The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-09
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Va L IN Il w - LIN DI6lhII
Pierre Duryee, General Ezeta's secretary, has
returned to this City.
The new Cliff House NAV be ready for public
Inspec ton by Christmas.
Park Congregational Church's disbanding
was declared illegal yesterday.
Some valuable donations have been made TO
the Golden Gate Park Museum.
The Park and Cliff House Railroad is in the
way OF the new ocean boulevard.
A large audience attended the Musin concert
al the Baldwin Theater last night.
local items, bright and brief, can be found on
this page OF the CALL every morning.
The Grand Jury is in possession of the name
OF the franchise broker of the Solid Eight.
Dr. Griffith lectured before the Theosophists
last evening on 'Karma, the Law of the Lord"
Morrison I. Swift paid his respects to the oc-
topuS In his lecture at Union-Square Hall yes.
terday.
The nandball courts were well patronized
yesterday and several exciting games were
played.
Golden Gate Park and the ocean beach were
crowded yesterday by people enjoying the
fresh air.
Fair but with increasing cloudiness" is the
forecast for to-day, issued by Official w. H.
Harmon.
The death of Mrs. Katherine Dougherty has
disease OF the heart.
Rev. William RAIDER spoke in the Third Con-
gregational Church last evening on 1.-The Hand
writing on the Wall"
Mayor sutro says he believes Saturday nights
meeting was packed by the octopus with the
intention OF breaking it up.
A burglar broke into the First Congrega-
uonal Church last Thursday night and stole
the Bible from the pulpit desk.
The balloon race yesterday began with an
accident and ended with another. Neither
accident was serious, however.
The annual election Of officers of the Widows
and Orphans Aid Association of the San Fran
cisco Police Department was held yesterday.
Milk Inspector Dockery and DR.. Greedy met
with resistance yesterday while impounding
COWS that were feeding on unwholesome
grasses.
Bureau Association in the TurK-street Temple
are agitating the question of finding new
quarters.
Professor J. J. Morse OF London delivered q
lecture last evening on "The Doctrine of I'M
mortality" 10 cultured audience at Bee
thoven Hall.
Three or four hundred people witnessed a
game OF ball between the san Franciscos and
Paclties al Central Park yesterday. The profess
Sfonal team won.
erS OShea and Lindner, began q two weeks
mission at the Sacred Heart Church, on Fell
street, yesterday.
The head OF Chinese General Sasoto has been
reproduced by japanese artists and cast of it
IS now in the possession OF Colonel James Orn-
dorff OF this City.
The bazaar for the benefit of the children's
hospital, conducted at the Presidio by Mrs.
General Graham last Saturday evening will be
continued this afternoon.
The Pacific Mail steamships San Juan and
Aztec arrived from Panama yesterday. Dur
ing the trip up the coast Samuel Howe, pas
senger, died on the san Juan.
It is rumored there will be important changes
in the Police Department with the coming OF
the new year. Nine officers are said to be
scheduled for the pension list.
The Paulist Fathers are delivering a series OF
lectures each evening this week to non-Cath-
olics on Catholic doctrine and teaching at ST.
Marys Church, on California street.
The Rev. Donald NJ. Ross has notyet selected
his lawyer TO, judge in the controversy between
him and Father P. c. Yorke, but will name the
one he has chosen in q letter to THE CALL to-
morrow.
the building trades 10 effect combine which
will enable them to demand that only union
men be employed on buildings under CON
struction.
coming down the coast collision occurred
with an unknown schooner, which is believed
to have been the Gotama. No serious damage
was done.
InrlS Pl6eIrlCD, DrlcklayeE living al "a
Mission street, being out of work and in debt,
made double attempt to commit suicide yes
terdsy morning by shooting himself and jump
ing into the bay.
-Four young men were cut with a penknife
during row that broke out at a dance on
O'Farrell street late yesterday afternoon. None
were seriously hurt. The four were arrested
Tor disturbing the peace.
Money has been paid the Noe heirs for quit
claim deed TO land in the San Miguel rancho,
consisting of ten lots in Sunnyside. Property
holders demurrers to the Noe complaint were
overruled by Judge Sanderson.
c. J. Oswald was arrested yesterday by
George Gano, an ex-police officer and now
special, for an assault with deadly weapon.
The row occurred while Oswald was walking
with woman on KearnY street
H. R. Smith was arrested last evening in a
Market-street hotel by Detective Gibson. He
is wanted in Oakland TO answer a charge of
petit larceny. The complaining witness is
J. Z. Fearn, who claims that Smith stole $45
from him.
The National Guard officers in the City were
considerably startled at the reorganization of
the service al Sacramento on Saturday. The
fight for colonel OF the new regiment Is now on
and the situation gives promise of unparalleled
excitement.
number of the men prominently con-
nected with the horse show en- tertained Messrs.
Carman, Underhill and Bloodgood. the New
York horse judges, and Samuel w. Taylor,
editor of the Rider and Driver, and tallyho
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