The San Francisco call., 1897-06-17
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

Fair Thursday-W H. Harmon.
Mayor Phelan left on his annual vacation
yester lay.
and was frightiuly burned about the arms
and chest.
The Veteran Volunteer Firemen will hold
Mound Park.
The Supreme Court has rendered decision
bearing upon the liabilities of Sureties on
contractors bond.
Engineer Storey of the Valley road says the
MoIA south OF Hanford is advancing at the
rate OF mile a day
Justice Groezinger awarded Joseph W. Sc ger
9IOo IN his suit against John Begohl for CIV
ing him black eye.
The property owners of sunnysde want the
streets OF that neighborhood cut through and
the district better lighted.
Millionaire w. B. Bradbury must serve
twenty-four hours in jail for disobedience Of
the anti-expectorGtion ordinance.
Attorney Thomas I. Bergin's suit against
Mrs. Florence Blythe-Hinckley for $4,000 is
the attraction in Judge Hunts court.
Expert Maxwell declared in Judge Coffey's
court yesterday that Alexander Boyd forged
the alleged will of the late Jacob z. Davis.
General James has issued an order to tho
entire Nationa Guard OF CRlif,rnia to parade
IN their respective localities On Monday, July 5.
Local stamp collectors have been ASKED to
AID the Walters Scott Stamp Co OF New York
IN fighting the Government on periodical l
stamps.
The California exhibit at the Hamburg Ex-
position IS attracting much attention, writes
a cit zen OF San Francisco who is now visiting
Germany.
Forty-three graduates OF the college OF den
IA! surgery OF the University OF California re-
celved their degrees last evening in odd Fel-
lows Hall.
James Daily yesterday identified Chun Woon
Sing as one OF the Cinnamon who RAJ away
from the barber-shop in which Little Pete
wes killed.
ana dismissed a charge OF failing to report
6urg ary on his beat ag ainst Policeman George
5. E8s stman.
Market Insp ctcr Ben Davis arrested Will
liam smith, the partner of J. G. James, yester-
day tor delivering diseased meat at the Queen
City Market
Under a decision OF the Supreme Court a
number OF gamblers have been shut out from
collecting lot of gambling :debls from the es-
tate OF the late Joseph Spanier.
No honest dealer Will try to sell what he
knoWs the customer did not order and Goes
not want Substitution thriyes for time, but
IN the long run IL goes 10 the wall.
The Judiciary Committee of the Board of su-
peryisors has decided to recommend that car
petbeating and cleaning establishments be
removed from the residence districts.
rred Bell, who has sued his mother for an
accounting of the estate of his father saws that
he is fighting NANNY Peasant as well as
Mrs Bell in his effor; IS to get justice.
An excellent problem showing how scouts
reconnOiter and how batteries are brought
int action occupied the time of officers and
men at the Presidio yesterday morning.
John Kriess, bartender, was convicted pv
jury in Judge Cam pbelps court last evening
OF battery upon Mrs. Fannie Carroll, a Grip
pie, and VII be sentenced this morning.
A pouch of 1000 letters lost in Eel River last
February has been recovered. some sixty of
the letters have TO go to the dead letter
Office, being rendered ilegibie by the water.
Midnight marauders visited two ranches in
the Mission q few nights go and stole ten tons
OF hay. forty-seven hos and SIX dozen chick
ems. Tney are using wagon and two horses.
The California Associated Cyclists have about
arranged sttliation with the wheelmen of
British Columbia and also with those OF Mex
lco, and when allls arranged big Pacific COas e..
circuit viii be inaugurated.
The final meeting Of the committee having
IN charge the arrangements Tor the Queen
NictCr.a Diamond Jubilee celebration on
Saturday was held last night, and adjourned
amid the greatest enthusiasm.
A Grand Rapids widow has written the Post
master of lh1s City to find her mate who is
handsome, well Fl and don't drink too much.
she could look up to such e man she says and
would Try TO make him happy.
The new racing project at San Clement has
tsKen dejni,e form under the name of the
Marin County Jockey Club. Frank Coombs OF
Napa has been rendered the Office of president
ana racing will PROBABLY open in July.
The taking OF evidence at the Coroners in
quest over the death OF Isaac Hoffman was re-
sumed yesterday. The only new thing was the
introduction OF the accounts OF Figel and the
slight change made in his statements by one
witness.
Examine the labels snd trademarks of pro-
prietary articles. Imj tatiOns are common and
in some cases the difference between them and
the genuine is so slight as 10 escape careless
observation. Beware OF dishonest shopkeepers
and salesmen.
Tn e Sons of st. George met last night and
outlined very elG borate local cele bration OF
the Queens jubilee. Tne Local Consul who
declined 10 receive the address to the Queen
VIII be ignored, and the address will be deliv-
ereu 10 the EmOassador at Washington.
The manifests in the crooked brandy case
which ere sent to Washing ton have not been
returned to the Treasury Department This,
least is given as the reason for a further
postponemert of the DOckeTy case, which was
set for hearing before Commissioner Heacoek
tn : morning.