The San Francisco call., 1897-09-03
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The labor unions have made every prepara
ton for grGnd time or Labor day, next Mon
day.
+ Showers early Friday morning; cloudy Fri
Day southerly changing to fresh westerly
winds.
Won To Fee was arrested Yesterday for the
murder OF Cow Ho Yen at sos Stockton street
last December
Judge Wallace yesterday began the trial o.
the suit TO oust the Supervisors from Office fol
alleged maheasance.
A charge OF obtaining money by false pre-
lenses was booked against DR.. Harry West
wood cooper yesterday.
MargareIha Mary Monks has sued for 8
divorce from John Monks for failure TO pro-
vide the necessaries of life.
Ranchers on the Mission road, near the Six
mlie House, met in deadly combat Wednesday
night and Two OF them were wounded.
Awarrant was sworn out yesterday by Paul
T.. Davney, a piauo-tuner, for the arrest OF
W. B. Bradbury on the charge of battery.
Five desperate convIcts made an effort to
break out of the branch County Jail esterday,
and were cowed by the rifles OF the guards
Patsy Carroll. the king OF bunko-zteerers,
wss charged with vagrancy yesterday snd re-
leased on his own recogEizance by judge
Campbell
DR.. John E. Matzke, head professor of the
Romantic languages at Stamford, VIII start
from here Monday for Paris on years leave
OF aUSelEe,
All Jim, Chinese cook sentenced yesterday
TO 100 days in the County Jail for playing
lottery game. tried TO hang himself II cell IN
the CITY Prison.
The Murphy-Grant property on the corner
OF Sansome and Bush streets was knocked
down bv public auction to George W. WhItlell
for S4S0,o00 Yesterday
The alumni of the California College Of
Pharmacy held their annual election OF Off
. GERS Yesterday and psrticlDated in q banquet
last night at the California Hotel.
Two mem bers of the crew OF The British ship
Ralore have made complaint against Captain
kiilander Tor breaking CuSiOm-hOUse seals
that had been placed on his vessel
The preliminary examination of Tug" Will
son, Frank Howard ana J. courtney. ex-cOn-
Yicts, on a charge OF burglary, WIS COM
menced before Judge Low yesterday.
-Offcers will be elected tonight at the Co.
lumbia building for new organization.
know as the Union Reform League the objects
OF which are to push Christian socialism.
John Neary. arrested Yesterday for stealing
two boxes OF cigarettes, broke away from 20
hceman J. F. MURPHY, and after an exciting
chase OF several bloCks he was recaptured.
Mrs. Julia Mullen, ISL Stevenson street
svore TO q complaint in Judge LOWS court
yesterday for the arrest Of W. J. Bell on
%.
DR.. / Myers of the Bush-street Temple win
',Superstiton, and on Sunday evening at 8
O'Clock VIII answer questions on subjects OF
Jewish interest
Aaron Appleton was yesterday held to an
swtr before the Superior Court bv judge
Joachimsen in $1,000 bonds on a charge Of
grand larceny Tor stealing purse containing
80 from John Nolan on August %.
Julius Ambrose, Frenchman who made p
preearfous living by peddlng wsfles, CON-
mlt!ed suicide last Wednesday night by in
haAng the tunes Of burning charcoal. lie
E vas SICK and poor and respondent.
Robert Farrell, who committed suicide At
Ogden a few days ago while icmporsriIy in
sane, has been identified as the same Robert
Tor writing offensive postal cards to his ex-
wife.
Rogers fantasie, the Battle OF GETTYSBURG -
which excited so much favorable comment
Iastweek at the fair, will be repeated tonight
The next great feature viii be Scotch night.
which viii be celebrated IN royal style next
Monday.
n enthusiastic meeting of those interested
IA lhe formation OF an independent church
In the downtown districts was held in Byron
MeuZy Il all last night Speeches were made
by the Rev. W. D. P Bliss, Rev. G. c Adams
and others.
Nearly L the preparations for the letter
carriers Convention have been made by the
local cQmmiJtee, and the visitors viii not
want Tor entertainment There will be sav-
erat banqnets and rece ptions to the delegates
before the week is over.
- The defense in the FigeI case will rest its
case to-day. Some minor witnesses testified
yesterday, and Rupert Manuel said he saw
June l and yelled woman walking mn and
down on the north side of the store