The San Francisco call., 1897-06-16
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
air "Wednesday, W. H. Harmon.

n.
Mrs. Matte II. Lord turns a hose on
drunken woman who was beating child
The closing exercises of the CoIumbio
Grammar School took place yesterday after-
noon.
Retail merchants have begun test case in
the Ponce Court lor the suppression OF street
peddleTs
Registrar Hinton has been ordered TO esti-
mate on the cost OF Freeholders' and charter
elections.
The closing exercises of the Sacred Heart
Fresentatlon Convent took place yesterday
afternoon.
The fourteenth annual picnic of the Jour
neymen Plum bers will be held a Sunset Park
next Sunday.
An honest storekeeper Will not try to con-
vince buyers that he knows what they need
better than they do.
The free market will soon be established
upon the water front through the efforts of the
State Board OF Trade.
P. Ross Martin lecture before the South
Park Political Economy Club last evening on
"A Trinity of Thieves"
Thomas l. Bergin's case against Mrs. Florence
the-Hinckley for $50, 900 will be on trial in
Judge Hunts court to-day.
Expert testimony touching the genuineness
OF The Jacob Z. Davis VIII is to be heard in
Judge Cofey's court to-day.
The body OF William E. Vaughn, one of the
crew OF the wrecked pleasure yacht Regina
was washed ashore yesterday.
The annual election of officers of the sutter-
street Railroad Company took place on Mon
d ay, the old officers Icing reelected
The police are investigating the case of Ed
ward CIyne. printer, who is in St Mary's
Hospital suffering from r fractured skull.
The Christian Endeavorers are opposed to
Board OF TIade's Christian EndeaYor souye-
mir.
The regents OF the university yesterday by
vote OF 10 refused 10 adopt a resolution
Or he rrNer rffpFa
feSsOr Issac Flagg.
The regents of The university yesterday an
nulled the contract for printing with the
Pacific Press Company. The protests of The
LABOR unions were read.
Fred Bell. son of the late millionaire
Thomas Bell, has fled suit against is mother,
theresa Bell, TO have her removed from the
guardianship OF the minor children.
Hoodlums who infest the water front heat
sailor into visibility early yesterday morn.
ing and then threw him into the BAY He was
rescued by policeman but the toughs made
their scape.
Beginning tomorrow the Southern Pacific
viii carry passengers between here and Port
land every day on the reduced excursion rates
made two weeks ago. The excursion train has
been withdrawn.
The Salvation Army has been compelled to
abandon lis Woman's Shelter, { he house
Folsom street having been ondemned since
She crAck ker factory FIRE, and new quarters are
being looked for.
congregational church, Will lecture this
evening before Liberty Branch of the Socialist
Labor party at III Turk street. His subject
viii be The Economic Revolution"
The Michigan Club members will be glad to
meet all former Michigan residents at Third
and Townsend streets at $50 A. NJ, Thursday
June II. TO participate with the club in the
Bunker Hill celebration at Les Gatos.
Standard, reputable articles are not dear at
the prices asked Tor them. Substitutes offered
by INSCRIPTIONS and irresponsible makers are
costly at any figure. Be sure that no humbug
Is practlced on you when you go TO buy.
John A. Glissman IS being looked for by the
p1lice. He is wanted on q warrant charging
him with the EN- b. II. .ement of S2l entrusted
to him By Henry Kiee OF go Pacific street for
the purpose OF purchasing liquor license.
Charles McKeever. the pugiIist, who was
Iavigne, left for Philadelphia last sunday,
ana Frank P. Siayin aud Frank Rafael de-
parted yesterday for Victoria, en- route to
Alaska.
The annual picnic of the Builders Exchange
win be held tomorrow at Niles Canyon
James A. Wi son, chairman OF the committee
OF arrangements, has lett nothing undone by
which tie days outing will be other than
decided success.
The Knights of the Red Branch Rifles Will
have heir fifth annual excursion and picnic
next Sunday in Agricultural Park, San Jose.
There Will be large list of gate and other
prizes and there VIII be games aud contests to
suit all tastes.
IN Judge C0nlan'S court yesterday the
charge of grand larceny against irving
Meyers dismissed. Meyers was charged
with having STOLEN 500 worth OF ieWelry
from Mrs. Sadie Rodgers.
The body of the man who was killed by the
Eighth-street electric cars on Monday night,
has been identified as that OF James q. Sulli-
van, who lived on Tehama, near Eighth
street. He was teamster employed by the
Hibernia Brewery, and leaves family
There was q small fire at 149 Minna street
yesterday morning. Before il could be checked
numbers l43 and $50 MinDa street were also
dana ged-tOtal TO all, about $500. The upper
part of the building was used social club
and the ire started by reason of the careless
lighting Of a coaloil lamp by the janitor.
An alarm was sounded from box $50 at 8
O'Clock last evening for a blaze in WhIIelaw's
store room, loo tied on the seawall, between
SsnsOme and Montgomery streets The fire.
which started in some unknown way, Quilted
the building, small, ones ory structure the
damage proUably amounting to $500.
The Board of Supervisors he! d a special ses-
sion yes terday TO consider the bids of a mum.
Der OF contractors Tor the supplying of food
fo- the various public institutions aud for the
subsistence of prisoners In the various iails.
The bids for the Almshouse and City and
County Hospital were referred to the Hospital
Comm tee.
Tae bids Tor the subsistence OF prisoners per
day were as follows: Pacific Marine Supply
Company, II Z cents; ID. Keefe d Co., 1873
cents; s roster & Co., 1887 cents; Mau, sad
Ter 65 Co., 1868
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