The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-11-08

SCHOOL
BURNS, L0SS
500 900
Panic SEXES 1000 Persons
Attending Concert; .!'rin-
Cipal Injured

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here was destroyed last night by fire
caused by spontaneous combustion of
chemicals in the library, the damage
being estimated at 100000 Two
thousand persons were in attendance
at concert at the time the fire was
discovered and panic ensued. Prin-
cipal Hill was injured by a falling
roof.
WORK OF RAPHAEL FOUND
SAN DIEGO, Nov. S.-A painting of
ST Anthony and the Christ child, said
to be by Raphael and worth $4,000,
has been discovered here. 1t was
bought by the parents of the owner
in Bologna, Italy. in 1864.
BUILDER DIES IN OREGON
SACRAMENTO. Nov. g. Captain
Henry Bandon one of the builders of
the state capitol here. is dead in Ban
don. Ore. aged IS. He was one of the
oldest Odd Fellows and a member of
a lodge in San Francisco.
RUNNING DOWN CAR THIEVES
OROyILLE. Nov. S.=Detectives en-
ployed by the Western Pacific are
running down car thieves. and a num-
Der of arrests have been made, one
man, a brakeman, having more than
$4,000 worth of silk in his possession
ORANGE PACK STARTS
oRovILLE. Nov. s.-Five packing
houses have started packing oranges,
and the first shipments will be made
Monday. About 30 cars day will be
shipped during the season
sTRAIGHTEN NAPA CHANNEL
NAPA. Nov. S.-A jury in the supe-
rior court has awarded damages. of
$1,000 for property TO be used in
Strengthening the channel of Napa
river.
STATE VIOLATES LAW
SACRAMENTO. Nov SIT has been
discovered that the state has been
violating the labor law by working a
Waterman employed on the new arm
DRY here IA hours a day. The prac-
tice will be discontinued.
JAPANESE SAVED BY ALIBI
STOCKTON, Nov. s.-M. Kaitjai. a
Japanese charged with having killed
countryman, was acquitted last
night, having proved an alibi
SMALLPOX AT HANFORD
SACRAMENTO, Nov. s.-The state
board of health has been informed
there is an epidemic of smallpox at
Hanford and will make an investiga-
ton
PIONEER WOMAN DIES
SANTA ROSA, Nov. s.-Mrs. Cynthia
E. Otis. for more than so years a resi-
dent here, is dead at the age of 76.
She was a native of New York.
FISHERMAN JAILED IN MEXICO
SAN DIEGO, Nov. s.-wiIliam r.
Potter, San Pedro fisherman, is in
jail at Ensenada charged with poach-
ing in Mexican waters.
ACTION FOR RECEIyERsHIP
Los ANGELES, Nov. 8.-Charging
fraud, stock holders of the Los An
at s5.000.000, have asked for a re-
ceiver.
CONVICTED OF ASSAULT
MARTINEZ. Nov. s.-James Haynie.
charged with killing Norville r.
Horne at a negro picnic September 2.
was yesterday convicted of assault
with a deadly weapon. He will be SEN
fenced Monday
CONTEST OVER WILL
SANTA ROSA. Nov. s.-The will of
Mrs. Mary Murphy. who left fortune
of $4,000. principally to her son, is
being contested by her three daugh-
tiers.
MUST RETURN MONEY TAKEN
SACRAMENTO. Nov. S.-The appel
late court today decided that money
deposited with the California Safe
Deposit and Trust company on the
day it closed must be returned to the
depositors.
FIRE IN STATE CAPITOL
SACRAMENTO. Nov Sire in the
basement of the capitol yesterday for
a time threatened the structure. but
was suppressed by a Waterman with
out turning in an alarm.
COSTLY MILK BILL
EUREKA. Nov S.-When Governors
Johnson and Lister were here attend
ing the good roads convention Will
liam C. Dinsmore, who was furnish
ing the milk for the banquet, found
his cows had strayed to the farm of
Earl p Burns. Anxious to get them,
a quarrel ensued. and Burns was
given a beating. He brought suit for
$4,000 and yesterday a jury awarded
him $4,000.
DUCKS QUITE PLENTY
FRESNO, Nov S.--Wild ducks are
very plentiful on the shooting grounds
in this vicinity
COMPROMISE EFFECTED
STOCKTON, Nov S.-A compromise
has been effected in the case of Lewis
J. Cowgirl against Friedlander Hous-
ton and the Mercantile Trust COM
pany of San Francisco, involving the
title to 3,196 acres of land on Union
island, near here. and $500 in South
ern Pacific bonds.
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