The San Francisco call., 1897-03-11
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF,

A !sventsen-pound carrot has been grown at
Bay View.
Fair Thursday, but cool, ia the weather pre-
diction tor to-day.
william Hennsssy, q shoemaker, committed
suicide yesterday morning.
Mayor Phelan will preside over the mass
meeting OF Cuban sympathizers.
Four young Japanese noblemen are sailing
as appren tices on the British ship Grenada
Mrs. Nettie Bluett has been granted a
divorce from John Bluett for falling TO pro-
vide.
Third street celebrated its progression from
RRisRg RRisRRsg'F customs to modern Improvements last
The suit qf the Grangers' Bank against Mrs.
Emily. A. p. Harvey for S6760 has been dis
missed.
The Supreme Court has affirmed the decision
Of the lower court in the case of William Sierp
puPfanSs cellmate.
Fortunate, The Cheat, Lobenguls, Lincoln H.
Aereutio and Hagard were the winners at
EmeryVille track yesterday.
Rev, Father MacFadden told the story of
(relaud's wrongs, at Metropolitan Hall, las t
night before large audience
A beautiful concert will be given at the
West Side Christian Church tomorrow night
Many unique features viii be introduced.
The Police Commissioners last night pro-
meted CORPORAL Henry Gleeson to be sergeant
and PolioeEn an John s. Adams to be corporal
The preliminary examination of Benjamin
T. Hudelson on the charge of criminal libel
was continued before Judge Cam pbeu yester-
day.
Tbs annual election of officers of the Hale &
korefoss Mining Company Was stopped yester-
day by an injunction issued by the Superior
Court.
The Grecian Consul has been receiving
numerous letters from American ex-srmy and
navy officers offering their services to King
George.
Rev. c. J. Powers, one of the Paulist Fathers,
leotufed last night to large congregation in
old st. Mary's Church upon the Betrayal of
Christ"
Frank Lemmons, a runner for the California
Hotel, was arrested on the steamer Oakland
yesterday for disturbing the peace and vulgar
language.
After fourteen years of litigation judgment
has been entered against Theodore z. Painter
and IN favor OF the estate OF Jerome B. Painter
Tor S33, ,224 A
Rev. DR.. Hyman Samuelson of New York
has been electe cantor OF the congregation
Beth Menachim Streisand, 337 Minna street,
for three years.
trial in the Superior Court Chin All Wah be-
fore Judge TToutt ana Lee All Lucy before
Judge Dunne's court.
A resolution indorsing the notion of a COL
lege OF commerce for the State University was
adopted at yesterdays meeting of the State
Development Company.
The Union Transportation Company, run
ming eoats 90 Stockton, claims it is being dis
eliminated against by the Valley road in favor
of the California Navigation Company.
Stanford and Burkeley have agreed upon an
intercollegiate glee and mandolin club con-
test for the evening of May in TINS City, to
settle the question OF musical superiority.
There will soon be preliminary meeting to
make arrangements for the celebration of the
winning OF q trophy by the California Nationa |
(,Ta Il zrnA a. re a 1nTaf fxraY
The three Hoopa Valley Indians who were
recently arrested for bringing whisky into the
reservation have turned informers on the
white man who bought the liquor for them.
Frank Holbrook declares that Secretary
Welch is responsible for his removal from the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Chit
dren, and sensational developments are ex-
pected.
The unemployed cleared $3.50 from their
Auditorium show. They will ask the South
ern Paclnc 10 make low rates Tor those OF their
number bound tor the country to take work
offered.
Bert Brown, an employe of Hawley Bros
disappeared Sunday night and caused some
anxiety among his friends. 1t has been dis
covered that he has shipped on a whaling
voyage.
The License Committee of the Board of su-
pervisors will report ordinance providing
for the suppression of Understanding. Otlnger
says the scalpers win fight against the
measure.
Ellen Dore and Charlotte Dore, admins ira
tors of the ests te of the late Maurice Dore,
have sued Mary MacCrellish for S5533 33 due
on promissory note, with interest from July
IL, 1892
James S. Morgan has sued Cecilia Blackburn
and Daniel Blackburn for his share of $780,
600 derived by the defendants from the estate
of James H. Blackburn, who died nineteen
years ago.
Police Judges Conlan and Campbell yester-
day denounced the statements made by Of
hcers of the Society Tor the Prevention of
Cruelty 10 Children of unfair treatment as
false and malicious.
The tank steamer George Loomis arrived
from Ventura yesterday. For the first time in
many months there was no demand for her
cargo of crude petroleum and she had to an
chor in the stream TO await orders.
The Board of Education last evening adopt.
ed a memorial to the California delegation in
Congress concerning the new Postofice, took
action concerning the Mission High-school
contracts, and transacted much other busi-
ness.
George Fritch, the well.known coal mer-
chant, arrived on the steamer Albion from Co.
guile River yesterday. He fell into a drift
while examining the working of the mine and
gprained his ankle. He had to be carried
ashore from the Albion and it will be months
before he can put his foot to the ground again.
The obsequies of the late B. F. Dahl, the
well-known mining and real estate agent will
take place at o'clock this afternoon from the