The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-06
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

yesterday.
Fair Wednesday, with poss IDLY light log IN
the morning and with light Who's
Four petitions in bankruptcy were hled IN
County Clerk Currys Office yesterday
George Fl. Thomas Post No. ?, Grand Army
OF the Republic installed officers last evening.
Frank Dalton has been chosen assignee for
70 A. 7. Hatch, insolvept, with oonus nAeu at
$4,000.
Francis Mohr 9-year-old boy, was struck
down on Brannau street yesterday by an cleo
trio car.
Mission street. between Twentieth and
Twentv-second, will have electric lights dur
ing the present week
The PEOPLES Telephone Company expects to
expend 81 600. 900 in establishing plant if
the people viii support ii.
80 The residence of Mrs. Frank, 140 Twelfth
street, was en- tered by burglars Monday night
while the family was at dinner.
Milk Inspector Dockery has sworn out
@ dozen warrants against dairymen, charging
them with selling impure milk.
Judge Conlan has declined to accept the
nominee Of the Democratic patronage COM
mittee as the bailIff OF his court
Meadow Lark, Good Times, Schiller, Poten-
tate Benamele and st. Lee captured the
purses at Ingleside track yesterday.
Captain H. Y. Trask the exploit Co1hmis-
sioner. is dying in Portland. His brother, the
olG-;ime pilot, was buried last Sunday.
George W. Meade, prominent merchant
fruits into the Eastern market, is dead.
Captain George Cummings. the veteran
sailor. is around town again, after undergoing
painful operation in the French Hospital.
Nine Modjeska arrived in this City from her
ranch home near Los Angeles yesterday MORN
ing. She viii play two weeks at the Baldwin.
James Nicoll, respondent longshoreman
living at First and Howard streets, attempted
TO commit suicide last night by cutting his
throat
establis he'd in this City with Rev. ]. S. David,
late pastor OF the church at Portland, Or, at
Its head.
The Federal Grand Jury has found indict-
mentS against w. a Harms for coun interfering
and William Pugh. the deiaulting postmaster
at Perkins.
The steamer Portland is being transformed
into a modern vessel. Over $4,000 is being
spent on her, after which she will be put in
the Alaskan trade.
Secretary Beans ton of the Board of Health
will contest the right OF Charles
WEIGH. the appointee of Superintendent Bah
cock, 10 the position.
. DR.. Fitzgibbon has been called IN by the
detectives o examine into the case OF Lizzie
Grinter young woman who is likely to die as
a.result Of malpractice.
w. H. Britton's trial for killing Phillip A.
Reilley is attracting considerable attention in
Judge Walace's court. It will be su omitted
TO the jury this afternoon.
J. J. Rauer, Carl E. Nilsson ana others have
organized a corporation 10 control the aerial
ballet invention, over which there has been
considerable litigation recently.
California Chapter Royal Arch Masons in
stalled officers last evening. made several we'll
merited presentations and afterward ban
quested. The attendance was large
a San Francisco Farmers Club was organ
lied in the Mills building yesterday. It's pur-
nose is to pc ition to appoint a farmers instl-
tute for this City in the near future.
Thomas Paul, young man, was charged at
the City Prison yesterday with stealing box
containing money and articles OF value While
q guest at party on New Years night.
Two men and two women went adrlft in 8
plunger yesterday and had to anchor off Lime
Point. After eight hours OF misery the women
were finally rescued by the steamer Scotia.
The Chinese Merchants Exchange has been
burst open by internal dissensions and the
breach is likely to be followed soon by a
bloody highlander factional war in China
town.
Cogswell College is building furnace and
making other Improvements looking to the
establishment OF an ironmolding department
free instruction in which VIII begin month
hence.
Evangelist Marshall is making a profound
impression upon the congregation of the How
ard-street Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev
DR. Case pastor. He breaches nightly IN that
church.
Judge Slack has appointed R. Emmett DOYLE
T. P. Beach and D. o. Smith appraisers of
. the estate of the late Mrs. Annie Donahue who
. # pronerly estimated to be worth about
$5,000,000.
The Supreme Court decided Yesterday that
the Stale Board of Examiners have power TO
appoint an expert The result Of this is that
Thomas A. Lewis will be paid the salary that
he claims to be due.
The Merchants Association has received
highly favorable replies to its letters addressed
&c the senators and Congressman from this
State requesting their efforts in behalf OF the
Nicaragua canal bill.
Alliance missionary work in China, viii de-
liver two free addresses here to-day before re-
turning to the Orient, where he has been at
work for many years.
Nicholas Brennan, a young man charged
with criminal assault on Theresa Tarpey, has
applied TO be re. eased on habeas corpus be-
! cause the complaint does not aver That the
( Young woman is not his wife.
Y The report Of the military commission con-
cerntng the financial managemeat OF the
First Division of the Naval Battalion by its
late commander Lieutenant Douglas, was
filed with District Attorney Barnes.
Captain Harry n. Morse has petitioned the
Probate Court for letters OF administration on
the estate Of the late George p. Gof, a h ali
bro her Of the petitioner. 1t is stated that the
estate will not exceed 5000 in value.
Special Officer Brown is incarcerated in a
padded cell at the Receiving Hospital on a
charge of insanity. Brown attained consider
able noioriety some time ago By assaulting
james V. Coleman at the 0rpheum Theater.
Louise Polsky has sued the Grand Lodge OF
the Ancient Order OF United Workmen OF Cali
fornia Tor $4,000, said 10 be due on account of
life insurance on behalf OF her late husband
Alfred Polsky, former resident of Stockton,
Ca.
Articles of incorporation have been filed for
sisson, Buckley & Co, with capita fixed at
$4,000, all of which has been subscribed The
directors are A w. Sisson, P. Jay Buckley j.
J. BarIelne, George Z. Whitaker and Walter
II. Linforth.
The new Grand Jury has been looking into
the matter OF unsanitary schools and find the
complaint OF the Board of Health we'll
founded. The jury, will hear from the Roard
OF Education on Friday. Clean schools are 10
be insisted upon.
Thomas II. Williams Jr. has come into nos
session of his 81 600, 600 patrimony as Judre
Cofey signed the decree of distribution yester-
goes to Frank Hansford Johnson, minor son of
Frank S. Johnson.
Judge Seawel yesterday gave judgment in
favor OF the Pacific Pank against Bull Grant q
Co. and Charles Montgomery for S2l4S 10
and against Montgomery for the further sum
oil Sfl3o %, with interest at per cent q year
from May "a, 1898.
DR.. Salfeld, president OF the Panhandle I'm
movement Club. declares his ability to supply
tnut section OF the City with pure fresh wafer
from arteslan wells, if the Supervisors insist
on locating the Pesthouse on the Almshouse
tract, as is proposed
chance specimen rock showing 80 per
cent metallic copper has recently been found
IN new Nevada silver mine owned partly by
Dr- Mclaughlin of this City, and be is going
up 10 see II there is ledge for if there is it is
-"e IAchest copper mine in the world.