The San Francisco call., 1897-07-13
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

''Fair Tuesday" says San Francisco's official
forecaster.
Tourists are going out to the Yosemite Val
ley to the mum Der of 100 a day.
Two thousand grimy workmen enjoyed the
noontime meeting at the Union Iron Works
yesterday.
The Pacific Coast Dental Association opens
its annual convention at the College OF Dem
ustry to-day.
Ex-supervisor David Barry has filed his
petition in insolvency. He owes S21, 300 W
and has no assets.
1t is understood that the con tract for the
concrete work on the new Postofhce building
will be let on the 26th inst
A bench warrant has been issued for the
arrest of Manuel Cesin. the erstWhlle sup
porter of General Carlos Ezeta.
Chief Engineer Foord of the steamer Hum
boldt is taking q well-earned vacation. First
Assistant Lindsey took the vessel out yester-
day.
John D. spreckels, who recently returned
from Washington, speaks highly OF the good
work of the delegation in Congress from Cali
fornis.
The Board Of Supervisors Yesterday opened
seven bids for sites for the Mission park and
They were referred TO the Street Com
mittee
Father Endeavorer Clark reached at Me-
chanics. and Secretary Baer at Woodwaro's,
in the closing sessions of the convention LAST
evening.
Al lal6 QOuT ldSl HlBHI GOlOuo4 NiOShcl
condition was practically unchanged, though
the strongest hopes were expressed OF his ulti-
mate recovery.
The trouble between the Marble-cutters'
and Finishers' Union and the Producers
Marble Company has been settled to the salts
faction of all parties.
The stockholders of the Beet Sugar Com
pany have presented Clause Spreckels with a
beautiful painting-a landscape from the stu
dio of William Keith.
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partner, who have for months lived in misery
and sickness, were yesterday removed to the
City and County Hospital
The first Injecting Of the executive commit
tee OF the State Christian Endeavor Union
with the newly elected officers in charge was
held yesterday in Mechanics Pavilion.
Pierre Alexandra Glatiney, demented
Frenchman, threw himself out of a two-story
window, ending six years of bliss that began
with an elopement with Swiss peasant.
twas decided yesterday that the charge of
murder against Theodore Figel will not be
heard first and one of the embezziement
cases will come up this morning for hearing.
A petition is before the Board of Supervisors
foundations for street pavements by the
of the meShes of perforated expanded steel in
the concrete.
Peter Hansen, porter and roustabout on
at 10 Commercial street, yesterday morning.
Death WAS from natural causes. He was about
45 years OF age.
The local labor unions will make fight to
have ell OF the work on the new Federal bui d.
ing on Seventh street done on eight-hour time.
A petition to this effect will be sent to the
authorities at Washington.
NJ. Atzlinger, living at 434 Fifth street, an
employe of the San Francisco Furniture Com
pany, had his left hand cut with buzz
yesterday and lost three fingers. He was
treated at the Receiving Hospital.
Police Judge Low has dismissed the charge
against Mrs. John Bradbury and she left yes
terday for the East with her mother to join
Mr.. Bradbury, who has forgiven his wife and
will take her to Europe Tor change.
Lille Baldwin, arrested two or three weeks
ago for robbing a stranger of $125, jumped
her bonds and was captured in Portland, Or.
yesterday. Detective Wren will leave for Port
land this morning 10 bring her back.
The monthly meeting or the Continental
Republican Club will be held tonight at Sara
toga Hall, S14 Geary street Discussions OF
Importance Will be introduced, at which all
the members are invited to be present and
participate.
DR.. Rottanzi introduced resolution at the
meeting OF the Board OF Supervisors yester-
day directed at stopping the work of paving
Gesry street until all the overhead wires are
placed underground and all private connec-
tions with sewers are completed.
Chief Lees last night received dispatch
from W. G. Moore, Superintendent of Police at
Washington, that William Lodtman, arrested
here Friday for passing fictitious checks was
indicted tnere lot a Similar OnenSe, ana tlat
he had also served time in New York.
Colonel Daniel Burns owner of the Candida
ria mine In Mexico, SCOTS at the suit of Mark
Birmingham to get possession of the mine.
He SAYS the Candelaria mine itself has no real
value further than 1t Is used to work the Sac
ramento and Santa Tomas mines, of which he
is the owner.
A callow youth not quite 81 and a widow
% eloped from Oakland yesterday and tried
to get the captain OF the Mile to marry them
on the high seas. The request was denied and
they started in search of a more obliging skip
per, but seeing Sergeant Mahoney on their
track disappeared.
1t is said numbers of deaths have oc-
CURED on the Panama steamers that have
never been reported to the Federal authori-
ties. An investigation is now going an and
should the accusation prove to be true all the
Mail Companys boats will in future be quar-
antined for two weeks.
Matters relative to the establishment of
sugar-beet land colonies have been progress
excellent prospects for the project being put
into operation within a few weeks. Several
generous offers have been made. 1t is hoped
to make the colonists nearly self-supportlng
from the very start.
The Fair-Craven trial was resumed yester-
day, after ten days' rest. John r. Aiken,
the man who says an attempt was made to
brbe him to testify for Mrs Craven, COM
pleted his story and then was taken in hand
for eross-examination. He confessed that he
was indicted for felony in San Diego and es-
capped on a technicality.
DR.. O'Byrne of Ocean View attempted to
board a Mission-street electrician about z
O'Clock last night near Twenty-second street,
but missed his hold. He was dragged about
twenty feet before the car was stopped At
his request he taken to Heuter's drug
store, on Twenty fourth and Howard Streets
anc DR.. Campbell was sent for. He found that
Dr. O'Byrne was suffering from conclusion of
tue kneecap, but otherwise had escaped in
jury.