The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-07
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

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A cloudy and foggy Saturday morning fol-
lowed by cloudy day.
Exciting times on Minna street when po-
liceman tried 10 ad just matters between land
lord and tenants.
The late Iohn C. Traver, a livery-stable
keeper, left an estate valued at $4,000, which
he bequeathed 10 his three children.
Bernhard thurman and his wife, Sophia,
have app led 10 the Superior Court for permits
sion to adopt Minnie Ballomaer, minor
A goods zed crowd viewed the harness
horse sport at Emeryville yesterday. Fred
Wilkes. Iora and Ada r were the winners.
Captain Doran, late of the steamer Pomona,
has been placed in command OF the Alice
Blanchard, vice Captain Hughes, resigned
Visalia has appointed q committee to ar
range Tor q big cele bration in honor OF the
completion of the Valley road TO that place.
A B. Lindsay, who pawned diamond ring
belonging 10 his employer, is wanted on Il
warrant charging him with felony embezz!e-
ment.
T. H. Goodman of the Southern Pacific Com
pany has suggested O round-trip rate of 500
10 bring 10 San Francisco two big conventions
in 1898.
DR.. Fred W. d'Evelyn was interviewed yes
terday and gave most interesting talk on his
new discovery, which prevents and cures the
drink habit.
The body of an unknown man was found in
Golden Gate Park yesterday. An empty vial
which had contained poison was held in his
stlffened fingers.
Prince Poniatowski returned yesterday from
London. He says English capitalists are
anxious TO invest in good railroad securities
and California mines.
Vincent Noe has sued Miguel Noe and the
humboldt Savings and Loan Society to quiet
tile 10 real estate on Eliza be III street, near
Guerrero, IN this City.
The Amateur Athletic Association OF the
Pacific States was permanently organized last
night with W, P. Lawlor as president and L.
7. RedIick as secretary.
Autopsy Physician Gallagher returned yes
terday from a hunting expedition in the
Humboldt Mountains. He says that he bagged
five deer and 250 trout.
Auditor Broderick has made a compa rison
of he tax levy of the Board of Supervisors OF
1898, which kept its dollar limit pledge, with
that Of the DeYany-Haskins combine.
The new four-masted barkentine Addenda
arrived from Oregon yesterday. This is her
first visit to this port and she will prove
welcome addition to the coasting fl Get.
J. a. Filcher of the State Board OF Trade has
returned from Hamburg, Germany, where he
has been looking after the California exhibit
at the International exposition in that city.
The Winema kers' Corporation has recently
made arrangements whereby it can handle all
OF the grapes OF this and future years crops.
considerable new capital has been brought
into the enterprise.
DR.. Morgan, chemist for Coroner Hawkins,
made an analysis of the stomach of Mrs Ellen
McAudrews, who died in the Receiving Hos
pital two three days ago. and found that
the cause OF death was uremia.
Public indignation over the action of the
Solid Nine-of the Board Ct Education in pre-
scribing new textbooks is not subsiding. The
parents of school children declare that the
course OF the board IS outrageous.
A resolution promising aid to the striking
miners was unanimously passed at the meet
ing OF the San Francisco Labor Council las
night. Preparations for the Labor day ce.e-
bration are being pushed rapidly along.
Mrs. Mary Gordon, hairdresser, tried to
shoot Paul TillauX, designer, al 33S Bush
street yesterday, but was prevented by the
forethought and prompt action of NJ. ]. Wall
an inspector Of fire alarm and police telegraph.
Acting upon the advice of Captain of De-
tectives Ben Bohen, Chief of Police Lees sus-
pended Officer A. C. Winzler yes terday morn
ing for shooting Charles Franz His case will
come up before the Police Commission
Wednesday.
Adolph Anderson q barkeeper, who had
been Confined in the County Jail two and a
ha.f years awaiting trial for passing couu-
terleit half-dollars, was SIT at liberty yester-
day on motion OF Deputy United States Atior-
ney Schlesinger.
The ship ST. Francis arrived from Baltimore
yesterday with a cargo of coal. During the
voyage, Otto Mars, an A. B., died. and when
the vessel dropped ancnor another seaman
had TO be sent TO the Marine Hospital Dyson
terry was the cause in both cases.
Many of the students of various nigh schools
which were disctedited by State University
professors say they did not have n fair ex-
animation IN English literature, and that they
were examined on catch questions found in
The books Of the profess ors themselves.
The matter of transferring the Veterans
Home at Yountvil!e to the state, Al pro-
vided by the bill! passed by the last Legsla a.
ture, has met with serious obstacle owing TO
the fact that the Governor vetoed the bill ap.
propriating $4,000 Tor the maintenance of
The home thereafter.
R. D. Duke, by his attorney, John E. Rich
ards. has sued W. V. Huntington, Marie l.
Huntington, Frank Corde and John Kinney
for $500. which Is their share as stockholders
of the E1wil W. Joy Company of an adver-
Using bill due to the San Jose Mercury Pub
fishing and Printing Company.
The preliminary examination of Theodore
Figel on the charge OF killing Isaac Hoffman
began Yesterday. Mr.. Ach outlined the testi-
mony 10 be produced by the pr, secution. The
afternoon session OF the court was held in the
offices where Mr.. Hoffman was killed, and
this was objected 10 by the attorneys for the
defense.
The crosr-eXamination OF Mrs. Elizabeth
Haskins was conc uded in tie Fsir-CraYen trial
Yesterday The aged lady admitted that when
her deceased hus bands Will was contested two
years ago his relatives charged her with hay
ing fore ed that instrument, but it was shown
in conrt by the evidence and the verdict OF
the jury that these charges were wholly I'M
tIus.
Charles Elliott, a vagrant, arrested a couple
of DAYS ago, was taken from his cell at the
City Prison at O'Clock yesterday morning
and pumped out st the Receiving Hospital.
Prison keeper John PARROT, who Is not much
used 10 handling crystals, found some In the
prisoners possession, and as the yagrant ac-
knowledged having swallowed some, Parrot
sent him over 10 be attended to by the pbysi-
clans. Instead of the man having swallowed
sirychnine, as al first supposed, 1t was only
quinine.