The San Francisco call., 1897-03-26
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The wtecker Whitelaw is making slow
progress in her search ior the wrecked Sunols
boiler.
number of tests were begun a few days ago
on the Postohice lot at Seventh and Mission
streets.
The Norwegian ship Hiawatha has arrived
at Newcastle, n. S. W., forty three days from
this port
The financial trouble differences of Bob Fitz-
mons and Jimmy Carroll have been settled
ut OF court.
The Hudson Bay Company has Withdrawn
ITS sealsk1ns fr ON the London market because
OF low prices.
Vest Palmer of Round Valley was yesterday
acquitted OF stealing steer from the Govern
ment in 1894.
Charles H. Rogers has sued Frederick
SchweiZeE and wife 10 enforce the payment
OF mortgage for $50.
John Rosa, patient at the City and County
Hospital, committed suicide yesterday morn
ing by hanging himself.
.Tulare, Recreation, St. Distaf. Hohenzol-
lern, Doub.e Quick and Buckwa were the win
ners at Ing ieslde yesterday.
The Y. NJ. C. A. athletic department is to
give tonight the greatest gymnastic enter
tainment ever attempted by it.
Cloudy weather is prophesied for to-day,
with proba bic showers, continued cod
weather and high westerly winds.
William Young of the Russ House wishes it
kldt6u kUdl ~ VAS mol upon MS COm p -d1ub tnhL
NJ. Kahn was arrested for mayhem.
sunnyside slope will urge the School Di-
rectors to redeem an old promise made some
years ago for a schoolhouse in that section.
Charles keenan,, for the past fifteen years a
prominent saloon man al 1130 Market street,
died at the French Hospital yesterday morn
ing.
w. Rigby Jr. has sued J. W. Burson for
SAG "a on account of money alleged to De
due for goods supplied by Jones & Co. of this
City.
The Fire Commissioners yesterday afternoon
made two appointments and fined 7. J. Cana
van, engineer of engine 3, five days pay for
neglect of duty.
Anthony Quilts suit for $5O,O against the
Southern Pacific Company is on trial before
jury in Judge Daingerfeld's department of
the Superior Court.
The Street Committee of the Board OF Super
Yisors has decided that the rattler test tor
rock used in concrete foundation of street
work be insisted on.
Suits for divorce ave been filed as follows:
Fanny Loorga against Max Loorga, for intem-
perance; Florence a. Chittenden against
AlonZo Chittenden-
Ness Sunday the Camera Club will give an
outing to the Bridges" The party will start
on the S:45 A. M. narrow-gauge boat at the
foot Of Market street.
Contractor James J. O'Brien has been fined
$500 and ordered to jail for five days for dis
turbing Judge Wallace's court while working
The Young Peoples Theatrical Association
will produce LELAND RamsdelPs ''$15, 900, or
q Lottery Ticket" at Armory Hall, Alameda,
Saturday afternoon and evening.
All the evidence in the Hudels1n libel case
was put in last night, but q continuance was
granted till Wednesday night by Judge Camp
bell to hear the arguments OF counsel.
Frank Holbrook will be secretary Of new
society for the preyention OF cruelty to chill
fo fha lint huildinp
Clarendon Heights property-owners favor
the opening of Seven teenth street to its juno
tion with K street, thus giving one continu-
Gus line of travel from the bay to the Pacific
Ocean,.
Anumber of f'members of the Merchants As
sociation called on Mayor Phelan yesterday to
discuss matters connected with the Wilmer
ding-SchooI and after an hour talk adj ourned
TO meet again on Saturday.
Articles of incorporation of the Colusa Stone
Company were fled yesterday. The directors
OF the company are r. W. Gorrill, F. NJ. Butler,
F. A. Koetitz, G.. F. Mccarthy and John Bal
lard; capital stock, $500, OOO
The seven internes OF the City and County
Hospital who were suspended for thirty days
for shaving OF the mustache OF comrsde
returied to their duties yesterday, their term
of suspension having expired.
The Louis Roesch Company has been incor-
porated by Louis Roesch. Theodore Friske,
Nicholas Ohlandt Al bert Wieland and Frank
W Menzer with capital stock of 800, 900, of
which $50 500 has been subscribed
Attne meeting of the executive committee
of the Carnival OF the Golden Gate held last
evening" resolution was passed inviting all
cities and counties of the State TO be re pre-
sented By floats in the grand parade; May a.
The Board of Health has called meeting
for 30 O'Clock on Saturday to confer with
the r tail Grocers' Association in regard to its
policy in arresting small dealers for selling
aduiterated goods instead of the manufactur-
ers of the articles.
The concluding lecture of the very successful
series held In the Mechanics Institute will be
givcn Saturday evening. At that time James
w Erwin, United States Postal Inspector, will
lecture on the postal service. The lecture will
be illustrated by stereoptlcon slides. The
lecture is free TO the public.
In the account of the trial of Andrew Sla-
vich against the Southern Pacific Railroad for
damages resulting from his being run down
by a train while driving across Center street
at San Jose, it was stated that Slavich testified
that he was seated in the bottom of the wagon
at the. time he approached the tracks This
was an error Slavich was seated forward
driving the wagon as he himself testified.