The San Francisco call., 1897-07-31
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.


~ Fair Saturday ana probably warmer, with
some wind.
Jabez Howes died at his residence, 1925
Bush street, yesterday.
fair for the benefit of st. Brendan's paro-
chial schools viii be given September 50.
Judge Slack will hear the contest in the
Capron estate at an early date next month.
The final report of the Grand Jury viii be
fled In Judge Seawell's court this forenoon
General Barnes will present no testimony in
the Police Court In behalf OF Theodore Flgei
Sarah Naitaley has been granted a:diy9rce
from Moses n attaley on. the ground OF WlIuu4
neglect.
LeeH cIayburgh has, reconveyed his, hide
and taIlow business to mis- father and mas
'fgone East" ~.
Ex-Ministers Damon and Mills of Hawaii
are in he City. MI Damon has just returned
from. Europe, =: '+ ...- 81
Kittfe MeGonigle and George Murphy. were ,
married by jus tice OF the Peace Barry al day
l3ghtyesterday morning: ~. ..-:-. :..>.. ..
p Clans spreckels bought a twenty fve-foot
business lot on Market street nearcIIF IFE CALL
building, yesterday for sc, 600 -
The Merchants Association has addressed
memorial to the Supervisors asking for better
paved lighted and severed sp eets.
: Business at the Custom-house is steadily in
: creaslAg, and the large bates on Tin indl-
cate q; big trade in California canned goods
Whatever improvements IS have been made in
the PfeeiIa Valley the elub.ot thst. qlstrlct IS
justly given the credit OF BY the residents
there. ~: T.:
. Samuel Goldman, & painter, was instantly
. XII He'd yesterday afternoon by the breaking OF
q ladder on which he"was standing while
painting house. D..
1t is reported that Jacob :steppacher viii be
appointed cashier III the 1nterai Revenue Col
: leCtOr's office when Collector Lynch shall take
charge Of tie. office.
The United States Grand Jury yesterday re-
ported an Indictment against. Charles Olcott
Tor stealing $50 worth of brass castings from
the steamer Omaha.
Thomas .Magee borrowed $4,000 from the
Hlbernia Bank yesterday on. property at Sixth
and. Townsend streets, d mortgage Tor that
amount being. recorded.
The United States Attorney has ordered the
trustees:of "the Jersey tract in Contra Costa
County, to remove the Taylor Slough dam, 1t
being an obstruction TO nsvig alton.
Van A. Shafer and J. NJ. Mood, two men ac-
cused of cIimilallg asssulting Addie Fox, a
strange girl in this City, will have to answer
the charge before the Superior Court.
The Board'of Education has removed Myers
history from the course of study in the public
schools, out OF Difference TO thewishes OF Arch
bishop RlordGn and the Catholic clergy.
p. Mrs. Frances Carey has compelled her hus-
band, Charles K. Carey, TO amend his COM
paint Tor dRoree by eliminating all obJec-
tionable. allegations rejecting on her char
acter..
The. Richrnond district prides itself on the
fact that it's real estate has never diminished
in price. whiie steady line of Improvement
Kept steadily advancing all through the dull
season.
-. civ and County ATTORNEY Creswen has rem
dered an opinion to the effect that the high
fences erected bv advertising concerns cannot
be be:conSidered. a nuisance if they are erected in
safe manner. :-.-
-. The Service for men only at the Young
Mems Christian Association, Mason aud Ellis
streets, tomorrow, will be addressed by Rev.
J. W. Phelps, pastor OF the California street
. N. E. Church. .,--
T.: There: is a collection OF oil paintings and
.PasteIs ny Anna E. Klumpke on exhibition at
the Hopkins Institute. Miss Klumpke is
San Francisco gir4and has had marked sue
: cess in her work. '...
- Many teachers and principals Of schools are
RCflg to the. d rectOrs with complaints regard
ing the changes that have been. ordered.
e e hey claim that the department. will suffer
from the transfers. @.:>
=: A delegation. from the letter-carriers' band
WAS glven.a hearing al last nights meeting Of
San FRANCISCO Labor Council in regard to the
a-lHl putQliOu Of fuTqishing non-unfou music.
The election OF officers was also held.
Beginning WI ii the Ist of August, more and
faster trains will be operated between This
City and San Jose'by the Sou hern Pacific and
q number OF ImPortan improvement wi he
made in:the train service IN the San Joaquin
Valley. -
!: Mrs. John Pettee, ex-president OF the Eureka
Society for. Tie Protection Of Children, threat
ems to. bring suit for alleged defamatory ut
.teFances against her. The soeiety's telephone
has. been Withdrawn from the offices, and the
society maybe disrupted
= Chris Bu1wfnkle, waiter in the Popular
Restaurant: was shot and d'seriously wounded
by mis- friend Manuel Krrll, yesterday after
noon III the Oreeen-street House. Kruli did
not believe that the pistol was loaded, and he
made playful experiment.
A number OF local capitalists are projecting
an expedition to- Peru, where they expect to
find some of: the gold. mines. OF the ancient
5ucas.. Captain Hatfield OF the English ship
Lanciug says he is not at liberty to divulge
names, but negotia tions are pending for the
trip::
. -The:case OF the United States ag ainst Chief
Food. Inspector Dockery, charged with
obstr ucting the Collector OF the Port in the
counterfeit. article labeled pure California
grape brandy, h as been continued until mex
Thursday. 80,
Anunknown man, under the name Of John
Doe, lies IN q critical condl tion at the ReceiY-
ing Hospital. He was picked up at the corner
OF Second ana Howard streets yesterday and
is belng held for "observatiop," as it is not
possible otell in his uncon sclous state what
is the matter with him.
Attorney Delmas had his revenge on the
counsel for the Fair heirs yesterday, when he
succeeded in compelling Reuben H. lloyd TO
produce In court his contract with Mrs. ,Oel-
Tichs, one.o OF the daughters OF the late Senator
Fair. The contract shows. that LIoyd's COM
pensation is TO be per cent of what he re-
covers of the estate for his client.
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