The San Francisco call., 1897-02-18
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.


An overcrowded house was the result of
ladies' night yesterday at the Olympic Club.
Twelve cases against John A. Benson were
dismissed in the United States District Court
yesterday.
The local wheelmen are in a dilemma over
o the action OF League OF American Wheelmen
III Albany, \. Y.
Catherine Brown has sued Thomas and
bridget Dillon to set aside deed tor $4,000
worth of property.
Louis Sloss has presented the State Uni
yeTslty with q collection of 1000 books in the
Semitic languages.
The case OF Robert L. Mann, who is drawing
Two salaries from the City, may be investigated
by the Grand Jury
The Piute Indian baseball team will play
the stanford Varsity nine q San Jose next
Saturday afternoon.
Patrick Dolar the saloon-keeper who was
shot on Tuesday by Eugene Kenney, died
early yesterday morning.
Barney Farley's famous training quarters at
the junction OF the Ocean House and old San
Jose roads have been sold.
Mayor Phelan has appointed q committee OF
weli-known citizens TO cooperate with the
Cuban League OF New York.
The Louisa is again in trouble The sec
ond mate was landed in Santa Barbara, and
Captain Buffers now wants a new man.
Favorites captured all six events at Oakland
yesterday. The winners were Hermoso,
Arrezzo. Schiller, Moylan, Cas- per and Redding
ton.
At Tuesday nights meeting of the Miners
Association compromise was made by which
the Assembly bill is to be amended In certain
details.
The Manufacturers and Producers Associa-
ton has prepared legislative bill for the
atoltShment OF power machinery in the State
prisons.
John Richardson has sued the Albion Luua-
Der Company ior $l123 3S, alleged to be due
for money advanced and goods supplied to the
defendant.
The steamer Australia arrived from Homo
lulu yesterday and brought distinguished
lot OF passengers. Many OF them are here for
vacation.
Alvinza Hayward on Monday last sold to
London mining syndicate one-sixth interest
in the celebrated Mari posa grant for the sum
OF $166, ,6662s
Josie Porter, school girl living at 2l9 Dore
street, was arrested yesterday on q charge of
grand larceny preferred by c. j. Lynch,
saloon-keeper
Butler has been identified as having been
marine on board H. NJ. S Triumph. 1t is un-
derstood he outlined his defense one of his
=: former shlpmates.
Harry Renfos aerial artist at the Orpheum
fell from his trapeze into the orchestra, some
forty feet at the performance yesterday after
noon. He was not hurt
Henry Henne and George Handel are ac-
cused OF mismanaging Philip Liese enfelds es-
tate and will be cited TO appear in Judge
Slack's court and explain.
Miss Louise Moulder and James H. Covode
dence on Bush street. Archbishop Riordan
oficiated a the ceremony.
Louise Greninger, II years OF age, was at
tackled by q, ruffian Tuesday night while on
her way TO her home, 524 Kansas street, who
attempted to criminally assault her.
The Australia brought up a dead body in
stead OF the living daughter OF F. Maurer ex-
pected from Honolulu yesterday The Young
woman died while on visit TO her aunt
Arthur Sears and Mrs. Nellie Covington have
sued Frederick Belasco, claiming that he failed
to make them histrionic artists after six
months tutel9ge, as agreed in contract.
The will of Henry B. Shaw, the pioneer
druggist, has been filed for probate The es-
tate is said to be worth $4,000 the greater
portion OF which goes 10 Kate Shaw, his widow.
The local Greeks are enthusiastic over the
reported capture of Fort Aghai by the Greek
troops. NJ. D. Vamvales is in receipt OF en-
couraging letters from New York and Chicago
Nelson Bennett, who built the four-mile
tunnel through the Cascade Mountains for the
Northern Pacific Railway, and was formerly
proprietor OF the Tacoma Ledger,is in the CITY
The Association of Improvement Clubs at a
meeting held last night, declared itself op-
posed TO q proposed bill giving greater lati-
tude to plaintlhs in suits 10 condemn prop
erty.
A wealthy tourist from st. Louis, stopping
81 the Palace Hotel, was robbed of valuable
diamond pin early Sunday morning, and the
police have arrested Lizzie Murphy on sus-
picion.
The 238 Chinese gamblers in custody on
charge OF violating the laws against gambling
have demanded jury trials and threaten TO
clog the wheels OF justice in Judge Joachim
sens court
Dan Stuart has written Passenger Agen
Goodman that he thinks many patrons OF the
Carson fight from the East will buy the regu-
lar ticket via Carson TO the coast and spend
some time in California.
The Fire Underwriters Association yester
day afternoon elected officers for the ensuing
year at the conclusion of its twenty-f an
nual meeting. held during the last two days
a. BOB California street.
Miss Matte Gibbs, daughter of c. V. S. Gibbs,
and Waiter Gilmore Holcombe were married
. last evening at the home OF the brides parents
on Post street. Rev. DR.. Walk of Trinity
Church performed the ceremony.
c: w. Bach general manager of the Helvetia
Nj ikcondensing Company, yesterday asked
the Board OF Health to afford him some redress
: for an erroneous analysis of Highland Eyapo-
rated Cream which was published.
. Gus Ramberg. a gripman on the Suffer-
street line, made statement to the police yes-
terday that w. H. Brenner, the saloon porter.
was knocked down BY his car Monday night,
which accident resulted in his death.
The Supreme Court has reversed the decision
OF the lower court in an action by X. w Pierce
against the Southern Pacific COMPANY in
which the former recovered damages for a lot
of orange trees killed while being trausported
by the railroad.
Benjamin Levy, alias Harry Abraham. who
was arrested at the Emporium last Friday for
presenting forged order for an overcoat, was
yesterday by Judge Low, the charge having
been reduced 10 a misdemeanor.
The Board of Health has decided to call tho
attention of the Grand Jury to reports CON
cerning the past management of the CITY and
County Hospital, and also to letters concern
ing the moneys OF patients in that institution
that an inVes tigatfon may be had.
The Labor Convent ton arranged last evening
for mass-meeting to be held at Metropolitan
Temple next Thursday evening TO give public
expression in favor of the bills proposed bv it
and now before the Legislature. A resolution
opposing prison labor was also adopted.
The st. Patricks day general committee met
last evening in K. r. B. Hall and outlined a
plan for a grand celebration on March IL
There will be literary exercises in Metro
politan Temple in the afternoon and an illus
trated promenade concert in the Mechanics
Pavilion in the evening.
The Butchers Board of Trade is opposed to
certain bills introduced in the Legislature for
the purpose of giving to city boards OF health
special legislative functions, claiming that the
present laws are sufficient and that those pro-
posed would cause much delay and incon-
venience to reputable dealers already under a
system OF slaughter-house and market inspec-
tion.