The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-08

ut tGuOoll6T hODSTt ana Minnie or san
Francisco was lost last Friday on the coast of
Oregon.
Thomas James Duffy was arrested yesterday
on the schooner Volante and charged with
bigamy.
Louis F Harlow, the Boston artist is in the
city, and viii make studies Of California
scenery.
saloon men are aroused over Secretary
Kaue's proposed ordinance as TO exhibitions OF
the nude.
Dr.. Plouf, who was shot by McGaughey a
short time ago, is dying al the Waldeck Sani-
tarium.
The largest gathering of anglers represented
on the Papermill Greek whipped that stream
yesterday.
Members of the Olympic Club are organizing
3 country club for shooting, fishing and swim
ming.
Mrs Emma P. Ewing of New York will lee
tlTe on scientific cooking in Golden Gate Hall
this afternoon
Forty candidates were presented to RightRev.
Bishop Nichols yesterday in Trinity Church
for confirmation.
The camera section of the Young Mems
Christian Association viii hold an important
meeting tonight.
- Arrangements are being made for suitable
ceremonies in the local churches during the
coming Holy Week.
g. The Rev. DR.. Williams lectured on the Luth-
ersn Church in Plymouth Congregational
:. Church last evening.
- The Market-street Railway Company win
soon have electricians on Sansome, Second and
:. Montgomery streets.
There was large attendance and some CAPT.
: tai scores were made at the opening Of Schuet-
Ken Park yesterday:
=" Marine Engineer Brinckerhoff, who died on
his way to this city, was buried with Masonic
.: hOnors yesterday.
q. Austin T. Brockinton, boy years old, was
. asphyxiated by coal gas at 1921 Post street
early yesterday morning.
According to the Directory publishers the
population of this city increased 10000 during
J: :the past year.
: Rev. Leslie sprague's sermon yesterday was
" the cause OF the formation OF q society in favor
&0f simplicity in funerals.
3. Governor Budd's appointees, will bring suit
In few days 10 Dust Port Wardens Gage, Mar
tin and Watson from Office.
An interesting miniature regatta took place
among the lilliput yachts at Slows Lake in
Golden Gate Park yesterday.
The navy race across the bay yesterday was
postponed on account OF lack of wind and the
yachtsmen were disappointed.
-: oahand's Wheelmen and Good Roads Assoc
citation want boulevard from Oakland to San
Jose and they say they viii have it.
Captain Marin of the schooner Volunteer,
which went to sea Saturday, is reported 10
have forced a sailor to sail in the vessel.
A gray-haired old man drank carbolic acid
and was found dead in his room in a Market
street clearinghouse yesterday morning
!. Joe Kon and Miss Yeaung Peng were mar
ried at the Presbyterian Chinese Mission on
Sacramento street by Rev. Ira N. Condit.
John F. Mcmahon, plasterer, was killed by
q Cable-car at the corner OF Jackson street and
Central avenue at o'clock yesterday after
noon.
John Currie, the noted evangelist, talked to
the members OF the Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION at Association Hall yesterday after
noon.
The funeral of the late Joseph A. Donohoe
viii be held at St. Ignatius Church, corner of
Hayes street and Van Ness avenue, at 10 O'Clock
to-day.
~: B right brief city news items may always be
found on the seventh page of the CALL
Longer articles on local affairs occupy other
pages.
The Good Roads Association of Oakland pro-
. poses TO compel railway corporations TO repair
ana keep in repair the pavement between their
tracks.
The funeral of Fl. Brinckerhof, late first as
=. sistsnt engineer OF the steamer Columbia, took
place from King Solomon's Hall, Masonic
Temple, yesterday afternoon.
Yesterday being Palm Sunday palms were
distributed among the congregations at the
Catholic churches, in accordance with the old
custom OF the early Christians.
H. E Huntington says that trolleys will be
substituted Tor all the horse-car lines now
owned by the Market-street system. About
fifteen miles Of roadway is involved
The Mob Hill Development Company has a
damage suit OF $4,000 brought against them
]. y. Fletcher is the plaintiff in the case, and
alleges that the company violated Its contract
z. r. MALTA, the man arrested at the insti-
cation Of William Fahey, proprietor of the Cos
3nopoEtan Hotel, charged with attempting TO
beat board bill, viii bring suit for $40, 900
damages.
Policemen Fleming and Mcmillan were at
tackled By crowd of hoOdlums in saloon on
Clara street, near Fifth, at an early hour yes
terday morning. and Norman was seriously
wounded.
Superintendent Dsggett OF the Mint explains
his position in the pending controversy in the
Democratic camp. He says he has squandered
party patronage on persons who refused to do
party service.
The labor unions of the city are delighted
with the verdict in the strike trial, and their
feeling Tor Wellington and Bourne, the jurors
who held out for acquittal, may take some
tangible form during the Coming week
George w. Forsyth, 1904 Larkin street, re-
ported at police headquarters last night that
his wife had gone to Black Point last Friday to
gather shells and she had not been seen or
heard Of since. She is 20 years of age, dark
complexion, eyes and hair.
Rev A. L. Rankin, an aged and well-knowD
Congregational minister OF Petaluma, died in
that place on Saturday morning, He served as
chaplain in the late civil war with the Union
army and was pastor for nine years in Tulare
and several years in this city.
Two exciting games OF .handball were played
at the Union court yesterday; in the one j.
Feeney and r. Linehen and NJ Dillon and Al
Pennoyer being the contestants, and in the
other John Purcell and Al Hampton and Aus
tin Hendry and Charles Johnson.
Owen Mulcshy, COZ Potrero avenue, got into
row with his landlord yesterday afternoon,
ana the latter hit him on the head with the
PUNT end of an ak, inficting two wounds in
his scalp and possibly fracturing his skull. He
was taken to the Receiving Hospital.
Paddy Cahill, professional handball-player
from chicago, and J. Harlow have accepted the
cneIienge Oh Champion Jones of Australia to
pay any Two professionals on the coast for $50
ASIDE, and the match viii be played at the San
Francisco court next Sunday afternoon.
Edward Williams while going to his home on
Telegraph Hill, at an early hour Yesterday
morning, iell over the Cliff at Sansorne street
and sustained two lacerated wounds of fhe
forehead, one on the scalp and a possibiv frac
.tured skull. He was taken TO the Receiyinp
Hospital
The opening exercises of the spring meeting
Of the Presbytery OF San Francisco will tale
place this evening in Westminster Presbyterian
Church, on Fell street between Octavia and
Laguna, beginning at 1880. The opening ser
mon will be preached by the retiring m oderator
Rev. H. n BeYier. The Presbytery will be in
session all day tomorrow, when lunch viii he
served for the members by the ladies in the
parlors OF the church
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