that he Is a county school super intendent and
tnat they have the right to appoint city
superintendent.
Inc Occidental and Oriental Steamship
SonPahys Dorlc arrived from Hongkong via
Yokohama and Honolulu YESTERDAY with
eleVeh missionaries and seventy other pas
sengers in the cabin.
Argument over the Valley-road contract was
resumed yesterday before the Railroad Com
mission, and Attorney Preston submitted the
document for the personal inspection of me
members OF the commission.
Following is the programme to be rendered
at the funeral OF Joseph Hrschb bach TODAY.
Double quartet, Tivoli; 500, Rhys Thomas. !.
trombone, quartet; Rabbi J. Voorsanper: sol
Cantor STARK; hymn, 'Oh, Lord What Is
Man?" wi h soprano and barytone solo and
violin obligato by Temple Emmanu-El choir;
postlude.