The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-08
CITY ITEMS IN BRIEF.

Local items, bright and brief, can be found on
this page of the CALL every morning.
The weekly resume of news from all the
iraternaI orders appears in to-day's issue.
Eighteen black swan from Australia have
been added to the park collection OF animals.
Rev. ]. B. Rldeout, recently of Marshfeld,
Orc, will soon publish several books IN TINS
City.
In the handball courts yesterday several in
teresting and closely contested games were
played.
A fire in switzer's horse market, on Twelfth
street, damaged the building and destroyed all
the hay.
Lissak won the sixty-four dog conrsing stake
at Ocean View. He beat Flying Buck IN the
final tie.
Theater-goers have an attractive list OF plays
at the various places OF amusement TO choose
from this week.
The rifle ranges at Shell Mound were visited
by National guardSmen from various Clty COIL
panles yesterday.
Mayor Sutro will advise the Supervisors to
raise the bond OF the City Treasurer from
100000 to 100000.
The Electric Gun Club and the California
Wing Shooting Club held matches at the
Berkeley traps yesterday
George D. Cooper wants good roads and
favors anything which promises improvement
in the present highways.
Timetables of the railroad companies are
published free Of charge in the CALL for the &C
commOdation OF readers.
Elder Turner of the Church of Latter-day
Saints spoke last evening at Pythian Hall. His
subject was christianity.
President Blair of the Reorganized Mormon
Church delivered a sermon last evening at Red
Mems Hall upon Inspiration
The Park Commissioners stated yesterday
that after thirty days cyclists who ride in the
park at night must have lanterns on their
wheels.
The Yacht Guineye7e built by four amateurs,
was launched from the foot of Larkin street
yesterday. She was christened by Miss Annie
Convey.
Some excellent scores were made at sehuetzen
Park yesterday and j. Utschig showed that ali
the champion shots were not at the New York
festival.
The Rev. Robert Mackenzie of the First
Presbyterian Church viii deliver a series OF
lectures in which he Will combine science and
religion.
The seventeenth annual commencement ex-
ercises of the California Medical College will
be neld at Metropolitan Temple next Wednes-
day evening.
George James was the only one OF the record
less O!ympianS to win gold medal yesterday.
He made Is feet So inches in the running
wide jump.
The barkentine Arago put into port yester-
day afternoon, bound from the Columbia River
to Valparaiso. Four of her crew were in irons
for mutiny.
The instructors Of the college extension are
taking their summer vacation, but the oTgani-
cation viii resume its classes on the 18th OF
next month.
PARK Commissioner Austin says the public
will have 10 pay for removing all the rubbish
LETT on the MidYinter Fair site by the execu-
tive committee.
The associated creditors of San Francisco
have sent & communication TO the Supervisors
reminding them of promises recently made TO
pay the contractors.
The Hannoveraner Verein had a picnic at
Shell Mound Park yesterday at which a large
number OF members and friends OF the organi-
Eation were present.
Congressman Mcguire gives an interesting
talk upon the latest plans OF the single-tax
movement upon Delaware, explaining the mo-
tives OF the campaign
The latest doings of society at home and in
the country are chronicled in to-day's CALL.
The people who spent the holidays out of town
are returning TO the City.
In the cricket cup matches yesterday the
Alamedas beat the Pacifics easily at Alameda,
and the CALIFORNIA; were badly beaten by the
BOhemiRns at Golden Gate.
Thomas F. Clark, COZ McAllister street, was
riding bicycle near the Ingleside yesterday
when he took g header and sustained a COM
pound fracture OF the left shoulder.
Mrs. annie McFadden, who lived in the
Broadway block, died at the Receiving Hos
pital early yesterday morning from arsenic
poisoning taken with suicidal intent.
The establishment of State plant for crush
ing rock is approved by good roads advocates.
They do not think that the convict labor en-
ployed will iniure the working people.
W. W. Blair, one of the presidents of the
Recognized Church OF Latter-day Saints is
here from Iowa and has taken charge OF the
mission work in California and Nevada.
The various schuetzen clubs viii meet next
Friday night 10 perfect arrangements for
welcome home" TO the men who represented
California at the Bundles Fest in New York.
Grace Episcopal Church has done away with
It's mixed quartet and is now irving male
choir. At the services yesterday the innova-
ton was pronounced great improvement.
It now appears that the Southern Pacific spur
tracks are 70 remain in the Golden Gate Park
for indefinite period, although no authority
has been found for this condition of affairs.
Rev. J. George Gibson announced last night
that Emmanuel Baptist Church viii reopen
July Ia, when three services viii be held He
preached at Simpson Memorial Church last
night.
The cornerstone of the new temple of the
Congregation Ohabai ShelOme, Bush and Le-
guna streets, was laid yesterday Rabbi Jacob
Nieto oficiated and delivered the address of
the day.
The midsummer cruise of the Corinthian and
San Francisco yacht clubs terminated yester-
day afternoon. The cruise was one Of the
events of the season and was a most glorious
success.
resolutions against the removal of Professor
Davidson from the Coast and Geodetic SURVEY
Office. The memorial will be sent to Cleveland
and Carlisle.
United States Surveyor-General Green in an
interview explained how the State may ac-
uuire title to 1000 900 acres OF Federal arid
lands and derive profit OF millions OF dollars
from their sale.
A. B. Mcguire is OF the opinion that a little
OF the crushed rock from Folsom might be used
advantageously on county roads, but is OPP
posed 10 having State labor compete unfGvor-
ably with local labor.
A. ?. Hansen OF Brennan place was tearing
down building yesterday morning at Fourth
and BluXome streets when a long spike pene-
tTeted his left leg. The wound was dressed at
the Receiving Hospital.
Mrs Anna F. Smith gave her views of the
Fourth of July celebration TO the socialistic
meeting at the Metropolitan Temple last night
She presented a lugubrious picture OF the pres
ent condition Of the Republic.
The semf-annual shoot of Company D, Fifth
Infantry, at Schuetzen Park yesterday was a
success. The members OF the company are
now prepared to challenge any ten men in any
company in the National Guard.
H. y. Morse and |. w. Lees. TWO bondsmen OF
Treasurer Widber, are objected to by Mayor
Sutro because he thinks their estates do not
sufficiently exceed in value the amounts for
which they hold themselves liable.
William Castle from Sacramento was taken