The San Francisco call., 1897-09-05
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
Fresh westerlY winds

Fair Sunday. Fresh westerly winds.
William Scbnittke, a sailor, committed sui
eide est evening by swallowing carboIic acid.
DR.. GoodfelIow of Tucson arrived from New
York on the Central overland train last
evening.
A bicycle run to Golden Gate Park was the
feature of the second days conven tion OF the
Y. NJ. G. A.
Many Italian property owners expressed
their indigna alton at the delay in building the
Hall Of Justice
Samuel G. Murphy. president of the First
National Bank OF this City, returned from
New York last evening.
C. A: Johnston, butcher, was arrested last
night by Meat Inspector Davis for having i'm
mature veal in his possession.
The fountain at Mason and Market streets
will be unveiled at IL O'Clock this morning
without any unusual ceremony.
The Supreme Court has decided that the
City owns the improvements on the Lincoln
school lots on Fifth and Market streets.
The first delegation of German colonists for
the st. Joseph's colony, near Salinas Will
leave Chicago on the Goth of this month.
A new League OF Goodroads" was yesterday
organized by the State Board of Trade, fifteen
counties being represented at the meeting
Mcfarland Brothers, millmen, who have
been established here for ten years, have
failed, and Walter Sutton has been appointed
assignee.
Judge Seswell has decided that the San Fran
cisco Security Savings Bank has no right to re-
cover $500 paid as taxes on personal prop
erty under protest
The Native Sons have completed all arrange
ments for the night parade on the 9Th of Sep
tember in this City, and for the celebration In
Santa Rosa on the 9th.
S. J. Riley, laborer, living at $685. Folsom
street, was arrested last night for arson, but
subsequent investigation led 10 the belief that
the fire was accidental
Freight rates on wheat and other products
shipped East by the Southern Pacific will be
increased TO go cents q hundred pounds on
and after September 20.
Lieutenant-Colonel F. S. Pott, paymsster on
Major-General James staff, has resigned, and
hereafter the eX-paymGs ter will not recognize
The major-generPl socially.
John Ferem, assistant Superintendent of the
S.lors' Home, was arrested Yesterday on a
cbHrge of having illegally charged two sailors
- each for shipping them.
Walter L. Mains circus and menagerie at
tracted large crowds yesterday afternoon and
evening They gave frstrate snow, and
every one went away happy.
John J. Smith, Ia borer, was charged before
Judge Conlan yesterday with obtaining money
from different people on the false pretense of
being for the benefit of a widow.
Dr. Harry Westwood Cooper appeared in
Jadgc Lows court Yesterday to answer to the
char-es of forgery, but no complaints had
been filed the cases were continued till next
Wednesday.
Dan Marks, brother-in-law of isaac L. Rosen-
thai the K2arnv-street ct shoe merchant, mar
rowiy escaped asphyxiation yesterday morn
ing at his room in the Rosenthal residence on
DeYisaderO street
Charles NJ. S. Bartlett, the witness in the
Fair case who admitted having committed
lerjury, was admitted to bail yesterday by
Judge Carroll Cook. pending the hearing OF
writ OF habeas corpus.
The letter carriers have decorated the large
Baldwin Hotel parlors as places for receiving
hum ra6S nj O WI ~
have arrived, but most OF whom are on their
way from Eas tern cities.
SO great has the demand been for tickets for
the weeks entertainment in the California
Theater, for the benefit of the Police Widows
aud Orphans Aid Association, that its hnsn-
cial success is already assured.
William q. Crocker, president OF the Crocker
WOolWorth Bank, narrowly escaped serious in
jury last Friday night from a bullet tred
through the window of the train on which he
riding to his country residence at Bur
lingame
Secretary Holbrook of the Society for the
Prevention OF Cruelty to Animals will swear
out warrant Tuesday for the arrest OF Cap
tain Charles E. jerks of the First California
Guard for willfully neglecting horses which
are under mis- charge.
The trial OF the man and woman who are sc-
cused OF keeping minor Chinese girl in an
immoral place was concluded before Judge
Low yesterday. A number of Chinese wit
uesses testified hat the house in question was
ahighly respectable one.
United States Commissioner Heacock yester-
day set the examination of G. E. Frank for
next Wednesday. Frank is accused OF selling
cigars without a license and of reflling cigar
boxes with Chinese stinkadores and repre-
senting them to be pure Havanas.
Tho Los Angeles nine defeated the Heese-
mans at Central Park yesterday by score OF
to 4. The cOntending teams were tied at the
close of the eighth in ming, but in the last half
of the ninth Held batted out a three-bagger
for the southerners, which brought the neces-
sary winning run.
The second days session of the California
State Spiritualists' Association was productive
of much strife and discord among the several
factions, but it resulted IN the selection OF
what is believed to be strong and cons cien-
tious board OF directors. The convention will
close this evening.
Representatives of organized labor met last
night and demanded the prosecution of Sub
contractor John Kelso for viola ting the Fed
eral eight-hour law. They condemned the
contractors for the delay on the fall of JUS
tice and pas sed complimentary resolutions on
THE CALL for the course 1t had taken in the
matter