The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-23
CITY ITEMS IN BRIEF.

/. me weather forecast for to-day is "Fair; con-
Iulued warm; fresh northerly Winds"
The funeral Of Miss Bertha Haske was held
from Grace Methodist Church yesterday.
The weather yesterday was ideal and crowds
visited Golden Gate Park and the ocean beach.
- Battery cannot say nice things about
Troop A any more and the breach is widening.
The Atlantic Baseball Club defeated the Pa
s to-
games were played in the handbal courts yes
terday.
The Government ship Marion is fitting out at
Mare Island Tor q cruise to the Hawaiian
Islands.
Archbishop Riordan delivered a sermon yes
serVsnce Of Sunday.
The Bohemia California Cricket match yes
terday resulted in victory for the CALIFORNIA;
on the first innings.
s. B. Vincentw won first place and H. B. Free
man time prize in the Bay City Wheelman's
road race yesterday.
Battery of the Second Regiment won the
Wieiand- Mangels trophy yesterday at the Shell
Mound shooting range.
DR.. Brown delivered & sermon on "Ships
That Pass i'll the Night st the First Congrega-
tl0nal Church last night.
The new double brick barrack buildings in
course Of construction st the Preside rap
idly nearing completion.
The Olympic Gun Club held its last clay
pigeon shoot OF the season for club medals yes
Ierday at the Oakland race track.
y unique monument in honor OF departed
members was unveiled yesterday at Cypress
Lawn by the Woodmen of the World.
Numerous foreign Consuls and invited guests
were entertained by Andrea Sbarbaro st lunch
yesterday in honor OF Italys fete day
The Single Tax Society discussed Aristocracy
vs.. Democracy relative to the single-tax ques-
ton at 102 O'FArreQ street last night.
Commander Curtis, United States Navy, will
soon replace Commander Nichols of the
Twelfth Lighthouse district San Francisco.
The Government vessel Thetis, now in the
bay, win soon sail south on q surveying trip
in command OF acknowledgements Knox.
The Indians confined at Alcatraz Island are
TO be removed They start to-day for their
Southwestern reservation at Fort Defiance,
Ariz.
Yesterday the South End Boat Club re-rowed
q protested race, and now claim race which
was given 70 the Pioneers at Sacramento, Sep
tember 8.
Frank Ellis, steamboat COOK, either fell or
jumped OF WaShington-streeJ wharf yesterday
morning and was drowned. The body was
recovered.
Ralph BIiven defeated Smith O'Brien at the
Olympic Court yesterday in the annual fall
tennis tournament for the Hammersmith dia-
mond trophy.
The card of to-dav's races at the Bay District
are well filed and appear to be open betting
propositions
An slarm from box 159 called the depart
menJ to a small FIRE at 1920 Folsom street at
4 80 P. NJ. yesterday. NJ. Ossoskys restaurant
was slightly damaged
The italian colony celebrated the twenty-ffth
anniversary OF the taking Of Rome for Italys
capital yesterday. Visitors from all over the
Pacific Coast attended the celebration.
Under the auspices Of the California Camera
Club. on Wednesday evening next, at 8 O'Clock,
Professor J. J. B. Argent viii give a demon
stration on Glow 10 Make photographs"
Edward R. Swain, the architect, has ad-
dressed an interesting open letter to the SUI
pervisors protesting against the law. limiting
the height of buildings in San Francisco.
Rumors are current that the defense in the
Durrant case has two chains OF evidence pre-
pared-one to prove an alibi, and another TO
disQualify the testimony OF the witnesses for
the prosecution.
Rev. John Simpson, the new pastor of simp-
son Memorial Church. made his first appear
ance yesterday. A large congregation was
present ct both morning and evening services
to bid him welcome.
Andrew Johnson attempted to commit sui
eide yesterday afternoon by jumping from the
ferTyboat Oakland. He was rescued by boat
lowered from the steamer In few minutes
after ne struck the water.
Jacob Ewald was lost overheard from a
whaeboat while on q fishing excursion OF
Duxbury Rect early yesterday morning. He
hdQ leAYy OVercOdL aIlC TuDOeE UOOlS OIiJ anu
sank from sight Immediately.
Mrs. I. J. Crane of the Columbia Pistol and
Rife Club broke the record for lady sharp
shooters yesterday at the Shell Mound range.
She made 80 out Of possible 100 points with
q small rife at the fifty-yard range.
Frank Fairfield of 1911 Lexington avenue,
while riding q bicycle on Oak street, near
Baker last evening, collided with an Oak-street
car and dislocated his shoulder. The injury
was attended to at the Receiving Hospital
I'll Nv
Robert Clark, jeweler, and James Robinson,
a ship captain, caused the Morgue wagon an
unnecessary run to the beach near Black Point
yesterday morning for body that was not
there.
A printed proclamation from Yang Yu, the
Chinese Minister at Washington, has been re-
ceiVed by the consular authorities here and
posted about Chinatown. 1t urges the Lee
Yups to cease boycothug the sam ups ana
hints at drastic measures.
While attempting TO separate John Willis, g
spinner, and Joseph Hunter, printer, who
were fighting on the street at Il Valparaiso
street last night, Manuel Silva. longshore-
man. received a stab in the right lung from
Willis. The wound is not thought fatal
Arthur G. Fisk, the young attorney, and Kate
Wertheimer were married very quietly Dy JUS
tice of the Peace Kerrigan last night Mrs
Fisk (nee Wertheimer) Is suing her stepfather
for some property to which she THINKS she mas
some claim, and young Fisk is her attorney
David Mccarthy, young stableman, hired
double team from +. Garrlty, VINO keeps Nv
ery stable on Golden Gate avenue. When Nc
Carthv returned with the team last evening,
after a drive down to San Mateo, both horses
were almost dead from overdrlvlng Mccarthy
was arrested for cruelty to animals.
Sales of real estate at present indicate
healthy condition of the market. Real estate
men are complaining loudly against the pro-
posed action OF the Board OF Supervisors TO re-
strict the height 10 which buildings may pc
carried in the future. They claim 1t VIII De
detrimental to the growth of the City.
United States Senators Perkins and White,
Congressman Loud, Hilborn, Barham, state
Senator Gleaves and Congressman CLARK OF
Missouri met at the Palace yesterday ana ar
ranged an itinerary for proposed inspection OF
State waterways They will start To-Day ana
be joined at Benicia by Governor Budd.
The fall meeting of the Presbytery OF san
Francisco will begin this evening with rehg.
ious exercises in Lebanon church, corner oi
and Sanchez streets. Inc open
ing sermon, which Will be on practlcei SUD
ject of interest to all Christians, especially tne
young people, will be preached by the recurring
moderator, the Rev. James Woodwork.
The trip of the Cross Country Club to camp
Taylor yesterday was q marked success. II
took fourteen cars to accommodate those VINO
went. The weather was superb, and all en-,
joyed the outing immensely. Itwas announced
that on Sunday, october g, the closing trip OF
fI,o no OR nv gnGpial