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CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. Fair, continuing warm, with light winds. The National Club will offer Corbett a large purse for finish fight with Sharkey resoThe Methodist Preachers' Club passed lutions against pool-selling yesterday. Norman Schuller was vesterday sentenced to five years in San Quentin for forgery. Louis Sloss Jr returned yesterday from Alnska. He ascended the Yukon River 1800 miles. The Bank Commission is securing a brief history of every bank in the State, of California. The Supervisors have postponed the opening bids on the new municipal building until vember 2. The Occidental Club was granted two and the Exceisior Club one permit for boxing contests yesterday. Captain McFee of the Salvation Army ad dressed the Presby terian pastors on prison work yesterday. The police have come to the conclusion that the drowning of A. J. Kinney, hackman, was purely accidental. The State Board of Horticulture of the State of Washington has announced a quarantine against wormy fruit. Judge Sanderson yesterday granted Kate Fiedler divorce from A. Fred Fiedler because of the latter's cruelty. The affairs of the Masonic Bank, in liquidation, have been wound up, and the assets realized 96.31 per cent. Attorney John Hogan was sent to the County Jail for six months by Judge Campbell yesterday for swindling painters. The German Society concerts, in the Mechanics Pavilion on the 17th and 18th inst. promise to be a grand success. Two men on the British ship Albyn were seriously injured by the accidental discharge of a signal gun during the trip. Judge Daingerfield yesterday discharged the entire panel of jurors that has been serving in civil cases in his department The United States ships Monadnock and Alert went to Mere Isiand vesterday. When put in trim the Alert will go to Honolulu. The Election Commissioners made appointments of election officers in the Thirty-sixth and Forty- Assembly aistricts yesterday. Soldier Kelly yesterday testified in his own behalf at his trial for the murder of Joseph Quinn. He claims to have acted in self-defence. Dr. Oronhyatekha supreme chief ranger of the Independent Order of Foresters, was tendered a reception by Court San Francisco last night. The administrators of the Fair estate yester day sued Will E. Fisher & Co. for an account ing of certain property placed in their hands for sale. Francisco de Ojeda has returned from Guatemala, where he was shot in the leg prior to his horses being run in the Central American Derby The United States Grand Jury will probably consider to-day serious charges which have recently been made against x-Customs Inspector Gus Devine. A he autumn social of the Epworth League the Howard-street M. E. Church will take place of on Howard street, between Second and Third, this evening. A large anti-charter meeting was held at Metropolita Temple last evening and the proposed new charter was denounced in speeches and also in resolutions. For some weeks past the relations between the Marshal's office and the departme presided over by District Attorney Foote have been decidedly strained. George O'Connor, boy 19 years of age, was booked at the City Prison last night on the charge of grand larceny for stealing whisky and cigars from saloon. The Anti-Charter Democrat party and the Citizens Independent party have filed their petitions to be allowed place on the official ballot with the Registrar An excursion party of 300 citizens of Fresno left that city on the Valley road yesterday and will arrive in San Francisco by the Stockton steamer this morning. The racing stable of Atkins and Lottridge arrived at Ing leside track from the East yesterday. Five racers owned by plunger Ed Purser came along with the lot. The whaling bark Northern Light had six whales when last reported instead of four. given in THE CALL vesterday. Captain Mason of the Jeanie misread his figures. Louis Edwards, 328 Third street, and his wife Nellie resolved to die together while stay ing for the night at 403 Minna street, and turned on the gas resulting in his death. The Supreme Court has rendered a decision estate Elmore the reversing the concerning action of the lower court which gave judgment for Susan B. Elmore to recover $6500. The will of John de Lacy, steward 01 the Pacific Mail steamship Gaelic was yesterday filed for probate. He left property valued at $11,000 to his three sisters and their children. Judge Seawell yesterday decided that the stockholders who had money on deposit in the Pacific Bank are entitled to participate in the dividends the bank is paying on its indebtedness. Minnie Drossel, 8 variety actress, was twice at and wounded by her lover a sailor named fired Hermann, early yesterday morning, while entering her lodgings at 706 Battery street. Joseph Juneau, the Alaska pioneer miner, alter whom the town of Juneau was named, is a visit; but, though he IS an old man, he means here on to return to hard work in the Yukon gold fields. The Woman Suffragists are pleased because State Grange, the Congregational conventhe and the Central Baptist Association have all tion adopted resolutions unanimously favoring their cause. Homer Eaton, National treasurer of the Missionary Dr. Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church. declares that free coinage of silver would mean death to missionary work in foreign fields. The United States Court of Appeals handed decision yesterday in the case of the down against Chung Shee. which is important.for the Government effect it will have on future similar cases. The thirty-seventh annual session of the Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free and AcMost Master Masons will convene this forecepted noon at the Masonic Temple, Post and Montgomery streets. seven allied associations representing The interests in San Francisco will hold the liquor a week from Thursday to indorse legislative, convention judicial and municipal candidates favorable to them. Captain W. O. Hayden of the American ship died at Istapa, port near San Wachusett few days ago. He was Jose de Guatemala, a taken with maiarial fever, and never recovered from the attack. The directors of the Odd Fellows' Savings Bank, in liquidation, have been notified to wind up their affairs within eight months. Thus far 871/2 per cent has been declared. The next dividend will be very small. The Ancient Order of Hibernians, Board of Erin, will hold grand reunion and picnic in Sunday at Harbor View, the proceeds sufferers of which will go to the widow and orphan the recent Per insylvania coal mine disaster. erdinand and Gustave Thomas, dyers and el eaners, doing business as F. & G. Thomas, They Sterday filed a petition in insolvency. $1531 35. and have assets valued at $4025, on which there are encumbrances aggregating $300.