The San Francisco call., 1897-04-27
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

Mrs. Katie Phelps has sued Henry Phelps for
divorce.
The schoolteachers Will receive their back
salaries IN July.
Partly cloudy Tuesdsy-W. H. Harmon,
forecast Official.
Ellen Puckett has sued Philip Pickett Tor
permanent alimony.
William Craddock has been placed under
$1,000 bonds not to kin his wife.
Ferdinand Refs has sued Ng Gun for S97OO
on pTonlssory note dated August 81, 1895.
Mrs. Carey Higley Dimond, the Honol ulu
dlvorcee, has been served with an order OF ex-
animation.
Cassius H. BIackman, an early pioneer, died
at his residence, COS Jones street. Sunday
afternoon.
Three hoodlums who created trouble at
sunday picnic are being held By tie police on
serious charges.
A general tone OF progress is noticeable all
along The PoreIo and through the sou thern
section OF the City.
Florimel Perhaps. Don Cara, Cabrillo
Strathrol and Elsmore were the winners @
lngleside yesterday.
The police are investigating a scheme of
frlVa;e Detective Mullen TO provide fund for
associated hospitals"
The Presbytery of san Francisco mad au in
teresung session al the Mission Home on Sac
ramento street yesterday.
The names OF many new delegates to the
Pure Food Congress have been reported al the
headquarters in this City.
Franz Braun, a painter living at 3O5 Twelfth
street swallowed q desc OF rough on rats last
night with suicidal intent.
Editor Frederick Marriott, charged with
libel by Judge J. c. B. Hebbard, is on trial in
Judge Daingerfield's court
The Odd Fellows of this City observed the
anniversary OF Odd Fellowship by an enter
talnment and ball last night
Rev. Henry Morgan of Alameda has plan
Tor eYangehzlng this City by means of Chris
ian klnaergartens 10 teach religion.
John Gomez, boy employed in the machine
shops OF h. J. Laying, had his right leg crushed
yesterday while oil1ng the driving shafts.
J. A. F1lcher will leave for the HAMBURG Fly.
position this week He is one OF the com mis-
sioners appointed to represent California.
Joseph T. Hurd, the defaulting City Clerk OF
cripple Creek, Colo, is in the City Prison on
MS return journey 10 answer tor h crime.
The alarms from box 1873 at 80 and g
ocIock last evening were for two SIN all fires in
VConHors lum oer-yard, I166 Mission street
The quarterly rally OF the League of the
Cross was held last evening il the hall OF
Streets.
Mrs. SOlscher, 1859 Mission street swore to q
complaint in Judge Lows court yesterday
charging Frank Moran. an ex-roomer in her
house, with ma icious mischief.
Cans, the colored fighter of Baltimore. and
NJ Leonard OF New York met and signed arti-
eles yesterday al the Olympic Club to fight in
Mechanics Pavilion on May Is.
The Southern Pacific Company yesterday
agreed to a $25 single rate from Chicago to
san Francisco for intending visitors to Cali
fornia during the EndeavOrers' convention
Mayor Phelan's veto of the appointment and
salary OF Joseph J. Dunno, one of District Al
torney Barnes special assistants, was sus-
talned by the Board OF Supervis ors yesterday
William Anderson, a barkeeper living at 2O3
tod loor i,r,t
charge OF grand larceny for stealing $50 from
John H. McMurray, en- old man, Sunday after
noon.
John Russell, a bunko-steerer. was sent to
the County Jail for six months by Judge Low
yesterday for roboing Ro and Sheard, a young
Englishman, OF $50 during pea and shell
game.
William Boyce was yesterday held TO an
swer in $1,000 bonds by Judge Joachimsen on
the charge OF burglary for having broken in 10
the coal office OF Wainwright & Easton, Mar
ket street.
George Mason got six months from Judge
Low yesterday for stealing q bicycle FROM the
front OF cigar stand at Market and Kearny
streets and three months for carrying a con-
cealed weapon.
Thomas Green, Twentieth and Harrison
streets, swore out warrants yesterday for the
arrest of three men named Crowley O'Briep
ana Mccarthy for petty larceny and assault
with deadly weapon.
United States Local Inspectors Phillips and
OF the wreck OF the steamer YaQuinn al HUI
eneme wharf The witnesses testified that the
accident was caused by q sand par which was
suddenly formed there.
Attorney C. J. Campbell argued before Judge
Joachimsen esterday that the subdivision OF
the ordinance under which Chine-e visiting a
gam bling-h0uSe arrested was unreasOn-
able and void, as the penalty was the same for
keeping as for visiting.
United States District Judge Morrow yester-
day rendered q decision requiring the own
ers OF the ship Joseph b. Thomas TO pay $4,000
damages TO Jens ?. Jensen, a steyedore who
was permanently disab ed by the inil OF a keg
upon him while he was working in the hold OF
the vessel.
The Fair trial, which IS to determine the
validity Of Mrs. Craven's deeds, is now on in
real earnest. The taking OF evidence began
yesterday morning. The plaintiffs produced
witnesses who rem EN- bered that Senator Fair
spent that day in San Rafael, on which day he
was alleged to have been on this side OF the
bay and 10 have given Mrs. Craven The deeds
But these witnesses did not make so good a
showing on cross-examination, and demon
strated that they could remember scarcely
anything else but that one date, nearly three
years ago, and the commonplace events of that
day.
NEW TO-DAY.