The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-30
CITY ITEMS IN BRIEF,

The Alameda-Pacific cricket match Yesterday
resulted In victory for the former club by 10.
The Eastern agents of the Sunset colony lands
have received over 20, 900 inquiries about them.
Y; A. Y. du Mosch, young Hollander, was
ssphyXlated with gas yesterday at 514 Bush
street.
The new club of Olympic wheelmen had an
unusually interesting run to Souther Farm yes
terday.
Company of the Fifth of Petaluma yester-
day won It's rifle match with Company A of
Oakland.
The sealing schooner Alton, from Ounalaska,
reports that the schooner Rosie Sparks is prob
ably lost
Four bicvclists were arrested at Golden Gate
Park yesterday, charged with fast riding and
coasting.
The new managers of the Baldwin Hotel will
not allow the politicians to make their head
quarters there.
The weather forecast for to-day predicts
cloudy weather and brisk westerly winds with
dense fog tonight.
Henry W. Laugenaur the young Assembly
man of Yolo who ran away last July, has re-
turned to this City.
The real estate loans made by savings banks
during. the past week show a large increase
over the previous one.
Mayor Sutro will to-day transfer the site for
the Affiliated Colleges to the Board of Regents
of the State University.
Congressman D. D. Aitkin of Flint, Mich,
supreme vice-chief ranger OF the ancient Order
OF Foresters, is in the City.
Rev. w. A. Gardner, pastor of the West Side
Christian Church, delivered a strong appeal
for the new woman last night.
James Kier Hardie was listened to by large
audience at Metropolitan Temple last night.
Many labor leaders were present.
Charles Kracker chastised his wife with
the head OF a hammer Sunday morning, and
was arrested for an assault to murder.
Some OF the property-owners along Sanchez
street want a big reduction in the official
grade where the street crosses Battle Mountain.
The Schuetzen Verein rife cracks, who went
East some time ago, upheld their prestige yes
terday against ambitious competitors at Shell
Mound
The Coroner at Seattle has telegraphed to
Chief of Police Crowley asking him to assist in
finding relatives OF George Russell, who is dead
in Seattle.
John Young, who was recklessly run over on
Mission street Saturday night by an unknown
man in buggy, died at the Receiving Hospital
yesterday.
Buckley's Occidental Club will meet tonight
for the purpose of devising means to prevent a
meeting of the general committee for which
they were so anxious week ago.
The San Francisco and Sacramento branches
OF the Church OF Jesus Christ of latter-day
Saints, the regular Mormon Church, held q
conference in this City yesterday.
The opening game of Gaelic football for this
season scheduled for yesterday had to be post
poned till next Sunday because nobody had Sc
cured permit for the park grounds.
John Young, the boiler-maker who was run
over by careless driver at Thirteenth and
Mission streets Saturday night, died at the
Receiving Hospital yesterday morning.
There are several artesian wells on Telegraph
Hill, and one OF them, owned by Francisco
bF1gonl, supplies quite thickly populated ter
ritory with the very best OF drinking water.
The real estate market has shown increased
activity during the past week. This is shown
in the inquiry for property, the attendance at
auction sales and the number OF private sales.
At the annual meeting yesterday of the Pa
ciic Hebrew Orphan Asylum and Home
Society, it was shown that the work of the
orphan asylum is growing and successful and
that more money Is needed.
Champion Jones of Australia was defeated in
three straight games at the San Francisco hand
ball court yesterday by NJ. Dillon and George
Hutchinson, and a return match for $50 side
will be played next Sunday.
Forty Olympic cyelers and many other mem
bers OF the Olympic Club took cross country
run yesterday from Fruitvale to Souther Farm
and return. The club will soon taBe part in
several interesting athletic events.
The sensational report of an attempt to blow
up Rev. J. George Gibson with dynamite, pub
lished yesterday by another paper, turns out to
be a warn pure and simple, the mischievouS
pranks of some children being its only basis.
Mrs. Lucy Mccain OF Santa Cruz. one of the
two commissioners appointed by Governor
Budd to represent the State at Atlanta, hopes
TO see the commercial interests of this City ar
range for proper presentation of California's
resources there.
Members of the Board of Health say the men
appointed to the newly created places will go
to work on Tuesday, even if they have to begin
q lawsuit to get their salaries. They explain
at length the necessity of milk inspectors and
q city bacteriologist.
Chairman Reynolds OF the committee on
municipal ownership OF water works, has ad,
dressed communication to various clubs and
organizations, which states, among other
things, that there are only five big cities in the
United States.that do not own their own water
supply.