The San Francisco call., 1897-03-19
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The unemployed caused articles OF moor
porauon TO be filed yesterday.
Unsettled weather Friday, with occasional
showers, is to-day's prediction.
Thefund for the relief OF the unemployed
was increased to $9333 yesterday.
A party OF fifty San Francisco and Oakland
men is going 10 Alaska Oh mining and
trading trip.
John BOYD. an ironmolder. residing at Ais
Third avenue, committed suicide early yester-
day morning
Billy Ayers A1tamax, Baron, Major Cook,
Joan and Applause were The winners at En-
eEyville yesterday.
The wrecked steamer Sunol was towed to the
new Mail deck yesterday, where she now lies
waiting for repairs.
! Hoey 81 Yik was arrested yesterday and
| charged with the murder OF Lo How on Stock
H1On street last December.
The twin warships Wheeling and Marietta,
we've successfully launched yesterday morn
ing at.the Union Iron Works.
Several legatees under the viii of James g.
Fair, deceased, have applied 10 Judge Slack
for payment OF their legac1es.
The board OF directors OF the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty TO Animals held its reg
ular monthly meeting yesterday.
The will of B. D. Griggs has been admitted to
probate by Judge Slack. Mrs. Ella Merchant
Stewart receives bequest of $500.
Articles OF Incorporation have been fled by
some OF the dlsemrloyed OF this City with an
authorized capital stock of 81 100000.
Charges of various kinds have been pre-
ferred against Secretary Welch of the Society
tor the Prevention OF Cruelty TO Children.
John Thompson, a printer, rs years of age,
residing al 2417 Bush street. died suddenly
yesterday. morning. Heart disease was the
cause.
tirely renovated The services will b. special
and the Archbishop will preach the opening
sermon.
Andrew Lawrence and L. /. Levings, con-
vlcted OF contempt, surrendered themselves 10
Sheriff Whelan last night and are now in his
custody.
Bateman Bros, contractors of the Hall of
Justice, expect to have brick masons start the
work on the new structure by next Monday
morning.
J. C. Lambert, furniture-dealer, has filed a
petition in insolvency. His debts amount TO
$1637 40 and his assets are mortgaged for
their full value.
Patrick Furlong was arrested yesterday for
tormenling bulldog by tying 1t to q fence
with a short rope and shooting it full OF holes,
then leaving it to suffer.
Judge Wallace has issued an order debsrring
Attorney j. H. Long from practice in Depart
ment Of the Superior Court for deserting a
client in the hour OF need.
Father Antony Maraschi, the noted pioneer
Jesuit, died from extreme old age at St Igna-
thus College early yesterday morning. He VIII
be inferred at Santa Clara.
The. San Francisco brewery syndicate has
been sued for $50, 900 for alleged imitation of
the famous Loweabrau, otherwise known
Lion Beer OF Munich, Bavaria
The Merchants Association has by letter
petiuoned the Legislature to pass Senate con-
stitutioaal amendment No. 35, and the Cover
nor to sign Assembly bin No. 9S3.
B. P. Oliver, trustee OF the trust provided for
IN the viii of W, II. Dimond, deceased, has
sued the Union Trust Company of San Fran.
cisco for the posses sion OF $29,25O.
AT a meeting of the Fire Commissioners yes
terday Engine Company "a was organized, to
go inlo service on the completion of the engine
house on Ellis street, near Buchanan.
The Glass blowers Union intends to send q
delegate 10 Washington TO urge the Ways and
Means Committee to recommend the restora-
tion-of the.McKinley tariff upon bottles.
Rose and Louise Matthai have outwitted the
process-servers employed by Ben jamin F. Ber-
gin. and so he has applied for permission to
make service of summons by publication.
Joaquin Miller has returned from the East
and expresses warm sentiments OF disgust at
the prIZe-fght fever. The poet proposes per-
manently laying aside his pen ior the pade.
j.. NJ. Butler OF Lincoln, Nebr.. and C. E. La
Grave have been elected as president and sec
retarF respectively of the United States Rail-
way Mail Service Mutual Benevolent Associa-
ton.
> The State Board of Trade is preparing a
treatise on the resources and climatic ad-
yautages of California, for circulation among
Christian Endeavorers aG the coming conven-
tion.
Mrs. Nancy Abbott Quackenbush has filed a
contest of the will of the late Thomas NJ.
Qusckenbush, claiming to be the widow of the
decedent and entitled to half of his $3.50. 900
estate.
The San Quentin stage from Greenbrae sta
. ton was run off the bank and into the bay at
the briekyards yesterday. A load OF pessen-
gers were well soaked, but they escaped with
out injury.
Long Green Lawrence and L. L. Levings of
the Examiner were in Sheriff Whelan's Gus
tody Yesterday and were released in the after
noon by I'm ted States Judge Morrow on a writ
of habeas corpus.
Rev DR.. Williams was to have iectured on
"Britair, Her Migrations and Institutions"
before the Geographical Society last evening,
hut owing TO some hitch with the stereopticon
views that should have accompanied the lee
ture it was not given.
4 II has been learned from q communication
Al W. r. Townsend, special representative OF
De San Francisco Bureau OF Foreign Com
Nnerce that Jnpan is about to adopt the gold
stan dard and will use the China indemnity
fund as the basis for the change
,The,Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division
No. ], of Alameda County, which amllates
w tn the Board of Erin, gave one of the most
successful entertainments and balls ever given
in that county, on ST. Patrick's day at Sisierna
Hall, West Berkeley. The attendance was
large, over 600 being present.
NEW TO-DAY.