The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-19
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.


There were comparatively few marksmen at
Shell Mound yesterday.
Elder Willard Scowcrofts spoke last evening
on Christ's plan of redemption
The Incogniti crcketers defeated the MIL
Valley team yesterday by ~ runs
The Salvation Army held its first meeting on
the Ocean. Beach and at the Cliff yesterday.
Joseph Leegett addressed the single-Tax So
ciety last night on causes that lead 10 pauper-
ism.
The final meeting of the Lincoln Gun Club
for the season at the traps took place yester-
day.
Forecast Official W. H. Harmon predicts for
to-day's weather: "Fair, except toggy at
night"
All. Sanborn, a single-taxer, addressed the
PythianCastle meeting last night In favor of
socialism.
The oIvmpics defeated the Pacifcs by a
close score at baseball in Golden Gate Park
yesterday.
Thesu1nmer crop of betrothals is leading
subject in the resume OF society dolngs in to-
days issue.
Several committees win make their reports
TO the south Side Club tonight anent the Fol-
SOM street agitation.
The Young Mems Institute is preparing for
its eleventh Grand Council, to be held at Val
leio on the 10th prox.
Numerous complaints are again being re-
ceived by the police from ladies who have been
swindled by ''noodle'' girls.
According to the weeks review of the real
estate market there was marked increase in
the number of recorded City sales
The three masted schooner James Townsend
drifJed ashore at the mouth of Garcia River
early yesterday morning ana is total wreck.
Services were held at the First Unitarian
Church yesterday morning in celebration of
the fOrty-second anniversary OF the Pilgrim
Sunday-school
80 a. - &C.
be called AT as early date as practicable by
Chairman -Monteith to arrange for the anti
railroad convention.
The Silver convention will be called to order
to-day at noon at Metropolitan Temple. Ne
vada has sent down strong representation.
There viii be about 600 delegates.
DR.. Riehl jumped from the extreme end of
the iron pier on the Ocean Beach yesterday
and was carried back through the breakers
safely to land before q large crowd.
The trial of Theodore Durrant will be re-
sumed IN Judge Murphy's court this morning,
and vigorous effort will be made TO secure
the necessary Jurors during the week
The evening train to Petaluma last evening
took an unusually large number of passengers,
all strangers, who go to Petaluma to attend the
opening OF the fair which takes place to-day.
The trouble in the Consolidated California
and Virginia mine was deepened by the direct
ors' meeting Saturday, and an interesting con-
fict with sensational developments is prom
ised.
.. The four monster thirteen-inch guns for the
battle-ship oregon are expected TO arrive next
month from the East. One OF these guns will
throw an eleven-hundred- pound ball distance
OF ten miles.
H. j. Crocker has declined the nomination
for the presidency OF the Olympic Club because
W. Greer Harrison did not agree with him as
10 the secretaryship and IN the hope of pre-
serving harmony.
A,return match was played in the San Fran
CISCO handbau court yesterday between
Champion Jones of Australia and Coast Cham
pion Harlow and George Hutchinson, resulting
in g victory for Jones.
California Commandery, Knights Templar,
left for Boston yesterday. The special train
consists of eight coaches, which win afford
plenty of room Tor the ninety-tiVe Temp lars
now journeying 10 the Hub.
The League of the Cross has arranged for a
field day at Schuetzen Park September 8. when
cadets will participate. A programme OF ath-
letic events is in preparation.
Charles Kane, q boy Is years of age, living at
2490 Market street, met with q terrible acct
dent in Golden Gate Park yesterday by his
horse running away through being scared at
the ringing OF bicyclist's bell.
The nineteenth anniversary of the California
SchuetZen Club, held at SchuetZen Park, was q
genuine success. All the sbarpshooteIs in the
country were present and the champions who
returned from the East few weeks ago were
barely able TO hold their own.
Arnold Shultz, aged 16, and James Herein, aged
is, were arrested early yesterday morning at
the corner OF Bush and Montgomery streets.
They had IN their possession q quantity of
stationery that had evidently been stolen. The
officers making the arrest later found a window
d: OF bookstore on Bush street that had been
forced open and which was supposed to be the
place where the youths secured their plumber.