The San Francisco call., 1897-07-28
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Another foggy morning and cloudy day is
booked for Wednesday.
The gunboat Bennington will start to-day
for san Diego en- route for Honolulu.
). The Board OF Education will transfer about
twenty teachers TO harmonic the department
An important meeting of the committee OF
arrangements for the National Convention OF
Letter Carriers was held last night.
The locaI Board OF Equalization has asked
business men to assist it before the State board
10 prevent raise like that of last year.
Harbor Commissioner Chadbourne refused to
sign contractors warran IS for work at the new
ferry depot, owing to their dilatory methods.
W. II. Mills believes that the Yukon basin is
/, ? vast deposit of gold-baaring earth. He bases
Lls views on the conditions which prevail IN
tlls State.
Fred Wulbern, recording SECRETARY OF Presl-
dIo Parlor, Native Sons of the Golden west
was accidentally killed last night while Clean
ing his rife.
The trial of John alias Thomas Stanton,
clerk in Warren f. Prices bookstore. charged
with selling indecent books, was commenced
before Judge Low Yesterday.
Beneficial effects in the real estate line are
expected on this coast in early spring, both
from the Alaskan goldfetd discoveries and
The passage OF the new tariff.
Bert Rich, a painter, was sent to the County
Jail for six months By Judge Joachlmsen yes
terdsy Tor stealing diamond min from his
Judge Hebbard has decided that all jurors
who are summoned and a2pear IN the Superior
Court must be paid per diem COMPENSATION,
whether they are called 10 the lury-box or
not.
The preliminary examination of j. D. HUI.
bert. j. NJ. Woods and Van A. Shsfer, on
charges of criminal assault ana robbery, was
commenced before Judge JOachimsen yester-
day.
=. 1t Is not believed that telegraph line to
IL As-E,
is considered feasible, however, 10 lay q cable
= along the inland passages from the sound to
Sitka and Juneau.
The steamer Homer, first OF the new line to
Tahiti, Will sail on Sunday for Papeete. carry
. ing the French and American mails Possibly
stesmCrs on this line viii run monthly If The
venture is successful
Mrs. Isabelle N. Williams, wife of ex-Cus
toms Inspector Williams, was yesterday held
TO answer before the Superior Court by Judge
Low in $1,000 bonds for throwing red pepper
q in her husbands eyes.
Governor Budd has released from San Quen
tin Dave Smith, 8 notorious burglar and
ne0hew OF Sam Rainey, the Democratic boss
The action was taken arbitrarily and without
consulting the Prison Directors, as is the Gus
tom.
Itwas war OF expert testimony yesterday
in the trial OF Theodore A. Figel. David NJ
CarValho. the Eastern expert, stood out agains
the otheT experts proquced by the prosecution
and declared the Hoffman signature on the
$1,000 receipt as being genuine.
Gsca " WeIhurn was held for trial yester-
dayb1 UNITED States Commissioner Heacock on
two charges of embe II 'emcnt His bail was
raised from S15. 600 to $4,000. ana his sure
ties, Daniel NJ. Burns and Thomas H. Williams
Jr.. went On the new bonds, and Welburu was
released.
President Kerr of the Manufacturers and
e.. Producers Association is IN receipt of letter
: from TREY l. Ford, delegate to the trans
Mississippi congress at Salt Lake, explaining
why tbe California delegates failed TO follow
the Instructions given with regard to the i'm
poriaiiCn into this State of goods made By con-
. y.cts n Eastern prisons.
The wheat market showed a solid front yes
teTdBy, auC as q consequence 25 cents was
added TO he puce of -four. This is an in
crease Of 81 cents on the barrel inside OF the
iast ten q *. 1t is stated that the Dingley
tariff bil and the Kiondyke gold discovery
have cousiders ble TO, do with the increase in
the price vi wheat and flour.
The determination OF the Secretary OF War
to send troops and establish military post at
Circle City Alaska, has caused a good deal OF
excitement at the Presido In response to
. General Skaters cal for Volun tears four OF
the officers OF the First Infantry offered them
selves, aud it is probable that at least two Of
them will 60. The authorities are busy al
ranging the details OF the exped tion.