The San Francisco call., 1897-05-30
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Elizabeth A. Rodgers has sued John Hussey
for S2325 45.
The local weather prophet promises fair
weather to-day
Major Wincheu speaks this evening at the
First Christian Church.
Governor Budd will decide the Durr ant and
Worden cases today or tomorrow.
Local Greeks will raise a fund to aid the
widows and orphans of their country.
The Sons of St. George will picnic with their
numerous friends at Sunset Park tomorrow.
Alfred Lenormand has been declared OF
sound mind by a jury in Judge Dunne's court.
Frank H. Fowler, Guiltord Il. Lewis and
William 7. Cottier have filed petitions in in
solvency.
The artists of California are doing good
work this season. Some notable portraits have
been painted
Rev Mr.. NJ Tai, who has just arrived from
the East speaks to-day at the Japanese Epls-
copal Mission.
Henry Bursill sailor, committed suicide
last Friday night by asphyxlating himself
with charcoal fumes.
Henry Cowell has sued John T. Carey of Sac
ramento for $4637 81 and $500 attorney ices
on account OF a promissory note dated May =,
1896
The thirty-hrst annual gathering and games
of the Caledonian Club were held in Shell
Mound Park yesterday and proved great
success.
The commencement exercises OF the San
Francisco Bible and Training School Will take
place Tuesday evening at Howard NJ. E.
Church
Michael Nolan, convicted of assault with a
deadly weapo1, has been sentenced to pay
fine OF 500 or serve In the County Jail one
day for each 81 OF the fine.
Attorney James l. Crittenden has not yet
paid the fine OF $3.50 imposed by Judge Slack
for contempt OF court for having loaded re-
volver in court during trial.
Mayor Phelan says that the City Hall Com
missioners have violated the law In changing
the specifications for the cutters of the new
roof alter the contract was let.
Professor David Starr Jordan lectured last
night on the subject of geological garden for
the Mission. He denied certain statements
accredited TO him by the Examiner.
The Mormons are now waiting for the Divine
plans by which 10 build temple at Inde-
pendence, Jhckson County, Mo-, declared, they
say, by revelation TO be the site of the new
Jerusalem.
dinrs fish stall in the Spreckels market, has
been missing since Tuesday. He left note
to his parents saying that they would find his
body IN the bottom OF the ocean.
Miss C. G. McQuaide, the teacher in the
Washington Grammar night school, where
the matches were exploded, states that she
did not temporarily or permanently suspend
any of the pupils for the ofense.
An unknown man ABOUT OO years OLD fell
unconscious at the.corner of Third and Mission
streets yesterday and died after Deing taken to
the Receiving Hospi tai. Both his eyes were
blsckened and he had been drinking.
The supr eme Court has reversed the de-
cisiOn OF the lower court in the electric rail-
road bonds case of the Bradford Investment
Company against Behrend Joost and Others,
which is partial victory for the latter.
Suits for divorce have been filed in the
County Clerks Office as follows: Bertha E.
qOei iuq "a ~ for foil
TO provide: Hannah Hawkins against JamesM.
Hawkins, for willful neglect and failure to
provide.
The State Equalizers warned the Assessment
Committee OF the Board of Supervisors yester-
day to be prepared to explain the assessments
OF San Francisco when the rolls are made or
stand The chances of the City being raised, as
1t was last year.
the capital prize-winner in the Original Little
Benefcencia Publica Company drawing were
refused payment YESTERDAY on the ground that
they were counterfeits There is great indig-
nation among the ticket-buyers.
About 600 postal employees were paid off
yesterday III nickels and dimes, owing to the
fact that Postmaster Doyle's check could NOT
be used without authority from Washington
TO draw any OF the sixty odd thousand dollars
deposited in the United States sub treasury by
the late Postmaster McCoppin.
Volume 1, No L, of The War Call "the Of
fetal organ of Jesus Christ's Army" has made
10 be published weekly by General George
SpurgeOn Duggan and edited Dy r B. Ayery
II presents a creditaDle appearance typo-
graphically and editorially.
The Oregon Railway and Navigation Com
pany yesterday further reduced its % tes to S.
and 81 so respectively to Portland, and the
Pacific Coast Steamship Company, in order to
protect its Puget Sound business, made rates
10 Victoria and all SQUAD ports OF $40 and S.
The Southern Pacific rates to Portland remain
at $40 and $5
William Starke was arrested yesterday morn
ing at the Caledonian picnic by United States
Secret Service Agent Harris for passing several
S5 pieces at the butchers picnic last Wednes-
day. Starke is clerk in the drugstore of his
oroth -in-law, DR.. Morgan, 401 Sixth
street. The complaint was made by Captain
Siebe of Shell Mound Park, who accuses StaTke
of hsying passed eight of the pieces on the
grounds.
Z. r. Thompson in his suit against James
Touhey of Sacramento alleges ingratitude on
the par o. the defendant in addition to an
unpaid debt OF $4,000 Mr.. Thompson says he
sold chine TO Mr.. Touhey for the purpose
oil reducing bituminous rock for street pave
ments; that Mr.. Touhey laid the pavements
around the State Capitol in Sacramento and
made profit OF $4,000, yet refused TO settle
Tor tie machine which yielde him his reve-
nue. Hence this suit.