The San Francisco call., 1897-02-05
= CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The musicians of the San Francisco Sym.
phony Society played yesterday III maze OF
smoke.
Adeline Warner has been granted divorce
from Charles G. Warner, on the ground Oh eX-
treme cruelty.
; An expedition will be organized to go TO the
Faralio ones TO kill off the seals as measure OF
. protection TO the salmon.
Mrs. Stanford has decided to sell about
Sl,OOO0O0 worth of her estate Tor the peheht
OF the college at Palo Alto.
The Golden Gate Electric Company has been
organized to supply light, heat ana power TO
residents of San Francisco
. Walter Harris, IA years Of age, fell from the
deck of the steamship HELEN euneSday
morning and was drowned.
August Van Bergen, the well-known saloon
keeper on Sansome street, died yesterday at
hisTesidence on Capp street.
Private dispatches state positively that
Judge McKenna has been notified that he viii
have place in the Cabinet.
John Trapp, carpenter, was killed by the
counter balance in the elevator shaft at
Smiths Cash Store yesterday.
Rev. DR.. c. w. Wendte delivered an illus
trated lecture at Golden Gate Hall last night
entitled How the Dutch Took Holla
Martin Haurwitz, who recently returned
from the Transvsal, says that Californians
have done wonders in the Dark Continent.
1t will probably rain to-day, but the storm
will break, and there viii be fresh westerly
cast
Mrs. Lucinda Hoistrom will appear in Judge
Coffey's court on the 9th inst. to urge her Pc
o titon for possession of her foster daughter,
Efie.
ANNA Dorgan has applied for special letters
of administration on the estate of Catherine
Martin, deceased, who left property worth
$1,000.
Mrs. Kate Dalton has applied for letters tes-
tamentary on the estate of her late husband,
Tphr pufr rfa-n nal m fc
$4,000.
Mrs. Henry T. Scott gave a small dance last
evening, complimentary to Miss Helen Aop-
kins, Miss Cunningham and Miss Caro-
Crockett.
The captains OF the teams to comrete in the
. in teTnational tug-of-war February 27 met last
night and signed the contracts for their re-
spective teams.
Thomas P, Madden's will has been filed for
. pro bate. All the estate is beq ueathed TO Mrs
Frances Davis and Miss Fannie Davis, share
and share alike.
Louise c. Johnson has applied to the Supe-
q rlor Court TO have the name of her son by q
former marriage changed from Otto C. Nelson
TO Otto c. Johnson.
Wing Hung, poor Chinese laborer, after
three attempts to commit suicide, finally sue
ceeded by hanging himself in the Receiving
Hospital last night
Hon. Charles A. Summers name appeared in
Rev. Dr. Haweis' new book, and this fact led
some Eastern papers into making ridiculous
criticism OF the volume.
Dr. Washington Ryer's estate will pay $15,-
900 to each OF the seven charita Bile instlru.
lions mentioned in the VIII, and the affairs OF
. the estate viii be settled
The Pioneers have lost another of their
number in the person of William I. Tustin,
who died at his residence in the Mission es-
terday at the age OF 70 years.
/: Victor S. Wolf, a drummer from New York
who was arrested in Los Angeles Wednesday,
is.wan ted in this City on three charges of OBJ
tanning money by false pretenses
Two first choices won at Ingleside YESTERDAY.
Lindsay, Lou Lou r, Mobalaska Lucky Dog
Morte Fonso and Summertime.
II. G. Lehman of Grass Valley, who was
brought to this City by United States Mar.
shal yesterday to answer a charge of Illicit dis
thling, was released on $1,000 bonds.
Robert n. Lynch, secretary TO Rev J. George
. Gibson OF the Emmanuel Baptist Church is
going TO Louisville, KY, to study Tor the min
, lstry in the Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary.
Neville Castle, son of the late Michael Cas-
Z lie, and Miss Mary Crittenden Scott were mar
? led last evening at the brides home 1895
Vallejo street Rev. Mr.. Lion OF St. Stephens
performed the wedding ceremony.
Department Commander Mastellar of the
G. A. r. said yesterday that ne would be will
ing TO serve on the committee to form local
branch of the Cuban League of the United
States, as did also Assistant Adjutanl General
Robinson.