The San Francisco call., 1897-03-06
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

forecast official.
The Bank Commissioners have issued call
for all banks TO hand in their annual reports |
Many of the original members OF the Fraw |
ley Company Will DC retained Tor the coming |
season.
Judge Coffey will choose mother pro tenn !
pore for little Efie Holstrom al O'Clock this |
afternoon.
The Board of Health met last night and de- |
termined 10 begin vigorous crusade against
adultersted foods at once.
Lizzie H. San Marco. Cash Day, Argentina,
Gutta Percha, Stentor and Montgomery, won
races at lngleside yesterday.
Judge Morrow has decided that where vessel
and cargo belong to the same owner both
may be lbeled for sailors wages.
Ernest NJ. Hickey was married twice and
both times divorced. After his death both
women applied for money from his estate.
William Brugge killed an old man known as
Louis yesterday afternoon because the latter
Brugge claimed, had called him loafer
Reverend and Cantor Samuelson of New York
viii oficiaIe this morning at the Congregation
Beth Menaienim Streisand on Minna street
The case of J. ]. Rauer against Internal Rev
enue Collector o. N. Welburn has been trans
terred from the Justice TO the Federal courts
Edward Bernard, q laborer had his head
crushed by falling rock in one OF Warren q
Malley's Quarrles yesterday. He is still alive
Sergeant Thomas McKenns, for many years
in the police liquor license department, died
yes terday afternoon as the result OF an opera
tion.
At a meeting held yesterday the pure-food
committee OF the Council Of Associated Indus
tries decided TO call a convention to consider
the question.
J. n E. Wilson has been sued by Alfred
Clarke for $3.50 said to be due promissory
note dated July 9, 1890, with interest at 3 per
cent month.
The Examiner has been caught in another
bold. malicious lie and denounced by union
NJ
their meetings.
Coroner Hawkins and Manager Kirkpatrick
battled legally yesterday over John NJ. Oak
ley's baggage IN the Justices Court. de-
cision is expected to-day.
1t has come to light that Sterling A. Hop
klns OF the old Nlg1iantes, whose signature 10
Alameda deeds Is wanted, was killed in the
Battle OF the Wilderness.
Union No %. Carpenters and Joiners
Brothe fhood OF America, adopted caustic reso-
lutlons condemning the police Tor doing car
penter work last evening.
A letter was sent to the carnival committee
OF the Golden Gate yesterday by the Mer-
chants Association explaining some features
that may be adopted with profit.
Growing Louis cook in waterfront
saloon, was kicked to death yesterday after
noon noe, by man known only by the name Of
There were SOL deaths in this City and
County last month. During the month OF
February, 1896, the deaths numbered 4s3
The births last month numbered 4S4.
John W. Steiner has been granted divorce
from Mary Steiner Oh the ground of desertion,
and Tor a similar reason John Walsh has
been given divorce from Nellie Walsh.
John Wulbern, an old resident of "Cow Hol-
low" died suddenly yesterday morn ing at his
residence on tilbert and Laguna Streets where
he has resided for the past seventeen years.
Two students of the junior class in the Den-
tai College were yesterday formally suspended
until next term for having appropriated cer-
tain nominal infirmary ices to their own use.
Frederick C. Rookie, clerk in the Supreme
Court OF New South Wales, arrived here, after
q wild ocean and continental trip, TO catch
the steamer Alameda. He got aboard just in
time.
Supervisor Haskins will investigate Judge
Wallace's stationery bill. which includes
fifteen quarts OF ink and great quantity of
RP2ao6. Psa6d ETC. 1h' stationery 'und Is ''sFdT'"n
The relief fund in the hands of David Meyer
yesterday amounted to 1862 The unem-
ployed are making preparations for Tuesdays
grand benefit enter tainment at the Audi
torium.
The closing lecture Tuesday night in Metro
politan Hall by Mr.. Davenport will explain
the doctrines of the Catholic Apostolic Church
and reasons Will be given Tor believing the
Lords Coming is near.
J. J. Mulcreavy was yesterday indicted for
perjury. He was contractor who laid con-
crete at the City and County Hospital and
cessive and upon which he drew pay.
Edwin Diller starbuck, fellow in philoso-
ply at Clark University and a special student
OF the psychology of religion, who has writ
ten treatise on religious conversions, has
been called 10 professorship at Palo Alto.
The Street Committee has ordered the Su.
perintendent of Streets to recall the permit
issued to the Union Paving Company TO do
street work on Eureka street, between Twen-
tieth and Twenty first, by private contract
Margaret Brown, a woman 20 years of age
who was severely burned by her clothing
catching fire at her home on Third street
several weeks ago, died at ST. Luke's Hospital
yesterday. The matter was reported to the
Coroner.
John Miller has been found guilty of MUIR
der in the first degree for killing James Childs
at406 Clementina street in this City on the
18th OF last November. The death penalty
will be pronounced by Judge Carroll Cook on
the 18th inst
DR.. W. s. Matthews, editor of the California
Christian Advocate, yesterday received tele-
gram from an Illinois minister to the effect
that he could fill a ship with Nebraska corn
for Indian sufferers if free transportation to
San Francisco could be procured.
Reginald H. Webster, who has been de-
clared by the Superior Court to be legally en-
titled to the Office of Superintendent of
Schools yesterday called upon Mr.. Bahcock,
who has been filing the Office. Yesterday
afternoon Mr.. Babcocks attorney secured
stay.
States will soon need the aid OF special agent
to assist them in drawing their stipends from
the Government. Many of them are physi-
calIy incapacitated from walking to the
County Clerks Office for the purpose of swear
ing to their claims.
Mrs. Eva Metcalfe has applied to the supe-
rior Court to partition lot on The n orth side
of Geary street, west of Mason, 1876 feet
square Mrs. Metcslfe owns an undivided
1880 interest in it, while the remaining
fftieth is owned by s. NJ A. Jackson. He will
be entitled to about 240 square feet
Isaac Peterson miner from Placer County,
Complained to the police yesterday that after
g visit TO house on st. Mary's street he had
missed his watch wor tn $S5, scarfpin worth
S35 and $40 in coin. He Identified Dora Ray
mond, an inmate, as the woman with whom
he had spent his time, and she was taken into
custody on a charge of grand larceny.
buckingham & Hecht will get $4,000 from
the City and County for damages caused 10
their property by the overhowing OF the army
street sewer into the basement OF tne1r
premises on Valencia street. They asked $lo-
0OO Yesterday Attorney Creswell ADVISED
the Judiciary Committee of the Supervisors 10
compromise for $4,000. report Will De maze
for that amount.
The Sorosis Club has inaugurated course
OF six lectures to be given at their rooms on
by NJ nd Mre T.