The San Francisco call., 1897-04-08
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF,

Fair and warm to-dsy is promised by the
Weather Bureau.
great many law suits were begun in the
Superior Court yesterday.
Judge Cohey has decided that the will of the
late Mrs. Marianne Saroni is invalid.
John H. Kemp, grocer, was yesterday fined
20 oy Judge Campbell for selling aduIterated
honey.
The Board of Health has decided on a
oehnhe plan OF action to enforce the pure
food laws.
newly born baby boy was left on the door.
step OF Mrs. Hunter, 3430 Sixteenth street,
yesterday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. V. Robbins commemorated
the hItleth anniversary of their marriage at
the Mentone last evening
Attorney L Rosencrantz has fled q volun-
Iary petition in insolvency. He owes $685.
691 so and his assets are nominal.
Inc Police Commissioners met last night
ana dismissed the charges against two police
men and another was fined $40.
Board of Health employees have been
warned on pain of dismissal to have their
uniforms ready by the 18th inst.
Dr- McAllister, Bliss Rucker, Mobalasca,
recreation, Treachery and Tulare were the
winners al Emeryville yesterday
Little Hilda Mayes of the John SWEET Gram
mar School, whose drawings are the talk OF the
school, wants 10 be real artist"
The Lindell House, corner of Sixth and
Howard streets, has been condemned and
ordered vacated by the Board of Health.
John NJ. Evans, saloon keeper, Eddy street
was ordered into custody yesterday by acting
Police Judge Kerrigan for attempted extor-
tion.
W. B. Bradbury, the capitalist surrendered
himself yesterday upon charge of expector-
ating in cable-car, and Judge Low continued
the case for two days.
The Southern Pacific Company will fill in
one mile and quarter of the Alameda and
Oakland narrow-gauge mole. Work Will
begin within q few days.
Under a decision of the Supreme Court yes
teyday the Protestant Orphan Asylum is de-
prived OF the beQuest of the late Edward Bar
ron, amour ting TO $4,000.
Edward Homan will be compelled to close
the NJ dway Plaisance, as John W. Msckay,
owner OF the property, has obtained judgment
Tor possession in three days.
John W. Kluthass died suddenly Yesterday
morning at the corner OF Eddv and Steiner
streets, evidently from heart disease. He was
native OF Germany, 50 years old.
Chief of Police Crowley retired last night
captain Lees was appointed his successor for
the uneXplred term and Detective Ben Bohen
was appointed captain OF detectives.
Under decision of the Supreme Court yes
teTday the order OF the lower court for the
sale OF the Murphy, Grant & Co. building and
land, the premises will have to be sold.
Judge Campbell yesterday inflicted a nomi-
nal penalty upon two men arrested for expec-
tOraung upon the sidewalk. and intimated his
intention OF being lore severe in the future.
The second days session of the Sta Sunday
sch ool convention was held at the Baptist
Church Yesterday Nomination and resolu-
tIon committees were appointed and reports
submitted.
The Supreme Court has denied Ernest Geig-
er's petition for new trial on a charge of
burglary on the ground that the defendant
not insane at the time the crime was
committed.
Miss Alleen Goad and C. K Mcintosh were
married Yesterday at 3 o'elock at the brides
Mackenzie
ceremony.
The sugar refinery cannot use up all the
raw material that is coming from Hawaii, and
in consequence the 6. c. Allen has been COM
PEELED 10 tie up at Mission Rock to await de-
TeloDments.
The committee of the Chamber of Commerce
ecing with Major Winchen on the colonial
ton scheme of the Salvation Army effected a
permanent organization yesterday and is
ready to push the plans
The committee to make arrangements for
collecting money In sums OF % cents from
each Terson ior the Lincoln monument,
Golden Gate Park met last night. Success
seems assured in this work.
The Introduction of a souvenir lapel button
of the Carnival OF the Golden Gate, which was
manufactured in Cincinnati Ohio. at the
Federated Improvement Club meeting last
night created quite surprise.
The Alaskan liner City of Topeka is to be
fitted with refrigerafing machinery. 1t will
be taking ice to the land of ice and snow, but
then it viii be used to keep fresh meat and
Yegeta bles required on the voyage
The Crown of Denmark was towed in by the
Sea Queen yesterday and later in the day was
docked at Sausalito. This is the vessels third
trip 10 San Francisco, and on each occasion
Captain ike" Smith has towed her in
At the annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Southern Pacific Company Yesterday all
the former directors were reelected and GEN
eral Manager Julius Kruttschnitt was elected a
director in place of A. L. Tu bbs, deceased The
election of officers viii take place to-day.
Tho Crao +rus+aae have
hold the regular examinations for vacancies
in the library on April "a and May l. The
particulars OF the examination qualifications
which include proficiency in the High School
grammar grade of work and literature, will be
published later.
One Of the Chinese women recently arrested
for violation of the immigration laws was
examined before commissioner Heacock yes
terdny. She confessed that the statement
made when she was arrested was lie, and
she told a carefully reheersed story 10 her
being native of San Francisco.
The wool men are elated over the present
boom IN their market. This is the direct
tion 1t is prosperity under the old tred-and-
true standard. Prices have taken phenom-
email jump. and there is every indication they
Will rise even higher and stay there.
The committee in charge of the work on the
boulevard refused to allow the workers to par
take OF the barbecue provided by Ernest
Doelter of the Trocadero House. The reason
given was that 1t had taken on the nature OF
an advertisement of the roadhouse. TIE un-
employed were on hand in numbers and en-
1oyed the feast.
The regular quartz rly rally of the League of
the Cross of st. Brendan's Parish will be held
in st. Brendans Hall, Fremont and Harrison
streets, tomorrow evening at O'Clock. A
splendid programme has been arranged, in
Guiding addresses by prominent speakers.
Company H, l.. c. c., win attend in full
uniform. No admission will be charged and
all who interested in temperance are
invited to attend.