The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-09-15
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
A lair Wednesday is nromlsed.

Supervisors are investigating the delays in
the construction of the Hall of Justice.
Miss Title Salinger reappeared at the Tivoli
Opera-house last night, in Gounod's Faust"
The defense in the Figel case rested yester-
day. testimony III reburtal was introduced
by both sides.
Miller Lux have sued Joaquin Vierra
Rodrlgues OF Lemoore, CAL, for 1902 40 on q
promissory note.
Four superfiuous Offices were abolished in
the Custom-houSe yesterday and several
salaries were reduced.
The Paso Irrigation Company wss Yesterday
sued by K. Sdhlineer for $1,000 and by Beverly
l. Hodgehead for 1888.
The State Board of Trade is discussing the
proposition OF sending large exhibit to the
Paris Exposition in 1900.
The employees OF several city departments
VIII be prohibited from visiting the racetrack
during the coming season.
Mayor Phelan has vetoed the permit of an
advertising company whose exhi bIlion caused
blockade on Market street
Frederick G. Knell, the former leader OF the
orches ira at Morosco's Opera-nouse, viii be
married to-day TO Miss Mabel Gluyas.
James S Reynolds, one of the most Jealous
sing le-tax advocageS in the State, died at his
home on Howard street yesterday afternoon.
Rev. DR.. J. n. Cushing, president OF a large
Baptist college at Rangoon, Burmah, arrived
from the East last night and IS at the Palace
Hotel.
Il. Rinaldo has been sued by Lindsay x
harris Tor possession of a cigar stand in trout
OF the saloon at II Ellis street and for $50
damages.
The residents of the Mission district express
great sa tlsiacuon over the interviews with
members OF the Board of Supervisors as pub
Ashed IN yesterdays CALL.
Miss Sadie F. Samuels and Isaac S. Foorman
were married last evening at 8 80 o'clock at
the home OF the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs
u. Samuels on OctaVia street.
Application has been made to the Superior
court by the California Chinese Mission TO
NOR gage real estate on San Carlos avenue
near Nineteenth street. Tor $3.50.
About $4,000 worth of jeweiry was stolen
Monday morning from the fashionable board
ing-houSe OF Mrs G. H. Coy, 439 Geary street.
and no trace OF the thieves can be found.
The Olympic Club Wheelmen are making
preparations for q big race meeting, to be
held at the Veto 1ronle Sunday, October 3. All
the crack riders of the coast viii compete.
Lawyer 2. B. Glidden pleaded guilty yester-
day in the United States District Court of
having written an obscene letter to Miss
Juanlta Ryan, a goOd-looking typewriter.
A corps OF fifteen Valley Railway engineers
are surveying just this side of Stockton 10 de-
termine the most feas Die route Tor the extern
sion OF the railway westward toward the bay.
The steamer Walla Waua passed within
stones throw of q deTelict on her way here
from Puget Sound. The barge IS loaded with
scrap iron and is serious menace to naviga-
ZION.
The Southern Pacific freight department
yesterday adopted precautionary methods to
evOid DELAYS in the transportation OF freight
sent 70 New York by way OF infected New
Orleans.
c. J. Smith, receiver for the Oregon Improve
nent Company, has filed a libel against the
Norwegian steamer Transit to recover S6037
alleged TO be due for coal furnished the
steamer.
The case against Captain Finch of the
steamer Gaelic and Pilot Jordan, charged
with violating the State quarantine laws, was
continued by Judge Conan yesterday till
september a.
The case against DR.. Harry Westwood
Cooper OF having counterfeit dies in his
possess on was called in Judge Lows court
yesterday, but by consent was continued till
TINS afternoon.
A verdict of suicide was rendered by the
Coroner's jury yesterday In the case of William
c Lund, the Palo Alto livery stable man, VINO
shot himself through the head IN the Ahlborn
House on September o.
Paul Garcia had his arm mangled on Wash
lugton-street wharf yesterday. pile OF Ium-
Der fell on it and the breaks were so many
that the surgeons OF the branch Receiving
Hospital had to amputate it.
There is a little dispute at San Quentin as to
whether the coal used in the jute mills,
furnished by city firm, comes MP to the con-
tract specifications. A test made yester-
day, but the merchant and the prison engineer
could not agree on the figures.
Judge Carroll Cook Yesterday sustained the
judgment of Police Judge Campbell, who fined
stephen Dewing and John Sheppard for
sssaulting Mrs. O. NJ. Deal while removing
piano which she had agreed to buy on the
installment plan, but for which she had not
paid all that was demanded.
Continental League Republican organiza-
tion which was formed during the political
campaign OF 1896, held its regular monthly
meeting last night at Saratoga Hall on Geary
street, at which a resolution was adopted call
ing Tor an explanation from the Supervisors
regarding the promised reduction of water
rates.
The jury in the inquest on the body of
Thomas Agnew, who was killed near Menlo
Park by q railroad train, returned divided
Yerdicts-one to tue effect that death was
caused by accident, the other that the jury
was unable TO decide whether the accident
was brought about by his own careessness or
by the negligence OF the railroad employees.