The San Francisco call., 1897-04-01
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

local forecast official
g. The Knights of Macca bee elected officers at
the State convention yesterday.
Thirty-six census marshals were appointed
by the Board of Education last evening.
Q .'Carelessness with matches caused S25 re
al 424 Fremont street yesterday afternoon.
-. Several changes were made in the roll OF
deputies in the County Clerks othce yester-
day.
= w L. Dodson has been sued by Robert l.
Topl1tz for $345 81 on account OF goods sold
and delivered.
Cappy Marjorie, satsuma, Candor, Pat Muir
ply and California were the winners at lngle-
side yesterday.
The British three-master Cressington, out
1O6day from Newcastle n. S. W., arrived in
port yesterday.
Tax Collector Block has asked the Supervis-
-ors for an appropriation 10 preserve the rec
ords of his office.
Judge Belcher has taken under advsement
the divorce suit or NelIle l.. Smltn against
William H. Smith.
The local carpenters unions will soon send
an able speaker 10 San Jose to put some Lie
nto the unions OF that CITY.
Suit has been commenced by the Chemical
National Bank of New York against James A.
Thomas of this City for $3.50 20.
-. Judge Bahrs from the bench accused Attor-
ney William T. Baggett of using unprofes-
sionai language yesterday afternoon.
The Police Commission met yesterday and
y,
500 each for being in a saloon while on duty.
California Gamers declare that the pure food
crusade has hurt their business because the
word ''adulterated" is not correctly inter-
preted.
Outside districts ire making their need of
sehoohouses known 10 the Board of Educa-
ton in time to get share of the school appro-
priaton.
The promoters of the boulevard, by the gen.
erous aid given and expected, propose TO run
boulevard the
the county line.
Attorney Joseph NJ. Wood yesterday secured
a valuable concession from County Clerk
Curry in regard to marriage licenses TO be
issued hereafter.
The Board.of Supervisors yesterday took q
trip 20 Badrock dam in Niles Canyon inspect
ing the property there of the Spring Valley
Water Company.
the Pacific Coast Jockey Club fer 1924 81 for
labor anu material furnished in flushing the
1ngleside racetcack.
The weather of the pastfew days has been
favorable to the development OF diphtheria
and four new cases were reported at the
Health Office yesterday.
"A meeting of the executive committee OF the
California Miners Association was held last
q evening and action taken toward securing the
passage OF the mineral land bill.
Eaton OF Chicago won the great match race
al The Pavilion cycle meet last night from
Becker, Wells and Loughead. "Bob' Terrill
took the other professional event,
James sCantleys stable at $50 Howard street
caught ire at o'clock Yesterday afternoon
and was destroyed. A horse tied in the stable
was also burned. The loss $500.
Joseph Sheldon viii leave to-day for jar n
probably about nine weeks He may during
the trip pay briet visit 10 Honolulu.
Professor stopel. German scientist is here
on his way to Japan to get facts about i'm ports
and exports. He climbed Popocatapetl and
Orizapa in Mexico after much trouble.
1t is now learned on good authority that At
torney L. NJ. Morgan fed this City because he
was discovered Ia an eXtor tion scheme to the
prejudice OF Capitalist Edwin K. Alsip.
Mrs. a. Kingman, who has been travelling
around the world, and who stopped for some
time in India to hunt wild pigs and other
animals, has arrived here i'll of the jungle
fever.
William Holt Aldrich has brought suit to
declare invalid the trust clause in the will OF
his father, the late William a. Aldrich, and TO
the residuary estate.
The Howard Insurance Company of New
York has filed suit against julius Jacobs and
George Eastou f.r $74s5 e3 with interest from
February l, 1892 and for $117 SO with in
terest from January 10, 1894.
The Monte Christie Gold Mining Company
mas neen Incorporated by c. w. Cross, Frank
=: Kelly, W William NJ Abbott, Henry New
burgn and W. /. Harper with a capital stock
OF $IOOO00O, of which $3.50 has been sub
scribed. g
The committee invitations for the Pure
Food Congress, 10 be held at the Cham Der of
commerce on April 80, has notified the Board
OF Supervisors OF the event and requested that
committee OF the board be appointed TO be
present
The mails destined to 20 out with the Mari
posa this aftern Don on the Northern pa.
cltc now stalled in Nebras ka nv the storm
The train is not expected in before Friday
afternoon, and the sailing of the Mariposn has
been postponed until that time
Unusual activity has beer displayed by the
Southern Pacific Com pdny during the mast
year in putting the lines and eo rinmenf in
first-class order in anticipation of a very heavy
freight movement this fall. Six new stael
bridges were built and twenty huge locomo.
tlves purchased.
Colonel Charles de Garmo Grav pa,erst
manager of the Carnival OF the Golden cate
has rendered his resignation to the executive
committee on account OF the death of his
father, David de Garr1lo Gray, which occurrad
Colonel Gray will leave for the East this m orn
ing.
Great preparations are beng made for the
hpanish carnival, to be given In the Pavilion
april "a. 1t IS intended to have q Big street
parade just before, and many new features ar
promised. 1t Is intended 10 have the king and
queen OF the carnival land at the foot of Mar
ket street from the royal barge.
W. B. Kotta. a barber at JOG Montgom cry
avenue, sWore 10 complaints esterday for the
arrest OF NJ Cadonan, julius Whitthoff and
Inree John Doe" on the charge OF robbery.
he said that he was alone in h!s shop Tuesday
afternoon when the FIVE men came in and
ioppeu MIN OF S9 and hall q dozen razors.
Stole From the Southern Pacific.
The Southern Pacific ticket-office at Third