The San Francisco call., 1897-04-13
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF


ana the Madrone will leave to-day TO repair it.
Deun+s O'sullivan will soon appear al the
Tvoli in "Shamus O'Brien,' the popular Irish
opera.
Behrend Joost has abandoned all his al
legged claims TO the property OF the san Mateo
Railway.
Judge Daingerfeld will hear the trial of
Editor Frederick Marriott at 10 o'clock this
morning.
Chief Officer Prebble has retired from the
steamer Columbia and Third Officer Watt has
taken his place.
The San Francisco Teachers Club gave re-
ception last night in honor OF recently elected
honorary members.
1t is probable that the Fire Department will
be greatly improved after July l, under the
provisions Of the new law.
The Turner section of the Verein Elntracht
IS preparing for grand beneficiary enter
tainment for next Sunday.
A writ of habeas corpus on behalf of Alice
Edith Dickason-Bly the will be heard in Judge
Dunne's court this morning.
Miss Alice English, a young woman, took
three shots at admirer in the Irvington
House last Saturday evening.
Dolore, Bliss Rucker, lamar II, Meadow
Lark, Tulare and Caorillo were the winning g
horses a Emeryville yesterday.
At to-dsy's meeting of the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Children Secretary
P. Nelch viii offer h is resignation.
The local Cuban League will have meeting
at California Hall tomorrow night and q
grand picnic at SAusallt0 NJ ay 80.
The ticket-ofice Of the creek-route ferry was
robbed at noon on Saturday last OF $10S, the
cash drawer being carried bodily away.
The hearing in the mayhem case of Attorney
w. D. Grady, peremptorily fixed for yesterday,
was again postponed till Friday afternoon.
Minister Wa Ting-Fang was banqueted last
night by the Chinese Consul-General. His
brother-in-law may be ConsuFGenerel here.
Howard Park has sued Josephine Walcott
for $4,000 rent and restitution OF premises, the
Alexander HOTEL occupied by the defendant
The San Francisco Comm ercial Travellers
Association will give its first smoker at
Social Hall, Alcazar building, this evening.
On Monday a new route to the Yosemite will
be opened al much lower rates than those
now in force over the route via Raymond and
Wawona.
Nellie Murphy, q notorious p:ckpocket, was
arrested early yesterday morning for stealing
SO from George Plum, an employe in the
Lick House.
Oscar 7. Shuck lawyer. was arrested by
United States postal authorities yesterday on
charge OF sending scurrilous postal card to
f. D. Dement,.
Colonel John P. Irish has returned from the
Monetary Convention at Indianapolis, and is
advocating radical reforms in the National
banking laws
Supervisors yesterday Mayor Phelan severely
criticized the financial policy OF the District
Attorneys office.
Major Frank Mclaughlin, who has been
visiting Washington, has returned. His &C.
count of the efforts of various men to get
Office is interesting.
Louis Hartter of he firm of Hartter Hayes
& Co., wholesale grocers, was fined $50 by
Judge Campbell Yesterday, for selling adui.
tereted Eastern iellies.
Walter Mansfield, president of the Fly-cast-
ing Club, is confined to his room with lacer-
ated face, the result of g collision on the Sutro
line last Friday evening.
The Alaska Steamship Company has been
trying TO purchase the new steamer mboldt
for its Alaskan excursion trade, but the own
ers positively refuse 10 sell
Many people are watching the Harbor Com
missioners with interest to see whether they
wiz build the new free market on the water
front, as provided by a late law.
Justice of the Peace Barry oficiated at the
marriage yesterday afternoon OF Ng Kee and
1uet Oy and Hor Yock and jung Sou, the four
being natives of the Golden State.
W. W. Stone, president of the Lincoln Monu-
ment League, Is in daily receipt of letters from
leading public meE of the United States COM
mending the monument enterprise.
The California Ripe Fruit Company has been
Incorporated by Frank Frisbee, PhiIip Der
Pler, A. E. Shaw, James W. Taber and Melvin
Prescott, with capital stock of $4,000
Charles Empey has sued the Paul Boynton
Chutes Company for $50 900 damages on ac-
count OF personal injuries. He hurt by a
falling timber and bitten by savage monkey
Leading japanese, comprising two who are
delegates 10 the International Postal Congress
and FIVE six others who are studying the
architecture of steel buildings are at the
Palace.
The case of William Hunt, charged with
grand larceny in stealing a gold watch and
chain from w. Abbott. q saloon-keeper on
Grant avenue, dismissed by Judge
Joachfmsen yesterday.
The San Mateo Electric Railway Com pany
intends TO put its line in first-class condition
with "a 4-poupd rails and adding to and reno
waiting its rolling stock
The Pacific Amateur Athletic Association
has decided TO turn over the funds sccruing
from the Olympic and Butte City footbai Il
match, held in the City last winter, to the
Balboa boulevard fund.
Roland sheard, young Englishman on a
visit to the City, was bunkoed out of $50
Saturday, and yesterday kid" Russell was ar
rested and charged with grand larceny, hav
ing been identified by Sheard.
The Stonecutters Union explains why the
work OF construction on the new ferry depot
is going on so slowly by stating that incom
petent workmen employed at the Sites
quarry In getting out the rock.
The tramp steamer Amarapoora is in trouble
again. She left San Francisco without paying
her bills, and now she is TO be libeled as she
reaches Seattle by the butcher, baker, grocer
boa tman and Chinese laundryman.
The Balboa boulevard fund for the benefit o
the unemployed is fast dwindling, aud unies
the treasury is swelled steadily by cLarita biz
contributions the work will be checked and
thousands OF deserving poor be abandoned tc
misery.
Thomas Jones filed libel In the United
States District Court yesterday against the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company's steamer
City OF Sydney for $75 alleged to be due h i'm
for wages coalpasser and $65 for board and
lodging.
In the case of Bernard McGorry against NJ.
P. OConnor and others Judge Morrow yester
day decided in favor of the respondents. The
acton had been brought to cancel a sale U por
foreclosure of portion of the estate of C. w
Carpenter, deceased.
Mrs. Nettie L. Craven has scored another
victory. She Will have q jury trial in Judge
Slack's court as to the issues of fact in the
suit to determine the validity OF her deeds tt
81 500, 600 of real estate formerly belonging
10 the late James g. Fair.
United States Commissioner Heacock ha,
dismissed the charge against George Lewison
for passing counterfeit dollar. No evil In
tent was shown, Lewison being cashier for
bookmaker. The dismissal was asked for BY
United States Attorney Foote.
Eugene A. \. Hughes has sued Charles +
Paxton in the Superior Court for $25, 900 dam
ages. 1t is averrrd the defendant ma s1ciousy J
caused the arrest of the plaintiff on the
charge of embezzling 500, and the damages
claimed are on account of injuries to reputa
ment