The San Francisco call., 1897-08-08
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Cloudy Sunday; fresh southwesterly wind.
Santa Cruz fell before the Reliance team yes
terday at Central Park by score OF z to T.
Mrs. Kate Sculorions has sued for divorce
from Stathie Sculorions on the ground OF
cruelty.
The Native Sons are max ing active prepara-
uons for the Admissi ion day celebration at
Santa Rosa.
Robert C. Stevenson. coschman for the late
Colonel C. F. Crocker, has sued his wife, MIN
ME, for a divorce.
Complaints were made to the police last
night by two young men of having been
robbed in saloons.
The delegates to the Grand Lodge of the
Journeymen Butchers annual meeting at Los
Angeles leave to-day.
The Lincoln Monument League have called
mass-meeting 1or Saturday evening next A'
Metropolitan Temple.
Mayor PheIan has vetoed several street ana
printing contracts Illegally authorized oy the
Devany- Haskins com bine
1t has been learned that Charles Black the
runaway boy from Rochester, n. y, was seen
in this City from June 10 IL.
BEGINNING this week the southern Paclhc
will inaugurate a special fast lrelSnI seEf4ce
between this City and Portland.
The Populist County Central Committee
held its regular monthly meeting at 91o12
Market street last evening. No nights.
Protests against the conduct of the Board of
Education in adding new textbooks TO the
course OF study in the public schools continue
to multiply.
Richard Richardson and James Richardson.
bov peddleTs. were arres ted yesterday for steal
ing machinery from an engine-house near the
Firth wheel.
The San Francisco Labor Council has deter
mined 10 use vigorous methods in collecting
money for the assis tance OF the destitute
Eastern strikers.
Bateman Bros, contractors for the Hall of
Justice, Will, with the present force OF men.
probably finish their contract by the end OF
the present century.
W c. Martin. employment agent, 749 Mar
ket street was arrested for petty larceny by
fraud, trick and device, ana was released on
his own Tecognizance.
A cricket game was played yesterday at the
recreation grounds of the Golden Gate Park
between the California Zingarl and an eleven
OF the Seamen's Institute.
Notary Lee D. Craig has committed for con-
Tempt A. NJ. Lawrence and T. I. Williams, de-
PENDANTS in he l. bel suit ins ns.ituted by Claus
Spreckels against w. R. Hearst.
The Iight-harness meet of the Pacific Coast
Trotting-horse Breeders Association closed at
EmeryvIIle Track Yesterday. Dr.. Leek, Colonel
Benton aud Dave Ryan were the money
getters.
Manuel Krull the boy who fatal lily shot Gus
Bullwinkle. companion, at lib Oregon street
on July 80, was discharged by Judge Low yes
terdAy as it was shown that the shooting was
accidental
Reduced freight rates have been pu ublished
by the Southern Pacific Company for all the
principal commodities that are moved out of
the State. They will apply, however, only to
Galveston and Houston, Tex.
W. Kerr in an open letter to The CALL Sc
yerelv ctiticizeS the position of the Govern
ment's legal officers on their attitude in the
case OF the bogus brandy in which Inspector
Dockery was arrested for interfering with
goods IN bond.
Precita Valley because of the many benefits
received from the Supervisors has no fault to
find with the tax levy. The 1mprovem ent
Club, speaking for the residents considers
that improvements cannot be had without ad-
ditiOnaI taxes.
eleventh annual excursion and basket picnic
to-day at Fairfax Park, near San Rafael
There will be extra attractions, including
games, tombola, bowling and shooting tor
prizes, dancing and an open air concert.
= Charles Olcott, late wetchman on the United
States ship Omaha, convicted OF stealing
brass castings from the ship that he was paid
to walch. appeared before United States Judge
de Haven yesterday morning ana was SEN
fenced to one years i'm mprisonmentin the peni-
tentiary.
The recent exposure in The CALL of the hor-
rfbie cruelties of the Chinese slave-owners
have borne fruit and a petition to the Presi-
dent of the United states IS being circulated
and extensively signed asking that Congress
take some action to put sop to the traffic in
human beings
Paul NJ. Nippert and his wife Laura ask for
$500 damages from Christian Warreke and
A. Marshall for excavating an adjoining lot
and thus injuring their property. The plaint-
ifs particularly mourn the loss OF a flower
garden that was com pletely wrecked by the
caving of the retaining walls OF their prem
ises.
Emile Conor was yesterday held to answer
before the Superior Court by Judge Joachim
sen in $1,000 bonds on the charge OF grand
larceny The complaining witGess was Mrs
Ellen X. Messers mith, living at the Hotel
Stewart IIOI Pine street. She testified that
while walking along Pine street last Tue sday
Conor snatched her purse, containing 800 IL,
out of her hand.
Atameeting of the Fairmount Club, held at
Johusons Hall, on Chenery street, near
Charles, last evening, it was decided 10 hold a
mass meeting 10 arouse the people to the i'm
portance OF large park for the Mission. The
meeting is announced for the 14th OF August
John L. Mclaughlin, president of the club,
made a speech favor OF Improvements Tor
the Mission. He said: "Tne dollar limit has
Deen a bug bear too long, and the Mission peo-
pie have been paying large share OF the taxes
and now want their share OF pub ic impr owe
ment."