The San Francisco call., 1905-05-06
BRIEF CITY NEWS.

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ENTERTAINMENT AND BALLr-rhs Ser
Wan and Montenegrin l. and B. Society VIII
Native Sons Hall Ala Mason street. tonight.
SAILOR DROWNED. Elias Lundsren.
member of the crew OF the scow Alpine, was
drowned last Tuesday night while intoxicared
and attempting to get on board the scoW als
body was recovered yesterday with graphing
irons alongside the scow at Vallejo-street
wharf
FORMER POLICEMAN DIES = John c.
Hopkins. bartender. died suddenly in bis
bed at 220 Third street last Thursday nignk.
presumably Of heart disease. with which ne
had been ailing for long time. He had
formerly been member of the Police De-
partment-
MRS. sHEEHAN DIES SUDDENLY. Mrs.
Jane Sheehan. who resided with her husband
at the intersection OF Cliff avenue and Forty
third avenue. found dead on the floor OF
had been complaining OF pains about the heart.
An inquest will be held
SERVANT is INNOCENT. Jules Aron.
1T4S Steiner street. yesterday reported that
he had exonerated Hannah Breen. his servant
girl. from all completely In the burglary ar
his home on Sunday morning. At nrst II was
suspected the girl knew something or the
crime. but she later proved an alibi
STABLEMAN FALLS FROM LOFT-A
stableman named P. McEIeney. while slowing
away hay in a loft at Juniper and Folsom
streets. fell through opening a distance OF
twelve feet yesterday and received serious in-
ternal injuries. He was treated at the Emer-
gency Hospital by DR.. 2. L TfIlman-
SUES HIS PARTNER. = Ernst B. Baruth
and Otto Schfnkel, partners in the brewing
litigation Is the result Baruth nled suit yes
terday against Schinkel TO dissolve the Co
partnership for accounting and division
Of the proceeds OF the sale Of the business
VICTIM OF A PICKPOCKET-Miss Cert
rude Hoffman, 2066 West street. Oakland. re-
ported to the police yesterday that her purse
was leaving a car at Haight and stanyan
streets on Thursday afternoon The purse
ticket.
VACATION PERIOD FIxED.-A mestins
Of the Judges Of the Superior Court was held
court aTed from June 10 to August 10. Ths
/ question of rules was put over until the
22d inst. at which time the court will again
venile Court.
ROANOKE COMPLAINED AGAINST -
Passengers on the steamship Pomona on her
last trip from Eureka this city have nfed
complaint with the United States local In
spectors to the effect that the steamer
Roanoke had crowded the Pomona while going
( investigated at an early date
SHERIFF ATTACHES. Mrs. Maria
Humphreys sued out writs OF attach
ments and garnishments yesterday against
Mrs. Maria Curran on a claim of S7087 80. Ths
attachments were placed by the Sheriff on
real estate belonging TO Mrs. Curran at Third
avenue and street and on Market street and
the garnishments were placed moneys In
the Hibernia Bank belonging to the defend
ant.
IMPROVEMENT CLUB MEETS. - Tho
Forty-fourth Assembly District Improvement
Club is working actively to improve the con-
ditions in regard to streets. lights and santa
tfon. The club holds it's regular bl-monthly
meetings on the first and third Mondays OF
each month at Apollo Hall. $40 Pacific street.
The district included in the club is the portion
bounded BY Mason. Market. Broadway and
East streets.
BENSON Fixes VALUE OF LAND.-John
Benson is the first OF the landholders whose
property the city seeks to condemn for the
extension of Golden Gate Park to the Pre-
sidio 20 the suit in eminent domain
filed by City Attorney Long In his answer
Benson denies that his property Is only worth
the figures contained in the city's appraise-
ment; but. on the contrary he alleges that
II is worth $50. 600.
TAKES CASE UNDER CONSIDERATION.
The Supreme Court yesterday listened to arg1-
arrested for violating the ordinance prohibit
ing the maintenance of a quarry within cer-
tain limits In San Francisco. The case was
submitted for further consideration and briefs
will be filed within thirty days Kelso Is a
contractor who attempted to remove the foun-
dations from Telegraph Hill
FAITHFUL OFFICIAL. PASSES AWAY
Major z. E Washburn. bailin of the Supreme
Court for eighteen years died OF Bright's
disease yesterday at his home 324 Ellis
street. He was born in Massachusetts, sixty
three years ago and came to California at
the close OF the Civil War. in which he was
a Lieutenant the Federal side. For many
years he was in the dry goods business in
Stockton. He leaves
RIGGERS AND STEvEDORES ENJOINED
United States Circuit Judge Morrow issued
a restraining order yesterday commanding the
to desist from threatening. intimidating. as
saulting or in any other manner interfering
with the employees OF J. D. Spreckels & Bros.
Company in unloading the ship Helene, which
arrived here with raw sugar from Hawaii The
matter viii be heard IN court on May is.
Bush Finnell filed the complaint.