The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-27

The grocers' picnic that was to have been
held yesterday at schuetzen Park, was post
poned on account of the rain.
A meeting of the regatta committees was held
yesterday and final arrangements were made
Tor the races on Decoration day.
a baseball game between Angel Island SOL
diers and local nine resulted in victory for
the former, the score being z to 6.
General R. H. warfeld has taken command
OF the Second Brigade, n. G. c., and issued
orders for parade on Memorial day.
D. G. Gross was elected yesterday for the
fourteenth time visiting physician to the men,
eers OF the French Benevolent Society.
The Empire Shooting Club defeated the Lin
coin and Electric teams at Alameda Point YES
terday, with 159 birds out of possible 200
A few shoots by companies from the Second
Artillery, n. G. c., and several society shoots
were held at the Shell Mound range yesterday.
Payne and Kennedy will not fight at the
Olympic boxing tournament Tuesday night.
Payne sent word yesterday that he is sick.
The shed over Lotta's fountain obscures two
new cleo trio lights that are necessary since
electric cars are crossing from Kearny to Third
street.
Two of the leading handbsn players of San
Jose rode to this City on their bicycles yester-
day to participate in game at the Union
Court.
The police had no new information to impart
yesterday in the case of o. W. Winthrop,
under arrest for the murder of Mrs. Jennie
Matthews.
Terry McManus of the Union Court won the
heavyweight championship of the coast yester-
day, having defeated C. J. McGlynn of the Oc-
cidental Court.
The small sloop Cyclone that was to have
sailed around the world was lost at Point Sur
Thursday night Her crew reached the light
house in safety.
Mr.. Wright, one of the Park Commissioners
OF Rochester, N Y, is or the opinion that
Golden Gate Park is destined to be one of the
finest in the United States.
The forecast of the weather bureau for to-day
In San Francisco: Nearly stationary, cooler
temperature and brisk winds. The showers
viii end early in the morning.
Nose Roderigues, who escaped four DAYS ago
from the Calaveras County jail, was captured
in a clearinghouse on Jackson street. He was
serving six months sentence.
Miss A. Adam, a female cyclist, ran against
buggy in Golden Gate Park yesterday, smashed
her wheel and was badly bruised. She was rid
ing mans cycle and could not control it.
Joseph Leggett addressed the Single Tax So.
ciety last evening On "The Genesis OF the Mod
ern Land System and Its Results" He
vigorously scored the present system of land
lordism.
The members OF companies C and G of the
First Regiment, N. G. G., who left Saturday to
biyouac at Bryant, Contra Costa County,
turned last evening disguised because the rain
spoiled their fun.
Representatives of the Societe Industrielle
des Sciences ct des Mines, very rich French
syndicate, have been examining some mines
on the mother lode and are ready to make
favorable reports.
An impromptu trial of speed took place on
the bay yesterday between George A. Knights
naphtha launch and the quarantine steamer
Governor Perkins in which the former out
raced her big rival
Trustees OF the Mechanics Institute are talk
ing Of selling the Pavilion and Post-street prop
critics. With the money new library building
viii be put up and a new pavilion erected on
the Folsom-stree lot
The Sons OF ST. George viii picnic in Agri-
cultural Park on Decoration day. There win
be dancing and games of all kinds, and bicycle
races under the auspices of the League of
American Wheelmen.
Louis Hirschberg, us Eighteenth street,
broken down in health and tired OF life, at
tempted to commit suicide in the Vendome
lodging-house, Market street. yesterday by
swallowing dose OF arsenic
The Rev. Henry Marley, the great English
evangelist delivered powerful sermon at the
First United Presbyterian Church last night to
men and young women were very strong.
statement has been prepared by John NJ
Reynolds in defense of Professor George D.
Heron against the criticisms OF Rev. G, o.
Brown and President David Starr Jordan
which he will submit TO the Fabian Club for its
Endorsement
George Ross one of the four footpads arrested
last Monday, win be charged with the robbery
and Leavenworth streets, as the two diamonds
stolen from Macintosh were found sewed in
the lining of his trousers
The Echo Gun Club had its first shoot at
; Greenbrae yesterday. Following is the score at
25 bluerocks: Z. j. Crane Ia, r. Herring 10
l. Holden Is, D. Mcwhirter 16, B. schulken ID
4. G. Stoetzer Is, r. Fischer y, 3. Butler 10, A.
r. Tavildale IL, F. Kerrigan ID.
This morning at 10 o'clock, in the parlors Of
the First Congregational Church, there is to be
rallying meeting for all who are interested In
the subject of suffrage for women. Miss An
thony ana Miss Shaw VIII be present and O
temporary organization Will be erected.
A military drill contest, to illustrate the sys
tenn of physical culture taught in the public
schools, win be held at the Horace Mann School
"Wednesday, June 5, between and 1O:3 A. NJ
The president and members OF the Board OF Ed
ucation and General Warfeld will sct al
judges.
match between twenty-one members OF
Company Z OF the Naval Battalion and twenty
one from Company D of the First Infantry, N
@. c., was shot at Shell Mound shooting-range
yesterday afternoon. The match resulted in q
victory lot the lniantrymen by score OF TDt
to $50.
For the first time in this City a woman
preacher addressed a Jewish audience. Last
night Rev. Anna H Shaw delivered a sermon
at the ,o Temple Emanuel to congregation Of
over 2ooo persons. She maintained tina,
woman was not allowed to assert her indiyidu-
ality under existing conditions
Next Thursday the CALIFORNIAN Club will hold
Its annual picnic at Shell Mound Park. The
park was engaged by the Caledonians nearly a
year ago for the date, Decoration day, and
ever since arrangements for great celebration
has been In progress 1t will be the twenty.
ninth annual celebration of the club
The General Zachary TAYLOR Garrison No
! 126 of the Regular Army and NAVY Union had
charge OF the decoration services at Angel
Island yesterday afternoon. At 2:3O O'CLOCK
the members met at the hall and marched h
the post cemetery, where the CEREMONY incl.
dent to the decoration of the graves was held
Chaplain Macomber delivered the address,
The Financial Society, which is under pro-
cess OF formation as consequence of sermon
preached some time ago by Rev Leslie
Sprague will soon take on tangible form.
There will be particular system in its or.
ganization, mem bership consisting merely in
taking pledge to refrain from all needless
ostentation at funerals and to incur none but
absolutely necessary expenses.