The San Francisco call., 1909-03-09
Local Brevities
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sALooEMzE ARREsTED-Peter Deane, a sa-
Icon keeper. Sl4A place at Pacific street and
Montgomery adenrue, WAS arrested last evening by
Policeman Behart and charged with carrying a
BETTER LIGHT FOR STREETS Following
along their line OF effort 10 thoroughly relight
the district under their care, the South of Mar
ket Street improvement association has just been
successful in having the board OF supervisors
grant their petition for number of gas and are
lamps.
Rankin. aged 2s. died at the Hahnemann hos
pital last evening Of biehloride Of mercury poi
soning. The woman, who lived with her hus-
band. Leslie Rankin. at 152 Langton street. took
the dose on February 2s after quarrel with
Eankin-
ASKS FOR SIX MoNTHs-Gin Yin. Chi
nese Tagrant who has been making his bed
under the sidewalk IN Jackson street, asked
Police Judge Shortall yesterday to give him
six months in the county jail so that he could
be provided with bed and food and the judge
accommodated him.
INCREASE BANK sTocK-The stock holders
Of the IondOn-Paris national bank met yesterday
afternoon and ratified the action Of the direct
ors Of the bank in increasing the capital stock
OF the institution from 81 coo 900 10 81 600 600.
The consolidation OF the Lendon-Paris and Anglo
Californian banks Will go into effect April l.
SPRING VALLEYS DEPosIT-The Spring
Valley water company filed its affidavit yesfer-
dag with Special Examiner s. Hoffman. showing
that its income from the 10 per cent excess over
the rate fixed by the supervisors amounting 10
So. 400 for the preceding month. had been placed
in the repository, subject to the order Of the
court.
CHILD MURDERER ARRAIGNED-Demetry
Treschenko was arraigned before Police Judge
Conlan yesterday on the charge of murder for
shooting and killing Dorothy Malekanon while
she was on her way 20 school at Twenty third
street and Potrero ayenne February u.
The preliminary hearing win begin tomorrow
Afternoon.
INSURANCE CASE DIsMIssED-The case OF
T. B. Clark against the Commercial Union insur-
q uOiicV
on property destroyed during the fire of April.
1906. was dismissed In the United States circuit
court yesterday morning stipulation by the
attorneys for both ltigants a compromise hay-
ing been effected out OF conrt.
JUDGMENT SATTsFIED-The williamsburg
FIRE insurance company yesterday satisfied In full
the Judgment of the United States courts rem
dered in favor OF Leon Willard. Wizards pol
icy which upheld by the United States su
preme court. was for s., 500. and interest and
court costs were allowed, which made the tofal
amount paid by the insurance company 50. .041. OF
PHARMACY LAW VIoLATED-Complaint
arging the eight Chinese and three white
men arrested on Saturday night by the police on
complalnt OF G. D. Pratt inspector of the
state board of pharmacy. with selling opium and
cocaine without a physicians prescription were
sworn to by Pratt before Police Judgee Dcasy
YESTERDAY and they were booked at the city
prison Their names are Hum Hong Leon Sing.
All DOo Ah Lam. All Lucy. All Sing. All Hoe.
Al Young. William 0Hara. James Stevens aud
Frank Johnson Casper Davis, drug clerk Eddy
street, was fined $50 on each Of two charges by
Judge Weller for flling prescriptions ana not
befDe n registered pharmacist, and Donald Buck
lev Eddy and LeaFepworth streets, fncd
$50 for the same onense.