The San Francisco call., 1897-03-17
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

patriots.
Cloudy Wednesday-A. G. McAdie, local
1orecaster.
The Grand Lodge of the Knights of Honor
was IN session yesterday
The convention OF the United States railway
man service agents opened yesterday.
Less than 1000 people viii go from California
10 the ngnt, and under 500 from the East.
The body of a murdered male infant was
Park.
Some of the blank bonds of the San Francisco
anu Gan Joaquin Valley Railway arrived here
yesterday.
We're; Miss Ruth. Sadie Schwartz, Grandezia,
marina, Cash Day and PerseuS.
MSS Anna Deuprey and Orville r. Baldwin
%eA- Inhrleo yesterday ct noon at the First
On Asrlan Church, DR.. Stebbins officiating.
Sait has been brought by the velodrome
company 10 prevent the oding of a wheel
men tournament at the Mechanics Pavilion.
Captain a. W Brown, U. S. A. has placed in
DoSluon in the State Board of Trade rooms q
me colieclon OF deer heads q Siskiyou
County exhibit.
The anniversary services were continued at
81 EGtilcks Catholic Church yesterday. Father
connolly of st. PauPs preached an impressive
sermon last night.
Captain Brunings of the German ship C. q.
hai!en has been ordered home to take CON-
mand OF the Lathon, recentlY purchased from
her English owners.
The third monthly rife competition among
poucemen for the Siebe gold medal took place
III Smell Mound Park yesterday, Smith Carr
making the top score.
Mrs Ernest Marriott has applied fer a divorce
rom ner husband on the grounds of cruelty
ana lallure TO provide. Marriott claims that his
VIE is mentally deranged.
A. S.'White has brought suit against Cissy
Fitzgerald TO prevent her from filing her en-
gagement at the Columbia Tneater. No re-
straInlng order has been issued.
Ira D. Sankey, the singing evangelist ar
rYed mere yesterday. He may hold several
meetings ana Will conduct the music for the
STATE SundAy-school Convention.
BY q recent decision exporters of canned
fruits viii receive no drawback on account of
imported cane sugar. This will work hard
shipson canneries and exporters.
H. Dharmapala, the Buddhist monk, lee
tured under the auspices OF the Golden Cat e
Lodse OF the Theosophical Society last evening
on the Growth OF Spirituality
Richmond will have an additional school,
house on the northern slope OF the hill, be-
sides getting First avenue bituminized from
The Presidlo and Golden Gate Park.
The pure-food committee of the Council of
Associated Industr es decided yesterday to ac-
cept the invitation of the Board of Health to
confer on the subject of food adulteration.
R. S. Dickey, the Oakland coin-sweater, the
accounts OF whose operations have been Iully
published, was yesterday indicted by the
pn1tedStates Grand Jury for sweating coins.
The ordinance making 1t a misdemeanor to
expectorate on the pubfIcsidewaiks was signed
rbt Mayor Phean yesterday, and Chief Crowley
Ia night gave his views regardingits enforce
nm
William Cline, grocer. who was convicted BY
jury IN Judge CsmpbelPs court OF violating
the ad III terated food act, was yesterday sem
fenced TO pay fine OF $50. He gave notice OF
appeal.
V. S. Wolff was indicted yesterday on the
charge OF obtaining money under false pre-
tenses-thatis is to say, on sight drafts on New
York through local banks, the draft being
worthless.
Fred Johnson, fireman on the battleship
Oregon, got one month in the "brig" SOLITARY
confinement on bread and water), one month
on police duty and lost a months pay tor tell
ing one OF the officers TO go 10 a warmer
climate
Work was begun Yesterday on the boulevard.
nut in an appearance. A hundred more will
be given an opportunity to-day. The I'm
proved Order OF Red Men wiz give the fund a
benefit on March "a.
St. Patrick's day will be locally celebrated in
fitting manner. Special exercises will be held
at the Metropolitan Hall and Mechanics'
Pavilion, ana the knights of ST. Patrick Will
give their twenty-second annual banquet at
Delmonico's this evening.
The American bark Comet has been an un-
fortunate vessel for her recent owners and
also the insurance com mpanies. She has lost
money right along and was recently ashore at
the mouth of the Yellow River, and was after
ward, sold in Shanghai for $4,000.
Emil Belief, stage manager OF the French
Opera Company, has attached the bank ac-
count and box receipts of f. Charley, owner of
the company, for $141l. The beginning of
this suit has caused much bitterness in the
company. 1t is said that the performances viii
not he interrupted.
Thomas Sharkey objects to the payment of
Trainer Aliens bill for services on the ground
that his pugilistic encounter with r. Fitz-
simmons was a prize-fght. and that prize
fight is a felonous affair. Therefore any con-
trsctf for the furtherance OF the same is agalnst t
public policy and void.
A baseball game between the crack mines of
St Ignatius' College and Sacred Heart Col
lepe at the California League Grounds, Six
teen tn and Folsom streets, will be one of to-
morrowHs features. This will be the annual
contest between the institutions For years
there has been yearly contest, and each year
Sacred Heart College has been victorious. The
chad pions of ST. Ignatius are resolved to turn
the4f ale today.
Thk Celtic Union held an enthusiastic meet
ing lssteyeniug, all the Irish societies in the
union being represented. 1t was decided to
celebrate the. birthday of Wolfe Tone by a
grand celebration on the 20th OF JuEe- Inc
profits OF the picnic To be held by the knlgnts
OF Tara at Schuelzen Park, San Rafael. Will be
devoted toward the fund tor building an irish
hall Speeches were made by Jeremiah
Deasey, z. NJ. McGashin and others.