The San Francisco call., 1897-09-12
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF,

The trial of Oscs NJ. Welburn for embezzle-
ment has been set for October 4
Dr.. Bliss OF Boston will address the Labor
noon.
In the ball game yesterday between the Will
Fincks and Los Angeles the score stood 10
to IN 1aycr Of the former
The last series of the Saturday semi-monthIy
contests OF the San Francisco Fly-casting Club
was ne yesterday Stow Lake
warrant was issued Yesterday for the ar
rest OF George Burkhardt, sales man al a cigar
stand on Grant avenue, for larceny.
The board of directors of the Mechanics
Lalt are h3Vlng some trouble over cake-walk
Faieh 1t was intended would take place there.
Michael J. DolEn, Engineer of the Sixth Dis
trlct wss presented with tne Scannen med al
by the Fire Commi. sioners yes .erday after
noon.
Jane Lee has brought suit against J. s susa-
VIVA Edward Eden and +. B. Martineli, to
recover S2o,O5O damages for malicious prose
cution.
Charles S. Wheeler made the closing argu-
ment in the Craven case yesterday and as
vas expected, D. N. Delmas was roundly
scored.
Paul Freebooter, blacksmith. charged with
beating his horse to DEATH was convicted by
Judge Low yesterday and ordered to appear
Tor sentence Tomorrow
An electrician struck a cart driven bv
CHRISTIAN Ogden on the Mission road yester-
day afternoon, throwing him 10 the ground
ana perhaps fatally injuring him.
The Letter-carriers' convention adjourned
shortly after noon yesterday Hter installing
the newly elected officers. The visitors Will 20
on an excursion TO Santa Cruz today.
Mrs. Maria Davis was arrested yesterday on
charge Of grand larceny for Etealing quan-
uty ot Jewelry from Mrs R. E. Wentwor b,
2SZlt2 Pine street, with whom she roomed
The win OF the late Henri Frederick Windel
bequeaths the interest on $4,000 to the poor
women and children OF san Fraocisco the
money to be distributed by the Mayor and
supervisors.
Mrs. Refine Witbeck has applied to be ap-
pointed guardian OF her hus band, H. Y. Wit
back, alleging that he IS addicted to the use of
intoxicating liquors and that he is incompe-
tent to take proper care OF himself.
Al srrang gements were made last night for
the weeks entertainment al the California
IEeeter, commencing tomorrow nigh l. for the
benefit OF the Widows and Orphans Aid Asso-
citation OF the Police Department
Attorney-General W. F. Fitzgerald has given
an oplnlon relative TO the new election law
that IS OF great interest TO the officials OF sew
eral large Counties and municipalities where
elections will be he'd be fore January, 1898
A story OF the KIondike success OF Cyclfst
Fox OF Los Angeles is told by United States
District Attorney Flint, who received from him
\ bag OF nuggets with request to pay the
J ago.
This evening at 80 O'Clock Congressman J.
6. Aagalre VIII deliver an address in Wash
ington Hall, 32O Post street. His subject will
be "Our Common Heritage" Music and short
speeches VIII follow the address, The general
public IS invited.
The next OF The course of free lectures of the
Mems Club OF the Mission of the GOOD Samari-
tan, Second ana Folsom streets, wiz be given
on Wednesday evening next bv David Starr
Jordan, president OF Stanford University on
The Alaska Fur Seal, latest Obse rvations."
The embers of the local Letter Carriers
Association and the delegates 10 the conven'
ton were the guests OF the Mechanics Insti-
tuie at the fair last evening. The boys were
given q hearty welcome and enjoyed them
selves thoroughly.
More than the anticipated success is being
met by the committee appointed to canvass
iOU subscrptif rs for the proposed colony in
the : salinas Valley for the UNEMPLOYED Claus
epFeckels heads the list with $1,000 Major
MincheiI has answered ONE objections m mede
By captiOCs critics.
Pcecita VALLEY Improvement Club fully in
dorsed the stand by The CALL in exposing the
shallowness Of the squirrel hollow park and
zoo scneme 10 draw Irom the City and County
treasury, by which the handful OF real-estate
sherps having the project in view would. pro-
vided the steal went through, be so many
thousands of dollars richer.