The San Francisco call., 1897-08-21
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

prediction.
Jane" was PLAYED at the Alcazar last night
and VIII run till further notice
(. A. Lucas swore to u complaint yesterday
charging Thomas Stanton with criminal libel
The cornerstone of the new Mission High
School Will be laid this afternoon with appro-
pirate ceremonies.
Heirs interested in the Sarah Crooks estate
have applied to the Probate Court for an early
settlement OF the business.
A hard-umes social was held in the Califor-
nia-street Methodist Episcopal Church on
Broderick street last evening.
The Veteran Volunteer Fremen's Associa-
ton will attend the Mechanics Fair in BODY
on the evening OF the 26th inst.
The Letter-carriers' Convention Association
met last evening and received an encouraging
report from the canyassing committee.
P. Jolly, manufacturing j4weler, was ar
rested last evening for attempting to pass hve
counterfeit dollars at Corbett's poolrooms
DR.. Campbell Ford's bill Tor $3.50 against
the estate of the late Mrs. Caroline Taber has
been cut to $3.50 by means of fl compromise.
San Francisco Labor Council held its regu-
lar meeting last night Many liberal dona-
tlons were received IN aid OF the striking
miners.
Guy Rock 8 years OF age, WIS arrested by
Detectives Reynolds and Dillon Yesterday
afternoon for burglarizing the residence OF
Mrs. Tate at 215 Polk street.
Last night was wheelmen's night at the Me-
chanics Fair, ana 1t was big success. Fully
300 Joined i'll the parade, ana probably as
many more acted as wallhowers.
Eight newsboys were arrested yesterday
afternoon for selling transfers at the corner OF
Powell and Market streets. They were re-
leased on Their own reeognizance.
c. +. Frank, speculator in Chinese cigars,
jewelTy and other articles of virtu, was ar
rested by he United States Marshal yesterday
on charge of refilling cigar-boXes.
Martin 70 fArtv n fjves ON
and Castro streets, has been arrested for
cruelty beating his 10-year-old son. This is
the second time he has been in trouble for
similar offense.
F. J. Masters and Ida A. Hull have been sued
for damages by two Chinese women, who COM
plain that they were treated Improperly by
the defendants. The sum of $4,000 is de-
manded in ach case.
D. B. K. Sellers, a salesman, has filed his
petition in insolvency. He confesses TO debts
amounting to $l2, $50. His real estate is
orth $500 and mis- Incum brances aggregate
S716l 09. No other assets.
Customs Inspector Bellingall has protested
against the authority OF the Secretary 10 ap-
point tea inspector. Collector Jackson has
ruled that Mr.. Bellingal's protest, while pic
turesque, is wanting in merit.
The Angola Water Company has been in
corpordted by Samuel Davis, George E. Ba tes
theodore Baclgaiupl, Charles y. Lam berson
and Abraham Freeman TO build dams and
irrigate land in the valley OF the Tuiare River.
The Umatilla brought news yesterday that
there vii be a great rush of miners from
sound clies to Alaska in the spring. Nearly
all these cities are now so crowded that the
visitors can hardly find hotel accOmmoda-
tons.
The Eastern oysters planted for expert
mental purposes year ago by the United
States Fish Commission in 1aquina Bay, Or,
are doing well according to the Investigations
just made by Professor Was hburn of the Uni
versity of Oregon.
John Martin and Frank Morgan stole a
large quantity OF lead pipe q few days ago
from house at S22 Green street The sod
the stuff to junk-dealer at 610 Vallejo street.
Sergeant Wollweber went on the trail of the
thieves and captured them yesterday.
In the libel of ia mes Mills, Charles HerIihy
and Intervenor Fred Siener against the
schooner Energetic United States District
Judge de Haven yesterday decided that Mil
Ter and Herlihy were entitled to $40 80 each
as wages, and that Siener was entitled 10
$Is5.
Rev. S. s. Pryor, ID, the new pastor of
Westminster Presbyterian Church, this CITY,
will address the meeting for men only at the
Young Mems Christian Association. Mason
and Ellis streets, tomorrow afternoon at 3
O'Clock. His subject Will be Lost Oppor-
tunities."
The police Of South San Francisco have dis
covered & case OF estitution IN that part of
the City. family named Mclaughlin is liv-
ing on the bay shore in an old cowshed
sists of father, mother and five little chill
dren the youngest being only week old.
The testimony in the matter of the owner
ship of the $4,000 policy on the life OF The
late General Dimond closed in United
States Circuit Judge Morrow's court esterday.
A document purporting TO be a release in full
of all demands and signed by Mrs. Abel wsS
admitted in evidence deS pite the objection OF
her counsel.
A formal demand was made yesterday by the
Federal authorities on the bondsmen of ex-
Collector Welburn TO make good his shortage
n, disbursing agent. The bondsmen, Stanley
Weilleg and Edward Ii. Farmer, are both OF
San "a Clara County. If they refuse suit will
be brought 10 recover The amount, which is in
the neighborhood OF $4,000.
J4mes Hewitt, the engineer, was arrested for
manslaughter by Patrolmah Connel CT the
Seyenteenth-street station yesterday. Hewitt
was at once released upon his own recog
nizance. the order being issued by Judge Low.
The engineer says he saw nothing OF the acci-
dent and was not aware IL had taken place
until he mad completed his trip
william CLAYTON and William Price were
held to answer Thursday before the Superior
Court by Judge Low on The charge OF robbery
in $4,000 each. On August theY ana anothe; ne
man entered the room OF l.. }. Knight, 9u6
Kearny street representing themselves as se-
cret service men in searcn OF counterfeit
money and robbed knight OF his gold watch.
new line of clipper ships, to be supplanted
in q year by five new steamers 10 be named
efier California counties has just been estab-
Iished by a new Eastern corporation, known as
the Atlantic and Pacific Transportation Com
pany, for the purpose of carrying freight by
way OF the Horn between New YORK and San
Francisco and other Pacific Coast ports.
A bill in equity was fled in the United
stetes Circuit Court yesterday by the Garnett
Cold Nintnp COMPANY of West Virgi ginia against
Iouis A. Garnett A. B. White and James
O'Brien alleging that the defendants In fraud
of the rights of the orator procured sIXty-two
bonds, $500 shares of stock and $19 900 and
asking tnat they be ordered to surrender the
same and be enjoined from dispos ing OF me
same. The complaint recites that Garnett
Tenresented tnat ne had paid $4,000 for the
Nfapera mining claim, whereas he truth was
that be paid no more than $12,23O