The San Francisco call., 1897-02-12
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Alexander McAdie forecasts showers, with
hlgh southweslerly winds, to-day.
w: F. Whittier has sued W. P. Fuller Co.
1or $l352 OS, alleged to be due for rent.
Two special Treasury agents have arrived
mere 10 look into Custom-houSe matters.
At the Lick lecture last night Lieutenant c:
cities.
Mayor PheIan talked to clerks and salesmen
at the Young Me.'s Christian Association last
evening.
G. H Pettis, printer, escaped several bull
lets fired at him yesterday morning by J. L.
Thurston.
Members of the Merchants Association have
raised a complaint against the Street Commit
lee OF the Supervisors.
In Judge Hunts court yesterday jury gave
q verdict in favor OF the Misses Viganezo
against Benedetto Massoni.
The annual meeting of Manzanita Grove,
United American Order of Druids, ana election
OF officers was held last night
Masoero, Torpedo, Meadow Lsrk, The Bach
elor, Babe Murphy and Quicksilver captured
races al Oakland track yesterday.
Judge Carroll Cook has sustained the judg-
ment OF Judge Conlan in declaring Catherine
Sweet guilty of disturbing the peace
Many prominent citizens have agreed to act
on Mayor Phelans committee to prepare ways
ana means 10 aid the Cuban revolutionists.
Charles Clauson has been convicted of re-
ceiylng stolen property. and win be sentenced
by Judge Wallace on the 18th OF this month
The See Yups claim that Ng All Pow. a
Chfnaman who departed on the last China
bound steamer, Is the mut tderer of Little Pete.
Suits for divorce have been filed as follows:
Blanche Evans against Harry E Evans, for
deserIion; Martha Rogers against E. f. Rogers.
The directors of the Manufacturers and
Producers Association are keeping g close
watch upon all bills now before the legislature
Nashville Grant q sailor, was brought I'D
from Australia on the Alameda to answer for
an assault on the master of the bark Top
gallant
The japanese Society of San Francisco cele-
brated the coronation of Emperor Jimm and
the granting of the National constitution last
evening.
Thomas Magee as business man and Professor
Gay ley as student lectured on Shakespeare
before large audience at Golden Gate Hall
last evening.
Mrs. Annie Weaver, 7171I Bush street, OBJ
tanned search warrsnt yesterday for the
recovery of q bank book from her attorney.
Warner Temple.
The preliminary examination OF William
Mcleod, charged with the murder of his wife
on January 19, was commenced before Judge
Conlan yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. w H Mills and Miss Della
Mills gave a musicale last evening at their
home, $500 Jackson street, in honor of Miss
Levert OF New Orleans.
Chinese highbinders are said to have
adopted new or rather returned to the old
method OF ASSASSINATION by using the hatchet
ana the knife entirely.
Very Rev. Father Freiden, j. provincial Of
the Jesuit order on this coast, has LETT the
southern part OF the State where he will visit
the various houses of the order.
In Judge Carroll Cooks court next Saturday
James Reynolds. who lives at the Potrero. will
be called on TO show cause why he should not
be punished for contempt OF court.
E. w Taylor, 20 years Of age, died at the City
ana county Hos pital last night from the re-
suit OF injuries received on december 81 by
being Knocked down by some boys.
An enthusiastic meeting OF the Burns Monu-
ment Committee was held in Scottish Hall
last night, when Coin NJ Boyd was elected
chairman and Y. c. Lawson secretary.
Herman Besterfair, charged with assault to
murder, pleaded guilty TO assault with deadly
weapon in Judge Walaces court Yesterday
and will be sentenced on the 18th inst
Attorney Maurice L. Asher, arrested on q
charge of procuring false testimony in the
Livingston insolvency proceedings, has given
bail in $4,000 to appear before the Grand Jury
Miss Helen Bastheim, daughter of Joseph
Bastheim, and Will Lubin of Los Angeles were
married last evening at the brides residence
o2126 California street. Only relatives attended
Champion James j. Corbett arrived in this
City yesterday morning. He is in first-class
physical condition, and expresses unbouuded
confidence in his ability to defeat Fitzsim-
mons.
Mrs Henry T. Scott gave a dance last even
ing at her residence, corner of Clay and La
guna streets, complimentary to Miss Helen
Hopkins, Miss Caro- Crockett and Miss Gun
nlngham.
Rolla Y. Watt tells why stop-over privileges
on Christian Eadeavor tickets are restricted
and says visits to Southern California cAnnot
be made on tickets over certain routes excenf
at additional expense.
The eighty-eighth anniversary of Lincoln,s
birth was celebrated last night at Union
square Hall by army veterans and by special
musical and literary exercises which were
enjoyed by an audience tn at crowded the hall
At the last mass next Sunday Rev. Hugh
Gallagher, S. j., will preach the sermon and
In the evening Rev. Joseph Riordan S j.
president OF Santa Clara College, will give the
discourse after vespers at St. Ignatius Church.
The eighty-eighth anniversary of the birth
OF Abraham Lincoln was cele brated last night
at UniOn-sQuare Hall by Lincoln Post q. A R.
with programme of song and speeches, par
ticipated in by young folk and by veterans and
celebrities.
Mrs Harriet n. Conness discussed the profit
able uses of small pieces of land before the
e Farmers Institute last night, and Alfred Hol-
man moved to appoint a comm ittee for the
! purpose OF organizing farmers club. The
:. meeting adopted the motion,
An alarm sounded from box 81 at z 80
o'clock last evening for fire caused by the
explosion OF lamp in dwelling occupied by
Peter Granan, ID Dale place. Granan at
tempted to extinguish the blaze prior to the
arrival OF the department and was severely
burned about the left arm. He was removed
10 the Receiving Hospital for treatment. The
damage to the hiding was slight.