The San Francisco call., 1897-03-14
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

In this City recently.
The billiard tournament was continued at
the Occidental last evening
Ernst Huber and Marx Schuhl committed
suicide by inhaling gas on Friday night.
Cloudy weather and probably showers Sum
day. A. g. McAdie, local forecast official.
Ella Pinchiero has sued Jacob Stone for
$40, 600 for breach of promise to marry her.
The Grand Lodge of California Knights OF
Honor will convene in this City next Tuesday.
The Manufacturers and Producers Associa,
tfon will try TO have theater tickets printeo
in this City.
St Patrick's day will be celebrated with
elaborate exercises at Metropolitan IemPie
and Mechanics Pavilion.
John Bennett, carpenter, was killed py a
1Au from building at Pierce ana flOert
streets yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Latham. accused of shooting her son,in-
law, Attorney Julian Pinto, stlH SUCKS 10 mex
story that Chinese shot him.
Merchants are hurrying their goods out OF
bond in anticips ton OF high protective
tariff being enacted by Congress
Rapido, Senator Grady, Free Lady, HOWARD
S, David Applause and Flasnlight were the
winners at Emeryylle yesterday.
The Prison Directors met yesterday and
transacted conside able routine business, In
eluding the paroling OF prisoners.
Business men are indignant at the course of
the Examiner in dealing in convict-made
goods to the prejudice OF Tree labor.
Citizens OF Sunnyslde have adopted reSolu-
tions calling on the Board of Educa ton to fur
nlsh new Schoolhousel in their section.
A. W. Benton, motorman living at Bond
4 street, has asked the police to assist him in
Afnding out If his vile Ella is dead or alive.
T The Cuban committee completed all arrange
ments last even ng for the big mass-meeting
al Metropolitan Hail on Saturday evening.
The officers of the Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Children yesterday investigated
singular case OF destitution and death on
Zoe street.
John Miller has been sentenced to be hanged
in San Quentin prison for the m murder of James
Childs. The execution will be set for some
day in May.
Tonight solemn iridium will commence
~ St. Patrick's Church, 10 terminate Wednes-
day Il W II be in celebration of the parish
silver jubilee.
The Treasury Department has accepted the
opinion of United States District Attorney
Foote that there is no case against the opium
recently seized.
A Coroner's jury rendered a verdict yester-
day that William j. Hennessy came to his
death from gunshoL wound while in row
with John Doe Reilly.
Captain Pete OFT, the popular pilot, is the
Happy fRther of twin sons 1t has kept i'm
busy the last two DAYS answering the congrat-
ulations of his friends
Attorney D. NJ. Delmas roundly scored the
attorneys of the Fair executors yesterday Tor
the dilatory tactics which they have resorted
TO in the pencil will case.
The twelfth anniversary of the organiza ton
OF the Coast Sailors Union was celebrated last
evening by a street parade and rousing
meeting at headquarters
Judge Slack yesterday listened to argument
on the otion to strike out the petition in in
terventiou in the suit of the Fair executors
against Nettie r. Craven.
Attorney Charles s. Wheeler will have to
testify what he knows of his own knowledge
OF the allegations which he verified concern
ing the Fair pencil deeds
The overdue Zealandia arrived from Aus
tralia yesterday. She Yves delay ed on account
OF prevailing heavy head winds and last
weeks storm on the coast
Richard Butler. the Australian murderer,
according TO advices brought By the Zealandia
yesterday, has been in prison many times for
crimes of various characters.
The Zealandie brought news from Australia
yesterday that the third victim of Richard
Ashe, or Butler, was rot Lesage. supposed,
but young man named Burgess.
The Supreme Court has denied the petition
for writ of error In the Blythe case, so that
the matter is not likely TO ever be taken before
the United States Supreme Court.
Over 1900 names of the unemnloyed are
now registered for work on the boulevard.
Subscriptions continue to come in. Active
work will begin probably on next Tuesday.
C. L. White, who forged the name of the
manager of Miller Lux to check for $500,
was yesterday held TO answer before the SUI
perior Court by acting Police Judge Kerrigan.
Mission Road, Ingleside and Ocean View
Improvement clubs are united in asking the
Supervisors for a general line of improve
ments in the southwestern section of the City.
S. Clark, State organizer of the Labor
Exchange Association, will deliver a lecture
this afternoon at 900 Market street at P. NJ.
Subject: "How to Increase the Nations
Wealth"
Testimony in a suit concerning the La bility
of the Western Union Telegraph Company for
error in the transmission OF dispatch was
Tue Carr roll in thQ Inst rrf
yesterday.
Captain Antoine Anderson and his two
panions, who were reported as lost from
the schooner Eppinger, were picked up by the
schooner Kate and Anna, ana are now aboard
that vessel
George McGregor Deacon. the defaulting
bookkeeper of w. R. Larzelere. commission
merchant. who was released Yesterday morn
ing on. $1,000 bonds, was afterward arrested
on bench warrant
The JOINT carnival committee of the Native
Sons and Daughters decided last night to
parade during the forenoon of May and to
give a ball at the Mechanics Pavilion in the
evening.
Levi Strauss recent generosity in donating
books to the university has been officially ac
knowledged by Govern'r Budd III letter
aecentusting the advisa bility OF harmoniZing
the educational system OF the Staie.
II. C. Blum, prominent merchant secretary
and managing owner of the Eel River Cream
cry Company, the largest in Northern Cali
a.
ing his sister, Mrs. Frank McGowan, in this
City.
Charles Woodhouse, locksmith employed
BY Will & Finck, was found dead in the Corte
MADEIRA tunnel near San Rafael yesterday
morning. He hat been run over b. train,
kbut whether or not he committed sulc1oe is
Aot known.
The Mayor and Board of Supervisors yester.
Eay, as guests of Engineer Schussler, visited
the great sources of the City's water supply in
the hills of San Mateo County, and found them
/ in satisfactory condition with an abundance
/ of water on hand.
John F. Whelin, the popular mailing and
shipping clerk with tbe Jesse Moore, Hunt
! COMPANY, is going to take weil-earned vaca-
! tion and see the Corbett-Fitzsimmons fight.
! This will be the first holiday Mr. Whe.in has
had outside OF the State in thirty years
Yu Kee of the Sam Yup Society was escorted
to the ferries BY The See Yup highbindeTs
yesterday and ordered to leave the City. He
went on the train 10 Fresno. Kee kept dry
goods store bus would not give in in spite OF
the boycott un til he was marched out of town.